Open Game Thread - Game 80: A's vs. Giants
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 5:31 PM PDT
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San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics, Jun 28, 2008 6:05 PM PDT
All signs point to tonight's penultimate interleague game being a low-scoring affair: we've got two excellent pitchers (the A's AL ERA leader Justin Duchscherer and the Giants' impressive Tim Lincecum), two poor-to-average offenses (with the A's missing two of their best hitters in Chavez and Sweeney, both of whom are expected to sit out the series), extremely limited exposure of each offense to each respective opposing pitcher, and cool and humid conditions prevailing for an evening game at the Coliseum. Heck, even if the sun were to peek out, that might make conditions worse for hitters, since it would exacerbate the twilight shadows thanks to the 6:05 start time.
That said, I'm actually quasi-confident about the prospects for the A's offense this evening. Yes, Lincecum is a bona fide ace, but he was very hittable his last time out (against the Royals), and he's not the prototypical never-faced-him-before slop-tossing AAAA journeyman against whom the A's usually just lay down and die. I think the key for the A's hitters will be to look to swing relatively early in the count against Lincecum -- to jump on the first, best hittable pitch he offers.
The key for Duchscherer, on the other hand ... will be to make sure that no one in the Commissioner's Office changes the schedule at the last minute to force the A's to face an actual Major League offense. (Yeah, Bochy, post that on your corkboard.)
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Lincecum has trouble with walks and is otherwise pretty brutal
As far as great pitchers go, the A’s match up ok against him (although the current group doesn’t really match up well against anyone).
I predict the A’s will have trouble against Lincecum, but wear him down, the game will go to extra innings, and the Giants will have to trade for Pedro Feliz to catch in the 13th only to see the A’s win.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 5:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
the A's will win in the bottom of the 13th ...
... on a Barry Bonds walk-off HR, as Barry pinch-hits for Emil just after signing a league-minimum (pro-rated) contract with Forst.
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone else having trouble getting the game in Sac?
It’s supposed to be on KMAX (Channel 12), but some lame forensics drama appears to be on instead.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
OK, kids, this is how to ground into an inning-ending doubleplay ...
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad to see blue skies at the Coliseum
Completely fogged in up here in the north Berkeley hills.
Don't blame me, I voted for Ice Cream
by Englishmajor on Jun 28, 2008 6:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
fog is weather's greatest gift.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes. yes, it is.
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love it too
but I know that many people going to a ballgame prefer a little sunshine.
Don't blame me, I voted for Ice Cream
by Englishmajor on Jun 28, 2008 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
rain and lightning on the FL coast
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Jun 28, 2008 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh. Black uni tops and caps.
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by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope Duke gives up a million runs
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by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet you $20 he doesn't
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by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll make that bet,
if you bet me that these unis aren’t a disgrace.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't in good conscience argue that position
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by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So does Duke think he has to pretend to be a badass
by choosing ugly uniforms since he grew up in SD?
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He could raise cattle in the bullpen instead, I suppose.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Duke must like them.
They wear them more often than not when he pitches.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What I noticed at last night's game:
Ray Durham is just abysmal at 2B.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Game finally on in Sac.
But it’s the Giants feed. WTF?
Eh, could be worse. I loved having Greg Papa as our TV voice.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Papa was way better than any of the guys we've had since
Seems like we could get him back, since his current job appears to be sitting in some empty bar apologizing for the Giants late at night…
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe we could work out a trade.
Us to Sabean: “Kuipers are like 35-year old outfielders. You can never have too many of them.”
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
anyone with eyewitness experience seeing Barton play 3B in the minors?
He really does look good at 1B—hard to imagine how he couldn’t have transferred those skills across the diamond.
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by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and he sure looks like one of the best-throwing firstbasemen in the majors
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by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the way you think...
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
{thinks about batting eyelashes demurely}
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by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BOOOO!! to local telly!
"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"
by Jennifer on Jun 28, 2008 6:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
who loves ya, baby?
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by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahhh, maggot from the dirty dozen...can you find that photo?
alaska A
by ak_A on Jun 28, 2008 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
asked before, you always say no...
want my mlb.tv?
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
KNTV just finally got the game on here
And it’s not in HD :(
by asfansince1989 on Jun 28, 2008 6:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Last night they screwed up the audio for a while
While the video was on the game, the audio was coming from some nightly entertainment gossip show, it was weir watching the game and listening to what Madonna is up to.
by asfansince1989 on Jun 28, 2008 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
UNICORN ... uh ... patience!
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by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sabean really is a dead ringer for Ezterhas
which is quite fitting.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that means we have two Showgirls dead ringers in the house tonight
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by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would guess that Sabean and Ezterhas both jack off to "Dead Ringers"
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by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they're both Bette Davis fans?
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by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
woohoozuki!
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by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think Lincecum read this book
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 6:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll be pissed if Ellis is playing for some other team next year
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Come on Cust! Make Ellis' extra base unnecessary
hit a 3 Run HR
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 6:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Giants putting on
an outfielding clinic this week!
"...in baseball you wear a cap." -- george carlin
by Hot Cup Joe on Jun 28, 2008 6:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay,
has anyone ever heard of the show Playing for Peanuts?
"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"
by Jennifer on Jun 28, 2008 6:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Of course.
You’ve never heard the Marlins’ weekly radio show?
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone else think
that Lincecum looks like that emo kid in Wedding Crashers? Seriously. Some one Google image search that.
by A'sian on Jun 28, 2008 6:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I will say this
I never thought I would see a Major League player who LOOKED Younger than Huston Street…
Until I saw Tim Lincecum. Huston looked like he was 13 when he came up, but Timmy looks like he is 12…
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 6:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We have Harry Potter pitching against us
by Faust on Jun 28, 2008 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His last name kinda sounds like a spell.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's just bad luck.
Crosby put a nice swing on that ball. Looks like he’s back to standing close to the plate, too. He had forgotten it for a while.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No kidding - Crosby killed it
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 Jun 28, 2008 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cust can be blamed:
uncharacteristic terrible AB…
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anybody know why?
It’s after the 7PM EDT Blackout time.
by jax a's fan on Jun 28, 2008 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It seems to be on NBC in the Bay area.
Don’t know if that would have anything to do with it.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another failure to bunt
with zero or one out, and a man at third.
Statistically, how often does the team that scores first, and in the first innning, win?
Isn’t that enough to tell you that something is much better than nothing???
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 6:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you can't be serious
You would have had Cust or Crosby bunt?
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should be used to owlo's comments by now...
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
him + asfaninpismobeach
"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."
by SwampyD on Jun 28, 2008 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cust should have suicide squeezed,
then Crosby slug bunts a double over Bowker and it’s 2-0. But no-o-o-o-o—oooo.
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 Jun 28, 2008 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
double slug bunt save!
"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."
by SwampyD on Jun 28, 2008 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Consider who is pitching
...some consider the best pitcher in MLB now.
I wouldn’t have considered it in the first inning, but it’s Lincecum.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To be honest, I didn't read your comment...
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Should be easy to bunt that fastball.
Not to mention the curveball, especially when you’re a cleanup hitter and never do it.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
should be part of the resume
of anyone attempting to be a MLB player.
Kind of like claiming to be a pro golfer, and not using a wedge.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's irrelevant.
Just because you need to be able to hit a wedge in golf doesn’t mean it’s a good club to use on the tee.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry that analogy doesn't hold
that’s illogical.
The situation dictates which club to use. A ball on the tee does not call for the use of the wedge. And, some tee shots are not best hit with a driver.
A situation with a ball in the sand would call for a wedge.
You might be a great player, and NEVER use a wedge through eighteen holes.
But, eventually, you will find you need to use it.
A foreseeable low-scoring game, and the statistics of outcomes of games where the team scoring first, in the first inning, wins, Lincecum pitching, Duke pitching, .... IMO that calls for situational use of batting ability.
“The first run is going to feel like five runs” as just said by Ken Korach…
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed, the situation dictates which club to use.
Therefore, a squeeze bunt in the first inning against a pitcher who’s extremely difficult to make contact with, but also very wild and prone to help you with walks (walks more than four batters per game), is a terrible idea. If it’s a safety squeeze, he’s probably out anyway, because you’re asking the worst bunter on the team to do it (or worst chipper in a scramble, if you want to think of it that way). If it’s a suicide squeeze, and the batter misses (highly likely given the pitcher), you just gave away the opportunity.
On the other hand, Lincecum gives up lots of fly balls. One of those would have been useful.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, we disagree
about the idea of the bunt. But, considering (a) high strikeout pitcher (b) high strikeout batter, what was the predictable outcome?
And, the prediction was available prior to gametime…heck, prior to the season beginning in 2008. It’s simply MHO that players should be able to be better bunters, but they don’t…”chicks (and GMs) dig the long ball”, as do the players’ agents. No one practices bunting, or, say, some sort of “bat control” hitting since maybe Nellie Fox. Of course, no one is going to ask Jack Cust to bunt NOW, June 28th, because he’s un-practiced.
I was merely venting my annoyance at the state of strategy as practiced, not “my superior idea” for that situation. If I was so “baseball correct” I wouldn’t be typing on a game thread!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The reason why we never score on those plays is not because we don't bunt.
Its because we have the third worst offense in the Major Leagues
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The specificity of that comment makes it highly odd
and rather amusing….
