Rajai Rewrites Script; A's Earn Split with 4-3 Win
by 67MARQUEZ on Jun 11, 2009 3:07 PM PDT
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Through the first seven innings, the A's were uninspiring, listless, dead. Five outs from a third consecutive defeat. Twelve frames without even a sniff of home plate. Mazzaro World a distant memory.
But from the ashes they arose to take us back to Giddy Town.
After the Twins had taken a 3-0 lead on the strength of a three-run shot by Joe Crede, the A's wrapped up their homestand in style with their second walk-off win of the season.
Jack Hannahan started Oakland on the comeback trail with a one-out triple in the eighth that eluded right-fielder Michael Cuddyer, and scored on a single by Orlando Cabrera. Then Adam Kennedy came through again. His two-run homer tied things up, silenced the doubters once more (well, sorta), and sent a certain writer scrambling for a rewrite.
Brad Ziegler pitched two scoreless innings to put the A's in position to win it in the ninth.
And win it they did. Jason Giambi worked a lead-off walk, and his pinch-running replacement, Chris Denorfia, moved up 90 feet when Kurt Suzuki was hit by a pitch. Daric Barton, who played a mean glove this afternoon, bunted the runners over, and Rajai Davis jumped on the first pitch for a game-winning single.
Mazzaro World, revisited.
For awhile it didn't look that way. Minnesota starter Nick Blackburn had mowed down Oaktown to the tune of three hits and three walks through seven. The A's shot themselves in the foot by hitting into three double plays.
Blackburn's counterpart, Trevor Cahill, wasn't too shabby either.
For starters, he did something that no A's pitcher had accomplished since May 22: pitch a 1-2-3 first inning. That's 19 straight games, for those of you keeping score at work. After that spotless first, he worked in and out of trouble the next two innings, inducing the first of two double plays in the third. In the fourth, trouble wore out its welcome. A single by Justin Morneau, a walk to Jason Kubel, followed by the Crede blast, and just like that it was 3-0.
That's how it stayed until the 8th, when the A's put me to work, and smiles on the faces of mANy.
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Rally headbang FTW.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
And me leaving again.
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 Jun 11, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG, we WON? I should just show up to threads, and then forget i'm in it again.
"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."
So I got to "watch" the crappy part of the game
and then miss the end, sadness.
But hey the A’s win JOY!
I also liked seeing the higlight on gameday audio and hearing Ken Korachs voice instead of the opposing teams announcer.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Whee!
If Rajai Davis can hit the GWRBI, I hope that proves that the game is NEVER over in the 4th inning.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
he's hitting .367 over the last 9 starts...
i want to be the first to nominate Rajai for leadoff man and O-Cab moved to nine hole.
Bad spellers of the world untie.
I was on a telephone conference call for the last half of the game
and when the A’s tied it up, I almost yelled into the phone….but when we won, and I started banging on my desk, I think others on the call were concerned….
There's no crying in baseball!
Probably not the kind
of people who would take a picture with an elephant mascot either.
Sad.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I'm uploading that picture tonight and posting it all over.
I still can’t believe Stomper ran away from you the first time…
There's no crying in baseball!
I WANT THIS PICTURE.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 11, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm thinking about doing the Friday DLD with this picture as the only thing in it...
There's no crying in baseball!
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ON MY SIDE.
WAIT, WHAT? SINCE WHEN?
WHY AM I TYPING LIKE THIS? IT’S ANNOYING.
I'm here to talk about the past.
are you typing with your penis again?
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 11, 2009 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh gawd.
That was a mental image I never needed to have.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
add it to the list of all the happiness I've brought you.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 11, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That's an image
I didn’t even want, and I’ve seen it.
OK, we’re definitely changing the subject.
I'm here to talk about the past.
you've typed with your penis?
….I kinda want that pic too.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 11, 2009 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
This all assumes that I am not dead tired by the time I get home...
so there’s still a good chance that it won’t get posted today at all.
There's no crying in baseball!
Like that idea better.
Except the dead tired part. Still can’t believe we only had one beer each. No wonder we lost.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I will strive to drink more next time I'm at the game.
Which I think is this weekend. :) :) :)
There's no crying in baseball!
Done.
Although the picture isn’t the only thing in it…. :)
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Jun 11, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
you said no A's pitcher had 1-2-3 inning since May 19th
I seem to recall Mazzaro retiring like 9 in a row, or something, in his debut. Am I just tripping or what? Nice comeback win bitches!
Rajai Davis is doing his best to not be DFA’d I guess……Mazzaro 2nite!
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Let the fun begin tomorrow across the bay!
