Open Game Thread (cont.) A's at Mariners
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"Dispatch knuckleheadedness with Bond-like aplomb." –74mk
by iglew on
Aug 22, 2008 8:47 PM PDT
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Flagged for grossness
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 8:49 PM PDT
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Flagged for eeeew!
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by iglew on
Aug 22, 2008 8:50 PM PDT
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Runs, please
And not the kind Taco Bell gives people.
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by Joey C. on
Aug 22, 2008 8:47 PM PDT
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If anyone is watching the USA v. Japan game
Do you think those commentators are better than Joe Morgan?
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by miggyk2 on
Aug 22, 2008 8:48 PM PDT
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My point exactly.
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
by miggyk2 on
Aug 22, 2008 8:49 PM PDT
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I know he's not very popular...
but I actually like him…would anyone agree if I compared him to John Madden?
by mattman on
Aug 22, 2008 8:50 PM PDT
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I like Morgan, too.
We’re definitely the minority here, though.
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by iglew on
Aug 22, 2008 8:51 PM PDT
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Yeah, I really like the silence.
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 8:49 PM PDT
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Wow.
Uh… thanks for the free baserunners?
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by IowaA'sFan on
Aug 22, 2008 8:49 PM PDT
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Go A's!
New thread mojo!
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by iglew on
Aug 22, 2008 8:49 PM PDT
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I agree...
it seems like he’s working too quick but I haven’t seen him much
by mattman on
Aug 22, 2008 8:51 PM PDT
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Bases loaded, nobody out!
Shit.
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 8:50 PM PDT
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This never ends well.
"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 8:50 PM PDT
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Well, so much for this inning.
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by IowaA'sFan on
Aug 22, 2008 8:50 PM PDT
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WTF!
back to back pitches that should have been strike 3 called balls
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by miggyk2 on
Aug 22, 2008 8:50 PM PDT
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It's been a weird strike zone
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 8:51 PM PDT
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Yeah what's up with that, Anderson should have K'd that dude
by HRH on
Aug 22, 2008 8:51 PM PDT
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Needs to be an Olympic game thread
You’re confusing me.
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by iglew on
Aug 22, 2008 8:52 PM PDT
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How hard is Anderson throwing?
He looks legit!
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by miggyk2 on
Aug 22, 2008 8:53 PM PDT
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Battle of the poor defenses
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 8:52 PM PDT
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Enjoy while you can...
Crystal ball predicts a GIDP by Louganis…
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on
Aug 22, 2008 8:52 PM PDT
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Oh no!
Thomas hit his head on the diving board!
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by IowaA'sFan on
Aug 22, 2008 8:53 PM PDT
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I could be really vague and leave people wondering which game I'm talking about
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 8:52 PM PDT
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Nice
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 8:54 PM PDT
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Well, the guy who said the balls should have been strike 3
sure wasn’t talking about A’s-M’s.
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by iglew on
Aug 22, 2008 8:53 PM PDT
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Holy Hell!
Unbelievable that we cant beat these guys!
by lynnzgal on
Aug 22, 2008 8:53 PM PDT
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Nice, a reach-out-and-touch-someone hit
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 8:53 PM PDT
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Wow Staplehead..
proves me wrong….
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by ST on
Aug 22, 2008 8:53 PM PDT
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Best nickname ever.
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Aug 22, 2008 8:54 PM PDT
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 8:55 PM PDT
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IOTM
LOL
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by iglew on
Aug 22, 2008 8:56 PM PDT
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I made that quickly after someone asked for a picture of Barton with staples in his head.
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 8:57 PM PDT
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Wow Gonzalez was way out…but I’ll take it
by justarebelheart on
Aug 22, 2008 8:54 PM PDT
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M's announcers just said he was safe.
I was looking away from the screen, so I didn’t see it, but if the M’s guys said so, they must really believe it.
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by iglew on
Aug 22, 2008 8:56 PM PDT
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I don't like Pennignton's chances on getting the ball out of the infield...
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by Joey C. on
Aug 22, 2008 8:54 PM PDT
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That sort of applies
to the rest of today’s lineup…just to be fair..
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on
Aug 22, 2008 8:55 PM PDT
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Has anyone here been paying attention to the Anderson fastball?
by mattman on
Aug 22, 2008 8:55 PM PDT
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I was just wondering that.
