A Foulke-ing Awful Day at the Ballpark

by doctorK on Sep 18, 2008 10:57 PM PDT

Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.
Toonces made me do it.

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Thanks, as always, doctorK

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by 67MARQUEZ on Sep 18, 2008 11:51 PM PDT reply actions

I've seen as many fans at a Cedar Rapids Kernels (low-A ball) game

Oh well. Thanks for the pictures, and for the only time anyone will see the words “Brandon Wood” and “moon shot” in the same sentence.

A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.

by IowaA'sFan on Sep 19, 2008 8:46 AM PDT reply actions

Amazingly, I've been to A's games with even lower attendance.

One game in 1979 had like 3000 or so, and a September day game in 1984 had around 9000.

It was so quiet yesterday you could hear E-Fail saying “I give up” on his tremendously pathetic slide at home.

"However, at Elias, I think they keep track of the amount of sunflower seeds spit in a dugout each night." - Brad Ziegler, 8/7/08

by doctorK on Sep 19, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions

I think there were more vendors than fans

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by Flashfire on Sep 19, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions

Dear Lew

Why not tarp off the stadium to the winning %

.500 team = half the stadium tarped off..
You might have to buy lot more tarps…

by buddahead9 on Sep 19, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions

You do realize that Brandon Wood hit 43 home runs in the minors at age 21, right?

I’m fairly certain that is neither the first nor the last time that those two concepts will (have) be (en) connected.

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Sep 19, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions

Foulked

I was at the game too, 2nd deck behind the visitors dugout. It was indeed pretty empty. That didn’t bother me as much as how quiet it was. Then again there wasn’t a lot to cheer about until the 9th. Foulke giving up back to back to back HRs is simply atrocious. Before those 3 shots he got an out on a loooong out that nearly went to the warning track. That gave me a good idea of what kind of outing he’d have. I can’t remember if anybody was warming up in the pen, but there was no reason to have Foulke in there to give up three runs. If it was clear to this fan in the 2nd deck he didn’t have his stuff it should have been clear to Geren too.

by karl_lien on Sep 19, 2008 10:55 PM PDT reply actions

Yeah, but there's only so fast a relief pitcher can warm up

By the time a reliever’s ready Foulke would’ve pitched to two or three more batters anyway.

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by Flashfire on Sep 19, 2008 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions

by the way, after the final home game

Foulke pitched a bullpen session. He’s the only pitcher I’ve seen pitch a bullpen session AFTER the game is over, and this is the second time this season that I’ve seen him do it.

by OaklandSi on Sep 21, 2008 8:15 PM PDT reply actions