Open Game Thread: Game 8 - A's vs. White Sox
by Tyler Bleszinski on Apr 9, 2007 7:03 PM PDT
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PrintAh, the home opener. Baseball returns to the sweet green grass of the Coliseum for the first time since October (the preseason stuff doesn't count). And who better to open the season at home than Rich Harden who is sporting a big fat goose egg for an ERA and a 1-0 record. You've got to love the early season because you get to see things like a 63.00 ERA. That's where Jose Contreras ERA stands right now.
While it's true that Contreras will likely lower that into at least the 20s tonight, he does have an ERA over seven against the A's in five starts over the past three years.
The A's send out this lineup to take on Contreras and the White Sox:
Kendall
Stewart
Bradley
Piazza
Chavez
Swisher
Crosby
Buck
Ellis
I still don't like Kendall in the leadoff spot any more, but the A's don't really have a traditional leadoff hitter right now. I respect what he does behind the dish in calling a game and whatnot, but if he isn't getting on base, he does nothing for our team.
King Richard faces the following White Sox lineup:
Podsednik
Erstad
Konerko
Thome
Dye
Crede
Pierzynski
Cintron
Uribe
How is it that I still can't stomach the mere sight of that punk ass Pierzynski? It's been years since he yelled boo-yah in Greg Myers face and I still hold a grudge. Man, I think I need to grow up or something. Oh and it's gonna be weird to see Erstad in something other than obnoxious red (you know the bright red that borders on nearly orange that those folks from So Cal thinks looks stylish).
LET'S GO A'S!!!!!! Win that home opener!
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Sorry this is going up so late
MLB was really, really slow on the draw on the lineups tonight.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Apr 9, 2007 7:03 PM PDT reply actions
Psyched for tonight!
Every game is an adventure, and tonight promises to be a fun one!
Also, anyone know if its possible to bypass the mlb.tv blackout restrictions....I live in Chicago, Lame!
by SwisherSweet on Apr 9, 2007 7:04 PM PDT reply actions
You can try Tor...
...or some other anonymizing rerouter.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 9, 2007 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Use a proxy server
I got this off of AN:
go to a site like www.publicproxyservers.com or just google "public proxy servers" and go down the list of the anonymous ones.
go to tools ---> internet options ---> lan settings --> set up proxy or something like that order for Internet Explorer.
for Firefox, go tools --> options ---> network tab ---> settings ---> manual proxy
copy and paste the public proxy and port in there and try it out. its trial and error til you find one that works smoothly or at all. it will probably take you 15-20 minutes, so do so before the game.
Good Luck. Sorry for delayed response.
by eriklovestheathletics on Apr 9, 2007 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we've had the A's telecast
1 time this year.
1
Time
4 games of Phys and Hud, and now 1 of the bizarre, surreal, I'm-not-even-trying-to-describe-what's-happening-on-the-field babblings of Hawk Harrelson.
Another night of "mute" for me.
Hawk
isn't on tonight. That's Jack McDowell. Not much of an improvement, but at least you don't have to suffer through "he gone."
by IndianaAsfan on Apr 9, 2007 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
it's like christmas
These are some of the few A's games that I get to see on tv here in Chicago. And Hawk Harrelson is taking three days off. yesssss......
I am going to pretend
that I haven't lost my W-2s and watch the game. That will solve the problem, right?
no tv in sac
i wonder how they choose which games they pick up... "hmm well the home opener, rich harden, recently world champion white sox, is that good? naaaah, tampa bay? on a tuesday afternoon? suuure"
by OAKobsession on Apr 9, 2007 7:04 PM PDT reply actions
go A's!
by Randy Bell on Apr 9, 2007 7:04 PM PDT reply actions
Opening Night!
I live a couple of miles east of the ballpark and I heard the fly-over just before I saw them on my TV screen.
God bless America and God bless the A's!
Why aren't you there?! :)
$#^$%#&#$% SCHOOL, grrr
honestly i would have gone to the Muse concert over this, but school has ruined both. i miss the east bay : (
by OAKobsession on Apr 9, 2007 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Why I'm not there
Sold my tickets to a White Sox fan for 4x face. Much warmer in my living room :-)
by Diamond Level on Apr 9, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
mlb.tv torturing me
after getting the angels announcers for 4 games,now i get the white sox announcers,that's depressing.
At least hawk isn't announcing today.
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:05 PM PDT reply actions
No Hawk?
I never turn the sound on. What's up?
don't know
they just said someone was filling in for him
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there a point at which,
Swisher moves ahead of Chavez in the line up or is Swisher "protecting" Chavez? Seems like we need to get Swisher higher in the order.
Couldn't agree more.
Other teams still think Chavez can hit, so moving him behind Swisher would work!
LET'S GO OAK-LAND!
Other announcers
I like hearing other commentators talk about the A's, even when they are completely wrong.
by SwisherSweet on Apr 9, 2007 7:07 PM PDT reply actions
Chicago announcers
are taught never to "talk about" the game: they root -- over the airwaves.
Get em Rich!
by OAKobsession on Apr 9, 2007 7:08 PM PDT reply actions
Our lineup is almost as good as we have
WHY...oh WHY!!!
Is MLBTV showing the Chicago broadcast?
by Amnesiac727 on Apr 9, 2007 7:08 PM PDT reply actions
because they hate our freedoms
rex of the angels is funny
but hawk is just annoying,good thing he's not here today
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
we non-attendees gotta keep the thread going
tonight. who needs the coliseum when you've got AN?
Old AN maybe
this new AN slows my computer down...I might bail in a few
by Amnesiac727 on Apr 9, 2007 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
We think we've figured out why
Apparently sitemeter has made a shady deal with companies who do cookies (like adware). They are slowing almost all of our sites down and we're likely going to be moving to a new stats tracker soon.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Apr 9, 2007 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, my browser is hanging over and over again
because of some site called fmpub. I had to quit and restart. Friggin' bastiges!!
Who sang the national anthem?
For the opener, I figured someone rather famous/talented would be singing.
I saw the flyover jets in their approach from my house. Timing was kind of bad, cause they got to the Coliseum before she finished the anthem.
does buck have a weak arm or what?
that was a horrible of play.
by goldglovercf on Apr 9, 2007 7:11 PM PDT reply actions
painful
Im anything strange happens, Im watching on gameday so Id love to hear about it.
Eat it Erstad!
by SwisherSweet on Apr 9, 2007 7:11 PM PDT reply actions
Sit down, gritty!
does anyone have any news on Dish Network and MLB
?
by Amnesiac727 on Apr 9, 2007 7:12 PM PDT reply actions
cable companies settled also
and will carry extra innings again.
by goldglovercf on Apr 9, 2007 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Welcome Back
The Voice of God is back Welcome Back Roy Steele!!!!!!
It's nice that the A's telecast
is recognizing Roy Steele.
I'm going to tomorrow's game and look forward to hearing his voice again.
where's the tarp?
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:13 PM PDT reply actions
C'MON HARDEN!
I'd rather pitch to Konerko than Thome
Harden was very careful there.
by IndianaAsfan on Apr 9, 2007 7:16 PM PDT reply actions
Like I said
I'd rather pitch to Thome than Konerko. Well done Rich. :-)
by IndianaAsfan on Apr 9, 2007 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice! Sit down!
Jermaine Dye...love ya, but hope you 'K'
Oh boy...
Why is he missing so badly?
It's Crosby's fault
doing his best zito impression
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Harden, sweetums....
Pumpkin...
baseballgirl, would you like us to leave the room
Kendall seems to have caught Melhuse disease
though "caught" may be the wrong term to use here...
Sweet!!!
Hearts, Harden!
Where IS everyone?
At the game? Pfffffft.
Only the losers
go to the games and cheer and eat ballpark food and talk with their friends in person and stand up for the 7th-inning stretch and see the guys warming up before the inning starts and hear "Celebration" after we win.
Losers.
flips hair morosely
Losers?
Isn't it:
"conformist"
[flips hair morosely]
My misery has overwhelmed
my memory.
You clearly think the world is still a place of joy and flowers and puppy dogs and attending home games.
Conformist loser.
retouches eye liner
Well, the White Sox know how to solve...
Harden. Get his pitch count up early. Hope the bullpen is up for the task.
Alrite Kendall, take some pitches...
dye didn't come through with RISP
maybe he learned that from his days with the A's?
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:22 PM PDT reply actions
I'm psyched about the fact
that for whatever reason, the radio delay is only 4-5 seconds behind KICU, making it listenable for me. If Mark Wolfson is responsible in any way: THANK YOU, MARK!
G
O
A
'
S
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
McDowell
is as big a moron as was when he pitched. First, he said there was no question Erstad would get a ball down on the right side. He's a veteran that knows how to hit. Nice call Black Jack; the only right side Erstad saw was the right turn to the dugout. Next, he said Harden didn't want any part of Dye and would go after Crede. 0-2 Black Jack - go back to your no-hit wonder band.
by IndianaAsfan on Apr 9, 2007 7:24 PM PDT reply actions
Contreras is throwing strikes...
looking good. C'mon Milton!!!!
damn
Did you get hit by Milty's broken bat?
Who among us hasn't?
Could he hit Kendall with it?
Please?
Wow, I didn't know Kendall was into that...
Did I say that I loved this offense?
milton will go to hell
for the genocide he has comited the bat population
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:28 PM PDT reply actions
Do they recycle those?
Drummers are rocking it!
boooo!!!!!!!!
booooooooooo!
though i doubt AJ will hear me
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:30 PM PDT reply actions
C'mon Harden...
keep em off balance and throw strikes!
Okay, next Angels-White Sox series
Lackey vs. Pierzynski -- what do you want to happen?
too much whiteboy ego...
AJ strikes out
i've got lackey on my fantasy team
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
So you're admitting
that fanstasy baseball compromises your morals?
yeah,sad isn't it?
it was really weird watching gaudin and saunders pitch since had them both
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
A foot of snow?
(Just got back from Let's Go Tribe)
by Flyin As on Apr 9, 2007 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
There's our Rich!
<hug>
leave him alone
we need him to stay focused :)
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Right. Sorry.
Love me the Harden...
Anyone know how many pitches he's up to? He threw a lot in the first...
mid 30s i think
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
41 through 2...
Stewart and Piazza
have both stayed on that slider and ripped it.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
Time Warner just called ME, asking if they could add the MLB extra innings package to my account.
I had called them last week, and they weren't quite ready to bill yet.
With the $40 discount, it's $159 for the season, which is RIDICULOUS, considering how much I use it!!!!
I'm SO HAPPY!!!
to celebrate
chavez flies out
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh
Here's the schedule
http://www.indemand.com/sports/mlb/s...
super
super thanks! this saves me a lot of surfing around different times and different channels searching...
Hi Everybody!!
LET'S GO OAKALAND!!!
Hi Harold!
Why are we cursed with homers?!?
Why is it that we only get the non-A's broadcast on MLB.TV?
Go Buck!!
Nice Croz!
I'm predicting big things from BoCro
That works!
nice hit Cros!!!
C'MON BUCK!!!!
I was just thinking...
they don't play any entrance music?
woohoo!
Contreras has the kind of pitches
that should mess Cros up.
Nice swing Bobby!!!
Double Steal Now!!!
crosby oposite field :)
somewhere randy is smiling :)
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:43 PM PDT reply actions
WHAHH!!!
Buck gets it done!
yes!
BUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!1
Yes!! He made the adjustment!!!!!
That is fantastic! Everyone's been pitching him low and away, and as soon as the pitcher left one a little too much over the plate, Buck ripped it to left-center.
I think a homer here..
kills the rally
or that...
:(
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!
still,nice 2 out effort
from the bottom of the lineup
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:46 PM PDT reply actions
Too bad Ellis didn't BB at least
then we could have gotten through our leadoff hitter. ;)
Buck...
little bit of a man crush.
by Rudy on Apr 9, 2007 7:47 PM PDT reply actions
Oh me TOO!
'cept not man.
I just discovered...
...we get FREE MLB Extra Innings thru April 15.
Woo-Hoo!
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 9, 2007 7:47 PM PDT reply actions
Cool, thanks...
Me too...
'Cept only getting 2 games right now, tex-tb & cin-arz...
by OaklandInvader on Apr 9, 2007 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Harden walked Uribe?
Ugh.
Harden's throwing a lot of pitches
5IP?
What's with this obsession...
...with the A's hair, all of a sudden?
The Sox announcers are going on and on about it, as were Phys and Hud.
Hardly news that the A's don't care how the players wear their hair and that some choose to wear it long.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 9, 2007 7:49 PM PDT reply actions
Well, at least they're explaining
that Swish is growing his hair in order to cut it off and donate it to a cancer charity.
buck is new,swish and kielty were shorter in 06
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
MLB.tv
anybody know how I can get the Oakland Announcers on mlb tv? Listen to these guys praise the Sox is a little frustrating, (though not as bad as the angels)...help me please!!
you can't :(
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
You don't
mlbtv gives you whatever they want -- 80% of the time, it's not the A's' feed.
You see, mlb.tv is a series of tubes....
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 9, 2007 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Filthy
Has Harden gotten anything other than
the fastball in the strike zone yet?
I think he hasn't.
That's why he's struggling so much.
there ya go
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Fortunately, Harden struggling is still better..
than most pitchers throwing well
26 came in the first inning.
He's getting stronger.
Breakout! not Pong
on opening day
you had the pong sound effects too
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahh, there's the ghost pitch
for a called strike 3!
Once he does that a few times, the hitters will start to flail.
take that konerko!
grab some pine, meat!
by Randy Bell on Apr 9, 2007 7:55 PM PDT reply actions
too many k's for rich?
not necessarily his fault, he looks nasty. but it would be better to get some weak groundouts from hitters like erstad.
by goldglovercf on Apr 9, 2007 7:56 PM PDT reply actions
the problem is he's over amped
and not following through. That's why he's throwing so many pitches.
who's available today?
apart from street?
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:56 PM PDT reply actions
hawk away for all the series!
lets celebrate!
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 7:58 PM PDT reply actions
Our basestealing champ is on first!
Hit-and-run here
Stewart's been hitting the ball hard..
..right to people. They'll start to fall.
milton mad at himself
couldn't break the bat
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 8:02 PM PDT reply actions
We need to start getting guys on base
in front of Piazza.
Piazza ON FIRE!!!
As I like to say
he's hitting with a door.
the italian guy is on a streak
heh
Two crappy calls.
Jennifer!!
better late than never
A couple of hours
ahead of us and you're still late? Totally unprofessional. I think we should revoke your fan license.
nice chavy
i think last year he'd have swung at that
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 8:06 PM PDT reply actions
Contreras
is trying to get his era back to 63
here we go swish...
channel the power of the hair
by Rudy on Apr 9, 2007 8:07 PM PDT reply actions
Then Swish had to go bail him out
SWISHER!!
TAKE A FREAKIN' PITCH ON 2-0 WITH THE BASES LOADED!!!!
seemed like a good pitch to hit
just didn't hit it well
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
oh please oh please oh please
oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please oh please
if it keeps on rainin
the levy's gonna break
by Rudy on Apr 9, 2007 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
damn you swish
wait for the freaking 1st strike.
use your brain.
I actually didn't mind the aggressiveness there
by Swisher. Contreras had toally lost the feel of his forkball and Swish knew he'd get a fastball to hit. Better to "zone hit" for the 3-run double than do a Chavy and "try to walk". He just missed it.
I agree with you
If he's looking for that, and he gets it, he should swing. Doesn't mean he's always going to rip it.
Goodness gracious sakes alive!
CRAP.
There goes the .000 ERA
Crap
That's not a pitch you want to throw Thome (or really anyone else who might possibly get a green light on a 3-0 count).
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 9, 2007 8:11 PM PDT reply actions
Thome's homer
was on the same pitch Swisher lifted for an out to LF -- Harden's pitch may have been an inch or two higher.
see, thome shows you
you don't need to wait for a strike to swing
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 8:12 PM PDT reply actions
piss test!
right on the field
by Rudy on Apr 9, 2007 8:12 PM PDT reply actions
I love early season stats
Thome BABIP is
.091 (1/11)
Sexson is at .000 (0/6)
Feast or famine with these guys
Oh well, at least the bases were empty.
Oh yeah,
eat hot death, AJ
Making Pierzynski look stupid...
...up there certainly feels good, however.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 9, 2007 8:16 PM PDT reply actions
shucks rich isn't gonna have a zero ERA
by Randy Bell on Apr 9, 2007 8:16 PM PDT reply actions
hey randy
how about crosby's opposite field hit ;)
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
looks like finally giving up a run
has relaxed harden a little
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 8:16 PM PDT reply actions
let's take our lead back
LET'S GO OAKLAND!!!
I take back what I said earlier
About Buck. He looks good. Must be that tip to stand closer to the plate.
Sometimes that really is a fastball
and not a slider in the dirt, Bobby.
Evidently the strike zone
includes the spot 2 inches in front of Pierzynski's left big toe.
Those were two brutal strike calls by the ump.
he's been inconsistant
the players look pretty baffled with some of his calls
by Rudy on Apr 9, 2007 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I smell another 2-1 game coming
I hope it's us that have 2.
Ok Im tired
I give up..anyone know what the cost would be for getting cable?
by Amnesiac727 on Apr 9, 2007 8:23 PM PDT reply actions
The package is $159
I wonder if Contreras
has a "Zito ump" problem -- if the ump is calling sinkers that nearly bounce for strikes, he can dominate (kind of like Zito with curves that start above the shoulders). If those are called balls, it's a long night for him.
You guys (and gals) think
the A's will hit more than 2 homers this whole year? It's certainly not looking like it.
you know
after the seatle series it didn't look like piazza was gonna be good,that sure changed in a hurry
by J Rod @ Athletics Nation on Apr 9, 2007 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
after 3 games you made that assumption?
by Vegas A's Fan on Apr 9, 2007 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
What can I say
I'm the impatient type. Remember, small sample sizes are the mantra of AN. :)
WTF?
UGH
Podsednik
blegh
Hellooooooooooo, offense?
podsednik???
podsednik?
boo
by OAKobsession on Apr 9, 2007 8:29 PM PDT reply actions
My head hurts
Scott Podsednik just hit a home run, off Harden no less, and my belief in truth has been dashed.
maybe this will fire our boys up
...i hope
by Rudy on Apr 9, 2007 8:29 PM PDT reply actions
Harden has no feel
with his off-speed pitches. That looked like a hanging splitter, maybe a changeup. Unless he's throwing 100 (which he's not tonight) or getting something in addition to his fastball in the strike zone, he's hittable.
But Podsednik?
He now has as many homers this year...as the A's do.
That's his second
Two each, right?
Who the christ is calling this game
for the Chicago station? At least Hawk Harrelson is an idiot with style. These guys are just awful.
Probably Harden's last inning.
Bullpen's in for another round of work.
he looked pretty relaxed
during the pow wow after the dribbler. i think should go one more
by Rudy on Apr 9, 2007 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
White Sox 8 HR's in 6+ Games
A's 2 HR's in 8+ games. Terrible. I'm starting a pool on date of first A's multiple run HR. I'll take Todd Walker on June 28th.
by alarsuel on Apr 9, 2007 8:33 PM PDT reply actions
Where in the HECK is our OFFENSE?!
it's not JUNE yet
by Randy Bell on Apr 9, 2007 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Together, we have the time-space continuum
covered.
Toronto, Chicago, Baltimore, & NYC.
c'mon Jason hit a homer too!!!
Didn't we just leave this goddamn one run party!?
