Open Game Thread (cont.)
by notsellingjeans on Jun 6, 2008 8:27 PM PDT
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PrintNew thread mojo! The A's trail 2-0 as we head to the bottom of the sixth inning. It's rally time. Let's Go Oakland!
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I'll give him the sign
"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."
oppo field single coming up
"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."
Angels radio announcers says
“grounder to short, that ends…...................... No, there’s only 2 outs”
shit!!!!
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jun 6, 2008 8:37 PM PDT reply actions
Wow
Lackey is fucking good. I cant talk shit about the A’s tonight. Lackey is just a better pitcher then they are hitters.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 6, 2008 8:38 PM PDT reply actions
Lackey & King Felix own the A's
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by athleticsBB4life on Jun 6, 2008 8:38 PM PDT reply actions
and so does Ervin Santana
I am confident Harden can shut them down but can we score a run
Good command pitchers own
the A’s. Guys like Jack H, Barton and Cust are not good hitters-well not good contact hitters. They are never going to do well against guys that pound the strikezone.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 6, 2008 8:43 PM PDT reply actions
Barton is 22
it’s way, way, way too early to say he’ll never “do well against guys that pound the strikezone.”
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
The thing is, Barton's minor league track record suggest that he IS a contact hitter
Barton should be a high average, high obp, doubles but no HR guy.
Barton
I think will be a Olerud type player-well hopefully. But like I have said many times on this site ” You never know” Almost all of us thought DJ was going to be a a very good MLB hitter.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 6, 2008 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I never thought DJ was going to be as good as Barton.
I thought of Barton as Olerud minus defense, and DJ as Ben Broussard.
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 6, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought Dj would have a nice bat with 22-25 Homers.
But others including scouts thought he would be average to above average with some pop.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 6, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok
right now he is not good against anyone but we are all hoping that he improves.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 6, 2008 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
He's been incredibly streaky
He was really bad for a couple months at the start of AAA last year, then caught fire, then slowed down a bit, then was great in Sept in the Majors. He’ll get on a roll at some point this year—the question is for how long. And in the long run, he needs to get more consistent.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Streaky?
I hope so bro. He had the 2nd worse May ever in Oakland A’s history. There have been some shitty ass hitters in the A’s history.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 6, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, Barton isn't a "shitty ass hitter."
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Gotta swing at the first pitch against this guy
You need a combination of 10 Emil Brown’s aggressive wise and 10 Babe Ruth’s hitting wise.
I'm imagining Emil Ruth
He’s funny looking. Now imagine 10 of them
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 6, 2008 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Like I said
Gotta swing at the first pitch.
See what Cust can do when he is aggressive
Chad looks like an
overgrown Leprachan-or how ever you spell it.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 6, 2008 8:44 PM PDT reply actions
Weird how
a Righty like lackey is so much more effective against Lefty hitters.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 6, 2008 8:53 PM PDT reply actions
That'll leave a mark
Not good on bobblehead night, either.
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I guess Jennifer can cross another guy off that list of hers.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
LOL
Alot of guys cringed right there also. Alot of crotch grabbing and shaking the head.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 6, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but we're pretty much always grabbing our crotches, anyway.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
HAHAHAHAH
Dont need alot of reasons to do that. Thats for sure.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 6, 2008 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Chad has the
pitching motion that our Second rounder from cal needs. A long step and follow through
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 6, 2008 8:59 PM PDT reply actions
Stickball
back on the Island. No shit man, I watched a show about him. He talked about playing stick ball and being able to hit anything. Including balls that bounced first.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 6, 2008 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Gonzales
I love his stroke and he hits alot of balls hard but he is not going to walk ever I dont think. He loves to swing that bat.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 6, 2008 9:04 PM PDT reply actions
NRAF HERE
I just got a text message saying injury delay…did suzuki take one in the manparts, or what happened? any lengthy consequences?
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cheers-
thanks for keeping me in the know. i was worried that someone’s leg actually fell off, given our injury history in recent years
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looks like we're gonna have to get the walkoff win...
against F*k-Rod… with the umps callin’ outs like that.
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Gotta get to K-Rod
I cannot watch that clown with hsi sky pointing celebrations
Kry-Rod owns the A's
even though if anyone actually paid attention, they would win every time against him.
All you have to do is take every pitch he throws until he throws a fastball down the middle, to which you nail it. Rod throws nothing but sliders, low and away, out of the strike zone. So if you don’t swing, you’ll just walk. Eventually he gets fed up, grooves one, and if you hit it, you’re good.
But everyone just swings and misses at the sliders outside for some reason.
I wouldn't say 3-5 with 4 blown saves in 44 games is really owning the A's.
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What's kind of ironic is that K-Rod's career save %
against the A’s is 84% – about what Street offers.
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not like we're getting
any hits to knock him in anyway
"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."
2 on with one out?
why would we want that!
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 6, 2008 9:08 PM PDT reply actions
Meatball Please
belt high right down the middle with extra dressing
Ok all
Im outa here. im going to meet a chick at a local pub. Go green and Gold, we will get their asses Sat. See you all Saturday
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 6, 2008 9:10 PM PDT reply actions
I'm sure we'll all be waiting to hear whether or not you scored.
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i'm all for your pursuit yielding success
but cmon now, don’t bail on your team! bros before hoes, right? ;)
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Personally, I'd say "missed the call"
at 1B, but not “blown call” – it was very, very close.
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Missed call, blown call, terrible call, etc.
It was the wrong call.
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didn't look that close...
in slow motion.
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We supposedly have the right hitters at the plate for K-Rod
Chavy has good numbers I think.
If he doesn't get the breaking ball in the strike zone
Cust will get on base.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Yep
Cust would and shouls lay off that slider. I expect a walk from him at the very least
In this case a walk really is almost as good as a HR
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Cust will either K or BB
K because he can’t hit breaking pitches, Walk because KRod can’t throw his breaking pitches for strikes.
HR
because KRod will throw a first pitch fastball down the pipe
"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."
so much for that. swinging at slop from here on out
"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."
Chavy is 4-12
Cust is 0-1 and Ellis 2-11 so the lefties need to get to K-Rod
I love Ellis as much as the next A's fan...
... but do you think Geren considers PHing for him against a righty closer in this situation? Let’s say it was Cust or the like, a decent LH hitter. Do you pull the trigger?
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Bones
is pretty good
"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."
Uh-oh, it's Earl Holloway
Doesn’t that mean KIFR doesn’t feel the A’s have a pulse?
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Barton HR to win
Worst that can happen is I’m wrong.
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yeah that is a dangerous comment around here
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boy what a bold prediction
"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."
down and outer part of the zone
aka Cust won’t swing at it
"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."
Low, but you can't hope for the ball on that one
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i hate this part
where you know it’s over but you’re just hoping…
"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."
The least they could do on the home broadcast is...
...not show Rodriguez after the final out.
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All I ask tomorrow is we don't give up runs in the first 4 or 5 innings
We should be abel to tattoo Garland
We have the matchups the last two games -
Just need to git it done.
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The current hitters who have faced Garland in the past
are .266 against him.
Cust has 2 home runs off him.
Needless to say, we need to give Smith some run support tomorrow.
dammit...
there goes our 21-game consecutive win streak.
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post game thread now open.
"Let’s just hope he’s not a complete turd out there." -thejd44, describing Crosby's best scenario.
Soccer
watching the A’s nowadays is like watching low scoring soccer matches. The games lull you to sleep with all the pitches taken’ and the lack of offensive power. While watching the game with my daughter I could tell her when Cust was going to strike out, when Crosby was going to swing at an outside slider, and when Suzuki was going to ground out or pop out weakly to whomever, and on and on. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…..................................
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