Open Thread: Playoffs Day Four (cont.)
by Nico on Oct 4, 2008 8:27 PM PDT
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The Brewers stayed alive earlier today, and Rich Harden is trying to help the Cubs do the same - but going to the bottom of the fourth it's 2-0 Dodgers.
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That is my favorite
Don't blame me, I voted for Bill King.
by Englishmajor on Oct 4, 2008 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That looks tasty.
Noodles do too.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 4, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh good - I thought I might be the only one here
who was attracted to dinosaurs.
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 Oct 4, 2008 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on Dodgers.
Now with 100% more Canuck.
by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 8:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dear Dodgers,
Do not swing at ball 4.
Now with 100% more Canuck.
by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 8:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd kind of like to see Rich
and Blanton face each other in the playoffs.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 8:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Philly is listing TBA for tomorrow -
I gather it’s between Blanton and Hamels?
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 Oct 4, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably didn't think they would need to play tomorrow.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha Ha!
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When did Blanton last pitch anyway?
by likeiwouldtellyou on Oct 4, 2008 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was it that game in Tokyo?
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 Oct 4, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two observations.
One, Rich Harden’s good fastball got left in Chicago.
Two, not throwing sliders must have been an Oakland edict, because he’s throwing plenty of them tonight.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on Oct 4, 2008 8:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I know it's morbid....
but every time he throws a pitch which results in a broken flying bat…..I imagine it’s his right arm flying across the field rather than pieces of the bat.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yikes. I had flashbacks of Dravecky and Saunders....and Gray.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget Tom Browning.
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 Oct 4, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually did forget Tom Browning. Ouch!
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember Dravecky's story.....
Sad. At least he lived though.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Due to his belief systems, I have no sympathy for Dravecky
His right arm can fall off for all I care. I’m sure John Birch will loan him another one.
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 Oct 4, 2008 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are his beliefs? I googled him and found he's a motivational speaker, but
that just reminds me of Matt Foley.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's a born-again Christian.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on Oct 4, 2008 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aren't a lot of people?
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by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was a member of the John Birch Society
along with a couple Padre teammates. You can wiki/research the core values of the group if you like. re jeepers’ comment, I’m not aware of any comments about gay people by Dravecky.
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 Oct 4, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wiki'ed it.
They sound cult-like, but non-evil. Not anything I’d wish someone physical harm for being associated with.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't actually wish him physical harm,
mostly because I don’t really care enough (about him) one way or the other. Maybe he could just lose a toe and we call it even.
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My mistake.
I had a somewhat different view of the John Birch society in my head.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on Oct 4, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was a member of the John Birch Society
Don't blame me, I voted for Bill King.
by Englishmajor on Oct 4, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wtf.., i had no idea. interesting article.
Even more controversial was his affiliation with the John Birch Society, a right-wing, anti-communist organization. Show, Thurmond and Dravecky appeared at the Del Mar Fair in June 1984, passing out literature to help promote the society. As news spread of their affiliation, critical media coverage followed.
Then came an order by team owner Joan Kroc for players to cease political proselytizing in the clubhouse.
At one point, Show stopped talking to the media because he was upset at how the Birch society was portrayed.
"We were all pretty idealistic when we were young," said Thurmond, who resigned from the organization in 1993 and now works in the insurance business in Texas. "All three of us were adamantly opposed to communism, but there was a lot of pressure at the time dealing with that. People said it was racist and anti-Semitic, but they had Jewish members."
Said Dravecky: "It was just ultimately a love for his country. In some respects that whole thing was blown way out of proportion. It’s really sad. Sometimes, it’s guilt by association. Gosh, you had no idea it would be looked at in that way, but it was such a small part of who Eric was. There was so much more to the man than just that."
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 4, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So it was right wing and anti-communist....
That pretty much describes the 80’s I think. I’ve heard of the JB society before, but I’ve always assumed it was nothing other than a conservative movement.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's pretty extreme
That’s my recollection from when it was in the news at the time (about those three – which was the first time I ever heard of the John Birch Society).
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah. Sounds like something
that may have been blown out of proportion. Who knows? Screw the Russians anyway…..
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Russian women aren't any more attracted to me than those in
other countries. It’s a conspiracy!
