Open Thread: Game 5 - A's vs. Indians (cont.)
by notsellingjeans on Apr 4, 2008 9:05 PM PDT
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PrintOpening a new game thread in light of our high comment total. A's up 5-1 in the middle of the 6th inning.
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Wow
New comment thread is some pretty fierce bad luck. First pitch of the new thread = Garko bomb. 5-2 A's.
Come on now, Foulke.
"I still say put Jack Cust on some roller skates, arm him with a squeeze tube of epoxy, and let him loose in CF...righteous!" -MRod
Korach Opened his trap
They just talked about Foulke not quite where he wants to be and that he has been very good so far
LOL Boom
Please don't remind us about Street
I was hoping his arm had spasms before he warms up
Go A's
What's the prognosis on Duke? Have we heard anything yet
A dead corpse has more velocity than Zito
A car in reverse also has more velocity
That's cheap.
On STO, they are talking about buying an engagement ring at Alvin's, and if it rains on your wedding day you get the ring for free!
"Hi, I need to... uh... determination..."
No, but like 10000 frickin' spoons just fell out of the sky.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
I posted this in the last thread
but I replayed the Duke clip on the DVR and i saw him mouth the words "My bicep" and "it grabbed...damnit"
You can't fire me...I don't work in this van!
They just said no report yet on Duke
On the radio
I have the TV going as well
The question becomes:
Is BoCro and Harden a better combination than Duke and Chavy? My first gut reaction is: no freaking way.
Yes, they are.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
As promised to Triple Ehs
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
You Rock! Thanks Send Me Your Address And Ill Send You A Sweeney Rookie.
Buy Who Billy Drafts Then Sell Them When They Get Traded!
Duke:
Slight biceps tendinitis.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
He'll be back in 3 weeks
It's cold today, nothing big to worry about.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
Slight like not being invited to the wedding of someone
who you thought was a good friend so you spend your entire life trying to get back at them only to have them visit you on your death bed and ask you why you didn't come to the wedding, didn't you get the invitation?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
from what I understand
once they pinpoint the source/location of the pain, they can figure out whether or not its a tendon or something else. If its the tendon, i think the default goes to "tendonitis"
You can't fire me...I don't work in this van!
Yeah, I don't think it would be that hard to diagnose at least preliminarily
It's not like diagnosing a back or a wrist, which have lots of moving parts and things that can go wrong. They can probably rule out a nerve problem (no numbness or tingling) and then do some "provocative" tests to see what makes it hurt.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I'm just sayin'
that usually, a diagnosis of "slight biceps tendinitis" requires a plane flight to L.A. and a visit to Dr. Yocum. Not sure that Soupy Sales can make this type of pronouncement...and especially to declare it "slight".
Come on Kurt, we need insurance so
we don't see STREET
And getting help from Bill Belichick
"[Moneyball] is huge [in Japan], I guess, so I'm like a David Hasselhoff type or something..." -- Billy Beane
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 4, 2008 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Not chronic normally
Lots of players have tendinitis especially at the start of the season.
we'll take it
The glare was not practiced. I would get into the game situations, and when that happens, there comes a level of concentration that most can only imagine but can never achieve. You become what you are doing, and that is what you see on my face. -Dave Stewart
by Hegenberger Road on Apr 4, 2008 9:21 PM PDT reply actions
I bet
The tribe wishes they had V-Mart back there catching.. . would have saved 2 runs this game.. but then again sucks for them
Yes.
Excellent use of the guillotine.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Back to relaxin'
and playing like it was ST.
..except, TBuck.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 4, 2008 9:24 PM PDT reply actions
WTF!!! RYAN SWEENEY!!
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Are you suggesting a mini-slumpbuster?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Somebody call Byrd.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
< practices Byrd call >
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
I guess she would have to be..
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
If R Sweeney
can turn it around this fast, that has to bode well for Buck
The glare was not practiced. I would get into the game situations, and when that happens, there comes a level of concentration that most can only imagine but can never achieve. You become what you are doing, and that is what you see on my face. -Dave Stewart
by Hegenberger Road on Apr 4, 2008 9:26 PM PDT reply actions
Fluke a hit or something Buck
Lord knows you are due
Time to ride the bus to AAA or the 9 hole
Him and Ellis are killing this team so far
Well if it wasn't in his head before
It must be now. Is T-Buck the new DJ?
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
Mike Sweeney stole his mojo and gave it to Mini Sweeney
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
A's pitchers tonight: 10 Ks
The glare was not practiced. I would get into the game situations, and when that happens, there comes a level of concentration that most can only imagine but can never achieve. You become what you are doing, and that is what you see on my face. -Dave Stewart
by Hegenberger Road on Apr 4, 2008 9:32 PM PDT reply actions
For an excellent 10:1 K to injured pitcher ratio
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
maybe with the deep farm system
we can keep that ratio up as we go
The glare was not practiced. I would get into the game situations, and when that happens, there comes a level of concentration that most can only imagine but can never achieve. You become what you are doing, and that is what you see on my face. -Dave Stewart
by Hegenberger Road on Apr 4, 2008 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
AAA will fix that
If he's batting leadoff tomorrow then shoot Geren because no one in their right mind would allow him to keep doing what he's doing at the moment
I'm blanking...
I'm trying to remember who it was either last year or a couple of years ago the A's player who started 0-for-twenty-something, which is what Travis Buck is approaching now. Who was it? Thanks...
"[Moneyball] is huge [in Japan], I guess, so I'm like a David Hasselhoff type or something..." -- Billy Beane
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 4, 2008 9:33 PM PDT reply actions
You are correct
0-for-first-27 in 2006
"[Moneyball] is huge [in Japan], I guess, so I'm like a David Hasselhoff type or something..." -- Billy Beane
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 4, 2008 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Bobby Kielty
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
Canseco had an 0-for-40 during his ROY season
but are you thinking of Ginter?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Does anyone ever think of Ginter?
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
Only during Good Winters when I'm drunk.
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0-for-first-24 in 2005
"[Moneyball] is huge [in Japan], I guess, so I'm like a David Hasselhoff type or something..." -- Billy Beane
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 4, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
It was Travis Buck, 0 for 16, last year
That's why you don't send a guy to AAA over 4-5 bad games.
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 was talking about the start of the season...
...that stretch started three weeks in.
"[Moneyball] is huge [in Japan], I guess, so I'm like a David Hasselhoff type or something..." -- Billy Beane
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 4, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I Just Realized Asdrulbal Garcia Has Bells Policy
Buy Who Billy Drafts Then Sell Them When They Get Traded!
???
"I still say put Jack Cust on some roller skates, arm him with a squeeze tube of epoxy, and let him loose in CF...righteous!" -MRod
by notsellingjeans on Apr 4, 2008 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Bells Policy?
Does this have something to do with Fourth Meal?
"Hi, I need to... uh... determination..."
I had a Bells policy
but public opinion turned ugly and I flip-flopped to a far more crowd-pleasing Whistles policy.
(did you mean Bell's Palsy, maybe?)
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 4, 2008 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn't Bell's palsy
a syndrome in which half of your face becomes temporarily paralyzed?
What on earth does this have to do with Asdrubal Cabrera?
And, unrelated but I have to ask it, where on earth did he get that name? It's Carthaginian.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
He got the name because his mother
was trying to say "Orlando" but half her face was temporarily paralyzed and it came out as "Ooohs (drool) " and the nurse heard "Asdrubal".
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
We had a discussion about this in a game thread last season
Annibal Sanchez has a Carthaginian name, too, and Ambiorix Burgos is named after a Gaulish chieftain. God knows where that all comes from. Maybe Asterix books are really popular in Latin America.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
You go to bed, young man -
It's, like, noon Saturday in Tokyo.
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 love how many recent A's could plausibly have started a season 0-for-20
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
The Indians Pitcher Breslow
graduated from Yale with a degree with molecular physics. I'm impressed.
Sweating the small stuff
I'll have a game wrap-up diary by 11:30 p.m. at latest
FYI.
Keep this going, boys.
"I still say put Jack Cust on some roller skates, arm him with a squeeze tube of epoxy, and let him loose in CF...righteous!" -MRod
"custian drive"? says Korach
How about "Cust-oh-mary" blast?
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 4, 2008 9:47 PM PDT reply actions
i like it
The glare was not practiced. I would get into the game situations, and when that happens, there comes a level of concentration that most can only imagine but can never achieve. You become what you are doing, and that is what you see on my face. -Dave Stewart
by Hegenberger Road on Apr 4, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Things I'd like to see #231:
Street's fastball better than Foulke's.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
At this time...
Casilla > Embree > Foulke > Street. But honestly, I like this pen.
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
Those first few didn't look half-bad
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 4, 2008 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
On the other hand...
There is an A in Whimsy.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Apr 4, 2008 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
no
you can't back into a save
The glare was not practiced. I would get into the game situations, and when that happens, there comes a level of concentration that most can only imagine but can never achieve. You become what you are doing, and that is what you see on my face. -Dave Stewart
by Hegenberger Road on Apr 4, 2008 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
But you can back into a hot iron while
naked, blindfolded, cuffed and calling out "Marco... Polo!" Or at least I've heard you can. Not that I would know for certain, but I've, uh, heard of such things happening.
Then it becomes a suck situation
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
I am truly L-O-L to that name!
Tooooooo funny!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 4, 2008 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I like blown saves and I just can't lie
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
Yeah, don't jinx the A's
I was getting over to my computer to ask if Duke was throwing a perfect game so far and...
he gives up a double!
See, just thinking about a jinx can cause one!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 4, 2008 9:49 PM PDT reply actions
Easy Win
I called it earlier
All Truth Goes Through Three Stages 1.It is ridiculed 2.It is violently opposed 3.Finally, it is accepted as self-evident LGT kinesiologist! Straw,Drink
Street
Still has elbow problems!
All Truth Goes Through Three Stages 1.It is ridiculed 2.It is violently opposed 3.Finally, it is accepted as self-evident LGT kinesiologist! Straw,Drink
STO said it was a good tackle by security.
Maybe the Raiders need to sign him. :)
"Hi, I need to... uh... determination..."
Raider would sign any
body with a pulse and a record.
All Truth Goes Through Three Stages 1.It is ridiculed 2.It is violently opposed 3.Finally, it is accepted as self-evident LGT kinesiologist! Straw,Drink
by E5 on Apr 4, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Eric Byrnes still moonlighting at the Coliseum
"[Moneyball] is huge [in Japan], I guess, so I'm like a David Hasselhoff type or something..." -- Billy Beane
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 4, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I was at that game! Randy Johnson, pitching for the Yankees!
Two guys jumped out of the stands right in front of us. We were sitting on the 3rd base side.
I think that was the beginning of the end for Byrnes. He talked back to management on that one.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 5, 2008 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
God Street is Pathetic
Nothing good to say about this clown
Lots
of jail bird in Oakland
All Truth Goes Through Three Stages 1.It is ridiculed 2.It is violently opposed 3.Finally, it is accepted as self-evident LGT kinesiologist! Straw,Drink
Yup, Street's def earned
that name..
"Sir Fu**ks It Up". Hafner (Pronk) no-doubt-about-it..
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 4, 2008 9:54 PM PDT reply actions
Well I would like him to finish the game
and get the win, so it isn't good.
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
I would almost rather have Embree or Foulke as the closer right now
Untill Street can get it back together
VICTORY!!!
Night, y'all!
"[Moneyball] is huge [in Japan], I guess, so I'm like a David Hasselhoff type or something..." -- Billy Beane
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Apr 4, 2008 9:57 PM PDT reply actions
Yah! A's Win!
Duke gets a win!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 4, 2008 9:57 PM PDT reply actions
AAAHH!!!
Dr. Earl Holloway!!! :-(
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
is it me
or does he sound more excited this time?
maybe the victory got him worked up?
The glare was not practiced. I would get into the game situations, and when that happens, there comes a level of concentration that most can only imagine but can never achieve. You become what you are doing, and that is what you see on my face. -Dave Stewart
by Hegenberger Road on Apr 4, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice
just got back from the game Duke looked good hope he is not hurt bad Street needs to go spend some time in Sac he looks bad
ChrisB
You live next door to the Coliseum?
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, that's TimTimTimbo,
if you get my drift.
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
+a whole lot more than 1
"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07
He lives in his van!
"just got back"=in the parking lot at the Coli, sleeping off the beer.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 4, 2008 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Look at the batting averages...
of our lineup after tonight's game. Maybe Geren should just reverse the order for tomorrow's game. ;-)
Go A's!
Let's face it - Ryan does better when
he doesn't have the pressure of being the only Sweeney in the lineup.
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
apparently, the double-Sweeney mojo...
doesn't work for Mike.
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Apr 4, 2008 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Mike
even when he's not hittin' too well. Even his outs give me a feeling that he will be a significant contributor this year.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 4, 2008 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
He JUST missed a two-run double
in the first inning - he was mad that he didn't wait longer on one of Byrd's nothingballs.
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 thought Street actually looked a lot better
than before. 91 MPH on the fastball, broke off several very good sliders, made one mistake. I'm actually encouraged.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
He did have better stuff than on Wednesday
but still, 3 HRs in 3 appearances by your closer is bad, bad news.
What's interesting is Ken Korach's note that
coming into this season, Street had allowed only 12 HRs in his career (3 years). So he has NOT been "HR prone" until this week.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
He should go to a lighter bat
maybe the Red Sox switched his bats in Tokyo!!! His are now seven ounces heavier, but he just thinks he's "tired".!!!
8^0
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 4, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I see Matt Holiday is 1-for-14
Are the Rockies going to send him to AAA??
Still, can't argue. It's not as if Buck is making "good contact" or "loud outs".
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 4, 2008 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
If you send Buck to AAA, the message is
"Get tight when you hit an 0-13 skid because you're one bad game away from getting shipped out." He's scuffling - and he'll be fine. The A's are doing all the right things: Give him a day off, work with him in the batting cage, then lay off him and keep putting him in the lineup. He's not going to hit .000 this 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
Again, don't agree tonight about Street
He looked one pitch (to a great hitter) away from his old self. Buck looked lost, lunging - I wanted to replace his bat with a red and white cane.
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...
Street didn't look bad tonight. One mistake, with a 4 run lead. Didn't matter. Had it been a two-run lead, I might have had different thoughts.
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Apr 4, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Let's hope that what you discern
is that which is true!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 4, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
listening to the radio recap
it seems clear that the turning point is A Cabrera's throw home in the 5th. Real momentum changer
The glare was not practiced. I would get into the game situations, and when that happens, there comes a level of concentration that most can only imagine but can never achieve. You become what you are doing, and that is what you see on my face. -Dave Stewart
by Hegenberger Road on Apr 4, 2008 10:12 PM PDT reply actions
Not a ML play
a bonehead play...
If your club goes 91-71, you never make that kind of play.
If you make them every couple of games, it results in a 71-91 club....
Like Pittsburgh...
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 4, 2008 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree - that play will cost Cleveland 20 games!
All seriousness aside, you're playing back and it's a slow grounder so...you throw home? Then again, memo to Daric Barton: Why was it so close? You can slow down after you cross home plate.
Loved Crosby's tag up to second - that's the kind of aggressive baserunning I'm talking about the A's needing to make part of their game. When you don't have a great hitting or slugging team, you need to take every base you can.
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
Barton seems slow
like slower than Frank Thomas. I think that contributed to the Emil brown double whoops in game one.
All those in favor: "Neigh!!!"
All those opposed: "Nay!!!!"
Um, ok...we're gonna need to vote again.
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 don't think you really understand the difference between 91 and 71 win teams...
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
wellllllll
let's just say, it's symptomatic of losing ball clubs to make that kind of play.
However, I don't think Cleveland is a "losing" ball club. That mistake was an anomaly.
However, the 1977 Athletics seemed to make that kind of play about every third or fourth game.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 4, 2008 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Was the pitch to Hafner from Street...
a location mistake? Middle-in? Fastball?
"I still say put Jack Cust on some roller skates, arm him with a squeeze tube of epoxy, and let him loose in CF...righteous!" -MRod
by notsellingjeans on Apr 4, 2008 10:23 PM PDT reply actions
It was up
I could be remembering wrong but I thought it was a changeup - but it could have been a fastball. Whichever it was, target was down, pitch was up.
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
It was a fastball
It was just a straight 3-2 fastball high in the zone which was crushed by Hafner.
Honestly, I had no problem with that pitch. You don't pussyfoot around with a guy when there's two strikes and you have a 4-run lead.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
If Street had come in with
3 IP, 2 hits, 0 ER and a couple saves, and then given up that solo HR and retired the other three as he did, everyone would be happy and serene. He looked fine tonight, whereas he really didn't look good Wednesday. So I feel cautiously optimistic, Hafner's bomb be damned.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
the rangers tried to blow a 11-0 lead in the 9th inning to the angels, final score 11-6.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
I saw that. I had to switch it off my browser
I guess Wash wanted to test his new pitcher they just got from Arizona.
That could have been a real bad thing psychologically, if the Rangers had gotten tied in the 9th!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Apr 4, 2008 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Blowing an 11-0 lead?
That never happens.
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
Isn't Seattle 2-2?
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
my mistake...
still in the cellar. Texas and Seattle both 2-2. Keep forgeting we've played one than they have.
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Apr 4, 2008 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I just keep wanting to black out the memory...
of Huston's blown save against the Sox in Tokyo. After all, I was sleep-watching, anyway.
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Apr 4, 2008 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
What memory?
There was no blown save. There's no one named Brandon Moss. We're 2-2.
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
Curious...
Who should be leading off, if not Buck?
Hi this is Ken Griffey Jr. Let's play major league baseball.
I expect it will be Ellis Sat and Sun,
just because we're facing two LHP (C.C. and Cliff Lee). Against RHP, Hannahan wouldn't be too bad a choice. Or Ryan Sweeney - isn't he great? I've always thought so!
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
Lamar
"I still say put Jack Cust on some roller skates, arm him with a squeeze tube of epoxy, and let him loose in CF...righteous!" -MRod
by notsellingjeans on Apr 4, 2008 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Leading off?
For the 3-run HRs or for the stolen bases?
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
Works for me.
Gotta be a lotta pitches. But hey.
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
it was frickn freezing at the coliseum
tonight. I just got back from the game and am still thawing out.
So nice not to be playing the Sux! (though they had NESN and the Sux getting beat by Toronto – yay! _ playing in the westside club before the game.
After the likes of Matsuzaka, Papelbon, & Co. the A;s looked like they enjoyed batting against Paul Byrd and Jorge Julio. Ryan Sweeney, Barton, and Crosby looked good at the plate...Buck still is struggling...and Street alternated between throwing strikes, nibbling, and giving up yet another HR (luckily the score wasn't close).
Duchscerer supposedly left the game with biceps tendonitis...ugh!
I'll be back for tomorrow's game.
I really wonder if the weather contributed to Duke's problems
That's why I thought it was probably his hip - but that weather can't be great for the arm either. He looked so awesome I just hope he can stay in the rotation. I've thought for years he could do it - c'mon, baseball gods, let the guy pitch!
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Here, here mate!
Duke is absolutely my favorite Athletic and I was so happy to see him dealing tonite. Me hopes his ails is nothing more than cold weather and he bounces back for his next start. #58 rules the yard yo!!!!!!
when it starts out at 49 degrees at gametime...
you know, you're in for a 5-layer game. I would have stayed in the Westside Club. ;-)
Go A's!
by FoolshGame22 on Apr 4, 2008 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
agreed
it was sooooo cold. i never get cold at games. where were you sitting?
President of the Joey Devine fan club as of 1/15/08. Accepting applications for other positions. "He has no equivalent." -Paul DePodesta on Jeremy Brown
i got lucky
girlfriend remembered to bring a blanket...i was right below you in 123, got lucky with some ebay tickets
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Just got back from the game
It was so cold, it was incredibly cold, the coldest I've ever been at the Coliseum. And Coffee Man didn't show up in the bleachers at all. The wind was fierce; it was whipping the tarps on the upper deck and blowing paper and garbage all over the field.
I hope Duke is okay. He looked brilliant in the first four innings but seemed to lose focus as soon as he lost the perfect game. I saw about the biceps tendinitis upthread; there was no announcement at the stadium as far as I heard.
Trumpet Puppet got roundly booed in the left field bleachers.
New food items: things being sold in souvenir helmets; fries, ice cream, and (at the deli stand next to the pizza place) soup in a helmet. Looked disgusting but people told me it was delicious. I had the fish and chips, which were awful.
The guy on the field was bizarre; he jumped out of the stands near the BBQ Terrace in left field, and ran very fast all the way across the field before being apprehended by security as he tried to climb back into the stands in right. He wasn't wearing A's gear, in fact he was dressed almost like a stadium official so we were initially confused about what was going on. Five or six guards piled on him, and one guard who had pursued him all the way across the field received high-fives from several fans in that section when he got back.
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
Colder than last year against the Angels...
the free blanket night giveaway? The wind was blowing that night and I was as cold as I ever remember being at a game in my entire life.
I'm just glad that tomorrow is a day game. So it won't be cold.
I am excited to go to my first game of the year.
BTW? Why did everyone boo the trumpet puppet? I still plan to buy one for my expected Grandbaby.
People think it's a ripoff of the Rally Monkey
I think things like that become popular and beloved if they catch on among fans by chance -- like the Rally Monkey, or like singing "Sweet Caroline" at Fenway. This feels like the marketing department pushing it down our throats.
The candy and the baseball all night long: )
by Englishmajor on Apr 4, 2008 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, now it makes sense
to boo a puppet!
BOO, SOCK WITH EYES - YOU SUCK!!!!!
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 see your point.
But I remember when my girls were little. They got a kick out of bringing stuffed toys to the park that they had dressed in little A's T-shirts. So I am going to plunk down my 20 bucks quite happily.
BOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
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tough crowd
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BOOOOOO!!!!!
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PONIES FOR EVERYONE!!!
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yay
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there we go
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that was one of the funniest things i ever saw
he got body-slammed against the fence. unbelievable.
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Last time a guy had a biceps issue...
that was Harden and he never came back last year. I thought Duke would have lasted more than one game! Damn exhibition games! Street is also starting to worry. 1HR in each outing! 12.27 ERA! This is getting ridiculous. Let's hope nothing happens to Eveland tmrw against CC.
I really hope 6 runs is not the feast before the famine...
I am glad that
it's a bicep issue and not a hip. They said a Mild strain and I am going to hope that for once that is accurate.
yeah, I immediately associated "biceps tendonitis"
with Harden.
IN an interview Duke said he first felt it in the fifth inning, but in the sixth it really hurt very badly.
Which is why YOU DON'T LISTEN TO THE PITCHER,
you TAKE HIM OUT the first time you know he's not feeling 100%. It cost Dan Meyer exactly one career that the A's listened to him when he said, "I'm fine." Duke should have come out in the 5th, damn it. It's when you throw while you're hurting that you really hurt yourself.
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 hate to say it, but it's not that simple
To be honest, most pitchers pitch with varying degrees of pain. Feeling 100% is never true; past midway through high school, everyone has arm issues. The throwing motion isn't natural and as such, wear and tear is just part pitching. The thought process of a pitcher when pain happens is mostly along the lines of, on that pitch my arm felt a little weird, let me see if I can work through it, because sometimes these things go away after your arm warms up. On cold days especially, your arm feels stiff and can get sore easily even sitting for 10 minutes. But once you start throwing again it goes away.
Duke came out of the game when he felt like it wasn't just a normal tightness, and that's all you can ask of a training staff and a pitcher. I have more problems with the rehab regimens than I do with the initial steps taken when injury happens with our players.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
I do understand/agree but
body language is key. The way Duke walked off the mound, waiting for Suzuki to notice and come out, waiting for the trainer, clearly not ok but in "I'll tough it out" mode - when you're at that point your body needs to stop, not push forward. The "pitch through it" you're describing happens under the radar of the fan's view - when you see what we saw, it's not at the "pitch through it" stage anymore.
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 I agree in that case
Something didn't seem right in the 5th with the way he was holding his arm and moving around the mound, I think the staff should've done a better job of reading body language. However, the main issue with tendonitis is that it's painful; it's not something that results in a lot of extra damage or stress on the arm if you pitch on it. I'm not trying to justify the staff not evaluating Duke sooner, but I can understand where they were coming from.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
I just think when it's this early in the season,
and you have a pitcher who's had so many health issues and he hasn't pitched much in the last year, and it's cold, and he's wincing and saying "No I'm ok" - you. get. him. out. of. there. He'll sulk off and thank you tomorrow.
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
You're right Nico.
It shows good character and spirit for Duke to want to stay in the game...but it wasn't a smart move.
Duke is a baller
and a Scorpio to boot. So you know he is gonna be the last one to "want out" of a ball game......
A SCORPIO?
Then he NEVER should have thrown in the 6th frame. Doesn't Bob Green know anything??????? Ugh!!!
Cindi
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'm a Democrat, silly
I'm voting for Hillari if she beats Abomo. Girl Power!!!!! :-))))))
Cindi
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
It's frustrating to everybody.
I watch Duke and Harden and think of how good Gaudin was when he wasn't hurting last year...and remember Street when he was throwing the heat...and it makes me feel as if we got cheated. Yeah I am childish like that.
You can thank Ken Macha
for using up Street's arm a couple of years ago now.....wah-wah-wah-wah........
Macha did use Street a lot...
but I don't like to lay this at Macha's door. ..we really have no way to know.
Of course we do!
Macha is the reason the universe is so out of balance! My god, don't you know anything???!!!!!!!
:)
That's how pitching is though
Do you realize most pitchers have maybe 4-6 good years in them? And those are the ones that are relatively healthy and good. It's just the reality of the sport.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
Of course!
Just ask Rick Langford, Steve McCatty, Mike Norris, etc......they will all tell you the same thing.
Of course Billy Martin got 4-6 good years
out of those guys - in 1980-81, I believe it was.
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I was hoping it "hurt well"
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Sadly, Jeans only types 11 words per minute
And he's blind.
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
When Buck was hit by the pitch,
someone had to remind him where first base was.
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Or .030 Rock
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Our crack investigative team will get back to you
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After it's confirmed
by Larry Davis........his "crack" that is......
" now back to our regularly scheduled programming".....
"I'd like to return this butt -
it has a crack in 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
Man I hope Duke is not seriously hurt
He looked soooooogood tonite and it would suck to high heaven if he was to be put on the shelf after one start. Cross your fingers......
I am crossing my fingers too...
and saying a prayer for Duke. He has had his share of trouble already.
And while he obviously couldn't do better
the second time through the order, he did great - I would think/hope his skeptics would grant that he put those "can he get through the order more than once" concerns to rest at least tonight. Can he get through 6 innings this season...another question entirely. Grrrr...
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
It isn't a good sign that he couldn't make it through a game...
without getting hurt. It seems to me that pitchers in this era get hurt more often than they should.
This era being the A's clubhouse.
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True dat!
I thought he made that Indians lineup look pretty flippin silly tonite overall. My favorite moment was when he got Hafner looking at x3! Just awesome!
Post game wrap-up is up...
I've been writing and replying to myself for a good five minutes. That's pretty typical for me though.
Nico, I type TWELVE words a minute, thank you very much.
"I still say put Jack Cust on some roller skates, arm him with a squeeze tube of epoxy, and let him loose in CF...righteous!" -MRod
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