Open Thread: Game 6 - A's at Angels
by monkeyball on Apr 7, 2007 5:48 PM PDT
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PrintWell, here we go. The A's seem to be rounding into mid-season form -- with debilitating/nagging injuries, that is. Kotsay, DJ, and Loaiza are all out (perhaps no great loss in terms of concrete individual contributions), and now Bradley (side muscle) and Crosby (back) are day-to-day (Larry Davis announced before the game that Crosby's formaldehyde injections are merely "precautionary -- we don't want him to rot on the bench"). At this point, I'm almost rooting for Scutaro or Swisher to go out, so we can see Piazza playing CF or SS.
And, of course, the A's are facing everyone's favorite prognathean Angel pitcher in John Lackey. Dan Haren takes the mound for the A's.
ATHLETICS:
Kendall C
Stewart LF
Bradley CF
Piazza DH
Chavez 3B
Swisher 1B
Ellis 2B
Buck RF
Scutaro SS
ANGELS:
Matthews CF
Cabrera SS
Guerrero RF
Anderson DH
Kotchman 1B
Kendrick 2B
Izturis 3B
Napoli C
Willits LF
Below the fold, the first stanza of a nascent Crosby-themed Poetic Interlude.
As always, ripping off Dylan. Original here.
Swing of Pride
Like the unicorn tears the flesh off of a man
So can a flameout who passes himself off as an A
They sang "Bobby Boy" at his funeral (he's the Lost Player)
Geren talking 'bout Beane betrayed
It's like the earth just opened and swallowed him up
He swung too hard, his thrown back to the ground
You know what they say about bein' nice to the right people on the way up
Sooner or later you gonna meet them comin' down
Well, there is a thrown back when your swing of pride come down
Is a thrown back ...
[to be continued]
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ATHLETICS:
Kendall C
Stewart LF
Bradley CF
Piazza DH
Chavez 3B
Swisher 1B
Ellis 2B
Buck RF
Scutaro SS
ANGELS:
Matthews CF
Cabrera SS
Guerrero RF
Anderson DH
Kotchman 1B
Kendrick 2B
Izturis 3B
Napoli C
Willits LF
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 5:52 PM PDT reply actions
Hint to FPers
If you have to post more than one Game Thread before the game, you ought to post "DO NOT USE THIS THREAD UNTIL #__ IS FULL" in the Intro. Prevents confusion.
Ugh...that wasn't a fun start.
Me no likey Lackey.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 6:11 PM PDT reply actions
Great
Lackey has that look in his eyes...like he's been eating squirrels for breakfast.
I'm already wondering about this ump's...
...consistency in the strike zone.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 6:17 PM PDT reply actions
Some of those border calls were called strikes...
...when Shannon Stewart was at the plate.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I HATE PHYSIOC AND HUDLER!!!!!
Can mlbtv please give us the A's telecast? Please?
Fortunately, Extra Innings...
...is giving me the A's telecast. I think with MLB.tv, it's always the home team's crew.
So to answer your question: Not until Monday, I guess.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
No, it's not always the home team
I've seen A's broadcasts in road games, and visitor's broadcasts from the Coliseum.
At any rate...
...you'd think you'd get the choice like you would with GameDay Audio.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
DirecTV?
Do you have Extra Innings through DirecTV? On Comcast, it says the A's are supposed to be, but it's showing the Red Sox-Rangers. Jealous of your Extra Innings with benefits.
I have cable (Time Warner)...
...showing on GAME14. Have Red Sox-Rangers on GAME6.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
nice catch Stew!
by Randy Bell on Apr 7, 2007 6:21 PM PDT reply actions
nice catch
my first post on this blog. HUGE A's fan in Portland. I'm happy to find you guys.
by pdxAthletics on Apr 7, 2007 6:22 PM PDT reply actions
Welcome!
by Randy Bell on Apr 7, 2007 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Welcome aboard, pdxAthletics!
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
happy to aboard
my friends hate hearing about the a's. they're all mariner fans. losers.
by pdxAthletics on Apr 7, 2007 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Losers?
The Mariners or your friends? Hard to tell.
Great! Welcome
to another NRAF (Non-Resident A's Fan).
Wow, Chavez finally got around
on an inside fastball.
I still think the new stance makes his swing too long.
FSN+ or digital channel 410
by Randy Bell on Apr 7, 2007 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
TV...
