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Giambi Redemption! Clutch Hit Completes 7th Inning Comeback

For 6 innings, it looked like same-old same-old. Lefty shuts A's down, a gritty effort by Dallas Braden wasted, A's leave 'em loaded a couple times, team can't string together a few wins.

Then came the bottom of the 7th when Jason Giambi, looking every bit as old as our forefathers, helped four score with a first pitch, two-run single that capped a comeback from down 3-0 to an A's 4-3 win.

The top of the 1st was odd, as with one out Dallas Braden tried to dive after a Yuniesky Betancourt chopper instead of just going over to cover first. Braden's hell-paving good intentions turned an out into an infield hit, which was followed by a Beltre single, a Mike Sweeney RBI double, and what should have been a two-run single by Russell Branyan. Trouble was, Sweeney's back locked up as he rounded 3rd, tripped over the bag, and hobbled back to 3rd where he perished (figuratively) on a DP ground ball that allowed Braden to escape the inning down only 2-0. Sweeney left the game soon after, forever a true Athletic.

Braden did not have his best location tonight, hanging a few changeups and playing pepper with the left field wall a bit too often for my weak heart, but he still turned in 7 solid innings with just 3 runs on his ledger. The third run came in the 7th on a leadoff double by Rob Johnson, who was sacrificed to third with one out. Ichiro was up, Betancourt on deck. What to do, what to do? Pitch to the guy who gets 200 hits a year, and make him an even better hitter by drawing the infield in, or play DP depth and pitch to Betancourt who should be batting 9th on a National League team? Bob Geren, who should be replaced as manager by a coin (better odds) chose to pitch to Ichiro, and Ichiro promptly singled to left.

Meanwhile, the A's were shutout for 6 innings by Jarrod Washburn, thanks in large part to Giambi's strikeout with the bases loaded and one out when the A's had Washburn on the ropes in the 1st inning. However, the M's had the cure: Miguel Batista! Batista recorded only one out, while walking a couple, serving up an RBI single to Orlando Cabrera and loading the bases for Jack Cust before turning the mess over to Mark Lowe. Cust flied to shallow CF, but Holliday walked on 4 pitches to force in a run and that's when Giambi picked on the first pitch, scorching a 2-run single to center, 4-3 A's.

As Andrew Bailey warmed up to try to save it in the 9th, I tried an experiment. I poured myself a glass of Bailey's Irish Cream and downed it between innings. I figured if it worked, I would be forced - by the laws of baseball superstition - to drink a glass of Bailey's every time Andrew came in to try to save a game. I am pleased to report I will be drinking a lot more in the future. Now if Billy Beane can just find a LOOGY named Jack Daniels, this season might turn out all right after all.

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In regards to our first three-game winning streak, I think I speak for everyone when I say that it’s about damn time.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on May 26, 2009 10:00 PM PDT reply actions   1 recs

I agree. It’s about time, dammit!

emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.

by walkoff baltimore chop on May 26, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

+10000000

ITS WELL DESERVED

by Wreckonized on May 26, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yayyyyy!

Timely win, bitches!

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Man you got home fast!

Bring Jerry AND Gio back!

by ZigFan31 on May 26, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've earned it.

Awesome seats tonight too. Right by the A’s dugout. But I went and sat with the gang in 224 in the bottom of the 7th.

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That seat was beauteous.

But we were more fun.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You should've come up earlier

The A’s couldn’t do anything until you were with us….

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 26, 2009 10:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kinda like the Wonder Twins.

I wonder who’s Gleek.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bob Geren is Gleek…

"Hi, I'm Bob Geren, I need to be fired today!"

by slkierley on May 27, 2009 1:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was rocking section 107 last night

Scooted over to see my friends in Sec. 122 in the 9th. Man, those seats are nice.

by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Love the bitches!

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on May 27, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

Oh, you meant her.

"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 27, 2009 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Keep it rollin' boys!

We know the pitching can hold up if the hitting is there. Let’s rock it till the wheels fall off!

Green and Gold Lantern Corps

by oaklandSMASH on May 26, 2009 10:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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

by doctorK on May 26, 2009 10:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

LL version

These are always amusing.

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

by doctorK on May 26, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL

emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.

by walkoff baltimore chop on May 26, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, how come we don't do this?

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on May 26, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm guessing it would involve Nomar with no legs

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on May 26, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly!

We could only show the various body parts.

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ummm...

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I 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 26, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I knew you would.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You only think you knew

"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 26, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You got it,

plus a fevered head and a blistered fingie.

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We could have a chavvy special one day.

That would basically be like a hospital order.

by ElQuesoCapitan on May 26, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Would it be Mexican enough?

emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.

by walkoff baltimore chop on May 26, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like Taco Bell, and there seems to be

Mexicans working there every time I go. So it may be Mexican enough.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yo tambien

Rocio used to laugh at me for eating there: “That’s not Mexican food!” Didn’t take long for her to love it too.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

gladly, Cap'n.

What is it you want?

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

um...

power sash?

It’s not in my power. I stopped somewhere along the part two of Baldur’s Gate…sorry.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As long as it doesn't affect vampires

We’ll get along famously.

"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 26, 2009 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

as far as I know.

though they’re not very anti-zombie as zombies have no blood.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am, yes.

"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 27, 2009 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

...

…I don’t think so, but it looks powerful, though I don’t know Everquest at all…

Um, how about I just get you this?

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I already got a copy of that.

I guess I’ll just be hunting zbay for a power sash now

by ElQuesoCapitan on May 27, 2009 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I tell you what,

I’m EXTREMELY tempted to buy this.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's GOTTA be someone's new sigline.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right?

AND, is nothing safe from zombies?

by lynnzgal on May 27, 2009 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Vampires

"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 27, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bob Geren's safe from zombies?

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Indeed.

"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 27, 2009 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

QOTM

emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.

by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2009 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

there've been examples

including the end skill learned in Dead Rising, where acting like a zombie keeps you safe from other zombies. I dunno if it would work, but I don’t like the menu.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So when cornered by zombies

moaning and exclaiming “brain(z)” will keep me out of harm?

by ElQuesoCapitan on May 27, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure.

But as a last resort, I’d say, try it.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously.

It does.

emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.

by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2009 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just bought it.

Review to follow.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dead Rising?

I rather like it a lot too…

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 6:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh!

You’re not going for hyperbole, then. Hmmm. Yes, the series as a whole was incredibly strong. I loved it. I still break it out sometimes. Best ever? Certainly in the top five. May very well be, Oldham.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's some epic geek-ery, LB

Not that I immediately thought of a similar item from Final Fantasy III or aything…

by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can't speak to FFIII

but VII to IX come to mind…I’m also very partial lately to Fallout 3 and there’s always San Andreas, which, as a Californian and a proponent of gangsta rap, makes me very happy all around. But all of those are very different from BG. And I am a closet geek. Those closest to me say it’s not really that big of a secret.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

could you please stop making me fall in love with you?

my girlfriend is starting to get really concerned.

by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So what you're telling me is

I need to get some form of a copy of FFIII, then? (and get your girlfriend out of the picture)

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If you do...

…I’ve got some Pinewood Chops to sell you!

DOUBLE REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, nobody's gonna improve this year and everyone will be released by June except for Suzuki and Cust... Sorry, kids...

by Gaijin_Suketto on May 27, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

PS1?

They make it for PSP?

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LLOLL

Green and Gold Lantern Corps

by oaklandSMASH on May 26, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

“Sweeney left the game soon after, forever a true Athletic”

Truer words have never been spoken, Nico

Roy Steele is the voice of God

by cuppingmaster on May 26, 2009 10:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The hell?

I watched through the sixth, nearly punched out my monitor because of the lack of offense, my bad mood triggers me to start a fight with my ex-g/f (who demands i turn the game off), the game goes off, i come back a couple hours later to find out the A’s won. What the hell? Somewhere, somebody hates me. :(

"It's never 'just a game' if you're winning" - George Carlin

by bluelightrain84 on May 26, 2009 10:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

NEVER

let your girlfriend dictate turning the game off.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't catch that part.

Damn.

No holds over you. Tell her to piss off.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's to hate?

You could have come back to 11-0 Mariners over the Athletics, just to really sour your night.

A’s win!! Drink while you can!!

"Losing feels worse than winning feels good." Vin Scully

by One won lost won on May 26, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You need a better girl.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wait, you let your ex-gf make demands of your tv time?

I’m just having troubles grasping this concept….

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 26, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

agrd.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yep

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

agrd.

like the cool variety.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

What dude said. It’s a sad, sad, state of affairs. One of those on-again, off-again type deals. :(

"It's never 'just a game' if you're winning" - George Carlin

by bluelightrain84 on May 27, 2009 4:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

or waffles.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

after a huge giganto ginourmous feast

someone usually brings it out, like after Xmas dinner or Th’giving.
It’s like alcoholic liquid candy.

"Losing feels worse than winning feels good." Vin Scully

by One won lost won on May 26, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

but it's good on waffles.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it looks like it would be.

But you’re talking to a man who has literally drank cough syrup, cooking sherry, mouthwash, Wisconsin Club….

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bailey's-flavored waffles?

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ROSCO'S THE NAME

And I’m known as the king.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lois the Pie Queen.

Biscuits made to order. Best grits in town. Chicken/waffles/gravy. Lemon Icebox pie.

Can’t be beat.

by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know where you're describing,

but it sounds heavenly!

I was merely repeating back a lame song from a severely dated 80s movie, that rocked the house, but it is severely dated….

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought you were actually talking about Rosco's

and yes, I’ve been there too.

….I like food…

by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me too!

Rosco’s Rap is part of Tapeheads, and it’s not actually Roscoe himself, but a very white King Cotton doing a rap. But it was kind of the point.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe I should have said...

Does Baileys make Nico react the same as chocolate martinis?

Bring Jerry AND Gio back!

by ZigFan31 on May 26, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

or chocolate poochinis...

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

check your email

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 26, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yay! Thanks!

It’s on the menu for mid June…

Bring Jerry AND Gio back!

by ZigFan31 on May 26, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

woot!

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hopefully for the SD portion...

I won’t be in LA in mid-June. :(

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 26, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep!

A little pre-game activity for the gang!

Bring Jerry AND Gio back!

by ZigFan31 on May 26, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmm, that's a good point about not walking Ichiro

maybe Geren thought that ALL Suzukis were slumping, not just Kurt

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on May 26, 2009 10:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Righteous Win...

Bitches.

I’m sensing good things on the horizon.

by Colorado Fan on May 26, 2009 10:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice game and streak

This really isn’t a bad team. True, the manager is no rocket scientist and the pitching is young but the A’s are not a bad team.

I still believe that this team can get back into the race.

by Yellowhorse on May 26, 2009 10:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Honestly- I could have done w/ out all the suckitude this year

But I’d rather have it earlier than when were in a race.
(even if its for 3rd place) ;)

Dont blow Bailey.

by brian.only on May 26, 2009 10:12 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think we'll see the return of the "2nd half surge" that we all used to take for granted in the early aughts

This team is perfectly positioned to make a huge 2nd half run through some rookie breakouts and the large amount of tradeable pieces we have.

by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

big bottles for Nico. This should last until the ASB

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on May 26, 2009 10:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow. Tthossare four nicebottles.

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 26, 2009 10:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now, Nico

they’re ONLY for when Bailey pitches. You have to make them last!

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on May 26, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then what should I make first?

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 26, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Duh. Jack and Diet.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Makers Mark

"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 26, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

or Bushmills Irish Whiskey

to finish things off.

Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox

by mrod on May 27, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bailey

Looked pretty lights out tonight. It’s nice thinking blow this guy away rather than go slower Ziggy or trying to survive Street.

RIVER CATS: AAA CHAMPS!

by niallmack on May 26, 2009 10:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice to see him go 1 inning and be told

“Fastballs, Andrew, fastballs.” He should never get beaten with his curve because he should throw it seldom and often at the ankles, occasionally to steal a strike.

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 26, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Were some of those cutters?

It looked like 4 seamers at 95 and cutters around 92 or 93.

RIVER CATS: AAA CHAMPS!

by niallmack on May 26, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he gave the HR on a cutter.

Probly Zobrist was sittin’ on a cutter.

"Losing feels worse than winning feels good." Vin Scully

by One won lost won on May 26, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

this is the kinda closer I was talkin' about...

when all you were sayin’ how good Street was. This guy has an “out” pitch. A 97 mph fastball.

"I’m actually a disgrace to myself right now." - Sean Gallagher (quoting me after a night out on the town)

by FoolshGame22 on May 27, 2009 1:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

three is a magic number thoughts

the past and the present and the future faith and hope and charity the heart and the brain and the body give you three and that’s a magic win over the cavs in overtime jesus lebron 8 turnovers in the second half cough cough now where was i oh yeah the a’s are like the anti-castro cubans of the early sixties when they need an assassin they go to dallas ouch that was bad anyway i heard we just signed grand marnier amaretto disaronno and captain morgan so hopefully nico’s game wraps will begin to read more and more like charles bukowski wow did i just see raj davis exhibit actual legitimate baseball instincts in a big situation can a .200 average be far behind did you see holliday pretend it was ball three again when he walked with the bases loaded i thought he was gonna petition for another swing there anyone else enjoying the fact that second base is now the kennedy center for the arts poor mark ellis must be looking at the want ads on craig’s list gee here’s a real shocker ktrb just went off the air in the middle of extra innings again if robert buan falls in the forest and no one hears it did he really fall i have tickets tomorrow and we are facing a lefty so we should be outta there in an hour and a half should i bring a case of red bull to stay awake will we swing at the first pitch more than once a game can stomper hit right handed no i am only kidding no really i am it’s all in good fun honest all right come visit me in section 204 row 14 seat 14 i’ll be the one shouting i wannnnnt myyyy twooooooo dolllllllarrrrrrs like that john cusack movie from the eighties

Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?

by emperor nobody on May 26, 2009 10:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I disagree about pitching to Ichiro

If you walk him there, odds are pretty good he steals second. Now you’ve got the same choice except if the infield is in, the Mariners can score two runs with a hit. And Braden had gotten him out twice before

by jasonthea on May 26, 2009 10:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

good thought, but would Ichiro steal

off a left-hander with Braden’s move? And get caught, take the bat out of the hitter’s hands with that run at third?

"Losing feels worse than winning feels good." Vin Scully

by One won lost won on May 26, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was in the bathroom.

Did I miss anything?

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 10:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Woot!

I only wish that Fosse was around to ask me how great it feels to get this monkey off my back.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

he's still around. He just flings kraut now instead of poo.

….okay, he still flings poo.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well that was excellent.

I was holding out hope and I’m glad I did (and that 67M’s curse is broken…not that I believe in curses, but at least the guy has one win this year). Nice to see Braden pitch deep into the game, but I wish he would stop trying to block grounders with his body. Oh, and Bailey is a stud.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 10:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

just got back from the game

Lynnzgal is good luck!
The curse of Marquez is lifted!
The old man (G) came through!
The A’s closer (no matter what Geren says) just dominated!

Thanks to Pam5681, Lynnzgal, Giggling one, wes7 and Marquez67 …and of course, yout 2009 Oakland Athletics for a satisfying win!

by OaklandSi on May 26, 2009 10:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

That was a blast!

When you get back from PR, we will do it again.

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

a slightly different take

from Slusser:

STARTER NEEDED?: Barring rain on the next road trip, the A’s will need six starters for the first five days at Texas and Chicago, and Vin Mazzaro – named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week the past two weeks – is a possibility.

However, a team source said Tuesday that the A’s would prefer to bring up Mazzaro when he can remain in the rotation rather than simply fort a spot start. If the team views the rotation slot as open, Mazzaro might get the call, but if Edgar Gonzalez pitches well Friday, he’ll probably get a shot to stick for a bit.

In that case, Dana Eveland could make the spot start Tuesday at Chicago; he is on turn to pitch that day. Eveland allowed three hits in six innings in his last outing with Triple-A Sacramento.

by OaklandSi on May 26, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I couldn't watch, I figured it would be too sad.

BTW, one of the guys that threw out the first pitch tonight was Urijah Faber, Former World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight.

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like that little guy.

He’s supper positive and REALLY cut for a little guy.

He lost his belt in Florida earlier this year/late last year on a real fluke. He’s gonna get it back the first week in June in Sactown.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was really happy to be doing it,

and got a pic with Buck after. Cute!

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, I'd like that.

He makes the switchover list too.

He’s short, but yummy.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha!

He is really tiny, but adorable.

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

like 5'5" tiny.

but he really does strike me as completely positive.

He was relentlessly positive right after he lost his title.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

TINY AND BOLD.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

very bold too.

he qualifies.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't even start.

"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 26, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

but Urijah Feber IS tiny and bold.

Textbook version.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like to bother you.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There's bothering

and then there’s inducing homicidal rage.

Guess which way you’re leaning

"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 26, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bothering.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"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 26, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know, when YOU bother ME to the point of inducing homicidal rage,

I just keep it to myself.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

or you kill someone

"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 27, 2009 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, I'm a nice girl.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

till the switch gets flipped.

"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 27, 2009 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

God we suck (The Mariners)

Will Ferrell once said, "Get up you crazy black man, I'm gonna make you drink my piss!"

by gregrabble on May 26, 2009 10:57 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm sorry.

we do too, if it makes you feel any better.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Slightly

Will Ferrell once said, "Get up you crazy black man, I'm gonna make you drink my piss!"

by gregrabble on May 27, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just so you all know,

the A’s have won the last 3 games I’ve gone to (including yesterday and today). This is your cue to set up a “Send whiteshoes40 to every home game” fund. Thanks.

by whiteshoes40 on May 26, 2009 11:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

you should have told us

you were going to be there. we were quite the happy group. well after the seventh, we were.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So whiteshoes40's mojo overcame

67M’s mojo…

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Basically.

You’ll hear no complaints from me.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah. Until then we were ready to hang 67M out to dry.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was actually scared.

I’m glad I hid it well.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

we were going to ban you from attending any more, you know.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh I know.

I saw the vote totals.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think the only one who voted for you was Nico.

And he’s clearly drunk.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sure he didn't mean to.

But really? No vote from Joey? He’s so dead.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, he wanted to,

but I told him he couldn’t be in the triad of drunken fat losers if he didn’t vote with me.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haha!

I have a picture of you looking very pensive.

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

photos?

me wants.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I rock!

No, wait, you rock!

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

$39.99

"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 26, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cheap

Bring Jerry AND Gio back!

by ZigFan31 on May 26, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, send them to me too!

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 26, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was praying!

But yeah, I like pensive. ;-)

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

(you guys had a little help here too, you know)

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Of course, darling.

You were there, in spirit if not in deed.

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

....

….did you bring my voodoo doll again?

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Ichiro one?

I think we ALL did.

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like magic.

You should have seen, gang, after the A’s took the lead, Lynn went downstairs for some water, and we nearly had a cow: “You can’t leave! Get your ass back here!”

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

they threatened you with bodily harm?

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haha!

No, just their water bottles! It was surreal!

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wes7 did.

I had to hold him back. Dude’s crazy. I love it.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know,

we need much more wes7 on here. We’ve definitely had a lack thereof for several months now.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I suppose I better take the hint

All right, I’ll start posting more. Yeah, I can do that. Gladly. :-)

In God We Trust....All Others Must Show Data

by Wes7 on May 26, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

{gasp}

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yayyyy!

More quarters please! I earned ’em!

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

TW.. oh, damn, you ARE a S.

"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 26, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I didn't realize there was an AN group going.

Haven’t been around here much the past few days.

I might go tomorrow afternoon, but that might be pushing my luck… but I like day games, so we’ll see…

by whiteshoes40 on May 26, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

tomorrow day game?!

Yay!

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think I'll refrain from pressing my luck,

and cherish this win until the team gets back.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No whammy, no whammy...

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I used to watch that religiously.

Love.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yuppers.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sign Michael Larson now!

DOUBLE REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, nobody's gonna improve this year and everyone will be released by June except for Suzuki and Cust... Sorry, kids...

by Gaijin_Suketto on May 27, 2009 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

dude.

I had no idea. That’s a disturbing and depressing Wikipedia page.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Windsail!

Valued at $1,400!

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Greenday guests on Colbert...weird.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

oh my.

the interview part was awesome.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Love them!

I’ll have to watch.

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Great interview part and the song wasn't bad, either.

the interview was AWESOME, though.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I saw them at one of their secret Oakland shows last month at the Uptown

$20 admission. 400 people jammed into a very small club. Almost trampled several times. Totally worth it.

I’m also excited for the Greenday musical Berkeley Rep is doing next season. I think they’re starting casting for it soon.

by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

CANNOT. WAIT.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Berkeley Rep is sparing no expense

The talent they’ll be bringing in from NY for the 2 leads is going to blow your mind.

My gf was this close to landing their company management position. I coulda gone to the premier. DAMN!!

by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My mother's come to two games at the Coliseum.

The first was in 1983, the second was tonight. The A’s won both games. Obviously she needs to come to more games (small sample size).

by richwol1 on May 26, 2009 11:33 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

26 years apart?

That’s actually pretty awesome. And has to be some kind of record.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe 26 years would be a good span of time for you to wait...?

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And since today is the 26th,

you might be on to something.

Me, I’m just on something.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

agrd.

your mom’s a good luck charm.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Your mom was a trip into the future for me...

…i’m pretty sure that my mom will be just like her in 13 years, only my mom isn’t a Mets fan (or a fan of any sport) and she’d have no idea about what a cut fastball is.

Your mom should come with us more often.

(But they could both find Ron Darling to be cute).

by Dr Pez on May 27, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i am not sure if everyone else thinks like me

but during this 3 game streak so far, i have really enjoyed watching the A’s play

by Wreckonized on May 26, 2009 11:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I think that's a sentiment

that I can wrap my arms around.

Then again I’ve been up since 4:30 this morning, and I am quite giddy after tonight’s win.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I missed the first three innings cause of my nap.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I's sleeping.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is TWSS?

"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 26, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

followed by a constitutional no doubt

If you really embrace the Fla. lifestyle.

by Future Ed on May 26, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it would've been more like bedtime at 7pm instead of nap time.

but yes, pooping fits in there somewhere for Floridians, sure.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

...it's late late late

I thought you missed the Coliseum exits, because of your “map”.

"Losing feels worse than winning feels good." Vin Scully

by One won lost won on May 26, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's only 3am.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You should've seen me when I partied.

There’s literally no good reason for me to still be alive.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

hot pants?

"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 26, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haha!

THAT would be one.

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that might be it.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

pshaw

It’s like 6am in England.

"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 26, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like naps.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 26, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hi, I'm a sentiment.

"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 26, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This? This was good times.

I had no intention of going to the game tonight. Even after Gigglingone made me aware that Pam had a ticket that she was looking to give to someone. Even after Gigglingone made me aware that said ticket would set me back a mere $2.00 and that I’d get to hang out with good people. (I’m a responsible bachelor, you see? When I tell you that my kitchen is kind of disgustingly filthy, and that I was thinking I would clean it tonight, you’ll probably want to take my word for it. See?)

But then my brother, my former roommate as of Sunday night, texted me telling me that he’d be over tomorrow night to help me clean the place up. And that’s when I knew that I kind of had to go. So I did. And while I was wary after the first, annoyed after the fourth, and ecstatically indignant after the seventh (ecstatic after Giambi’s hit, indignant that Lynn would think about getting water then), it all worked out well. I just need to avoid my kitchen for the next eighteen hours.

BTW, can I too say how much I love Bailey? Sweet fancy Moses does that man have some good stuff.

Anyway, it was a great night. Thanks, Pam! Thanks, Gigglingone!

In God We Trust....All Others Must Show Data

by Wes7 on May 26, 2009 11:53 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey, where's my thanks?

oh wait. I didn’t do anything.

Never mind.

May I suggest either skipping breakfast or attending the McDonald’s?

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 26, 2009 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I'm thinking I'll grab a bagel in one of the school's dining areas

Yet another reason why I like working in higher ed. The only people hungrier than the folks in my office are the undergrads who need something to get them through Psych 100.

In God We Trust....All Others Must Show Data

by Wes7 on May 26, 2009 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was actually the cool thing about the U of C.

There were random cafes everywhere. It was strange. If you searched hard enough, you could find, like a half dozen in a couple buildings…

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

C?

Columbia? Colorado? Connecticut?

by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Chicago

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

glad you decided to come along!

and thanks to LongTimeFan for the ticket voucher, and to Pam for organizing it. :)

And yes, next time I’ll take sandwich orders in advance. I thought you two were going to devour the entire thing right out of my lap…

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 26, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE GONE

"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 26, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry! I was hungry :(

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In fact, I'm hungry now just thinking about it.

Damnit.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

me too...

how late are they open?

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 27, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Doh! Next time suggest it!!!

I hadn’t seen you since Opening Night! We’ll need to have dinner or something sometime….

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on May 27, 2009 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

there's always Jack in the Box

I hear they have these little mini burgers…

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously, has anyone actually tried them?

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I did once.

Way out west.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I will.

Oh wait. I won’t be there.

"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 27, 2009 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

mikev will hurt someone

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

not if it's Urijah.

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey now

"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 27, 2009 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What?

You aren’t tiny and bold? Its what I like about you.

by lynnzgal on May 27, 2009 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and Urijah.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're comparing him to mini-schnauzers.

I think he might have a conniption.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, cowboys, tiny and bold.

iglew would have my head for getting the lyrics wrong.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

See, Urijah's so positive, I think

he’d appreciate being compared to miniature schnauzers.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Love the sig.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

actually, it is perfect for me.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, haha!

Zombies and literature. The perfect combo.

by lynnzgal on May 27, 2009 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll email you soon,

we will. Pick a game and we’ll do that.

by lynnzgal on May 27, 2009 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Too late. I'm already in bed.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You make for a good victim

Who knew that bringing a sandwich from Genova would inspire fits of slobbering envy? Yeah, you’re right, no-one could have expected that. No-one at all. :-)

In God We Trust....All Others Must Show Data

by Wes7 on May 26, 2009 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was fate.

I’m glad you decided for good times!

by lynnzgal on May 26, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was so much fun

I love having the chance to watch a game with all of you. Linoleum fungi can be exterminated anytime.

If I discover a rat infestation, though, I might have to invite all of you over to help take them out.

In God We Trust....All Others Must Show Data

by Wes7 on May 27, 2009 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Linoleum fungi

can be used to light the kitchen. At least I remember something like that from Escape from the SlaveLords, A-4….

