All-You-Can-Post (About the A's) Thread
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 22, 2009 7:06 AM PDT
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I am of the (humble) opinion that there are way too many non-A's related items on this front page (memo to the Home Nine: make the playoffs next season, or else).
So before the likes of Lackey and Jeter take over tonight, I wanted to open up this thread for all things A's, and A's things only.
Who is your team MVP for '09? Favorite moment? Biggest surprise? Disappointment? Favorite AN Day dish? (Hmm, too easy, perhaps). Hopes for 2010? Road trips for the coming season?
Do what you do AN. Post a pic, reminisce, dump a link, swoon over Sweeney, count the days ‘til Spring Training, or tell your fellow AN'ers how much you dig them (please pick me; I'm needy today).
First one to mention any other team without the words "when the A's beat the" in front of it will be sentenced to ZigFan31's basement.
Oh, wait.
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Can we have a clock
on the front page with a countdown to Spring Training 2010?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 22, 2009 7:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Can we have a good team
preferably starting Spring Training 2010?
Don't believe in yourself.
Believe in Me who believes in You.
by Zonis on Oct 22, 2009 7:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't care about starting Spring Training
I want a good team starting the regular season.
I don’t want them all getting injured in Arizona….
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Oct 22, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine was
seeing the A’s live again, although it was only spring training and although Scott Hairston smacked two HRs against the A’s.
To be hit by Moriyama's fastball is an honor exceeded only by being crushed under the wheels of the imperial carriage
by elcroata on Oct 22, 2009 7:56 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I only went to one A's game this season
(I’m a Chicago NRAF), but it was this one: box score
I was slightly late getting to the game, so I hurried to my seat right as Sweeney singled to load the bases with no one out. Hairston struck out (of course), but this was quickly followed by a Suzuki sac fly, and then Cust and Ellis going back-to-back. With two outs in the first inning, Ozzie pulled his rookie starter, who was already getting boos from the Chicago crowd.
The rest of the game was pretty smooth. Tomko cruised for most of his 5.1 innings, though it sort of bugged me when Kotsay homered off him. I moved down to some empty seats right near first base in the ninth inning and got a good view of Kilby throwing a perfect inning with two Ks.
by colin on Oct 22, 2009 8:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
FSU at Comiskey... nice job!
The reason the White Sox are my least favorite team is that they are (or at least used to be) such fascist sticklers about it that it makes me makes me makes me want to hate them, baby!
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 23, 2009 7:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am excited that two of my favorite, EX - A's, are going to the World Series
It looks like Nick Swisher is going with the Yankees and Blanton is already on his way with the Phillies.
What is fun is those two were best friends on the A’s and now they are going to match up in the World Series.
Of all the players the A’s have traded away in the last few years.. players many miss, I like these tow the best, along with Haren. Cargon and Street with Colorado, Eithier with the Dodgers are also some that look good since they left… althought I think Cargon is the better player for the Rockies.
Since I really am not a fan of the Yankees I will be rooting for Blanton and the Phillies in the WS.
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, either way, YOU'RE RIGHT !"
by Eastbayjim on Oct 22, 2009 8:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Stairs.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 22, 2009 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This obviously proves that moneyball works and Beane is a genius.
The 2 players from that draft are the ones in the WS?
by A'sian on Oct 22, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mark Teahen was also in the playoffs this year for the...
Oh, wait.
Lay down, black gives way to blue.
Lay down, I'll remember you.
by danmerqury on Oct 22, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Team MVP
Given the team won 75 games and was never really in contention, I’m opting for consistency.
Kennedy was a nice addition but his defense was godawful. Ellis didn’t hit the first half, but he did the second, but his defense was substandard (for him). Sweeney came on in the 2nd half and had a nice year. Holliday gave us a litle over a half season of decent play and saved the better stuff for the Redbirds. Suzuki was pretty solid, but after a nice start, went through a pretty long hitting trough before perking up again near the end. Cust was a 235ish Cust. Anderson showed exactly why the organization and a lot of other people are so high on him with a nice progression and very effective pitching during the second half. Wuertz and Ziegler were pretty darn solid for most of the year, Ziggy after a bit of a rocky start.
But the guy who flat-out performed from beginning to end, in sickness and health, in snow, rain, wind and hail, and should be (but won’t be, witness the Sporting News selecting Beckham) the AL ROY, was our Oakland A’s 2009 team MVP: Andrew Bailey.
by eliot123 on Oct 22, 2009 8:21 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rickey Night
arrived too late for a jersey and behold! had to park across the aquaduct in overflow parking. never had to do that before. Game was sold out, soooooooooooo awesome to see!!…sigh, a sell out.
Ended onthe low note of Sweeney striking out looking on three pitches as a pinch hitter for Ellis (for Ellis!). Quintissential (contemporary) A’s though!!
by my_cat_max on Oct 22, 2009 8:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm using Rickey's career stats year over year
in a statistics project I have to do in my urban planning grad school program.
Go Rickey!
by cityplANner on Oct 22, 2009 9:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm using Rickey's career stats to mournfully reflect upon how utterly I've wasted my youth.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 22, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's how I wasted my youth.
….you been reading my biography?
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 22, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that's a book I'd like to read
Chapter 4….The cough syrup years
by sirbed on Oct 22, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
....furry little creatures patter acrooss my feet at night wihle I try to sleep.
I fear they are plotting against me.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 22, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chapter 6
Florida or Hell?….They’re one in the same dear reader
by sirbed on Oct 22, 2009 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
7:45am.
After peeling myself off the bed from sweating all night, despite sleeping in the nude, with a fan aimed right at my genitals, I decided to take a shower. It is indeed a miraculous feeling to be wetter upon leaving the shower than the time spent inside the shower.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 22, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chapter 13
Signs signs everywhere there’s signs
by sirbed on Oct 22, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would totally buy that book.
They say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing all the time!
by muffinpryde on Oct 22, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm ghostwriting it right now,
as we speak…
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 23, 2009 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rickey's Jersey Retirement Ceremony
After arriving back from Cooperstown the week before,“Rickey Weekend” at the Coliseum was definitely the highlight of the trip. I didn’t get there at 6am (or whenever you needed to get there for a jersey), but I did manage to get one of the banners from the Sunday game. Great speech by Rickey, both in Oakland and in Cooperstown!
by ManOfSteal on Oct 22, 2009 9:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ZigFan31's Basement
It has to be more fun than this English class. Anyway, my favorite part about the A’s were the game threads.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Oct 22, 2009 9:16 AM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHAHAHAH JOKE'S ON YOU, ZIGFAN DOESN'T HAVE A BASEMENT!!!!!!!
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 22, 2009 9:18 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And you know this how?
Losing this team would be a huge failure for this city and an affront to Oakland’s great sports legacy.
by skigurl on Oct 22, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I plead the fifth.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 22, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I drank the fifth.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 22, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
's where it went
(why did it cut me off randomly?)
Day seized!
by JLaff on Oct 22, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISTER.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 22, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You've reached your limit?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Oct 22, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn, i was gonna talk about those guys across the bay
hoping I would get the basement plus more
100% Athletics, 100% Baseball. 2009 Athletics, 40% Baseball.
by fruitattack on Oct 22, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
um... y'know that dominatrix down there in the basement...
thassa man!
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 23, 2009 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
where to begin...
discovering AN, the game threads, my favorite Rivercat before the haircut, Nico’s comments, all of you ♥
by OakA'sHoney on Oct 22, 2009 9:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My A's high-low came in back to back games, early in the season
First, the high point was the walk off infield squibber in the 53rd inning against Boston (seriously, I was worried about getting the train; one of the more inebriated members of our party shouted down to the on deck circle that they should get a move on as we were going to miss the last BART, which drew a wry smile from whichever player was standing there (it’s a long time ago, am I supposed to remember details??)).
The next day, following on from this, the A’s lost the Wednesday lunchtime game in about 20 minutes and were nearly no-hit.
Actually, the moment I pretty much consigned this season to ‘try and enjoy the little things’ was Nate Schierholtz’ inside the park HR. It was a dreaded sunny day, I was walking through the Mission, and it’s the nearest I’ve come to getting mad with Jack Cust.
Other highlights: – The first time I saw Cahill throw his knuckle curve. I know he hangs it sometimes (a lot?), but man, it’s a sight to behold when it works.
Also – the first photo that was posted on here of Chris Carter got me pretty excited, too.
Also, HA! Red Sox
by bobnothing on Oct 22, 2009 9:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
a few links
Karina Smirnoff Spotted Kissing San Francisco Giants Pitcher Brad Penny
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00028155.html
http://twitter.com/modelangelH Does rickey have a twitter?
http://twitter.com/Jeremybarfield
http://shawnhaviland.blogspot.com/
by Asfan4ever723 on Oct 22, 2009 10:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I know I sound a bit like a broken record here
but I love Haviland’s blog
by bobnothing on Oct 22, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dear 67 Marquez
Since my giving away non-A’s tickets ( Warriors & Raiders) to AN members is offensive, I will in stead give them away on Craigslist so I will no long offend your sensibilities.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Oct 22, 2009 10:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think he was referring more to the gamethreads on the front page
not involving the A’s…
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 22, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks pal.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 22, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not your pal, bud.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 22, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not your buddy, guy!
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 22, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not your guy, champ.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 22, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not your champ, buddy!
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 22, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
alright... enough with the Canuckery!
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 23, 2009 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
eh?
"Flea Markets aren't just for blind dates anymore!"- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Oct 23, 2009 7:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Highlight: opening day!
We had a pretty good team on paper (well at least some hope on paper) and it was sweet to see Chavez and Giambi in the infield, however briefly. Then things went downhill.
by A'sian on Oct 22, 2009 10:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Spring Training next year, Im there!!
The A’s might not have made the post season this year but I had tons of fun mocking and crushing the dreams of all my Angels fan, friends. Not too shabby!
"I'd be careful though. The AN girls know their stuff and can back their sh** up and dance circles around guys like you and me, up and down the block, all day every day and twice on Sundays. And that's why I love them :-D" - Me
by Amnesiac on Oct 22, 2009 11:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Highlights of the year
The 15-10 comeback against the slegnA in Anaheim. That was sweet and a moral victory on so many levels. Unfortunately, it was our last hurrah of the season.
I also got to see the A’s clobber the Twinkies in Minneapolis on 9/11 with a smattering of other A’s fans scattered through the homerdome. They especially liked it when I stood up and bowed after we made it into double-digit runs…lol.
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Oct 22, 2009 1:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My highlight of this year
Was the NL west swing. Living down in SD, I got to see local games of my A’s and complete my “tour” of all the California ballparks. Nothing like being in an away game and having the majority of the stadium chanting “Let’s go Oak-land!” ( At Petco and not Dodger Stadium of course…haha ).
by rrryanc on Oct 22, 2009 1:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Highlights
1. GAME THREADS.
2. Every time we beat the slegnA (not enough of these, sadly).
3. The AN Day Night game, even though I had to miss the 9th inning (CARRRRRLOSSSSSSS).
4. The retirement of Rickey’s number.
5. The 14-13 win over the Twinkies after being down 13-2.
6. Going to PNC Park and Citizens Bank Park.
The biggest highlights were the three times I was able to meet many of you in person at fANfest and the two tailgates we were able to attend.
Hey Al, just go away, baby.
by doctorK on Oct 22, 2009 1:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A's MVP?
I don’t know their names but I nominate those brave souls who went to all 81 home games at the coliseum.
by sirbed on Oct 22, 2009 2:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Best times were the times that we all spent together at both of the AN tailgates...
Getting to know Marquez and Niece, DFA, Imasaeasonticketholder, Lynn, Mikev, Baseballgirl and baseball parents, Berry Jo….and everyone else that I am missing…it was great times and great food and I cant wait for next year!
As far as the team goes, I really want to be super enthusiastic about next year but I just dont find myself jumping up and down with excitement, thinking that next year will be our year, hopefully they will prove me wrong. But win or lose I always stick with them, I mean isn’t that the point of being a fan.
Go A’s!!!
There is no A in OFFENSE!!
by wacchampions on Oct 22, 2009 2:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
THE 2014 OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Boom! There you go: Raiders move back to LA, we rebuild the Coliseum back to glory and make it a BASEBALL park again. Also by 2014 we should be in the middle of a 10 year championship run led by Carter, Wallace, Anderson, Bailey and Braden!
by PL78 on Oct 22, 2009 3:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I like your vision of the future. and wish to support your cause
do you have a tshirt or cap I can buy?
by bobnothing on Oct 22, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh no
The Raiders belong in Oakland period
by sirbed on Oct 22, 2009 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh no.
The Raiders destroyed one of the nicest /baseball/ stadiums in the major leagues. Fuck em.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
by mikev on Oct 22, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
fuck al davis
and his goddamn miserable shitty abomination of a franchise. i will gladly hand over the raiders if it means the A’s not moving.
by PL78 on Oct 22, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I disagree
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 22, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never should've been allowed back in Oakland
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 22, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry Flash but the Raiders belong in Oakland
and they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.
by sirbed on Oct 22, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And that's a shame
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 22, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL at this thought
NOW WELCOME YOUR 2014 LOS ANGELES 49ERS!
Hey Al, just go away, baby.
by doctorK on Oct 22, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I enjoyed watching Anderson progress over the course of the year.
I look forward to having a fresh start in March and April with hope of a special year. Even it only last a month or two into the season.
"Macha hates you"- Tacoma fans heckling Kielty
by zaniac75 on Oct 22, 2009 3:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A lot of green and some gold.
I started the season off at Phoenix Muni where Jake Peavy was dealing and Scott “Killer Croc” Hairston belted two home runs (oh yeah, and some guy named Nomar did too).
I also went to game two of the season in “Los Angeles” with AN and saw our lads win, and made my way to Oakland for Ricky banner day against Toronto where Vin Mazzaro was allergic to the strike zone. I watched numerous games on Extra Innings and it was nice to see the team play better after trimming off the veteran bloat.
Here’s hoping to a continued rise in the level of play, the development of talent and playing for something more than spoiler next fall.
by A's Fan in LA on Oct 22, 2009 4:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm disappointed in the lot of you.
None of you said I was your favorite part of the 2009 A’s season.
Sock puppets have never been able to successfully attack castles. -Nevermoor
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 22, 2009 4:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
(with a gun pointed at my head)
uh…Mr. Bloom is the best part of the 2009 season for the A’s….(boom!)
by sirbed on Oct 22, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My only two games this year were Rickey night and AN Day
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Oct 22, 2009 4:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My favorite moment was the comeback win against the Twins
“Hey! if Holliday hits a grand slam it will be ti . . . Holy Crap!”
“Wow! We could actually win this ga . . . CUST!”
“Oh NO! the ball gets away! Kurt it’s behind you! It’s behind you! Look out, he’s trying to score . . . oh crap he sco . . . no wait, HE’S OUT! I can’t freaking believe it!”
I also enjoyed getting front rows seats next to the A’s bullpen for half price on stubhub and seeing the second to last game with my Dad. Too bad they lost.
I know the Giambi signing didn’t really work out like we hoped it would but I remember being really excited when he hit his first HR of the season, great moment in a vacuum (not thinking about the rest of the year). I still think Nomar should have been dumped and the A’s kept G. I don’t understand why Giambi couldn’t have been the crappy pinch hitter that was kept on the bench all year, at least they would have got a few big flies out of it.
My pick for MVP of the 2009 A’s would be Rajai Davis. I know he didn’t get regular playing time all year but he brought so much life to the team in the second half. This season would have been a whole lot worse without him.
Andrew Bailey was great and deserves the ROY but a great closer isn’t as valuable on a crappy team. Although with the crappy offense the A’s had it was very valuable. He should also be the A’s Cy Young winner.
Kurt Suzuki deserves a tip of the cap for doing well for most of the year.
Hey 67M, how about a A’s MVP poll?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Oct 22, 2009 5:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Haven't even made it to the World Series
and I already miss A’s baseball.
will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody
by day-to-day on Oct 22, 2009 11:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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