...not on any channel I can get in Walnut Creek. Some may want to chase around trying to find these games. I'm not one of them. Whatever the reason may be for not being able to air a game with the Angels, probably one of baseball's best rivalries, I'm certain now that my watching future games will be more by accident that intention.
FSN+
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Despite being in the A's market
On the strike zone channel they'll show live look ins of this game with the Angels feed.
Rex Hudler is a major tool.
Wonderful throw by Kendall
It's like he improved at throwing out runners or something.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions
Kendall throws a guy out!
That's two games out of three!
piazza
perhaps piazza has given kendall some tips? :-)
by pdxAthletics on Apr 7, 2007 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
That's the homeopathic cure
for a catcher who can't throw, right?
That 0-2 pitch was a strike
willits...
should not be on a big league roster. there is no reason for the angels to beat the a's this year.
optimism is in the water in portland!
by pdxAthletics on Apr 7, 2007 6:34 PM PDT reply actions
Hello, from LaVals,
from Nico, Soaker, Zonis and dad thereof, OaklandSi, Roscoe, and Englishmajor, whose laptop made this comment possible.
and lurkerD and all the lurker family!
Plenty of room for more, if you're in the neighborhood. There's even parking. On the street. In North Berkeley?
(posted by Englishmajor)
Hey folks!
What's on the menu tonight?
Hmm...It looks like
some dried tomato paste and a few drops of yesterday's beer.
-Nico.
MARCO!
by secret ASian man on Apr 7, 2007 6:38 PM PDT reply actions
SCUTARO!
that's right!
kendall! catching AND hitting.
by pdxAthletics on Apr 7, 2007 6:42 PM PDT reply actions
Holy Toledo!
Kendalls average soars over .100!
by SwisherSweet on Apr 7, 2007 6:42 PM PDT reply actions
Guess so...
That was a hanger that Cabrera just ripped.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, he looks pretty bad
I hope his leg's not bothering him.
haren's leg
i was at the game on monday. it didn't seem like much happened to haren.
wow! buck! that'll kinda hustle might get him hurt!
by pdxAthletics on Apr 7, 2007 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah
He looks good. Going outside the zone more than usual. Not sure why. Trying some new pitches? Angel preview jitters?
haren's a horse!
he's just doing what he does.
by pdxAthletics on Apr 7, 2007 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
The Angels' radar gun
had Saunders at 91, which is what Haren's last fastball was. If Haren isn't throwing harder than Saunders, he's not pitching all that well.
Nice play by Buck!
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 6:51 PM PDT reply actions
Great play Buck!!!
The guy from Baltimore?
The one with the diet pills?
LOL
Not that I know of. Give me a second.
I cannot think of the guy's name. RF. In LAA. Vlad at bat. This guy slides into the wall and dislocates his shoulder. It was this guy's first game back after his mother's death. Vlad hits an ITPHR.
Wow, I don't remember that at all
"Face plant for ITPHR in RF" always makes me think of Gary Hancock for the A's at Yankee Stadium in 1983.
Last year.
Gibbons was out there flopping around in pain. No one was there to back him up, so he has to go after it, adding insult to injury.
Ooh, blech
Speaking of Priority Charts...
I just posted my Top 15 Sports Priorities.
A's in the World Series is #1, of course.
Extra pepperonis please!
mmm mm I do love my pizza
by SwisherSweet on Apr 7, 2007 7:03 PM PDT reply actions
He's Digiorno's...
...a rising-crust Piazza.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Leaving Piazza at second...
...apparently stunned this crowd silent...
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 7:10 PM PDT reply actions
I think everyone went to church with SAM
i think
angels fans are so used to seeing runners stranded at 2nd that it's all a ho-hum part of the game.
by pdxAthletics on Apr 7, 2007 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Way to Battle A's
If Haren's bad games can be this good, he is going to have a great year.
by SwisherSweet on Apr 7, 2007 7:14 PM PDT reply actions
Will Buck Stick?
Don't get me wrong, I'm very high on this kid. I saw him in AZ and said this kid's the real deal.
But up here aside from the two beautiful ringing doubles, he seems somewhat lost at the plate. Of course an inconsistent ump who doesn't call the same pitch the same way twice can baffle anybody.
Basically, he doesn't seem to be able to handle the pitching up here. Maybe some ABs against triple A pitching would be just the thing he needs.
Comments?
by Concord Fanz Dad on Apr 7, 2007 7:20 PM PDT reply actions
really?
this has been mentioned a lot, but i dont really understand the high expecatations. does he look more lost than any other A's hitter tonight (maybe besides piazza)?
by OAKobsession on Apr 7, 2007 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
3 guys missed that ball in less than a second
That has got to be a record.
