Open Thread: Game 61 - A's at Giants
by Nico on Jun 13, 2009 5:50 PM PDT
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PrintOakland Athletics at San Francisco Giants, Jun 13, 2009 7:05 PM PDT
Congratulations, Josh Outman: You get to face Randy Johnson, not just as the opposing pitcher but also as an opposing hitter. The A's try to even up the first "Bay Bridge Series" tonight, after their offense didn't make it through the FastTrak lane yesterday.
Oakland enters play today batting a collective .238, a full .010 points lower than anyone else (right now "anyone else" happens to be the Kansas City Royals), and a full .030 points behind league leaders Toronto and (this hurts to say "out loud") the Angels. And the A's hitters haven't exactly been...robust...against LHP but hey, Johnson has a 5.14 ERA and anything can happen.
Today's "fun fact": The opposition is batting just .208 against Josh Outman so far this season with lefties batting only .125 (7/56). Hopefully, Winn, Burriss, and Sandoval will forget to bat right-handed.
This would have been a great time to have Nomar in the lineup but tonight he is, once again, merely "pinch-hitter extraordinaire"...
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Arm cannon armed!
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Jun 13, 2009 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
PEW PEW PEW
Outman eliminates hitters with MEGA-LAZER POWER!!!
"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
That’s cute.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 13, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
You have nothing to worry about with Winn
He’s lost the ability to switch-hit this year, but he still tries. IIRC, his average from the right side this year is in the neighborhood of .100
"The BB's are out. The BB's are being arseholes to me." - Brian Wilson.
Thasss ridiculouss
Those two peoplehavn teven sung the Nashnulanthem. {hic}
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
still automatically adding two hours instead of three to adjust for the
eastern time zone listings.
alaska A residing in Idaho.
In other MLB news
Harden returns from the DL and is handed a losing decision as Swarzak and the Twins blank the Cubs 2-0. Congrats Swarzak, now back to the minors you go.
AL West watch:
Dodgers @ Rangers, delayed (0-0)
Padres @ Angels, bottom 2nd (3-0 LAA)
Mariners @ Rockies, middle 3rd (1-0 COL)
LET’S GO OAKLAND
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jun 13, 2009 6:41 PM PDT reply actions
Regarding those games:
- Haven’t the Rangers pitchers now put up a slew of consecutive zeros? (Millwood, Padilla, Feldman)
- 4 of the first 5 Angels in tonight’s lineup are batting over .300, and the 5th one is Vlad Guerrero.
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
Swarzak had some interesting control issues his last few starts though
Some balls have ended up in some interesting places.
"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
One thing I ask tonight
No bunting from the pitcher unless there’s zero outs.
Outman is supposed to be able to handle the bat, then let him swing. This lineup needs all the swinging they can get. Wasting at out when there’s an out in the inning is plain fucking stupid.
A couple rebuttals:
1. Johnson’s not easy for most lefty hitters and Outman hasn’t exactly faced a lot of live pitching lately.
2. “Swing and a pulled rib cage muscle!” These are the A’s, you know.
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 went to a lot of Giants games in 1989 and I don't recall some of these guys
is that I’m old now, or that I drank too much back then?
AN was so much better before I got here.
Doesn't seem you're the only one
There’s only half-hearted applause for most of these guys from the rest of the crowd.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 13, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
actually I'm getting kinda upset about the applause levels
and the order in which people are coming out. Candy Maldonado should not get more cheers than Reuschel.
AN was so much better before I got here.
But...But...
But he’s “Big Daddy”!!!!
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
Great pitching and bad offense
For some reason this sounds all-too-familiar. What’s it going to take to get some offense in Oakland?
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
Matt Holliday and Justin Duchscherer for some team’s top four minor league hitters?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 13, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
How would Duke make anyone want to give up their minor leaguers?
