Open Thread: Game 132 - A's at Angels
by Nico on Aug 26, 2008 7:00 PM PDT
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If you can remember all the way back to July 11th, that's when the A's last put a two-game winning streak on the books. They'll try to do that tonight behind Greg Smith, who has matched up well with the Angels, opposed by John Lackey, who has dominated the A's - and most everyone - in his career.
Tonight's A's lineup has Rajai Davis leading off, and Emil Brown batting cleanup,
against a RHP. Need more be said?
Davis - CF
Crosby - SS
Cust - DH
E. Brown - LF
Suzuki - C
Hannahan - 3B
Barton - 1B
Gonzalez - RF
Patterson - 2B
Figgins - 3B
Kendrick - 2B
Teixeira - 1B
Hunter - CF
Rivera - LF
Matthews - RF
Quinlan - DH
Napoli - C
S. Rodriguez - SS
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This lineup makes me not at all interested in watching the game
by thejd44 on Aug 26, 2008 7:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
Just may watch Hil-dawg instead.
So who is hotter, Salma or Halle?
by VORP is too nerdy on Aug 26, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't like seeing Crosby batting second?
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Aug 26, 2008 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One day Geren will start putting the best hitter 2nd where he belongs
I don’t really like any of it.
Today also seems like a good day to put Patterson in left, Pennington at second, and Emil Brown on a rocket to the moon.
by thejd44 on Aug 26, 2008 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll let my co-workers know. We work on the next spacecraft to go to the moon.
Unfortunately, it will be about 10-15 years. Sorry!
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by kapers on Aug 26, 2008 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know there were some Sweeney pictures posted in last nights game thread, so
I was wondering if Jennifer or any of the other sweeney fans here had seen his new pics that show his very large tattoo?
by Erin6 on Aug 26, 2008 7:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s the only one I know of…
by justarebelheart on Aug 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what is it? besides BIG
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
by kapers on Aug 26, 2008 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it says in memory at the top but it looks like a bunch of stuff thrown together
by justarebelheart on Aug 26, 2008 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
also mentioned in the captions for the photos was that Swooney has apparently done some modeling
in his past
by Erin6 on Aug 26, 2008 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not surprised.
He’s yummy, top to bottom.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d like to see those pictures…
by justarebelheart on Aug 26, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Life isn't fair.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 26, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In other news
… 500 million people on the planet, do not know exactly in what location they will sleep tonight.
"You can take all the sincerity in Hollywood, place it in the navel of a firefly and still have room enough for three caraway seeds and a producer's heart."
Fred Allen
by One won lost won on Aug 26, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just have one request for tonight
A’s hitters need to get ready to swing early in the count for obvious reasons.
Lackey is so ugly that the longer the hitter is at the plate, the more they are hypnotized by his ugliness.
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 26, 2008 7:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Aaron Harang
is a whole lot of ugly too.
by VORP is too nerdy on Aug 26, 2008 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey
Y’all! Well we weren’t exactly gonzo about last night’s line up either, but they got the job done.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 7:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's not so much a winning/losing thing
I just have no interest in what half the guys in this lineup do. Emil Brown could hit 4 home runs tonight and I simply don’t give a crap because he’s not going to be on the team the next time the A’s play a game that matters.
by thejd44 on Aug 26, 2008 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let’s go A’s! Lets beat ugly Lackey.
by justarebelheart on Aug 26, 2008 7:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ugly Lackey?
That’s redundant
by SwisherThresher on Aug 26, 2008 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's actually part of his appeal.
Hitters are too afraid to actually look at him without eye bleach handy..
by VORP is too nerdy on Aug 26, 2008 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Dale could staple their eyes closed.
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if his girlfriend wears two bags when they are in bed
It has to be the money with her surely.
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 26, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The visual in my mind is things nightmares are made of
by justarebelheart on Aug 26, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's why she needs 2 bags
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 26, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm already having nightmares.
by VORP is too nerdy on Aug 26, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know if even 2 would be enough
by justarebelheart on Aug 26, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
John Lackey
is the reason why I’m avoiding watching this game in HD.
by Kimberly on Aug 26, 2008 7:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What's for dinner tonight
I like them French fried potaters.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 26, 2008 7:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Biscuits.
With mustard. Mmmmm.
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Burritos and frijoles refritos
"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
by doctorK on Aug 26, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brown hitting cleanup
no worse than Crosby 2nd and Cust 3rd
by OaklandSi on Aug 26, 2008 7:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So why no Pennington? What’s so FANTASTIC about Hanahan?
by justarebelheart on Aug 26, 2008 7:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Can I buy a vowel?
pennington – 3 vowels
Hanahan – 1.
by MobiusKlein on Aug 26, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can he vowel to hit
three more homers tonight? Cuz that would be nice.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Despite the state of the A's right now
I am lovin’ this bay area television. A’s on tv? Score!!!
I think this is my favorite part of moving back into town so far.
by DiegoAsFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There is a God indeed!
No Hudler and Physioc make ohtobe the opposite of a dull boy.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
an exciting girl?
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah!
I am giddy and giggly.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
an exciting anti-boy
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 26, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here is how I feel...
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is being on the left a man or a woman?
Just wondering.
by VORP is too nerdy on Aug 26, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As God is my witness
I have no idea
"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
by doctorK on Aug 26, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the beauty of it. It's unexplainable.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe I am detecting a slight Adam's apple.
But I have been known to be paranoid.
by VORP is too nerdy on Aug 26, 2008 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clay Aiken is scary.
Tyra is not.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought that looked like Clay Aiken but wasn’t sure
by justarebelheart on Aug 26, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Either Clay Aiken
or Ellen Gegeneres.
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ellen Aiken?
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Degeneres, that is.
I don’t know, is that even spelled right?
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is now.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clay Aiken?
Man, that’s scary.
by VORP is too nerdy on Aug 26, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and it doesn't benefit the male species :-/
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We have dirty minds every night
Some are just more so than others.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just watch ANTM
Be afraid, be very afraid.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But this is how you look:
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least they are hacking early
Other teams are doing this against Lackey this year as well.
He gives up a few more runs this way it appears.
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 26, 2008 7:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Either they hit or the game only lasts 2 hours.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as we don't see K-Rod
If we are losing by a run in the bottom of 8, then I hope they score 3 or 4 more so he has no chance at a save.
Of course I want us to beat them but if we are to lose, then no save for that clown
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 26, 2008 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last year I made the trip to Oakland.
I extended my stay by one day at the last minute cuz I had to see them face Lackey. Of course the A’s lost and I had to see K-Rod close the game out too. Uggh.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gaaahh!
Infield hits are so frustrating, especially the lead off variety
by DiegoAsFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pick 'im off, Greg!
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
BB artist
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sandwich artist?
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 26, 2008 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry.
The correct answer is: “Yum rocket.”
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 26, 2008 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I looked for a picture but the files were too damn large
Love the spicy italian $5 yum rocket!
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wonderbread made me believe that bread was healthy.
What a scam.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can make photos smaller
by adding:
"height=200/> to the regular photo tag.
Example:
<img src=“http://asthruz.mlblogs.com/LA8L3362.jpg”height=200/>
gets this
If 200 is too small, just add a larger number in.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 26, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too. Much. Work.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nibble, Nibble, Nibble
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 26, 2008 7:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's what she said!
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
bite!
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
YAAAY
Greg Smith is good!
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 26, 2008 7:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Too little, too late?
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey justarebelheart -
is your listed email current? If not, could you please update it on your AN account ASAP – thanks.
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 26, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nico runs a tight ship.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And for god's sake
will you put the cover letter on your TPS reports?
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 26, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ask yourself
“IS THIS GOOD FOR AN?”
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And uhhhh ...
I’m afraid I’m going to have to ask you to come in on Saturday.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a MAT
and it has all these CONCLUSIONS that you can JUMP to….
