Open Thread: Game 132 - A's at Angels
by louismg on Aug 27, 2008 6:47 PM PDT
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Happy Gio Day!!!
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 27, 2008 6:52 PM PDT reply actions
Greatest episode ever.
Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind...
Gonzalez:
The world’s first Geo to break 90mph.
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HELLO people of the Athletics NAtion!!
How are you guys doing today?
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:08 PM PDT reply actions
OH, thanks for asking, I have to go to school 5 days a week! College!!! Arrrrrrrrrg!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
You only did 4?
I got through half a victory lap. Aaaaawe-sooooome.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
Yeah I just wanted to finish so I took 22 units my last semester
by justarebelheart on Aug 27, 2008 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I know I wish I had dragged it out longer, I miss college. This being an adult thing sucks.
by justarebelheart on Aug 27, 2008 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, this is my 3.5 semester!
I’m 18 yo college sophomore!! WooHOo
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, I'm craving orange juice.
Accidentally fell asleep listening to my iPod, so now I won’t be able to sleep later. Ready for the weekend. A’s IN KC NEXT WEEK!! WOOT! WOOT!
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
What were you listening to, Air Supply?
Zing.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
Spaceballs' soundtrack?
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I love that movie.
(an audio book)
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Audio book? lol Thank you, you made my day!! :D
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know. You just did. You should be happy.
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
De nada senora o senorita. Como prefiera.
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, Kim. Sorry I haven't send you your magazines. School just started........
and I’m getting swamped with homework. You’ll be getting them soon :D.
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
But I made my promise, so don't worry, I'll be sending them. :D
Ugh, chemistry, blah, didn’t get that class til it ended. lol
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Back in AP Chem,
our class made up this chemistry Goddess, named Heather T. We prayed to her before every exam to have mercy on us. She was a bitch.
Aaaaaaah!
Flashbacks! Survivor’s guilt! No, please, anything but the chiral compound!…
… Sorry, post-traumatic stress.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
I never did OrgChem...
but I aced linear algebra! BAM!
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I'd settle for only having to take it once
I was pre-med until it took me twice to get a C in O Chem. Which is why I’m now in law school.
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
LSATS are already done...
… but can I cash in the offer for the bar exam?
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
Want me to bake you a pie or something? :)
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DFA looked very angry, his eyes looked like they were going to pop out
by justarebelheart on Aug 27, 2008 7:14 PM PDT reply actions
and the box score says no
EBrown & basepaths don’t mix.
RBI Machine!
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 27, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Just in for a few minutes
But i dont think i will miss anything from the A’s offense as they are just about hit their quota of runs for this game
No way!
Raj hit the ball off Saunders’ left hand! He’s hurt! We’re gonna shell him!
<Crosses fingers>
Please?
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Well i have missed a game or two but
its good to see that Brown is still horrible running the bases and that Cust cant/wont swing at a curve ball
I wonder if Joe Biden has a slider?
Sign him!
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since when?
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
just commenting on a blog posted on this site
which asked the question: should Zooksplay second instead of catcher.
oh yeah I read that, duh!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
With Ry Bread out....
Staplehead is filling the void.
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That's true.
Actually, against all odds, Dale’s been hitting the ball pretty well lately.
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Whoo, whoo Staplehead.
(think chicken head song)
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Stolen base!!
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 27, 2008 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
ME!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Ryan Sweeney and Travis Buck playing in Arizona tonight,
"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
Bucko. the Buckmeister, the Buckonator, Ryan, The Ryanator, the Ryanmeister!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I really hope they are both back with the club next week.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
I guess Wolff likes more than just Arte Moreno
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I think we should make Rajai a website....
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
You'll need to pay $5000 to whomever registered that domain already
I generally bemoan the profusion of Mr Sabermetric Sporks in the Scrabble ranks who don't know the meaning or usage of 50% of the words they use. -monkeyball
Rajai Davis is 2 for 2. Huh.
"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."
It's late in the season....
we’re totally out of it. We have to search for highlights.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Bizarro A's tonight
What’s going on??
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by gio_is_the_future on Aug 27, 2008 7:41 PM PDT reply actions
Oops.
Meant to say: I’m tellin’ ya’, Saunders hurt his pitching hand on that first Raj hit. He’s sucking it up big time.
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Crosby
I know it’s been said… but he’s just SO FAR OFF THE PLATE! Who does he think he is? Frank Thomas?
…
Okay, it worked out anyway.
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It is contagious IMO
Any comments about it helps build the thinking…
"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 27, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't get it
What is that “4” by the A’s score?? Where is the “1” or “0”???
"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 27, 2008 7:43 PM PDT reply actions
Don't look now
Your mind will be blown
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 27, 2008 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
RBI MACHINE!!
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 27, 2008 7:43 PM PDT reply actions
AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!
Everyone repeat after me: Rajai Davis, player of the game.
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Bye bye Saunders, I wish you could stay longer
by justarebelheart on Aug 27, 2008 7:45 PM PDT reply actions
Good things happen when the ball is put in play
Nothing like contact.
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
I think they just beat their weekly quota is this one game
by justarebelheart on Aug 27, 2008 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
This is a week's worth of offense....
IN ONE GAME!
[brain explodes]
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I like this game.
I think I’ll keep it.
