Open Thread: Game 123 - A's vs. Royals
by Nico on Aug 17, 2007 5:46 PM PDT
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PrintC’mon, sing along with me…My pitcher has a first name: It’s D-A-N-N-Y. My pitcher has a last name: It’s M-E-Y-E-R…
Dan Meyer makes his long awaited Oakland A’s debut, and his first major league start, tonight against the Kansas City Royals. Meyer gets a break, as George Brett, Hal McRae, and Frank White are all sitting this one out. Meyer is opposed by right-hander Brian Bannister, who is currently the winningest major league pitcher whose name denotes part of a staircase.
I’m at the game tonight, right behind the plate (section 117), first row behind the corporate “Hi, I’m Brandi, I’ll be bringing tons of free stuff all night; how may I spoil you first?” seats. So if you see a heavy-set, early 50s man with a beard, a long pony-tail, a deep scar running down his left cheek, and a lip ring…I could be sitting in the row in front of him. All seriousness aside, I am wearing my black AN tee shirt. Note to self: You might want to dial the ego back a bit—no one really cares if they see you or not
The post game wrap will be late tonight, but will feature my analysis from my “right behind the catcher”’s view of Meyer’s performance. Go Dan! Wait, wrong starter.
And thank you to whoever posts tonight’s starting lineups.
Lineups
Royales With Cheese
Steve Deutsch 3B
Lucky Hypothethith CF
Pyrite Grrrgoldglovewich 2B
M. Manservant DH
M. Coffeerooster RF
Pea Shooter LF
Boring Nameguy 1B
The Antitravis C
Manny Sanguillen, Jr. SS
Athletics
Buck CF
Stewart LF
Swisher 1B
Cust RF
Piazza DH
Ellis 2B
Minnesotan Han-Candy 3B
Murphy SS
Suzuki C
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Danny's luck
Well, technically they're not sitting the game out -- Sabean just signed them. But it works out the same for Meyer.
lineups
Kansas City
E. German 3b .280
J. Gathright cf .336
M. Grudzielanek 2b .302
B. Butler dh .308
M. Teahen rf .285
E. Brown lf .226
A. Gordon 1b .245
J. Buck c .233
T. Pena Jr. ss .269
Oakland
T. Buck cf .287
S. Stewart lf .299
N. Swisher 1b .256
J. Cust rf .270
M. Piazza dh .279
M. Ellis 2b .259
J. Hannahan 3b .222
D. Murphy ss .225
K. Suzuki c .255
Lineups
German-3B
Gathright-CF
Grudzielanek-2B (Gold Glove Thief)
Butler-DH
Teahen-RF
Gordon-1B
Brown-LF
Buck-C
Pena-C
A's
Buck-CF
Stewart-LF
Swisher-1B
Cust-RF
Piazza-DH
Ellis-2B (Gold Glove victim)
Hannahan-3B
Murphy-SS
Suzuki-C
by athleticsBB4life on Aug 17, 2007 5:57 PM PDT reply actions
Where's #37 DaVanon?
by athleticsBB4life on Aug 17, 2007 6:04 PM PDT reply actions
I got band practice...
but I hope it's a fun game to watch and Meyer looks respectable out there.
A win would be nice too.
I figure if the A's go 33-7 or better from here on out, they could get back into this thing. I'm an optimist, so I put the chances of a run like this at about 5%, but some hope is better than none. If you'da asked me three weeks ago if this club had a 5% chance of making the playoffs, I'd have laughed until I snorted.
by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Aug 17, 2007 6:07 PM PDT reply actions
I just got back to the Bay Area
late last night, and my jet-lagged self will likely be asleep before the end of the game. But I hope to attend on Sunday
Here's to Dan Meyer!!! Good luck dude!
I love rooting for the underdogs. And still I'm optimistic when I see we're only 8 games out of the wild card. heh heh
Why did I put this in reply to you?
To welcome you back to the bay area but forgot to add that. <jeesh>
A note to those who still care....
Zito has a 1 hitter thru 7. Out of the game in the 8th and still 3-0 Giants.
Webb... 40 consecutive scoreless innings pitched
Still has a way to go to reach Hershiser's 1988 (hate that year) record of 59, but he's only at 81 pitches through 7 innings. Could reach 42 with a complete game shutout.
by FoolshGame22 on Aug 17, 2007 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
AHHHHHHHHH!!!
That dialed-up ego, mate.
Duzit gaow ahll the weay to eleven, mate?
Most go to ten, but yours, ...eleven, right?
by One won lost won on Aug 17, 2007 6:39 PM PDT reply actions
Will Meyer be the 3rd rock?
In the fall of 2004 Bean traded Hudson for a bag of rocks.
Can Meyer morph from his current form into something worthwhile? I hope so.
If he doesn't pan out, a case of dollar dogs would have helped more than what they got for Hudson.
But I can't complain too much because Thomas did buy me a drink at Spring Training.
by Mr C on Aug 17, 2007 6:41 PM PDT reply actions
Or at least Alf? n/t
Gagne in to close
12 pitches to the 1st batter and he's STILL not out of it
13 pitches to get Willits out. 2 more outs to go!
AUGH!!!!!!!!! Angels have tied it.
what is with Gagne since leaving the Rangers???
Let's Go A's!
and Meyer! Keep on streakin' on!...win streaks that start on Aug 13 are the best kind of win streaks...
by AintEasyBeinGreen on Aug 17, 2007 6:54 PM PDT reply actions
Go A's!
Maintain our trend of excellence in pitchers named Dan!
Wow.
Gameday has already died.
Only 1 out
and Gagne has already coughed up 3 runs
oh wow Cust oi
by SwisherThresher on Aug 17, 2007 7:12 PM PDT reply actions
Word
This is about the third misplay I've seen just this year on that one-handed "stylin'" type catch.
The worst was Danny Putnam, in that game the A's lost to Seattle 2-0.
by One won lost won on Aug 17, 2007 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
the dictionary definition of
"inauspicious start"
It was part of it.
That and him not being focused enough on the ball. At least with two hands he might be able to keep it in the glove.
that was insane
I never thought I'd see a flyball like that dropped in the pro's...and with a rookie on the hill!
by SwisherSweet on Aug 17, 2007 7:13 PM PDT reply actions
That's the 2nd time Cust has done that, right?
Move your feet, Jack.
He might rival Lonnie Smith and Greg Luzinski if we start him in the OF enough.
wasn't it in that SI article on Cust
he talking about being given a bad rap about his defense following a single report comparing him to the worst of the worst after one bad outing?
well...
by SwisherThresher on Aug 17, 2007 7:14 PM PDT reply actions
lol Cust
you're fired
bring in the new guy
by SwisherThresher on Aug 17, 2007 7:15 PM PDT reply actions
It's like a softball game
Keep popping it up into RF, and run hard...
that wasnt custs fault, he made a good effort.
what is this bullshit luck? I hate the royals!
by SwisherSweet on Aug 17, 2007 7:16 PM PDT reply actions
From Poppy:
OVER Jack Cust
I started Billy Butler
Maybe I should have started Brian Bannister too...
Damn you Royals Review!
HALP!
2-0 Royals oh noes
maybe Dan Meyer will have a similar showing to Dan Haren, and settle after the first few innings...
yeah
by SwisherThresher on Aug 17, 2007 7:18 PM PDT reply actions
down to 13.50 now
give the guy some credit...geez
by Phineas Quinn on Aug 17, 2007 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
A ball in the infield!
I spoke too soon.
The Hudson trade was a bust!
because of Cust!
this sucks!
yuck!
by SwisherThresher on Aug 17, 2007 7:21 PM PDT reply actions
Aw man, that last delivery looked horrible...
Meyer
Wow give the guy a break it's the first inning!
Yay!
Three outs!
Hi. This sucks.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:23 PM PDT reply actions
I can has Loiaza, por que?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't sleep through this one.
I just got up from a three hour nap.
