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Open Thread: Game 38 - A's at Rays (cont.)

9th Inning drama thread (to be open for potential extras, of course)...

The A's, having never led in the game, are now knotted at 3-3 with the Rays, following an RBI single from Orlando Cabrera that plated Bobby Crosby. Hannahan, unclear what to do in his rare appearance on the bases, was unable to extend the lead to 4-3, so we head to the 9th frame with the game up for grabs.

Braden, though he pitched well, has left the game, and will gather a much-desired no-decision.

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roomy.

rally.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

reality.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

rarity

Enjoy the game

by DCinWC on May 21, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

rosy.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Troy needs to be sacked.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It already has been.

Bloke called Homer wrote about it.

by OldhamA on May 21, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's the deal with that guy who thinks Travis should get a do-over?

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on May 21, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, recited about it anyway

Someone else wrote it down, later.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on May 21, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let's Go A's

"Until Holiday comes around, I will refer to him as Coors Light." Ak_A

by doctorK on May 21, 2009 4:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Welcome to 9th inning Drama.

More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/

by louismg on May 21, 2009 4:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Why, thank you!

It’s great to be here.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

shit, I almost fucking jinxed the whole game...

GYMNASTICS

Okay, lets win.

"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 21, 2009 4:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

We can win now.

Bring Jerry AND Gio back!

by ZigFan31 on May 21, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We're always winners, baby.

"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 21, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Go A's!

" I may not know how to tango, but I sure as hell can man dance!" -Nate Robles

by DaSwinginA's on May 21, 2009 4:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dear A's...

On 3-0 or 3-1 pitches, put the bat on the ground. DO NOT SWING. (Goes for you too, Suzuki)

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by louismg on May 21, 2009 4:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Jack going yard

I can feel it.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

you know,

I kinda feel it too…

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

TWSS

I knew there’d be at least one today.

"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 21, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol...

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

She'd be a ho if she said that.

And I would love her.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well yeah.

"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 21, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But that's what piercings are for!

"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 21, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know, Jack's easy,

but he’s not a ho. And he’s got feelings, Trainman.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL

That’s a go.

But good one

by Trainman on May 21, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Here comes a 3-2 off speed pitch

no fastball is he has any sense

by Trainman on May 21, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

walk.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

HOLLIDAY!

CELEBRATE!

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Please Holliday

please…

" I may not know how to tango, but I sure as hell can man dance!" -Nate Robles

by DaSwinginA's on May 21, 2009 4:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Rajai's in the game.

We’re sure to win now.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

maybe we will.....

get a few steals from him

by Wreckonized on May 21, 2009 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Crap

I hate that move, always.

Seems like comes back to bite us in the 12th, with his bad hitting and defense

by MobiusKlein on May 21, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yup.

maybe this is different.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i can feel it

holliday is gonna hit a homerun

by Wreckonized on May 21, 2009 4:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

so if Rajai doesn't steal here, in Holliday's AB,

that makes Geren a bad manager, right?

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Not if Holliday hits a gapper that Rajai scores on

That Cust wouldn’ thave.

"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 21, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Holliday doesn't look close

McGwire belongs in the Hall so put him there

by streetisclosedin08 on May 21, 2009 4:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Greybeard

can’t get around of Percival’s heat, tho.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

G man!!@!@!@

lets bring ’em home

by Wreckonized on May 21, 2009 4:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

G!

" I may not know how to tango, but I sure as hell can man dance!" -Nate Robles

by DaSwinginA's on May 21, 2009 4:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Luckily

The Rays don’t know that Percival sucks.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on May 21, 2009 4:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Do these geezers have the stamina to complete this at bat?

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on May 21, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

might walk him.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

are they playing hte shift?

Raj should walk to 3rd if so

by cityplANner on May 21, 2009 4:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

dont think

they shift when runners are on base

by Wreckonized on May 21, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that'd be nice.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

........

so close to a home run but it turned out to be a single………………

by Wreckonized on May 21, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey Jason!

What did I say about swinging on 3-1?

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by louismg on May 21, 2009 4:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Giambi!!!

Oakland Oakland!

by fruitattack on May 21, 2009 4:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

fuck me.

we can’t even rally right.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No, you misunderstand. LB means that literally.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on May 21, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

agrd.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WHAT?

How did Rajai not score on that!

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by louismg on May 21, 2009 4:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

just in motel in Butte, Montana

weak wireless…… still tied?

alaska A residing in colorado. (soon in Idaho)

by ak_A on May 21, 2009 4:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

bases loaded.

one out top of nine

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Giambi just missed a HR by a few feet,

GOT A SINGLE OUT OF IT BECAUSE THE GD MORON PINCH RUNNER FORGOT HOW TO DO THE ONE THING HE CAN DO.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was worse.

BB better be throwing a raging temper tantrum right this very moment. It was freaking incompetent.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh shit, what happened

Waiting on GameCast update…

by fruitattack on May 21, 2009 4:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

How the fuck do you not score in that situation?

Is there any other team in Baseball that doesn’t score any runs in that situation?

by Pucking Insane on May 21, 2009 4:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Don't call me silly.

CALL ME

"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 21, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rajai Davis

needs to be released right freaking now.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Cust would've scored there.

" I may not know how to tango, but I sure as hell can man dance!" -Nate Robles

by DaSwinginA's on May 21, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Foolish baserunning!

What’s the roof like in that building? Does Upton have an excuse for losing that ball?

by GreenNGoldSooner on May 21, 2009 4:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

dfa rajai now!

dumbfuck of a baseball player

by truelements on May 21, 2009 4:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

+1000000

0000000000
0000

by Synx on May 21, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Worst team in baseball

Hands down

McGwire belongs in the Hall so put him there

by streetisclosedin08 on May 21, 2009 4:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

First he's gonna shit, then he's gonna kill us.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on May 21, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

DFA Davis!!!!!!!

the guy’s a fucking moron!!!!!!!!!!!

"Stanford has no fear of losing versus Cal, as they have done so every year but one for the last 20 years. They are, however, very afraid to get injured and indeed fear for their safety." - Furd Rugby Coach on forfeiting 2001 Rugby game vs. Cal

by oaktownmario on May 21, 2009 4:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

AK-47

fire one into the gap!!!!!!!!1

by Wreckonized on May 21, 2009 4:14 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Awesome

Pam needs to see this.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on May 21, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's ok

AK needs to deliver now,

Oakland Oakland!

by fruitattack on May 21, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dammit!

We can never make it easy.

by Joey C. on May 21, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

With one out, you have to go halfway on that

With Rajai’s speed, he’s coming around from second on a two-out hit anyway just in case Upton catches that and he has to retreat to second.

Unbelievable.

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by Flashfire on May 21, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Lame x 100

The A’s and the Mets have to be the two dumbest teams these days.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on May 21, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Honestly, if that alone doesn't get

Rajai Davis released and Mike Gallego fired, what will? A ball never caught, hit 400 feet to dead center, and Davis was running from second on the pitch. And doesn’t score.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on May 21, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Rajai doesn't do anything well but run fast.

He doesn’t run well, mind you. Just fast.

by Nate on May 21, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

(1) how was that a single?

(2) how did Rajai not score?

by cityplANner on May 21, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No way we score this inning

McGwire belongs in the Hall so put him there

by streetisclosedin08 on May 21, 2009 4:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Don't deserve it.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on May 21, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

we had another fiasco i take it

alaska A residing in colorado. (soon in Idaho)

by ak_A on May 21, 2009 4:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow. Just saw it because of the delay.

What a fucking horrendous move.

"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 21, 2009 4:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yay

Ellis for President

by tosk on May 21, 2009 4:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

runz!

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

KENNEDY

rebuildingseason.blogspot.com

by Rebuilding Season on May 21, 2009 4:16 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I BEG TO DIFFER!

AK-47!

"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on May 21, 2009 4:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Kennedy singles

AND DAVIS IS HEADING BACK TO SECOND!!! Kidding.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on May 21, 2009 4:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That's some smooth baserunning

Silly Rajai Davis.

All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout

by Hit4TheCycle on May 21, 2009 4:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

thank god...........

we have Ak 47 firing some real shots

GO OAKLAND

by Wreckonized on May 21, 2009 4:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He tagged up first..

Didn’t know it was a single, but eventually got there in the end.

by thesteve9x on May 21, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

screw BC, Rajai is my identified problem.

get him the hell out of Oakland now.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Off Topic

With the threads out pacing GameCast, perhaps someone can write an algorithm that analyzes these posts to deliver my GameCast needs, faster.

On Topic

AK, Yessss

Oakland Oakland!

by fruitattack on May 21, 2009 4:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Rays implode mode.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I can haz slam plz?

"Until Holiday comes around, I will refer to him as Coors Light." Ak_A

by doctorK on May 21, 2009 4:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yes, yes you can.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sweeeeeeeeeet.

Bases loaded walk? We’ll take it.

"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on May 21, 2009 4:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Sweeney

better get on, the 2 batter black hole is after him.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on May 21, 2009 4:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

WALKZ

Enjoy the game

by DCinWC on May 21, 2009 4:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

5-3!

A’s and Rays traded places this series.

by thesteve9x on May 21, 2009 4:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The reason we make at least one major baserunning mistake a week?

The players aren’t friggin’ coached.

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on May 21, 2009 4:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No,

that was a complete moron running the bases there.

The ONLY time we let him in any more is to run and he can’t do that.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What the hell is happening

A’s scoring with the bases loaded?

All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout

by Hit4TheCycle on May 21, 2009 4:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

why didn't Davis score on Kennedy's single?

I’m only looking at Gameday, so can’t see the real action, but how did that not happen?

by brooklyn24 on May 21, 2009 4:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He's an idiot.

"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 21, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

oops

meant Giambi’s single

by brooklyn24 on May 21, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rajai Davis is a fucking moron.

That about sums it up.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Davis went back to 2nd in order to tag on a deep fly to center by Giambi

… the ball hit off the wall, and he was only able to advance to 3rd.

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on May 21, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kennedy is my boy!

I miss you Elly, but this guy, y’know, is alright.

by Joey C. on May 21, 2009 4:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

sorry

not really missing ellis right now

by truelements on May 21, 2009 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

not necessarily short.

just memory’s.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's been trying from the on deck circle...

A homerun would certainly be nice at this time

Oakland Oakland!

by fruitattack on May 21, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me likey

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on May 21, 2009 4:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I wonder if Kennedy was looking

at third while in the on deck circle.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Bobby..

don’t swing until he throws a strike

by AsFanInIowa on May 21, 2009 4:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

wow,

that was sarcastic by the rays crowd

by AsFanInIowa on May 21, 2009 4:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

If we could only hold on..

and thats ALWAYS an if on this team

but

3/4 from rays on the road – NICE

by ryanmoser on May 21, 2009 4:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is a great comeback

is the closer rested and ready?
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on May 21, 2009 4:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He's already in the game.

"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 21, 2009 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

2 inning save?

or someone else gonna notch it?
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on May 21, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

W

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It sure is, if Bailey doesn't pitch here

"Until Holiday comes around, I will refer to him as Coors Light." Ak_A

by doctorK on May 21, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I mean it's not for Bailey

Might as well treat it like one, of course

Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog

by Flashfire on May 21, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well

2 inning appearance.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on May 21, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

god.......

strike out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Wreckonized on May 21, 2009 4:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

There's something familiar

and comforting about seeing the old “crosby strikes out swinging” blurb on gameday.

by A'sian on May 21, 2009 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Crosby fan

Oops, I mean, Crosby FANS on the pitch.

by worldblee on May 21, 2009 4:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hannahann

Can put this game out of reach. Ya, right.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on May 21, 2009 4:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You know,

ohmangoA’s post form yesterday is sounding a lot more realistic…

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This just in: A'S MOVE RAJAI DAVIS TO 60 DAY DL

OAKLAND — A’s Outfielder Rajai Davis has been placed on the 60-Day DL, retroactive to May 21st, following an MRI which discovered a major detachment of the frontal lobe from his medulla oblongata. Doctors claim the injury has been seen only once before in the previous 20 years, hearkening back to the famous Jeremy Giambi case.

More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/

by louismg on May 21, 2009 4:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

After.

Thank goodness.

More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/

by louismg on May 21, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He better buy Kennedy dinner tonight.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome.

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on May 21, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love you.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My personal e-mail and cell phone are all over the Web.

Prove your love.

More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/

by louismg on May 21, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow.

and you stare right into the abyss and don’t blink too.

Admirable.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think she just asked to see the piercing.

"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 21, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Abyss?

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Should I start a nickname poll?

"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 21, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The move is retroactive to 1975

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on May 21, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

crosby often makes me miss shooty babbitt

though to be fair, BoCro’s finally lowered expectations to the point that he is actually exceeding them this year.

by GreenNGoldSooner on May 21, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No Mr. Bond....

I expect you to die.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Evidently, Miss Marco is a popular gal.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on May 21, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Way to move those runners up Crosby

Pathetic.

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on May 21, 2009 4:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Crosby and Hannahan continue sucking

McGwire belongs in the Hall so put him there

by streetisclosedin08 on May 21, 2009 4:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

and I'm shocked your shocked by this

they suck – but I do like Hannahan defense

by ryanmoser on May 21, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tampa Bay is GREAT

at coming back in the late innings. No walks or dumb fielding errors in the 9th inning please. Did you hear me?!
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on May 21, 2009 4:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

if we hold this down

this small 3 game streak might do some good to our team’s confidence

by Wreckonized on May 21, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So the right play for Rajai in that situation

is to go to 3rd and stand there. If it’s caught, go back to second, if not you can walk home. It’s pretty simple.

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by Nico on May 21, 2009 4:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The right play is to be far enough off of 2nd base that you can score if the ball lands.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on May 21, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think if he goes half way, he still may be able to tag and advance EVEN IF

the ball is caught.

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on May 21, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he's just an awful baserunner

there’s really no other way around it

by AsFanInIowa on May 21, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rajai now in center....

…contemplating his future career plans.

by GreenNGoldSooner on May 21, 2009 4:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Better not daydream

and end up dropping balls

Oakland Oakland!

by fruitattack on May 21, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Crosby Hannahan combine to create

in the lineup

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on May 21, 2009 4:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

They could use one of those

in their strikezone so the ball will always be there…

by fruitattack on May 21, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WHY IS RAJI IN CENTER ????????????????????????????????

HE’S HORRIBLE – put him in LF and keep or gold glove CF Sweeney in center

by ryanmoser on May 21, 2009 4:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I said

NO WALKS!!!
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on May 21, 2009 4:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Car Bomb

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by Hit4TheCycle on May 21, 2009 4:25 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

3-2-1-0!
RUBBER HOSE, ROCKER BELT, DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER,
SPARK PLUG, GAS CAP, CIGARETTE LIGHTER,
HEAD REST, RETREAD, REGISTRATION,
FLOOR MAT, FIREWALL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL…
CAR BOMB!

by LoneStranger on May 21, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The tying run is now at the...

WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE.

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by louismg on May 21, 2009 4:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

zig?

get him up – nice he is

by ryanmoser on May 21, 2009 4:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

How about if Bailey walks two more first.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on May 21, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Paging Mr. Ziegler....

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:26 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

A's making things interesting

Can’t just have a 1-2-3 ninth can we?

by thesteve9x on May 21, 2009 4:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd buy him a Car bomb

for a double play.

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by Hit4TheCycle on May 21, 2009 4:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

GameCast Down!

Perhaps it would be better if I closed the window…

Oakland Oakland!

by fruitattack on May 21, 2009 4:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm not normally opposed to made-up words, but that one's just wrong.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on May 21, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's

working for me, but crashes every couple of innings.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on May 21, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

one down?

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

no

The Not-So-Casual Fan

by rktse on May 21, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yay, in play, out(s)

"Until Holiday comes around, I will refer to him as Coors Light." Ak_A

by doctorK on May 21, 2009 4:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

FRICK FRACK!

Tie ball game.

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by louismg on May 21, 2009 4:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

fuck.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:28 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

crap crap crap

Tie game. HR. crap.

by worldblee on May 21, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

NO

NO NO NO NO NONONONONOOOOOOOOOO

by thesteve9x on May 21, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well shit.

"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on May 21, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My bad.

I mentioned extra innings in the game thread intro. :)

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by louismg on May 21, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Well crap, back to work I go

"Until Holiday comes around, I will refer to him as Coors Light." Ak_A

by doctorK on May 21, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

once again

bob geren’s mistake to stick with the non closer

by Wreckonized on May 21, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

" I may not know how to tango, but I sure as hell can man dance!" -Nate Robles

by DaSwinginA's on May 21, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Another great job GEREN

You suck…..fire him today

by ryanmoser on May 21, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Let's face it, though

The A’s just got what they deserved. The way Crosby hit, the way Davis ran the bases, they gave away 3 runs. And you don’t walk the leadoff man with a two-run lead.

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by Nico on May 21, 2009 4:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Sure you do!

Oh … you mean if you want to win?

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by louismg on May 21, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

exactly!

we should still be up right now.

by truelements on May 21, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because it seems like whatever move Geren makes...

ends up being the wrong move. I don’t know why.

by AsFanInIowa on May 21, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Should have brought Ziggy in after the leadoff walk AT LEAST

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on May 21, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

because our manager is Bob Geren

FIRE FIRE FIRE…

his ken Macha available?

Bring back Art Howe

by ryanmoser on May 21, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We don't have ONE.

But one of the two DID!

Bring Jerry AND Gio back!

by ZigFan31 on May 21, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

because he almost blew it last night

Ziggy did not look good. Sweeney saved his ass.

"Wag More
Bark Less"
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by One won lost won on May 21, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's not over.

Someone explain to Bailey how this works. Better yet, explain how baseball works to the fucking moron in the dugout. Davis should be forced to ride a short yellow bus to the airport and Geren should be driving it.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

so...if Rajai doesn't make the baserunning error,

we do score more in the top of the ninth, right?

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

of course there's no guarantee of it.

we’re dealing with what-ifs….

but they scored the second with a walk, huh?

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does Giambi score from second on Kennedy's hit?

Maybe. But I think the A’s are going to make it a moot point.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

true.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, but who knows where people would've been if Davis scored on Giambi's hit?

Holliday’s probably at third and Giambi at second, and on Kennedy’s single Holliday would’ve scored instead of Davis. Maybe Giambi’s held at third so Sweeney’s walk would’ve loaded the bases instead of bringing Holliday in there. Or he might have scored, or might have been thrown out.

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by Flashfire on May 21, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup, GameCast crashing was probably a good thing

Which is why I am not surprised…

…and I will be doing something else and hoping, just hoping the A’s continue adding runs

by fruitattack on May 21, 2009 4:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

D'OH!!!!

Another WTF moment brought to you by baseball genius Bob Geren who need to stop sipping on the MGD.

by sirbed on May 21, 2009 4:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Why do we love draft beer?

Because even an MGD is a lot more pleasurable than at least 60% of A’s games this season.

by GreenNGoldSooner on May 21, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just MINOR dental surgery?

You’re enjoying these games more than I am!

by GreenNGoldSooner on May 21, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wel, that was a starting point,

and, to be fair, the game threads are generally speaking, pretty fun.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WOW

Someone should lose their job over this, and I hope it’s not me for wasting my time here.
vr, Xei

by Xeifrank on May 21, 2009 4:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

can't blame geren

ziggy hasn’t been pitching well lately. blame it on rajai and bocro.

by truelements on May 21, 2009 4:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Should have gotten more runs

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by Hit4TheCycle on May 21, 2009 4:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yep, that, I agree

"Wag More
Bark Less"
bumpersticker sighted in Berkeley, CA

by One won lost won on May 21, 2009 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ever the optimist Geren

can’t see his own idiocy

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on May 21, 2009 4:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

that's why geren didn't want to bring in ziggy

he was eminently hittable last night…and continues to be so today

by AsFanInIowa on May 21, 2009 4:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

So then what you are saying is that we have no closer?

We used to trot out Huston Street out there in the 9th every time even after he got bad!!

There is no A in OFFENSE!!

by wacchampions on May 21, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Face it.

If Geren had brought Ziggy in to start the inning and he blew it, everyone on here would be critizing Geren for not leaving Bailey in. It was a no win situation.

Bring Jerry AND Gio back!

by ZigFan31 on May 21, 2009 4:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Bailey is the best reliever on teh team righ tnow.

It was the right move.

"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 21, 2009 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What exactly is the alleged Geren error here?

Leaving Bailey in?

This is a real, non-rhetorical question. I can’t tell from GameDay.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on May 21, 2009 4:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

This is going to be a horrible graeduation present.

Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.

by miggyk2 on May 21, 2009 4:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

A dictionary would be a good present.

Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.

by miggyk2 on May 21, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh F****** No...

" I may not know how to tango, but I sure as hell can man dance!" -Nate Robles

by DaSwinginA's on May 21, 2009 4:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow louismg,

You weren’t kidding around!

by lynnzgal on May 21, 2009 4:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I never kid.

Thank goodness I opened a new thread for the 9th?

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by louismg on May 21, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bullpen

The one sure thing Beane was supposed to do, build a decent bullpen, he has failed at as well. Wonderful.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on May 21, 2009 4:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

When Ziggy gives up a double to a .189 hitter

you know he’s not right.

"Wag More
Bark Less"
bumpersticker sighted in Berkeley, CA

by One won lost won on May 21, 2009 4:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

then walks a .186 hitter

described by Korach and Co as “all messed up” with his swing. Completely wrecked, and ..a walk.

"Wag More
Bark Less"
bumpersticker sighted in Berkeley, CA

by One won lost won on May 21, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This sucks

Bullpen doesn’t want to win.

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin

by Helloooo 1st on May 21, 2009 4:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Geren

opens himself up to those mistakes. now.. Zieg is the wrong move with a tie. Another case where two pitchers needed to be warming up. Hope he can pull out of it.

by SFBAsportsfan on May 21, 2009 4:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Breslow warming up.

" I may not know how to tango, but I sure as hell can man dance!" -Nate Robles

by DaSwinginA's on May 21, 2009 4:34 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Maybe Crosby/Hannahan black hole can be useful after all...

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on May 21, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

signal dropped -back up and I see TIED again

alaska A residing in colorado. (soon in Idaho)

by ak_A on May 21, 2009 4:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Joe Maddon looks like a genius today for PH Zobrist

Not so much last week or whenever he screwed up his lineup card.

That’s baseball.

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on May 21, 2009 4:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Walk's not the worst thing here

Now let’s get two.

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by Flashfire on May 21, 2009 4:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Even kevin kennedy says geren is an idiot

i am watching the tampa feed mainly cause it is in HD and i dont want to listen to that clown glen kuiper call strikeout on a one strike count. kennedy is the guy who let jose canseco throw out his arm on the mound. when he says it is a mistake you kinda have to agree

by KCB58 on May 21, 2009 4:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

NO!

Game ends in Davis’ hands.

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by louismg on May 21, 2009 4:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

It's not really Geren's fault.

No one in the bullpen can pitch to save their life.

What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.

by KMoAsFan on May 21, 2009 4:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

They were always going to implode at some point.

They’ve pitched like 45% of our total innings. That’s not sustainable.

by OldhamA on May 21, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

False

The bullpen is the only bright spot

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin

by Helloooo 1st on May 21, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks Davis

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by Hit4TheCycle on May 21, 2009 4:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Another day, another new way for the A’s to screw it up.

by Kevin2 on May 21, 2009 4:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Game.

Nice try, A’s it looked alright for a second or two.

by thesteve9x on May 21, 2009 4:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

There..they both blew it.

Bring Jerry AND Gio back!

by ZigFan31 on May 21, 2009 4:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Goodbye I need to go throw up.

" I may not know how to tango, but I sure as hell can man dance!" -Nate Robles

by DaSwinginA's on May 21, 2009 4:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Why are so many of you screaming about Geren?

Obviously, Ziegler’s been horrible this year.

by RLangford on May 21, 2009 4:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I don't make anything of the WBC

Games were infrequent and practice time sketchy from what I understand. Before he got sick, Ziegler was pitching very well this season. He’s much more hittable than what he showed last year but he’s always going to be someone who has to rely on the defense to make plays, along with where the ball is hit. He’s not going to overpower anyone like Bailey can.

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by Flashfire on May 21, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because Geren's been horrible too and he plays every day

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on May 21, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This was inevitable no matter what.

I guess he could have brought in Breslow, but our relievers are so awful right now I’m pretty sure we were going to lose this no matter what

by AsFanInIowa on May 21, 2009 4:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I called it

Rajai’s defense gets us the L

by MobiusKlein on May 21, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not really

his baserunning cost them the game, more like it. That guy would have scored anyway.

by Kevin2 on May 21, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was all on Ziggy.

Bring Jerry AND Gio back!

by ZigFan31 on May 21, 2009 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Again, Bailey has been overused.

Yes he used to be a starter, but he’s not stretched out anymore. He shouldn’t be going multiple innings consistently. He threw what, 40 pitches on Tues? Too much.

by OldhamA on May 21, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BULLSHIT!!!!

Thank you BoCro and Rajai and Hanahan…another excellent perfromance from you 3…

There is no A in OFFENSE!!

by wacchampions on May 21, 2009 4:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Can't wait for Geren's postgame comments

“Well, we did a great job coming back and taking the lead but it just wasn’t in the cards for us today. Great effort by our guys.”

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by Flashfire on May 21, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

yea

fuck bob geren

My favorite player is whoever is hitting behind Bobby Crosby because no matter what they always look so good.

by supermarc589 on May 21, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

D'OH!!!! Part 2

Well that was fun I guess after this one I’m gonna go sip on some MGD.

by sirbed on May 21, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Davis should be DFA.

I have been holding my verdict on Rajai to evaluate his game a little further. He is trash.

Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.

by miggyk2 on May 21, 2009 4:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

He is certainly one of the least intelligent ballplayers I've seen in a while

He really doesn’t do anything right, other than “run fast.”

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on May 21, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rajai really needs to go away.

I’m with miggy there. I’ve held my tongue on most of these guys. But the guy’s just a turd out there. He can’t do anything right.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fast, but a horrible base runner.

Eveland rocks! Eveland rocks! Somewhere Drew Carey just smiled.

by miggyk2 on May 21, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice socks.

Love the colors, too.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on May 21, 2009 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What did Rajai do on that last play?

Gameday just says “single”.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on May 21, 2009 4:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Bobbled the ball on the sharp single, never got off a throw

Probably didn’t matter, but was icing on the cake.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on May 21, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

bobbled the ball

eliminating any chance for a play at the plate.

by truelements on May 21, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

although he wouldn't

have thrown the runner out anyways. still, he sucks monkeyballs.

by truelements on May 21, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He bobbled the ball in short center.

It would have been hard to get the runner, but he didn’t even get a throw off.

Truly a zero tool player.

by GreenNGoldSooner on May 21, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Was Weurtz available?

Not the conventional option for the 0th, but probably our best

by cityplANner on May 21, 2009 4:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

3 in a row!!!

3 in a row!!! 3 in a row!!! 3 in a row!!! 3 in a row!!! 3 in a row!!! 3 in a row!!! 3 in a row!!! 3 in a row!!! 3 in a row!!! 3 in a row!!! 3 in a row!!! 3 in a row!!!

by Pucking Insane on May 21, 2009 4:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ziegler should NOT have pitched to Crawford, a lefty.

Breslow needed to be in there.

" I may not know how to tango, but I sure as hell can man dance!" -Nate Robles

by DaSwinginA's on May 21, 2009 4:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, but realistically, then it's Breslow-Longoria

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on May 21, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Game not over according to Yahoo

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on May 21, 2009 4:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

For what it's worth

I’d have begun the ninth with Bailey as well. He’s a better end-of-game pitcher than Ziegler because of his stuff.

I probably wouldn’t have used Bailey in the eighth, however.

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by Flashfire on May 21, 2009 4:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

and the four balls

he threw to the batter before that.

by truelements on May 21, 2009 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's true...

But overall, it comes down to one pitch that he just missed his spot.

by MrMoneyBaller on May 21, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And an 0-2 mistake in the 8th

Not his best effort.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on May 21, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Depends on the situation

I’d like to keep him for spots where they need a double play, but it also sets up failing a lot and letting a lot of inherited runners advance or score if he can’t get it. I don’t like the idea of hoping so much that he can get two on one pitch that if he doesn’t it’s akin to failure.

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by Flashfire on May 21, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that works.

save AB for the 9th…he had an inning’s worth…

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I mean, I know Breslow's the new guy...

…but if Geren’s just saving him for a lefty, nah.

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by Flashfire on May 21, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe.

But I like to think I would have pulled him after the lead off walk. That alone should have told Geren that he’s been overused.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks to Hannahan, Crosby, Davis and Geren

along with Ziggy pitching like a pile of crap of late.

Ziggy is a shell of his former self and cannot get lefties out.

This team is quite sickening for the most part.

by Trainman on May 21, 2009 4:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

A split in TB is all well and good

but we should have had 3 out of 4.

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on May 21, 2009 4:40 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I agree

3/4 was well within reach…

by fruitattack on May 21, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well the A's come home to play the equally crappy Diamondbacks this weekend....

If they can’t get some wins against that team then I give up!!

There is no A in OFFENSE!!

by wacchampions on May 21, 2009 4:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Is Haren pitching against us this weekend?

That should be fun. Or not.

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on May 21, 2009 4:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Saturday.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My hope for the AZ series

Haren no hitter
Byrnes hits for cycle

by Asfan4ever723 on May 21, 2009 4:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

small sample size?

I tried.

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on May 21, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, that's some serious hate there.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on May 21, 2009 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What the game comes down to is that the A's

should have scored 8-9 runs. Crosby failed twice to make basic contact, once with the infield back and another time swinging through two BP fastballs with bases loaded, one out. Davis’ mistake was huge, because two runs would have scored on that play alone, with Kennedy and Sweeney coming up (singled, walked respectively as it turned out) and the inning spiraling out of control. Cabrera gave away the last out in the 8th against a pitcher who had nothing and wasn’t getting anyone out.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on May 21, 2009 4:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

team loss.

together with the bullpen. It’s too bad too—sounds like it was a pretty gutsy start by Cahill.

Tampa Bay’s no joke, tho—to take two from them is really something. They play hard, and I thought we might get swept after Detroit.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Braden.

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on May 21, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I may be mistaken, but

I thought Braden was throwing.

by MrMoneyBaller on May 21, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wasn't here for almost all of that

I was stuck in sign hell.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No worries...

I just thought my memory was going.

by MrMoneyBaller on May 21, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Crosby is the one person that really disappointed me..

I know it’s nothing new, but to watch two fastballs (the only pitch he knows how to “hit” anymore) and then hack AGAIN at breaking stuff to no avail just reminded me (as if I needed a reminder) why after this season he won’t be playing baseball.

by MrMoneyBaller on May 21, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

agrd.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i don't know seems pretty vague to me

alaska A residing in colorado. (soon in Idaho)

by ak_A on May 21, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Take a 'lude, Dude.

I suggest you log off before your negativity becomes relentless.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on May 21, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At the end of the day?

To make millions of dollars.

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on May 21, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

May I suggest

Taking a nap? Seems like a case of the crankies.

by MrMoneyBaller on May 21, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I will say this for the A's....

they played a competitive game. I can take this a lot easier than I can the romping Detroit gave them. But Geren needs to be put on notice that his job is at stake. And Davis needs to fly back from Tampa commercially.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:48 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

right on.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

good plan.

we’ll get em tomorrow, champ.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I recommend Tequila....

and firearms. And lots of posters of A’s players.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you know,

I think that asshat’s actually on one of the months of my calendar.

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It sure as hell isn't October.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cool.

"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan

by iglew on May 21, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just make sure you don't place the posters

over the studs inside the wall. One, because no player on the A’s should be mistaken for a stud, and two, spackle will cover the little round holes as long as you don’t splinter the 2X4’s. Don’t really want to get into how I know all this.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on May 21, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

14?!

Seriously?

Define "succeed." --Poppy

by Leopold Bloom on May 21, 2009 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Am I trippin'?

Are we the AAAA’s? I really feel the decisions toward the end of the game were something of a minor league team. Did Geren manage the Rivercats? Maybe in the minor leagues it is common practice to have a different closer several times a week. For some reason, pitchers need to be told what role they have or everything goes to shit. There Geren goes again getting all happy thinking he can put anyone in in any situation. Bailey is great. Is he your middle relief or your closer? Brad Ziegler did good enough to save the game pretty quietly yesterday, and I believe would’ve been good enough today. Instead, Geren turns it into some minor-league type competition for a closing job and we lose the game. I’m pretty confident Ziegler is great when he pitches in closing situations, and he sucks when he doesn’t. Evidently, the same is with Bailey in mid-relief. It’s to bad you just can’t pawn them around like the minor leagues and that there really are consequences.

by SFBAsportsfan on May 21, 2009 6:31 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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