Seattle Mariners @ Oakland Athletics GameThread, Jul 7, 2008 7:05 PM PDT

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 7, 2008 7:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Sad but true.

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You may well be right

Giving up a 3 run homer to him is disgraceful.

by Trainman on Jul 7, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

HRs do happen

I bet many folks in NY were aghast that Rivera gave up a 3 run HR to win the game to Marco Scutaro.
But it happens

by MobiusKlein on Jul 7, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

true enough

that is an excellent synopsis of exactly the signals and messages circulating and swirling in my brain.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 7, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Petit. Oh my.

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Petit, you’re making me miss Bobby, which is scary

by justarebelheart on Jul 7, 2008 7:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Richie Sexson?

This is what we’ve come to?

Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.

by Joey C. on Jul 7, 2008 7:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I need a drink

Gatorade, but at least something.

by paradox on Jul 7, 2008 7:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We made it out of the inning!

WOO!

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

by Jennifer on Jul 7, 2008 7:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Too bad there's 8 more.

pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.

by pam5981 on Jul 7, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Runs please!

by justarebelheart on Jul 7, 2008 7:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Things are magnified when fans are upset. Eveland hasn't given

up a HR in 8 starts and Sexson never hits HR’s. Why#%?

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

to make the ...

the comeback victory more exciting?

by inbillywetrust on Jul 7, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hell yes. How ya doin?

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

things are good bro...

been traveling up a storm for bid-ness…brazil, indonesia, hong kong…busy…

how are things on your end?

by inbillywetrust on Jul 7, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good. My travels have been in the states.

What type of job do you have that requires Int’l travel?

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i am a salesman for vandelay industries...

i’m an analyst at a hedge fund

by inbillywetrust on Jul 7, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

I know Art Vandelay. I buy latex from him.

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

that's me...

head of sales…

by inbillywetrust on Jul 7, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fixed

and Sexson never hits ~~HR’s~~

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought

Petit was known for his D?

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin

by Helloooo 1st on Jul 7, 2008 7:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

my impression was of him making a few

skillful athletic plays in his few appearances in the past…and the legend was born.

alaska A

by ak_A on Jul 7, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm completely in the dark in this game no audio or video

Gameday is my only resource. Ugh.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jul 7, 2008 7:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Okay, Blez. We went down in the 1st. Cust looking.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

MLB Radio is only $15 for the year.

Probably a deductible business expense for you, too.

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

doesn't seem to be working tonight

by OaklandSi on Jul 7, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have access to it

through my MLB.tv subscription. It’s not working.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jul 7, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ah, I get it now.

Good timing for me. I listen to MLB radio almost every game. Except when we play Seattle.

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That beat is awful

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

by Jennifer on Jul 7, 2008 7:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Those can't be the LF drummers. These guy are like The Shitty Beatles.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's not just a clever name.

Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams

by IowaA'sFan on Jul 7, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

They any good?

Meatloaf replies “they SUCK!”

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Liverpool Legends

google it

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

by Jennifer on Jul 7, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i really can not stand

cust’s drumming song.

""These guys are a different breed of ballclub." - Twins manager Ron Gardenhire on the A's

by gotgreen on Jul 7, 2008 7:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't know how someone who's supposed to have as good an eye...

...as Cust does can take so many pitches down the middle like that.

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by Flashfire on Jul 7, 2008 7:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I mean, even if he's fooled can't he at least try to make contact and fight it off?

Oh, wait. He doesn’t alter his approach based on the count.

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by Flashfire on Jul 7, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

pot?

dude, did a pitch just go by?

by MobiusKlein on Jul 7, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

When I was in pee-wee league

I was scared to swing half the time. But the pitchers sucked, so the coaches would say, “Good eye, Jim!” Maybe Cust is the same way?

Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams

by IowaA'sFan on Jul 7, 2008 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm. I don't think your story translates that well.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know

I was a very Cust-like hitter. Except for the home runs.

Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams

by IowaA'sFan on Jul 7, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Two true outcomes?

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's really not difficult to see why

many fans are down on Cust, when you watch a .228 hitter take a fastball down the middle for strike three.

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 7, 2008 7:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

you can talk about how bad Blanton is, how injury-prone Harden is … blah, blah, blah. I can’t stand Eveland. Pick here, pick there … ball, ball, ball, ball …. all he throws is salad. I’m amazed he’s won as many as he has.