It looks very good.
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by miggyk2 on
Aug 22, 2008 8:56 PM PDT
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Futures game he was 91-94
"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 8:56 PM PDT
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I converted his curve at 80 in the first inning
by mattman on
Aug 22, 2008 8:57 PM PDT
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Thats prob his chnage.
Curves are almost never in the 80s.
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by Syphon on
Aug 22, 2008 8:58 PM PDT
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That was a great piece of hitting by Barton
Kendall-good, but still – I prefer to delude myself into thinking it was more Wade Boggs good.
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by Nico on
Aug 22, 2008 8:55 PM PDT
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God, that story about him drinking 50 beers as told by Jeff Nelson is F'ing hilarious
And educational.
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by Joey C. on
Aug 22, 2008 8:58 PM PDT
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Yu Darvish is warming up for Japan.
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by miggyk2 on
Aug 22, 2008 8:57 PM PDT
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I wonder if he's whirling
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 8:57 PM PDT
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Wow, Pennington couldn't have dropped it in there any better
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 8:58 PM PDT
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Yeah, but way to (not) hustle.
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by iglew on
Aug 22, 2008 8:59 PM PDT
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That's the problem with thinking it's going foul
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 9:00 PM PDT
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Yep, he had to play it safe.
If he had run hard and then it did go foul, then he sure would have been in trouble.
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by iglew on
Aug 22, 2008 9:01 PM PDT
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Dunno about that. If it's borderline you have to be running.
Problem is, running on Ichiro.
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 9:03 PM PDT
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Sorry, I forgot the [sarcasm] tag.
Of course you have to run. Why wouldn’t you?
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by iglew on
Aug 22, 2008 9:13 PM PDT
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WOW.
"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 8:58 PM PDT
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O.o
I’m speechless…who are these guys in Green and Gold!
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by ST on
Aug 22, 2008 8:58 PM PDT
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They’ve scored over their quote the sky is falling…RUN!
by justarebelheart on
Aug 22, 2008 8:59 PM PDT
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The power of the Bomb Shelter!
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by iglew on
Aug 22, 2008 9:00 PM PDT
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Woo hoo!
Yay for cheap hits and HBPs!
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by IowaA'sFan on
Aug 22, 2008 8:59 PM PDT
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Woohoo!
Gio can get a win.
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by Syphon on
Aug 22, 2008 8:59 PM PDT
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Dude.
The jinx?
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by Joey C. on
Aug 22, 2008 8:59 PM PDT
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No such thing as a Jinx.
"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 9:00 PM PDT
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th a's
are hitting the cover off the ball. if the ball were a stewed tomato
by Future Ed on
Aug 22, 2008 8:59 PM PDT
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We've said it a lot since the All Star break, but
Thank God we’re not Mariner’s fans.
by guapobob on
Aug 22, 2008 8:59 PM PDT
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THat was one of the lucky bloops we've had in a while.
About time we got one!
by cyke17 on
Aug 22, 2008 9:00 PM PDT
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Pennington's hit was ugggggly
And I’ll take it.
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by Nico on
Aug 22, 2008 9:00 PM PDT
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Geren's got a legitimate
argument on this…too bad no replay…
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Aug 22, 2008 9:00 PM PDT
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The A's just scored 4 times in 1 inning.
I’m gonna have to keep saying that over and over again until I really believe it.
"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."
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Aug 22, 2008 9:02 PM PDT
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I'd have to keep saying it...
even if the A’s score 1 time in 4 innings….
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by ST on
Aug 22, 2008 9:04 PM PDT
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One more inning for Gio?
Then Devine & Ziegler? Do we trust anyone else?
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Aug 22, 2008 9:03 PM PDT
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I trust Street right now, but I'm weird that way. And Blevins.
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by Nico on
Aug 22, 2008 9:04 PM PDT
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More than just that way, dear
Polynesian Sauce may not be available in all locations.
by Englishmajor on
Aug 22, 2008 9:04 PM PDT
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Anderson looks a lot like Washburn.
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Aug 22, 2008 9:03 PM PDT
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You know, as ugly as Pennington's swing and hit were
he did the one thing A’s hitters keep failing to do: in an RBI spot he swung the bat with two strikes and put bat on ball. There’s a lot to be said for that.
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by Nico on
Aug 22, 2008 9:03 PM PDT
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Too bad Cust has blurry vision
He probably didn’t see that.
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Aug 22, 2008 9:06 PM PDT
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Pennington = New Eckstein?
Clutchy and unencumbered by talent?
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by Joey C. on
Aug 22, 2008 9:07 PM PDT
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With these two teams playing..
Is it me or does it feels like no one really wants to win the game….
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by ST on
Aug 22, 2008 9:06 PM PDT
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i think its
neither team is good enough to win this game
by Future Ed on
Aug 22, 2008 9:07 PM PDT
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sadly, one will
But the A’s have a mathematical chance of a winning season, so I predict A’s win.
by MobiusKlein on
Aug 22, 2008 9:08 PM PDT
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cairo
looks like a cartoon dock worker
by Future Ed on
Aug 22, 2008 9:06 PM PDT
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So much for the shutdown inning
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 9:06 PM PDT
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When a resistable force meets a movable object
About sums up this game
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Aug 22, 2008 9:08 PM PDT
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Double play!
(USA)
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 9:08 PM PDT
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Still tied?
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Aug 22, 2008 9:08 PM PDT
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Anderson just ended the fifth inning with a ground ball for a double play...
i got his fastball at 92.584 mph and breaking ball at 82.542
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Aug 22, 2008 9:09 PM PDT
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Awesome.
Cause if his fastball was sitting at like, 92.583, that would spell trouble.
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by IowaA'sFan on
Aug 22, 2008 9:10 PM PDT
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Don't. Even. Joke.
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by Joey C. on
Aug 22, 2008 9:11 PM PDT
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who are these girls they keep showing in the stands?
by HRH on
Aug 22, 2008 9:10 PM PDT
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Matt Laporta's ladies.
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by miggyk2 on
Aug 22, 2008 9:10 PM PDT
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whaaa
thats down from an average of 92.972. what is wrong with that guy. shut him down
by Future Ed on
Aug 22, 2008 9:11 PM PDT
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did you want me to give you the kph..
by mattman on
Aug 22, 2008 9:12 PM PDT
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Thanks for the conversion.
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yes
but don’t tell me that its kph. that would look pretty
by Future Ed on
Aug 22, 2008 9:13 PM PDT
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okay...
133-breaking ball
149-fastball
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Aug 22, 2008 9:14 PM PDT
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you've heard a lot about anderson...
but you didn’t know he was that amazing
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That ball was pissed on to left field!
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Aug 22, 2008 9:15 PM PDT
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Emil Brown kind of looks like a Mr. Potatohead to me.
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Brown does it again! Double!
(USA)
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Is this the same Brown that belongs to the Angels?
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on
Aug 22, 2008 9:16 PM PDT
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Yeah. Plays for Salt Lake.
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Aug 22, 2008 9:18 PM PDT
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you shouldn't have given that USA caption though..it would've been interesting
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Yeah, but our Brown already grounded out
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Aug 22, 2008 9:17 PM PDT
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Corey, Andrew, Emil
We have lots of Browns.
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by iglew on
Aug 22, 2008 9:18 PM PDT
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Not ours
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Aug 22, 2008 9:19 PM PDT
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i'm talking about the guy on USA..double
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AAA, yes
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Aug 22, 2008 9:20 PM PDT
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Our Zook has more HRs than their Zook
Ellis..any update??
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Fred Allen
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Aug 22, 2008 9:17 PM PDT
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"sore shoulder" is the last I heard
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when I hear
“Ellis” amd “sore” i just figure he is mad cuz he didn’t get juice
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It's actually kind of fun watching two games at once
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Brings up an interesting question:
How many games do we need to watch at once to have a decent chance of winning one?
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Aug 22, 2008 9:19 PM PDT
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Since the ASB?
Probably about five.
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So, anybody want to adopt a puppy?

I’ve got five more just like it.
…
Damn you Beltre.
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Aug 22, 2008 9:21 PM PDT
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Australian Shepherd/Black Lab/???
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Aug 22, 2008 9:23 PM PDT
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Sorry, I was away from the computer.
$20!
