Open Thread: Game 113 - A's at Blue Jays (cont)
by baseballgirl on Aug 6, 2008 4:56 PM PDT
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PrintGio seems to have settled down after a rocky first inning, where he gave up a three-run bomb, but the A's offense is as bad as it gets. They can't be any worse. Yes, they're being no-hit. Yes, it's 3-0 and feels like 10-0. Can things change? One can only hope. We go to the fifth...
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Gio seems way better than Eveland or Gallagher
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
Which makes me wonder why we wanted Gallagher so badly
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it was more a get whatever we can for Harden thing
and pray he breaks down like always so we don’t look like suckers.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Then why not wait till July 31? It sounded like Beane really wanted Gallagher.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
He may suck now but he rocked in May
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya kno...
I’ll give ya that…but it seemed to get away from him even before he just hit “terrible mode” the last few starts…..but he was gettting away with bad pitches
Yes, he never really looked impressive, like Gio does 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 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Three run home run?
Man, we could sure use one of those. Remember those days? Oh goodness. I’m nostalgic.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:03 PM PDT reply actions
where's Stairs when you need him..
...woops!
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on Aug 6, 2008 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
These guys are hopeless.
Seriously. This is a 3-runs-per-game team.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
Although
Marcum does look really good today.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
He's getting a couple calls Gio isn't.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Cust and Ellis both swung and missed
on excellent pitches.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
That's funny
I feel like I’ve heard that one a lot the last few weeks…
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
More like 2 since the start of the Royals series
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Be honest....BE HONEST!!
When Gio gave up that 3-run bomb, how many people heard a voice from inside that said…OK , this one’s over?
Although I understand and love the idea of playing all 9…This year is all bad. I must admit to turning off the TV as that ball landed about 20-25 rows deep.
(However, I can’t get over my radio addiction…..It does help to numb the pain.)
I thought they would try really hard to get this guy a win on his first outing
but, they have to hit the ball to achieve that.
Jennifer, is there a reason why you roared?
My mlb.tv froze and now I’m wondering if I missed something important
Not really.
General displeasure.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Might have something to do with their ability
And the fact that to make contact, you have to swing the bat. Apparently they don’t know the unpire’s strike zone.
Marcum is good when he’s on but he’s facing about 5 hitters that would make another starting 9
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
That's horrendous. And he's our best hitter.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Let's you and me offer ourselves as a platoon for 1/2 the price...
We can do that…...(although no bombs)
Are we REALLY talking extension with Ellis?
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
Ellis is fine
Can’t argue with an average bat with amazing defense. The problem is when this team relies onhis offense.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
This team is awful!!!!
I kind of want to beat them over the head with their bats!
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
Good luck making contact
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
Haha...I don't play for the A's.
I can hit my target. Oh, and without getting hurt.
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
Even in the worst of the 1990's
Can anyone remember a worse offense?
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
Nope. On the other hand, I can't really remember breakfast
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
Late '70s was worse
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I was more interested in my johnny jump-up than baseball.
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
Before the drugs. Wayne Gross and Jeff Newman were all-stars
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea what this photoshoot was for, but there's about 10 pics like this on gettyimages
taken by Z, I’m pretty sure
You wish. It is not a 3 runs per game team.
As for Cust, if you think lots of strike outs means he’s a bad hitter, you’re completely asinine, just idiotic, you’re really stupid.
Sorry, I thought I was someone else for a minute.
it's not the K's per se
but half situational – there are specific times a K is worse than other outs, and what he does with the ABs that are not Ks.
What are the chances
That we get No hit today?
honestly, i think there is a 50% chance it happens.
got to factor in the crappy morale of the team into the equation, too.
by put em in a body bag johnny on Aug 6, 2008 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Philip Cristy writes "Marcum looks really good today."
LMAO.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
The A's should start pitching rookies every game from now on...
Because that’s the ONLY thing stopping me from changing the channel.
This team is f*cking boring… and suck to boot!
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
At least they play quickly
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions
i think zito could throw a shut-out against this PATHETIC bunch
by put em in a body bag johnny on Aug 6, 2008 5:09 PM PDT reply actions
That about sums it up doesn't it
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
Let's not get carried away now
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions
It seriously is surprising
that the A’s haven’t been no-hit a couple times this season.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
does gio only throw 87-89?
thats all i’ve seen so far
HELMET: Sandurz, what's going on?
SANDURZ: It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to
blow!
I like the fact that he works quick
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
If Eveland is Zito, Is Gio Mulder?
Man this guy works fast. Better delay those fireworks starts …
Gio is Zito and Anderson is Mulder
Cahill is Hudson, and Gallagher is Harang. I’ve got it all figured out. I guess Duke is Heredia.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Candy is Dandy but liquor is Quicker
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Great thing about Gio
is that he works quick. Get this miserable no hitter over with as quick as possible.
by asfaninpismobeach on Aug 6, 2008 5:11 PM PDT reply actions
This gives you an idea of how 3 innings were over in 30 minutes on Friday.
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Damn, Gio!
"I'm going to take a camera crew and march into Billy Beane's office and demand to know why instituting his newfangled cost-saving measures means that the run manufacturing plant had to get shut down." FJM
His "good velocity" is in comparison to other lefties
His curveball is his big out pitch. He’s not known for blowing away with his heat. He has a upper 80s/low 90s fastball, and that’s not bad for a lefty.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:11 PM PDT reply actions
Gio status
Settled in!
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 5:12 PM PDT reply actions
i like him
he is smooth, and this might label me gay but he is good looking on the mound
HELMET: Sandurz, what's going on?
SANDURZ: It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to
blow!
Pitching well, but ...
anything more than 0 runs doesn’t really get it done right now.
Greg Smith's major league debut:
At Toronto, 3-run HR in the first inning, settled down, went 6 IP, 2 hits, 3 ER.
Gio today: 3-run HR in the first inning, settled down, now 5 IP, 3 hits, 3 ER.
That second strike to Eckstein was key – came inside off the plate (fouled away). That’s what he needed to do with Barajas, or throw a changeup. He’ll get 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
Smith did not give up a bomb
It was 6 IP, 2 H, 2 ER (third run scored on an error).
Oh, and we scored 4 in the 9th in a come-back victory =)
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Your facts are getting in the way of an excellent story
Please stop immediately; thank you.
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 think we may all be thankful soon
that Frank Thomas took a walk earlier.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
Gio settled down
Offense? Nothing.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Did I get my wish yet, one hit? That’s all I was asking for…or is Santa mad at me?
by justarebelheart on Aug 6, 2008 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I know this is weak ... I know it is ...
but I kinda hope we get no-hit tonight, because I want to see who gets pissed about it … this team looks like it doesn’t give a damn.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
A side of me agrees
But most of me wants to keep hope.
Oh thanks CROZ
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
They dont....
Losing 17 of 19 will do that to a team. Very little to motivate them right now, season is over and they know it. The young guys have a lot to work on, but vets probably want to go play golf.
Bring back Hammer.
Can someone tell me...
why Barton is still playing, much less not in AAA? Statistically speaking, he is in the bottom 5 in the league in AVG., SLG, OPS, etc. And yes, i know he’s 22, but damn it he needs to learn to hit again….
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
Experience sucking?
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on Aug 6, 2008 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
YAAAAAAAAAAAAY
But the no-hitter’s over, so we can stop watching now.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
ChoCoBoCo!
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
Yay Bob!
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
what happened?
my LCD is probably broken. i ve seen crosby homered
That was a reply to myself. Jennifer was eavesdropping
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
Yeah, Barton is Barton
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
I just realized that Daric Barton is going to be Dan Johnson
Except his good rookie season was just a good september 2007.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
as truthful as that comment is..
DJ did have a lot more pop (when he didnt have vertigo/sunscreen/etc.)...
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on Aug 6, 2008 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Or let's just leave him there and steal his passport
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Crosby = MVP
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 5:17 PM PDT reply actions
so
who’s gonna be backup INF from tomorrow on? I guess today it would haveo be Big Frank or somebody
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
Hmmmm...
My Crosby jersey t-shirt has been shoved in the back of my closet for the longest time, but this morning I decide to throw it on. And then he goes and hits a homerun. Interesting.
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Do you have t-shirts for the other guys?
We’re all counting on you.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions
She's got to do it! The future of Oakland baseball hangs in the balance!
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay Kimberly!
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Tomorrow, it's gonna be Ellis.
They really need to start making Ryan Sweeney shirts.
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Ryan can just give away HIS personal shirts.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
I was gonna wear my BoCro t shirt
But Im wearing a Favre jersey instead. Can we trade for him?
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
They give free pizza in Toronto for 10 strikeouts also?
by asfaninpismobeach on Aug 6, 2008 5:19 PM PDT reply actions
I guess pizza companies
aren’t going to be our corporate sponsors moving to Cisco field….
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on Aug 6, 2008 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The good citizens of Hogtown are gonna eat well this week.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAH
they go to sauce on wheat bread? lol
by asfaninpismobeach on Aug 6, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
The TV crew is against the strike zone too
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:21 PM PDT reply actions
I know we suck right now
but its so exciting seeing our young talent make their first trips to the big leagues.
I’m really liking Gio-ohhhhhhh
HELMET: Sandurz, what's going on?
SANDURZ: It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to
blow!
did anyone come up with a nickname for GioGon?
something cute like patrol craft? GioGon sounds like a monster from Japanese Anime or something
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
What's the origin of patrol craft?
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
The english translation of an article that
appeared on a spanish language site.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
i asked this recently
he was featured in a spanish magazine or something and the english translation of a name they gave him was patrolcraft.
HELMET: Sandurz, what's going on?
SANDURZ: It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to
blow!
you have to moan when you say it
HELMET: Sandurz, what's going on?
SANDURZ: It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to
blow!
Gio-Oh-Oh-Its magic
Giooooooooooooooo?
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
People actually remember that song?
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
It's too common a commercial jingle
I keep thinking Applebees.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I dated myself too.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadly yes.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that what they call it these days?
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
"The One who Pitches."
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
It's sad that I cringe when Barajas comes up
After his jack and monster fly ball
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:23 PM PDT reply actions
A's marketing is wondering...
why weren’t they in this funk when we had those “hit for dollar off” promotions…
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
Retired the lineup all the way through
Plus an extra guy who homered off him. I like this groove. What are the odds he goes through the 8th?
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:25 PM PDT reply actions
He's at 92 pitches - probably either 6 or 7 IP
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
Gio
Quality start!
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 5:26 PM PDT reply actions
It's incontrovertible proof
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Smart kid...
stick to the changeup to Barajas!
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
by ST on Aug 6, 2008 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
And DLS could still be the best player we get outta that trade,
"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
Dont count your eggs
Daric Barton was supposed to be the best player in the Mulder trade for a long time.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Chickens rather. I suck at sayings.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
That was a really solid debut for Gio
The “things to like / things not to like” ratio was about 10:1.
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
He might go back out!
"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
He's clearly the ace of the staff 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 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
His WHIP is only .083
He’s helping the Fantasy team still.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Get the ball and throw the next pitch
The thing that drives me nuts about Eveland is one of the things I like best about Gonzalez.
gio's just
cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
5 no Hit innings
He got the bomb out of the way and would have to be very pleased with his performance
I hate unproductive outs and the A's are producing them at record production
hmm
nice to see that he did not shit himself after first inning
Don't look now
But we might have something going.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:29 PM PDT reply actions
NOW, Jack
NOW
"And sometimes, when it seems like all hope is gone, Life tosses you a special gift of a baseball game" . 7/10/08 BaseBallGirl headline
Back-to-back hits?!?
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 5:29 PM PDT reply actions
Emil could take some notes from FT baserunning
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
Get your Right handed butt back on the base?
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Cust is swinging at bad breaking balls now. Crosby must have inspired him.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
Cust always does that
He had a huge year last year cause he was served an atkins diet of meaty fastballs.
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions
He's supposed to have a good batting eye.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of which....
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It would be hard to argue that he doesn't
Given the fact that he leads the AL in walks
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Make that the majors
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
an essay that makes sense in my mind but will come out all wrong here...
he’s got the best eyes in the league. but the league includes the umpires. too bad him being right about a ball and an ump calling a strike doesn’t justify his 3-2 nonswing. it’s like getting pulled over wrongfully and infuriating the cop into giving you a ticket. you’re right, but you’re wrong. what does cust need to do? forget his great eye and learn the simple concept of the protective swing. it’s bee said here that cust = powerhitter = broad strokes. i kinda agree. but he needs to give himself more chances for broad strokes, an not swinging, even when earning a walk, is throwing away another chance at that big hit.
Q: cust’s flaw? he admits it all the time in interviews, but he says it sort of braggingly instead of as the burden it really is. A: “that’s just who i am.” he thinks he’s an innate hitter who has to do what he’s always done, back when the book on him wasn’t yet written. he doesn’t see the value of being someone else. and baseball, game of inches (alternately called balls or strikes) or not, is a game of adjustments. if i were pitching him, i’d trow 7 perfect just-barely-balls. he’d never swing (because they’re not those breaking balls that fool him once in a while). the ump would either call him out or render him otherwise ineffective by calling him a base runner.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Aug 6, 2008 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
all wrong and ignored...
wish it wouldn’t take me two innings to reply to a comment.
forgot a key factor: the vlad factor. even a ball can be a hit. swing jack, swing.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Aug 6, 2008 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
An actual rally! And this time Emil Brown is not on base!
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
Excellent strategy for getting out of the inning
load the bases with nobody out and let the A’s “offense” fail.
yes, i AM hoping to look foolish here….
oh boy
lets block yesterday out of our minds, shall we?
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
unicorn time
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
Yay Jack, Carlos and Frank!
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
you rang?
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
Why didnt we pinch run for big Frank?
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:34 PM PDT reply actions
down in the game so want to keep his bat in there for later innings
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
Raj might have had a chance there though
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Besides
there are only 3 guys on the bench.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Ouch
2 non-strikes to Ellis force him to swing at crap. At least he hit it.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
I hope Kimberly has the Ellis shirt on.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
How is this guy not a hall-of-famer?
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
DONT YOU SAY THAT
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by Rebuilding Season on Aug 6, 2008 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't do it man!
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
So your new user name will be finley4real?
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
No
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
i dread
what happens next
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
that was
quick
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
awww
new friend! hahaha
white esurance sign behind home plate..oh so that’s why durham is an absolutely terrible defensive second baseman.. - xbhaskarx
This might actually happen by tomorrow
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you see him
waive at that 87 mph fastball right down the heart of the plate? How do you not even make contact on that???
Cust is the new Jaha.
by johnjahafanclub on Aug 6, 2008 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think he's long for the starting lineup
He’ll replace Petit as utility man
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha ha ha ha ha of course a DP
C’mon guys, laugh it off, it eases the pain.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
You are only in the early stages of the sickness that is this season.
Next you get to go through the hope stage, then it’s not that bad stage”, then the “where is the nearest cliff stage”, then into the “even when you know it’s about to happen, you are shocked when it does”, and then into the “everything about the A’s pisses you off stage”. If no cure is found soon we may be looking at the worst case situation of becoming Giants and/or Angles fans. It a horrible epidemic.
On a completely unrelated note, Robinson Cano is the worst player ever
to pick up in fantasy games. He only turns it on in the second half (when the season is pretty much over).
its just funny at this point
HELMET: Sandurz, what's going on?
SANDURZ: It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to
blow!
i dont even get mad anymore!
HELMET: Sandurz, what's going on?
SANDURZ: It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to
blow!
I'm actually standing in moving traffic on my cell phone now
HELMET: Sandurz, what's going on?
SANDURZ: It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to
blow!
and posting here on the black berry?
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha
we all knew that was coming. Cmon you cant tell me you didnt.
"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
hahaa what a freaking joke!
Love the Lansford Stache! LOVE IT DAMN IT.
by Langerhans4Pres on Aug 6, 2008 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Welcome to the Oakland A's, Gio
Still want to be here?
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
He might as well get used to it.
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Aug 6, 2008 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
You stole that from me. LOL!
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
[puffs the magic dragon]
I will not get angry.
I will not throw anything.
I will just enjoy the rest of the game.
Finding new ways to be horrible
im not suprised at all
by asfaninpismobeach on Aug 6, 2008 5:37 PM PDT reply actions
I was really trying to be positive in Jacks at bat
guess I should have known better
by asfaninpismobeach on Aug 6, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Welcome to the Oakland A's, Gio
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
Unbelievable
...almost.
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 5:37 PM PDT reply actions
Unfortunately...
...too believable.
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. ~Earl Weaver
It can't be unbelievable
if it’s what everyone expected.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 6, 2008 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
You have surpassed your unbelievablity quotient
Please seize and desist until you have regained an appropriate balance of believability.
In search of a new signature. Say something funny and you may see your comment here!
I don't even know what to say anymore.
Gio must want to cry.
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
Is Hannahan even worse than Crosby?
Has my hate been misplaced all these months?
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
Hannahan plays defense!
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Aug 6, 2008 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
No it's true
Hannahan is worse than crosby
God only kills a kitten when bocro swings at a bad pitch… when hannahan swings at a bad pitch, god kills a puppy, a baby seal, and jesus
Cust is the new Jaha.
by johnjahafanclub on Aug 6, 2008 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not f'in funny
That’s just a shitty-ass lack of effort right there. That’s exactly what a team that’s mailed it in does. Mark Ellis’ at -bat was a complete and total joke.
I needed a team so I woul