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Open Thread: Game 54 - A's vs. Blue Jays

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Toronto Blue Jays @ Oakland Athletics


Following the A's acquisition of Frank Thomas, this week's Toronto series took on a great deal of anticipation, for not only would be be treated to seeing former Athletics Marco Scutaro, Shannon Stewart and Matt Stairs return, but also, the Big Hurt would be set for some serious retaliation, getting back at the Jays, who cut him loose earlier this year, much to the benefit of the A's.

But, with Thomas sidelined with an inflamed right knee, bound for the disabled list, the series has turned into one of great pitching. Last night's 2-1 loss to the Jays, the first for the A's this year, saw Halladay and Harden matching each other frame for frame. Now, today, we see rookie Dana Eveland, with his 4-3 record and 2.90 ERA, take on Jesse Litch, an impressive 6-1 with a 3.57 ERA on this young campaign. Despite the day game and sunshine, this just might not be an offensive barn-burner, but the A's will take their victories however they can. Coming off a sweep of the Red Sox, the last thing the green and gold want to do is lose a series against the Jays to conclude the homestand.

And, as Salb reports (below), we'll have a new bat in the lineup to help. Mr. Eric Chavez will make his debut today, batting 4th. Frank who?

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Hey, Ice Cream! Ice Cream heeere...

Chavy’s back!

I mean, Chavy is back!

Banana Split

by Ice Cream on May 29, 2008 12:31 PM PDT   0 recs

Chavy's got back!

"wither fair monkeyball?" ~fsu

by LAXile on May 29, 2008 12:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Squeeeeeee!

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.

by pam5981 on May 29, 2008 12:32 PM PDT   0 recs

Scutaro really does play everywhere.

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.

by pam5981 on May 29, 2008 12:35 PM PDT   0 recs

no shit

didn’t he play in the outfield on tuesday? and middle infield yesterday? too bad this isn’t a four game set, he could be the starting pitcher!

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 29, 2008 12:36 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Dueling First Basemen

I laughed when I saw Marco at 1B for the Blue Jays (“what a sad lineup”) and then I realized his OBP and SLG are actually higher than our 1B (“what a sadder lineup”).

Signatures? We don't need no stinking signatures.

by jubjub on May 29, 2008 12:36 PM PDT   0 recs

Fosse and Scutaro interview was great

Man, I miss that guy! I love his ‘American accent’ that he usually uses to end his interviews.

Bob Geren, on 8/2/07, on the success of Alan Embree as new interim closer: "What can I say,... he's been our Steady Tremendous Bullpen Man"

by popcornjames on May 29, 2008 12:38 PM PDT   0 recs

Oh crap, Dana.

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.

by pam5981 on May 29, 2008 12:39 PM PDT   0 recs

*4AM call to Eric Chavez*

ring ring
[Chavez] Mmrph. Hello?
[Billy] Chavy! Wanna play tomorrow?
[Chavez] Tomorrow, like, Friday.
[Billy] No, like today. Today at noon. In Oakland.
[Chavez] Well, hell yeah.
[Billy] kthnxbye
[Chavez] kbye

...gets plane ticket to Oakland…
...hurts back sitting in crappy coach seat…

"I'm going to take a camera crew and march into Billy Beane's office and demand to know why instituting his newfangled cost-saving measures means that the run manufacturing plant had to get shut down." FJM

by Elvez on May 29, 2008 12:39 PM PDT   0 recs

{casts primary vote for Chavez on basis of availability to answer 4 a.m. phone call}

I'm handy, but I've never built anything of consequence. @('.')@

by monkeyball on May 29, 2008 12:40 PM PDT to parent up   1 recs

lol

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 May 29, 2008 12:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

lol

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 29, 2008 12:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hoping it hit his belly

I am Ray Fosse's man crushes for Clay Wood and Jason Kendall.

by franks a lot on May 29, 2008 12:39 PM PDT   0 recs

What just happened?

MLB.tv cut out, and there is a conference on the mound.

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on May 29, 2008 12:40 PM PDT   0 recs

Hit by come-back liner.

"I'm going to take a camera crew and march into Billy Beane's office and demand to know why instituting his newfangled cost-saving measures means that the run manufacturing plant had to get shut down." FJM

by Elvez on May 29, 2008 12:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Ah.

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on May 29, 2008 12:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

UPDATE PLEASE

some of us are relying on the internet for info.

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 May 29, 2008 12:41 PM PDT   0 recs

So far so good.,

"I'm going to take a camera crew and march into Billy Beane's office and demand to know why instituting his newfangled cost-saving measures means that the run manufacturing plant had to get shut down." FJM

by Elvez on May 29, 2008 12:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

We're not all dead

yet

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on May 29, 2008 12:42 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

chavy!

so i turn on the radio, making myself some lunch, and then i hear the lineups—eric chavez., dh…. who? what the? i didn’t quite believe it, so i had to come to AN. seems to be true. this is strange… but i’m not complaining (at least not till he gets hurt again….).

by whiteshoes40 on May 29, 2008 12:41 PM PDT   0 recs

Sounds like a good crowd out there

Did everyone get free tickets or something?

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on May 29, 2008 12:41 PM PDT   0 recs

It DOES sound loud.

what’s up with that? day game?

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.

by pam5981 on May 29, 2008 12:45 PM PDT   0 recs

they said there's a lot of kids there today

I’ll be there next Wednesday vs. the Tigers with my daughter and the entire fifth grade of her middle school.

Banana Split

by Ice Cream on May 29, 2008 12:47 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(sorry)

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.

by pam5981 on May 29, 2008 12:49 PM PDT   0 recs

LOL.

Just Diet Coke.

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.

by pam5981 on May 29, 2008 12:52 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Huh, watching Gameday

Did we sign another guy named E. Chavez?

by easyraider on May 29, 2008 12:52 PM PDT   0 recs

Go Endy!

I am Ray Fosse's man crushes for Clay Wood and Jason Kendall.

by franks a lot on May 29, 2008 12:52 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh, sweet baby Jesus.

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.

by pam5981 on May 29, 2008 12:56 PM PDT   0 recs

Eveland tripped and fell trying to get that ball, lol

oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
It's only Spring Clean for the May Queen. Call the Gardener!

by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on May 29, 2008 12:57 PM PDT   0 recs

Eveland having a rough go of it.

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on May 29, 2008 12:57 PM PDT   0 recs

Why does it burn like fire?

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on May 29, 2008 12:58 PM PDT   0 recs

i just remembered it’s a day game, came to AN, saw Chavy was in the lineup – thought HUH?! pulled up MLB.tv here at work, saw Chavy up at bat, got chills. Then he struck out…. kinda killed the chills… I’m still happy though.

by schmifty on May 29, 2008 12:58 PM PDT   0 recs

WERE ALL GONNA DIE!

Your 2008 East Bay Athletic Rivercats of the greater Fremont Area!

by asfan777 on May 29, 2008 1:01 PM PDT   0 recs

turn two turn two turn two

"The Athletics at Fremont" is noxious

by ArakSOT on May 29, 2008 1:02 PM PDT   0 recs

mlb.tv sucks!!!

oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
It's only Spring Clean for the May Queen. Call the Gardener!

by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on May 29, 2008 1:02 PM PDT   0 recs

Seriously

The picture quality is crrrrrrrrrappy.

President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium

by Joey C. on May 29, 2008 1:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

At least it's not just my feed

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on May 29, 2008 1:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It's definitely not

I think they handed one of those behemoth camcorders from 1992 and a couple of bills to a drunk toddler in the bleachers and said, “Just go crazy.”

President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium

by Joey C. on May 29, 2008 1:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

tell me about it! I have mlb.tv premium and it still sucks, it's slow

oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
It's only Spring Clean for the May Queen. Call the Gardener!

by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on May 29, 2008 1:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

BOOOOO

Your 2008 East Bay Athletic Rivercats of the greater Fremont Area!

by asfan777 on May 29, 2008 1:04 PM PDT   0 recs

Eveland is being hit hard in all facets of the game

I am Ray Fosse's man crushes for Clay Wood and Jason Kendall.

by franks a lot on May 29, 2008 1:06 PM PDT   0 recs

Make it stop!

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.

by pam5981 on May 29, 2008 1:06 PM PDT   0 recs

Time to get some runs back

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on May 29, 2008 1:07 PM PDT   0 recs

Eveland looks awful

I think that last liner he took is affecting him the most.

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on May 29, 2008 1:07 PM PDT   0 recs

The way Eveland is

we need about 10 runs today

Go A’s

by Trainman on May 29, 2008 1:09 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

it's a day game so it's possible!

oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
It's only Spring Clean for the May Queen. Call the Gardener!

by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on May 29, 2008 1:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Come on Barton.

Litsch is being hit hard, too. Time for a HR

I am Ray Fosse's man crushes for Clay Wood and Jason Kendall.

by franks a lot on May 29, 2008 1:11 PM PDT   0 recs

Damn, no more risky predictions from me

I am Ray Fosse's man crushes for Clay Wood and Jason Kendall.

by franks a lot on May 29, 2008 1:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

or a ground ball to the 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

by xbhaskarx on May 29, 2008 1:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I was going to propose the latter outcome...

But I thought I settle upon the safer of the two

I am Ray Fosse's man crushes for Clay Wood and Jason Kendall.

by franks a lot on May 29, 2008 1:15 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

No fair.

How come we hit comebackers that are weak and harmless?

Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams

by IowaA'sFan on May 29, 2008 1:12 PM PDT   0 recs

...because we are weak and harmless.

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.

by pam5981 on May 29, 2008 1:16 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Hitchhiker's Guide entry

Oakland Athletics: Mostly harmless.
</nerd>

Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams

by IowaA'sFan on May 29, 2008 1:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This may be a Dallas Braden game

I am Ray Fosse's man crushes for Clay Wood and Jason Kendall.

by franks a lot on May 29, 2008 1:22 PM PDT   0 recs

This game is making me sad. :-(

Time for the 1:30 whiskey!

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on May 29, 2008 1:23 PM PDT   0 recs

Bottom desk drawer?

Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams

by IowaA'sFan on May 29, 2008 1:24 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Middle drawer.

I’m a rebel.

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on May 29, 2008 1:25 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I might have to go back to studying sooner than I thought. I have a 6 run defecit rule.

Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.

by miggyk2 on May 29, 2008 1:25 PM PDT   0 recs

This is the first game all year I'm forced to watch! I'm forcing myself

to!

oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
It's only Spring Clean for the May Queen. Call the Gardener!

by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on May 29, 2008 1:25 PM PDT   0 recs

At least you get a tv feed somehow.

Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.

by miggyk2 on May 29, 2008 1:26 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

mlb.tv sucks though.

oAkLaNd AtHlEtIcS!!
It's only Spring Clean for the May Queen. Call the Gardener!

by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on May 29, 2008 1:27 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs