Open Thread: Game 112 - A's at Blue Jays (cont.)
by Nico on Aug 5, 2008 5:58 PM PDT
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Why do they keep doing the HD Defining moments
But they aren’t broadcasting the game on CSNBA-HD?
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 5:59 PM PDT reply actions
Have we regressed so far that we have to call ourselves gamers?
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
that was a Kruko favorite
As Matt Morris left the mound, usually losing, you’d hear about it being a Quality Start and him being a gamer. The two always run together for me.
Enjoy the game
I don't understand why Geren is using the already overworked bullpen
when Greg Smith’s pitch count is only 87?
I think he plans on Ziggy for 2, Street for 1
I have no problem with that.
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
Ziegler is fresh and Smith is a rookie
Ziggy could go two and then Street can blow it in the 9th. That’s how we roll.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Or not wanting to overwork a guy that's already needed
an extra days rest this week cos he’s hit the wall.
I thought that was Buck
Our players sure are clumsy.
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
Wow
Prophetic. Not that hard a call however.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 5, 2008 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait.
Were there two 4-3s, or were they just replaying one?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
Stop playing with my mind!
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
What was that, 7 pitches?
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
Ooh, that's a lot.
Better go with Embree for the 8th.
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
That IS Embree's inning.
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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any kind of insurance this inning would be nice.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Aug 5, 2008 6:04 PM PDT reply actions
I love the Monte Moore highlights
on the 40th anniversary moment on radio.
“Holy Toledo! What a blast by Greenie!” Hmmm, I associate Holy Toledo with somebody else, didn’t remember that from Monte.
How many other playersthan Cust do they say "1st walk of the night"
With the tone that they’re expecting another?
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:08 PM PDT reply actions
Gallagher?
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
No, Walks.
You’re thinking HBP’s.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice Pinch running there E-Mail.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:14 PM PDT reply actions
I'd really rather have Davis running for Thomas
Cust is slow, but not likely to have body parts go Kaboom while running.
by thejd44 on Aug 5, 2008 6:14 PM PDT reply actions
This is what you get for pinch running with Emil Brown
That might be the worst baserunning of the year.
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
I'm actually thanking God we weren't tied or down by one for that
If we were in such a situation, after last night, I might have had a heart attack with frustration. Too many days of throwing my hands in the air towards the TV in awe/disgust.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Can Emil Brown PLEASE not be allowed back into the United States?
Please please please.
One thing’s for sure: Frank Thomas would NOT have been far enough off the base to get doubled off.
Emil has no business being in the majors right now.
by thejd44 on Aug 5, 2008 6:15 PM PDT reply actions
I can make it happen.
But I’ll need a dead hooker.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Does Crosby count?
On the other hand, you have different fingers.
by Streams Of Whiskey on Aug 5, 2008 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
A dead hooker...
not a former ROY that sucks and blows.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Yes
We need to kill this guy
If you need more incentive, he is a lawyer in Boston now…
Green Hulk Fists
Bases Loaded No Outs
And no runs scored! 100% baseball.
"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
korach sounds like he's gonna drop an eff bomb any minute now.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Aug 5, 2008 6:17 PM PDT reply actions
He also said "3-2 Blue Jays"
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's amazing how even when we are winning
It feels like we are losing.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
Not when you look at the big picture of the last few years
When’s the Leafs season start, eh?
Green Hulk Fists
Well you all know now we are destined to lose this game
Crap like this always comes back to haunt us.
"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
8 left on base
That sounds like our A’s.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:19 PM PDT reply actions
Wrong
The A’s usually don’t get 8 men on base.
by thejd44 on Aug 5, 2008 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
walk to a hitter batting .192.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Aug 5, 2008 6:21 PM PDT reply actions
We all wish we were cool enough to pull off bad grammar.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I used to be Ziggy the Gray
Now I am Ziggy the White?
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
nine runs for mortal men
seven for the opposition
three for the A’s
and one ziggy to rule them all?
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
Those are NACHO RUNS, BITCHES!
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
"E. Brown at designated hitter"
Suddenly I’m not laughing at David Eckstein anymore.
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
I still love Matt Stairs...
but I will adore him for life if he K’s or DPs here.
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So, we've seen that Swooney and Staplehead apply eyeblack to each other
I wonder if they apply the wrist tape to each other, too
Remember Street wearing that skirt?
HAWT. Yeah, I like tranny porn.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
That's it
It’s like Giambi’s mustache. Maybe Street in a skirt will get him pitching well. Bull Durham type thing.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
When Baseball Fantasies go awkward.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions
There eyeblack application is fair
but the full MLB logo makeup w/ additional getty images neckpiece is world class.
Green Hulk Fists
Well they do say 1 in 10 of the population is gay. I think we've found our two
candidates on the A’s 25 man roster.
And then there are those pictures in the A's Magazine
of Kurt and Travis in bed…
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
ZIGGY
Wait, what happened?
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:24 PM PDT reply actions
I guess that would just cap it off huh?
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
If you issue a leadoff walk to McDonald
and STILL survive the inning without giving up a run…you may have a scoreless innings streak that will go a long, long time.
Brad Ziegler
is the anti-Emil Brown.
"May a nit suck Cajun geese?" wonders Red. No, we see gnu Jack Cust in a yam.
aaa/geico/aig/statefarm/farmers/aetna/kaiser.
INSURANCE.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Aug 5, 2008 6:27 PM PDT reply actions
Seattle Mariners oddity
Why was Brandon Morrow optioned today? Did something non-baseball happen?
Also, Jose Vidro was DFAd. Anybody interested? If not, I’m thinking of trying to get him on my 12 inch slow pitch team.
by thejd44 on Aug 5, 2008 6:27 PM PDT reply actions
I'm guessing
There trying to stretch Morrow out into a starter in the minors.
"Macha hates you"- Tacoma fans heckling Kielty
What would be the point in that? From what I've seen his control is
iffy and he relies on the fact he has a blazing fastball. If he has to take a few mph off that to go extra innings he’ll be rubbish.
This is the Mariners were talking about here.
Do they have a point to anything they do?
"Macha hates you"- Tacoma fans heckling Kielty
With a 2008 rotation
which includes Batista, Washburn and Silva, you’re looking at anything that gives you some better options for 2009.
What are the odds that Street pitches the ninth? Is he warming up?
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
100%
Considering Ziegler has gone two and Blevins warmed up earlier.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
The nine out save?
Hell, we need to defy convention to win anyway.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
you mean it scares you better than embree?
it is not possible to strategize while the ball is coming towards you
by eastcoasta'sfan on Aug 5, 2008 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
He's warming up now.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Better than Ezra?
Well, it was fun while it lasted
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
Interjection Obscenity!
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Good start for Street
Oh doctor.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:34 PM PDT reply actions
"Street looking for his 19th save of the year."
And he’d fucking better find it right here.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
Please close this out
Just for my sanity and for the sake of the rental furniture in my apartment…
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
you a jays fan?
it is not possible to strategize while the ball is coming towards you
by eastcoasta'sfan on Aug 5, 2008 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I just puked in my mouth a little bit
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
You know in some cultures
They only eat vomit.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Street throwing around 89
We’re fucked.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
3-1 count. One ball away from putting the winning run on.
Can Ziggy come back in please?
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Bob Geren looks too confident
Did he even think about this beforehand?
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:36 PM PDT reply actions
Thank God we have Raj out there
I dont think anyone else has the range to get that one.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:37 PM PDT reply actions
street will finish them off, he just has to
a loss here would be like the most crushing thing ever. i think i’d have to give up watching baseball for at least a week.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
trade him to oakland
he’ll bounce out a lot
it is not possible to strategize while the ball is coming towards you
by eastcoasta'sfan on Aug 5, 2008 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Street is keeping him on right.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Six Flags Over Huston
This is a freakin’ roller coaster ride I wish I were not tall enough to ride
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
I'm scared
Eyeblack me.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Huston Street is the monster that lurked in my closet as a kid
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
that monster is still there. he hides on closets and bathtubs.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Aug 5, 2008 6:40 PM PDT reply actions
Eck was every other team's monster
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Aug 5, 2008 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
FUCK
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
Unbelievable
Wait, no it isn’t. This is exactly what I expected.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:41 PM PDT reply actions
Exactly. He's a terrible pitcher at the moment. For his sake I really hope he's hiding an injury,
otherwise he’s done in the Majors.
gosh, id be pissed if i didnt expect it to happen.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Aug 5, 2008 6:41 PM PDT reply actions
and my groin/nuts region was just kicked into my throat
which i then threw up a little into my mouth
Funny, but true.
This is setting up for a 12th inning meltdown by Embree.
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Enough is enough...
"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
That slider was flatter than... I'll stop there
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
what happened to closer by committee?
Huston’s not supposed to be on that committee.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
On the radio...
Vince was saying “due to the 7 game losing streak” you have to put in the guy with the most experience. Stupid stupid stuff.
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I'm not even surprised anymore
that pitch hung up there as if the bat had its own gravitational pull
FU huston!
Green Hulk Fists
He's fucking terrible....
Flat fucking simple. Just put him on the DL.
Fuck #20. Cock Weasel.
Bring back Hammer.
Huston needs to check into a different hotel than his teammates tonight
And put some extra locks on the door.
I don't give a rat's ass if Huston whines about being moved into setup instead of closing.
Do it.
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
How many times the word "fuck" can appear in a game thread?
There's no textbook for how to treat a geriatric tapir.
Huston. Huston. Huston.
I need a new username. It’s now only about being “like21” for me. Sadness…
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 5, 2008 6:43 PM PDT reply actions
28. The best year of my life.
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 5, 2008 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
So fucking predictable
every pitch he threw was a bad pitch.
Not even pissed off because he is a loser who needs to be DL’ed and gone off this team
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
The team needs to put Street on the DL to fix his groin
His slider has no bite, and his fastball has no life
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
Dont give him an excuse...
He just sucks. Those pitches suck….they arent bad because his groin is tweaked.
Bring back Hammer.
The natives are pissed off.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
The Pissed Off & The Restless
Looking forward to Spring Training and the hope of another World Series title.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 5, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
5/10 in save opps with a 1 run lead?
That means all but 5 were 2 or more saves? Wowzers.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:44 PM PDT reply actions
*2 runs or more saves
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 5, 2008 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll probably get flamed for this
But I just feel bad for Street. It’s like every time he goes out there, his stuff has just left him. Hard to pitch when you can’t trust your pitches to fool anyone.
Prince: This bores me. Is anyone up for a game of basketball?
What did I tell you..
I knew having the bases load with no outs and not getting a run was gonna screw us. Always does.
"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
Not liek it takes a genius to know that..
but god im so mad.
"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
I just tuned in ... didn't we read that Huston wasn't the closer any more?
I mean, didn’t we read that more than 5 minutes ago?
I STILL have complete faith in Huston
LA LA LA LA! DON’t TRY TO CONFUSE ME WITH THE SCORE! I CAN’T HEAR YOU!
On that come-backer...
1) I expected him to flub the grounder.
2) I expected the throw to go down the right field line.
We live for another batter!
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lost in this crap is the fact that smith and ziegler pitched so damn well
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