5 In the First Not Good Enough As A's Get Rocked 14-7
by Nico on Mar 10, 2009 5:25 PM PDT
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"at Colorado" often means football scores like today's 14-7 slugfest, but the game wasn't at Coors Field so it's a bit of a stretch to blame the altitude for the struggles A's pitchers had after being staked to a 5-0 lead.
The best news on the pitching front was that Trevor Cahill seemed immune to the difficulties of the day, tossing 3 solid innings of 2 hit, 1 run baseball. Cahill did not record a strikeout but still appears to have only helped his cause of claiming a spot in the A's rotation - or at least at AAA to await the first "flat tire."
Matt Holliday, facing his former team for the first time, collected 2 of the A's 8 hits and is now batting a clean .409 for the spring. Did you catch the pun there?
Up 5-1 entering the bottom of the 4th, Oakland gave up "5-spots" in each of the 4th and 5th innings - oops. Culprit #1 was Chris Schroder, who can't afford to have too many stinkers, but who allowed all 5 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 0.2 IP. Culprit #2 was Sean Gallagher, touched for the identical 5 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 0.2 IP. Gallagher may still be weak from the flu that canceled his scheduled start on Sunday; if not, his outing hardly inspires one to contemplate that he could be in line to start on Opening Day in Anaheim.
My question to you as you ponder today's action: Here on March 10th, in a part of the season (spring training) that clearly matters less for players assured of roster spots, does an outing like Gallagher's cause you any concern? Or is it just another in the endless string of "WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!" March developments that always only seems relevant until the real season begins?
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It's a bit like American Idol
and the judges are Beane, Young and Geren. If Simon doesn’t like you two or three times in a row— with 8-9 other singers competing— you’re gone. So we’ll give Gallagher one mulligan for the flu, but one more bad outing and I think he’s in trouble. MAC and Gio are all doing well— Gallagher is hardly a lock.
by windyfelix on Mar 10, 2009 5:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
On the contrary
Short of giving up 10 runs in every following start and/or getting injured I think Gallagher is assured of a rotation spot. Of course he could be removed if he stinks it up in the regular season but along with Eveland and Braden I expect him to be on the Opening Day roster.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Mar 10, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tend to agree, Helloooo 1st
I think Gallagher is one of the pitchers who isn’t needing to prove anything in spring training – he’s in. What could change that is injury or a big change in basic things like velocity or ability to throw strikes. Getting hit around the yard isn’t going to cost him a spot in the rotation if he’s throwing hard and not going all Rick Ankiel or something. Look at Joe Kennedy’s ST stats when he “won” the #5 spot.
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 Mar 10, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not hardly as concerned about Gallagher...
as I am about Schroder. Chris Schroder is going to make the roster and be in our bullpen!
Really? Chris Schroder?
Damn, Swooney didn’t get a hit? That’s real cause for concern.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 10, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dont think he will if he keeps this up
And if he improves then he should be in the pen.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Mar 11, 2009 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and, if Crosby improves...
he should be our everyday shortstop. So, yeah, I agree.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 11, 2009 1:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No Crosby should not
At least Schroder has had some form of success recently
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Mar 11, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh
This kind of stuff happens in the spring. Maybe he was working on a tweak in his mechanics. Maybe he was working on a particular pitch. Maybe it was just a really bad day to be Sean Gallagher. He should turn it around and leave bad lines like today’s behind him.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Mar 10, 2009 5:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not a fan
So far gallgher made 1 good start last season and a bunch of bad starts since that time. Of the starters on the bubble I would say Gallgher and Gio and the 2 most disapointing.
by Arcman on Mar 10, 2009 5:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
nice pun
clean as the bald guy on the 409 bottle… er…
i like K-hill
i was wrong to do that stuff
by jaylikewise on Mar 10, 2009 6:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm ready for 410.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 10, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And 420, undoubtedly.
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 Mar 10, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get the 420 reference.
Just kidding.
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I couldn't remember it, then couldn't remember it again,
then lost interest and just sat there.
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 Mar 10, 2009 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What were we talking about?
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was really far out untill i needed to go get some chips
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Mar 10, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huh? Fritos, please.
Are you going to Jack In The Box?
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just pencil Cahill in the rotation already!
