Open Game Thread: Game 105 - A's at Seattle
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 12:48 PM PDT
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This afternoon, the A's and Lenny DiNardo, sporting a 5-6 record and a 2.41 ERA, take on the division rival Mariners and Jarrod Washburn, with a 8-7 record and a 4.05 ERA, looking to take the final game of the four game set, splitting the series on the road. DiNardo, while not as consistent as say... Dan Haren... has surprised a lot of people with his ability to start, eat up innings, and keep the A's close. Since his being thrust into the rotation in late May, the A's have sported a 5-5 record in his 10 starts. With any kind of good offense, his 2.41 ERA would deliver a better than .500 record.
Today, the A's will try and make up for previous shortcomings, sporting a fairly decent 1-5 top of the lineup, and a fairly "hold your breath" worthy bottom four to round it out. Were Buck and Chavez and.... Crosby... in there, we might be seeing the true 2007 A's. I also don't anticipate Scutaro providing all that much protection for Jack Cust, but what can you do? We'll see starting at 1:05.
Your 2007 Oakland Athletics:
S. Stewart lf
M. Ellis 2b
N. Swisher cf
M. Piazza dh
J. Cust rf
M. Scutaro 3b
D. Johnson 1b
D. Murphy ss
K. Suzuki c
Their 2007 Seattle Mariners:
I. Suzuki cf
J. Vidro dh
J. Guillen rf
A. Beltre 3b
R. Sexson 1b
R. Ibanez lf
K. Johjima c
J. Lopez 2b
W. Bloomquist ss
Programming Note: You can see the game locally on KICU, channel 36.
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ai yi yi ... another lineugh
My guess for Cust's line today: 3 BB, 2 K looking. Cust won't move the bat off his shoulder today (nor, really, should he).
by monkeyball on Jul 29, 2007 12:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
One can always hope...
1st inning - 2 runs
2nd inning - 3 up, 3 down
3rd inning - 2 runs
And so on. Repeat.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I screwed up
I should have mentioned the 2 runs in the first were for the A's, not the M's. My apologies to all.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, you fill in *great*, louis
by monkeyball on Jul 29, 2007 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They said fill in...
Not change the course of history.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(paddles life raft
by ak_A on Jul 29, 2007 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Turn Back the Clock - 1977!
Old uni day!
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 1:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
louismg....
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
TY Jennifer
Much appreciated. I know you watch closely... and it's been quiet today!
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BTW, EIers...
DirecTV says the game in on 660, but I'm still blacked out. Nap time!
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
go us
just to put it out there
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 29, 2007 1:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Stick that f'n thing out there!
by oblique on Jul 29, 2007 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would
but I don't want to be arrested...
...again...
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 29, 2007 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really like these unis.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I do too.
OMG the diamondvision's hilarious!
by oblique on Jul 29, 2007 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the throwback unis
But I think the dopey pictures on the diamondvision are dumb.
De gustibus and all that.
by iglew on Jul 29, 2007 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate workng
on throwback days
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 29, 2007 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really, really.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love the throwback unis but the caps
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The scoreboard rocks, too.
And we just had a Rich Harden sighthing!
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Re: 1977
What was scary was KICU's intro showing how many key A's weren't even born yet. Street, Swish... Gaudin... more. I'm an old fogey!
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 1:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It must be nice to not be a NRAF :-)
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(or an NRAF in Seattle)
by iglew on Jul 29, 2007 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aren't you getting the game on RSNa?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I am
I meant to complete the sentence after "it must be nice..." Not "It must be nice to not...."
But looking back, I see I wasn't very clear. My bad.
by iglew on Jul 29, 2007 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really, really.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't like the coaching caps but the player
caps look good with the awesome uni. I always forget that they wear different ones.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the white pants with the trim.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are those pitchforks on the Seattle unis?
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Who likes Trident?
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
4 out of 5 dentists recommend Trident.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry,
the correct answer is, "I do, I do." Thanks for playing!
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Total jip. Stupid game BTW.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're just bitter because
you suck at my game. Neener neener.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used to date a sorority girl (mistake BTW)
and she and all of her friends used to say "Neenie f'n Neenie" over and over. It was soooo annoying.
