Open Game Thread: Game 76 - A's at Cleveland (cont.)
by louismg on Jun 26, 2007 6:32 PM PDT
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PrintDan 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!
Casilla does it!
Blasted to Kotsay, but OUT!!!!!!!!
by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 6:29 PM PDT reply actions
And I'm here!
Woo hoo! Let's get some more runs now.
Reason #214 why I love Kotsay
The moment that ball was hit I thought, "Caught".
The A's are 0-4 on my vacation so far
I blame you.
Inside, I am crying
Outside... I am also crying.
you didn't think "another one over his head"?
Fake HBP by Hafner
tried to fake it. Ump saw through that.
by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions
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
Phew...
I didn't want the blame for bad thread mojo.
<kisses computer monitor>
louismg- the most daring game thread changeover
EVER. Nice job.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:31 PM PDT reply actions
Me too. I can't fathom the guy having a 4+ ERA
in the minors. He must have been bored.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
< Nico spins in game-thread-ial grave >
that was brinksmanship
louismg and cassila
Crosby's taking hitting lessons from Chavez.
I never cease to be amazed
at how much Bobby Crosby stinks as a hitter. Take strikes, swing at balls; good approach.
Better than
... swinging at dirt
... swinging at other players
... swinging at flung poo
But that's pretty much it.
He does swing at dirt.
It's just obscured by the pitches that are in them.
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.
by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
May 23rd vs White Sox
and Crosby was hitting .266, got two hits.
Now down to .234
What is it?????
by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn. You had to go to the archives to find
something positive about poor ol' Croz.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
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.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
So, we have to do this with no insurance
I have faith.
sounds like the Athletics' health plan
How long can we run on faith? I got plenty
but it may take more than the collective AN!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Come on Casilla
win this battle
F I L T H Y
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:43 PM PDT reply actions
not .. the ... song.. nooooooooo
by LawDaddy on Jun 26, 2007 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
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..."
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
affirmative
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Is 5A his warm-up song?
by LawDaddy on Jun 26, 2007 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
5A expert frauds
are more common than you'd think. You'd think there were none but there might be one or two.
unfortunately, though ...
... the A's lineup is full of 4A frauds.
LOL
I only think the song is like water torture, but I now know there is a deeper meaning...
by LawDaddy on Jun 26, 2007 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
The Famous Rouse...
...this time the tables have turned!
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 26, 2007 6:46 PM PDT reply actions
Yankee Stadium Rouse should be playing for TB.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I could learn to hate Ryan Garko
There, I did it.
You're supposed to be on vacation and instead
you're learning. Pathetic.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
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.
But to do that,
don't you have to make adjustments?
A's hitters don't know what that word means.
by lenscrafters on Jun 26, 2007 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
you're out!!
one more Jairo
Way to go Sanjairo!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:52 PM PDT reply actions
Woo Hoo!!
Can we get some insurance this inning?
Too many pre-existing conditions.
by LawDaddy on Jun 26, 2007 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
As Vince C. might say...
This was a "skin on the wall" for Casilla. Outstanding job in a tough situation!
We got your space, 5A Rentaspace!
Hello, this is Jairo Santiago Garcia Castillo Street Jr. thr third
Casilla later!
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.
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
with K & K, wouldn't that be teeth GRITTING?
Did you have any nightmares this evening?
I'm hoping we don't see one in the 9th.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
one of those "boo's" from jennifer
could mean:
- An A f'ed up, stroke out, error etc,
- Call did not go our way
- Other team got a hit, etc.
- She is responding to something to, maybe another game or show, and we have no idea.
Maybe she's booing you.
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.
Stunningly, I don't wish
for a 10-year losing spell.
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
What a nice post!
Really great!
Be careful what you wish for dude.
by lenscrafters on Jun 26, 2007 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think you'll get your wish
It's Embree time. "Hi, this is Alan Embree for 5A Rent A Space..."
In the future that might be a great idea.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Betancourt is awesome
32 K and 3 Walks in 32 innings? Why the heck isn't he their closer?
if he was a Joni Mitchell fan ...
... would he be Betancourtanspark?
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?
Or more of his KK
by fridaynightfan on Jun 26, 2007 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
WooHoo! Shannon!
Wow!
Stewwwwwwwart is becoming a stud!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:04 PM PDT reply actions
NICE
That's what we need! Thank you Stewart!!
Yay Shannon!
< drops dead, right on top of mikeA >
I liked the attempt by Ellis.
Could have put a runner in scoring position and possibly given us another insurance run.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:06 PM PDT reply actions
Oh, Ellis.
