A's Game Rained Out Tonight

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2008 4:04 PM PDT Comment 67 comments

They 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!

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Well, shoot!

"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds

by UncleLeo on Sep 3, 2008 4:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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

by baseballgirl on Sep 3, 2008 4:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

2 years ago in KC

The A's colors are green and gold.

by mikeA on Sep 3, 2008 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I WAS THERE!!!

DHer TOMORROW!!! AHHHHH!!!!

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Sep 3, 2008 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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 0 recs

Doubleheaders tomorrow and Saturday.

This is gonna be interesting.

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2008 4:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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.

by danmerqury on Sep 3, 2008 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by Soaker on Sep 3, 2008 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Your posting name is so appropriate here.

by lynnzgal on Sep 3, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

and there are two more behind Hannah

named ike and Josephine

by OaklandSi on Sep 3, 2008 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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

by doctorK on Sep 3, 2008 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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

by doctorK on Sep 3, 2008 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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.

by PaulThomas on Sep 4, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 4, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

What about the people who choose to live in earthquake-prone areas?

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by Flashfire on Sep 4, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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

by closetasfan on Sep 4, 2008 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i was so counting on the diversion tonight. sigh. sarah? okay

alaska A (now in Colorado)

by ak_A on Sep 3, 2008 4:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I hear ya.

An actual game on tv. Waah!

by lynnzgal on Sep 3, 2008 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stupid rain. Now what am I supposed to do now that I can’t yell at my TV during the game?

by justarebelheart on Sep 3, 2008 5:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What channel is the Billy Beane special on?

2010 can't come soon enough

by deportesfan on Sep 3, 2008 5:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

And there's even one fewer game on TV now

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by Flashfire on Sep 3, 2008 5:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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.

by mrbendy on Sep 3, 2008 5:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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

by Nico on Sep 3, 2008 5:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Ernie Banks things the A's are a bunch of pansies

by thejd44 on Sep 3, 2008 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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.”

link

""These guys are a different breed of ballclub." - Twins manager Ron Gardenhire on the A's

by gotgreen on Sep 3, 2008 5:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Aw.

Mark Ellis: sent down from Heaven to rob Evil of hits and hand out rainbows

by Jennifer on Sep 3, 2008 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Awesome

I want Mike Sweeney around this team after he retires.

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by Flashfire on Sep 3, 2008 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

He probably will, but I'd rather keep him here.

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by Flashfire on Sep 3, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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."

by pam5981 on Sep 3, 2008 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed.

I’d like to keep him here also, but I’d understand if he went back.

"If I've got baggage, he's got a whole set of Louis Vuitton." ~ Milton Bradley on Barry Bonds

by UncleLeo on Sep 4, 2008 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mike Sweeney, can I have $10?

There were a lot of stupid, long confusing words that I’m sure normal people don’t use. @('.')@

by monkeyball on Sep 3, 2008 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

These shoes rule!

These shoes suck!

Polynesian Sauce may not be available in all locations.

by Englishmajor on Sep 3, 2008 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

That's so sweet.

He needs to be a coach here, for sure.

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2008 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

i seem to recall jason kendall doing something similar for a young pitcher...

except jason bought him a sports coat

by inbillywetrust on Sep 3, 2008 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, Zooks would find himself on the bench every day

and we’d have a player/coach behind the plate.

by OldhamA on Sep 3, 2008 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mike Sweeney is AWESOME.

by justarebelheart on Sep 3, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Billy, can we keep him?

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Sep 3, 2008 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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."

by pam5981 on Sep 3, 2008 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

After reading stories like that...how can anyone not wish the best for a guy

like MSweeney? He’s a gem.

by IM4Oakgal on Sep 3, 2008 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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?!

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2008 6:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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

by Jennifer on Sep 3, 2008 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And him trying the sushi…haha

by justarebelheart on Sep 3, 2008 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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

by Jennifer on Sep 3, 2008 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wash down that sushi with some vodka...

that’s a recipe for disaster. Good thing there wasn’t a pool around.

by whiteshoes40 on Sep 3, 2008 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by schmifty on Sep 4, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Scared of everything? Now we now why he picked the shallow end for diving practice.

by thejd44 on Sep 3, 2008 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I do believe this is a first for AN

by Tyler Bleszinski on Sep 3, 2008 7:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

A rain out thread?

by lynnzgal on Sep 3, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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

by Nico on Sep 3, 2008 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

by Jennifer on Sep 4, 2008 4:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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

by UncleLeo on Sep 4, 2008 8:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs