Open Thread: Game 141 - A's vs. Ratatouille

covered in green and gold and full of my arsenal of what I could say to fans of a team on which I could name more players and more history.  It really isn't that hard when all you ask them is what happened before 2002 and they say I dunno I wasn't a "fan".  I got into my fair share of friendly trash talk while sitting in the bleachers which was fine, but then I met up with some friends near the right field foul pole and was there from the 5th inning on, that's when shit really got started.  

The typical beach ball rolled around in the 6th inning stopping the entire game so the section could focus on the ball missing an entire inning of action.  An inning later I stood up to try and locate a friend sitting in a different section while on my phone and had the entire section not only yell profane and juvenile insults but began to throw more than just peanuts coming very close to my girlfriend.  THIS DID NOT GO WELL.  I was unaware of the thrown items as I was trying to locate my friend and only really became aware of the situation when the section began chanting: "sit down Oakland" which at that point only spurred me on.  A vendor came down and said someone said they will give you $5 if you sit down (how terrifically Orange County) this did not slow me down however.  Now another vendor came over and said I had to sit down or he would call security, I said tell me where you can't stand to cheer at a baseball game, go ahead and call security.  Next one of the old time cracker jack throwers came by and says you need to sit down.  I ask why you can't stand to cheer when you pay to be at a park.  He responds you can to cheer but not when nothing is going on.  I said an inning ago I missed the whole half inning because this section was standing to hit a beach ball I am entitled to stand and cheer if I want. The man left in favor of finding security.  It was at this point that something HARD was thrown and that is where it stops I can't let my girlfriend be endangered regardless of my pride, but you tell me how throwing items at people is allowed while standing is not.

The rest of the night was your typical Angel's post 2002 fan trying to talk smack and having no clue including one very classless gentleman deciding to target my girlfriend who through this whole ordeal had said nothing nor even turned around.  I have had some experiences at Angel stadium before but apparently the rat infestation they are dealing with has spread to their stands.

This was an unacceptable baseball experience and makes it really hard for me to hate the Red Sox more, but I still do, but now they hold only the slimmest of margins.

Well, I dunno about the NBA. I know that the announcers for Pac-10 games are every bit as obnoxious and pro-LA as the Angels announcers, and unfortunately because the conference hires them, you get stuck with them all the time. Particularly for the Pac-10 tournament, which is always in L.A. (thus providing an enormous advantage to UCLA and USC every season).

Ironically, I actually kind of like the UCLA basketball team (and I'll even root for USC if it's a nonconference game and the opponent isn't a team I like). I just can't stand the FSN West guys...

the lineup is that Scutaro is batting 2nd.  I don't like Ellis there either.  The problem is that the A's have a lot of 7th place hitters in the lineup.  No, I'm wrong, they have a lot of 9th place hitters.

he got him on strikes! (Can't listen to the radio at work. Doing my Korach impression)

so it doesn't seem so brutal as when they strike out back to back

reminding the team how to hit

turns out geren is smarter than all of us - at least for right now.

Bets anyone?

whoo hoo

I almost forgot, I LOVE this guy

double off the wall

had in glove and when he rolled lost it

I really hope he is he is just an all around good ballplayer

can he make it 9?! I love when he pitches a complete game.

For him, actually not blowing the game against the A's is a pretty big deal.