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Open Game Thread: Game 129 - A's at Tampa Bay

Tyler_at_maya_school_tiny by Tyler Bleszinski on in News Comment 365 comments

The A's and Chad Gaudin with a 9-9 record and a 4.25 ERA take on the Devil Rays and Jason Hammel with a 1-3 record and a 6.70 ERA.

Gaudin has had quite the fall from grace.  At the same time, I'm not willing to say that he shouldn't be a starter just because what very well may have happened is that a guy who had gotten very used to being a reliever was adjusting to starting.  His ERA month to month was 2.54, 2.15, 4.04, 6.44 and this August, it's risen to 7.23.  Hopefully Gaudin can get a bit of the early season mojo back and get the A's back over the .500 mark for the first time since way before the All Star break.

The A's lineup looks like this:

Stewart
DaVanon
Swisher
Cust
Piazza
Ellis
Hannahan
Suzuki
Furmaniak

I'm not sure why the A's wouldn't have Scoot in the lineup since he's been on fire in August, but you might as well work to see what you have in the system and with some youngsters. Who knows, maybe he's hurt and I missed it.  With the A's, you never know.

Any way, the Devil Rays send out the following lineup:

Iwamura
Crawford
Upton
Pena
Young
Harris
Norton
Navarro
Wilson

Hey, remember when Carlos Pena was supposed to be the A's new first baseman?  Then he went to Detroit and eventually kind of disappeared.  Well, he's back and has 28 home runs on the season and a .933 OPS all while playing the trademarked defense we knew he for in Oakland.  I guess sometimes it takes a little longer for a guy to figure it all out or maybe to get into the right situation at the right time.  Just ask Jack Cust.

LET'S GO A'S!!!!!!!

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Frist!

Seriously, we need a doctor in here.  Even a bad one.

Your fingers weave quick minarets/Speak in secret alphabets/I light another cigarette/Learn to forget

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 4:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Bill Frist is a physician

and as much as I would hate to see the A's cut him a pay check, he might whip our hippy medical staff back in line.  

by scromulus on Aug 23, 2007 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Presumably Furmaniak's in

just to keep him fresh, lest he rot on the bench.  Whether by plan or circumstance, Geren has proved much better at giving bench guys regular chances than his predecessor.

Your fingers weave quick minarets/Speak in secret alphabets/I light another cigarette/Learn to forget

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 4:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

"Beef O'Brady's"?

Who that that was a legit name for a restaurant?

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Aug 23, 2007 4:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You're right...

...Scutaro was scratched...sick I guess.

"We're right where we want to be,'' Oakland outfielder Nick Swisher said. "A predator in the weeds."

by baseballgirl on Aug 23, 2007 4:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Worst place I've ever attended a game at

Tropicana Field is truly an ugly, miserable facility.  I had worse times freezing my rear end off on windy May nights at Candlestick, but at least that place could be enjoyable on a sunny day.  I don't blame the fans of the Tampa Bay area from staying away from this stadium, regardless of the team's performance.

Leave St. Petersburg off your stadium tour list.

by Soaker on Aug 23, 2007 4:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Cust walks more than anyone I remember.
"We're right where we want to be,'' Oakland outfielder Nick Swisher said. "A predator in the weeds."

by baseballgirl on Aug 23, 2007 4:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Who?
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or maybe she meant "care to remember"
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pretty good inning there from Gaudin!
"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 4:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This pitcher won't be around long, he will be at

50 pitches by the end of this inning.  Let's make him pay

by theblackpearl on Aug 23, 2007 4:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The ump's not giving him anything close

Not that he should.

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 4:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Last night on Rescue Me...
Tommy and his dad met at Hannahan's Bar. I giggled.
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 4:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Appropriate place for an AA recap, though!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 23, 2007 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love that show.
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How could anyone not?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 23, 2007 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

4 walks/3 outs?
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good time for a bunt..
"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 4:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Okay, JJ.
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 4:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Alright, that worked.

Good job, JJ.

