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Open Game Thread: Game 46 - A's vs. Rays

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Brilliant!

Took me about 5 minutes to decode – LMAO!

"Evidently, a large number of people said, 'We really need more vermin at the ballpark, Artie.'" - Nick (AN), 10/7/07

by doctorK on May 19, 2008 5:47 PM PDT   0 recs

The lineups will be hosed and subject to fatwa?

The candy and the baseball all night long :)

by Englishmajor on May 19, 2008 6:02 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

suspicious Canadian salmon Kennedy door

We're going to knock balls out of the country's park, for the home team, which is America. @('.')@

by monkeyball on May 19, 2008 6:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If Blanton ever wins the Cy Young

that is totally where we should throw him the party, BTW. Good call.

The candy and the baseball all night long :)

by Englishmajor on May 19, 2008 6:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I still can't get it

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 19, 2008 6:31 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Did I ever tell you about that

time I sang in a barber shop quartet in Skokie, Illinois?

alaska A

by ak_A on May 19, 2008 6:12 PM PDT   0 recs

Tenor?

The candy and the baseball all night long :)

by Englishmajor on May 19, 2008 6:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I was expecting someone to post

“Tenor? I hardly even knew ‘er!”

The candy and the baseball all night long :)

by Englishmajor on May 19, 2008 6:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Back when I was picking beans in Guatemala

we used to make fresh coffee. Right off the trees.

Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?

by ohtobe21likehuston on May 19, 2008 6:36 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Great film.

Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?

by ohtobe21likehuston on May 19, 2008 6:39 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That Shields restaurant is in SF

Don’t tell me you’re going soft on us.

by MobiusKlein on May 19, 2008 6:17 PM PDT   0 recs

as is Citizen Cupcake

Both w/i 6 blocks of monkeyball world HQ.

Proud SF resident, proud A’s fan.

We're going to knock balls out of the country's park, for the home team, which is America. @('.')@

by monkeyball on May 19, 2008 7:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

ugh, in boston too

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 19, 2008 6:30 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wow, these boston announcers are horrible.

I think if they weren’t up in the booth they’d actually be out on the field cupping the Sox players’ balls for them.

by mikev on May 19, 2008 6:34 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

As much as I hate the Sox..

I like their announcers.

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on May 19, 2008 6:34 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ditto...

as long as they aren’t playing the A’s.

by Jennifer on May 19, 2008 6:36 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Still counts as one game.. lol

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on May 19, 2008 6:36 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i wish sox fans knew that

it will be the only game that the half-wit bandwagon sox fans around me know about… since they don’t actually watch the team… they’ll just talk about this for a month

by schmifty on May 19, 2008 6:38 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

please please please

for the love of all things holy, please don’t let this happen, i live 45 min outside boston and the local yokels will be INSUFFERABLE tomorrow if this happens…

by schmifty on May 19, 2008 6:34 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Its gonna happen :(

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on May 19, 2008 6:35 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Just remind them of 18-1

hopefully that would shut them up

by drink409 on May 19, 2008 6:37 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

lol

the closed captioning on my tv just said that was lester’s 1925th pitch of the night.

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 19, 2008 6:34 PM PDT   0 recs

Its a great Story for Lester..

Beats cancer now throw a no hitter. This goes beyond baseball.

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on May 19, 2008 6:38 PM PDT   0 recs

pffft

I was super tired this morning and I got out of bed, went to work, and spent the whole day checking my email and surfing the web. Where’s my medal?

stat-addled alien overlord

by salb918 on May 19, 2008 6:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

*Medal*

Here.

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on May 19, 2008 6:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This is a serious question- were you able to accomplish this feat

with or WITHOUT Starbucks?

Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?

by ohtobe21likehuston on May 19, 2008 6:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I ate a napkin today.

And just a little bit ago, I got glitter in BOTH of my eyes. I’m hardcore.

by Jennifer on May 19, 2008 6:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

off the chain

Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?

by ohtobe21likehuston on May 19, 2008 6:43 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Love that album.

Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?

by ohtobe21likehuston on May 19, 2008 6:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

well, at least, it wasn't Shields who threw a no-hitter today

ooops…. jinx!

Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb

by FoolshGame22 on May 19, 2008 6:39 PM PDT   0 recs

my daylong headache just got worse

Please A’s, cheer me up tonight?

by schmifty on May 19, 2008 6:40 PM PDT   0 recs

Well, I figured out

Shields vs Cupcakes,

but it looks like only five guys in the lineup.

formerly known as mdl

by iglew on May 19, 2008 6:42 PM PDT   0 recs

The second photo...

Dan Johnson and MaEl?

by Jennifer on May 19, 2008 6:43 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh, I get it now

No actual batting lineups yet.

formerly known as mdl

by iglew on May 19, 2008 6:44 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

the good news is...

our clean-up hitter has a higher batting average than the Rays’ does.

Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb

by FoolshGame22 on May 19, 2008 6:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

So we are on CSN+ because of the Gnats?

Can we just bomb Colorado and make done with it?

I put on my robe and wizard hat.

by Zonis on May 19, 2008 6:47 PM PDT   0 recs

Hey, at least we're on somewhere

The candy and the baseball all night long :)

by Englishmajor on May 19, 2008 6:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I still have the giants on CSN+

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 19, 2008 6:59 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

oooh, there they are!

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 19, 2008 7:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Thank goodness. I don't have to listen to the Tampa announcers.

They suck worse than Jon Lester’s no-hitter.

Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?

by ohtobe21likehuston on May 19, 2008 7:00 PM PDT   0 recs

Murphy on DL

sore right elbow…braden called up
link

by aang on May 19, 2008 7:04 PM PDT   0 recs

link

oops, this is the link

by aang on May 19, 2008 7:07 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

A guy at my workplace always brags about Matsuzaka's w/l record.

Hope he doesn’t see Joe’s 2-6 record or he’ll start telling me how much he sucks.

Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?

by ohtobe21likehuston on May 19, 2008 7:07 PM PDT   0 recs

Everytime a team wins a WS you are sure to find plenty of fans

for that particular team who ALWAYS liked them even in their down years. NEW Sox fans are the worst.

Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?

by ohtobe21likehuston on May 19, 2008 7:09 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

absolutely

i can’t complain about sox fans who actually are lifelong fans; they are very rare though, and the bandwagoners make me want to throw myself out a window

by schmifty on May 19, 2008 7:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Take this piece of advice- throw THEM out of the window.

Spare yourself.

Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?

by ohtobe21likehuston on May 19, 2008 7:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Colleges

I blame all the Boston-area colleges for constantly creating new SUX fans. People got to school there for four years, suddenly “discover” baseball, and think the SUX invented it.

I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.

by 149 on May 19, 2008 7:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

When I sat in the bleachers a couple of times

at Fenway in the 80’s, they mostly seemed to be (re)discovering beer.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on May 19, 2008 7:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hey!

I met another A’s fan in the city I work in! Finally!

by Jennifer on May 19, 2008 7:11 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

My gf thinks I'm nuts because I get so excited when I see someone in A's gear.

This guy lost something out of his jeep and I noticed that he had a BP hat. I had to stop and offer help… and he had an A’s plate too. I almost wanted to ask for his phone # but didn’t want to scare him.

Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?

by ohtobe21likehuston on May 19, 2008 7:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This guy worked at the dealership where I

was having my car “worked” on. I was so excited I didn’t get to grill him on any fun stuff.

by Jennifer on May 19, 2008 7:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It's important to keep your poker face.

Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?

by ohtobe21likehuston on May 19, 2008 7:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs