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Open Thread: Game 152 - A's vs. Angels

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Los Angeles Angels @ Oakland Athletics


After last night's awesome, very satisfying come-back win (well, all except the part where our Ziggy got hit by Teixeira; who is no longer a favorite of mine), the A's look to sweep (yes, I said SWEEP!) the Angels, and take the season series, if you can believe it.

Shoddy defense by the Angels helped ice the game in bottom of the ninth last night for the A's, and while I understand being done with the season, I was still shocked at the poor play shown from a team headed to the playoffs, especially from Anderson. I hope it continues.

Josh Outman will get another start this afternoon, following his very nice starting debut against Texas last week, where he went five innings and got the win. The A's will be facing Joe Saunders, one of the few pitchers that they were able to hit in the terrible month of August.

September is a whole new month for the green and gold, as the A's have won seven out of ten games, and look for their fifth straight in today's contest. They certainly have been more fun to watch, and there are promising signs for next season and beyond.

W-LERAWHIPKBB
2008 - Josh Outman 1-0 3.86 1.32 6 2

W-LERAWHIPKBB
2008 - Joe Saunders 15-7 3.65 1.24 90 50

Lineup

Los Angeles Angels @ Oakland Athletics

09/18/08 12:35 PM PDT

Los Angeles AngelsOakland Athletics
Reggie Willits - LF Rajai Davis - CF
Gary Matthews - RF Aaron Cunningham - LF
Mark Teixeira - DH Kurt Suzuki - C
Torii Hunter - CF Emil Brown - DH
Robb Quinlan - 3B Chris Denorfia - RF
Kendry Morales - 1B Bobby Crosby - SS
Mike Napoli - C Cliff Pennington - 2B
Brandon Wood - SS Jack Hannahan - 3B
Sean Rodriguez - 2B Jeff Baisley - 1B

LET'S GO OAK-LAND!

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Ahhh!

No Ryan, no Travis, no Dale?! Oh well, it’s not on TV anyway. They can all be BFFs on the bench today.

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 18, 2008 12:02 PM PDT   0 recs

Add "No Jennifer" to that.

Boo.

But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.

by Jennifer on Sep 18, 2008 12:33 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Baseball

it’s a good thing

"The Athletics at Fremont" is really bad

by ArakSOT on Sep 18, 2008 12:11 PM PDT   0 recs

Harden right now has given up no hits, 1 R, and has 80+ pitches

maybe Gallagher and him was more even than any of us imagined

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Sep 18, 2008 12:24 PM PDT   0 recs

in only 4 innings

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Sep 18, 2008 12:25 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Its on Tv here

but I have to here Hudler kiss the Angels players sacks for 3 hours.

by asfaninpismobeach on Sep 18, 2008 12:25 PM PDT   0 recs

Will someone please explain

why the f*%k Emil Brown is in the line up?

God blessit!!!!!

by mrod on Sep 18, 2008 12:36 PM PDT   0 recs

The line up makes me laugh

by justarebelheart on Sep 18, 2008 12:37 PM PDT   0 recs

Good lord.

World class lineup right there. Chance to sweep the Angels and we’re putting our C lineup out there.

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin

by Helloooo 1st on Sep 18, 2008 12:38 PM PDT   0 recs

They want to save the ‘good’ line up for the Mariners, duh

by justarebelheart on Sep 18, 2008 12:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

No Joke man

Very little chance of winning this one

by asfaninpismobeach on Sep 18, 2008 12:40 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

To be fair

The Angels are playing their B lineup

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Sep 18, 2008 12:41 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

dude

I get everything set up, figure out a way to get the radio working in the office to listen to the game, and for some reason it isn’t on here.

Even a bad lineup is better than no baseball.

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Sep 18, 2008 12:42 PM PDT   0 recs

If you can get out of work

I think there might be some open seats at the game…

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Sep 18, 2008 12:43 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

If I could have left 2.5 hrs ago

That might have worked.

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Sep 18, 2008 12:46 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Is it just my browser...

or am I reading a 1.24 W-L record for Joe Saunders? :)

by VORP is too nerdy on Sep 18, 2008 12:43 PM PDT   0 recs

UGH.

Hudler two days in a row. And he has a pen out.

by VORP is too nerdy on Sep 18, 2008 12:44 PM PDT   0 recs

Warmup the bullpen

Outman looks pretty shaky today.

by asfaninpismobeach on Sep 18, 2008 12:45 PM PDT   0 recs

Harden's line in CHI today:

5 IN, 1 R, 1 H, 6 BB, 7 Ks…115 pitches…holy cow

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Sep 18, 2008 12:47 PM PDT   0 recs

Maybe

they got pissed off with my fanpost accusing them of hiding an injury, so they’re going to have Harden throw his arm out in a totally meaningless game.

by VORP is too nerdy on Sep 18, 2008 12:51 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

It was a weird one

As for the walks – word is, he was nibbling (not being wild) and the umps were squeezing him. Gameday showed that to generally be the case. He was hitting 94/95/96 at times, which is a little reassuring, and didn’t sit in the 80’s as much as he did in his last outing. It seems like he’s gone back to throwing his slider a good amount, though, and that’s worrying as I thought he said he’d scrapped that pitch awhile ago because it puts too much strain on his arm.

Leaving him in for 115 pitches was retarded. I wanted to go see him pitch @ NYM next week but chances are his arm is no longer attached to his body.

by schmifty on Sep 18, 2008 1:25 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

NIce job by Outman there

Finally got that curve over a few times. Took a few pitches to get a feel for it

by asfaninpismobeach on Sep 18, 2008 12:49 PM PDT   0 recs

The more I look at Cunningham

the more he reminds me of Aaron Rowand without the penguin stance. Not that there’s anything wrong with penguins…….

by mrod on Sep 18, 2008 12:53 PM PDT   0 recs

IS it just me..

or is saunders trying to steal lackey’s haircut?

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Sep 18, 2008 12:53 PM PDT   0 recs

I try not to look at Lackey

for any concentrated period of time.

by VORP is too nerdy on Sep 18, 2008 12:54 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Which is smart

Your will slowly but surely turn into a douche if you stare long enough

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Sep 18, 2008 12:56 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

:-O

Scary.

"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL

by oblique on Sep 18, 2008 12:53 PM PDT   0 recs

No

He’s actually the same man turned around………kinda like Two Face in Batman.

by mrod on Sep 18, 2008 12:54 PM PDT   0 recs

Gameday died.

But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.

by Jennifer on Sep 18, 2008 12:55 PM PDT   0 recs

Not unlike the rally.

"God doesn't pay attention to your cute little hypotheticals." -- Jeff from LL

by oblique on Sep 18, 2008 12:55 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I needed a Spoiler Alert.

But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.

by Jennifer on Sep 18, 2008 12:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

And this is why I watch any Angel broadcast on mute

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Sep 18, 2008 12:57 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

No kidding

I’d sooner listen to william Hung sing for three hours……

by mrod on Sep 18, 2008 12:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

What's wrong with William Hung?

I have all of his albums, including the underground hardcore rap album and the Christmas Classics.

by VORP is too nerdy on Sep 18, 2008 12:59 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

No way dude

that shit is so passe’ and poser gangstah!

by mrod on Sep 18, 2008 1:00 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

One thing I like about Outman

He’s not afraid to throw inside to keep em honest

by asfaninpismobeach on Sep 18, 2008 1:01 PM PDT   0 recs

I think that is the start of a trend

a k is now offically him showing the hitter his “o-face”

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Sep 18, 2008 1:03 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

O O O

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Sep 18, 2008 1:05 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

HGH works wonders

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Sep 18, 2008 1:12 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Matthews is probably the best defensive OF they have

(Yes, better than Hunter). The problem is he can’t hit.

by thejd44 on Sep 18, 2008 1:13 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Then he's perfect for us!

But he came back. And there was much rejoicing.

by Jennifer on Sep 18, 2008 1:14 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Just getting back from lunch

ANy messages?

Looking back, I realize that my life has been a series of incidents where one person has said to another, "Get this asshole outta here!"

by 67MARQUEZ on Sep 18, 2008 1:17 PM PDT   0 recs

Totally off the subject but

I’m craving In N Out Burger right now……a double with the works. Yes!

by mrod on Sep 18, 2008 1:17 PM PDT   0 recs

I'm full

and that STILL sounds good

Looking back, I realize that my life has been a series of incidents where one person has said to another, "Get this asshole outta here!"

by 67MARQUEZ on Sep 18, 2008 1:17 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

We in the Midwest don't have that chain

But we do get White Castle, so neener neener

by thejd44 on Sep 18, 200