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 4:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wheeeeee!
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 4:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

But skip, when I throw strikes

they get smoked!

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 4:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wheee!
"We're right where we want to be,'' Oakland outfielder Nick Swisher said. "A predator in the weeds."

by baseballgirl on Aug 23, 2007 4:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The guys doing the foundation

cut the cable line to my room, so my TV reception is crap.

Luckily, with the Slingbox, I can watch TV on my comp and the quality is better than on the cut cable line.

Hway!

by Zonis on Aug 23, 2007 4:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I go out walking...
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 4:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

SWISHA!
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 4:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That was a SHITTY slide by Davanon.
"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 4:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Opposite of the Jeremy G. play

If he stands up he scores easily.

by Soaker on Aug 23, 2007 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We might be back in the race

if we can face him every night

"We're right where we want to be,'' Oakland outfielder Nick Swisher said. "A predator in the weeds."

by baseballgirl on Aug 23, 2007 4:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is fun!

keep this Hammel guy in the game!

by EllisFanatic on Aug 23, 2007 4:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

YEAH BABE CUST!!!

2 run bomb!

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 4:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

JACK CUCKING FUST!!!!!!!
"Has Kotsay tried using a bat?" - ozzman99

by doctorK on Aug 23, 2007 4:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Kusty the Klown!
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 4:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My goodness...Cust is insane...

whatifwhatifwhatifwhatif...

Wow.

"We're right where we want to be,'' Oakland outfielder Nick Swisher said. "A predator in the weeds."

by baseballgirl on Aug 23, 2007 4:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Seriously.

You're gonna drive yourself insane.

But yeah...

"Who is Danny and why are we eating his cake?" -Jennifer's mom

by pam5981 on Aug 23, 2007 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yup,

still thinking "not a good pitcher."

by mikeA on Aug 23, 2007 4:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We're not gonna stop until we get 31 runs!
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 4:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It really just makes you wonder

if the injuries hadn't been there. Or Kendall and Crosby hadn't been there.

"We're right where we want to be,'' Oakland outfielder Nick Swisher said. "A predator in the weeds."

by baseballgirl on Aug 23, 2007 4:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That too. If we had that pitching later...what if
"We're right where we want to be,'' Oakland outfielder Nick Swisher said. "A predator in the weeds."

by baseballgirl on Aug 23, 2007 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kendall yes, but even though Crosby has stunk, no

other SS, has equaled his production.  Suzuki has already almost surpassed Kendall.

by theblackpearl on Aug 23, 2007 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cust-a-rific!

The #1 Outcome.

How do you post a JPEG image in a comment?

"The crowd came to its feet and chanted "Marco!"..."Scutaro!" like kids in a swimming pool."

by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 4:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

THIS IS HOW

Here's the code (remove the underscore in front of img).

<_img src="http://images.athleticsnation.com/images/admin/AthleticsNation.gif">

Here's the result:

Now replace what's in the quotes with whatever you want.  

"And Guardado deals. It's a drive to left field deep. Jones going back. Looking up! It is GONE! IT'S GONE! TEJADA WINS IT! DO YOU BELIEVE IT! 18 WINS IN A ROW!"

by Plunkage on Aug 23, 2007 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks

Since it's a custom image I'll have to upload it somewhere first though I guess.

"The crowd came to its feet and chanted "Marco!"..."Scutaro!" like kids in a swimming pool."

by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

photobucket
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK, Jason Hammel really sucks.

There, I said it. His mother was thinking it, but I said it.

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 Aug 23, 2007 4:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yawn.

Booooring.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Aug 23, 2007 4:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

In the mist dark figures move and twist...

was all this for real or just some kind of hell
32 the Number of the Beast
Hell and fire was spawned to be released!

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 4:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I would do anything for Buck

But I wouldn't do that...

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You underestimate me.
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He cleans them up again

The CUSTODIAN!

