Open Thread: Game 19 - Royals @ Athletics
by Taj Adib on Apr 19, 2008 1:00 PM PDT
571 comments
Kansas City Royals at Oakland Athletics, Apr 19, 2008 1:05 PM PDT
We all know the drill: since the A's exploded for 13 runs last night and used up all their collective moxie for just one day, we can probably expect a moribund offensive output today reminiscent of the waning days of last week's road trip, especially against the resurgent (Donald) Zach Greinke, who has dominated the A's in the last few years. In 23.2 Innings pitched since 2004 when he made his MLB debut as a 20-year old, the phenom has a 2.74 ERA, with a 19-5 K-BB against the Green and Gold.
Greinke's a nice story for the rebuilding Royals, who have had little to cheer about in recent decades. In 2006, Greinke missed nearly the entire season seeking treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder, more commonly known as Social Phobia, which, according to wikipedia, is a psychological affliction that, "typically involves a persistent, intense, and chronic fear of being judged by others and of potentially being embarrassed or humiliated by their own actions." Geinke's chronic inconsistencies on the mound can surely be explained by the nexus of this disorder with his precocious rise up the Royals system . But thankfully for Zack and the Royals, it seems like he's gotten the necessary treatment for the affliction, which is also good for baseball, since Zach's a truly electric talent who could give the Royals a big boost in the coming seasons as they march back to relevancy.
Enough of that. The A's have their work cut out for them today against this guy. Not many of the young A's have any experience against Greinke, and the veterans that probably would have a lot of experience against him don't, since they were Greinke's teammate for the last few years (M Sweeney, E Brown) in KC. So it's any body's guess as to how the bats will react today.
On the the other hand, what's probably not in doubt is how rookie Greg Smith will pitch for the Athletics. Smith has looked wise and crafty beyond his years so far as a fill-in starter, and since he's facing the third weakest offensive team in the AL (.676 OPS) he'll likely have a great chance to keep the game close for the A's. So, if KC is the third weakest offensive team in the AL this season, who is second worst, you may ask? You guessed it, your Oakland Athletics, boasting a meager .679 collective OPS, just edging out Minnesota for worst overall. So look for this game to be a tight pitcher's duel, as flame-throwing 24-year old Greinke battles 24-year old finesse lefty Smith in a throw-back sort of matchup.
***Other News***
- Foulke has been out for 8 days because of some back muscle issue and is listed as day-to-day, meaning that he'll likely be placed on the DL later this afternoon.
- Harden threw from 100 feet yesterday and "felt fine" and if he progresses normally, he might get a rehab start in a couple of weeks.
- The Duke is all set for his rehab start for the Rivercats on Monday against the Las Vegas 51's.
Lineups:
OAK
Suzuki - C
Barton - 1B
Ellis - 2B
Cust - DH
Brown - RF
Sweeney - CF
BoCroz - SS
Denorfia - LF
HanRahan - 3B
KC
DeJesus - CF
Grudzalaieaneaiek - 2B
Teahen - 3B
Butler - 1B
Guillen - RF
Gordon - 3B
Olivo - DH
Buck - C
Pena Jr - SS
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blackout, so no game for me
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 1:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
softball on CSN??? Dodgers-Braves on Fox? WTF??????????????
by Swishdball on Apr 19, 2008 1:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure I'd rather watch softball than NL baseball
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MLB should be investigated for their ridiculous blackout rules
There’s nothing even remotely fair about me paying money for a service that they refuse to provide because they want me to watch the game that’s on FOX (which, by the way, I actually have on the TV anyway).
Yay gameday audio.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 1:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is a fricking outrage. My day is ruined.
by Swishdball on Apr 19, 2008 1:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
When the A's lose, it won't be so bad!
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No Trav on BiscuitHead day.
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
by Jennifer on Apr 19, 2008 1:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Is "Shin splits" a euphemism for "bad at hitting" now?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a euphemism for:
“Good Lord Travis Buck is a pussy.”
by OldhamA on Apr 19, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Squirrel ass!
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
by Jennifer on Apr 19, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's sad
I hope Buck doesn’t turn into Ben Grieve. Didn’t he go through a sophmore slump as well.
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
by micdog2001 on Apr 19, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
.265/.358/.481 in his second full season
I still haven’t figured out why Grieve didn’t get more opportunity (in Oakland or elsewhere). He finished his career with a 113 OPS+
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
I loved Ben Grieve. I thought for sure that he would mash in Tampa or Milwakee. sad. Watching those old A’s video’s that talk about his “perfect swing” makes me cry.
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
by micdog2001 on Apr 19, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a good Start
Leadoff single for KC
by Coffee13eans on Apr 19, 2008 1:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yay just purchased gameday audio
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 1:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
3-0 Royals. See if you can get a refund.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
missed it what happened?
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 1:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Guillen 3 run homer
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn already
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I went out in the yard to turn off the sprinkler
and holy crap!
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Apr 19, 2008 1:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That sucks
Greg’s era is going up
by asfaninpismobeach on Apr 19, 2008 1:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
wow
that was fast.
maybe were in for a slugfest from the 2nd and 3rd to last offenses?
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
by micdog2001 on Apr 19, 2008 1:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
he'll settle down.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 1:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BA
When was the last time we had two regular starters batting over 300?
by berolz on Apr 19, 2008 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hope this guy is off like Bannister Yesterday
or they might as well call it the 9th inning early
Offense, Please don’t do what you normally do after scoring a bunch?
Pretend its Barry Zito pitching right handed
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 1:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoops?
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
by Jennifer on Apr 19, 2008 1:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hi Jennifer, I thought of another rhyme for "Greinke" (at least the way Ken pronounces it)
“Henke”
So now we have to complete the following quip:
“Greinke and Henke and pray for __.”
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...hanky-panky?"
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site
jamesvenes.com - Blog
by Flashfire on Apr 19, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was not a good at bat
if you are an A’s fan
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 1:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
wow
2 k’s to start the game.
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
by micdog2001 on Apr 19, 2008 1:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
DariK!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 1:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
does gameday audio have a delay?
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 1:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yes
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
by micdog2001 on Apr 19, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Usually, yes
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes...it varies.
Sometimes it’s marginal, but sometimes it’s a minute or more. Very frustrating.
by Taj Adib on Apr 19, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
right now it's about
two or three pitches ahead of the audio
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
by micdog2001 on Apr 19, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Woohoo I got my Prozy Server working..
F You MLBtv blackout rules.
When will then be now? Soon.
by Syphon on Apr 19, 2008 1:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Proxxy that is.
When will then be now? Soon.
by Syphon on Apr 19, 2008 1:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What a shock
we lead the AL with 124 of those
Swing the bat Cust, you don’t drive in runs looking
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jack Cust
is pissing me off. get hot already.
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
by micdog2001 on Apr 19, 2008 1:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He should be fined for looking
That would fix that
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be the dumbest thing of all time. Easily.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, so Greinke has basically become Saberhagen, right?
For his sake, I hope he stays healthier than Saberhagen did.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 1:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What a depressing inning.
Better start drinking.
by Taj Adib on Apr 19, 2008 1:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You let me worry about
Luca Brazzi (wry smile)
alaska A
by ak_A on Apr 19, 2008 1:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Luca Brazzi sleeps with the fishes
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
by JediLeroy on Apr 19, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the jinx on Gerg, Taj
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
by JediLeroy on Apr 19, 2008 1:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's it. I'm never making a prediction again.
by Taj Adib on Apr 19, 2008 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll forgive you, but only because you have the best avatar ever.
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
by JediLeroy on Apr 19, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If only GOB Bluth could use some of his "tricks" to fix the A's bats!
by Taj Adib on Apr 19, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Illusions, Taj! Illusions!
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
by JediLeroy on Apr 19, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
another error? by who?
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 1:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Daric Barton
is haunted by the foul pop up. jerk.
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
by micdog2001 on Apr 19, 2008 1:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL!
12
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
by Jennifer on Apr 19, 2008 1:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hr
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 1:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Daric Barton foul pop-up error. Homerun on the next pitch
You can't fire me...I don't work in this van!
by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 1:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
OK
now I’m pissed, I was having a good day and the A’s are ruining it. Forget it maybe if I stop listening this will turn.
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
by micdog2001 on Apr 19, 2008 1:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hey, at least you were having a good day BEFORE
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Apr 19, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is true
thanks : -)
It’s amazing how sports haas that affect on me. (and others)
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
by micdog2001 on Apr 19, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well that was a bad moment...
....to turn into the game.
Bet ya Barton feels worse than I do, tho’!
Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 1:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Korach:
“The ball’s carrying really well.”
Thanks ken, the ball tends to do that when you throw a fastball right down the middle to major league hitters.
by Taj Adib on Apr 19, 2008 1:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I'm done. When I gave up on yesterday's game, the A's scored 12 unanswered runs.
Chiba Lotte lost simultaneously in the fighter plane of the Japanese ham.
by JediLeroy on Apr 19, 2008 1:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
good call.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Taj error...
I am trying to figure how having a higher OPS than the 3rd weakest offense in the AL makes the A’s the second weakest offense? Shouldn’t the A’s be the fourth weakest?
A’s .679 > Royals .676
by Donner on Apr 19, 2008 1:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I have to go run errands
(Looking for a new apartment, actually, if anyone has any leads. I hate househunting. )
Anyway, I hope I don’t run into too much traffic passing the Coliseum—hope people don’t leave early. I imagine the ones who were only in it for the bobblehead are long gone.
Plenty of time to come back in this game, and tomorrow is another day!
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Apr 19, 2008 1:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I am an Apartment Manager in Novato, CA
looking in Marin County?
A's all the way in 08 . . . oh never mind!
by micdog2001 on Apr 19, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Leipzig if full of empty apartments...
In fact, it’s the cheapest city to live in in Europe.
But if you work in the Bay Area, the commute would be a bitch!
Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But you could buy the mlbtv package and actually watch Saturday afternoon games
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't you know it!
And as an American Studies scholar living abroad, I could probably even write it off as a business expense!
(j/k, IRS!)
Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Discourses of Uncertainty: The Construction of Reality and Narrative (Il)logic in the Broadcasts of the Hawkeroo"
Publish that, and you’re golden.
P.S. Get Slavoj Zizek to co-author it, and you can probably present it somewhere!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excuse me? Who do I see about
returning a defective game?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Apr 19, 2008 1:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Anybody but Daric Barton
Who’d likely drop it and break it carrying it back to the clubhouse.
Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or Cust, who would just stare at 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
by Nico on Apr 19, 2008 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
travis buck bobblehead day and no buck?!?
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 1:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Shin splints + suckitude
Mostly the former, though, today.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Apr 19, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
suckitude?
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are you wearing?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Apr 19, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least he's still with the major league team..
could be worse, could’ve been sent down to AAA. That would really be weird.
by asfansince1989 on Apr 19, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
time for
Hannahan to break out
Never mind the stress here's the Dank ~RIP~Justin Huff
by crb29 on Apr 19, 2008 1:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You mean he should start taking steroids?
I agree.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thank you pena!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 1:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hitting the ball out of the infield = overrated
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 1:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Have all the hits been infield hits?
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on Apr 19, 2008 1:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
2 of 3, and the third was off the SSs glove
Here’s our chance…Zooks!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Apr 19, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty sure
thats a yes.
Never mind the stress here's the Dank ~RIP~Justin Huff
by crb29 on Apr 19, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the news finally reaches mlb.tv on my mac
Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeaY Hannahan!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 1:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There's still no runs....
Zook flies out to Center
by Coffee13eans on Apr 19, 2008 1:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GameChannel says deep flyout
Was it close to being gone?
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on Apr 19, 2008 1:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ken said 20 feet from the wall
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only thing stopping it was that Gerg didn't throw the pitch :-(
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Apr 19, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Barton wasn't playing center
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL - we were SO close!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Apr 19, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All fans who scream madly for routine fly outs
should be banned from attending games. Forever.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 1:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
we should be there
cheering for the A’s, instead of complaining about the fans that are there, and about the MLB TV blackout.
by asfansince1989 on Apr 19, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Silly Kurt - hitting it to the OF?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Apr 19, 2008 1:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, Ichiro's made a HOF career out of it!
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are IF singles our children?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great minds, Nick...
I was working on a full-out filk of that song, but the lyrics are simply too idiotic.
How the hell was that a hit?!?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, GNGS, YOU'RE the historian specializing in American popular culture. You tell me!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Greg Smith should IBB every hitter
and then just pick them off first.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 1:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Tippy Martinez once saved a game with 3 pickoffs.
And one advantage of that approach is that it would cut down on the homers.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, Smith is really good at that
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 1:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Since I have no classic video games...
....or ads for the Yankees to waste my time with in between innings on mlb.tv this year, a question four our moderating overlords:
Is there a really useful function for the comment marking and unmarking features of AN 2.0?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 1:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dream big, paradox...
....let’s get five.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Boy that's a roundabout way of putting it!
“The A’s don’t really yet have a presence in what is considered the middle of the line up”
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 2:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"Pre(S)ence, Ab(S)ense and Order: the Demystification of the 'Middle' in the Works of Bob Geren"
You can totally deduct this as an expense.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have the workings of an organic intellectual!
Give that kid a non-tenure track contract without health benefits!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ken and Vince and Ray are now discussing Ludacris
who evidently took BP after the A’s today.
Maybe they can sign MC Hammer to play OF and hit cleanup.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 2:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If you're Ludacris....
....can you just call up a big league club and take BP after the home team?
How far up the entertainment food chain do you have to be to do this?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ludacris hit a few out of the infield?!?
How many options does he have left?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 2:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh boy!
What do I have to look forward to? (I’m on mlb.tv delay)
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He allowed an infield hit
with Ellis right behind him who would have thrown the runner out had Barton left it alone
Mental error according to Cotroneo
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You gotta be quicker on your post-spoiler...
...explanations, Trainman. I’ve long since experienced the play!
Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He just wants to pile up a lot of OF assists
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm calling it a night...
I have a wicked head chest cold and it’s time to get some rest, lest I need to throw myself on the mercy of the herb-and-leeches loving German pharmacy establishment.
Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 2:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
After I went to sleep last night, the A's scored 12 runs. Hope it runs in the family!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently it does!
Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 19, 2008 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me
or has the KFRC feed gone kaput.
by lerei on Apr 19, 2008 2:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i'm back what did I miss?
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Suzuki flied out to left.
Hannahan doubled to center.
Denorfia grounded bunt out to first.
Crosby struck out on foul tip.
by drink409 on Apr 19, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Daric!!
2ble to left-center!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 2:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
the time is now, Jack
Wait for the fastball.
by paradox on Apr 19, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's getting kinda crowded down there, you know...
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok I just put the radio on...
this doesn’t sound very gooodddddddd
by IM4Oakgal on Apr 19, 2008 2:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cust!!!!!!!!!!! Bust!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
runs?
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
1, now 1st and 3rd one out, A's down 4-1
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeay just down 3 runs!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Emil! alright!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes yes yes yes yes!!!
