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Oakland @ New York


The A's send Sean Gallagher out for his second start since coming over as the centerpiece of the Harden trade. A's batters will be facing the young righty Joba Chamberlain, who is an absolute mystery to the English-speaking world, since there has been a total press blackout on him.

Let's hope that the A's offense is better able to bunch its hits this morning, and that Gallagher is immune to the fatal case of the yips that afflicted Greg Smith last night. And keep an eye peeled to see if Matt Murton is in street clothes, perched at the top step of the dugout, carrying his belongings in a satchel.

Lineup

Oakland Athletics @ New York Yankees

07/19/08 10:05 AM PDT

Oakland Athletics New York Yankees
Ryan Sweeney - RF Derek Jeter - SS
Kurt Suzuki - C Bobby Abreu - RF
Jack Cust - DH Alex Rodriguez - 3B
Carlos Gonzalez - CF Jason Giambi - DH
Bobby Crosby - SS Jorge Posada - C
Mark Ellis - 2B Robinson Cano - 2B
Matt Murton - LF Wilson Betemit - 1B
Wes Bankston - 1B Melky Cabrera - CF
Jack Hannahan - 3B Brett Gardner - LF

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Some news before today's game

Oakland Athletics
Recalled INF Wes Bankston from Triple-A Sacramento; placed 1B Daric Barton on the 15-day disabled list with a neck strain, retroactive to July 14.

Grabbed that right off mlb.com’s transactions page.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 19, 2008 8:31 AM PDT   0 recs

Link

http://www.athleticsnation.com/2008/7/19/574750/barton-to-dl-bankston-reca

"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane

by athleticsBB4life on Jul 19, 2008 8:34 AM PDT   0 recs

Time to rain

on the Joba Chamberlain parade.

"If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something."

by RIPHalsey on Jul 19, 2008 8:37 AM PDT   0 recs

I say we convince him to let us take half of Czechoslovakia

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 19, 2008 8:57 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

did you see where Barton was DL'ed with a strained annex?

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 19, 2008 9:21 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

an Slusser?

said that?

alaska A

by ak_A on Jul 19, 2008 9:30 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

he dove into the pool because he didn't get to see a Brewer-Mariner batter-pitcher matchup at the ASG

Bill Hall-Putz

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 19, 2008 9:44 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

His pact of non agression

with Bankston apparently isn’t working out either.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 19, 2008 9:46 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

you think the A's are stallin' by DL'ing him?

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 19, 2008 9:48 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Beane will have peace in his time.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 19, 2008 9:51 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

That and an early retirement

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 19, 2008 10:17 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

CarGon hittin' clean-up today

"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane

by athleticsBB4life on Jul 19, 2008 9:18 AM PDT   0 recs

Is the Murton comment

foreshadowing something I may have missed. Is he being shipped off again?

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on Jul 19, 2008 9:21 AM PDT   0 recs

many rumors have been flyin'

There’s also been a couple games since he was acquired (like last night) where the A’s were facing a LHSP yet DFA was starting.

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 19, 2008 9:23 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

OK

I thought maybe something was in the works. But you do have wonder why we even picked him up if we are going to keep playing DFA.

Might as well Jump! - Van Halen

by sprtsnwyn on Jul 19, 2008 9:24 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

my thoughts exactly

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 19, 2008 9:25 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

except, of course, that Mussina's a rightie

{smacks self in forehead}

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 19, 2008 9:24 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Everybody out of the pool!

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

by Jennifer on Jul 19, 2008 10:27 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

This game is televised?

I thought FOX controlled the rights to Saturday day games. Again, not bitching mind you….I just find it incredulous that MLB would actually consider the wants of its fans for a change.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 19, 2008 9:41 AM PDT   0 recs

Ray, mixin' it up in the pregame!

How special was it …

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 19, 2008 9:50 AM PDT   0 recs

I just remembered...

it’s my 43rd birthday today. I always thought I would be a little wiser and much richer at this point in my life. And where in the hell did this extra 30 pounds come from?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 19, 2008 9:50 AM PDT   0 recs

Happy Birthday!

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 19, 2008 11:09 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Thanks!

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 19, 2008 11:13 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Gallagher cements his status as a bonafide 1b pitcher today

We've never been in that position. We wouldn't know how to operate, I mean, do we get him a corsage?-Billy Beane on signing a high profile FA

by DyeLongJustice on Jul 19, 2008 9:59 AM PDT   0 recs

uh-oh 0-2

alaska A

by ak_A on Jul 19, 2008 10:08 AM PDT   0 recs

sheesh

alaska A

by ak_A on Jul 19, 2008 10:12 AM PDT   0 recs

What a shocker

A twin killing

by Trainman on Jul 19, 2008 10:13 AM PDT   0 recs

Zitoesque?

I generally bemoan the profusion of Mr Sabermetric Sporks in the Scrabble ranks who don't know the meaning or usage of 50% of the words they use. -monkeyball

by JediLeroy on Jul 19, 2008 10:14 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

bingo

alaska A

by ak_A on Jul 19, 2008 10:15 AM PDT   0 recs

Ah, a DP and a called third strike -

all is right with the f-ing universe. I’m off to kidnap LongTimeFan and head on to Sacramento to see the Rivercats (instead of staying home and watching the Rivercats A’s). I’ll let y’all know how the L’il-Boys look!

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 19, 2008 10:16 AM PDT   0 recs

Have fun! Sounds like a much better experience

that the bloodletting we will be party to.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 19, 2008 10:18 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I will be off on my

Saturday morning routine shortly, already off schedule, and back later.

alaska A

by ak_A on Jul 19, 2008 10:19 AM PDT   0 recs

I really hate that A Rod comes out to “this is why i’m hot”

by justarebelheart on Jul 19, 2008 10:19 AM PDT   0 recs

I'll add that to the long list of reasons...

why I’ll be rooting for his ex wife during divorce proceedings.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 19, 2008 10:22 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Gahh

throw

STRIKES

by MobiusKlein on Jul 19, 2008 10:25 AM PDT   0 recs

You ask and you receive

by justarebelheart on Jul 19, 2008 10:26 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Early Saturday Baseball

Crazy

All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout

by Hit4TheCycle on Jul 19, 2008 10:26 AM PDT   0 recs

I wish

every Saturday was a doubleheader.

"If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something."

by RIPHalsey on Jul 19, 2008 10:28 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Gallagher

seems to be nibbling at the edges, like he is a little scared of the hitters.

Never mind the stress here's the Dank ~RIP~Justin Huff

by crb29 on Jul 19, 2008 10:26 AM PDT   0 recs

Where Every Game

Feels like the All Star Game, minus Joe Buck and Tim McCarver.

All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout

by Hit4TheCycle on Jul 19, 2008 10:30 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Good Job

Bobby!

Stomper is a badass!

by lynnzgal on Jul 19, 2008 10:31 AM PDT   0 recs

I sense sarcasm.

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

by Jennifer on Jul 19, 2008 10:32 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Not at all!

Stomper is a badass!

by lynnzgal on Jul 19, 2008 10:33 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I Was Glad

He avoided the DP

Stomper is a badass!

by lynnzgal on Jul 19, 2008 10:35 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

whatever you're doing, Bobby, do it HARDER!!!

I told them 'My game is like a blog.' Because I don't know what a blog is, but it don't sound good. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 19, 2008 10:34 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

DirecTV says this is on channel 696 for EIers

They are liars.

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

by Jennifer on Jul 19, 2008 10:31 AM PDT   0 recs

Some things never change....

It’s so hard to watch our offense with RISP. It’s like a horror movie, you just know it’s going to end badly.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 19, 2008 10:39 AM PDT   0 recs

Yankees with RISP

seems like a well oiled machine.

All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout

by Hit4TheCycle on Jul 19, 2008 10:42 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

And unlike Us

they will score.

by Trainman on Jul 19, 2008 10:43 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

When I first saw the news about Barton and the swimming pool,

I thought it was a joke. Unfortunately, it’s not. That is definitely the stupidest injury we’ve had in a long time.

by whiteshoes40 on Jul 19, 2008 10:42 AM PDT   0 recs

I miss Rich.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 19, 2008 10:42 AM PDT   0 recs

(yawn)

....morning…

I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 19, 2008 10:44 AM PDT   0 recs

No Good?

no good.

Stomper is a badass!

by lynnzgal on Jul 19, 2008 10:45 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It's almost two here and I just crawled out of bed

to this.

I’d still rather have Street on my team than K-Rod, just because I hate douchebags. -Taj Adib

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 19, 2008 10:47 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Nice pitch.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 19, 2008 10:46 AM PDT   0 recs

Oy!

Stomper is a badass!

by lynnzgal on Jul 19, 2008 10:47 AM PDT   0 recs