"E-Lo pitched a whale of a ballgame," A's manager Ken Macha said.

by niallmack on Aug 23, 2007 4:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I like it!
Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Aug 23, 2007 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and you liked it11 seconds before i did
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I liked it before it was cool to like it
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 Aug 23, 2007 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i like it
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think I need to not be able to watch games

or pay attention to games more often. They've been winning. Maybe I'm bad luck.

"Who is Danny and why are we eating his cake?" -Jennifer's mom

by pam5981 on Aug 23, 2007 4:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

"Please stop watching"

If I had a nickel for every time salb's heard that one...

Your fingers weave quick minarets/Speak in secret alphabets/I light another cigarette/Learn to forget

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm on it.

Thanks to the scheduling powers-that-be.

"Who is Danny and why are we eating his cake?" -Jennifer's mom

by pam5981 on Aug 23, 2007 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

Just take one for the team

"Has Kotsay tried using a bat?" - ozzman99

by doctorK on Aug 23, 2007 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hezell yeah Chad.
"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 4:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Let's hope this offensive outburst re-invigorates

Chadley for the remainder of the season.

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 4:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Bummer

I was hoping for a game with no singles

"Has Kotsay tried using a bat?" - ozzman99

by doctorK on Aug 23, 2007 5:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

some other guy is taking place of the heckler

hes been beating on a cowbell and when they showed him he had fins and intertube on with a sparkly hat and sunglasses on

by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 5:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like the guy

in the next cubicle

"Has Kotsay tried using a bat?" - ozzman99

by doctorK on Aug 23, 2007 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

or a Farside cartoon
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Someone watching - please explain

Navorro grounds out, 2,1,3?

"Has Kotsay tried using a bat?" - ozzman99

by doctorK on Aug 23, 2007 5:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Suzuki kicked it

I think he was debating weather he was going to pick it up or not, and he touched it and it went to Gaudin, who made the throw.

by sprtsnwyn on Aug 23, 2007 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

*whether*

I forgot, they are indoors.

by sprtsnwyn on Aug 23, 2007 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Figured something like that

Thanks

"Has Kotsay tried using a bat?" - ozzman99

by doctorK on Aug 23, 2007 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

suzuki tried getting and ball and he kicked it

ahead and then gaudin picked it up and threw to first swisher

by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 5:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

maybe he said "let's give em a run" so they

don't get too depressed.  in that case, it worked exactly as hoped.

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Clearly, Mark should have stuck to figure skating

like his sister did.

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 5:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

get it? Hammel? HA HA HA HA HA!!!!
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought you were talking about Mark Ellis.

I was like, "Ellis has a sister? She skates? Huh."

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

allright, another score i can live

quite well with....keep it up.

content with contenderless, i guess

by ak_A on Aug 23, 2007 5:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

there's a joke with Pizza, Crust, and Da Van in

but I don't know how it would go

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 5:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Who does Piazza think he is

True Athletics never try to take the extra base.

"Has Kotsay tried using a bat?" - ozzman99

by doctorK on Aug 23, 2007 5:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey guys

on gameday

Cust again?

Rick on wtih your legendary self!!

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Aug 23, 2007 5:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

rock on

rick on is not rockin'

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Aug 23, 2007 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice 8-pitch inning
"Has Kotsay tried using a bat?" - ozzman99

by doctorK on Aug 23, 2007 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Still hanging

Chad

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Aug 23, 2007 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

When he throws with that sort of control, he can really be dominating.

by sprtsnwyn on Aug 23, 2007 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hana, take your one base.

Did you not see what happened to Piazza?

by greala on Aug 23, 2007 5:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Are we the Angels?

What the hell are we doing on the basepaths?

by sprtsnwyn on Aug 23, 2007 5:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hell's bells

What's with all this running-into-outs business?

"Has Kotsay tried using a bat?" - ozzman99

by doctorK on Aug 23, 2007 5:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I still think it's funny

how many gameday profile pics we have with non-A's hats.

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Aug 23, 2007 5:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Let's see.

Hannahan (Det)
DaVanon (Ari)
Brown (Sac)
Lugo (Sac)

There's got to be a record somewhere.

by danmerqury on Aug 23, 2007 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like Wilt Chamberlain

you can't score enough

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Aug 23, 2007 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

THIRTY-ONE! THIRTY-ONE!
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Both

he's not "The Stilt" for nothing

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Aug 23, 2007 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, it's JJ!

With his first hit!

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 5:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Holy carp

Furmaniak gets off the deck

Woohoo - YES! Yay, single

"Has Kotsay tried using a bat?" - ozzman99

by doctorK on Aug 23, 2007 5:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't know which one bores

me sh*less anymore in a tiresome who cares kind of way ....Bonds or Pete Rose HOFame thing.  yawn

content with contenderless, i guess

by ak_A on Aug 23, 2007 5:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'll bet you it's Bonds
"Has Kotsay tried using a bat?" - ozzman99

by doctorK on Aug 23, 2007 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There goes Chad. Bye Chad.
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 5:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Did Chad come from Chadwick?

I feel for the guy, his name gets on my nerves.

The only other time I heard it was the movie Back to School, the elitist fraternity swimmer scumbag character.

I just never like it, it's not wearing off.

by paradox on Aug 23, 2007 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Never mind (for now).
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Piazza!

I'm just shocked he's doing something.  Good job Mike!

by sprtsnwyn on Aug 23, 2007 6:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Thirty-one! Thirty-one!

We won't stop 'til thirty-one! (21 runs to go...)

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 6:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

SUPER HOTTIE MARK PIAZZA!!!!!!

I can't believe how many points we're scoring--is it, like, a record or something???? O Mi GAWD!

-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 Aug 23, 2007 6:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Chuck Dobson once pitched to a hitter

while Reggie Jackson was still in the dugout

"Has Kotsay tried using a bat?" - ozzman99

by doctorK on Aug 23, 2007 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So Cust has already

"hit" for the "3 Outcomes Cycle":

Home Run
Walk
Strike Out

Is there a fourth lurking?

"The crowd came to its feet and chanted "Marco!"..."Scutaro!" like kids in a swimming pool."

by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dare we call it the "Custycle"?
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha.

Sounds more like a Cust-branded Popsicle, though.

by danmerqury on Aug 23, 2007 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know

But he may be giving new meaning to the term "(insert number)-Run Jack"

"The crowd came to its feet and chanted "Marco!"..."Scutaro!" like kids in a swimming pool."

by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you, everyone...

Greetings, ANers.  I just want to give a big "Thank you" to all of you out there.  I am a transplanted A's fan from Northern California and now reside in Canada.  I didn't find out about this site until this year and am I glad I did.  Because of the cable package I have and the lack a subscription to MLB.tv (long story, don't ask), I have seen a total of 8 games.  Serious withdrawals, folks.  I've been a fan for almost 30 years and have only missed a handful of games either on TV, radio or in person.  You have carried me through this season largely bereft of the sport I love.  Thank goodness I got to see the first two games of the A's v. Blue Jays series on TSN.  (I know it's a day late, but I only signed up yesterday).

Blez, bbg, Nico, monkeyball, theblackpearl, Poppy, Jennifer, ohtobe21, mkt, countless others...you have all made this wonderful.  Even in NoCal I didn't get to have the kind of conversations and insight provided here.  Wish I was still in Sac.  Can't go to a River Cats game any time I want now (I could see Raley Field from my building at work).  I'm living vicariously through all of you.  Serious issues being discussed, the humor, the bile...AN has it all.  :)

Want to say thanks again and I'm stoked I have a place to follow along with other fans of the green and gold.  Let's...Go...A'S!

Derwood13   :)

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hi Derwood13. I know exactly how you feel (see

logon name).

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I figured -
  • and too close to those freakin' Halos for your taste, I'd wager...   >:(

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes, but then again I got to see A's vs. Dodgers

too on local/Fox affiliated tv.  And it's good to keep your enemies close...

