Open Game Thread - Game 43 (cont. 2)
by notsellingjeans on May 16, 2008 6:47 PM PDT
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PrintA's and Braves are tied at 2 as we head to the top of the seventh. The Braves rallied for two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.
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Kotsay cruises to a ball Sweeney plays on a hop,
Brown on two hops, and Cust is still chasing.
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
Nic -- I was just thinking the same thing!
Ryan Sweeney definitely plays that on a hop.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
Irrelevant
If Kotsay’s in Oakland, the voodoo curse relegates him to 1/3 innings played and a season average of .000
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
Cust hasn't been all that harmful. We won the game with his error.
by WaddellCanseco on May 16, 2008 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you see him fall down in Cleveland the other night?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I think I pulled a muscle in my ribcage laughing
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I hate that replay.
Emil definitely should have had that.
Gross.
pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.
Why ease up?
The only baserunner is going to score anyway, and Sweeney is backing him 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
Cuz he got scared!!!!!
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
BTW,
I can’t believe you are off the Emil Brown bandwagon. You were founder and chief defender!
pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.
What have you done for me lately ...
No, I don’t have any patience for bush-league ballplaying … he plays d like a T-baller.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
such a nice evening, 60 degrees! i think i will head out
and return to dramatic reloading of AN page for the results.
alaska A
Who pitches the 8th?
One of the Over 35 Club?
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
How do you not throw a strike to this guy???!!!
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
Good grief...it's a pitcher pinch hitting wanting to give you an out...
I want an A's-Rays ALCS.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on May 16, 2008 6:59 PM PDT reply actions
Just hit the f'in bat! Damn!
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
Hannahan!!!!!
Nice!
pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.
Excellent work
Could be the play of the game.
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
He was 40 feet from the plate when the pitch got to the batter!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Or swing away
If you think you’re getting a fastball down the middle, let him swing. If you don’t, have him take.
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
See?
Gawd, we make this game hard!
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
Barton's learning!
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
And there were 3 guys at the bag
like a team killing a power play protecting the goal
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Richard Pryor turned you on when you were in middle school?
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's something wrong with that?
It was ‘96, America had come a long way…
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
No, I was just wondering if I was the only one
That guy was hot – especially when he ran down the street on fire.
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 Blanco kid bugs me ...
thinks he’s Mr. Ballplayer … drill him.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
I'm with you now
No consistency during the last few innings.
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
I think he's been pretty good overall
Suzuki has been framing the pitches – they’re awfully 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
Ring someone DAMN!
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
I'm gonna kill somebody.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
Hug it out, Kurt.
pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.
Hugs, not drugs
No wait – hugs and drugs. YAY!!!!!
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
Throw him a knuckleball!
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 has base knock written all over it.
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
HELL YEAH!
pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.
YES!!!
What an at bat!
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
SIT DOWN BITCH
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
Infante, that is Pam ...lol
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
Vicente Padilla, is that you?
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 need a drink
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
See his face?
Looked like he just escaped death
"Whether they find life there or not, I think Jupiter should be called an enemy planet." - Jack Handey
Let's see, Eveland's already out of the game...
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Glen, it was a better ballgame when it was 2-0.
pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.
We need this game. Bad.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
Murphy looks like he can't bunt, based on that first pitch...........
The A's colors are green and gold.
PR with Raj?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I'd save him - we still have Cust in the 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
He would have been safe there
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
If it's runner at second, one out
you could hit M. Sweeney. If it’s first/second nobody out, F. Thomas (can’t walk him).
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
Hell no, pulled his foot!
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
Never mind.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
Horrible bunt, pretty pathetic
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 have a kinda baDPheeling about this..
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I hate bunting
Except first and second, none out. And even then, only sometimes.
Wow.
just wow.
But it was cosmic karma – both teams blew their bunt tries, back to back.
Just hit the thing
Man, too bad we can't hit, bunt,
catch the ball in the OF, or run the 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
Which is why...
pitching really isn’t 70% of the game.
What makes it worse is that you just know
that Jeter would have hit a 3 run HR there.
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
If ATL doesn't score in the 8th
we win in the 9th. Top of our order has looked very good tonight.
Embree against Chipper Jones?
That doesn’t seem quite fair.
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
Insta-poll
Faith in Embree here on a scale of 1-10?
I actually give him a 6
He’s ok, just not great.
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
imaginative
I want an A's-Rays ALCS.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on May 16, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
7.5
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
by Englishmajor on May 16, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
*
(You didn’t ask what I had faith that he was going to do.)
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
by Englishmajor on May 16, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Would someone who lives nearer North Oakland than I do
go get this free unicorn costume? I think we need the Rally Unicorn to make personal appearances in the bleachers.
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
That's the nice thing about playing on the warning track!
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
Embree's dealing!
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
Sweeney looked like Gumby catching that.
pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.
Good Bad Gumby Sweeney!
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
where did the "good" come from?
pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.
He caught 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
Caught it as if it were a bad hop
I want an A's-Rays ALCS.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on May 16, 2008 7:23 PM PDT reply actions
and, check.
pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.
So we guessed wrong on the pitchout,
but at least we got the strikeout.
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
Seriously. He didn't even line that one up.
pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.
Another Devine/Kotsay matchup
Higher stakes this time…
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
Kotsay again?
He was a bit late on that pitch.
Gee, Embree
Why not just groove one for your former teammate.
FUCK
On the Embree insta-poll
I had pretty high confidence in him pitching as a LOOGY to Kotsay. So much for that…
Dammit Mark Kotsay
Go back to sucking, like you did when you were with us
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
So the best we can do is go to the 9th down by 1
featuring our offense which has failed to score since the 2nd inning.
Oh, Saturday, May 11.
pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.
whoops, Sunday.
pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.
Was the 2nd run vs Cleveland not earned?
by WaddellCanseco on May 16, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I thought that was a WP
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Just ugh, offense.
This is ridiculous.
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
They deserve this loss (if they don't score here)
Inept bastards
I say pinch hit Thomas for Brown
if he gets up – why not?
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
BoCro HR?
pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.
He may have to.
Been on four times, no one can bring him around…
I want an A's-Rays ALCS.
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on May 16, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
It sickens me
I was watching, and he just can’t bat like that.
DAMN. IT.
pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.
I hate losing all the time
Does everyone agree with me? I mean, it’s pretty shitty, right?
The quick and easy way to 95 losses
is to play a lot of games like that one.
by Soaker on May 16, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Especially when finally getting ahead
then losing for the fourth in a row.
I turned it off after it was tied, then on again just in time to see Kotsay deliver.
I didn’t even bother with the 9th. No club loses three straight and scores a total of two runs in three losses, can expect 9th inning magic.
It’s not as if the A’s have David Wright, Delgado, Beltran, etc., and keep losing. That would really suuuck.
But losing is horrible horrible horrible to endure, as it unfolds.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on May 16, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Well they hit pretty well tonight,
but forgot how to run the bases, after not being on them for awhile.
The A's colors are green and gold.
They still couldn't hit anything tonight
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on May 16, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
If they hit like they did tonight, they would win a ton of games
just spread it out too much and made outs on the bases (not to mention the near 3R HR that would have been in a different park). Nothing you can do about that.
The A's colors are green and gold.
True
Thought we’d regret that non-HR in the first.
Yep, me too
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on May 16, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Disgusting, just disgusting.
Bring up the RiverCats
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on May 16, 2008 7:41 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Can we do some kind of Eternal Sunshine memory alteration
that makes me think that we’ve arrived at this record, sitting at most at 1 1/2 games out of first with a Harden-Huddy matchup looming, and somehow I fell good about all of that?
Aren't we only 1/2 game out of first?
GO DODGERS!
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on May 16, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sick of having to check if the Angels match our loss of the night.
I’m so used to the trends that I have to look at the empty half of the glass.
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on May 16, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
AND you have Frank Thomas...
...one of your only HR threats, and he dies on the bench?
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
Give me a break
Exactly when was Frank “warning track power” Thomas supposed to hit?
And People wonder why we get negative
Can’t wait to hear Geren’s usual kissarse pathetic excuse for this one.
1-11 in one run games and they win
Atlanta
Can you not figure that out?
They said it on the broadcast 10 times
HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa
it means they are statistically deficit
as are 97% of the fans.
All I can say is, I’m glad Tampa Bay is so hot, since we play them at home next week. You hate to face a club that’s really struggling (er, any come to mind???!!) when your hot, as the fortunes are more likely (so it seems…anecdotally…) to reverse…
as when Texas came to town.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on May 16, 2008 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
We need Buck to come up
He has some actual offensive upside. If he’s healthy enough to play in Sacrament, he should be here.
The A's colors are green and gold.
That's a good point
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on May 16, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
There's some reason he won't be up until 5/29
And it’s good for us.
Swish made a nice play
in the approximately 20 seconds of that game that I watched.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Absoltute Garbage!
It was nice to put up near goose eggs against a pitcher on three days rest.
Offensive offense
Green Hulk Fists
Jurrrjjenns was awful
How we managed not to score 5 runs off of him is hard to fathom.
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
Honestly, I was looking toward today to be the day to stop the bleeding.
We faced off against a young pitcher with little time to rest, who has been studying National League hitters for a majority of his Major League life.
I know we are facing off against ol’ Timmy Hudson for one, and with the Angels once again following the company line of stomping out the Dodgers, it feels like it’s going to get real bad real soon.
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on May 16, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
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