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Open Game Thread: Game 76 - A's at Cleveland (cont.)

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Dan Haren exits and Casilla enters in the bottom of the 7th with the bases full, as the team tries to hang on to a 4-3 margin over the Cleveland Indians. Meanwhile, Mark Ellis appears to have taken good notes from today's meeting, and is leading the team with 2 extra base hits, including a 2-run bomb, and 3 RBIs. Oh yeah, and Jack Cust has another home run. Hit two in a game, and then maybe we'll be interested, Jack.

Casilla, let's get these guys out! Mojo time!

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I get further scared. Come on Casilla!

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by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 6:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Casilla does it!

Blasted to Kotsay, but OUT!!!!!!!!

Rename Fremont, CA, to Philadelphia, CA. "Philadelphia Athletics" will sound great.

by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 6:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Phew!!!

Just a soft fly ball to Kotsay.  Can of corn!!

by Soaker on Jun 26, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And I'm here!

Woo hoo! Let's get some more runs now.

"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 26, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Reason #214 why I love Kotsay

The moment that ball was hit I thought, "Caught".

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey!

Aren't you on vacation?

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by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The A's are 0-4 on my vacation so far

I blame you.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Inside, I am crying

Outside... I am also crying.

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by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you didn't think "another one over his head"?
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2007 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fake HBP by Hafner

tried to fake it.  Ump saw through that.

Rename Fremont, CA, to Philadelphia, CA. "Philadelphia Athletics" will sound great.

by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

As the Tribe announcers pointed out...

...he didn't do a very good job selling it.

by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 26, 2007 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Phew...

I didn't want the blame for bad thread mojo.

<kisses computer monitor>

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by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 6:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Me too. I can't fathom the guy having a 4+ ERA

in the minors.  He must have been bored.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

< Nico spins in game-thread-ial grave >
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2007 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nico who?

<looks around, confused>

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by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that was brinksmanship

louismg and cassila

subject to revision pending next issue and there are too many issues

by ak_A on Jun 26, 2007 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Crosby's taking hitting lessons from Chavez.
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."

by lenscrafters on Jun 26, 2007 6:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I never cease to be amazed

at how much Bobby Crosby stinks as a hitter. Take strikes, swing at balls; good approach.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 6:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Better than

... swinging at dirt
... swinging at other players
... swinging at flung poo

But that's pretty much it.

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by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He does swing at dirt.

It's just obscured by the pitches that are in them.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He had a streak going the other way

and his average climbed to like, .250.  Then he hit a home run or something, and fizzzzzzzzzz...back to the ol' "pin~ata" act (swinging with eyes closed).

I can't watch him bat anymore.  Simply too painful to observe.

Rename Fremont, CA, to Philadelphia, CA. "Philadelphia Athletics" will sound great.

by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

May 23rd vs White Sox

and Crosby was hitting .266, got two hits.

Now down to .234

What is it?????

Rename Fremont, CA, to Philadelphia, CA. "Philadelphia Athletics" will sound great.

by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn. You had to go to the archives to find

something positive about poor ol' Croz.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and everyone was giving me crap earlier this year

when I called him the "dumbest" hitter I've ever seen.  Sorry to be harsh but he really may fit that description.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, we have to do this with no insurance

I have faith.

Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jun 26, 2007 6:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

sounds like the Athletics' health plan
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2007 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How long can we run on faith? I got plenty

but it may take more than the collective AN!

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Come on Casilla

win this battle

"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 26, 2007 6:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yay!
"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 26, 2007 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

F I L T H Y
"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

not .. the ... song.. nooooooooo
Flatten Your Thirds.

by LawDaddy on Jun 26, 2007 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I actually sing it all of the time.

It would be great background music for a love story.  "Storage for your business... la, la, la..."

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

[head explodes]
Flatten Your Thirds.

by LawDaddy on Jun 26, 2007 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

affirmative
"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't worry

Street is getting ready to come into the game.

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 26, 2007 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is 5A his warm-up song?
Flatten Your Thirds.

by LawDaddy on Jun 26, 2007 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're not

the 5A expert you make yourself out to be...

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 26, 2007 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

5A expert frauds

are more common than you'd think. You'd think there were none but there might be one or two.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

unfortunately, though ...

... the A's lineup is full of 4A frauds.

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2007 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL

I only think the song is like water torture, but I now know there is a deeper meaning...

