Open Thread: Game 22 - A's at Mariners (cont.)
by baseballgirl on May 3, 2009 5:57 PM PDT
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PrintThe A's couldn't hold the one run lead in the 9th; they couldn't hold the 3-run lead in the 13th; we go to the 15th, running on no pitching and no hitting.
Um....let's go?
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THANK YOU BBG.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on May 3, 2009 5:57 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Let's do this thing!
5 hours deserves a win for at least one team! Might as well be us.
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
BBG can you please bring back the rally thread to prominence?!
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
I think we already used it up :-(
"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
I really hate this game
It is everything I hate about the A’s all wrapped up in one toilet soaked package…
Petit wants to win
in spite of the assclown who calls himself a amanager
Dear Geren
please don’t bunt this inning. it never works.
I like the cut of your jib.
I like your jibs.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 3, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
if you could have the win... or world peace..
which would you take? odds about the same i fear
THAT'S THE SPIRIT!
"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
eveland warming?
what happened to Giese?
Wang’s ERA is the same as the balance in my checkbook - Jennifer
STOP BUNTING!!!!
"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
despite blowing the lead...this was a fantastic outing for Gio...
Might have ruined his career…but none the less.
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
'cept for the 3 runs allowed ;-)
"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
yea but considering he wasn't expecting to pitch...you have to be happy with 3 runs in 105 pitches...
He should have been taken out LONG before that
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
I am overall happy with that outing, truly
just so the wrong time
"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
if it were a start
5ip, 3er from him, we wouldn’t be complaining. just happened it was high leverage.
"The hard... is what makes it great."
Yeah, for sure
"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
Stop having him bunt, dick
You don’t even have any pitchers. And Eveland definitely doesn’t count.
bad things, cap'n.
bad things.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 3, 2009 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I DON'T.
Time for me to not be here again.
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 3, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
that's a good summary.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 3, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha, awesome
"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
Powell
a) doesn’t sacrifice a lot
b) has two huge 2B’s
"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
usually, when a game is in the 15th inning...
the winexp favours the pitchers. A lot.
Not today. Almost even. Pitchers are +8.4% only.
"The hard... is what makes it great."
TRIVIA TIME
When’s the last time a starter threw 85+ pitches only to eventually be replaced by a reliever that threw 105+ pitches in the same game?
who the hell puts a signature above their screen name???
Today?
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
Seattle Mariners
is out of people!!!
(where’s MB when I need him, damn it?)
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 3, 2009 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
“Ring ’em up,” I heard.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on May 3, 2009 6:01 PM PDT reply actions
............-100000
So that catch in Texas meant nothing?
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
yawedout
Geren probably entered the day thinking it would be best to rest the bullpen. However circumstances have changed and he needs to re-evaluate. Is he going to rest the bullpen if it goes 17-18 innings? No.. so why do it now when we had a chance at a victory?
I understand your point but that plan may have worked for a 9-inning game.
Urban: Hold on. That cougar in the corner is TOTALLY checking me out. Should I send her a mimosa? Do I slip the wedding ring off and hope she doesn't see the tan line, or is she old enough to not care?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 3, 2009 6:02 PM PDT reply actions
If you can't scrape out 2/3 of an inning out of 3 or 4 relievers left in your pen
you’ve completely mis-managed your entire season. That’s what happened in the 13th.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
I'm so freaking confused...
how is this guy managing at the MLB level? I need to get into Donald Trump’s next wedding so that I can run one of his corporations.
Urban: Hold on. That cougar in the corner is TOTALLY checking me out. Should I send her a mimosa? Do I slip the wedding ring off and hope she doesn't see the tan line, or is she old enough to not care?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 3, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions
but you have a guy
who can throw 100 plus pitches I get what you are saying…but lets be honest Bailey was underwhelming yesterday when he threw…REally in my opinion the lack of availability of Ziegler is hurting
I just hope we don't see Gio come out again. I would rather see Swisher pitch
than put him through another inning. It’s ridiculous when you have Giese avaiable. Sure he sucks but this isn’t fair to Gio.
Urban: Hold on. That cougar in the corner is TOTALLY checking me out. Should I send her a mimosa? Do I slip the wedding ring off and hope she doesn't see the tan line, or is she old enough to not care?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 3, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
it dont look
like they wanna use giese…He threw 3 innings friday right? maybe that is enough to hold him out a couple days…I dunno but with Eveland in the line is drawn that we dont wanna use the bullpen guys.
I just want to get to Holliday this inning
so that I can hate his guts some more.
Whats the most at-bats without a hit in a single game?
Holliday must have a shot at some sort of record.
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
Actually
I got this:
Although Kell owns the American League record for most at-bats in a game without a hit, he does not hold the major league record. On May 1, 1920, in a 26-inning marathon between the Brooklyn Robins and the Boston Braves, Braves’ second-baseman Charlie Pick went 0-11. The game, which ended in a 1-1 tie, was the longest game in baseball history.
I'm here to talk about the past.
dallas williams
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Longest_game_in_Organized_Baseball_history
who the hell puts a signature above their screen name???
Heres what people can bitch about
Outman coulda went out for the 7th most likely…was pitching good and if you are trying to rest your pen why not send him out for the seventh at least to se what he has
Oh, and is there any possiblity
that Eveland could pitch an inning and not allow a run?
There is no chance of that.
This is the kind of game that can send your season the wrong way
if you lose. Let’s go ahead win here. Apparently Gio will be pitching until tomorrow, if necessary.
Urban: Hold on. That cougar in the corner is TOTALLY checking me out. Should I send her a mimosa? Do I slip the wedding ring off and hope she doesn't see the tan line, or is she old enough to not care?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 3, 2009 6:03 PM PDT reply actions
The UMP looks pissed.
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
Fucking Hanahan on deck
Hit a three-run shot OC
from LL:
The tops of these innings are like overtime playoff hockey on the penalty kill. I just want to curl up into the fetal position for the next two minutes until it’s over.
by Matthew
I feel exactly the same way.
"The hard... is what makes it great."
It feels like 2 hours ago now...
But i recall someone saying something about Ocabs swing looking like something out kill bill.
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
Nice try, O-Cab
C’MON HANNY!!! Earn some playing time!
"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
Haha...Hannahan came in during the 9th
he’s had 4 AB’s.
"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
we're going to DRINK
"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
maybe just maybe
we will get a hit here….
so far in this inning hit out hit out and now lets get a hit!!!
Apparently we like to score with 2 outs right?
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
when was Eveland supposed to start?
and who is on his schedule in Sacto?
"The hard... is what makes it great."
Geez...I don't want to talk about it.
"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
I really wish Giambi was still in.
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
Can we call people up during games like this?
I’m sure they could fly someone out before this game ends.
"Umm yea Bob, you’re on the next flight" pointing at the South West gate
by Yourmyboyblue on May 3, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone is going to own that stupid hammer by the time this game is over.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Just don't let them take it to the next home game......
I rock!! Guitar Hero said so
by BERRYJO on May 3, 2009 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I am going to eat my dinner now
so I can throw it up shortly
Great move Geren. You are one hell of a manager.
Urban: Hold on. That cougar in the corner is TOTALLY checking me out. Should I send her a mimosa? Do I slip the wedding ring off and hope she doesn't see the tan line, or is she old enough to not care?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 3, 2009 6:08 PM PDT reply actions
hopefully this isn't evelands inning where he can't throw it in the ocean.
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
Chances of 1-2-3 inning
After Korach reminds us of his 54 base runners in 24.1 innings
Dana's weight to 1
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
No chance.
"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
Gallagher was scheduled to pitch May 1
which was Eveland’s last start. So maybe he’d get the next start?
If you're looking to get the game over quickly, Eveland's your man
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
Well this is going to be just ducky.
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
That's the game!
Eveland throws ball into CF
"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
We're going to lose this on a wild pitch.
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
not embarrassing enough
maybe Hanahanahan can interfere with the baserunner
by Benjamin Light on May 3, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
In some ways, thank goodness....
…in others, I still don’t want to talk about it.
"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
Eveland's defense lets him down again.
Especially that guy on the mound.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
This is one way for Ichiro to get a walk
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
to get to Lopez!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
And I was having a nice little Sunday...
Urban: Hold on. That cougar in the corner is TOTALLY checking me out. Should I send her a mimosa? Do I slip the wedding ring off and hope she doesn't see the tan line, or is she old enough to not care?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 3, 2009 6:11 PM PDT reply actions
Makes no sense.
I have no understanding why pitchers can’t throw anywhere except home. It’s ridiculous.
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
Geren has not chnaged expression once this game...He just doesnt even appear to care!!
There is no A in OFFENSE!!
Geren writing on his little card.....
“Oh wow, now I REALLY did it”
I rock!! Guitar Hero said so
by BERRYJO on May 3, 2009 6:11 PM PDT reply actions
Which A do you hate most?
EVELAND
HOLLIDAY
GEREN
HANAHAN
SPRINGER
What do you got?
Definitely not Hannahan.
Still love that guy.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
2nd and third, no outs, c'mon Eveland - you can do it.
Ah, who give a shit.
If i had one pitcher on the A's I wouldn't trust to pitch with the bases loaded...
it would be Eveland
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
HanNANHAN......GO TO HOME......IF YOU HAVE TO THROW AT ALL
I rock!! Guitar Hero said so
by BERRYJO on May 3, 2009 6:12 PM PDT reply actions
He's gonna effing walk the winning run in.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
This is just sad
I downloaded a 1 GB file during this game.. i started downloading it in the 7th inning.
Swooney would have had that.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Is that possible?
Time for a Sunday night massacre.
THAT was the sorriest ass loss I've seen in a loooooooong time.
I rock!! Guitar Hero said so
by BERRYJO on May 3, 2009 6:14 PM PDT reply actions
That game was totally wack.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Rajah "defensive replacement" Davis
Didn’t want to be left off the FAIL train
????
How does a pop fly to shallow center fall in front of you when you are already playing in??????
Thanks, Bob and Billy!
Urban: Hold on. That cougar in the corner is TOTALLY checking me out. Should I send her a mimosa? Do I slip the wedding ring off and hope she doesn't see the tan line, or is she old enough to not care?
by ohtobe21likehuston on May 3, 2009 6:15 PM PDT reply actions
This team as it is
Has no chance.
Billy Beane you are overfuckinghyped
it ain't Billy
Beane assumes, rightly, that any idiot should be able to manage a baseball game. Unfortunately, in Geren he’s found a manager who goes out of his way to make horrible decisions.
by Benjamin Light on May 3, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Seriously
This is why ESPN ignores us. That was total crap…
yet again.......
bob geren set us up to lose……..
so what if dan geise is not avaiable he can be replaced…….
why leave some one in there has thrown more pitches than the starter………………….
how many walkoffs?
toronto
yankees
2 times seattle
Are we trying to lose?!?
This easily should have been a three game sweep.
tear
" I may not know how to tango, but I sure as hell can man dance!" -Nate Robles
The Seattle announcers called it:
“Will it be deep enough? Davis got a lousy jump on it! It’s over!”
Ugh, lousy jump indeed
The good news is...
Eveland probably won’t be starting on Wednesday.
Losing this team would be a huge failure for this city and an affront to Oakland’s great sports legacy.
Maybe he won't start again - ever
I rock!! Guitar Hero said so
by BERRYJO on May 3, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
The silver lining...
I think we now qualify for a government bailout.
Geren might be losing games, but it's Matt Holliday who's hurting the team the most
Believe it or not, this squad wouldn’t be winning that many more games without Geren. The team just isn’t that good and there are a dozen of players who should be blamed just as much as Geren, including Holliday.
The one saving grace of the season, it looks like, will be the haul the A’s get for Holliday. But add today’s 0-7 performance to the horrible start he’s gotten off to, and as of right now, you’re not getting much for his rental.
It’s only the first week of May, but the Holliday move has been total fail.
who the hell puts a signature above their screen name???
yes
but geren is the manager he is the one setting us up to lose with the lame batting order,
wrong decisions during the game with pitchers
and bunting when the guy cant even bend his knees ( landon powell)
Geren
How frustrating! Why in the world was Gio allowed to pitch the 13th? I really believe that Geren needs to be fired.
well, I can understand wanting to save the pen and just not using anyone else
but then why was Bailey suddenley warming up?
GAME RECAP IS UP
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
FIRE GEREN
If he would have let Wuertz, or even Bailey pitch in the 9th or 13th the A’s win. He let Gio throw more pitches out of the pen than he would let a starter throw.
Amazing fact
Gio’s been up 1 day and throws more pitches than gallagher in 2 weeks.
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