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Aug 22, 2008 9:42 PM PDT
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Angels being beaten down 9-0.
That’s always nice.
"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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Aug 22, 2008 9:23 PM PDT
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That makes me a smile a little.
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Aug 22, 2008 9:24 PM PDT
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Things that make me smile:
- Puppies
- Angels lose
Things that make me sad:
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Aug 22, 2008 9:25 PM PDT
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Alan Embree pitching
Insane Clown Posse.
Nick Swisher in a White Sox jersey.
Insane Clown Posse.
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by Joey C. on
Aug 22, 2008 9:28 PM PDT
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My friend who is a DIEHARD Angel and Boston Celtic fan
calls up everytime his team wins a game.
He called up and said he was not near a TV and wanted to know the Angel score.
I told him they were winning 9-0. When he gets home, he will find out they are getting their arse kicked.
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
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Aug 22, 2008 9:26 PM PDT
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That's actually 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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Aug 22, 2008 9:28 PM PDT
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When they won the WS in 2002 he called at least 25 times to rub it in
When they beat the A’s, he calls up and laughs and then hangs up.
I could see it being justifiable homicide if i decided to end his life. Believe me, He is the most nauseating, annoying POS you can imagine. When the Angels clinched in Oakland on the second last day of the season a few years back, he came in the next day and wore his Angel hat and sat on my couch and laughed.
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Aug 22, 2008 9:32 PM PDT
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And how is he still your friend?
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Simple.
"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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Aug 22, 2008 9:45 PM PDT
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Read one way, that could be a heck of an insult
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
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And why was Zook, once again, five feet in front of the plate? Gaaack.
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Aug 22, 2008 9:26 PM PDT
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Probably saw clips of the hit Schierholtz put on the Chinese catcher the other day...
…and figured he’d better be REALLY careful.
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I like that Chinese catcher.
Whatever his name was… I saw him during the World Baseball Classic (am I the only guy that watched it?). He’s pretty good, by China’s standards, at least.
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Who's pitching? if Lackey was pitching I would be even happier!
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OH MY GOSH! I think i’m going to vomit.
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Teagarden doubles in a pair! USA 6-4!
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 9:27 PM PDT
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Great piece of hitting...
opposite field half way up the wall, let’s go Anderson, shut em down.
by mattman on
Aug 22, 2008 9:28 PM PDT
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Came about a foot from being a 3-run homer
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by Flashfire on
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three outs carlos
you only need to get three
by Future Ed on
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USA USA USA USA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
by miggyk2 on
Aug 22, 2008 9:29 PM PDT
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Looks like W/Sox had pitching problems from the 5th inning on
Keep it going TB
Wouldn’t it be great to see Minny win the WC andf Boston and the Yankees both eliminated
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on
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How about Twins win the Central
White Sox win the wild car. And anybody but the Angels wins the WS
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Aug 22, 2008 9:31 PM PDT
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HR for Donald right down the line! 8-4!
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 9:29 PM PDT
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USA...another double wow...this teams a doubles machine.
by mattman on
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wow i'm an idiot...that's what happens when you watch two games at once
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It hit the fair pole
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 9:30 PM PDT
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Bullshit I saw it hit the foul pole.
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
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I thought it was a double too.
Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.
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8-4 USA after 5
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by Flashfire on
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anyone got a pitch count on Anderson...they better not overwork him dammit
by mattman on
Aug 22, 2008 9:32 PM PDT
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Another K
What is the K count for Anderson?
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by miggyk2 on
Aug 22, 2008 9:33 PM PDT
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Dunno. The boxscore on the NBC Olympic site is incomplete.
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by Flashfire on
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Not sure, but I hope we get Cahill in relief.
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 9:33 PM PDT
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it's not likely...would us having a lead change that though?
by mattman on
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It's for the bronze and he only went 3 innings the other day. I'm sure he could pitch for it.
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 9:34 PM PDT
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Rajai Davis, our top hitter in August
batting .421
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Hey, I'd like to visit Egypt someday
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 9:35 PM PDT
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OK, I don't follow the Olympics at all
But I see USA and Japan are competing for the bronze. Is it a spoiler if I ask who got gold and silver?
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Yeah, OK, but who's playing?
Like I said. I haven’t been following at all.
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by iglew on
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No, because Cuba and South Korea play tomorrow, or in the middle of the night here, or whenever.
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by Flashfire on
Aug 22, 2008 9:36 PM PDT
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Cuba plays undefeated S Korea for the two top spots
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Fred Allen
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Ah, thanks.
Korea? Really?
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Aug 22, 2008 9:37 PM PDT
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They've been very good lately. They were unbeaten in the WBC until...
…the semi-final loss to Japan and had already beaten Japan twice in the tournament before that.
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by Flashfire on
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Why didn't we start Anderson yesterday?
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Aug 22, 2008 9:39 PM PDT
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I dunno. They went with Strasberg.
He pitched all right, I think 4 runs in 6 innings, but the bullpen gave up a pair of 3-run homers in the eighth.
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Davy Johnson thought Strasburg was the best
possible starter. He went against Cuba, had problems.
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He probably thought that because he looked dominant...
early on in pool play he faced some bad team and didn’t give up a hit or something
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Who did Barton face in pool play?
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by iglew on
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Korea=8-0 Cuba 7-1
Korea beat USA 8-7 (I think) in the bottom of the 9th, walkoff SF.
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Cargon
from doubles machine to Gidp machine….ugh
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4 runs on 3 hits against Anderson through 6
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by Flashfire on
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Damn, how bad does your lineup suck
if Hannahan comes in to pinch-hit?
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by iglew on
Aug 22, 2008 9:38 PM PDT
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What?!?!?! Pinch hit hannahan for Pennington!?!?!
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remember the defensive replacement yesterday sound familiar
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I'm still pissed about that one...pennington was playing so good on defense why Geren?
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Geren said on the pregame show
that he prefers Hanahan as a defensive replacement for Pennington because of “experience”.
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Experience...
came into play when he made that play early on.
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Bowen is really hated. I forgot he was on the team until they showed him.
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It's a time-honored Oakland A's tradition
to hate the backup catcher.
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by iglew on
Aug 22, 2008 9:40 PM PDT
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Remember who Steinbachs back-up catcher was?
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Ron Hassey?
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by iglew on
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Yeah, from 88-90
He had 845 ABs in those 3 years though… more than bowen will ever have with us.
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In recent history
Greg Myers was reasonably liked.
Melhuse, Fasano … not so much.
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Greg Myers did okay
I was looking at the 2001 season once, game by game. I had forgotten the A’s even had Greg Myers.
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I still remember that game where he Myers roped one off of Percival...
… Loved it.
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Why can’t it be a time honored tradition to hate Crosby, Hanahan or DFA?
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Tomorrow's matchup: Eveland vs Washburn
God, what a suck-fest this series is.
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I think eveland will pitch good tomorrow...he looked really good in AAA and he's facing the M's
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He may pitch well
apparently they did some adjustments to his windup to keep his head steady, and he doesn’t lose the target.
Much better on walks.
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basically...
he from my eyes watching him…he doesn’t bring his left hand and glove over head anymore, but just around shoulder level. I’m not an expert but it just looks simpler.
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It's the only way to make Web-Gems.
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That was exactly my reaction -
it looked like he slowed down so he could dive.
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by Nico on
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Take a bad route...then dive...
you look amazing and it’s a guarantee web gem
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Just showing Daric
how you’re suppose to dive.
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Don't knock it.
It got Torii Hunter a $90M contract.
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by iglew on
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That's how you patrol!
Patrol Craft!
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by IowaA'sFan on
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Well,
The face into the turf was a little dramatic.
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It's the drama that keeps us watching.
Admit it.
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by IowaA'sFan on
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But it takes
experience to become Kotsay-like.
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Mariners announcers:
“Ryan Feieieieieieireband turned in a very strong performance tonight.”
No, we just suck.
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They've lost seven in a row.
Grasping for anything positive to say.
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by iglew on
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How about:
“At least we’ve still got Yuni!”
Wait, that’s not a positive.
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He's hitting in the 2 spot!
Spin: Wow, Yuni has arrived!
Reality: Everyone else sucks, may as well try him.
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Not that I'm disagreeing.
Yes, we suck. No, Feierabend is nothing to get excited about.
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Anderson back out for the 7th
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A good hitter ties the game with a HR
Hanging slider
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