Emil Brown – pickin’ RBI machine!
by Taj Adib on Apr 19, 2008 2:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
cliche slow clap?
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey I was good luck today for
a change… i came on and they are now scoring. (pats self on back).
by IM4Oakgal on Apr 19, 2008 2:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
AAAHHHHHHH! Crosby i love you!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If Greinke is ignoring the runners, this might be a time for a double steal
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 2:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
damn it!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hannahan is being patient
3 – 0 count
by Coffee13eans on Apr 19, 2008 2:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I got 1550 am fuzzy with some static but still doable
by Coffee13eans on Apr 19, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mlb.com gameday is faster than audio.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hannahan struts!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dissapointed
but at least we got 3 runs and there’s still 4 innings to go
by Coffee13eans on Apr 19, 2008 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn it!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh well, 3 runs is good this inning
Suns v Spurs game going into overtime
by Keze on Apr 19, 2008 2:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
score please.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i meant suns v spurs
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
good one.
thanx
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Devine!
how’s the royals bullpen? does any know?
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Devine
works a 1-2-3 inning with the help of a foul ball catch by norf
by Coffee13eans on Apr 19, 2008 2:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
norf!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 2:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i wanted a walk!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yes! thanks for the updates.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
duncan hits a 3 with 3 secs to go
tied at 104 in ot, suns ball
by Keze on Apr 19, 2008 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 OT
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless I mis-heard KenKo a few innings ago
the Royals have as many HRs in this game as the A’s do in the last 12 games (both by BoCro).
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 3:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The AL single game record for runners left on base is 11
Zook is on 7 with 4 innings to go … could be in with a shout.
by green star oakland on Apr 19, 2008 3:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
what
can brown do for you?
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hi everyone. Now that KC is using the bullpen, isn't it time to get some runs?
by kapers on Apr 19, 2008 3:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm really hoping to see Nomo again today
And tomorrow.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sweeney
Gets a base hit, tie game 4-4!!!!!
by Coffee13eans on Apr 19, 2008 3:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
wooooooooooooooo! Audio is so freaking slow! its fustrating! But Yeay RyRY
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yay Bad Sweeney!
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gosh Darn it! BoCro.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Travis Buck for perfet push up
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
*perfect
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Chicken Noodle Soup!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
3 innings left, A's bullpen vs. Royals bullpen
In the normal world, that looks like a good thing.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
does anyone have that silverlight thing?
how is it?
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not working today
Blacked out because of the FOX broadcast other than that, not terribly impressive. They need to center the widescreen when put on full screen so I can put i on my TV and use the zoom function to get 50” of A’s baseball in Seattle.
by Donner on Apr 19, 2008 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
suns/spurs on abc is pretty good
double overtime 2 minutes to go, spurs ball game tied at 110
by Keze on Apr 19, 2008 3:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep. I'm watching that while listening to the A's.
Shaq had three fouls in about 7 minutes. I have no idea how he’s lasted this long in this game.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
any confrontations in this series yet?
by kapers on Apr 19, 2008 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
amare fouled out
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
now i'm watching.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what happened?
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Line drive, Ellis caught it and over to first for a DP
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is weird but i've never heard ryan sweeney's voice before.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and random!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(comes off couch to note pleasure with comeback)
(back to couch)
alaska A
by ak_A on Apr 19, 2008 3:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
norf!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Springtime is awesome.
Baseball in full-swing and the most competitive Western conference playoffs in history. Things are lookin’ up!
by Taj Adib on Apr 19, 2008 3:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
can't wait for the lakers game tomorrow.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Execute the Bunt this time
Or hit the ball to the right to get the runner over
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 3:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Even better: Get on base.
And don’t ask a guy to do something he’s not good at doing.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't we have a picture when Denorfia comes through?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
dang it! Jack
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Worthless unclutch at bat
Come on Zook, you are due
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 3:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
how?
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He's automatic
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yayayayayay
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Hawaiian Punch!
no?
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Manu just won it for the Spurs
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
spurs win game 1.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gobble Gobble.
Royals bringing some turkey into the game.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Duncan had a hudge game, 40 pts, 15 rebs and 3 pointer to tie game in overtime
by buckfan6 on Apr 19, 2008 3:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Barton!Barton!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wish i could of seen that! Must of been crisp.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
First hit Gobble has allowed this year
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
DB making up for his error.
Always like to see the young guy picking up the pitcher after he makes a mistake.
by Taj Adib on Apr 19, 2008 3:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The dumbest play in baseball is easily the contact play
I don’t think I’ve ever seen it work.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Crap -- 6-2 putout
Maybe Cust can park one and make that play irrelevant.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 3:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Out at home?
What happened?
LETS GO OAK-LAND!
by thingswecarry on Apr 19, 2008 3:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
SB Ellis
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ahhhhh
who is the tool on the radio that isn’t fosse or korach?
by mrrickyg on Apr 19, 2008 3:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bust.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And that basically negates the SB by Ellis...
LETS GO OAK-LAND!
by thingswecarry on Apr 19, 2008 3:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Great example of the real "value" of the stolen base
Most of the time, it doesn’t matter.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
especially when there are 2 outs and cust is at the plate.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe so, but in that situation you almost have to try it
by Keze on Apr 19, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree
If Cust were a singles hitter, then sure. You want Ellis in scoring position. But Cust’s two best attributes are his power and his walking ability. If he homers (or doubles), it doesn’t matter where Ellis is – he’s scoring. And to open first base like that makes the defense more likely to pitch around/IBB Cust to get to a weak hitter behind him.
Of course, up 2 runs it’s not a big deal. Except Embree is in now so he’ll probably give up 6 runs.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
on another note
Why is Cust batting 4th?
LETS GO OAK-LAND!
by thingswecarry on Apr 19, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
fo reals!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well one thing is that you're most likely going to be running
on a breakingball in that situation
by Keze on Apr 19, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what if getting ellis to 2nd increases cust's chance of walking...
...and the KC battery is terrible at throwing out runners?
by mrrickyg on Apr 19, 2008 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yabuta is warming up!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Shake, shake, shake
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by HigherPie on Apr 19, 2008 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm shakin it
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you go on gameday
you can have pretty instant video (albeit quite small) of run scoring plays. Pretty cool on stupid Saturday blackout days. THE DUMBEST THING EVER!
by A'sfansince1970 on Apr 19, 2008 3:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why such little faith in Embree?
He’s been pretty solid overall. Last year he was amazing.
by A'sfansince1970 on Apr 19, 2008 3:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Because he's a mediocre pitcher over the other 785 games he's pitched in his career
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and because he could't finish off Teahen
Why not Casilla instead of Street?
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i am going to arrogantly decline to debate it
and decree Street is much much better
by mrrickyg on Apr 19, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
even a broken clock is right twice a day
LOL
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Street heard you
A broken digital clock is never right.
Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.
by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what if its just flashing 12:00
and the button used to set it is the broken part?
by mrrickyg on Apr 19, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
use a ballpoint pen
Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.
by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that pretty much ends the debate.
Nice strikeout of Butler.
by A'sfansince1970 on Apr 19, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would end the debate if the season was
1 batter long
He has pitched much better since his his awful start so i will give you that.
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He also has significantly better career numbers
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
baseball commentary by "arrogant decree"
that never happens on AN. More! More!
Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.
by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1 down
Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.
by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 3:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
K
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bad Sweeney singles
Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.
by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 3:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So he's now better than Good Sweeney?
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 19, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's having a better 2008
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RyRy!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
Gosh Darn it! And Walk it out!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 3:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I feel weird having confidence in Crosby now.
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 19, 2008 4:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't know why you'd do that
Just because he had a good game last night?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ya that, and the whole standing closer to the plate thing and the few strikeouts.
Believe me, I’m as surprised as anyone. I feel like I’m being taken in by great con job.
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 19, 2008 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Before last night he was having a bad season
Now it looks good.
Standing closer to the plate just means he won’t hit inside pitches. The strikeouts really don’t make a difference to me. I’d love it if he could not suck all year. I’m just not buying it. We’ve seen a couple decent weeks from him in the past.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hence my lack of trust in my own feelings of confidence.
I’m a very mixed up A’s fan right now.
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 19, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
feel good yet?
Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.
by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
he googled fosse today
You can't fire me...I don't work in this van!
by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They make it sound so dirty
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
who did?
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
It's only Spring Clean for the May Queen. Call the Gardener!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Korach did
I think he was trying to bring up Fosse’s stolen base stats, so he said “I googled you today..foss….”
You can't fire me...I don't work in this van!
by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
dirty!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
It's only Spring Clean for the May Queen. Call the Gardener!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
'Nother hit for Bobby,
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by HigherPie on Apr 19, 2008 4:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BoCro!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
It's only Spring Clean for the May Queen. Call the Gardener!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Same situation a few innings ago, DeNo K'd
I still kinda favor the double steal here.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 4:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i love double steals.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
It's only Spring Clean for the May Queen. Call the Gardener!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
his last AB was a double
Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.
by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lost feed.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
It's only Spring Clean for the May Queen. Call the Gardener!
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Jack K/L
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Failahan ends the inning
Time for 3 more outs
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 4:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
haha
nice nickname, i think it should be Faillahan
LETS GO OAK-LAND!
by thingswecarry on Apr 19, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully it won't matter!
C’mon Huston! Shut it down!
by A'sfansince1970 on Apr 19, 2008 4:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Does everybody still like Hannahan more than Chavez?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 4:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I do!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No! The A's badly need Chavy!
If nothing else then for his D.
by A'sfansince1970 on Apr 19, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nevr thought I would say it
But we need Chavy back
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I prefer EC
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure, as long as Chavez is unable to bend down to field grounders.
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 19, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
point well-made
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i dont understand why anyone knocks
chavez or street :-/
by mrrickyg on Apr 19, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
one word
expectations.
Chavy fails expectations at the plate. Street fails to be perfect.
Didn’t say the expectations were reasonable.
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it just confuses me
casilla is challenging street in the career walks category with 1/3 of the IP and chavez at his least productive was more productive than Emil Brown is now :-/
by mrrickyg on Apr 19, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ever since Street hurt his arm
he has not been the same.
Even when he gets saves he quite often gets hit hard
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
its only April!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guillen double
to leadoff the inning
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Fire Street Now!
"...Butler going back...he can't make the catch! One run scores, Weiss scores, it's a double for Moore!" - Lon Simmons
by Mike Moore Batting Cleanup on Apr 19, 2008 4:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
These numerous fouls are making me uneasy.
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 19, 2008 4:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you don't trust your feelings
remember?
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Relax.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
12 pictches already.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What a battle
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by HigherPie on Apr 19, 2008 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Beautiful
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
K
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Street BLOWS!!!
He is a junkballer and a middlereliever at best
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You keep saying this despite everything on the planet suggesting the opposite
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
13 pitches to get a hacker out? Laughing!!!
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
so. just as long as he got him out.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea. better
than any of us could have done
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it me or his fastball looking worse then years past
by Bitey on Apr 19, 2008 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haven't watched a game
in a while, but it almost seems like he doesn’t have a lot of bite
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Ellis
You suck the last two days
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Appreciating E-meal's arm right now
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
On my feet
let’s go Huston!
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Street got away with one there
That sounded like a meatball
Be careful with Buck, he kills us
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 4:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
70% Save percentage BLOWS!!! Street Blows!!
He only gets good save #s cause he gets so many chances!
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you blow!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn it I hate being wrong!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude.
stfu, please.
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by HigherPie on Apr 19, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why because you cant handle the truth from another A's Fan!!
Remember the ALCS? Oh yea your in denial too!!
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we get your point
we haven’t been convinced. Your delivery is waaay off.
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey look
He got a save.
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by HigherPie on Apr 19, 2008 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're a troll
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What do you know, ANOTHER RUN SCORES OFF STREET!!
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Huston's awesome!
C’mon, he’s a closer! They all give you fits and worries, but end up for the most part saving games. Everybody chill!
by A'sfansince1970 on Apr 19, 2008 4:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i think everybody is pretty chill
its just that one person
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HIS ERA IS HORRIBLE!!!!
He gives up jacks left and right, he is a middle reliever
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Is devine the prime candidate to become the new closer?
by Bitey on Apr 19, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha in yo face!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ACTUALLY HIS ERA IS 5.70 and that was before the earned run!!
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
your CAPSLOCK is on
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
negative, just trying to make a point
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
90% of what you post is oozing of negatively...
is that just to make a negative point?
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by DMOAS on Apr 19, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
90% of what I post is negative in the 9th inning.....
Because I cant stand Street. He is terrible under pressure and terrible in the playoffs. ALCS? I thought so!
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wasn't referring to the 9 inning...
it seems to be a general thing with you. 3rd inning, 6th inning, 1st inning, between games, at least we can say you aren’t biased with your negativity.
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by DMOAS on Apr 19, 2008 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No thats definitely not the case......
I am always on here talking up the A’s, just not Street, and not one vs. the world. But I can handle it, ans its pretty hard to argue with recent history, and statistics .
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WOW THANK YOU fOr thE inFOrmaTiON! i'M convINCED!1!11!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+200
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should be convinced,
denial is not a river in Egypt!
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope its the Nile River
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG you are 12!
The statement is not about Egypt, rather the word denial, but you would know that if you were a little older and more educated. I understand, you cant judge stupid!
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you a freakin' moron if you don't get sarcasm
and I’m not twelve i’m 18 there’s a difference!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then act like it, and you will be treated as such....
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what are you talking about? I just made one freakin' comment
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its me vs. everyone on this topic it seems,
so if your going to jump on board the denial train, then you get what you get.
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last I checked
he still got the save
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If thats how you're going to play it
maybe you should do the same. The way you’re acting, I’m surprised your parents gave you permission to use the internet.
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's not the message
it’s the messenger’s choice of delivery. (aside: issues!)
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ARRR
learn something about sample sizes.
by mrrickyg on Apr 19, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's true
size matters
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok then look at his career save %, maybe you should check your stats before you try and clown
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You like being right
more than you like winning. Sad.
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
have you even broken down attempts at
1-run saves, 2-run saves, 3-run saves? etc.
by mrrickyg on Apr 19, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Take any # you want,
and compare it to the elite closers of the game and the truth will shock you!
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
just get out of here you're not an A's fan!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
switching from caps
going to interjections. (!!!)
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but if he converted 3 more
he’s be the best ever
by mrrickyg on Apr 19, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is your argument
You want to convince us? YOU do the comparison with the other closers.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nick = Lazy = In Denial
If your not willing to see for yourself then you are living in you own little world, and I think thats funny, as I have a hilarious mental picture of you.
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I fail to see
the relevance
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
can anyone do something abuot this guy! Obviously you are the one in denial.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Denial
which is not a river in Egypt. The Nile River, however, is.
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch.
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Way to steal a line! Your inventive......
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you are = you're
your does not = you’re
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and i was
poking fun at your line, thats why it worked
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
only someone that has lost a debate,
will respond with grammatical problems in a chat room where no one cares, cause everyone makes mistakes, and sometimes shorter versions are used for effect or speed rather than meaning. You got the essence of the comment, and therefore I made my point. Again grow up and learn how to debate facts. This is a baseball sight not a grammar school english course.
NEXT!!
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually looked up his career stats
and even posted a few of them. If that makes me lazy, you must be completely comatose.
Really, I understand that you must just like getting a rise out of people, but the problem around here is that it’s still a pretty small blog, people know each other, and after this thread no one here is going to take anything you say seriously again. You assert that he’s worse than other closers, and when I ask you to demonstrate that you insult me and call me lazy.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is Hilarious........you are lazy......
Street:
Career SVS = 80 SVO = 101 80% Not good at all.
This season 8.0 IP, with 3 JACKS, and a blown save. Basically he is due for another blown save any day now, and it took rediculous defense to get it done today. Its hard to argue with logic huh? Just because I do not like Street, does not mean that I’m an A’s fan. The fact that you think you should report me for this is sad, and only shows your inability to debate in an effective manner.
NEXT!!
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol, just because I do not like street as a closer,
does not mean that I am NOT an A’s fan. Get real! I grew up on green and gold and expect big things from our closer, and street can not deliver. Again, ALCS?
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When did I say I should "report you?"
I just said I wouldn’t take anything you say seriously again.
On save %: What’s the average save %? Among closers with similar # of chances, is he below average? Above average? Does he have an unusual number of easy saves, or an unusual number of difficult ones?
See, these are the kind of questions a person who wanted to make a serious argument might ask, and then go investigate. A person who’s not serious would, on the other hand, just repeat the same 1 or 2 statistics over and over again - without any context - and call people names. And use a lot of all caps, evidently.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll give you two closers, great closers,
Mariano Rivera ~ 87% but they only started keeping the statistic in 1999.
K Rod ~85%
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
About being reported,
my bad, if you did not then great, cause good debate is not something that should offend anyone, except weak minded people that cant formulate arguments
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right, Street isn't as good as Rivera
and not as good as K-Rod. But there’s a huge difference between saying that he’s not as good as arguably the greatest closer ever and another one of the games dominant closers, and saying that he’s lousy and should be replaced by…Brown? Foulke? Casilla? Devine?
And you might notice that K-Rod’s ERA this year is 5.40, and he’s given up 9 hits and 8 walks in 8.3 innings.
And after noticing that, you might also scroll down the Street’s baseball-reference.com page to the Comps listing. His most comparable through age 23…is K-Rod, with a very high comp score (974).
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OFS
I submit that you are in violation of the Community Guidelines at this point. I’m sure you’ve been reported. Is that Strike One for you?
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reported?
For what? Making a solid argument and disagreeing with you. (ROFL!!) I am a huge A’s fan that constantly reps the A’s, I just dislike Street. Everybody responds to my argument, so I respond back, and then I am a troll? (ROFL!!) Learn how to debate, cause taddeling got old after about age nine buddy.
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
who pissed in your cheerios?
mellow out with the caps and Debbie Downer routine. sheesh
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait wait
...thats not how you’re supposed to eat cheerios?
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ZOMG!!11!!~!!!!
RoFLCoPTeR He’s HORRIBLE WAH BOO MAH
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even including this season,
his career WHIP is 1.029, and he averages over 1K/IP. Is he Mariano Rivera? No. But he’s been a very tough guy to hit for over 200 IP in his career. And please stop just posting the same thing over and over and over. How about a single comment where you actually develop an argument, compare Street to other young closers, etc.
Do that, and I’ll respect your opinion as informed and useful. As it is, you’re just ranting.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
uh, and he's only 25
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ranting requires some sort of statement other
than going NANNANANANANANA and sticking your fingers in your ears.
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by DMOAS on Apr 19, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
for comedic sake
No. For reality sake…no
I like my cheerios with beer
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Facts for the Troll to chew on:
15 HR in 207 career innings is not “giv[ing] up jacks left and right.”
And the run he gave up today should’ve been unearned.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 19, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not only that
Huston is a righty. He can only give up jacks right
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A troll!?!?!?!?
Because I disagree on this one subject I am a troll?? Actually I am an A’s fan with strong beliefs that is always on here talking up my team. TRY TRY AGAIN!!
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A fact for you to chew on....
2008 8.0 ip, 5 ER, 3HR, 5.63 ERA, 1 blown save and a whole lot of thanks for his defense that have saved a few for him this season.
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Norfeus!
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I liken him to Frankie Rodriguez
If you know what I mean
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A's win!
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by HigherPie on Apr 19, 2008 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
would of liked to watch that game...
good win.
by drink409 on Apr 19, 2008 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good
SAVE HUSTON. Good job Huston for sho
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
See that! And you were all worried!
Nice (I can’t watch!) save, Huston! Nice win today, boys! See you all tomorrow! Happy Passover!~ Go A’s!
by A'sfansince1970 on Apr 19, 2008 4:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good win
But That was anything but a good job by Huston
We are all A’s supporters and want the A’s to win everytime.
I am just giving my opinion on Street and that is he is not a true closer. His velocity is down, maybe he will get it back but right now he is not exactly lights out.
Lets get the sweep tomorrow!!!
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 4:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think
a lot of people will contest your statement either. I agree something is missing with him. But he got us the save, and out of a sticky situation in the 8th, so I’ll take it
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course
A win is a win and to beat two pitchers with previous unbeaten records is great
by Trainman on Apr 19, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
4 out save last Friday too.
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lovin' it!
except for that OakFoSho ruined it at the end!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Puh-leaze
he doesn’t have the power to “ruin” a W.
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
true that! thanx i feel better!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For the record
I’m not exactly a homer for the A’s either. I have realistic perception of what this young team can do, and very satisfied with the play of these guys.
I’m not all for negativity that comes out of nowhere. If you want to rain on people’s parade, go on the A’s MLB board and do it there, we’re a lot nicer here than over there.
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Where's Taj?
Can someone boot Oakfosho? He’s having an anti-social day. He needs a timeout.
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by 149 on Apr 19, 2008 4:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
According to the nursing manuals
you need to give him/her a 1 minute time out for every year of age they are.
How many minutes should I set the egg timer for?
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
8, max
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by HigherPie on Apr 19, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good Lord......any one that would suggest kicking someone out of a discussion
because he disagrees with them has no debate skill at all.
by 0akFoSho on Apr 19, 2008 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I don't feel like yelling about it
But I do wish we could find a closer other than Street. It’s like having Koch as our closer all over again, only Street is a much nicer guy. Does that mean I have to leave and go to another board?
"...Butler going back...he can't make the catch! One run scores, Weiss scores, it's a double for Moore!" - Lon Simmons
by Mike Moore Batting Cleanup on Apr 19, 2008 4:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But see
you aren’t expressing your opinion in a “wah wah street blows wah wah.”
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Ever since the injury he experience last year, he’s been shakey. Many would agree he’s not necessarily a sure thing, certainly not as much as we’d like. The problem with Oak is the overbearing attitude and the extremely negativity followed up by personal attacks while claiming it’s part of a debate.
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by DMOAS on Apr 19, 2008 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright enough of that
Everybody, here’s one on me
Enjoy the windy Saturday.
Sorry Lizard, unfortunately since you’re underage, you only get one of these
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
thanx! I love milk! Don't like alcohol anyways!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you just don't like it
cause you can’t legally have it yet
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no seriously, I don't like it! I've only had two sips in all my life!
oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Apr 19, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't drink, and I'm a vegan.
Whatcha got for me?
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by HigherPie on Apr 19, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can't fire me...I don't work in this van!
by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I win!!!!
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by HigherPie on Apr 19, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be this guy has a suggestion
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well...i guess
you could buy the sunglasses….thats what you meant….right?
.....right?
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, don't do that either.
Holy shit. What the hell do I do?
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by HigherPie on Apr 19, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
who cares?!
YOU WON!
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by BigTuna on Apr 19, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm, how about this?
I kinda runnin’ out of ideas, here.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Be" should be "bet" -- sorry
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by Nick on Apr 19, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are valid points of concern though
Street’s ERA is up, and his save percentage is, as has been pointed out, not very good. We can leave this conversation to another day and just enjoy the win, if you prefer. But I don’t understand why some show so much faith in Street.
"...Butler going back...he can't make the catch! One run scores, Weiss scores, it's a double for Moore!" - Lon Simmons
by Mike Moore Batting Cleanup on Apr 19, 2008 4:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Except for the women, of course
I get why they like Street…
"...Butler going back...he can't make the catch! One run scores, Weiss scores, it's a double for Moore!" - Lon Simmons
by Mike Moore Batting Cleanup on Apr 19, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
eh
almost everything can be handled by small sample size. the guy has sick PECOTA predictions, and sick peripheral numbers. his flyball rate, and HR rate have been up a little bit, but still way better than others out there. He’s very very good. It’s sad because his ERA will be inflated for the first half the season from his first game of the season, but if his ERA were magically lower noone would be complaining.
And how about 83.3% as far as small samples go ;) that’s his save percentage this year. Or 5 in a row baby ;)
by mrrickyg on Apr 19, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I repeat, do you want to use large sample sizes, or small sample sizes?
Everytime somebody brings up his excellent career numbers, you say look at his stats this year. Everytime somebody brings up his save percentage this year, you say look at his ERA this year. The facts are out there; By almost any measure that anyone can use to evaluate whether a pitcher is good or not, he is consistently off the charts. You still haven’t offered a reasonable alternative. What’s it going to be?
Nobody is bashing on anybody for not liking Street. They are bashing on people for repeating one statistic, which happens to be a bad statistic for evaluating talent. You would receive similar treatment for bashing a player on a team other than the A’s by saying they were a bad defensive player based on their fielding percentage (or more likely if you were saying Derek Jeter was a good fielder based on his fielding percentage.) Save percentage is a statistic similar to fielding percentage in that a lot of it is out of the player’s control, and not every save opportunity is equal.
by mrrickyg on Apr 20, 2008 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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