Holliday would, obviously, but adding Duke to the deal would not sweeten it at all IMO.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 13, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Spend money?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Jun 13, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Tried that this year
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 13, 2009 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
A time machine
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Jun 13, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
No, the game is on NBC Bay Area and that’s the CW Network in some markets. Jon Miller will be doing the game with Mike Krukow. There’s a chance Ray Fosse will join them.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 13, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
they must not have reached any kinds of deal with Comcast.
For the first time all year, the game’s not televised here.
"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 13, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
It would've been nice to have both teams out at both the Coli and the phonebooth
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I don’t understand why Nomar Garciaparra isn’t in the lineup.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 13, 2009 6:46 PM PDT reply actions
Probably can't play defense yet
The glue is still drying, you know.
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
Good day so far
got a cheer for wearing my A’s t-shirt in SF. (Ellis)
And the kids made $17.50 selling lemonade on the corner. Woo!
And they only sold one cup
Crack dissolves fast in lemonade, by the way.
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
some kids in my neighborhood have a good racket going
They buy a big carton of cheddar goldfish and sell you cups of goldfish along with the lemonade. Just a suggestion…
AN was so much better before I got here.
Homemade chocolate chip cookies?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 13, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I like this story
I wish I could have bought some. Are they saving it for your nursing home insurance?
I recall it as OOO! ribe
but as I said I did drink a lot more back then. And weighed less.
AN was so much better before I got here.
EEEEWWWWWWWRRRREEEEEEEEBBBBBBBAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYY
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Jun 13, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I respect the greatness of this team
and recognize that it takes the destruction of a great opponent to define a great team.
The dismantling of this team is part of the greatness of the ’89 Oakland Athletics.
Once and forever the best to take the field
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Jun 13, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
for folks on the real tv version of mlb extra innings
is this game being televised. according to my time warner cable search on mlb , it does not show up on the schedule. my computer mlbtv is about up for the latest month I got and i was thinking of pulling the trigger tonight for regular EI if the game was on.
alaska A residing in Idaho.
Man
What a disgustingly bad lineup. Hopefully we can get some runs off ol’ Randy.
Never, Never, NEVER give up
College World Series on ESPN: LSU vs Virginia
If I heard right, they said LSU is a perfect 45-0 when leading after 6 innings. Must be nice…
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jun 13, 2009 6:57 PM PDT reply actions
Packer fans?
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Jun 13, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, we are known to eat a certain amount of cheese in Berkeley and Oakland
by Englishmajor on Jun 13, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Farms? In Berkeley?
mooooooooo
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Jun 13, 2009 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Ray Fosse is in the booth!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 13, 2009 7:01 PM PDT reply actions
Whoa, that is weird.
don’t Fosse and Kuiper (the giants one) hate each other? maybe being with his brother so much has made him not hate him as much. or maybe it was just a fake rivalary.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Speaking of TV providers
Does anyone have AT&T U-verse? I’m moving to a neighborhood where I can choose from Comcast, Astound, or U-verse, and I was surprised to find that U-verse actually provides all of the Comcast sports channels.
WHERE?!
And Hi, Ray!
"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 13, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
The Say-Ray Kids
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by oaklandSMASH on Jun 13, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
The difference?
Zombies ask better questions.
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
zombie make worse co-hosts.
Normally. The game from this afternoon would be an exception.
"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 13, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
If they ate,
Joe Buck and McCarver, I’d be ecstatic. I’d provide hot sauce.
"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 13, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Fosse did mention on Thursday’s radio-only telecast that he could join Jon Miller and Mike Krukow in the booth.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 13, 2009 7:03 PM PDT reply actions
This is the first good announcing team we've had since Greg Papa left
Reduce your carbon footprint, commit suicide.
by bloodsweatndonuts on Jun 13, 2009 7:04 PM PDT reply actions
TV that is
With all due respect to the corpse of Hank Greenwald that the dragged into the broadcast booth that one year
Reduce your carbon footprint, commit suicide.
by bloodsweatndonuts on Jun 13, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Why is this game not on MLB Extra Innings?
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
my guess is that it's on NBC locally for the Bay Area,
and Comcast did not make the deal with NBC to get this game, so us NRAF’s are SOL
"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 13, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
thats FUBAR
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
had it been on, I would have forked over the $$$$ too bad.
but I bet I will within a week!
alaska A residing in Idaho.
My kid's little league team only scored 3 runs today
and now the A’s, in maybe the 2nd inning, are presenting Crosby, Davis, Hannahan, Outman and Cabrera. Ug. That’s got to be the worst 6 through 1 in the majors by far. I hope Outman shuts them down.
I here Outman can mash.
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
so there is some hope.
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
every year in interleague they tell us one of our pitchers was a great hitter in college or the minors or whatever
it just doesn’t matter if you only bat once a year.
AN was so much better before I got here.
Outman spent a lot of time in an NL team's minor league system
more time than he’s spent anywhere in the A’s organization.
So he’s probably got much more seasoning in hitting.
"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
still on computer mlbtv though....and damn, jon miller, mr astonishment.
alaska A residing in Idaho.
daric barton anyone?
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
Yeah, why the hell isn't he starting?
Especially over Crosby.
"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
i guess because johnson is a lefty but i mean....
i would take barton verse a lefty over crosby EVERYday
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
Geren is a goddamn moron.
"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
+1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
"infinity" would be easier to type.
"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
Just F everyone's I,
Giambi was a late scratch (tight calf). However, Barton at 1B, Crosby at 3B would have been a possibility.
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 you have a pitch that has a name, you have accomplished something"
Really Krukow?
Man, Casey Fossum must be one of the best pitchers ever, he has the Fossum flip!
Never, Never, NEVER give up
Over-Under on the A's offense tonight
I’d say, uh, 0.1 …
Johnson's washed up.
We’ll score 2. Maybe. If we’re lucky.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
Is that 1 hit or 1 run
There is no reason why they should not hit Johnson.
Wait……………………. There is 1……………………………… This is the A’s
Dear Josh:
You are screwed. We might be able to get you a run
Signed
A’s hitters (And we use that term loosely
S-pecial Hitters
Shitters
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Jun 13, 2009 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
cheer up, grumpyguts
admire the stirrups and the beautiful day.
AN was so much better before I got here.
lol almost...
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
They could have bought some stuff off him
and performed better
Just tuned in....anything of interest in the top of the 1st?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:19 PM PDT reply actions
TMI
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Must fight sleep from boredom....
"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 13, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Shoot, there goes the no-no
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:19 PM PDT reply actions
damn....so close
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
that will at least provide excitement...
"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 13, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
WE'RE ALL GONNA BECOME ZOMBIES!!
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Jun 13, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
That won't happen.
{Click click}
"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 13, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Would you accept your fate if it meant
you were going to become a zombie?
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 13, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd shoot myself in the head or have you do 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 13, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
But if you are a zombie
I don’t think you’ll have that opinion.
{loads shotgun}
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 13, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
yes, but if I'm a zombie, I'll try to eat your brain and you'll shoot me in the head.
problem solved.
"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 13, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Watching tonite from the road, in exciting Ames, Iowa!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:20 PM PDT reply actions
I lived in Ames for a year!
It sucks. And I say that as a resident of “exciting” Cedar Rapids, IA.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
Ames doesn't smell like linseed oil all the time, though
by Englishmajor on Jun 13, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, I resent that.
C.R. smells like SOY BEANS.
And fuck Molina.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
It was the locals who told me it was a linseed oil plant
Near the hospital? This was more than 20 years ago, so it could be gone…
by Englishmajor on Jun 13, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Microtel, as it turns out.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm gonna be sleeping on _my_ drawers, most probably
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Just a pillow with the drawer half pulled 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 13, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
One wonders how much the Microtel chain spent on brand name development
It’s not immediately obvious how “micro” is an appealing hotel characteristic
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
beat me to 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 13, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
i did not notice fosse's voice at first...but glad he is there... damb hrun..shit
alaska A residing in Idaho.
+1
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Do Not Want!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:23 PM PDT reply actions
fucxking molina.
"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
Coffee? Is it coffee you're cupping?
(continuing a meme from an earlier game….)
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
nothing to do with any food group
keep guessing
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jun 13, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Medieval medicine?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
it actually has to do with baseball
but not an article of clothing or anything you wear
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jun 13, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
NNOOOOO
"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
Mt Everest
Fucking pathetic. Saw that coming a mile away
Seriously, how did that happen?
That change was low and away, he reached out and poked it and it flew out of there.
Holy crap.
Never, Never, NEVER give up
Don't know
I don’t have it on TV because I live in So Cal but as soon as he fell 2-0 behind, I said, here we go and sure enough
2 runs which for our lineup is like 12
Everyone expected that to be a can of corn tho
Outman was pointing up like it was a popout, that ball flew
Never, Never, NEVER give up
is there a skinny bengie?
"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 13, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
alliteration!
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by oaklandSMASH on Jun 13, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
There is a catcher which I really fucking hate
and Bengie is his name-o
B-E-N-G-IE
B-E-N-G-IE
B-E-N-G-IE
and Bengie was his name-o
How do you sing to that?
BEE
EEE
ENN
GEE
IEEE
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 13, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
51 is his age, right?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:27 PM PDT reply actions
When 900 years old you are,
Look so good, you will not.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
Don't let the "something" be a strickout
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by oaklandSMASH on Jun 13, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok, bozo waving that hat behind the plate
we see you . Now go die.
AN was so much better before I got here.
(sniff)
I was just trying to say hi, stormtown….
"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 13, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I am sorry and I am not trying to Disrespect Randy Johnson
but the guy is 45 years old and is not that good anymore.
We of course do not have a hit and he is making our hitters look pathetic (which they are)
I think we get the point
You’re negative all the time.
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No you don't get the point
I am saying even these hitters should be able to score off him
Please capitalize
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by oaklandSMASH on Jun 13, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
what was the guy's name from the super bowl a few years ago
plaxico burress?
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jun 13, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The dude that shot himself?
Or am I thinking of someone else?
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
More famous now....
…for shooting himself in a NY nightclub, I think.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions
well anyone with a name like plaxico...
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jun 13, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
That's about as hard as he can hit the ball
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Which is also sad in its own way
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
Exactly
His best = just shy of the warning track.
It sure looked good off the bat, but I think he’s had to make so many adjustments to his swing just to be able to make contact that his HR power is minimal at this point.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Last time I checked close counts in....
1. Horseshoes
2. Handgrenades
3. Tuberculosis Wards
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it's irrational, but I think I'd rather have BoCro.
"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 13, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Smaller food budget, I'd imagine
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
So the Bengie swing gets out but Crosby's and Rajai's get caught?
Man, thats just not fair
Never, Never, NEVER give up
Again, Rajai should be DFA every time he hits the ball in the air
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
in England?
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Jun 13, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
so how many of these "15" commercials do they have?
they keep stretching the way to work a 15 in there
Roy Steele is the voice of God
Hey everybody...give Dave Dravecky a big hand!
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:34 PM PDT reply actions
too soon?
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking about how many people would be in trouble if the web had existed in 1989
You’d have commenters banned left and left for making Dravecky jokes.
AN was so much better before I got here.
The Giants' Problem
Bengie Molina bats cleanup.
The A’s problem.
Bengie Molina bats cleanup.
All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout
with the a's and the gnats
i think the power outage is right here
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jun 13, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
They said on TV that this is the first time Texas has had back to back shutouts in that ballpark
Quite amazing. Does not seem true but I guess it is.
then all is right in the universe.
"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 13, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
The radar guns aren't consistent, so even if he's a little down it's not necessarily that much
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
who wants to take bets on when O-cabs will finally be dropped in the lineup?
