Open Thread: Game 36 - A's vs. Orioles (cont)

Question
Can you use the DH for a position player?

It seems like it should be possible, simply having said player start the game as the starting pitcher, with the pitcher playing the position, throw a ball, then make a pitching change and swap the players, right?

I put on my robe and wizard hat.

by Zonis on May 7, 2008 2:21 PM PDT reply reply 0 recs

I replied in the old thread, but no, you can't.

Somewhere in the rules it says for the pitcher.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on May 7, 2008 2:22 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

I think if you put the pitcher into the field...

....you lose the DH.

On the other hand, there’s nothing in the rulebook that says an elephant can’t play!

Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!

by GreenNGoldSooner on May 7, 2008 2:22 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

don't talk about Cust like that.

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

by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on May 7, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Cust isn't an elephant

Cust is a Dragon with a big beefy arm and consumate v’s.

I put on my robe and wizard hat.

by Zonis on May 7, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

sorry i confuse them both

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

by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on May 7, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

I like Blanton

But when you put as many runner on as you do, you’ll give up some runs. Now, lets get some insurance with our new thread mojo.

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on May 7, 2008 2:22 PM PDT reply reply 0 recs

Blanton looking for his first Coliseum win of the year

AFLAC!!!!

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 7, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

How was your test?

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 7, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

I had a test?

Uh-oh.

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 7, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

I had 4!

That one in particular was so-so.

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on May 7, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Emil only hits when there are RISP

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

by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on May 7, 2008 2:23 PM PDT reply reply 0 recs

He's so clutch®!

Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!

by GreenNGoldSooner on May 7, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

What an ass.

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 7, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

That's what she said.

"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL

by oblique on May 7, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

That SO does not always work.

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 7, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

That's what she said.

See, I think it does.

by mikev on May 7, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

LOL

"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL

by oblique on May 7, 2008 2:28 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Eleventh

by As Fan in the Bronx on May 7, 2008 2:24 PM PDT reply reply 0 recs

We need to pick up a real ace from somewhere

Birds of a feather flock together....and crap on your car!

by RJ2549 on May 7, 2008 2:24 PM PDT reply reply 0 recs

roy halladay

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

by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on May 7, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Forget getting a pitcher. We need a bat

Roy Hobbs

by As Fan in the Bronx on May 7, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Pitcher: Roy Oswalt

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

by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on May 7, 2008 2:28 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

I hear he's starting Saturday.

by mikev on May 7, 2008 2:25 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Blanton

Has Blanton NOT been knocked out of a game this year? Seems like every single game Geren tried to go 1 too many innings with him. Getting very frustrating.

by rageon on May 7, 2008 2:25 PM PDT reply reply 0 recs

Don't freak!

Blanton’s still the pitcher of record. He can’t lose, but he can win.

And I trust our pen.

Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!

by GreenNGoldSooner on May 7, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Why would I...

...care whether or not Blanton gets the win. I’m far more concered about whether the TEAM gets the win. And Geren always goes 1 too many with Blanton, and it’s already cost more than 1 game because of it.

by rageon on May 7, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Not today...

No way in hell you take him out after 5.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on May 7, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Agreed in general (of course)

But I actually think the Blanton management wasn’t terrible today. Maybe pull him a batter or two earlier, but no more than that.

Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!

by GreenNGoldSooner on May 7, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Devil's Advocate

People would be bitching if the Staff Ace was pulled after 5 innings of shutout ball.

by mikev on May 7, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Even with 90 pitches?

I think A’s fans are smart enough to realize that (1) when Blanton tires, he REALLY tires, and (2) he gets tired after 90 pitches or so.

by rageon on May 7, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Blanton was 1 pitch away from getting out of that inning with 1 run allowed.

Like I said, hindsight etc.

by mikev on May 7, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Really?

Through 5 with a shutout and that number of pitches, you would have yanked him? Cmon now….

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on May 7, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

That's like saying you always find what you're looking for

in the last place you look, rageon. You don’t usually pull a pitcher until he shows signs of struggling.

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 7, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

No. It's not.

Blanton has been knocked out of basically every single start this year. Did you really think he was getting out of the inning after the walk? Really? Because I certainly didn’t.

Go ahead, commence talking about “hindsight” and how “it’s easy to say that after the fact.”

by rageon on May 7, 2008 2:47 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Mocking it doesn't make it less true.

by mikev on May 7, 2008 2:53 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Fine.

Call me a liar.

by rageon on May 7, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

That's what I do.

I post on blogs all day professing how smart I am, citing only examples of past events so that I’m never wrong.

by rageon on May 7, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Okay, you're right.

Geren should have pulled Blanton after 5 innings without allowing a run. I can’t even believe that guy has a job.

by mikev on May 7, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Dammit Geren

Clearly Brown was going to give up the game tying hit. NO excuse for not pulling him there.

by mikev on May 7, 2008 3:03 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Ellis single

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

by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on May 7, 2008 2:25 PM PDT reply reply 0 recs

Yay!

Slump buster?

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

by IowaA'sFan on May 7, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

So much for his streak!

Loser.

Putting the "N" in "NRAF" from Leipzig, Germany!

by GreenNGoldSooner on May 7, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Teams are realizing that Blanton can only go for 5-6 innings..

forcing him to throw more pitches early on and wear him down. This is Oakland style baseball, but it should not be allowed to be used against us.

Birds of a feather flock together....and crap on your car!

by RJ2549 on May 7, 2008 2:26 PM PDT reply reply 0 recs

The notion that Blanton "can only go for 5-6 innings"

is untrue. Maybe for a one-month stretch over a 3+ year period, but certainly not a pattern associated with Blanton.

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 7, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

OK, Blanton CAN go more than 5-6

but he is going to allow 2+ runs if he does. History shows that Blanton tends to give up runs later on, as most pitchers do. However, he isn;t an Ace pitcher to me. A solid #2 or #3, but not good enough to be a #1.

Birds of a feather flock together....and crap on your car!

by RJ2549 on May 7, 2008 2:32 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

I haven't seen or heard anyone claim he IS a #1 starter

Including Beane, Geren, Blanton, or folks on AN. Perhaps the problem is expecting ace pitching from a #2 starter – that’s not Blanton’s fault.

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 7, 2008 2:33 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

True

I know we are in a “rebuilding year” but every team needs a #1 pitcher

Birds of a feather flock together....and crap on your car!

by RJ2549 on May 7, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

We have two. Problem is, they're broken a lot.

So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one

by baseballgirl on May 7, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Harden and ????

Birds of a feather flock together....and crap on your car!

by RJ2549 on May 7, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

But needing one doesn't mean so-and-so is one

and should be blamed for not being one! Anyway, so far we seem to be doing ok as is, and we’re past the 1/5 mark in the season. But yeah – aces are good to have.

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 7, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs

Don't get me wrong

I like Blanton and the fact that he is Mr Reliable, I was just hoping he wouldn’t have to carry the #1 title, but oh well. If only there was a way to keep Harden glued together

Birds of a feather flock together....and crap on your car!

by RJ2549 on May 7, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply reply 0 recs