Open Thread: Game 111 - A's vs. Angels (AN Day IV)
by monkeyball on Aug 4, 2007 11:18 AM PDT
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PrintSorry to make this game thread brief, but I'm busy kludging up my pirated A's merchandise and getting ready to BART over to the Coliseum for AN Day IV: A New Hope.
A's vs. Angels. Icin' Joe Blanton vs. "Zero" Kelvim Escobar. Vlad the Impaler vs. Furmaniak the Scrambler. Nico the Inquisitor vs. Beane the Dissembler. $5 BART Bridge Hats vs. Officially Licensed MLB Merchandise.
Swisher, Stewart, and Buck all have ahd decent success against Escobar in limited PAs. Blanton looks to shrug off both his recent disappointing performances and his rumored near-departure prior to the trade deadline (watch out for Maicer Izturis, who has absolutely PWN3D Blanton to this point).
And remember that there's a tv-dictated 12:55 PT start time for the game today.
If someone could post lineups in the thread when they're announced, that'd be awesome.
Game wrap this afternoon/evening may be a bit delayed, due to my commute back from Oakland.
Please use the extra threads judiciously.
Go A's!!!
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Wish I had planned ahead
and I was going to AN day.... :( maybe someday I will meet yall....
sad
sad im not going , the last two years have been a blast
Wish I was there
but I knew I'd be occupied today.
...now, as it turns out, I'm NOT!
Oh, well, such are the fortunes of life....
by One won lost won on Aug 4, 2007 11:40 AM PDT reply actions
wish I could be there too...
stupid relatives that I never hang out with even when I'm with them but I have to go anyways because the parents make me sigh. What would I do without AN? I'll probably be here all day...
I'm shooting for next year
I was out of work for 6 months. I know I'll be in a better spot next season, and I'm making it a point to be able to go.
Lineups
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore...
AN Day v. 4.0: A's Starting Lineup
- Stewart - LF
- Swisher - 1B
- Cust - RF
- Piazza - DH
- Ellis - 2B
- Kotsay - CF
- Scutaro - 3B
- Murphy - SS
- Bowen - C
Angles of Anaheim:
- Figgins 3b
- Cabrera ss
- Guerrero dh
- Anderson lf
- Matthews Jr
- Kotchman 1b
- Izturis 2b
- Mathis c
- Willits rf
I'm calling an A's Walk Off Win via HBP or BB or Error courtesy of K-Rod w/ Donnie Murphy at the plate.
Fossee to interview Rex Hudler in a few minutes..
My head might explode.
Suzuki not in the lineup?
another player to the DL? hope not.
by oak1 on Aug 4, 2007 12:39 PM PDT reply actions
?
It sounds like the A's did not get anyone for him.
Well Mark Grace is an idiot, but he said it, now
they have to agree on what D-backs give back, and he will be gone.
by theblackpearl on Aug 4, 2007 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Joe Kennedy waived and claimed by Arizona
On the wire today. See ya Joe not going to miss you
by Morada Mudshark on Aug 4, 2007 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
yep, it is official
Kennedy claimed on waivers by Arizona; Lugo recalled from Sacramento
by theblackpearl on Aug 4, 2007 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
D'Backs must be desperate
or the NL must really suck or both.
by oak1 on Aug 4, 2007 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Space-Time continuum violation...
Having players traded for each other on the same team:
Eric Byrnes and Joe Kennedy
by One won lost won on Aug 4, 2007 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Guess the D/Backs don't really want to win . . .
JoKe = poison pill
by millbraeforAsfan on Aug 4, 2007 12:51 PM PDT reply actions
Lugo has been great in AAA, he has a .50 ERA, he
has a good arm, so he might have fixed some mechanical things while in the minors, and will be effective this time.
by theblackpearl on Aug 4, 2007 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, where's Ziggy's chance up here!!!
by millbraeforAsfan on Aug 4, 2007 12:52 PM PDT reply actions
Buck not in the lineup
he was the reason we beat Escobar the last time out.
by oak1 on Aug 4, 2007 12:54 PM PDT reply actions
and...
there is only one "Catfish"!
they're trying to jinx MaEl
how dare they...
Why are we pitching to Vlad?
Someone please explain to me.
Thanks in advance.
by millbraeforAsfan on Aug 4, 2007 1:04 PM PDT reply actions
Hi everyone. Glad some of you didn't go to AN
day so I wouldn't be on here all alone.
I'm hoping to go next year as well.
Just read the post about JoKe. When did he get DFA'd? Wasn't he in the bullpen last night? Wow, about time. I wasn't expecting anything from him after his last few debacles.
Go A's!!!
I'm sure every A's player will get put on waivers
at this time of the year, you don't have to be DFA.
by theblackpearl on Aug 4, 2007 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh that's right. I forgot about that. No more
JoKe jokes.
question
When a player is claimed and the team pulls him back, can he not be placed on waivers again or can he be placed on waivers but can't be pulled back a second time?
No.
Once a player is put on waivers, a team claims him, and the team pulls him off the wire, he cannot be put on the wire again and pulled off a second time in that season.
Waivers--
teams can make trades after the July 31 trade deadline, but the player has clear waivers. Any player can be placed on waivers at any time, and any team can "claim" the player. AZ claimed Joe. The team with the lower record gets first dibs on the player.
After AZ claimed Joe, there are a few options:
- arrange a trade
- take the player off waivers (many teams do this... the Braves did this last year with Andruw Jones)
- allow the team to claim the player.
Once a player is put on the waiver wire, claimed, and taken off the wire by the original team, the player cannot be placed on the wire and taken off again that year. If the player clears waivers, the player can be traded at any time after the trade deadline. Also, the player can be sent to the minors (think Conner Robertson), traded (Milton), or released (Kielty).
Also, no waivers are announced until a transaction occurs, like a trade such as Milton's.
So he wasn't actually DFAd, and we didn't hear about Joe being put on waivers until AZ claimed him. I bet tons of players are on waivers as we speak, we just don't know about it.
Ah ha.
As terrible as he has been lately, it would be better to let him walk to free agency than let him go now for nothing.
nope, they chose #3, just let them claim
Joe, and they pay the salary
by theblackpearl on Aug 4, 2007 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there somewhere that reports that?
Well the press release, just reads like a direct
claim, as it doesn't mention a PTBNL.
by theblackpearl on Aug 4, 2007 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks Jennifer. This stuff confuses me every
year.
so...
they can't be placed on the wire and pulled back a second time, but can they be put on the wire again at all?
no need, if they get claimed, they either go to
the team that claims them, or if they don't get claimed, they can be traded to anyone for the rest of the year.
by theblackpearl on Aug 4, 2007 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, I believe so.
They just can't pull him off waivers twice.
wonder if he was invited to AN day...
Just making sure . . .
there is a "no refunds,no returns" policy with JoKe and the D/backs, right?
by millbraeforAsfan on Aug 4, 2007 1:13 PM PDT reply actions
Whoo!
It's still on Fox, but I takes what I can gets.
And hi fellow NRAF'rs that couldn't make the trip to AN Day!
Looks like Suzuki is ok
Suzuki had X-rays prior to Saturday's game, which revealed only a bruise. He and manager Bob Geren said that the only reason he wasn't in the lineup was because of the fact that it was a day game after a night game.
"He's a little sore, but he's available," Geren added. "He's able, he's OK and that's good news. He could easily be in the game."
whew. we need him to gain confidence with the
pitchers for next season.
karros the bitterman
theat swipe he took at A's fans shows his bitterness. Maybe if he didn't suck so badly during his forgetable A's days he wouldn't have been booed.
My sad story
I am sitting at my desk at work finishing an equipment inventory in advance of an audit next week.
On the corner of my desk is my envelope with AN Day tickets enclosed. And Korach was just talking about what a great bunch of fans AN'ers are.
I wish I was in the sunshine in Oakland instead of the basement in San Anselmo.
Go A's! Thanks for being there non-AN day AN'ers!
Awww, that is just heartbreaking. Maybe you'll
be there next year with those of us who couldn't go this year.
haha I just noticed...
Lew Wolff became owner on April Fools Day...