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hate Travis Buck.
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Huh...all this time I figured you'd been

doing time in Los Altos.

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Welcome Derwood13!

Looks like you're on your way to a 2-0 record as an AN member -- so, thank YOU!

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Welcome to AN!
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks! :)

And glad to see Gaudin is dealing again...

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If your username is Bewitched-inspired

I expect you to be replaced in four seasons by a user who nevertheless looks and posts almost exactly like you.

Your fingers weave quick minarets/Speak in secret alphabets/I light another cigarette/Learn to forget

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is...

...but I won't be replaced if I can help it still looks nervously over his shoulder...

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Leave now.

You will hate it here.

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Aug 23, 2007 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We might get 30 yet...

if this guy's ERA holds true (12.68)

"The crowd came to its feet and chanted "Marco!"..."Scutaro!" like kids in a swimming pool."

by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

On the other hand...

Dude just shaved a point and a half off his ERA with that 1-2-3 inning.

"The crowd came to its feet and chanted "Marco!"..."Scutaro!" like kids in a swimming pool."

by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

[makes Homer "doughnut" noise]
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

His Chadness is rocking my world and it

freaks me out!  10 Ks through 7!

'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 6:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Again, I know this is late, but

that thing on Reed Johnson's face looks like an ump's broom...  :)

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

A Brillo pad.
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Either that

or a hedgehog crawled on his chin for a nap...

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I still think it's Gaudin's wolverine pelt
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 23, 2007 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All those in favor...

...of a Cust multi-homer game raise your hands.  :)

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Raised hand

perpetual

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Aug 23, 2007 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sweet!

This endorsement sponsored by Right Guard.  :Þ

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Should have kept going.

He already got out tonight, who cares. Maybe they miss a throw.

by greala on Aug 23, 2007 6:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Does this guy know how to score, or what?

;-)

"The crowd came to its feet and chanted "Marco!"..."Scutaro!" like kids in a swimming pool."

by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hawt,
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Somewhere Kirk Douglas

and Tony Curtis are suing for royalties...  :)

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Loincloths are sooooo much better than highsocks.
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, let's tell Blanton.
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Except for the sliding part
"The crowd came to its feet and chanted "Marco!"..."Scutaro!" like kids in a swimming pool."

by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't the White Sox try that once?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 23, 2007 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But it would give

"Swish is going balls to the wall" a whole new meaning.

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then again

It would make "sliding home to score" much easier. (Not that our players would ever want to do that :)

"The crowd came to its feet and chanted "Marco!"..."Scutaro!" like kids in a swimming pool."

by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Rock out with your ..... out"

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Capon?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 23, 2007 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did I miss anything
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 6:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

besides a ?
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Evidently...

when Jennifer says she hates you...

...she really likes you.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 23, 2007 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But "no" still means NO.
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm guessing

that Travis would get a "yes".

Especially once she's locked him in chains in her basement.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 23, 2007 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's not our code word.
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do you mean your "safe word"?
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That works, too.
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's the UNsafe word?

Oblique?

"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right now...

hamstring.

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

popcorn
Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Aug 23, 2007 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Us! You missed US!!
"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I *DID*!

I've been offline for almost 4 hours!!!

"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jeez, where were you?

Madagascar?

Stat Wonk Futurist

by salb918 on Aug 23, 2007 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Japan.
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My condolences. :(

Welcome back, though.  :)

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No. We are just trying to

beat Wash's boys' 30-spot from last night...

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

two basketball players

and some other guy.

Your fingers weave quick minarets/Speak in secret alphabets/I light another cigarette/Learn to forget

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My two-year old daughter

just yelled out, "Let's Go A's!" from the living room...  :)

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good girl!
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All is going according to plan.

My training is working.   :)  Her first game was last year about 3 weeks shy of her 1st birthday (on MY birthday) and happened to be the day Bonds tied Ruth with 714.  >:(

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

my grandson will be 2 and for some months he has

been saying lets go oakland when he gets up in the morning. they even tried potty training by saying lets go potty and he said lets go oakland. he sings take me out to the ballgame too

by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Excellent! Nothing like passing on

the tradition of A's fan-dom...

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Calero gave up one so far...

...but helped his own cause starting the DP!  :)

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:49 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Why does Furmaniak's "J.J." stand for...

Jason Joseph instead of John Joseph?  Didn't his parents get the memo?

"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 6:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He's a maniak, maniak, on the floor!
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He got knocked there by a pitch at 94...
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And the ghost of Michael Sembello's music

is still haunting me to this day : 0

"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rotoworld on Scoot:

Marco Scutaro was scratched from Thursday's lineup with what manager Bob Geren called a "non-baseball condition."
Those midnight runs to Taco Bell need to stop, Marco.

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 6:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think since he went to T Bell

that the runs may start...  >:)

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fosse & Kuiper said he was dizzy before the game.
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, dizzy from listening to Crosby

talk in circles about his new strategy for laying off the outside pitch.

"The crowd came to its feet and chanted "Marco!"..."Scutaro!" like kids in a swimming pool."

by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Watching Calero is just kind of sad now,

in a Jeff Tam sort of way. :-(

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 Aug 23, 2007 6:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Sans chinese tattoos
"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think he's eroded into more of a Rincon

Although Rincon always made me mad more than sad.

"The crowd came to its feet and chanted "Marco!"..."Scutaro!" like kids in a swimming pool."

by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whoa, Swish wants to go kick some ass!
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 6:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

who doesn't?
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wireless connection- full power...

I hate technology sometimes but I made it here in time to celebrate a little.  Can we petition the MLB office for about 20 more games please?

"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 6:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Technology is a fickle master...

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My computer was trying to connect to the

neighbor's IP for some reason.  Things always seem very simple... once you figure them out.  

EI's was on the whole time.  Ahhhh.

"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know you've got problems

when your PC strays to the NEIGHBOR'S house.  :(

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good point. My next door neighbor is an

ex-Denver Broncos' cheerleader.  I hope our PC's make a connection and then, you know, introduce us and we can all live happily ever after.

"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Electric Dreams!

Is she a cellist, too?

"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

She could play the cello. I'm sure she would

play it beautifully because she is absolutely perfect until I get to know her better.

"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least she's an ex-Broncos cheerleader...

shhhhh I don't like the Broncos.  :)

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or a triple.

HAHAHAHAHA!

"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whomever is pitching the 9th

needs to lead it off with a ball to the ribs.

by Zonis on Aug 23, 2007 7:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

aka, a hernia
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bigmouth.
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bigmouth. Strikes again.
"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks again for the warm welcome, all...

Gotta bail.  Let's sweep the rest of August and September!  Far fetched, but a guy can dream...at least another 20-game streak?   :)

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 7:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice to meet you :)
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice to be met. *wink*

Keep these folks in line, OK, Poppy?  :)

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HAH.

Yeah, right.

"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The line to hell.
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In a hannahandbasket
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guffaw!
Your fingers weave quick minarets/Speak in secret alphabets/I light another cigarette/Learn to forget

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

<gets in line>
"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Roger that.

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought you were new. Nice to chat

for 1 minute.

"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He/she said nice things about us

http://www.athleticsnation.com/comme...

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, we're suckers for that

a little sweet talk, a little leg, and we're yours.

Your fingers weave quick minarets/Speak in secret alphabets/I light another cigarette/Learn to forget

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You sound like a puppy
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Aug 23, 2007 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He.

takes a bow  Darren.  Glad to meet you...  :)

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was awful kind of him/her. My only

complaint is that he shortened my AN name.  You know how I much I want that to happen.

"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The call is coming from... INSIDE THE HOUSE!

How incredibly bizarre. That's in this thread and I somehow didn't see it.

"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is someone making fun of my vacuum

falling in another room?  Were you here for that one?

"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL! Yes, I was.

