A's Game Rained Out Tonight
by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2008 4:04 PM PDT
Email
PrintThey will be playing a double-header tomorrow, starting at 2:10 PST. See you then for double-header game threads! I'm not sure AN has had those yet!
67 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Well, shoot!
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
Anyone know the last A's double-header?
I don’t remember AN ever doing one.
So, bring on Bonds! Or, not... then, bring back Langerhans!! -One won lost one
I WAS THERE!!!
DHer TOMORROW!!! AHHHHH!!!!
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Can you post a link to HOF ballot?
Hi, BBG or Blez,
Can you post a link on top of home page to Frick Award Ballot? We had something like that last year..make it easy to vote for Bill every day.
Thanks.
"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
by LongTimeFan on Sep 3, 2008 4:24 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
So what you're saying is...
We’re not going to lose tonight?
...and the future is now!
by gio_is_the_future on Sep 3, 2008 4:35 PM PDT reply actions
C'mon, we've been playing .500 ball lately
A double header just adds to the possibility of a split.
by asfansince1989 on Sep 3, 2008 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank god we've got expanded September rosters.
I hope, at least by Saturday, we’ve got more new arms in the pen than just Outman.
Ziegler's arm will be dangling by a thread by Saturday night
Assuming they play all these games. FWIW, rain likely in Baltimore Friday night and Saturday.
Ike is a nasty-looking SOB
In this case, I DO NOT like Ike!
"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
Ike is a much better storm name than Gustav
I’m not at all surprised that Gustav turned out to be a bit of a wimp.
by thejd44 on Sep 3, 2008 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Storm names
Gustav = Shield of the Goths (does that mean he had to wear awful black makeup and write crappy poetry?)
Ike = He will laugh
Ike is already at Cat4 and is still way out in the Atlantic. If I lived in the Bahamas or (possibly) South Florida, I’d be crapping a pile of bricks right now.
"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
Am I a bad person for not caring toooo much as long as it doesn't cause gas prices to go up?
by thejd44 on Sep 3, 2008 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
With some exceptions for people living there under economic duress,
I have basically no sympathy for anyone who deliberately chooses to live in an area prone to dangerous storms and then complains about damages.
Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.
Boy, do I hope you live on exposed bedrock
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
What about the people who choose to live in earthquake-prone areas?
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
I'm surprised
that no one has said something along the lines of Hanna will miss landfall if it hits anything like Hannahan
I’m on the east coast. this sucks
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
What channel is the Billy Beane special on?
2010 can't come soon enough
And there's even one fewer game on TV now
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
i have tickets to the double header on saturday,
and it would be my first A’s game(s). I’m hoping that it doesn’t rain that much, so that I can still go. Would be my #
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
No doubleheader Friday?
How disappointing.
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
can we keep him next year please?
even if he’s not playing anymore??
Sweeney, 35, started a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento on Aug. 18. Widely regarded as one of the nicest men in the game, Sweeney said he thoroughly enjoyed his time with the River Cats, who opened the Pacific Coast League Pacific Conference Championship Series on Wednesday against visiting Salt Lake at Raley Field.
“It was humbling to see the hunger and rawness of the guys,” Sweeney said. “A lot of them never played a day in the big leagues. They’re playing for peanuts. They get one pair of cleats for the whole season, and the name on their bats is ‘Pro Stock.’”
As a veteran big leaguer, Sweeney followed the unwritten rules of rehab assignments by paying for plenty of food for his younger, less financially fortunate teammates in Sacramento.
“I got ’em a lot of spreads,” Sweeney said with a smile. “My financial advisor is going to be calling me when the bills start coming in.”
In addition to providing food, Sweeney offered advice. When Josh Outman was told he’d be called up to the Majors a few days ago, Sweeney told the rookie about, among other things, the A’s dress code that requires players to wear a collared shirt, nice jeans and dress shoes on the road.
Upon seeing Outman wearing tennis shoes on his first day with the A’s, Sweeney found out that the young lefty didn’t have enough money for new shoes.
“So my wife and I got him some nice shoes yesterday and sent them up to his room,” Sweeney said. “His wife called and said, ‘These shoes are so beautiful!’ … It’s nice to be able to take care of the younger guys. Hopefully when they’re in [the same position], they’ll remember to do the same things.”
""These guys are a different breed of ballclub." - Twins manager Ron Gardenhire on the A's
Awesome
I want Mike Sweeney around this team after he retires.
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
I'm betting he goes back to the Royals org
he just seems like that kind of guy.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Sep 3, 2008 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
He probably will, but I'd rather keep him here.
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
Oh I agree 100 percent
He just seems like one of those rare people in life where loyalty means something.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Sep 3, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
A loyal Royal.
"I'm telling you, I can't wait to put on that white uniform," Gonzalez said. "That will be the prettiest uniform I'll ever see."
Mike Sweeney, can I have $10?
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
Dude, he's so nice. Add a few more zeroes to the end of that.
Then give me half.
by thejd44 on Sep 3, 2008 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh my god!
Shoes.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Sep 3, 2008 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
i seem to recall jason kendall doing something similar for a young pitcher...
except jason bought him a sports coat
We could bring Kendall back as a coach
except he probably wouldn’t stay in the dugout because he’d want to play every game.
Yeah, Zooks would find himself on the bench every day
and we’d have a player/coach behind the plate.
Serious aw.
"I'm telling you, I can't wait to put on that white uniform," Gonzalez said. "That will be the prettiest uniform I'll ever see."
After reading stories like that...how can anyone not wish the best for a guy
like MSweeney? He’s a gem.
Well, on the plus side,
I got to see the A’s in Japan special on CSN for the first time. That was hilarious. Dale, Travis, and Swooney wandering around the city, all dressed alike, was adorable. Of course, seeing Rich pitch brought back a bit of heartache… why must you bring us so much pain, Billy?!
Dale is adorkable.
Scared of everything. “Can we go on the ferris wheel?” Then they get up there and he’s scared to death.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Did he chug water or was that.... something else?
I’d seriously LOL if that was an adult beverage.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
Wash down that sushi with some vodka...
that’s a recipe for disaster. Good thing there wasn’t a pool around.
It was so weird when Zook came in, already mic'ed-up for some other show
But I finally saw the feature that was done on Zook, also filmed in that sushi restaurant, and it all made sense.
No, he must mean a double-header
I vividly remember a rain-out thread. Esteban Loaiza gave up a first inning grand slam that got washed away – in Kansas City, no less.
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
Oooh, I remember that game.
That was bad Loaiza, as opposed to the post-DUI Loaiza that was miraculously the pitching equivalent of Jesus.
The Mexican Pitching Champion of All-Time does not like your insinuation that he can possibly be bad!
by thejd44 on Sep 3, 2008 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
He's no Ricardo Rincon
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Sep 3, 2008 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that good or bad?
"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
You make the call!
[Crosby] "Guy that has driven in some big runs for the A's over the years" - Vince Cotroneo
by WaddellCanseco on Sep 3, 2008 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
And that's the game they made up as a double-header.
We lost both ends of that double-header.
Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows
I miss REAL double-headers.
And none of this day/night crapola. I mean real Sunday afternoon scheduled double-headers that start at noon and a whole day of baseball. The twi-night double-headers were cool, too.
"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds
Double header today and Saturday
Could mean the return of Street in the closer role
"Do you know that the guy really doesn't like baseball all that much?" - J.P. Riccardi
heck, it could mean the return of Embree and the arrival of Saarloos in the closer role
There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
