Open Game Thread: Game 89 - Mariners vs. A's
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jul 7, 2008 6:45 PM PDT
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PrintSeattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics, Jul 7, 2008 7:05 PM PDT
The A's come home after cooling off one of the hottest teams in baseball by splitting the series with the White Sox. Yeah, it seems bad because the team lost the last two, but it's been impressive how this team is able to constantly seem to push beyond my expectations.
Still the A's have a lot to prove over the next few games before the All Star break. They sit six games back and if they fall a little further back, then the A's could be selling their major assets before the July 31st trading deadline.
Tonight the A's send Dana Eveland to the mound with his 6-5 record and 3.42 ERA. He faces Jarrod Washburn with a 4-7 record and a 5.08 ERA. But don't be fooled. Washburn has pitched really well in June and made a good start in July. He was 1-1 in June with a 2.93 ERA. And the A's seem especially perplexed by left-handed starters since they lost Frank Thomas and Mike Sweeney to injury. They just don't seem to match up well. Mark Ellis is one to watch for tonight as he has a career .351 batting average and .943 OPS against Washburn.
The M's have limited ABs against Eveland but Jose Lopez went 3 for 3 against Eveland with double. Eveland was 2-1 in June with a 2.64 ERA so it's possible that he's getting better. Let's hope that continues tonight.
The A's lineup is as follows:
Ellis
Ryan Sweeney
Cust
Emil Brown
Suzuki
Gonzalez
Bankston
Hannahan
Petit
OK so outside of Mark Ellis and Jack Cust, this lineup has the look that just screams Sacramento River Cats.
The Mariners go with this lineup:
Suzuki
Lopez
Ibanez
Beltre
Sexson
Johjima
Clement
Bloomquist
Betancourt
LET'S GO A'S!!!!!!!
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Good Sign.
Sweeney and CarGon are in the lineup tonight.
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 6:49 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
My babies are back!
Sob.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
It feels great to be back in the Bay Area...
Four days in Anaheim is too much for me too handle.
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Nice interview with Duke tonight!
I still feel like the A’s got hosed on All Stars (Harden I thought deserved to be there) but what else is new??
Go A’s!
I saw that thing on yahoo... just scary
I was considering picking him up as a back up, but that was enough to shy me away
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagines such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Jul 7, 2008 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy crap!
It was 8-1 when I turned it.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Stay away from that game. Stay FAR away.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Inning over. No runs scored.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Rangers doing their thing in Arlington
Santana the victim
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagines such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Jul 7, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Ervin Santana has given Texas 6-runs. Nice but we need a few more.
Let’s go A’s!
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 6:59 PM PDT reply actions
I am so excited but don't know why. Hopefully some RAF's get a helluva deal on Sunday.
This time last year is when I went to the 3-game series vs. LAA. I hate my new life.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
wahoo!
http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/oak/ticketing/howmanyhits.jsp
Oh wait, I already have a ticket for Sunday. Booooooo!!!
There's no crying in baseball!
What a lineup!
Washburn better look out. Our #9 hitter is hitting .350! Therefore, we must be like, totally awesome!!!
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
Hopefully he runs into a few hits during his short stint.
What was the guy’s name who had an incredible debut vs. the Yankees? He was a 2B/SS type of guy.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah. My brain is really startin' to go shithouse.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, really.
Rouse is like, totally a household name. Everybody knows him.
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
I was looking around for Ryan Shealy today and he isn't listed
on anyone’s roster. I recall a few AN’ers thinking he was a great prospect.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Not sure. Couldn't find anything but thought he was injured.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Thx. Must not have looked too hard.
I could barely keep my eyes open today at work.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
i can't get on either
damn it all to hell
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
9-6
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Hurray! Television coverage!
Stupid TV coverage kept showing panoramic views of San Francisco, though. I hate that.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
Come on D.E. "A"
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:07 PM PDT reply actions
Beltre slugs his way to 1B.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:11 PM PDT reply actions
Hurray! Television coverage!
Stupid TV coverage kept showing panoramic views of San Francisco, though. I hate that.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
WTF?
I wrote a new comment, but AN3 posted a copy of an old one. I hate that.
Anyway, the new post was supposed to complain that Dave Niehaus just said “Hanrahan”.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
You might have your browser set to remember what you type into fields.
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.
But why would it suddenly remember
after I just finished typing something new (and even previewed it)??
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
It's happened a lot in AN 3.0
Not recently though….clockwerks?
Don't blame me, I voted for Ice Cream
Win?
please.
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.
Is anyone else having problems with MLB.tv?
I can’t seem to get the audio or visual.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jul 7, 2008 7:11 PM PDT reply actions
HAH
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.
i have limited imagination for that....
teriyaki no matter what lately for me.
tonight, right now, the banal – canned safeway turkey chili with the usual spinach mixed veg salad.
alaska A
Failing to K Richie Sexson
is grounds for an immediate DFA.
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
For Pete's sake. Ball 4 was just pathetic.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
What a great way to start a game with this type of lineup.
I’m going to stay positive but 3-runs in the 1st ain’t gonna help much.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:13 PM PDT reply actions
Asshat.
I left to get a popsicle and we had two outs. We still have two outs… but we’re down by three.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Yep, this game is not off to a good start
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagines such events unfolding!" Bill King
Richie Sexson
Say, there’s a RH hitter we might be able to trade for….
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
.215 AVG, .312 OBP, .366 SLG, .678 OPS, and that was his 2nd homer since...
...May 24.
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Yeah, but he's a star!
He was in a Home Run Derby once.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
And at the bargain price of $14 million for the year!
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
That might be the swing that
lands the Cubs Rich Harden.
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
Sad but true.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
You may well be right
Giving up a 3 run homer to him is disgraceful.
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
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
Petit. Oh my.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:14 PM PDT reply actions
Richie Sexson?
This is what we’ve come to?
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
We made it out of the inning!
WOO!
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
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.
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
Hell yes. How ya doin?
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
things are good bro...
been traveling up a storm for bid-ness…brazil, indonesia, hong kong…busy…
how are things on your end?
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
i am a salesman for vandelay industries...
i’m an analyst at a hedge fund
by stm72 on Jul 7, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I know Art Vandelay. I buy latex from him.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought
Petit was known for his D?
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
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
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
Okay, Blez. We went down in the 1st. Cust looking.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
MLB Radio is only $15 for the year.
Probably a deductible business expense for you, too.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
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
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
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
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
Liverpool Legends
google it
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
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
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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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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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
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
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
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
I gotta tell ya too,
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.
Kinda looks to me like he's tossing salad.
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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
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
Thankfully I am listening to Fosse and Kuip.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
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
Get Gaudin up. Please.
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagines such events unfolding!" Bill King
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
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
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
Carlos Gonzalez:
Tall, dark, and delicious.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Not standing 10 ft. in front of the plate this time, eh?
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
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
I LOVE CARGON!!
""These guys are a different breed of ballclub." - Twins manager Ron Gardenhire on the A's
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
Why is Beane
Making obscene prank phone calls to the Cubs GM?
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
He never said anything about the Cubs.
You have a dirty mind.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
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
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
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
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.
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.
platonically no
the suck is a quantity that exists or does not exist.
Washburn’s pitching does not affect the platonic ideal.
We might get people calling for the A's to bring in Neifi Perez.
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We already have him- Rajai Davis
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
It's on a delay and will come later...
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh dear. The A's telecast has went the way of mlb.tv
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:39 PM PDT reply actions
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.
Thanks, sunshine.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
***BREAKING NEWS***
pam is posting BREAKING NEWS
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
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
Washburn has been pretty good for the past month and a half.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
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
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.
"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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
Okay, my HD feed is giving me audio only but non-HD is working.
Nice double, Banky.
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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
Nice jump, Bloomquist.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 7:48 PM PDT reply actions
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
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
Awesome..
now my MLBtv tells me Im logged in from another location.. Sigh…I hate technology.
When will then be now? Soon.
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.
I have it.
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
Technology
I’m still waiting for the day when they make phones that just calls people.
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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
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!
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
....0-fer-Dan Johnson....
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
That's what she said
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
to be continued...
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice idea, but Washburn tends to throw strikes.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
Doesn't help Cust
If it’s going to be an out, make it more pitches?
I think he heard you.
