Open Game Thread: Game 105 - A's vs. Royals (cont.)
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jul 28, 2008 8:38 PM PDT
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PrintA's now down 4-1 because of an Alex Gordon two-run bomb. Braden had been pitching pretty damn well up until now.
And how much do I love Carlos Gonzalez? Way, way too much.
LET'S GO A'S!!!!!!
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CarGon's a machine!!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 28, 2008 8:40 PM PDT reply actions
I hope they sign Carlos to a ten year contract
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
Just a sucky game
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
I'm going to sleep
Someone text me if we score.
WRF 3was that Alwz?
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
I wonder is Zooks
lets the other new guys on the team know that he’s sure he will have a job next year?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Go Kurt!
Lets get this rally started!
"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
WHY MUST YIU ROB MY RY BEAR?
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Esteban hates you ,Jennifer.
He told me once.
Can Magic Sprinkles Now!!! --Monkeyball
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 28, 2008 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
If this comment was coming from ohtobe21... I would have believed it.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Aren't you asleep?
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure.
You just have to type stupid shit
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
He was typing stupid shit
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
stupid shit looks like this
stupid shit
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
How would she know?
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Ohh thats BS
that shoulda been a Sweeney hit.
"With 16-year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa in tow, Gio Gonzalez improving at Triple-A and lefty Brett Anderson carving up Double-Abatters along with Simmons and Trevor Cahill, Oakland’s pitching depthis officially the envy of baseball." - BaseballAmerica.com
I never trusted that Esteban German
We should have kept him instead of Scutaro. Wait what am I saying?
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
for ESteban?
Well, everybody has their own taste, I suppose…
Can Magic Sprinkles Now!!! --Monkeyball
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 28, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Wasn't it yesterday?
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
30 days or so, right?
Love the Lansford Stache! LOVE IT DAMN IT.
by Langerhans4Pres on Jul 28, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
in the right lineup
maybe even ours if healthy, i think he’d do much better. he’s not a .300 hitter by any means, and his protection is largely AAA’s
by guy incognito on Jul 28, 2008 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think he'll be much better.
He may have better or worse years, but he’s not going to improve.
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
This is his Neifi month.
Wait till August….er Friday
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Cust struck out. I wasn't expecting that.
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
Nice to see a Buck on the field, of course he plays for KC
Love the Lansford Stache! LOVE IT DAMN IT.
by Langerhans4Pres on Jul 28, 2008 8:45 PM PDT reply actions
I don't want that Buck
Make my Buck the T-Buck. I want my Buck uncut.
Can Magic Sprinkles Now!!! --Monkeyball
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 28, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Uncircumcized?
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
The bomb?
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Salomon Torres lost the game for the Brewers
against the Cubs tonight – I wonder if that might rekindle interest in Street, whose velocity was back up yesterday.
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
They have come this far on improving their team.
Might as well go “all-in”
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
do they have a singles hitter we can trade for?
Love the Lansford Stache! LOVE IT DAMN IT.
by Langerhans4Pres on Jul 28, 2008 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Be still my heart
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
I thought we agreed never to type that name again
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Two Buck II
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I was also wondering about the Braves
They just lost Hudson and Chipper Jones, and so they’re waving the white flag and putting Teixeira on the market.
They have a SS prospect (23 years old) in Brandon Hicks who looks good to me, and who must be stuck behind Escobar. If the Braves are ready to rebuild/reload, given our minor league depth there might be a win-win deal to be made for both sides?
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
Who takes Crosby?
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Trash Collector?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
It would reject
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I fear we're stuck with Crosby...forever.
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
You're killing me Smalls...
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Foorrrreeeeeevvvvveeerrrrrrrr.....
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
forever now translates to longer than Walt Weiss :-(
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Well it seems like forever anyway
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
You like Hicks better than Lillibridge?
Just coz Brent having a terrible year?
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I just read Hicks' profile in Sickels and it impressed me a lot
“Scouts like his defensive ability, and he showed a strong bat in his pro debut. He controlled the strike zone particularly well, showed power, and in general had few problems adjusting to professional pitching. I like his K/BB/AB ratio…” Hit .313/.433/.492 last year in A ball.
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
We'll probably end up with more pitching.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Seems to me as if Hicks has to be expendable
with Escobar being so good and Lillibridge also in the mix. They have to like a swap of Hicks (if the A’s think he’s any good, I don’t know) for filling a need – be it pitching, or a position of weakness in their system.
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
If pitching who's the best pitching prospect you'd trade them?
Simmons?
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
You want to pay Hudson's contract while he recovers from TJ?
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
We're already paying - his name is Meyer
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
If the A's scouts believe Hicks is good,
I’d offer Simmons or Mazzaro.
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
That sounds realistic
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yaaaaawwwwwnnnnnnn
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
Casilla gets out of the inning
We still can’t hit :-(
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 8:58 PM PDT reply actions
Now you're just being silly
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Who? RBI machine?
Love the Lansford Stache! LOVE IT DAMN IT.
by Langerhans4Pres on Jul 28, 2008 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Greinke must've been salivating when he saw he was due to face the A's
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He probably hasn't swallowed in three days
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't be ridiculous.
That means Greinke would have to throw three pitches. Bobby won’t stand for that.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Crosby is back to being waaaaay off the plate.
Ty Van Burkleo needs to do his freaking job.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:04 PM PDT reply actions
One of my pet peeves is when people blame the hitting coach
for the ineptitude of the hitters. Van Burkeleo is fine. Crosby SUCKS.
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
Normally, I would agree....
but has it possible that almost all our hitters consistently…...suck? It’s probably not Van Burkleo’s fault, but damn. Just damn.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
It would be possible if Beane sucks at getting hitters
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Beane has brought in sucessful
hitters. Kendall was good, until he got here. It’s vexing and strange.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
He also was a massive collapse risk
And the Coliseum suppresses BA like heck. Probably the worst home park for him.
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
That's totally wrong, Nico. It's his job to prepare him and get him doing
things his way. Our pitchers have to throw off the edge of the rubber because that is what Curt Young wants.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
What, walk out and interrupt the AB??
As much as it’s a “team” and you’re not supposed to come down on your teammates, I’ve heard Ty speak in a very negative way about Crosby. I was surprised. It wasn’t “diplomatic” in the least.
So, they’re both there together, day in and day out…Ty has to live with every comment and instruction, and every result.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 28, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay. Why don't our pitchers throw from the middle of the rubber?
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Not blaming Ty, I'm just sating he needs to move closer to the plate
But I do agree, regardless he sucks and needs to be gone
BTW- I'm not asking Ty Van to improve our batting averages.
They are what they are… but the team should follow his philosophy and it ain’t “getting better in two strike counts” like Geren always says.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree
The coach in this instance can only do so much.
I’ve heard TvB speak on a couple of interviews, and I feel he knows his stuff.
The players have to execute. That’s it.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 28, 2008 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope. They should follow his approach and instruction.
That doesn’t necessarily translate to becoming a better hitter for average, but it in Crosby’s case, he doesn’t give himself a chance doing things his way.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Ty knows it
he even said, “Crosby’s standing about a million miles from the plate….”
And that’s for public consumption….
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 28, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Well if he can't change him then maybe we need better leadership
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
No. We need a new SS.
Beane just called this one wrong. Like Long. He hasn’t missed on too many others.
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I give Crosby 3 years after this one....
and he’ll be out of baseball.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Who'd want him in 2009?
He couldn’t even make the RockHounds
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Ehh
this games over.
"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
This game was over in the top of the first.
A’s baseball….It’s almost better than a stick in the eye.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
so true
Love the Lansford Stache! LOVE IT DAMN IT.
by Langerhans4Pres on Jul 28, 2008 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
OK you're busted!!
That comment
It’s almost better than a stick in the eye.
Okay, alox, WE ALL KNOW you’re with the A’s Marketing Dept!!
SPILL IT!!!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 28, 2008 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
4 runs in his inning of rehab work tonight
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The worst part of this season is that we were competing
at a high level and rather than add a piece, we subtracted many pieces. I understand the rebuild mode but it sure sucks when you have to experience two completely different outcomes in the same season.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:06 PM PDT reply actions
That was the best part of the season. This is the worst part of the season.
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
When Ellis, Hannahan and Crosby come up in an inning
Geren should just forfeit the inning to save time.
Poor Mark Ellis is simply awful at the plate. is that shoulder hurting him?
Casilla has non-towel potential
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Embree. He'll net us a draft pick.
I’d be willing to risk arbitration just to be able to list the reasons why he sucks
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll laugh harder if he doesn't
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry if you just busted your gut. That probably hurts.
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It's a good pain
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but I haven't had the chance to go through them much yet.
I don’t know if I’ll do that one first or yesterday’s.
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Thanks
I just say that because it was the first time using a lens I rented to try at a night game. Some of it came out too dark but I think there’s some stuff I can work with.
And, real cameras are good!
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Is it appropro...
that rehab commercials run during the breaks?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Ok this Brooks Conrad
experiment can end now.
"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
But he just got a nickname
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
At least Patterson has drawn a few BB's
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:20 PM PDT reply actions
Suzuki is turning into a nice player.
Had to say something positive.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:21 PM PDT reply actions
Yay positivity!
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't.
He’ll be traded if you do.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
That Crosby's an all-star caliber SS. It's a crime he's never made it.
Stupid East Coast bias….