Way to jump, Ellis!
The other members of the LaVal's 10 (Zonis's dad had to go) will attest that Nico totally called that one.
I'm still trying to comprehend...
...sending Ellis with the Angels' infield playing in.
Yay Nico. I guess. Wait...
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Sending from first was fine...
Were you referring to Ellis advancing to third?
Or Ellis getting tagged out at home?
I was referring to the latter...
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
The former.
The free WiFi in this pizza joint is not very fast....seems to take a while for comments to show up.
Too much cheese, perhaps?
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Buck will learn
Great AB, until he swung at Ball four.
by SwisherSweet on Apr 7, 2007 7:20 PM PDT reply actions
They sent the runner
Harder for him to hold up on a close/hittable pitch.
BTW....Lackey....
CLOSE YER MOUTH!
(has to be said at least once a season)
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 7, 2007 7:22 PM PDT reply actions
mlb.tv oddly herky-jerky tonight
The sound is fine (other than it being the LAAAAA's crew), but the picture keeps slowing down and speeding up.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 7, 2007 7:28 PM PDT reply actions
Mine's alright
I've muted the sound though, can't have too many thoughts from the Angel's announcers. :)
I can assure you that...
...even if you listen to them, they don't provide any thoughts.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 7, 2007 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm calling it:
Piazza singles, steals second and third, and scores on a balk. Not sure about the balk, though.
-Nico.
Maybe next time through the order
Crosby would have made that throw
and then his arm would have fallen off.
If the A's' doctors can't get Cros
back on the field, we could always send him to this guy:
That Sounds Like a Good Name for an A's Blog
"Crosby's Upper Torso."
Or just a blog in general.
What the hell happened to that bat?
Either the handle is thinner than a pencil, or Chavez has really, really strong wrists.
Id just like to point out
Its BS that Harden isnt pitching tonight, not that Haren hasnt provided us with a quality start, but come on front office!
by SwisherSweet on Apr 7, 2007 7:47 PM PDT reply actions
Nice rip by Chavy!
Please don't strand him too!
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 7:48 PM PDT reply actions
sweet swing
i love watching chavez swing. (though it's often at the first pitch in a clutch situation.)
by pdxAthletics on Apr 7, 2007 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the best swings in baseball
Unfortunately, he's not terribly discriminant at what he swings at
Semantics?
I'd just like to point out that although he didn't score, he didnt get stranded either. So I hope you didn't throw anything for that. But I fully advocate breaking something anyways.
by raulhukilledu on Apr 7, 2007 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
No argument here...
Should he get a big D on his jersey for that dunce play?
by raulhukilledu on Apr 7, 2007 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I've got a frying pan...
...will that do?
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
No...
...but it's got lots of grease and has been sitting in the sink for a couple of days...
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh heh...
that made me chuckle
by OaklandInvader on Apr 7, 2007 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Lackey's a bitch
Has Swisher ever been in a fight?
by pdxAthletics on Apr 7, 2007 7:50 PM PDT reply actions
Several of us reflexively stood up
to go join the brawl...
wwe
i thought swisher was going to go wwe on lackey there for a minute
I was wondering when they would...
...bring up Kendall vs. Lackey from last year...
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 7:52 PM PDT reply actions
Wow, I never saw the zoom feed on the Kendall
charge before, "What? I'll f'n pop you!" I think that was it....
AARRRRRGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was pathetic.
What in the hell was that?!?!?
FUH!
That would've scored a run.
Ulcers..
With a runner on 2nd
and Kotchman playing back, thats a 3-1 putout.
Are we developing a pattern....
....of stupid baserunning errors?
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 7, 2007 7:53 PM PDT reply actions
And bad defense (Scut's throw cost a run)
I said it last night -- A's defense 2007 = Angels' defense 2006. I hope our baserunning isn't as bad as theirs was last year.
chavez jersey
5 bucks, any takers?
by OAKobsession on Apr 7, 2007 7:54 PM PDT reply actions
For the love of god
Can we PLEASE stop it with the sacrifices already? That's, what, the 4th and 5th outs we've given away sacrificing and haven't scored a single one of the runs.
That wasn't a sacrifice...
that was a stupid mistake.
Doesn't matter
We tried a sacrifice, it didn't work. The decision made is sacrific or not to sacrifice. It's been a bad decision every time we've made it this year, and the bad outcomes have reflected that.
This is where we need a balk
Doesn't the pitcher's mouth...
...have to come to a close at the top of his motion?
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 7, 2007 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
i dont mind being agressive
but come on! 2 on, no outs, 2-0 pitch count? is that a good time to run? youve got lackey on the ropes and yet they hand him the inning, unbelivable.
by OAKobsession on Apr 7, 2007 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate John Lackey.
$^#($^#$(#(*&@^#$(*&@#%$(*%
"The Passion of John Lackey"
...say Phys as Big John pumps his fist in the air.
Does that mean we get to crucify him? It is Easter, after all!
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 7, 2007 7:59 PM PDT reply actions
Unfortunately he'd be back in 3 days
And better than ever.
But despite promises to the contrary...
...he wouldn't come back to make his next start for a long, long time.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 7, 2007 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't you hate it when
Chavy leads off the 7th with a double with the A's trailing 2-1 and we don't score?
-Nico.
Unfortunately, both games
Ellis has been the culprit in the 7th--which I don't expect from him.
Me, of course,
being Nico.
-said Nico.
Chavez
has to realize that a captain doesn't do things like that. Stealing with 2 on and no one out... that's as stupid as it gets. Especially since the Sacramento line (7-9) can't do anything.
He wasn't stealing
He was trying to get a jump off of second for the bunt and got caught in no-man's land. Still a bonehead play, as by Swisher not getting to second on the play.
Exactly
he was trying to get an extra step or two on the way to 3rd -- he assumed Ellis would actually make contact on a sacrifice. Once he got caught there, he made the right choice to keep going, giving Swisher a chance (which he didn't take) to get to 2nd.
Problem with the assumption
is that the pitch was out of the strike zone and Ellis should never even have offered at it--but the way he played it, Chavy pretty much forced Ellis to bunt at a 2-0 pitch out of the zone.
-Nico.
NL fans seem to do okay with it
by OaklandInvader on Apr 7, 2007 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
But would you bat a pitcher in the leadoff spot?
Other than that, we play interleague play everyday in an NL park with our lineup.
I was going to add the disclaimer that Kendall
should be hitting in the same spot in the lineup asa the pitcher, but...
despite how his season has started he does get on base which you want out of your leadoff hitter
by OaklandInvader on Apr 7, 2007 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Lackey + KRod...
Their reations on the mound after a K are indicative of why I dislike the Angels as much as I do. Sure you're exicted. But act like you've done it before and will do it again. No need to scream F*** YEA several times. Regarding his intensity: Lackey is at a 9, he needs to be down to around 4.
by Rudy on Apr 7, 2007 8:15 PM PDT reply actions
krod
he acts like he wins the ws every save.
by OAKobsession on Apr 7, 2007 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like they're auditioning ...
to be the Rally Monkey's understudy.
by letsgoas on Apr 7, 2007 8:18 PM PDT reply actions
I say we screw the 300 comments rule
Let's get new thread mojo going!
or not
Wow, putting dashes around a phrase makes it strikeout style. Crizazy.
rubber arm is coming in
by Randy Bell on Apr 7, 2007 8:20 PM PDT reply actions
crosby...
looked good running to second.
wtf! why not take a pitch or two, chavez?
by pdxAthletics on Apr 7, 2007 8:23 PM PDT reply actions
Chavez
For a guy with a good eye, he seems to hit first pitches weakly on the ground a lot.
The guy went 2 for 4 today
Maybe you would like to see more patience, but you can't argue with the result.
batting practice
he just seems to waste an awful lot of at bats with batting practice-like approaches on the first pitch.
2 for 4 with a big 0 with RISP
by 3Chavy3 on Apr 7, 2007 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Grrr...
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 7, 2007 8:24 PM PDT reply actions
[Scene] The A's Locker Room
Scene begins with A's looking downtroden after recent loss to the Angels.
Chavez: Sorry guys, my bad...
Scene Ends.
f'in A
When playing the Angel's, you can do one of two things: Fight someone, or become someones bitch. And we just did the latter
by Rudy on Apr 7, 2007 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
He deserves better.
Haren is a horse. The poor execution from the offense has to stop now, or it's going to be a long season.
Get'em tomorrow guys
by Randy Bell on Apr 7, 2007 8:34 PM PDT reply actions
%@$!*@!
Haren coming into this game:
0-1
0.00 ERA
Coming out of the game:
0-2
0.69 ERA
Hell, I feel terrible for the guy.
*Hudson-ed*
by iloveoakland on Apr 7, 2007 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
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