Matchup tomorrow should be fun and maybe Rajai will get to continue his imporvement by beating up on his old team? When is Buck eligible to return?
Mazarro World will stomp on that buck toothed guy tomorrow.
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
June Gloom?
Not for Mr. Rajai Davis.
Don’t look now, but Davis has a .908 OPS in June. Yes, that’s only in 34 PA…but hey, we’ll take what we can get from a AAAA player…
as Rajai himself said
“it’s all about repitition.”
I’m glad we didn’t have to get bogged down on Suzuki’s failure to bunt…and it looks like Daric knows how.
TWBTSS
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 11, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I see what you did there,
though it took a minute.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I'm still not getting it.
[feeling dumb]
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
I'd be a bad signmaker if I couldn't figure it out.
GNGS’s a Melville fan, apparently.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 12, 2009 1:49 AM PDT up reply actions
The fact that this was only the team's 2nd walk-off win
is very telling and very disturbing to me for some reason.
I’m greedy, and I want more of those. (When we can’t have blowouts that is ;-)
"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 Jun 11, 2009 3:25 PM PDT reply actions
What was the first walk-off this year?
Sad that I can’t remember and there’s only been one.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Buck vs Boston is what somebody said earlier.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Didn't the A's comeback against the Angels in the begining of the season?
I guess it wasn’t a walkoff because they were on the road.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
You know the only thing bad about 12:30 games?
Tonight is gonna fucking SUCK.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Sure.
But the TV at the house is out, AT&T is supposed to come out today, and I have a new light to hang in the dining room.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Too bad you don't have any more living room walls to paint.
Now that would have been exciting.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Listen here, lady.
I’ll paint what I please, when I please.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
TWHS
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 Jun 11, 2009 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
There's always the ceiling
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jun 11, 2009 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Already done.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
maybe paint the floors then?
The Not-So-Casual Fan
And what, you're out of booze?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
No, it means I'll actually get something done around the house
for a change.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
It's a good day. Just got back from The Hangover (good film), the
A’s won and I’ve just put the deposit down for this.
wow, recession must be over
that’s the sweetest green shoot i’ve seen yet
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Jun 11, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
That thing looks beast.
"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden
REALLY????
Your AN hotness rating (everyone has one in the background) just went way 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
by baseballgirl on Jun 11, 2009 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, is mine low or high?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Seriously, what's my fricking rating, damn it?
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 11, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Boys,
you’re not supposed to ask. You’re supposed to assume it’s high, and walk with a swagger.
I'm here to talk about the past.
eh, screw that.
anyone can act.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 11, 2009 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll bet you have to walk that way
after the way you were typing upthread.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Dude, every time you ask it goes down.
(Kind of like a credit rating, come to think of it.)
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Damn limeys get all the GOOD compact cars :(
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Alfa, eh,
I imagine you’ve had a tour of the repair shop and shook hands with all the blokes who you’ll soon know better than your own cousins….
….or, has Alfa Romeo changed??
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Jun 11, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
WE WON!!!!!!
Makes up for last night!!!!! I’m THRILLED, and didn’t expect it at all, after innings 1-7! Nice job by Ziggy nailing down the last 2 innings; he’s pitching like the 2008 version. Now, let’s keep it rolling into the Giants, Dodgers, Padres. I’ll be on AN tomorrow night as your host, then I will be at the next 8! :-D
"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 you need me to pinch hit
Well, actually, I’ll be partying like crazy from Friday night through Sunday night, nevermind.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
8 IN A ROW.
mega super baseball road trip of the century is gonna be epic.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Are you going, too?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I feel compelled to point out to Trainman
that Jack Hannahan started the key game-tying rallies Monday, and today, with hits. And I don’t want to hear about any blind squirrels.
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
But that's 2 out of.. um.. how many?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
hannahan's only had 4 at bats?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Isn't that?
A mole finds a worm now and then?
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Jun 11, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
So he's due to suck from now on
Tomorrow? Already Game Over.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
How many games do we have left this season?
They’re all GAME OVER.
Now we don’t have to watch anymore!
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Who's
that guy who wrote something about the A’s getting their mojo back?
I like him.
I also like writing “mojo” because the “o’s” wrapped around the “j” look like an elephant’s eyes and trunk.
I'm here to talk about the past.
What about the m though?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I like that, 67ARQUEZ
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
It's like a new Comcast sports commercial
67 ARQUEZ
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
You mean "Co cast"
"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 Jun 11, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
And also "co ercial"
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 Jun 11, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
You have an unhealthy Stomper obsession.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Is that it?
I mean, I didn’t say Stomper, but yeah, that could be it.
I'm here to talk about the past.
you missed him last night
trying to feed Stomper his empty bag of peanuts. Stomper wasn’t happy about that…
There's no crying in baseball!
He would have surely
received peanuts had he not scurried from me the first time.
The empty bag was payback.
I'm here to talk about the past.
hard to believe the guy in the elephant costume was scared of
a maniacal 40 year-old Hispanic-esque male trying to stuff peanuts down the front of the costume.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 11, 2009 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Stomper Obsession. By Calvin Klein.
World’s worst perfume.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
A Generated Thought:
Barton won us this game, by a combination of things on one play:
He robbed Kubel of a sure double with a lightning grab, and then run to the bag. Kubel was probably thinking about defense robbing people of their “deserved hits”, so he went after Hannahan’s sinking liner (“do or die” ) to reciprocate the “robbery”.
For him, it was ill-advised, and Hannahan was at third instead of first base.
As a result, no "pinching in " at second, and OCab’s grounder, which could have been a DP if 2nd & SS were closer to second, went for a hit and scored a run.
Whether Kennedy would have homered, that is speculative, but interesting to think about the “after-effects” of a good defensive play upon the other team.
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Jun 11, 2009 3:57 PM PDT reply actions
Glad you pointed this out
I only had audio but the way the boys in the booth were breaking it down, Barton came up big today.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Did Crosby do anything today other than strike out, ground out or hit into DPs?
Every time during last night’s game when Crosby was up at bat, I told my wife that he would be an automatic out….the only uncertainty being whether he would strike out, ground out or hit into a double play. My record was flawless. Had Giambi been playing 1st instead of Crosby, the A’s might have had a chance. This team can no longer afford his performance or lack of it at the plate.
How did he do today….did he redeem himself or more of the same???
Welcome his brother to the organization?
by LoneStranger on Jun 11, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Crosby didn't even make an out!
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Jun 11, 2009 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Was there anyone there for him to make out with?
oh, make an out.
by LoneStranger on Jun 11, 2009 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I imagine his wife is still pretty tired
And if he tries for someone else, he needs to have his ass kicked.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Can't believe there's been no doomsday comments over this:
In the 42nd round we selected Blake Crosby, brother of our IF Bobby. Blake hit .397 for Sac. State in his SR year this spring.
https://twitter.com/OaklandAs/status/2119444431
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Maybe Blake can actually play
42nd round says to me, “Organizational filler”.
Also, ewwww, Sac State.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
OT: Yankees BoSux
Did anyone see Swisher get doubled off at second? How boneheaded a play was it on his part? Thnx
Oh, but if I catch a line drive by a girl, that’s girl-on-girl action, the twiceness is eliminated, and it just counts once - gigglingone
Dunno
I make it a point to not watch as many Yankees/Red Sox games as I can.
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
I've got a perfect record on that!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
definitely Red Sox.
Yankees are yesterday.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 11, 2009 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
he learned that playing for the A's
Remember parent orgs., if you made bonehead plays on the base paths, you’ll have kids who make bonehead plays on the base paths.
Bad spellers of the world untie.
there's not a single player who does not believe that
I bet rickey still thinks he can turn it around. Even Canseco. they all just need a chance
Oh, but if I catch a line drive by a girl, that’s girl-on-girl action, the twiceness is eliminated, and it just counts once - gigglingone
I would be willing to bet that Rickey's OBP today
would be better than four or five of our starting nine.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 11, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I was following the game a bit at work
left work probably some time in the 7th, and heard one update on local radio with the score 3-0 in the top of the 8th.
So, I spent the rest of the ride home contemplating the 3-game losing streak, and wondering whether I’d feel like watching baseball while I worked out tonight.
Got home, said hi to kids and Mrs. Nick, made dinner, had dinner with the family, cleaned up, then said, “Okay, let’s see what ended up happening here…” and turned on the computer…
AND WE WON!! In your FACE, universe!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Tempting for the "universe"
to send a small (10-50mi diameter) meteor in our direction…
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Jun 11, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
So who do folks in Coeur d'Alene root for? The Ms?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Moose.
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 11, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
We're in their "market area"...
I’m actually in Moscow, a bit south of Cd’A. There’s a pretty big chunk of the population in the Spokane/Cd’A/Moscow/Pullman/Lewiston/Clarkston area that came here from the west side of Washington, especially college kids, so it’s not totally out of the question for the M’s to claim this as their territory.
I switched Cabreras when your back was turned!
I guess the alternative would be the Rockies?
Do people root for the Broncos or the Seahawks?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Not that simple
There’s definitely a strong East-vs-West attitude in this state (which is partly political) but it doesn’t stop the folks on the other side of the mountains from rooting for the Seahawks and Mariners.
The Seattle teams aren’t just for the people in the city, and once you spread out into the general metro area there’s just so much crossover. Just as Spokane and Lewiston is full of transplants from the coast, the Puget Sound area is full of transplants from the inland. Here in southern Snohomish County, where I now live, I see lots of people with ties to the east via family, second residence or vacation home. Culturally, they feel closer to Moses Lake than to downtown.
You see that in the college rivalries, too. When I lived in Seattle, everyone around me (who cared) was for UW, but up here it’s more WSU. But then get up into Everett and it’s more UW again. I think the correlation may be with urban density, not proximity to Seattle per se.
But I digress. My point is that everyone in the state is for the Mariners. The Mariners (and Seahawks) transcend the east-west cultural split. I think Eastern Washingtonians would be pissed off if you suggested to them that Seattleites have a greater claim on the team.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Just watched the highlights.
I was so surprised when I saw that we won this game. I like unexpected victories.
And have I mentioned recently how much I love having Dale back at 1B? The defense, the splits, the diving into shallow pools… absence does make the heart grow fonder.
Re: Dale at 1B
For those folks who’ve been unhappy with the team’s energy this year, Barton is a refreshing burst out there in the field.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Reverse Mojo
After i said Davis should be released he goes out and starts hitting. So now I say release Crosby he sucks. The guy will never hit. Lets see karma change that.
Wait, you mean you hadn't said release Crosby before now?
I thought everyone had said that long ago.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
all this negative comments don't help
i am just supporting the players in the team i like,
if you want to be so negative about it, there are 29 other teams you can follow
kthxbye
YEAH PAM WTF WHY SO NEGATIVE
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
She's such a meany-head.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
well well
I went back to sleep… based on last night (saw the debacle in person) and the first 7 today I had kind of given up and essentially come to the conclusion that this is a last-place team that will lose 90-100 games in 2009. I had been up all night and morning dealing with the Comcast Catastrophe (their cabling shit the bed and dozens of us have been cut off from web and gasp! phone service for days down here in West O) and was ready to just check back out anyway… just to show what a fairweather fan I am, now I am looking forward to see what kind of dastardliness Raj Davis (near .400 in June as the everyday CF? Huh? Jesus Christ if he makes that impossibly tough grab at the wall on last night’s Twinkie triple in the 9th we even win THAT game) is going to have in store for the team that let him go, and if we can get an early scratch or two vs. Tim “I will be carded at bars when I am 65 years old” Lincecum to support Vincent Van O (aka Vinstant Maestro) and get him out of the gate in tomorrow’s game in the established Mazzaro fashion, i.e. dominance. Just to show what a colossal fairweather schmuck I am, now I feel if we can break through on Timmy the Whip early tomorrow we will sweep the Giants, LOL
So 5 under and 6.5 back with a whole summer to go? To be honest (and this is no disrespect to the Rangers, who are a fabulously fun team to watch and whom I’d l-o-v-e to see win the West and play in October if it ain’t us, if only for Wash’s sake), until a summer happens in Arlington where their pitchers don’t give up 11+ runs a game I feel that we are really chasing the Orange County Red Menace as usual (what else is new?) and alas! it’s only 3.5 games back of them where we sit with so many games yet to play, many versus just these teams we are looking up at in the standings from a not-insurmountable-if-things-go-well distance..
Oh man, somebody please slap me upside the head, I am writing positive anticipations of the on-field performance of Rajai Davis and hopeful thoughts about winning the West right now and I haven’t even smoked any of this hash right here, what the heck is going on???
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
What's going on is you're an A's fan, dyed in the wool, green & gold from head to toe.
The calendar says June 11 and hope springs eternal. And even if it doesn’t happen, I still love the feeling that it could. And maybe that’s as good as it gets right now. Maybe this is an aberration and the team fades badly down the stretch. Or maybe, just maybe, it gets better. I opt for the latter.
JJ Martin
The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then pick it up. ~Bob Uecker
by JJ Martin on Jun 11, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not worried that the team will fade badly
I’m more worried that they’ll fade well.
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 someone said it's better to burn out...
"A few of the guests, who had the misfortune of being too near the windows, were seized and feasted upon at once.""--Pride and Prejudice And Zombies
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 11, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
the King is gone, but he's not forgotten?
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Jun 11, 2009 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Hail to the King, baby!
Hail to the King!
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Jun 11, 2009 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
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