Open Thread: Game 6 - A's vs. Mariners (cont.)
by louismg on Apr 12, 2009 2:37 PM PDT
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PrintAfter having some control issues early in the game, Trevor Cahill has settled down, keeping the Mariners off the board. In parallel, the A's hitters are making Bedard look like something special, matching Cahill zero for zero.
We head on to the 7th inning with the two teams scoreless, and the A's needing to go out on top to avoid being swept on Easter Sunday. Let's see what Cahill has in mind for our heros...
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DOOOOOO IT!
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roomy.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
4-3 Angels, B6
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that's louis's sig, man,
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
ZOMBIES.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
ditto
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
night of the living dead
dawn of the dead
Sean of the Dead
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Zombie Lake
Nazi Zombies come out of a lake = amazing.
Also, Black Sheep, I really want to see, is about Zombie Sheep.
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Nazi zombies coming out a lake? Really?
I want to go to there.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
nazi zombies rock.
much better than Illinois Nazis.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah. seriously, right?
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Ein
Swei
Die!
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Definitely NOT Quarantine. It sucked.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
not zombies though
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
they're not undead, though
I was on your side, until a someone explained to me at some length why it is not a zombie film.
Basically, because they’re ill rather than resurrected, they’re not zombies.
Or something.
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a fair cop
But still, for all intents and purposes, it functions like a zombie flick.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
Don't they kill and eat other non-infected?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
They kill
I don’t recall eating. It was more vomiting blood onto their faces and such.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
still, soundtrack was annoying.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
the soundtrack had mogwai on it
1!!!111111111111
hence = brilliant.
zombie / non zombie arguments aside, i think it’s a great film
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
wasn't the music I was concerned about.
It was the “ambient” sound. It was grating in the theaters, literally headache-inducing.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
might be the case
I didn’t see it in the theatres, so, yknow.
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
It t'was.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
which just broke my English- loving heart to type.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
eh, England's ok.
It’s not worth getting upset about
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, but still
basically, you have to be the living dead to be a zombie.
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
they weren't?
what were they?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
people who had the Rage Virus
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I started to put it,
but the sound on that gd movie was so annoying, that I wanted to hurt someone.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Now THAT.
before they recut it and tried to make it serious, was AWESOME!
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Shaun of the Dead
Army of Darkness
Grindhouse: Planet Terror
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
OH
I totally forgot about Ash!
And what about From Dusk Til Dawn?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, yeah.
Eight year-olds, dude.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
What if the Big Lebow had zombies in it?
That would be motherF-ing perfection.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
eff it, dude.
Let’s go eat brains.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
You are entering a world of brains, Smoky.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you see what happens?!? Do you see what happens?!? Do you see what happens when you eat a stranger's brains?!?!
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
You're not wrong, Walter.
You’re just a brain-eater.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Are these the Nazis, Walter?
No, Donny, these men are nihilists zombies, there’s nothing to be afraid of.
Dawn of the Dude?
"Get heavy!" - Kotsay
by OaklandInvader on Apr 12, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
i find this amusing
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy Crap, someone thought of that, check it...
"Get heavy!" - Kotsay
by OaklandInvader on Apr 12, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw that for the first time when I was in Austin this year
Time travel + zombies = most amusing.
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Good. Bad.
I’m the one with the gun.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
WHERE?!
(reloads shotgun)
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
No Hitter GOne
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No sooner do we have a new thread...
… that Cahill’s no-no turns so-so.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
This new thread has some terrible “mojo” already.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 12, 2009 2:39 PM PDT reply actions
despite all my rage
I still just make signs in Florida.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I blame Louis
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I got nothing but love for you, Louis.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Sigh.
Should we blame Fosse and Glen, DDroney or the new thread?
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Who ever jinxed the no-hitter must pay.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
"He [Sandoval] is a big, puffy crouton in our wilted salad of a lineup. Do No matter how bad a movie is a eight game sweep is wacky in baseball, so a one run loss in the series is not the end of the world. disparage the comedian." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 12, 2009 2:40 PM PDT reply actions
Because it needs to be restated
Glen Kuiper: “Mariners still looking for their first hit…”
next batter: /hit
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
Dear Glen Kuiper,
LEARN TO SHUT UP SOMETIMES.
Sincerely,
walkoff baltimore chop
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
"He [Sandoval] is a big, puffy crouton in our wilted salad of a lineup. Do No matter how bad a movie is a eight game sweep is wacky in baseball, so a one run loss in the series is not the end of the world. disparage the comedian." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 12, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Depends on if he gives up runs before Bedard does
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
so Kuip just guarenteed that Sweeney will hit a HR here
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Well, they did get a run out of it.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 12, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
thanks for taking a year of our money to heal your stupid knees.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Game Over
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You've repeatedly been asked not to say this.
So stop. Please.
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He is using reverse psych
Like I am attempting to do
i guess you didn't see the commercial
next we have beef, on top of braun, on top of tnt, on top of clam chowder, on top of….
When we played softball, I’d steal second base, feel guilty and go back.
- Woody Allen
by rhymeswithelephant on Apr 12, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Shrimp scampi.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Zombie cocktail.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
zombie zombie zombie
zombie zombie
{closeup of horrified John Malkovich}
zombie zombie zombie zombie.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
thanx kuip!!!
When we played softball, I’d steal second base, feel guilty and go back.
- Woody Allen
by rhymeswithelephant on Apr 12, 2009 2:44 PM PDT reply actions
I blame all of this on Kuiper
Man taht guy sucks.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
Never had any.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
Okay, never mind....thought he misplayed...he didn't
"If I was any more warm and fuzzy I’d be lint." -grover
by baseballgirl on Apr 12, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I still dont like him. :)
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
I think he broke the wrong way initially but he couldn't have caught that no matter what
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 12, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Raj Rage!
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Rajai = AWESOME DEFENSE, AMIRITE
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Crosby would have had it...
or Cust. Or somebody. T-Long?
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Well Cust would have been playing at the wall
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 12, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU STOLE MY GIF.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
No really -- check the url of mine!
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
keep that one handy, Cap'n.
You’ve got game thread mojo love there.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
7 IP
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 12, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Except that we only have 2+ innings to score
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 12, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, Trevor
Probably not the last time the offense won’t help you any.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
This could apply to more than one person
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 12, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
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the cows don't seem to like him.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
and what kind of grocery store only carries beans?
Seriously, what kind of business plan is that?!
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
what if i tell you they're magic beans?
would you like to invest?
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
si, senor
tenemos frijoles magicos
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
WTB Runs, PLZKTHX!
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
“Can’t Tell Me Nothing” by Kanye West is still the song for Jack Cust.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 12, 2009 2:48 PM PDT reply actions
It's okay to eat fish.
But only the gay ones.
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
80 pitches for Bedard
so he’ll prob have a complete game
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97 pitches
40 Balls, 57 strikes just reported on CSN.
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Sorry
wasn’t aware that Cahill changed his name.
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Is he leaving?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Good lefties are just gonna own us all year long.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
why isn't
nomar playing
When we played softball, I’d steal second base, feel guilty and go back.
- Woody Allen
by rhymeswithelephant on Apr 12, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
could be
I really am a bit worried with the lack of power so far.
Cust K's Looking
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This has to be the most frustrating series in quite some time!!!
It is a series that we could have easily swept instead it looks like we can get rolled.
By the way why no Garciaparra? I thought that he was supposed to be here to hit the lefties.
I would think Bedard would be one of the best left handed pitchers that we will face.
I apologize if this issue has been addressed.
DANG THIS IS A FRUSTRATING SERIES!!!
Chavez should be sitting; Garciaparra should be playing
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Apr 12, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely. Why not use today's game as the day to rest Chavez
I sure would have liked Nomar up there a few innings ago when we had runners on base opposed to Chavez.
Well, this could be chalked up to poor managing. Then again there could be an issue that I am not aware of.
Friday was packed.
Seemed like a great environment. Today is pretty sad. Please don’t blame me I live in Tennessee.
yeah, Sat was about 2/3 full
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
At least we have all those veterans
To take the pressure off the young starters.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
Ah, Eric Chavez
So dependable. So predictable. You keep doing what you do, big guy.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
Dude hasn't posted an OPS ovef .800
since 2004. Isn’t that wild?
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Apr 12, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It's unfortunate, that's for sure
Knowing what we know about his injury history, I’m not really surprised at that fact. And anyway, I’ll take him over Hannahan any day.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
That's some damning
with faint praise if I’ve ever seen it.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ll always appreciate what Chavez once was, and by all accounts he’s a nice guy.
But there’s not much reason to believe he’s a major league hitter anymore.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Apr 12, 2009 2:58 PM PDT up reply actions
yea, but its also a bit misleading.
Dude OPSed .794 and .786 in 2005 and 2006, and he hasn’t really been healthy since then.
Well, that's the point
.800’s a low benchmark to begin with…..and he hasn’t been healthy.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Apr 12, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
there's no way anybody could tell the difference between a .794 and .800 OPS hitter of the course of a season.
it’s essentially the same thing. And for the A’s, and third baseman .800 OPS would be only somethign to dream about.
That says less about Chavez and more about the lack of a solid 3B in the organization for the last several years.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
you are correct.
poor point to make on my part. But still. It is ridiculous to say that Chavez hasn’t OPSed .800 since 2004 when he put up .794 and .786 lines in the seasons immediately following. It’s just using the number .800 as a completely arbitrary cut off.
All the same, i will agree with the premise that Chavez has been injured crap for a long time.
My point wasn't really analytical.
I used a goofy stat that, while misleading, nevertheless does illustrate the general downward trend in Eric Chavez’s career.
This:
“All the same, i will agree with the premise that Chavez has been injured crap for a long time.”
is all I was getting at.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Apr 12, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
yea, i get what you were saying.
I was just surprised when you listed that stat, so i went to look it up and thought it was worth mentioning that he effectively did OPS .800 in ’05 and ’06.
800's not that low for a 3rd baseman
Only six AL 3rd basemen OPS’d over .800 in 2008… A-Rod, Longoria, Blalock, Blake, Mora, Guillen.
If Chavez is close to 2006 form this season, we couldn’t do much better.
Right, and "good" Chavez is better than all but A-Rod in that list.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Nah, Longoria is also better
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Apr 12, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Buck Nasty.
Do they sell men’s clothing where you got them shoes?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Chavy K's at Ball 4
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guess cahill
has to wait for his first win
When we played softball, I’d steal second base, feel guilty and go back.
- Woody Allen
by rhymeswithelephant on Apr 12, 2009 2:52 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah but he's healthy!
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Yeah, F him for not having seen live pitching for, like, 2 years
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
Discovery #342: Little Girls should NOT put their face right next to hungry Siberian Tigers
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For those who care ( and that's probably not most of you)
Cavs are spanking the Celtics. Now a 34 point lead with 4+ mins to play. Worst game by Boston I’ve seen. Maybe it will rub off on the Red Sox.
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
lol
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Apr 12, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
The M's E. Chavez is much better than our E. Chavez =/
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Unfortunately.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 12, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Curt Young drunk??
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 2:56 PM PDT reply actions
I would be.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Pinch Hit Walk Off HR by Nomar
Geren better make it happen.
All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout
Who would have thought that the first relief pitcher to give up a run would be Ziegler?
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 12, 2009 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
wasn't his first one charged to Casilla?
I must admit to being drunk by that stage
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Ziegler gave up a run in Anaheim.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 12, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
oh, *brad* ziegler
and there was me getting all confused
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by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Comcast botched that
said he K’d on a 1-1 pitch
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and on CBS, now that Tiger and Phil have left the course, we can actually watch the leaders
It’s like Yankees-Mets, everywhere I look
Vote Lefty Grove as 2nd greatest Athletic!
Considering the A's are planning to lose, I'll probably start hamburgers on the grill
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Mmm.
what time should I be there?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t jinx it, Queso.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
"He [Sandoval] is a big, puffy crouton in our wilted salad of a lineup. Do No matter how bad a movie is a eight game sweep is wacky in baseball, so a one run loss in the series is not the end of the world. disparage the comedian." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 12, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Better be a PH in this inning
Below average part of order coming up
Bench
Buck
Garciaparra
Powell
Crosby
Due Up:
Suzuki
Ellis
Davis
Geren better pinch hit for Rajai.
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Davis will bunt after the first two runners before him reach base.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 12, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Davis can't bunt
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You think so, doctor?
ooooh, better than last years. Yeah, that should be the standard that lineups are judged against. --xbhaskarx
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 12, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
No PH for Davis??
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
4 pitches, 2 outs
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Davis is going to hit.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 12, 2009 3:07 PM PDT reply actions
And Geren is having Davis hit
so off to the 9th!
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You'll all bite your tongues when Davis homers.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Davis' Defense
is important to the advancement of this franchise guys, he’s going to hit.
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Free Chris Denorfia.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
With proof of purchase?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Dammit
Who needs to go Easter Egg hunting when the A’s are laying all these goose eggs?
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So we're 6 games in, and the scores have been:
0-3 L
6-4 W
6-4 W
4-5 L
5-8 L
0-1 L
Shut out twice already.
3.5 Runs Per Game.
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Maybe they'll swap out Giambi for Crosby and we'll W- er wait... oh...
Bobby Crosby = ground-out triple play...
yeah, it was odd, that
he looked SO good the first one he pitched, and the second, wow. Though, Crosby’s error didn’t help, huh
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by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair, he wasn't that bad. The inning started with an error, that coulda affected him a bit.
and the walk was a close call.
I woulda left him in to sort out the mess, rather than rushing in Ziegler.
Casillia got strike out stuff.
Maybe he thought
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by walk off bunt on Apr 12, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweeney!
Nice!
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
"He [Sandoval] is a big, puffy crouton in our wilted salad of a lineup. Do No matter how bad a movie is a eight game sweep is wacky in baseball, so a one run loss in the series is not the end of the world. disparage the comedian." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 12, 2009 3:12 PM PDT reply actions
Who's closing for Seattle now? Morrow?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
looks like Aradsma
Morrow blew his save op.
But doesn’t matter, Bedard will be out there.
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Bedard must be going back out
KK said no one warming up in Bullpen
Yes, Bedard is staying in for the ninth.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 12, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the A's today are trying to answer the question...
… of what a lineup composed of 9 Brad Ausmuses would look like.
Let’s go, fellas. One run and we’re in extras.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
where's Scutaro when you need him
oh that’s right. doing it for another team
Proud mommy of "mini-kapers"
Over/under on plate appearances this inning:
3.5.
Taking the under.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
Under.
Walk, homer, ballgame.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
This would be fun
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Apr 12, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
OK, single, homer, ballgame.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Bunt
Still have a shot, though.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Apr 12, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Single first, apparently
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by walk off bunt on Apr 12, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
whoop
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
"He [Sandoval] is a big, puffy crouton in our wilted salad of a lineup. Do No matter how bad a movie is a eight game sweep is wacky in baseball, so a one run loss in the series is not the end of the world. disparage the comedian." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 12, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Dunno....what do you think?
"If I was any more warm and fuzzy I’d be lint." -grover
by baseballgirl on Apr 12, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep!
"If I was any more warm and fuzzy I’d be lint." -grover
by baseballgirl on Apr 12, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Planet Rock?
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by WaddellCanseco on Apr 12, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Colliseum getting rowdy!
good to hear…
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 3:19 PM PDT reply actions
Don't like it either
But now Giambi and Holliday have a shot. O-cab is a DP candidate
"If I was any more warm and fuzzy I’d be lint." -grover
by baseballgirl on Apr 12, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, you know who's not? And you knwo who hits a shit ton of homers? And you know who would have just been up had he been 2nd in the order?
Me either.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I don't like it either. I'd rather they PH for Cabrera with Buck.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 12, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Oops sorry, I mean let Orlando swing and PH Buck for Rajai
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 12, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Not with a lefty on the mound
maybe Nomar though.
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
playing for a tie?
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Yes
The way they’ve been hitting today? I’ll take pushing it to extras and getting into that bullpen.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
+1
"If I was any more warm and fuzzy I’d be lint." -grover
by baseballgirl on Apr 12, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Well if we're bunting this is the guy on the A's I want to do it
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
Good, good bunt. I didn't want Cabrera to fuck up and get a base hit or something.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Awesome that we have to bunt
to avoid our own suck.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Apr 12, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Matt Stairs did the damage.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 12, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Thats the Street I know
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I think Holliday is very fundamental
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by WaddellCanseco on Apr 12, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Aardsma over Bedard with Giambi coming up might actually be good for us.
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
Hope this works
I don’t think bunting was a food ideea the way we have been owened today
Strange they took out Bedard vs a lefty
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by WaddellCanseco on Apr 12, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
It’s not like Aardsma is some shut down guy, either.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
by walk off bunt on Apr 12, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember, G, high average this year
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
Giambi Walk, Holliday strickout
Jack Cust to win it!
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 3:23 PM PDT reply actions
ok, other way round
but still
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Gameday says that was way out of the zone called a strike
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
Giambi ducked down and the ump must not have liked that
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 12, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
C'mon Holliday!
Take the “L” away from K-Hill!
"If I was any more warm and fuzzy I’d be lint." -grover
+1000000000
"If I was any more warm and fuzzy I’d be lint." -grover
by baseballgirl on Apr 12, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
All I ask is for a 480 foot blast that hits Mt Davis
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
They wanted nothing to do with him.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
THE TEASE
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Dude, I'm a pessimist, but you're fuckin ridiculous.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I would love for Andrew Bailey to be leading the A's in the Wins by the end of this game!
Make it happen Cust!
Sadly no matter the outcome he will be at least tied for it
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
PH Nomar??
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Don't think so...
…and hope he doesn’t!
"If I was any more warm and fuzzy I’d be lint." -grover
by baseballgirl on Apr 12, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
this is quite an AB
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
BEE ATTACK!
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He's calling for the Stinger
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Which sign of the apocalypse is the plague of bees
number seven?
"When a player tried to jump after a goalkeeper who has the ball, to prevent the enemy from turning, then he must also pay at a bank. So he received the card anyway."
by alea iacta est on Apr 12, 2009 3:32 PM PDT reply actions
This was a pathetic series.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 12, 2009 3:32 PM PDT reply actions
And hit the ball hard, but....
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 12, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Bad offense. That's a bad, bad offense.
RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.
THIS
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
"He [Sandoval] is a big, puffy crouton in our wilted salad of a lineup. Do No matter how bad a movie is a eight game sweep is wacky in baseball, so a one run loss in the series is not the end of the world. disparage the comedian." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 12, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
That game sucked.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
"He [Sandoval] is a big, puffy crouton in our wilted salad of a lineup. Do No matter how bad a movie is a eight game sweep is wacky in baseball, so a one run loss in the series is not the end of the world. disparage the comedian." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 12, 2009 3:33 PM PDT reply actions
Well, it was ok until the no-hitter was broken.
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
"He [Sandoval] is a big, puffy crouton in our wilted salad of a lineup. Do No matter how bad a movie is a eight game sweep is wacky in baseball, so a one run loss in the series is not the end of the world. disparage the comedian." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 12, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
The whole damn series sucked.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 12, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you have a folder on your computer specifically for this reason?
Adopted Giant: Clayton Tanner
"He [Sandoval] is a big, puffy crouton in our wilted salad of a lineup. Do No matter how bad a movie is a eight game sweep is wacky in baseball, so a one run loss in the series is not the end of the world. disparage the comedian." -sfgiantstoday
by walkoff baltimore chop on Apr 12, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Someday, when the Mariners are back in last place...
… we’re going to look back on this and laugh. Or weep uncontrollably. I’m not sure. But this series was no bueno.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
This has gotta be disheartening for the young A's pitchers
You pitch well, you lose. You have one bad inning, it’s game over.
what went wrong this series
anderson 1 bad inning
holliday useless
2 defensive mistakes in the late innings…crosby/rajai
ton of LOBs
here come the red sox..how fun!!
a's will probably take 2 of 3
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
I’m down with that.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 12, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Unacceptable.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
erik bedard is pretty good
let’s not get our panties in a bunch yet, it’s game 6
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
WPA notes -
- all a’s hitters except for ryan (5.25%) negative
- bedard good for +54%, cahill for +23.2%
- combined pitching: +115.8%
- mike sweeney (15.2%) and endy chavez (+6.4%) only positives on M’s
- mike sweeney’s double was worth 21.9%
- final out was -17.9%
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