Open Game Thread: Game 34 - Orioles vs. A's (cont.)
by Tyler Bleszinski on May 5, 2008 10:02 PM PDT
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A's and O's heading to extra innings after both teams have been fairly inept offensively tonight. Game tied 1-1 with both teams "that close" to winning it in the ninth.
LET'S GO A'S!!!!!!
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You can't fire me...I don't work in this van!
by BigTuna on May 5, 2008 10:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm good with Devine
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on May 5, 2008 10:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Extra Inning Mojo!
S&BP > Mile High Mules ............ Like Sharks? http://mvn.com/nhl-sharks/
by 0akFoSho on May 5, 2008 10:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Quadruple Overtime?
Sudden Victory for the A’s if they can score!!
All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout
by Hit4TheCycle on May 5, 2008 10:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Now who's pitching???
unknown territory… how many x-innings have the A’s played??
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on May 5, 2008 10:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
1-1 in extras this season
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by 0akFoSho on May 5, 2008 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the Fosse
said Devine’s fastball was his “good ol’ country heat.”
We never see “Theres his urban flame”
You can't fire me...I don't work in this van!
by BigTuna on May 5, 2008 10:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like that Fosse
said Devine’s fastball was his “good ol’ country heat.”
We never see “Theres his urban flame”
You can't fire me...I don't work in this van!
by BigTuna on May 5, 2008 10:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Fewer baseball fields in the inner city.
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
by IowaA'sFan on May 5, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you build it they will come
by WaddellCanseco on May 5, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome.
Visit Dyersville, Iowa! See the Field of Dreams!
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by IowaA'sFan on May 5, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
trade street and put devine in as closer
by buckfan6 on May 5, 2008 10:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh. Come on.
Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 5, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't you know?
It’s our job as fans to overreact to everything.
Fire Frank Thomas. Trade Houston Street. Cut Emil Brown.
Actually, I’d be fine with that last one.
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure. ESPN wouldn't exist without their negativity.
Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 5, 2008 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come again?
... Cut Emil Brown.Actually, I’d be fine with that last one.
Some read stats. Fans actually watch the games.
by UncleLeo on May 5, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, yeah
This face? Egg.
But since I’m preaching not overreacting, I’m going to stick to my guns in the face of an exciting win and say I don’t much care for him as an everyday player.
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seems this comment took place before the walkoff single tonight?
witty remark
by dtownmbrown on May 5, 2008 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I just reeeeeally hate seeing other people succeed
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It seems like the ump has widened his zone.
Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 5, 2008 10:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Devine's 2-seamer is illegal in 48 states
That thing is nasty at 95.
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 10:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like that Fosse
said Devine’s fastball was his “good ol’ country heat.”
We never see “Theres his urban flame”
You can't fire me...I don't work in this van!
by BigTuna on May 5, 2008 10:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You must really, really like that.
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
by IowaA'sFan on May 5, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like that Fosse
said Devine’s fastball was…
BWAHAHA
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by BigTuna on May 5, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oops
double post
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by BigTuna on May 5, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you can say that again
Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.
by mrrickyg on May 5, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the home plate ump much much much more than the guy at first
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on May 5, 2008 10:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Great job, Devine
I hope Huston’s taking notes.
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on May 5, 2008 10:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
To be fair
Huston had several close pitches called balls and Devine got a couple of balls called strikes.
by Tyler Bleszinski on May 5, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No doubt. This ump has a dinner reservation.
Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 5, 2008 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he got lost in Joey's eyes
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought all Street's were in fact balls,
but Devine got a couple breaks – and threw the ball great. Best I’ve seen so far.
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
by Nico on May 5, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm talking more about the Melvin Mora AB
Two pitches that were right on the black on the outside corner were called balls that I thought should’ve been called strikes.
by Tyler Bleszinski on May 5, 2008 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
eh most of them weren't close enough to be considered strikes.
by emar24 on May 5, 2008 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like I said
Two sliders he threw earlier to Mora were strikes.
by Tyler Bleszinski on May 5, 2008 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's hope the broken clock theory is at work here
Ellis does something productive that is
Maybe Suzuki can homer to left so Ellis does not have to bat but if he does, how about coming thru just once
by Trainman on May 5, 2008 10:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
didn't everyone expect Street to blow that save?
I did.
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by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 10:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That reminds me.
My beer is half empty. Time for a trip to the fridge!
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
by IowaA'sFan on May 5, 2008 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Street is a great closer
when two or more runs support him.
His one run save attempts make me nervous as hell.
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on May 5, 2008 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
kid has some good stuff but needs some time in the minors
by buckfan6 on May 5, 2008 10:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rodriguez, H (L, 1-2) 2.1 6 4 4 3 6 0 5.87
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on May 5, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jumping from Double A from High A is the hardest for a pitcher
or so I’ve heard. Give him another month.
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on May 5, 2008 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Surely you aren't talking about Devine or Eveland?
Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 5, 2008 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, Street ; /
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
by IowaA'sFan on May 5, 2008 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's talking about Henry Rodriguez
Read the comment above.
by Tyler Bleszinski on May 5, 2008 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah ha. Thanks.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on May 5, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Street?
or, “SFIU”??
Just laughing. Not that invested.
Not like the Lookout landing guys…
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on May 5, 2008 10:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
HAHA!!! +1
Beating LAA or wherever the fu*k they are, Priceless!
by MMunoz33 on May 5, 2008 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon, Frank-eeeeeeeeee!
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 10:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What's with the "single"???
Didn’t Francesco give him the “HR” sign????!!!
I mean, it’s gettin’ late!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on May 5, 2008 10:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Everyone is afraid
Superman wears Frank Thomas pajamas.
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be scared
to walk into the store that Superman bought Frank Thomas pajamas…
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on May 5, 2008 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buffalo Bill, your friendly neighborhood storekeep
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he should have swung and missed to try to induce a pitch in the zone
Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.
by mrrickyg on May 5, 2008 10:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
One of Willie Mays favorites
He’d purposely swing through pitches in the early innings, hoping for the same pitch when “it mattered”.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on May 5, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon Emil...
send us home… lol
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by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 10:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
YAY!!!
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by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice
good job emil!
You can't fire me...I don't work in this van!
by BigTuna on May 5, 2008 10:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
NICE!!
THANK YOU EMIL!!
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on May 5, 2008 10:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
henry rodriguez line for tonight
2.1 inning 6 hits 4 er’s 3 walks 6k’s
by buckfan6 on May 5, 2008 10:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
are they going to appeal at 3rd? i thought he missed thebag
Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.
by mrrickyg on May 5, 2008 10:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
naw he got it no prob
Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.
by mrrickyg on May 5, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. I think he did.
Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 5, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A win is a win. Yeah!
Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 5, 2008 10:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
CUT EMIL!!
JUNKBALLER!
You can't fire me...I don't work in this van!
by BigTuna on May 5, 2008 10:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm starting to believe in the word "clutch"
Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 5, 2008 10:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Told you we were going to win!
The candy and the baseball all night long :)
by Englishmajor on May 5, 2008 10:16 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
RBI machine!!!!!!!!!!
Beating LAA or wherever the fu*k they are, Priceless!
by MMunoz33 on May 5, 2008 10:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Emil Brown...
the better Jay Payton. ;-)
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by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 10:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll buy that
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
most excellent and true enough for me. far better.
alaska A
by ak_A on May 5, 2008 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clutch
Beautiful
Thank God Ellis had already made the out because he would have failed
Sorry but I cannot stand Ellis at the moment
by Trainman on May 5, 2008 10:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He's having a tough streak.
Show some loyalty to a player who has come through defensively for us so many times.
by IM4Oakgal on May 5, 2008 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not questioning the defense that goes without saying
You will notice that most of his outs with runners on are UNPRODUCTIVE. He does not help in that situation.
He hits well in the second half but the least he can do is attmept to look like he is trying to move runners and not look totally lost at the plate. I like Mark Ellis, he has been rock solid for us overall over the years but this auto-out stuff is getting old. I see we are facing a lefty tomorrow so he will be in the 2 hole. I would play Barton in the 2 hole against the Lefty and move Ellis down to the 7 or 8 hole
by Trainman on May 5, 2008 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with moving Ellis down
He’s just a little cold right now. But he’ll come around. We can’t come down too hard on him.
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
by IowaA'sFan on May 5, 2008 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His career stats are best when hitting in the 8th spot
look it up
witty remark
by dtownmbrown on May 5, 2008 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does it matter?
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
by baseb3383 on May 5, 2008 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Sweeney hugs so good
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site
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by Flashfire on May 5, 2008 10:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like Emil, for one day
Except the clutch talk is reaching Crede levels of obnoxious. (What a clutch walk by Frank Thomas, preceded by a clutch 2-out single by Barton).
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on May 5, 2008 10:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey can't we all just celebrate the victory?
Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 5, 2008 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
::Happy Dance::
How’s that?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on May 5, 2008 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Perfect. Clutch-ish you might say.
Does Bobby Crosby cRoss Dress for Less?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 5, 2008 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My happy dancing comes in the clutchiest of moments
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on May 5, 2008 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I woke up in Germany...
...just in time to see the bottom of the 10th.
I’m so clutch!
Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!
by GreenNGoldSooner on May 5, 2008 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wahoo!
You can't fire me...I don't work in this van!
by BigTuna on May 5, 2008 10:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You wouldn't do that to the guy in the five thousand dollar suit...C'mon!
by drink409 on May 5, 2008 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can't fire me...I don't work in this van!
by BigTuna on May 5, 2008 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is why I hate MLB.TV
10 seconds before Emil’s hit, I see all these comments saying “Yes!” “Woohoo!” “Thank you Email!” And I’m all like… “What, what? What happened? Gaaaaa suspense… killing… me… Woo hooo!”
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
by IowaA'sFan on May 5, 2008 10:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I just stop reading recent comments...
....in moments like that.
Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!
by GreenNGoldSooner on May 5, 2008 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What, and risk becoming a pariah?
Oh, what am I talking about. I’m already a pariah.
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
by IowaA'sFan on May 5, 2008 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta get a free telephone call
at minimum, so you can hear the game live.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on May 5, 2008 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good idea.
After all, I’ve already got your Mom’s number.
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
by IowaA'sFan on May 5, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have mlb.tv also and usually when the feed is behind it's because of the internet connection
by emar24 on May 5, 2008 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, it's trying to assemble a picture before
transmitting it. Depends on your rate of transmission.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on May 5, 2008 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MLB radio is where it's at.
Cheaper, too.
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by iglew on May 5, 2008 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're gonna have to get you on Skype
long distance, and then play KenKo, and Vince into your phone, so at minimum you can hear it as it happens…..
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on May 5, 2008 10:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's see.
Back of the envelope calculation: A’s play, what, 26 games a month? 26 games * 3 hours per game * 60 minutes per hour = 10,080 minutes per month… I hope they don’t charge by the minute.
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
by IowaA'sFan on May 5, 2008 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think they do
I think that’s the beauty of it.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on May 5, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Emil with the clutch cut
Samurai
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on May 5, 2008 10:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Let me guess....
....that picture was Larry Davis’s idea.
Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!
by GreenNGoldSooner on May 5, 2008 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everything is his idea
unless the Simpsons did it.
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by oaklandSMASH on May 5, 2008 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lost in the shuffle
Was the performance of Embree (much hated around here)
Brown quieted some of his critics tonight (no—he won’t be sent away when Buck or CarGon come back/up
And I have to give credit to Street—after a near-disastrous beginning—the fact is that he did his job and stopped the bleeding.
And hard to see either Eveland or Smith going anywhere—me thinks either a 6 man rotation or Duke to the pen might be in the offing when Harden returns
by madmongoose on May 5, 2008 10:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
+22
We like Embree
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on May 5, 2008 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
love the guy
am only sort of a fan of his pitching.
Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.
by mrrickyg on May 5, 2008 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unlike Street, he never did us the disservice of pitching really really well for three years
so we can’t complain every time he gives up a run.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on May 5, 2008 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't hate Embree
But he does make me nervous. That’ll happen with a reliever who is, essentially, about average for his career.
Why should one game change an opinion about Brown? Can’t I be thrilled he came through in a big spot and still think that, overall, he’s not very good? It’s this day to day living and dying with each player that I really don’t like. Maybe I’m a hard sell, but just as I wasn’t ready to dump Cust for a slow month, I’m not ready to say how awesome Brown is for a slighty-above-his-personal-average month.
And Street really didn’t pitch poorly tonight. The leadoff double hurt, but after that (the walk, I think, was unintentionally intentional) he was good. Giving up the run was as much bad luck as anything.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on May 5, 2008 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
his pattern of bad luck...
and 4.11 ERA convinces me otherwise. HE IS NOT GOOD!
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by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh, he has a career ERA of 2.66
And he’s only 24. That’s… pretty good.
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, well, it's time he started regressing to his mean this year...
because he sucks this year!
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by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't want to get into a pissing contest
Cuz I’ve seen you around here and you seem like a nice guy. But a solid career with good, consistent numbers isn’t something you regress from at age 24. He’s pitching about like he always pitches: not completely 100% shutdown .67 WHIP, just an above-average, competent closer that converts the vast, vast majority of his save opportunities.
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey, that's okay...
I just happen to think we do have shutdown guys on this team. He’s clearly not one of them. And, that’s what you want as a closer. If Billy’s keeping him in that role to enhance his value as trade bait, that’s cool with me, but I just hate to sacrifice wins on the alter of trade value.
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by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right
Like tonight. He sacrificed a win, for sure.
The A’s did lose this game, right?
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on May 5, 2008 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, because Mr. Clutch...
came through for us. Luck? No way.
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by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fans would like Street a lot more if
they didn’t expect him to be perfect. He doesn’t have to be a great closer in order to still be a good closer. That’s how I see him: A good-but-not-great closer. We could do worse.
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
by Nico on May 5, 2008 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we could do better...
with guys currently on the team.
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by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How? By putting Casilla in and
having worse pitching in the 7th/8th? Or do you want Street pitching in the 8th and Casilla in the 9th, meaning both are not in their most familiar/comfortable roles but you still get the same number of innings from each?
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
by Nico on May 5, 2008 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Casilla, Devine, Brown...
they’d all be better closers. Street can be the 7th inning guy. That way, it’s not as painful (nor crucial) when he gives up the inevitable run. We still have more time to come back from it.
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by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"painful"
that’s the key. Ninth inning isn’t necessarily the most important inning. It is, however, the inning that makes the fans squirm the most. So what’s more important? Making the fans less anxious, or maximizing your chance of winning the game?
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by iglew on May 5, 2008 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe Devine as closer...
would make fans less anxious and maximze our chance of winning. Certainly, Street increases anxiousness and our chance of losing.
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by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I sounds like you're still assuming that the 9th
is the most important inning to have good pitching, and that’s just not true.
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by iglew on May 5, 2008 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the 1st inning is the most important inning
to have good pitching.
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
by Nico on May 5, 2008 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not...
I just want to win every game we lead going into the 9th. Is that too much to ask? ;-)
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by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if you were offered a guarantee
that we never give up a lead in the 7th inning? Is that just as good?
formerly known as mdl
by iglew on May 5, 2008 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes
offer it and I’ll accept. And, we can keep our crappy closer until he’s traded.
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by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, so I said earlier that I didn't think people lied very often on sports blogs
But saying Street is “inevitably” going to give up runs is a lie. Straight up. You are intentionally falsifying facts to make an argument. And it’s bullshit. If you can make your case, do it without retarded-ass exaggerations.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on May 5, 2008 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was the...
“figuratively inevitable” run. Sorry you couldn’t parse the sarcasm.