Flatten Your Thirds.

by LawDaddy on Jun 26, 2007 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I could learn to hate Ryan Garko

There, I did it.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 6:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You're supposed to be on vacation and instead

you're learning.  Pathetic.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gotta give credit to Indians hitters

Those are some nasty pitches they've had to face. But they still manage to have good at bats and get some hits even when down in the count.

A's hitters should take note.

"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."

by lenscrafters on Jun 26, 2007 6:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

But to do that,

don't you have to make adjustments?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A's hitters don't know what that word means.
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."

by lenscrafters on Jun 26, 2007 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you're out!!

one more Jairo

The year of the H guys (Harden, Haren, ... Harold???). Oakland A's, chapter 2007.

by haroldMD on Jun 26, 2007 6:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Woo Hoo!!

Can we get some insurance this inning?

"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 26, 2007 6:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Too many pre-existing conditions.
Flatten Your Thirds.

by LawDaddy on Jun 26, 2007 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As Vince C. might say...

This was a "skin on the wall" for Casilla.  Outstanding job in a tough situation!

by Soaker on Jun 26, 2007 6:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We got your space, 5A Rentaspace!

Hello, this is Jairo Santiago Garcia Castillo Street Jr. thr third

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Jun 26, 2007 6:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Casilla later!
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2007 6:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jairo and Jairo We Go!

On to the 9th... Kotsay, Kendall, Stewart.

I forecast a quick top of the 9th with no pinch hitters and much teeth gnashing.

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by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 6:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nashing of teeth would involve...

...adjusting my chewing patterns. And in honor of the A's hitting approach, no adjustments for me!

by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 26, 2007 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

with K & K, wouldn't that be teeth GRITTING?
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2007 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BOOOOO!!

BOOOO!!!

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 26, 2007 6:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Did you have any nightmares this evening?

I'm hoping we don't see one in the 9th.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just the game thread.

AH!

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 26, 2007 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

one of those "boo's" from jennifer

could mean:

  1.  An A f'ed up, stroke out, error etc,
  1.  Call did not go our way
  1.  Other team got a hit, etc.
  1.   She is responding to something to, maybe another game or show, and we have no idea.
subject to revision pending next issue and there are too many issues

by ak_A on Jun 26, 2007 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe she's booing you.
Now for the tincture of tenderness, but I must use only a touch; For without a touch of tenderness it might destroy me, oops, too much.

by andeux on Jun 26, 2007 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sometimes I wish......

the A's would go on a 10-year losing spell so that we could dispense the stupid crap people say when things got better.

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 26, 2007 6:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Stunningly, I don't wish

for a 10-year losing spell.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I get so tired of all the meta-complaining...

...on AN.

Why can't people say nice things about what people say on AN?

;-)

by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 26, 2007 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What a nice post!

Really great!

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Super! (beams smile)
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by ak_A on Jun 26, 2007 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Be careful what you wish for dude.
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."

by lenscrafters on Jun 26, 2007 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think you'll get your wish

It's Embree time. "Hi, this is Alan Embree for 5A Rent A Space..."

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No Alan!
Bad Alan, Bad!

by RenoTy on Jun 26, 2007 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kendall sucks!
"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 26, 2007 6:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Betancourt is awesome

32 K and 3 Walks in 32 innings? Why the heck isn't he their closer?

"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."

by lenscrafters on Jun 26, 2007 7:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

if he was a Joni Mitchell fan ...

... would he be Betancourtanspark?

But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2007 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kendall

needs to eat more cornflakes

Unrelated note: how many more homeruns could he hit with Steroids, and how many more wall bangers for Bonds without?

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Jun 26, 2007 7:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Or more of his KK

''Around the fifth inning of a night game, things get a little fuzzy. Double-vision sets in. Players begin turning orange.'' -Bruce Jenkins

by fridaynightfan on Jun 26, 2007 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't enjoy that cereal.

Too gritty.

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 26, 2007 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WooHoo! Shannon!

Wow!

''Around the fifth inning of a night game, things get a little fuzzy. Double-vision sets in. Players begin turning orange.'' -Bruce Jenkins

by fridaynightfan on Jun 26, 2007 7:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

AH!
"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 26, 2007 7:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

STEWIE!!

Hit home runs

Plan world domination

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Jun 26, 2007 7:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

NICE

That's what we need! Thank you Stewart!!

"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 26, 2007 7:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yay Shannon!
Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jun 26, 2007 7:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

shanon!!!!!!!
The year of the H guys (Harden, Haren, ... Harold???). Oakland A's, chapter 2007.

by haroldMD on Jun 26, 2007 7:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

SSTTTEEEWWWW!

That was unexpected. Me likey.

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by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 7:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

i'll be damned...yay stew
subject to revision pending next issue and there are too many issues

by ak_A on Jun 26, 2007 7:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

< drops dead, right on top of mikeA >
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2007 7:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

hubba hubba
"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 26, 2007 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I liked the attempt by Ellis.

Could have put a runner in scoring position and possibly given us another insurance run.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh, Ellis.

Probably should've stayed at 1st there :)

"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 26, 2007 7:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

<silenced>
My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 26, 2007 7:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ellis sucks,

never does anything right. :-(

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by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

of the fans
"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 26, 2007 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Embree has only blown one save?
That surprises me. I guess a lot of his bad outings haven't come in save situations.

by RenoTy on Jun 26, 2007 7:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Actually he's been very solid.

<crosses fingers>

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

just in a few crucial situations
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by ak_A on Jun 26, 2007 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ellis got greedy

Or maybe he was trying for the triple to get the cycle? Silly boy.

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by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 7:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yep
"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ellis should have cut across

the diamond straight to third. Better chance of the cycle, plus the throw was going to second.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

feeling randy tonight?

(should not post this, asking for it)

subject to revision pending next issue and there are too many issues

by ak_A on Jun 26, 2007 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

johnson?
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2007 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uno!
Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jun 26, 2007 7:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Almost...

....though probably not what you had in mind.

by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 26, 2007 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good strategic walk by Embree,

setting up the double play.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 7:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Maybe my distrust of Embree
stems from when I was a kid and a Giants fan, or maybe I just don't trust goatees that big, but I'll be really happy to see Duke and Street back, or Harden healthy.

by RenoTy on Jun 26, 2007 7:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice catch, Stewart

much better!

"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 26, 2007 7:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

holy Stew!!

thanks

The year of the H guys (Harden, Haren, ... Harold???). Oakland A's, chapter 2007.

by haroldMD on Jun 26, 2007 7:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dos!!
Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jun 26, 2007 7:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Come on Embree...

Just one more.

''Around the fifth inning of a night game, things get a little fuzzy. Double-vision sets in. Players begin turning orange.'' -Bruce Jenkins

by fridaynightfan on Jun 26, 2007 7:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

how's about a strike
My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 26, 2007 7:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Lets go Embree!!

Get this last out here.

"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 26, 2007 7:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd consider an IBB here
My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 26, 2007 7:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Scared
Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Jun 26, 2007 7:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

c'mon embree

I want this W, for us and Danny Boy.

The year of the H guys (Harden, Haren, ... Harold???). Oakland A's, chapter 2007.

by haroldMD on Jun 26, 2007 7:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wait a minute...

2 outs, winning run at the plate. It's time to turn this frown upside down!

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by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 7:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jesus F'in Christ

It is hard to keep the faith.  

''Around the fifth inning of a night game, things get a little fuzzy. Double-vision sets in. Players begin turning orange.'' -Bruce Jenkins

by fridaynightfan on Jun 26, 2007 7:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

DAMN EMBREE!

I knew when we walked to get to Hafner, we were going to pay for it!

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Jun 26, 2007 7:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

damn
My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 26, 2007 7:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

NOOOOOOO!

You have got to be kidding me. F'ing Pronk!

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by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 7:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

snake bit, crippled up , hard luck
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by ak_A on Jun 26, 2007 7:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

AHHHHHH!
"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 26, 2007 7:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Castilla

would have got the save!

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Jun 26, 2007 7:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This sucks. :(
"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 26, 2007 7:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice job Embree

Good to keep the game close. Awesome job.

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by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 7:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

sorry, Haren

it's not the time to stop losing.

The year of the H guys (Harden, Haren, ... Harold???). Oakland A's, chapter 2007.

by haroldMD on Jun 26, 2007 7:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Walking Sizemore

was criminal.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 7:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mayday Mayday

We are going down..I repeat...we are losing control.  Mayday Mayday....We are going down...the plane is in flames! I repeat....The plane is on fire!

DiNardo: Hey Kurt, do you eat babies? Suzuki: Yes.

by Amnesiac727 on Jun 26, 2007 7:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

FUCKING SHIT!!

I NEEDED A FUCKING WIN AND EMBREE WALKS ALMOST EVERYBODY!!

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Jun 26, 2007 7:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Goddamn it.
"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 26, 2007 7:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Unreal.
"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

shoot me
"welcome to ME, motherf*^*er!" - tim hudson

by guy incognito on Jun 26, 2007 7:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Team Meeting 10 PM
Remember how many baseball fans root for their teams their whole lives without having the slightest hope of the success that we've enjoyed.

by Englishmajor on Jun 26, 2007 7:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That's too funny.

Maybe Embree missed the meeting.

More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/

by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

we're The Oakland Pathletics
The year of the H guys (Harden, Haren, ... Harold???). Oakland A's, chapter 2007.

by haroldMD on Jun 26, 2007 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We're proud to be pathetic!

Jesus, what a bunch of paper mache cheeseballs.  Somebody shoot me.

by paradox on Jun 26, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

actually it's

the chokeland pathetics

by takebart on Jun 26, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And that's your ballgame

3-run walkoff. Disaster.

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by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 7:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And that, my friends,

was your 2007 season. Thank you for playing.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 7:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yep

There it goes, ain't even July.

by paradox on Jun 26, 2007 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

tollja

Mets series set this in motion.

Rename Fremont, CA, to Philadelphia, CA. "Philadelphia Athletics" will sound great.

by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Really?

Offseason starts now? Can I get a rebate on my tickets?

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by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you should ask...
Halos Heaven is like the war on terror...it's a joke.

by Vegas A's Fan on Jun 26, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree.

What a way to go.

A's, baby!

by Coach Cleats on Jun 26, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Please, Please, no more Embree.
Casilla for setup, Harden for closer.

by RenoTy on Jun 26, 2007 7:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He was a little sore...
That was the only report I read about it. In time he'll get his arm strength back.

by RenoTy on Jun 26, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I blame Geren

2 nights in a row, get the hint.
I think hes gone by the end of the season.

by apilgrim on Jun 26, 2007 7:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Which one?

Geren or Embree?

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by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

.........

......... seriously?

"If you like baseball, if you know baseball, how can you not be crazy about Elly?" -Terry Francona

by Christine on Jun 26, 2007 7:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I clicked mlbtv off at

the crack of the bat.

subject to revision pending next issue and there are too many issues

by ak_A on Jun 26, 2007 7:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I am Milton Bradley

And you are all cursED.

by mac2112 on Jun 26, 2007 7:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Call me Old Skool

But I like my baseball seasons to end in September...at least!

DiNardo: Hey Kurt, do you eat babies? Suzuki: Yes.

by Amnesiac727 on Jun 26, 2007 7:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

well, there goes Embree's trade value
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 26, 2007 7:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

:(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbqZd...

"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 26, 2007 7:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks, J, I enjoyed that.

You deserve Oakland.

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 26, 2007 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice music

puts things in perspective like nothing else can.

My last sig was about Doyle.

by mikeA on Jun 26, 2007 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't give a damn after HE spolied haren's win
The year of the H guys (Harden, Haren, ... Harold???). Oakland A's, chapter 2007.

by haroldMD on Jun 26, 2007 7:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No comment.

Too busy tossing my cookies.

by kapers on Jun 26, 2007 7:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

concedes the season

that's the end of that, see you in 2008.

LET'S go OAKland!!!!

by emperor nobody on Jun 26, 2007 7:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Will Harden and Loaiza

be injured for the vast majority of that season also?

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Jun 26, 2007 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guh

Team sucks. I'd ask that Billy do something, but he'd probably just deal for another injured outfielder or something and then complain later down the road about our bad luck with injuries.

RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.

by walk off bunt on Jun 26, 2007 7:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Or give Larry Davis a raise

Pathetic

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

maybe we can still get a box of ACE bandages

and an ice machine for Embree.

or a new trainer? maybe the NL all star team's trainer?

by buddahead9 on Jun 26, 2007 7:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jeez people

The season is not over.  It's bleak right now but we're just on a bad streak.  When our guys get healthy we'll play better and we'll be in the mix again.  Our bullpen has stunk this year b/c of injuries; hopefully Street and the Duke come back healthy.

"Look at this, OK? I want you to remember this face. This is the guy behind the guy behind the guy."

by baseb3383 on Jun 26, 2007 7:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd like to believe you (and I do), BUT

when are these guys ever going to be healthy.  Our crack pot medical staff has not shown any reason to believe that all these guys with shoulder impingements are going to get healthy, ever.

by SwisherSweet33 on Jun 26, 2007 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

healthy?? what's that.

we need some trades.

The year of the H guys (Harden, Haren, ... Harold???). Oakland A's, chapter 2007.

by haroldMD on Jun 26, 2007 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who are we going to trade?

We have no bargaining chips except for the one thing that's keeping us afloat; starting pitching.  Do you want to give up Blanton right now with the way DiNardo and Kennedy have started to pitch?

"Look at this, OK? I want you to remember this face. This is the guy behind the guy behind the guy."

by baseb3383 on Jun 26, 2007 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure Street would have done any better

than Embree if you look at the overall stats as a closer.  Everyone is on Embree tonight because we lost AGAIN but the guy has done a pretty good job this year.  Bad timing to have a letdown.

I'm still with ya and the season is most definitely not over.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Season is def NOT OVER!!

still able,
still able to go 61-101.

Once at that mark, the season will be officially over.

Rename Fremont, CA, to Philadelphia, CA. "Philadelphia Athletics" will sound great.

by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm no pessimist, but I just don't think

the A's have enough healthy talent to compete. The amazing resilience has given way to reality. And reality bites.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, we have been playing well up until

the last two weeks.  There is some talent there; when we get Piazza in the lineup the hits will come.  When Street, Kiko, and Duke get back, the bullpen will be a little more solid.  We'll see the true colors of this team by mid July when everyone is healthy.

"Look at this, OK? I want you to remember this face. This is the guy behind the guy behind the guy."

by baseb3383 on Jun 26, 2007 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I never thought I would get excited about Kielty

but now I'm really wanting him in there against lefties.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't foresee Street back this year,

not with the nature of that injury and the fact that he already had a setback, and I don't see Harden pitching any meaningful number of innings. I think Piazza won't help that much because he has to replace Cust or else we have to put a terrible defensive player out there somewhere. It just doesn't look good to me, honestly.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But the thing is, we've already got talent here

We've still got 3 of the best starting pitchers in the American League in Gaudin, Haren, and Blanton (now that Blanton has decided to pitch like his rookie season).  We've got bullpen depth and have found good arms in Embree and Casilla that will just make us better when our other guys get back.  Piazza will help the offense and he certainly can't be any worse than Kendall at throwing out runners.  I see him replacing Johnson instead of Cust, with Cust either playing the outfield or the A's trying Cust at 1st.  His bat is so good that Geren can't afford to sit him with our other anemic bats like Crosby and Chavez pulling down the lineup right now.  Ellis is starting to get hot again, Kotsay looks better every day, Buck is good, and Swisher is Swisher, so we've got the pieces there to make a good run on offense and pitching wise.

Street's ulnar nerve irritation is a painful one but it's one that either lasts forever or just goes away on a whim.  He could be back in a few weeks or you're right, he could miss the season.  No way of really knowing, but he only has to pitch 1 or 2 innings, so that should speed his rehab up.  Harden has to pitch through pain at some point, because it's been established that he is going to feel something in his shoulder.  At this point, I'm wondering if it's just something that will go away over time.

Regardless, even without Harden, we've proven we can win this year.  And there are a number of talented hitters on this team, we just need to get all of them in the lineup at the same time.  This year's team has the potential to be a much, much better offensive team than we thought possible beginning the year with Frank's departure.

"Look at this, OK? I want you to remember this face. This is the guy behind the guy behind the guy."

by baseb3383 on Jun 26, 2007 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

the season is not over yet. There are still a TON of games to play and we can just as easily go on a 5 game winning streak (well maybe not JUST as easily, but you know what I mean).

I'm just terribly upset right now that we not only blew 5 games in a row, but we actually had a chance to win this one, ahead 2 runs with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th. GAH. So frustrating.

I really hope people get healthy and are able to be amazing. And I hope that Chavez is not in the 4 spot tomorrow. Not that we have many alternative options really, but I want to punch him right now :(

"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 26, 2007 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahh, whatever.

They just took it back from us for that game in Oakland. 2 run HR to tie, 3 run HR to win in both games.

So cool it everyone. Don't be scared, we're all going to make it.

See the latest dumbass thing I've done -- camUra

by hunter on Jun 26, 2007 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't have minded so much

if we could have won yesterday. Or any game against the Mets. It just stings so much more because it's yet ANOTHER loss, and one we could have actually won!

Hopefully we'll get some offense tomorrow and take a game.

"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 26, 2007 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You mean you don't think Chavez

would have ripped that game tying double?

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 26, 2007 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Poor Chavy...

A fine #6 or #7 hitter who has been asked to hit cleanup for years.

by Soaker on Jun 26, 2007 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't we have the DL Cavalry conversation

a few weeks ago?

Loaiza will be ready to pitch in 2008, Harden still feels pain in his shoulder, Milton Bradley will NOT be coming back, I haven't heard thing one about Street and Duke must still be somewhere in Tennesee because I haven't seen him anywhere either!

We were lucky to be playing so well for so long with a second team.

What happens now?

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Jun 26, 2007 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The team will look a lot better by mid July

We will start to see our players back in uniform.  Harden said he felt achy, who knows what that means.  He throws hard and he's just getting his arm into shape after not throwing for a while.  Street's return will make late innings a little more comfortable (Embree's been pitching over his head).  Piazza will give us a lift, as will having Kielty platooning against lefties.  We have discovered some great talent in Cust and Buck that will help us get hot eventually (not to mention Casilla's arm in the bullpen and Gaudin).  And the nucleus of good pitching is still there, especially when Loaiza gets back to bolster the rotation and get DiNardo back in the bullpen, where we could really use some help.

"Look at this, OK? I want you to remember this face. This is the guy behind the guy behind the guy."

by baseb3383 on Jun 26, 2007 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

see you tomorrow guys

I hope Billy get as mad as I am, so he can get rid of some 5 or 6 guys.

The year of the H guys (Harden, Haren, ... Harold???). Oakland A's, chapter 2007.

by haroldMD on Jun 26, 2007 7:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't even believe this...

but it is still June.  We will be in the Wild Card picture until the end!

''Around the fifth inning of a night game, things get a little fuzzy. Double-vision sets in. Players begin turning orange.'' -Bruce Jenkins

by fridaynightfan on Jun 26, 2007 7:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

sounds like it's time for

the alternate reality game threads, eh? I'm ready to read about galloping around the bases on the backs of unicorns and puppies being batboys, and pitchers who lob pitches, slow pitch softball style...

See the latest dumbass thing I've done -- camUra

by hunter on Jun 26, 2007 7:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Choose your adventure game threads

I choose to give Stewart a better arm to throw out Sizemore.

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Jun 26, 2007 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that sucked

Walked out of the room after the sizemore slide back to 1st thinking the game was over.  Walked back in to see the HR.  That really sucked.

I don't think the season's over (we're still >.500), but it's not looking great right now.  

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on Jun 26, 2007 7:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ditto

Left, walked back in to see BP pitch to a benchwarmer and he hit it out.

Note to Geren:
Embree wasn't good last night... should NEVER have used him last night.

Paid for it today.

Rename Fremont, CA, to Philadelphia, CA. "Philadelphia Athletics" will sound great.

by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BP is a good description.

Everything Embree threw was up, and fat.  So why did Geren leave him in?

The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus

by The Dogfather on Jun 26, 2007 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

they could still win the wild card I guess,

but any chance of winning the division is gone IMO.

"Very nice day in the Oakland A... Oakland A's? What's this stadium called again?" Nick Swisher on TWIB.

by larrysgurl on Jun 26, 2007 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Could be worse

Zito is pitching for the Giants tonight.  Given a run in the first, he gives up a home run to Mike Cameron to tie it up on the first pitch he throws in the top of the 2nd.  At least we're not having to suffer through a down Zito year.  Better luck in 2008 Barry.

Hi ho.

by danh on Jun 26, 2007 7:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah...

and at least we didn't pay $$$$$$$$ to suffer through one. Giants = suckas!

What are you, the AN bullpen fluffer? ~ salb918

by poetwee on Jun 26, 2007 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

*growl*

My computer freezes up for two minutes and look what happens... GAH.

That said, all of the "OMG THE SEASON IS OVER" people: um, breathe? Remember 2005, when at this point in the season we were also at 3rd in the AL West but playing at, like, .467? At least we're already over .500, which is somewhat less pathetic.

What are you, the AN bullpen fluffer? ~ salb918

by poetwee on Jun 26, 2007 7:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dude

...at least reference a year when they made the playoffs if you're gonna try and cheer us up.

by Aaron C on Jun 26, 2007 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I find "keyboard ventilation" very

efficacious.

Somehow more satisfying that beating up walls, glassware, animals.

Especially with the "agreement" amongst the venters.
Obviously, this is all we grandstanders can do, but misery loves company.

Rename Fremont, CA, to Philadelphia, CA. "Philadelphia Athletics" will sound great.

by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 8:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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