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.

by Vacafan on Jul 7, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kinda looks to me like he's tossing salad.

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by Flashfire on Jul 7, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He is frustrating to watch now but I think this lull should be expected.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Time to retire, Dave

Niehaus: Everybody wins 60, everybody loses 60, it’s just a question of what you do in the other 62.

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 7:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thankfully I am listening to Fosse and Kuip.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cmon Eveland!

DO NOT WANT!

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on Jul 7, 2008 7:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I thought Lopez clocked that

by paradox on Jul 7, 2008 7:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Jesus

The ONLY thing Eveland has going for him is the above average humidity in the East Bay tonight

"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagines such events unfolding!" Bill King

by Buck Turgidson on Jul 7, 2008 7:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And

CarGo’s arm

And

Suzuki’s D.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

YES!!!!

by paradox on Jul 7, 2008 7:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

momentum changer!!

by paradox on Jul 7, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Get Gaudin up. Please.

"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagines such events unfolding!" Bill King

by Buck Turgidson on Jul 7, 2008 7:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

One of the best plays this year by the A's!!!

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Wish I could've seen it

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jul 7, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It was so f'n bang, bang that it's difficult to 'splain.

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

too bad...

yahoo sports assigned the assist to rsweeney

by inbillywetrust on Jul 7, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

It will be on Gameday on MLB video

click on Gameday on MLB.com.

They often show good defensive plays. It was a beauty!

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

by One won lost won on Jul 7, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice freaking throw!

Now runs!

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by Kimberly on Jul 7, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice play!

by justarebelheart on Jul 7, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Carlos Gonzalez:

Tall, dark, and delicious.

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

by Jennifer on Jul 7, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow, Suzuki did it right.

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Not standing 10 ft. in front of the plate this time, eh?

Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams

by IowaA'sFan on Jul 7, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nope

Textbook stuff.

by paradox on Jul 7, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

A little to the left of the plate, but

only because that’s where the throw went. Ball right into Zook’s glove right on the baseline, so that he could just back it right into the runner

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I LOVE CARGON!!

""These guys are a different breed of ballclub." - Twins manager Ron Gardenhire on the A's

by gotgreen on Jul 7, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Score on the mojo, boyz!

by paradox on Jul 7, 2008 7:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Beane just went, on the phone,

“OK, and you’ll get Hard—wait, never mind! {click}”

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 7, 2008 7:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Why is Beane

Making obscene prank phone calls to the Cubs GM?

Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams

by IowaA'sFan on Jul 7, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

He never said anything about the Cubs.

You have a dirty mind.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Freudian slip.

Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams

by IowaA'sFan on Jul 7, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and then his adrenaline coaxed him into saying...

“To the BAT MOBILE!”

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

hopefully gameday shows a replay

Never mind the stress here's the Dank ~RIP~Justin Huff

by crb29 on Jul 7, 2008 7:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And finally, I think I have pictures

[crosses fingers that it lasts]

by Tyler Bleszinski on Jul 7, 2008 7:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

My only Negative comment for the next hour at least

Someone in the dugout beat Eveland within an inch of his life for pitching like a total POS.

Now,

Go A’s…................ Let’s score 10 right here. We will need them

by Trainman on Jul 7, 2008 7:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Bloomquist was a solid 3-4 strides past 3rd by the time Gonzalez made that throw

It was slightly off-target, but if it hadn’t been, Suzuki had no shot tagging Bloomquist.

Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.

by Joey C. on Jul 7, 2008 7:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Would we suck if Washburn no-hit us?

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.

by Vacafan on Jul 7, 2008 7:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

We'd implode

Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.

by Joey C. on Jul 7, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

platonically no

the suck is a quantity that exists or does not exist.
Washburn’s pitching does not affect the platonic ideal.

by MobiusKlein on Jul 7, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We might get people calling for the A's to bring in Neifi Perez.

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by Flashfire on Jul 7, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We already have him- Rajai Davis

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

pop, dribble, pop. so much for mojo.

alaska A

by ak_A on Jul 7, 2008 7:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

It's on a delay and will come later...

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

shit

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

Niehaus: "can of corn"

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 7:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That was a lot of defensive players in the paint...

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 7:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh dear. The A's telecast has went the way of mlb.tv

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

BREAKING NEWS

we’re still losing

pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.

by pam5981 on Jul 7, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks, sunshine.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

BREAKING NEWS

pam is posting BREAKING NEWS

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What's irksome is that the four-game series

is there for the sweeping. Bedard and Felix out, Washburn, Silva, Batista, Dickey and a team that’s last in the league in runs scored, against Eveland, Duchscherer, Blanton, Smith. And then in the very first inning, Eveland throws a f-ing belt-high changeup to quite possibly the worst middle-of-the-order hitter in the league who isn’t named Emil Brown – or possibly including those who are – who can’t hit a good fastball anymore.

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 7, 2008 7:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Washburn has been pretty good for the past month and a half.

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

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

That doesn't mean he's that good, though

He’s fine. Career high in wins: 11.

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 7, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Eveland has looked extremely tentative from the start

Someone should tell him that if the A’s fall out of contention this year, only A’s fans will care. That’s, like, 78 people. He has practically nothing to lose.

Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.

by Joey C. on Jul 7, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Extremely tentative" is polite.

We’re lucky to be down by only 3. Mariners OBP for the game is what, about .600?

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, that's what I'm saying

I’d like to see him quit pussyfooting around and give these guys something to swing at.

Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.

by Joey C. on Jul 7, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm just not quite on the Eveland love train

I know opposing hitters say he has great late movement, but I see a thrower with a “good” fastball.

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 7, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nor I

I don’t know how many low and inside sliders for first-pitch balls I can take from this kid.

Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.

by Joey C. on Jul 7, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Advice from Koufax

“I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.”

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

strikes pleze

by MobiusKlein on Jul 7, 2008 7:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG, CSN

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by Flashfire on Jul 7, 2008 7:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

They need to use the "Jack Butler" method.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams

by IowaA'sFan on Jul 7, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

On baseball tonight, there reporting

talks with the cubs are heating up for harden

by buckfan6 on Jul 7, 2008 7:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

i want to keep harden :'-(

by schmifty on Jul 7, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah

by paradox on Jul 7, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who do the cubs have for harden

thats my question

by buckfan6 on Jul 7, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

BBTN lol

F’n dumbasses. I mean how ridiculously stupid can they be?

"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagines such events unfolding!" Bill King

by Buck Turgidson on Jul 7, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't tempt them

they like a challenge.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i trust beane

by buckfan6 on Jul 7, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

MLB.tv

For you guys with it, is it still not working? Now it’s telling me my account is logged on, on multiple computers, and that customers are not permitted concurrent use of a single subscription.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 7, 2008 7:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Less base hits by the M’s would be nice…

by justarebelheart on Jul 7, 2008 7:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Suzuki tag of Bloomquist is on mlb.com gameday video

You don’t have to be a “subscriber”.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 7, 2008 7:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Too bad Kuiper didn't say, "He Gone!"

at the tag play. Our announcers are too far removed from the WS age bracket.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 7, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought that was for K's only

by javaball on Jul 7, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know, but I guess I reacted to the

polite and dignified commentary with a bizarre
bizarre…
odd…
well, I like juxtaposition, whutcaneyesay???

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

by One won lost won on Jul 7, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

someone tell me why exactly I am watching this game.

it’s making my head hurt.

by whiteshoes40 on Jul 7, 2008 7:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Let's have some FUN, goddamnit!

by paradox on Jul 7, 2008 7:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

there you go

Fun!

by paradox on Jul 7, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

HAHAHAHAHA

by schmifty on Jul 7, 2008 7:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Okay, my HD feed is giving me audio only but non-HD is working.

Nice double, Banky.

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by Flashfire on Jul 7, 2008 7:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I had to switch to the Mariners' broadcast. They are actually "showing"

live footage.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

HAHHHAHAHAHHA

by justarebelheart on Jul 7, 2008 7:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice jump, Bloomquist.

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

That was a groin-pull waiting to happen.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If he played for the A's then he would be DTD.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Awesome..

now my MLBtv tells me Im logged in from another location.. Sigh…I hate technology.

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on Jul 7, 2008 7:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You aren't the only one.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 7, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Other people getting this error?

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on Jul 7, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have it.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on Jul 7, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

SO lame.

All I wanted to do was watch the game and relax. but noo.. MLBtv wont allow me.

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on Jul 7, 2008 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

So how do we

remedy this?

When will then be now? Soon.

by Syphon on Jul 7, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Technology

I’m still waiting for the day when they make phones that just calls people.

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by Kimberly on Jul 7, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I take it you were born after 1982.

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have a cell phone like that

the word “Text” comes up as an advertisement, but I don’t need to buy, or consume “Text”

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

by One won lost won on Jul 7, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

As if

accidental “butt dialing” isn’t bad enough; I need phones calling me all by themselves.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I want my phone to screen my calls for me.

Phone: Oh, it’s Mom. Jennifer is not emotionally ready to accept this call. Voicemail.
Me: Oh…. brownies!

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by Jennifer on Jul 7, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

Phone: It’s Client A. 149 is currently working on the latest changes you’ve made to the project. We are not accepting additional changes or “suggestions” at this time.
Me: oh Tequila!

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I want that phone to return those calls too.

Yes, mom. Uh huh. No, mom. Yes, marriage, babies. I understand. Uh huh.

pam5981: Patience is a virtue that I do not possess.
ohtobe21likehuston: But you're good at drinking and cussing. Two out of three ain't bad.

by pam5981 on Jul 7, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

bunt

by paradox on Jul 7, 2008 7:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

heh

Just as well.

by paradox on Jul 7, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That ball was catchable.

Partial list of outfielders who would have caught it:
- Ichiro
- Adam Jones
- Jeremy Reed

Remind me again why Willie Bloomquist is playing CF?

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 7:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Because god is an A's fan?

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

According to the Mariners

Ichiro was playing CF “too well”. So well in fact that he made the defense worse cuz the other two OF would sit and watch him run after balls they should be getting to.

by C-Gon on Jul 7, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's so bizarre

I thought trading Jones was the right move for the M’s, precisely because his value is as a CF and he was blocked by Ichiro. So now they move Ichiro back to RF and suddenly they have no CF. What the hell?

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Aren't you glad you're not an M's fan?

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

it could be worse

he could be playing center for us

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jul 7, 2008 7:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Damn, if Petit doesn't get this run in ... so help me

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.

by Vacafan on Jul 7, 2008 7:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I suggest synthetic opiates

by paradox on Jul 7, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And Niehaus said "Hanrahan" again.

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 7:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

gah

gork

by MobiusKlein on Jul 7, 2008 7:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

YOU GOTTA BE FRIGGIN KIDDIN ME!!!!

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.

by Vacafan on Jul 7, 2008 7:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

by justarebelheart on Jul 7, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I have the sinking feeling that If the A's can't win this series, they are really out of contention

Can’t beat any team in the division

by javaball on Jul 7, 2008 7:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The A's have been playing like crap against the Mariners dating back to last year

It’s like 2006 reeeeeeeally pissed the Mariners off.

Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.

by Joey C. on Jul 7, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

The 15 win streak against the Mariners in 2006 helped us win the division.

That was fun to watch

by javaball on Jul 7, 2008 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

....0-fer-Dan Johnson....

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

by Jennifer on Jul 7, 2008 7:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

How do you just let a fastball go by with 2 strikes????

Are we trying to f’in lose?

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.

by Vacafan on Jul 7, 2008 7:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, it wasn't a strike, for one.

by mikev on Jul 7, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I agree

Fucking ump got squeezy on us.

by paradox on Jul 7, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

agree

right move, wrong result.
Although, it looked as if he was attempting to hit it to the right side. That woulda been a good pitch for that, strike or no.

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

by One won lost won on Jul 7, 2008 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ellis comes through!!!!

Never mind the stress here's the Dank ~RIP~Justin Huff

by crb29 on Jul 7, 2008 7:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yay

by paradox on Jul 7, 2008 7:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I love Mark Ellis.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 7:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

There ya go, Elly

See, kids, this is what a major league hitter can do.

Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.

by Joey C. on Jul 7, 2008 7:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice AB Ellis

by jdub69 on Jul 7, 2008 7:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ellis is my hero.

by whiteshoes40 on Jul 7, 2008 7:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thank you Ellis, I was about to write the note.

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.

by Vacafan on Jul 7, 2008 7:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ellis is our Fearless Leader

by schmifty on Jul 7, 2008 7:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

final Angels win 9 to 6, k rod another save

by buckfan6 on Jul 7, 2008 7:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

and it ends in typical K-Rod style

A hard hit line drive to 1st that should have raised his ERA and then 32 hours and 5 minutes of pointing to the sky. I wish God would come down and zap that bastard into oblivion

by Trainman on Jul 7, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

damn you W. F. B.

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

by Jennifer on Jul 7, 2008 7:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Yay Swooney

you are a prince among men

by schmifty on Jul 7, 2008 7:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well Dana

That was much better. Thank you.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 8:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Okay. Feel free to score 3 or more runs this inning.

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Green light for scoring.

How often do you get that in life?

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

heh

by paradox on Jul 7, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's what she said

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

to be continued...

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Work the count?

anybody?

Get into their BP?

by MobiusKlein on Jul 7, 2008 8:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice idea, but Washburn tends to throw strikes.

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Doesn't help Cust

If it’s going to be an out, make it more pitches?

by MobiusKlein on Jul 7, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think he heard you.

That’s why he watched that one go right over the plate.

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh deer, oh deer, oh deer

No, I’m not bemoaning the sad state of our offense—that’s what I just finished chasing out of the back yard.

Don't blame me, I voted for Ice Cream

by Englishmajor on Jul 7, 2008 8:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Wow. I once had a buffalo in my backyard.

Couldn’t figure out why until I called animal control. They said it escaped from a local zoo.

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought

a home where the buffalo roam was desirable.

Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams

by IowaA'sFan on Jul 7, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

If the fricking antelope show up I'm outta here

Don't blame me, I voted for Ice Cream

by Englishmajor on Jul 7, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Look out for Jackalopes too :-)

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

LOL

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I had a friend that raised buffalo....

He came in to school one day looking dead tired.

“WTF, man?”

“The buffalo got out on [the busy highway]”

“How’d you get them back?”

“High-powered rifle.”

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

by Jennifer on Jul 7, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought they were endangered when I was a kid??

Missouri lets you SHOOT them?

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That was what, 45 years ago? :)

Hell, they have buffalo burgers now, dude.

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

by Jennifer on Jul 7, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pitch bleez. I ain't that freakin' old.

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

In former Soviet Union,

the deer chases you out of the back yard.

"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk

by iglew on Jul 7, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

heating up

No not our team… I picked up a jar of “Sweet Jalapeno” sauce at my local farmer’s market last Saturday… and the stuff is total crack. I’m loving it on everything—Naan, pita, tortilla, eggs, rice… Crack! I tell you.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Will it repel deer?

Don't blame me, I voted for Ice Cream

by Englishmajor on Jul 7, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

prolly attract them

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

ever tried Siracha chile sauce?

It makes anything taste wonderful.

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

where'd you get it?

I’m willing to try.

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Vietnamese market. I'm telling you... it's the best stuff EVER.

http://www.drhot.net/siracha.html

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ugh. Thanks to the A's broadcast for showing a highlight

of us losing. I hate that.

Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?

by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm, I'd want Ryan Sweeney to pitch if we ever ran out of pitchers.

I heard he was a beast back in high school. Had a record of like 9-0 with an ERA below 1.00.

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by Kimberly on Jul 7, 2008 8:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

The most popular Sweeney-related search phrase on Google

Is: “Ryan Sweeney girlfriend”

Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams

by IowaA'sFan on Jul 7, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and... what does that search yield?

by whiteshoes40 on Jul 7, 2008 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

A very inane discussion thread, in which we learn that Swooney does not go for groupies. Sorry, ladies.

Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams

by IowaA'sFan on Jul 7, 2008 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow, that was a painful skim-through

but the not-going-for-groupies thing just makes him that much more adorable.

by whiteshoes40 on Jul 7, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah actually, i found that to be a plus

because all girls consider ourselves “not groupies”

by schmifty on Jul 7, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Groupie, singlie, doesn't matter to me. :)

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

by Jennifer on Jul 7, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey! I'm not a groupie!

Sweet.

Photography Page | Flickr

by Kimberly on Jul 7, 2008 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Shocking

A tall, blonde, professional athlete batting just below .300 has women chasing him and stalking his personal life on the internet? ... Women these days! Sheesh!

"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk

by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs