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Open Game Thread: Game 80 - A's at New York

I think someone put Tim Goodman's Cranky Pants in my closet last night. Man, these things itch.

Let's see: a junk-tossing rookie lefty starting against the A's? Yeah, that bodes well.

Dept. of WTF?!?: day game after a night game, no one as thenthitive as Joe Blanton pitching, so of course ... Kendall's starting.

Geren goes with the same loaf of bread, but sliced ... sideways! Yeah, I know: injuries have basically dictated that we have no one to sub in as a starter.

Swisher, despite some murmurings that he might have been too banged-up to play, is still in the lineup. You know, given how he's been hitting of late, plus the banged-up-ed-ness, plus hardly having had any days off at all this season ... oh, never mind. It doesn't matter. We're all going to ... do something. I don't care what.

Lineups:

A's

Stewart LF
Ellis 2B
Swisher RF
Cust DH
Chavez 3B
Johnson 1B
Crosby SS
Kotsay CF
Kendall C

New York

Damon DH
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Posada C
Matsui LF
Cabrera CF
Cano 2B
Phillips 1B

Pitching for the A's: Chad Gaudin, who tries to stop the stepwise upward progression of his ERA; for the Yankees: Kei Igawa, who tries to ... uh, not be Kei Igawa so much.

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Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 30, 2007 10:02 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

< tries to figure out way to monetize it >
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 30, 2007 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BTW

It's my birthday today, so if the A's could manage to, you know, win, that'd be kinda cool.

Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 30, 2007 10:06 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

happy birthday!

If the A's don't win for you, I'll cut Billy's '07 bonus by 75%.

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

by monkeyball on Jun 30, 2007 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Woo-hoo

Extra money for the Cisco public transportation budget!

by mikeA on Jun 30, 2007 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Christine on Jun 30, 2007 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Happy Birthday

Hey, Joe Torre got you a Kei Igawa. Nice!

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 30, 2007 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Happy Birthday!

Do try and avoid Larry Davis.  Older people don't heal as fast you know.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Happy Birthday

Hope the A's can celebrate right along with you.

by kapers on Jun 30, 2007 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Happy birthday!
"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 30, 2007 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice to see Crosby in the lineup again.

Talk about a guy that needs a few days off.  Ugghhh.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 30, 2007 10:07 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

If Stewart could have singled...

we would have had one ;-(

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 30, 2007 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

another mlb.tv blackout that's not on tv for me.

yay. :(

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

by Christine on Jun 30, 2007 10:09 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

first time in a while

that mlbtv is blacked out.    gotta head out and return later for the results or late innings.

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

by ak_A on Jun 30, 2007 10:09 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Holy crap!

Travis Buck shaved his head!

Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 30, 2007 10:10 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

thank goodness

It looked like squirrels were living in that crap.

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

by Jennifer on Jun 30, 2007 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Everyday geren

 Sorry Geren but when do you change things up?  Crosby over Scutaro?  Put in Marco.  Swisher needs a long talk on not trying to homer every AB.  For once go opposite feild swish.  Also Geren Igawa doesn't hold runners very well so steal and hit and run.  Enough ranting on with the game

by Arcman on Jun 30, 2007 10:10 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

how about using Suzuki more

than once every ten games?

by Zonis on Jun 30, 2007 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't get that either.

At least with Suzuki there's hope for a big hit.

by IM4Oakgal on Jun 30, 2007 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Way to be patient guys!
He already has 9 pitches! Keep this up and we'll get him out by the 11th inning!

by Zonis on Jun 30, 2007 10:14 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

impatient a's

on this road trip. and its not just the usual suspects like Kotsay and Chavez. Swisher, Ellis and DJ have caught the bug as well.

by oak1 on Jun 30, 2007 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ugh...Chad pitching during the day.

Is he gonna melt or something?

The hell if I know.

by pam5981 on Jun 30, 2007 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nope. We are expecting him to fail

so he will succeed.  If that works then maybe we should start being really negative and see if that helps end this skid.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 30, 2007 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahah.

we should start being really negative

Start?

The hell if I know.

by pam5981 on Jun 30, 2007 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

kendal paycutt

 Kendal says he is willing to comeback next year with a paycut.  How about a 10 million paycut.  I would take him back next year but no more than 3 million and share duties with suzuki.  He says he wants to play everyday.  I guess ron washington is ready to bring him to texas.

by Arcman on Jun 30, 2007 10:21 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

no thanks

i wouldnt take him for the major league minimum

by oak1 on Jun 30, 2007 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

at this point I'd pay him to leave. lol
"When they start the game, they don't yell, 'Work ball.' They say, 'Play ball.' ~Willie Stargell

by alamedagirl on Jun 30, 2007 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He'd be fine as a backup...