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by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your post doesn't suggest an understanding
of the word “lie” or “facts,” PT. But at least you insult the retarded!
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
by Nico on May 5, 2008 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had it coming
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Though I'd like to point out that his career WHIP is 1.03
Which ain’t shabby.
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not; same as his career save % is not great
I’d say that as a closer, he is better than his save % and worse than his WHIP.
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
by Nico on May 5, 2008 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll take 10
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AWWWW
It’ll all blow over when Street goes down with his annual injury and we can all argue over whether it should be Devine or Casilla…To be quite Frank it is nice to have all these “shut-down” guys in any of the last 3 innings to worry about where to put them.
witty remark
by dtownmbrown on May 5, 2008 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has 2 blown saves this year
And his ERA was 3.77 before tonight. Was he good before he gave up 1 run that boosted his ERA almost half a run?
It’s really, really tough to get a Hoffman or Rivera on your team. And, aside from that, I don’t really believe Street is closing because Beane/Geren believes he’s the best reliever on the team anyway. I’d rather see Brown or Casilla in the 7th/8th with 2 runners on and 1 out. Let Street come in to start the 9th. Most of the time, he’s gonna get the job done.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on May 5, 2008 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes
Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb
by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
by yes, i mean...
he’s sucked this year, in case it wasn’t clear. A 3.77 ERA for a closer isn’t good. Not in my book, anyway.
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by FoolshGame22 on May 5, 2008 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK this is the second time I've seen "I'd rather have Brown..."
I mean when it comes to debating Casilla vs Street, it’s starting to become debatable who’s better. Even Devine has always been known to be absolutely filthy, but never been able to put it together. Throwing Andrew Brown, who is pitching very well, into that mix is starting to go a little too far, imo.
Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.
by mrrickyg on May 6, 2008 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brown gives a good interview
He was good at fanfest too.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on May 5, 2008 10:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
it's not just a snack
it’s EMIL
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by flipgatey3 on May 5, 2008 10:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, that's my line!
Actually, I stole it from Royals Review. But it’s a good one.
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
by IowaA'sFan on May 5, 2008 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my buddy is a huge royals fan
i heard that one in ‘06 when he was doing so well.
he hates emil now.
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by flipgatey3 on May 5, 2008 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not worth a grand
It’s EMIL
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on May 5, 2008 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We would've taken a centimeter
but we took the win with EMIL
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on May 5, 2008 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The opposing pitcher called in sick on the mound
Because he said EMIL
okay, I’ll stop now
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on May 5, 2008 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Devine picks up the win!
Nice!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on May 5, 2008 10:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He Has more wins than Blanton
witty remark
by dtownmbrown on May 5, 2008 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Once again jd44
Emil makes you look like an idiot … WHO”S YOUR DADDY??!!
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.
by Vacafan on May 5, 2008 10:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Apparently Emil is
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on May 5, 2008 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
See the post I made about him up there a little bit.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on May 5, 2008 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read it ...
and he continues to get one after another after another after another after another after another after another …. runner in to touch home plate …. which, correct me if I’m wrong … you need to do in order to win games. Cuz you can get all the baserunners you want … if they don’t touch home if doesn’t meean a thing …
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.
by Vacafan on May 5, 2008 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Before tonight, he had a .694 OPS this year
A #5 hitter getting RBIs should not really be considered something amazing. If he and Crosby were flip-flopped this season, Crosby would be the guy everybody was treating as the second coming.
I’m glad when he does well, but I’m not going to confuse the occasional productive at bat and the beneficiary of circumstance for an overall amazing performance.
I guess here’s the main thing people need to consider: If Brown were, say, the #8 hitter all year and another guy were hitting in his spot in the order, would the A’s be any worse? I don’t think they would be. I mean, not unless that #5 guy was significantly worse or anything.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on May 5, 2008 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd say Brown has pretty much been
Jay Payton without the plus-defense. Payton was a hacker who came up big a bunch of times but had a low OBP and as a result a so-so OPS. But he could play all three OF positions well, and Brown plays one position OK.
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
by Nico on May 5, 2008 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and again ...
can I just say that what Emil Brown has done before this year means absolutely nothing in this conversation? What has he done as an Oakland Athletic? Oh, that’s right, he wins ballgames.
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.
by Vacafan on May 5, 2008 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can SAY it
but no matter how many times you do, it’s still rubbish.
If you ignore what a player has done in the past when you’re deciding what to do in the future… well, you might as well pencil ME in as the #5 hitter. I’ve never been retired!
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on May 5, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but can you swing at every first pitch?
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, you're telling me
if a guys has hit .250 every season for 5 years, but he’s currently 25 for 30, you’re gonna sit him down, because it isn’t “sustainable”? Wow. Stupid. How is a guy playing NOW?! That’s all that matters dude—tonights game …. not some game last year … who gives a 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.
by Vacafan on May 5, 2008 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
..........
I don’t even know how to respond to this.
You’re so divorced from reality I abandon hope of curing you.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on May 5, 2008 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because again,
you’ve never swung a bat in your life … and it shows.
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.
by Vacafan on May 5, 2008 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's not divorced from reality
He’s just enjoying the recent past and the present, and not caring about strategizing for the future.
Nothing wrong with that. I love Emil, too, for the exact same reason.
formerly known as mdl
by iglew on May 5, 2008 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you ever considered not responding, PT?
70% of your comments, IMO, should be:
” ” (preview) (cancel)
The rest are good.
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
by Nico on May 5, 2008 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've considered not posting on game threads...
the only reason I posted on this one was that the recap wasn’t up yet.
Which it now is, so I will abandon my quixotic efforts on behalf of reality.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on May 5, 2008 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes he does
And he just saved Huston Street’s arse
by Trainman on May 5, 2008 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, they probably would be worse
because I’m at a loss to think of an A’s hitter right now who would KNOCK THE RUNNER IN ON SUCH A CONSISTENT BASIS!!! You act like this team (the last couple seasons) makes a habit of knocking in RISP (????) This team has been unbelievably abysmal at it … and now we have a guy who does it ... and he does it regularly.
I don’t think Emil Brown is great … I just think he’s doing an awesome job of winning games for us by knocking in runs. I don’t give a damn about anything else …
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.
by Vacafan on May 5, 2008 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This warrants a study
not that it matters to me … but I wonder what Emil’s conversion rate (however you want to measure it) is with RISP vs. other #5 batters around the league with RISP … the fact that he’s #2 in RBI shouldn’t be a product of just circumstance, unless he happens to get way more RISP opportunities than other #5 batters.
All this said, I think he’d be even better if he could psych himself into thinking that all his at-bats are with RISP.
by Rickeyfan on May 5, 2008 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, he's something like 13-30 with RISP
so I’m sure he’s up there in the league among #5 hitters – but not in a way that one could expect to be sustainable.
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
by Nico on May 5, 2008 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But see Nico,
why are we even talking about “sustainable”?! Who cares if it’s sustainable. The guy is coming through like a champ! Can’t we just say “Damn, this guy is hitting his ass off—GREAT JOB!”
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.
by Vacafan on May 5, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because sustainable allows you
to stay ahead of the curve and make good decisions for future wins/losses – which matter a lot since we aren’t likely to re-win or re-lose any of the games already played.
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
by Nico on May 5, 2008 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So when do you sit him down then?
Seriously … “Sorry Emil … I know you’re hitting .400 and have a 50 game hitting streak, but you know as well as I do, you can’t keep it up … so we’re sittin’ you down.”
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.
by Vacafan on May 5, 2008 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm in your casino ...
It’s like being at a table with a craps table where one roller, for whatever reason, is doing better than expected for the last hour or so … you know it can’t go on forever, but heck, for the time being, enjoy the ride instead of being that guy claiming ‘he’s gonna crap out, he’s gonna crap out’ before every winner. In my head, I know Emil will eventually become bad-Scutaro in the clutch … until then, he has my support.
by Rickeyfan on May 5, 2008 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly!
No one’s saying Emil is Mickey Mantle … all I’m sayin’ is he’s been incredibly hot with RISP, how is that a bad thing??!!
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.
by Vacafan on May 5, 2008 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not a bad thing
And when you see signs that the “John Mabry” run is over, you don’t let him flame out for 200 ABs reminiscing about that great April.
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
by Nico on May 5, 2008 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I totally agree with that Nico
all I’m saying is we ought to give credit where credit is due instead of saying, “Well, yeeeeaaaah, he came through again, but it ain’t gonna last …”
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.
by Vacafan on May 5, 2008 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure anyone is refusing to give credit
I’ve seen (and said) “I really appreciate what he’s done – but that doesn’t mean I think he’s ‘the answer’ to our corner OF needs.” Just our answer for now, which is 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
by Nico on May 5, 2008 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you did not mean that the A's should continue playing him.
You would be OK with it if they sat him, because your only purpose in posting is to laud his accomplishments to this point.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on May 5, 2008 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a good thing
It’s not going to last but it amazes me why people talk shit about the guy
Lets talk shit about Mark Ellis, He is currently the Anti-Brown
He looks at meatballs and fails in nearly every clutch situation he has been in
Please allow Barton to hit second tomorrow and move Ellis down the line
by Trainman on May 5, 2008 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mark Ellis is a saint!
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by Joey C. on May 5, 2008 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Claiming "he's gonna crap out"
is every bit as dumb as claiming “he’s going to hit, he’s going to hit.”
Both of them display a complete lack of understanding of probability. He’s exactly as likely to hit next time as any other time. Just like the next time Emil Brown comes up with RISP, when his odds of getting a hit are somewhere in the close vicinity of 273 out of 1000.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on May 5, 2008 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your approach, on the other hand,
displays a complete lack of understanding of “woo-hoo!”
formerly known as mdl
by iglew on May 5, 2008 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Has anyone been keeping track of Emil's "game-winning RBI"?
Sample size seems small or memory selective, but he seems more “clutchy” than Scoot.
by Rickeyfan on May 5, 2008 10:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This calls for a poll.
Most clutch:
a) Scoot
b) E-mail
c) Hatty
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
by IowaA'sFan on May 5, 2008 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
E-Mail by a mile
Scott won for us quite a few but in between he was bad,
by Trainman on May 5, 2008 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The A's just won 1-1 in "overtime"
was my greeting out of the shower – a combo of mom (overtime? I apparently have failed to teach her to say extra innings) and CSN incompetence…
by NVAngela on May 5, 2008 10:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Only Cindi can declare a baseball game
to be a 1-1 victory in overtime. Tell your mom she is no match for a failing teenage cosmetology student. And tell her to do something about her hair – seriously.
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
by Nico on May 5, 2008 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
note in journal :
he’s taking the cindi thing way too far. it has crossed the line from whimsical fun to some sort of delusion. i feel very very sorry for his family. how they must suffer.
alaska A
by ak_A on May 5, 2008 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
rofl
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by flipgatey3 on May 5, 2008 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
note in journal:
The cat has clearly begun to take too far the idea that some guy lives in this Alaska igloo. At first it was sad, then tragic. Now it’s just sad 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
by Nico on May 5, 2008 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
note to self:
okay, it’s 2008 and I have been living alone in alaska with a cat since….well, lets not dwell in the past, but it’s going since on 19—. Gee whiz, I hope this weeks interview for that position in Denver goes well and I don’t act out again when they ask those personal questions.
alaska A
by ak_A on May 5, 2008 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was the final score that CSN displayed
They’ve been having some graphics issues this season…
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
by PaulThomas on May 5, 2008 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well that was a very fun game.
From where I was sitting, the strike zone seemed…well, shapeless.
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 5, 2008 10:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
agreed
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by flipgatey3 on May 5, 2008 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The strike zone is like the Dao
It is a mystery to all but the most enlightened.
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
by IowaA'sFan on May 5, 2008 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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