It’s obvious the kid has it.. I understand not wanting him to throw too many innings, but we have the lineup this year..! And look at Tim Lincecum, he looks like my 12yr old brother, was rushed, and hasn’t looked back.
by EWEEZY on Mar 10, 2009 6:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm really not trying to be a WBC booster
but the Netherlands and La Republica Dominicana are going to the bottom of the 9th, scoreless. (the Dutch are the “home” team). This is pretty amazing stuff.
I think that Gallagher is safe, and I’m not worried about today, but I also think that we’re getting closer to seeing one of MAC as the #5 starter. Jerome and Edgar will still be given every opportunity to prove they don’t suck.
by HigherPie on Mar 10, 2009 6:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Jerome may have pitched himself out of consideration
When you look at how solid Edgar Gonzalez has been (granted, coming off Winter Ball has given him an edge) AND how Mazzaro, Cahill, and Anderson have looked, Jerome’s two recent performances make it unlikely he’ll wrestle a spot away from his competition.
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 Mar 10, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
But in his next appearance, if he goes, say, 4 scoreless innings, he could easily be back in the mix.
by HigherPie on Mar 10, 2009 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He'll definitely benefit from the fact that there are 3+ more weeks
in the Cactus League. I’m not all that concerned about his stats, but looking at the stats he doesn’t appear to be either a strike-throwing machine, nor a bat-missing machine, right now. It’s early enough for him to get back in the mix, but I don’t think it’s “his spot to lose” and entering spring training he probably had as good a shot as any due to his experience and track record (which was a lot better than Edgar’s).
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 Mar 10, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gallagher will be fine
Gio on the other hand is a head case and too immature for the rotation at least. IMO.
He gets rattled too easy and resorts to throwing meatballs. Another 3 or 4 mph on his fastball wouldn’t hurt either. I am sure he will benefit from more experience
by Trainman on Mar 10, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A trip to the "3 to 4 MPH store" should do it.
I think they’re open Tuesday-Sunday.
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 Mar 10, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Parking is sooo bad at that store this time of year
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well they are in pretty high demand in March
You need to catch one of their “After X-Mas” sales.
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 Mar 10, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chavez or Duke could loan him
his “handicapped parking” sticker and get him a little closer to the entrance.
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
speaking of Chavez:
Ralph Barbieri on KNBR today said, “Eric Chavez won’t even play 40 games this year…..he’s done!”
I didn’t realize he was on the A’s medical staff…..
douche!
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
by mrod on Mar 10, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's probably right...
but, you are, too. Barbieri is a douche.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 10, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly.....you get my point at least.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
by mrod on Mar 10, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was interviewing john bryant
the santa clara center and wcc player of the year the other day and he went on a nice little tangent on how his alma mater, university of san francisco, is so bad at basketball etc. and joked about how boring it must be to play them without realizing that santa clara lost to them this year. really lacking in class and preparation
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
by travdog6 on Mar 11, 2009 2:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
santa clara lost to usf this year?
as an alum, I want that coach fired!!! But, I guess I’d only have some pull if I donated money, eh? Sorry, I’m tryin’ to keep my family out of the depression breadline. Polly not gonna be successful at that, but thanks for the degree.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 11, 2009 3:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm enjoying it.
Competitive baseball is much more fun to watch than ST (though it doesn’t help that the A’s are never on).
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too. Desperate for real babseball.
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yet, in the grand scheme of baseball, spring training games are infinitely more important than the WBC
by thejd44 on Mar 10, 2009 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand that the WBC is just a pile of crappy hype,
but it’s much better than soccer, bowling, or the stupidity of the world series of poker.
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The WBC is not better than soccer.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Mar 10, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
of course, it's better than soccer...
and bowling.
But, not the World Series of Poker. That’s the freakin’ World Series!
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 10, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've never understood the attraction of watching poker.
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure...
Chess, with way more personality among the players. And, big money at stake. That always makes things more interesting.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 10, 2009 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chess players could be 10 times more charming than that Arnold on Green Acres...
and chess would never get the attention poker does. Games last too many moves, even the speed and lightning games. And the TV doesn’t tell you the win probability in real time.
transfiguration When the woman puts mascara on, it means she’s leaving the house. When the man puts big boots on, it means the alley has been erased by snow. When the black cat has a white strip on its back, be careful! The world can change in an instant.
by Elvez on Mar 10, 2009 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
which begs the question...
is giving another man’s wife a foot massage enough of a reason to get thrown out a window.
Don’t you think the computing power is good enough these days for them to show win probability on TV in real time for chess?
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 10, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reminds me of
that SNL skit with Will Ferrel and Sherry Oteri where they reprise their roles as cheerleaders at a chess tournament.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Mar 11, 2009 12:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
mikeA needs to see that
black dirt live again
by andeux on Mar 11, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
unfortunately, "real time"
doesn’t fit in particularly well with programming schedules, i’d guess.
though, they could sell a lot of advertising slots
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know. After something like 12 moves you're probably playing a game that's never been played before.
transfiguration When the woman puts mascara on, it means she’s leaving the house. When the man puts big boots on, it means the alley has been erased by snow. When the black cat has a white strip on its back, be careful! The world can change in an instant.
by Elvez on Mar 10, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking that. Chess seems pretty
unpredictable to me, even if there are strategies (as I understand it).
Poker on the other hand is pretty straightforward in terms of statistics, it’s the human factor that provides the drama (for some).
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the further you get into a game of chess...
the more limited the options become. Seems to me, it should become more predictable, by a computer, the further in you get. But, I’m no chess genius, so maybe not.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 10, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The more limited the reasonable options become.
The ridiculous options are practically infinite.
I guess you might be right that perhaps a computer could calculate win probability fairly accurately even though the prediction of actual individual moves would be mostly impossible.
transfiguration When the woman puts mascara on, it means she’s leaving the house. When the man puts big boots on, it means the alley has been erased by snow. When the black cat has a white strip on its back, be careful! The world can change in an instant.
by Elvez on Mar 10, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, of course, they don't predict...
individual ridiculous bluffs or calls in the WSOP, either. Merely, win probablility. The computer would have to crunch more numbers in chess, but it seems to me it could be done.
Not that I’d watch unless there were a few million on the line, but… just sayin’.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 10, 2009 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
is 1.5 million enough?
cause that’s how much money the winner of the WCC gets…
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, they predict the probability of which cards will wind up best
which doesn’t tell you the probability of who will actually win the hand. Computers can give a reasonable estimate of who is ahead in chess and by how much, but who wins depends on whether the player makes good moves.
The best chess computers can easily beat the best humans at this point, I think in poker it is more or less a draw.
With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory. ----Hero Defector Montgomery
by mikeA on Mar 10, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
have you read Bobby Fischer Goes to War?
i guess it depends what you mean by personality. Granted, chess players don’t have TV type personalities, but I find it pretty fascinating.
or maybe i’m just a contrarian.
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
in no way, shape form, or by any stretch of the imagination is the WBC better than soccer
and i quite like the WBC, too
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
only the most fun ever
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you enjoy watching grass grow...
or paint dry.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 10, 2009 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've had much more fun doing other things
than trying to watch soccer
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like gardening.
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
now we're just listing all of the things i love
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
beekeeping?
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 10, 2009 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we do have beehives in our garden
but i’m not the apiarist
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You do have an apiarist wit.
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm not sure i understand this
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We have an old time saying
that when someone is clever, they have a rapier wit, referring to the type of sharp sword. Some have turned that saying into a joke, replacing rapier with rapist, and in your case “apiarist wit”. Stupid American joke, but I found it funny.
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ohhhh
i get it. sorry.
i figured it was something like that, but hadn’t heard the rapier / rapist crossover.
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well done.
transfiguration When the woman puts mascara on, it means she’s leaving the house. When the man puts big boots on, it means the alley has been erased by snow. When the black cat has a white strip on its back, be careful! The world can change in an instant.
by Elvez on Mar 10, 2009 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Proving we do have common interests.
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was the a's that brought us together
but gardening that made our love strong
what have i got myself into this time... http://damiansthirtyyearchallenge.blogspot.com/
by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Waiting for spring here in the US
Baseball and gardening!
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on Mar 11, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
easy there tiger!
I happen to love the WSOP.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
by mrod on Mar 10, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hold that tiger!
You and six or seven other people love the WSOP.
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have got to be kidding me.
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"
by PaulThomas on Mar 10, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Phenominal game.
I hope you are still watching.
If ever a game should have been called on account of wind, that one was it. Good thing Jerry Blevins didn't have to pitch; he's tall, skinny, and I could practically see one of the 40-mph gusts...sweeping him off the bump and pinning him to the left-field fence. --Mychael Urban
by ZigFan31 on Mar 10, 2009 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy shit
The Dutch just tied it back up at 1 in the 11th. Incredible.
by HigherPie on Mar 10, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
geez.
yay gameday and “In play, run(s) scored”
how is this not on TV?
the let’s-get-it-over-with rule starts in the 12th, right?
"The hard... is what makes it great."
by Jjjsixsix on Mar 10, 2009 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
found a stream online.
thank you, mlb network?
this is kind of amazing.
"The hard... is what makes it great."
by Jjjsixsix on Mar 10, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Simply wow!
Unreal.
If ever a game should have been called on account of wind, that one was it. Good thing Jerry Blevins didn't have to pitch; he's tall, skinny, and I could practically see one of the 40-mph gusts...sweeping him off the bump and pinning him to the left-field fence. --Mychael Urban
by ZigFan31 on Mar 10, 2009 7:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's awesome.
Though that’s why baseball is decided by series.
All credit to the Dutch.
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dominican Republic scores the game's first run in the top of the 11th
Netherlands comes back in the bottom to score 2 and win.
Netherlands advances, DR goes home…
Gallagher was sick as a dog with the flu…let’s wait and see how he does when healthy before pronouncing him dead.
by OaklandSi on Mar 10, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sean Gallagher gave up four hits, two walks and five runs Tuesday, but he was still feeling wiped out after a bout of stomach flu left him 10 pounds lighter. He said he felt “zapped” after five pitches and he downed five bottles of water right after his 2/3 innings.
Also:
Eric Chavez said that the discomfort he’s experiencing in his twice-repaired right shoulder is believed to be adhesions from his August surgery, so he is getting shockwave treatment to break up the scar tissue. Chavez told The Chronicle that he still believes that he can be on the field for Opening Night if the shockwave treatment flushes the problem out.
by HigherPie on Mar 10, 2009 6:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It can't be healthy drinking that much water in such a short time.
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 6:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially when Daric Barton is trying to dive in
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 Mar 10, 2009 6:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chavvy, please flush twice
it’s a long way to the kitchen…
by OaklandSi on Mar 10, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this might be advice to Gallagher too
by OaklandSi on Mar 10, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But not to the postman
The postman never flushes twice.
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 Mar 10, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought he Always Flushes Twice"?
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dear A's medical staff
When a guy just had the stomach flu, and just lost 10 pounds because of it, and is still feeling “wiped out,” it might be a wise idea NOT to let him pitch, or physically exert himself in any way.
Sincerely,
Concerned A’s fan
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 10, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was so mad that start in Minnesota where Gallagher
was left in to give up 10 ER (and later said the ball “felt like a feather coming out of his hand”). Hello: Maybe if a guy is serving up batting practice instead of 95 MPH cheese, he doesn’t need to keep pitching late in the season in a game that has already gotten away?
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 Mar 10, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't you give Geren some sort of positive grade a few weeks ago?
This is the sort of thing that is, IMO, an offense worthy of a fairly quick firing. You just don’t do what he did that night. I don’t care if Gallagher said he was ok (he didn’t, as far as I know); as a manager you can’t kill a kid like that.
by thejd44 on Mar 10, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think if you fired a manager for one decision like that
every manager would be fired. And certainly, Curt Young was in on the decision. I would certainly put that among my “top three things Geren did that infuriated me,” but I wouldn’t fire a manager over any one “bad decision” when even the best make dozens a year.
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 Mar 10, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think potentially ruining the arm of a player who is clearly not right is worth of a firing
It’s not that he let the guy give up runs. I’m ok with letting a rookie take a bit of a pounding if he’s healthy. When I talk about ruining him, I mean physically.
But I think Geren should be fired anyway. He seems totally incapable of handling a pitching staff.
by thejd44 on Mar 10, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone know why Cuba play in pyjamas?
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 7:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
In pajamas,
you play for Cuba
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
does anyone else think its funny that the MLB doesn't sell team Cuba jerseys or hats?
Some of the most violent things I’ve ever seen were at Raiders games. And I’ve been to jail. - leopold bloom
by designatedforassignment on Mar 10, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe they're not allowed to?
