Open Thread: A's vs. Dodgers - Part III
by 67MARQUEZ on Jun 18, 2009 6:56 PM PDT
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PrintOakland Athletics at Los Angeles Dodgers, Jun 18, 2009 7:10 PM PDT
The problem with "Win One for the Tripper" is where do we go from here? It's not like we can fall back on the phenomenon formerly known as Mazzaro World, can we? (Well, he is pitching tonight).
Ah hell, who needs a gimmick, anyway?
The A's found the winning formula last night. Long ball, small ball, drop the ball....it was a scene befitting a Hollywood thriller; high drama, twists and turns, comedy, suspense, and finally, a feel-good ending.
Manager Bob Geren had a surprisingly dissatisfied take:
"We were very fortunate to win the game," said A's manager Bob Geren, whose team is 2-6 in interleague play. "Almost all of their runs came from errors. There's been so many times this year when I've said we played good enough to win and fell short. Tonight, we really didn't play that well and won."
So what to do for an encore? How about leaving Tinsel Town with a series win?
Perhaps we're getting ahead of ourselves; counting the chickens before they hatch. After all, the Dodgers are baseball's darlings, boasting the league's most glamorous record, and the A's are, well, the A's.
But we love ‘em anyway.
Ryan Sweeney is slated to come off the disabled list today, and, wait...did I read that right? Rajai Davis has batted .298 in 14 games as Sweeney's replacement in center? It's true. He's gone 14-for-47, with four multiple-hit games, including last night, when he homered for the first time this season, and has raised his average 81 points from .146 to .227. .227, folks! But there's more! The A's won their first six games with Davis in the starting lineup, and are a respectable 8-6 since took over for Sweeney.
Shoot, maybe it was Rajai World all along. Naaaaaah...
Tonight, we have Vin Mazzaro versus Randy Wolf. Here are your lineups:
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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"
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2009 6:59 PM PDT reply actions
but not least!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
i miss a thanksgiving feast!
"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."
Is anyone else not getting any sound from Comcast SportsNet?
It’s annoying.
They say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing all the time!
haha - I guess that answers that questions
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
And here I was thinking I'd gone completely deaf in the past five minutes....
There's no crying in baseball!
Yup, not getting sound here
Solace: Law says he's a fourth OFer
PaulThomas: I think Keith Law is only a fourth analyst
ANybody else have no sound on CSNCA?
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
it is driving me crazy!
radio is behind a pitch too.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Pic stolen from BBG's thread
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
kaptain kurk!
"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."
by DyeLongJustice on Jun 18, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2009 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
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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"
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2009 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha
they might as well just print Ramon Hernandez on there
Stupid change of weather.
Fighting a cold. I’ll try not to cough on anyone.
I'm here to talk about the past.
What if doctorK, uhh, asks you to cough...?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
You got a hernia?
If not, no problem.
(And I’m not an MD)
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
I think the title of this song pretty much sums up our season so far...
Buddy Holly knows what he’s talking about…
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Yeah, it's a great song.
it’s easy to understand why people were so affected by his death
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Interesting to see Kennedy leading off, Cabrera 6th
against a LHP with great numbers (5/60 BAA) against lefties. You go, Bob.
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
All by himself, or did Castillo help?
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
YAY
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Sierra Hotel
Four F-18s just screamed past my house on the way to Moffet Field.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Comcrap knows they have a "service outage"
call and hear the recording for yourself.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
Pop quiz!
This will be easy for you guys.
As an A’s fan, what does this picture instantly remind you of?
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
Beer-lick girl?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
It could also be one of the A's on rookie hazing day
but I don’t remember what the guys were wearing.
I think Schmifty might remember what Ryan had on (or not, as the case might have been)…
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
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 18, 2009 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
OK. I'd do her. Do her. No way. Do her. Lose the hair and we'll talk...
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
Ding ding ding!
Her costume is JUST like CarGon’s sailor girl dress!
