is the perfect example, except I put that one on Geren because he should have been signaling to CG to absolutley fucking swing!!!!!!!!!

Before that, Barton cannot let that 3-2 pitch go by w/out a swing…...typical A’s bullshit.

at executing in situations where it is needed…........I don’t agree that they r a better team in general…...

were discussing this very point as soon as the runner was called safe. Suzuki simply needs to set up a step behind the plate if he’s going to go out to get the ball, so that he is actually blocking home plate, and making the runner slide around the plate to try to score. Suzuki was upset at the call, but it was a good call and it was his doing that the runner was safe. Not a hard adjustment.

But also, the A’s NEED to give Suzuki some days off. Bowen is a perfectly capable backup, Suzuki is banged up, and he looks tired and slow. Playing Bowen a little more would keep BOTH catchers sharper. Rocket science, it not is.

we’re looking at the standings after the Angels have finished winning 6 in a row, and we still have 3 key relievers and 2 key right-handed hitters, out. The A’s will still be heard from in the AL West. That being said, I still think most on here have underestimated the Angels and that Oakland will ultimately be playing for the Wild Card – which should be in reach, thanks to the showings to date by NYY, CLE, DET, and SEA, who were supposed to be in far better shape than they are.

Seems like a good risk and i doubt that the Angels would have expected him to have the green light on 3-0. K-Rod’s fastball was hittable tonight as evidenced by Cust & Chavez. Everybody knew he was going to throw the fastball 3-0.

you should attribute it.

if he was happy about it? Noone likes to be demoted.

...am I the only one who thinks the story reads kind of strangely? Twice it mentions him being a starter since 2007 but the way it’s written comes off sounding like he’s been starting in the Majors for years.

He doesn’t hide the fact that he’s unhappy, which is as it should be. At the same time, he continues to do his job and isn’t a whiney-baby about it. I think that’s exactly the right response. Good for Chad.

does seem to be a good case for them having a day off.

Suzuki needs more days off.

Bobby is all right, but has he had ANY days off yet this season? Not that I can remember. Unless he’s out to beat Tejada’s record, I think now is a fine time to give him a rest. Maybe pinch-hit him later in the game, depending on how it’s going.

Section 122 was a good place to be for the game, too.

This one rubbed me the wrong way. I hate that the team lost two to the Halos. I’m glad that you had fun with the kiddies. we just saw fireworks on May 17 at the Rivercats and we decided not to watch.
Oh and good point about the pitching. The guys are doing well in that area.

on that lawn?

there has to be one or two of these absolute losers in the crowd to sully their names.

You’re like the little kid who tags along with the gang during a fight just to put a weak ass punch on someone after the melee is over.

You post on our site so early in the morning just to give yourself evidence that your team is better because our sleeping fans cannot log onto the internet.

Well, I’m awake and I’m calling you out.

Please, show your face around here and continue posting stereotypes that have nothing to do with baseball games, and me or one of my bros here at AN will be here to tell you how much of a jackass you are.

And if you need to, post a link of my response on HH so they know how absolutely stupid you are making the Halos and their true fan base out to be.

Honestly, did you expect someone to post this late at night? I couldn’t sleep tonight, so I logged onto to AN only to read your drivel.

First off, your two posts have nothing to do with baseball. You are just a city-bagger, which is just sad for a fan of a team who represents Los Angeles, while having a ballpark in the decaying urban spittoon named Anahiem.

Second, unlike Rev or 44 who actually post something of worth, however asinine we make it out to be, they usually post with an intelligent point. Honestly, are you one of those guys who vote in elections, then when faced with an open debate, respond with comments like, “well, yeah—but you still suck, so eat it!!” Here at AN, we usually like to hear some sense with our humor as opposed to some dumbass lurker who probably became a bandwagon fan of a team, and can’t name a DH before Vlad.

Finally, if you think about California as a woman and considered that it has a great top half and great attractions like Disneyland at its southern part, what does that make Anaheim? That’s right, Anaheim is the asshole of California. It isn’t because the city is bad or even an indication of the quality of your fans (because despite how we feel about the rivalry, there are good-spirited and knowledgeable fans on both sides of the field). It is because know-nothing blowhards like yourself post on other team’s blogs with nothing to say but, “we’re better than you,” without any substantial or pertinent information to back up your argument.

Your team may have been dominant over ours tonight, but the level of intellegence it took for you to post your dumbass comments on our site confirms the level of idiocy some of your fans have when it comes to the game.

there’s no way you were a fan before ‘02 … and how did you get a graveyard shift when you’re only 14?! You know what gives it away? The reference to Star Wars in your sig line. What a clown. You probably just got back from the prom, so I’m going to cut you some slack … too bad you had nothing else to keep you busy at midnight on Prom night … but by reading your posts, I can she why she’d had enough of you by then.
It’s always obvious to me which ones still live with mom, just by the way they write. She would be disappointed with you Jr. ... now get your sorry ass to bed.

And I’m not talking about the city near Palm Springs.

Even though you’re banned, I want you to read this. Maybe you can get a new SBN handle like “halo4life” or something.

First off, don’t dismiss an urban center like Oakland and don’t disrespect farmers. Your regionalism may pass, but your classism is definitely sickening. With a backwards attitude like that, you are going to stay on the late shift.

The reason I have to call you out as an Angel non-lifer is that you obviously weren’t around when the A’s were winning championships and pennants while your team was doing absolutely nothing. Remember, the only constant in baseball as in life is change. If you come posting something like this again the only thing that won’t change is how ignorant you sound or how much of your foot gets jammed into your mouth. If you were a pre-Moreno fan, then you might understand.

And where do you get off saying your team has been dominant for the last few years? If you have been paying attention to baseball for the last few years you would know that our rivalry is great because there has been a great give and take between our two teams. We’ve won some titles, your team has too, but don’t kid yourself in thinking of the Angels as the Yankees of the west.

Despite all the hard working graveyard shift people out there, it seems that there have to be a few like yourself that have dead braincells as well.

Suzuki’s problem is a correctable, fundamental problem that can, and should, be corrected. Otherwise I agree with you.

he picks off guys when they are just taking their secondary lead, but when they actually “run on him” they are usually successful. Not sure why they can read his move when they’re stealing but not when they’re not stealing, but that appears to be the case so far.