Cunningham/Casilla Up.
by Syphon on May 15, 2009 11:40 AM PDT
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According to ESPN's fantasy new updates, Arron Cunningham and Santiago Casilla up to the big club. Blevins down and Jeff Gray make room for Cunningham. I really hope they give Cunningham playing time as it doesnt make much sence to bring him up just to sit on the bench. Meanwhile our Pen gets stronger. Hope for Slusse rnow has her update in drumbeat blog over at SFGate.com. Lets hope Cunningham continues to mash.
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Jeff Gray was sent down for Casilla.
Calling up Cunningham only makes sense if it’s to be a full-time replacement for either Sweeney (doubtful, unless you think he’s a centerfielder) or Buck (more likely). Odd that Blevins is the guy to get sent down instead of one of those two. What do we need with six outfielders (or five and a half, anyway)?
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on May 15, 2009 11:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I vote for this.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on May 15, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another possibility
The oblique tweak Holliday suffered is worse than originally thought. God, I hope not.
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by jeepers on May 15, 2009 11:49 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I was thinking that too.
Wouldn’t surprise me considering how the A’s luck has been the past 2 years.
by joeiz on May 15, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that would suck
I forgot that even happened… thanks for the reminder. I guess we will find out in a few hours if not sooner.
It doesn’t look like another move will be happening if they sent Blevins and Gray down to make room for Cunningham. Perhaps Holliday just needs a few days and then they will decide what to do with all these outfielders…
by jakebmill on May 15, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Using the 25-man as a proxy DL
It’s the Oakland way!
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by jeepers on May 15, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Urban said that Holliday's back is stiff...FWIW
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by DyeLongJustice on May 15, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWDS?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on May 15, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thx for the info DLJ.
That is interesting. The A’s management and the way they handle the release of injury info is suspect more often than not. It will be interesting to see what the broadcasters say about Holliday, especially if Cunningham ends up playing for him today.
by jakebmill on May 15, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope he does play
Calling a guy up to sit on the bench is fucking stupid.
The problem is, Cunningham/Sweeney/Buck is very likely to be the 2010 Opening Day outfield. I don’t get the point in calling up Cunningham now – Buck is barely playing, Davis is still on the team, Cust is still getting time in the OF.
Unless Holliday is hurt this makes no sense.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on May 15, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just put Giambi at 1st everyday and Cust at DH
Stop putting Powell/Crosby at 1st. That will open up a spot in RF that Cust for whatever reason has been playing much more than he should.
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by Syphon on May 15, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which is fine with me
But Giambi can’t play 1st everyday.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on May 15, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nomar should be back soon to spell him at 1B
No way should Nomar be playing even close to everyday though. So Crosby and Han will probably split most time at 3B.
by jakebmill on May 15, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Problem is
Geren still wants to get Giambi’s bat in the lineup on the days he’s not playing 1B, so he has to DH, and Jack Cust has to play the field.
Seriously, though, I can live with Jack Cust in the field once every ten days, or so
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 15, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't mind Giambi on the bench sometimes either.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on May 15, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, I agree
I don’t see the urgency to get his bat in the lineup, the way he’s hitting at the moment.
Thing is, though, neither you or I make out the lineup card (actually, probably a good thing, in my case), and Geren still has a boner for Giambi’s bat. or something
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 15, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Way he's starting to hit at the moment
Is that he’s starting to slowly put it together. He’s starting to get that slugging percentage, OBP, and eventually average back up, so I don’t think now is the time to start giving him off days more often than not. He’s a good hitter, and he’s not going to get into his stride om the bench…
by stranahanahan on May 15, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think anyone is advocating benching Giambi
I mean, discussing whether he should sit, or DH on the days he can’t play 1B is very Eveland-nibbling-around-the-edges, frankly
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 15, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RE: Nomar being back soon.
He’ll be hurt again soon, too.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on May 15, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not cunningham/sweeney/buck
I don’t think that will be the outfield in 2010. Unless Buck suddenly starts hitting major league pitching, I think he’s through with the A’s. You’re more likely to see Cunningham/FA or trade/Sweeney in the outfield in 2010, or possibly Cunningham/Sweeney/Doolittle.
When Nomar comes back, I have a feeling Rajai will be released and Buck will have a skootch more time to pull it together. But if he doesn’t, even in limited playing time, he’s gone.
by richwol1 on May 15, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think Rajai will be released, because he's the only backup center fielder
the A’s clearly do not think that Buck can do it, and I don’t think Cunningham has played there at AAA.
that would let me to suppose that they’re likely to keep him. Whether this is good or not, well, that’s another question
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 15, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buck has already shown he can hit major league pitching.
More than any other OF on the roster not named Holliday.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on May 15, 2009 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...or Cust
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on May 15, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't count him. He should DH fulltime.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on May 15, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, to Cust's credit he's played every game this season (most in the OF)
and he seems to be just mediocre now, not as bad as last year. He even has an assist!
Now, watch an easy fly ball clank out of his glove, just before he falls down chasing a ball to the gap tonight!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on May 15, 2009 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+0
Am I the only one who doesn’t have a problem with this? I like Cust just fine in the outfield. Yeah, he’s not the greatest, but there are plenty of great hitters in MLB who grace the outfield with their crummy defense, and Cust is not the worst of them.
I don’t object to him as DH if that’s what’s available, but I don’t want to screw with the lineup just to make Cust the DH. Put the best bats in, and if Cust ends up in RF, so be it.
Incidentally, last year his bat was noticeably better when he was playing outfield, but so far this year the splits are the other way. Probably just random noise in both cases.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on May 15, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right, random noise.
It’s also not fantasy baseball. You have to play defense too. Unfortunately Cust sucks at it.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on May 15, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I try to reserve judgment on a hot hitting rookie
until the league has had a chance to adjust to him, and then see how long it takes for him to adjust back.
I don’t think he’s played enough to judge whether he can hit major league pitching consistenly.
by OaklandSi on May 15, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the problem.
He isn’t playing enough to find out if his .875 OPS as a rookie was legit or not.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on May 15, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
I think it would be great to at least know what he’s got. It could’ve been a fluke, but how will we know?
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-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on May 15, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
true statement
"You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
-Wayne Gretzky"
-Michael Scott
by scatterbrian on May 15, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's through because of what?
He had a fantastic rookie year, was hurt in ‘07, and has only 70 PA’s this season and has been in and out of the lineup. That’s not fair to him at all.
Never, Never, NEVER give up
by hero66 on May 16, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is what I'm thinking
also since the A’s will be facing three RH sterters in Detroit this weekend.
I haven’t seen where Cunningham has been considered a centerfielder by the A’s. I believe all of his starts with the A’s last season were in left field…not sure where he’d been playing in Sacramento.
by OaklandSi on May 15, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weird.
Casilla isn’t showing anywhere on the A’s 40-man roster on the website.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on May 15, 2009 11:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Has he changed his name again?
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 15, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well there goes Buck's PT
Would make more sense to just DFA Davis and run with Cunningham (LH) and Buck (RH) with each spelling Sweeney if needed. Davis has no more value in my opinion.
by bababooey on May 15, 2009 12:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Except neither of those guys (Buck, Cunningham) should be in a platoon.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on May 15, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. I don't understand this move. Cunningham and Buck should be
treated as the outfielders of the future – both should be given the chance to fail rather than contesting for at bats with each other.
by OldhamA on May 15, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep. Totally agree
Wasn’t like Buck was getting to hit against lefties anyway so I guess its status quo but something has to be done with Davis then. 6 outfielders again if you count Cust.
by bababooey on May 15, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand this move
it’s called “trying to win games” Buck has an OPS of 525 right now— in almost as many PAs as Crosby. They may end up doing just what you suggest, only with Cunningham here and Buck in Sactown or some other organization’s AAA team.
by jasonthea on May 15, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So
Bobby Crosby is officially our sole backup infielder, and the primary backup for each infield position. Yay.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on May 15, 2009 12:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I thought he was the starting 3B, making Hannahan the primary backup...
by OldhamA on May 15, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pick your poison, I guess.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on May 15, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Again, I'm ok with either of them as backup infielders
I mean, the point of backups is they don’t play every day, right? So, to me, both of those seem like solid options for that.
I do have a problem with either of them being the every day starting 3B, as much as a I love Jack. but that’s another kettle of fish, huh
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 15, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ben Copeland was given back to the Giants as well,
according to the A’s website (link)
by jakebmill on May 15, 2009 12:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm...
Are people sure we’re sending down Gray and Blevins? Like others have said, that leaves us with six outfielders, strange since our bullpen is so overtaxed and we need the depth more in the IF than OF….it would blow my mind if Davis wasn’t DFAed (assuming no DL to another OFer). Who would claim him anyway?
Don’t know what this does to Buck unless we start playing him at third (when I heard this mentioned earlier on AN I hoped and prayed it was a joke). Does anyone think that Cunningham is better against RHP than Buck right now? Aren’t we still trying to contend? I’m confused.
by swatnick on May 15, 2009 12:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m thinking they’ll DFA Davis when they activate Nomar.
by TBRMKane on May 15, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm...
I guess I didn’t realize the A’s still have a 12-man staff. Thought this brought them down to 11…Hopefully they call up Nomar soon, because with our frail team it’ll be tough to survive with five infielders.
by swatnick on May 15, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no you are right, 12 man staff
my bad
by jakebmill on May 15, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the sending down of Gray and Blevins is official.
With Braden and Anderson starting this weekend, the pen is back to 8 pitchers.
Also, Nomar is going to be returning soon as well so that may be when they either DFA Davis or move Buck (or DL Holliday).
I am betting that if Davis is DFA’ed, he will likely end up back in Sac after clearing.
I agree. I don’t like this. Buck needs more of a chance than what he has been given.
by jakebmill on May 15, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As you don't need to DFA Davis right now
doesn’t it make sense to see how Cunningham looks at the major league level, for a bit?
As much as I really don’t rate Davis as a bat, he is currently the only backup CF (I really don’t think Buck can handle CF), and there’s definitely a case to be made for Buck to be sent down, get some playing time, etc; as it is Geren, just doesn’t seem to have confidence in him.
I’m not saying I’d agree with this happening, but I could see it going this way
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 15, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buck and Cunningham are pretty similar in what they offer.
So I’d prefer Cunningham’s right-handedness. He also has more upside than Buck.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on May 15, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right, I mean, you might well be right
but let’s see what happens when he takes the field? There’s no point in rushing, when no rushing is needed. I mean, Daric Barton had tons of upside – they gotta go out and do it
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 15, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, that makes sense
I just hope the move they make when ramoN comes back doesn’t involve Holliday going to the DL.
Also, the more I watch Davis in center the less comfortable I become with it.
by jakebmill on May 15, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
He’s not so much a good centerfielder as he is a really fast one.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on May 15, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, that's true
but that’s why he’s the backup. I also thing he’s better than Buck at CF, so given the options, he’s the second best one they have. Which, the more I think about it, is likely why they’ll keep him.
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 15, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe Buck has improved enough to play the infield, 3b, maybe?
by theblackpearl on May 15, 2009 1:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Some people say that's a joke.
But if so, it’s one of my favorite jokes. Buck at 3B!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on May 15, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Taking groundballs!
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 15, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was reported somewhere, that he had taken infield practice at 3rd
by theblackpearl on May 15, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I honestly don't know how serious the idea is.
I just know I love it.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on May 15, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't know how serious it is either,
but he did play 20 games or so at ASU 1 year.
by jakebmill on May 15, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holliday is in tonight's starting lineup
according to Slusser:
UPDATE: Matt Holliday’s fine; he’s in the lineup. Cunningham is, too, batting ninth and playing right.
Here’s the lineup: Orlando Cabrera SS, Kurt Suzuki C, Jason Giambi 1B, Matt Holliday LF, Jack Cust DH, Ryan Sweeney CF, Adam Kennedy 2B, Bobby Crosby 3B, Aaron Cunningham RF.
by OaklandSi on May 15, 2009 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cunninghamd is starting in right field
and Detroit’s starting pitcher Edwin Jackson is right handed.
So I guess that tells us what they’re thinking about Buck…
by OaklandSi on May 15, 2009 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really think Buck could turn into an Ethier like player given the chance.
Too bad.
"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
by Syphon on May 15, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He did already
His rookie season.
This organization frustrates the shit out of me when they do this to players.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on May 15, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep. Me too. I feel your frustration.
Once Holliday is traded I hope we can see Cuningham/Sweeney/Buck OF for half a season to see how it works out.
"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
by Syphon on May 15, 2009 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
me three
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on May 15, 2009 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Based on what????
ever since the rookie season all I see is a sub 600 OPS. His OBP right now.. right now is 264. His slugging percentage is 261.
Crosby’s had about the same amount of PAs this year, but at least he’s actually hitting.
You say they don’t give him a chance, and I say he has to earn it. He’s done nothing at the plate to earn it. Nothing.
by jasonthea on May 15, 2009 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd say he earned the chance in 2007
And, when he was healthy last year. Geren didn’t even let him play or start many games this year. It’s tough to demonstrate your value if you aren’t given consistent opportunities to play.
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
by kaweahkaweah on May 15, 2009 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buck
frustrates the shit out of em when he doesn’t hit for the better part of two years
by jasonthea on May 15, 2009 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hed he been healthy and getting consistent playing time, I'd agree.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
by mikev on May 15, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hasn't everyone here been calling for Geren to "show some leadership" and "start holding people accountable"?
Buck failed to get a bunt down or move a runner over against KC the other night. And that was the second time in, what, a week that he failed to get that done? He also misplayed Jacobs’ HR (or was it Crisp?) in the first game against KC.
So, maybe this is Geren holding Buck accountable.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on May 15, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
or Beane saying “we didn’t bring Matt Holliday over here to be half-ass about this season. Let’s get our best players on the field and then see what we’ve got.”
All these people around here who think Buck didn’t get enough of a chance should think again— he failed at nearly every chance he got since 2007. And now his days may be numbered.
by jasonthea on May 15, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buck was hurt basically 75% of the season last year.
And when he got healthy in Sept he was great.
"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
by Syphon on May 15, 2009 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
7 good games in a meaningless September
compared to all the poor performance early last year.. and early this year…
Sorry, not enough. He’s going to have to show it without playing every day. That’s the way of the world. Things aren’t given to you, you must earn them. Obviously the people who know better than we do don’t think he’s done that.
by jasonthea on May 15, 2009 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good point
I hope Buck turns out great but he has not produced since his rookie season. Sooner or later you need to show it on a consistent basis—you can’t blame the A’s for not starting a young guy who’s hitting .200 every night so that he can get his stroke.
Message to Travis: If you got it, show it. Which I’d love to see him do.
by worldblee on May 15, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry to infor you that players who dont play everyday
almost NEVER produce. When he was in the lineup everyday he has produced. jerking him around dose nothing but hurt 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
by Syphon on May 15, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
willie mays can play every day
going 0-27 or whatever his rookie year. Travis Buck cannot. Him being at 525 OPS playing-half time is not proof that he’d be at 825 hitting full-time, that’s for sure. He’s geting closer to proving the negative with each poor game when they do give him the chance.
by jasonthea on May 15, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently you dont get it.
"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
by Syphon on May 15, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So let me get this straight...
Buck’s .850 OPS in his only extended playing time in his rookie season should be ignored, but two 70 PA stretches (one at the beginning of last season, one this year with inconsistent playing time) we should hold him accountable for?
Never, Never, NEVER give up
by hero66 on May 16, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
regarding Holliday...
Glad he is not hurt.
by jakebmill on May 15, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
These are the A's.
Just because he’s in the lineup doesn’t mean he’s not hurt.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 15, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, he's a big, tough slugger
but deep inside, there’s a scared little boy who’s slugging .388.
And it hurts. It really hurts [sniff]
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on May 15, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A's website has Braden starting tonight
but Marty Lurie just said that Anderson is starting tonight.
So which is it?
by OaklandSi on May 15, 2009 2:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
it's Anderson tonight
according to Yahoo! sports A’s page
by OaklandSi on May 15, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yahoo! sport's A's page has this weekend's rotation as
Anderson–Braden– Cahill
The A’s website has it as
Braden–Cahill–Anderson
The game starts in less than two hours…
by OaklandSi on May 15, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So many outfielders.