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 26, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not funny right now.
I just worked 12 hours and am going to work on Saturday… and I’m gonna need to come in on… Sunday.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FUCK YOU!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
NOOOOOOOO!!!
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 26, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry.
What’d I do?
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 26, 2008 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently you sent
Kotsay to the Red Sox.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FUCK YOU!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
NOOOOOO!!!
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck you!
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you… you’re cool… fuck you, fuck you.
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're so cool. You're so cool. You're so cool.
Movie trivia?
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Half Baked"
Hated the movie, but I liked that line.
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was also in "True Romance"
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting.
Never saw that one.
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of my faves :-)
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, that's what Hillary just said at the DNC.
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Kotsay news sucks
Do not want to see him in that uniform
by HRH on Aug 26, 2008 7:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Do me a favor...
Rub my ass with sandpaper for three hours, then throw some gasoline in the open wound. As I’m screaming in agony, pee on me.
That’s going to feel so much better than seeing Kotsay in a fucking Red Sox uniform.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 26, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
AN doesn't fulfill fantasies.
I think you have to go to that ONE site that has numbers in it- action36 or something??
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Action36 is granny porn.
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by Jennifer on Aug 26, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh... that's MY fantasy.
Sorry for the confusion.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ASDF
Stupid Angels.
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So I went to wikipedia to look up ol' slingblade
while they didn’t have any references to that, they did have this:
Fox Sports color commentator Rex Hudler coined the nickname Big John for the 6’ 6" Angels hurler.
really? It was Hudler who came up with the idea to nickname a guy over six and a half feet tall “Big John”?
I may need to wash my brain out before tis series ends…
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 26, 2008 7:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Now that the A's are down 3-0,
what are the odds they win this game?
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 26, 2008 7:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That depends.
What were the odds that they win when the score was 0-0?
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
uh....
You’re right, the odds are about the same now as they were then.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 26, 2008 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bzzt errror
divide by zero – reboot
by MobiusKlein on Aug 26, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeesh, whatever I missed resulted in a lot of F-bombs
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by kapers on Aug 26, 2008 7:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well
It had something to do with Kotsay going to the BoSox. <Ducks>
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh fuck, we're down 2 runs.
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by kapers on Aug 26, 2008 7:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This really sucks. Smitty looks shitty!!
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Barton appears to have a killer fastball
"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
by doctorK on Aug 26, 2008 7:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hang in there Torii
I always liked you… well, until you became an Angel.
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, this inning sucks
"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
by doctorK on Aug 26, 2008 7:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Time to watch something else
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by Flashfire on Aug 26, 2008 7:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought they took BP before the game
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 7:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I got an idea Greg:
Put the ball on a tee! That way the Angels will still smash line drives, but you will save your arm.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 26, 2008 7:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Let Barton pitch!
I wanna see that fastball again.
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Put K-Rod into bat against him
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 26, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So he can hit more Angels in the head?
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 26, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
K-Rod's kneecap would be fine
There’s nothing in his head to hurt and I don’t think anyone wants to see someone hit in the head.
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 26, 2008 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's why they wear helmets.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 26, 2008 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So that pitchers can hit them in the head?
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 26, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I think I might go to the gym now…
by justarebelheart on Aug 26, 2008 7:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Could you take Smith?
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 26, 2008 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure, think he’ll fit in my purse?
by justarebelheart on Aug 26, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His velocity might
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by Nico on Aug 26, 2008 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Greg Blanton
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 26, 2008 7:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If Mouth-Breather plunks an A this inning
there had better be a brawl.
"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
by doctorK on Aug 26, 2008 8:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gregory Barry Joseph Blanton Smith
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by Trainman on Aug 26, 2008 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't he at Auburn?
Sign him!
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Greg Smith is a mediocre Barry Zito, to an extent.
I see the future. I see cake.
by Blicks on Aug 26, 2008 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kind of like... Barry Zito.