Jeez, I thought that was an easy one… it is the very first thing that struck me when I saw the pic.
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
Aww, Ryan is a red-hot devil!
I notice that the woman in your pic is drinking 2 Natural Lights at once. Given what NL tastes like, I think that only counts as 1 beer.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
the stalkers aren't here.
or they would have gotten it immediately.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Schmifty, how can you have not have figured this out yet?
This will be easy for you guys.
Guys do not remember women’s clothing. Guys do not even notice women’s clothing, except as a vehicle to noticing women’s bodies.
For example, if a woman is wearing a dress that makes her boobs look really good, we say “Wow, what a great dress!”, but we’re not seeing the dress. Ask us about the dress the next day, we’d say, “oh yeah, I remember that!” Ask us what color it was, and we’re like, “… um … uh … boobs!”
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
But the original person was a man
and the second one was gross!
Also, I do not literally mean “you guys” to mean “you males”.
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
So basically, for the original person, it’s “moobs.”
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Doesn't matter where it is.
We don’t notice women’s clothing on a woman. We don’t notice women’s clothing on a man. We don’t notice women’s clothing in the closet. We don’t notice women’s clothing in the mall.
You get the idea.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
This sounds like the Blue Collar Comedy Tour...
great.
A's Strategy 2009: "Whoever is not hurt plays" - Syphon, 11/10/08
So, if you weren’t noticing women’s clothing on a man, what were you noticing? Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
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"
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jun 18, 2009 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions
A true man is perfectly capable of
noticing absolutely nothing at all.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
The night I passed my PhD exam?
Wait – I don’t remember that one.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
I heard that, too.
I think someone accidentally scraped the microphone with a sheet of paper
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Agh - radio is about 5 seconds ahead TV
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Zuke has been hitting poorly for a while now...
Why is he batting 2nd?
Solace: Law says he's a fourth OFer
PaulThomas: I think Keith Law is only a fourth analyst
Dodger stadium is emptier than the Coliseum!
Can’t the Dodgers hire those people who fill in celebrities’ seats at the Oscars to sit at Dodger Stadium until the 3rd inning?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Old-school CSNCA
B/W now.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
frozen for me
and now it’s gone. and back. and gone. ooooh, trippy…..
There's no crying in baseball!
It's like a prayer
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Wow
The “Classic MLB” game on CSNBA tonight is from 2009. Sure, it’s Randy Johnson’s 300th win, but still, that’s hardly “classic”…
There's no crying in baseball!
Instant classic...
Solace: Law says he's a fourth OFer
PaulThomas: I think Keith Law is only a fourth analyst
yay strickout
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
O Dog
Love o Dog going with My President is Black as his at bat music…
O Dog is a good dude. Weird as hell, but a good dude.
I'm thinking we'll go ahead and keep Mazzaro.
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 can't we trade him for prospects so we can contend in 2017??
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
Weird....
So, I still have no sound on my tv, but the closed captioning is able to tell me what they would be saying if I did have sound…..
There's no crying in baseball!
I could do that, but I'd rather hear KenKo
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
yeah
I’ve got the radio on, the tv on, and the closed captioning on. So I can see the images, hear the words a few seconds before I see the images, and read entirely different words about two sentences too late. It’s like being in a crowded bar trying to follow three conversations at once….
As a bonus, the spelling on the closed captioning is always fun.
There's no crying in baseball!
It's knot grate?
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
Thats abbouttt write
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Just showed his famous save of the flag in 1976
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
I think the guy who writes those
posts on this blog sometimes.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I went the other route
I’m listening on Game Day and watching on Comcrap. But I like that Comcrap is spearheading the
video only" game movement.
"optimism 1 pessimism 0" ~Dirk
FAIL
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
O-Cab
Even when he gets a hit, he fails.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
O-Cab--great impersonation of one of Geren's boogers
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
Wolf's fastball looks like it has no life on it tonight
Which means (a real offense) should be able to light him up sooner rather than later.
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
Can I file a CGV against the guys in the booth?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Are they talking politics?
Or being relentlessly negative?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Talking about the time 2 guys ran on the field in LA with an American flag, put it down, started to burn it, and Monday ran up and grabbed it from them
Which is fine, in and of itself, but Monday is talking about how great the USA is, and some national effort to go around “raising money for the military”…
Much less interesting than hearing Don Newcombe talk about the civil rights movement or the Dodgers in the 1950s, IMHO.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
are they hindering your Dodgers experience?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
they almost gave me a stroke last night
but if you’re accusing me of being a dodgers fan, then flagged!
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
No, it's a reference to something BBG wrote on her new fanpost about the Tour de Baseball de California
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Oh, OK. Sorry Iglew
(Kallus clicks the safety back on, grabs draft beer, relaxes)
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
Good play - strickout needed here
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
or DP after the IBB
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
I noticed that!
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
Oh yeah
A’s trying to prove they can play defense.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Strickout!!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
yay strickout
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
if it's a strickout looking, do you use a backwards V?
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
Win with Vin!
Or do we actually have to score runs?
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'll go 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and drive in 4 runs
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Wow. Wolffail. BB to BoCro.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
anybody here Vince Scully explain how much
Crosby learned about baseball from his Dad? oh brother.
alaska A residing in Idaho.
Was it an EDucation?
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
something to the effect of
‘what really impressed young Bobby was his Dad’s role as a baseball scout taking Bobby to games on his scouting duties and carefully explaining to young Bob what players did right and what they did wrong.’
alaska A residing in Idaho.
well he does know how to score
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions
"now young bob, look that batter flail at the outside slider' never do that.
alaska A residing in Idaho.
Nice
Dad Crosby did bring us a few years of the Miggy
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn, what has Rajai been eating for breakfast?
He really hit that one. Too bad Kemp didn’t fall down or something.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Whoa. Mazzo scared me when he faced the Wolff at the door
Cabrera’s trade value is decreasing with each passing day…
Oh hi :-)
Sincerely,
Dodge Neon
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:44 PM PDT reply actions
Great job by Vin! That was a good sac bunt.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
C'mon Kurk
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
In play, run(s)
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Whoo hoo! 1-0 on the 2B by Kurk!!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Love = Love
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
CrozOOKS!
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:47 PM PDT reply actions
He sure hasn't aged well
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
He might seriously warrant a look in a future "pinch bunting" situation.
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
They don't even want pitchers running these days
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
too bad he doesn't have the complexion to pull of a Raj impersonation
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
This place is dead tonight
Everyone must be in the real LA.
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:51 PM PDT reply actions
trainman is at the game tonight
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
I thought it felt calm like we're all at at a Christopher Cross show
“Sailing…takes me away to wear I’m going…”
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
where
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
ANers are all stuck in traffic
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Swear to God
if Cust strikes out looking one more time on a fastball right over the heart of the palte, I’m gonna jet it down to So-Cal and personally kick his ass!!!!!!!!
so tired…
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
wasn't over heart
at least according to gameday.
on the black away
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
it caught plenty of the plate....
Cust just let’s too many of those pitches go by in my opinion.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
no doubt about it...it was a big fat strike on the the tube.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Lefties are hitting .100 against Wolf this year
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
save your anger for those who suck really bad
Geren, Cabrera, Hannahan, etc.
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I'm not even close my friend.....just hot, that's all.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
pace yourself
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm in the "real" LA.
I’d use more quotes if I could.
"I'm disappointed Ziggy didn't pump his fist towards the sky 100 times and scream like a hooker." ~Nico.
you mean the "new, real" LA or the classic one ;-)
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, 149!
It’s been a long time, bro.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I was thinking of you just this afternoon on another thread.
Someone was asking about Bobby Madritsch.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Hey - he caught a pop-up
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Nico -- the pitch that Furcal popped up
was the inside cutter you wanted Bailey to throw last night.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Why can't our Orlando do THAT?
