Open Game Thread: Game 96 - A's at Yankees
by notsellingjeans on Jul 18, 2008 3:56 PM PDT
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PrintThe A's kick off the second half of the season at Yankee Stadium with a three-game series against the AL East's third-place team.
Greg Smith, proud owner of the best pickoff move in baseball, takes the mound against Mike Mussina tonight. Let's hope Smith won't need to use that weapon much tonight against the injury-riddled Bombers lineup (Study their lineup from the fifth hitter on - how the mighty have fallen! Nobody scares you a bit after Posada).
Richie Sexson makes his first start as a Yankee tonight, batting fifth and playing first base, as Giambi gets the night off against a lefty. Sexson was released a week ago by the Mariners and the team ate the remainder of his 13 million dollar expiring contract.
As for the A's first base situation, Daric Barton is out of the lineup and Jack Hannahan is playing first.
Bobby Crosby was activated from the DL today and starts at short, and Gregorio Petit was optioned back down to Sacramento.
Lenny DiNardo, who has already passed through waivers once this season, re-joins the 40-man roster and the big club today to take Joe Blanton's roster spot.
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About time
Baseball being played….damn ASB
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
they used to have two ASGs
for a couple of years.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 18, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank Buddha
that ain’t happenin’ no more.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
What is it, like 1pm there?
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, thought AK was closer to HI
time zones…
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
two zones, that i can remember in AK
Alaska Time and one for out in the Aleutians. Used to be several more and where I am used to be Pacific.
alaska A
Is that a wild moose?
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Why yes....yes it is.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
How funny..I didn't even think about that association.
Let’s consider it a jinx on him!
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
You don't have television,
but you have smellovision?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
No, I'm not up on the new technology
I had to smellnet into their server.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Barton = stiff neck
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
Donnie Murphy and Emil Brown
in against a righty. Wheeeeee.
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
Amazing this isn't on in Sac.
KMAX is apparently worried about overlap with the huge Brewers/Giants tilt they’re carrying at 7PM. You’d think the ad revenue they would generate by covering a Yankee game would be a no-brainer. Maybe the program director wants to be fired so he can get a nice severance package.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
A little surprised Murphy is starting over Barton
And no good reason why Brown is playing over Murton. If Brown were 10 for 10 with 10 grand slams against Mussina in his career, it would still be idiotic to start Brown at this point.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:10 PM PDT reply actions
This was said in another thread, but
Braden will take the vacant starter slot.
It makes sense to have Lenny D back with the big club, because with Harden and Blanton gone, it’s more likely we occasionally will need long relief innings.
"The painting was a gift, Todd. I'm taking it with me." -Wedding Crashers
by notsellingjeans on Jul 18, 2008 4:10 PM PDT reply actions
Ellis is awesome on the road
Has a team ever done a home/road platoon with a player before?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:10 PM PDT reply actions
yay runs
"With 16-year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa in tow, Gio Gonzalez improving at Triple-A and lefty Brett Anderson carving up Double-Abatters along with Simmons and Trevor Cahill, Oakland’s pitching depthis officially the envy of baseball." - BaseballAmerica.com
I hate you Bob Geren
Why do you insist on bunching up lefties when the only real thing that makes a big (not that big) difference in lineup construction is stacking up lefties for later in the game?
I don’t understand why Sweeney and Cust are back to back when it’s unnecessary. Same goes for Gonzalez/Hannahan. So, so stupid.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:14 PM PDT reply actions
Guys that you're pretty sure will get a hit of some kind,
back to back with guys that may or may not?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
Why not just flip flop Suzuki and Sweeney.
And switch Crosby/Gonzalez.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I should add that I know the Yankees have no lefty in the bullpen
But it’s still a silly thing to do when staggering would be just a little bit better if for no other reason than to constantly give pitchers a different look.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
So Geren's an idiot because
he didn’t guard against something that doesn’t exist?
Do I have your central thesis correct?
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
What is that in the score box for the A’s? Do I need to go get a vision test?
by justarebelheart on Jul 18, 2008 4:14 PM PDT reply actions
Nah
just be sure your heart meds are in order. Can’t have a blown save without runs first
better eye than the ump?
not that it does Cust any good that way
Yay, Mussina getting the 30 inch plate tonight!
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:17 PM PDT reply actions
"Nobody's happier than Bobby is about being back in the lineup..."
Oh, I bet I know someone who’s at least as happy as he is.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
Man - Cust got an 0-2 mistake
he could have hit to the new stadium. And Crosby looked terrible, but otherwise…good start!
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
What did you notice about Crosby in those 2 pitches?
Not being snarky, just curious.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
He reached out defensively to tap it to second
and he only had one strike on him. Not a good AB.
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
Weak grounder notwithstanding...
... it’s nice to see Crosby back.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
That looked slick
I liked the bounce in his step and that little flip out of the glove. Right in front of the Yankee fans, too.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
Oh Swooney.... STOP TRYING TO HURT YOURSELF!
I need you to play on Sunday so I can see you in person!
Little Sweeney, oh how we’ve missed you
by justarebelheart on Jul 18, 2008 4:23 PM PDT reply actions
Yay Swooney!
Boo for scaring me.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:23 PM PDT reply actions
They may be NY fans, but let's can the misogeny, man
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
Kenny Rodgers= The Gambler
Greg Smith= The Nibler
by asfaninpismobeach on Jul 18, 2008 4:27 PM PDT reply actions
You only needed to write the first 4 words
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
I prefer ebola virus to either of them these days
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
Ew. Why?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, Barton has been consistently meh all year
Hannahan is equally meh, but has more ups and downs.
Still, both guys have been bad but Barton is significantly more likely to not be bad in the future.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, whatever happened to Brad Halsey, anyway?
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
He disappeared after HalseyGate
"The painting was a gift, Todd. I'm taking it with me." -Wedding Crashers
by notsellingjeans on Jul 18, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Altogether? No one else picked him up?
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
I think he is still in our org, but re-habbing something
"The painting was a gift, Todd. I'm taking it with me." -Wedding Crashers
by notsellingjeans on Jul 18, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I bit the bullet and checked Wikipedia
It has him listed as a free agent. Weird.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
Awesome Defensibr play from Sweeney
Its gonna be great to watch Sweeney & Gonzalez play defense for years to come
hell yeah
"The painting was a gift, Todd. I'm taking it with me." -Wedding Crashers
by notsellingjeans on Jul 18, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
So tonight's gonna be a bad home plate umpire night
Terrific.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:32 PM PDT reply actions
Sexon scares me here
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 4:32 PM PDT reply actions
and someone on AN was happy the Yankees got him
and that he is playing against the A’s.
He’s hitting .300 this year vs. the Athletics.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 18, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Sexson the tallest hitter in the game?
"The painting was a gift, Todd. I'm taking it with me." -Wedding Crashers
by notsellingjeans on Jul 18, 2008 4:33 PM PDT reply actions
F'
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 4:33 PM PDT reply actions
wasted 1st inning run
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 4:33 PM PDT reply actions
I can't think of a hitter in history who was taller than 6'8"
"The painting was a gift, Todd. I'm taking it with me." -Wedding Crashers
by notsellingjeans on Jul 18, 2008 4:33 PM PDT reply actions
Jon Rauch is 6'11"
and pitches in the NL :-)
by green star oakland on Jul 18, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Very true
Can anyone think of a taller position player?
"The painting was a gift, Todd. I'm taking it with me." -Wedding Crashers
by notsellingjeans on Jul 18, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay bad umpiring comes back to haunt the A's!
So Cust is rung up after an at bat where Mussina had a 30 inch plate, then Smith throws a fastball right down the middle and doesn’t get the strike call. This is not going to be a fun game.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:34 PM PDT reply actions
Goddammit
How does he find a way to hit only against the A’s?
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
ny read the scouting report tonight. been pretty patient against smith.
of course they are always patient.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Jul 18, 2008 4:34 PM PDT reply actions
ARod, ever the gentleman
on the baseball field, I mean.
"The painting was a gift, Todd. I'm taking it with me." -Wedding Crashers
by notsellingjeans on Jul 18, 2008 4:36 PM PDT reply actions
And quite the ladies man, too!
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Why would anyone as rich and famous
as Arod want to be married anyway? I just dont get it.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jul 18, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we can remove "as rich and famous as Arod" from that sentence
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by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAH
well said my friend, well said.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jul 18, 2008 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Suzuki with the block
A-Rod out at home… in more ways than one.
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
suzuki learned his lesson
tag them twice just in case the ump didn’t see the first one
Hard to say if Smith is pitching poorly,
Winters has a microscopic strike zone, or both.
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
Seriously!
He called that “strike-out” pitch a ball during Gonzalez’s AB—and that was, like, 5 minutes ago.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
Are they playing a double header or something?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Is anybody else having trouble with comcast flickering off and on?
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
Well, Barton could've done that.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:42 PM PDT reply actions
Hi Everyone. I have a VERY crappy internet connection at my temp apt so I'll be in and out
mostly out, I’m afraid.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
Well, the A's are mostly out, too, so you fit right in.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
feel free to swing anytime.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Jul 18, 2008 4:43 PM PDT reply actions
Apparently, swinging Sunday
will fit in with the A’s plans.
JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEXUX.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 18, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
WHYWHYWHY
Don’t they swing at close pitches, 0-2????
Jeesus!!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 18, 2008 4:44 PM PDT reply actions
Because Donny Murphy sucks!
Geren keep on playing him, he cant get any worse can he?
by asfaninpismobeach on Jul 18, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
That's so not a strike
The umpire is calling pitches where the catcher catches it. This guy is horrendous.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:44 PM PDT reply actions
Reality is
it’s toooooo close NOT to swing!
An OUT is an OUT!!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 18, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
"Pitchability"?
As in Mussina has always had “pitchability” from Controneo. What does that mean?
"And sometimes, when it seems like all hope is gone, Life tosses you a special gift of a baseball game" . 7/10/08 BaseBallGirl headline
I guess striking out the side is pitchability. BAD
"And sometimes, when it seems like all hope is gone, Life tosses you a special gift of a baseball game" . 7/10/08 BaseBallGirl headline
Ken sounds pissed
By all the non-swinging on strike 3. And I don’t blame him. F’n pathetic to not even try to protect the plate.
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
The debate went on before
It’s stupid as shit to swing at pitches that are clearly not a strike, and this umpire has had an absolutely TERRIBLE first inning and a half.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
condition: "clearly not a strike"
I didn’t see ONE that was NOT a strike, on strike three.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 18, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw quite a few takes on borderline pitches, and even some clearly strikes.
Moose is foolin’ ‘em.
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
BP's take on Donnie Murphy
“J.J. Furmaniak deserved the shot Murphy got at the bigs as much as Murphy did.”
Uh, yup.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
3 strike outs on 10 pitches. our hitters are dominant.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Jul 18, 2008 4:45 PM PDT reply actions
gosh, they're attempting to tire Mussina
He’ll have thrown…..85 pitches, at this rate, after nine innings.
Good strategy
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 18, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
do they realize they have to swing the bats
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 4:45 PM PDT reply actions
JC!!!
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 4:46 PM PDT reply actions
When was the last time Mussina struck out the side?
1998? The Cold War?
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
I'm sorry, but I want to punch people in the throat for wanting our guys to swing at balls
It’s just a damn idiotic thing to want your players to do.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:47 PM PDT reply actions
were they balls?
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
They weren't obvious balls
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
WTF? Who gives a flying F if they were "obvious"?
They’re out of the strike zone. You don’t swing at bullshit because you think the umpire might be having an offnight. What kind of retarded dumbass logic is that? I’m sorry, this is just the most asinine argument anybody has ever had on this site, and a lot of people are doing it. It makes absolutely no logical sense to swing at bad pitches/pitches you can’t hit/pitches that aren’t strikes. It just doesn’t.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
settle down...forgot to take your meds?
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
It does matter whether the pitch is borderline or an obvious ball
An average major league hitter’s BA is about the same on 1-2 and 2-2 counts as on 0-2 counts, around .230 IIRC. If you can hit more than .150 on a borderline pitch you’re better off swinging at it than taking a 50% chance that you’ll be called out. This was already discussed in another thread—I think an open thread. There were links and everything.
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
It does make sense to protect the plate with 2 strikes, esp. when you know the ump sucks ass.
Otherwise, mark a K in the scorebook if the hitter is not able to recognize that the ump is GOING TO CALL IT..
I know that’s not the best logic, but its also not the most asinine argument on this site.
witty remark
The pitch to Murphy was outisde
Tailed back into the catcher’s glove somewhere near the outside corner.
Either strike two or strike three to Cust had to be off the plate. They couldn’t have both been strikes.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Except the Murphy strike, was undeniably not over the effing plate.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
CGV!!!
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I kid of course
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
His OBP is still under .300. Where should he be hitting?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Nico's Scouting Report:
Mike Winters sucks. The A’s offensive philosophy sucks. Call it a draw.
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
WHATS THE BEST A'S GAME YOU'VE BEEN TOO?
I was there when Hatteberg hit a home run to win the game for WIN #20 in a row.
Colisuem record attendence at 56,603 and 2dollar dogs. Awesome
What was Melky doing??
Doesn’t he like walking??
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 18, 2008 4:49 PM PDT reply actions
Hopefully Smith's done snacking
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
Are you worried he won't have an appetite for dinner?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
Good nutritional habits are extremely important
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Just in case no one mentioned this yet.......
I HATE the Yankees.
Ok, we can resume our regularly scheduled game.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
But....why?
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I dunno, maybe it's seeing Jeter, Abreu, Rodriguez, etc in the lineup. Doesn't take much.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
Looked like Hannahan
tagged with the one hand, with the ball in the other.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 18, 2008 4:53 PM PDT reply actions
Good thing there's no challenges in baseball
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Smith ate that inning pretty well -- 10 pitches
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Just Checking In, But In His First 2nd Half AB Did Cust Take Called Strike 3?
because it’s nice to see some consistency in the heart of the lineup.
we actually have a batter up this inning hitting .300!
by put em in a body bag johnny on Jul 18, 2008 4:54 PM PDT reply actions
And he needs a hit to keep it that way.
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
oops
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
My A's Line up when Heathy
2B Mark Ellis
CF Carlos Gonzalez
RF Ryan Sweeney
DH Frank Thomas
LF Jack Cust
3B Eric Chavez
SS Bobby Crosby
C Kurt Suzuki
1B Jack Hannahan
Either Barton plays in the majors...
or the minors… He has to be in a lineup.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
Annoying cliche alert:
“He plays the game the right way.”
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
ground ball single by cust. wow.
no homer. no k. no bob. wow.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Jul 18, 2008 4:59 PM PDT reply actions
Could you please use the "reply" button when replying to someone?
I mean… I hope you’re replying to someone and not just randomly wanting to mutilate someone who isn’t even in the lineup tonight.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
Hello?
we only dissect Angles and Yankies players, please?
Now that's just creepy
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
i hope the yankees pa announcer announces duchscherer properly on sunday.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Jul 18, 2008 5:08 PM PDT reply actions
I was only half listening,
but I think Glen Kuiper just said “Gallagher tomorrow.” Like JUST now, at the same time your comment appeared.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
REALLY?!?!
That would be freakin fabulous!
I’m going to Sunday’s game and I’d MUCH rather see Duke.
Thanks for the info!
Ack!
Don’t get too excited… I wasn’t listening well, and you’ll just be extra pissed off at me if I heard wrong!
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
Sure, don't worry about it. I'll keep an eye out for more info.
I’m stuck watching on YES network… wish I could get CSN tonight!
YESSSS!!!
Thanks to everyone who relayed this info to me!
You all brightened up my weekend by a million…
I got these tickets for my birthday (I live in New Hampshire) and was really depressed that I ended up with not Harden, not Duke, not Blanton, not Smith, but Gallagher…
YAY DUKE! Duke makes my birthday present special.
sorry, replied to that before i saw all the discussion downthread
you’re gonna have so much fun! I’m jealous.
Cmon Smith get it together!
"With 16-year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa in tow, Gio Gonzalez improving at Triple-A and lefty Brett Anderson carving up Double-Abatters along with Simmons and Trevor Cahill, Oakland’s pitching depthis officially the envy of baseball." - BaseballAmerica.com
now, THATS the richie sexson i know.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Jul 18, 2008 5:11 PM PDT reply actions
korach said gallaghers going tmrw.
could be wrong, though.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Jul 18, 2008 5:12 PM PDT reply actions
Yes - Gallagher, Duke, Eveland, Braden
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
You'll be moved to tears, and never forget it.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
:) I've only seen the A's in person twice
In 2007 – saw Blanton
In 2006 – saw …. Loaiza
This should be an upgrade.
Loaiza...
eventually, I got used to him pitching-kind of like LSD or .38 Special song-you couldn’t get too involved with every pitch or you’d have a bad trip.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Blech
C’mon KK….Francona MVP of ASG….makes a compelling argument, but blech…
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
Hey LB...
Didn’t you warn kapers about Florida?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
I warn EVERYONE
about Florida.
What’s kapers, precious?
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh shoot,
did you come to this Godless hellhole Florida?
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
it rains every day here!! and I'm in a cramped vacation rental for a month.
internet seems best in the bathroom
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
It's that way throughout the state!
It may well be a state law that the wireless signal has to originate from the bathroom.
Pardon my bluntness, but why the hell would you come to Florida in the summertime? Hell not hot enough for you?
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadly that was seen coming
That whole at bat was mistake pitches
Come on guys, we need to score runs
ugh
would the ump have given Smith a strike on non-mistake pitches?
Don't worry - I'm sure this is nothing
that can’t be solved by taking a bunch of called third strikes.
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
Go Jack(s)!
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL Sad but true
There’s a base hit though. He never got the memo
some ANers think swingin' is dumb
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
My girl and I prefer swingin' oops....wrong blog
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I am more in favor of the Emil Brown school of swinging but
with a little more intelligence and a little more ability to make contact. In other words the aggression of Emil Brown and the contact and production of an Albert Pujols, but then they cost lots of money
Interesting note by Rosenthal...
The Blanton trade had barely been announced when teams started calling the A’s on Adrian Cardenas, the second baseman they acquired from the Phillies. Cardenas, 20, is a Carlos Baerga-type offensive player whose long-term position is in question. The A’s could move him to third if they re-sign Mark Ellis or project Weeks as their long-term second baseman . . .
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 5:16 PM PDT reply actions
How long does Chavez have left on his contract?
Move Cardenas to third, re-sign Ellis, and have Weeks keep developing…......
"Mount it? I already did. Oh! You meant on the wall?!!
why does crosby seem to get injured in anaheim?
i remember it happened last year, too.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Jul 18, 2008 5:19 PM PDT reply actions
He tries to get injured in
EVERY major league park. He’s just especially adept at doing it in Anaheim.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
If he stopped getting injured there, then he could check off the others faster
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
True,
but he’s got a lot pf patience out there. He’s a gamer.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
The good thing about rebuilding
and the A’s current offense. I dont get upset watching the games anymore. Alot of the crappy players wont be in the teams future, the young pitchers should improve or be gone and the young hitters will improve or be gone also.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jul 18, 2008 5:20 PM PDT reply actions
And these could be
“the stars of the future”!
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Some of them better be! lol
When the season started not one A’s fan on AN would have said that that Barton and Buck would not help carry this team this year. Lets hope next year is a better year for them.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jul 18, 2008 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh
One of the reasons I like BB’s shotgun approach is because you don’t know who will pan out and who won’t. There’s evaluation and projecting and…luck. Some of the stuff we’ve traded for over the last year will become major league producers. We’re just in the Matt Stairs, John Jaha, Chief years right now…
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I hear ya man
projections aint shit! Some guys do it between the lines, some dont. Like Cunningham, the scouts dont gush over him, but he makes you play him day in and day out because he gets results.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jul 18, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounded like Hannahan just missed one
Pity he didn’t hook it more eh?
He got under it -- wasn't hit that well
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Jack H
seems like a great guy and Im glad he got sober and turned his life around(so I root for him) but he has not shown that he belongs in a MLB batter box. I mean even a backup 3rd baseman should be able to hit a little, its an offensive position for goodness sake.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jul 18, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
youre right and i know a lot of these players wont be around for long.
still, frustrating to see the team STRUGGEL to score more than a run or two.
but, youre right. helps to see the big picture.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Jul 18, 2008 5:25 PM PDT reply actions
It's hard to believe....
that some of these guy are even in the majors.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
I count Ellis, Suzuki, Sweeney and Cust as major leaguers...
Smith too
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sold completely on Smith yet
He’s a nibbler, and not in that good Leela way.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
110 IP, 112 ERA+ is pretty good
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
We'll see.
I know his numbers point to it, and I think he’s a completely capable 2 or 3….but I think we just traded a completely capable 2 or 3.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd throw Crosby and Gonzalez in there...
Murphy and Brown and the 2 i’m thinking of that really suck. I guess what i should’ve said is that i’ve never seen a team with so many guys who should be hitting 8th.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
+1
sure, they’re not perfect, but they’d start on most teams
it is not possible to strategize while the ball is coming towards you
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jul 18, 2008 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll reluctantly agree on Gonzalez
Crosby been replacement level at the plate at best—.243 EqA for his career. He’d better be a spectacular defender to deserve a full time job and my eyes and ZR don’t see it that way. He was averagish, maybe a bit above in previous years, but this year he looks like Jeter going to his left.
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not off the Murphy bandwagon yet
Though he’s striking out a lot more this year for some reason.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay Don!
He wasn’t hitting well as Donnie
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
Go unicorn magic mojo!
w/ rainbow sprinkles!
5 for last 45...ouch
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 5:29 PM PDT reply actions
Ya but those were home games
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn that Molina, son!
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
I know we're building something special,
but I really hate sucking. I’m just not good that way.
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
You remember before this decade.
The 90’s were painful. He’ll get us there, and quicker than we got there last time.
Remember when we had ALL that young,wild talent? JaGi, Miggy, Chavy, Huddy, Zito, Mulder—we got to watch all those guys cut their teeth. The same thing here. We’re forming bonds with new guys (who will break our hearts and leave, but still…)
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
we don't suck
our offense does, though
it is not possible to strategize while the ball is coming towards you
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jul 18, 2008 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, that was AWESOME!
At least Ellis struck out swinging at a ball. It would’ve been terrible to take that awful pitch. Good job, MaEl, you’re listening to AN!
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 5:30 PM PDT reply actions
good thing you're not the hitting coach
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Any good hitting coach is going to tell his players to not swing at stuff they can't hit
Even if it means a few called third strikes every now and then.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
wheres dan johnson when you need him?
by put em in a body bag johnny on Jul 18, 2008 5:32 PM PDT reply actions
AH!
No! Bad ANer! NO!
(hits body bag on snout with rolled up newspaper)
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Durham
Love the Lansford Stache! LOVE IT DAMN IT.
by Langerhans4Pres on Jul 18, 2008 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Him, I remember fondly.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
North Carolina
Love the Lansford Stache! LOVE IT DAMN IT.
by Langerhans4Pres on Jul 18, 2008 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for sliding into first!
Otherwise, you would’ve been safe, guy I’ve never heard of.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 5:34 PM PDT reply actions
Well, Murphy does have a hit tonight.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Annnnd I'm done watching this game.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 18, 2008 5:37 PM PDT reply actions
DFA EMIL BROWN
What a terrible play…
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
I'm resigned to the fact that'll never happen....(sigh)
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
and the worst part is that he doesn't even hustle...
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
Let's see -
A horrible pitch by Smith, a worse play by Brown, and a yet worse play by Suzuki. So basically, the A’s have completely fallen apart. Nice.
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
Well, there's an error that's tough to give to Crosby
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site
jamesvenes.com - Blog
Whoa.
Shitty play by Spam, shitty play by Suzuki, and Crosby gets the error.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
bad play suzuki
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 5:38 PM PDT reply actions
funny how errors lead to runs
Love the Lansford Stache! LOVE IT DAMN IT.
by Langerhans4Pres on Jul 18, 2008 5:39 PM PDT reply actions
I'm hoping the Yankees score 42 runs tonight and are all used up for the next two games
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
but they actually have an offense, can't happen
Love the Lansford Stache! LOVE IT DAMN IT.
by Langerhans4Pres on Jul 18, 2008 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
pull smith please
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 18, 2008 5:39 PM PDT reply actions
But then he won't qualify for the win
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 18, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Now that we are officially rebuilding (after what I am watching)
Can we
Get rid of Brown, Hannahan, Murphy, Embree, Foulke etc.
There is no reason to have any of these losers in a uniform.
Because the players that are out there have also given up
Nice job guys
Lets play more rookies and get rid of anyone that is worthless and that is a long list
Go A’s
its friday. i work for an idiot
i was hoping this silly game would be a feel-good end to the day.
alaska A
If it helps, I work for an idiot too (not Blez, real life)
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
just a few more weeks and I move
trying to control myself but i constantly try out parting comments, mostly with my middle finger.
alaska A
"Hi, I'm Kurt Suzuki
and I’m afraid of contact.”
“Hi, I’m Jack Cust’s bat – me too!”
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
I am Jack's lack of self-esteem.
I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2008 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
New game thread open
"The painting was a gift, Todd. I'm taking it with me." -Wedding Crashers
by notsellingjeans on Jul 18, 2008 5:40 PM PDT reply actions
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