Open Game Thread - Game 122: A's vs. White Sox
by monkeyball on Aug 16, 2008 12:30 PM PDT
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The A's are coming off of what must have been a highly emotional come-from-behind victory last night, with not only Suzuki's walkoff blast as a highlight, but the fact that all of the A's runs came on homers (a solo shot from Ellis, plus a solo and a 2-run Jack from Cust) and Braden's nice recovery and Huston's return to form.
Greg "Nibbles" Smith gets the start for the A's, facing the White Sox' John Danks.
Game time, for those of you (like myself) who missed the announcement last night, is 12:55 PDT in Oakland. Go A's!
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First!
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
Ooh, Rajai
Arte didn't get much Home Run Derby. He was dug in too deep or moving too fast. His idea of great R&R was cold rice and a little rat meat.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 16, 2008 12:46 PM PDT reply actions
Who's the bald tard with the mustache doing the game today?
He wanted the A’s to be a buyer. Ok. Whatever.
by thejd44 on Aug 16, 2008 12:51 PM PDT reply actions
They said it's Leo Mazzone
the old pitching coach for the Braves.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
Really?
And he doesn’t understand why the A’s are rebuilding? Weird.
by thejd44 on Aug 16, 2008 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I could swear Leo Mazzone
is rocking back and forth while giving his sorry-a$$ comments.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
So, since Glen Kuiper is on the National broadcast, he is wondering it the A's are
doing the right thing in rebuilding?
So, what member of the A's
will get the pleasure of taking 2 minutes to go through our fantastic lineup?
I’m thinking it will be Big Frank.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
And they just told us that Quentin is tied in HR
with Brian Howard-they are on FIRE!!!
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
Finally, something Embree can do without ruining my day.
by thejd44 on Aug 16, 2008 1:08 PM PDT reply actions
haha really?
kinda ruined mine hahaha
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
and they call
Raj Davis “Radio”
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
embree
boring haha
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
LMAO! "Daric 'Louganis' Barton"
Ok, Embree, I won’t call for you to be DFAd for at least the weekend after that.
by thejd44 on Aug 16, 2008 1:09 PM PDT reply actions
New AN Poll
Daric “Staplehead” Barton
or
Daric “Louganis” Barton
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
Why limit him to one?
Both work well.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Is he wearing apple bottom jeans?
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I just hope he isn't wearing boots with fur
by theblackpearl on Aug 16, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Or even Reebok's with the straps...
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
But come on....
When he had 2, maybe 3 HOF pitchers he was a great pitching coach. You MUST worship his views.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
So by Nationally Televised game
They must mean, regional to Nor Cal/Chicago & Midwest.
All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout
I feel sorry for people in Chicago
It’s bad enough that we have to deal with Kuiper locally, but now he’s being heard elsewhere…
"Never in your wildest alcoholic dreams could you conjure up a game like this!" Ken Korach
by jackcustismyhero32 on Aug 16, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
The Fox Audio and Video is not synched up properly
The audio is a fraction of a second ahead
by thejd44 on Aug 16, 2008 1:20 PM PDT reply actions
I get Angels/Indians.
yay.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
the A's game is on Fox Sports en espanol
in so cal…
"What are you telling me, Robert Buan?"
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
He was speaking into KK's ear, I believe.
Telling him the code to enter for discount tickets.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Just in time to see the lead off double
by Konerko. Come on A’s!!!! You guys can do this. Or not.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Doesn't Alexi Ramirez look like a deer caught in headlights?
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
Speaking of Twins....
who has the better organizational talent? I think they are the only “small market” team that rivals the A’s in ability to field contenders on a low budget.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Rays and Marlins seem to do pretty well.
Marlins seem to be able to do it for VERY little. Like less than a misplaced NY third-baseman little.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The Florida teams
endure long stretches of suckitude. The A’s and Twins seem to make their turnarounds in short order. I don’t think the Rays should even be in the conversation as this is the only season in their existence that they haven’t sucked.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Won't be the last.
The Rays finally did it right. They’ve got a lot of talent and a full minor league system. And I’m not sure two world titles in fifteen years of existence really qualifies as long stretches of suckitude for the Marlins. Not when they’re competitive and have about $22 million payroll..
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the Marlins...
but they are either very good or very bad. Too bad for them the bad years far outnumber the good years. Loria is to blame for not spending at least a little money to keep a little bit of the talent they develop.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I would trade their last fifteen years with ours.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah.
Even if we haven’t won it all, it’s a lot more fun to watch a competitive team with at least a chance. The chase has to be worth the prize. I’d rather watch a consistently good team than endure years of bad baseball punctuated ocassionally with euphoria.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Great....
there goes Jack’s gold glove.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Leo Mazzone: “You know, a LF with a little more speed would have had that”
I guess you don’t watch a lot of Comcast Bay Area
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
What happened?
Gameday just says it was a double…
"Never in your wildest alcoholic dreams could you conjure up a game like this!" Ken Korach
by jackcustismyhero32 on Aug 16, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
lined just over Cust
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
yea he would
and he’d bring half the warning track on his uni
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
hi Kimberly........actually I would have to say that Cust has really impressed me with his defense
recentely……….but then again I can’t WATCH THE FREAKIN GAME!!!
AHHHH! I left the stove on!!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 16, 2008 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
DAMMIT did I misspell again?!
AHHHH! I left the stove on!!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 16, 2008 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Hello!
Well, you’re not missing much… No Swooney, but Greg’s got the high socks today!
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WHAT!!!!!!!!!!?!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO SEE HIM IN HIS HIGH SOCKS!!
AHHHH! I left the stove on!!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 16, 2008 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Aww thank you!!!
Now I’m getting it on Fox Espanol but my big screen is stretching the picture and making Greg look like a bus. This is much better :)
Byrnesieeee! :cries:
Anybody watch the Eric Byrnes Show? It’s obv made on a $2 budget but hey… it’s Byrnsey
Eric Byrnes would've run in 17 steps, then run back and dove onto the warning track
Once he picked the ball up he’d throw it in, then run headfirst into the wall for no reason.
by thejd44 on Aug 16, 2008 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone explain to me why Greg Smith is Nibbles.
AHHHH! I left the stove on!!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 16, 2008 1:32 PM PDT reply actions
cause he looks like my Bunny
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
thats right
I capitalized bunny
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
Me and The Bunny King understand.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
oh I see...
AHHHH! I left the stove on!!!
********OaKlAnDaThLeTiCs********
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 16, 2008 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Overly cautious....
That’s sums up Smith. Dude gets two strikes and nibbles until the count goes full….at which time he’s forced to throw a meatball.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
There goes "nibbles" again
AHHHH! I left the stove on!!!
********OaKlAnDaThLeTiCs********
by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 16, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed. He has good stuff...
…he just needs to be more confident with it.
I see the future. I see cake.
he'll grow up.
he’ll learn.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Not to bad.
Shall we anoint him now….or wait until September?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
DH for the whole team while we're at it.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
perhaps.
been hitting better lately, for sure.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Plate him?
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Raj must be confused by this whole notion
of getting on base for himself. It’s not really fair…is it?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I thought that too.
My first hint was when he came out of the dugout and went straight to first…
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
to be fair,
they look a lot alike.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
The stat person needs to be fired, they have been screwing up the whole game.
by theblackpearl on Aug 16, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually feel kind of sorry for whoever it is....
I’m sure they’re in the booth pulling their hair out trying to figure out our roster.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
they screwed up on the White Sox earlier, read up the thread.
by theblackpearl on Aug 16, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
With the A's, it's at least understandable.
People have been released, signed, moved between Sac and Oakland….last years roster is certainly no help.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
okay, behind as usual.
with the mlbaudio and Kenko, less distracting, so I can further prepare for the movers this week.
alaska A
always a good way to go.
At least KK reminds me of BK. But I like to hear him call a game anyhow.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah....
welcome back to the United States.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
SoCal ANers
I just found the game on Fox Sport Espanol!
I'm sure buddahead9 appreciates that.
Good find.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck you, foul territory!
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
I like this. A lot.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
sounds like a bad Batman villian.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
The great Mazzone says
you should throw strikes Greg. He knows what he’s talking about Mr. Smith. Especially the first or second pitch.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
How bout that Greg?
Those guys with one deformed hand standing around behind you can be useful.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Hurt ties it up right here.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Well thank you Nick!
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I don't know what I did, but you're welcome.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
DFA
snatches his RBI title out of Custs sweaty grasp.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
HAHAHA... I looked it up... Chocolate (en espanol) is Spanish slang for Strikeout
They said “Jack Cust tiene ciento y cincuenta chocolates”
And indeed, his stats show 149 K’s
new nickname for Cust: trueno del chocolate
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
... and thence, of course: Three Trueno Outcomes
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
Probably equal to the ESPN crew of Dave Ryan and Orestes Destrade
So, yes, the A’s are the Little League version of Major League Baseball
by thejd44 on Aug 16, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Let's put it this way
Fox picked them up in front of the Home Depot this morning.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I sorta hope Crosby Ks just so he won't hit into a 1-2-3 DP
by thejd44 on Aug 16, 2008 2:08 PM PDT reply actions
pitcher to catcher to first.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
yw.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
or not.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Here comes a Bones
Grand slam
hit
Sac fly
strike out?
wow
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
Yep. That's about right.
Nothing Thomas could do there. Crosby hit it hard. STuff happens.
by thejd44 on Aug 16, 2008 2:09 PM PDT reply actions
Especially to the A's
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Indeed
It’s the bases loaded curse. Having Thomas at third didn’t help.
That reminds me of game 2 of the 2000 alds:
I was at the game with my brother and I’d told him that Grieve had set some sort of DP record during the regular season. He came up with a runner on 3rd and 0 or 1 outs late in the game, and my brother said “at least he won’t hit into a dp,” which he then did in the manner Crosby just did…
The A's colors are green and gold.
no outs.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Hiding from the A's broadcast in the attic.....
hmmmm, hadn’t thought of that one.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
It. Just. Might. Work.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
his buddies are at home, playing a drinking game.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
you know, for a Monkey-run game thread,
this game thread has very little Monkey content….
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
I hate football
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
Jennifer thinks you love one.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
You haven't SEEN me very content ...
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
I thought that new wife of yours made you content...
that’s what you told Oprah.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, how many times have I wished that it was Raj who was hitting in an RBI situation?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Now I don't like you Leo Mazzone.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
he's kind of a jerk.
He still owes me money.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Fear the Ellie power threat.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Let's Go A's
Someone get Ozzie a beer,
and tell him where it can go.
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
maybe a payoff for the HR inning...
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I can haz slamm plz?
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
Heck, I'd take a sac fly
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
alas, we all knew what we'd get
Foolsh, the most insane regular poster on AN since oaktoon left - salb
by FoolshGame22 on Aug 16, 2008 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
a carton of cigarettes?
“Smoke up, Johnny!”
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Fear the Suzuki power threat....
Speaking of, my kid might buy one today. The little hatchback model. An omen perhaps?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
bogus
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
Figures, a guy who almost never hits a ground ball
Hits one a million miles per hour at the team’s best defensive player.
by thejd44 on Aug 16, 2008 2:33 PM PDT reply actions
Is this a bad time to mention how much I hate bunts?
Especially with a runner on 2nd and no outs?
well Pennington, doesn't have a hit yet, and that is the safe bet for the bottom of your
order
by theblackpearl on Aug 16, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
He had a .426 OBP in AAA, so I'm looking at that more than his first 7 ML ABs
The run expectancy with a runner on 2nd and no outs is 1.189, and with a runner on 3rd and one out it’s 0.983. That’s a huge drop in opportunity, and it’s a stupid move.
He's hitting .292/.320/.458 over the past week. Not great, but better than most of the guys on the team
Seems like he’s started to hit to me.
by thejd44 on Aug 16, 2008 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Smith is throwing with such velocity
it’s quicker than the speed of sound.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Casilla warming up
In other news, I feel my lunch coming up
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
AAARRGGHHHH
Let the rookie starters work their way out of their own jams.
I see the future. I see cake.
were you just trying to kick a football?
Did some brunette girl pull it away as soon as you went to kick it?
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
just once I wanted him to get up and kick her.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Cartoons have been made to satisfy that desire.
Unfortunately, most of them are NSFW.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
When did the Orioles fire Mazzone?
And really, should the Orioles ever fire anybody?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Wow, SEEMS like 2 years ago
Was actually in October
by thejd44 on Aug 16, 2008 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
How about their owner?
"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08
Selig wishes he could.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
They don't.
They just get sucked into “the game” in West Baltimore and eventually Marlo gets rid of them.
every winning streak ends with taking your underpants off. @('.')@
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 16, 2008 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Smith is pissing me off....
with his insistence on pitching outside. Dude needs to learn that there are other areas over the plate he can put the damn ball.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Those Burger King commercials
are kind of funny.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
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