Open Thread: Game 60 - A's at Giants (cont.)

That'd be goodness.

If you hit a HR now I'll convert one of your doubles to a triple.

Travis Buck

by buck

has earned his spot on the roster even after all the DL people return.

catcher looks like Shelob back there. Huge and gangly

Hit one.

you need one, for chavy.

shocker!

hard at work.  brilliant.

You're healthy?

...Swisher got on.

Just checking Chavez's horrible splits in all situations that covers (close and late, runners on first and second, men on w/ 2 out, runners in scoring position, runners in scoring position w/ 2 out) said all I needed to know.

Thanks again, Eric.

Damn, just saw that stupid ass SF crab.

SF has crabs.

All strikeouts from here on in!

Not one bit.

i reload and see that stupid triple replay.  gad.

in walk off fashion.

Givin' it to Calero?

Not our night.

that's quite a 'stache Kiko's got going

watching the enivitable here.    

so get a double play!

Make it easy, why don't you!

for the second

Kiko living on the edge.  Great pop up

You didn't "F" this one up!

WOOO HOOOO!

Holy hell ha ha ha!

That was HOT

major league choke by Giants

There must be something about this Rivalry.

We have to be the best crosstown rivalry!

(if you study at the Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams school of late inning relief)

NOW LET'S GET SOME RUNS!!

Didn't think anything would come from that.

Darkness!!

I'm officially on the DFA Kotsay bandwagon, as of tonight.

The Management

Let's not waste this!

Gotta getta bat on something!

Are we in the matrix?

Same gdamn hit by Kots, but this time the have the runner going on contact.

we've got guys on the bench, and they don't.

So they have to forfeit! That's my plan.

no position players left for the Giants, and the catcher is injured after Donnie Murphy's takeout.  Speculating that a pitcher will have to play a position...

n on the catcher, who might be Randy Winn

and seriously...would you rather have kots on first, out at home, with 2 outs...or donnie murphy at 3rd with "the dangerous" kendall up and two outs?  pick your poison...

Sadek on speed dial

Murphy doesn't have armor, Alfonzo does.  

Beyond it is another dimension - a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Never Pinch Hit For Kendall Zone.  AHHHHHHHHHH!!!

This is now officially a fun game, win or lose

Something new every day....

Feliz behind the plate, Winn to 3rd, Ortmeier to CF, and Noah Lowry to RF...points for creativity...

LH batter, pitcher plays left field
RH batter, pitcher plays right field

and let Kotsay steal second. Then sit on a fastball...no breaking balls for Feliz.

you would think the NL team would be better prepared for this.

to send Kotsay?

but I am excited to see such an unusual thing.

One of the mysteries of the universe.

another mystery of the universe.

why are we not running here

for the ultimate in unlikely events.

I mean, Kendall got a timely hit!

We'd be up 4-3. Theoretically, of course.

I call passed ball here with Kotsay bowling over Feliz.

to have put out the lamest outfield this season

That is all.

shit.

why on earth have Durham cover on the steal with Kendall, the RF groundball machine, at bat?

have such a cruch on Kendall

could execute the hit and run.

Feliz, can't block a breaking pitch

show that Stewart hit from yesterday one more time....I love to see Curt's face.

to pull the trigger.

I'm scared

on all of this.

Two games in a row.

Way to go Shannon!

Shannon kept some of that No-Hitter Breakin Magic!!

no hitter?  bring on shannon.
tie game?  bring on shannon!

stewart is becoming a folk hero

Now, does the "code" say we have to let Scutaro catch the bottom of the 10th?

just to rip the heart out of the Giants.

we needed to two

great concentration to turn that into a great hit. Thank you again Shannon!

Tomorrow's Giants starting catcher. We can only wish.

one thing leads to another. Can't throw much more than fastballs because you can't count on Feliz to make the stop.

It's nuances like this the casual or non-fan will never get.

on.

Don't feel bad about not catching that, Pedro.

for us defensively, was there a double switch made with Shannon?  DJ's out; Murphy's not an OF or 1B...

Half the wild pitches seem to bounce right back.

Just shoot those torpedoes down the exhaust chute and let's blow this popsicle stand!

time to get the jump on the BART train!

probable...swish to 1b, stewart to OF and murphy as DH for cust

He hits like he catches.

Let's have all our outfielders catch'em for the outs!

Bochy is a genius.  

He's better than Kotsay.  Still don't like his chances, though.

On tv!

was for months after he hit for the cycle ;-)

Giant Assholes!

Another great nailbiter.

But a "W" is a "W"...even if you're playing a team that you should only face in the World Series.

For a vastly inferior baseball team, they really put us back on our heels!

Got lucky.

Gaudin owned your ass!