Nice knowing ya, Trav. Sigh.
by whiteshoes40 on May 15, 2009 2:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
is anyone listending to the pregame on 860 AM
and hearing the phone conversation in the background? Sounded like the recording of the Forst show and I thought I heard something about rain…
by jakebmill on May 15, 2009 2:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, it's almost unlistenable
there have been multiple problems with the broadcasts on 860; the worst problems I’ve heard have been on Marty’s show.
by OaklandSi on May 15, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you might be right
Tonight Tomorrow Tomorrow Night
Tournament Forecasts
T-Showers
T-Showers Low
59° F
Precip: 70%
Showers this evening then thundershowers developing overnight. Low 59F. Winds SE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
by theblackpearl on May 15, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marty is broadcasting from the bay area
so his show shouldn’t be affected by bad weather in Detroit
by OaklandSi on May 15, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I heard them say rain was to arrive by 9 PM.
Just what the A’s don’t need, more off days and games to make up.
by jakebmill on May 15, 2009 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
now it's raining in Detroit
according to Slusser.
She also says that Anderson is the A’s scheduled starter for tonight.
by OaklandSi on May 15, 2009 2:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
&%#$!
Also, they announced earlier this week that it was Anderson-Braden today-tomorrow. Strange that their site said otherwise. Fingers crossed that the blister doesn’t resurface…
by jakebmill on May 15, 2009 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the home page has Braden
but the preview written by Urban has Anderson…guess whoever is supposed to maintain the website hasn’t gotten around to the home page.
by OaklandSi on May 15, 2009 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I think it's supposed to be Mr. Blister tonight
and Branded-with “Bud Selig” Dude tomorrow.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on May 15, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
GOOD LORD.
I would really like for there to be a game for me to watch tonight, thanks, Mother Nature.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 15, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
this is a bummer if it gets rained out. Maybe we’ll have a full Saturday of A’s.
by jakebmill on May 15, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I scheduled my Saturday so I could watch the game.
Sad, I know, but I have lunch and dinner plans and the 4pm start time fit in perfecty.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 15, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mets-Giants are on broadcast NBC
Ch11…starts in about 15 minutes.
just sayin…
by OaklandSi on May 15, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
on the pregame show Geren just said
“when you come up to the big leagues you have to perform”
wonder who this was aimed at…
by OaklandSi on May 15, 2009 3:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A player who shall go unmentioned
But we’ll call him “Bravis Tuck” just to put a name on him?
by worldblee on May 15, 2009 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
say the manager who continues to play
rajai/hannahan/crosby
by Asfan4ever723 on May 15, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
have you looked at Crosby's numbers this year??
Davis has 29 PAs, Hannahan 27.
Buck has… oops, watch out— 72.
by jasonthea on May 15, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes
up until a week or so davis was an unofficial platoon who buck was losing ab’s too
i’ll give hannahan a break somewhat since its poor planning overal relying on chavez/nomar to be healthy, but he was the worst hitter in qualifying abs in the league last yr. geren has a man crush on hannahan/davis due to defensive value.
crosby sucks and is irrelevant to the team’s future, i’d rather give petit/patterson/pennington etc a chance to fail and see them in extended playing time.
by Asfan4ever723 on May 15, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A player to be named later,
like when they demote the next guy. Buck or Davis, let the betting begin.
by jakebmill on May 15, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buck can be optioned to Sacramento if the As want
Davis would have to be DFA’d since he’s out of options
by OaklandSi on May 15, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, but I am not convinced anyone will claim Davis
so he may just end up back in AAA and I wouldn’t complain either way.
by jakebmill on May 15, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was he looking in the mirror when he said that?
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 15, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
unless he's about to move holliday....
i don’t understand calling up cunningham. even if you dfa davis, you still have cust, buck, hollday, and sweeney.
If you had a lineup of 9 Jack Custs who hit(Cust career average) .239 AVG, .382 OBP, and .475 SLG, then your team would score 6.12 runs per game-totalling to 991runs a season.The 08 rangers lead the majors in runs score with 901.
by 9Custs on May 15, 2009 5:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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