Probably should've stayed at 1st there :)
Ellis sucks,
never does anything right. :-(
Embree has only blown one save?
Actually he's been very solid.
<crosses fingers>
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
just in a few crucial situations
Ellis got greedy
Or maybe he was trying for the triple to get the cycle? Silly boy.
Ellis should have cut across
the diamond straight to third. Better chance of the cycle, plus the throw was going to second.
feeling randy tonight?
(should not post this, asking for it)
johnson?
Uno!
DP to end it PLEASE.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:13 PM PDT reply actions
Almost...
....though probably not what you had in mind.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 26, 2007 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Good strategic walk by Embree,
setting up the double play.
DAMN that was soooo close.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe my distrust of Embree
Nice catch, Stewart
much better!
holy Stew!!
thanks
Dos!!
Come on Embree...
Just one more.
Lets go Embree!!
Get this last out here.
Well, when you have the open base...
I sure would now.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
c'mon embree
I want this W, for us and Danny Boy.
Wait a minute...
2 outs, winning run at the plate. It's time to turn this frown upside down!
We are freaking cursed right now.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:20 PM PDT reply actions
Jesus F'in Christ
It is hard to keep the faith.
NOOOOOOO!
You have got to be kidding me. F'ing Pronk!
snake bit, crippled up , hard luck
This sucks. :(
Nice job Embree
Good to keep the game close. Awesome job.
This is all designed...
....to set up the Ellis cycle.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 26, 2007 7:21 PM PDT reply actions
If he gets it again
He owes Embree flowers (or more).
sorry, Haren
it's not the time to stop losing.
Walking Sizemore
was criminal.
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!
by Amnesiac727 on Jun 26, 2007 7:23 PM PDT reply actions
Goddamn it.
shoot me
Team Meeting 10 PM
That's too funny.
Maybe Embree missed the meeting.
we're The Oakland Pathletics
And that's your ballgame
3-run walkoff. Disaster.
And that, my friends,
was your 2007 season. Thank you for playing.
tollja
Mets series set this in motion.
by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Really?
Offseason starts now? Can I get a rebate on my tickets?
you should ask...
by Vegas A's Fan on Jun 26, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Please, Please, no more Embree.
Harden is the reason Embree had to pitch last
night.
by theblackpearl on Jun 26, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
He was a little sore...
.........
......... seriously?
I clicked mlbtv off at
the crack of the bat.
Call me Old Skool
But I like my baseball seasons to end in September...at least!
by Amnesiac727 on Jun 26, 2007 7:26 PM PDT reply actions
September 1st Cal v. Tennessee!
Go Bears
by SwisherSweet33 on Jun 26, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
That's an ABC game, right?
Can't wait! Go Bears!
by Coach Cleats on Jun 26, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
well, there goes Embree's trade value
My other selection:
I didn't give a damn after HE spolied haren's win
Will Harden and Loaiza
be injured for the vast majority of that season also?
by oaklandSMASH on Jun 26, 2007 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
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.
Or give Larry Davis a raise
Pathetic
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?
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.
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
healthy?? what's that.
we need some trades.
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?
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.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Season is def NOT OVER!!
still able,
still able to go 61-101.
Once at that mark, the season will be officially over.
by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Fine. I still have faith in this team.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
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.
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.
I never thought I would get excited about Kielty
but now I'm really wanting him in there against lefties.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
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.
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.
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 :(
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.
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.
You mean you don't think Chavez
would have ripped that game tying double?
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?
by oaklandSMASH on Jun 26, 2007 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
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.
see you tomorrow guys
I hope Billy get as mad as I am, so he can get rid of some 5 or 6 guys.
I can't even believe this...
but it is still June. We will be in the Wild Card picture until the end!
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...
Choose your adventure game threads
I choose to give Stewart a better arm to throw out Sizemore.
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.
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.
by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree with you about BTB outings.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 26, 2007 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
BP is a good description.
Everything Embree threw was up, and fat. So why did Geren leave him in?
by The Dogfather on Jun 26, 2007 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
they could still win the wild card I guess,
but any chance of winning the division is gone IMO.
by larrysgurl on Jun 26, 2007 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
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.
yeah...
and at least we didn't pay $$$$$$$$ to suffer through one. Giants = suckas!
by poetwee on Jun 26, 2007 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
*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.
by poetwee on Jun 26, 2007 7:44 PM PDT reply actions
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.
by One won lost won on Jun 26, 2007 8:11 PM PDT reply actions
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