A Sports Weekend to Die For (and reminder about tonight)
by baseballgirl on Mar 24, 2008 12:08 PM PDT
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PrintWell, it's official! Tomorrow morning (or tonight, for those of us who won't get much sleep) at 3:05 AM, PT, baseball will officially open its season with your 2008 Oakland Athletics vs. the Boston Red Sox.
For me, this game comes hot on the heels of one of the most amazing live sports weekends of my life. If you were rooting for Stanford, UCLA, and the Golden State Warriors (and I was), you would be hard-pressed to conjure up three games in about thirty hours that would have been more exciting or meaningful than what took place in Los Angeles this weekend.
I'm told the round 32 NCAA games can be a crapshoot; you have the potential to see a truly amazing, fantastic game, or you can also witness a blowout. After Stanford's head coach decided to single-handedly handicap his team, I was prepared to witness Stanford getting blown out, and I was fully expecting a blowout in the game following; with UCLA winning by 20.
Obviously, neither of these things happened, and I was treated to two of the most amazing games back-to-back of the tournament so far, and it was icing on an already impressive cake when I got to see Stephen Jackson best Kobe in a shootout last night at Staples. What made it even better was the fact that I had scheduled all of these events with a Stanford/Warriors/Athletics fan, cumulating with tonight's A's game. This will be the only game I didn't see live, but we will try to recreate that feel on AN tonight.
The real question is: Will my charmed weekend extend to tonight? Will we be treated to another amazing Warriors/Lakers game while we're waiting for baseball to start? Will the season opener in Japan have a magical quality that sets the tone for another great season of A's baseball? Is that even possible?
I think that this Opening Day is good for baseball, good for Japan, and will be fun for all of us. And right now, at this very moment, at least for one more day, the A's are 0-0, and anything can happen. It's baseball, after all.
D. Matsuzaka (0-0, -.--), J. Blanton (0-0, -.--)
Lineups and a game thread will be posted at 3AM for those of you sacrificing a night of sleep for your 2008 Oakland Athletics. Here's to the first of 162. I hope it's a good one!
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Don't forget about Cal in the 2nd round of the NIT
tonight ...
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
4 PM?
Wow. That sucks. I'm going to miss the entirety of it.
I don't understand why national networks schedule West Coast teams to play games at times when their fans are still at work. Are there that few Cal/Stanford fans compared to Ohio State/Texas fans that they can afford to just blow off an entire team's fanbase?
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
both cal teams play today
Men - 4pm vs. Ohio State (NIT) - ESPN
Women - 5pm vs. George Washington - ESPN2
There's no crying in baseball!
Game of Games
Being on the east coast, I'll have the luxury of sleeping till about 5:45 before getting warmed up. I've already secured the day off and have a poker game in the evening which is populated by several BoSox transplants from New England.
Here's to the first of many A's victories.
It's just more exciting with Billy Beane running the team.
We get baseball for breakfast here in the east.
Reminds me of growing up in CA, you could watch college football on Saturday mornings when you got up.
I think we split the Japan games. I love Cupcakes - always thought he was David Wells' not-so-mini-me - but I do think Daisuke is a big game pitcher and will rise to the occasion.
We could win all of Harden's games until he gets hurt. Maybe Harden gets 5 wins?
It would be really fun to watch red sox fans panic if the A's sweep. Goodness knows, we A's fans won't.
My earliest memory in life is of Campy Campaneris
by eastcoasta'sfan on Mar 24, 2008 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
indeed
yes it should. the only games that get blocked out are when the team is playing in your designated area, and that is only for the live telecast.
It's just more exciting with Billy Beane running the team.
National broadcasts are blacked out
This includes the ESPN Sunday Night games and Fox Saturday afternoon games (AND all other games playing during those times, it seems). Unsure about the weekday ESPN/ESPN2 simulcasts where there are local TV broadcasts, but I think those are on mlb.tv. Are the local TV teams doing these games?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 24, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I have to say
For long-suffering Stanford basketball fans, that Brook Lopez shot to win the game in OT was the greatest moment in the last 10 years.
The word that keeps jumping around my synapses is "miracle." It's a game I'll remember for the rest of my life.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Man, you are so right
Been so many disappointing and close losses in the tourney...this was such a great moment. I was row 2 by the basket where he scored and 2 1/2 hours of stress and nerves just got released all at once. What a freaking game/atmospehre, etc.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Mar 24, 2008 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
that was AWESOME!!! Such a great game. I can't believe Trent Johnson got thrown out. It's just starting to hit me that every game I watch could be the last game with Brook in a Stanford uni. :(
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
With the way Robin Lopez is playing lately...
could be his last game too.
I honestly think that he'd be a lottery pick right now if he wasn't on the same team as his bro'. As it is, we might get to see him for another season.
Next year's team could actually be better than this year's (or at least as good, like post-Jeff-Green-Georgetown this year) if he sticks around, especially if Lawrence Hill can get his scoring stroke back and Landry Fields can take over at small forward.
Hill/Goods/Mitch Johnson has to be one of the more underrated recruiting classes in recent memory.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Bill Simmons had some interesting thoughts on the Lopez twins
Excerpt of part of the relevant part of the article:
What's weird is that Brook has been ranked too high (top-three) and Robin has been ranked too low (second round) by the draftniks; Brook might be a better scorer at the college level, but Robin projects well as an energy rebounder/defender in the pros, like a cross between Joakim Noah and Anderson Varejao (right down to his hair). I actually think Robin is a safer pick than Brook, even if he'll go 20-25 picks later. Can Brook score down low in the pros? Could he guard bigger centers? I don't know for sure ... but I definitely know Robin could do the Noah/Varejao routine. Ideally, they'd land on the same team because they complement each other so well.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 24, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Robin might well be the safer pick
but drafting in the NBA is all about upside. In what other sport could someone who is actively bad at the sport in question (DeAndre Jordan) be considered an elite prospect?
In any event, I'm hoping that NBADraft.com is right (they have Robin as a late lottery pick in the 2009 draft)...
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
or how
devon hardin is a prospect at all
President of the Joey Devine fan club as of 1/15/08. Accepting applications for other positions. "He has no equivalent." -Paul DePodesta on Jeremy Brown
He's an odd character
Like, I see "it." I see what the scouts love. And yet he only shows it when he's irritated or lit up somehow. Most of the time he's just sort of there.
I understand players who have bad mental makeup because they're temperamental (Joey Dorsey) or stupid (um, Joey Dorsey kind of fits this as well) but I don't know that I've ever run into a guy whose species of bad makeup was being too nice for his own good, at least not at that level of competition. Hardin could dunk on your face, but he doesn't actually WANT to. Brook Lopez and Kevin Love want to embarrass you. That's the difference between them, and it's why I would basically never draft Hardin if I was an NBA GM.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
2nd game thread
We should agree on a time and open up a second game thread for those of us who will be watching the game on our DVRs at a reasonable hour of the morning. Just kidding.
I might just watch it
I'm in the Caribbean right now and am an early riser anyway...although family business might compel me to turn it off after the first couple of innings.
Opening Day is good for baseball...
I mean, you gotta start somewhere, right? :)
"[Moneyball] is huge [in Japan], I guess, so I'm like a David Hasselhoff type or something..." -- Billy Beane
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Mar 24, 2008 2:27 PM PDT reply actions
Haha...I meant in Japan :-)
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Mar 24, 2008 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
so excited for 3am...
but a quick question that might have bounced around here already -- how did the A's get stuck with these as "home games" when 99.9% of japan will be rooting for the sox? i mean, they already have a daisuke museum!
Gosh, it couldn't be that MLB has an ever-so-slight bias toward the Red Sox, could it?
But I think the A's end up getting more revenue since they're the home team, so it may not be such a bad thing. I think changing next Wednesday's game to a day game (after most of the tickets were sold) is more of a slap for A's fans than having two less home games in the season.
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 24, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
For RAFs
I just drove by Ricky's in San Leandro and they WILL BE OPEN, at least for Tuesday.
Ricky's Sports Theatre and Grill
See you there!
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
Too bad they can't sell beer ...
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
Can they sell you a lime for four bucks, and deliver it in a beer?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 24, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Happy A's Baseball!
Here's to all you good people at AN who will be watching our Opening Game in realtime...I will be impatiently waiting till later to watch game with some of my very best baseball friends WITHOUT KNOWING THE RESULTS.
(that's the intent, anyway)
Looking forward to the season and hoping to see many of you at the ballpark.
Let's go Oakland!!!!
The good people at Rickey's are the best, open for the game! Remember the Bill King tribute? Support the local sports club!
Faith and perspective...2008 Oakland A's.
Warning, I think
I understand ESPN2 is going to replay the game? no?
just as a spoiler alert, don't they run a ticker with scores during all broadcasts? Could the final score be showing up every few minutes on the rebroadcast?
I don't know, its just a guess.
I sugget putting a strip of duct tape along the bottom of your TV
...problem solved.
by 33SwisherSweet on Mar 24, 2008 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
And some plastic sheeting over the back.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Tarp it?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 24, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Ive actually seem NBA games on ESPN
re-airing later at night and I thought the same thing. But the ticker didnt list the game you were watching.
When will then be now? Soon.
Ditto with
the Women's World Cup soccer games last autumn.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
UCLA
all the way...bring back Reggie Miller!
We've never been in that position. We wouldn't know how to operate, I mean, do we get him a corsage?-Billy Beane on signing a high profile FA
I watched the end of the Warriors-Lakers game
that was pretty awesome.
I've discovered that I'm a Golden State bandwagoner. I never use to care about their games but now that they are winning more than they lose I find myself getting into the games. MUCH to my wife's dismay, she likes baseball but hates basketball.
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
I have followed them all season long
it's been a wild ride (and isn't over yet). It really helped me get through the baseball offseason.
I'm going to try to sleep a little and then wake up for the 1st pitch tonight (this morning).
I can't promise I will stay awake for the whole thing though.
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
so far I can't sleep
it's like the night before Christmas or something except it comes a lot earlier in the morning/
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
Are the games from Japan broadcast in HDTV?
Any one know ? The Direct-tv guide says no, but I'm hoping that is wrong.
Faith and perspective...2008 Oakland A's.
ESPN2 is carrying the game..
and every game ive seen on ESPN2 in the past month was HD.
When will then be now? Soon.
Some of the college games on ESPN/2 aren't in HD.
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
HDTV yes!
I've got the games set up to record on my DVR from the ESPN-HD channel (Comcast). They're definitely being broadcast in HD in my area (Eugene, OR).
They're being broadcast on the HD station ...
but do you know that the feed will actually be in HD?
As I mentioned above, I have watched college basketball games on ESPN/2HD that were in standard definition, with black ESPNHD bars on both sides of the screen.
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
Yeah but.
thats usually college games no one cares about or small colleges.
When will then be now? Soon.
I understand this ... I'm just saying that the simple fact that it is on ESPN2HD does not mean it is necessarily in HD.
I'm sure it is not difficult for ESPN to spare HD equipment for a midweek day game in Florida ... it may be more difficult to make it happen in Japan. I don't know -- I have no idea ...
So rather than continuing to speculate, I figured I'd check. The guide says that it is in HD. That answers that ...
Want to debate it some more?
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
LoL..
I aint looking to debate, Im just banking on the fact the its Opening Day game vs the Sox. Im sure ESPN has done everything possible to cater to the East Coast and that includes HD broadcast.
When will then be now? Soon.
Catering to the Sox
From what I can tell from the DirecTV guide, they are broadcasting on ESPN2 in regular format, and on NES-HD for those lucky New England Sports Network fans in HD. Since my HDTV is brand-new, I am royally pi$$ed off.
"Put me down and I'll walk off the field." -- Bradley to Macha, 9/06
on the menu on the bottom of my comcast screen ...
it says HD
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
Could be worse.
I just bought a 42 inch LCD TV....that can't be hooked up until Wednesday morning. At least I got an excellent deal on the TV.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
TVs aren't hard to hook up ...
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
I suppose I could tackle it myself....
but I won't have the Hi-Def Satellite receiver until Wednesday. Apparently, I have to have a new dish in order to receive the signal too. Part of the deal with buying the receiver is the installation. I elected to save myself the headache and the hassle.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Yeah, without the HD it's probably not worth it ...
depending, of course, on the size of your current TV.
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
27 inch CRT...
yeah yeah, I know. I'm still living in the eighties.
I was holding out for the 50 inch...now I'm glad I didn't. A 42 inch screen actually sitting in my living room is a hell of lot bigger than I thought.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Game, What Game? Everything I have seen, suggests
only 1 team arrived in Japan. Are they televising the scrimmage of the Red Sox?
+1
My thoughts exactly!
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all games and holes are created equal." --George F. Will
absolutely
didn't you know?
President of the Joey Devine fan club as of 1/15/08. Accepting applications for other positions. "He has no equivalent." -Paul DePodesta on Jeremy Brown
1st Post
alrighty figured id finally sign up and post since ive come to the site regularly the past yr and a 1/2 solid...add a lil more positivety here- if the rockies did it last year i think we have a solid chance of taking the west---besides living in RI i am constantly harassed by red sux nation...lets do this people!
Welcome ...
hope you're right.
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
Dice K vs. Blanton
Do I even need to point out the obvious?
Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.
I've been sitting on a borderline offensive joke all day.
By all accounts, Pedroia v. Blanton will be tonight's first matchup.
Fat Man vs. Little Boy?
Formerly known as hward86.
After Blanton strikes out Ortiz
I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.
Now we are all sons of bitches.
Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.
hello there AN members
the gene hackman here, proud member of the McCoven.
Say, with chavy out for a while, who is going to be starting at 3rd base? I need a nice cheap 3rd baseman since fucking SD optioned Chase Headley to AAA. the A's always have good position player prospects.
Thanks in advance for the info...
"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"
by The Gene Hackman on Mar 24, 2008 5:30 PM PDT reply actions
Jack Hannahan, most likely
Since Frandsen just blew out his Achilles' today, I think you'll be needing more than a 3B.
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
Jack Hannahan will be starting at 3rd...
but you might want to let someone else advise you on his fantasy worth. I overloaded on pitching in my one attempt at fantasy baseball, and it didn't hold up....
EEEEEHH...!
Jack Hannahan will be starting at third base, it appears
His full season numbers, if he were to play one, would likely be around .260/.350/.390 with 10-odd home runs and a handful of steals.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Yep
And for some reason people think this is an upgrade over Eric Chavez. Scary.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 24, 2008 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Make no mistake about..
when healthy Chavez is one of the best 3B not names Arod. Chavy's prime offensive numbers are right in line with one golden boy David Wright. Offensively hes not Arod or Miggy Cabrera. Factor in his 6 gold gloves and he was easy top 3rd baseman.
When will then be now? Soon.
and when (mentally) healthy ...
Brittany Spears is a good mother.
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
yeah, I knew the joke needed making ... it took a bit of racking my brain to pick someone
that nobody would mind at all that I ripped on them ...
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
Even when Chavez wasn't healthy
like last year, he was significantly better than what Hannahan will be. That's not to say I advocate playing an injured Chavez or anything, but people act like replacing his numbers from last year with Supermannahan's will be, somehow, a great boon for the team. I don't see it. I think it'll be nice to have a guy who can tread water there until Chavez is ready to go.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 24, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Never underestimate the willingness of some people
to underestimate the value of power.
Hannahan's not a bad option as a backup, though, particularly if they platoon him with Murphy.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
i hope you mean
for us ;)
President of the Joey Devine fan club as of 1/15/08. Accepting applications for other positions. "He has no equivalent." -Paul DePodesta on Jeremy Brown
I hope to catch it on archived
mlbtv....will have to check how soon they make the live games available for archive..i sure as heck am not getting up at 2am here.
alaska A
The game will be re-aired
later on in the day. Here in NY its on at 6am and 2pm.
When will then be now? Soon.
3 am and 11 am PST ...
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
Are we on yet?!! Huh? Huh?
C'mon baseball! Is the game on now?... What about now?
Geez, why am I so excited for it to be 3AM? :)
I'm doing the same thing!!
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Mar 24, 2008 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
And what about the rest of the day?
I am going to be so dead at work.
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
Yep, still up
Trying to do homework. Luckily, I can sleep a few hours after the game.... what, from 6am to noon? :)
Then I go to work at 2pm.
I just got back home
from my annual spring training trek only half an hour ago, and after a few hours of sleep, i'll be back on AN for opening day. Looks like the game will be in HD on ESPN2... nice.
(Formerly known as "Nebraska")
The Pastime -- A Minor Consideration -- Catfish Stew
I hope so, the Japanese were using HD camera's in the late 80's.
by TheGreenGoldCrush on Mar 24, 2008 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Press Pass notes for the game
Information on roster and the 3 inactives (Dusch., Eveland, C. Gonzalez)
Looks like Petit was optioned out
to cut the roster down to 28 players?