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It sounds like it had roots in the anti-communist hysteria of the 1950s.
No fluoride in drinking water. The Council on Foreign Relations are conspiring with the USSR to control our lives. Evolution is a mere theory. That sort of thing.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's the Illuminati that's going to get you....
everyone knows that. Or the Tri-Lateral commission.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, it's a lot more than just a right wing and anti-communist group.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 4, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anti Civil Rights Act of 1964...
anti OSHA…and so on. Not gud folk.
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dylan
Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues
Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb
by FoolshGame22 on Oct 4, 2008 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
anti-communist...
there’s “i don’t think communism is the best economic / political system” and then there’s “president eisenhower is secretly a communist spy.”
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 4, 2008 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(based on, i’m going to assume since the very idea is so ridiculous, absolutely no factual evidence)
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 4, 2008 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Conspiracy hacks?
Never knew that. Guess I’ll have to read up on them.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
With the left one already gone
Can’t he at least have one?
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on Oct 4, 2008 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw and heard it -- it was horrifying
by OaklandSi on Oct 4, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which time?
I think it happened twice.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was when he came back from the tumor
he threw a pitch and you could hear his bone snap as he threw. It was something that you just can’t forget. He fell on the mound and several teammates ran toward him.
Not long after that he had to have his arm amputated.
by OaklandSi on Oct 4, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It did happen twice.
Got broken again in a post-season celebration that year.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on Oct 4, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
happened once while pitching
that’s the game I went to
by OaklandSi on Oct 4, 2008 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That does sound horrific.
Was the pitch a strike at least?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not that one, it went straight to the ground
up til then he was ahead in the count.
Actually, I can’t forget that game…
by OaklandSi on Oct 4, 2008 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was watching that game on tv
i was rooting for him even though i disliked the giants because of the cancer thing.
that is kind of a traumatic childhood memory for me and i’m sure many others.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 4, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope Rich gets the ND.
I don’t want him to get a loss and I don’t want a Cubs victory.
Now with 100% more Canuck.
by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mojoFAIL.gif
poor rich, those 91mph fastballs are just not getting it done.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 4, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What happened to his fastball?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it’s with the rest of his shoulder
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 4, 2008 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm liking the Furcal propostition more and more as I watch the playoffs.
by mattman on Oct 4, 2008 8:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Remember.
Jeff Suppan was amazing in the playoffs. Doesn’t make that contract smart.
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by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but Furcal has had a better "pre playoffs" career
What this series is showing is not how good he is but that he’s healthy and able to be what he was – which was very good.
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 Oct 4, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was decent but unexceptional prior to this year. It seems like a fluke.
And he’s catching up to me in age.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was more than "decent and unexceptional"
He was a 15 HR, 40 SB quality SS with a gun for an arm. He’s good.
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
96 OPS+, .271 EqA and .834 ZR sound unexceptional to me.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe the best way to appreciate him is to
look at who, if the A’s don’t sign him, is likely to be the A’s SS for the next three years. In house: Crosby, Pennington, Petit. Trade options: possibilities like Hardy, J. Peralta would not come cheap (in return talent), and don’t field well, others (Zobrist, J. Wilson) don’t hit well, etc. FA: ??
The A’s don’t figure to have an opportunity a whole lot better than Furcal over the next 2-3 years.
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure, 2002-2005 Furcal would be a clear improvement.
It’s just that non-HOF players in their decline years with back problems make me think of Kotsay.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then at least he probably has a hot wife.
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mmmm...
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Fucal solution....
is beginning to grow on me. I wonder if Beane will let us throw darts at Bobby until he bleeds to death?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those are two completely separate thoughts, right?
I mean I’d hope if talks with Furcal fell through, Billy would still go ahead and throw darts at Bobby until he bled.
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd certainly be willing to endure
a year of Cust at SS in exchange.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Nico won this battle.
It is really hard for anyone to make a case for not signing him, when as he points out, we basically have nobody at that position already. If you look around the league, there aren’t very many great ss and I think Furcal is well above average. This playoff run good inflate his stock though, although I’m not sure how much of a factor it would have or if that would cause the A’s to be out of the running for him or not.
by mattman on Oct 4, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Ethier's in the hot seat again.
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by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 8:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I had an electric toilet seat on my recent business trip. It was awesome.
Yes, unemployed people can take business trips.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what kind of drugs do you sell?
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 4, 2008 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whatever they are...
I bet it would be sweet to snort them off an electric toilet.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
by IowaA'sFan on Oct 4, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It had settings for spray and bidet too.
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by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that's a party.
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by IowaA'sFan on Oct 4, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's that a picture of?
The Cubs’ season?
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by IowaA'sFan on Oct 4, 2008 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think you'd need to see the actual swirling vortex for that
(Please do NOT post a pic)
by Soaker on Oct 4, 2008 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK. Most attractive mojo picture of them all.
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by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are we going to have Sean mojo now?
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by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. He wasn't an A. No love for him.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 4, 2008 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bwahaha. No more mojo.
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by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great pic
and I’m glad you saved it until it was no longer bad luck!
Don't blame me, I voted for Bill King.
by Englishmajor on Oct 4, 2008 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Time is beginning to run a little short for the Cubs"
Ya think?
Don't blame me, I voted for Bill King.
by Englishmajor on Oct 4, 2008 8:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rather long actually.....
100 years and still going apparently…..
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just wanted the cubbies to win for that 100 yr old guy that was attending a game back in June
for his birthday. He doesn’t have a lot of time left. Tho I don’t know how anyone could live to be a hundred and be a Cubs fan.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Oct 4, 2008 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well this game isn't going the way I wanted and I have a 10 hour drive tomorrow.
And congrats to the newest member of the monkeyball family.
Jennifer, I’ll be home around 9 PM. See you then? :-)
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by kapers on Oct 4, 2008 9:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
People at BCB are calling Harden a long reliever.
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by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 9:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bwahahaha!
They must be inconsolable. Yea, how the mighty have fallen.
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by IowaA'sFan on Oct 4, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that he isn't a playoff type guy. LMAO @ BCB
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by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can someone tell me what the hell happened to Harden?
why did they pull him? I’m only watching on Gameday from my work computer…………87 pitches an gone?WTF????
by mrod on Oct 4, 2008 9:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's very common in playoff games.
If a starter gets into jams past the 4th inning, especially in a must-win, he gets pulled. Dave Bush got pulled after 70-80 pitches in the 6th, and he had been lights out.
Rich had just given up an RBI double with 1 out. Manny had been I-walked. 1 out in inning.
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by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fukudome in.
BAD idea.
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by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 9:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So, according to Dick Stockton,
is Carlos mar-MOLE.
Sigh.
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was just going to ask about that.
It’s MAR-mole, right?
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 4, 2008 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or MAR-mull.
But the ack-SENT is deFIHnitely on the first siLAHbul.
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It kind of feels like we just lent Rich to the Cubs for the rest of this year
and so we should get him back next year. Think they’d go for that? We’d give them Embree and a bag of sunflower seeds…
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 4, 2008 9:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sadly, the sunflower seeds might post the lower ERA.
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lou is a dumbass.
Reed Johnson(better hitter) sits on the bench as Fukudome gets all that playing time.
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by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 9:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just saw that Gerald Perry is the Cubs hitting coach.
I find that funny.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 4, 2008 9:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kuroda is done.
Please pull him Torre.
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by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 9:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, Fukudome certainly dropped off after his hot start.
Nice hit, though.
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by IowaA'sFan on Oct 4, 2008 9:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Cupcakes is starting for the Phillies tomorrow.
He’s got a nice little photoshopped gameday pic up on the Phillies homepage:
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 4, 2008 9:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cupcakes v. Suppan
will be an interesting matchup.
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by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm....I'll start with the Soup
and finish with the Cupcakes, please.
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a mouthwatering matchup indeed
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you're interested in mediocrity
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 4, 2008 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
IMO, Kuroda > Matsusaka, going forward
I’ll take the 23 year old who throws quality strikes for 7-8 IP over the “grizzled veteran” who throws quality balls for 5.1 IP.
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kuroda's 33, not 23.
But still better than Matsusaka.
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by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh that makes more sense - I mean how he looks really old for 23
I must have misheard and/or been drunk out of my mind.