But I was making fun of myself for somehow not seeing the biggest comment in the entire thread...  :P

"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where is it? I kind of, sort of, don't get it.
"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't get it.
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You need to pay more attention. I think you

were asleep one night but I was sitting here watching the A's game one night when I heard a big CRASH!#% clear across the other side of my house.  Everyone was making fun of me and one person seemed to be upset when I came back safely to post that I was okay.  I apologized for not being able to deliver a "grueseome murder scene" for them.

"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hang on, I'm searchin'...
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Here...

http://www.athleticsnation.com/comme...

"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is funny... NOW.
"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

If anything happened to you, it would have been like, half as funny, tops.

by ozzman99 on Aug 23, 2007 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Either that or twice as funny.

We reached an AN blogger from Millbrae, "he like heard a noise in the other room and we were all very concerned.  Most of us couldn't leave the site because we had to make sure that he was okay.  It's just sad because we were like BFF and now he is gone."

The quote would come from a guy who wasn't even on AN that night :-)  

"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

AN's Babe Ruth

It would be like the game where Ruth called his shot.  Everyone would claim to have been here the night O2B received numerous suction welts from a fugitive Hoover.

by ozzman99 on Aug 23, 2007 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LMAO!
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aaw...

You kept typing!  You mustn't have felt that threatened!

"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was concerned but not threatened. I was typing

with one wandering as far back as it could from a peripheral standoint.  I was going to smack my Dell upside the intruder's head.

My roommmate had just moved out of my house so it was actually the first time I have lived alone.  Seriously.

"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"one eye"
"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I understand.

I'm belatedly sorry I laughed at you before the ordeal was over.  I'm alone a lot, so I'm already tough shit...  ;)

"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's not that I'm fearful of anything

but it's an adjustment to hear sounds when no one else is supposed to be in the f'n house.  

"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, our apartment building is 80 years old...

so it makes random creaky noises that I know are not neighbor noises (only 4 apartments).  It took some getting used to.  Now all I hear are the desperate cheeps of doomed crickets (gecko food) in Poppy Jr.'s room...  LOL

"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wha...?

Why are you feeding your child cricket food?

by ozzman99 on Aug 23, 2007 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks. :)

Wish I could stay longer...keep up the good work!

"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"

by Derwood13 on Aug 23, 2007 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damnit Cassilla!

You missed him...

by Zonis on Aug 23, 2007 7:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You KNOW you're going to be ejected...

...you might as well inflict a little pain in the process.

by Soaker on Aug 23, 2007 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Too bad it missed his bat too.

That would have been perfect.  Walk away with the strike or even better an out if it bounces back onto the field.

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by DMOAS on Aug 23, 2007 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh no

by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 7:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oops.
That was a short outing.
"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 7:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jairo'll get some clubhouse love from that
Your fingers weave quick minarets/Speak in secret alphabets/I light another cigarette/Learn to forget

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 7:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

say that 3x fast
'I have a theory about Randy Bell, but it betrays such an abject lack of faith in humanity that I cannot voice it.' ~FSU

by LAXile on Aug 23, 2007 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Clubhouse love

Not that there's anything wrong with that...

"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's drivin me mad

It's making me crazy, crazy

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We need to have Karaoke Game Thread
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sequel to the DLD
"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tomorrow is Friday...

instead of haikus...

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No...not tomorrow! I'll be out in the real world

Seeing Huey Lewis and the News!

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So what are you doing tomorrow night?
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

Billy's home, he just got back from LA.
Plenty of lines but nothing to say.
Said I, seen this movie and it don't end nice.
Looks like trouble in paradise.

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Clubhouse love...

it's drivng me mad...

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's makin' me crazyyyy....
"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

Not many of these lyrics need to be changed for Swish (when he plays first)

Cause I'm a picker
I'm a grinner
I'm a lover
And I'm a sinner
I play my music in the sun.
I'm a joker
I'm a smoker
I'm a midnight toker
I get my loving on the run Wooo Woooo

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How about this one?

Guitars, Cadillacs and hillbilly music
Lonely, lonely streets of alcohol

"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

First of all, given the way the rule is written

I can't blame Hirschbeck. You and I everyone around know it was on purpose.

What I don't understand is if the A's wanted to retaliate, why didn't they leave Calero in to do it since he was leaving the game anyway?

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 Aug 23, 2007 7:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

They were afraid he'd throw a strike
Your fingers weave quick minarets/Speak in secret alphabets/I light another cigarette/Learn to forget

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree, but possibly

Calero had already gone to the clubhouse and had his arm in ice.

by Soaker on Aug 23, 2007 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So bring him out and have him

throw an ice pack. Which he would probably hang in the strike zone, but still...

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 Aug 23, 2007 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The rule

Doesn't it require a mandatory suspension?  Maybe Geren saw the wisdom in getting Casilla suspended and keeping Calero around to give up runs.  Not that Casilla's been all that great lately.

If a suspension is mandatory, why not use Marshall?

by ozzman99 on Aug 23, 2007 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't believe there is a mandatory suspension

There are mandatory ejections of the pitcher and his manager if an umpire decides that a pitcher has thrown at a batter after a warning has been issued.  No mandatory suspension though (and no ejection of Geren in this case since there had been no warning).

by Soaker on Aug 23, 2007 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tough break for the A's

<snaps fingers>

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 Aug 23, 2007 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't we hit Delmon Young?

Did Fosse and Kuiper forget that?

by Zonis on Aug 23, 2007 7:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I thought hitting JJ was retaliation
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not every HBP requires retaliation

Calero hit Delmon Young because he has no idea where the ball is going these days (his best guess being to left-center field on a line).

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 Aug 23, 2007 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Frankly, I don't think any HBP...

requires retaliation.  But sometimes they do it anyway even when the initial plunk was obviously not intentional.  Which is even stupider.

"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

{Plunks Poppy}
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 Aug 23, 2007 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jeez, Louise! At least buy me dinner first!
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

{Plunks Louise}
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 Aug 23, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, shut up, 200 person crowd.

The pitch was over the middle of the plate; dude stuck his helmet out over the plate.

"Female ass are strange creatures. They come and go as they please." -- Sigourney Weaver

by oblique on Aug 23, 2007 7:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Gosh, just walked in after listening in the car

what the heck happened in the bottom of th 9th?  This game isn't over yet?

Oakland - where opposing pitchers go to lower their ERA

by kapers on Aug 23, 2007 7:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Celebration at the Tropicana

"The crowd came to its feet and chanted "Marco!"..."Scutaro!" like kids in a swimming pool."

by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 7:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey, the CD jacket is empty!
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 Aug 23, 2007 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Month of the Quote!!!!!

Omigod, that is SO funny!!!!!!!!!

I don't get it.

-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 Aug 23, 2007 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sometimes the music is better played in your head

Just ask Cindi. ;-)

"The crowd came to its feet and chanted "Marco!"..."Scutaro!" like kids in a swimming pool."

by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Totally random

And probably not original, but did anyone notice that when the D-Rays traded Ty Wigginton to Houston, he went from playing at Tropicana Field to Minute Maid Park?

by ozzman99 on Aug 23, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's totally juicing.
"MY ass would be a strange creature." ~ mkt

by Poppy on Aug 23, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

corny

I love corny!  Good stuff.

by ozzman99 on Aug 23, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And next he'll be working @ Orange Julius

in the mall.

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 23, 2007 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mmmm. Good stuff.

My nephews are now 14 and 16 so they love to check out all of the chicks that work there.  It must be a pre-req to be "cute" and "tiny" because the place appears to look like a snobbish sorority house.

"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Neenie f'n neenie!!
"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think OJ definitely had a hand in that

(The glove that is)

"The crowd came to its feet and chanted "Marco!"..."Scutaro!" like kids in a swimming pool."

by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If someone has HD.net check out the guy

singing for Son Volt.  He looks like Swisher.

"He thinks the lady doth protest too much." -Larry David (or Shakespeare)

by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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