Wrap: Game 105 - Ziggalicious! A'sMazing! A's Win!

See Dodgers? See?

STREET RULES! TRADE FOR HIM!

by mikev on Jul 27, 2008 4:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Car-Nico the Magnificent: "A combination of very young hitters, very poor hitters, and a unicorn."
Ed McWaddellCanseco (opens envelope, reads): "If Cust is a "horrible hitter", what does that make Suzuki, Barton, Ellis, Crosby, Hannahan, Sweeney and Gonzalez?"

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 27, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How soon before people start

offering players for Ziegler?

All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout

by Hit4TheCycle on Jul 27, 2008 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

When he hits 95 MPH on the radar gun

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 27, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gio goes tonight at Round Rock

What’s the elevation there? Go Gio!

I’m happy for the win, but also aware that the A’s scored 6 off of a bad pitcher and then got shutout for 6 innings by bad pitchers. The A’s have generally eaten up bad pitchers and been pretty helpless against pitchers with a clue. Let’s beat Greinke, Meche, and Bannister and then I’ll feel a bit better!

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 27, 2008 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Gio not looking so hot...

6 hits, 3 runs, 5 walks allowed in 4 innings so far. The hook must really lose it’s bite in the mountains.

by Taj Adib on Jul 27, 2008 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

poor gio

by vooya40 on Jul 27, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't even know where Round Rock is

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 27, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If it's near home plate, apparently Gio doesn't either

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 27, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Texas?

"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 27, 2008 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes

Round Rock used to be an AA affiliate for a different franchise, but then Nolan Ryan bought a franchise in Canada and moved them down to Round Rock, and now they are the AAA affiliate for the Astros.

"The painting was a gift, Todd. I'm taking it with me." -Wedding Crashers

by notsellingjeans on Jul 27, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's near Austin. I didn't know there was any elevation there.

Dell is headquartered in Round Rock.

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

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 27, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's very PC

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 27, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I went to that game

Not pretty. It wasn’t like he was missing by much, but he certainly wasn’t throwing strikes. And yeah, it’s not much above sea level in Round Rock (a suburb of Austin).

by Henduland in Texas on Jul 27, 2008 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ziggy is an excellent post-game interview

And to his credit, Buan is not asking a bunch of, “How great was it…” questions.

Zook, on the other hand…sounded like his bell was still ringing a bit from that foul tip. LOTS of clichés.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 27, 2008 4:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

"When I give interviews, I just try to take it

one cliche at a time. I usually give about 110% cliches, actually. Hang on, my head’s ringing…Hello?”

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 27, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know what they say...

when buan and suzuki get together, you can throw away the record book!

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

by Hot Cup Joe on Jul 27, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

they say...

“yaknow ....yaknow….yaknow” ad nauseum..

That is know!

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

by One won lost won on Jul 27, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I beg of you

Please, please edit that first line so it no longer reads that the A’s had “nothing left to loose.” I feel confident I speak for all language pedants (and a substantial proportion of normal people as well) in saying that you are dragging your fingernails across the chalkboard, seriously detracting from our ability to enjoy the A’s win. Edit! Edit! Edit!

by Faust on Jul 27, 2008 4:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

that's the second loose use of lose today.

hurts my head

by oakinboston on Jul 27, 2008 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can feel monkeyball's fingers twitching

He’s going to tell me to losen up.

by Faust on Jul 27, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

sweet, sweet Faustus.

Car-Nico the Magnificent: "A combination of very young hitters, very poor hitters, and a unicorn."
Ed McWaddellCanseco (opens envelope, reads): "If Cust is a "horrible hitter", what does that make Suzuki, Barton, Ellis, Crosby, Hannahan, Sweeney and Gonzalez?"

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 27, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You keep saying that

But despite my screen name, I was a poli sci major, not a lit major. Soul-selling obviously had nothing whatsoever to do with my field of study. ;-)

Don’t tell me I’m now going to have to go back and read Marlowe or Goethe? I mean, that’s always been on my list of things to get around to, but at my current rate of catching up on reading I probably wasn’t going to get around to them until several decades after my probable time of death.

by Faust on Jul 27, 2008 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, it won't be

nearly the time commitment you anticipate.