I got no "game."
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you trying to tell me to stop saying that?
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. It's a slight variation so "neener" away.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In his memoirs
Arsène Housaye tells a charming story about meeting two pretty girls both named Nini.
by iglew on Jul 29, 2007 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Threesome?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He doesn't say
He's a true 19th century Frenchman -- openly naughty, but discreet about the details.
by iglew on Jul 29, 2007 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Niehaus said it was Neptune
by iglew on Jul 29, 2007 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm
by Flashfire on Jul 29, 2007 1:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Is that Joey from "Friends?"
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's Steve Swisher.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"How YOU doin'?"
by iglew on Jul 29, 2007 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a pair of earrings
with that old logo on them.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Double hmmmmmm.
by Flashfire on Jul 29, 2007 1:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yoko Ono?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was my guess.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't remember whether she has that much facial
hair. Yoko Cantu?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. Blanton couldn't kick his ass.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Post more of these pic
please!!
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 29, 2007 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meanwhile, game suckage has begun.
by oblique on Jul 29, 2007 1:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll be first to say it...
Game over. God, does this team stink.
by Coach Cleats on Jul 29, 2007 1:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Boo!
There will be no game over comments in this thread until the 9th inning is complete!
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's wait until at least the 7th!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about the 3rd inning?
by Coach Cleats on Jul 29, 2007 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we have out come from behind today?
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 29, 2007 1:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The sun will come up tomorrow. I just hope
Flashfire keeps posting the photos so I can cope with the actual game.
5 days until I arrive in Oakland : )
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate you.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to look for places to live. Ha!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rally shamrock!
by iglew on Jul 29, 2007 1:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rally Frank and Ken
Shamrocks
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 29, 2007 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rally shamrock!
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we sign him 3rd base?
He will easliy kill any baserunners
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 29, 2007 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mr. Chips has aged a lot better than Scott Baio
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Scott Baio is 45 and single
I learned it from MTV. Have you seen the show?
by oblique on Jul 29, 2007 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes. I had a convo about it during a game thread
earlier in the week.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buzz cut night vs. Tigers on Tuesday
First 100 fans to shave head get in free!
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 1:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Marco Scutaro
prototypical #6 hitter...
by jubjub on Jul 29, 2007 1:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Going back to the lineup...
Why Scutaro ahead of DJ? That I don't get. Sure, he's not doing great right now, but if you're trying to win he goes ahead of Scutaro, and if he's being showcased, moving him down in the order doesn't help. Silly.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 1:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Earlier, Guillen was wearing a cap with
a fro attached. It was awesome.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay...
#1 photo- Jules Winfield from Pulp Fiction.
#2 photo- Matthew Modine now that he can't get any acting jobs.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And...
by Flashfire on Jul 29, 2007 1:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
These pics will be my wallpaper soon
why is Jack Cust from the 40's?
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 29, 2007 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because the pictures were designed
by under-30s, who figure all those prehistoric decades are all the same.
by iglew on Jul 29, 2007 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's Telly "Kojak" Savalas's hat and lollipop
by monkeyball on Jul 29, 2007 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was always a little more partial to Dan-Tana.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A young Chuck Mangioni.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gawd...
...that damn song. That damn album. 'Swhat I get for going to a university town high school in the 1970s.
by Dan_Honolulu on Jul 29, 2007 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dah na-nuh. Dun dun dun-nuh...
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As Gordan Ramsay would say...
by Dan_Honolulu on Jul 29, 2007 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we need some help today
come out, lucky leprechaun!
and i like donnie murphy!
by gotgreen on Jul 29, 2007 1:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But it didn't work
for Notre Dame
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 29, 2007 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bob Stinson?!?
Did he also come back and play at the beginning of the '95 season?
by monkeyball on Jul 29, 2007 1:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pretty exciting 10 minutes in Tampa
They hit 3 homers (one by Pena) in the 7th inning then Boston hit two in the 8th.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
#2 is David Duval
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not Luke Perry?
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too much hair. That guy has been balding since
he was 20.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Toupee makes sense.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funk music playing at work
I feel it
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 29, 2007 1:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This game may hurt
but at least I'm having a good time Disco Dancin'
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 29, 2007 1:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is all Suzuki's fault.
