Open Thread: Game 101 - A's at Rays
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Good morning everyone on the West side
Lunch was good here enjoy breakfast if you are just getting started
Sweet!
Wake-and-baseball.
"If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something."
Oh yeah, one more thing...
Emil Brown: Cleanup hitter. Either the A’s know something we don’t, or AN is being ignored.
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I saw a new advertisement for the A's on BART
It read “A RBI Machine is 100% Baseball” and showed Emil.
Obviously this was rushed to production earlier this season, because the “RBI Machine” is only a relative term that applies to this team.
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Jul 23, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
obviously it was rushed
It should be “An RBI Machine …”
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
According to Slusser:
Near-daily Huston Street trade rumor: The Reds apparently have some interest in the A’s closer, according to sources, and the Mets also might make a run at trying to get him.
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 23, 2008 9:36 AM PDT reply actions
yes... first base looks like a pressing future need
The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.
You're right.
The A’s need first base, because that’s the usual stopping point for pause before the inevitable double play.
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No Fosse on EI today?
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 23, 2008 9:37 AM PDT reply actions
Irish coffee isn't very good.
I liked Irish tea, however.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn't like Bailey's.
I was in Ireland earlier this month and that’s ALL they talked about.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Didn't like Bailey's?
Do you kiss your family with that mouth? Next you are going to say you don’t like Guiness.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
[[makes face]]
We went to the Guinness factory and we got a free pint at the end of the tour… it’s ridiculously heavy and strong. I mean, I wouldn’t say no to another free one, but I don’t think I’d buy one. The black and tan however…
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I do like potatoes.
And soda bread.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
black and tan = yummy
Irish car bomb (or “the peacemaker”, as I have been instructed to call it)=a great way to start the day.
Glad I’m working at home…
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
Irish car bomb...
Mmmm. The great thing about Ireland was that there were five pubs to every restaurant. Fantastic.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
It's really not.
It’s quite vulgar if you don’t gulp it down. It’ll get you drunk faster, but it’s… I had to keep my opinion to myself in Ireland because all the old men threatened to hit me with their canes if I spoke against Guinness, and all the old ladies were on Bailey’s side. No room for my Corona.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Corona's not the best either.....:-P
The thing with Guiness is that it’s a meal in itself. You can’t drink enough to get drunk unless you’re willing to put on about a stone.
I actually understand what you mean.
When I saw an Irish scale, I was so confused, I thought it was the Guinness fumes.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I had Becks.
And Carlsberg, and some beer from Belgium. It was pretty good. I like beer. I don’t know if that’s a good thing.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Generally the Belgians, French, Germans and Czechs
brew some pretty tasty stuff.
Oh and it’s a good thing.
I've heard Denmark and Sweden's are pretty good, too.
It was ridiculous, the 18 drinking age in Ireland opened my eyes to a whole other world ;]
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure that qualifies as "beer"
But I’m the type that doesn’t drink beer often, so I tend to gravitate more towards the stuff like Young’s Double Chocolate, Spaten Optimator, etc.
Though, i usually have a case of Newcastle in the garage fridge. It’s cheap at Costco :D
Corona is what it is
I much prefer a Newcastle or Guiness (red hook at one point did a stout with Starbucks that was great, but alas…), but I don’t turn up my nose to a Corona in the right spot.
I feel that way about most beers I guess-they are very situation dependent. At dinner maybe a Blue Moon, at the Raiders BBQ, a Tecate in a can with a bunch of limes and salt…
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
Drink what you like
If somebody don’t like Guinness, more for me!
by MobiusKlein on Jul 23, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
With some ice cream to go along with it!
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Since you are up...
Could you refill my tea? KTNX
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Regarding Ryan Sweeney's .307 average...
I should remind you another famous A once batted .307 in his MVP year.
Of course, that one also had a .569 SLG%, 120 Runs, 42 HR, 124 RBI, and 40 Steals, but who’s counting?
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Give Sweeney some roids
and he might do that, too. (Except the steals.)
by Philip Christy on Jul 23, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Gameday has me confused.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
It refused to believe Kurt was batting.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Strike out looking
Sweet. That would be “take and walk away” from the game thread intro.
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well
it was still take a ball outside for strike three and walk away.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jul 23, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Back when we had to find the Classic Gameday.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Yay morning baseball!
Is it too much to ask that taphinia may join the thread today? I’m hoping maybe he/she can tell us all about some interesting dating web sites and will bring us day game luck…
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
EMAIL!
Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind...
wow!
way to switch it up a bit….
let’s start off with Runs this time.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
I wake up to see DFA hit a home run
I guess that’s a pretty good way to start a morning.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 23, 2008 9:55 AM PDT reply actions
And yes, 11:55 AM = morning
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 23, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
My anger with him
only comes from how much I love him.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jul 23, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Back to back!
Cargon…gotta love him
Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind...
I just got the sudden image of like, a valley girl.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Can the A's please just move to Tampa or something?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 23, 2008 9:56 AM PDT reply actions
I've been up since quarter of six, so I'm gonna bully all you groggy assholes.
The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.
woah, take it easy ya'll. you're way ahead of my gameday audio
The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.
Um....that NEVER happens?!
Back to back?
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
Woo!
I read back to back here before I saw it on Yahoo!
Nice. Can we ask for three???
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The DRays announcers are speculating they might want DFA
And I just started jumping up and down with a big smile on my face.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 23, 2008 9:58 AM PDT reply actions
Rays, I'm sorry. Rays.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 23, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I almost forgot what a home run looked like.
"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
That's why they showed you again
... now… what does a grand slam look like? I forget.
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What is a grand slam?
I believe Daric Barton’s head knows what it is.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
You're not very nice.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
And I'm not sure what a city in France has to do with anything.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Then you're obviously not German.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I mean..
err.. a HR for guys wearing Green and Gold :)
"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 who got traded??
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I did miss the game :)
"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
Let's hope Brooks gets his first MLB RBI
Take after CGone
Some dude
just tried to give me a vegimite sandwich.
I told him I didn’t know what the hell vegimite was and I punched him in the nose.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 23, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
no, he ran, he took cover
somewhere on a lonely trail, head full of zombie
it is not possible to strategize while the ball is coming towards you
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jul 23, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I hear thunder
Can’t you hear the thun-der?
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 23, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Kenny Rogers Jr.
With the 1-2-3 inning.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
Word
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Jul 23, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
at this rate Conrad's stay is gonna be short
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 23, 2008 10:07 AM PDT reply actions
wow, students come in to my drop in hours, and the A's hit back-to-back homers
I should have drop in hours during every game….
There's no crying in baseball!
Give them incentives
Are those cookies still around? Bribe them. Keep it up. Whatever you’re doing is working.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 23, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Can I use this opportunity
To once again express my intense displeasure with Vince? His call of that double play was typical poor-form Cottronery. No emotion, no nothing. You can never tell what’s going on until the play is over and he’s told you the facts. The way he said “the throw is in the dirt,” you have no idea from his voice if it was caught or not until he actually says it.
Sigh.
He could be Ken Harrelson
or that asshat from Anaheim.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 23, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
Vince is a pretty boring dude. He doesn’t do anything terribly offensive in my mind, like he’s not standout bad at anything, but he’s utterly dull.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Jul 23, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I posted my displeasure
with his skillz before…
I miss Eric Plunk
by chuckcheeze on Jul 23, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
skillz that killzzz
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Nothing offensive... sigh
True. Frankly though I’d rather he be offensive sometimes, to spice it up. It makes me inordinately mad to listen to him call big moments… I tend to throw things and yell. “JESUS VINCE TELL ME WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!!! IS THAT A SIMPLE FLY BALL TO LEFT? IS IT POSSIBLY A HOME RUN? DO YOU UNDERSTAND BASEBALL FANDOM AT ALL?” etc.
alright
who forgot to wake me up!?
going now to find out how we scored two runs.
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
What time is it....
in your neck of the woods?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I live in the shadow of the concrete cathedral
OAKTOWN
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
A nightgame?
So the A’s can hit at night….
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
OMG
be still my beating heart
bigfoot
loch ness monster
back to back jacks from the A’s
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
At least one event...
has been documented on tape.
Are you listening MLB?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Tuned into the radio so I can do my perfect pushups
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I stopped using them ever since the T Buck debacle this year..
Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind...
by diaryofmac10 on Jul 23, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Theme song for Buck
Life is a highway (to Sac) I want to ride it all night long!
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
CARGONE!!!!!
sorry…kinda late!!!!! WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
Smitty
is looking pretty good!
Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind...
Who is this Greg Smith character, he’s looking pretty good today
by justarebelheart on Jul 23, 2008 10:19 AM PDT reply actions
Greg Smith
Ragin’ Cajun
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
Greg Smith
Plain ole’ Cajun?
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Jul 23, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
enough w/ the K's Cust
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 23, 2008 10:21 AM PDT reply actions
I highly doubt the defensive difference between the two with make up for Cust's better bat.
And the A’s need slugging badly.
The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.
I disagree that he is a better bat
Isn’t Murton a .295 lifetime hitter (could be wrong but thought I saw that at the trade)?
Can’t you only have slugging if you make contact?
I miss Eric Plunk
by chuckcheeze on Jul 23, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
sorry. Jack's a better offensive player. It's not close.
The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.
Jack Cust
we gotta get this dude outta here, this isnt a major league hitter man come onnnnn!!
He's been the best hitter the A's have had over the past two seasons
What on earth are you talking about?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 23, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
All babies are ugly.
And they only get worse as they get bigger.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Look who's talking.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
+1
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 23, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Lets have some positivity guys
custy is all we have right now
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Nothing wrong with Cust....
that a couple of other hitters in the lineup wouldn’t cure. He is what he is….and if he had a supporting cast we would be singing his praises.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Feast or famine for E-mail
Is what I’ve been told.
Did somebody say feast?
signed Joe B.
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
and if he pitches like him we will all be fat and happy
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
RE: He's been the best hitter the A's have had over the past two seasons
because for the past two seasons the A’s have had no one in the line up that can hit.
He has an OPS+ of 122
He’d be the best, or one of the best, for most teams in baseball.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 23, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
And last year it was 147
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 23, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
For people who think Cust should not strike out looking so much
And why you’re still so effing wrong:
He swings and misses more than anybody (actually, I think Josh Hamilton has more swings and misses this year). The last thing you want him to do is swing at more pitches, especially ones he doesn’t particularly like. It’s much, much better for him to take those pitches 3 inches off the plate and hope the umpire isn’t having a bad day.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 23, 2008 10:25 AM PDT reply actions
are you serious?
“It’s much, much better for him to take those pitches 3 inches off the plate and hope the umpire isn’t having a bad day.”
what kind of major league ball player goes up to the plate not swining and hoping the ump is having a bad day?
If they're 3 inches off the plate....
Then they’re balls.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
Reading comprehension my friend.
Check into it.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I should've taken that advice about ignoring the gameday trolls
But thanks for trying to help me out.
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 23, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
IT WAS A BALL!
(I don’t really know, I just like the idea of yelling this repeatedly)
The 2009 A's draft pick... getting higher every game.
Thinking Jack Cust is the problem
is just incomprehensibly wrong.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
Personally,
I blame Stomper.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 23, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I blame Crosby
not really, just Paul Baiting
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I blame Joe Morgan.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
+1mil
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Come on-we all know there is one person to blame
Dan Johnson.
Dan Johnson.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
Come on, dude.
That’s just wrong.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Ghostriding!
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Well,
realistically, I do too, but I blamed others before him, including Jermaine Dye, Arthur Rhodes, and Scott Hatteberg.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 23, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't forget Ricardo Rincon, Jeremy Giambi and Ariel Prieto.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
OMG Prieto!
When is he going to be ready to come up and save our team? Any day now right?
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
DOn't forget Ben Grieve!
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
NOOOOOOOO!!
I had TOTALLY FORGOTTEN Ben Grieve! Thanks a lot for reminding me.
by Philip Christy on Jul 23, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
amended subject line
For people day-game trolls who never show up anywhere else who think Cust should not strike out looking so much
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
Jack Cust is God
He only strikes out to distract us from the fact he is an Earth-inhabiting deity. Now stop picking on him, or you will be visited by a series of plagues.
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It's too late for that
We kept picking on him, the plague we were visited by was the rest of this offense.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Jul 23, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
What would the Yankees give to have in their lineup instead of Sexson right now?
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
Cust in their lineup... that is...
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
another running bites the dust on a pick off
by El Cerrito Steve on Jul 23, 2008 10:33 AM PDT reply actions
Now pick off Upton
and we can face the minimum amount of batters
by El Cerrito Steve on Jul 23, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
also
He’s only GIDP’d 5 times this year, 6 last year. For an Oakland A, that’s brilliant.
Pluses: Homers, walks, low GIDPS, cute smile, goofy likeability, cheap salary
Minuses: K’s a lot, low average, named in Mitchell report.
I’ll take him!
+all my autographed baseballs
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Seriously?
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
All of your baserunners
are belong to Greg Smith.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
classic
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Thank you!
I needed a sigline, now I got one!
"All your baserunners are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Jul 23, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Bueno, just bueno
Geeks unite!
I miss Eric Plunk
by chuckcheeze on Jul 23, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
In the midst of our bantering
GSmith is shredding!
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
Smith is a giant talking rat...
who runs with a posse of turtles?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Grab a cup and hang on
Our boys are back!
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Please don't grab MY cup.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
snarky reply.....
omitted.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Aw...I was looking forward to it!
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Or THEIR cups.
They might get distracted.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess that depends on who's grabbing...
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
I guess I'd assume he'd miss and just take it?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Indeed, good sir.
He can’t seem to just smack one out.
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
He'd wait for ball four.
He doesn’t know what to to with just two.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Unfortunately he'd just strike out.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Greg Smith
Plainin’ Cajun
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
Slusser says Reds may be interested in Street...
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
It makes so little sense it hurts my head.
What do they need a rent-a-closer for?
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
I'd rather he be traded to a team that *thinks* they need him more than they actually need him
Who needs competence as long as everyone smiles? @('.')@
Bubye huston
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Ya, that killer performance
with an 8 run lead last night showed the Reds how well he handles pressure.
I miss Eric Plunk
by chuckcheeze on Jul 23, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't like how
Smith is getting all of his outs on flyballs. He’s doing phenominal but its concerning
word
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I've heard that before
the sweaty things line
by SwishMyNish33 on Jul 23, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
And I'll be here, all weak..
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Cros K's
but at least he didn’t just watch
by El Cerrito Steve on Jul 23, 2008 10:40 AM PDT reply actions
bobby crosby
is the best offensive short stop in baseball
that's offensive
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought he was the most offensive SS last year
good to see him changing the reputation, albeit slowly
by asfansince1989 on Jul 23, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow..Shields has struck out 6 while only
throwing 56 pitches.
"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
Imagine how high his K rate would be....
if all 56 pitches were thrown against the A’s.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Oh...wait.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
sad but true
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Jul 23, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Pena got paid some nice money after his monster year
and now look what he’s doing
He's been alright, but certainly not living up to the contract
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 23, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
The ball hit the knob of Pena's bat
and was a one-hopper to the mound. The umps called it a HBP. Geren was livid.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Yeah...Fosse was pretty amusing on the radio side, though
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
I wish I could have watched this particular scene.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
They do that a lot.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 23, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I was hoping
Geren’s veins would explode in a cloud of dust and blood around home plate, thus changing the Ump’s lack of common sense.
http://sonicliving.com
So, I'm guessing the umpires
think Pena has wrists of steel. Or maybe they just failed Physics class.
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No self respecting MLB umpire would be caught in a
physics class. Or any other class for that matter.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Are you saying that umpires have no class?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
wow
both calls of people getting hit went against us. looked like and sounded like it hit the end of the bat
When you get hit in the hand like that
You don’t shake your wrist once and pull a slight grimace. You’re in a lot of pain. I remember getting hit on the fingers by guys who didn’t throw near as hard as Major League pitchers and it hurt like hell.
by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 23, 2008 10:51 AM PDT reply actions
Heck i swear when i bang my elbow on something
so the ball had to get bat or else Pena has some Wolverine like powers
Look at Travis Hafner at the end of 2006.
He got hit on the elbow with a ginormous pad on and he was flipping out.
by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 23, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
So what you're saying is that Carlos Pena is way more man than you
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 23, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
No.
He’s a crappy actor is what I’m saying.
by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 23, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm more man than Carlos Pena ever will be
Stuck on Buck :)
by GreenNGoldGirl on Jul 23, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Stay away from my cup.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
< reminds self to wear cup to next AN day >
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
yeah
he would be in so much pain as hard as it was thrown
I really hate Gomes.
"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
Ugh.
Come on Greg, get it together.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
Oh for F**ks sake.
"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
damn.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
Yikes
Your 2008 Oakland A's: Like Menudo, only younger.
by ElephantsInChitown on Jul 23, 2008 10:56 AM PDT reply actions
Oh good, now I can shut this game off
Is it me, or every time a call goes against the A’s does it pretty much directly result in many runs for the other team?
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 23, 2008 10:56 AM PDT reply actions
Score?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Hawk? Is that you?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
You just hope to contain Zobrist, really.
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
Are the Rays announcers talking about
how all the patrons at the 8 Ball in Petaluma will be getting drinks half-price because of Gomes’s shot? 8 Ball, for the record, in Cotati, not Petaluma.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
Hey I use to live right by there, the good old Cotati crawl as the Sonoma State students call it
by justarebelheart on Jul 23, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Yup
I remember it well…
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 23, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Some real classy folks there especially on weeknights and mornings
by justarebelheart on Jul 23, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I know, I said the same thing last night when Hanahan jacked one.
Your 2008 Oakland A's: Like Menudo, only younger.
by ElephantsInChitown on Jul 23, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Smith's thought:
“Ben **ing Zobrist?!”
by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 23, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
You lied to us
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Jul 23, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I see why Conrad is a career minor leaguer
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 23, 2008 11:02 AM PDT reply actions
Hey!
Mr. Drummond’s a saint, and I won’t hear of you bad-mouthing him! Why, the way he took in those two boys after their Momma died…
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 23, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Seven Ks and counting.
I think we should throw (Barton) head first, into a pool with no water, screaming, "You like THAT? Huh, kid, do you like THAT?" Maybe that’s just the Marine in me, though. -Nico
For the record, I’ve never had a Marine in me. -Swooney's Left Foot
New game thread open!
http://www.athleticsnation.com/2008/7/23/577506/open-thread-game-101-a-s-a
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
explain why a .220 hitter is so praised around here
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Jul 23, 2008 11:09 AM PDT reply actions
Because smart baseball fans don't focus on batting average
http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/
by thejd44 on Jul 23, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Explaination
Because people get emotionally attached to ballplayers and in their eyes they can do no wrong, ex, thedj44
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