In 1967, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Tayolr made a bad movie called “Dr. Faustus,” (based on the Goethe book/Marlowe play) in which Burton completely overacts (hard to believe, I know), and inspired others around him to do likewise. Mephistopheles, which is the demon with which Faustus trades his soul, develops what can only be described as a homocentric, bordering on a straight-up (pun intended) homosexual love for Faustus, and continually refers to him as “Sweet, sweet Faustus.” It is one of the many things which make the movie almost unbearable, not for the homosexual undertones, mind you, but for the really bad acting.

It is also tattooed upon my brain, so that, even as a student and lover of literature, any time I hear Faust, or Faustus, or Goethe or even Marlowe, I think of Richard Burton in a lot of make up and some British twink calling him “Sweet, sweet Faustus.” So forgive me—it’s Pavlovian.

Car-Nico the Magnificent: "A combination of very young hitters, very poor hitters, and a unicorn."
Ed McWaddellCanseco (opens envelope, reads): "If Cust is a "horrible hitter", what does that make Suzuki, Barton, Ellis, Crosby, Hannahan, Sweeney and Gonzalez?"

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 27, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fascinating. Gonna have to rent that one.

A movie is always a good Cliff’s Notes proxy for actually reading the original.

And I have the additional advantage of being old enough that absolutely nothing “tattoos on my brain” anymore, so that risk is obviated.

by Faust on Jul 27, 2008 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You dog you.

And you thought my dog story was funny?

"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 27, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, your dog story was

hilarious. The damn dog eats through power lines, then plays it off like nothing’s happened and sucks up to your son. That’s good.

Car-Nico the Magnificent: "A combination of very young hitters, very poor hitters, and a unicorn."
Ed McWaddellCanseco (opens envelope, reads): "If Cust is a "horrible hitter", what does that make Suzuki, Barton, Ellis, Crosby, Hannahan, Sweeney and Gonzalez?"

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 27, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Done.

Does the win taste “sweater” now?

by Taj Adib on Jul 27, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Looser!

I thought he should have left the original in tacked.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 27, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Much, much better.

I may be able to sleep tonight after all.

by Faust on Jul 27, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Excep that One won lost won wrote "ad nauseum" in a comment above

and you can’t edit comments!!

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 27, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll zip right past that "Excep"

And note that One won lost won’s screen name is “One won lost won.” Once you’ve blown out enough brain cells futilely trying to work that out, there’s not enough left to worry about “ad nauseum”.

Plus, I hadn’t even noticed it. Thanks a lot!

by Faust on Jul 27, 2008 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

this was obviously in response to Nick's comment

which is where I tried to put it, but AN 3.0 did something weird to me there.

by Faust on Jul 27, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is like the Knights Who Say "Ni!"

saying “it’ over and over again.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 27, 2008 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Knock it off!

Face it, you missed today’s obligatory M. Python reference, but don’t try to horn in now.

by Faust on Jul 27, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

totally sweat!

by mrod on Jul 27, 2008 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Im getting nervous...

we have about 15 minutes left of BBTN, after 30 minutes of SC, and they may not even mention Ziggy and the A’s

by oakinboston on Jul 27, 2008 4:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

why are you watching that crap?

All it can do is frustrate you. The upside is that they accidentally (for a few seconds) notice that the A’s are still in the league, along with some of those flyover teams that no one pays any attention to anyway. Give yourself a break an turn it off.

by Faust on Jul 27, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

noted.

by oakinboston on Jul 27, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ESPN

Epic-fail
Sucky
Pin-headed
Nitwits

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

by doctorK on Jul 27, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Note the MLB write up

Ziggy’s shoes going to the HoF, so they say.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 27, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Zigalicious?!

Does he put the boys on rock, rock too?!

Will someone please tell me where Fergie and Ziggy meet on a Vinn Diagram? PLEASE?!

Car-Nico the Magnificent: "A combination of very young hitters, very poor hitters, and a unicorn."
Ed McWaddellCanseco (opens envelope, reads): "If Cust is a "horrible hitter", what does that make Suzuki, Barton, Ellis, Crosby, Hannahan, Sweeney and Gonzalez?"

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 27, 2008 4:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

venn

by oakinboston on Jul 27, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

My apologies to you and the rest

of the Venn clan.

Car-Nico the Magnificent: "A combination of very young hitters, very poor hitters, and a unicorn."
Ed McWaddellCanseco (opens envelope, reads): "If Cust is a "horrible hitter", what does that make Suzuki, Barton, Ellis, Crosby, Hannahan, Sweeney and Gonzalez?"

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 27, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

apology accepted. clearly, youre more of

a square.

by oakinboston on Jul 27, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

L7, Bay bee.

Car-Nico the Magnificent: "A combination of very young hitters, very poor hitters, and a unicorn."
Ed McWaddellCanseco (opens envelope, reads): "If Cust is a "horrible hitter", what does that make Suzuki, Barton, Ellis, Crosby, Hannahan, Sweeney and Gonzalez?"

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 27, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Keep your used female products to yourself

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 28, 2008 12:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

On Ziegler's record

The previous AL and NL record-holders were starters, which you could argue made their accomplishments more difficult (no 1 or 2 out innings when you’re a starter to erase a runner or 2).

On the other hand, McQuillen (which is how he’s listed on baseball-reference.com) pitched in 1907, the height of the dead ball era - the NL league ERA was under 2.50. And the old AL record was set in 1945, the last year of WWII, when huge numbers of ML players were in the service - it was the majors, but in reality it was like AAAA ball.

Ziggy might have had an advantage in being a reliever, but I think the run-contexts of 1907 and 1945 were even better advantages for the previous scoreless streaks. His accomplishment is even more astonishing given the context of MLB offenses in 2008.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 27, 2008 4:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

did those other guys have a cool sidearm delivery?

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jul 27, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, according to "The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers"

George McQuillen: 5’11” 175 lb righty. “He had…as much ‘stuff’ as any twirler in fast company…has control, speed, and a wise head.” Baseball Magazine, 1914. [elipses in original]

Boo Ferris: 6’2”, 208 lb righty.
Pitch selection: 1. Sinking fastball 2. Slider— Source: Bobby Doerr in Fenway (Peter Golenbeck, 1992).
Description: “I studied Dave Ferris [sic] carefully and came away from watching him and discussing pitching with him with certain new ideas. The main thing I learned about Ferris is contained in a remark made by an American League hitter. This hitter said: ‘I know why I can’t hit Ferris. He hides that ball behind his back and he uses his glove to shield the ball from the hitter. The glove screens the ball, and the hitter doesn’t get a look at the ball at all until it is almost on top of him.’” Bert Dunne in Play Ball! (Doubleday and Co, 1947).

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 27, 2008 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ferris sounds a lot like Ziegler, actually...

although he probably didn’t throw submarine.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 27, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder how the fans cheered Boo

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 27, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wonder if he Utleyed them in response.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 27, 2008 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nope, just opposing hitters apparently

Just not as well as ziggles

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Jul 27, 2008 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"They're not booing, they're...oh crap..."

"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL

by oblique on Jul 27, 2008 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ziggy Broke a Record Held Since 1907!

Utterly astonishing record, under any circumstance, relieving or starting. This was a record that hasn’t been broken for over a hundred years - through all kinds of eras, from the dead ball to the late ‘60s, when pitching was king.

by richwol1 on Jul 27, 2008 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Obviously you don't realize that

THE YANKEES AND RED SOX ARE ABOUT TO START PLAYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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 27, 2008 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

What wrong with you. Surely you know this: THE YANKS AND SAWX ARE THE ONLY REASON TO LIVE FOR TODAY!!!!

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

by doctorK on Jul 27, 2008 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is why the AL always wins the All Star game

They get to play together a lot during the regular season

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Jul 27, 2008 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mariners fan from Lookout Landing checking in here.

Great to see Ziegler break a century-old record. Sure, the old record was held by a starter (which is admittedly more difficult to pull off, as the post above me points out), but still, it’s nice to see one of AN’s own, so to speak, bust out of the gate with such a memorable start. Wasn’t too long ago that Ziegler was thought of as a non-prospect “organization guy,” right?

His wacky delivery is a lot of fun to watch. As was watching Hamilton get fooled BADLY by his pitches.

I root for the two worst teams in baseball, non-ironically.

by esoteric on Jul 27, 2008 5:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

P.S. I pity the team that gets suckered into sending something of value to the A's for Street.

I root for the two worst teams in baseball, non-ironically.

by esoteric on Jul 27, 2008 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Street may not be "lights out" but he WOULD

be an upgrade for several teams. There are many better closers in baseball, but also many worse.

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 27, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Even for the (debatable) number of teams for whom Street would not be their best closer option

he would be at worst their second or third reliever. It is pretty much impossible for there to be a team for whom acquiring Street would not be an upgrade.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 27, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Street, even at his not-best, is as good as Dotel was,

and Dotel was the best set-up man in the National League when the A’s acquired him.

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 27, 2008 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Congrats to Ziggy!

I was listening in on my radio while at (gasp!) the Giants game…........I know, I know…..Giants?

I got the tickets for free from my compadre’ John at The Acme Chophouse and was interested in finally seeing Randy Johnson pitch in person.

Totally boring game by the way and Giants fans were pretty apathetic…final scaore 7-2 D-Backs. Zito git knocked out in the 5th…..big surprise there!

by mrod on Jul 27, 2008 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Question Re: Sweeney (M) booth interview

This may have been covered in the game thread, but I wasn’t online during the game.

Sweeney said we have 5 of the 10 best pitching prospects in baseball, and I couldn’t figure out who he was talking about. (He didn’t give any particular source, either).

Obviously there’s Cahill, Anderson, Gio. Who are the other two, and are they really in the top 10?

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Jul 27, 2008 6:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The way he talks about the A's,

you get the feeling he would like to remain with the team. I wonder if that’s even possible.

"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 27, 2008 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sure

Ray Fosse is long overdue for replacement.

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

by Monday Fan on Jul 27, 2008 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I happen to like Ray.

I know rampant, “homerism” isn’t popular with some around these parts, but I enjoy an announcer who clearly favors the hometown nine. Besides, when Ray give grudging props to the opposition, you know they’ve earned it.

"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 28, 2008 12:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

Unicorn power!

by #14fan on Jul 28, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

To me there's a big difference between favoring the hometown nine...

...and blatant homerism. I mean, Fosse is no Hawk Harrelson.

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by Flashfire on Jul 28, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No one else is Hawk

which is at least 50% of the reason the universe hasn’t exploded.

"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson

by nevermoor on Jul 28, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe H-Rod and Inoa?

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 27, 2008 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

obviously not 5 of the top 10

but he probably means
-cahill
-anderson
-gio
-inoa
-maybe henry rodriguez, simmons, or mazzaro?

A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Jul 27, 2008 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

or he just was making stuff up

I mean, sweeney has better stuff to do than research (rehab?). I’m guessing he’s just saying that our Pitching prospects are awesome (which they are).

by ohmangoAs on Jul 27, 2008 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone know why Blanton was pulled today

after just 2 innings and 30 pitches? (2 ER)

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 27, 2008 6:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

He was jonesing for cheesesteak?

Car-Nico the Magnificent: "A combination of very young hitters, very poor hitters, and a unicorn."
Ed McWaddellCanseco (opens envelope, reads): "If Cust is a "horrible hitter", what does that make Suzuki, Barton, Ellis, Crosby, Hannahan, Sweeney and Gonzalez?"

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 27, 2008 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

2 hour rain delay...

by inbillywetrust on Jul 27, 2008 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ah - makes sense now, thanks

He wasn’t terribly effective again today.

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 27, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That always seemed like an odd phrase to me

I mean, if a pitcher gives up 10 runs in 2 innings, couldn’t you say he was terribly effective? Certainly he was effectively terrible.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Jul 27, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yet another thing...

that depends on your point of view I guess. The opposing team probably didn’t find him terrible at all. Downright delightful actually.