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Duke is looking pretty great
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes we Cannahan!
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hannahan crushed that sac fly yesterday
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
wind was blowing straight in from right, it was pretty much the worst time to hit it like he did
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only the third sellout of the year?
That’s depressing.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
so is the "parking garage ambience"
of the hallways of the Coliseum. So welcoming, that gray concrete.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Davis seems to have good patience until there are 3 balls at which point he always swings...
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You have to protect the plate there.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did Haren lead the league in ERA last year?
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 6:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thnk
it might have been Lackey.
(Formerly Nobody Girl)
"We are a complete freak show." -- Billy Beane
by day-to-day on Jun 28, 2008 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He did at the All-Star Break,
But I don’t think he did at the end.
by danmerqury on Jun 28, 2008 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lackey 3.01
Carmona 3.06
Haren 3.07
by green star oakland on Jun 28, 2008 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two more Giants lookalikes
Rowand = Peter Berg
Horwitz = that weaselly lookin’ guy from whatever the hell that new show on USA about the hot chick US marshal
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
... "is called"
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by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty amazing more teams aren't after Duke.
All he does is throw strikes and get people out.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Webgem
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site
jamesvenes.com - Blog
by Flashfire on Jun 28, 2008 6:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't scare me like that!
But damn, web gem for sure.
by danmerqury on Jun 28, 2008 6:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
All of our starters are under team control for more than one year
but I wonder if three of em (Blanton, Harden and Duchscherer) will be here next year….
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 6:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Aurilia may have struck out,
but the important thing is that he was not impressed with Duchscherer.
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 Jun 28, 2008 6:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Can't really complain about games not on EI this year
but after having a garage sale today and cleaning out the garage the rest of the day, I really feel like a beer and an A’s game.
1 out of 2 ain’t bad.
by easyraider on Jun 28, 2008 6:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and STEALS!
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
by BigTuna on Jun 28, 2008 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
me thinks Ellis see's something in Lincecum
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 6:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Deja Vu all over again
but Ellis should have gone…
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 6:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ick
could have scored there.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 6:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow...
big mistake.
When will then be now? Soon.
by Syphon on Jun 28, 2008 6:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
did the home plate ump just do the Hustle?
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 6:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tony D should take Cust with him back to Sacto
by Swishdball on Jun 28, 2008 6:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought the A's were good
with runners in scoring position, compared to the G-men at least.
All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout
by Hit4TheCycle on Jun 28, 2008 6:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Giants with runners in scoring position
is the definition of small sample size.
by green star oakland on Jun 28, 2008 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Jennifer... you still here?
Did you hear about the accident at six flags in GA?
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Jun 28, 2008 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
YES!
Crazy people.
PS – I still have those posters if you want them. How was the move?
"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"
by Jennifer on Jun 28, 2008 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I haven't moved yet. Just here looking for housing. I'm going back tomorrow. I'd love to have the posters...
but I won’t need them for a few months. Do you want to hang on to them for me or do you need to get rid of them soon?
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Jun 28, 2008 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was terrible base coaching by Tony D
Lewis conceded the run, for crying out loud (which I am), throwing into second. But with Cust on deck, you HAVE to push the envelope.
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 Jun 28, 2008 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes yes yes
And no envelope pushing was even required.
by Faust on Jun 28, 2008 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not worried.
No way Lincecum’s getting out of this game clean. Too wild and he’s actually getting hit pretty solidly. If the A’s keep doing what they’re doing (and Jack Cust can just get hit by pitches instead of attempt to hit Lincecum), the A’s will score a few.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 6:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh man
the A’s need to start capitalizing on these opportunities. Boy, what a battle so fat, though. Go Duke!!!
by mrod on Jun 28, 2008 6:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I should have been worrying, I guess.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 7:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Barton got Swisher disease on that one.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 7:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The sun's breaking through
Unfortunately so have the Giants it seems.
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by Hit4TheCycle on Jun 28, 2008 7:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There's good news and good news
The good news is that Lincecum has been hittable at times so far. The good news is that three shutout innings and all, he’s already at nearly 60 pitches.
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 Jun 28, 2008 7:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
damn nearly botched that rundown
Hannahan ran him in too far and Suzuki barely got him in front of the plate.
Still, that inning ended a lot better than it started out.
by Faust on Jun 28, 2008 7:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good job of damage control by Duke
That could have been a messy inning
by 3up3dn on Jun 28, 2008 7:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Great decision by Hanahan, btw, to come home
on Molina’s ball. It was a sure DP and with anyone but Lincecum on the mound you probably go for two and concede the second run of the inning. But I think he made a great decision to cut off the run.
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 Jun 28, 2008 7:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone but Lincecum? I think for the A's, you HAVE to prevent that run no matter what.
The A’s offense has enough trouble scoring one run on its own, let alone two, or three, or four.
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No - generally, in the 4th inning
you do damage control. If Correia’s on the mound, get two outs and keep it 2-0.
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 Jun 28, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We really do need another bat or two in this lineup for it to be decent....
Franky T! Come back quick!
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 7:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Another bat or two???
How about the bats in the formidable Phillies lineup?
They didn’t do much against good pitching.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
76 pitches for Lincecum right now
if we have a big inning and get him to 100 Pitches, we can probably get him out of the game.
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 7:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He gets through six at the most.
Still our game to win.
Aurilia must have been really unimpressed with that pathetic popup he just hit.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The KICU feed just showed members of the Oakland Colonels
a vintage base ball squad – both the Colonels and the San Jose Dukes are at tonight’s game in their wool uniforms. I got to interview them last week for a radio piece I’m doing—ANer oblique is a Dukes player.
Don't blame me, I voted for Ice Cream
by Englishmajor on Jun 28, 2008 7:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Crap! Ellis hit it out of Patrol Craft's glove
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 7:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
reverse that, Gonzo hit it out of Ellis' glove
by theblackpearl on Jun 28, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as they're both healthy...
Should be the kid’s ball, though. Of course, he should make sure Ellis hears him, too.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Regardless of who knocked it out of whose glove
They need to communicate better.
The infield need to realize that this isn’t the same ole slow outfield of yonder years:)
by 3up3dn on Jun 28, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't wait around to steal here
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 7:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that's his new nickname
Odds Davis
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
that was nice.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 7:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
details, plz.
"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"
by Jennifer on Jun 28, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ball in the dirt, catcher threw to first to pick off Davis, he ran to second, not even close
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not even close?
He didn’t even throw the ball to 2nd. He has to throw the ball to the base he’s at to even have the word close in it.
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He threw to first...
by the time the ball arrived at first, Davis was sliding into second.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, Raj. THAT was awesome
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by Flashfire on Jun 28, 2008 7:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Crap is anyone else seeing Dan Johnson in Daric Barton?
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 7:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking that last night
His stance reminds way too much of DJ
by 3up3dn on Jun 28, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he still looks like that in six years, maybe.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, Ellis is the guy I want most here...
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 7:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that was an above-average popup if I ever saw one
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
do you disagree?
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather have another offense at the plate there...
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are surprised??
In 99 ABs against Lincecum with a runner in scoring position, only 19 runs.
That’s like being surprised that a .190 hitter didn’t get a hit.
Also, BA with those 99 ABs with Lincecum pitching: .131.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This game still has Giants lose written all over it.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 7:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
woohoozuki!
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 7:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
I can’t remember the last time I saw a pitchout work. Nice!
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 7:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Me neither
but it was truly satisfying to see Lewis thrown out by ten feet!!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still hate pitchouts....
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 7:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I miss Macha's Nation's ads
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 7:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They were awesome
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want to see a Ken Macha-Steven Wright buddy movie
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was my favorite commercial ever
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They should record some new ones
“Hi, I’m Ken Macha, and I used to be manager of the Oakland A’s. I may be a former Big League manager, but I’m a current, and future, and forever, Nations Hamburger man….”
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crosby! There's no one in RISP now! Its ok to get a hit!
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 7:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought Cust had gotten that one.
Wrong part of the bat, I guess.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 7:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
but if he would have done that in either of his last 2 ab's we would have a run
by theblackpearl on Jun 28, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crosby's total grand slams for his career
is zero. He is hitting better this year with RISP, but if the pressure is on….
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch, they just showed the A's pitchers and DH's interleague stats
Guess who hit better?
by asfansince1989 on Jun 28, 2008 7:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
in 2008
DH’s 0.67
Pitchers .176
by asfansince1989 on Jun 28, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DH's hit .670??!
Man, DH’s ripped!!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
is Crosby now standing farther off the plate than he was ...
... earlier in this game?
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 7:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I had the same thought.
He should draw a line in the batter’s box or something.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
junkyard dog spike and chain
pound the spike into the ground at the back of home plate, and clasp the chain around his ankle
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Extend the inning, Carlos.
If Lincecum is done after this inning, so are the Giants.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 7:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Suzuki has the highest average of anyone in our lineup
by almost 20 points….
to Crosby…
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 7:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
!snur deen eW
"JOAN! Are you watching Bombast? Did you see Lack Bust drop that fly call?"
by Jennifer on Jun 28, 2008 7:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
101 pitches for Lincecum.
Thank God Dusty Baker still isn’t the manager.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 7:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
but Lincecum is stil coming out. I haven't even seen anyone warming in the Giants pen,
at least Krukow or Papa haven’t said anyone was throwing
by theblackpearl on Jun 28, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought they might go Taschner
in the 7th, with Hannahan, Davis, Barton, but it looks like “Lincy” gets the 7th. Meanwhile, once again Duke has been nothing short of awesome.
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by Nico on Jun 28, 2008 7:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Duke has been great.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Duchscherer sucks
What’s with giving up that run? He should have known we couldn’t afford to give up any this game.
by Faust on Jun 28, 2008 7:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tim wont be pitchign in 2 years, freakin arm wil be died
by buckfan6 on Jun 28, 2008 7:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
as I understand it
his motion is made for his body, and it’s saving his arm.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You wish!
If I was Bochy, I’d leave him in for the 8th. Maybe a CG.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, Barton's foul balls
look like Dan Johnson, you’re right!
He doesn’t even look like the Barton of 2007. It’s like his stroke got longer, or something.
Uncanny, when you mentioned DJ.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 7:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Congrats, Tim.
Now watch your team blow the lead. Thanks for playing.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 8:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's hope so
Law of averages with 3 times a runner at 3rd with less than 2 outs, you would think we could have got the runner home at least once.
Crosby hit the ball hard but unfortunate that Cust was overmatched in these situations
Go A’s. We can do it.
by Trainman on Jun 28, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you listen to Papa you would think Lincecum had a no hitter. He was good, but
the A’s offense helped a lot.
by theblackpearl on Jun 28, 2008 8:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Barton needs to go down to the minors and fix his swing.
When you draw the Dan Johnson comparisons, and everyone agrees, its time to fix something. The problem is that we don’t have anyone on the 40 man roster who can be an everyday First Baseman. Closest is Hannahan, but he’s struggling all year as well.
we need to trade for a 1B
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 8:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I see Carlos Pena was off the DL with TB
Maybe we can get DJ back from Durham!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He may as well swing like a pitch does
just close his eyes and swing, maybe he’ll hit a HR that way, like Felix Hernandez against Santana. Right now against good pitchers, he has no chance.
by asfansince1989 on Jun 28, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The irony about Barton
is that his defense has turned out a lot better than expected, or than I thought it was early in the season.
Barton’s fate depends on whether Beane thinks the team is a contender.
by bear88 on Jun 28, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, we need to sign Bonds and give Jack Cust a first baseman's glove.
Barton needs to go back to AAA
by mikev on Jun 28, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
just got in
...is John Jaha avail to pinch hit? Or is his foot still hurting?
by sourstuff on Jun 28, 2008 8:04 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
This is the game we were expecting
I hope that mistake not sending Ellis early in the game isn’t going to cost the A’s, but it’s not a surprise that it might.
by bear88 on Jun 28, 2008 8:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
99 Times out of 100
If a pitcher had 8 innings of 2 hit ball.\\It woulod be a win.
What a great performance. He deserves a W so lets get it done.
by Trainman on Jun 28, 2008 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It would be a win
nice spelling Kiwi
by Trainman on Jun 28, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Bob Welch lost a one hitter once, 0-1
the one hit was a HR
by asfansince1989 on Jun 28, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tyler Walker???!!
Okay, Jeepers, you may have called it….
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kurt!
Don't blame me, I voted for Ice Cream
by Englishmajor on Jun 28, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
woohoozuki!
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
good
effing score him now.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cust is going yard here, btw.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cust owes us a run driven in or at least
get the runner to 3rd.
by Trainman on Jun 28, 2008 8:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Suzu should have gone to third
but it looked like he thought the catcher would pick it and nail him at third
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 8:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wft Suzuki?
and… Cust if single #2…. good stuff overall….
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 8:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i hope we can salvage this normally good situation
alaska A
by ak_A on Jun 28, 2008 8:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
bunts r awesome
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 8:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
when you actually do it right
otherwise…see Crosby AB.
You guys think I’m advocating bunting this game. No, I am saying, because they have the inability to bunt, and do not emphasize it as ML ballplayers, they won’t get certain “gimmee” runs.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sit the FUCKIN BULLPEN DOWN!!!!!!
God, I hate managers
by Swishdball on Jun 28, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
squared late
freaking crosby trying to bunt for a single.
by Glomar on Jun 28, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pathetic baserunning by Suzuki;
not on that play, but on Cust’s single. Baserunning has lost us this game.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 8:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Jesus Christ Kurt
If you made an out instead of a double you would still be as productive. The end result is zippo
Incompetence personified that inning
by Trainman on Jun 28, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have any of you actually played baseball?
If so you should know you go half way with one out and tag with none. Suzuki did nothing wrong. Geez.
by sactownbull on Jun 28, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All you can say about this game
is that if the A’s pull out the win, it will be the unlikeliest victory of the year.
by Soaker on Jun 28, 2008 8:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
the only faith i have in Brown is
UPS
... :-D
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
by BigTuna on Jun 28, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do you not run on a slow chopper?
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 8:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
especially with a rhp
he has to make an awkward turn to throw to third.
Suzuki has made about five bad baserunning decision this year.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm ashamed to be a CSULB alumni after Crosby's 'bunt'
Not really
by easyraider on Jun 28, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
which brings to question
what was the bigger mess up
by Glomar on Jun 28, 2008 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A lead-off double, a single, and no runs
WTF!
A's, baby!
by Coach Cleats on Jun 28, 2008 8:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's par for the game
really, what did you expect.
Bases loaded, negative outs?
by MobiusKlein on Jun 28, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
indeed
that half-inning made me want to break something
(Formerly Nobody Girl)
"We are a complete freak show." -- Billy Beane
by day-to-day on Jun 28, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was awful
This kind of crap is why I just can’t take this team seriously as a contender.
by bear88 on Jun 28, 2008 8:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
agree
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crosby should have bunted well, if at all
do it right, or dont do it.
by MobiusKlein on Jun 28, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
precisely right
that was a pitch to take. He had to jab at it, and so popped it up.
Lucky Walker is not crafty. He might have spun around like he didn’t see it, and got a DP somehow.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't get me started on Crosby
If you’re going to bunt, bunt. Don’t pull this bunt-for-a-hit nonsense where you end up pushing the bat at the ball and popping it up.
by bear88 on Jun 28, 2008 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That creases me too
Simply brainless baseball.
by paradox on Jun 28, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The unwelded second base from Suzuki's butt, I see
by paradox on Jun 28, 2008 8:23 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
an infield hit and a drive to the wall
The base was welded to his ass the entire time.
by paradox on Jun 28, 2008 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Four ABs with a runner at 3rd and less than 2 outs...
Two hits with RISP…
Zero runs.
by Faust on Jun 28, 2008 8:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Perhaps I’m grateful Comcast is boning me right now.
Florida ain't no place for a self-respecting A's fan.
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 28, 2008 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well...
Brian Wilson throws some straight heat, maybe Barton or Hananahanahanahan will run into one.
by sourstuff on Jun 28, 2008 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to see a question in the post game interview
what happened to “more aggressive base running”?
by asfansince1989 on Jun 28, 2008 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Eh, we're still going to win.
Many positives here:
-Brown is well on his way to being DFAed.
-Yet another brilliant start from an A’s pitcher.
—Brown probably won’t get to hit again tonight.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 8:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He may still lose one in the lights
in left field!!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the number 3 hitter strikes out TWICE with runners on 3rd less than 2 outs, your cleanup hitter
pops up a bunt, but we still blame Emil.
by theblackpearl on Jun 28, 2008 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hannahan/Davis/Barton
our worst hitters in a horrible lineup are our only hope.
Three guys who shouldn’t even be starting in a MLB game right now.
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 8:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hannahan is really bad for the most part
Get Raj on and steal and steal again
by Trainman on Jun 28, 2008 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giants have a closer?
I guess I haven’t seen him since they haven’t won against the A’s. ow well, there’s a 1st time for everything I guess.
by asfansince1989 on Jun 28, 2008 8:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
well, i have no expectations. but humor me just the same.
alaska A
by ak_A on Jun 28, 2008 8:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't even know if they are good enough for that right now.
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dangerous part of the order up now
I bet the closers is shitting his pants.
Come on guys, score a furking run
by Trainman on Jun 28, 2008 8:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ESPN GameCast has Jason Varitek pitching for the Giants right now
I kid you not
It's tough when your kid's favorite ballplayer is David Ortiz
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jun 28, 2008 8:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A 4-pitch walk to Davis?
The Giants are trying to help us.
by bear88 on Jun 28, 2008 8:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Davis gunna try to steal 2nd?
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 8:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Incredilbe!! Davis WALKS!!
We win for sure, now!
Does Wilson look like Blez?
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank You!
Davis slipped too, so a good throw might have got him
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 8:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Davis on 2nd,
now the WP
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Barton's uppercutting his swing
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 8:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't
but softball’s a different game
It's tough when your kid's favorite ballplayer is David Ortiz
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jun 28, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it's slow pitch
so I just wait for a pitch to be put belt high, where I want to take it. If Harden threw slow pitch, I’d hit him where I want to.
It's tough when your kid's favorite ballplayer is David Ortiz
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jun 28, 2008 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Odds Davis needs to steal 3rd
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by Zonis on Jun 28, 2008 8:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Molina not that bad
I think our luck woulda been out on that idea.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
really...a no-doubt strike
and straight as a dart
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh, Barton? That pitch was perfect.