Especially if he would act as a tutor a pitch calling.

by IM4Oakgal on Jun 30, 2007 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe Pittsburgh will do 5 million again?

plus your 10 mil pay cut.  If so, we could pay him minus 2 mil and sign another catcher to start.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 30, 2007 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gaudin - 9 pitches, 8 for strikes, no hits

Keep it up another 8 innings and just MAYBE we'll have an outside chance of winning.

by kapers on Jun 30, 2007 10:22 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

what is with everyone

taking only 3 pitches against a pitcher who has had serious control problems early in the season

by oak1 on Jun 30, 2007 10:24 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

chavez had a good AB going

until that last pitch

by oak1 on Jun 30, 2007 10:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Question:

why is Crosby not batting 9th?

by kapers on Jun 30, 2007 10:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

a better question would be...

why is Crosby batting at all?  

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because Kendall is

that's the problem with the offense now - we have too many guys that should be hitting 9th

by IndianaAsfan on Jun 30, 2007 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was so great in

yesterday's game that they moved him up in the batting order.  g

by IM4Oakgal on Jun 30, 2007 10:28 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We make everyone look like a "CY" candidate.

I would rather face Johan Santana than some of these obscure guys with 6+ ERA's that we can't hit.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 30, 2007 10:29 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The good old days ...

(earlier this season)when we beat Santana.

by IM4Oakgal on Jun 30, 2007 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought Fox sports

had all the rights to day games on Saturdays.  Why then is KICU broadcasting this one?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 10:29 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

its a specific timeframe....

that they have control over... which apparently does not cover 10:05 AM PST

by Zonis on Jun 30, 2007 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh come on...

The game actually was very close last night. And there's no score! How can you call the loss?

The hell if I know.

by pam5981 on Jun 30, 2007 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's such a downer

when people do that. As if we aren't anxious enough.

by IM4Oakgal on Jun 30, 2007 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did Kendall shave his head also?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 10:35 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I must have missed it...

haven't been able to watch the last couple of weeks or so....I see it hasn't improved his hitting.  Although now I will be able to see the games due to my hours changing at work.  I haven't worked regular day hours since 1986.  This is going to be...difficult.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah...

I was wondering about that huge glowing orb...I was under the impression one should avoid the light...or so say the near death returnee's....

NO FRICKING WAY...Babe Kendall?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unleash the BoCro hatred for today

What the hell is he doing?

The hell if I know.

by pam5981 on Jun 30, 2007 10:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He drives me crazy.

Because he doesn't learn. and he has so much potential that he will never reach because he won't adjust his hitting.

by IM4Oakgal on Jun 30, 2007 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

8 up, 8 down against
one of the worst pitchers in the American League. Nice.
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 30, 2007 10:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This sucks that it's blacked out

makes absolutely NO SENSE! The Fox game isn't on until noon! What gives? SOUNDS LIKE I'm not missing anything, though.

by A'sfansince1970 on Jun 30, 2007 10:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Kendall!

This has to be a sign!

by IM4Oakgal on Jun 30, 2007 10:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Whoo hoo!

Kendall's got 318 feet worth of pop in that bat!  Maybe 325 even!

Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 30, 2007 10:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

WTF IS GOING ON?
"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 30, 2007 10:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

APOCALYPSE!!!
That's what propelled the A's two years ago. Ken-Doll Dinger Power!!!!!!!!

<gets ready for team to go on 18-2 run>

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 30, 2007 10:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Careful with that hope, Eugene

(I'm trying to recall your nice line of yesterday about baseball and hope).

Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 30, 2007 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We just need a schedule

that lets us face Igawa for the next 20 games.

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 30, 2007 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whoa!
"We are a complete freak show." -- Billy Beane

by day-to-day on Jun 30, 2007 10:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Closer to the Plate?

Is Bobby afraid to get just a tad closer to the plate?  

Wow, a homer for Kendall

by vandy on Jun 30, 2007 10:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

KENDALL!

I just heard it on the MLB Radio feed. How far behind am I? Don't tell me who Rosebud is!

by A'sfansince1970 on Jun 30, 2007 10:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

OK.....