Er, no.
by Flashfire on Jul 29, 2007 1:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Back up the dump truck,
and start unloading.
How many guys will be traded before the team plane lands in Oakland tonight?
Anybody want to set the over/under?
by millbraeforAsfan on Jul 29, 2007 1:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Can we...
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 1:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Fatal System Error
(A)bort
(R)etry
(F)ail
I know which one I'm going with.
by Flashfire on Jul 29, 2007 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm gone a week
and come back to this?
Can I stay on vacation, please?
by MobiusKlein on Jul 29, 2007 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We will probably score 5 runs now. That would
be fitting for this season.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 1:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm finding it increasingly difficult to maintain
my cheerful outlook.
by Englishmajor on Jul 29, 2007 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Carlos Zambrano would start and
.. bat third on this team. He's hitting .291
by SalParadise on Jul 29, 2007 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
get this
by ak_A on Jul 29, 2007 2:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
THAT IS COMPLETE BULLSHIT.
I am glad someone else heard this. Fosse has just dropped several notches in my book. What a dumbass thing to say!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He needs to stop campaigning for or against...
...players. This is getting to be way past uncalled for.
by Flashfire on Jul 29, 2007 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. I think it's a "cancerous" statement
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone should e-mail the TV side...
...sometime and ask Fosse the exact same question. See if they even bring it up.
by Flashfire on Jul 29, 2007 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whaaaaaaat?
by Flashfire on Jul 29, 2007 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Surely he must have been joking
Surely he must have been pulling Niehaus's leg. I mean, I loved Kendall, I admired his ferocity and his knowledge of the game, but come on....
by Englishmajor on Jul 29, 2007 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh no. I think he meant it.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's just delusional if it isn't a running joke
Is Fosse trying to get out of his contract? I can't imagine that the A's organization is too happy about having him badmouth the management by implication.
by Englishmajor on Jul 29, 2007 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I though about the A's organization too but I
would assume that BB would have no problem hearing it since he is the one who picked up his shitty contract. I bet Geren & Co. would have another opinion.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"thought"
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BB would have no problem?
yeah, i'm sure beane thinks kendall is the best all around player on the a's, that's why he traded him for close to nothing.
how does the fact that beane picked up his contract enter into it? look at kendall's numbers from 2003 (.815 OPS) and 2004 (.789 OPS).
by xbhaskarx on Jul 29, 2007 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, we've got a chance for a real rally now,
especially WITHOUT Chavvy or BoCro in the lineup to kill it by GIDP!
by millbraeforAsfan on Jul 29, 2007 2:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If Piazza was healthy
this whole year, we'd only be like 5 games out.
by chavyizdamn3 on Jul 29, 2007 2:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree with your assessment.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somewhere in between.
It wouldn't make up all that ground by itself, and Cust has provided some good production in his stead. But it would be nice to have a hitter in the lineup who can homer against K-Rod, instead of just praying they walk.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if Piazza stayed healthy
Cust would not have been on the team.
Cust has been the A's best hitter, since he joined, and Piazza would not have done as well.
by mikeA on Jul 29, 2007 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I don't buy that.
Piazza would have produced an equal, if not greater, amount of runs, with less power and more contact.
Cust could have been on the team regardless of Piazza's presence. That he wasn't simply suggests the A's should have gotten him sooner.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is no reason they would have
picked up Cust without the Piazza injury. It just would not have happened.
Piazza producing equally is nonsense. He would have had to hit better than he did in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. That is not likely, especially since he was off to a bad start.
by mikeA on Jul 29, 2007 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The six thousand other injuries
didn't present opportunities?
You view production differently than I do, clearly. It isn't just OPS. How many runs has Cust prevented by striking out, when contact would have gotten it done? That's not a problem Piazza has.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i give up: how many?
by xbhaskarx on Jul 29, 2007 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a rhetorical question.