Can we please score some runs!
new to this site...
is everyone here from the oakland area for the most part?
by Rudy on Apr 9, 2007 8:36 PM PDT reply actions
HAHAHAHA!
Nope...most of them are at the game
the reason i ask...
is because I'm from Buffalo, Ny, and dont really see many A's fans. And i figure that there has to be more displaced (or shall i say misplaced) fans like myself.
by Rudy on Apr 9, 2007 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
How'd you get a UID in the 2700's?
i registered a while ago
but never posted before, and kind of forgot about the site until this season
by Rudy on Apr 9, 2007 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Welcome...back!!
Here's all you need to know...
haha
"and heres the ground ball to second" sounded like korach expected that groundout as much as eeryone else
by OAKobsession on Apr 9, 2007 8:36 PM PDT reply actions
you're laughing about strike 1, right?
This shit is bananas.
Milton homer right here
You heard it hear first.
Ya cursed him...
and he wasn't too happy.
Daaaaaaaamnit....we need some offense!
need to try to get into their pen
although they have a pretty good one
by Randy Bell on Apr 9, 2007 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't you guys ever learn anything...
the A's only score after the 6th!
at the least...
the warriors are up 14. And the Clippers lost earlier today. The W's may make the playoffs yet.
The top of lineup is killing us.
.161, .188, .222 batting averages (with OBP not much higher) are really doing this offense in. I mean, I expect all three to turn it around as its still very early, but if you're looking for an early season goat for the offense there it is.
It's okay
The offense is just trying to keep Joe Morgan happy. If we did anything fancy like score more than one run at a time or hit home runs, it wouldn't be real baseball.
bradley looks bad
i really hope he isnt playing through an injury like chavez last year.
by OAKobsession on Apr 9, 2007 8:40 PM PDT reply actions
Looks to me like he's trying
to homer all the time.
about Extra innings...
can you pick between the Sox broadcast or the A's broadcast?
by Amnesiac727 on Apr 9, 2007 8:40 PM PDT reply actions
nope. It is usually the home team, but they
don't take kicu, or kcal in LA.
by alarsuel on Apr 9, 2007 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
No.
You usually get the home team... unless the home team isn't on FSN, then you get the away teams. Like tonight. A's on Action 36, we get CWS. Or, if both teams are on local channels, you're screwed. There are a few teams (I know the Padres) that are NEVER on EI because of their television deal with their local cable.
tjay marshall up in the pen
does that mean the A's do not intend to use DiNardo or are they saving him for when Kennedy and Gaudin pitch?
love that sox GIDP!
by Randy Bell on Apr 9, 2007 8:42 PM PDT reply actions
OFFENSE PLEASE!!!!
Way to go, guys!
Now let's see some hitting!
Piazza is coming....
by OAKobsession on Apr 9, 2007 8:44 PM PDT reply actions
phew,
we need crooked number innings... now!!!
Serve it up, elephants!
what's offence again?
I think I've forgotten over the past few days.
Then again, Mariners and Indians fans have probably forgotten what baseball is.
Kendall, Bradley, and Stewart
aren't giving Iron Mike a chance to drive in any runs. That's why he has 12 hits and only 1 RBI on the season.
by BruceBochte on Apr 9, 2007 8:46 PM PDT reply actions
This is probably the best place to ask
but does anyone know if I can call Time Warner and get a really really basic subscription (Im looking for super cheap here) and get the EI package that way? Im trying to get Cable but only for EI...I dont watch TV otherwise
by Amnesiac727 on Apr 9, 2007 8:47 PM PDT reply actions
you'll have to get digital cable at least...
Where do you live?
It looks like $44.95 is the cheapest rate.
You have to buy some kind of digital monthly service, and the cheapest one for Corona, and probably most of Riverside Co. is $44.95.
Here is the home page for Southern California Time Warner cable. Here is the pricing guide for Corona.
Tough break if you don't already get cable. Hope you got roommates...
You know what mlb.tv
should do more? Cut back in late. That's been loads of fun.
So now that pitch is a ball again?
im sick of bad hitting
and its early april, bad sign for me
by OAKobsession on Apr 9, 2007 8:47 PM PDT reply actions
I demand new thread mojo.
Good God, Chavvy
I don't even care what you do this at bat (lie), but would you quit flailing at nonsense like that? Christ.
Good to see Chavez pulling the ball like that
that was an excelleng AB.
Easy on the prunes!
by BruceBochte on Apr 9, 2007 8:50 PM PDT reply actions
wow cain
is pitching a no hitter, cool, a no hitter.... check for yourselves, thats a no hitter cain is pitching
by OAKobsession on Apr 9, 2007 8:50 PM PDT reply actions
let him finish it :D
Its been nearly two years...
since a team lost a game on a Scott Podsednik home run. How embarrassing...
something cool
is happening in San Diego.
MATT CAIN NO HIITTER THROUGH 6!
trying to curse him...
haha sorry
i assumed there werent any giants fans in here....
by OAKobsession on Apr 9, 2007 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Awful awful awful call
DP in order!
NO way was that a strike
that was a fucking strike??
Oh for god's sake
This is just ridiculous. That ball was 5 inches inside and almost bounced!
Would anyone else
like to see Geren rip the ump a new one and get tossed?
I think not having a homer
Is starting to get to Swisher. He seems too often to be swinging out of his shoes.
But that second strike was the most ungodly strike call I've seen in my life.
Even on gamday the strike zone looks jacked up.
Something amazing is happening...
at Oracle...
Did Zito get a hit?
lets go oakland!!!
by OAKobsession on Apr 9, 2007 8:55 PM PDT reply actions
I'm impressed that Cros took that 1-2 pitch
ME TOO!! Seriously!
Crosby and Ellis have similar stances
Shocked cros didn't swing at that
nice eye kid
Though with a strikezone this random...
...deciding what to take is largely a matter of pressing your luck.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 9, 2007 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Good AB by Croz
I rarely say this...
...but that was a hell of an AB by Cros
Just a WONDERFUL at-bat from Crosby
we need a hit rookie
go for it!!
Wow, Crosby looks good at the plate
Impressed with the discipline and he was taking good hacks, not out of control
This is one of those important situations
Where we could use a double, or a homer, or, yknow, any hit, but, typically, we seem to just ground or pop out.
Not saying that'll happen. Just, yknow, observing.
Okay, THAT was a strike
C'mon Buck
I can't watch - too stressful
And it's only game 7
Don't sweat it, nothing happened.
Hmm, Calero is up
I guess Duke may be coming in ;)
Maybe they'll score after the 7th...
Just a little later
And that'd have been the one.
And on that note...
it's midnight here, and I'm going to bed. Let's do this again tomorrow!
Except with a few more runs.
Goodnight!
You'll miss another classic dominating performance by Jay Marshall, followed by an exciting comeback...
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 9, 2007 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Khalil Green just got a leadoff double...
...off of Cain.
Bye-bye, no no.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 9, 2007 9:01 PM PDT reply actions
Yep
You'll fit right in with this team, Buck.
I wish he would copy Piazza
and not Swisher.
No more no hit...
another embarrassingly low scoring game.
Dammit knew that splitter was coming
Buck gave it a good try though. Hopefully he'll be able to lay off the strike out pitch with some experience.
Contreras has pulled what's known as
a "Kennedy"--good line, medium performance. Grrr...
Marshall is due to get hit hard...
hopefully not.
Why all the pessimism?
Is it magical?
this thread is bad for offense
who wants to test the mojo of the Ziegler post?
by OAKobsession on Apr 9, 2007 9:03 PM PDT reply actions
I'm there...
come elephants!
Whee! Let's go!
Jay Marshall is fun
Also, if this offense is gonna sputter all night, hell with it, I'm not gonna worry too much. 8th game of the season.
Go Warriors.
I hear Saint and Duke
yet I have not seen Saint or Duke in awhile.
Where did they go?
Podsednik is really dragging down
my HACKING MASS team tonight. Thanks to A's pitching.
Peter Happy
just struck out to end the game for the jints
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