Open Game Thread: Game 129 - A's at Tampa Bay
by Tyler Bleszinski on Aug 23, 2007 3:35 PM PDT
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PrintThe 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.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 4:02 PM PDT reply actions
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.
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.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 4:04 PM PDT reply actions
You're right...
...Scutaro was scratched...sick I guess.
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.
said mike piazza limping into second a's1 run in
by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 4:23 PM PDT reply actions
Tampa Bay announcers, or A's announcers? The
way Mike has ran all year may confuse the visitors?
by theblackpearl on Aug 23, 2007 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
a's but when they said it again it wasnt limping
it was just all the years of catching type of run
by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
That's how he's been running all year. Vince
should probably watch a game or two.
by theblackpearl on Aug 23, 2007 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Cust walks more than anyone I remember.
Or maybe she meant "care to remember"
and Carl Crawford, to boot. Must have been hard
hit, or close to the bag. He can fly down the line.
by theblackpearl on Aug 23, 2007 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty good inning there from Gaudin!
This pitcher won't be around long, he will be at
50 pitches by the end of this inning. Let's make him pay
The ump's not giving him anything close
Not that he should.
Last night on Rescue Me...
Appropriate place for an AA recap, though!
I love that show.
How could anyone not?
4 walks/3 outs?
Good time for a bunt..
Okay, JJ.
Alright, that worked.
Good job, JJ.
Wheeeeee!
But skip, when I throw strikes
they get smoked!
Wheee!
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!
I go out walking...
SWISHA!
That was a SHITTY slide by Davanon.
trying to help the Angels still
getting thrown out.
by theblackpearl on Aug 23, 2007 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
We might be back in the race
if we can face him every night
fossee said what tb catcher did was illegal he
blocked the guy from plate
by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 4:44 PM PDT reply actions
discussion about foot/ball blocking but they dont
enforce rule
by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 4:46 PM PDT reply actions
YEAH BABE CUST!!!
2 run bomb!
Kusty the Klown!
My goodness...Cust is insane...
whatifwhatifwhatifwhatif...
Wow.
Seriously.
You're gonna drive yourself insane.
But yeah...
We're not gonna stop until we get 31 runs!
It really just makes you wonder
if the injuries hadn't been there. Or Kendall and Crosby hadn't been there.
That too. If we had that pitching later...what if
by baseballgirl on Aug 23, 2007 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
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
Cust-a-rific!
The #1 Outcome.
How do you post a JPEG image in a comment?
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 4:49 PM PDT reply actions
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.
by Plunkage @ Athletics Nation on Aug 23, 2007 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks
Since it's a custom image I'll have to upload it somewhere first though I guess.
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
photobucket
OK, Jason Hammel really sucks.
There, I said it. His mother was thinking it, but I said it.
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!
I would do anything for Buck
But I wouldn't do that...
You underestimate me.
He cleans them up again
The CUSTODIAN!
and you liked it11 seconds before i did
I liked it before it was cool to like it
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.
"Please stop watching"
If I had a nickel for every time salb's heard that one...
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm on it.
Thanks to the scheduling powers-that-be.
Hezell yeah Chad.
Let's hope this offensive outburst re-invigorates
Chadley for the remainder of the season.
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
or a Farside cartoon
Someone watching - please explain
Navorro grounds out, 2,1,3?
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.
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
what ever suzuki told him it didnt work they got
a run
by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 5:16 PM PDT reply actions
maybe he said "let's give em a run" so they
don't get too depressed. in that case, it worked exactly as hoped.
Clearly, Mark should have stuck to figure skating
like his sister did.
get it? Hammel? HA HA HA HA HA!!!!
I thought you were talking about Mark Ellis.
I was like, "Ellis has a sister? She skates? Huh."
allright, another score i can live
quite well with....keep it up.
cust was trying to come in before mike got tagged
in pickle
by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 5:30 PM PDT reply actions
Haha, Kiper called it a double.
Not quite m'friend.
there's a joke with Pizza, Crust, and Da Van in
but I don't know how it would go
Who does Piazza think he is
True Athletics never try to take the extra base.
rock on
rick on is not rockin'
by oaklandSMASH on Aug 23, 2007 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
almost but that only counts in horseshoes and
handgernades-sp
by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 5:32 PM PDT reply actions
Hana, take your one base.
Did you not see what happened to Piazza?
Hell's bells
What's with all this running-into-outs business?
Like Wilt Chamberlain
you can't score enough
by oaklandSMASH on Aug 23, 2007 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
THIRTY-ONE! THIRTY-ONE!
Both
he's not "The Stilt" for nothing
by oaklandSMASH on Aug 23, 2007 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, it's JJ!
With his first hit!
Holy carp
Furmaniak gets off the deck
Woohoo - YES! Yay, single
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
There goes Chad. Bye Chad.
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.
Never mind (for now).
Thirty-one! Thirty-one!
We won't stop 'til thirty-one! (21 runs to go...)
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
shannon stewart was missing from left field ump
had to tell a's
by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 6:05 PM PDT reply actions
Chuck Dobson once pitched to a hitter
while Reggie Jackson was still in the dugout
So Cust has already
"hit" for the "3 Outcomes Cycle":
Home Run
Walk
Strike Out
Is there a fourth lurking?
