What's Good for Giese, is Not Good Enough for the A's
by 67MARQUEZ on May 6, 2009 9:41 PM PDT
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PrintWell the A's got all they could ask for from spot starter Dan Giese, who gave the Green and Gold 5-2/3 solid innings, but it wasn't enough as Oakland lost its fourth straight, 3-2.
Elvis Andrus got things going for Texas with a long homerun to left, making it 1-0 just two batters into the ball game. For the 20-year old shortstop it was his second career homer, and the 49th hit by a Ranger this year.
The second inning epitomized the A's woes at the plate this season. Rangers' hurler Scott Feldman sandwiched two outs around a Jack Cust single. With Travis Buck at the plate, Cust broke for second, only to see Buck hit the ever-popular inning-ending single after the ball struck his teammate.
Texas tacked on two more runs in the fourth. Marlon Byrd singled, went to third on a double by Nelson Cruz, and scored on a sacrifice fly by David Murphy. Cruz cruised home on a knock to right by Chris Davis to increase the lead to 3-0.
Things could have been worse were it not for Jason Giambi who speared Jarrod Saltalamacchia's line drive and beat Davis to first base for an inning-ending, unassisted double play.
The A's got those runs back in the latter half of the fourth. Giambi walked with one out, and Matt Holiday followed with a base hit, with both runners advancing ninety feet on a groundout by Jack Cust. With his team in desperate need of a big two-out hit, the sweet-swinging Kurt Suzuki obliged with a two-run double just of the reach of Cruz in right field.
Not once did Giese retire the Rangers in order but kept his club close by working out of minor trouble in the second, third, and fifth. He exited with two out in the sixth having given up three runs on eight hits. He walked none, and struck out three.
Feldman did his counterpart better, though not by much. In addition to the pair of runs, he allowed four hits, issued two walks, and recorded three strikeouts. Feldman got Matt Holliday on an inning-ending double play in the sixth before giving way to the bullpen.
Three A's relievers- Michael Wuertz (1.1 inning), Russ Springer and Andrew Bailey (one inning each) shut down the Rangers on just one hit. Not one Texas batter reached on a walk tonight.
But as was the case from the starters' standpoint, the Rangers' pen was just as good. Derek Holland retired all six batters he faced before Frank Francisco came on to close.
The man with the invisible ERA made things interesting by walking leadoff batter Orlando Cabrera, but Francisco came back to strike out Giambi and Holliday. Jack Cust, who also legged out an infield single in the seventh, stroked his third hit of the night, sending Cabrera to third. With the tying run ninety feet away, Suzuki teased A's fans with a drive to left that Murphy caught up against the wall.
Ugh.
With the win, Texas moves into sole possession of first place.
As for the A's, it was another case of so close, yet so far.
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This cant score till the 9th inning stuff is getting old.
Lets rally in the 4th, 6th, 7th, and 8th for a change.
Dont blow Blevins.
In fairness, the A's didn't score in the 9th
Am I helping?
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
There's nothing left to comment
I read about the same damn failures every day.
See ya tomorrow! Go A’s!
Clear its radiance shine...
Gymnastics
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
WAT!?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Sorry. Knee- jerk reaction to gymnastics reference.
A fractured sinus is nothing to sneeze at.
by somebodyelse on May 6, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man. I was gonna offer to be the hardware store
We could be a whole block.
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
My lil library
has a sheep farmer’s office next door. The hardware store is on the main drag. A long 5 minute walk.
You had me at "drag"
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
does this count as game threads?
I’d like to participate in this particular conversation, but I made a promise to Pere Chien…
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 6, 2009 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I call Quickie Mart!
A fractured sinus is nothing to sneeze at.
by somebodyelse on May 6, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I can speak for most of the Bay Area when I say, "No."
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
Fortunately
I have skigurl’s excellent seat for Friday games
Unfortunately, I don’t have the much praised new blanket to stay warm under.
Hope everyone who has it slept snugly last night.
If I could afford it, I would be
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 6, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
bought my season ticket package a while back
22 games and the season ticket discounts the price of tickets…it really helps
Dumb question about email addresses
I know they are in our profiles. But I can’t figure out where the profiles are. Mine is in my dashboard, but where is yours, lynnzgal?
Click her name on one of her posts, Library Girl.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 6, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I never thought of simply clicking.
I’m the one who is rarely up this late. Brainpower fading. Thank you LB for not saying yes dumb question.
No problem.
I heart libraries.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 7, 2009 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm going Friday!
Right now the W/L pattern at games I’ve attended is L-L-W-L-L, so we’re due for another W.
by whiteshoes40 on May 6, 2009 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
unless it's a geometric pattern, whereby the losses increase each time around
LLWLLLWLLLLWLLLLLW etc
this would be a bad thing.
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 6, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn geometric patterns!
A fractured sinus is nothing to sneeze at.
by somebodyelse on May 7, 2009 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Having two batters not advancing a runner in the 9th, tie game hurt
Not that I’m suggesting that they bunt, but putting wood on the ball is key, I hear.
In Giambi's case, putting bat on ball is more likely
to produce a DP than to advance the runner. In Holliday’s case, asking him to swing at an 0-1 fastball right down the middle from a pitcher who throws 95% fastballs is highly unreasonable.
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
No shift was on.
No apparent dancing off first, hit & run, steals, anything/
On the plus side, we didn't trail after the first hitter of the game
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
No we trailed after the second hitter
And every hitter thereafter.
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
re: I write what you should read.
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
If any of you are going to write,
I put a few links in today’s DLD that should help.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 6, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
poppy yelled at us.
Us DLD monkeys, we gotta fly straight.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 6, 2009 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Big feet.
What to take from this?
A fractured sinus is nothing to sneeze at.
by somebodyelse on May 7, 2009 12:22 AM PDT up reply actions
The slegnA announcers (last night) said that OCab is a great baserunner
and wonder why the A’s don’t utilize him. Should have stolen with 1 or two outs tonight and we would well be tied. Especially since the A’s are having trouble hitting their way out of a paper bag, it sure would have helped
I think Fransisco is too quick to the plate
Probably would have been thrown out, but I guess it’s worth a try.
"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." -Jessica Rabbit
by A'sfansince1970 on May 6, 2009 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
The question is how you would have felt if he had gotten thrown out
and then, say, Holliday bounced a single into left field. I think with your “power hitters” up, you look for one game-winning swing.
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
There's the problem
the scare quotes around power hitters.
You assume to much.
Yup. Seriously, though,
I wouldn’t run with Giambi up because he’s a high HR, low AVG hitter.
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
I think it's worth a shot
He’s a smart baserunner
Closers are easier to steal off (I don’t know his stats though)
The A"s cannot put two hits in a row together of late so trying to hit runners seems harder at moment
He may have had the green light,
and being a smart baserunner decided he wasn’t sure enough to go. (BTW, no one has stolen off of Francisco so far this year.)
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
There was a first time for everything
including giving him an ERA that was higher than Zero. But we will never know
I remember. That bastard!
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on May 6, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Holliday had 28 SB last year in 30 attempts and averaged about 16 a season over the past four
He hasn’t attempted a single stolen base with the A’s.
Cabrera was getting about 20 swipes a season. He’s only attempted four with the A’s, succeeding once.
The A’s just don’t run. Or rather, if this year is any sign so far, they don’t run well.
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
I think with those two, it's mostly that
they’re rarely on base. And the A’s have run far too MUCH, IMO, so far this year. Texas is 20 for 24 – that’s running well. The A’s just run kind of randomly.
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
He has - he tried to steal one yesterday and then comically slid into second
because he had no idea that Cust had hit a single to left field. Story of his season so far.
That's right
Doesn’t go as a SB or CS since contact was made. That’s what I meant.
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Fransisco was dealing
and Giambi and Holliday were trying to murder the ball. They should take a lesson from Jack Cust and just go with the pitch, not try to do too much with it. I guess that’s what happens when you’re struggling. The best thing about baseball is we get to try again tomorrow.
"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." -Jessica Rabbit
"They should take a lesson from Jack Cust and just go with the pitch, not try to do too much with it."
Sorry, I laughed. Never thought I’d see that sentence.
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
I thought the same!
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on May 6, 2009 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
And it looked pretty much like every swing I've seen Cust take.
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
I'm really growing to like
Jack Cust, 5 hole hitter.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
I think it's worth a shift to #3 or #4
at least temporarily, if that makes Geren feel better…and shift Suzuki to one of those spots as well. Giambi and Holliday could be shifted down.
I realize the arguments for not moving the lineup around, but many good managers will at least temporarily juggle their lineup if their 3-4 hitters aren’t producing. Those are the spots Geren keeps mentioning, so it wouldn’t hurt to do it.
It's true though, no?
At least it seemed that way in the ninth.
"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." -Jessica Rabbit
by A'sfansince1970 on May 6, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't entirely disagree
But it’s a statement I never thought I’d read
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on May 6, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Holliday is being fed a steady diet of fast balls
not only from Francisco
has he always had trouble hitting a fast ball?
You don't post a .900 OPS in any park if you can't hit a fastball
He just decided to go from being very good to godawful upon coming to Oakland.
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
I tried it, but Holliday seemed pretty annoyed.
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
hey, at least Ravi Bopara made a century today
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 6, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Think he'd survive a transition across the pond?
We could use a power batter
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
he's more of a stroke maker
Kevin Pietersen, on the other hand, would be Good At Baseball
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 6, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
But would Jessica like the role of baseball wife?
…Jessica Taylor Models for Tesco’s Diamond Boutique Lingerie… This is a caption, you can find the pix yourself.
Attractive wife you say
Well, guess he’ll have to be a Dodger or a Yankee then.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Every AB is the same for him.
The first pitch is always a fastball down the middle… or maybe towards the outer half of the plate.
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." -Yogi Berra
Looks like he's adapted to the A's philosophy faster than I expected
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
what are the whispers?
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 6, 2009 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Please to tell.
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on May 6, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard they were careless
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 6, 2009 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
performance enhancers
not that I necessarily believe that…it’s pretty much a standard whisper (sometimes much louder)…seems that some people feel Holliday’s performance was showing some worrisome signs even last year.
hmm.
makes sense.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 6, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
you mean a bit like marco scutero having a power surge at age 33? those sort of whispers?
Cause I’ve heard none.
Not that I would have, of course
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 6, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
The silver lining for tonight's game
Zook couldn’t hit it out, so no whispers for the Stylin’ Hawaiian.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
actually I haven't read that about Scutaro
I do know that he had been improving at the plate for a couple of years. His performance in the Venezuelan winter league was pretty interesting.
I don’t necessarily think that any player does or doesn’t do it simply based on a decline or improvement (and 33 is not old if you’re in good shape and haven’t had major injuries). For example, Ozzie Smith was always a great defensive shortstop, but in his 30’s he became a better offensive player as well. PEDs? Who knows? But he didn’t show any of the physical symptoms, and neither does Scutaro.
We talk so much about how Holliday is doing not so good
Giambi is the real problem in my opinion, but oh well
Clear its radiance shine...
i'll speak for me when i say that i had higher expectations
for holliday than i had for giambi. his disappointment is greater relative to expectations.
i guess we should swap giambi and cust. cust to third and giambi to fifth.
He's been hit by a pitch four times.
Close to the league lead.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
The odd thing about tonight's game
Was that, taken in a vaccuum, it was like a regular, run of the mill loss, which occurs for a normal team 60-80 times a year.
Not for the first time today, context is everything
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 6, 2009 9:55 PM PDT reply actions
Yes and that's why I am hoping
for something more interesting tomorrow and ever so satisfactory on Friday.
so by that reckoning by the time I go next wednesday, they'll be knocking the cover off the ball?
excellent
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 6, 2009 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Careful
They might peak over the weekend, they come down with a case of the Mondays, which lasts several days.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
dammit
this has the ring of truth
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 6, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I was gonna go there.
But my next game is Saturday and I couldn’t come up with anything just past satisfactory.
I'm here to talk about the past.
hey, I am no stranger to hyperbole
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 6, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
There is medication for that nowadays.
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on May 6, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
If you find yourself using litotes for more than 6 hours, contact your doctor
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
You have in fact shared bodily fluids with hyperbole.
You and hyperbole are so tight that you not only know his middle name, you know his mother’s maiden name.
Your relationship with hyperbole is, in fact, the greatest, most loving relationship since the dawn of time. All other relationships combined pale in comparison to the closeness and intimacy that you share with hyperbole. You make the rest of us look like drunken hobos struggling in the dark for greased up water balloons.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 6, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Told you never
to mention hobos here. Roast beef sandwich, remember?
I'm here to talk about the past.
On selected evenings, many baseball players are ho beaus
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
i think a more succinct way of putting would be
I’m the best.
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 6, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Or, for those who speak alea's language
Ego sum optimus.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
At first, I reaally thought the ball jumped off Zuke's bat
and had enough to do some damage. Harold Reynolds on MLB network practically jumped out of his seat.
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
I was also going to complian about Rajai davis PHing
I was afraid that again, the score would be tied, and Rajai would have to bat several times in extra innings, taking our best bat out of the lineup.
Should have put Rajai in for OC, if they aren’t going to press on the basepaths.
that I thought made sense
He’s at first, Suzuki has been pretty hot, extra base hit wins it.
That’s really not what lost the A’s the game, tbh
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 6, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I was hoping that would happen
So as to finally give Rajai a mark in the “helped team” column.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Sweet
We’re now complaining about the A’s not failing spectacularly enough. They can’t even lose well.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Suzuki can't help what he is
We should trade him and bring Kendall back. There was a guy who could go cold.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Nah, just thinking ahead to the later innings
The Sunday affair, for example, where we found that Davis’s D was not as good as Cust’s.
Was fearing that we’d wish for Cust back again.
yeah, I take your point
but I say it was worth the risk – only way it’s going to extras is if there’s a hit, so might as well go for the knockout punch
It's never too soon to jump to conclusions
by alea iacta est on May 6, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but now you're complaining about how we complain :)
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on May 6, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Who said I was complaining?
I was rather bemused by the complaint’s complaint.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
I, in turn, was then bemused by your complaint
about the complaint’s complaint.
This could go on forever. I will stop now.
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on May 6, 2009 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
More positive!positive!positive! from Geren in the post-op....
I was going to buy a copy of The Power of Positive Thinking, and then I thought: "What the hell good would that do?"
That's the machine that goes PING!
It means your baby is still alive!
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 6, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Some kid hurt himself ghostriding in Brentwood
and KTVU’s 10 PM news showed clips of Ben and Nate ghostriding the Volvo to illustrate the concept.
THAT. ROCKS.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 6, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Dan Johnson.
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 6, 2009 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Dan. Johnson.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Linku
For those who have yet to enjoy perhaps the greatest YouTube vid of our generation
Ghost Ride the Volvo
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
I had yet to see that. Goofy hilarious, yo.
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on May 6, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I was wrong
not sure whether it was KTVU’s assumption or mine last night….but actually, some kid hurt HERself ghostriding.
I started watching in the middle of the game.
And frankly I’m shocked and disappointed that nobody commenting in the live game thread wrote “Elvis has left the building” when Andrus hit his first inning shot.
by GreenNGoldSooner on May 6, 2009 10:22 PM PDT reply actions
Not hitting is contageous
LOL
Some guy on the Robert Buan show telling him this.
Insert swine flu joke here
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on May 6, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
The A's are so bad, it's like they have the swine flu
With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory. ----Hero Defector Montgomery
How bad are they?
(ineffectiveness of team has left me unprepared for proper joke timing)
Define "succeed." --Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on May 6, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Revised: Insert bad swine flu joke here
A fractured sinus is nothing to sneeze at.
by somebodyelse on May 6, 2009 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Now you're just being clever.
A fractured sinus is nothing to sneeze at.
by somebodyelse on May 7, 2009 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions
206 back row thoughts
shorter of breath and one day closer to dammit giese that was fast let’s see if you can get to 200 pitches by the 4th omigod the drunk guy to our left has been on diamond vision 4 times and it’s only the 3rd inning here comes stomper doing the macarena with the microphone lady and the descent into hell is complete wait did crosby just turn the double play error-free wow i gotta smoke pcp before games more often closing eyes and wishing for june is it me or does giambi’s bat speed resemble what you might expect from jason robards nostalgia for 2006 or at least 1996 we were all so young then and life seemed full of possibility and then cust kicked the ball maybe he is nostalgic for all those good times out in right field inning over again and again and again buries head in trembling hands you know your team has offensive issues when the fans are cheering for ball 3 like it’s a walkoff grand slam blank expression of regret and mordant sadness maybe we can just trade the whole team for the sharks instead of moving all the way to san jose can patrick marleau play second bangs empty head against hard wall hoping for a return to sanity or at least a merciful end to the agony young pitching i can live with but the way we hit reminds me of that elliott smith song where everybody dies well at least there is no line for the bathroom oh wait that’s the east side club groan of resignation that’s it i’m pulling the plug on the scoreboard it’s not like we are using it anyway come on zook you can do it when francisco throws it it looks as big as a chair arrrrrggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sound resembling the sound dwight howard makes in that video game ad when he pulls his hamstring that’s it ties last night’s blanket over railing & around neck climbs to top of mt davis and bellows it’s all for you matt holliday and jumps just like the maid in the omen except no sinister carmina burana soundtrack
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on May 6, 2009 10:53 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
*follows holliday to parking lot on sled*
I want my TWO DOLLARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on May 6, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
And a free hot dog!
A fractured sinus is nothing to sneeze at.
by somebodyelse on May 6, 2009 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
that doesn't cost anything
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
and that you don't have to go hunting all over
the coliseum for…they do have free kraut but you have to be wiling to go hunt for it
3rd?
I’ll take 3rd. I’m healthy!
Hey, I'm Matt Holliday, I can hit the ball a ton above 5280 ft. Otherwise, I can't hit shit.
Watch 2-4 innings....
Click it off and read about it in the morning. Repeat.
alaska A residing in colorado. (soon in Idaho)
Pitcher consistency question
I believe it was here that some analysis was done comparing a ‘consistent’ pitcher with an ‘inconsistent’ pitcher with the same overall ERA. anyone else remember this? I believe, numbers showed that the inconsistent pitcher would expect to win more games than the consistent pitcher.
I think it had to do with Bronson Arroyo or Joe Blanton, so it was either here or at Red Reporter. Any help???
"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." - Jack Handey
Dan Giese looks very pruney in that picture
At least the uneasy feeling one feels when Eveland pitches (likely due to horrible mound presence, slow worker, balls repelled by the strike zone, etc.) were absent. Gooooo Beeltegiese!
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
Haha, that's what I'm gonna call him every time I see him pitch now.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." -- Connie Mack
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