Open Thread: Game 88 - A's @ White Sox
Oakland @ Chicago
It's always a nice feeling knowing that however poorly the A's played yesterday, they still have unbeaten Rich Harden slated to take the hill in the series-deciding rubber game of the series today. In his career, Harden is 1-1 with a 3.71 ERA against the Pale Sox. However, if Rich is still suffering through his self-described "dead arm" period, then you can throw that nice feeling out the window, as it could be another long day full of high pitch counts and early bullpen activity - which surely hasn't been much of a recipe of success for the A's during the past week.
Normally, I would say that the whomever the Sox attempted to match-up with against Harden would be at a decided disadvantage; however, today's Chicago starter John Danks has been pitching fabulously well as of late. Over the past 3 weeks, Danks has consistently lowered his overall ERA in each subsequent outing, and now sits at a sparkling, ironically Harden-esque 2.50, buoyed by the best start of his career his last time out - an 8-inning, 8-strikeout, 1 walk, 1 run masterpiece against the Indians. Danks has also been a better pitcher during day games than night ones (2.31 ERA day, 2.88 ERA night) and a better pitcher versus righties (.225 BAA) than against lefties (.272 BAA). While possessing pretty good overall control, Danks is sometimes afflicted by that young lefty wildness so prominently displayed by Greg Smith last night. Since John hasn't been giving up a lot of hits lately, let's hope the A's can possibly goad him into one of those wild outings, since it might be their best (only) shot at scoring some runs today, especially with another patch-work lineup at work for the Green and Gold.
Speaking of...one look at today's lineup card makes me shudder. Injuries are a terrible, terrible thing ladies and gentlemen.
Today's game, while blacked out completely on MLB Extra Innings channels, will still be shown nationally on TV via the Windy City's ubiquitous WGN network. Go A's!
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Fuck you, DirecTV
The moment the clock hit 11, WGN got blacked out.
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by Flashfire on Jul 6, 2008 11:01 AM PDT 0 recs
Where are you? I'm in Hayward.
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by Flashfire on
Jul 6, 2008 11:03 AM PDT
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Well, there you go then.
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by Flashfire on
Jul 6, 2008 11:05 AM PDT
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They're blacking it out in the Oakland market
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by Flashfire on
Jul 6, 2008 11:06 AM PDT
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Where's that?
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by Flashfire on
Jul 6, 2008 11:08 AM PDT
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no se
I’m Comcastic. But the Comcast CH is WGNSAT, not WGN straight up. So thought I’d recommend it.
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by 149 on
Jul 6, 2008 11:09 AM PDT
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I don't have that then, I don't think.
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by Flashfire on
Jul 6, 2008 11:10 AM PDT
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I think the game is blacked out for you.
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by Jennifer on
Jul 6, 2008 11:06 AM PDT
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How often does that get said?
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by Leopold Bloom on
Jul 6, 2008 11:22 AM PDT
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What's more, their Game Mix channel has it on as one of their eight games...
...but if you try to select it, of course it blacks out again. If I want to squint and listen to their announcers, I can “see” it that way.
Blackout restrictions are a joke. WGN is a national channel, not like the regional Comcast/Fox Sports Net ones.
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by Flashfire on Jul 6, 2008 11:03 AM PDT 0 recs
I am in Sacramento, where we normally get nothing, and I get WGN on my Dishnetwork, but I also get
Hawk and DJ.
by theblackpearl on
Jul 6, 2008 11:04 AM PDT
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I've got Dish in San Leandro
so far no black out. And it’s HD.
by SanLeandroA's on
Jul 6, 2008 11:06 AM PDT
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Aside from all this, there is no reason whatsoever that a Sunday A's game...
...should not be on TV.
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by Flashfire on Jul 6, 2008 11:04 AM PDT 0 recs
Absolutely correct.
Thanks for defacating on us again, A’s management. KICU is running infomercials.
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by Monday Fan on
Jul 6, 2008 11:10 AM PDT
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Yes.
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by Jennifer on
Jul 6, 2008 11:07 AM PDT
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Unlikely, the way Danks has been pitching lately.
So, look for 10.
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by Flashfire on
Jul 6, 2008 11:05 AM PDT
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Hmm. I'm not finding it on 30. Can't seem to find WGN on Comcast in my area
by Reg on
Jul 6, 2008 11:11 AM PDT
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I'm Bay Area
not sure wassup with your Comcrap… sorry.
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by 149 on
Jul 6, 2008 11:19 AM PDT
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It's 77 in the Bay Area
Don't blame me, I voted for Ice Cream
by Englishmajor on
Jul 6, 2008 11:27 AM PDT
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i've got it on 77 too
richmond
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on
Jul 6, 2008 11:28 AM PDT
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How can this lineup scare you?
All-Star Emil Brown is batting cleanup!
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by thejd44 on Jul 6, 2008 11:07 AM PDT 0 recs
Oh, so you're saying the only All Star on this team sucks
Right, got it.
Seriously, it makes me a little sick to think that he’s going to be an All-Star. Jack Cust isn’t. Justin Duchscherer isn’t. I don’t understand.
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by thejd44 on
Jul 6, 2008 11:08 AM PDT
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Has the roster even been announced yet?
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by Jennifer on
Jul 6, 2008 11:09 AM PDT
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No, but there was a report that Brown was going to be the guy
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by thejd44 on
Jul 6, 2008 11:10 AM PDT
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I'll believe it when I see it.
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by Jennifer on
Jul 6, 2008 11:11 AM PDT
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I don't care.
I really don’t want any of our pitchers pitching for Francona. I don’t really give a rip if he hurts Emil.
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by alox on
Jul 6, 2008 11:11 AM PDT
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Oh, I don't care if any A's PLAY in the game
But Duke should be there.
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by thejd44 on
Jul 6, 2008 11:12 AM PDT
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"He Gone" = "Hee Haw"
Asses.
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by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:08 AM PDT 0 recs
just turn the sound off
It’s all right, I do it all the time.
by paradox on
Jul 6, 2008 11:09 AM PDT
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It's on mute with the men's Wimbledon final on in the background.
But they’d be on mute regardless.
by OldhamA on
Jul 6, 2008 11:11 AM PDT
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Ellis
Should be batting leadoff till we find a real leadoff hitter
by StewEck on Jul 6, 2008 11:08 AM PDT 0 recs
The kid is so due...
Can’t believe his last few games.
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by 149 on
Jul 6, 2008 11:09 AM PDT
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Nice drive, Jack
At least we know he’s still dialed in.
by paradox on Jul 6, 2008 11:10 AM PDT 0 recs
Yeah, he just got that off the end of the bat I think
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by thejd44 on
Jul 6, 2008 11:11 AM PDT
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If people didn't hear,
R. Sweeney and Murphy are also out hurt – soreness in ankle and “pop in elbow” respectively.
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by Nico on Jul 6, 2008 11:11 AM PDT 0 recs
Well, the "pop" certainly isn't in his bat.
Guess it had to go somewhere.
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by alox on
Jul 6, 2008 11:12 AM PDT
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Missed the game Thursday, huh?
And Friday, too?
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by thejd44 on
Jul 6, 2008 11:13 AM PDT
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Not Friday.
But just being sarcastic about our hitters in general.
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by alox on
Jul 6, 2008 11:14 AM PDT
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I know, I just have a soft spot for Murphy
And I think he can be a solid starter on a major league team if he’s given the chance that some others (BoCro) have been given.
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by thejd44 on
Jul 6, 2008 11:16 AM PDT
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I like him too.
I can’t help but wonder if he won’t be our 2nd baseman if the Ellis extension doesn’t work out. I hope he gets his shot if thats the case.
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by alox on
Jul 6, 2008 11:19 AM PDT
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Greeeeeat!
Now I’m definitely opening up the bottle right now.
by Taj Adib on
Jul 6, 2008 11:13 AM PDT
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Wondered why we'd sat our best hitter. Good to hear it's because he's a true A and
not that Geren’s a moron.
by OldhamA on
Jul 6, 2008 11:13 AM PDT
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Good gracious. How can one team have so many fluke injuries. I was wondering why
Hannahan instead of Murphy at 3rd.
by theblackpearl on
Jul 6, 2008 11:13 AM PDT
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Wow Rich, what was that pitch?
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by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:12 AM PDT 0 recs
Don't say that.
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by Jennifer on
Jul 6, 2008 11:16 AM PDT
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It was a good call actually
E-Petit
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by 149 on
Jul 6, 2008 11:16 AM PDT
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I wasn't watching....
I thought it was something Harden related. I was skeered.
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by Jennifer on
Jul 6, 2008 11:17 AM PDT
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Looked to me like Barton
landed on the bag, then went to tag the runner. IF he landed on the bag, whether he tagged the runner before he hit the base is irrelevant, because he certainly landed before the runner hit the bag.
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by DMOAS on
Jul 6, 2008 11:18 AM PDT
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Yeah
watching the replay, they focused on the wrong part of that. He beat the tag, but while the tag was being made, Barton had already had his foot on the bag.
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by DMOAS on
Jul 6, 2008 11:21 AM PDT
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I was watching the foot/bag
and it looked to me like Barton came down in front of the bag, then turned to tag and missed. Whatever though, Petit still flubbed that throw.
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by 149 on
Jul 6, 2008 11:23 AM PDT
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OTOH....
Who would have thought at the beginning of the season that we would actually be pining for Bobby at the ASB?
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by alox on
Jul 6, 2008 11:17 AM PDT
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I wonder what PaulThomas is thinking ;-)
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by Flashfire on
Jul 6, 2008 11:27 AM PDT
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Probably about ways to piss people off.
But I do like that guy. Most of the time anyway.
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by alox on
Jul 6, 2008 11:28 AM PDT
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Maybe this has been said already
But those hats the A’s are wearing are hideous.
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by thejd44 on Jul 6, 2008 11:16 AM PDT 0 recs
+1
not empirically hideous, just craptastic with the green and gold combo
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