My point is that Piazza represents a kind of hitter we don't otherwise have on the roster.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay, so you have no answer to that question
"How many runs has Cust prevented by striking out, when contact would have gotten it done? That's not a problem Piazza has."
piazza has hit .301 in 33 games / roughly 143 plate appearances. he has 16 rbi, or .485/game .112/pa
cust has hit only .252 in 69 games / roughly 265 plate appearances. he has 46 rbi, or .667/game .174/pa
by xbhaskarx on Jul 29, 2007 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be interesting to see
what the results would have been with equivalent samples.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
why
cust only hit .252, piazza is hitting .301, cust is striking out, piazza is making contact, shouldn't that be enough to prove your point?
by xbhaskarx on Jul 29, 2007 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To elaborate...
I think Piazza's consistency would show up more over larger and equivalent periods of time.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is my thought too. If Cust would have never
been here than our argument doesn't hold water. However I think BB would have been forced to look at Cust based on all of the injuries.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
I view production differently than you do. You have a contact fetish. Strikeouts are bad mostly because they're outs. Piazza would have made more outs than Cust. Piazza maybe would have had 1-3 more sac flies. Great.
by mikeA on Jul 29, 2007 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and no
the 6,000 other injuries actually did not present that opportunity.
by mikeA on Jul 29, 2007 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cust can play the outfield.
In fact, he's playing there today.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
because he has a .916 OPS this year in the majors
and because cust in the OF is better than piazza at C.
if cust is on the padres minor league team, he's probably not the guy any team trades for to play OF.
by xbhaskarx on Jul 29, 2007 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We might be able to pick up any minor leaguer
who could perform as well as most of the guys in our current lineup. This offense is so pathetic that a guy like Cust becomes our best hitter and he can't even make any other ML team. That is really sad.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's pathetic, until you take all those players
on all those other MLB teams, and sort them by OPS and see where cust ranks.
by xbhaskarx on Jul 29, 2007 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love Cust! The problem is our total lineup
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, you're snarky today.
If getting on base is so great, why does our offense suck so much? We're pretty decent at getting on base--2nd in the AL in walks, and middle of the pack in OBP. Yet dead last in runs.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here is my reasoning...
the A's were 35-11 when scoring 4 runs per game about a week ago. It's difficult to imagine him not improving the lineup that much in only 5 of those 35 losses.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cust has won us more games
than any other hitter, and it's not even very close. Piazza healthy--> no Cust.
by mikeA on Jul 29, 2007 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we could have had both of them in the lineup
than it would have helped. If you are saying that Cust would have never been here in the first place then I have to agree. I am just of the opinion that having Cust in RF is better than having Snelling, Denorfia, Langerhans, Kielty or anyone not named Buck. We would still not have a CF'er.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cust was brought in specifically
to replace Piazza. It is extremely unlikely he would have been brought in because he defensive reputation was very low, and his expected offensive production wasn't that great either.
by mikeA on Jul 29, 2007 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, we could just have piazza
play SS for crosby or C for kendall, and we'd only be 5 games out.
by xbhaskarx on Jul 29, 2007 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be funny to watch.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love how
we decide to score runs when were loosing.
by chavyizdamn3 on Jul 29, 2007 2:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Quota satisfied.
by oblique on Jul 29, 2007 2:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Beltre is effin gay.
He never hits against ANY other team besides the A's. I live in the Seattle area so I watch alot of Mariners games and this guy doesnt do jack shit. But nooo...when the A's come to town hes effin Babe Ruth.
you suck beltre!
and ya im in a bad mood!
by chavyizdamn3 on Jul 29, 2007 2:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I know you're in a bad mood
but lay off the homophobia, okay? It's not cool.
by Englishmajor on Jul 29, 2007 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry
my bad on the homophobic slur.
Im sorry.
by chavyizdamn3 on Jul 29, 2007 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No prob
by Englishmajor on Jul 29, 2007 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it might be his contract year.
by Flashfire on Jul 29, 2007 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Jerk is a great movie
I'm outraged that the cable people gave it 2 stars.
by mikeA on Jul 29, 2007 2:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Those bastards will PAY for their low-balling.
These "players" are defective.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's undervalued.
by oblique on Jul 29, 2007 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MaEl has been a bright spot this season
and I hope he gets GG consideration. He certainly is deserving of the honor.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BJ Upton will win it.
He's really hit the ball well this year.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sad that offense will help win a "D" honor
but you are probably right.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
can we borrow lookoutlanding's logo?
by xbhaskarx on Jul 29, 2007 2:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We could just start calling them the...
...Oakland F's.
by Flashfire on Jul 29, 2007 2:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Boy, you'd think Gameday
would have had time to Photoshop an A's hat onto Andrew Brown by now.
by Englishmajor on Jul 29, 2007 2:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i think, like most of us, they don't care anymore
by xbhaskarx on Jul 29, 2007 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just got home and checking out Gameday
Shit, we are losing again
by easyraider on Jul 29, 2007 2:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's not over -- Chavvy can still pinch run!
by millbraeforAsfan on Jul 29, 2007 2:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
On a positve note
Donny Murhpy has a great arm.
by chavyizdamn3 on Jul 29, 2007 2:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
HR seals the deal of Stewart to Mets -- watch!
by millbraeforAsfan on Jul 29, 2007 2:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
who do we get?
by iglew on Jul 29, 2007 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
probably
some 28 year old double A left hander.
by chavyizdamn3 on Jul 29, 2007 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
with a 5.20 career ERA but shows "potential"
in Farhan's computer.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is our magic number for winning games
but our pitching failed us miserably today so it doesn't matter.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
DiNardo is really streaky
does that point to an arm slot/mechanics issue?
by jubjub on Jul 29, 2007 2:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It points to an 84 mph fastball issue.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Ko" Jack Cust
Who loves ya, baby!
by Englishmajor on Jul 29, 2007 2:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Any hockey fans here on the game thread?
by easyraider on Jul 29, 2007 2:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was just on the WLD
so tell us about touching Lord Stanley's Cup!
by Englishmajor on Jul 29, 2007 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty cool
I heard it was going to be down at the surf contest in Huntington Beach.
I took my boys down and we caught it. Got video, pictures, and got to touch it.
by easyraider on Jul 29, 2007 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sharks for Lord Stanley's tall drink tumbler!
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 29, 2007 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those singles are pretty rare. I hope he can
adjust his 0-2 swing a little bit in the offseason. It may help him reduce his "K" numbers.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
More importantly...
While watching the single vs. HR discussion, Cust has only 4 HR in July and 12 RBI. He also has 2 doubles and 7 singles.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"only" 4 HR in july?
by xbhaskarx on Jul 29, 2007 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only... considering expectations
That's good for some players, but not the myth we've built up around here.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, 4 a month would be a pace for about 25...
...a season.
I think Cust would be expected to do a little more than that with a full season of play.
by Flashfire on Jul 29, 2007 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's only had 86 PAs this month
1 HR/21 PAs = very very good ratio.
by mikeA on Jul 29, 2007 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you saying that he's been making adjustments?
I would like to see his "K's" replaced with even more singles & doubles. Of course... I don't want to give up ANY of the homers.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
About ready to turn the game on...
did I miss anything??? Anything at all????
by alox on Jul 29, 2007 2:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We started off in a 6-0 hole and are climing back
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And in other news...
Barry (754*) Bonds is 0-3.
2nd inning
- B. Bonds grounded out to second
4th inning
- B. Bonds flied out to right
6th inning
- B. Bonds grounded out to second
There's no doubt Phone Booth Park went nuts in the 4th. I wasn't watching.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 2:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like it so far... thanks for the update.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is where we take the lead.
Wait for it.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice call :-)
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rally time!
I like seeing Stewart up at this juncture.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 3:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I did too.
Think they'll let him bat again after that K?
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No other options.
Travis Buck has another boo-boo.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Swisher!!!!
We take the lead! 8-7 Oakland!
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You called it!
Optimism works! (at least for now....)
by Englishmajor on Jul 29, 2007 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That may be a new sig...
by oblique on Jul 29, 2007 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
<rubs eyes in disbelief>
by oblique on Jul 29, 2007 3:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Reitsma is so their JoKe
by iglew on Jul 29, 2007 3:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Slick Nick!
by Flashfire on Jul 29, 2007 3:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
El Caballero!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Piazza makes it 9-7!
That's how you play the d**n game!
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You give me a runner on second.
Piazza gives you a way to get him home. He ain't a career .309 hitter for nothing.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Woo Swisher. Nice drive to the gap!
A's lead.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
THANKS SEATTLE'S JoKe!!
Nice to be on the other side of that Kennedy thing
LET OPTIMISM BEAT LOGIC TODAY!!
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 29, 2007 3:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Also
it was nice of Swisha to clear the bases during my lunch hour
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 29, 2007 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just got back from giving my
gigantic dog a bath. He hated it. But I just sat down... and we take the lead! WOO!
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 3:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GIVE YOU DOGS MORE BATHS!!
Rally pups!
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 29, 2007 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have three more that need baths.
Won't happen, though. One was enough.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You provide good luck when you sleep. I never
knew a dog bath would deliver the same outcome.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Typo there, Jennifer.
WOO! should be WOOF!
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funnily Enough...
...we just gave our two a bath. Rally pups!
by Dan_Honolulu on Jul 29, 2007 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I said the other night that Reitsma was their
JoKe and boy has he proven that theory to be correct. I love winning. It's like better than losing.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I been here for years!
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now Cust has to homer
so we can all be right.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 3:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Scutaro's protection is 0-3...
Nice #6 hitter. (Prays that Scoot proves me wrong)
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, he smoked that one. :-)
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cust and Piazza in the lineup together?
Who's responsible for this ingeniousness? HE MUST BE FIRED!!!
by alox on Jul 29, 2007 3:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's a little-known secret...
But Macha called this one in. And yes, he was fired.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cue Palpatine voice....
"Excccssssellllleeennnnttt"
by alox on Jul 29, 2007 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i know we're out of it
but at this point i'd rather keep stewart and piazza than trade them for AA relief pitching journeymen.
it's not like we're going to get lastings milledge, and we still have to watch this team for the rest of this season.
by xbhaskarx on Jul 29, 2007 3:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Do we have options on both of them?
Piazza's salary scares me a bit because it's already at 8.5 mil. Stewart surely ain't gonna play for 1 mil again either.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Swingin' A's
by Flashfire on Jul 29, 2007 3:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, that was awesome.
Can Huston Street pitch the rest of the game?
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 3:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice call by Blowers on Seattle broadcast.
"Well hit to left" on Scutaro's blooper off the non-sweet part of the bat.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Since M's need bullpn help, how about JoKe . . .
for an empty bag of peanuts!!!
by millbraeforAsfan on Jul 29, 2007 3:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Up the ante- garlic fries.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The sad part is
they actually don't need bullpen help. They've got several very good relievers. They just need to stop using the ones who suck when the game is close.
by iglew on Jul 29, 2007 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since we want the M's to make the deal, just make
it an empty box of garlic fries for JoKe!!!
by millbraeforAsfan on Jul 29, 2007 3:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm surprised that Geren brought in Kiko
but so far, so good.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Posted without commentary...
Milton Bradley today: 3-6, with 3 runs and 2 RBI, batting .349.
Padres won 18-11.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't get me started...
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I watched part of this game and all I can say
is that I WANT HIM BACK!!!!!!!
by 0R0H0E on Jul 29, 2007 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been wondering
if Beane would entertain the idea of signing him as an FA.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Doesn't seem likely
that Bradley would entertain that idea...
by mikeA on Jul 29, 2007 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was quoted
saying all the right things about his departure from Oakland, chair-throwing incident notwithstanding.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never heard him say anything. If you find any
quotes please post them?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a Gammons article.
As for Bradley, when A's manager Bob Geren told him his playing time would be limited, with Nick Swisher, Mark Kotsay and Travis Buck in the outfield and Jack Cust crushing at DH, he says he asked to be traded. "They were frustrated by my injuries, and I don't blame them," says Bradley. "I was frustrated, too. I want to play. I want to win. I'm a free agent at the end of the season, and I'd like to play.
"The A's were good about this. The original trade was to Kansas City, and I told Dayton Moore that I had an oblique problem and might not be able to play for a few days. So the deal was off. But as it turned out, San Diego might be the perfect place. We really have a chance to win here."
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks a lot.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bonds is up.
For those curious, it's on FSBA.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was ugly.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But I'm shocked Care Bare ran it out.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would have been amusing
if he'd twisted his ankle running and had to go on the DL.
by Englishmajor on Jul 29, 2007 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Popped up to catcher and dropped.
Somehow he reaches base. Now the fans can go home.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Double digits!
10-7. Suzuki cannot throw out Suzuki.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Our old catcher didn't do that.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 3:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He wouldn't have had two base hits either.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You shouldn't speak ill of our best ever...
...all-around player.
by Flashfire on Jul 29, 2007 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
More runs!
Weeee!
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 3:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Fay is talking about some play on Murphy
where he "may" have received the benefit of the doubt on a call. Although I didn't see it, I'm positive that Murphy was safe.
Man, I like the seventies. Can we just stay here???
by alox on Jul 29, 2007 3:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah... the days of cocaine inside of a club.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes indeed, a much more civilized time.
Drugs were used for recreational and medicinal reasons. Not like today.
by alox on Jul 29, 2007 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Earlier in this series
There was a missed call when Murphy threw to 1st. Replay showed Ichiro beat the throw, but A's got the call. Maybe he's talking about that one?
by iglew on Jul 29, 2007 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL...I'm not sure.
Sexon was ejected though. And rightfully so....no matter what happened....
by alox on Jul 29, 2007 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and now Barry gets to go to Doger land!!!
by millbraeforAsfan on Jul 29, 2007 3:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And while in LA
The Dodgers are holding a steroids awareness workshop to coincide with the Giants visit. Really.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
er, that be DoDger land
by millbraeforAsfan on Jul 29, 2007 3:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I sincerely apologize for calling game over...
...in the first inning. I have broken Yogi Berra's baseball rule #1 and as an A's fan, I am ashamed of my actions. I apologize to all my Oakland A's brothers & sisters.
by Coach Cleats on Jul 29, 2007 3:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank you.
Guys, we can put the tridents down now.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I said to wait until at least the 7th. Who knew!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're forgiven, and for your penance
go out and don't leave any RISP for the next two weeks!
by millbraeforAsfan on Jul 29, 2007 3:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
6 IP 0 R, today, 0.90 ERA
who is that?
Leo Nunez.
by mikeA on Jul 29, 2007 3:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
for the Royals?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For Sacramento (or Midland)
That's who we got for Kendall.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never mind.
Why did I think that's who we got for Kendall?
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is who we "were" getting for MB.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since this game thread is working...
1. Rain delay
2. Significant change in game momentum
3. Excess verbosity by ANers
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is hilarious.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 3:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ichiro steals home in 3, 2...
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Santiago Casilla's uni look like it was made
for him specifically? He just looks like he "fits" for one of our guys from the past.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm with Chavy when he says
he wants to rock the sleeveless look. They should try it once.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But Chavy still wouldn't "rock."
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shut up!
[throws "rock" @ otb21]
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
< continues eating HOT sauce without water >
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can start that new thread anytime now.
by jeepers on Jul 29, 2007 3:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nah.
I said "significant change". :-)
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Casilla's frustrated.
You know he's not happy with that last pitch. I say Young's out there to settle him down and then he'll get out #3.
... and some guy named Street is warming up.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoa, I just got home.
What's going on? I saw the score was 7-3 in the 4th. Did we...*gasp*...overcome a 4-run gap? I'm confused.
by danmerqury on Jul 29, 2007 3:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it was crazy.
Billy Beane pulled off a massive in game trade. Some dudes I never heard of came in and started smashing homers. It was wild. But by the next inning, he changed his mind and traded them back for our original guys. I heard Selig is going to look into it as unfair bargaining.
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Miguel Cabrera is a very large boy.
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 3:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ACK.
10-10. D'oh!
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I blame that on Geren
for not arguing the call when Sexson got ejected.
by iglew on Jul 29, 2007 3:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Time for a new game thread?
Ugh.
by Flashfire on Jul 29, 2007 3:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Significant change! Significant change!
by Jennifer on Jul 29, 2007 3:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What a game.
by oblique on Jul 29, 2007 3:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Et tou, Casilla? Et tou?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I also liked Broussard... until now.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 29, 2007 3:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
New Thread Open!
by louismg on Jul 29, 2007 3:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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