Open Thread: Game 10 - A's vs. Cubs
by Nico on Mar 8, 2008 11:58 AM PST
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PrintIt's "split squad" day in the Cactus league and that means lineups like the one Ken Korach just previewed on the broadcast: One where the most recognizable name in the Cubs' lineup is Ryan Theriot. Egads. "Don't let Ryan Theriot beat you!" No, doesn't trip off the tongue. Sounds like Rich Harden should be able to dominate, even if he only throws his fastball and splitter and does it with his left arm...He's matched up against Sean Marshall, while in the other game against Seattle, it's Justin Duchscherer against Jarrod Washburn.
The lineups for the A's-Cubs game:
Theriot – SS
Figueroa – 2B
Murton – RF
Ward – DH
Fox – 1B
Kroeger – CF
Cintron – 3B
Fuld – LF
Blanco – C
Buck – RF
Ellis – 2B
Cust – DH
Crosby – SS
Johnson – 1B
R. Sweeney – CF
Suzuki – C
Linden – LF
Hannahan – 3B
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I began listening on 1550 AM
when suddenly the station started playing the preview for a Cal game...how rude!! I switched over to KFRC fm, but in doing so I missed Murton walking and the double by the next batter.
hey, where's is everyone?
I'm having the same trouble
... then they switched to broadcasting Cal Bears, then went back to KFRC oldies.
That makes sense. That's why they'll never do it. - Bill King
This is gonna be confusing
Both A's games are on mlb.com. And unfortunately, the Cubs game airing on WGN is NOT the one against the A's.
So we're all more interested in Harden's start than Duchscherer's?
by thejd44 on Mar 8, 2008 12:15 PM PST reply actions
No worries
Harden's decided to only throw beachballs today since it's only spring training.
by thejd44 on Mar 8, 2008 12:19 PM PST reply actions
anyone listening to Duke's game
on mlb.com audio? If so, we might need a split-squad AN thread as well...
I've got that one on
But it's painful listening to the M's announcers.
by thejd44 on Mar 8, 2008 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
Murphy triples and M. Sweeney scores...
Conrad singles and Murphy scores. 2-0 A's over M's in the 2nd.
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 8, 2008 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
AH!!
WGN had preseason baseball on... thought it was against the A's. Sadly, no.
This is the first game I've got to listen to this Spring. It's so awesome to hear KenKo say Rich Harden's name.
Last inning Korach observed
that so far today and in his last start Harden seemed to be leaving all his offspeed stuff up in the zone. Wonder if that 0-2 pitch that just got hit was another one?
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Mar 8, 2008 12:29 PM PST reply actions
As he was fielding the bunt,
I kept hearing, in my head, "the throw to first is in time...and Harden is hurt." Luckily, a few of the other voices in my head told me not to worry about it.
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
Yeah, it's kinda nice
Hang on, the toaster's trying to tell me something.
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
Lunch?
Well?
I just ate a hot dog, but really that was breakfast.
by thejd44 on Mar 8, 2008 12:32 PM PST reply actions
Hey, tuna salad - we're like twinsies!
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
What'd you call me?
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
Crosby singles up the middle -
all this time we didn't realize all Croz needed was to bat cleanup.
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
Harden's getting lit up
It's only spring training...It's only spring training...It's only spring training...It's only spring training...breathe...
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
I, for one, feel lucky.
He now has the opportunity to get lit up. It's a warm, fuzzy feeling, I know.
Donnie Murphy
doubles off Washburn. 2nd and 3rd (Bowen on third).
I'm bad at this PBP thing because I get distracted by email and stuff. I'm the Buan of AN PBP.
by thejd44 on Mar 8, 2008 12:50 PM PST reply actions
Just wait until I drop a big word in my PBP
while totally misidentifying everything else.
by thejd44 on Mar 8, 2008 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
Suzuki, CF
Cairo, SS
Vidro, DH
Beltre, A, 3B
Wilkerson, RF
Balentien, LF
LaHair, 1B
Burke, C
Bloomquist, 2B
by WhiteElephants on Mar 8, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Rogowski Ks
Conrad up. I swear Conrad bats 3 times for everybody else's one.
by thejd44 on Mar 8, 2008 12:53 PM PST reply actions
A's/ M's lineups
Does anyone have the lineups for the A's/M's game? I don't have MLB audio and I live in Humboldt where we don't have a A's radio feed.
Never mind the stress here's the Dank ~RIP~Justin Huff
Linky
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2008_03_08_oakmlb_seamlb_1
by thejd44 on Mar 8, 2008 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Gameday
Gameday is extremely slow at updating anything your PBP is a lot faster
by Coffee13eans on Mar 8, 2008 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Suzuki, CF
Cairo, SS
Vidro, DH
Beltre, A, 3B
Wilkerson, RF
Balentien, LF
LaHair, 1B
Burke, C
Bloomquist, 2B
Denorfia, CF
Gonzalez, C, RF
Brown, E, LF
Sweeney, M, DH
Bowen, C
Murphy, 3B
Rogowski, C, 1B
Conrad, 2B
Petit, SS
by WhiteElephants on Mar 8, 2008 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
Conrad Ks
Petit is up.
2nd and 3rd, nobody out, no runs? Even the A's minor leaguers know the drill!
by thejd44 on Mar 8, 2008 12:54 PM PST reply actions
And by "done" we mean
placed on the 180-day DL, listed as "day to day".
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
Well, obviously.
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
I wish that game were the one on radio
Better lineups, better game. Go Duke!
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
He threw it low and away
And actually swung at it as the runner crossed first base safely.
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
Duchscherer
Looks like from the stat line that he is doing well against the main Seattle lineup. (it's just spring training... It's just spring training... I know:) )
Never mind the stress here's the Dank ~RIP~Justin Huff
My personal opinion is that all those
who said Duke can't go through a lineup more than once are wrong. If healthy, I think Duke will be a worthy #3 starter.
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
I think there a lot of skeptics as to whether
Duke can go as many as 5 innings and maintain his effectiveness, and that's mostly the second time through the order. My opinion is that he's fine any number of times through the order if he's healthy - stamina-wise if he can go 7 innings (which he can do on less than 100 pitches), I think he can be as effective in the 6th-7th as in the 1st-2nd. We'll see...
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
I guess what I should say is
as effective in the 6th-7th as in the 1st-2nd when compared to most starters.
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
Seattle doesn't exactly have a strong lineup
Duke's gonna have to prove me wrong. I just don't see him being better than league average as a starter, which is alright, but I think he's much more useful in the bullpen.
Whatever boosts his trade value.
by thejd44 on Mar 8, 2008 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
STOP HITTING CUST
I swear he's been hit like 16 times this spring. Or maybe just twice, but that's too many.
by thejd44 on Mar 8, 2008 1:06 PM PST reply actions
Well, if the team...
...would grow a pair and rush the mound or bean one of their players instead of lining up like cows in a slaughterhouse, maybe it wouldn't happen so much.
In the Angels game two players were hit including Cust and there was NO retaliation from the A's.
Sometimes life will strike you out on a curve ball and the only choice you have is to flip off the umpire and walk to first base anyway.
by Threepwood XX on Mar 8, 2008 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
Ahhh!!!
Couldn't get the preview function to work on two different comments. Had to refresh and now hopefully it's going to work.
Never mind the stress here's the Dank ~RIP~Justin Huff
LOB
A's have left 13 runners on in the M's game so far according to MLB boxscore. We're winning, but that always comes back to bite us in the Arse.
Never mind the stress here's the Dank ~RIP~Justin Huff
The more you get on, the more you leave on
But they probably should have more than 2 runs at this point.
by thejd44 on Mar 8, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
That's counting the same runners two and even three times...
As a team they have left 4 on.
You couldn't possibly leave 13 runners on in 4 innings.
by WhiteElephants on Mar 8, 2008 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
You're right
I'm only reading everyones comments on AN and checking the slow to update stats on MLB. When I saw that stat compared to Seattle's 5 it seems like a lot.
Never mind the stress here's the Dank ~RIP~Justin Huff
Yeah, what you're looking at counts how many people are on base each time a single out is made.
by WhiteElephants on Mar 8, 2008 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
I got tix yesterday to Rangers Vs Oakland
May 10 and May 30 (my birthday). The midwest contingent of AN should come down to Arlington.
I thought about it.
A friend of mine lives in Shreveport, LA, and I thought about trotting over to catch a game if I go there this summer. But I am broke.
Darrling?
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
Are you at 30,000 comments yet?
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
1-2 weeks till 20,000
Nico your getting close to the big day yourself. What are you going to do for the party?
Never mind the stress here's the Dank ~RIP~Justin Huff
Repeatable skill:
After a few years of football at Notre Dame, Jeff Samardzija doesn't know how to play with a lead.
There is an A in Whimsy.
Good outing by Saarloos. I'm rooting for him to do well.
I'm off to a candle party now. See ya later.
Other game:
7th Inning - Denorfia singles, C. Gonzalez, M. Sweeney walks, Justin Knoedler triples. A's up 5-0.
Devine's given up two doubles this inning
And another run has scored
Ryan Sweeney just robbed the Cubs of another double
. . . to end the inning
Conrad
I'm sure this has been asked and answered elsewhere --- but who the hell is this Conrad guy and where did the A's get him? He's had another good day in the game against Seattle.
Career minor leaguer with Houston
He's just an organizational filler guy. He'll play the role Lou Merloni did last year.
Even though he showed some power in AAA (as a very old player for the league), his minor league numbers are really not very impressive overall, especially for a guy who's almost 30.
by thejd44 on Mar 8, 2008 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
Replace Conrad with Cust
and travel back in time one year. . .
Horrible comparison
because Cust was a highly touted prospect and a first round pick. Conrad was an 8th rounder who nobody had ever heard of. Cust had some major league experience, and even showed he could hit at the major league level in 2003.
Most importantly, Cust's career in the minors is ridiculous. He has 200 HR and a .286/.428/.518 line in the minors. Conrad does have a thousand fewer ML PAs, but he still has 86 fewer HR and his line is a modest .263/.344/.466. In addition to that, Conrad strikes out a ton but doesn't walk much. He also has only displayed power when he was old for his league. Cust hasn't played below AAA since he was 21. Conrad was in AA as recently as 2005, when he was 25.
Cust is a guy who is finally doing what everybody thought he'd do years ago. I really don't see the similarities other than both guys played a lot of minor league games.
by thejd44 on Mar 8, 2008 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
On a side note..
I saw Davis Price strike out the side in the Rays vs Yankees game. He was sooo nasty. 99MPH heat.. RJ like slider. Guys gonna be insane.
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