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:57 PM PDT reply actions
because he sucks?
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
stop making sense
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Oops, wrong Orlando.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
booo
That ball was hammered. At least no one was on base.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Crap. Orlando Hudson with a HR?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Orlando is a cross-dressing, time-traveler
in V. Woolf’s novel of the same name. So there.
"I'm disappointed Ziggy didn't pump his fist towards the sky 100 times and scream like a hooker." ~Nico.
Not just cross-dressing.
Doesn’t he/she actually change sex?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Does he shop at CRoss Dress For Less?
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Hello, Mike Krukow.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Good bye, Mike Krukow
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Just in time for the commercials
And not it’s gone again.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
audio!
just in time fo the commercials.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
yay strickout
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
That's really tricky
Did Satan help?
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
You should just do a mirror of the "V" instead.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
I somehow didn't foresee Orlando Hudson
launching a HR to straightaway CF.
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
Things that make you go hmmmmm
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't like Vince Cotronio
he gets more excited about Hudson hitting a HR than Mazaro getting the strick out. I don’t want a “homer” but come on.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I don't like Vince Controneo
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
thank you
i didn’t want to take the time to find how to spell his name.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I wasn't concerned with your spelling
I just don’t like him, at all.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks
Not sure how I reached Level 14 in 7th grade.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I was gonna put in a link for vincecotroneosucks.com
but apparently not all of the ANers is tech savvy
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
He just generally shows poor judgment
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
he as really hot last night when the A's were dropping the ball
which is fine, but he seems like he doesn’t like the A’s, always very negative.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Maybe he should try posting on AN
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
He probably does it while commentating.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahh
Cotroneo is actually trainman!
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
I almost said that myself!
Seriously.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
We are an informative bunch
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
leadoff 2Bs make doctorK a happy boy
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
If ticket prices are going back to 1989 ...
does that mean they remove the tarps and dismantle Mt Davis, too?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
oh plz (especially Mt Davis)
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Can we actually have some players show up to the ceremony?
I mean, besides Matt Young.
I'm here to talk about the past.
It would be awesome if everyone gathered up the funds
to have a demolition expert bring that Mt. down some evening.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
On the 1974 WS highlights...
look at Reggie going 100% into the plate on Yeager. And was that one or two years after Reggie had broken his leg sliding into home in the playoffs?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I saw Reggie hit a homerun in semi-pro baseball that went so far
and I’ve never seen anything like it since. I know it was a 500’ shot.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
NBC baseball tourney
I also saw Pete Incaviligia, Barry Bonds and Rafael Palmeiro play outfield for the same team- Hutchinson Broncs. It was something else. Reggie’s ball cleared the wall, the parking lot behind it and hit a church. People in my city have never forgotten.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
in Wichita, KS
I’ve seen a hell of a lot of great players while they were at the college level. The Unicorn was here!
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Crazy.
Hit a church? That can’t be good. The one he gets the most attention for was at the ’71 ASG in Detroit off the light tower.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Hey. I'm talking LIVE in person homers only.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I've lived at this tournament since I was a child
Check out some of the guys who have graced this rather unknown tourney that I’m blessed to have seen.
http://www.nbcbaseball.com/nbchalloffame.html
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I love how the HOF over there
has a mix of all-time greats and…other guys. The list is like
Roger Clemens
Craig Nettles
Arnold “Jug” Thesenga
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Damn - I wondered what had happened to ol' Jug
Who are those other guys?
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Was it the '78 Series where Nettles put on a fielding clinic?
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
One last thing
I became an A’s fan aftter being a batboy for Anchorage Alaska and getting to know a guy named Mark McGwire. The negative of that weekend is that his roommate, Benny Anaya, got me dipping Skoal and that has been a hard habit to break.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I got plenty of them and pics to back it up
Joe Carter was another guy who I hung around a bit and Spike Owen “dated” my sister for a couple of weeks. I thought it was cool at the time but now I feel a litle different about things.
I worked for a minor-league baseball team and was around Ken Phelps for almost an entire season.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
My first baseball game that I ever attended
I was immediately enamored with Bobby Bonds when he played for the Iowa Cubs. We lost our AAA and AA team in recent years and now we only have American Association “carnival” baseball :-(
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
He threw the pitch that Reggie slammed off the church
Let’s just say that the Lord, Jug’s God, is a vengeful God…
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Some are local guys who can rake
like this dude I played ball against named Grier Jones. He plays softball during the summer and suddenly rakes during this tournament. I’m talking 3 or 4 homers in a couple of weeks after not seeing anything but underhand pitching leading up to the tourney.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what makes it sound cool
like old-time barnstorming. The big league guys show up, and the best guys in your town take the field and see how they can do against them.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Not to mention they have round-the-clock-baseball
that begins on Friday night and goes non-stop until Sunday evening. It’s an amazing tournament and no one knows anything about it.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Ethier imitating T-Long?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
but he's so much better
I wish he was wearing the green-and-gold
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Dodger fans probably wouldn't like that.
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
bogus
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Only the A's could have 1 run in 4 IP the way Wolf is throwing
And it’s not one of those “comfortable 0 for 4” crafty jobs, either. Wolf knows how to get by, but he’s throwing slop.
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
Well, the Dodgers were pretty impressive in
managing to have only 0 runs in Trevor’s first two innings last night.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Of course, Crosby swings at the first pitch and bounces it right to third base.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 8:09 PM PDT reply actions
not really
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
no, but he hit did hit the ball. so, by definition...
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
Not what I mean
and you know it.
Sometimes, the Hanging Curve is hittable.
Just wondering if it was at all sensible to try
I'm not trying to be a jerk, it just comes thru naturally
It’s just that when people usually talk about whether or not a pitch is “hittable”, it’s because it wasn’t put into play. Whether or not it’s sensible, I don’t know. The picture on my radio is screwy
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
CTRL + SHFT + M
and, by the way, I had to look up embrage. thanks for making me less stoopid
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
I can't spell either
but I nkow the works.
I mistyped...it's umbrage
From phrases.org:
“Take umbrage
Meaning
To be displeased or offended by the actions of others. "
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
Is anything hittable if it’s Crosby at the plate?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome DP from the '74 series
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
1-2-3 nothing across
Let’s Go A’s!
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Cotroneo?
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
never
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Hey, now.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I was always hoping that Lexi would be the one to say that, though.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweet - Vin can get his fourth sac bunt now
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Don't look now...
But Rajai is one of the better hitters in our lineup.
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
So is Mazzaro, probably
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
And Cahill
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Rajai - please do not get picked off
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
late dinner time!
a calzone from Extreme Pizza!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
KURK - more runs plz
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
carp
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
What would Vince Cotroneo do?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 8:25 PM PDT reply actions
Powder his head?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Should be E-6
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Gio is on fire tonight...
5IP 2H 0Rs 1BB 10Ks
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
Wow. 2 K/INN. Is the plate, like, twice as big in the minors?
Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.
I'll be so happy...
when I don’t have to see Orlando “infield hit” Cabrera playing for the A’s anymore.
The guy is just pointlessly taking up space, adding little to nothing that Petit wouldn’t.
Mazzaro, Cahill, Braden, and Outman
have looked just terrific the past month or so.
WTF kinda throw was that?
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
That's how he always makes the play at 2nd base
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Does this have something to do with a Unihorn?
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, we have kids in here!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Aren't you grounded to the house or something?
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 18, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
You could say that. I spend most of my time on here.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, gather round and learn some history, youngster!
First interracial kiss in US prime-time tv history.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
That’s something they haven’t taught me in school.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Too bad they had to wuss out with the back story
that they really didn’t want to kiss but the mean mind-control aliens were forcing them to.
Still, better than nothing.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
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