Open Thread: Bay Bridge Series Game 1

Beane's trying to work his last minute magic again. Walker's a decent hit no field kind of guy.  He's a better defensive option at 1B than Ruby.  He provides a good left-handed stroke and can fill-in at 2B and 3B.  I hink he'll make the opening day roster.

but Buck and Thomas are

<ins>Athletics</ins>

1. Kendall

2. Stewart

3. Piazza

4. Chavez

5. Swisher

6. Crosby

7. Buck

8. Ellis

9. Thomas (that made me do a double-take)

<ins>Giants</ins>

1. Roberts

2. Vizquel

3. bonds

4. Durham

5. Aurilia

6. Klesko

7. Feliz

8. Molina

9. Winn

does he seem confused about whether the home opener is in Seattle or against the ChiSox? He's confusing me

its basically the opening day lineup"

Wait? That means Travis Buck will make the team?!

so I can't watch TV with the radio on, unfortunately

looks so clean-cut and handsome.

Giants two worst hitters get extra base hits.

MLB isn't blacking out the game on MLB.TV.

Sweet!

no one covered 3rd right there, so if Visquell had tagged, he could have made it to 3rd.

It's 10:30 here on the east coast, and I'm spending my time watching this. Good indicator of how my nights going.

The A's are a nice solace though. Good to see Harden.

needs to wash his hair

he woulda got Swisher if the throw had been on line.

Which player will get injured today?

his stance is like a very skinny Adam Melhuse

makes for good TV

is hilarious.

Bases Loaded GIDP

That was f'n hilarious, The Swish & Lach Show.

with Lach and Swish at third

One of the gold/green Bill King long sleevers in the background when Klesko came up. Go AN.

calling Rich Harden's pitching sexy a bad thing?

Because I really, really want to.

Blanton to pitch game 2.
That's what Fosse said.

I have a terrible feeling Loaiza is just going to pitch badly for awhile until he goes on the DL again. Do they think his trapezius is going to magically heal?

very funny!

Can we please see some others, besides the 4th showing of the Harden/Haren one?

And where'd the game audio go on TV?  Did Lach start cussing?

First new A's commercial I've seen.

Fantastic.

(there's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place like home.)

or just me?

Signed Todd Walker? Awesome. We got Jason Stokes today too. Hurray for marginally decent role players and low gamble prospects with some upside!

Graphic just said Ty Van Burkleo was the Angles hitting instructor.

And 5A Rent-a-Space ad during the middle of the 1st inning featured Ray Fosse, baseball "annalist".  I'm not kidding.

Hope he's doing well.

hasn't yet gotten used to looking for the AT&T cameras.

I wish they'd stop showing him.

Nations ads just aren't the same without Macha.

I didn't know that Nations spot was a TV commercial too.

Benicia gets a mention in that, which makes me warm inside.

I was waiting for his voice

Good game, though.

it seems almost nuts to have anybody but Swish at 1B. that nice play reminded me that he's really the A's best defensive 1B option.

...Oh yeah, and Harden. Eeeeeeee!!
Every inning I get more excited for the season to start.

I hope that's not serious

and Swish will have to play RF at some point

Not liking this...

He seemed just a bit wild on Gameday.

the ones that COUNT.

two motormouths in the same clubhouse...

crosby wants lach to call him "bones" crosby??

lach needs his own tv show.

he used to try to learn from Frank, and how now he was going to do the same with Piazza, and how both are future HOFers.

about 15 minutes ago, for some place that had breakfast food.  Giant something, maybe?  What was that place called?

(Speculating on whether the game would be called if still tied after 10)

"I know it's like kissing your sister, but then again it depends on what kind of sister you got."

RISP

Just can't not ooze character.

meanwhile, Giants hit 3 long fly balls...

I hope the A's can FINALLY get a run here. But the A's seem to like leaving runners in scoring position...

Gameday's pretty confused.

The World Series All Star Game Bay Bridge Series ends begins with a tie!