Giambi Slides- Twice!- A's beat Boston 8-2
by 67MARQUEZ on Apr 13, 2009 9:57 PM PDT
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PrintJust two days after admitting to having "dead" legs, Jason Giambi's wheels were given no rest Monday night in an 8-2 win over the Boston Red Sox.
The Sox struck first when Kevin Youkilis opened the second inning with a home run to left off starter Dallas Braden, but Jack Cust returned the favor in the bottom half with a blast to center field. The A's immediately put two more runners aboard on a single by Kurt Suzuki and a hit batsman (Bobby Crosby). Boston starter Jon Lester came oh so close to limiting the damage, striking out Rajai Davis and Ryan Sweeney, but Orlando Cabrera dropped a base hit between Dustin Pedroia and J.D. Drew, scoring Suzuki to give the A's a 2-1 lead. Jason Giambi followed with an opposite-field 2-run, 2-bagger that barely evaded the mitt of Jason Bay, and the 38-year old hustled home with a nice slide- sore groins and all- on a base hit by Matt Holliday to make it 5-1.
Staked to a lead for the first time in 2009, Braden thanked his offense by setting the Sox down in order in the third.
Lester settled into a little bit of a groove after the second until Nomar Garciaparra poked a home run to left field in the fifth, in what had to be a very satisfying trip around the bases.
After having retired 11 of 12 batters, Braden allowed a run in the sixth before striking out Youkilis and getting Drew to fly out to center with two men on to end the threat. The southpaw hit the showers in the seventh having given up two runs on six hits, while walking one and striking out three in a solid effort.
Giambi was hit by a pitch with two outs in the seventh, and was off and running again on a triple by Holliday that- like Giambi's double in the second- just missed leather, this time past a diving Drew in right field.
Michael Wuertz and Santiago Casilla held the Sox in check with a scoreless inning each, in which they retired all six batters they faced combined.
The good guys tacked on another run in the eighth. Cust walked, Suzuki doubled, and Crosby drove in the former with a sacrifice fly.
Brad Ziegler shook off his troubles from Saturday (easy to do with an 8-2 lead, hmm?) by not allowing a Red Sox batter to reach base in a 1-2-3 ninth to seal the deal.
But the night belonged to the young (Braden, who evened his record at 1-1) and the old (Giambi, 2-for-3, 2 runs scored, 2 RBI's), as the A's improved to 3-4 on the season.
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For anyone who missed it.
Swisher Pitching:
http://yankees.lhblogs.com/files/2009/04/3f2b7eb3de5941b58ed63a0216bff31e1.jpg
"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
Clean-shaven porn stars look so sad
"The glass is half full….and we are going to drown in it." - OptimistPrime
he hit a homer, too
not a bad day’s work!
"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 13, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Alas, it is the style now
Male and female pornstars alike.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
hush there...
marilyn chambers, R.I.P.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Apr 14, 2009 1:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Doesn't mean she can't still do porn.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I knew he was a pitcher
not a catcher
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on Apr 14, 2009 7:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Hilarious!
And he pitched a shout out inning.
by fansince1980 on Apr 13, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
He has better mechanics than Tyson Ross
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Apr 14, 2009 7:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for the link
That was seriously the absolute funniest thing I’ve heard/seen all day!
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all games and holes are created equal." --George F. Will
by anomaly_kat on Apr 13, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
wow!
I’m happy for him. He has an ERA of 0.00 lifetime!
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by oaklandSMASH on Apr 14, 2009 12:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah! I love it .
Swish loves attention, and I love Swish.
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on Apr 14, 2009 2:51 AM PDT up reply actions
seriously
the Yanks announcers were just as bad, I heard them on a youtube link posted in another thread. They sounded like some horrible thing had happened. There are 162 games in a season people.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
And Swish is still awesome.
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 14, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
why?
does this guy want a target on his back the next time the Rays pitch? maxing out at 80 mph isn’t so hot. But at least it does show that for a “below average” pitcher can at least make X outs…so as a batter, one must do at least better than a batter against him. Ah, gotta love that ’ol “statistics” thing…
by rollierollieOxenfree on Apr 14, 2009 1:01 AM PDT up reply actions
methinks you make too much of this
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on Apr 14, 2009 2:39 AM PDT up reply actions
You missed a great chance at a caption for that shot
“Oakland Athletics’ Jason Giambi prepares to pimp slap Boston Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek blah blah blah.”