"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 27, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just once I want to read that,

"Merle Schtickenbommer won her battle with lymphoma today when she was run over by a bus before the disease could spread."

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 27, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow, seemingly unrelated

and also, just a little disconcertingly inappropriate if you read it twice…

haha Nico you’re up to the usual

by ohmangoAs on Jul 27, 2008 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's only odd based on one definition of the word terrible

Main Entry:
ter·ri·ble
Pronunciation:
\ˈter-ə-bəl, ˈte-rə-\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin terribilis, from terrēre to frighten — more at terror
Date:
15th century

1 a: exciting extreme alarm or intense fear : terrifying b: formidable in nature : awesome c: difficult
2: extreme, great
3: extremely bad: as a: strongly repulsive : obnoxious b: notably unattractive or objectionable c: of very poor quality

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 28, 2008 12:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

the Ziegler record is silly....

27 consecutive scoreless innings (kind of scoreless) is impressive on its own; no need to throw in the nonsensical “to begin a career.”
How about the Embree record, “consecutive scored upon innings to end a career”? Now that’s something to show on ESPN.

by skutch on Jul 27, 2008 9:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We're playing the Red Sox soon, so they'll show it

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 27, 2008 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Let's see, Friday, Saturday, Sunday...

Yep, by my calculations, that should just about do it.

by skutch on Jul 27, 2008 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's after the trade deadline. There'll be no turning back.

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

by WaddellCanseco on Jul 27, 2008 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You want to go back?

And relive these last few weeks?

Car-Nico the Magnificent: "A combination of very young hitters, very poor hitters, and a unicorn."
Ed McWaddellCanseco (opens envelope, reads): "If Cust is a "horrible hitter", what does that make Suzuki, Barton, Ellis, Crosby, Hannahan, Sweeney and Gonzalez?"

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 27, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

my 401K might end up in better shape...

by skutch on Jul 27, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now need to go for the 31 consecutive innings record...

...at pulling at one’s crotch.

by gregorymark on Jul 27, 2008 10:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Murton optioned

can someone explain to me why we traded for him if it wasn’t for the purpose of replacing DFA? I really do not get this.

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 27, 2008 10:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, he may have been sent down because he was actually hitting worse than DFA

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by thejd44 on Jul 28, 2008 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Small sample size.

~30 PA’s with a new ballclub with sporadic playing time. Does anyone truly believe he’s a worse player than DFA?

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 28, 2008 6:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Apparently,

The Oakland A’s do at the moment.

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by alox on Jul 28, 2008 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not necessarily

He has options, DFA doesn’t. I bet if they both had options Murton would be with us and DFA would be in AAA.

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by nevermoor on Jul 28, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think it's more that unlike Emil, the A's think Murton has a future

and want him to play every day to get his swing and confidence back, and they want to play Patterson, Sweeney, and Gonzalez every day so neither Murton nor Brown would get regular ABs in Oakland.

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by Nico on Jul 28, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Okay,

I can accept that sort of logic. But my next question would be what kind of future do the A’s have with Emil? He’s roster fodder and little else at this point. I would play the younger guys over him and let them get their licks in. It’s not as if we are even remotely contending at this point.

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by alox on Jul 28, 2008 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just got back from Stockton where Henry Rodriguez pitched pretty poorly

But that’s not the big news of the day. It was a doubleheader for me with the A’s game first, and for entirely selfish reasons I’m so glad Ziggy got to set the record at home during a day game I could attend.

When he struck Young out to officially pass George McQuillan for the record, I just felt this moment of relief and joy. There was no mention of it in the stadium but a number of fans were aware of it and gave him a standing ovation. It was only a small portion of the crowd but they knew. Then Ziggy capped it off with another inning and now he stands at 27 and counting.

Just amazing. I’m so glad I was able to be there to see it.

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by Flashfire on Jul 27, 2008 11:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

My brother and I did the

Oakland/Sacramento trip a few years back. The A’s lost that day, as I remember, but the Rivercats won. It was one of the better baseball days I’ve had—lots of fun, doubling up like that, especially when something truly special happens.

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by Leopold Bloom on Jul 28, 2008 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs