A's Turn Saunders Into No Ordinary Joe; Fall 5-2
by 67MARQUEZ on May 4, 2009 9:59 PM PDT
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PrintAt least the A's didn't make their faithful (ha) suffer past nine innings tonight.
Brett Anderson is still searching for his first Major League victory, but he'd probably settle for a finger that didn't hurt when he pitches, and the Angels inflicted a different kind of pain in a 5-2 win.
Are we sensing a theme here folks? Suffer, hurt, pain. Yeah.
The A's squandered a couple of early scoring chances against lefty Joe Saunders, who continued his quiet dominance over Oakland. Jack Cust K'd to end the bottom of the first, stranding two. The slugger got a jump on Cinco de Mayo by striking out four times, thus earning himself a rather large golden Mexican hat.
Bobby Crosby led off the second with a double, and liked the middle of the diamond so much he stayed there until the end of the inning.
The Angels got to Anderson for three in the third. Chone Figgins started things off with a one-out bunt single. Anderson had Figgins picked off on an attempted steal, but Jason Giambi had to reach for the throw, enabling Figgins to swipe second without a play. A walk and an infield single by Bobby Abreu loaded the bases. Crosby saved a run with a diving stop at third on Abreu's ball, but that only prolonged the agony as Torii Hunter jumped on Anderson's first pitch with a base hit to center to make it 2-0, and Napoli followed with an RBI-knock to make it 3-0. Anderson escaped further damage by inducing Howie Kendrick to hit into a 6-4-3 double play.
Saunders retired eight straight before Crosby got to him again, this time with a two out single in the forth.
Torii Hunter, first-pitch swinging once more, pushed a two-out single past a diving Crosby to plate Figgins who led off the fifth with a base hit and went to second on a sacrifice. Napoli followed with a booming double to center, his second two-bagger of the night to score Hunter from first to make it 5-love.
Anderson left after that, with his blistered finger still bothering him. Sean Gallagher relieved, and held the Angels scoreless through 3.2 innings of 3-hit ball. He struck out three and walked none.
The A's finally got on the board in the sixth. Travis Buck came up with the bags juiced and two outs, and had a nice at-bat in which he pointed out a balk by Saunders that scored Cabrera. Travis wasn't nearly as stellar with the lumber as he flew out to right to end the threat.
Kurt Suzuki fouled a pitch off of his foot, got up, and homered to left with two out in the seventh, sending Saunders to the showers. He then threw out Napoli trying to steal second in the eighth. Tomorrow all A's hitters will work on fouling pitches off various body parts.
With Saunders (6-2/3 IP, 6H, 2R, 1 BB, 7K) out of the game, the A's hoped to cash in against the Angels' bullpen, sporting the league's worst ERA coming in. Instead Jose Arredondo and Brian Fuentes retired seven straight A's, striking out four.
Outplayed, outclassed, and out of excuses.
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Least interesting team ever
Dull, lifeless, and worst of all, completely identity-less.
I don’t even know what this is and where it’s headed. I can’t even see a future right now.
I’ll be happy when the picture clears a bit more.
Papelbon trying to choke
Yankees down 2 with bases loaded and two outs.
Different from last year?
Right now it feels a lot like last July, August and September.
Since when did a starting pitcher getting more than 15 outs feel like an accomplishment?
Tres embarrasing.
"It's better to live rich than die rich" -- The Fat Lady
positives from tonight's game
Gallagher
Crosby
Suzuki
it only lasted nine innings
I have tickets for tomorrow’s game, and the giveaway blanket has a nice design
Gallagher pitched very well
Back to rotation next time out I would think
61 pitches tonight
What is that good for 80-85 next time max?
This Loss...
was the Most Expected Loss I can remember in a long, long time. It really doesn’t hurt at all. I am numb.
Go A’s (tomorrow)!!!
Totally a "meh" game.
Just.. meh.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Worst in a bad division
And to think I was excited to watch this team preseason. I hope it turns around because it looks like he have nothing together today or the last few days.
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
To me that was much more disappointing than yesterday.
I think all the cheering for the balked in run did it.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Paypal waiting...
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Tease
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
41.50 and an A's calendar
I’m also willing to up the ante with a magnetic calendar.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
She already has a calendar.
(January 2010, ahem.)
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
January 2010 all year round in Casa de Pam.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
:puke:
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I can do a Duke bobble-arm
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Fine. You win.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I've had blisters from pitching before
The only thing you have to do is give it some time. If the A’s trot him out there after four days they better be damned sure his finger is completely fine. If it’s not, skip his start. There’s no excuse for letting a blister cost you a game.
would it be overkill to DL him?
I realize he’d miss at least 2 and maybe 3 starts…but that would give the blister a chance to heal. If it doesnt look all better before Saturday (his next start), they might be better off to DL him retroactive to tomorrow, and call up Gio (who is stretched out and could start on Saturday).
to give Gio a spot start he'd need to be called up
which means they’d need to open a spot up in the 25 man roster. If Anderson will not miss more than one more start, then I can see not DFAing him…
Gio should start in 5 days for Sac
then 5 days later for Oakland.
Somebody should be hurt by then.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Holy shit.
Anybody see that Rick Ankiel play in CF?
OUCH
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Not yet, but I saw the Rockets beat the Lakers!
Come on, Houston!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on May 4, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Eleven strickouts by the A's
going fast to the unwatchable this year.
Holliday…..even Crosby may pass him in BA, if he hasn’t in OBP already.
'I never predict anything, and I never will.' Paul Gascoigne, footballer
by One won lost won on May 4, 2009 10:46 PM PDT reply actions
he passed him in OPS today.
and OBP.
Not quite BA yet, I think
That should never happen.
Anyway, here’s some trivia since I can’t sleep. A pitcher once threw a no-hitter, and his opponent’s team average stayed the same. How?
I'm here to talk about the past.
First game of the season
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Extra points
if you can tell me who did it. With the Internet, you have five seconds.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Bob Feller, 1940
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Of course.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
gotta disagree
undefined != 0.
For the computer scientist, it’s ‘Not a Number’ or NaN
I'm watching tonight's HIMYM.
And it’s hi-larious. Everyone needs to watch it and laugh to alleviate the pain from today’s game.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
How I Met Your Mother.
thanks me later.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Hey Pam
Glad you liked my “new thread” links. Had to keep myself entertained somehow, and it sure beats the same old thing.
I'm here to talk about the past.
They were kind of under the radar though.
some people were kind of lost
vvvvvvv
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Yeah I did catch that later.
I guess I’ll have to be more creative.
Gonna to the game tomorrow? It’s been ages for me, and I’m thinking about it. Heard something about a blanket. Not that I go to games for souvenirs. I have enough A’s stuff at home.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I will be there.
No ticket yet, just gonna grab one after work.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
What time is the game? 7?
maybe I’ll go at 6:45 or so and get Diamond Level seats.
They’ll probably still be available
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Oh, we do.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Cry. A lot.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
That's where she swings from
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Comments like this make me wish I lived in Oakland :-(
Would be SO nice just to decide to go to a game.
Ask me again in July, though ;-)
"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
Are you gonna live in Oakland come July?
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
No, I'll hate the A's by then, at this rate! ;-)
"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
Can I make a suggestion? {ducks}
Need a game recap link in the last thread. I was left behind there.
Bring Gio back!
Oh shit.
Did I not do that? It’s been forever since I’ve done a thread, Zig. So yeah. I’ll be sure to do it next time.
I'm here to talk about the past.
FAILBOAT.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
It's been a banner week, mike
DLD’s on the front page, no recap on the last thread. I’m hoping Nico gives me another start.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I don't think I've put them in any of mine
I just assumed people would be going back to the front page to wait for it.
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You'll keep getting ran out there, no matter how badly you perform
Then eventually you’ll get sent to the DL.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
what would that be for 67, finger cramping?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Some TV show.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Pretty.
Just to make a future mental note, how’d Anderson, Gallagher, and Blevins look out there?
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 4, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok then bad, pretty good, and pretty good
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I'd take it our anorexic offense showed its ugly ass again.
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 4, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
good Mexican food?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont believe that headline would be Yahoo!™ certified.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
How you can write a game summary
and omit the fact that Matt (On) Holliday went 0-4 and twice failed with two men on base. I think he has left something like 13 runners on base the last two games alone. Rocky Mountain Low.
no problem
It’s getting redundant to comment about his failures, I guess
It is
but it’s still recap worthy. Sometimes I get caught trying to cover the basics so as to get a recap up quickly, so quickly in fact that I forgot to link it in the last thread. You can say I was trying to be too fine with it.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I thought the recap was excellent, FYI
and the intro was especially good…
I thought it was horrifc.
Your penmanship is atrocious and you dress in the manner of a male prostitute.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
prove it.
(HAH!)
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm.
Good point. Next Thursday with Eck. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll eat cheese with a spoon.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I gotta wait til NEXT Thursday?!
WTF, Don? Seriously, what the hell else do you have to do?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
scary thought.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 5, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Such imagery of a large beast in a laced strapless dress
Why.
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 4, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
you spying on me, Cap'n?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
2-7 since wakefield game
good- only 4.5 out in weak division
Back from the game.
It was freaking EMPTY there tonight. That was the smallest crowd I’ve ever seen at the Coliseum.
A few quick positives:
-it only rained for about 15 minutes
-Kurt homered!
-we got a balked-in run (which I didn’t see but that’s okay)
-Gallagher was great (cut your hair, dude)
-I won the Great Cap Caper for the 7432th time in a row. I should make them give me some Drumsticks.
…yeah, that’s all I got. My ’09 record is 1-4. Sigh.
same here.
were there even 10K tonight?
thanks for the Red Sox, my 09’ record is 1-2
by EllisFanatic on May 4, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Box score says 10,397, but that seems a little generous.
by whiteshoes40 on May 4, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that was my feeling
The place was really empty and there wasn’t a whole lot of enthusiasm. Boring boring game. Around the third inning we moved under the overhang to stay dry. That was the excitement of the evening, other than Suzuki’s homer. The only good thing about Cust’s strikeouts is that they were swinging. And it was nice to see not-Patterson out there at second base. Also Bobby Crosby is starting to look pretty good out there at third base. Maybe if he learned to hit, he could replace Chavez. (that’s a joke, well, sort of).
Gallagher looked good. Blevins got two outs but didn’t impress too much. Anderson was funny…he was okay except for those two stretches when he was really really awful.
Oh, also, small ball kept the A’s off balance tonight. The Angels do know how to bunt. They do everything well, and they DARE the other team to be perfect, which is how that baserunner was caught in the late innings. Suzuki made a perfect throw. I mean, they were up 5-1 at the time. Why not steal to get into scoring position?
The thing about statistical baseball, I’m finding is that (1) it’s boring, and (2) it doesn’t work anywhere near as well as it should.
well, when the opposition loads up on
good pitching and great hitting, small ball falls by the roadside.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I meant to mention the "crowd"
Was going to say it was throwback night to the late 70’s with thousands of fans dressed as empty seats.
Yeah, probably better that I didn’t.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Yeah, the "crowd" was pretty quiet.
There were some “Let’s go Oakland” chants when we actually got some runners on, though, so that was nice.
by whiteshoes40 on May 4, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Agree on all counts, richwol1
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
Kurt's bomb was a just-got-it-out
or an “IT’S OUTTA THERE”?
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 4, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Looked like it was caught over the wall
But Rivera missed it
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
From what I could see,
it barely got over the wall and then bounced back onto the field. I haven’t seen a replay, though.
by whiteshoes40 on May 4, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought Rivera got it.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I took that for a while.
It gave me nosebleeds.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
no, that's TOTALLY right
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I get that a lot.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions
It seems to me, somewhere around 2001-2002,
those great hat capers got a lot easier. I’d like to blame the drugs, but I stopped them in ’94, so…
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I started going to games in '02,
and for the first year or two they were relatively difficult. Then for a year or so they were super-easy, and now they’re about medium difficulty, I’d say (but easy for me, of course).
by whiteshoes40 on May 4, 2009 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
so maybe I was off by a year or two there...
but they have radically shifted in difficulty over the last eight years though ,right?
I’m not insane?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions
They've gotten insanely easy over the years.
And speaking of insane, you still are.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Yeah but I'm not a schizo.
and neither am I.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
yes, you are.
no he’s not.
Shut up,. both of you. I’m trying to come up with a plan to get us out of here.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:32 PM PDT up reply actions
REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, Crosby's not gonna improve this year and he'll be released by June... Sorry, kids...
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 4, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, they've definitely gotten easier. It's sad.
by whiteshoes40 on May 4, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
It makes my nephews happy though.
And I’m guesing that was part of the point. Since, you know, the stadium is just full of 3-year olds.
I'm here to talk about the past.
they turn the place into daycare?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
How is that
your recap is better than mine? Other than the fact that you are awesome. I’m 0-2 this season, so at least you’ve heard that song once. And I thought I was the only one to keep track of that stuff.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I was 7-2 in 07 (both losses were against the Mariners…)
3-7 in 08
100% in 06!
by EllisFanatic on May 4, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
My recap is better?
Well, if it is, it’s because I didn’t actually talk about what happened in the game…
by whiteshoes40 on May 4, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Well there you go.
All I did was tell everyone what they already knew.
I'm here to talk about the past.
thoughts
anger resentment rajai davis is the worst player in mlb depression despair tonight’s attendance looked like fifteen people hopelessness waves of grief sombrero del custo pain inertia bobby crosby is our best player blister blister agony giambi looks 69 years old and sounds like he is 199 flopping around on floor drowning in own tears holliday is a coors-only construct who presses harder with each popup please shoot me the rivercats could beat us oh wait this is the rivercats more thrashing around in terrible torturous unease owner hates oakland and would move team to a locker in the san jose caltrain terminal just to spite the city yet more twisting gnashing and general unhappiness oh well it must be may grabs fleece blanket sticks thumb in mouth falls asleep
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on May 4, 2009 11:29 PM PDT reply actions 12 recs
Seriously.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Extra Chunky Serious.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
(still asleep)
chavezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
chavezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
chavezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on May 4, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
dream of a better team.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
You read my mind.
Especially the “grabs fleece blanket sticks thumb in mouth falls asleep” part.
by whiteshoes40 on May 4, 2009 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions
yes, but you're still awake.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
zzzzzzz....
[I’m sleep-posting. Like sleep-walking, but involves typing. No longer responsible for what I say.]
by whiteshoes40 on May 4, 2009 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
wow.
how do i get into that zen state?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
oh. oops.
i’m already there.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
rofl!
I would make this my sig if it were shorter
They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong
I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
Let's share it!
Grab your favorite chunk!
"...yet more twisting gnashing and general unhappiness oh well it must be may..." - emperor nobody
by FormerHuntsvilleStar on May 5, 2009 5:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow.
Zach Greinke is a fucking monster.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
WHO CARES WHAT CHONE FIGGINS THINKS...
why in the hell did the interview chone figgins after the game on comcast sportsnet ca? who cares what he thought of andersons blister? what do you think hes gonna say? “Oh yea… you know we would have totally bit the big one if it wasnt for that blister. I wanna thank the good lord for givin him that blister tonite…”
The man is named after underwear.
His opinion is important.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm glad he kept it brief though.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on May 4, 2009 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I could have.
But I chose not to, as I do not want the rest of my night to be ruined by nasties.
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 4, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
zombies?
I’m so there, Cap’n. Just let me get my combat shotgun.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Crimbies.
Civil Zombies.
I’m having tea with them, then they’ve allowed me to shoot them at the stroke of midnight.
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 4, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
How proper of them.
Give them a salute from me, then.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll include you in the list of comrades I read to them
before they blow their brains (or lack therof) out.
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 4, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm looking through you.
What did you know?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
It's kind of a downer, no?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:41 PM PDT up reply actions
nah.
Walking on Sunshine.
Stand.
When I’m 64.
Lots of good, good songs are happy. That’s a myth.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
When I'm 64.
Rawr.
My godson- he’s 2- sings Beatles songs. It’s, well, awesome.
I'm here to talk about the past.
yup, and it's fucking happy.
Even the melancholy ones—American Pie—there’s a quality of happiness to them.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes. with the comfort of a boxer
yet the spport of a brief
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Ya
but thats a first for me… interview the visiting team after the game… you really that hard up for air time there jaymie syre?
She's a foam peanut....
…nothing but filler…
REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, Crosby's not gonna improve this year and he'll be released by June... Sorry, kids...
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 4, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions
They're filled with something, though, right?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
saline's expensive...
they use nacho cheese, man!
REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, Crosby's not gonna improve this year and he'll be released by June... Sorry, kids...
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 5, 2009 1:09 AM PDT up reply actions
When I read this, it reminded me of Jaymee Sire.
(913): very cute, but more “I wanna put you in my pocket and keep you as a pet” and less “please bang me” type of cute.
from the strangely addictive http://www.textsfromlastnight.com/
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
that's an awesome site.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 5, 2009 12:04 AM PDT up reply actions
It perfectly captures the ambivalence I feel
whenever I see these threads where the boys drool over Jaymee.
On the one hand I totally understand because she really is very very cute.
On the other hand, if I ever were to get her alone in a room, I don’t think I’d want to do anything more than muss her hair and say, “Who’s a little cutey-pie? Huh wuzza wuzza wuzza. Huh wuzza wuzza wuzza”
She’s such a bitty little thing, too.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
oh, you guys are cracking me up tonight.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
.........
(678): why did i wake up with a kid named Raphael in my bed this morning?
(770): I dont know but you did call last night to tell me you found the last ninja turtle
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 5, 2009 12:12 AM PDT up reply actions
My favorite
(202): He’s so far in the closet he’s in Narnia
Maybe that’s an old joke, but I’d never heard it before.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I'm really happy that site appears to be fairly new
and I’m well past my drunk-texting phase.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
favor
Hey Pam, can you put iglew and LB to bed, preferably not in the same one, and hit the lights before you turn in? I have to get up early in the morning. Appreciate it. I’ll get you next time.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I've been in bed all along.
Laptop, yknow. It’s actually on my lap. (Is it still a lap if you’re lying down?)
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I'm glad I'm too old to have a drunk texting phase.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 5, 2009 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm too old to text at all.
Gosh dang new-fangled technology.
Telephones are fer talkin, and computers are fer typin.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Anybody ever seen that very 80's movie, with Jeff Goldblum,
called Into the Night?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
Is that the one where he dances with the dinosaurs?
whats it called? oh ya “Billy and the Clonosaurus”
It took a while, but I found it
the first game I went to… 1981 home opener against the Mariners
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK198104170.shtml
Well
That’s pretty much the greatest regular season game in Oakland A’s history. I was there. Magical.
I'm here to talk about the past.
You've been to every home game since they opened the damn place.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Not all of them.
But I know that one tops them all, for sheer lunacy.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Did you notice
Dave Henderson was a rookie for the Mariners in that game and scored the only run for Seattle… solo home run
by SFBAsportsfan on May 4, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I never realized that part of it...
pretty cool
by SFBAsportsfan on May 4, 2009 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Ol' Shooty Babitt was on fire...
batting .346 through the first nine.
I’ve always wondered why his career was so short…
REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, Crosby's not gonna improve this year and he'll be released by June... Sorry, kids...
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 5, 2009 1:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Because he was making fun of a drunk Billy Martin
before the game one day, and Jackie Moore ratted him out. As soon as Billy found out about it … buh bye.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
and as much as I venerate Billy Martin,
it was a huge flaw of his that he would do stupid shit like that…
REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, Crosby's not gonna improve this year and he'll be released by June... Sorry, kids...
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 5, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
and by the way,
“Jackie Moore” is a cussword in my house…
REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, Crosby's not gonna improve this year and he'll be released by June... Sorry, kids...
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 5, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
That he would stoop so low
as to let Shooty go?
Or let his players see him drunk?
I'm here to talk about the past.
Most impressive stat from that game for me...
Attendance: 50,255.
My, how times have changed. Of course back then we had names like Rickey, Murphy, Armas, Shooty, Picciolo, McCatty, and Billy (the Martin, not the Beane)
"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)
by PortlandPachyderm on May 5, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, Rob Picciolo. 1,720 career plate appearances, 25 walks.
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
So now we know what's in a name. ;-)
"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)
by PortlandPachyderm on May 5, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey guys
We need a lookout. If one of the bosses comes in, I want them to think we’re talking baseball.
I'm here to talk about the past.
is this like smoking in the boys room?
but without Vince Neil in makeup.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
....
youeverseemtohaveoneofthosedayswheneveryonesonyourcasefromyourteacherdowntoyourbestgirlfriend?welliusedothavethosekindofdaysallthetime,butifoundawaytogetoutofthem.lemmetellyaboutit.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
waffles just pancakes with little squares on 'em.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Panckaes
Waffles with the soul ripped out of them.
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 4, 2009 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
don't get me wrong, Cap'n.
I’m pro-waffles. They have built-in syrup holders.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 5, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Mini-rolling earthquake, 5 seconds ago?
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Did not feel.
But my dog knocked on the back door and asked to be let in. And she said it in Spanish.
I'm here to talk about the past.
that's some sort of sign.
I think that means it’s kicked in.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions
the narcotics.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
umm... dude...
you’re already there…
You DO know you’re merely a figment of your own imagination, right?
REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, Crosby's not gonna improve this year and he'll be released by June... Sorry, kids...
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 5, 2009 1:14 AM PDT up reply actions
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Quakes/nc51221045.html
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Maybe it's a sign that Oakland will beat the Halos in to the earth
tomorrow.
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 4, 2009 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
nah, it was only a 2.5
it was a mini-rollie earthquake.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
I missed the game. Just read through the play-by-play recap online.
Sounds like it was boring, but ….
what the heck is this? From the top of the 3rd:
C Figgins reached on bunt single to second.
How the heck do you bunt to second??
Also
1. Anything wrong with Swooney, or they just decided to give him a day off?
2. Bummer that Greg-Oreo’s streak was ended.
3. Is it my imagination or is Bobby Crosby actually hitting decent lately?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Re: #1
Apparently his legs were sore after playing all 15 innings yesterday. Plus he’s played every game this season. So he got the night off.
by whiteshoes40 on May 4, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
we've played 23 games.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:59 PM PDT up reply actions
You surely are agreeable at this early morning hour.
Feliz cinco de mayo a todos mis amigos de AN!
I'm here to talk about the past.
No hablo
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Um.
Happy cinco de mayo to all of my friends at AN?
Either that or, rawr.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I don't speak english, either.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
just like that Schwartzenegger movie....
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 5, 2009 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I love you so much right now.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Ain't no W in Ess-pan-yole.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
De nada,
y muchos camarones maricones por Usted….
that means, “and many homosexual shrimp to you too,” right?
REVISED- The magical goblins that live in the Reverend Billy Lard's shower just told him that actually, Crosby's not gonna improve this year and he'll be released by June... Sorry, kids...
by Gaijin_Suketto on May 5, 2009 1:19 AM PDT up reply actions
he plays center field.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 5, 2009 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes he does.
And right field.
And he’s pretty.
Wait, what were we talking about?
by whiteshoes40 on May 5, 2009 12:06 AM PDT up reply actions
that makes sense. thanks.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
it's tougfh being 24 and playing CF, apparently.
Especially after playing 9 innings of a 15 inning game.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
as the mighty john kruk would say...i'm not an athlete, i'm a baseball player
these guys are in miseable shape. totally awful. they’re fat, they get hurt running in straight lines and jogging to the dug out. they don’t stretch properly. they’re basically good with eye hand coordination and that’s it. joke.
i blew out my mcl skiing at the age of 37 right before lunch and i skiied the rest of the day in pain.
these guys are pansies. all i had at risk was an $80 lift ticket at squaw.
I agree, to a point.
Some of the guys are in pretty serious shape, some of them think round is a shape.
I’m almost 30, feel like I’m almost 50, and am expecting my hamstring to blow out any week playing soccer. I still do it and stretch properly and warm up and I’ve been good so far.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
of course some are in serious shape...
but they’re not in soccer or basketball shape. they’re in baseball shape.
i understand why giambi’s hammies are about to blow…‘roids…errr. i understand why nomar has issues…genetics mostly…nice due diligence by the a’s front office there…errrr. plus they’re in the back half of their careers.
your last point is my point. if sweeney trips over first and sprains his ankle, fine. cust swings hard and tweaks his back, fine. but aches and pains are a shape/stretching injury. that’s not fine.
Well...
1. Geren thinks that Raj is the best thing since a shiny new clipboard so he sat sweeney
2. Geren told petit not to get a hit cause he didnt want him to accidentally win the game
3. Bobby didnt listen to Geren despite strong coaxing from geren to swing hard on those low and outside pitches.
3. Is it my imagination or is Bobby Crosby actually hitting decent lately?
Job security?
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 4, 2009 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I still wanna know how the heck you bunt to 2nd.
That Chone sure is gritty. I bet he could bunt to left field.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I have no memory of the alleged bunt to 2nd.
But I try to block out the bad things I see at the ballpark, so I don’t remember much from tonight…
by whiteshoes40 on May 5, 2009 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
pretty simple actually
I think he did vs Anderson. So Figgins is batting right handed and he pushes a bunt past Anderson— not hard to do since Anderson is falling away toward third base after the delivery— and it goes to the second baseman. Since we never see that play around here it’s kinda hard to imagine.
I have to be
at the office at 6:30 tomorrow morning. What are you guys doing to me??
I'm here to talk about the past.
it's 3am here.
why can’t I sleep?
Have you seen my address book? It’s denim. Says ‘hang loose’ on it. Picture of a kitten.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 4, 2009 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I need to come up
with the same reply for every reply that I have no reply for.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I think that's where rawr comes in.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 5, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
agrd.
let us never speak of it again.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 5, 2009 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Never?
How about Wednesday? Can we discuss it on Wednesday? In a whisper?
I'm here to talk about the past.
No, Don.
We can discuss it NEXT THURSDAY!
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 5, 2009 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions
EVERYTHING.
(there’s your other option—you can just be completely confusing right back at me)
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 5, 2009 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions
what the what... it's 12:19?
Time for me to stop sleep-posting and start sleeping. Yeah, that would be good.
no it's 3:21.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 5, 2009 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly.
You’re gonna be a mean man tomorrow.
And I’m not a wuss. I just to help Vince load a truck. Oh yeah we’re executives alright.
I'm here to talk about the past.
retail jail.
grrrrr.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 5, 2009 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions
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