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
Gaaaah
Work, MLB.TV, work dammit!
Ryan Sweeney: I probably irrationally embraced him before you did.
Saunders' line:
1.1 IP, 8H, 6ER
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
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WTF?
"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."
F**king Firefox 3.0
I upgraded the other day, and now my browser says that the A’s are up 6-0 in the 2nd.
I’ve got to start using Safari.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Weird.
I’ve got the same bug. I’m writing an angry letter!
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I think Saunders is Lackey's slight less ugly relative.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
And they just started to show a graphic about Suzuki being 1-for-9 against Saunders
I know the 6 runs is shocking but please pay attention in the production truck.
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JE-TER SWAL-LOWS! *clap, clap, clap clap clap*
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should have pinch-hit for him there in that spot
You have a switch-hitting catcher…use him, Geren!!!
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Fred Allen
by One won lost won on Aug 27, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
It's "opposite day" -
The dumb hitters have 5 RBIs and only the good hitters get out.
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
Wait, then who made the outs for the A's?
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Maybe I should wake up on the wrong side of the bed on all game days
by justarebelheart on Aug 27, 2008 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
What did I miss?
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:51 PM PDT reply actions
tell me. what?
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
G10, don't fuck this up.
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lmbo!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Where on earth did you find
a picture of my car?
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google earth
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey... Gio?
You’ve got a 6-run lead. Just throw strikes, bro.
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Dear Gio,
STRIKES, BITCH!
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Scooby snacks for you if you throw strikes Gio!
by justarebelheart on Aug 27, 2008 7:57 PM PDT reply actions
Holy frijoles! We are winning 6-0.
It must be a conspiracy by the broadcasting company. Everyone’s in on it.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 27, 2008 7:59 PM PDT reply actions
No excuse for not throwing strikes
Quit nibbling out there.
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
Goodbybar!!
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 27, 2008 8:02 PM PDT reply actions
Nice little confidence builder for the kid.
Don’t ever fuckin’ do it again.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 27, 2008 8:03 PM PDT reply actions
Yikes - I think Gio got a big break on strike 3 to Aybar
But f— it, I want to WIN A SERIES!
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
Need I remind you that I'm still 40?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
STILL? Good God, man, stop it!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
It used to be all about winning the WS.
Now we are relegated to this :-(
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 27, 2008 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Crosby needs some of those
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 27, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't be a wuss
I watch my kid’s T-ball games, even tho there are no winners.
It’s about the game, not just the WS.
Hey I'm an eternal optimist
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 27, 2008 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
That's one break in the last 2 months
And that’s a team stat, not individual.
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It looked pretty good
from the side replaty.
by VORP is too nerdy on Aug 27, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
great confindence builder for him right there,
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
He's about to turn 23...
I think there’s something there… but it might still be a couple of years away
Wow
The Angels announcers are really bitching about that call.
It looked at the knees to me. Stop whining; you’re still in first place.
by VORP is too nerdy on Aug 27, 2008 8:06 PM PDT reply actions
Looked like a ball to me but I'm not complaining.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 27, 2008 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought so too at first
then I saw the replay from the side, and it was borderline.
by VORP is too nerdy on Aug 27, 2008 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
yay for the nickname STAPLEHEAD!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Kimberly has it.
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice, Kimberly!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's a new one...
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 27, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Strange sound off Barton's bat on that single.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 27, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions
What are you insinuating?
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Tennis ball insert?
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 27, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
What is barton now 3-3?
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 8:10 PM PDT reply actions
yeah, but STILL, CLOSE!!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Pffffffffft, whatever!
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay maybe.
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Swooney likes the looks of this game, so he decided to dance for all of you
by justarebelheart on Aug 27, 2008 8:14 PM PDT reply actions
really?
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
sarcasm
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn. That was a shot!
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 27, 2008 8:14 PM PDT reply actions
Holy Cow. Friggin Luck.
Admit it. That was pretty dang cool.
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Rajai did it better -
hit him hard enough to mess up his fingers but soft enough so that he stays in the game and gives up 6 runs.
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
Like I've been saying
Rajai Davis: player of the game.
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Now if that was K-Rod in the mound
I would be hoping for the pitch to hit him in a different area
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
I would be hoping for sudden multiball, like pinball
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OM friggin GAWD!!!!!
It looks like I need to have fantasy FB drafts conflict with game threads more often.
Anything of major importance in the first 250 comments above me?
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
Okay, guys. 6 should be enough.
Gotta save a few runs for the upcoming series.
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Okay Gio we know you know how to walk batters, now lets show us how you strike them out
by justarebelheart on Aug 27, 2008 8:19 PM PDT reply actions
because appearantly
we have a tricked out Gio tonight.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
34 strikes, 31 balls = bad
I don’t care if you’re through three scoreless. 65 pitches with a strike/ball ratio that bad is not going to get you deep into a game.
This is definitely an area Gio needs improvement on.
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LMAO!
Any else see that on FSNW?
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Me.
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you referring to the lady?
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't see what she did. But they showed her...
Then what the guy did.
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yeah that one
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by LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn on Aug 27, 2008 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
New Thread Open, All!
http://www.athleticsnation.com/2008/8/27/602787/open-thread-game-132-a-s-a
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