Open Thread; Game 1 - A's vs. Red Sox
by baseballgirl on Mar 25, 2008 3:02 AM PDT
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Print[Note by baseballgirl, 03/25/08 3:09 AM PDT ]The update to end all updates. Direct TV is having a meltdown on ESPN 2, which is just about the worst thing that could happen to some of us who left our cable houses in favor of dish homes. I have radio feed, but no TV, and will be re-locating back home after the first.
Good morning AN!!!!!!!!
Is everybody fired up for a little baseball!?!!
There isn't much else we can say about today's match-up that hasn't already been said; the 2008 Oakland Athletics, fresh off major personnel changes, with a team full of rookies and zero expectations face off in Japan against last year's MLB champions, in a ballpark and a country that is comprised of probably 99.99% Boston fans, obviously largely due to Dice-K mania.
The A's send out the following lineup:
Travis Buck, RF
Mark Ellis, 2B
Daric Barton, 1B
Jack Cust, DH
Brown, E, LF
Bobby Crosby, SS
Jack Hannahan, 3B
Kurt Suzuki, C
Sweeney, R, CF
They will be backed on the mound by our new ace, who went 14-10 last year with a 3.95 ERA.
The lineup for the "visiting" Boston Red Sox will be:
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
David Ortiz, DH
Manny Ramirez, LF
Mike Lowell, 3B
Brandon Moss, RF
Jason Varitek, C
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Julio Lugo, SS
Boston will be sending the pride of Japan to the mound. Dice K went 15-12 in his 2007 campaign, sporting a 4.40 ERA. Personally, I hope he wears this:
Pictures courtesy of:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ana-g/2041456167/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11494884@N02/1404097198/
Here's to a new season of A's baseball! Let's make it a great one!
LET'S GO OAKLAND!!!!
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I'm ready. I'm ready. I'm ready.
I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time
by athleticscatcher on Mar 25, 2008 3:04 AM PDT reply actions
yay Baseball!
and yay baseballgirl for posting a new thread!
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
OK, I'm officially insane
Hi everyone, from Philly where it's only 6am. Go A's!!!
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
Hey there Nico-
You had the easiest path to attending this game thread.
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:09 AM PDT up reply actions
just finishing dinner here
In time to see former PM Mori throw out the first ball. Not any better at that than he was as PM....
Go A's!!!!
Hey everyone!
This is gonna be a good season. I can feel it.
LETS GO OAKLAND!
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
WTF?
Anyone else with DirectTV not have a signal? I just called the 800 number and they said they are having system problems. Unbelievable!
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
Goooooood morning
Good morning!
Sun beams will still shine through
Good morning, good morning to you
And you, and you, and you!
"[Moneyball] is huge [in Japan], I guess, so I'm like a David Hasselhoff type or something..." -- Billy Beane
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Mar 25, 2008 3:07 AM PDT reply actions
Great Time for Us NRAFs in Europe
Let's Go Oakland!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Mar 25, 2008 3:08 AM PDT reply actions
looks like I picked the wrong week
to quit caffeine
but I'm here...LET'S GO A'S!!
I'm here to talk about the past.
Anybody else lose sound...
...on their mlb.tv?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Mar 25, 2008 3:09 AM PDT reply actions
The first game hasn't even started..
....and mlb.tv is already malfunctioning. Must be baseball season!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Mar 25, 2008 3:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I love baseball!
First pitch! STRIKE!
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
Let's Go Oakland!!
First pitch strike.....welcome back baseball.
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
Damn Pedroia.
That pesky little you know what.
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
Damn
Guess there's not going to be 162 consecutive no-hitters for us this year.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Mar 25, 2008 3:11 AM PDT reply actions
A little knubber thru the middle...
Aw... rats! Directv working here. No NESN but ESPN2HD is working fine.
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:11 AM PDT reply actions
Lead-off single.
I liked the strike, but that's old history now.
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
Hannahan!
Nice recovery!
I love baseball! Have I said that yet?
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
Nice big Papi pops out on the first pitch
"Who's this Seagon guy? Is he in A-ball or something?" - Billy Beane
And the sound returns to mlb.tv...
...as Big Papi steps up...and ironically pops out.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Mar 25, 2008 3:13 AM PDT reply actions
Okay, I'm tired now.
But Lets Go A's.
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
I hope Direct TV feels the PAIN from the Red Sox fans with no way to watch the game.
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
good to know
I'm back to being thrilled at the thought of 10 million pissed off sox fans storming DTV offices
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
Manny pops out to right in foul ground
3 outs and down
puahaha
love it.
no no-hitter for Blanton, though.
Easy out. Easy out.
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:15 AM PDT reply actions
longoria sent to AAA
Bad news for Rays. Here comes the player backlash...
the A's win the peanut the A's win the peanut
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
I want my 80s video games...
....or Tom Petty...or whatever mlb.tv is giving us between innings this year!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Mar 25, 2008 3:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Oops...
....this reply was supposed to be to Boonee's comment below.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Mar 25, 2008 3:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Whoa.
No commercial break? Awkward.
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
No commercial? Strange...
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:16 AM PDT reply actions
this break is brought to you by BBG t-shirts
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
it looks like Geren
didn't care too much about alternating Left and Right hand hitters tonight.
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
that really sucks, I would want to kill my tv. Sorry
"Who's this Seagon guy? Is he in A-ball or something?" - Billy Beane
by pickinmachine on Mar 25, 2008 3:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Or is it just blackout?
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
She is blacked out because of the Royals...
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'm absolutely pissed.
This is complete bullshit. DTV should turn on NESN for subscribers or something
Kaneechiwa, Jennifer!
Did you make it to Phoenix ya big loser?
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:17 AM PDT reply actions
Is that possible?
Apparently, he's God. Who knew?
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
How is Suzuki in a homecoming situation?
I thought he was born in Hawaii?
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
I'm awake! I'm here!
Is MLB.TV really blacked out for this game for Oakland residents? I DON'T HAVE CABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"If you could fart into a kind of microprocessing funnel, and the funnel poured the fart into a computer, which converted the fart into words, this is what it would look like." - Ken Tremendous, FJM
Get in your car and come down to Ricky's
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 25, 2008 3:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Aw so you are still in Oakland.
I wish I was there. You guys are awesome.
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I DON'T HAVE A CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, I'm like, kind of a hippie.
"If you could fart into a kind of microprocessing funnel, and the funnel poured the fart into a computer, which converted the fart into words, this is what it would look like." - Ken Tremendous, FJM
Did they just say this was a homecoming for 'Zooks too?
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
He did.
Research of A's players: always optional.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 3:19 AM PDT up reply actions
interesting camera angle
directly overhead the mound.
WTF DirecTV!!!
UnFreakinBelievable is all I can say. I'm canceling my DIrecTV as of today.
fuck MLB>TV!!!111
ARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGAHHAAaaa
Rickey Henderson: 35, 24, hall of fame!
by Athletics fan and runner on Mar 25, 2008 3:18 AM PDT reply actions
I like seeing Buck hit
But that was disappointing. One down.
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
Yeah they did Devo.
Pretty sad.
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
Wow ... just wow ...
I thought I misheard it, given the delirious feelings I'm having ...
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
ELLIS HR!!!!
"If you could fart into a kind of microprocessing funnel, and the funnel poured the fart into a computer, which converted the fart into words, this is what it would look like." - Ken Tremendous, FJM
wooooooo
Elliee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love that man!
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
THE UNICORNS HAVE ARRIVED!
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 3:19 AM PDT reply actions
Ellis HR!
Yes, sir!
"[Moneyball] is huge [in Japan], I guess, so I'm like a David Hasselhoff type or something..." -- Billy Beane
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Mar 25, 2008 3:19 AM PDT reply actions
Ellis!!
I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time
by athleticscatcher on Mar 25, 2008 3:19 AM PDT reply actions
Gone!
Homer for Mark Ellis!
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
You sir have been UNICORNED!
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:20 AM PDT reply actions
DO YOU BELIEVE IN UNICORNS???
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
WOOO!
Take that!!!
"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
Mark Ellis HR!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
If it weren't for us...
...they'd all be speaking German! Or something.....
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Mar 25, 2008 3:21 AM PDT up reply actions
6:19
I signed up with AN just so I could brag about staying up this late for a baseball game (got a 12er of PBR to keep me going). Drinking 1 for Ellie!!!!!
Duraz looks like T-rex- GRRAAA
6:19 is actually a decent time to be waking up
ive got a tall OJ and a coffee, which I too will be drinking for Ellie
someone came to the door and I missed it
holy crap!
Victim of the delay
I read about the dinger before seeing it. But it's great anyway!!!
1-0 Athletics!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Mar 25, 2008 3:20 AM PDT reply actions
SAYONARA ELLIS!
(my mlb.tv is now working, even the 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
I tried
I tried to get mine to work for an hour, then I gave up...
It is aways a headache to get them to work at the beginning of the season. You would think that they would have it down by now, but no, of course not.
Rickey Henderson: 35, 24, hall of fame!
by Athletics fan and runner on Mar 25, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it better on ESPN
Than NESN? I assume so. Also I think we can all agree Mark Ellis is the best.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
DiceK control issues
That last pitch was bounced in and in front.
In case somebody missed it
apparently Ellis went deep.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 3:21 AM PDT reply actions
Greetings from Redding
I don't think that was the Gyroball!
Ellis HR seems to have rattled
Dice-K. Sweet.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Mar 25, 2008 3:22 AM PDT reply actions
I owned dice-k last year in fantasy
He gets rattled very, very easy. It was frustrating as hell.
Barton takes a walk
Let's go Kasuto!
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
Whoever talked about ESPN2HD... THANK YOU!!!!
I didn't even think of that because I wanted to watch from the comfort of my bed. But I'm awake now!! Way to go Ellis!!!
It was probably me. You know how valuable
I can be in these game threads. How are you these days? Still in Texas?
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh my gosh! How are you?? I was asking Jennifer about you the other day!
Yes, I'm in Texas and I'm trying to get some ANers to come down on May 30 (Fri) for a game because it's my birthday.
I'm doing great! Life has been crazy because of a promotion.
I'm going to be heading there on May 18th for Radiohead but I might be able to come down for the weekend. Are there games on Saturday and Sunday too?
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:29 AM PDT up reply actions
We'll talk later. I'll see if sprtsnwyn, ictshocker and nebraska
are interested in going.
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:31 AM PDT up reply actions
ict is in Mexico
Well, he'll be in Mexico until that Friday, so he'll have to flip back around and go back on the road. But we've talked about it. Would like to go the first time around, but I've got finals the next week.
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
Dice K keeps throwing over the right of the plate
hope he keeps up the wildness
The "legend" of Jack Cust can be quite scary.
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't feel so alone
I thought I'd be the only one up to watch......boy am I glad I got up at 5am to see that!!!!
"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." ~Earl Wilson
by athleticsgirl24 on Mar 25, 2008 3:24 AM PDT reply actions
No Game on DirecTV!
Did DirecTV provide any type of estimated time for when they'll have the game? I couldn't get any good info from them.
2-1 pitch to Cust
Big rip, 2-2
C'mon, good outcome
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
Man Daisuke is off
This is great. Class will be so much better in four hours if the A's win.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
Cust hit in the heel
Two on, one out
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
Is that Olmedo Saenz in the batter's box?
by Tyler Bleszinski on Mar 25, 2008 3:26 AM PDT reply actions
Batboy?
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:32 AM PDT up reply actions
It's still early
but Matsuzaka is looking bad...
Here's our cleanup hitter
Emil Brown. Dosen't quite sound right.
Actually he's batting 5th n/t
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Mar 25, 2008 3:27 AM PDT up reply actions
No ... it doesn't ... Geren agrees ... he's batting fifth ...
"It's for your own good. Big strong Devo knows whats best for Poppy" -- Mossback
Wow, the ballboy was hot
(just kidding)
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
I think Dice-K's
about to get "affronted" by a visit to the mound. I smell international incident
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
Can't they just call do-over and start the game again
this isn't what anyone paid for
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
Lookin' good.
Not Dice-K though.
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
Wild Pitch
Most teams put up a crooked number here. The A's? Naaah.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 3:26 AM PDT reply actions
double steal with barton and cust he he he
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
I wonder who can cuz Mirabelli was released.
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Daisuke
Not a pressure pitcher, apparently.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
Another big rip
Payoff pitch to Brown..
Walks the bases loaded!
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
This is pretty much
my favorite game. Ever.
"If you could fart into a kind of microprocessing funnel, and the funnel poured the fart into a computer, which converted the fart into words, this is what it would look like." - Ken Tremendous, FJM
My favorite game of the season. :)
"[Moneyball] is huge [in Japan], I guess, so I'm like a David Hasselhoff type or something..." -- Billy Beane
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Mar 25, 2008 3:29 AM PDT up reply actions
And Francona can't even visit the mound
or Dice-K will be offended.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 3:28 AM PDT reply actions
BoCro, you suck
I'm just gonna say it now. Get it out of the way BEFORE he screws up.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 3:28 AM PDT reply actions
Injury?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Mar 25, 2008 3:29 AM PDT up reply actions
litmus test right here
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
"Pretty undisciplined cuts there by Crosby."
He sounded so shocked, haha.
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
bobbi kurosubi
Restoring pitchers' confidence everywhere
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
Oop
Crosby still sucks. But its 2-0 thanks to that missed third strike.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
Croz with the RBI groundout
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
classic crosby swing
I'll take it though
"Who's this Seagon guy? Is he in A-ball or something?" - Billy Beane
Nice play by Dice-K
Crosby gets the job done after somehow not being called out on strikes on a pitch down the middle.
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
The problem is when you're all over the place
umps don't tend to give you the pitch right down broadway (chuckles).
by Tyler Bleszinski on Mar 25, 2008 3:32 AM PDT up reply actions
crosby
nice to see him standing a bit closer to the plate. not nice to see him take two huge swings and misses. nice to see him tone it down with two strikes to make contact on the rbi groundout.
Crosby leads the league in productive outs
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Mar 25, 2008 3:31 AM PDT reply actions
To be overshadowed by Ellis' 648 HRs
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
"Welcome to NCAA March Madness...
...On Demand"?
Who operates mlb.tv? A troop of howler monkeys?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Mar 25, 2008 3:32 AM PDT reply actions
I'm sailing awaaaaay
up and to the right..
way up and way right
by Mark A on Mar 25, 2008 3:32 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
3-2 to Hannahan
swung and missed at ball four.
End of 1, 2-0 A's
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
did his back give out and both arms fall off his shoulders?
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
Oy
Bases loaded, 1 out, 1 run. On a crappy Bobby Crosby ground ball out RBI.
I hope we all can live with reading that a lot this year.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
Hannahan - so unclutch
What, he's our 3Bman now.
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
There are three things these ESPN announcers know about Oakland:
1. Moneyball
2. Patience at the plate
3. Suzuki's homecoming
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
That's why i'm listening to the sweet sounds of KK on the radio
i'll deal with the radio being ahead just so i dont have to listen to what i'm sure are bad announcers.
by 33SwisherSweet on Mar 25, 2008 3:35 AM PDT up reply actions
God the first two get pretty old. Ughhh.
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish 3rd." -Lasorda on Mike Scioscia
by ohtobe21likehuston on Mar 25, 2008 3:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Gotta think the A's let him off easy
that inning which usually bites you in the ass.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Mar 25, 2008 3:34 AM PDT reply actions
Morning, Blez!
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 25, 2008 3:35 AM PDT up reply actions
kotsay or kendall would have ended that inning so much quicker
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
I don't think they let him off easy
Two runs on one hit, just didn't get the big hit - but did get a productive RBI 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
At some angles, the Tokyo Dome...
....looks just like the Metrodome...
"[Moneyball] is huge [in Japan], I guess, so I'm like a David Hasselhoff type or something..." -- Billy Beane
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Mar 25, 2008 3:35 AM PDT reply actions
Blanton hit again
Lead off hitter singles again.
Lowell on first
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
This says it all...
ESPN announcer says "Jon Lester making the start tomorrow for Boston and Rich Harden scheduled to start". People aren't used to him making his scheduled starts.
I didn't even think about doing this again tomorrow. But I'm sure I will. I need more games like this
to actually get me out of bed in the morning. I never wake up this easily. Especially 2 hours early.
I'm opening a new thread...I HAVE to go home!!!!
I can't see the game on Direct TV. I'm going home to cable. Hop over to the new thread, everyone!!!!
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Mar 25, 2008 3:37 AM PDT up reply actions
don't throw strikes, Joe!
They know you're going to do it. Everything out of the zone. Let 'em swing at air.
Go A's!
Boo for no ESPN2
I now see the message at the top and am even sadder that it's happening to other people. I'm in a hotel in Maryland and it just says "Searching for Signal". I even called the hotel in advance to make sure they had ESPN2. What a bummer.
Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.
Exactly.
They probably are in the Metrodome. All that Japanese stuff on the walls? It's there to trick us.
Why don't you think they're showing the fans or any full shots of the scoreboard? I rest my case.
And beautiful play by Ellis!
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
http://www.athleticsnation.com/2008/3/25/332580/open-thread-game-1-a-s-vs#comments
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
Have to say
I am surpised the NY cable is showing the game, given the overall hatred that is generally expressed in NY for all team boston.
Duraz looks like T-rex- GRRAAA
Nice.
They're on a roll here.
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
Blackout on mlb.tv
the rules say blackouts don't start till may for national broadcast, but it still doesn't work. I'm getting drunk.
by ErikFanClubPres on Mar 25, 2008 3:48 AM PDT reply actions
Red Sox Nation/Media...
was talking about a complete came from Dice-K. He might not even get through 5.
Warning track power
Maybe when Pedroia hits puberty that one would get out.
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