Not terribly surprising, I guess.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
I still think Petit is light years away from being ready offensively
so this not only isn't shocking, I would've been shocked/angry if he had made the team.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 24, 2008 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks, faninphilly
I'm printing them out to take to Ricky's. What a geek.
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 24, 2008 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
It's really annoying me how everything is about the Red Sox. Like on mlb.com how it's talking about the poor Red Sox fans who have to get up at 6AM to watch the game... how about the A's fans on the west coast who have to get up at 3?! Oh yes I forgot the world revolves around New England. ::gag:: I hope Blanton shuts them out. LETS GO A's!!!!
Simple solution...
Don't watch it. I haven't seen any of that on MLB or ESPN. It's all A's all the time in this house. I'm wearing my A's shirt in anticipation.
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
Forget birthdays or Christmas
Opening Day is the best freaking day of the year.
(Formerly Nobody Girl)
"We are a complete freak show." -- Billy Beane
Diplomatic incidents
Owners of both clubs presented Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer with signed team jerseys with the No. 08 and the name ''Schieffer'' across the back.
''It'll fit over a Boston jersey,'' Athletics owner Lew Wolff said jokingly when he handed the jersey to Schieffer.
Red Sox owner and chairman Tom Werner then presented a Boston jersey and countered that he hoped Schieffer ''wears it over the Oakland jersey.''
Christ, what a Masshole.
(Thanks to HigherPie for the how-to on multi-paragraph blockquotes.)
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
AHHHHHHHHHHHh
Lineup!
Buck
Ellis
Barton
Cust
Brown
Crosby
Hannahan
Suzuki
R. Sweeney
No complaints here.
The A's colors are green and gold.
From me either.
Looks like you decided to to take the stay up all night path to watching the game too.
I wasn't intending on it, personally ...
but I can't fall asleep ... SOOO frustrating ...
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
I'm gonna give it one more go ... try to steal an hour and a half ...
the pancakes'll have to wait ...
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
he won't wake up...
and, he'll miss the whole thing. LOL
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 25, 2008 1:19 AM PDT up reply actions
That's exactly why I am not trying to nap too.
My husband is trying that route...I bet he won't get up when I tell him the game is starting.
except for the fact we've got an automatic out...
in the 9th spot. Saving M. Sweeney for pinch hitting, I guess.
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 25, 2008 12:25 AM PDT up reply actions
He or Denorfia
were going to play one way or another, and neither inspire confidence right now...
The A's colors are green and gold.
unfortunately, that seems to be...
Billy's plan. At least, until CarGon's hammy heals up.
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 25, 2008 12:31 AM PDT up reply actions
For some reason
The A's lineup looked pretty solid all spring training and when I look at it right now I just kinda cringe.
I don't like Ellis hitting second. Barton should be there. I don't like Barton/Cust back-to-back (perfect LOOGY fodder).
Meh, lineups really don't matter too much anyway.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
and, how many times did Brown bat 5th...
during Spring Training? Maybe I wasn't paying attention. Hmmm... Emil protecting Cust. I'm sure the BoSox will be intimidated.
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 25, 2008 12:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Protection is a myth
What's more important is who hits in front of a player (thus getting on base and forcing a pitcher into the stretch).
Honestly, I'd probably bat Suzuki 5th. I just think the A's are trying to take all the offensive pressure off him at this point, so they put him 8th.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd bat Crosby behind Cust...
cuz I like to see back to back jacks!
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 25, 2008 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess I should have said Hannahan, though...
if I wanted to see back-to-back Jacks. ;-)
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 25, 2008 1:10 AM PDT up reply actions
About to leave for the Tokyo Dome!!!!
Two more games here, fly back, catch A's-Giant, then on to the other home opener. We A's fans are a bit outnumbered out here, but we're representing.
Have some squid for me!
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 25, 2008 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I think they serve hot dogs too
but yes, dried squid is a famous baseball snack in Japan....probably more like beef jerky. I don't actually care for either one. Yakitori now, that would be just fine.
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 25, 2008 1:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Chicken on a stick
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 25, 2008 1:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I like Oyako-donburi...
but, they probably don't serve it at the ballpark.
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 25, 2008 1:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Just downed a Chaser 5- Hour Energy Drink
And I'm ready to go. My planned pre-game nap is out the window. Now I just gotta figure out what to do for the next two hours.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 12:54 AM PDT reply actions
I'm afraid to take a nap...
if I did I have a feeling I wouldn't be able to wake up for the game even with the alarm ringing.
I'm like Mr. Blonde
I hate alarms.
So I just use the loud-enough-to-wake-me, but not jarring or obnoxious vibrating of my cell phone.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 1:06 AM PDT up reply actions
why is the ESPN countdown...
showing 2 hours and 53 minutes until the opener? Is there going to be an hour of Red Sox pre-game hype?
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 25, 2008 1:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Some of the media haven't figured out the irregular time difference
because of different daylight savings change dates. It definitely starts at 7:05pm Tokyo time, which is 3:05 am Oakland time.
by green star oakland on Mar 25, 2008 1:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Good luck to all of you who are staying awake...
I'll check here first thing in the morning... unless I decide to roll out of bed and go to class.
"The hard... is what makes it great."
ESPN2 will have a
fantasy baseball program on the hour before the game. it was on earlier today and I saw a bit of it. They mentioned Harden as a sleeper/high risk/high reward guy.
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
discussion on Harden coming up after commercial break
if anyone is looking to keep busy while waiting.
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
Checkin' in...
with some first comment mojo
Heres to the A's, heres to shocking the world!
by throttle mathius on Mar 25, 2008 1:49 AM PDT reply actions
Nights like these where a good old college-lifestyle schedule comes in handy
Game doesn't start til 5:05+am here in Chicago.
I hear ya
Sometimes I wish I was still in school on the West Coast. It'd be a lot easier to stay up till 6 AM than 8 AM.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 2:06 AM PDT up reply actions
WAKE UP!
I'm gonna start poking people to keep them awake.
I'm gonna plug it, even though I expect most people will be hanging out here. I'm live blogging over at 411Mania during the game. Here's the link just in case this place dies down: http://www.411mania.com/sports/mlb/71657/The-Underground-Insight-2.25.08:-Opening-Day-from-Japan-Live-Blog!.htm
Less than an hour. Yay.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 2:18 AM PDT up reply actions
hmmm...
bars close at 2 a.m. and Christine's home at 2:13 a.m.? Don't think she's gonna make it until 3.
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 25, 2008 2:23 AM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
good guess, but I was at a friends house :) I would never drink when I need to stay up for opening day, what kind of fan do you think I am? :P
Apparently, an alcoholic one.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 2:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Are you eating out of the dog's bowl?
The things people do when they're overtired...
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 2:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure if I can make it. But I am forcing myself to stay awake for as long as possible.
I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time
by athleticscatcher on Mar 25, 2008 2:22 AM PDT reply actions
Well this is peculiar
My ESPN2 is...not..working. Actually, my ESPN isn't either. A flip through the channels tells me that certain cable channels work, certain ones don't. This could severely impact my ability to, like, see the game. I wonder if it's blacked out on mlb.tv.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 2:23 AM PDT reply actions
It's not all the channels
My Comcast sports net works.
For the other Chicago people lingering, are you guys having any problems?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 2:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Yay it's back!
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 2:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Liveblogging from Ricky's in San Leandro!
I'm here with Poppy. No one else is here yet, so where the hell are all of you? There's fresh coffee and a full breakfast menu....
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
KenKo asks Geren if...
Ryan Sweeney has the CF job. Geren non-committal... "I just don't hand out jobs... everybody on this team is day-to-day."
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 25, 2008 2:39 AM PDT up reply actions
sig for if/when the injury bug wipes out the a's:
"everybody on this team is day-to-day."
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
The season starts in 30 minutes!
I'm so excited. Even though I have Dice-K on my fantasy team I hope he gets lit up tonight!
by ErikFanClubPres on Mar 25, 2008 2:36 AM PDT reply actions
Why I hate Fantasy Sports: Exhibit A
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 2:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like the problem I had before
hopefully it comes back for you.
On the bright side, you don't have to watch this awful fantasy show they're doing.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 2:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Want to use my mlbtv?
(Poppy on Englishmajor's computer...)
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 25, 2008 2:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't think my internet is fast enough.
Thanks, though. I may have to go on media blackout until I catch the replay.
just heard the 1st Bob Geren Show
nothing was said that we didn't already know.
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
motherf***ers...
i'm at a hotel in LA just now, i checked in this evening, made sure the internet and ESPN2 work, and went out for the night. i get back at night and ESPN2 is no longer working (regular ESPN works)! and of course they can't do anything about it because the maintenance people are all gone.
also, earlier today i called the place i'm staying tomorrow and asked them if they have ESPN2, and the hotel guy responded "no we don't, not many people come here to watch tv."
i want punch somebody in the face right now.
both these games will be on mlb.tv, right?
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
I'm kinda disappointed you didn't post your predictions...
you know, they don't count if you post after the first pitch. ;-)
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 25, 2008 2:55 AM PDT up reply actions
i'm on vacation, i have better things to do
your predictions don't count until you pay people the $500 you lost (including to a teenage kid) on bets years ago.
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
I'm donating that $500 to Blez's charity this year...
I'm tired of trying to track them down. If they want it, they can e-mail me before I donate.
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 25, 2008 3:06 AM PDT up reply actions
They're supposed to be
but i can't open my link to the game yet..
by ErikFanClubPres on Mar 25, 2008 2:41 AM PDT up reply actions
mikeA posted an A's lineup earlier
but I can't find lineups on mlb.com. Anybody know what the Red Sox are throwing out there?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 2:44 AM PDT reply actions
Boston
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pedroia, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Youkilis, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ortiz, DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ramirez, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lowell, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Drew, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Varitek, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ellsbury, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lugo, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 25, 2008 2:47 AM PDT up reply actions
they look weak to me...
they all have batting averages of .000. They suck.
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 25, 2008 2:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Baseball has made me do some crazy shit.
But a 3am start time? BRING IT!
...
I'm so tired...
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
I wonder how those beads were acquired
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by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 2:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm inside, so I took it off.
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 25, 2008 2:54 AM PDT up reply actions
A third person has showed up
(not on AN) so the fans now outnumber the staff.
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 25, 2008 2:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't have a picture of me live blogging
But I'm pretty sure in an hour it won't be pretty.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 3:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Watching the pregame ceremonies on NESN.
I have no idea what the f*** is going on.
It's like a Kurosawa movie without subtitles.
Formerly known as hward86.
Haven't seen them yet.
They just had the pregame show with Jim Rice and Ken Macha.
Formerly known as hward86.
jim rice was my guy i still have a bat he signed for me in 86
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
who else will have popcorn for breakfast
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
my boss already said he would test the second i got in today
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
Poppy says
Why, what's up with Joey Gathright?
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 25, 2008 2:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I should clarify.
Joey Gathright jump over that person? ESPN just showed a highlight of a game and Joey jumped over the pitcher running in the baseline to make it to first safely.
There's a youtube video of him jumping a car
Pretty awesome.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 3:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you people work?
That sounds like fun, but I've gotta be at work at 7.
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 25, 2008 2:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, Poppy and I are both unemployed
So please send all job offers our way!
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 25, 2008 3:02 AM PDT up reply actions
And a camera, damn it!
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 25, 2008 3:00 AM PDT up reply actions
YEAH!
LETS GO OAK-LAND!
BASEBALLLLLLL FOR BREAKFASTTTTT
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
WTF
"Based on the information that you have provided, you are blocked from watching the game you selected. Please consult our FAQs for complete blackout restriction information."
i'm in LA right now, but my credit card billing is norcal.
why is this not working and how do i get it to work?
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
it's a national telecast no mlb tv for anyone
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
Yeah Im in New York
and im blacked out from my mlb.tv. Good thing i got my ESPN2 HD ithy my new HD TV! WHOOOHHOO
When will then be now? Soon.
now mlb.tv is working, but there's no audio!
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
Kaneechiwa, AN'ers!
I wish Starbucks was open right now.
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:03 AM PDT reply actions
I've been undercover for some time now...
Did you make Spring Training this year? I never had a chance.
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Mayank and MikeA are here now too
along with our new friend Rudy.
And our omelets just arrived....
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
Oh, sorry. Mayank = oblique.
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 25, 2008 3:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Is this the game thread?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 3:06 AM PDT reply actions
Hi EM-
Are you still in Oakland or did you move away?
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:06 AM PDT reply actions
I'm still in Oaklandish
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 25, 2008 3:08 AM PDT up reply actions
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