Open Thread: Game 113 - A's at Blue Jays
Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays, Aug 6, 2008 4:07 PM PDT
Well, for the first time in a really long time, A's fans have something to look forward to in tonight's game; the major league debut of LHP Gio Gonzalez, who will be facing the Blue Jays in his start tonight. Everyone connected to the A's is high on Gonzalez, not so much for his starting numbers (a pedestrian 8-7, 4.24 ERA at Triple-A), but rather for his 128 K's in 123 innings.
I hope someone warned him that he needs to give up two runs or fewer in the game to have a chance at a major league win, because, you know, the A's offense. They will be facing Shaun Marcum.
I'm excited to see Gio pitch. Well, actually, I'm excited for something new and different in an A's game, and we get it tonight. Let's hope that a new pitcher equals a different outcome for the game. Maybe he'll throw nine.
LET'S GO OAKLAND!
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Please give Gio run support
Please give Gio run support
Please give Gio run support
Please give Gio run support
Please give Gio run support
Please give Gio run support
Please give Gio run support
by mikev on Aug 6, 2008 3:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"His Name is Gio and he Pitches oh so Grand"
I call shotgun on using that line before anyone else does.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 3:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Go Gio Gonzalez
GGG
Best of luck to him and whatever he does, we are happy to have his talent here.
Now let’s give him a couple of runs (somehow) in the first and let him do his thing.
Go A’s
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 6, 2008 3:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
GGG?
I really don’t want to know Gio that well.
GGG.
They want to steal the land papers which is why they have tried to break in. But they had to give up after being bitten by Chhotu.
by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 6, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's interesting.
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by Jennifer on Aug 6, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
boy, am I not speculating on any username ...
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
by monkeyball on Aug 6, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wouldn't it have to be at least 27 pitches?
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 6, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it could be done on just 9.
Interesting stupid trivia, actually.
by mikev on Aug 6, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm..
Does it have to do with batting out of order?
by Eggman on Aug 6, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I imagine
Can’t you just balk 8 times and then get a triple play, for a one-pitch inning?
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can't balk w/ nobody on base?
Or the kind that gives a Ball to the hitter?
by MobiusKlein on Aug 6, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, that kind.
Not sure if it’s technically a balk. Delay of game certainly works though (In fact, I think Rafael Betancourt works SO slowly on the mound that he occasionally gets a ball called on him because he takes so long).
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then 0 pitches is the minimum
Balk them onto base, then pick them off!
by MobiusKlein on Aug 6, 2008 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok, I give up
I am imagining it has to do with a rain shortened game.
My one thought is you could go to your mouth on the mound 4 times, get a walk, and then pick guys off. But that doesn’t do it.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 6, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
First batter, first pitch triple.
Next batter, the runner at 3rd steals home, but batter’s interference causes the batter to be out and the runner to return to 3rd.
Rinse and repeat.
by mikev on Aug 6, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That gives me a better idea.
Get 4 balls on delay of game calls/balks, then pick off the runner. Repeat 27 times. A perfect game with ZERO pitches thrown!
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
6IP 6H 2BB 6Ks 2ERs
"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 6, 2008 3:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope I get home in time to see him pitch
so much pre-game hype
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Aug 6, 2008 3:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gio's Line Tonight: 9 ip 27 k's 0 bb's 0 hits 0 baserunners 0 runs
but the A’s lose 1-0 when street comes in in the 10th inning and blows it
you heard it here first.
Cust is the new Jaha.
by johnjahafanclub on Aug 6, 2008 3:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think a 9 pitch CGSO is much more likely.
by mikev on Aug 6, 2008 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is he Bugs Bunny?
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1, sadly
Would this not be indicative of the season? Holding such promise only to find a soft chewy center of poop
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Aug 6, 2008 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
keep the ball away from Huston Embree
and we have a shot!
Go Go Gio!
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Aug 6, 2008 3:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We've missed you, bbg -
there has been much hang-wringing and brow-beating and blame-casting – and no bbg? That’s too much to bear.
Go Gio Go A’s!
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 6, 2008 3:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Second
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BBG = Bugs Bunny Gio?
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
or Big Baby Giozus?
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was visiting the Evil Empire...New York in Boston
and my job doesn’t let me do anything these days…but I have some good articles for AN as soon as I write them, and get the pictures!!!
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Aug 6, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It feels like Opening Day...of the Arizona Fall League
The need to throw objects across the living room or participate in Vent Threads has abated. I want to see Barton find his game and I want to see Sweeney and C. Gonzalez finish strong. I’d like Crosby to go on a tear and increase his trade value. The young starters should keep pitching every fifth day but probably with hard pitch count limits. And I want to make a list of which mediocrities deserve to be e-mailed into oblivion and never seen again after September 28.
So it’s not so much “Let’s Go A’s!”, as “Let’s Have Fun, and Enjoy the Game!”
by Soaker on Aug 6, 2008 3:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Beware of Crosby going on a tear
Unicorns & Clowns tend to get hurt.
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by DMOAS on Aug 6, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depending on what kind of "tear" you mean,
I can see one with Crosby.
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by Nico on Aug 6, 2008 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will have tears
if Crosby is the A’s starting shortstop on Opening Day 2009.
by Soaker on Aug 6, 2008 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will have a hankie ready
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Aug 6, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OH GOD
I am so excited.
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 3:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You know, for the first five hitters
the lineup doesn’t look too bad. Then everyone’s batting too high up.
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 6, 2008 3:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I do like the first 5 hitters.
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Aug 6, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meaning
We have to push some pieces off the playing table?
Enjoy the game
by DCinWC on Aug 6, 2008 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Barton and Hannahan should castle
I don’t even know what that means, but I wanted to say 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
by Nico on Aug 6, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So Barton should move to third and Hannahan to first?
by thejd44 on Aug 6, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, now that I think about it
It would probably put Hannahan at second and Barton at short. Or something.
Doesn’t matter, Billy tipped over his king when Harden was traded.
by thejd44 on Aug 6, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keeping with the chess metaphor,
the A’s seem to have a helluva lotta pawns.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We like to call them prospects 'round these parts.
by thejd44 on Aug 6, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats a surprisingly good metaphor.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gio -- please stay in the game until after 5:30 PST.
by pam5981 on Aug 6, 2008 3:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ooh, that's gonna be a problem - bedtimes and such
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by Nico on Aug 6, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha!
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Aug 6, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gio up, Chavez to DL, Petit down
not quite sure WHY Petit was sent down. We have no backup infielders now, and since Petit was sent down, if someone gets hurt, we will have no one to replace them.
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by Zonis on Aug 6, 2008 4:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rajai at SS!
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So does that mean no Gallagher to DL?
by justarebelheart on Aug 6, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not yet. He's gone to Oak for an MRI
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Gallagher is put on the DL, Petit can come right back up.
The 10 day rule doesn’t apply when injuries are concerned. So really, it’ll only be a big problem for tonight if someone gets hurt and can’t continue..
by thejd44 on Aug 6, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bring in Gio to Pinch hit!
He WILL solve all our problems!
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why is the best OBP on the team batting 5th? I dont quite get that.
by thejd44 on Aug 6, 2008 4:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cause he also leads the team in slugging iirc.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So he should be batting 4th. Or second.
by thejd44 on Aug 6, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't understand why not 2nd.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Although it is rather silly that Speedy Gonzalez will be stuck behind
Molasses in the 3 spot there.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He'll crack the whip from behind.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or lap him twice before he makes it to the next base
by justarebelheart on Aug 6, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the Jays are undefeated w Eckstein as DH.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Aug 6, 2008 4:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Designated Hustler?