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
He's absolutely brilliant....
as a ballplayer and a human being. We’re fortunate to have him here in Oakland. I hope he never goes away. Ever.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Of course Swisher had HR power in this type of AB.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Sweeney a lot BTW
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
He hit 31 HR for Sacto and Oakland that year
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder when the last time was they had two .300 hitters this late in the season?
The A's colors are green and gold.
Swooney doesn't have enough ABs to qualify
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
Okay, I'm almost getting interested again.
Do something, Sweeney!
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
Making Grienke work in the 8th.....
he shouldn’t even be in the 8th.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
out now. ;-)
Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb
by FoolshGame22 on Jul 28, 2008 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice job, Sweeney!
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:25 PM PDT reply actions
Ryan means "little King"
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
What does "little king" mean?
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Good Sweeney!
;-)
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
Woohoo!
Cmon Cust!
"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
Dang - I wish we had 8 more Sweeneys coming up...
Make me regret that statement, CUSTY!!!
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
The klown?
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
They are doing Cust a favor by taking Zack out
Now let’s see him take advantage of it
Also, the repeated camera time of the "Jack Attack"sign
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 28, 2008 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Cust due for a HR
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
make that Kust
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
Don't strike out
Don’t hit into a double play, either.
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Selective girl
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Jack's self esteem is going to take a beating
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Like I said
I’ll take 9 Sweeney’s over 9 Kusts any day in any situation.
His July is nothing short of embarrassing.
Well
you can’t always get what you want
a dichotomy of A’s fandom
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 28, 2008 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
But we're not getting what we need either
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you try real hard?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Well I haven't had a cherry red soda yet, so I guess not
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Were you at the demonstration?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Indeed, with Mr Jimmy
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I would ask if you got your fair share of abuse....
But I know you were watching the game. Sort of redundant…isn’t it?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Hee
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps a little
They want to steal the land papers which is why they have tried to break in. But they had to give up after being bitten by Chhotu.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 28, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
All right!
I just discovered I have a beer left in the back of the fridge!
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
Good thing Jack Cust is our best hitter ...
what a joke.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
Another 3-strikeout performance for Cust
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God Damnit!
"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
God had nothing to do with it
Just “Damnit” should suffice
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 28, 2008 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Incredible.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
All that energy spent commenting in fanposts,
and all we had to do was wait for the game for the demonstration.
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
And just after Sweeney came through, as well.
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Oh, but it doesn't matter what we see because certain stats prove otherwise.
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Have to say it again. The Royals telecast said
“the Royals head west to take on Jack Cust and the A’s!”
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:32 PM PDT reply actions
They should show a blank head silhouette...
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
Of course,
the silhouette should be whiffing at strike three…..just to keep things accurate.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
No matter who they put in those things, I think "Wha? Don't we have anybody bigger than that?"
But then I think about it. Nope, no we don’t.
It ought to be, "If you don't see Brad Ziegler pitch, it's good news."
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Ziggy the friendly ghost
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
It's like the second half last season....
exactly the same. It’s…..spooky.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Sucky too
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't wait for nevermoor's commentary
on how Jack Cust is a really, really good player. And for everyone who insists that a strikeout is “just like any other out” ... there’s a prime example of how it isn’t.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
You preferred Carlos's grounder to 1B?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup, at least he hit the damn ball ...
if Jack Cust hits the ball, we probably score a run.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
If he had hit's Carlos's ball it would have been an out at home or a DP
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok, Waddell, you win ... the strikeout -- again -- was fine.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
I hope we get Adam Dunn. We'll have two Custs in the lineup
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
When we get him, all of AN will see how similar they are.
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
In some situations that gets a run home.
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Just be glad he didn't GIDP there. Then the reaction would be, "See? See?? Should've struck out instead!"
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A ground ball has a chance to get thru
also there is a small chance of an error.
With a K, that’s it.
The thing about the K’s swinging are that he is way overmatched. Cannot hit off speed or fastballs half the time.
When Cust strikes out, the air is let out of A's rallies
and yet, in an air vacuum environment you’d think it would be easier to hit.
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 28, 2008 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Cust=2 RBIs
since the ASG….
and he’s batting 4th??!!!
Fire Geren now!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 28, 2008 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
2 RBI probably leads the team
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Brooks Conrad is 7-squared
Andrew Brown looks like he’s struggling with his release point again…in the bullpne!
The A’s need to obtain a Joaquim. They’ve been woefully under-Joaquimed in recent years.
They want to steal the land papers which is why they have tried to break in. But they had to give up after being bitten by Chhotu.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 28, 2008 9:35 PM PDT reply actions
Andujar's worn off?
Or do Joaquins not count?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Long time ago; we're overdue for another
Parenthetically, that was also the apex of Chris Berman’s nicknaming skill. It’s been agonizingly downhill since then.
They want to steal the land papers which is why they have tried to break in. But they had to give up after being bitten by Chhotu.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Jul 28, 2008 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions
The Rangers have Arias and Benoit.
We must close the Joaquin gap! The future of the American West hangs in the balance!
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Joaquin Benoit's name
Because the first and last syllables are pronounced the same but spelled completely differently.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
It's awesome, no question.
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
now, that's beauty!!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 28, 2008 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha!
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I seriously don't think I can watch another Crosby AB
without going absolutely crazy. He is our 3rd hitter due up in the 9th.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:36 PM PDT reply actions
How I wish your name
was Geren at the moment.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
You mean Mr. Positive?
I have only heard him get critical about a player once, when Daric fell on his head.
I've had all I can take. Good night everybody.
Hope I read a story tomorrow that talks about a 3 run homer from Crosby to win.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 28, 2008 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Then that means you will have
awoken in a cruel parallel universe.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Or you've slept for 23 years
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Looked like it
But you will usually get that call.
I bet the Royals wish he struck out right there
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whew... Embree's trade value just skyrocketed!
Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb
He'll fix that tomorrow
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
Not if we hit his knee with a crowbar tonight
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Tonya? Is that you?
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
"Why me?"
or “My knee!”
I never know which one of they two I’m saying.
Green Hulk Fists
by oaklandSMASH on Jul 28, 2008 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
New Embree sales pitch:
“Sometimes he doesn’t suck.”
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
Somebody has to cover for Chavez
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
No, just king of the lazy fly ball
He’s making his departure pretty easy to handle, though.
At least he didn't strike out
(not that it mattered here)
"There's m'fn sprinklers on the m'fn infield!'" - Ice Cream (AN), 6/13/08
Ellis is busy signing his death warrant with the A's
They are not going to give him $5,000,000 per for his defense.
I wanted him to stay but the last month is cahnging my mind. He is not a good hitter at the moment or this season for that matter. Great on defense but we need offense
I referred to them as misdemeanor row....
My bad. That should have been infraction row.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Think they just get let off with a talking to?
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not so painful... tonight
actually, relieved to see that it didn’t come down to a heart-wrenching blown save by Huston in the 9th.
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by FoolshGame22 on Jul 28, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Crosbied again.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I just did a calculation
And based on all possible combinations, these are the worst 4 possible hitters to send up in the 9th inning. Any inning actually.
Is he hidden in the picture?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
It's pretty impressive when you have 4 hitters arguably worse than Rajai
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Not even a tease tonight
Well, there was the 8th.
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Oh well..
so much for Sweeping KC and getting back into Wild Card race.
"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
Yes, they're not executing my plan to win 95 games
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Technically....
I don’t think we can execute any of them. Trade them maybe. But that’s about it.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I think this is entirely possible...
...in 2008/2009.
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
I see. So they're spreading out over years, like Dixon's signing bonus
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
pretend the season ended in June
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by oaklandSMASH on Jul 28, 2008 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
So this is spring training? I can't wait for the season to start!
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
What are the odds of the Angels' charter
colliding with the Rangers’ charter in mid-air?
But you’re right – the chances of a mid-air collision among 6-7 wild card teams still has to be lower.
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Hmmm....we need a really good air traffic controller to join AN
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
We need a green skirt and gold top
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, the Angels are a mirage.
Texas always wilts in August, except in ‘96, ‘98 and ‘99
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
If I was in charge of the computer in Vegas that did payouts on games
I would have pushed the payout sign before the inning started there with what we had coming up.
Just curious....
How many pitchers have had a career-high in strikeouts against the A’s this year? Chalk up another one tonight.
Ah, but Dallas Braden tied his career high while dominating the Royals
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it is, no doubt, a record number already...
if not, it will be by the end of the season.
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by FoolshGame22 on Jul 28, 2008 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I can see it now
“Gil Meche career high in K’s tonight, a night after Greinke set a new career high”
With Cust
I’m tossing in the automatic three K’s.
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by oaklandSMASH on Jul 28, 2008 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Brian McRae said, "if Cust didn't swing as hard, he'd make better contact"
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
It made me laugh.
Clearly he doesn’t know our Jack very well.
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice play on words
When you have a chance to get a guy like Sean Gallagher, you take it!
by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Crosby actually doesn't strike out as much as you'd think
He just hits the ball very weakly.
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which makes him better than Cust?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
You want to bring back Murton?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah...
Travis needs a few K’s this year.
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by FoolshGame22 on Jul 28, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
We haven't tried Robnett yet.
I hear he’s a K’ing machine!
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, Honestly I don't know.
Remember at the beginning of the year we had such a dilemma about having too many OF’s? Now we have 2 and the others all suck.
Yes.
He’s been found guilty of being an Oakland Athletic. No word on the penalty phase.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
lifetime obscurity?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jul 28, 2008 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
First he has to earn the
scorn and hatred of Oakland partisans. Then obscurity.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
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