My first thought...ESPN.com still has free content?
My second… you still read ESPN.com? -grover

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

darn nearsightedness...

I thought you were talking about Lincecum Fungoes, the official fungo bat endorsed by Tim Lincecum…

DOUBLE REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, nobody's gonna improve this year and everyone will be released by June except for Suzuki and Cust... Sorry, kids...

by Gaijin_Suketto on May 27, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and BTW,

I am NOT mean.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 26, 2009 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What a comeback win this evening.

I watched the game from the 3rd inning on, on my DVR, as that is where I left off while at work. Nice to see the Giambino come through when we really needed him to. Nice effort by Braden and “Pepe”, and Bailey looked absolutely sick out there in the 9th! Man, so this is what it is like to win 3 in a row, huh? I still don’t like some of the moves Geren was making tonight but tonight I’m gonna just savor the sweet taste of victory. Go A’s!

Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox

by mrod on May 27, 2009 12:15 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I really need a DVR.

that apparently’s the way to watch, well, everything.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Truth.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's true too...

I’m so torn.

But, wait, I listen to 90% of the games anyhow. I never watch em.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I heard a ruckus.

What are you guys doing awake?

I was going to write a post about tonight, but figured it would be somewhat anticlimatic. Let’s just say that the seventh time turned out to be the charm for both the A’s and I.

It was the A’s seventh attempt at three in a row, and I am pretty sure you all heard about that nasty little slump of mine. But the losing streak is no more, thanks to six people who stuck it out with me- even after the first inning, when I really considered throwing myself off the second deck.

(Side note: I was certain that Wes7 changed the words to “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”. I heard this: “If they don’t win, Don’s to blame.” He said, "I would never do such a thing. But I did sing, “I don’t care if Don ever comes back.” AN love, there’s nothing like it).

Here’s to pam5981, gigglingone, lynnzgal, Wes7, OaklandSi,…and of course LongTimeFan for the hook-up. It took the seven of us to keep me from going to 0-7.

And on the seventh game, after the comeback in the seventh inning, I saw that it was good, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

Seventh heaven, indeed.

Now pretty please, with sugar on top, go to bed. I’m gonna count to seven…

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 27, 2009 12:24 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

"Obi-Won never told you?".....

“I am your father!”

Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox

by mrod on May 27, 2009 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Vader?

emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.

by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2009 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Your not my father......that's impossible!"

Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox

by mrod on May 27, 2009 12:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

eh,

fuck bed. I’m doing a DLD.

Bastards refuse to write one, even when we win…

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't refuse. In fact I was contemplating thinking about maybe starting one today (Tuesday)

but I had shit to do.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

then Pennington takes over

emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.

by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hell no.

Adam Kennedy Fan Club, represent.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it was the lefty.

we need Kielty back.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really guess I need new glasses,

’cause at first glance, I read, “Adam Kennedy Fan Club, repent!”

and I was thinking, “damn, that’s really harsh. He’s still hitting over .400”

DOUBLE REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, nobody's gonna improve this year and everyone will be released by June except for Suzuki and Cust... Sorry, kids...

by Gaijin_Suketto on May 27, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Word

emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.

by walkoff baltimore chop on May 27, 2009 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it will, the lazy motherless whore.

that’s why god made coffee.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 12:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good night all.......

Oh so nice to catch up with all of you. Let’s bust out those brooms tomorrow, shall we? Lynn, your father says you should remember to flip your pillow twice before you go to bed tonight! And that’s final!!!!!!!! Later bitches! M-Rod

Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox

by mrod on May 27, 2009 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

wink-wink......

Buenos Noches’! :)

Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox

by mrod on May 27, 2009 12:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

good win

but i still say fire geren

:D

Fuck you Bob Geren

by supermarc589 on May 27, 2009 12:50 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh my, what a sig line....!

Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox

by mrod on May 27, 2009 12:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Okay, so I kind of lied about going to bed

but I was reading Slusser’s game wrap about Big Bad Bailey’s performance in the 9th this evening and wanted to post this….

Asked about Bailey, Braden said, "I feel like we’ve got a nuclear weapon.

Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox

by mrod on May 27, 2009 12:53 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

hmm he's a local boy to me

he probably grew up being a yankee fan

Wang’s ERA is the same as the balance in my checkbook - Jennifer

by closetasfan on May 27, 2009 4:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bailey is from Haddon Heights, NJ

that is, about 90 miles from NYC and less than 7 miles from the Vet/Citizens Bank. Unless he inherited Yankeeism from his parents, he’s gotta be a Phillies fan.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on May 27, 2009 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

or maybe he's got an old school grandpa and

he’s an A’s fan…

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There are probably more Philadelphia Stars fans than Philadelphia A's fans left in the Delaware Valley

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on May 27, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you would know MUCH more so than me, Nick.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haddon Heights is right next to PA...

and all those people from that area (Cherry Hill) are all dirty Philly fans for the most part…but I’ll ask my buddy who played with him for 3 years at Wagner who he was a fan of…I would love it if he was an old school A’s fan..but theres about a 0.25% chance of that happening…

by mills16 on May 27, 2009 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The great dividing line question

The only way someone from south of, say, Mercer County can be brought up to root for a NYC/North Jersey team (besides inheriting it), is if they’re from somewhere down the Shore where New Yorkers go in the summer. Long Beach Island seems like a mixed area — south of it is still Philly-oriented, north of it tends more to NYC, from what I’ve seen and read. Places like Point Pleasant seemed very pro-Yankee when I went there. I wonder if anyone’s done an analysis based on Garden State Parkway exit numbers.

BTW, Sean Doolittle grew up in the Pine Barrens (Tabernacle), probably about 20 miles from where Bailey grew up.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on May 27, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm from Jersey...

Live in Central Jersey, work in south Jersey…I am just north of Pt. Pleasant…majority of the people I work with are born and raised in south jersey, and majority of them are Philly Fans…

But there is a definite distinction between north and south jersey (south is anything south of the Driscol Bridge—-so exit 125 and below) from peoples accents to the teams they root for (most people from LBI are also Philly Fans—-exit 63 on the GSP)

by mills16 on May 27, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's a Philly fan.

I heard it in an interview.

Bring Jerry AND Gio back!

by ZigFan31 on May 27, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nuclear Powers:

USA
Russia
Great Britain
France
China
Israel
India
Pakistan
North Korea
Iran (?)
OAKLAND ATHLETICS

by cityplANner on May 27, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

First 3 game win streak...

first time Russ Springer hasn’t pitched in 3 consecutive games. Coincidence? I think not.

"I’m actually a disgrace to myself right now." - Sean Gallagher (quoting me after a night out on the town)

by FoolshGame22 on May 27, 2009 1:03 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Bailey

How about that Bailey kid huh?

"Hi, I'm Bob Geren, I need to be fired today!"

by slkierley on May 27, 2009 1:28 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Few things from the game...

Dallas Braden, after the 1st, pitched pretty damn effectively…we have to be very happy that and hope that he can keep giving the A’s these kind of performances…

Great piece of hitting by O-Cab in the 7th and having his usual opposite field hit…

I was screaming at Davis during his at bat as he looked like he didn’t care…I loved him once he hit/slapped that ball to right

Good patience by Holliday not to swing at that 3-0 pitch…

And then, how about Bailey? Attacking those hitters…He looked very, very good tonight

by mills16 on May 27, 2009 7:32 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Because, Graham,

we were disgustingly awful last year. We were horrible.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

sorry mate

last year you guys beat us all the time kind like we did in 2006.

Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox

by mrod on May 27, 2009 9:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Dare we dream....

of a legitimate sweep? A true series sweep with a four-in-a-row tossed in for good measure?

"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 27, 2009 9:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

it would be a hell of a lot more legit than that 2 game nonsense that some people wanted to call a "sweep"

"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 27, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, we are the A's.

We have to take what the baseball lords will deem fit.

"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 27, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup

I’d take a one game sweep

by fruitattack on May 27, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A sweep is a sweep is a sweep.

We won ’em all and they won none.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A 2 game series is unconstitutional

Why do you hate America?

"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 27, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm dreaming

hopefully our dreams will come true this afternoon

by mills16 on May 27, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We are Young!

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No promises, no demands!

Shoulder shimmy

I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.

by franks a lot on May 27, 2009 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like how you've added the shoulder shimmy.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You have to when confronted by a dancing pimp

I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.

by franks a lot on May 27, 2009 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

good point....

it’s good to see I’m not the only one whose brain is wasted by seemingly useless information.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Love Is A Battlefield"

Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox

by mrod on May 27, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I prefer the shimmy-ing

Of Shakira myself.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on May 27, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But Pat's the original shimmier.

shimmyest.

Shimmy-er.

She shimmed. She shimmed sea shells.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

agrd.

but that may be pressing our luck.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains"--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies

by Leopold Bloom on May 27, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fine

Walk-off-walk?

by fruitattack on May 27, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well a girl can dream.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on May 27, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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