I’m setting the over/under at game 138
the problem is we don't have anyone better
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jun 13, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
than o-cab for leadoff
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jun 13, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice to see Bonds donated his body armor to Johnson
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Damn. That's pretty shocking.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
i guess he's their barton
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jun 13, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
To some extent, though he managed to put a full, productive season in the majors as a 23 year-old
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
So how long till he becomes an Athletic
SMASH chokes a little
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Jun 13, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Fosse talking about pitchers hitting
Makes. No. Sense.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
Don't Understand the Bengie Stuff
Does AN hate Bengie because he’s fat? Which he is. Or because he used to be an Angel. Which he did. But, man, he is a terrific ball player who has gotten a lot of clutch hits for the Giants in the past couple of years and does a very nice job behind the plate. So why the hate?
You want to hate? Explain why down by 2 runs in the first inning against a guy with an ERA of 5+ it seems all but certain the game is already over.
I am pretty sure the game will get to the 9th inning
Now the question is how many runs do we score
because he's on the gnats
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jun 13, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Hate?
Well, he just hit a 2-run homer against us. And he’s on the Giants. That’s enough for me.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
Please explain to me how Bengie Molina is "a terrific ball player"
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I hate him because he used to be an Angel and because he's currently a Giant.
I do not like the Angels and I like the Giants even less.
The hate stems from the fact that he just hit a 2 run bomb against my team.
"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 13, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Watching Randy Johnson swing is true comedy
after such a tough season, it’s nice to see him trying to raise our spirits
Odds Canseco and McGwire show up when the A's have their 1989 reunion?
Let’s just say “not holding my breath.”
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Would it be easier to create a list for
likely to show
or
likely no-show
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jun 13, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Shielded.
Wait, did I miss something good!?!?!
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
now that's a good looking gay man.
"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 13, 2009 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
HANNAHAN!
"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
3 bagger for Miley!
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:44 PM PDT reply actions
Get an RBI Outman
Like I said, Johnson is not that good anymore
Cool. Now Outman gets to swing the bat instead of bunting.
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In retrospect, a bunt might've worked better
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
Let's get some A's runs, pleeease
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jun 13, 2009 7:46 PM PDT reply actions
Fastball right thru the heart says VC
OCab would swing at that 99 percent of the time
RBI please OCab
Looked awfully like Outman
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I have an idea.
Instead of having pitchers bat, allow teams to designate someone to bat in their place. We can call them, er, Batters-in-their-Place (BitPs).
Oh hell….it’ll never happen!
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:47 PM PDT reply actions
No, we are not trying to duplicate what the pitcher did
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it's only fair.
"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 13, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
You sleep with O-Cab?!
"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 13, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Woot!
"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
Just what makes that little old ant
Think he’ll move that rubber tree plant?
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Kennedy = clutch (if clutch existed, that it)
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:48 PM PDT reply actions
er...."that is"
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
that was scutarotastic
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jun 13, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Whew. Thank God we had an Angels hitter up!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
So far former Angels account for all the runs tonight
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that's a chilling thought
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jun 13, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
STAY PUFT!
"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 13, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
too dangerous an idea
Heretical, blasphemous, immoral
the a’s are going to have to burn you at the stake
good.
The A’s don’t have much money.
"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 13, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
not Saag's.
"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 13, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I miss the mini sirloin burger commercial already
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I must be slow
I just found out about the free TV link to the game
really? on MLB.tv?
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jun 13, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
can load the page but can't see it
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jun 13, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
nope. it hates us.
"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 13, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
As soon as I watched about 5 minutes of it
I mentioned it here and it’s gone.
Oh well
does it work all the time or only for this game?
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jun 13, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Say what you will about the Big Unit...
….he’s a looker!
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:53 PM PDT reply actions
croz for regional manager
obama probably hits better
Green and Gold Lantern Corps
by oaklandSMASH on Jun 13, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice inning.
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 13, 2009 7:55 PM PDT reply actions
What else is he going to do? He's going to get outs, man.
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jun 13, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Braden rules.
“Outman? He’s a stud. An S.T.U.D.”
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
NEW THREAD OPEN
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
Hunter just hit his 3rd home run of the game
God, do the Padre’s suck
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