Do the dogs need a walk?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
our long national nightmare is over
(or potentially just beginning)
The good news: it's only 1 ER
The bad news: it's 4 R
Jack Cust?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Cust had better hit a grand slam to make up...
...for this, or the equivalent of that many runs in other ways.
What happened on the Cust ball
For those of us not watching? Was it 100% routine and just bounced right out of his glove?
by Bleeding the Green and Gold on Aug 17, 2007 7:25 PM PDT reply actions
Yes.
He was camped out under it and it clanked off the heel of his glove.
Yes. The term "can of corn" was invented
on a ball just like the one to Cust.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
K-Rod gets the blown save
But then Gagne blows the blown save
K-Rod gets a second chance and shuts down the BoSox for the win and a fist pump brouhaha
Gagne slapped with the L
I think I'm gonna go for a walk now...
by SwisherThresher on Aug 17, 2007 7:26 PM PDT reply actions
I'm torn about who to pull for in that one.
I hate the Angels like no other. But Boston choking away a playoff birth ... I guess that's just one of life's tough choices.
by Bleeding the Green and Gold on Aug 17, 2007 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I would have liked to have seen
K-Rod blow the save opp a second time for the walk-off
I like Gagne - he's always been one of my favorite players. As a big time hockey fan, I guess I can't help but have an affinity for a former goon turned hurler
So even though he was recently with Texas and now Boston, I still cheer for the guy to do well
Though right now he is teh sux
by SwisherThresher on Aug 17, 2007 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
brian Bannister
is pretty solid unfortunately, I believe.
by SwisherSweet on Aug 17, 2007 7:27 PM PDT reply actions
That's not helping.
More, please.
His swing has looked fabulous over the last week.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Good start, Cust. Now they need to knock him in.
More than that, really. The 3 unearned runs...
...are pretty much his fault entirely.
Yeah, Meyer grooved the 2-run homer pitch, but they're out of the inning before that if Cust doesn't drop that ball.
The error does not negate the HR
Has to count against Meyer, no matter how you cut it. HR could have happened the next inning.
It still goes in the books as two unearned runs.
The scorer cannot assume the homer would've just been hit the next inning.
Yes sir. Let's not take the guy off the hook
because that ball was tagged by Emil Brown.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
At least
Royal Review's no-hitter prediction is wrong
by Hawk on Aug 17, 2007 7:30 PM PDT reply actions
Just got back from a movie
Can we officially call the Hudson deal a flop for us, or should I give Meyer more than one inning?
I'm already back from Old Chicago.
How was the movie?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I left my phone in my car because I had so much
shit to carry in on my first trip. I am of the opinion that Meyer is not very good. Emil Brown crushed one off him for a homer but Cust's fielding gaffe didn't help either. He missed a routine fly ball that started things rolling downhill.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you see Superbad?
How was it?
Memo To Billy Beane
draft Michael Cera
by Phineas Quinn on Aug 17, 2007 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I LOVED him in AD.
Hell, I just loved AD.
now more than ever
we need GOB in right field
by Phineas Quinn on Aug 17, 2007 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd take Buster with his hook
over Cust.
are you kidding?
we'd break the salary cap on juice boxes alone
by Phineas Quinn on Aug 17, 2007 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a bad trade
only the lunatics that insist on lumping the Mulder trade together (the idea being that the Cardinal's NL rivals landing Huddy painted them into such a corner they had to part with extra pieces) with the Huddy trade will ever think the Hudson deal was another of Beane's master strokes. And, you just can't reason with them.
More..
It's not all him, and all pitchers get flustered when there's a bad error behind them.
Lots of fouls
not a whole lot of missed bats.
Has he thrown anything other than a fastball in the strike zone yet?
oh man
an overzealous applause for Cust's catch haha
by SwisherThresher on Aug 17, 2007 7:33 PM PDT reply actions
Herpes from Derek Jeter?
I assumed it would be an "honor" to get
A-grade herpes from the best player of all time.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Sicko
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
What's Travis Buck doing with
Ted William's frozen head?
