Open Thread: Game 78 - A's vs. Phillies (cont)
by baseballgirl on Jun 26, 2008 2:07 PM PDT
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Michael Beasley..
Screw the BS reports about being immature…he is 19
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jun 26, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He's also going to try to play PF at 6'7"
That’s going to be a problem.
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
it will be on D....
But no 4 can guard him either…...The only concern is that he is a 3/4 tweener….the skill on offense is better than anyone in this draft though. He will need to be coerced and taught to play D though.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jun 26, 2008 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
What do you mean by "skill on offense" exactly?
Because Derrick Rose is going to be a Top 3 point guard in the NBA within, what, 2 years? 3 if there’s some sort of unexpected slowed development?
About the only thing Rose can’t do all that well right now is shoot a jumper, and Jason Kidd has made a hall of fame career out of not being able to shoot.
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean the moves/footwork/ball skill he has on O
He is extremely skilled with the ball and his feet around the hoop and get get a shot pretty much whenever he wants.
Rose is a stud, I just consider him more of a playmaker than a guy who is going to go and get you 30 a night like I think Beasley can and will soon enough.
That being said….I sure as hell would go Rose #1 if I am Chicago.
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by OaktownPower on Jun 26, 2008 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok, I totally agree
Your first comment was just a little vague and I wasn’t sure what you meant.
Rose isn’t going to be a bigtime scorer, but I actually consider that a good thing. He’s a true point guard, not one of the hybrid scoring point guards that are all over the place. Rose is going to make Luol Deng a really, really good player.
John Paxson has a ton of work to do after screwing up the past 2 seasons. If he does anything other than take Rose he should be fired on the spot (but won’t be).
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea, it was.....My bad.
I totally agree on Rose….I love his game and the way he handles himself on the court. I like Deng a lot and you’re right…..he’s going to be magically much better next year.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jun 26, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Coco Crisp
A compilation of two beloved cereals, beats 1 beloved item (OJ) and one gross one…
"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse
Isn't "OJ" technically a nickname?
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
No Way!
And on his borth certificate you think it says, FIRST NAME: OJ….you can’t use that reasoning
"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse
Ain't got no birth serf ticket rot 'ere
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by Buck Turgidson on Jun 26, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Nothing like a snarky blog
To point out when you type too fast…
"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse
Actually, I can use whatever reasoning I want.
That’s how the interwebz work.
OJ is his first and middle initials. Coco is a nickname because Covelli is a weird first name.
Not that “Ovinton J’Anthony” is a common name or anything, but still…
I know at least six Ovtintons
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
im not saying OJ isn't a correct answer, but to say OJ wins by default
would be incorrect. You just like the name better
"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse
I don't really like either one better, but the question wasn't "which nickname is better"
it was “which name is better”
question
CBS Sportline had Bowen for a homer and then took it back and made it a double. What happened? Sportline glitch? Bad call?
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
Glitch...
It went off the wall in CF
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jun 26, 2008 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Harden has 76 pitches through 7
That’s pretty awesome.
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:13 PM PDT reply actions
That's AMAZING.
Bullpen might not be needed, except for poor Street, who needs save ops.
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Jun 26, 2008 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
what time did this game start?
this is probably a pretty quick game
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
12:35
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Jun 26, 2008 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I hear they've replaced his leg with a pretty badass gun
But he’s still not as hot as Rose McGowan.
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT?!
I don’t think so.
"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"
Can we get doc brown as a base running coach?
"Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain." - George McFly
by GreenAndGoldFish on Jun 26, 2008 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
WTF happened?
Just tuned in.
"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"
Hit an RBI double, and scored on a single
But twisted his ankle on the slide
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Jun 26, 2008 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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.
details on sweeney please?
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
Yeah-- for those who saw it, how bad did it look?
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
Didn't look like anything at all really
Which probably means he tore everything and broke four bones.
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweeney had his leg/foot caught
on the catcher coming into home plate. He was walking around, so I’m hoping it isn’t that bad. But who knows with the A’s luck.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 26, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
It wasn't Sal Fasano, was it?
I’m gonna kill that guy.
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
you can see then video highlight/lowlight of Sweeney's "injury"
on gameday.
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;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Sweeney gets his revenge.
"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"
I'm glad we met
and possibly pissed off every moderator on this site…
"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse
I really don't want to see anybody but Harden pitch for the A's today
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:25 PM PDT reply actions
I'd rather see Foulke than Embree
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather see Rose McGowan than either of them
But that’s just me…
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
Mmmmm
I’m actually watching Charmed right now.
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
When did this happen?
Embree has a 3.98 ERA, Foulke has a 3.28 ERA.
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
They both has 2 losses, Embree has blown 3 saves to Foulke’s 0, they have an identical WHIP, and DERA for Foulke is 3.95 and it’s 4.61 for Embree.
Any way you slice it, Foulke’s been better. The only thing I couldn’t find was inherited runners information, so unless Foulke is allowing a lot more of those guys to score, he’s simply been quite a bit better this year.
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
They both HAVE 2 losses
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Sarcasm didn't pass through the Interweb barrier that time
And I suffered the consequences because I actually went and looked all that stuff up.
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I get my jollies making people do unnecessary research
I’m petty that way.
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
Yeah..what's going on?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
I'm too scared to turn the tv on.
"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"
Yeah home plate ump
Not a player ;-)
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 26, 2008 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Gameday says DEATH delay.
Should I panic?
"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"
WHAT?
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.
home plate umpire got hit off foul ball.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Jun 26, 2008 2:26 PM PDT reply actions
based on your username, I'd guess you're disappointed..
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
What if the ump gets hit by pitch?
Does he get first base. making all the other umps move up a base?
As long as that doesn't put Jeff Nelson back behind the plate
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
again, victorino is a nemesis.
ive always been impressed w that guy.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Jun 26, 2008 2:30 PM PDT reply actions
He's a 4th OF
But with this Phillies offense, they can deal with his offensive mediocrity for his outstanding defense.
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
A CG SO would be cool...
... but saving an inning on Harden’s shoulder is Devine.
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I've got to say
and this is the no duh comment of the day, but Kalas is one freaking awesome announcer. I usually mute the out of town guys, but he’s just a treat to listen to.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 26, 2008 2:32 PM PDT reply actions
Awesome.....His voice is so good.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jun 26, 2008 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
I think he’s about Elevnty Billion times better than “Mr. Sleepy” Vin Scully.
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I was gonna say the same thing, but I didn't want to get shouted down
Dude’s a pro.
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
amen
I miss Richie Ashburn. I can’t believe it’s been 11 years since he died.
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
fuck shane victorino
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
And his goofy-ass minor league helmet
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 26, 2008 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he wears it cuz he switches hits...
Doesnt need two that way..Orlando Hudson does it for the same reason.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jun 26, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Buck up little camper and use two helmets
You look like an idiot with that helmet.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 26, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there a better one-two collection of starting pitchers in baseball
than Harden and Duke right now? I don’t think so.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 26, 2008 2:33 PM PDT reply actions
Maybe Blanton and Harden?
After all, aren’t they our #1 and #2 . . .
It's tough when your kid's favorite ballplayer is David Ortiz
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jun 26, 2008 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
A's 16-6 in Harden and Duke starts
Not including this game
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 26, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty tough to find...
Webb/Haren? Lackey/Saunders?
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jun 26, 2008 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
If you add "and if he played in boston or new york"
then the answer is yes
It's tough when your kid's favorite ballplayer is David Ortiz
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jun 26, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Nobody really close right now
Kazmir/Shields up til a couple of weeks ago
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagines such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Jun 26, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
STOP RAINING
It’s been raining for EVER. I can’t see the end of the game.
"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"
was that the scrambeled channel?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
OT:
Isn’t it weird, though, when you havea kid and all your dreams and hopes go right out the window.
95
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
How do you know we're all adults here?
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 26, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I think monkeyball is 3
But I’m pretty sure that’s full-grown for an ape.
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
That's what projection is for
you put all your hopes and dreams onto them, and nag them to fulfill your aspirations.
boy, Harden gives up a fluke infield single
and Geren immediattly grabs the phone and gets Embree up. Have a little fatih please!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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uhh... pitch count
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
yeah, yeah
I know. don’t get hurt, whatev. Doesn’t Harden usually get hurt in the begining of games?
better safe than sorry i guess.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
game plan
philly must have taken floridas game plan of swing early and often. speaking of FLA, how good is TB? they sweep FLA on the road, garza one-hitter
I'm not sure
that anything you get back for Harden is enough if the dude can remain healthy.
Is God making Jesus available? That might be one deal that works.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 26, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Who, Jesus?
I hear that dude’s a pretty fast healer…
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
Bottom line is Harden wont be pitching
for us in the 2010 season. Hes gonna be traded or walk after 09.
When will then be now? Soon.
didn't jesus also have some injury problems?
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
but a quick return from the 3-Day DL
I generally bemoan the profusion of Mr Sabermetric Sporks in the Scrabble ranks who don't know the meaning or usage of 50% of the words they use. -monkeyball
Chavez
runs over the catcher. Let’s hope he isn’t dead.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 26, 2008 2:39 PM PDT reply actions
That was the cutie pie combo!
Jack Hanahan doubles in Chavy
"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse
ok now heres the dilemma
its now 4-0
Do we pitch street, or give Rich the chance for a CG
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
Street isnt up anymore.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jun 26, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Carlos, just because the ball lands in the outfield does not mean you get a double!
"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse
Yeah
Chavy doesn’t run like he did because of all the damn surgeries.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 26, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
No! Don't....
why risk injury putting him out there for one more inning in a game we’ve pretty much already won… aslong as Embree or Street arn’t in….
crap
facepalm.jpg
screw Victorino!
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagines such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Jun 26, 2008 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Jose Canseco
Ok, so he pitched while with Texas. Whatever.
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by thejd44 on Jun 26, 2008 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
ziggy
It's tough when your kid's favorite ballplayer is David Ortiz
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jun 26, 2008 2:43 PM PDT reply actions
Rich deserved the CGSO opportunity at coming in under 100 pitches
Your 2008 East Bay Athletic Rivercats of the greater Fremont Area!
deserved, yes
but needed? Cmon, don’t send him out, FTLOG
$5FTLOG
I generally bemoan the profusion of Mr Sabermetric Sporks in the Scrabble ranks who don't know the meaning or usage of 50% of the words they use. -monkeyball
QOTM nomnomnominee
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
I don't get it... :\
I’m having a very, very, very slow day.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
I deserve an ace that can pitch more than 150 innings.
first things first
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagines such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Jun 26, 2008 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Boo Embree!
redeem yourself, preserve the shutout!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Been a good one!
I’m off to East Coast happy hour! Wooo!
"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse
woo hoo!
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
I don't mind you posting photos
But just keep them safe for work, please.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 26, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
true
and for the record it was someone else that posted the first photo, I was just the dude demanding it.
alright, time to go home and ogle Megan Fox
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I miss these uneventful wins
If you count 8 innings of shutout ball and 11 Ks as “uneventful.”
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who is megan fox?
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
The bitch in Transformers.
Is engaged to Brian Austin Green
"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"
And like 65 percent of her body is covered in tats
No thank you.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 26, 2008 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
who is brian austin green?
i assumed she was like a baseball sideline reporter or something. why is she in the game thread?
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
The mention of her brings Harden good luck
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 26, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
David Silver from 90210
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jun 26, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
how attractive a woman is goes down by at least 50 percent when you find out who they’re with. Shania Twain…Mutt Lange? Paulina Porizkova…Ric Ocasek? Beyonce…Jay-Z? Megan Fox…David Silver? Yuck.
The worst part is that Mutt Lange actually cheated on Shania!!!
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 26, 2008 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I can see the Jay Z appeal...
But the other ones? Awful.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jun 26, 2008 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
My wife is grossed out by him
It’s kind of the beauty and the beast syndrome with these dudes and ladies.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jun 26, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Brian Austin Green
90210, yeah? Conan O’Brien tells me that he served very courageously in the Korean War.
President and CEO of the Ryan Sweeney Apologists Consortium
What happend to Sweeney? Whats the Megan Fox Thing?
Your 2008 East Bay Athletic Rivercats of the greater Fremont Area!
On the 3 bagger in the 9th
Cust’s jump yesterday would of had that shit for an out, well maybe not but it would have been close
do not attempt!
just back up and play off the wall left fielders!! MAN!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
No, with a big lead, you go for the play if there's any chance of making it
I didn’t actually see it, just following online, but it sounds to me like he tried to do the right thing. maybe he just bungled it, or there was no chance to get it. but going for the out with a big lead is the right thing to do
It's tough when your kid's favorite ballplayer is David Ortiz
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jun 26, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The phillies TV announcer (the NFL video guy)
likes to assume the runner from second will score. Both were really close plays but he made them seem like an easy run.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
you can check out the play that Sweeney was hurt on on Gameday
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Not at all...but no reason to stretch him.
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Jun 26, 2008 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
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