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Mar 10, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe they realised nobody would buy them because they look awful.
by OldhamA on Mar 11, 2009 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha...
you misspelled “realized.”
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 11, 2009 1:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's actually not true
check out this link
by OaklandSi on Mar 11, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HOLY CRAP.
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!
"The hard... is what makes it great."
by Jjjsixsix on Mar 10, 2009 7:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Down goes the DR!
Good i hated the DR team. All a bunch of show offs if you ask me. And Reyes is the leader. They all jumping around and dancing before the games even over. Servers them right.
"With 16-year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa in tow, Gio Gonzalez improving at Triple-A and lefty Brett Anderson carving up Double-Abatters along with Simmons and Trevor Cahill, Oakland’s pitching depthis officially the envy of baseball." - BaseballAmerica.com
by Syphon on Mar 10, 2009 7:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No DR
So glad a upset. I was hoping for the italians but they gave it a good go. I will be cheering for Nederlands. Good pitching always beats good hitting.
by Arcman on Mar 10, 2009 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And a good health care system beats a delicious pizza
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by Nico on Mar 10, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NETHERLANDS
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
by Flashfire on Mar 10, 2009 7:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well the Dutch colonies, really.
I wonder how good a Commonwealth team would be…
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's amazing!
I was searching for streaming vid when it happened. The DR got served, for sure!
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
by lynnzgal on Mar 10, 2009 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A caller on The Score in Chicago kept calling them "Neanderthal" the other day
He was properly mocked.
by thejd44 on Mar 10, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I linked to this in the DLD
But I think it’s awesome enough to link twice. Great article on Ziggy
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Mar 10, 2009 7:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not to be "that guy" or anything
But the “at Colorado” thing still sorta applies here. The Rockies play home spring training games in Tuscon, and while the elevation there is not quite Denver, it’s still about 2400 feet and a thousand feet higher than any other Cactus League city.
by thejd44 on Mar 10, 2009 8:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you happen to know the average score in Tucson
compared to everywhere else in the Cactus League? And I don’t mean to be “that guy,” but it’s Tucson, not Tuscon. OK, I might mean to be “that guy.”
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 Mar 10, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tucson's minor league park (presumably the same) has a big park factor about the same as Coors over the last 4-5 years
I’ll be Guy #3 and note that when referring to a word, such as “Tucson,” instead of using a word, the referred-to word should be surrounded by quotation marks.
With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory. ----Hero Defector Montgomery
by mikeA on Mar 10, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be Guy #4 and point out that you should have used an en dash in "4–5 years"
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
by JediLeroy on Mar 10, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be Guy #4.1 and point out that I shouldn't have replaced your dash with an en dash in the quote
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
by JediLeroy on Mar 10, 2009 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bah! Still, I know how it's spelled. I just didn't proofread (and, oddly, no red line appeared under it)
But I don’t know the scores. Mostly I posted that because I find it interesting that Colorado plays it’s spring games at a high elevation. I wonder if that’s intentional.
by thejd44 on Mar 10, 2009 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sir, i do not understand your 409 based pun
pleased to be explaining?
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by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 8:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
"A clean .409"
What does “409” do?
Oh ho ho ho ho!!!!!!!
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 Mar 10, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't know?!?!?1111/////
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by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It cleans those pesky bloodstains.
I think I'm clever after some little green bottles
by somebodyelse on Mar 10, 2009 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok. i think this is something i am still learning about america.
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by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is a cleaning solution sold in America called Formula 409.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Mar 10, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh...
in england, we just let the dogs lick stuff clean.
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by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends what part of England you come from I suppose...
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, in the southwest, at any rate. maybe in the north it's different. do you use coal?
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by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you're from the SW and you support Liverpool?
That’s just not on.
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, sorry
a product of having parents from liverpool, and growing up in the 80s. what chance did i have??
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by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
nah.... once you have a team, you can't change
even with the seduction of st james’ park (the real one, not the one in newcastle) just around the corner
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by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm, perhaps.
My parents let me choose my own team (my dad taking me to Maine Rd a few times and my uncle to Boundary Park in an effort to sway me.).
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've probably seen exeter
and for that matter, bristol city (not the Rovers, obviously) more times than i’ve seen liverpool, but still. especially now I live over here – they show more of the trojans than the graecians.
none of which matters, of course, after sticking four past Real Madrid. woo!
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by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will never let my sons choose their own...
baseball team. Ugh, left to their own devices, they might choose the Giants.
Here’s where a father’s guidance is most important.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 10, 2009 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, actually
once my dad was sure that i was supporting liverpool he let my younger brother go for his own team. he chose Blackburn
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by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, i'm very happy for him
he used to live in oldham for a while, too.
wait, are you my brother?
actually, he’s applying for a job in New York at the moment. I’ve told him if he supports the Yanks, we may not stay friends
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by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
see, i don't know
i’d be happy he’d got in to baseball, but at the same time….
New York is really just a cesspool of sporting evil, isn’t it?
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by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I couldn't answer that, I don't follow
half the sports that are played there.
All he needs to do is watch a day of baseball games and he’ll be hooked. It’s addictive.
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe i can persuade him to go up to Troy
and watch the Tri-city Rivercats…
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by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
first baseball team i saw
when i went to see my grandmother up there.
it’s in upstate new york.
i loved it. a lot.
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by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fair enough, each to their own.
I think choosing a sports team is an important process though – I’d hate to be a Manchester City fan, for example just because my father was.
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm assuming that to be a Manchester City fan...
is a bad thing… as derogatory an insult as accusing one of being a band-wagon hopping Whiner fan.
I really don’t know because I have no idea who or what Manchester City is… but, i’m assuming from the context, not good.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 10, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, no it's not an insult.
It’s a football (soccer) team that plays in Manchester – technically the only one as Manchester United play in Trafford, but I digress.
What I was getting at is that I would not be happy being a Manchester City fan through my father forcing me to support them just because he does. I have few ties to the city (I was born there and have relatives there, but I live 40+ miles away, which in England is a long way!) so I don’t see how I could ‘fall in love’ with the team…..and I’m a great believer that you have to fall in love with your sports teams, they’re a form of escapism after all.
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i definitely agree with the latter part
as for the first, it really really annoys me when commentators over here call Manchester United “Manchester”, as if there were no other team there.
Calling Bristol City “Bristol” would be fine, however.
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by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You really don't like the Gasheads do you!
Such a bizarre nickname.
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, no. well, i'm playing it up a bit
Those from the south of the river in Bristol (and hence, Somerset etc) tend towards City (the Robins? that makes way more sense. clearly), and those from the north, to the Gas.
Most of my friends support them, so it amuses me to rip on them a bit
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by alea iacta est on Mar 10, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never knew ESPN....
was headquartered in the UK. Learn something new every day. ;-)
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 10, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Australia take the lead against Cuba, 4-2
They need a new director though, he’s cutting to the wrong cameras – such as cutting to the shot of the batter reaching first rather than showing the play at the plate.
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 9:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
On that note, the Australians look like they raided the A's
kit locker, whilst the Cubans look like they’ve just arrived from a pyjama party.
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
KIT! Wooo!!
It’s nice to have limeys talkin sometimes! You’re my proxy to REAL footy!
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on Mar 10, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh boy.
I work on broadcasts for USC baseball, and … yeah, it can be rather difficult sometimes. but then again, we’re 4 camera and a replay, and hopefully we show one or the other at some point.
but we’ve definitely made that mistakes umpteen times.
"The hard... is what makes it great."
by Jjjsixsix on Mar 10, 2009 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i just can't type today.
"The hard... is what makes it great."
by Jjjsixsix on Mar 10, 2009 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do a similar job at Blackburn Rovers, when they broadcast
their own games that is. The difference being our director is very good. It was a fundamental mistake by the director of the Australia game – really should be able to prioritize (we did get to see the play at the plate on replay, but that’s not the point!). Oh well, I enjoyed the game regardless.
by OldhamA on Mar 11, 2009 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
By the way, Nico...
very nice fanpost title (headline).
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 10, 2009 9:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Booo, some fat kid in the aformentioned pyjamas has
just hit a pinch hit homer in the top of the 8th to put the Cubans back in the lead.
I’m still rooting for the upset.
by OldhamA on Mar 10, 2009 10:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
upset not to be
tomorrow Australia plays Mexico…the winner does advance.
by OaklandSi on Mar 10, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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