Meyer throws a lot of pitches. It wouldn't
surprise me if the game tilted towards the 4-hour mark.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Come on, Hannahannahannahannahan!
I hate Mark Grudzielanek.
Teahannahanabannister
Whimp.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
hannahan GIDP
he'll fit right in with the A's!
Meyer is not good.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:52 PM PDT reply actions
Uncle!
Royals just has the A's numbers
What ownage.
It's the curse of the Kansas City Athletics!
alright
I'm really going on that walk now
hopefully I return to see the A's have overcome Meyer and Cust's shaky start
by SwisherThresher on Aug 17, 2007 7:54 PM PDT reply actions
Come on Geren. Get this clown out of the game.
He is horrible.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:54 PM PDT reply actions
It's a PLOT
to make us appreciate Loiza!
I was totally against bringing him up instead of
pitching Loiaza. Loiaza may not have his velocity but he is capable of pitching through it unlike this guy.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it bad that I kind of feel for the guy? We've
all been waiting for this moment and maybe he's feeling the pressure. Maybe Ziggy told him "all those ANers are counting on you!!!"
That said, who's warming in the pen?
His minor league numbers never indicated
that he was ready for the show. He couldn't hold Kirk Saarloos'sssss jock.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
i am going to close my eyes and count to three
and when i open them there had darn well better be sombody not named Dan Meyer standing on that mound
So far only 3 earned runs!
Not too bad for Meyer. Who knows if Cust caught that...Oh well.
by A'sfansince1970 on Aug 17, 2007 7:57 PM PDT reply actions
Ridiculous. Shane Komine is a lot better
than him for gosh sakes.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Or Jason Windsor
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
or Connor Robertson
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Now THERE is a name from the haunted past.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
of 8 runs
two hr, to same player in an inning?
bring in some second rate pitcher to soak
up innings in this blowout....oh, he's here already
If Meyer was on a pitch count, he'd be there by
now
25+ pitches per inning. damn.
by Phineas Quinn on Aug 17, 2007 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
He basically did the same thing in Sacramento
with the exception of a few outings.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Well...after 3 innings of Meyer...
I am having flashback memories of Bob Owchinko, aka "The Human Batting Tee".
*sings* cause Danny Meyer has a way
of driving up his ERA
by Phineas Quinn on Aug 17, 2007 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
want a funny joke
take out the w in owchinko's name and look it up in Japanese
I just had a crazy dream.
Dan Meyer was finally called up... only he sucked total ass and gave up 4 runs in the first inning! Good thing it was only a dream, right?
if you give up 6 runs in the matrix
you give up 6 runs in real life
by Phineas Quinn on Aug 17, 2007 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Better go back to bed.
Well only two were earned. Sheesh.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay. That makes me feel a lot better
about this asshat.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I know. I'm a little pissed off right now.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm fully in "it's behind me already" stage.
I'm getting there :- /
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously Guys
Is it too late to bring Joe Kennedy back on the Diamondbacks dime?
Loaiza so far: 3 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR
I'll give him some rope since he is probably
not real happy with the A's organization right now. I would be upset if my company promoted a guy who was clearly not qualified to do a job that I've been doing for several years.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
memo to Dan Meyer
Zito flameouts were so last year, please get with the times.
Come on Swish. Give yourself
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:14 PM PDT reply actions
Three horrible at bats
Buck, Stewie and Swish. Ouch. What is Loaiza's velocity? That was the reported concern about him. HMMM.
by A'sfansince1970 on Aug 17, 2007 8:16 PM PDT reply actions
Wow. Sorry to keep harping on it but this
guy is just completely awful.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:18 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah, because a guy's first Major League start...
...is enough to make a decision about him.
I was basing most of my analysis on his
minor league career not the one major league start. I say that he was never good in the first place so it's not surprising to see that it seems to be accurate at a higher level.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Much of that minor league career with the A's...
...was marred by injury. He'd been pitching pretty well this year.
That's not true. He threw way too many pitches
in Sacramento and rarely got past 5 or 6 innings. He has a lot of trouble throwing strikes and that is not going to improve against better hitters.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
6.75 ERA for the A's = not good
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
But it's silly to say
he's bad on the basis of what he did in the minors (or what he has done in one start). It's hard to tell how good he is because you sort of have to discard his pre-2005 stats as well as his 05-06 stats. This year, he had a great K-rate and a terrible walk rate. If he can smooth out the BB-rate (he was reputed to be a control pitcher before the injury) he'll be promising.
He has the opportunity to be a good pitcher
but I don't see why we are bringing him up when his control is not under "control." This is not the place to work out your issues. It's the place you come after you work out those issues.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I've said a bunch of times that
I saw no reason to bring him up this year, but that's a lot different than talking about how much he sucks.
Point conceded. I'm just upset right now because
I didn't really see any indicators that said he should come up this year. The frosting on the cake is when he arrives and it all appears to be the case.
I hope he looks better next time out and will say that Cust's error certainly didn't help start things off on the right foot.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Meyer
This season is over. You have to see what you have in Dan Meyer before going to Spring Training next season. If he can't crack the 25-Man Roster next year, he's gone.
Personally, I wasn't totally let down by what I saw. Radar had him up to 94MPH. He was pitching with a fastball only, as he couldn't control the slider and change.
I say give him another start. This was his 1st big league start after a tumultuous Minor League Career + Being the centerpiece of the Tim Hudson trade. The weight will be lifted after a few starts, then we can see what we have after the dust settles.
Give it time.
by Colorado Fan on Aug 17, 2007 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Good point. I say that we have plenty of reason
to see Loiaza too, though.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
6-Man Rotation
Why would you rather see Loaiza? Don't we already know what we have there? Plus, why risk the wear & tear on a 35-Year Old arm. We should be worrying about 2008... not 2007.
by Colorado Fan on Aug 18, 2007 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Given that he did have a WHIP of 1.39 I'm...
...going to give you that one.
He was one of the 10 best minor league pitchers
through 20004, he was hurt in 05 and 06, and he had the third best ERA in the PCL this year, and had done much better in the first half.
Well if we are going to take the PCL ERA stats
into account than Dallas Braden should be a great ML pitcher too.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Where they waiting for a better team
for Loaiza to face? Just curious.
by A'sfansince1970 on Aug 17, 2007 8:19 PM PDT reply actions
No
just the 2008 season
he'll be ready by then
by oaklandSMASH on Aug 17, 2007 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I like your style. We are gonna make a great
comeback but I doubt it will be tied up by the 5th. It will take a little longer but he still won't get the "L" in that case.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
See what Meyer did there?
He made sure all of his outfielders got putouts in the same inning.
he tried that in the first
but Cust refused to catch his, Buck's went over the fence....
Three up three down!
Nice inning, Danny Jr.!
by A'sfansince1970 on Aug 17, 2007 8:22 PM PDT reply actions
Cmon babe !!
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 8:24 PM PDT reply actions
Argh
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey all
Watching Meyer give up all these triples and doubles hurts my head, but I'm still laughing my ass off because of the Royals Review diary.
Say what you will about Rev Halofan, but at least his team can back it up more times than not.
Royals Review has to be the warmest hotbox with the stickiest weed in all of sports blogdom!
Where's the damn offense ! (pulling hair out)
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 8:29 PM PDT reply actions
Oh yay, it's soy boy
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 8:31 PM PDT reply actions
Well
that was pretty much an unmitigated disaster.
That was some gold glove hitting right there.
You know it's bad when ya make KC look good
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 8:33 PM PDT reply actions
Meyer should be sent to Sac.
hey ! Kiko could drive !
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 8:36 PM PDT reply actions
ZZZzzzz
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 8:38 PM PDT reply actions
Anyone else noticing first pitch strike everytime
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 8:39 PM PDT reply actions
3-run homer for Jeremy Brown. 4-2 Kitties...
...in the 5th.
OK, maybe I'm just dense
but what's wrong with telling a supermodel you have a girlfriend?
Seems to me that's better than telling her you don't.
woo.
No caps for you!
DaVanon time. 50th player of the year to...
...see action for the A's.
50
two entire Major League rosters, in one year.
Congratulations to your 2007 Oakland A's!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
And that's a new A's record.
Not exactly one you want to be setting.
what happened?
for those of us who must suffer through the ravages of Gameday
Buck tweeked his ankle
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Buck had a heart attack rounding second.
Realising how many players were being used
Decided to go for the record
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I think a lot of hitters had Kennedy's number.
And that, kids, is called "setting 'em up and...
...knocking 'em down."
People waiting for a bus had his number
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
The old pulled hammy at 2nd trick
Geren's a genius
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 8:58 PM PDT reply actions
Ladies and Gentlemen...
I give you the Stewart-DaVanon-Cust outfield.
Kid's in a Sonics jersey. One of Shawn Kemp's?
An Oklahoma City Sonics' jersey?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Not for much longer I hear...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/s...
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
These are the days it never rains but it pours.
:(
is there anyone
swisher will not chat up at first?
Susan Slusser?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Curt Schilling.
When he and Casey are at first, all else stops.
Zuki covering third was impressive !
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:02 PM PDT reply actions
Zuki not throwing up over his pitching staff is
is impressive !
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that bigger than five cents?
Maybe you could make the picture smaller!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
here you go
But the last play means that you should cut
this picture in half too.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I second that !!!!!
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
"Abbey Normal"
Yea, but what was the name of eminent scientist whose brain he was supposed to get??
by One won lost won on Aug 17, 2007 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Casilla's not really showing many baseball...
...smarts right now.
What a knucklehead !
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:08 PM PDT reply actions
alrighty I just returned from my walk
I bought gummy neon sour worms at the store...nom nom nom
sooo, what did I (want to) miss?
by SwisherThresher on Aug 17, 2007 9:08 PM PDT reply actions
Summary:
AAAAAAHHH!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!
And unsurprisingly
Fosse blames Suzuki for that.
Duh, Kendall woulda got him..er he tough
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Bunk throw
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Geren's teetering
and chewing gum intently
by oaklandSMASH on Aug 17, 2007 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Nuttin' good
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:08 PM PDT reply actions
still trailing by fewer than
two grandslams! <channeling Randy Bell>
Whatever happened to that dude?
He was around here like a fly on shit for a few months and then disappeared like a tumbleweed rolling across the desert...
by BruceBochte on Aug 17, 2007 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard there was a CGV. He was upset. He left.
Story of many AN'ers over the years.
This is all "unofficial."
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Followed in the footsteps of
Oaktoon, reztips, and other fine fools who have trod these pastures...
by BruceBochte on Aug 17, 2007 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish there was an available list of those
who have left or those who were banned. It would be intersting to comb through the dark history of AN.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks!
by BruceBochte on Aug 17, 2007 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Naah, that's the size it is now !
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
That's more like it!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I can see it, therefore it is still too big
by Phineas Quinn on Aug 17, 2007 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Try this, then.
Get Firefox if you don't have it already.
Get the extension that lets you enlarge or shrink images.
Shrink, shrink, shrink to the proper size.
That oughta do it.
i'm at work
so a post-it note with a few squiggles on it will have to do for now
by Phineas Quinn on Aug 17, 2007 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
With the thoughts that he'd be thinkin'...
Why the pic of Kendall ?
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
In his head he'd be scratchin' while his
thoughts are busy hatchin' if Jai-Ro had a brain.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
...
He would not be just a nuffin'
His head all full of stuffin'
The fans all full of pain.
A's would dance and be merry
Life would be a ding-a-derry
If he only had a brain--Whoa!
by SwisherThresher on Aug 17, 2007 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Take your pick
Just remember, this guy's going to get the Cas brain for you...
by oaklandSMASH on Aug 17, 2007 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Let's go grounder (clap clap)
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:14 PM PDT reply actions
if cust keeps catching flies
his fielding percentage will crack .750 one of these days
Loaiza through 6.
7 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR, 102 pitches, 72 strikes, 8 groundouts, 8 flyouts.
5-2 Sacramento.
I had a priest named Father Moran at my
parish back in the day.
He would tell you God gave him a brain.
by oaklandSMASH on Aug 17, 2007 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully he is not Erin Moran's father.
J/K... I was raised Catholic.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Good to be Catholic
our higher-ups look like Dracula pimps
by oaklandSMASH on Aug 17, 2007 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you mean our "highest" up?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't wanna talk smack about God
big ups to God
by oaklandSMASH on Aug 17, 2007 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I meant the organized hierarchy only.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh
then the German guy looks like Don Magic Juan Frankenstein
by oaklandSMASH on Aug 17, 2007 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm starting to get concerned about the long-term
health of Travis Buck. Dare I say that he might be an injury prone player?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:30 PM PDT reply actions
TAKE IT BACK!
I'm just scared.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
He's an oakland A in't he ?
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
You should be.
I'm about three seconds away from kicking your ass.
I'm in a very bad mood right now. I'll "f" your
shit up!!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
He's in Larry Davis' hands now
only God can save him
by Phineas Quinn on Aug 17, 2007 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Look how snarky Rotoworld is:
"...apparent leg injury.
He was hurt rounding second base on a double, but he was able to walk off the field OK, suggesting that he's day-to-day for the 139th time this season. Jeff DaVanon replaced him, becoming Oakland's record 50th player used this season."
Yuk yuk
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:31 PM PDT reply actions
Busted teeth
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
we all float down here...
sincerely,
Pennywise
by SwisherThresher on Aug 17, 2007 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
We look like a Pee-Wee team tonight.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:37 PM PDT reply actions
that's only cuz half our team
was playing pee wee ball last week.
remember at an day 4. we spoke about dan meyer. we agreed that dan meyer wasn't ready for the big leagues this year. turns out we were right.
I know, brutha. I know.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like we caught Pee-Wee
at the "gentleman's theater"
by oaklandSMASH on Aug 17, 2007 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Paging Mr. Herman.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Not an Athletic (new ad)
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:39 PM PDT reply actions
How do you do that, Marshall?
How do you throw an intentional ball that far outside?
This is sad.
wow suzuki has been spending more time at that
screen behind home
by smasfan on Aug 17, 2007 9:39 PM PDT reply actions
The Royals really have a way of killing our
momentum the last few years. I hate thinking back to the game that Mulder gave up the GS to John Buck when Blanton should have gotten an opportunity. This is flat-out embarrassing to lose in this fashion to these clowns.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:42 PM PDT reply actions
to be fair...
brian bannister has been pitching pretty well this year. to have an above .500 record pitching for the royales with cheese is pretty damn good.
the a's offense on the other hand. well it's inconsistent at best and sucks at worst. unless we get a plethora of walks, our offense can stagnate.
our defense has been uncharacteristically bad...really bad.
They are a much better team lately and
you are right about Bannister. It just hurts more when our "D" looks totally lost and their basehits are finding every conceivable hole tonight.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
the good news...if there is any...
is that this game only counts as one loss. even though it deserves to be about 5 losses.
Bubbles no likey !
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:44 PM PDT reply actions
In Lieu of watching the game,
I decided to just entertain myself with the comments and pics from the last hour and a half.
Must have been a disappointing evening.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 17, 2007 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Goood Gaaaaaaaaaamaaaahhh !
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 9:47 PM PDT reply actions
and that's the game
I kind of feel bad for Nico, having to watch this in person
Well played, gentlemen
Meyer's velocity was great. Unfortunately, everything else about his start was unbelievably bad. No control, serving up fat meatballs all over the place. Complete inability to throw a breaking ball within the lower half of the strike zone. Totally demoralizing. I'm hoping that this was the result of nerves, because the pitcher I saw today was not a major league pitcher.
I see Buck hurt himself again. Somewhere along the line the A's need to consider just shutting him down and fixing whatever's wrong with him. Particularly getting those bone chips taken out.
Exorsism needed
by panamanianexpress on Aug 17, 2007 10:01 PM PDT reply actions
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