Open Game Thread: Game 113 - A's at Texas
by Tyler Bleszinski on Aug 6, 2007 5:17 PM PDT
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PrintThe A's go south to take on the Rangers with Dallas Braden on the mound. Braden has a 1-6 record and a 5.28 ERA. He faces old A's farmhand John Rheinecker who is sporting a 1-0 record and a 5.74 ERA.
Braden has gotten better and better from month to month. We'll see if he continues to grow. Texas can be murder on the most experienced pitcher so we'll see if the rookie wilts.
The A's starting lineup looks like this:
Buck
Stewart
Swisher
Piazza
Ellis
Johnson
Scutaro
Murphy
Suzuki
Cust was awesome yesterday, so it's tough to see why he was out of the lineup, but at the same time, Geren is dealing with too many players and not enough positions to play them in.
The Rangers lineup looks like this:
Kinsler
Vazquez
Young
Sosa
Byrd
Cruz
Botts
Saltalamacchia
Laird
It's kind of nice to face the Rangers and not have to worry about Teixeira anymore. And man, they traded for a guy whose name is tough to spell. I know I'm one to complain considering my last name but sheesh!
I just want the A's to keep beating the Rangers. I don't really want to be the team that goes from first to last.
LET'S GO A'S!!!!!!!
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Hey everyone!
The Cowboys are building a new stadium near Ameriquest Field and they might be adding a roof to the ballpark while they're at it. No more launching pad?
Murphy back!
Woo!
So, has every member of the A's starting infield been on the DL yet this year?
Chavez - check: Crosby - check: DJ - Check: Ellis - don't remember.
And starting OF - Bradley - check: Kotsay - Check: Swisher - check (hamstring?): Kielty - Check: Buck - Check. (all but Stewart, the major injury risk)
Starting DH - Check.
Ace starter - Check
Ace reliever - Check
Catcher - nope!
So of all the starting players, all have been on the DH, outside the catcher.
Tex or Salty?
Texeira is sorta confusing, but Saltalamacchia is even longer than my name (by one letter):
not a matter of too many players
for too few positions. it's more like an inability to make a decision or the proper decision.
It's 94 here. 66% humidity.
115 heat index.
Sunnyvale right now
68 degrees, 54% humidity. I'm about to go play softball - I'll probably freeze to death and pull every Milton Bradley muscle in my legs.
2nd day in a row?
Ruh-roh, looks like there's going to be some more unnamed sources leaking that they dislike Geren tomorrow.
unnamed source = Kotsay?
if its true i hope he comes out in the open and says it. might give billy added incentive to trade him in the summer and get a CF who can hit.
by oak1 on Aug 6, 2007 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Kotsay has been limping
on and off the field for a week.
by mlleaimee on Aug 6, 2007 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Saltalamacchia's name takes up half the infield
on Gameday.
Geren has got to put Cust
in the line-up after yesterday's performance. Sit Stewart on the bench.
by Bleeding the Green and Gold on Aug 6, 2007 5:36 PM PDT reply actions
But but
Didn't Dusty Baker have an opinion about that and hot weather?
is it the Crosby Third Toaster?
Is it me, or is Swisher a much better hitter
right handed? I'm sure the stats don't back that up, but there you go.
In fairness, those of us with mlb.tv have only
just seen it! Three singles to left eh? Whatever gets it done I suppose.
I'm seeing it on EI.
Am I special?
Don't answer that.
So what do you need with the volunteer?
YIPPEEE!!! WE WON!!!
too much?
How can you not play
cust? He's hot and were playing in a launchpad park! Cust would kill here!
by chavyizdamn3 on Aug 6, 2007 5:46 PM PDT reply actions
NO Fucking WAY!!!
Scutaro is my friend again.
And I will not apologize for using one of the
most glorious, potent, and powerful words in English langauge to express my VMC manlove.
Scutaro
Is always your friend because he's so friendly. You gotta love a Venezulian. Its a rule somewhere. I swear.
by mlleaimee on Aug 6, 2007 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
MAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRCCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Buy Crosby all the damn toasters
and juicers in the world. Donnie Murphy is my new favorite SS!
quick!
someone make sure Crosby stays in Italy!
THIRD-TOASTER MOJO!!!
DOOOOOOOOONNNNNIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
WOW
Can we start every inning with 2 outs?
We only seem to bother then.
On a completely unrelated note, does everyone have these moronic "If we swept the A's, and that's a realistic outcome, we'll only be 1 and a half games back" Rangers announcers?
wow.
drove his ERA up by 3 runs that inning
WTF is going on?
Hmmmmmmmmmmm...
- Scutaro hits best with RISP (.271), then with runners on (.247) and nobody on (.240)
;-)
What do you need?
Okay, do you need me to do something?
Sit here and look pretty like I normally do?
If you want to help
download this
http://us.slingmedia.com/page/downlo...
then tell me when you've dled it.
Do you have AIM?
No, no AIM.
Buck and Stewart
must feel like morons for striking out.
It's okay Travis, I'll comfort you.
That'll do, pig. That'll do.
Lest we get cocky, remember the Halsey game...7-0 lead...Barajas grand slam...lead slips away...A's lose.
But I'll take the 6-spot!
Well aren't you the bluebird of happiness!
Yowza, that was fast
Working late. Thought, "Hey, aren't they in Texas? I wonder if the game has started," and it's already 5-0!
ball is flying out of the park
wow! this thing isnt over yet.
by oak1 on Aug 6, 2007 5:54 PM PDT reply actions
wow!
Less than an hour ago I received the DVD I ordered on Amazon a few days ago: A Player to Be Named Later
Kawinky Dink?
I think not! Yay Scutaro!
mkay
I'll watch it, repackage it, sell it back, then reorder it. Repeat x 50
It'll be a tedious job, but I'll be more than happy to do it for Scoot-Scoot-Scutaro and the A's
by SwisherThresher on Aug 6, 2007 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
OK, home plate umpire Bill Miller
obviously bet on the A's today.
I'm not sure I want Braden
to start the inning with two K's anyway!
Sorry I'm a little late...
Does that come with cheese?
by mlleaimee on Aug 6, 2007 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you Marco
I just added Senor Clutch to my Fantasy Team today as I am clearly going to win and I figured why not add a player I like to my roster. You the man SCUTARO!!!
by Scutaro The Great on Aug 6, 2007 5:59 PM PDT reply actions
am i seeing this right?
just opened up a's webpage..saw the score...6 runs in the first? who is this team?
loving it! GO A's!! :)
It shoulda been.
Technically, if it hit Suzuki's glove first, then it's a foul tip (strike 3), not a foul. The umps argued that Suzuki caught it with his elbow, but the replay showed it bounced off of the glove first. Bad call by the umps.
Dont get to happy AN!
I remember last year in Arlington the A's were up 7-0 in the 5th and wouldn't you know it the Rangers came back. Just to let you guys know this game isn't over!
by chavyizdamn3 on Aug 6, 2007 6:01 PM PDT reply actions
Well aren't you the bluebird of happiness!
I know
I was happy last year too. And then Bam!
by chavyizdamn3 on Aug 6, 2007 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Well aren't you the nuthatch of redundancy!
I would have said "yellow bellied sapsucker" but it's too long to type.
WOOHOO!!!
Nice pitch for the K!!
whose name is tough to spell?
You should talk, Bleszinski.
OK, most of my knowledge of Italian comes from opera librettos, which really isn't a good representation of normal language, but doesn't "Salta la macchia" mean something like "jump the spot"?
according to Babel Fish
You are correct
"It jumps the spot"
by SwisherThresher on Aug 6, 2007 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
So if Spot is the name of the lazy dog
then maybe Jarrod is a quick brown fox.
Wait, isn't it Blezsinski...
No, Blezzinsk...Um, Blessin...
Blez.
100 comments in one inning
Blez has his work cut out for him this evening.
I wish I was here when he hit the HR
My timing is all off now but I want to use all the pictures anyway...
Which I was wondering about..
Why Blantwned instead of Blantowned? Is it a "pwnd" thing that I'm too unhip to understand?
i don't really know
i made them like 3 different ways and i think that was agreed to be the least weird looking. maybe i'll post different ones every time haha.
I think we had a thing.
Someone mentioned that Blantowned looked like it shoulda been prounouced Blan-towned instead of Blant-owned.
Travis Buck blows.
FIRE TRAVIS NOW!
He, personally
has make one HALF the outs of the A's batters! Unacceptable
Any game in which one of our batters
makes half the outs is a good game! Especially if it's the 7th inning or something.
The Rangers Announcer
has the most annoying voice. Its like a kid that is going through puberty..
by chavyizdamn3 on Aug 6, 2007 6:08 PM PDT reply actions
haha
button your jersey, Swish! He looks like Byrnes lol
It could be because I have ADHD...
but this game is feels like it's taking years.
I don't think it's ADHD
so much as--ooh, shiny car!
<jumps up and down a lot>
We're still batting .833
when we make contact!
Was that a visceral reaction to something?
What did I miss?
Camera cut to Huston, leaning on the fence.
Looked like he was trying to chew the inside of his lip or something.
An infield hit for Quicksand!
Life is good.
Also late with a pic
Because I couldn't figure out the html...
Maybe someone can add text to this one
or maybe it simply speaks for itself
OOO I like that one.
This one is pretty classic too (also without text)...
Too much Scutaro.
Who would you prefer? :)
Someone tall enough to ride the ferris wheel
at the carnival.
Why is he wearing a pink sock on his arm?
Well, you can tell by the way
I use my walk,
I'm a womans man: no time to talk!
I can't believe
that Salty is only 22 and he's married and has 2 kids. CRAZY.
Nice catch, Ellis!
Happens a lot with pro athletes. Pretty
good money and job security at a young age will do that to you.
And you know, crazy women running after you
That happens to counselors a lot too
Crazy women running after me, not wanting to have sex or anything.
I can't tell if you're kidding.
No he seriously did
I don't know if she was his teacher...
She's 14 years older than him
I think it's kind of awesome haha
If Swisher gets to play 2nd base from 1st...
Ellis gets to play CF from 2nd! :P
Oh, and hi!
And Kendall's actually catching from Chicago!
Hi!
I'm liking the 2 scoreless innings
and the 4 Ks, but I'm not liking the 20 pitches/inning.
I've eaten crabs that
are less shelled than Rhino's getting.
Late = '04, '05, '06
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions
What is it with bases loaded nobody out
and first pitch DPs?
Me NO likey.
HEY! It's one thing to hit Guerrero,
but when you hit one of the best hitters on the planet it's different!
OK fine, but he is one of the hottest.
I WILL FUCKING COME THROUGH
THE TELEVISION AND EAT YOUR SOUL, BITCH. NO ONE HITS MY BUCK AND LIVES TO TELL ABOUT IT. DIE!! DIE!!
GET AWAY FROM HIM, FATASS LARRY!
That's a new one.
I've been called a lot of things, but death hasn't been one of them.
I've got a few words...
but I'll hold off for now.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Shut yer cake hole.
Californians don't talk that way. You would
never fit in. Ha, ha!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
oi
that doesn't look good at all, right on the inside of the wrist - already a lovely shade of fuchsia
Larry Davis and T Buck:
"Is it broken?"
"No." <fiddle, fiddle, fiddle>
"How 'bout now?"
"Nope." <fiddle, fiddle, fiddle>
"Now?"
"Yup."
Already. He's probably fracked.
Davis yanking it about most likely didn't do him any favours either.
Hey everybody! Just got home from California
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 6:34 PM PDT reply actions
94 degrees is what happened. It was freezing
cold on the ferry last night from SF to Oak and I enjoyed every minute of it. I even liked the rainy game on Sunday with the exception of having to see Lackey and K-Rod celebrate.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions
That's still true, but
O2B is just now figuring out that (California - Kansas) > (mansion - house).
I think you have a pretty good point.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Ditto.
Need a roomie?
pam5981 was very helpful with some rent info
and I think I could make it happen. Would you clean the entire house and cook every night to get a break on some rent :-)
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a purchasing manager and we actually have
some people employed in the San Jose area already.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I am qualified to work at In-N-Out Burger
starting at $10.00/hr! I do a lot of International purchasing and have experience in inventory control (KanBan) as well.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
craigslist, my friend
you can find a deal if you keep tabs on it. also, you can pay less if you look more in the 'burbs.
I love that website- BTW. We actually have a
Kansas link and I buy stuff from locals all of the time.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
it is the best!
I think it's funny that you have to point out there's ACTUALLY a Kansas link. Just because I couldn't name ALL THE STATES that surround YOUR STATE doesn't mean anything!
I thought you got them all? You did well enough.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Clean - yes.
What kind of cooking did you have in mind? I'm not your brother.
I should have NEVER posted that one :-)
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude.
He sounds awesome. I can cook, but nothing like he can, I'm sure.
I do make kick ass chicken and noodles, though. Walter White loves them.
Yeah
and I will invite you both over for my Goulash surprise. I bet you'll book the movers right away now, right ?
Bull shit! You won't even show up for AN Day.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I will show next year.
I will probably be too shy to introduce myself to many, but I do want to go .
Your "intent" is good enough for me.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
And don't worry!
You're not the only one who is shy. It's VERY weird.
Meeting complete strangers?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I think people's personalities
are magnified online, because there's nothing online that you really have to "compete" with, personality wise. But yes, at least ANers were all generally fantastic.
Aw thanks!
**ego properly stroked for the day**
Larry Davis - incompetent
was napping on the bench. didnt even see Buck getting hit. Geren had to yell at him to go take a look at Buck. He then trots over to first base, doesnt have a clue and then tests Buck's arm for a fracture by trying to twist it in half.
by oak1 on Aug 6, 2007 6:40 PM PDT reply actions
we should write an open letter
to Billy about the mounting injuries. i bet half of the player DL-days could have been cut this year with the right staff in place.
by oak1 on Aug 6, 2007 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
What really is Spectacular
is how full Kaufmann Stadium looks.
Must be playing the Yankees or Red Sox.
DOUBLE PLAY CHANT---START IT!!!!!!!
by bigmacattack @ Athletics Nation on Aug 6, 2007 6:45 PM PDT reply actions
Aw Murphy
don't hurt yourself we need you!!
Nice effort by Murphy...
It's not. He doesn't have Crosby's range, or as
strong an arm. He's serviceable there though, and has an accurate arm.
He hits way better than Crosby
Although that's not saying much
by Scooter on Aug 6, 2007 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Rudy Lugo
Thats not what I was suggesting.
by chavyizdamn3 on Aug 6, 2007 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh?
An error, a bloop, an infield single and he's suddenly garbage?
Nobody is mistaking him for Cy Young... but he gets to try another inning.
Its that damn hat of his
Its like he thinks he's gangsta or something. You're a white kid from Arizona, you're not gangsta.
by mlleaimee on Aug 6, 2007 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Like Randy Messenger
Watching the Giants the other day, he had his flat bill pulled down so low I had doubts he could see well enough to pitch. :/
by SwisherThresher on Aug 6, 2007 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I have an idea
Geren bring in Kennedy, oh I mean Calero now
by Scooter on Aug 6, 2007 6:49 PM PDT reply actions
When are they going to let him use the Scroogie?
Get Murphy out of there!
He can barely bend his back! Look at him!
by chavyizdamn3 on Aug 6, 2007 6:53 PM PDT reply actions
antonio perez---- is he still alive??????
by bigmacattack @ Athletics Nation on Aug 6, 2007 6:53 PM PDT reply actions
I was listening to the radio before the game
And I heard them talking to DJ saying how great he has been hitting lately and I was confused. Sure he hit a homerun last night, but he has looked lost at the plate. I wish they would stop kissing everyone's ass on those interviews.
by Scooter on Aug 6, 2007 7:00 PM PDT reply actions
He had a nice series vs. the Angels.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess
I just remember him his rookie year and it's like watching a different player now
by Scooter on Aug 6, 2007 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey pam5981. Have you ever eaten sushi
at Grandeho's Kamekyo in SF? Mmmmmm... delicious ;-)
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 7:03 PM PDT reply actions
We have a lot in common.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope. Where is it?
I did go to my favorite sushi place on Saturday night after we left, but I always want to try new places! There's so many, I'll never get to them all.
I wish you would have invited me!!
I'm not even prepared to tell you how miserable my dinner experience was on Saturday night but it ended with In-N-Out Burger.
It's at Fisherman's Wharf- Pier 41. 2721 Hyde Street near one of the cable car access points. It's kind of on a side street so it's not really that noticeable unless you just happen to stumble upon it.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Umm I love in and out
grilled chesse animal style
by Scooter on Aug 6, 2007 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I am unaware of the "secret" menu
but some of my travel companions knew all about it.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Well you pretty much have to be
a rock scientist to figure it out
by Scooter on Aug 6, 2007 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Well done, Tara. Well done.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm delirious from work
so it just struck a cord for me seeing that I am a rocket scientist
by Scooter on Aug 6, 2007 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought you guys were doing your own thing!
Our plans were made on the fly. I really
appreciate you keeping in touch with me in case I wasn't able to sit with nebraska. Luckily they didn't kick me out of the 1st level but I would have enjoyed hanging with you and your friend.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
non-A's related but of interest to some........
the cardinals tied a major league record tonight by having 10 consecutive hits against david wells and the padres--pretty amazing.And in other news the a's actually scored 6 runs in the first inning. which is more amazing???
by bigmacattack @ Athletics Nation on Aug 6, 2007 7:05 PM PDT reply actions
The A's scoring 6 points
The fact that they came in the first inning just makes it more magical.
by mlleaimee on Aug 6, 2007 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
"ma'm-zell em-ay"
is how I hear it.
10 consecutive hits more amazing
at .3^10, thats low odds. (0.0000059049)
Even more improbable
if all 10 runs are against the same pitcher.
I mean, what are the chances that you leave the guy in after nine consecutive hits?
10 consecutive hits
I believe I heard the last time it occurred was in the 1920s
by SwisherThresher on Aug 6, 2007 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
does anybody on here play.......
beat the streak on mlb.com???/ i just started and i am at 8 straight games. i have been riding polanco, ordonez and michael young (shannon stewart once, too). the home run streak is much more difficult and i have only had 1 game where i got it correctly.
by bigmacattack @ Athletics Nation on Aug 6, 2007 7:22 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah but he isn't as little as he was with the
O's either. He was smaller than the batboys back then.
He's jacked up on Mountain Dew!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Get off my back :-) My parents didn't
know that California existed when they set up camp here. If they did know... than I'll never forgive them.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 6, 2007 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Y'know we had that stuff over here for a little
while, but then they stopped selling it. It was quite nice.
How awesome to hear an English voice on the broadcast!
Jeez, 7ks, 1 walk, but only 5 innings.
There's definately something about Braden that I like. Despite the 5.12ERA and the 1-5 record.
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