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Open Thread: Game 100 - A's at Rays

Poochini-butt_in_box_2_tiny by Nico on Comment 343 comments

From now on, turning 40 is a CGV. The A's started their long and slow ride to Tanksville right after my 40th birthday last year. Then fellow AN user Nick carelessly turned 40 on July 11th of this year - that would be the last time the Oakland A's won a baseball game. The last time Frank Thomas played? That would be on his 40th birthday, May 27th - the "5th decade" has not been kind to the Big Hurt so far. Need more proof? Spell "brew" backwards, take out the -- Oh never mind.

"Dallas Braden..The A's offense...This season right now...Waking up in the morning..."

"THINGS THAT CAUSE YOU TO DRINK!!!"

The starting lineups, sans Ellis who was scratched (not traded!)...

R. Sweeney - RF
Suzuki - C
Cust - DH
Murton - LF
Gonzalez - CF
Crosby - SS
Hannahan - 3B
Bankston - 1B
Conrad - 2B

Iwamura - 2B
Upton - CF
Crawford - LF
Longoria - 3B
Peña - 1B
Navarro - C
Aybar - DH
Gomes - RF
Zobrist - SS

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HELMET: Sandurz, what's going on?
SANDURZ: It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to
blow!

by SoCalA'sFan on Jul 22, 2008 3:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Language!

So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one

by baseballgirl on Jul 22, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hannahan, Bankston & Conrad

“If you’ve been treated unfairly, and want proper representation call: Hannahan, Bankston & Conrad. We’ll treat you the right way!”

Message paid for by: Hannahan, Bankston & Conrad

by Emmett89 on Jul 22, 2008 3:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I came home early...not for this game especially

but I am haunted by the guinea pig photos and had to flee.

alaska A

by ak_A on Jul 22, 2008 4:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

they have collars for flees

and Beane has a lot of fleece if you are cold

Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!

by Satchmo22 on Jul 22, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So Brooks plays 3B vs lefties and 2B vs righties. I understand.

Should I be reading anything into Ellis’s absence from the lineup?

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

sore shoulder apparently

from sliding into second yesterday

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 22, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The labrum shoulder?

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope nothing happened to Ellis.

It would be awful is he was hurt.

by Coffee13eans on Jul 22, 2008 4:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Injury wasn't the first thing I thought of. It was trade.

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Too bad he wasn't traded.

If Beane is cashing in the season theres no reason to have Ellis out there. His offense is awful, and is not getting better. The runs his defense saves don’t mean much if the guys aren’t playing for anything. They should give someone else a consistent shot out there while we try and find some hitters.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

OK, now explain Crosby and Hannahan

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I feel the exact same way about them.

More so for Hannahan.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bankstud rules

and this dwayne guy on the Ray’s cast, his hair drools

Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!

by Satchmo22 on Jul 22, 2008 4:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Am watching Mets/Phils too

Cupcakes just came on the screen and I couldn’t help but yell “Awww, Cupcakes”... I didn’t realize I was so attached to him.

by schmifty on Jul 22, 2008 4:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm going to miss him

HELMET: Sandurz, what's going on?
SANDURZ: It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to
blow!

by SoCalA'sFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh what good things mother makes!

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

does the other team's manager

laugh at our line up? murton batting clean up? really?

by inbillywetrust on Jul 22, 2008 4:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

They were laughing at our lineup...

in May.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No they were laughing with our lineup

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone see the shots of the guys in dugout.

Jeeze, it looks like they are at funeral or something.

I’ve never felt so bad about our chances of beating the Devil Rays my entire life.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We should count the number of times anyone says "Devil Rays"

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

DRINKING GAME!

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't get to AN using Firefox on Mac Tiger...

Any thoughts? Safari gets me here just fine, but on FF I get rerouted to the www.athleticsnation.com/migrating page.

"I'm going to take a camera crew and march into Billy Beane's office and demand to know why instituting his newfangled cost-saving measures means that the run manufacturing plant had to get shut down." FJM

by Elvez on Jul 22, 2008 4:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't know, but when you're (web)surfin' we recommend Safari.

This bad joke not brought to you by the Brian Wilson who pitches for San Francisco.