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Determined Hustler.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That works
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm
Barton is the backup 3B, Ellis at SS, Hannahan at 2B? Brown is the backup 1B.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 4:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That might be comical to witness
by justarebelheart on Aug 6, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So where does Croz back up? DH? Or are we having enough trouble playing him at his first position
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking catcher and having bowen pitch
by justarebelheart on Aug 6, 2008 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That seems awfully complicated. Why not just Brown at SS?
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Slusser apparently said Beane was in the market for a major league ready 3B
on TV or something. I didn’t see it.
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by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We're only 0 for 1 when we complete a swing -
Which we might want to try more often.
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 6, 2008 4:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You know, I've given this some thought...
and if we could get 85 hr combined from 3B, 1B, and DH….i could be happy with a Buck/Gonzalez/Sweeny outfield
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Where we gonna get those 85 HR -- Hannahan, Barton and Cust?
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe they can buy them on the black market
by justarebelheart on Aug 6, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ummm I was thinking....
Cust, and whoever we can trade some pitching for?
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
STRIKE
All maintenance from here.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ok-it's go time

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 6, 2008 4:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So far so good
i know small sample size wishful thinking
by A'sfaninNC on Aug 6, 2008 4:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice hook
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good lord
Eckstein got wrecked by that curve.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Siddown Frodo
First K!
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Aug 6, 2008 4:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
as an NRAF
I would like to suggest the hometown crowd print up images of Geo’s to use for k’s
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 6, 2008 4:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was Eckstein's 25th K of the season
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Does he teach classes?
Enroll the A’s offense!
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What class would that be?
How to be a shitty hitter without striking out much?
by thejd44 on Aug 6, 2008 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would a lineup of 9 Ecksteins
be better than the A’s?
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And be World Series MVP
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but it wasn't like he actually deserved that award
Scott Rolen should’ve sued somebody for that travesty.
by thejd44 on Aug 6, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay Gio!
Whatta curve!
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
K
First career strikeout!
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
There goes the no hitter.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
At least it was with 2 out
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He seems Zito-like
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by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bust
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!
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by Jennifer on Aug 6, 2008 4:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
cmon Ray....
That was outside.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Aug 6, 2008 4:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gio might struggle today... tight zone.
His stuff looks good though.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on Aug 6, 2008 4:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He needs to be aggressive and attack the zone
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Instead of giving up like right there,
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gio has some savage peeling or something on his neck
Does that hurt his hotness status?
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ouch
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WOW Glaus got a hold of that one...
Why can’t any of our guys do that??
This game is over…
3-0
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by brenarlo on Aug 6, 2008 4:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not Glaus
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HOLY CRAP....
What was i thinking….
Barajas.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on Aug 6, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glaus plays for St Louis
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Aug 6, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
3-0 Bjays
no doubt about it.
Gio getting squeezed…inevitable
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Aug 6, 2008 4:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep... a tight zone for him works like a tight zone for Zito.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on Aug 6, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barajas was ready for that one.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 4:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone remind Barajas that he's supposed to suck at baseball
by thejd44 on Aug 6, 2008 4:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not against us
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by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That ball still hasn't landed
Wow
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
by sprtsnwyn on Aug 6, 2008 4:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was sick
I was looking at the computer, heard the sound, and felt my stomach turn.
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 6, 2008 4:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that stinks

"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Aug 6, 2008 4:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, another laser
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Aug 6, 2008 4:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Learning on the job, right here
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Uncle!
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by Jennifer on Aug 6, 2008 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Relax, one inning, jesus
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Aug 6, 2008 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cant tell on here anymore.....
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Aug 6, 2008 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is where you send out the pitching coach to settle him down
Oh, they’re doing it. Good, good.
by thejd44 on Aug 6, 2008 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The future looks awesome
Just kidding. He probably had no real business being called up yet, but at least let him learn a lesson or 2.
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
by sprtsnwyn on Aug 6, 2008 4:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ehh, He's up for a reason
He’s inconsistent, but he’s ready for the show.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not so sure
a fastball is not an “out pitch” at this level, unlike the minor leagues. Unless it is 98 with movement.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Aug 6, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His out pitch is his curve.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least he knows how to swear into his glove
He’s fine.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't like Gio that much anymore.
facepalm.jpg
by Zonis on Aug 6, 2008 4:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's a bit early for that
But having said that, the fact that he walks and gets behind people shows he’s not ready yet.
Hopefully he can settle down and our vaunted offense can score a run or two over the next inning or so.
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 6, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We'd be lucky to get 3 runs
in 2 weeks!
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
walks…you never saw Hudson walk many in his 11-2 rookie campaign.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Aug 6, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
About 4 BB/9 in his rookie year. 62 in 136 1/3
He started knocking that down more the next season and beyond.
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't baseball used to be fun?
Now it feels like jock itch of the eyeball.
"I'm disappointed Ziggy didn't pump his fist towards the sky 100 times and scream like a hooker." ~Nico.
by LAXile on Aug 6, 2008 4:24 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
So Gio's ERA is a nice, healthy 27.00 at the moment
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I see him improving on that as he gains experience
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have to give a young pitcher at least once through the lineup before you judge him
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by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh
Anderson is the future.
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 4:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
How many times...
...are we going to say that X is the future, only to be disappointed?
by raphael on Aug 6, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We'll know that in the future
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by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Y'all would be REALLY disappointed if AN started saying that
by raphael on Aug 6, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd agree with that...
but it’s not like he’s facing the Yankees….this was Rob Barajas….
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Count the ring
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
kinda makes me miss zito at this point :)
not
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Aug 6, 2008 4:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gio will be OK
Maybe he was just “being a little too fine” and needs to just make his pitches.
by Mark H on Aug 6, 2008 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Gio saw that Eckstein was DH and figured he had this game in the bag.
by raphael on Aug 6, 2008 4:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm not watching the game
how fast is Gio’s fastball? Curve?
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe the call up should have been Saarloos?
by A'sfaninNC on Aug 6, 2008 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
MLB Says His Fastballs are 89
I thought he had a + fast ball?
by solotar on Aug 6, 2008 4:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
TV has it 88-89 also.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Aug 6, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His fastball has some movement, don't forget.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, out of the park?
:)
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 6, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Aug 6, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only after it moves into a 2-0 count.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Baseball Prospectus 2008 says
“His out pitch is a big bender, but he’s got a little more velocity than most lefties and a changeup he’s still mastering.
rebuildingseason.blogspot.com
by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no, he's never had that reputation
The A's colors are green and gold.
by mikeA on Aug 6, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah mostly at 88-90
Except for the Eckstein K:
90MPH Fastball
91MPH Fastball
77MPH Curveball
77MPH Curveball
by raphael on Aug 6, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You've got to take into account
who he is facing.
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
by sprtsnwyn on Aug 6, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1000000
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on Aug 6, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My grandma would look good against our lineup right now
and she tore her rotator in ‘27
"the A's need more quality preembreetive pitching" ~monkeyball
by OptimistPrime on Aug 6, 2008 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So it's healed completely now
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, we've come up against some really good pitching lately
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Geren can keep saying that every day for the rest of the year
And it will still be the offense’s fault
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 6, 2008 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I predict a no-no for Marcum
add a deflating pitching performance by a rookie to an eight-game losing streak, and the recipe for total lethargy by the hitters is set. Juuust IMO.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Aug 6, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, wait! A one hitter
Mark Ellis has to get a hit, to keep his 7-game-going-on-57-game hitting streak alive!!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Aug 6, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Woo hoo!
A’s offense rocks!
Oh wait. No.
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Aug 6, 2008 4:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think i blinked ahd the A's half was over
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
At that rate the game will be over by the time I get home
by justarebelheart on Aug 6, 2008 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was over after the first inning.
Gio may settle down and look good the rest of the way but the offense will not be able to over come 3 runs im calling a 3 or 4 to 2 score.
by A'sfaninNC on Aug 6, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A's only score 2 runs?
Well go out on a limb why don’t you.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The A's pushing across 2
IS going out on a limb.
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't do it again then!
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My eyes bleed Green and Gold
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are we going Clockwork Orange on him?
Pry his eyes open so he can’t blink, make him watch?
by MobiusKlein on Aug 6, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not even watching
at work…following on GameCast
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's how I'm watching
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Our lineup fucking sucks,,,
They should rename the team: the Oakland Pitcher-Helpers.
This isn’t even a major league caliber team. It’s beyond pathetic.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on Aug 6, 2008 4:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Check out baseball-reference.com
There used to be a team in Cleveland, the “Cleveland Infants”.
Now there’s a ferocious name!
Guess they moved to Oakland!
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Aug 6, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The A's gives really shitty
baseball players hope of making the Bigs though.
by asfaninpismobeach on Aug 6, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This mlb.com story makes me happy
Teixeira hears pleas of Orioles fans
Just gotta hope that dope in Baltimore opens the wallet for him.
by thejd44 on Aug 6, 2008 4:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think he will. He doesn't seem like an Angels kind of guy.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Neither did Torii Hunter
Yet he remains a stand up guy on the devil’s team.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We'll see. I think he'll be too overpriced for the Yankees or Red Sox.
Cashman can just exercise Giambi. Maybe the Mets…
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, his 7 walks in 25 at bats is NOT Angels baseball
Scoscia is probably furious that he’s not bunting and running around the bases like a moron
by thejd44 on Aug 6, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well sure. If you bunt, you should stop at first, not run around the bases
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well I guess
Ziggy’s streak survives another phenom
I guess that’s a good and a bad thing
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
by closetasfan on Aug 6, 2008 4:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like the road grays
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Aug 6, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1 to giving a +1 to the +1.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shoulda gone with green
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Aug 6, 2008 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and just like that
his ERA is down to like 13.5!
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 6, 2008 4:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
See. I told you he'd improve with experience
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait till you see what it goes down to next inning!
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
as from what korach just said....
maybe the a’s could use some divine intervention
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
by mrbendy on Aug 6, 2008 4:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Devine?
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ha!
possible both.
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
by mrbendy on Aug 6, 2008 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
excuse me...
possibly.
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
by mrbendy on Aug 6, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's a lot to like so far from Gio
Just needs to be reminded that at this level, if you go inside you have to really go inside. I like that he works quickly and isn’t tentative about throwing his fastball.
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 6, 2008 4:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like him so far.
He laid down a fattie to Barajas, but his stuff is good and hes getting squeezed a bit.
rebuildingseason.blogspot.com
by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah so far he has looked good, other than a rookie pitch in the first but
that mistake is going to be costly with the way the offense is going these days
by A'sfaninNC on Aug 6, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
squeezed, truly
ump gave up on the bender, on a crucial pitch.
Suzuki has to learn, once he learns GiGo, to tell the ump prior to the game.
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Aug 6, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gio's debut
He’s raw
Ump’s “Rookie strikezone”
Inevitable nerves
He’ll learn on the job. Probably no reason not to keep running him out there the rest of the year and give him experience, unless IP is an issue.
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 6, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shouldn't be. He's gone over 150 IP twice. He's only at 125 this year.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are there any worse hitting regular SS than Crosby?
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barton?
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
John McDonald...I'm sure there'smore
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least McDonald is a superior fielder
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 6, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There WAS Cristian Guzman
but he was an All-Star this year. Crosby wouldn’t even be an All-Star on the Nats.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brendan Harris, Edgar Renteria...
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
really i was just saying that since he was about to hit
but i’d probably go with Omar Vizquel
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So they put up on the screen that Barton is 2 for his last 19
and I can’t figure it out-given our offense, is that a complement, or cause for concern?
"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty
by 5Aces on Aug 6, 2008 4:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So are the A's
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Renteria?!
I’m gonna hafta look up his #s….i somehow doubt it
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
.335 SLG
He’s having a shit year.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Aug 6, 2008 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barton and the Mendoza line have
a meeting in the very near future
by asfaninpismobeach on Aug 6, 2008 4:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Can't we just defer out at-bats?
Passing would save a lot of time.
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
by sprtsnwyn on Aug 6, 2008 4:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes but we need the practice and I paid for a full year of mlb.tv
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Renteria....257/.305/.335.....640 OPS....Croz....250/.310/.365 ....675 OPS
WOW…he IS having a shitty year
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Harris by the way is better than Croz this year
.....266/.323/..391…714 OPS
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bartlett....263/.302/.317....620 OPS....theres 2!
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually...including Vizquel and McDonald that are way worse
there’s 4 worse than Croz
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Croz would look better with park effects considered.
Not that he’s good or anything
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dating back to his last start, the offenses Gonzalez has had haven't had a hit in...
...10 of the 11 innings they’ve come to the plate.
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I can just hear Geren now...
“We ran into some really good pitching again today.”
This offense would do better if they ran into some of Marcum’s pitches.
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 6, 2008 4:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't ask for too much now
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just be happy we broke up the perfecto
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes that was a big step
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I predict that whoever wins the AL Cy Young Award will be the pitcher that has the most starts against the A’s this season.
by A'sfaninNC on Aug 6, 2008 4:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Of those that are in the running
I forgot that part
by A'sfaninNC on Aug 6, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cliff Lee vs. The Field?
Cliff Lee.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was pretty good against us. I'd vote for him.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's awesome that we have so many people on the game thread for
a 2-17 team.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Gio's influence
I prob wouldnt be watching otherwise.
rebuildingseason.blogspot.com
by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gio fever
Do you have it?
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes i wonder if
theres more people in these threads than at A’s Home Games
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not sure. They rarely show the crowds
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jesus Barajas
STOP THAT
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just that one mistake by Gonzalez in the first underscores how impressive Ziggy's been
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of underscoring...
The A’s are coming up to bat!
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 6, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CATCH WITH TWO FUCKING HANDS
When you prove you can catch it every single time, you can show off
by rightbackin on Aug 6, 2008 4:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not a Rickey fan I guess
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"When you prove you can catch it every single time, you can show off"
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure why you quoted me
Grammar or overreaction?
by rightbackin on Aug 6, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it seems WaddellCanseco glossed over that part of what you said...
...considering Rickey did prove he could catch it.
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes but he did the snatch catch even as a very young unproven player
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was he dropping them like Cust drops routine fly balls?
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope you don't expect Cust to get to that level
or you’ll be disappointed.
by rightbackin on Aug 6, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't mind when they catch it 99% of the time or are Gold Glove types
Which Cust has yet to do.
by rightbackin on Aug 6, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't think Jack Cust is gold-glove caliber??
Did you see last night’s game???
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marcum's thrown 32 pitches thru 3
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
To be successful, I believe the A's will have to score more runs
by solotar on Aug 6, 2008 4:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks McCarver
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They can tie...
indefinitely…
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on Aug 6, 2008 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I watch this team....
I am inclined to quote the great Casey Kasem bootleg tape:
“This is getting f*$ %ing ponderous man, f^$%ing ponderous!!”
by WannaBeGM on Aug 6, 2008 4:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Am I alone in thinking
that Zook’s gonna eventually have to move into the infield?
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He hasn't shown any signs if injury
Like say Joe Mauer. His bat is good for Catcher, especially this year.
rebuildingseason.blogspot.com
by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but he catches EVERY DAY
we hardly use Bowen for anything….and i just seem him as too quick a guy (at least quick by our standards these days)....sorta reminds me of a young biggio in a way
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure anyone cares about his long term health beyond the six pre-FA years
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's going to be so sweet
When we break up this no-no
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 4:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You mean next game?
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wonder...
if any team has been no-hit on back to back games?
we could probably do it!
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on Aug 6, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure we could be successful at that
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 6, 2008 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's important to have goals
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it better for a pitcher like Gio
to have a MLB debut and dominate from the outset (thereby potentially gaining cockiness in addition to confidence)
OR,
have one of your fastball’s crushed for a 3-run bomb in the first inning (thereby potentially gaining humility in addition to a learning experience) ?
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 6, 2008 4:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i think learning....
you can always build some cockiness, can’t always build humility and learn how to fix a mistake.
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
by mrbendy on Aug 6, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do any of the players even look like they want to be there?
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on Aug 6, 2008 4:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I would hope they feel embarrassed every night
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
by sprtsnwyn on Aug 6, 2008 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, some of them probably don't belong there
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 6, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If they shouldn't be there... then don't you think they'd be having a good time?
They don’t look like they care… they don’t look like they’re trying… they don’t look like they’re having any fun.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
by brenarlo on Aug 6, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What do you expect when the team is playing this poorly, a bunch of laughing, smiling players?
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I'm laughing
and also crying
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better question...
Do any of the regular position players look like the belong there…..
especially a certain 1st baseman…...
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on Aug 6, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marcum
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only about 3 of them
Geren needs to show some fire if he has any in him.
A team of little league players could win more than 2 games out of 19.
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 6, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was on one that didn't
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looking for a walk only goes so far.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
First base?
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you think our call-ups are disappointed
when they go from a first place Sac team in AAA to a majors club that’s lost 17 of 19 or whatever it is now
by thashyt on Aug 6, 2008 4:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ask any one of them and I'm pretty sure they'd rather be in the Majors
Even if that means going from the best team in the Minors to the worst team in the Majors.
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by Flashfire on Aug 6, 2008 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i might argue for flashfire on that one.
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
by mrbendy on Aug 6, 2008 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
0-10 road trip seems like it can actually happen. s
by put em in a body bag johnny on Aug 6, 2008 4:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You think?
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
by sprtsnwyn on Aug 6, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really sure what Thomas' beef was
He was lucky not be called out on the one before.
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 6, 2008 4:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
At least Marcum threw 16 pitches that inning.
Moral victories, baby!
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 4:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Goodnight Grandpa commercial still makes me laugh every time.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Me too.
Grandpa should be Embree’s nickname, for real.
Stomper is a badass!
by lynnzgal on Aug 6, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He sure does look the part.

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by Kimberly on Aug 6, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
apparently, yes:

Why did they do this photoshoot, anyway? Did they use the pics in A’s Magazine or something?
by schmifty on Aug 6, 2008 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
factor in the A's lineup
hence divide by 3 so its really 2.08 ERA to us!
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on Aug 6, 2008 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well he was injured there. He may have regained his health and command now.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the quote, Bob Geren
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
roflmao...
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on Aug 6, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even if Gio does poorly the rest of the day
That curveball excites me much.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 4:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's not as spectacular as Zito's but it's still fun.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm listening on the radio....
is it looping or a power-like curve?
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
by mrbendy on Aug 6, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
loops but more lateral and less downward movement than Zito
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're making pretty good contact though
But not on that curve.
by rightbackin on Aug 6, 2008 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's doing fine now
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
by Trainman on Aug 6, 2008 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RAWR!!
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
by Jennifer on Aug 6, 2008 5:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
NEW THREAD OPEN!
http://www.athleticsnation.com/2008/8/6/588336/open-thread-game-113-a-s-a
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
by baseballgirl on Aug 6, 2008 5:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is eerily similar to Greg Smith's debut
which was also at Toronto. 3-run HR in the 1st, settled down, wound up with 6 IP, 3 ER. (Smith only allowed 2 hits.)
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 6, 2008 5:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
67 pitches thru 4. He should make it th
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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