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Dude. Funny.
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on Apr 13, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions
zactly what I was thinking
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Apr 14, 2009 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I LOL'd.
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 14, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking
“If only Jeremy would have done this?”
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
So, first starter to record a Win?
Congrats to Braden, although I would have like to see him go 7 innings I think Geren pulled him at the right time. Braden looked confident early, hitting his spots and mixing his pitches well. But it looked like it was starting to unravel on Braden’s third time through the Red Sox line-up. After dominating Baldelli in his first two AB’s, Braden walked him on 5 pitches.
All the starters have been good though...well mostly.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 13, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Here are the stats:
7 G 40.1 IP (5.76 per start); 59 H/W— 1.45 WHIP; 19ER— 4.24 ERA
19K/16W.
That last number is the only real glaring weakness. BTW, A’s were well down list on defensive efficiency (yes, it’s very early) that first week— 23rd or so the last I looked— whereas they have generally been in top 5 in MLB in recent years. With a non-strikeout rotation, defense becomes very important.
so uh when did they remove Mcaffee from the stadium name?
oh and great hitting finally from the guys we know can hit now.
by TheGreenGoldCrush on Apr 13, 2009 10:05 PM PDT reply actions
Happened late last summer or early fall...
One of the few nice side effects of the recession!
I was going to buy a copy of The Power of Positive Thinking, and then I thought: "What the hell good would that do?"
What's the name now?
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 13, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
It looks sort of pathetic at the ballpark — they just slapped a coat of battleship gray paint over the McAfee signs.
by Englishmajor on Apr 13, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool. Original name.
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 13, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep
And they took all that hideous red advertising out of the dugouts
Now I can do some serious nasty joojoo on our opponents.
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Apr 13, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
New Coli nickname?
Marine Primer-arium
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by oaklandSMASH on Apr 14, 2009 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions
that is so awesome.
I reallly like that it has been renamed to its original form, however i’m sure that doesn’t bode well for the team being kept in oakland in an old stadium with no major sponsor.
by TheGreenGoldCrush on Apr 14, 2009 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions
hmmm...
I’m wondering what all the “Let’s get Randy Johnson” supporters are thinking now? Our young rotation looks pretty damn good to me.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
Yeah, and Randy Johnson doesn’t. Ouch!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 13, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I can see them getting tired by August, but I'm OK with crossing that bridge then
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 13, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He's pitched a grand total of two starts....
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Apr 13, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure he'll get better as he gets...
older.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Apr 13, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Perhaps. Perhaps not.
His first start was actually pretty good. Today’s start wasn’t. But the point is both young and old pitchers have good and bad starts. It’s way too early to declare that the signing was a bust.
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Apr 13, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
not too early for me...
lol
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Apr 13, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Cant help but wonder
if Giambi will need to rest a night after a game or two like this one….
$ball
by greenANDgold NC on Apr 13, 2009 10:09 PM PDT reply actions
But then Crosby would have to play 1B
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 13, 2009 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, Garciaparra could move across the diamond and then Chavez could play third.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 13, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Except he's probably out tomorrow and maybe Wed
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 13, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Just DL Chavvy...
he’s likely gone for 15 days anyway. Bring up Barton. Problem solved.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Apr 13, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I like how Croz is our substitute "to be HBP"
gives him some use…
by rollierollieOxenfree on Apr 14, 2009 1:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Classic Braden
Rocking a Stockton street map hat with a Ports logo on it in the postgame interview.
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They make those hats for minor league teams?
I thought that was only a New Era fashion thing for the pros
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Apr 14, 2009 12:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice game
I thought of something to bring up during the game and was prepared to bring it up in the post-game thread but now I can’t remember what it was so I’ll just say nice game.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
And I just saw Pepe under the nose
Hilarious.
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Is there video? Or even just a photo?
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 13, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think so
But now I see what’s so funny about it. Any time he rubs under his nose with his index finger you can see the curly ’stache tat.
I love it.
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The Mariners
were the real Spring training. Lets hope they got the bugs out.