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by Flashfire on Jul 22, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Everybody's learnin' how

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

reset your cache

safari – reset cache

by rightbackin on Jul 22, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What about in Firefox?

Safari works fine. How do I clear the cache for FF?
Thanks

"I'm going to take a camera crew and march into Billy Beane's office and demand to know why instituting his newfangled cost-saving measures means that the run manufacturing plant had to get shut down." FJM

by Elvez on Jul 22, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

try Tools:Clear Private Data...

The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.

by rebus on Jul 22, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

which version are you using

in 3.0/2.0 its under tools – clear private data – then check only cache
or you could go into the prefs then click the privacy tab i think or something

by rightbackin on Jul 22, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

sorry on a pc right now

i work on macs at my other job

by rightbackin on Jul 22, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ellis not in the lineup

and they will “tell us why”

facepalm.jpg

by Zonis on Jul 22, 2008 4:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

over/under on botched pick-offs tonight?

Man, I hadn’t realized how much of a bitter old man I have become until halfway through typing this…

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 4:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

um... I say we get picked off 0 times

with 1 baserunner.

facepalm.jpg

by Zonis on Jul 22, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have confidence Braden will pick off at least one man.

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not to get religious or anything

but the number 40 is significant in Judaism from what I remember in religion class. I’m not sure if it’s exclusively good or bad but hopefully our luck will change the next 40.

googled this if you’re curious:
http://judaism.about.com/library/3_askrabbi_o/bl_simmons_forty.htm

by rightbackin on Jul 22, 2008 4:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

40 years in the desert

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Jul 22, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Blanton: 40 years in the dessert

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 22, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's so full his tummy aches

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

where our offense is?

ok so counting the past few seasons…37 more years until we hit?

by rightbackin on Jul 22, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

so sad to sac bunt in the first

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Jul 22, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bunting with the second batter in the first inning

A sign you know your offense is terrible.

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

by Flashfire on Jul 22, 2008 4:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

smallball in the top of the first?

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 4:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice bunt Kurt!

You looked just like one of those real major leaguers on the Angels.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

or Harden last night

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

Fosse, Cust has to HIT THE BALL to hit into a double play.

by mikev on Jul 22, 2008 4:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

poor ray

he doesn’t have bill king to help him thru this like in the mid 90s

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Jul 22, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup

Despite being slow, Cust has a very low GIDP rate, because in addition to all the strikeouts, even when he does make contact he tends to hit liners and fly balls, not grounders (although as it turns out he did ground out this time).

"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.

by andeux on Jul 22, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree with this, but Suzuki could have easily GIDP

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's my thought too

The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.

by rebus on Jul 22, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe it'll work in reverse

Cust batting 3rd is no good. A strikeout does us no good with a guy on 2nd one out.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey, he put it in play!

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

grounder to first

so Cust woulda GIDP

facepalm.jpg

by Zonis on Jul 22, 2008 4:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Fremont Triple A's

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

where is the .800 career OPS Murton we were so excited about?

HELMET: Sandurz, what's going on?
SANDURZ: It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to
blow!

by SoCalA'sFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

.800 isn't that great

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

maybe not but its better than all but one player in our lineup

HELMET: Sandurz, what's going on?
SANDURZ: It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to
blow!

by SoCalA'sFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yesm

The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.

by rebus on Jul 22, 2008 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When I have had it it seems bland and overpriced

In N Out has always been exactly what it advertises. And they have great off-menu items to order (4X4 etc). I don’t order them, but I love the idea of it.

Besides, as a kid you could cut the bumper stickers up and make them say naughty things.

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haha, yeah

I usually go 3×3 or 4×4, animal style, plus ketchup, half lettuce/pickle/tomato, fries well done.

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

by Flashfire on Jul 22, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

when I go to In-N-Out, I order mine "monkey style"

Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

the best

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Jul 22, 2008 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They're not geared toward the same type of customer

One is fast food, one is more of a restaurant.

Both are tasty.

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

by Flashfire on Jul 22, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

true that, but imagine if you will...

it’s 11:30PM and you’re driving home from the Coliseum on 580. You exit Hopyard, and: to the left you have an I ‘n’ Out – with a line around the parking lot; to the right Nation’s. Do you (a) wait a half hour n the drive thru for cardboard fries and a wafer-thin burger that end up all over the floor fo your car, or (b) bask in the fluorescent-lit, bacon scented goodness that is Nation’s. The latter, methinks.

by elhefe on Jul 22, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

just the thought of it...

has rendered my ability to type/proofread utterly useless…

by elhefe on Jul 22, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I go In-N-Out

The one problem I have with Nation’s burgers is they use Miracle Whip.

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

by Flashfire on Jul 22, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah...

I generally forego all miracle/mayo/1000isle-whips, so that one’s a draw for me.

But on another note: what is the deal with the bible verses on all of In ‘n’ Out’s packaging?

by elhefe on Jul 22, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you can read the packaging?

it’s so greasy that it’s usually translucent by the time i get it.

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Next time you get a shake

check the bottom of your cup. There’s a different passage:verse on every size/packaging option.

by elhefe on Jul 22, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

TATER TOTS!!!

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

One time I was coming back from Portland and I bought a gallon...

...of root beer at an A&W up there. By the time I got home I’d almost finished it.

A&W tap root beer is the best.

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

by Flashfire on Jul 22, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thomas Kemper kicks their ass

Crater Lakes does too
natural brew makes one that i throughly enjoy but some aren’t so keen on the anise finish.

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 22, 2008 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Miracle runs!

"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico

by jeepers on Jul 22, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

new cheer whenever the A's score

Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Nation's

grilled ham n cheese on sourdough is to die for!

Stomper is a badass!

by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ohhhhh yeah

I have a boss in NC who came out here one time like 3 years ago. Made his entourage eat there every day and he still talks about it to this day.

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

better than most fast food

The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.

by rebus on Jul 22, 2008 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Jul 22, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Emil Brown.

I said this back in June when we started struggling, but all those wins early in the season were all because of him. I forget the stats, but there were only like two games he didn’t RBI in that the team won. Now that he has come back to earth there has been absolutely no help.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

correlation is not causation

"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.

by andeux on Jul 22, 2008 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It always helps when players hit better than when they don't

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes it is.

Thats why researches search for correlation.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Um, no

and no.

"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.

by andeux on Jul 22, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL. you're very confused.

The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.

by rebus on Jul 22, 2008 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

nope, correlation does not imply causation

have a problem with that, go talk to my research professors

by schmifty on Jul 22, 2008 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My engineering professors

would disagree.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let's hope Murton and Street

impress the Rays front office.

Fremont here we come!

by In Beane we trust on Jul 22, 2008 4:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

One way to stop the K's

$500.00 fine for looking when a runner in scoring position.

Next time $1,000 and so on. That would fix that in a hearbeat. Then they could strike out swinging.

by Trainman on Jul 22, 2008 4:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

In little league...

our coach would make us run 3 laps around the field after every game for each K, and 5 if it was looking.
I was 10 years old!! But we learned.

by Eggman on Jul 22, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Going to commercial on SNY, they just showed highlights of Blanton striking out a few hitters.

They must’ve gone deep into the archives for those given the way he’s pitched this year.

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by Flashfire on Jul 22, 2008 4:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Blanton got the 1st out

Reyes will be benched tomorrow for that

by Trainman on Jul 22, 2008 4:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He sure looks funny in red.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

56? Who's 55 on the Phils?

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Jul 22, 2008 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Someone named Clay Condrey

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Blanton's not that bad

...
in the first inning.

Wait until the 5th.

by MobiusKlein on Jul 22, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Braden is going

to pitch a heck of a game.

Fremont here we come!

by In Beane we trust on Jul 22, 2008 4:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

can i sue you for trademark

infringement? a little close for comfort. LOL

by inbillywetrust on Jul 22, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haha

I guess great minds think alike!

Fremont here we come!

by In Beane we trust on Jul 22, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So Braden is a better fielder than Eveland

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

at least braden didn't...

walk anyone.

that’s all i got.

by inbillywetrust on Jul 22, 2008 4:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I never came to this site for confidence

if anything its a mutual commiseration

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Jul 22, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No!

We will win this game and the division! The future of California hangs in the balance!

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thats a strike bobby.

Please don’t waste time Geren.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He may just want to check for an injury

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For a second

I thought Gener was going for the old “fire up the team by getting tossed” routine.

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sonnanstine

is the kind of pitcher a team can get healthy off of. Throws strikes and very hittable. A’s can’t lay back today though.

by 31Boots on Jul 22, 2008 4:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Is anyone watching this?

Gameday claims that Crosby attempted to bunt a ball and missed, but the ball appeared destined for his groin.

"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico

by jeepers on Jul 22, 2008 4:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

that's what happened

Hit him, called a strike. B.S. call. Didn’t matter.

by 31Boots on Jul 22, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It looked that way on TV as well

The jewels were in the danger area

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico

by jeepers on Jul 22, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Question.

What was Billy Beane thinking about the farm system for like the last eight years before this past offseason???

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think we should try new thread mojo every inning we don't score

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And I was thinking we need to sacrafice a chicken or something.

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This game thread is hilarious!

I can’t stop laughing….

So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one

by baseballgirl on Jul 22, 2008 4:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That too, but actually funny!

So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one

by baseballgirl on Jul 22, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

2008 A's Baseball: The Crying Game

"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico

by jeepers on Jul 22, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So there's an unwelcome surprise at the end?

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

if you don't

you’ll cry

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's getting harder to finish right now! :-)

So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one

by baseballgirl on Jul 22, 2008 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Very true.

So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one

by baseballgirl on Jul 22, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Angels

I say that because we would then all be on HH, which means, of course, we would all be a bunch of people with IQs < 70.

"There's m'fn sprinklers on the m'fn infield!'" - Ice Cream (AN), 6/13/08

by doctorK on Jul 22, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why is it bad to have a low IQ?

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know I'm just lashing out at this point

but WTF, the Ray’s can’t afford capital letters on the sign behind home plate with their city and state on it?

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 4:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The TB Heckler is back!

Any of you guys remember that guy? He used to get so much face time. Jeeze, he used to ride Durazo so bad!

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Doesn't he usually heckle the opponents best player?

He is going to really be challenged to find a target. Maybe little Sweeney

by asfaninpismobeach on Jul 22, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Conrad

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guess we showed him!

All of our guys suck right now. Who are you going to heckle now? Huh? Beeeeaaaa*!?

by asfansince1989 on Jul 22, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

With all these pitches he's throwing

Braden should change his number to 75.

"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico

by jeepers on Jul 22, 2008 4:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh, crap. There's a game on.

Anything horrible happen so far?

by pam5981 on Jul 22, 2008 4:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ellis scratched from the starting lineup with a sore shoulder.

We don’t wait for the games to actually start before horrible things happen.

"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico

by jeepers on Jul 22, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you have to state your preference in the in-n-out/Nation's debate

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 22, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nation's wins because of pie. There's no trumping good pie.

The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.

by rebus on Jul 22, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What do you have against pie trumping?

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agree with Fosse

He needs to throw that changeup more. That’s a nasty pitch.

by 31Boots on Jul 22, 2008 4:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

ok...

but he’d have to bat cleanup

by inbillywetrust on Jul 22, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Our Mr. Brooks

"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.

by andeux on Jul 22, 2008 4:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Until I came to this blog

I never knew a K – “Swinging” could be so impressive

;P

by Terrekain on Jul 22, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thankfully, I had an endoscopy done today.

The anesthesia lingers on. Should make this somewhat bearable.

"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 22, 2008 4:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That was....um...detailed! :-)

So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one

by baseballgirl on Jul 22, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A circular might be refreshing

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Top end.

Now i only haft to gag, in lieu of being utterly violated. I suppose the A’s will see to that.

"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 22, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes,

but then you would have been even more prepared.

Stomper is a badass!

by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My sympathies

"There's m'fn sprinklers on the m'fn infield!'" - Ice Cream (AN), 6/13/08

by doctorK on Jul 22, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This seems oddly familiar.

Are we sure they’re not just re-broadcasting yesterday’s game?

by whiteshoes40 on Jul 22, 2008 4:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Swinging strike threes -

Definitely much better. Grittier, fo’ shizzle

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 22, 2008 4:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Overwhelming

I agree.

terrekain <- gurgles in his drink

by Terrekain on Jul 22, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

About this Cust character...

Aren’t guys in the MLB because they can hit breaking balls? I’m fairly certain that any other roid induced body builder can hit HR’s at the rate this clown does.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I dunno....

What would your engineering professors say about it?

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on Jul 22, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Probably nothing.

I don’t think they watch much baseball.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Engineering professor says:

Does the Temperature Constant affecting the curveball’s break cause a decaying trend in the swing on the Norquist Plot past the point of stability?

by Terrekain on Jul 22, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

mine would ask to draw a diagram

is it in saturation? do the electrons diffuse or drift? ehh it’s summer… no more of that crap until fall

by rightbackin on Jul 22, 2008 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha yeah

i’m finished with semiconductor physics. i just have microcircuits II next fall

by rightbackin on Jul 22, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

tut tut—no politics!

(I believe you mean Nyquist)

Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Indeed I did,

as opposed to root locus and bode.

Good catch!

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

But the weird part is that he can spot the offspeed stuff well

He usually just sits on them and doesn’t even swing. The question that begs to be asked is, if he can spot the offspeed stuff so well, why can’t he swing and make solid contact.

by asfansince1989 on Jul 22, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you made these two franchises one team

you’d have one hell of a ballclub, and two-thirds of a full crowd.

by 31Boots on Jul 22, 2008 4:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Who on the A's would you take for that team?

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ellis I guess

not many others guys that you would want in place of a Rays player with and A’s player and of Course Duke

by asfaninpismobeach on Jul 22, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So we should trade Duke to them?

I doubt they’d want Ellis over Aki

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They might want Crosby? Awesome!

I’d do a straight up for Bartlett

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm just comparing lineups today...

crosby has to be better than zobrist.

by inbillywetrust on Jul 22, 2008 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How's BradenFro(less) doing?

Should I even bother watching when I get home?

by pam5981 on Jul 22, 2008 4:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He may be out of the game by then

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He looks good

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on Jul 22, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But 39 pitches thru 2 doesn't bode well

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Make it 47

since he hasn’t gotten an out yet in the third.

"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico

by jeepers on Jul 22, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Blanton's in a jam

In other news, the A’s have trouble scoring runs.

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by Flashfire on Jul 22, 2008 4:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This

is not news

Stomper is a badass!

by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he's also in a Bourbon

You choke to death after a fifth

by elhefe on Jul 22, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Some potentially good news

Jon Rauch was traded to the DBacks today. This means that one of the on-the-market relievers mentioned alongside Street was traded, but not to one of the oft-mentioned suitors. All this does is increase Street’s trade value.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 22, 2008 4:59 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Street.

Your team would have to be in dire needs if Street is an upgrade over anything you currently rely on.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nah.

Street’s still better than most, if a big scary injury risk.

"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico

by jeepers on Jul 22, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Somebody isn't paying attention to the Brewers and Dodgers

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 22, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

... or the A's, for that matter

Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@

by monkeyball on Jul 22, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, the Dodgers anyway.

The Brewers think Street sucks.

"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico

by jeepers on Jul 22, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Brewers.

I thought they had some scouts all come to the conclusion they wanted no part of him.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 22, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I kept checking all day

thinking I’d see that Street had been traded.

Stomper is a badass!

by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me too. Alas t

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

'was not to be

Please append to end of prior post.

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So what did I miss so far?

by justarebelheart on Jul 22, 2008 5:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Heckler

is heckling Braden

Stomper is a badass!

by lynnzgal on Jul 22, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i knew i came at the right time

by justarebelheart on Jul 22, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I read that the Angels

may be looking to sign Texeira. Where would they play him? Kotchman is a pretty damn good 1st Baseman. Dh one of them?

by asfaninpismobeach on Jul 22, 2008 5:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That's weird since they should be DHing pretty much their entire OF

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 22, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thats what I dont get

they have alot bigger needs then 1stbase

by asfaninpismobeach on Jul 22, 2008 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They can just bench Anderson and Matthews

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on Jul 22, 2008 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd think Kotchman would go to the Braves in that scenario

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He said sign, so I assume he meant in the offseason

But Anderson has a $3M buyout so he’ll be gone. There is some room for Teixeira if they want him.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 22, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right. Sorry.

Teixeira to 3B?

When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 22, 2008 5:10 PM PDT