2 home runs wow. ALL STAR!... no.. Kendall and Crosby suck they need to go

Lets go Oakland! Check out my blog:http://sportsrus33.blogspot.com/

by bballfanr33 on Jun 30, 2007 10:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Shannon!!!!
Back to back HRs by two women!
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 30, 2007 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kendall

now has more homers as an A than Suzuki does.  Geren must have known this was coming...

by IndianaAsfan on Jun 30, 2007 10:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Back to back HRs!

Stewart goes yard

The hell if I know.

by pam5981 on Jun 30, 2007 10:44 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The question is...

will Igawa commit ritual suicide once he's in the dugout and realizes he gave up the long ball to JK?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 10:44 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think George is

having his sword sent to the dugout as we speak...

by IndianaAsfan on Jun 30, 2007 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

[dies]
"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 30, 2007 10:44 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

<chanelling Vicente Padilla>
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 30, 2007 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

why is Orson Welles doing our play-by-play?
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 30, 2007 10:44 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm pretty sure Grover's Mill

is Yankee country.

Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 30, 2007 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stewart sitting at .300

For the moment.

It's a sign! j/k!

The hell if I know.

by pam5981 on Jun 30, 2007 10:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Detente over

Go Stewart!

Kendall's HR was bittersweet....

by mikeA on Jun 30, 2007 10:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

who lost 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 30, 2007 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Stewie reads AN.
"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 30, 2007 10:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Uh, which two days?
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 30, 2007 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Eh, not to worry...

I lost all of 1982.  Apparently nothing of much importance happened anway.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The 30th and 31st,
silly goose!

-Cindi.

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 30, 2007 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Two homers and two walks?

IN the same inning?  Really, who are these guys?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 10:49 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Two guys LOB?

Oh, right! Those are the 2007 Oakland Athletics!

The hell if I know.

by pam5981 on Jun 30, 2007 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL...there they are!
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kendall

has raised his OPS to .532. That's only 7 points behind Julio Lugo!

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 30, 2007 10:53 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Why is there a dog behind
home plate? With a harness, standing next to...oh, ok, the home plate umpire.
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 30, 2007 10:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

holy cow

I'm sad that Buck shaved his head. I liked his hair. :(

Did anyone else notice that Swisher is wearing white sunglasses? Can't even stand to have the blackness of regular sunglasses...

And Kendall, trying to one-up Suzuki... my goodness.

by whiteshoes40 on Jun 30, 2007 10:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Haven't noticed yet, but

The white sunglasses could actually be a tribute to Milton Bradley's stunner shades.

by guapobob on Jun 30, 2007 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe they're Milton's sunglasses.
Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 30, 2007 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For the non-Action 36 crowd

(and by that I mean the local TV station, not the website)

Kuiper said that the Yankees took infield practice before the game today.  That's pretty much unheard of these days, a real throwback...no one takes pregame infield practice anymore.  Kinda cool, actually.

Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 30, 2007 10:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mayhap the A's luck is turning?
All liners have been right at Crosby/Ellis, Kendall's HR stayed fair...

...I see a 7-2 sprint to the All-Star Break to give us renewed hope...(I also see the toaster having a tryst with the tea kettle, so take my visions with a grain of salt.)

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 30, 2007 10:59 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Chavy pops up, DJ pops up, but

never fear - Bobby Crosby is up!

The hell if I know.

by pam5981 on Jun 30, 2007 11:01 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

we're re-living them right now anyway, Ken
But just because something can be plotted on an X and Y axis does not make it the whole truth. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jun 30, 2007 11:01 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Gaaahh!!!!!
Kendall HRs, Crosby gets a hit.

<hides women and children>

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 30, 2007 11:03 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

But at least

Angel Hernandez still has no idea what a strike is.

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 30, 2007 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously what is the deal

with not checking with the umps down the line on the checkswings? It did not look like Kots went around on that pitch.

The hell if I know.

by pam5981 on Jun 30, 2007 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"I don't need help--
the dog said you swung and it sure sounded like it!"

-Angel

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 30, 2007 11:05 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

RIP -- Buck's hair

Flatten Your Thirds.

by LawDaddy on Jun 30, 2007 11:09 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

See,

now you have to post a photo of him bald.

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

by Jennifer on Jun 30, 2007 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No Sammy Hagar look-alike now. :-(

Don't post a photo of him bald.  I don't need to know.

by kapers on Jun 30, 2007 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Some things

are best un-posted...

Flatten Your Thirds.

by LawDaddy on Jun 30, 2007 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

SHUT UP KUIPER
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 11:10 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm not even listening to the A's broadcast...

...and I can't believe he said what I think he said!

by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 30, 2007 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gaudin is looking GOOD

Especially in regards to the top of the Yankees order.

by kapers on Jun 30, 2007 11:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He struck out Straight-Rod!
That's not a CGV, right?
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 30, 2007 11:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No, but it would have been

if you'd used ironic quotation marks.  Or italics.

Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 30, 2007 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Young Chad

seems to be recovering from his reverse-SAD condition.

Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 30, 2007 11:12 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Let's put some more runs on the board here...

It's an obvious thought, but sometimes I feel that this team needs to be reminded that that's the goal of batting.

by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 30, 2007 11:15 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Kendall hit a HR??

I can't believe I missed it!!  ARGH!

by AsGirl on Jun 30, 2007 11:18 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And now fosse chimes in

with A's nation heresy...trying to ensure the masses that Kendall going yard was indeed a documented fact.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 11:19 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Shannon Stewart started the year
by going 10/55 and since then he's hitting .330 (69/209) - and with some power.
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 30, 2007 11:20 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Horrible...

"The rockets just called.  Err... the Rockettes just called."  

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 30, 2007 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i just woke up

and the first thing i hear on tv is the a's have 2 runs one of which on a kendall homerun?!  i'm obviously not totally awake yet.  so really how did they get that run?

My name is not Raul. It is RaulHuKilledU. Or just Sean if you want.

by raulhukilledu on Jun 30, 2007 11:22 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Just turned the game on..

It looks like Fox blacked me out once again. JK HR and SS HR, keep it up.

by ICTshockers on Jun 30, 2007 11:22 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Anybody see the Sports Illustrated where are they

now? Nice article on Vida Blue, Joe Rudi and Gene Tenace. Did anybody see the Simpsons episode where Homer paints an homage to the '72 A's? SO cool.

by A'sfansince1970 on Jun 30, 2007 11:24 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes, that was a nice piece

Joe Rudi is a serious ham radio hobbyist, living in Oregon, and still sporting the mustache.

Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 30, 2007 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice KICU highlight

of Geren going yard in Toronto as a Yankee catcher.  He looks exactly the same as he does today.

Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 30, 2007 11:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Better late than wrong, they always say

about umpires' calls.  But what if it's both?

Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 30, 2007 11:27 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Angel Hernandez is a punk.

Not only is he bad umpire...he holds grudges when he is called on it.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 11:28 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

angel hernandez is a disgrace

he has always been an ego maniac, and calls a shitty game. MLB should be ashamed.

by greendatitiz on Jun 30, 2007 11:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I actually didn't realize
how well Gaudin is pitching. I'm so focused on the A's just trying to get a win.
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 30, 2007 11:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He's not...

Really, his pitching sucks...especially today.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

close pitch...it's amazing

how chavy can take a pitch like that, yet swing at the low outside ones.

by truelements on Jun 30, 2007 11:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I try not to use "amazing" and "Chavez"

in the same sentence.  

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 30, 2007 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HELL YES!
The hell if I know.

by pam5981 on Jun 30, 2007 11:32 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I like this game
"We are a complete freak show." -- Billy Beane

by day-to-day on Jun 30, 2007 11:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Again, the A's luck is turning--
Chavez could have been rung up and Johnson should have been. (Yeah I know, Cust shouldn'ta been.)
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 30, 2007 11:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

DJ: "Thank you on behalf of the team, and I hope

that I passed the audition"

Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 30, 2007 11:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

oh boy this is fun

Kendall, DJ, a walk for Chavy to make it a 2 run dinger.  GO A's!!!!!!!!!!!!

by kapers on Jun 30, 2007 11:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Screw you ESPN!
"Kots went yard. With a pink bat. Stud."

by Jennifer on Jun 30, 2007 11:34 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Tourettes?
"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 30, 2007 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by monkeyball on Jun 30, 2007 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not for sure.

I don't have my glasses on so I can't read the television, but that stats guy with his own show just mentioned it.

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

by Jennifer on Jun 30, 2007 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

dj!!!!!!!

btw the pitch before could have easily been called a strike...but whatever, i'll take it.

by truelements on Jun 30, 2007 11:34 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

When the A's are at Fenway...

...I don't like to hear Boston cheers.

When they're at the Big A, I don't like to hear of Anaheim cheers.

But when they're in Yankee Stadium, I love me some Bronx cheers!

by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 30, 2007 11:35 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

THANK YOU DJ!

Nice job! Keep your position on the team!

by A'sfansince1970 on Jun 30, 2007 11:35 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So in the ad where Swisher says
"I've never hit into a triple play, but I have Comcast's triple play..." what do they do if he hits into one? "Hi, this is Nick Swisher. I've only hit into one triple play, and I have..."
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 30, 2007 11:36 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

If 5A tells us Street is coming

into the game, they'll tell us anything.

by mikeA on Jun 30, 2007 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, he says,

"I've never turned a triple play, but..."

"...but we're also always open to hearing about other sandwiches if it can make our lunch better." -- Nico, channeling Billy Beane

by iglew on Jun 30, 2007 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Screw you Glen Kuiper.

You moron.

"He did a great job. It was hot." -- Bob Geren on Dan Haren

by oblique on Jun 30, 2007 11:36 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I keep hoping Fosse

will bust him in the mouth.  Maybe he's waiting until Glen actuall makes it happen....now would be a good time.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not a proponent of gratuitous violence

but THAT would be awesome.

Seriously -- that guy has GOT to stop jinxing the team!

"He did a great job. It was hot." -- Bob Geren on Dan Haren

by oblique on Jun 30, 2007 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

F'ing Glen Kuiper.

Dumbass.

"He did a great job. It was hot." -- Bob Geren on Dan Haren

by oblique on Jun 30, 2007 11:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

YES.

I'm pretty pissed off right now.

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 30, 2007 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hi Poppy...

Good to see ya :-)

"He did a great job. It was hot." -- Bob Geren on Dan Haren

by oblique on Jun 30, 2007 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hi mkt...

Back atcha  :)

Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 30, 2007 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

By the way Kuiper...

in case it escaped your attention...Chad still has a shutout going. You idiot.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 11:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice bid, Chad!

Now let's complete a shut out.

by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 30, 2007 11:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

oh well

Go-Dan is a slacker

Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC

by closetasfan on Jun 30, 2007 11:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

At least now

the A's will be able to bring Harden in for his two innings <dies laughing>.

Watt Funk Staturist

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jun 30, 2007 11:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Careful, FSU! Your shoulder!
Better take 2-3 days off of laughing just to be safe. AND THAT'S NOT A SETBACK.
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 30, 2007 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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

by Jennifer on Jun 30, 2007 11:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

DJ

I know folks have been down on DJ but since Swisher's slump, as of today, DJ and Swisher have almost identical OPS.

by SA on Jun 30, 2007 11:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Why does it sound like the A's broadcast is pro-

Yankees?  Nothing like sending positive vibes to the opposing team.

by kapers on Jun 30, 2007 11:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Two A-Rod things I'd actually root for:
  1. Breaking Barry Bonds' HR record
  1. Punching Angel Hernandez
Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 30, 2007 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice, Chad.
"He did a great job. It was hot." -- Bob Geren on Dan Haren

by oblique on Jun 30, 2007 11:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Gaudin!
"We are a complete freak show." -- Billy Beane

by day-to-day on Jun 30, 2007 11:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Chad is making Hernandez and A-rod

his personal bitches.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 11:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

More "luck-turning" evidence:
3-1 gift-strike to A-Rod followed by strikeout. OK, there was some skill by Gaudin involved too.
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 30, 2007 11:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yes

If one of our hits is hugging the foul line but stays fair (JK's HR) that would be another sign.  I need other signs tonight with the Angels before getting too excited.

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 30, 2007 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All three strikes...
Seemed pretty close on the corner. A-rod's swing through might have influenced the second strike.

by RenoTy on Jun 30, 2007 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

83

Weirdly, only 88 for Igawa.

by danmerqury on Jun 30, 2007 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Igawa's not the stud Gaudin is
Don't worry, it's only a safety problem.

by Poppy on Jun 30, 2007 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It seems as though the A's are swinging

at the first pitch during this game....but only if it looks to be a good one.  Is this a trick?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jun 30, 2007 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Proctor makes Larry Davis think to himself...

"Hmmm... should I give our team proctology exams???"

"I still believe in 2007!"

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 30, 2007 11:54 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

NEW THREAD OPEN

http://www.athleticsnation.com/story...

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

by monkeyball on Jun 30, 2007 11:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And there was the moment of forced patriotism...

It makes me feel so good about the Yankees, New York, and my country that they have guards enforcing good behavior during their moment of silence.

Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Baseballmannschaft!

by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 30, 2007 12:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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