Open Game Thread: Game 26 - A's at Mariners
by monkeyball on Apr 27, 2008 11:03 AM PDT
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PrintOakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners, Apr 27, 2008 1:10 PM PDT
Cupcakes vs. King Felix. Should be a fast game, no matter the outcome.
Expect to see the A's continue to alternate the L/R "Super" lineup per the starting pitching matchup. Hernandez doesn't exactly have what I'd call a platoon split -- lefties merely struggle against him, while right-handers curl up in a fetal position in the batter's box and whimper like beaten dogs. I'd say today might be a good day to finally give one or both of our right-handed middle infielders a chance to rest, except that (a) the A's only have one spare middle infielder, (b) he's right-handed (although Paddy Fields does have a double off Hernandez), (c) Mark Ellis actually has the most experience of any Athletic vs. Hernandez and has had decent success (8/26 ... albeit all singles ... and no walks), and (d) Crosby
Great googly moogly!
Crosby has a nearly .400-point OPS platoon differential this year! Plus, he's 1/13 against Hernandez. That's enough for me. We're in the middle of a stretch of 16 consecutive games with no days off. Today would be an ideal day for Bobby to take a rest. (Likewise for Zook.)
On the flip side of the coin, Blanton generally has pitched well against the Mariners -- with the exception of getting doinked to death by Betancourt, Johjima, and Ichiro. If Joe can keep the Mariners from bunching their singles (and he and Suzuki/Bowen can keep a lid on their running game), he should be fine.
So, yes, as it turns out, Crosby is in today (I'm expecting him to strike out twice and ground out weakly to 2B against Hernandez) but Bowen is in for Zook at C. The thing I don't like about our non-Super LH lineup is that with all the immobile DH/1B options, Emil doesn't have a platoon partner. C'mon, though, Bob: if you're gonna run Emil out there against Felix, you do not bat him third.
Lineups
A's
Ellis 2B
Barton 1B
Brown RF
Thomas DH
Cust LF
Crosby SS
RSweeney CF
Bowen C
Hannahan 3B
Mariners
Suzuki CF
Lopez 2B
Ibanzez LF
Beltre 3B
Norton DH
Sexson 1B
Wilkerson RF
Johjima C
Betancourt SS
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Woo a game thread!
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Fosse making wildly outrageous predictions.
Crazy man.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Felix: Doesn't have it today.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Considering the A's aren't televising the game they didn't have much of a choice
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 27, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Alright! First hit in the first inning.
Good stuff.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Oh jeezus. That looks bad.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Leather
is Cust’s kryptonite….
Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.
Oh eff. Somebody call the damn ball please.
You’re not five years old.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Cust you are fu**ing worthless
In all facets of the game
that's like saying you, Trainman, are worthless in all facets of posting
Only half true.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Sweeney should have called off Cust, and Cust should have caught it
2 errors.
The A's colors are green and gold.
Why should Cust catch a ball when Sweeney calls him off?
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 27, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
If David Forst doesn't cut Jack Cust I'll be severly disappointed
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
Now because of Cust's error Blanton gave up that run
Cust sucks!
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
Question
if the Giants pulled a Thomas, and released Zito, if you were the A’s, would you pick him up?
No.
Not even for the minimum. We have 10 pitchers in the organization better than Zito.
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5 in our rotation,
Harden, DiNardo, Braden, Gio, and Simmons would all be better than Zito this year.
The A's colors are green and gold.
Blanton, Harden (yeah, I know), Duke, Gaudin, Eveland, Smith, Gio, Fautino, Cahill, Anderson, HenRod….
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Only if Duke and Harden aren't healthy.
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 27, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Smith looks good at SP.
If both our out then possibly we could use another, but don’t we have enough guys who could fill in as a 5th starter, DiNardo, Braden?
He chose to sever his ties & chase the money
I don’t care if he can regain his mojo or not, it’s not worth it.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
Yeah but what does Frank Thomas have to do with Zito?
That’s 2 different conversations. The a’s cant hit, and the A’s have better pitching. Zito doesn’t fill a great need.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
You said if he regains his mojo he still wouldn’t be worth signing. He did win a Cy young after all. Will Eveland Blanton Gaudin or any other pitcher on the A’s ever win one. Probably not.
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
Other than the fact that he shouldn't even have won it over Pedro
You’re talking about something that was 6 years ago.
I forgot about Pedro being more deserving Thanks for pointing it out
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
He won a Cy Young in 2002
He hasn’t come close to regaining that form since.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
It's moot--The a's were never going to pay him anyway
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
It has nothing to do with how much money he wanted
He went to the only organization stupid enough to pay him what Johan Santana got. His priorities are dumb. That was my point. (And I don’t really care for Republicans.)
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
Yeah I don't seem to some days Maybe I should quit while I'm ahead
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
i don't think you were ever ahead
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
Poor choice of words
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
Frank wouldn't have offered at that pitch last night in the 9th
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
This does not look good.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
and by look, I mean "sound"
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
At this point
it might look worse in HD.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Wow, you mean
we have a televised game that the locals don’t?? How often does that happen?
formerly known as mdl
Strike out the side?
Sweet. Watching this on FSN on a big projector screen is not making it any better.
-JC
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
I would say so
That’s the way it looks
Felix owns this team
With auto outs in Cust, Hannahan and Ellis who is not hitting worth a crap at the moment (I say at the moment) it does not look good
So far, Fosse's prediction doesn't look good.
Of course as a former major league catcher, he sees things that we fans cannot—particularly those following on radio.
Did King Felix just throw a perfect inning????
9 pitches, 9 strikes? Did he do it?
This is the rarest feat in baseball….
The first pitch was a ball
10 pitches, nine strikes.
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 27, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup, just heard that
So not quite a perfect inning. Likely as close as we’ll ever see, I believe it’s been done about 8 times.
LOLgiants.com
anyone hear the giants announcers before the game?
paraphrase: “zito has had to pitch against aces in every game so far. fortunately today it’s some guy named edinson volquez.”
when volquez came up to bat in the bottom of the first inning with the score 5-0, i would have pinch hit for him and saved volquez for the next game. bring in some garbage-time AAAA reliever, then zito’s humiliation would be complete.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
Pitching against those aces is probably why he's been giving up all those runs
The A's colors are green and gold.
But do you let the new pitcher bat?
It’d be a shame to spend one of your bench players so early.
formerly known as mdl
no, hatteberg
hatte who has been left for dead multiple times, against zito mr largest contract ever for a pitcher.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
It's ridiculous that a 1-0 deficit seems so overwhelming at this point in the game.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Against a losing team, 3 games behind us.
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 27, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
The A's can't hit Game Set Match for King Felix
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
If it walks and talks like a duck then.....
At the moment the a’s are currently 5th in runs scored. However they’re only 6 runs ahead of the last place team, and they’re 17 and 12 runs behind Boston and Detroit before today’s game. That’s not ostensible evidence they score a ton of runs. If they’re still top 5 at the end of may then re-visiting this argument is worth it.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
It only takes one mistake pitch to get that run back,
but I don’t trust Blanton to keep the Mariners to 1.
Blanton gives up way too many hits
early in the season.
goddamn AN game threads...
we already have to face felix today, i don’t know if i can stand all the trainman and pookeyguru types on top of that…
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Apr 27, 2008 1:39 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I thought pookey was gone
terrorized us for a week last year, figured he got banned, but apparently not.
The A's colors are green and gold.
I'm bored today
I’ll let you to your bliss. You clearly need it more than I.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on
Great, thanks!
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Apr 27, 2008 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
least annoying comment you've ever made
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Apr 27, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If I had typed what I was going to type
You wouldn’t think so.
But I didn’t want to hurt your feelings. It’s obvious it doesn’t take much to upset you
I have recommended x's comment
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Apr 27, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lets guess how many runs the A's will score in support of Blanton.
I guess 1 …... it’s a glass half empty kind of day.
The WEATHER?
this weather? It’s freaking gorgeous today.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
zito pitches great during blizzards
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
It's the San Andreas's Fault
Zito is somehow tuned in to the increasing tension in the fault. He won’t be good again until the Big One releases all that tension.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Yeah
After all, the bullpen is still the Mariners’ bullpen.
-JC
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
This is shaping up to be a pretty impressive outing thus far.
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
Volquez
looks like DLS on the bump. Similar mechanics.
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
Wow...Ranger shut out Twins 10-0.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
yeah it sucks when your starting pitcher goes 2 2/3 and gives up 7 runs
Livan Hernandez just blew it today.
Joe
Don’t strike people out you will tire your arm!
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
Just back from walking Poochini (on four pitches)
to say (as I will expand on Tuesday morning) that the A’s simply cannot compete with this OF defense. They won’t hang in there much longer unless they put more emphasis on OF defense from here on out. And they need to stop facing Felix Hernandez.
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
This outfield is trash. I didn’t realize how poor our defense would be by inserting Cust out there, but I am fully aware now that someone with some defensive savy should be patrol crafting out there.
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
so, would you start Denorfia-Davis-Sweeney?
Or would you send Murphy down to Sacto to bring up another OF? Or would you DFA Cust, MSweeney, or Frank?
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Still
too early to DFA Cust, but it is tough to get him at bats with Thomas in the lineup. I don’t know the answer, but Cust’s abhorent defense is not going to cut it if his bat stays cold.
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
I analyze it at length Tuesday (already wrote it)
so I’ll stay mum for now…Stay tooned…!
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
Guess I could. Guess I might.
Since we don’t seem to be getting very Ziggy with it lately.
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
posted this in the last thread
but there are ongoing discussions with the Sox about Coco…
not sure anybody’s thrilled about that from our end though.
as long as we keep it close
i can justify relaxing on the couch with the mac book, diet coke and chips.
alaska A
Good inning Cupcakes!
Let’s hang in there – makei it happen.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Just got here
Glad to see we are still very much in it
by asfaninpismobeach on Apr 27, 2008 1:54 PM PDT reply actions
MaEl!
Base hit.
Start it off Ellie, start it off!
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Felix is at 35
hopefully he gets a little more wild
by asfaninpismobeach on Apr 27, 2008 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
LETS GO!
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Good hit by Brown
Putting an inning together?
-JC
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
Ugh...I'm sure Felix is NOT afraid
of loading the bases for Jack Cust.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Cust isn't hitting fastballs like he did last year.
Did Frank just get an IF hit?
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 27, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Frank Thomas infield hit!!!!!!!! hahahahaha
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
I don't believe you.
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
Broke his bat and
the ball just died in front of the plate. Really did look like a perfect bunt.
formerly known as mdl
Please score here.
Please?
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
We have about as much chance of winning this game
as Frank Thomas has of getting an infield hi—
Ooh!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
There was a shocker
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
Fuck Cust
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
Threat level back to 0.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
by pam5981 on Apr 27, 2008 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!111
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
At what point do we say that Cust was a flash in the pan?
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
That was last week
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
Well, when a pitch that was high and outside
and really was in the right-handed batter’s box was called a strike, it’s kinda hard to blame him there.
Why is Doug Eddings still employed? He should’ve been fired immediately after his 2005 ALCS disaster.
I’ve never seen him call even an average game behind the plate.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 27, 2008 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Every batter in the major leagues has these calls go against them
or for them at one point or another. It all evens out in the end. There’s no sense making these type of excuses.
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Apr 27, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Statistics that show
“it all evens out in the end.”????
I doubt that it does “all even out”. A bad call with the bases loaded (like today, like last night) and a bad call in the Texas/Minnesota game, with the Rangers ahead 10-0???
That “evens it out”????
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 27, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
It only "evens out"
after millions of trials.
Cust isn’t getting millions of at bats. Or seeing millions of pitches. Or having millions of questionable calls that can “even out.”
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 27, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Give me a break
Are you saying that all umpires in the MLB have some sort of secret vendetta against the A’s? Or that we never get debatable calls that go our way?
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Apr 27, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Personally, I'd say we're ahead of the game
on lucky calls/breaks. We’ve certainly won more games we should have lost than verse-vica.
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
No.
Just that it’s virtually impossible for all calls to “even out.” They get some, they don’t get some. I’d bet everything I owned that it’s not a 50/50 ratio (what “evens out” means), and that even if the quantity were even, the magnitude of the calls would vary to the point where, no, it never, ever evens out.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 27, 2008 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy shit
Are you seriously trying to argue verbage and technicalities? Of course it’s not split exactly evenly 50-50. My point is that all teams in MLB, including the A’s, have a number of calls that go their way, and a number of calls that don’t, which is something the person I replied to before doesn’t seem to believe in.
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Apr 27, 2008 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
My point is this:
MLB should do something to minimize poor calls. To just say, “It all evens out” simply excuses them from doing the right thing, for players like Jack Cust. He has an excellent eye, yet he loses because of a shortcoming on the part of the umps. Ray Fosse, a former catcher, talks all about umps being “blocked” from the view, “giving up” on a curveball, looking at a pitch “from the wrong side” of a catcher.
Heck, why not take down the foul poles? Just let the umps “call it as they see it”, and let it all even out!!
If a pitch is in the strike zone, a buzzer goes off in the ump’s pocket. No arguing, no getting jobbed. Fair for both sides. Electronic. Unemotional.
Who gets more “generous” strike zones? A struggling pitcher, or Tom Glavine? It should be as fair for one as another, just as a ball rolling into foul territory is equally, assessibly, “foul” to all observers, whether it was Albert Puljos or Ryan Christianson that struck it.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 28, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not an excuse
That pitch was unhittable by anybody.
And, mostly, my post was to say that Doug Eddings is a useless umpire and should’ve lost his job after giving the White Sox a game in the ALCS. It’s not this call. It’s a half decade history of crappy umpiring.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 27, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
And my point is that
it’s not the umpires fault that Cust struck out. Or that he has a general inability to make contact. Or that he’s not hitting so well this year.
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Apr 27, 2008 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Electronic Strike Zone
Too too necessary.
These are ballclubs worth hundreds of millions. Is Disney still messing around with 16mm film?
How about it, MLB. Enter the 21st century.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 27, 2008 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm for it.
The “human element” of the game should have nothing to do with umpires. The less they have control/ability to screw up the game the better.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Apr 27, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
probably some time after we realize that JP was right about Frank
Also after we decide to simply give up on Buck entirely.
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Next time we have to make a roster move and have no one else to move to the DL/AAA
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and one of those hits doesn't count as a "hit"
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
you mean, the eighth inning comeback!!
hope your nap didn’t make you miss it!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 28, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
understatement of the year
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Go Tigers!!!!
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
That goes without saying.
Go Tigers!!!
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 27, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Just no defense for Cust
He is awful. And he doesn’t do anything to help this team except walk, and the one time it would have been useful to walk, he didn’t. Just cut him.
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
the way cust is playing so far this season
is making me think i should get a new user name…
"Never in your wildest alcoholic dreams could you conjure up a game like this!" Ken Korach
by jackcustismyhero32 on Apr 27, 2008 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Zito in danger of becoming only the 3rd pitcher since 1956
to start the season 0-6.
Gnats down 8-0 in the bottom of the third.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Dave Stewart
and…someone else. I forget – I was just cribbing from the radio ;)
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
There was something wrong with this stat
The first name that came to mind was Mike Maroth…sure enough, 0-9 in 2003.
Maybe they were talking about
being the losing pitcher in your first 6 starts of the season? (Maroth does still qualify; he was 0-7 in 7 starts in ‘03 and then after a no-decision lost 2 more; Stewart lost his first 6 with the Rangers in ‘84.)
One of them was probably Anthony Young, I think it was, the Mets pitcher who lost like
15 games in a row, over 2 years out of the pen, or something like that.
by theblackpearl on Apr 27, 2008 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
What about Terry Felton
Wasn’t he 0-16 for his career (I’ll look it up and report back in a sec)
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
Yup, he was 0-16 career,
0-13 in 1992. I hate it when that happens. (Only 6 of those games in 1982 were starts, though.)
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
Young lost an amazing 27 in a row
Young’s Losing Streak Snapped at 27
As the New York Mets began the 1992 season, one of the few bright spots on their pitching staff was a young right-handed Texan named Anthony Young. Young, who had been named the Texas League pitcher of the year after winning his last nine games in 1990 - a Mets minor-league record - went the distance with a six-hitter in his first start of the season. He followed it up with another win on April 19th.It would be his last victory for fifteen months.
http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/features/flashbacks/07_28_1993.stm
by theblackpearl on Apr 27, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
If AN had search capability
I could link to my prediction from the offseason before last that he would not be in the majors for the end of his contract.
The A's colors are green and gold.
My feeling is that the A's current team
can’t sustain much success, but that if they can stay afloat long enough eventually CGon can patrol the OF, Harden and/or Duke and/or Gio (or someone else) can solidify the rotation when someone stumbles, etc. But this current lineup has so many holes – it’s amazing they started 15-9.
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
Very true, mikeA
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 agree man
Its fun while it lasts though
by asfaninpismobeach on Apr 27, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Harden is getting better...
Duke is back. Hurt and M Sweeney could get hot…There’s lots of reason to hope.
Hey, I always hope
I still think contention isn’t out of the question – but not with this roster all season.
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 hope also
It would be coold to see Sweeney, Thomas and Chavy hitting pretty well in the lineup. The Outfield is just not very good though.
by asfaninpismobeach on Apr 27, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll Buy Bus tickets for Cust and Braden to Sac
Morada Mudshark
by Morada Mudshark on Apr 27, 2008 2:08 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah...Looked painful.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
well shit. EVERYONE's due.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
I wish we were facing Zito.
"Hasn’t the foggiest inclination toward winning ‘tall. Hates to win. Likes to be buggered."
Ellis is going to do some yard work on this sunday afternoon.
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
Could he maybe HR first?
Then he can grab his hoe…
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
Can we please not go back to the garden hoes.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
What is with the derogatory talk Nico?
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
Garden tools are inappropriate?
Maybe the way you’re using them.
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. We're not the only ones who can't convert.
Giants leave em loaded.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Saw that last year & it was amazing
I think we ran Zito in the 2nd & I remember he walked in a run in the 1st
Would it be less frustrating
if it wasn’t Seattle? I just can’t stand losing to them. Them, the Royals, and the Orioles are teams I hate losing to.
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
But
you know the Halos have some history of success, at least recently. Two years ago we beat the Mariners 16 times in a row, or something like that. Just can’t stand losing to them.
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
How long is your "history"?
From 2000 to 2003, Mariners averaged 98 wins a season.
formerly known as mdl
Ish...
The only guy I think has any type of approach at the plate right now is Thomas. Everyone else looks like they’re just reacting.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
I thought Barton's last AB
looked pretty good, even though the end result was bad.
That was a wicked pitch that got him out.
formerly known as mdl
Come on Dale.
Come on Dale.
Come on Dale.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Been to that stadium in Seattle
4-5 times. Have to agree with you.
I’m large enough, though, I don’t get too much shhhhhhhhit.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 27, 2008 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
zito is out
3ip 7h 8r 3bb 1k
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
ow
i wonder if at some point they label him as having “tired arm” and put him on the 60 day dl or something to that effect.
although, Bochy says they need him because they have nobody else.
bad situation.
Tired arm or Tired act?
Only Milton knows for sure…
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
Sigh. The worst thing is that I KNEW
Yuniesky Betancourt would probably walk and HR.
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
Doesn't he now have 29Ks in 19 innings?
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
37 K in 24 innings now
Gio had another bad outing. He has struggled this year.
The A's colors are green and gold.
as has DLS and Sweeney
All the Haren guys are kicking ass, Swisher guys not so much.
The A's colors are green and gold.
I read that scouts feel like DLS is a worm weather pitcher
he has been 5-9 mph slower on the gun thus far.
by asfaninpismobeach on Apr 27, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahahahaha
I need spell check and a beer
by asfaninpismobeach on Apr 27, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome!
I fear H-Rod is not going to cut it at AA this year though. Might have pushed him to quick
by asfaninpismobeach on Apr 27, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
What, did he actually catch it? Way cool!
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
Doolittle
is doing a lot in stockton. Slg .685 Obp .402
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
Do you think they will promote that infielder from Midland to Sac?
I forget his name but he is hitting over .400.
by asfaninpismobeach on Apr 27, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
who?
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
Look him up he is a 3b/2b on Midland. He is having a solid year. A little old for his level, but has showed some potential the last two years.
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
I was actually reading about him yesterday
he is having the overall best offensive numbers of any player in the minors. Well thats what the article said anyway
by asfaninpismobeach on Apr 27, 2008 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
joke: there have been multiple "who is jesus guzman" fANp0sTs.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
That him
he is just smoking the ball right now. Time to see how he fairs in Sac
by asfaninpismobeach on Apr 27, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
And what did we do once we discovered a rift in the fourth dimension? We launched a monkey into it. @('.')@
Blech.
The kings remain missing, so they're playing with Eric Chavez Bobbleheads. "Chavvy does have six Gold Gloves," Brown explained. "That's good enough to be king."
Felix is seperating the boys from the men
by asfaninpismobeach on Apr 27, 2008 2:33 PM PDT reply actions
Custy the Clown
Crap, he’s bad out there.
-JC
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
Nice DP
Now chase Felix out of there.
-JC
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
Bedard is not very ace-like right now.
Terrible spring training then a poor start followed by a hip injury
Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.
So are you saying he
was very good yesterday or that the A’s had a bad day?
by asfaninpismobeach on Apr 27, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
He was the ace in Baltimore last year.
he’s just getting off to a slow start this year, it appears. Hard to say if he is back in the groove yet after one good game.
Writing is God's way of showing you how sloppy your thinking is.
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