Fox just showed the future stadium site
No-hit by Escobar????!
Wouldn't -that- put a capper on AN day!!???
by One won lost won on Aug 4, 2007 1:51 PM PDT reply actions
Won't happen.
I'm looking at cust right now to bail us out.
I saw Cust get that hit!
by One won lost won on Aug 4, 2007 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Am I a drunk monkey
or does it seem the A's are giving up lots of Infield Hits this year?
Is it time for new thread MoJo
this thread is dead
You're not kidding. I've been gone about 10 mins
and there's been one post.
Awww, Kennedy looked sad...
If nothing else
I now have an appreciation for Escobar. I never thought he was very good, but look at his numbers the last few years:
- 3.93
- 3.02
- 3.61
- 2.87
Hi guys!
I'm here. We can win now.
weeeee
Moving runners along. Good stuff.
Does anyone else
get tired of announcers saying that bunting/hitting and running/stealing is against the A's philosophy? I mean, I get that it's not typical of the team... but the philosophy is to win games.
the philosophy the A's use in service ...
of trying to win.
NICE!!!
I'll take it. Let's get another.
but a WP is earned
But a Passed ball, no.
It's all wacked
Come on Cust!!
Look for that pitch to HIT!
Or walk again haha
Aw
shame that it broke his bat. Maybe if it was hit harder it would've been for a hit... but we have a TIE GAME!!! WOOHOO!!
I'm nervous
OK nevermind it's ok
The commentators are terrible
I appreciate getting a "clear" explanation of moneyball, but they could go a long way in keeping my interest.
Let's go SCOOT!!!!
Ellis was walked
He's on 1st. Scutaro is up. 3-2 count 1 out.
He walks
that's 7 from Escobar this game.
Let's go T-Buck!!!!!
YEESSSS!!!!
Bloop single to RF by Buck!!
RUN SCORES!
1st and 3rd 2 outs. 2-1 A's!!!
WTG Travis!
More..more..more! We need more runs! And thanks for the updates. It's really appreciated!
I'm a bit nervous
about only having a 1 run lead.
Nice inning Huston!!!
I would love him to be that good the rest of the year.
It takes forever to load
on my computer. And costs a bit more than I really want to pay for a season. I can check the game through Foxsports.com, but like knowing that it's a bloop hit. That's why I appreciate AN so much. I don't have to have every pitch detailed for me, but I like getting a fan's perspective.
Maybe you're thinking of audio/video.
I signed up for the video to listen at work (cheaper than buying another radio)
But there's a flash app that is free, does a nice job, and I don't think it's a BW hog.
its the bottom of the 8th...
and we haven't even touched the other threads.
How sad
Maybe we should post a lot now just to make up for it. Like a post for every pitch.
Well there are only 5 or 6 of us who have posted
more than once.
by theblackpearl on Aug 4, 2007 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
No surprise
Saturday day game and a lot of our regulars are at the game (not me, damnit).
OK...I was thinking about
the mlbtv thing. But the gameday is still slower to load than foxsports.com for me.
Let's go Piazza!
egads
struck out the side
Swisher, Cust and Piazza
Let's go EMBREE!
by SwisherThresher on Aug 4, 2007 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Well that was lame.
COME ON EMBREE!! SHUT 'EM DOWN!!!!
I love Embree. He looks like a chipmunk.
Although, it might be the ten pounds of gum he packs in his cheeks. Either way, awesome.
He reminds me
of the coach on Rookie of the Year (not sure if anyone here has even seen that movie...) played by Daniel Stern. I'll have to screencap a picture of him when I can get to my DVD.
Listen to those fans! Glad the ANers got a good
pitching outing from Blanton.
Let's go Embree!!
WOO HOOO!!!!
Oh yeah! Pitching looked good and it was enough
for a change. Let's finish them off tomorrow!
Yeah!
Now we can go back to important things, like talking about Milton Bradley.
Did they come out with a new game or something?
What's to talk about?
by theblackpearl on Aug 4, 2007 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Great game by the A's
even if I caught only the last two innings.
Looking forward to AN day diaries from those who were there.
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