That’s why he watched that one go right over the plate.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
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
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
I thought
a home where the buffalo roam was desirable.
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
Look out for Jackalopes too :-)
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
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
I thought they were endangered when I was a kid??
Missouri lets you SHOOT them?
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
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
Pitch bleez. I ain't that freakin' old.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
In former Soviet Union,
the deer chases you out of the back yard.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
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
prolly attract them
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
ever tried Siracha chile sauce?
It makes anything taste wonderful.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
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
Vietnamese market. I'm telling you... it's the best stuff EVER.
http://www.drhot.net/siracha.html
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
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
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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The most popular Sweeney-related search phrase on Google
Is: “Ryan Sweeney girlfriend”
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
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
wow, that was a painful skim-through
but the not-going-for-groupies thing just makes him that much more adorable.
Groupie, singlie, doesn't matter to me. :)
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
sexton error again?
cmon, you don’t have to nibble
The 11th commandment
“Thou shalt retire Richie Sexson, lest thou suckest.”
Is this Heaven? No, it's Iowa. -Field of Dreams
"It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle...
... than for a Sexson to reach first.”
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
ump didn't want an ugly
“charge-the-pitcher incident.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 7, 2008 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Woo! A baserunning error that's not ours!
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.
That made me think of the playoffs :-(
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Beltre's gaffe ends the inning.
Thank you!
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions
Hey, it will be on MLB.com "new video"
just be patient….
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 7, 2008 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
When I try to log in..
it says Im already logged in and its against police to allow more than one connect to log in. Lame.
When will then be now? Soon.
Gonzo!#%
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:17 PM PDT reply actions
Gonzalez! At 3rd! On a bunt!
Trambopoline!
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
a bunt that gets him to third.
Cargon is quickly becoming my fav. A’s.
BANKSTON!!!!!!
by TheGreenGoldCrush on Jul 7, 2008 8:18 PM PDT reply actions
Bankston HR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3-3 tie
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 7, 2008 8:18 PM PDT reply actions
It feels like Christmas.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
WES BANKSTON with a 2-run SMASH!
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:18 PM PDT reply actions
Psst: don't ask for a jersey, whoever got that ball
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I want a home, road, AND alternate jersey. Signed by the entire 40 man roster.
And the keys to Bankston’s car for a month.
too much?
Dorothy Bankston rejoices!
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Geez
How about Bankston?
I just hope the regression doesn’t hurt him too badly.
by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 7, 2008 8:19 PM PDT reply actions
sucking or not
is ‘suck’ a transient property or a true property.
+1
Wesley “crusher” Bankston.
Now Petit doubles! Rivercats Rally!!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 7, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
He's actually Jason Bay!!
as wished for.. ‘
Just pretend yaknow nuttin’
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 7, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I was going to comment earlier
when Jojima nearly beaned Beltre with his scully that it was the best use of Jojima’s arm I’d seen… but Jojima is just full of bad throws.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
All Upper body from Bankston
Powerful dude
on another note ** * Hannahan DFA this guy last week please
lets go sweeney,
He’s due tonight. I have the faith in Ryan
by TheGreenGoldCrush on Jul 7, 2008 8:22 PM PDT reply actions
I have faith in The Ryan.
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
4-3 A's Sweeney singles to left
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 7, 2008 8:23 PM PDT reply actions
Sweeney goes to second on the throw!
glad Petit was at second. Crosby woulda pulled a hamstring, tagged at home.
Ken Korach just said, “RiverCats lead, 4-3”.
Production by players not on the roster 4-2-2008.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 7, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
regressing at the right time
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
By a country mile
He looks like the best hitter and is to date
radio said he's hitting .362
with RISP.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Jul 7, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
good jobpupskittens
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
by 149 on Jul 7, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't draw FIRST BLOOD on our ass!
Was Black Snake Moan a comedy or a drama?
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 7, 2008 8:25 PM PDT reply actions
Moderately hard
Betancourt probably woulda had it.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
I LOVE bunt hits
that start big rallies!!! Think we missed Gonzalez and Sweeney the last couple days?
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
It's okay, Glen.
You can say Betancourt is a bad hitter; he is.
by VORP is too nerdy on Jul 7, 2008 8:33 PM PDT reply actions
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