Open Thread: Spring Training Game 24 - A's at Giants
by Tyler Bleszinski on Mar 28, 2008 7:17 PM PDT
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Or is it game 27 if you count the exhibition games against the Japanese teams? I don't know. All I know is that it's strange to have two regular season games and then come back and play a few more meaningless games in which we're going to pray that none of our players get injured.
Greg Smith starts for the A's and Tim Lincecum starts for the Giants.
The lineups look like this:
Buck
Gonzalez
Ellis
Cust
Crosby
Barton
Murphy
Bowen
Smith
The Giants go with this lineup:
Davis
Durham
Winn
Molina
Rowand
Aurilia
Ortmeyer
Bocock
Lincecum
Molina at cleanup? Ouch. LET'S GO A'S!!!!!
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Ken says it's misty in SF already
Davis singled.
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 28, 2008 7:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Korach says...
a slim chance that Gonzalez will make the 25-man roster. That it's more likely that he's ticketed for AAA.
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 28, 2008 7:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
1-3-6-1-4 Pick-off
"I'm going to take a camera crew and march into Billy Beane's office and demand to know why instituting his newfangled cost-saving measures means that the run manufacturing plant had to get shut down." FJM
by Elvez on Mar 28, 2008 7:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It sure is nice
to be able to follow an A's game without enduring a mighty struggle to stay awake. (And to be able to consume an adult beverage or two during said game.)
It has been drizzling on and off here in Rockridge for a couple of hours...not enough to even make a puddle on the street though. I don't think they'll have any problem playing 9 innings tonight.
by Soaker on Mar 28, 2008 7:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What?
You weren't consuming booze at 3 a.m. on work nights? Amateur.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Mar 28, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Winn pops up
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 28, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I miss the bay area
I love how wet and green everything gets in the spring, santa fe has some good things going for it but it's very dry
by Keze on Mar 28, 2008 7:34 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Cust K's
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 28, 2008 7:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone should tell him that
it doesn't count towards the record he so covets ;-)
by Tyler Bleszinski on Mar 28, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Having Molina batting cleanup is like having headgear and allergies in grade school.
feliz gone, team still bad
by oldjacket on Mar 28, 2008 7:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Throw in some floods and pocket protectors
and that is definitely a ripe analogy.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Mar 28, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Having Molina batting cleanup
is like bringing your drain cloggage to Show & Tell.
by Philip Christy on Mar 28, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
Tim Lincecum's Gameday picture looks kind of like that kid.
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 28, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No joke...
I used to work with a girl that looked just like Tim's Gameday photo.
"I have a strange urge to make copies." JediLeroy
by Jennifer on Mar 28, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone have the Gameday link?
"I have a strange urge to make copies." JediLeroy
by Jennifer on Mar 28, 2008 7:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2008_03_28_oakmlb_sfnmlb_1
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 28, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DirecTV customers...
Free preview of the Sports pack or something like that.
"I have a strange urge to make copies." JediLeroy
by Jennifer on Mar 28, 2008 7:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Digital cable subscribers
will have Extra Innings available as a free preview all next week (March 31-April 6). Comcast is offering the full season for $159 if you order by April 6. Comcast is not carrying any EI games in HD this year, though.
by Soaker on Mar 28, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah...
DirecTV usually has a free preview, too. $159? EI went up ten dollars this season! I've been subscribing for YEARS and I can't get it at that price. Of course, I can't get cable.
"I have a strange urge to make copies." JediLeroy
by Jennifer on Mar 28, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
game is not on tv tonight even with EI, correct?
if it is, what channel?
by 33SwisherSweet on Mar 28, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No TV tonight
FSN Bay Area (soon to be Comcast Sports Net Bay Area) will have the Saturday and Sunday games.
by Soaker on Mar 28, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not even on MLB.tv
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 28, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn, just came home to see no mlbtv.
alaska A
by ak_A on Mar 28, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What kind of crap is that?
I thought they had every game?
"I have a strange urge to make copies." JediLeroy
by Jennifer on Mar 28, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RRRRRegular seazon gamez mostly
alaska A
by ak_A on Mar 28, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't find it if it is.
I just went through 700 channels in two minutes. :)
"I have a strange urge to make copies." JediLeroy
by Jennifer on Mar 28, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cust K's
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 28, 2008 7:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone should tell him that
it doesn't count towards the record he so covets ;-)
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gameday is WAY ahead of radio!
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 28, 2008 7:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
KNBR is about 4 seconds ahead of KFRC
I didn't have any problem syncing the KFRC broadcast from Japan with ESPN2HD, though. KFRC was about 5 seconds ahead of ESPN2HD.
by Soaker on Mar 28, 2008 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Biscuit!
"I have a strange urge to make copies." JediLeroy
by Jennifer on Mar 28, 2008 7:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No biscuit for you.
"I have a strange urge to make copies." JediLeroy
by Jennifer on Mar 28, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It sounds like the A's performance tonight
is the definition of "going through the motions". I'm guessing these guys would rather be doing something other than playing baseball in their jet-lagged condition on a cold damp night.
by Soaker on Mar 28, 2008 8:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
man oh man
it does not get more hum-drum dreary than this....no mlbtv, back to exhibition games, dumb giants, vince catroneo, I cut off my cable (tv), and I gotta work tomorrow.
alaska A
by ak_A on Mar 28, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm hungry.
"I have a strange urge to make copies." JediLeroy
by Jennifer on Mar 28, 2008 8:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Stop the presses !