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by Flashfire on Jun 28, 2008 8:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Unicorn Mojo!!!
There is no A in OFFENSE!!
by wacchampions on Jun 28, 2008 8:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
jeez
It’s one thing to guess wrong and take that pitch.
But to either think it was actually outside, or to try and deke the ump?
Can an aging lemur suffer from dementia? @('.')@
by monkeyball on Jun 28, 2008 8:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
he's awful...maybe someday the A's brass will realize that
by jshaw25 on Jun 28, 2008 8:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He's batting what, .260 for June?
Young, talented guy, the league has found some weaknesses. He needs to adjust, and he may be doing so. My bet is he finishes the year around .250 on the BA, no power #’s. Granted, not an AL 1B, but I think the power will come down the road and this guy will be a good player.
It's tough when your kid's favorite ballplayer is David Ortiz
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jun 28, 2008 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His swing doesn't look like last year
Once in a while, he displays that “slashing” attack at the ball he showed in 2007. But it is rare, now.
Too often IMO (just my observation) it looks like he changes his mind three times between the mound and home plate on many pitches. Just doesn’t have that explosive swing of 2007. That 2007 swing was a beautiful thing.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Green light for Ellis here on 3-0 please.
So it goes.
by jeepers on Jun 28, 2008 8:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Come on MaEl, become Superman
It's tough when your kid's favorite ballplayer is David Ortiz
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jun 28, 2008 8:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
On the bright side...
Diablo 3 was announced
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
by BigTuna on Jun 28, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wheelhouse pitch
up.. LS missed it.
A’s looooooseee.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That happened to me in jail once
but I don’t like to talk about it.
Florida ain't no place for a self-respecting A's fan.
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 28, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what I thought when I saw the woofing
from the a’s about the giants?
JINX
so I’m not surprised that the Giants won
by OaklandSi on Jun 28, 2008 8:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Uh, that was yesterday
And the A’s did win yesterday.
How many more games would they have had to have won for their first loss not to be attributed to the “jinx”?
by Faust on Jun 28, 2008 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am upset about this loss
this comment makes me angrier. Seriously, fuck you. 90% of your comments involve jinxes, but whatever, that is your thing. But right after losing a close game? drives me up the fucking wall! I don’t need to read this sort of utter bullshit.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
then don't read it
seriously…talk about getting a life
by OaklandSi on Jun 28, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as you continue to pollute this site with stupid bullshit
I will continue to call you on it… You are a very tired act.
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A's simply did not play the game aggressively
From DeFrancesco holding Ellis, to Suzuki not going to 3rd, to Barton taking strike three in the 9th. The A’s played as if they were afraid to make a mistake…and as a result, made a bunch of mistakes.
by Soaker on Jun 28, 2008 8:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The key play of this game
was when Suzuki hit an RBI single, and Ellis still didn’t score.
by Faust on Jun 28, 2008 8:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is not a playoff team.
This game proved it. Plain and simple.
A's, baby!
by Coach Cleats on Jun 28, 2008 8:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd say you're right
too much “rookiness” about this team. Good D, good pitching. But whenever you hear about/read about teams going all the way, they have a lot of different guys, veterans, coming through.
White Sox kinda got that “look”.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right
one game proves a season. The offense stinks so far, but this game didn’t prove it, esp. since they face a pitcher who shut down a lot of better teams. The season has proven that the pitching is great and the offense stinks. Add a bat, Billy.
It's tough when your kid's favorite ballplayer is David Ortiz
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jun 28, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
good point
it’s not like we got beat by Luke Hochenaur or something.
Lincecum is a dominant pitcher. It’s only one game. What about the loss to Toronto, 12-0? That was revealing, but really, the only blowout this season. Reason for hope.
Still, he gave the A’s chances…more than Duke gave the Giants. The Giants basically backed into this win.
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by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oops!
Should have said this game is an example why the A’s in ‘08 are not contenders. I have to keep reminding myself that every game won or loss in ‘08 is a step forward in ‘09. All I can hope for in ‘08 is a winning season.
A's, baby!
by Coach Cleats on Jun 28, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, one game
with several key players hurt and missing, certainly is sufficient to prove that the A’s aren’t a playoff team. True playoff teams look good 162 game a year, no matter what.
by Faust on Jun 28, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bzzzt
Just like a blowout win in Arizona didn’t make the A’s a contender, tonight’s loss doesn’t take them out of anything.
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by Flashfire on Jun 28, 2008 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, I step away for a few innings and see 7 hits and 0 runs and a 2 hitter from Duke.
Pathetic.
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by kapers on Jun 28, 2008 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Awful awful awful
I’m not surprised the A’s lost 1-0. This was more aggravating than expected, though.
There was too much bad baseball, awful bunts, stupid baserunning and coaching, crappy play by Barton for me to be sanguine.
by bear88 on Jun 28, 2008 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
the pitching is a playoff team, but we cant win with this lineup
by buckfan6 on Jun 28, 2008 8:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Vlad? Tori Hunter? Kotchman?
Angels loaded with “big bats” but cannot score for 16 innings!!
Everyone thinks, “just add a bat”, but it seldom…I mean SELDOM works, over a season.
I recall when the A’s added Brook Jacoby. Every broadcast, “Jacoby hit 32 home runs in 1987, and now would be a good time for him to hit his first one as an Athletic!”
He hit ZERO HRs for the A’s.
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by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can identify many other teams that were greatly helped with the addition of a hitter
Caesar Cedeno basically gave the Cards the division in 85 as a mid season pick-up.
Ricky Henderson was a great addition to the A’s in 89.
by Yellowhorse on Jun 28, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just want to say
Duke is a god, and I would let him molest me.
by sourstuff on Jun 28, 2008 8:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Uh, okay
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by Flashfire on Jun 28, 2008 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A's caught looKing yet again
Our “hitting” is a disaster. WTF was Barton thinking in the 9th? What good is a bloody walk in that spot?
Can one of our resident stat-heads tell me if there is a team in baseball that strikes out looking more often than the A’s?
by itsgemme on Jun 28, 2008 8:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They need to bring someone else in to play 1B
Barton’s development should not outweigh the entire team.
Development of players is not helped if poor performance is tolerated.
The best way to build for the future is for a team to have strong teamwork. Teamwork is very difficult to achieve if someone isn’t carrying their weight.
He has had 3 months to earn his job. He has not earned a starting position as a major leaguer
by Yellowhorse on Jun 28, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know we are missing Frank, Both Sweeney's and Chavy
but Jesus Christ, you would think some of these morons could come thru with a run scoring out at least.
Cust striking out twice, Suzuki anchored to the bag twice on one inning and Barton plain blowing chunks. Barton is clueless at the plate most every at bat. I know he has talent but it has disappeared.
Gotta get them tomorrow. Lets hope some of the hitters show up.
by Trainman on Jun 28, 2008 8:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
One problem was DeFrancesco not sending Ellis early in the game
Lewis had no play.
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by Flashfire on Jun 28, 2008 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fallout from the loss
Sellout crowd, zero runs scored.
That will cut down on repeat sales. Only the people around home plate IMO can appreciate the visuals of a well-pitched game.
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by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rays lose, Sox lose, Angels losing so far....
that is something….
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Jun 28, 2008 8:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
one other positive
duke saved himself from decapitation.
by sourstuff on Jun 28, 2008 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, it was a good thing
otherwise, the A;s could be looking at another “Jermaine Dye” episode, with an injured player and a terminating blow to the team. Count the good luck, always.
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by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Santana Loses, 3-2
and he’s now 7-7.
Talk about no run support!! At least the A’s aren’t in that Zito-Santana quagmire.
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by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 9:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Blanton?
He hasn’t been bad enough to be 4-10.
by mikev on Jun 28, 2008 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
true, but we aren't paying Blanton $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
umpty-ump millions, which could have been used elsewhere. That is the Giants/Mets problem.
Every team so it seems has a guy that simply gets next-to-nothing to work with. Blanton should be 7-7 if it was a fair world.
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by One won lost won on Jun 28, 2008 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blanton is a good pitcher who has had a share of bad luck
I know I can’t prove this but it appears to me that the lack of runs sometimes wears on Blanton. He seems to pitch worse midway through the game when it looks like another night where the team isn’t hitting.
Harden has the attitude of a bad-ass who is going to bring it no matter what the score.
Duke seems like a nice guy who doesn’t get mad at the weak hitters.
I don’t know why but Blanton seems to be more emotional (I think I might be basing that on the game last year when he got kicked out/ fought with the Mariners)
by Yellowhorse on Jun 28, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the A's are a contender. They have the needed things to be a winner
They have fantastic pitching.
Several good hitters are hurt but should be back in July.
The minors are not barren and we can make a move to bring in a good hitter.
There are some good rookies who are producing for the A’s (Pitchers, Suzuki, R. Sweeney). We are building for the future even if they send down or bench some guys like Buck, Barton, Davis, Hannahan, because several rookies are par of a winning team.
Once these guys get healthy the Manager must put the non-productive players (Barton, Hannahan) on the bench. Actually, I think Cust and Brown might be looking at a platoon as they haven’t been doing much either.
This team is a contender. It will be a shame if the management gives up on the season by either not bringing in a good hitter or continues to send guys in the line-up who have not produced.
by Yellowhorse on Jun 28, 2008 9:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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