Open Thread: Spring Training Game 17 - A's vs. Giants
by Flashfire on Mar 14, 2009 12:00 PM PDT
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PrintComing off yesterday's loss to the Cleveland Indians, the A's return to Phoenix Muni today for a 1:05 PM contest with a team we are very familiar with: the San Francisco Giants, though they'll be a split-squad group. For the fortunate ones who have it - I am not among them - the game is being shown on CSNCA, broadcast on 860 AM.
Although All-Star Justin Duchscherer had a pain-free day of long toss yesterday, speculation says he won't be ready in time for Opening Day. (source) If that's the case, who in your opinion gets the nod? It could be a toss-up at this point but my guess is Sean Gallagher. Also, Orlando Cabrera is expected to make his A's debut as the DH. Bobby Crosby saw some time at 1B against the Indians after playing 3B lately. Word has it his next position could be as one of this guy's colleagues:
Best. Lemonade. Man. Ever.
(Taken in Scottsdale back in 2006, but he might work games in Phoenix too. If you ever hear "Lemonade, just like my grandma made! You know you want some! Yeah baby!" you'll know it's him)
Dallas Braden is expected to face Joe Martinez. The A's are 8-7-1 while the Giants stand at 8-8.
I may do a Gameday thread for the USA/Puerto Rico game that begins at 5 PM locally.
Shameless self-promotion moment: on Monday I should find out if an offer I submitted for a home in Elk Grove is accepted or not. There are six offers in on it but I think mine is very competitive. It would be the first home I could call my own, so any and all well-wishes are gladly welcomed.
Lineups follow.
Giants: A's:
Winn - RF Buck - RF
Burriss - 2B Cabrera - DH
Aurilia - 1B Holliday - LF
J. Guzman - DH Giambi - 1B
Rowand - CF Powell - C
Uribe - 3B Crosby - 3B
Kieschnick - LF Davis - CF
Wald - SS Petit - SS
Holm - C Wimberly - 2B
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We've got another good WBC game
Venezuela 2, Netherlands 1 in the 8th, with the Netherlands threatening as Francisco Rodriguez is brought in. Venezuela only has 2 hits.
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F-Rod just got out of the jam
doh!
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Rrrramon Herrrrnandezzzzz
I kind of miss him, and I miss yelling his name and rollingthe r’s at the game.
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Yay for Game Threads!
thanks Flashfire, I’ve been waiting for this for like an hour.
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The opening day starter, I think, should be either Dana Eveland or Sean Gallagher.
As for today’s game, I’m excited that it’s on television. I can’t wait to see Orlando Cabrera.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 12:06 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah, today's paper speculated Eveland would be the one
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I feel bad for the Opening Day starter if it's not Duke
because they will have to face the other teams #1 starter all the time. it didn’t work very well for Joe Blanton last year.
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I didn't map it out
it doesn’t stay on turn for the most part? i guess with DL stuff and days off it wouldn’t.
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Nah, things switch up all the time based on off days and things like that
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The whole "#1 starter" thing is kind of a myth in that sense
The order really only matters for the first couple starts. After that, things get mixed up and everybody faces everybody.
by thejd44 on Mar 14, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
well I feel sorry for him for those 1st couple starts : -)
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streaming radio link to 860 ktrb
Right off the Bat with Marty Lurie is on right now
although I will be watching it TV today!!!
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Just heard the "Bob Geren Nations commercial"
they emphasize the starting rotation? Not exactly the A’s greatest strenght this year.
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here's the starting lineup for the A's
according to the blog Chin Music:
Buck RF, Cabrera DH, Holliday LF, Giambi 1B, Powell C, Crosby 3B, Davis CF, Petit SS, Wimberly 2B. Braden is the starting pitcher.
Good luck on your house.
These days, real estate is a can’t lose proposition. Like Crosby selling lemon-flavored beverages.
Good luck!
I didn’t realize you were a Sacramentucky ANer. Citrus Heights in the house.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
yay sactown
"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."
by DyeLongJustice on Mar 14, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
A’s Season Preview is on in five minutes on Comcast SportsNet California.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 12:26 PM PDT reply actions
...which is not free down here in Oakland area
channel 698 on Directv doesn’t work!
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by One won lost won on Mar 14, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Top of the 9th for Netherlands
last chance
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the Dutch got a man on base
but failed to drive him in.
Venezeula wins 3-1
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or ocean-going vessels
there’s a saying among ship-owners: “If it ain’t Dutch, it ain’t much”..
'I never predict anything, and I never will.' Paul Gascoigne, footballer
by One won lost won on Mar 14, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I am watching No. 22 Florida State (No. 4 in ACC) battle No. 1 North Carolina (No. 1 in ACC) on ESPN right now.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 12:29 PM PDT reply actions
Carolina without Ty Lawson scares me
They’re just not that good (I’m a Carolina fan, so I want them to be good).
by thejd44 on Mar 14, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Is he going to be ready for the big tournament?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea. I'm hoping they don't bring him back until then though.
No need to rush him back for the ACC Tournament.
by thejd44 on Mar 14, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually ok with them losing just now
They’re probably a #1 seed – 2 at worst – anyway.
by thejd44 on Mar 14, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
They still should be a No. 1 seed. If Louisville wins tonight, I think North Carolina, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, and Louisville are the No. 1 seeds.
In my opinion, the No. 2 seeds are Memphis, Oklahoma, Michigan State, and Duke.
Wake Forest, Villanova, Kansas, and Gonzaga are my No. 3 seeds.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Orlando Cabrera looks really good in the green and gold.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 12:35 PM PDT reply actions
I love how all of these highlight clips are against the Giants.
It’s hilarious.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 12:36 PM PDT reply actions
Jeff Fletcher was on with Marty Lurie earlier this morning
He gave AN a shout out…..yayeeyay!
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Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
by mrod on Mar 14, 2009 12:40 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Anyone else notice in the A's preview during the interviews with Bob Gere
he looks like he just smoked some PMF#9?
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Bob Geren looked really weird in a suit.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha, I love that Gary Radnich commercial. He’s hilarious.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 12:49 PM PDT reply actions
We need to take over his show next week, A's fans!
Steal the Giants thunder!
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I have CSN-CA on, too.
But I have a paper to write, so I’m not gonna watch. I’m not gonna watch. I’m not gonna watch. I’m not gonna watch.
I’m not gonna watch.
…
I’m not gonna watch much.
...then Pennington takes over.
The paper was going to be short anyway,
even before I discovered the game on TV.
Topic: “Why I Will Make a Great Editor”
Assigned length: 1000 words
My opening sentence: “I will make a great editor because I recognize that I should be able to make my case with fewer than one thousand words.”
...then Pennington takes over.
Good luck on the home purchase...
the market must be turning around… 6 offers?
Go A’s! Crush the Giants!!!
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
Either that
or he’s bidding on a short sale/foreclosure home. No shortage of those around here.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
still, it is a sign that people are willing to buy...
and, that financing is available to those willing to buy.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 14, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably
I don’t know what the other offers are but I went in at 25% down with a 3% earnest money deposit, plus about $5K over asking.
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Scottsdale Lemonade Dude is awesome.
I didn’t see (hear) him at Phoenix Muni, but he does work at… uh… , too.
...then Pennington takes over.
What channel is the game on?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Nevermind. CSNCA
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
If you don't get the house, you should look into Discovery Bay.
Beautiful homes going for half of what they went for 3-4 years ago and there’s no shortage.
I miss living out there.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
If you can buy a house right now, this is the place to do it.
I can’t do it right now, maybe next year. This is the place to be during the summer.
by DanielSteven on Mar 14, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
well, Lost Isle is the place to be during the summer
But yeah
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Maybe so, though I really like what I've seen in Elk Grove...
…and I’d be close to both Sacramento and Stockton to cover the minors, and there’s an airport nearby. Among other things.
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Sac is in a good local. Disco Bay is only 18 miles from Stockton though.
by DanielSteven on Mar 14, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep. I wonder what flood insurance is like in Discovery Bay
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That I couldn't tell you. If I wasn't renting and had more valuable things, I'd research it.
by DanielSteven on Mar 14, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
In west Elk Grove (along I-5) it's more because it's close to the delta...
…but the place I’m trying to get is just east of 99 and believed to either not be in a flood zone at all or in one that’s much less likely to flood.
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THANK YOU AT&T UVERSE FOR NOT GIVING ME CSNCA-HD.
Assholes.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Oh crap, I almost forgot.
GYMNASTICS
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
bah I need one of those converters for my Slingbox when I get home, I think.
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Davis showed off his speed with that one.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 1:09 PM PDT reply actions
Stirrups!
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
That was nice and easy for Braden.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 1:11 PM PDT reply actions
I was just gonna post the same thing.
This is BS.
"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
Id put up with the commercials if
I could actually see the game.
"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
The audio isnt working to boot.
Damn you MLB!
"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
Okay. I love Giambi again.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
The Athletics have a 3-0 lead on a two-run home run by Giambi that also scored Holliday and then a solo shot by Powell.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 1:18 PM PDT reply actions
Rule One: Don’t talk about Fight Club.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner (unless someone tells me he's already been adopted)
"He [Frandsen] had 4 strikesses per three innings his twenty year, then dropped to an cool 1th. But Burriss essentially skipped over AA and AAA after compiling a . But doctrines arrive forever as they say so I'm sure fans of the Philadelphia Phillies and the Detroit Tigers, if given a chance, would trade a down year in 2008 for a World Series title in 2007. 285/.347/." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Mar 14, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
good job by Holliday...
getting on base after striking out. Preserved the inning for Giambi and Powell.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
And I knew Giambi was gonna swing at the first pitch after that.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
I love no audio with my MLBtv.
"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
I believe it was Jesus Guzman.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
A few months is a long time for an A's pitcher these days
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Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Uribe is a pretty good minor league contract pickup
The guy has some versatility and if he stops eating everything in sight, he provides good defense at a few positions.
by thejd44 on Mar 14, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
mlb.tv hates me
None of the controls (volume, etc.) work in Firefox, and it doesn’t work at all in IE. Grrr.
by thejd44 on Mar 14, 2009 1:27 PM PDT reply actions
lol, then give me your MLB TV account
so I can watch the game!
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or fuck it, and come down to the LOOP
and watch it here
Chicago. Where the Dead can Vote. Where the Voters of Tomorrow are found in the Obituaries of Today.
I'm locking myself in my house from now until the end of tomorrow
Working on finals stuff. Do you have projects or tests?
by thejd44 on Mar 14, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a Final in Web Applications, a Final Website (4 or 5 webpages) due next Sat
a Group Debate on Tuesday (which I will finish my section, a page, tomarrow), and Part 2 of a Website Project, which should be simple enough.
But yeah. A’s time.
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Well, I can watch it in Firefox. I just have to adjust my computer volume instead of the on-screen volume
by thejd44 on Mar 14, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
try using VLC
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Yeah I use Safari, or IE
Firefox does’nt like certain media players
sanity is insanities underpants...
Hello, sir.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
oh Raj....
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Wimberly’s socks rule.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 1:34 PM PDT reply actions
I don't know if Wimberly can really play
But man he’s just kind of awesome.
by thejd44 on Mar 14, 2009 1:34 PM PDT reply actions
Even if he just ends up as a backup/basestealer
He’ll be more valuable to us than Murton would have been
Is Roger Kieschnick related to Brooks?
When I saw the lineup, for a second I thought Brooks was still playing.
by thejd44 on Mar 14, 2009 1:35 PM PDT reply actions
I wish my parents had any technical skill....
then they could install the Digital Adapter on my Slingbox instead of having to wait till I get there for Spring Break.
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Corey Wemberley's
stirrups …. AWESOME!
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
Beane interviewed briefly.
Seemed in a bit of a pissy mood for some reason. Not much substance to it.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
Well, he was basically asked the same question he's been asked a hundred times
by thejd44 on Mar 14, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess.
It didn’t seem like the question was the reason, but it certainly could have been. Maybe he just doesn’t like talking during games.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
I'm surprised he's even there
Does he still not watch games? Or is that only in the regular season?
by thejd44 on Mar 14, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Not sure.
I vaguely recall reading that he doesn’t do the whole driving around the parking lot thing made famous by Moneyball anymore.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
He gave up chair throwing and weightlifting
and took up beating his assistants instead.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Screwball for strike 3
At least it looked like on to me.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Braden looking good.
Command sure does make up for stuff.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
His change looks like a good pitch to get some guys to miss. When he keeps in down.
by DanielSteven on Mar 14, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Can be.
I missed the pitch mrod mentioned. I’d love for him to throw the screwball.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
It sure looked like screwball jeepers.
I’ll go back and watch again later since I’m taping the game
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
The replay of the game will be on tonight at around seven.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 1:48 PM PDT reply actions
Braden definitely should have let that one go.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 1:50 PM PDT reply actions
Uribe is up.
Double play, anyone?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 1:51 PM PDT reply actions
Crap, the bases are loaded now.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 1:56 PM PDT reply actions
Korach in mid-season form on the call.
..or was that Vince??
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by One won lost won on Mar 14, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
True
Giants
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I'd read that Crosby has completely overhauled his swing
and his stance and crouch are indeed different. Too bad he kept the “swing way too hard at everything” part.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
I prefer Jaymee Sire.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:05 PM PDT reply actions
Dugout reporting isn't journalism.
I honestly couldn’t point out any dugout reporter I’ve ever seen and tell you they were without peer.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
Bailey is pitching, right?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:06 PM PDT reply actions
Bailey looks good
Lots of movement on the fastball
With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory. ----Hero Defector Montgomery
Billy Owens talking to K Koroach about all of the A's young players.
Good stuff.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
OMG - A's baseball on TV
Swooney being interviewed right now.
"Warm Springs Infernal" - FSU, 2/6/09 DLD
Petit couldn’t get it done.
It’s Wimberly’s turn.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:18 PM PDT reply actions
Ha, Davis is playing games with Sadler.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:18 PM PDT reply actions
A balk has been called on Sadler.
Davis is at third base now.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:19 PM PDT reply actions
Wimberly has just stolen second base.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:20 PM PDT reply actions
Speed kills!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha, Wimberly is now at third base after that ball was in the dirt.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:21 PM PDT reply actions
A's have 1st-3rd, one out, one run in
and have not hit the ball out of the infield yet.
"Warm Springs Infernal" - FSU, 2/6/09 DLD
The scoreboard says it was a double.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Hard to believe that was a double
probably advanced to 2nd on the throw
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I think the runner is on first.
I think the scoreboard is wrong.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
CSNCA FAIL
It is 1st and 3rd, two outs
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by doctorK on Mar 14, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nice job, Cabrera!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:24 PM PDT reply actions
LOL at McC
Over there, they are referring to the last Gnats pitcher as :(ler
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He probably doesn't have much of a future left in the Giants org
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LOL.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner (unless someone tells me he's already been adopted)
"He [Frandsen] had 4 strikesses per three innings his twenty year, then dropped to an cool 1th. But Burriss essentially skipped over AA and AAA after compiling a . But doctrines arrive forever as they say so I'm sure fans of the Philadelphia Phillies and the Detroit Tigers, if given a chance, would trade a down year in 2008 for a World Series title in 2007. 285/.347/." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Mar 14, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Looked like he turned it around on the last couple batters
Like, hey, let’s not give them a fat pitch to start with since they’re all swinging at the first pitch.
The Giants have the bases loaded.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:39 PM PDT reply actions
Nice catch by Wimberley
I think the stirrups helped him elevate.
"Warm Springs Infernal" - FSU, 2/6/09 DLD
Whats Up with the cheesy music on the Comcast Sportsnet commercals?
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Yes, everyone is safe!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:48 PM PDT reply actions
Nasty
I really hope the Gnats aren’t bring any of these guys north.
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bad at-bat by Crosby
bad defense by Giants
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He actually sounds like he is happy to be there
unlike the other guys interviewed
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Cabrera looked like Crosby on that strikeout
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That was Petit.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Socks has loaded them up for Buck.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:53 PM PDT reply actions
Buck’s second of the walk scores the sixth run of the game for the A’s.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:56 PM PDT reply actions
Keep ‘em comin’.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, well, that was a good inning.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 2:58 PM PDT reply actions
Great game guys and gals
Enjoying the commentary while watching Duke beat MD in basketball on tube.
What inning is it?
Charlie Brown GO A'S WIN
We have eight runs now.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
OK
I’m already tired the commercials on this new station. They are all the same, over and over again.
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Hopefully, they'll get some actual advertisers once the season starts
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What number is Garciaparra going to wear?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 3:02 PM PDT reply actions
I’ll have to edit that on MLB ’09: The Show later on.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for info. Lost my place on the page.
Charlie Brown GO A'S WIN
4-game series with the Angels to start the year
Is it too early to say that will be an important series?
It’s always important.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone notice what Simmons
Fastball was hitting on the gun?
"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
High 80s I think.
His slider was 83ish. Changeup 78ish. I wasn’t paying close attention though so I could be wrong.
Was hoping to see FB at 90-92..
But its early still.
"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
Damn you, Round Table
I guess it isn’t enough that the lame Pizza Whisperer is on TV, but now the radio as well?
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I wouldn't go that far : -)
I love me some Round Table.
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reason number 5.345 to hate Florida:
No Round Table.
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I want more shots of the fans
Looking for 67MARQUEZ, lynnzgal, Dogfather, et al
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Wait, who’s batting?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 3:09 PM PDT reply actions
Daric Barton?
IMO It looks like his confindence is shot right now. I think maybe with Nomar on the team and Crosby learning 1B maybe Daric should be in AAA.
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Sean Doolittle will probably pass Barton on the depth chart soon
He can field at 1B better than Barton, and he can probably hit better than Barton as well. Doolittle has a lot more power.
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Thats what I was saying over on the Scout boards.
But i got a lot of people defending Barton. Saying hes still a much better prospect than Doolittle.
"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
I think most of Barton's value was that he was a catcher.
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True yes.
But they were saying Barton is still the better hitting prospect due to his OBP and higher average.
"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
I would like him better if he had more power
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Barton was very good defensively at 1st last year.
Hitting wise he’s been exceptional at every level at a young age. Obviously I like Doolittle too, but let’s not sour on Barton after one poor year.
speaking of Sean
was that him at 1st snagging the liner?
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I really hope he makes the team
he was one of the few entertaining guys on the team last year.
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thinking about calling in for Extra Innings and Speaking with Buan instead of just e-mailing him
watcha think?
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Have to settle on a topic though
was thinking the current state of the A’s stadium woes; The Letter, Wolff’s Counter Response, Dellums going to Congress.
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Ah! But it was a HIT!
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I believe Copeland is on first base.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 3:27 PM PDT reply actions
now he has company
double steal!
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Socks walked.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 3:28 PM PDT reply actions
Socks = Wimberly?
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner (unless someone tells me he's already been adopted)
"He [Frandsen] had 4 strikesses per three innings his twenty year, then dropped to an cool 1th. But Burriss essentially skipped over AA and AAA after compiling a . But doctrines arrive forever as they say so I'm sure fans of the Philadelphia Phillies and the Detroit Tigers, if given a chance, would trade a down year in 2008 for a World Series title in 2007. 285/.347/." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Mar 14, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Cunningham is on after the Giants could only get the out at second.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 3:30 PM PDT reply actions
those guys need to work on the infield defense
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Nah, they're the Giants
They don’t expect to be good; they expect their stadium to bring in fans anyway.
Giant infielders seem to expect a peewee-sized infield
Throws consistently hitting the dirt well short of the bag
Dustin Pedroia is not playing in the WBC tonight.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 3:34 PM PDT reply actions
who will start at second?
Rollins, Jeter?
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I think Youkilis can play third base so that DeRosa can slide over to second.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Dunn.
“Who’s playing in the outfield?”
At that point, I just give up.
I don’t know who’s filling in for Pedroia, really. I’m just guessing.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry, I was trying to be funny with the Abbott and Costello reference
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Carigan has decent stuff
sharp curve/split/etc
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:-)
he’s crafty, he gets around, he’s crafty and he’s always down . . .
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Who do the A’s have pitching against the Angels tomorrow?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 14, 2009 3:38 PM PDT reply actions
me too
good job by Carson staying with it.
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I think Carson deked the pitcher
Just like Hendu did in ’89 when he turned his back and looked up like it was gone and then turned around and caught it.
Green and gold fireworks.
Appropriate.
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"He [Frandsen] had 4 strikesses per three innings his twenty year, then dropped to an cool 1th. But Burriss essentially skipped over AA and AAA after compiling a . But doctrines arrive forever as they say so I'm sure fans of the Philadelphia Phillies and the Detroit Tigers, if given a chance, would trade a down year in 2008 for a World Series title in 2007. 285/.347/." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Mar 14, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
was waiting for that. :)
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