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And Sometimes, When It Seems That All Hope Is Lost...

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...life tosses you a special gift of a baseball game.

Despite winning the first two games of the four-game series, the A’s looked in danger of earning only a split; enduring two devastating losses before a series against the Angels that could decide their season.

It certainly didn't start out like a winnable game, after the A's put R.A. Dickey on the ropes in the first inning and failed to score. Indeed, the A’s offense wouldn't show up until literally the last moment possible to extend the game.

But the real story is that it DID show up, in the unlikely form of three solo homeruns, leading the A’s to an extra-innings win, behind the one sharp bullpen arm; Huston Street. 

Greg Smith and R.A. Dickey started the game locked up in a scoreless pitchers' duel that continued on into the sixth for Smith; the eighth for Dickey. It looked like the win was all but sewn up for Dickey when the Mariners scored a run in the eighth and one in the ninth to put up a huge 2-0 lead over the A’s.

After Ryan Sweeney, one of the few bright spots in the A’s lineup, left the game early after a head-first slide (diagnosis: dislocated pinky; you make the call on injury time), the A’s offense absolutely rolled over and refused to mount a threat against the knuckleballer Dickey, who has been sharp in his last few outings, including today. The A’s pitching staff managed to keep the Mariners off the board through seven, thanks to a little Houdini work by our Brad Ziegler, who threw the seventh and escaped without a run scored (keeping the streak intact), but the A’s couldn’t match zeros forever.

The A’s pitching struggled in the eighth (read: Santiago Casilla is no longer an effective set-up man), as Casilla allowed a leadoff double, which scored on an infield hit to give the Mariners the 1-0 lead. Blevins came in to load the bases, but induced a pop-up for the second out, and struck out Reed to end the inning after getting behind 3-0.

The A’s managed a leadoff walk again Dickey in the eighth to send him out of the game, but failed to move the runner from first. Until the ninth, the A’s had managed four hits; three from the Sweeney/Davis spot in the lineup, a hit from Emil Brown, and a couple of walks for Jack Cust.

Embree had his own trouble in the ninth, as he allowed a leadoff double to Bloomquist, and let him steal third. He scored on a subsequent double, and the Mariners held the seemingly insurmountable 2-0 lead going to the bottom of the ninth.

And just when you thought that the game was surely over, and ANers everywhere were starting to slink off to lick their wounds, Cust led off the ninth with a homerun, which did nothing by itself but highlight the solo runs given up by Embree and Casilla. And it looked like the A’s would lose 2-1, just to make it a little more heartbreaking.

But then the impossible happened: With two outs, Suzuki was called off the bench to pinch-hit and improbably, unlikely, and ridiculously hit a homerun to tie the game.

The game went into extra innings, where Huston Street had his chance to shine, as he shut down the Mariners in the 10th and 11th frames. And in the bottom of the eleventh inning, just to cap off the amazing day, much-maligned Emil Brown hit the final homerun of the day, sending the A’s to an impossible walk-off win, which earned them the right to start the series tomorrow at worst five games back. Of course, if Texas would like to help out again tonight, I don’t think they’ll get many complaints here.

Yes, the offense is still AAA level. Yes, Ryan Sweeney is a big question mark. But for one glorious day; one amazing baseball game, the A’s reminded us why we care, and why we watch, and rewarded us for our fandom today.

A’s take on the Angels this weekend; see everyone up in Oakland!!!!

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Geren made some great calls,

including sending up the right-handed hitting Suzuki to hit for Bowen to go with “the better hitter overall,” and (I believe) planning to use Street for up to 3 innings when he threw only 14 pitches in the 10th and 11th combined.

Smoke and mirrors, baby!

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 Jul 10, 2008 4:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Today's game ended awesomely

Let’s take this momentum and destroy the angels.

This is the word of out late thread lord

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Jul 10, 2008 4:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That game wrap is freaking poetry!

pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.

by pam5981 on Jul 10, 2008 4:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

.For real BBG

I heart you.

Stomper is a badass!

by lynnzgal on Jul 10, 2008 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This game made up for

losing yesterdays! I love coming from behind to tie it up and then win games! Especially satisfying! Feels like thievery!

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 10, 2008 4:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jane Lee wants to know when "unlikely" became an adverb :P

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 10, 2008 4:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And that's why you don't leave a game until it's over

So glad I went out there today.

Lots of photos to go through as well.

Last of the Ninth - Photography Site
jamesvenes.com - Blog

by Flashfire on Jul 10, 2008 5:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I love your photography.

I just wanted to tell you that. Your site has great pics.

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 10, 2008 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

YW

I especially enjoy seeing pics of the minor leaguers.

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 10, 2008 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's some fun stuff, especially with credentials.

They had a bunch of day games early in the season but now most of them are at night.

Last of the Ninth - Photography Site
jamesvenes.com - Blog

by Flashfire on Jul 10, 2008 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sure you get this all the time...

... but what equipment do you use? Those pictures are of exceptional quality.

Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.

by Joey C. on Jul 10, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right now I have a Nikon D80 with a 70-300mm lens, but it only goes down to...

...f4.5-5.6, roughly. Not so good for night games, but when I can afford it I’m thinking of getting something like a 200mm fixed-length lens with an f2.5 or something like that.

Last of the Ninth - Photography Site
jamesvenes.com - Blog

by Flashfire on Jul 10, 2008 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Flashfire has a website?

Who knew :-)

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

"Mount it? I already did. Oh! You meant on the wall?!!

by rickey939 on Jul 10, 2008 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Which I did while listening,

since Emil was up and I thought, naw, I can go pee, right? No sooner do I get out of the room when my boss tells me I missed the walk off. Dammit! So your pic is that much sweeter for me.

Stomper is a badass!

by lynnzgal on Jul 10, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BTW, Geren confirmed that Street

would have pitched the 12th. It would be just swellarooney if Casilla and Embree would decide to get their acts together right about now…

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 Jul 10, 2008 5:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Casilla...

has expecially been a disappointment after returning from the DL. He was really dealing before that and I have always been a big fan of his arm. But now, I hold my breath whenever he comes in the game.

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 10, 2008 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Embree...

Is in “Another World Bad” right about now.. I wish Embree would leave the gas can in the bullpen.

by Colorado Fan on Jul 10, 2008 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Casilla seems like kind of a head case to me

He has the stuff to be dominant, and when he’s going good, he is. And then he just inexplicably turns into a replacement level guy with no control for a while.

I guess the one good thing is that as a bullpen guy, you can limit his leverage when he’s bad and use him in key spots when he’s good. Can’t do that with Blanton.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 10, 2008 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's not really surprising

that following a near blowup of his elbow he hasn’t returned to be as totally lights out as before he got hurt. I’d give it a a little more time before deciding that Casilla is “no longer an effective setup man.”...how about “not yet back to being an effective setup man”?

I can’t blame anyone on the pitching staff, really….the A’s had no offense at all until the very end of the game …after the knuckleballer left.

by OaklandSi on Jul 10, 2008 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hear ya SI

and I know the guy is talented. I unrealistically and too optimistically hoped that he would return to form almost immediately. I find the older I get the more impatient I get. I thought it was supposed to be the other way around?

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 10, 2008 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The diagnosis on Swooney

Is that he needs to have his ellar extracted.

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 10, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm gonna guess that Ryan

is gonna show up to the fan signing tomorrow with his left pinky all wrapped up nice and good.

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by Kimberly on Jul 10, 2008 5:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Are you going?

We need photos.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

DAMN YOU!

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

DAMN MY DENIST!

And her horribly inconvenient scheduling, too!

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by Kimberly on Jul 10, 2008 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You don't need teeth.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dental Dam(n)?

A little plumbing! Got to plumb! Plumb the depths! The depths of hell! - Larry David, CYE

by Swooney's Left Foot on Jul 10, 2008 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

well played

Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom

by designatedforassignment on Jul 10, 2008 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what she said

A little plumbing! Got to plumb! Plumb the depths! The depths of hell! - Larry David, CYE

by Swooney's Left Foot on Jul 10, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What time are they out there?

I wonder if I could play hooky for a little while.

pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.

by pam5981 on Jul 10, 2008 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That game was excruciatingly bad until the 9th

The game wrap we had a few days ago mentioning that the game was the kind that made non-aficionados hate baseball? This game was its ugly cousin.

But in the end, it was worth it for me to blow off work entirely and sit through nearly 4 hours of a “pitchers’ duel.” Suzuki reminded me that he is in fact having a good offensive season for a catcher, and everyone else showed that, even if the A’s are putting out their least talented squad of the year these days, they’re still better than the Mariner’s woeful payroll juggernaut.

There are some very big problems with this team as it is currently constituted, but if they really are getting back the players that are slated to return after the All-Star break, all these guys have to do is tread water for a while.

Let’s get those Halos. Sean Gallagher, I’m looking at you.

Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.

by Joey C. on Jul 10, 2008 5:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Prediction on Gallagher tomorrow:

He is a bit shaky for the first two innings, allowing a run and walking a couple, but then gets in a nice groove and finishes with something like

6.1 IP, 5 hits, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

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 Jul 10, 2008 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would take that in a heartbeat

I’m interested to see what kind of offense the A’s can muster against a pitching staff that doesn’t feature Miguel Batista and RA Dickey.

Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.

by Joey C. on Jul 10, 2008 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not trying to be overly optimistic

I just suspect that:

a. He’ll be overamped and will be wild/shaky initially
b. He’s a lot better than many think and will settle in nicely, quickly

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 Jul 10, 2008 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I disagree

I expect a healthy dose of advantage of being underscouted and being helped out by the Angels lack of patience. The Angels at home is a GOOD offensive matchup for a new face.

Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.

by mrrickyg on Jul 10, 2008 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

*

i guess i meant to say I agree

Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.

by mrrickyg on Jul 10, 2008 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

good recap.

Much appreciated. Rangers doing their part so far, up 2-0 in the 1st.

by jefeboy on Jul 10, 2008 5:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Seattle's announcers are lifeless

...so anyone know where can I find clips of the radio feed?

On an unrelated note, I do not pretend to be the toughest mother pucker in the world, but I once took a puck off the glove and was able to return later in the period. Only the next day did that finger two fingers were broken. Good news for me it was the right hand, as I too am a lefty. I’ll continue the toughness ramblings for another day. Get well soon Ryan!

by Pucking Insane on Jul 10, 2008 5:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

gripping a bat is tough

if your pinky won’t cooperate. There is the problem.

"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer

by One won lost won on Jul 10, 2008 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, for a left-handed hitter

the left pinky isn’t so crucial, right? Throwing, however, is another matter.

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 Jul 10, 2008 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Day job

Except for a brief visit somewhere around the 7th inning, I missed this game.

I love the result. Not just because we won, but because I want to remember this for all those game threads where the lame pessimist posters start saying “game over” or “[click]” in the 8th or 9th inning if we’re behind.

It ain’t over till it’s over.

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 10, 2008 5:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Check out today's game thread for some

really helpful and useful “Game Over” declarations.

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 Jul 10, 2008 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I feel the same way

about the “rebuilding…can’t win this season” posters. The season isn’t lost when you are 4.5 games back and there’s a second half to go ! Yes, odds are we won’t win our division or take the WC but to have no hope is so joyless IMO.

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 10, 2008 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, uh, I heard a rumor that Street cleaned out his locker after the game.

And, uh, Patterson is listed on the Sacramento roster but Murton isn’t.

by mikev on Jul 10, 2008 5:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

[sigh]

"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on Jul 10, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

from where?

i see it on athleticsclubhouse, but that’s just a post saying “another board” ... and is timestamped before this one, so … ...

(fadedash, i recall you were on AN once, so if you’re here, please, thanks.)

"The hard... is what makes it great."

by Jjjsixsix on Jul 10, 2008 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not fadedash. I'm mikev over there too.

I’m one of the mods on AC. I don’t like to advertise it here.

by mikev on Jul 10, 2008 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, i'm aware.

but fadedash was on AN once upon a time. (although upon further inspection, he was looking for confirmation as well.)

"The hard... is what makes it great."

by Jjjsixsix on Jul 10, 2008 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think one would have to do with the other

Plus he only threw 14 pitches, less than in many one inning stints.

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 Jul 10, 2008 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's just that they hold guys out of games when trades are imminent

Remember calling Jose Canseco from the on-deck circle and shipping him to Texas?

Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.

by mrrickyg on Jul 10, 2008 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Moving to Harden's old locker?

could be innocuous..

"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer

by One won lost won on Jul 10, 2008 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i had my neighbor

who is the visiting batboy ask around. they said there is no truth to this rumor.

"It's not my fault your team's so shitty." -Steve Friend, head coach, Chabot College, to Laney College's head coach, who asked why we scored so many runs after we beat Laney 30-3 in 2006

by flipgatey3 on Jul 10, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The graphical version is kind of nice:

"The hard... is what makes it great."

by Jjjsixsix on Jul 10, 2008 5:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The A's had exactly 7 hits in all four games of the series

The M’s had more hits, but fortunately, the A’s last 3 hits were HRs. Saving the best for last.

by javaball on Jul 10, 2008 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and that's fangraphs, and you can click it to go to their game page.

but …
Kurt Suzuki: +48.8%, Brown: 24.7%, Cust: 7.4%;
Greg Smith: +36.3%, Huston: +28.6%

"The hard... is what makes it great."

by Jjjsixsix on Jul 10, 2008 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Once again

in the immortal words of salb, “All you Emil (Chavez) haters can suck …..” ah, never mind. Great win! Go A’s!

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on Jul 10, 2008 5:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The worst A's lineup or the worst lineup, period?

Because it’s really not even the worst lineup in the AL West this year. I’d take the A’s lineup, even without Sweeney, over the crap Seattle is trotting out there on a regular basis.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 10, 2008 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Heck, I'd take our offense over the Angels

Even including today’s results, the Angels have outscored us by one whole run. Prior to today, LAA was out-OPSing us by a whopping .010. And they’re basically maxing out their production based entirely on AVG. They have two hitters (Vlad and Kendrick) I’d take over our positional counterparts.

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 10, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, Kotchman?

Surely he’s better than what the A’s have gotten from first…

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 10, 2008 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's not even close to the (Oakland) A's worst lineup.

Try 1979 when they had a team OPS+ of 80. Dave Revering and Dwayne Murphy were the only decent hitters on the team. On any given day, you could have Dave Chalk or Mike Edwards at second base, Mario Guerrero Rob Picciolo at short, Jim Essian or Jeff Newman behind the plate, or Miguel Dilone, Larry Murray, and Derek Bryant roaming around somewhere in the outfiled. It was brutal. I still loved going to the games, though.

Root for the Giants? Not even if they're playing al-Qaeda!

by Monday Fan on Jul 11, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

great post. today we were rewarded by an improbable win.

this was especially great as it would have been a pretty devastating loss heading into the series with the angels.

i love zook more and more everyday. getting power from the catching position is pretty damn nice… kendal wouldnt have tied the score in that situation.

by put em in a body bag johnny on Jul 10, 2008 5:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Getting power from any position would be nice for the A's

In low-scoring games like this, you can be a hero with one swing of the bat.

by javaball on Jul 10, 2008 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh - go ahead

and say something nice about emil – you know you want to!!

"...in baseball you wear a cap." -- george carlin

by Hot Cup Joe on Jul 10, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

E-mil... E-mil... E-mil... !!!

You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver

by UncleLeo on Jul 10, 2008 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, a special thanks to Texas

for blowing their 2-0 lead and trailing 3-2 to the Angels. It’s only the bottom of the third, though, and it’s in Texas so…Still hope, I suppose…

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 Jul 10, 2008 6:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

4-3 on another HR from Hamilton

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on Jul 10, 2008 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Back to back poor starts by Lackey

Is he channeling Rich Harden?

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 Jul 10, 2008 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That gives me an idea

Gallagher, Murton, Patterson, and Donaldson for Lackey.

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on Jul 10, 2008 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lackey to Milwaukee

so he can pitch to Kendall

"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer

by One won lost won on Jul 10, 2008 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

then we trade Lackey to Boston for Manny

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 10, 2008 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really like Josh Hamilton when he's

playing against teams I don’t like.

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 Jul 10, 2008 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now, would not the Halo Heaven board benefit

from these comments??

I looked up “schadenfreude” in the dictionary, and there was something about “when the Anaheim Angels lose, and…”

It’s an old dictionary..

"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer

by One won lost won on Jul 10, 2008 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Go Hamilton

He is one of my favorite players in the league right now. And he was a huge deal in HS and after he was drafted. It great to see him produce and make the impact that he has made.

by A'sfaninNC on Jul 10, 2008 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like Frank Thomas? Get healthy soon man!

Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.

by mrrickyg on Jul 10, 2008 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes,

like the FT of two years ago.

by IM4Oakgal on Jul 10, 2008 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd love the FT of 2 months ago

Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.

by mrrickyg on Jul 10, 2008 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, but I'd prefer a player who could really hit

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 Jul 10, 2008 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Griffey from Cincy?

Would he agree to go to Seattle and be booed 10 times a year??

"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer

by One won lost won on Jul 10, 2008 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He said "really hit"

Based on his contract and inability to play defense, he’s pretty much the least valuable player in baseball these days.A .395 SLG in GAB is really quite awful.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 10, 2008 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

just being contrary, and raising people’s ire for fun…on a website.

Every good hitter seems to be LH, that I can come up with. Well, hitters that would arrive leaving the A’s pretty much intact..

Mike Sweeney, if you’d stayed good with the knees, the Athletics would be 57-35 and rolling on top. So close!!!!!

"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer

by One won lost won on Jul 10, 2008 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

One more thing

Today was the first chance I had to see Ziggy pitch in person as an Athletic and here he comes closer than he has yet to allowing a run.

That was a tense moment for sure. It’s just a testament to how well he’s been pitching that this is the worst trouble he’s been in so far.

Last of the Ninth - Photography Site
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by Flashfire on Jul 10, 2008 6:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Haren is pitching a 2-hit shutout.

It would be interesting if he start the ASG for the NL.

by javaball on Jul 10, 2008 6:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Vs his replacement?

Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.

by mrrickyg on Jul 10, 2008 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haren vs. Duke in NY-Nice!

"Mount it? I already did. Oh! You meant on the wall?!!

by rickey939 on Jul 10, 2008 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Emil spelled backwards is Lime . . .

. . . and that’ll cure scurvy any day.

by A'shevilleNC on Jul 10, 2008 6:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Great, let's trade him to the Pirates then.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 10, 2008 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Um, been there, done that.

Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.

by mrrickyg on Jul 10, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's the deal with starting the day before the All-Star game

Can you pitch in the All-Star game as if it’s a side session? Would suck for the AL to burn Duchscherer and Saunders on the last game.

Jeremy was safe. He jumped over the tag.

by mrrickyg on Jul 10, 2008 6:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Seems like a reasonably accurate assessment of the situation

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That sounds familiar.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rays are taking a beating in Cleveland.

extending their losing streak to 4 games. Could this be the start of a long slide?

by javaball on Jul 10, 2008 6:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Texas pitching is absolute garbage

Angels have 10 runs and counting and when The Angels can score 10, then that says it all

Go’s 2 of 3 against Angels would be great.

by Trainman on Jul 10, 2008 6:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Woo hoo - God hates the Yankees!

They were leading 3-1 in the 4th inning when their game with Pittsburgh was washed away, replayed today from scratch and the Pirates win 4-2. Yankees lose 5-5!

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 7:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I wish God hated the Red Sox instead

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on Jul 10, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If he really is omnipotent, he should be able to hate both

Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.

by Joey C. on Jul 11, 2008 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Holy Freakamoly

John Lackey gave up 15 hits in 5.2 IP and he’s in line to get the win.

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 7:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

7 runs on 17 hits now

Oliver now with the 2 extra hits and run against him.

How pathetic that Feldman sucked and Texas left 2,111,345 on base so far

by Trainman on Jul 10, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's getting closer...

10-7

Davis just missed a HR buy a nose hair.

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rangers are going to win this game.

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on Jul 10, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

17-16, in honor of Mark Mulder?

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And it's now TIED

10-10…

Max Ramirez 2-run shot.

by baseballnut020 on Jul 10, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Told ya

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on Jul 10, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow

"I almost landed in some lady's lap, which was kinda fun.'' -- Swish

by Sharon on Jul 10, 2008 7:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This game is way more fun than the today's A's game.

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 10, 2008 7:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I almost quit watching at 10-4. Thankfully I stayed tuned in...

This is when the package is totally worth the money.

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's what she said

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 10, 2008 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Word.

M. F. R.

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

time for a glance at HH...

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on Jul 10, 2008 7:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is an unbelievable baseball game. I'm more of a purist

but this offensive explosion is just amazing to watch.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 7:47 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

For me:

I hope this thing goes into extras and the Rangers pull it out.

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just want the Angels to get into Oakland even later and with a loss.

But, I’ll take the loss given one choice or the other.

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by Flashfire on Jul 10, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I want it to go about 17 innings.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If they weren't in the West...

I’d really like Texas. I loved the stadium. I’ll be going back.

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If they weren't in Texas...

I might like Texas.

A little plumbing! Got to plumb! Plumb the depths! The depths of hell! - Larry David, CYE

by Swooney's Left Foot on Jul 10, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rangers outhitting the Angels 19-8

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 7:50 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What's next...

“The angels hit differential doesn’t justify their record. Their hit adjusted alpha-pythagorean record is 25 games under .500”
haha

by ohmangoAs on Jul 10, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uh, dude. Please no speedo. It looks like that guy's ass is in front.

For those of you without the ability to see this one, be thankful.

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by Flashfire on Jul 10, 2008 7:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Scioscia bitching "call it both ways!"

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 7:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I bet he talks to his wife that way ...

guy wouldn’t know how to talk if he wasn’t bitchin about something.

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on Jul 10, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Touch 'em all" segment on BBTN

not one Athletic HR on the highlights. (WTF?!)

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by Vacafan on Jul 10, 2008 7:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Earlier they just showed the boxscore and said

“the A’s hit 3 solo homers to win in 11 innings.” That is IT.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not sure if you saw the ESPN news recap

They said something along the lines of “Emil Brown with the walk-off, much to the delight of the tens of fans…laughs well? It was an afternoon game, not a lot of people…”

by SwisherThresher on Jul 10, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm... do I listen to the more tolerable Rangers' crew

so I feel a part of the excitement OR listen to Phys and Hud whine about everything?

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 7:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I like TAG and Josh...

when they aren’t playing the A’s.

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah. I'm sticking with them.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They're my favorite road crew

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on Jul 10, 2008 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like the Marlins and Mets too

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Remember the Harden-Halladay duel

about which baseballgirl said “Love the book, hated the ending?” Today’s A’s game was the opposite – “hated the book, loved the ending.” What a terribly played baseball game by both teams, saved only by an exciting end for our lovable moppets.

And go Rangers! This is fun!

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by salb918 on Jul 10, 2008 8:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Pssst

I secretly like Josh Hamilton.

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I can't believe we never "luck out" and draft a great hitter anymore.

It’s really frustrating when you see so many capable hitters and then look at our lineup.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yea there lienup is loaded

Got smoak kid in the draft to

by buckfan6 on Jul 10, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd rather have our pitching.

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I want BOTH DAMMIT!

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah.

I threw up in my mouth.

One time a few years ago, I actually got to Kauffman stadium before Emil. He was there about an hour before game time. AND he was in the line up that day.

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did he hit a jack to win the game?

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on Jul 10, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow. The Rangers are just ripping the ball around today.

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by salb918 on Jul 10, 2008 8:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The catcher is making it interesting.

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

EI

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

MLB Xtra Innings- Rangers' broadcast

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

FSNW...

Down here in SoCal.

by baseballnut020 on Jul 10, 2008 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i live in fort worth

so its on i fox southwest

by buckfan6 on Jul 10, 2008 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Patterson playing 2B for Sacramento

He is 0-3 with 2 K’s. Game only in 4th inning.

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by Swooney's Left Foot on Jul 10, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

small sample size?

also, greg reynolds is not a bad pitcher at all.

"The hard... is what makes it great."

by Jjjsixsix on Jul 10, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't mentioned it...

but I LOVE your username.

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank You

A little plumbing! Got to plumb! Plumb the depths! The depths of hell! - Larry David, CYE

by Swooney's Left Foot on Jul 10, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Star Wars + baseball = awesome.

Josh Lewin is neat.

Children, until we have taught them better, will be perfectly happy with a seasonal round of games in which conkers succeeds hopscotch.

by salb918 on Jul 10, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ohhh

i went to the game tuesday night

by buckfan6 on Jul 10, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jennifer- Did you see the Wichita Wingnuts manager get ejected?

That was quite a rant and it’s been playing on ESPN. He shoved his shoe into the ump’s face and then gave him some armpit to sniff on afterwards.

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nope

Been watching this game.

I thought it was the 8th earlier… this has been on for. ev. er. But it was really the 6th. Wasn’t wearing my glasses.

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's on youtube I'm sure.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Holy f'n shit!! This is seriously being played at a level

that can’t be explained in words.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Has C. J. Wilson considered

just getting – I don’t know – stop me if this is too outrageous – BATTERS OUT???

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 Jul 10, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nico - always with the crazy talk

A little plumbing! Got to plumb! Plumb the depths! The depths of hell! - Larry David, CYE

by Swooney's Left Foot on Jul 10, 2008 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If the Rangers' pitchers hadn't walked so many batters (8)

they would have won the game already, outhitting the Angels 19-9

by javaball on Jul 10, 2008 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

whoooooo.

"The hard... is what makes it great."

by Jjjsixsix on Jul 10, 2008 8:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Is Saltalamacchia still the future?

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of catchers....

did I hear Josh say that LAA only had one catcher on the 25 man roster?

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know Laird is on the DL.

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

shit after this series

Rangers have the white sox in town

by buckfan6 on Jul 10, 2008 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It must suck to be a Seattle fan

I don’t follow the day to day goings-on of the Mariners, but if this series was any indication, where Seattle could have easily won 3 out of 4 rather than drop 3 out of 4 (granted, in the game Duch pitched, the Mariners shouldn’t have bothered showing up; against any other A’s pitcher, the Mariners probably would have won that game), they’ appear to be a pretty hard luck team.

by gregorymark on Jul 10, 2008 8:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

poor M's

they need to rebuild but they traded that all away in bedard deal

by buckfan6 on Jul 10, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is he out of the inning yet?

Tell me gently.

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 8:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

2-2 on Mathis.

Bases loaded. Tie game.

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Out

F8

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

F8?

F.U.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually caromed into the catcher's glove

F.U.-2.

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

F9 with me

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You can look at the TV again.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't have the game

I’m relying on you guys. Scary, I know.

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh. Poor Nico. It's being televised in 3-D.

I had to get glasses at a local convenience store.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh I have the glasses -

I’m just too drunk to find the screen. Or the living room, actually.

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 Jul 10, 2008 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Use the force, CJ!

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Stay on target! Stay on target!!

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Rangers will win it here ... 11-10 final. Book it.

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on Jul 10, 2008 8:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Who's pitching the 9th for LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA?

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 8:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Chris Davis up

and THEY CUT TO FISHING!

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Is that their way of predicting he'll chase a 2-2 slider?

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

3-1

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

3-2

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

F7 for Davis

1 out

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Please do better next time

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Take! HR! No, take! No!!!! HR!!! Wait...

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

1-down.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Shoulda taken.

Or HRed.

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was a DEEP fly ball.

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's comforting

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oppo field too.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Arredondo looks pretty nasty.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

0-2 for Botts

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Take! No!!!!!!!!!

I’m flustered.

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

K for Botts

2 out

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My feed seems to be a few seconds behind

Who’s the Texas announcer who sounds like he’s from central Minnesota?

Don't blame me, I voted for Ice Cream

by Englishmajor on Jul 10, 2008 8:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Josh Lewin

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Josh Lewin

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

HBP. 1-on

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

HBP for MFR

Ian up

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

1-0

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2-0

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3-0

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4-0

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Walk to Ian. MFR to 2nd

Vasquez up

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Runners on 1st and 2nd. 2-down.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He's gonna single.

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on Jul 10, 2008 8:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You've been right every time so far

I’m going with Vacafan and his unicorny psychic unicornosity!

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 Jul 10, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

1-0

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

1-1

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1-2

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2-2

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

K

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by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

TAKE!!!! BUNT!!!! SQUEEZE!!! TAKE!!!!

I’m a little disoriented.

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by Nico on Jul 10, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry bout that.

I used to know this old gambler, he’d say “Never expect a bad team to do good things for you.”

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on Jul 10, 2008 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OT- Lewin is a great with the NFL too.

When LaDanian Tomlinson goes off on a long run… it’s quite exciting.

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Can't we just trade Emil to the Rangers really quickly?

... arousing men to burst the chains under which monkeyish ignorance and superstition had persuaded them to bind themselves ... @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 10, 2008 8:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Franky-Frank in.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mon chair-ee?

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 Jul 10, 2008 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Si.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yum Rocket?

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Justin Duchscherer?

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ryan Sweeney?

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, please.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

$5 x2

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 10, 2008 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

$5FL?

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 10, 2008 8:48 PM PDT