"You have to score to win"~Rickey Henderson
And the Red Sox kept the bugs in
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 13, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Cust has been insane!!! He is making so much contact it is scary.
Our all or nothing offense – sample size alert
Cust – 1.206 OPS
Holliday – .893 OPS
Giambi – .885 OPS
O-Cab – .810 OPS
Singles McSweeney – .676
Suzuki – .600
Ellis – .572
Nomar – .556
Chavez – .390
I miss Chad God
So glad he's hitting 7th.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Good thing the heart of the order was hitting today
I felt like I was watching an NL team with Crosby and Davis at the bottom of the order. Definitely felt an added sense of urgency to score before those two could kill the momentum.
Davis is really looking like he doesn’t have what it takes to be a platoon option, he should be relegated to pinch-running and defensive replacement duty.
it's a shame because he didn't look that way in spring
he just looks lost at the plate now.
HELMET: Sandurz, what's going on?
SANDURZ: It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to
blow!
by SoCalA'sFan on Apr 13, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Yea, I was starting to believe this Spring as well
It’s only been a couple of games this season, but he really looks bad. Combined with his hitting ability before this year it’s really starting to look like his strong Spring in Arizona might have been a fluke. Flukey spring stats? Shocking.
he hasn't played much since the season began
I’d wait at least a couple of weeks more before deciding that he’d lost whatever he had gained late last season, during winter ball, and spring training.
I've never liked Raj, and have been berated on AN for it.
He’s fast. Check.
But he can’t hit. He has poor plate discipline. He hits way too many balls in the air and way too few liners and ground balls.
His speed is the only thing that keeps him from being a bad defender. He has no arm.
He’s also a bad baserunner, despite the speed. His baseball instincts appear to be lacking.
I think we should trade him to the Reds so Dusty can replace Corey Patterson, because I think Corey is Raj’s best comp.
I also have issues with athletes who inject religion into every comment they make about their athletic performance, but to avoid wandering into PT territory, I’ll leave it at that and simply concede that this personal issue of mine probably clouds my judgment on Raj as a ballplayer.
The artist formerly known as HigherPie.
I would also add that he is also a bad bunter.
I mean seriously, you would think with his offensive skill set he could at least lay down a freaking bunt.
I agree with the religion part
I find it extremely obnoxious. With all the fucked up shit that happens in the world do you think that whatever deity that exists had time to care if you could play sports? Also, if God did care, wouldn’t he have made Rajai not…. um…. suck at baseball?
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 Apr 13, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't mind one way or the other, and I'm not a very religious person
If someone feels blessed or has strong faith to the point of thanking God, more power to them. Why should it bother someone else? Is it offensive or something?
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by Flashfire on Apr 13, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I actually do find it mildly offensive,
but as they always say, there are no atheists in quadruple-A.
(Nobody says that but me, actually. And I think it’s pretty brilliant on my part. Someone should use that as their signature.)
The artist formerly known as HigherPie.
I could ask what offends you about it
But you did say you’d rather just leave it at that above and things like this often turn into debates that don’t do anyone any good.
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lol
rec’d
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Apr 14, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I completely agree with Flashfire on this.
I’m not a believer at all, but I think the religious comments are just fine. They don’t bother me at all.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Though given how the baseball is going...
…perhaps he should start praying to a different deity.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 14, 2009 5:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Odd stuff
Attendance was not reported at the game tonight. Good reason: it sucked. 21,000+ against the Red Sox. But still - it wasn’t reported.
Also, the scoreboard people were slow on the uptake. No announcement was ever made that Velazquez played shortstop after Carter pinch-hit, and they had a tough time putting Carter on the board, leaving Green up til after Carter’s at-bat began.
They also weren’t paying much attention to pitch counts and screwed that up for a while as well.
Weird.
I was there on Easter...
We took our Grandbaby to her first game…and I was very surprised at the lack of attendance for an opening weekend.
Noticed that too
They haven’t announced attendance at any game so far this year, though.
Yeah yeah we won blah blah
Dominican prospect Michael Ynoa, a 17-year-old right-hander, has not yet reported to extended spring training because of personal issues, and no timetable has been set for his arrival.
The artist formerly known as HigherPie.
Interesting
My gut says “personal issues” probably means 17 year old kid is nervous about leaving home for so long and the team is considering how much time he needs in extended ST to get ready for short-season ball in July.
"Personal issues" are not necessarily bad.
Seems like a lot of people are jumping to conclusions that it’s some sort of problem. The kid is 17, and short-season doesn’t start till the end of June. Maybe he just wants to finish high school at home. There are plenty of plausible reasons.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
a while back I read (didn't keep the link, sorry!)
that he needed to finish the semester in high school…that may have something to do with not being able to go to extended spring training now.
Personal issues with young dominican players
SHOULD make us nervous. The DR is a desperately poor country where a high number of people view baseball as THE ticket off the island. You need to worry not only about the player but about the people surrounding the player. It may be something innocuous, but I don’t think you can view it as good news.
On the other hand, if you thought he was going to affect the A’s this year or next, you’re smoking something from the mainland a few degrees west of due south of the DR.
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Apr 14, 2009 7:20 AM PDT up reply actions
me? smoking something?
Michel Ynoa’s family is not poor, by the way. Poor kids don’t usually go to high school in the DR, much less finish.
I have lived in the DR and am familiar with the class differences there. While the majority are certainly poor, there is a small middle class and smaller wealthy elite.
Interesting comment...I lived in the DR too from '76 to '81...
when were you living there?
Some mildly good Chavez news
I just spoke to Chavez, and he said the problem is unrelated to his shoulder surgery – it’s stiffness in his neck and shoulder, muscle spasms from jamming the shoulder the other night. It’s not considered a major problem, the area just needs to calm down
"We were s--, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
Anyone else maybe, but Chavy is one of the most honest players regarding injury, he is
usually more pessimistic, than the team.
by theblackpearl on Apr 14, 2009 6:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I do. He's not one to lie based on past comments.
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You need the area to calm down
before amputation, I’m afraid.
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Apr 14, 2009 7:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah the Anne Boleyn treatment
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 14, 2009 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
just got back from the game
Sux fans were awfully loud and obnoxious early on….but they quieted down as the game went on, and most in my section left before the game ended…sweet!
Turns out Lester also has a very good move to first…but the A’s were evidently seeing the ball out of his hand. Braden pitched masterfully to get out of what looked like a jam in the seventh…he got a well deserved ovation.
Crosby’s swing looks as long and loopy as ever…the only difference I could see was that he’s crouching more, and may be a bit closer to the plate. I was glad to see him sac fly a run in, and he looked fine at second base.
Crosby looked fine at 2nd base? Really? That 5-4-3 double play attempt in the 7th Inning was probably the worst I have ever seen at the MLB Level .
by Colorado Fan on Apr 13, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember. I actually feel (kinda) bad for the Wizard of Croz. He’s gonna look really bad trying to play 3 positions he’s never played before – 3B, 2B, 1B
by Colorado Fan on Apr 13, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions
don't forget right field, too
He got stuck there for an inning at the end of the game a few days ago.
Batting 4th for the 2014 San Jose A's: 26-year-old RF Justin Upton, in the 1st season of a nine year, $250M deal.
by notsellingjeans on Apr 14, 2009 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions
TV showed GPar's first career HR, at the Collie his rookie season.
The one tonight landed within about ten-feet of the original, about two minutes later.
I hope we do the Time Warp again.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
Its just a jump to the left...
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 Apr 13, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Who the heck is "GPar"?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
It's a golf score from the all new "Snoop Dogg" handicapping system
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Apr 14, 2009 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Dood!!
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 14, 2009 7:09 AM PDT up reply actions
My wife was upset that the announcers didn't talk about how similar it looked.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Your wife is obviously an astute and observant woman.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Apr 14, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I love your headline baseballgirl
It’s just awesome. Beautiful night for the A’s. The offense proved that they can actually hit against a quality lefty (I was starting to worry about that) and Braden looked like a confident, bulldog kind of ace. Any time that a guy screams profanity at a ball in his glove, you’ve just got to love that dude. I think I officially started a love affair with Dallas tonight.
Yell at that ball, Dallas. YELL AT IT!!!!
by Tyler Bleszinski on Apr 13, 2009 11:12 PM PDT reply actions
Wonder if that was a little "tribute" to Mark Fidrych
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I was thinking the same thing...
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all games and holes are created equal." --George F. Will
by anomaly_kat on Apr 13, 2009 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, Marquez!
Wrong person getting credit for the cute headline. D’oh!
by Tyler Bleszinski on Apr 13, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It's an easy mistake
When I think “cute” I’d probably think of baseballgirl over 67MARQUEZ, too.
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I just want to say one thing.
You know that Anthem commercial with the ugly blond-haired kid who is constantly injuring himself? I hate that commercial with a passion, and I’m tempted to punch that kid in the face. Yes, I’d really punch a kid. That’s how much I hate that commercial.
And they play it like every half inning.
"To this day and dating back 25 years, before every game he plays, Henderson stands completely naked in front of a full length locker room mirror and says, "Ricky’s the best," for several minutes."
by VORP is too nerdy on Apr 13, 2009 11:43 PM PDT reply actions
Not to mention...
I may have to step on a midget if I hear that mini sirloin burgers song again. They don’t even look that good!
Why step on one
When you can punt?
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 14, 2009 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I like the mini sirloin burgers song.
But then I’ve only watched two games on TV so far, so I haven’t seen it all that much.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Someone should find the "Flash Jackpot" kryptonite
and kill that piss poor excuse for a superhero
Any hero who credits an origin to Cache Creek deserves to be eaten by a rampaging Hulk.
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Apr 14, 2009 1:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I hate that one too.
But I like the one where the women scream about the great closet and the guys scream about the walk-in beer fridge.
My wife laffed at that one too
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on Apr 14, 2009 2:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Funny, that's what I think about that stupid ass Pedroia commercial.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Games like this one...
help to erase the bad feeling of being swept. The team is fun to watch again…and for that I feel very grateful.
Casilla and Ziggy haven't been overworked. Wuertz on the other hand.....
It's not the results, it's how you look going about those results -- Tim McCarver
by WaddellCanseco on Apr 14, 2009 7:08 AM PDT up reply actions
wow, so different actually getting to see the players. question for those who get to regularly:
what was the deal with Braden’s confidence? The inning where he walked Baldelli and gave up the infield single to Pedroia it started to look like there was panic in the air… But I couldn’t quite tell if this was because Braden was actually freaking out (he did look pretty unsettled) or if Zooks made it look worse by running out 5 times. thoughts? (Nico- you’re a Braden guy, what sayeth you)
side question: does Rajai always look that horrible at the plate? I think my sigline needs updating
Save Rajai Davis
If your first name is Dallas
you’re a bad ass with a lot of confidence. That is all.
And Rajai always looks horrible at the plate. It’d be really, really nice if he learned how to bunt.
"To this day and dating back 25 years, before every game he plays, Henderson stands completely naked in front of a full length locker room mirror and says, "Ricky’s the best," for several minutes."
by VORP is too nerdy on Apr 14, 2009 4:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Can Jason retroactively give one of his slides to his brother?
Just asking
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Apr 14, 2009 7:10 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Thanks
Living in the Boston area since before then, that memory is exceptionally vivid
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Apr 14, 2009 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions
The one that really gets me
is Tejada rounding third . . . instead of continuing to play baseball decides to become the world’s most overpaid – and worst – umpire. I had just had that conversation with the little league team I was coaching. Not a one of them would have done that.
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Apr 14, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
That play made me hate Tejada.
For all the years I loved the guy, I lost everything I had for the guy when I watched that play.
Eric m(*&()fI*&&*%&^%$ Byrnes gaulimafry
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Apr 14, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Why do people get so pissed at Byrnes and let Tejada slide?
I mean, you could say that Byrnes thought he touched the plate, but still he screwed up by not going to hit it again.
Tejada just flat out fucking STOPPED RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PLAY. How do you even do something like that?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I wanted to kill both of them equally
I am very thankful that I did not watch that game live, since my brother and I took my parents out to dinner to celebrate Dad’s 70th birthday that night.
"The glass is half full….and we are going to drown in it." - OptimistPrime
+1
You’re right on. You can try really, really hard to come up with an excuse for Byrnes, and when you add to it the fact that the guy’s always been a bit of a goofball, you can almost buy it. But there can simply be no excuse whatsoever for what Tejada did. I’ve never seen it above little league.
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Apr 14, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
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