BoCro just struck out swinging on a slider low and away !
by green star oakland on Mar 28, 2008 8:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks god for that early walk.
by green star oakland on Mar 28, 2008 8:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Eh, let the Giants get a no-hitter tonight
It will be the highlight of their entire season.
by Soaker on Mar 28, 2008 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lncecum Can be Dominant
and he's dominating tonight...decent location with the change and mixing in a slider to go wtih the FB...no chance for the A's tonight til TL comes out...go get em' Greg Smith!!!
by BleacherGuy on Mar 28, 2008 8:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Arg!
can't we call the game for rain?
by MobiusKlein on Mar 28, 2008 8:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Net effect
of the real-games-then-fake-games thing -- I'm having a LOT of trouble caring at all about tonight's game.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 8:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And no glory in beating the Giants this year
If it was the Angles, I'd be more into it
by MobiusKlein on Mar 28, 2008 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lots of complaining here
about the A's losing two home games to Tokyo. But what's really unfair is that the A's have to play 6 games against the Giants, while the Mariners get 6 against the Padres and the Angels get to play the Dodgers 6 times.
by Soaker on Mar 28, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a great point.
I wonder what impact the unbalanced schedule has on the Angels chances of winning the division?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Mar 28, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only thing I care about
is getting through this game without any injuries. knock on wood.
by Keze on Mar 28, 2008 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great call.
knock knock.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't believe there has been zero hits for the A's so far
by Coffee13eans on Mar 28, 2008 8:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well done!
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL -- ripping on ESPN/"Hanrahan"
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 8:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not that it matters,
but wouldn't it have made sense to PR Conrad and PH Linden in that situation? Again, I realize how little difference it really makes.
by samljm on Mar 28, 2008 8:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Goodness, where is everyone? We had thousands at 3am ;-)
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Mar 28, 2008 8:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
For some reason I'm very sleepy and have a sudden craving for french toast...
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FRENCH TOAST!!!
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Mar 28, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously!! :-)
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm still waking up at 2:30 AM
so I'm sleepy now...
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 28, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
< waves from near the bar >
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
big night for the sharks
and they're actually on tv.
by phastphill on Mar 28, 2008 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't eat my ice cream
and type at the same time.
"Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain." - George McFly
by GreenAndGoldFish on Mar 28, 2008 8:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's nice.
Ken says Melhuse will be the Rangers backup catcher.
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 28, 2008 8:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Would you belive
I can't get KFRC or KNBR in my house. I guess I could go out to the car..............
too much effort for this game.
"Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain." - George McFly
by GreenAndGoldFish on Mar 28, 2008 8:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Where were you when I said I was hungry?
I had a tuna sandwich... at 10:30 PM.
"I have a strange urge to make copies." JediLeroy
by Jennifer on Mar 28, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A tuna sandwich does not preclude a donut.
Totally different food groups.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if
the bread on the tuna sandwich was actually a donut cut in half?
by Dilferules on Mar 28, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
< drools >
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hernando Fernandez!
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 9:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He throws 95 miles to the gallon!
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or the offspring of some
'86 dodgers/mets crossbreeding?
by skutch on Mar 28, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
would that look like this?
http://www.withleather.com/post.phtml?pk=5117
This makes the internet great and terrible all at once.
wasn't 86 the year of the superbowl shuffle too?
by phastphill on Mar 28, 2008 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
< hides under table >
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The time changed?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The excuse.
For our A's. Losing. Against the Giants. Who lost to their own AAA team.
by pam5981 on Mar 28, 2008 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, for them.
I thought you meant the excuse for this thread being ... a bit lackluster. Actually it's probably a good excuse for that too.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome!
...what time is it, and which of the following do you have a craving for?
(a) french toast
(b) donuts
(c) tuna sandwiches
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mmmm donuts
"Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain." - George McFly
by GreenAndGoldFish on Mar 28, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahhh
apparently i needed to catch up on the thread.
weird food combos, none for me thanks, i'm stuffed. had a good dinner plus a couple cocktails, can't get much better than that!
by pam5981 on Mar 28, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as WE aren't supposed to be
the "good company" part of that equation...
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can I quote you on that?
And use you as a personal reference for my next job interview?
Or did you just mean that someone has covered for us in our failure to uphold our responsibility?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wanna see a lackluster thread?
this team just clinched their division:
http://www.fearthefin.com/story/2008/3/28/211349/133
[shameless plug accusations warranted]
by phastphill on Mar 28, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What did you expect
when the only other poster is named "coma?"
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
molina, if you're gonna fly out again
don't dilly dally, just do it on the first pitch.
by phastphill on Mar 28, 2008 9:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We are just jet lagged...
If I say it enough I will believe it.
by ChadGod on Mar 28, 2008 9:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Duke pitching tomorrow...
did they say who's starting on Sunday?
by pam5981 on Mar 28, 2008 9:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Eveland, I believe
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Mar 28, 2008 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
excellent.
I'm excited to see him pitch. Provided we win, of course ;)
by pam5981 on Mar 28, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And as long as he provides
donuts.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You got me all excited.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
night everyone... back at it tomorrow
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Mar 28, 2008 9:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
it's the canadian connection
with a smattering of twin peaks.
by phastphill on Mar 28, 2008 9:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What was up with the cardiologist on that KFRC ad?
He sounded like he was drugged, jetlagged, and the consulting physician to the Slow....Talkers....of America.
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Mar 28, 2008 9:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Would you go to a fast-talkin' cardiologist?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Mar 28, 2008 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had just finished a steak
and was embarking on a dish of hagen-daz whilst he was droning on about heart health.
alaska A
by ak_A on Mar 28, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not sure anybody will look at this old thread
but for what it's worth, Boston only got 3 hits in their game. "jet-lagged bats" they're calling it.
by oakinboston on Mar 29, 2008 10:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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