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:07 PM PDT reply actions
Dare we call it the "Custycle"?
I don't know
But he may be giving new meaning to the term "(insert number)-Run Jack"
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
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 :)
Hi Derwood13. I know exactly how you feel (see
logon name).
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 hate Travis Buck.
Huh...all this time I figured you'd been
doing time in Los Altos.
Welcome Derwood13!
Looks like you're on your way to a 2-0 record as an AN member -- so, thank YOU!
Welcome to AN!
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.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
We might get 30 yet...
if this guy's ERA holds true (12.68)
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:18 PM PDT reply actions
On the other hand...
Dude just shaved a point and a half off his ERA with that 1-2-3 inning.
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
[makes Homer "doughnut" noise]
His Chadness is rocking my world and it
freaks me out! 10 Ks through 7!
A Brillo pad.
I still think it's Gaudin's wolverine pelt
Should have kept going.
He already got out tonight, who cares. Maybe they miss a throw.
Does this guy know how to score, or what?
;-)
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:31 PM PDT reply actions
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"
Loincloths are sooooo much better than highsocks.
Except for the sliding part
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't the White Sox try that once?
But it would give
"Swish is going balls to the wall" a whole new meaning.
Then again
It would make "sliding home to score" much easier. (Not that our players would ever want to do that :)
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
"Rock out with your ..... out"
Evidently...
when Jennifer says she hates you...
...she really likes you.
I'm guessing
that Travis would get a "yes".
Especially once she's locked him in chains in her basement.
That's not our code word.
Do you mean your "safe word"?
That works, too.
Right now...
hamstring.
Us! You missed US!!
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"
two basketball players
and some other guy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
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"
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"
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
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"
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"
Why does Furmaniak's "J.J." stand for...
Jason Joseph instead of John Joseph? Didn't his parents get the memo?
He's a maniak, maniak, on the floor!
And the ghost of Michael Sembello's music
is still haunting me to this day : 0
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
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.
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"
Yeah, dizzy from listening to Crosby
talk in circles about his new strategy for laying off the outside pitch.
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Watching Calero is just kind of sad now,
in a Jeff Tam sort of way. :-(
Sans chinese tattoos
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he's eroded into more of a Rincon
Although Rincon always made me mad more than sad.
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
who doesn't?
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?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 6:59 PM PDT reply actions
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"
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.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
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"
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.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
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.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
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"
let piazza get up again so he can get more runs
by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 7:01 PM PDT reply actions
aka, a hernia
Bigmouth. Strikes again.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
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"
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"
The line to hell.
Guffaw!
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
<gets in line>
anything is possible until that x appears by your
team
by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
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"
I thought you were new. Nice to chat
for 1 minute.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
He/she said nice things about us
http://www.athleticsnation.com/comme...
Yeah, we're suckers for that
a little sweet talk, a little leg, and we're yours.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
You sound like a puppy
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.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
The call is coming from... INSIDE THE HOUSE!
How incredibly bizarre. That's in this thread and I somehow didn't see it.
Is someone making fun of my vacuum
falling in another room? Were you here for that one?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL! Yes, I was.
But I was making fun of myself for somehow not seeing the biggest comment in the entire thread... :P
Where is it? I kind of, sort of, don't get it.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't get it.
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.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
That is funny... NOW.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
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 :-)
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
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.
Aaw...
You kept typing! You mustn't have felt that threatened!
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.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
"one eye"
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn. You're en fuego tonight.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
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... ;)
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.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
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
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"
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.
Oops.
that wasnt on purpose if they saw what he did
last game
by smasfan on Aug 23, 2007 7:06 PM PDT reply actions
Jairo'll get some clubhouse love from that
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 7:07 PM PDT reply actions
say that 3x fast
Clubhouse love
Not that there's anything wrong with that...
It's drivin me mad
It's making me crazy, crazy
Sequel to the DLD
Tomorrow is Friday...
instead of haikus...
No...not tomorrow! I'll be out in the real world
Seeing Huey Lewis and the News!
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.
Clubhouse love...
it's drivng me mad...
It's makin' me crazyyyy....
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
How about this one?
Guitars, Cadillacs and hillbilly music
Lonely, lonely streets of alcohol
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
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?
They were afraid he'd throw a strike
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 23, 2007 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
So bring him out and have him
throw an ice pack. Which he would probably hang in the strike zone, but still...
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?
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).
Tough break for the A's
<snaps fingers>
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).
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.
{Plunks Poppy}
{Plunks Louise}
Oh, shut up, 200 person crowd.
The pitch was over the middle of the plate; dude stuck his helmet out over the plate.
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?
Celebration at the Tropicana
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 7:23 PM PDT reply actions
Hey, the CD jacket is empty!
Month of the Quote!!!!!
Omigod, that is SO funny!!!!!!!!!
I don't get it.
-Cindi
Sometimes the music is better played in your head
Just ask Cindi. ;-)
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
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?
And next he'll be working @ Orange Julius
in the mall.
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.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Neenie f'n neenie!!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I think OJ definitely had a hand in that
(The glove that is)
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 23, 2007 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
If someone has HD.net check out the guy
singing for Son Volt. He looks like Swisher.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 23, 2007 7:45 PM PDT reply actions
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