Open (Pre-Game) Thread: Game 128 - A's vs. Mariners
by notsellingjeans on Aug 22, 2008 12:49 PM PDT
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The A's will throw some left-handed starter tonight at 7:05 p.m. against the Mariners.
We don't even have to check who it will be to confirm that; all five members of the rotation are now lefties, after Duchscherer and Gallagher both hit the disabled list yesterday.
Kidding aside, Gio Gonzalez squares off tonight against fellow lefty Ryan Feierabend, who makes his second start of the season for the M's tonight on his 23rd birthday.
After posting an 8.03 ERA and 1.95 WHIP in 13 outings for Seattle last year, Feierabend has had another bitter cup of coffee for the Mariners again in '08. The Twins rocked him for 10 hits and six earned runs in only three innings of work on the 17th. However, a look at his AAA stats shows he's had a good year for Tacoma.
I've never seen Feierabend pitch, but those minor-league numbers (and major league disasters) suggest he's the classic good-control lefty who lacks velocity and a major-league quality out pitch at this point in his career. That's a recipe for succeeding in AAA and getting rocked in the bigs, which is what Feierabend has done so far, and hopefully will do again tonight.
The A's look to win back-to-back games tonight - a two-game winning streak! - for the first time since July 10-11.
As a former pitcher I' m very, very interested to watch the next 10 days of A's baseball. Ten games in 10 days, and then, mercifully, the A's finally have an off-day on Sept. 1 and can call up pitching reinforcements if need be when the 40-man roster expands. (That 13th or 14th pitcher could provide a real breather for the 'pen, when you consider the lack of off-days and how fringy some of the starters are).
But those 10 days in between will be a fascinating test. In theory, we'll see Gio-Meyer-Eveland-Braden-Smith, in that order, two times in a row. The staff has already been stretched, and these five guys - as unheralded as they are as a group at this point - simply need to pitch past the fifth inning. They need to avoid ugly outings that overwork the pen, make the baseball unwatchable, and force the A's to make some awkward roster decisions they don't want to make, like purchasing Chris Gissell or Brad Knox's contract, simply because the team needs a body to throw innings.
A's a group of five, The Lefties have an important 10 days before the team can add reinforcements. The Lefties need to stay healthy, and they need to keep the team in the game by avoiding ugly innings. And they gotta do it for 10 straight days.
The lineups:
Oakland
Ellis, 2B .234
Crosby, SS .244
Brown, E, RF .255
Thomas, DH .231
Suzuki, C .289
Cust, LF .233
Gonzalez, C, CF .253
Barton, 1B .203
Pennington, 3B .125
Seattle
Suzuki, RF .315
Betancourt, SS .266
Beltre, 3B .248
Ibanez, LF .303
Lopez, 2B .294
Balentien, CF .216
Clement, C .220
LaHair, DH .279
Cairo, 1B .237
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Well...
at least Greg Smith started out our ten game run with our young lefties in good fashion, going six strong shutout innings. I am excited about this time of year even though we are not winning, simply because it will give us a chance to see what these guys got, especially Meyer. It seems like it’s pretty much sink or swim for Meyer and if he’s got anything left that proves he belongs here. As far as the bullpen is concerned we could have some problems because we are facing the Twins and Angels, but we should be good for the next two days against the Mariners. I looking for Saarloos to step in if any of our starters have any problems getting out of the first couple innings, like he did the other day with Duke. This guy is going to be a valuable piece for this long ten game stretch.
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 1:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Lineups
Oakland
Ellis, 2B .234
Crosby, SS .244
Brown, E, RF .255
Thomas, DH .231
Suzuki, C .289
Cust, LF .233
Gonzalez, C, CF .253
Barton, 1B .203
Pennington, 3B .125
Seattle
Suzuki, RF .315
Betancourt, SS .266
Beltre, 3B .248
Ibanez, LF .303
Lopez, 2B .294
Balentien, CF .216
Clement, C .220
LaHair, DH .279
Cairo, 1B .237
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Aug 22, 2008 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too bad they can't bring Lenny up too
as a second long relief guy. They will probably need it. Maybe Smith set the bar and the other young lefties will try and match his outing. You can always hope!
by A'sfansince1970 on Aug 22, 2008 1:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Lenny...
I’m guessing they probably will bring him up when the rosters expand because we still might need someone to eat up some innings. I guess for now they prefer saarloos over dinardo, which frankly I’m okay with. I think saarloos can do a decent job filing in for our young starters if they get hit hard in the first couple innings. He’s proven he can do it at this level before, so why not do it again.
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Grissell
Those are the type of guys I see whenever I venture up to watch the ’Cats play. So it seems we will not see a 1 – 2 Hawaiian Punch with Komine to Suzuki?
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Aug 22, 2008 2:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Feierabend
Sounds like he should be paired with Feier(Joe)morgen.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 2:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If Hawk Harrelson were commentating on this post, all he'd say is
“STRETCH!”
by thejd44 on Aug 22, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, now that I'm seeing it on TV
I hear that they pronounce it “fear-a-bend”. I always assumed it was pronounced like German “fire-ah-b’nd”
As for Hawk, you’re saying he doesn’t see how “Morgen” and “Abend” are related? OK, I’ll buy that.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So hypothetically if the pitching staff is taxed...
what positional player would be the “go to guy” to trot out there and pitch?
by buddahead9 on Aug 22, 2008 2:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I would say the BP guy
But that is who goes out to the mound every game anyway
Every day is just a little worse than the previous, that means every day is the worst day of my life.
by shooting4life on Aug 22, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well if thats the case
just give them a different handed glove and let them throw with the other arm.
by buddahead9 on Aug 22, 2008 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Taxing...
My money is on Pennington..the dudes got a hell of an arm.
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 2:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yup, KICU
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 22, 2008 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The "Not Much Left" starting rotation
Pun intended
by asfansince1989 on Aug 22, 2008 3:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Off topic, but...
I saw a thing by Buster Olney on ESPN that the A’s had a chance at Jason Bay if they gave up Vince Mazarro. Is this true? That would have been amazing!
by A'sfansince1970 on Aug 22, 2008 4:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"A package starting with Mazzaro"
We don’t know what the other pieces would have been. I would have all for getting Bay now IF the A’s could sign him to an extension – given that this wasn’t guaranteed, probably smart not to pull the trigger. And I say that as someone who thinks Bay is about as close to ideal for the A’s needs as you could hope for.
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 Aug 22, 2008 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The A's haven't had a 2-game winning streak since the day I turned 40
I’d be happy to correct both situations. But I’d settle for the one that doesn’t seem to contradict the unidirectionality of time.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Aug 22, 2008 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
40? Callow youth
They haven’t had a 2-game winning streak since the day I turned 51.
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by Englishmajor on Aug 22, 2008 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So that's the solution
They’re not getting that 2-game streak until I turn 51. It’s gonna be a loooooooong decade…
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Aug 22, 2008 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Three game-thread related items:
1) We’ll continue to use this thread once the game starts. I put it up unusually early today just so we’d have something new on the front page to discuss.
2) If you happen to see the lineups posted before anyone else does, please post them. Thank you!
3) Our overflow game thread is set to launch at 8:30 p.m.
"Innings eater? Depends on whether you want delicious innings or burnt, moldy innings. Kirk Saarloos is the Hot Pockets of inning eaters." - Gallagher's Watermelons
by notsellingjeans on Aug 22, 2008 5:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Barton - if he goes zero for his next 6 ABs he'll be....
hitting below .200. I know it’s an arbitrary number, but at the point do the A’s consider benching him for the rest of the season or sending him to Sacramento to finish the season…maybe let him help the Rivercats in the PCL playoffs. At what point do the A’s not allow him to embarass himself at the MLB level anymore?
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Aug 22, 2008 6:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Lineups
Oakland
Ellis, 2B .234
Crosby, SS .244
Brown, E, RF .255
Thomas, DH .231
Suzuki, C .289
Cust, LF .233
Gonzalez, C, CF .253
Barton, 1B .203
Pennington, 3B .125
Seattle
Suzuki, RF .315
Betancourt, SS .266
Beltre, 3B .248
Ibanez, LF .303
Lopez, 2B .294
Balentien, CF .216
Clement, C .220
LaHair, DH .279
Cairo, 1B .237
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Aug 22, 2008 6:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks - I just pasted the lineups into the post for NSJ
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 Aug 22, 2008 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
cool...I'm a day late and a dollar short once again
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Aug 22, 2008 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
THANK GOD!
I’ve missed you, AN. Yeah, it’s only been a few hours since I last checked you at work, but I’m home now and didn’t have internet. I finally started to feel better and I wanted some AN. And you really miss something when you don’t have it. I thought for sure I was going to have to sit alone, in the dark, in my underwear while eating cold pizza and crying over the Ry Bear-less A’s. It’s here! It’s here! Of course, now that I say this, I’ll probably fall asleep before 9 CT.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 6:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I've missed Ry Bear ever since he passed away
So untimely. Then again, whenever is it exactly “timely”?
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 Aug 22, 2008 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't tease us
I was going to have to sit alone, in the dark, in my underwear
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Aug 22, 2008 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go Pachyderms.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Aug 22, 2008 7:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ah, a game thread
It’s been a while. And I get to watch the A’s in HD for, like, the 3rd time this year.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on Aug 22, 2008 7:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
HD on 36?
I didn’t know Channel 36 ever broadcast in HD. Am I missing something?
by skigurl on Aug 22, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I live in Oregon
I get FSN Northwest HD for all the Mariners games.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on Aug 22, 2008 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Usually Crosby and Bad Throws to First Are Bad...
But we’ll take that one.
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by louismg on Aug 22, 2008 7:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
*Emil Brown joke*
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Aug 22, 2008 7:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hi guys! Finally a dry day in space coast paradise.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Aug 22, 2008 7:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was foul?
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 7:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Way to go, Emil
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on Aug 22, 2008 7:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Aww
It’s okay. You’re still the best.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Aug 22, 2008 7:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Have all the game threads been this slow lately?
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on Aug 22, 2008 7:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think so.
We’ve lost the will to go on.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well Last night...
was really active for the last two innings, I’m guessing thats just because we were winning, but who knows.
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of my favorite parts of watching a ball game at the park
is the OFer warming up by throwing to the ball boy/girl. It’s cute.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 7:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
For those with online viewing access, USA/Japan for the bronze should be starting in 10 minutes.
I believe Anderson gets the start and Cahill will probably be available as well since he only went 3 innings the other day.
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 7:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Now thats the real dilemna...
do we watch the A’s and Gio or Anderson and USA, personally I’m going with Anderson just because I hear so much about him, but don’t ever get to see him.
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have the A's on TV, USA on the computer.
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lineups coming out now
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LaPorta's back in the lineup
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice looking pitch there
Sure as hell made Betancourt look silly.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Aug 22, 2008 7:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm so pathetic. Finally leave Texas and what am I watching? Cowboys - Texans
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Aug 22, 2008 7:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I really hope the guy sitting behind the
on-deck circle moves. I don’t know if I can look at that all night.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 7:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
details please
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Aug 22, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's sitting on the steps///
wearing khaki pants that are too tight in the nether regions.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice half-inning
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on Aug 22, 2008 7:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gio Gonzalez looks like
the guy who plays Will’s Italian cop boyfriend on Will & Grace.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 7:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Costco dinner for 4
only cost me 12$. imagine that haha
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
by BigTuna on Aug 22, 2008 7:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Foot long hotdog and a soda for $1.50 used to be the best part of my Saturdays
That’s really sad, I just realized.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on Aug 22, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, i completely understand
now that i’m out of school and i have joined the working force, i’d consider myself lucky to even get myself to costco on a saturday after work.
I just had a long, difficult, and sad day at work, and i needed to bolus myself away from the ER
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
by BigTuna on Aug 22, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Given the slow posting action,
I’ve changed the overflow thread update time to 8:45.
Nico, and athleticsfan, thanks for the lineup help.
"Innings eater? Depends on whether you want delicious innings or burnt, moldy innings. Kirk Saarloos is the Hot Pockets of inning eaters." - Gallagher's Watermelons
by notsellingjeans on Aug 22, 2008 7:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WTF?
Where’s Mark Ellis?
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on Aug 22, 2008 7:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
looks like Ellis out
Patterson in
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
by BigTuna on Aug 22, 2008 7:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Did the A's telecast give an update on Ellis?
39 remarkable innings.
by ZigFan31 on Aug 22, 2008 7:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
not yet. just that he's not there
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
by BigTuna on Aug 22, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
his
head is a little sore from sanding off the horn this afternoon
by Future Ed on Aug 22, 2008 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude! bAnNeD!
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG
Ellis is the VP pick?
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by Englishmajor on Aug 22, 2008 7:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd totally vote for a ticket with Ellis on it
First executive order: High socks for everyone.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 22, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hope Ellis isn't hurt
but Patterson should be somewhere in the lineup every day – along with Pennington. There’s nothing more I need to know about Hannahan or Brown. I do need to know whether these guys can play.
by boilerdan on Aug 22, 2008 7:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
bring on petit!
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
by BigTuna on Aug 22, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just an update...
Anderson gave up a solo home run in the first inning versus Japan, he had two strikeouts though.
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 7:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
wow
Gio looks incredible tonight.
completely different—he’s constantly hitting 91, he can turn it up to 93, he’s pounding the inside corner to righties, and he’s keeping his curveball down.
I’m excited.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Aug 22, 2008 7:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Remember the Alamo!
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking something similar
when I watched the local pre-game bit glowing about how great Rowland-Smith was yesterday.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not saying Gio doesn't have good stuff...
but when he has been hit hard by others we know that the mariners are really that bad.
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, and the team Rowland-Smith pitched against
is also really that bad.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
barton'sOBP is better than most of the mariners
by Future Ed on Aug 22, 2008 7:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Fierabend is serious about his high socks
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Aug 22, 2008 7:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why is Cliff so special?
Two ear flaps?
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 7:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he's expecting a call down in the near future
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The baseball equivalent of
“LA LA LA I CAN’T HEAR YOU!”
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 22, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hear he's one of them "switch hitters"
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Aug 22, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Radio side baselessly speculating
about leftover soreness from Metrodome turf.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 22, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's such a pansy.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The sad thing is
when I see Emil up, it’s not like there’s anyone else in the lineup I wish was up instead.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's something very comforting
about Friday night games. Please win guys!
by lynnzgal on Aug 22, 2008 7:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Brett Anderson...
just shut down Japan in the second inning 1 2 3, with a strikeout and two groundouts.
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 7:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Boo.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 7:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure you were saying that when we signed him
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No I was ok with signing him. I just think he's at the end. He's had a great career, but he just doesn't
look good at the plate anymore. Of course now that I’ve said that he’ll probably homer his next at bat.
by Erin6 on Aug 22, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that, ladles and jellyspoons,
is why you give the green light 3-0.
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 Aug 22, 2008 7:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Granted, the M's lineup isn't good,
but Gio is pitching legitimately well so far. If he can establish the curve and freeze hitters with the fastball, he’s good to go.
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 Aug 22, 2008 7:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He's got the stuff...
he’s just got to develop and he will be good at this level.
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What the hell is wrong now? Ellis now Cust…
by justarebelheart on Aug 22, 2008 7:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Like Mark Ellis,
I’m done for the night, ladies and gents. Too tired.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 7:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
more lineup changes?
cust gone?
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 22, 2008 7:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cust out??
Radio side jokingly speculating about food poisoning…
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 22, 2008 7:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WTF is happening to our players?
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 7:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
more like medical STAPH...
….giggle
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
by BigTuna on Aug 22, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
traded mark and gonzalez for josh hamilton!! LOL!!!
man they are funny
by vooya40 on Aug 22, 2008 7:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cotroneo reads AN!!
Just claimed Ellis was Obama’s VP choice.
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 22, 2008 7:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ha ha!
Vince, can I have $5?
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by Englishmajor on Aug 22, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bless you.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta tell you
I’m liking Patterson at 2B
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
by BigTuna on Aug 22, 2008 7:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone got a link to teh USA Game?
I wanna see Anderson.
"With 16-year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa in tow, Gio Gonzalez improving at Triple-A and lefty Brett Anderson carving up Double-Abatters along with Simmons and Trevor Cahill, Oakland’s pitching depthis officially the envy of baseball." - BaseballAmerica.com
by Syphon on Aug 22, 2008 8:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/index.html?forcereload=true
you have to download this program real quick first though
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's the bottom of the second right now,
Anderson gave up a solo home run in the first but has 3 K’s other than that it’s 1-1 right now
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Back-to-back walks issued by Wada
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/index.html
LaPorta just tied it up
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha Seattle fans
have an Ichi-meter
Sounds like something I’d use to rate rashes
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
by BigTuna on Aug 22, 2008 8:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Question for Japanese-speakers
Wouldn’t an “ichi-meter” just go up to 1?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Aug 22, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know the language
but you get a big ol’ thumbs up from this kid!
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
by BigTuna on Aug 22, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just said:
“blurred vision” for Cust, “sore shoulder” for Ellis.
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 8:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
did cust walk into elly's shoulder or something?
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 22, 2008 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ellie strained his shoulder putting on some sunscreen
and Cust accidentally bumped into a big blob of SPF 45 with his eye.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Aug 22, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
coach for Japan named "OHNO"
he could be a coach on OUR team
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by kapers on Aug 22, 2008 8:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Raj!
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GO RAJAI!!!
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 22, 2008 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the players have a pool on how many people will go on the DL this year.
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by Englishmajor on Aug 22, 2008 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
just make sure they don't dive into the pool
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 22, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What were the odds on Rajai?
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by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dale loved the idea.
He dove in head-first.
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by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow! Rajai!
Who’d have thought?
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by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bomb shelter
That’s, like, the 5th horseman right there.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on Aug 22, 2008 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
haha wth?
Kuiper: “Doink”
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
by BigTuna on Aug 22, 2008 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bomb Shelter returns!
"I'm telling you, I can't wait to put on that white uniform," Gonzalez said. "That will be the prettiest uniform I'll ever see."
by pam5981 on Aug 22, 2008 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I forgot about that. Funny!
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by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is a damn good nickname.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy shit.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe holy shit
is what got her out
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
by BigTuna on Aug 22, 2008 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I got my second wind when Cust went out.
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by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not a good name for a coach
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excellent name for an umpire, though
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by Englishmajor on Aug 22, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're revealing our age....
The 20-somethings have no idea what we’re talking about.
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by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fortunate for them....
that they will never meet the evil Mr. Hand.
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by alox on Aug 22, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All of a sudden
Fosse and Kuiper think Raj has a barber shop
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
by BigTuna on Aug 22, 2008 8:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rajai
“radio” Davis!
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on Aug 22, 2008 8:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Those are the best!
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Aug 22, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
embree introduced rajai as "radio" in last saturday's player intros
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 22, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blame Alan Embree.
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by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look up...
Alan Embree announcing A’s lineup please before going further….
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on Aug 22, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, either that throw was too high...
or BoCro effed up.
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by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
a little from column a
a little from column b
by Future Ed on Aug 22, 2008 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah shit
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 22, 2008 8:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
OMFG
"I'm telling you, I can't wait to put on that white uniform," Gonzalez said. "That will be the prettiest uniform I'll ever see."
by pam5981 on Aug 22, 2008 8:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Anderson just gave up a 3-run bomb
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Brett Anderson...
just gave up a three run home run, USA down 4-1
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 8:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Blame Barton if you want, but how about that terrible throw by Patterson?
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sigh.
Barton’s D is usually the one part of his game that’s not pathetic. Plus: nice throw.
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 22, 2008 8:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I get it
We’re a traveling Vaudeville troupe now.
Very meta, Billy Beane.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
by Joey C. on Aug 22, 2008 8:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Balentien
Seems like his first and last name should start with a V…..weird!
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on Aug 22, 2008 8:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe his dad was Latvian?
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 22, 2008 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or maybe Latbian
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 22, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or maybe Wlatbian
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 22, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's Dutch.
From Curaçao.
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by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Defense? What's that?
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Big square arch in Paris?
"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL
by oblique on Aug 22, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The thing the Mariners keep hitting the ball to?
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 22, 2008 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That throw to first was about as good as his throws to the plate this inning
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We are being schooled by the Mariners.
There’s just something sad about that.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Aug 22, 2008 8:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oy.
The Mariners clearly have an unstoppable offense.
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 22, 2008 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Another wasted opportunity for a winning streak so far
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My pep talk to G10:
“Listen, these turd hammers are out here tossing the ball around like a bunch of monkeys fucking footballs, but you need to help us out here.”
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by Jennifer on Aug 22, 2008 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Monkeys fucking footballs?
Now there’s a visual.
by guapobob on Aug 22, 2008 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
its only three runs
not an insurmountab…..
by Future Ed on Aug 22, 2008 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BWAAAAAA....
You’ve been watching the A’s …..right?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Aug 22, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NOTHING IS INSURMOUNTAB!
This lead, however, may be insurmountable.
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 22, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fosse thinks that squeeze would've gone foul
But Pennington made the smart play. That ball was too far fair to take a chance.
by guapobob on Aug 22, 2008 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Too Far Fair
story of our lives, not!
by lynnzgal on Aug 22, 2008 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A's trying to match the game in Beijing??
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by kapers on Aug 22, 2008 8:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I keep on waiting for..
Gonzales to throw a patented loopy “Gio-ball”..something that will dazzle us all and mortify the batter, yet….. :(
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on Aug 22, 2008 8:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Will the A’s ever win 2 games in row again?
by justarebelheart on Aug 22, 2008 8:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
How many licks does it take to go..
to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?
The world may never know…
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by ST on Aug 22, 2008 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crosby doulbles
And despite the opponents being the A’s, Mariner’s fans have got to be thinking “oh shit, here we go again.”
by guapobob on Aug 22, 2008 8:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I just heard a "We want a pitcher, not a belly itcher" chant by someone...
…after Wada walked a USA batter.
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was me
I’ll try to keep it down a bit.
by guapobob on Aug 22, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you serious?
How high do you have your volume turned up?
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Loud enough that I've turned off AIM sounds
It was pretty faint, though.
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Chinese catch on fast.
Who says the US doesn’t export culture?
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by alox on Aug 22, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Routinely?
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no the way he "measures it up"
and turns side ways and almost strikes a pose..
by HRH on Aug 22, 2008 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dave Henderson used to do that when he was in Oakland.
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still, it's much more fun to hate Ichiro.
Except I only hate him when the Mariner’s are good.
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by alox on Aug 22, 2008 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1 run in 5 innings against arguably
the worst pitcher in the AL. What’s his career record as a starter? 1-8, 7.52 ERA or something? Gak almighty.
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by Nico on Aug 22, 2008 8:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He's facing a mostly Triple-A lineup. It's no surprise he's pitching well.
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WTF
Did anyone just see that Japanese guy in the stands.
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 8:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Suzuki took himself out of the game too?
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by alox on Aug 22, 2008 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nevermind...
I was talking about USA vs. Japan
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
USA ties it on a 3-run homer by Matt Brown!
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My computer
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/index.html?forcereload=true
Anderson is pitching, you are obligated as an A’s fan
by mattman on Aug 22, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Link's a little higher up
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wada Nada Happy
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by kapers on Aug 22, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where's coach Ohno?
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
4-4 after three in the US/Japan game
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Whoops, 2 out so far
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Laporta single
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
by miggyk2 on Aug 22, 2008 8:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice take-out by Beltre there.
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by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Kawakami's in to pitch for Japan
And I’m not talking about Tim.
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought that as well. Haha
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
by miggyk2 on Aug 22, 2008 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somehow..
me thinks Timmy has been reading AN lately….see his last Talking Points about Harden trade?
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by ST on Aug 22, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, I make it a habit of trying not to read his columns.
Too much “I” and “me” in them. When they’re more about him than anything else that’s a bit much for me.
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by Flashfire on Aug 22, 2008 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, what did he say?
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
by miggyk2 on Aug 22, 2008 8:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The new thread
is open now.
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by iglew on Aug 22, 2008 8:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
On that fielder's choice, the ball bounced just
5-10 feet away from Barton on the relay and I’m thinking if it were the Angels they absolutely try to score (Betancourt) from third on that. The A’s and M’s don’t even think about it – maybe the runner is thrown out but I’ll bet you the Angels are trying to score on that.
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by Nico on Aug 22, 2008 8:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You tell 'em, Bob!
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