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but he costs so much less
It doesn’t sting as much.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But its less funny when he gets shelled
because he’s not a Giant.
I see the future. I see cake.
by Blicks on Aug 26, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have great tickets for that game.
Hope to take a lot of pictures.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
Emil, that was amazing.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 26, 2008 8:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
oh Emil
you just top yourself every game dont you
by HRH on Aug 26, 2008 8:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Odds Emil gets a MLB
contract next year?
by asfaninpismobeach on Aug 26, 2008 8:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pretty high. Just not from the A's.
I see the future. I see cake.
by Blicks on Aug 26, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im not so sure
Shannon Stewart had to start in the minors this year and he is way better then Emil
by asfaninpismobeach on Aug 26, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ZOMG
Never a dull moment.
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by IowaA'sFan on Aug 26, 2008 8:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We are how many games in to this year
and how many games into Emil’s career and he still continues to do THAT?
by HRH on Aug 26, 2008 8:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Playing Emil in a rebuilding year makes no sense.
Why not give Murton a chance to play?
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because...because...
……..anyone?
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 26, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Totally agree
As soon as the rosters expand that dude is going to be on the bench for the rest of the year,
by HRH on Aug 26, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but we're wasting semi-valuable time
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I know I wish he was gone.
I don’t get it. You figure some club would want to deal for him as a bat off the bench.
Oh and you can’t forget the stellar D that he brings too.
by HRH on Aug 26, 2008 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just got here. More high socks for Greg, yes! He got my telekinetic messages.
I could swear Kotsay has already been on the Redsox…? Who the hell am I thinking of?
by schmifty on Aug 26, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hm, maybe I'm thinking of ATL. Another red team that I hate.
There seem to be a lot of those.
by schmifty on Aug 26, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't wait for the Sept. call-ups
So long DFA!
by HRH on Aug 26, 2008 8:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Snack time!
BBQ chips with American cheese slices on top, and a vanilla icing cookie
by schmifty on Aug 26, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that actually sounds really good right now
by schmifty on Aug 26, 2008 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a college students special,
so I actually know some of this stuff.
by Kimberly on Aug 26, 2008 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats fun.
I haven’t watched that for a long time.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is, "We suck"?
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 26, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The stupidest scoring convention in the world
is “he didn’t touch it, so it’s a double.” If that fly ball to DFA McFuckface isn’t an error, what is?
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 26, 2008 8:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He needs to make like his nickname: DFA.
I see the future. I see cake.
by Blicks on Aug 26, 2008 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would one of the GIF-making experts
please provide us with a GIF of that play? Thank you!
by Soaker on Aug 26, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have this moldy-oldy
"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
by doctorK on Aug 26, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the whole earned / unearned run thing is Jacked up too
2 out error, then a HR – the HR is unearned, even tho it was a M-Fing home run.
by MobiusKlein on Aug 26, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well since we might finish the game with 5 hits...
we won’t have to see K-Rod…
by buddahead9 on Aug 26, 2008 8:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hello!
sorry for the late arrival, i got distracted by beers on my way home. but now the a’s can start stringing some hits together. wahoo!!
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 26, 2008 8:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like you consume a few too many distractions
and I’m jealous
"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
by doctorK on Aug 26, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
only two beers
and some garlic bread and pizza.
yummmm
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 26, 2008 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I need some beers
to distact me from this game.
by asfaninpismobeach on Aug 26, 2008 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speedy Gonzalez
I like it, just not tonight.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 8:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So what's the deal
Has Daric stole CarGon’s bats or something? All of a sudden he can hit to all fields?
by HRH on Aug 26, 2008 8:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Lackey picking his nose in the dugout.
Looks like he saved the discovery too.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I have this visual
of his twin in there.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey I gotta find something to talk about.
This game SUCKS
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Spaulding
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Digging for gold is a bigger challenge than facing the A's lineup
"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
by doctorK on Aug 26, 2008 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. 15
If only his putching was as good.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 8:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Lots of baserunners
Imagine if he picked none of them off.
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 26, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its a skill
I’d just like him to be good at the other one.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
STEAL Rajai.
I see the future. I see cake.
by Blicks on Aug 26, 2008 8:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Slingblade is a smart pitcher
and Crosby is a dumb hitter.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
0-2 count and he backs off the plate
I look forward to the day that he is not on the roster.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crosby just amazes me - if you watch his ABs closely,
you see that he truly goes up to the plate with no plan whatsoever. So when he takes a strike down the middle, his response is, “Ooh, better swing at the next one!” Um, no, not necessarily.
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 26, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn’t there some quote recently from the hitting coach, where he said that Croz won’t listen to him and just does whatever random shit he feels like?
by schmifty on Aug 26, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get the impression that Lackey salivates when Crosby
comes to the plate. Disgusting.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think we have 5 hits already
or maybe i’ve had five beers….not sure…
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Aug 26, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mama wants the runs
And not in the bad way for all you smart asses!
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glad Rajai was absolutely no threat to steal
It was as if Frank was on First.
by HRH on Aug 26, 2008 8:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
eh...
what difference does it make whether he is stranded at 1st or 2nd.
by buddahead9 on Aug 26, 2008 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All credit goes to Patterson for the tag
Emil that doesn’t make up for your crap D last inning
by HRH on Aug 26, 2008 8:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I saw on "60 Minutes"
the report on that fellow, “The Cable Guy”, and he gets some ungodly amount of money per show…$100k, ? $300k?
"You can take all the sincerity in Hollywood, place it in the navel of a firefly and still have room enough for three caraway seeds and a producer's heart."
Fred Allen
by One won lost won on Aug 26, 2008 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You lost me there.
I just don’t get that guy… at all.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought he was hilarious in Cars
"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
by doctorK on Aug 26, 2008 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess he was more than tolerable in that movie.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just the
Git er done does it for me. Its like our mantra at the hot shop, but we have many.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is the "hot shop"?
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Despite appearances
I’m a very responsible and intelligent person. I run this company during the day, its only with you guys I let my hair down.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hot glass
Hot, molten glass, poured into a custom mold to make a hand made casting. Here’s what we do:
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Awesome stuff
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tried glass-blowing once
I inhaled at the wrong time – now I suffer from chronic stomach pane.
"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
by doctorK on Aug 26, 2008 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, that sounds bitter,
and we’re not. You couldn’t find work that is more different.
by lynnzgal on Aug 26, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If it's industrial, in Oakland,
it’s invariably on Pearmain…so it seems.
Nice stuff!
"You can take all the sincerity in Hollywood, place it in the navel of a firefly and still have room enough for three caraway seeds and a producer's heart."
Fred Allen
by One won lost won on Aug 26, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Next year's rotation could be scary in a bad way.
I hope we buy some new, shiny bats cuz we’re gonna need ’em.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm looking forward to the playoffs
I want to see the Angels run into outs in close games that actually count.
"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
by doctorK on Aug 26, 2008 8:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. It will be a pleasurable experience watching them lose.
Of course Boston winning isn’t really that great of a consolation prize. Go Tampa Bay.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why is Hannahan still getting playing time?
Really, how does a “major league” hitter just swing through a 90mph meatball down the middle like that?
by mikev on Aug 26, 2008 8:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not many options there. Emil seems to be an easier decision.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure we would gain much but I'm on board with that anyway.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
because all the other options would swing through it too?
by buddahead9 on Aug 26, 2008 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, most guys can actually make contact on a dead straight fastball.
Hannahan, unless he just happens to guess right, can’t.
by mikev on Aug 26, 2008 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hannahan should have been gone
three months ago.
He is awful
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 26, 2008 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lackey is a great f'n pitcher but I would
never want him or K-Rod in an A’s uni.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 26, 2008 8:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
NEW THREAD OPEN
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 26, 2008 9:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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