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Open Thread: Game 88 - A's @ White Sox

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Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox, Jul 6, 2008 11:05 AM PDT


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!

Lineup

Oakland Athletics @ Chicago White Sox

07/06/08 11:05 AM PDT

Oakland Athletics Chicago White Sox
Rajai Davis - CF Orlando Cabrera - SS
Mark Ellis - 2B AJ Pierzynski - C
Jack Cust - LF Carlos Quentin - LF
Emil Brown - RF Jermaine Dye - RF
Wes Bankston - DH Jim Thome - DH
Daric Barton - 1B Joe Crede - 3B
Rob Bowen - C Nick Swisher - 1B
Jack Hannahan - 3B Alexei Ramirez - 2B
Gregorio Petit - SS Dewayne Wise - CF


 

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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 reply actions   0 recs

I've got DirecTV

It’s working for me.

by Taj Adib on Jul 6, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Los Angeles.

My channel number is 307 for WGN.

by Taj Adib on Jul 6, 2008 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Try WGNSAT

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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 up reply actions   0 recs

I think the game is blacked out for you.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 6, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn you

DirecTv. Comcast rules at the moment.

by StewEck on Jul 6, 2008 11:02 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

How often does that get said?

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by Leopold Bloom on Jul 6, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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 reply actions   0 recs

Let's go

Rich. I feel a no hitter coming.

by StewEck on Jul 6, 2008 11:04 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 6, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely correct.

Thanks for defacating on us again, A’s management. KICU is running infomercials.

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

by Monday Fan on Jul 6, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bankston

Swinging the hot bat at DH. Wow!

by StewEck on Jul 6, 2008 11:05 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Comcasters

Game on CH30.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:05 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Where are you?

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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 up reply actions   0 recs

i've got it on 77 too

richmond

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 6, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How can this lineup scare you?

All-Star Emil Brown is batting cleanup!

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 6, 2008 11:07 AM PDT reply actions   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.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 6, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Has the roster even been announced yet?

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 6, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, but there was a report that Brown was going to be the guy

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 6, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll believe it when I see it.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 6, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

"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 6, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, I don't care if any A's PLAY in the game

But Duke should be there.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 6, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Classic

Triple A lineup

by StewEck on Jul 6, 2008 11:07 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Another

K to begin the game

by StewEck on Jul 6, 2008 11:08 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

"He Gone" = "Hee Haw"

Asses.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:08 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ellis

Should be batting leadoff till we find a real leadoff hitter

by StewEck on Jul 6, 2008 11:08 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The kid is so due...

Can’t believe his last few games.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice drive, Jack

At least we know he’s still dialed in.

by paradox on Jul 6, 2008 11:10 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, he just got that off the end of the bat I think

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 6, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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 reply actions   0 recs

Well, the "pop" certainly isn't in his bat.

Guess it had to go somewhere.

"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 6, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Missed the game Thursday, huh?

And Friday, too?

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 6, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not Friday.

But just being sarcastic about our hitters in general.

"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 6, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 6, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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.

"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 6, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Greeeeeat!

Now I’m definitely opening up the bottle right now.

by Taj Adib on Jul 6, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow Rich, what was that pitch?

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:12 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hee Haw

Swinging

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:14 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh crap...

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:15 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Don't say that.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 6, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was a good call actually

E-Petit

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wasn't watching....

I thought it was something Harden related. I was skeered.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 6, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fear Not

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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 up reply actions   0 recs

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 up reply actions   0 recs

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.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OTOH....

Who would have thought at the beginning of the season that we would actually be pining for Bobby at the ASB?

"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 6, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Probably about ways to piss people off.

But I do like that guy. Most of the time anyway.

"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 6, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe this has been said already

But those hats the A’s are wearing are hideous.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 6, 2008 11:16 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

not empirically hideous, just craptastic with the green and gold combo

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by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right

It looks fine, I guess, it just doesn’t match. At all.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 6, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

huh

Hideous was the rankly awful military garb the Sox wore on the 4th. Jesus.

by paradox on Jul 6, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

rat-a-tat rat-a-tat!

Click. Mow the enemy down.

Batter up!

by paradox on Jul 6, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bastards

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

DirecTV offers no such explanations...

just a middle finger. Great customer service those guys.

"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 6, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ugh

The error has totally destroyed Harden’s pitch count for today.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 6, 2008 11:22 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yep

"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra

by brenarlo on Jul 6, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meh

Rich will pull out of it. Maybe not this inning, but soon.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WGN had the last Harden fastball at 93

So that’s good.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 6, 2008 11:23 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That's ok

he’ll get to 95 in the next 10-15 pitches or so…

"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra

by brenarlo on Jul 6, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

throw the high fastball

he did, he didn’t bite. fuck

by paradox on Jul 6, 2008 11:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Com'on Rich

Get it together man. Clear the mechanism… or whatever it is you need to do.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Love that movie.

Best baseball flick ever. Even if it is half chick flick.

"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 6, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't chose

between the Costner Baseball Trilogy. All great.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I gotta go with this one...

because it has Vin Scully’s voice. And the sound track.

"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 6, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

19 pitches since the error...

"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra

by brenarlo on Jul 6, 2008 11:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hawk just said 19 extra pitches since the error

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 6, 2008 11:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Petit fucked up,

but walking 2 guys in a row is Harden’s fault. Errors happen, you’ve gotta get past them.

by Philip Christy on Jul 6, 2008 11:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Barton should have put his body in the baseline

to make the tag. Then Quentin would have had to be out.

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by Nico on Jul 6, 2008 11:28 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

a 20/20 insight

Does anyone have Barton’s Blackberry number?

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jesus Christ

Not a good start. I thought Barton got his foot down.

Harden does not look good anyway. Wild and velocity down again.

Hopefully he has 3 innings of 3 pitches each (LOL)

by Trainman on Jul 6, 2008 11:29 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

His velocity is alright today

A few pitches at 93. He’s really not ever consistently above 95 anyway.

http://bocropleasestopswingingatbadpitches.blogspot.com/

by thejd44 on Jul 6, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

harden will settle down, average out that pitch count

and we have a pretty good pen. One run on that mess is fine by me.

And 2 times on the replay barton came down on the bag, but the ump was looking for the tag he was going for and missed the foot. crappy momentum swing.

by TheGreenGoldCrush on Jul 6, 2008 11:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Why tag...

if you landed on the bag. And if you sure you missed it would have been much easier to just tab the bag again. Ok it was a routine grounbaal which Petit messed up… but as a first baseman you are there to correct these small errors.

by Harry2m on Jul 6, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Crap.

Even the TVAnts link isn’t working.

F U MLB.

by mikev on Jul 6, 2008 11:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

White Sox 1 - River Cats 0

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by brenarlo on Jul 6, 2008 11:30 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No kidding.

Who are those guys playing for Sacramento now? I saw them yesterday….half the roster wasn’t listed on the program.

"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 6, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No shit...

I hate Emil Brown…

"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra

by brenarlo on Jul 6, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

that was the worst running to first i've seen in a while.

he slowed down half way, brutal effort, even if he would have been out

by TheGreenGoldCrush on Jul 6, 2008 11:31 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It's never good when the opposition is totally outplaying you...

in every facet of the game. Better pitching, better defense there by Crede, better baserunning by Quentin. Embarrassing.

by Taj Adib on Jul 6, 2008 11:32 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

anyone else doing both radio and tv?

My radio is about 3 or 4 seconds behind the tv. i’m used to it being the tv that’s behind….

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 6, 2008 11:32 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My TV is a little behind

Maybe a second. But my TV is also 2sec delayed because my DVR automatically records… so pretty much balances out.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've got it almost perfectly in sync

I’m listening on 1550—sometimes there’s a big gap between that and 106.9.

Don't blame me, I voted for Ice Cream

by Englishmajor on Jul 6, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oooh, i'll try that

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 6, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Same - 106.9 is behind, but 1550 can match up

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by Nico on Jul 6, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pujols

not selected by the players or fans to the All-Star team, but Clint Hurdle chose him.

Has anyone seen this guy’s stats this year? He’s approaching Bonds-like numbers.

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 6, 2008 11:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice Rich

Just leave Barton out of it.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Rich to Davis:

Thanks man.

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by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ha ha!

Take the walk of shame, (Un)Wise.

Don't blame me, I voted for Ice Cream

by Englishmajor on Jul 6, 2008 11:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

wooooo!

Petit desperately trying to not fuck up again by tackling Ramirez.

by Taj Adib on Jul 6, 2008 11:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hee Haw

Swinging Swinging

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:44 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

oops... sorry...

finger happy… didn’t mean to do that. It’s only 1 strike out for Harden so far.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A little offense would be ok here

I’d be the first to say danks.

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 6, 2008 11:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Forty-two pitches to get through two innings

Rich will be done by the end of the 5th inning. My prediction

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 11:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

danks for nothin

OZZIE GUILLEN IS A CHILD MOLESTING CARCINOGEN

by gimpy989 on Jul 6, 2008 11:47 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What is "Mendoza" in Irish??

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 11:47 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think it's

MurphyMcHannahan O’Rajai Shalalee.

by Taj Adib on Jul 6, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

It's pronounced

Hanahan I think.

"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 6, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Death row.

"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 6, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Where is that announced??

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

TBS is announcing it now

mentioned on the radio

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 6, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome.

Truly a special pitcher that can make the All star team as both a starter and reliever without an even 90-mph fastball. Of course, playing on the A’s certainly helps his chances…but still

by Taj Adib on Jul 6, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's no surprise 'cos we have no outstanding hitters, or trillions of fans to

vote them in ala the Red Sox/Yankees/Cubs.

That said the fact we’re over .500 with such players is amazing.

by OldhamA on Jul 6, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The most ridiculous All-Star vote

was when Scott Rolen was voted in in 2005. He had only about 40 PA’s on the season, which were terrible, and he’d been on the DL for months.

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 6, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He ended up bowing out, by the way.

He decided not to join the team (he couldn’t play anyway) which paved the way for the more-deserved Morgan Ensberg making it.

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 6, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank goodness.

I would have shit crackers if Emil would have been our ASG rep.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Jul 6, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Varitek makes it.

With a .219/.301/.360 line.

There’s still hope for Emil Brown!

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 6, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is becoming painful to watch

by justarebelheart on Jul 6, 2008 11:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

becoming???

“is becoming” should read “continues to be”

I’m neither watching or listening to our fabled crew. I don’t need their commentary to enhance my distress.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it was pretty bearable when i muted it and they were showing some basketball players or something

by justarebelheart on Jul 6, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Irish? I mean Gaelic

sorry I could not get technically correct on a lazy Sunday.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 11:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So. The A's are seven + .500

in second place, playing with a paper thin roster and have one All Star rep in Duke…...and the Giants are ten games -.500 are in third in a horrible division, and have two All Star reps in Lincecum and Brian Wilson…..........fucking unbelievable!

by mrod on Jul 6, 2008 11:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think it's just embarassing

that Major League Baseball goes out and says “This is our best” and then sends out guys like Cristian Guzman.

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 6, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, MLB sez

“You fans vote! Because, voting always means the right choice is made.” Plus, we sell more merchandise to you if you think you somehow “count”.

Moneymoneymoneymoneymoneymoneymoney…...endlesssss.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It always "COUNTS" for whores

MLB=selling for money. Whores always tell you how important you are.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh no...they'll let you pay.

They just won’t deliver the product. Thing of it as manual stimulation.

"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 6, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not unbelievable

The All-Star Game is a total load of crap, not a report card or anything close.
Fans in Japan and Korea voting??????? Gimmee a break..

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

well....

Wilson is leading the NL in saves….

Lincecum is second in ERA, first in K’s, and he’s 10-1 on a team that sucks. Oh, and he hasn’t missed a start this year.

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 6, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No complaint about Lincecum.

Wilson is this year’s Joe Borowski.

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 6, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Which other MLB team

has three guys in the lineup, in July, hitting sub-.220??

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 11:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Parker Bros makes the All Star Team

uh, I mean, Milton Bradley.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:52 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Red Cross

Now has an ASB rep too?

"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 6, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Game Boy"

I like that name, though I would not use it in his presence.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's easily been

the best hitter in the AL so far..

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 6, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hee Haw Quentin

Swinging Swinging

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:56 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I still get livid when seeing Jermaine Dye put up numbers like he has

in Chicago. He was just such a disappoint in Oakland. Breaks my heart.

by Taj Adib on Jul 6, 2008 11:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm happy for the guy

He had injuries that he’s overcome since going to CWS.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it was really just the injury

Didn’t he play pretty well for us before going down?

it is not possible to strategize while the ball is coming towards you

by eastcoasta'sfan on Jul 6, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was funny listening to Cotroneo

Change up “exploded out of the zone”

An exploding change. I know what he means with the late movement but it sounded funny

by Trainman on Jul 6, 2008 11:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Joe Crede makes the All-Star team

but Jermaine Dye doesn’t – did Hawk get a few million votes?

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by Nico on Jul 6, 2008 12:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

If it were up to Hawk

The All-Star team would be all White Sox, except for Darrin Erstad because he’s a “gamer”.

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 6, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's official:

The All Star Game is a fucking sham….......all there is to it.

I can’t believe some of the names that are on that roster. Really, really embarrasing….......

by mrod on Jul 6, 2008 12:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Someone ought to get a big banner

in the stands about how “shameful” and what a “fraud” the ASG is now.

However, with all the Yankees on board, in Yankee Stadium…small chance.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did Alfonso Soriano end up getting in?

Even though he’s been injured forever?

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 6, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and david ortiz...

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

by kbtoyz on Jul 6, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ortiz got voted in

he already announced (over a week ago) that he wouldn’t play

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 6, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

But only since the 1994 strike, and fan voting.

In the late 1960s, the National League had Mays, Aaron, a bunch of HoFers. Now, those were good games, even if the beatdown was administered by the NL as if the AL was an AAA-team.

Imagine the first game, with Ruth, etc. Now that was worthy. And then, Carl Hubbell striking out the side with Gehrig, etc? Truly worthy.

Today, it’s all media…”How does it feel? How does it feeel? How great is it? How does it feel?”

So sickening, I am not watching.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Varitek is a huge joke

If the AL really needs a third catcher, Suzuki’s having a better year. It’s not like Boston needs another rep.

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by Flashfire on Jul 6, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are incorrect.

It’s not a true ASG unless the AL:Yankees/Red Sox ratio is at least 1:4.

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 6, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If Danks never no-hit

a minor league lineup, he has a chance to 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 6, 2008 12:04 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I agree...

"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra

by brenarlo on Jul 6, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

still hitless i see

didnt some mention a no-hitter earlier, maybe they forgot to call a team

by A'sfaninNC on Jul 6, 2008 12:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm starting to feel really

leary about this season. It seems like the A’s just canno avoid being beat up year after year and the lineup is reduced to ashes…....no hits after 4 innings and no sign of life.

Ugh…........pray for a miracle folks.

by mrod on Jul 6, 2008 12:05 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Pray for 5 more innings

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Loose ball?

Thome lines into right field, but doesn’t get a hit because there’s a loose ball in the field.

WTF?

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 6, 2008 12:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

god is an A's fan

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and sitting in the ballpark?

Doesn’t He have some hurricanes out in the Atlantic to start working on???

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he has his priorities in order

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OTOH

You’d be Jim Thome… and that wouldn’t totally suck.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it would

I’m better-looking than he is.

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 6, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Small consolation

he makes bank playing a game he (we) love, and his wife is hotter than a guy who looks like Thome deserves.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Never seen his wife.

That could easily tip the scales.

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 6, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

She was Miss Ohio 1993

too lazy to find an image.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hee Haw

Swinging Swinging Swinging

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 12:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Anybody think that if he ever got healthty...

Chavez could have the type of year that Crede is having so far this season?

by Taj Adib on Jul 6, 2008 12:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes

but I think that Chavez would be better.

by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 6, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think he could

but it now looks like we’l never know.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

4 BBs....

Ish…

"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra

by brenarlo on Jul 6, 2008 12:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think it's only 3

so far… but matching BBs for K’s is not very Harden-esque.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just for "old times" sake...

Shouldn’t Harden buzz Swisher so close, the helmet spins 360 on Swisher’s head???!!

“no hard feelings!!”

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 12:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I hate these announcers, they are more painful to listen to then to watch this lineup

by justarebelheart on Jul 6, 2008 12:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

TV Mute

RADIO on

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 6, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

take your own assessment and apply it.

Don’t listen. No money lost by doing so.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

2-0 White Sox

Well, enough baseball for me today, friends.

See you later this PM.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2008 12:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well thats game with our

offense we put on the field today. Sigh

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on Jul 6, 2008 12:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The A's are playing terribly

How do you watch a guy flail at three straight changeups and throw an 0-2 fastball over the plate? I don’t care if it was above the strike zone, you make him take a changeup at the ankles before you throw anything else.

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by Nico on Jul 6, 2008 12:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well

that’s just our luck today Nico…........

“If it wasn’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have no luck at all”-Albert King

by mrod on Jul 6, 2008 12:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Im really starting to dislike

Daric barton.

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on Jul 6, 2008 12:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Uggggh

If we get no-hit, will Beane bring in some real hitters?

by Philip Christy on Jul 6, 2008 12:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No

but he will trade all of our good starting pitchers!

We suck ass right now…....

by mrod on Jul 6, 2008 12:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

They need to take Harden out and save him for the Angels

It is pointless he keep pitching because this lineup cannot buy a hit

by Trainman on Jul 6, 2008 12:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

runner on second, no outs.

What are the odds we get a run in?

by jdub69 on Jul 6, 2008 12:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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