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That reminds me....
Kendall actually had an RBI today. Who saw that coming?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if pennington turns into a theriot type player
would you take that, better than nothing i guess
by Asfan4ever723 on Oct 4, 2008 9:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sure. TheRiot approaches average.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What the hell?
As I was saying…..it’s been at least 20 minutes since I’ve heard a viagra commercial. I miss them.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was having trouble staying awake as well.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure if there's been one in the last four hours,
because this erection is so damn distracting.
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The loss of blood flow may be
affecting your memory.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
About what?
{blacks out}
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Furcal's wife.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who's Furcal?
{barfs a little in mouth}
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manny? Mr. October?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
crazy how much payroll is on the dodgers bench
4 players on dodgers bench: 42mill
A’s total payroll in 08: 48mill
Juan Pierre
11/22/06: Signed five-year, $44 million contract. 2008: $8 million, 2009: $10 million, 2010: $10 million, 2011: $8.5 million, 2012: Free Agent
Jason Schmidt
12/08/06: Signed three-year, $47 million contract ($10.5 million signing bonus). 2008: $16 million, 2009: $15.5 million, 2010: Free Agent
Andruw Jones
12/07: Signed a two-year, $36.2 million contract w/NTC ($12.2 million signing bonus). 2008: $9 million, 2009: $15 million, 2010: Free Agent
Jeff Kent
03/29/06: Signed one-year, $11.5 million extension w/2008 option. 2008: $9 million, 2009: Free Agent
by Asfan4ever723 on Oct 4, 2008 9:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Angel Berroa!?
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 4, 2008 9:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Former ROY Angel Berroa
Now with 100% more Canuck.
by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ellis never won any prestigious hardware
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's because he sucks....
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So he's just as good as Berroa
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Much weeping and gnashing of teeth
in Wrigleyville. Hey, any team can have a bad century.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This team
is presently four outs away from laying one of the great postseason eggs of all time. What better way to clinch the 100th year?
by Soaker on Oct 4, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait till angels tomorrow
as frustrating as the A’s postseasons were at least they were never over matched and got swept
but you could also consider it choking by blowing 2-0 series leads twice…when it only happened 4 times total in mlb history lol
by Asfan4ever723 on Oct 4, 2008 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will be savoring every minute of the game tomorrow.
I’ll also be calling the few angel fan friends I have left. Can’t tell if there are fewer Angel fans or I have fewer friends. Eh, no matter.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Watching the Angels get demolished is very, very
satisfying.
I haven’t been this excited since the A’s last got to the playoffs a few years back.
The ultimate tomorrow would be a David Ortiz 3 run homer in the bottom of the 9th off Kry-Rod when down by 2 runs with 2 outs on an 0-2 pitch.
May the Angels have only bad luck in the playoffs and anything bad goes as long as they lose, short of DEATH that is.
by Trainman on Oct 4, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What happened to the fatal celebrations?
Aim high, Train.
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, forget the Ortiz home run
How ’bout Ortiz clubs K-Rod to death with his bat before the inning starts.
May the Angels have only bad luck in the playoffs and anything bad goes as long as they lose, short of DEATH that is.
by Trainman on Oct 4, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't you mean one of the greatest postseason eggs
since…the Angels this year?
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Angels made a nice comeback last night
Barring same tonight…the Cubs have gone meekly in all three games.
by Soaker on Oct 4, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
True. Mostly gently into that good night
Infield defense most unmarvelous.
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yawn, yawn at the dying of the light.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
by IowaA'sFan on Oct 4, 2008 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sad, but funny too!
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
runs!
Runs Please. A lot of them. The rest of the season. Thank you.
by One won lost won on Oct 4, 2008 9:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Singular.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 4, 2008 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could reply scatalogically but
it’s late…you are correct, a single run on a soft liner.
Runs Please. A lot of them. The rest of the season. Thank you.
by One won lost won on Oct 4, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your sig does not apply to the Cubs
Or the Slegna/Red Sux.
Now with 100% more Canuck.
by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so what are you collection of A's blunders
in postseason in this this decade?
giambi non slide
tlong sun ball
fp botched double play
dye broken leg
byrnes not touching home
foulke not throwing any changeups to ortiz
tejada stop running at 3b, no obstruction call
tejada error throw to chavez in metrodome
koch meltdown
any others?
by Asfan4ever723 on Oct 4, 2008 9:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
AHHHHHHH!!!!
AAAHHHHHHH!!! MY EYES!!!
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 4, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's Dan Johnson
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 Oct 4, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also would have accepted Carlos Pena.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 4, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Harden walk-off HR to Trot Nixon
Now with 100% more Canuck.
by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OHMYFUCKINGODMAKEITSTOP
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 4, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's funny how we can remember all the bad moments
Strange how that is
May the Angels have only bad luck in the playoffs and anything bad goes as long as they lose, short of DEATH that is.
by Trainman on Oct 4, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
forgot good one
lilly pitched a great game
by Asfan4ever723 on Oct 4, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The hanger to Posada by Zito in that 1-0 game
May the Angels have only bad luck in the playoffs and anything bad goes as long as they lose, short of DEATH that is.
by Trainman on Oct 4, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gil Heredia pitching Game 5 against Yankees
May the Angels have only bad luck in the playoffs and anything bad goes as long as they lose, short of DEATH that is.
by Trainman on Oct 4, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Art Howe smiling in the dugout
May the Angels have only bad luck in the playoffs and anything bad goes as long as they lose, short of DEATH that is.
by Trainman on Oct 4, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hudson bad throw to home in Game 3
Come to think of it, Hudson was pretty bad in postseason
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wtf dude, i was in a good mood
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 4, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
GAH
Why must you bring this to my happy place?!
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 4, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jason throw into LF
Melhuse and Long caught looking by Lowe
Hudson pitches with oblique injury in two games in 2002
Howe throws Hudson rather than 4 lefties or Lidle vs Twins
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's try this again:
what are your favorite GOOD playoff memories from the past decade?
One of mine: Game 1 of the ’03 ALDS.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 4, 2008 9:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn't sleep that night.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 4, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I ended up getting tickets at the last minute.
Field Level. We bought them from some friends. The game went so late, we weren’t sure if BART would still be running (of course, it was). It was freezing. Some Sox fans got in a fight near us. And then—Rrrrramon! Best. Game. Ever.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 4, 2008 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sweeping the Twins in 2006.
Now with 100% more Canuck.
by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
tlong 2 hr's against yankees
he went downhill after
he tried to be too cool and dumped the goggles and turned into crap
by Asfan4ever723 on Oct 4, 2008 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was there in the stands as Zito beat the Red Sox
Game Two! Plenty of Bosston fans very disappointed! That…was….great!!
Runs Please. A lot of them. The rest of the season. Thank you.
by One won lost won on Oct 4, 2008 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"The Catch"
by TLong
Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb
by FoolshGame22 on Oct 4, 2008 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What happened to Andre?
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 4, 2008 9:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Street HR to Magglio
Manny HR off Zito
Zito bombed by Tigers
Harden a non-factor in 2006
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 9:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm really not a violent person. Usually.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 4, 2008 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sometimes violence is necessary
(unlike a fourth game in a bosox-angels playoff series)
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 4, 2008 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correction:
Harden a non-factor in 2006 ever.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 4, 2008 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tonight included.....lol
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, he was a factor tonight.
If not for him, the Cubbies would be up 1-0
Now with 100% more Canuck.
by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course, that's just a straight substraction
Not taking into account whoever pitches those 4.1 innings
Now with 100% more Canuck.
by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look what the hell you guys did....
stop talking about bad A’s moments or I’ll be watching Gibson yet again….
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 10:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Davis BB before Gibson
Mickey and Billy Hatcher
Orel Hershiser
Chris Sabo
Alomar HR off Eckersley
Joe Oliver XBH off Eckersley
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even a non-manager such as I
would have started “Niel Cotts” for a crucial game Three!
Runs Please. A lot of them. The rest of the season. Thank you.
by One won lost won on Oct 4, 2008 10:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
er, ah Neal Cotts, that is!!
Runs Please. A lot of them. The rest of the season. Thank you.
by One won lost won on Oct 4, 2008 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was traded for Foulke, who gave up the double to Ortiz and then went to Boston so he
could play for a World Series contender. And then returned in 2008 to suck mightily when he wasn’t on the DL.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In that same deal was Koch who gave up the HR to Pierzynski which preceded the one by Ellis
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last ups for the Cubs
in 2008
Runs Please. A lot of them. The rest of the season. Thank you.
by One won lost won on Oct 4, 2008 10:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
At least we know Harden's still had more playoff success with the A's
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
by Flashfire on Oct 4, 2008 10:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I live in Cubs territory
I’m totally going to “bwahahahha” at the first Cubs fan I meet tomorrow.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
by IowaA'sFan on Oct 4, 2008 10:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, you'll be seeing me first thing tomorrow.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 4, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bwahahahaha!!!
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
by IowaA'sFan on Oct 4, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm live blogging from my car.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 4, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll change the sheets.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
by IowaA'sFan on Oct 4, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't go out of your way just for me!
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 4, 2008 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This sounds promising
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK. THIS is where you pinch hit for Fukudome, Lou.
Now with 100% more Canuck.
by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 10:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate the name Homer Hanky or whatever they are called.
I’m proposing a name change: Spanky Hanky. It just sounds wrong.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 4, 2008 10:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
one side benefit of the Dodgers' sweep of the Cubs...
Giants’ fans will be wondering why they kept Sabes and let Colletti get away.
Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb
by FoolshGame22 on Oct 4, 2008 10:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
broxton is so freaking intimidating
huge and throwing 99 mph, opposing batters must think he’s 45 feet away.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 4, 2008 10:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
not too many
290 lb baseball players…pitching!!!
Runs Please. A lot of them. The rest of the season. Thank you.
by One won lost won on Oct 4, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do they still play the blues in Chicago?
Don't blame me, I voted for Bill King.
by Englishmajor on Oct 4, 2008 10:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was uneventful.
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 4, 2008 10:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
LOSE
wait until 2108, cubs fans.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 4, 2008 10:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I just said it out loud
so it deserves to be said here, “Wow!”
"It's a PIVOTAL series! There's only ONE OcTOber! And there's LOTS of unsold AD TIME that we have to FILL with my inNANE bullSHIT!" -Nick 10/06/07
by afansnotes on Oct 4, 2008 10:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
Now with 100% more Canuck.
by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 10:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
Congrats drummerchk and Dodger fans.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Oct 4, 2008 10:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
lol thank you. I am sad for Cubs fans and for Harden, but I am really excited the Dodgers are advancing! First playoff series win since 1988!
by drmmerchk on Oct 5, 2008 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, Soriano.
Way to go out man. Not exactly raging against the dying of the light.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
by IowaA'sFan on Oct 4, 2008 10:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He's got plans that the post season are
interfering with.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's stalking Ryan too?
But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.
by Jennifer on Oct 4, 2008 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dodgers bench coach..A's connection
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/team/coach_staff_bio.jsp?c_id=la&coachorstaffid=427452
good enough for torre, but not geren LOL
by Asfan4ever723 on Oct 4, 2008 10:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Forget the bench coach
What about pitching coach Rick Ｈｏｎｎｅｙｃｕｔ？！？！
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
by IowaA'sFan on Oct 4, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
right, i'm sure the bench coach made ALL the difference
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 4, 2008 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
who woulda thunk the Dodgers would have been...
the first team to clinch an LCS berth in 2008?
Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb
by FoolshGame22 on Oct 4, 2008 10:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Joe Torre is, indeed, the greatest manager of all time...
;-}
Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb
by FoolshGame22 on Oct 4, 2008 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well done
Straight from the TBS talking points, next up a promo for Frank TV
"It's a PIVOTAL series! There's only ONE OcTOber! And there's LOTS of unsold AD TIME that we have to FILL with my inNANE bullSHIT!" -Nick 10/06/07
by afansnotes on Oct 4, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...when properly funded
with a decent roster.
Runs Please. A lot of them. The rest of the season. Thank you.
by One won lost won on Oct 4, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah low payroll was torre's problem over the previous 7 years
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Oct 4, 2008 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm speaking about Joe Torre as manager
from 1977 to 1996. One first place finish. A lot of mediocre records, but probably because he didn’t have the players…i.e., “properly funded”. From 1996-2001 he had about the best assemblage of players any manager could hope to have. And 2002-2007 teams were very talented, too.
Runs Please. A lot of them. The rest of the season. Thank you.
by One won lost won on Oct 5, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeow!
another sweep in the first round. Something like, if you win the first game on the road, history is on your side (23-5 to take the five game series).
I tell ya, fans, baseball is not made for “playoff rounds”. Basketball, yes, not baseball.
Runs Please. A lot of them. The rest of the season. Thank you.
by One won lost won on Oct 4, 2008 10:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Certainly not a best of five format.
The DS should be increased to a best of seven.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It should go:
Best of seven, then best of nine, then best of eleven. And the World Series ends on Christmas!!!
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 Oct 4, 2008 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better:
World Series is best of 27. Baseball never ends.
by whiteshoes40 on Oct 4, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds good to me.
We have domed ballparks now…right?
Seriously though, change the format from 2-2-1 and make it 3-2 and 3-4 format. You lose the travel days and could easily accommodate a seven game first round.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
See Selig's comments today
He says no best of seven first round, unless regular season is shortened. MLBPA says no…
Runs Please. A lot of them. The rest of the season. Thank you.
by One won lost won on Oct 4, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brinksmanship.
No way does Selig want a shorter season as the teams would lose revenue. He wants something else from the players.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 4, 2008 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
History is DEFINITELY on your side.
It hasn’t happened in 7 years, and neither team from that series is currently in the playoffs.
Now with 100% more Canuck.
by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Dodgers were better in every phase of every game...
They would have won any length series right now.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Oct 4, 2008 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except zero - I do think that would have been a tie
But Soriano would still have struck out three times somehow.
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 Oct 4, 2008 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes they were, insofar as "no bad fielding"
and “clutch hitting”.
And the Cubs, they didn’t show anything like the regular-season club. That’s what bothers me about the playoffs. Suddenly, teams don’t play like “the product” that got them to the playoffs. That is why I favor a playoff tournament, all day games, neutral site (like Las Vegas) and all the NL teams playing each other, all the AL teams also playing each other. I think you would see better quality of play. Teams would play until they lost four games, so chances are they would play 5-6 games, instead of “three and out”.
Runs Please. A lot of them. The rest of the season. Thank you.
by One won lost won on Oct 4, 2008 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Swing at another outside slider Soriano..Haha, so bad.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Oct 4, 2008 10:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Soriano really looked awful all series
Like a “bad Crosby” – which is a concept I can usually only fathom in regards to David’s liver.
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 Oct 4, 2008 10:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Eeech. Give me Crosby.
Now with 100% more Canuck.
by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He cant lay off any good slider...which he always sees in playoff games
Love it.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Oct 4, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Manny with the big "FUCK YOU" to Boston
Just relax and happy to be in a new place. Something like that, I forgot what he said but it was a fuck you to Boston.
May the Angels suffer one more agonizing defeat in Boston and may K-Rod accidentally get in the way of a 120 mph line drive off David Ortiz's bat
by Trainman on Oct 4, 2008 10:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Boston is doing just fine...
I hear Bay has a couple hits in the playoffs.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Oct 4, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If my post-season predictions hold (and I'm doing fairly well so far)
Manny (having helped bounce the Phillies) will face the Red Sox in the World Series.
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 Oct 4, 2008 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Although I really want Tampa to throttle Boston,
I would love to see Manny hit some crushing final blow to the Red Sox Nation. Please baby jesus.
"It's a PIVOTAL series! There's only ONE OcTOber! And there's LOTS of unsold AD TIME that we have to FILL with my inNANE bullSHIT!" -Nick 10/06/07
by afansnotes on Oct 4, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Noooooooooo
RAYS!!!!!!!
Now with 100% more Canuck.
by Blicks on Oct 4, 2008 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
something to look forward to tomorrow
by likeiwouldtellyou on Oct 4, 2008 10:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Dodgers are a great team when their offense shows up.
Their pitching has been good all season, hell of a time for their offense to be clicking on all cylinders.
by mattman on Oct 4, 2008 10:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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