Open Thread: Game 73 - A's vs. Rockies
by Nico on Jun 27, 2009 5:36 PM PDT
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Colorado Rockies at Oakland Athletics, Jun 27, 2009 6:05 PM PDT
Let's just hope that Game 73 brings a more crisp brand of A's baseball than Game 72 offered. Following an error by Jack Hannahan, a strangely casual errant flick to 1B by Dallas Braden on a bunt, and a baserunning blunder by Matt Holliday, Oakland finally earned a chorus boos from their own fans -- and even from the consummately professional and generally measured Ken Korach -- when a high pop-fly somehow fell between Adam Kennedy and Jack Cust, neither of whom appeared to find the pursuit of the ball to be especially urgent or interesting.
This last event inspired Bob Geren to rip into his team's effort and play, saying, "Neither one could get to it. I thought that off the bat." Oh wait, that's not conveying high expectations, it's suggesting, "It's ok, guys -- I didn't think anyone would catch it. I expect you to suck and I don't really mind." Clown. No wonder your former players are extolling the virtues of firing old managers.
Trevor Cahill takes the mound tonight against lefty Jorge De La Rosa. De La Rosa is no Jason Hammel -- whatever the f*** that even means. He's 3-7 with a 5.85 ERA, so the A's ought to be able to cough up five hits and a hairball. Hello, Nomar!
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I kindly ask what the fuck?
Sweeney on the bench for Nomar and Rajai? What kind of utter stupid is this.
This just takes the cake.
"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
by Blicks on Jun 27, 2009 5:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I no longer see the point of playing either Nomar or Giambi
And the idea of starting both of them…
I dunno, maybe Geren is trying to get Nomar to hurt himself again so he’ll just retire already.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Third, bench, or DL for Nomar, please. And my head hangs every time I see Giambi bat higher than seventh.
Baseball isn't magic.
by rebus on Jun 27, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't see a problem with it, actually
Why should Sweeney start against LHPs in general? He hits them poorly and always has, and is an “ok” CFer.
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 27, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is one whacko lineup.
you have Cust in RF hitting 7th?
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
by closetasfan on Jun 27, 2009 5:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He'll probably try to bunt a runner over from 1B to set the table for Crosby
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 27, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like setting the table for guys who hit .108 with runners in scoring position.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 27, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh my
When your have reverse Ramon batting clean-up that means your team is not well put together.
by sirbed on Jun 27, 2009 5:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I can't say I'm thrilled about Nomar batting clean-up
but anything that pushes Giambi down a notch is a good thing.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Watching
Giambi this year has been kind of sad really. Retirement is in his near future I think.
by sirbed on Jun 27, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My first thought
Oakland = elephant’s graveyard?: a fictional place where, according to legend, older elephants instinctively direct themselves when they reach a certain age…
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jun 27, 2009 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're not like Menudo anymore. :-(
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Reverse Ramon"
Is that something dirty?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If so, I want in.
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 27, 2009 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just posted the Korach clip for anyone who wants to listen.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 5:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ken Korach speaks the truth.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 27, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny how these things repeat themselves
I remember a similar play back in the mid-80s, in Detroit, when the A’s had been playing really badly (no shock) and an easy fly ball fell between Polonia (in CF, god was that a failed experiment) and IIRC Davis. Lon said, “The A’s should be unconditionally embarrassed.”
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lon was never afraid to tell it like it was
Bill wasn’t either, to put it mildly.
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Norma is our DH tonight
ugh
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 6:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mets losing 5-0 to the Yankees tonight
and the pressure mounts on Omar Minaya to add a hitter to the lineup (heh heh heh)…
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you hinting at something?
Lol
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.
by winchester5 on Jun 27, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing is better for a team looking to trade a veteran for prospects at the deadline
than a big-market team that’s playing worse than expected but is still in contention. Smells like desperation to me, and from the GM’s perspective, some talented prospect cracking the starting lineup in 2010 won’t do him any good if his ass has already been fired on October 5th.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another thing that helps the A's
is if all those marginal teams currently hovering around .500 stay close enough so that they don’t bail out and become “sellers”. Right now there aren’t very many teams ready to give up good hitters, and that strengthens Beane’s bargaining position.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, our exceptionally sucky performance so far is a real strength
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my aren't we all in good moods tonight
and the game hasn’t even started yet
anyway, Let’s Go Oakland
(I did enjoy the pregame interview with Dallas Braden)
by OaklandSi on Jun 27, 2009 6:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
nico, i do like the pic and caption
the lineup…not so much
by Deborah51 on Jun 27, 2009 6:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Go A's
I hope they can at least beat the heat.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 6:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I was checking up on that Brett Wallace fellow after reading the St. Louis trade thread
Dude’s lower half makes Landon Powell look like Kate Moss. Sounds like he can play, though.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 6:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
For a baseball player, he's really fat
Anyone here remember Floyd “Honeybear” Rayford, one of the endless line of failed O’s 3B prospects after they moved Ripken to SS?
Wallace is fatter than him.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His legs are a lot fatter than Kruks were when he played
I mean, come on…
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like big butts and I can not lie ...
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He'd definitely hitting of a 'solid foundation'
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I'll give you that
But he can’t hold Kruk’s jock in the gut department.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Umm...ew.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kruk's jock isn't that heavy
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 27, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Double ew.
No, wait, make that a single.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know
It looks like the “before” picture on one of those, “I followed the ONE RULE of how to shrink my fat ass so I could be drafted in the first round!!” web ad.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
imagine what that ass will look like in 30 years
by Deborah51 on Jun 27, 2009 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, his listed weight is 205.
Haha. Right.
Baseball isn't magic.
by rebus on Jun 27, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that kilograms or pounds?
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially since most people won't get it
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was a crappy AB by Helton
Waved really weakly at a sinker with only 1 strike on him, then hacked at a shoulder-high fastball. Impressive that a 21-year-old rookie can make a hitter like Helton look that bad.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Boom
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 6:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
In play (runs)
We’re all gonna die.
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yee-ikes
Hawpe is straight mashing this season.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 6:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Strickout, one batter too late
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Everything up for Cahill in the 1st.
And I don’t believe that’s what she said.
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 27, 2009 6:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
DelaRosa writing on the mound before pitching...
“Throw strikes you asshole!”
“Dear God: thank you for the A’s lineup tonight”
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Nomar is already fidgeting in the dugout
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He and Hawpe both have a lot of movement in their swing
Seems like all those moving parts would make it hard to stay consistent.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's excited about his chances of hitting into 3-4 DPs tonight
by Deborah51 on Jun 27, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hate, hate, hate!
Get down with your bad self, Deb51!
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The A's just foiled a DP opportunity
by already having two outs when he hit a potential DP ball.
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is a worse manager:
Bob Geren or Michael Scott of ‘The Office’?
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:22 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Geren
Mike’s shown he can be good at something at least once per season.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus, with Michael you know he's trying as hard as he can, all the time, to be the funniest, chummiest, most lovable boss there ever was.
Geren, in comparison, is more like Toby.
Baseball isn't magic.
by rebus on Jun 27, 2009 6:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was gonna go with Mose
I actually like Toby.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
For employees Geren has the distinct advantage
of letting you do whatever you want without criticizing it.
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I suppose it was inevitable that these two perennial AN themes
would come together in a single question.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i love michael so much more
plus his branch actually defies logic and out-produces expectations, our lineup is the opposite
by chipper1001 on Jun 27, 2009 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry Nomar, nice try
But there were already 2 outs.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You can't fault his effort though
That was a major league DP ball.
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by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No wonder my dog loves Giambi so much!
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch
K-Hill turning into HR-Hill.
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by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Bogus
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 6:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not as much as the A's need to make a comeback
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This A's squad is:
Baseball isn't magic.
by rebus on Jun 27, 2009 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow, it's even green and gold
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Rockies are turning the Coliseum into Coors Field
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by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm shocked that that carried even to the warning track
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We will be batting in the bottom of 9th
And Cahill will not be lasting long due to serving up BP.
Anything obvious I have missed?
by Trainman on Jun 27, 2009 6:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Was tonight Cahill's normal day to start?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He started on Monday.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time to set up the coleman stove outside
It’s hot as hell and I’m the chef tonight with hot dogs. Hell, it’s what the kids wanted, my niece is here, a little lousy food won’t be too bad.
by paradox on Jun 27, 2009 6:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh hey, 6:00 start. Oops.
And we’re only down three runs!!! Good job guys!
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jun 27, 2009 6:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
CarGon is still an A at heart
Thank you, CarGon.
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by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
CarGon learned something while he was an A
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 6:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They all do
They all learn how to regress instead of progress.
by Trainman on Jun 27, 2009 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cahill isn't throwing very hard tonight
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Might
be a good night to start drinking to get through this game.
by sirbed on Jun 27, 2009 6:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Listen to him, Flounder
He’s pre-med.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought he was pre-law
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another one?
Kee-ripes, we’re swarming this place like locusts. Although I guess PT buggered off.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 6:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Flounder!
That’s gotta be Wallace’s nickname, right?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
God, if only we got the chance to give him a nickname
I’d remember Holliday fondly for the rest of my days if he lands us our future 3Bman.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure a few A's players said the same
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jun 27, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
All right, you guyz
They have to win sometime. We can decide to be happy. Right?
by paradox on Jun 27, 2009 6:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We can decide to be happy drink. Absolutely.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good night to hit - it's like a day game right now
If the A’s can get a couple balls air borne, there’s hope. De La Rosa does have a 5.85 ERA.
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 27, 2009 6:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Young guys, solid job, here are your tickets to Sac to learn how to dominate. Old guys, get out of our sight, pick up your severance checks on the way out the door. Clear out the clubhouse and punt the season...too bad that would disappoint our 12 season
…gotta be perfectly honest with them, right?
by kitoko on Jun 27, 2009 6:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess Cabrera was right in the middle of an exciting chapter in that biography of Che Guevara
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
KK said Geren had meeting with players
Probably patted them on the back. Said “We are better than this, keep plugging and we might win a game this side of October”
by Trainman on Jun 27, 2009 6:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I laughed when I heard that honestly.
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was not a strike to Cust right there
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The ump probably decided
Cust was going to K later in AB so he put him out of his misery
by Trainman on Jun 27, 2009 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A's offense is in the shadows...
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 6:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
god i would love
to see some sign of life with this team
by chipper1001 on Jun 27, 2009 6:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Coors West tonight
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 6:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But, strangely, only when the A's are on defense.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some sort of teleportation is involved, obviously
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
are fans booing already or is it just the voices in my head?
by Deborah51 on Jun 27, 2009 6:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No, sir, they're saying 'Boo-yrnes, Boo-yrnes!'
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
100% baseball
0% effort.
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
by louismg on Jun 27, 2009 6:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, dont know anymore...
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 6:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I've heard that before, what does it mean?
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here it is, without the 'e'
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Comes from 'barm'
the old English word for the yeast that makes beer ferment.
Nowadays you only hear it to mean eccentric. Very common in Britain, not so common here.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 6:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Curt Young to Trevor Cahill:
“You don’t have it tonight, ‘Dactyl’. So we’re taking you out. But before we do, I want to see you put Hawpe on his ass.”
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 6:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL
KK, “Sometimes you have to win 7 to 6 or 8 to 7”
VC, “The A’s so far have not shown they can do that”
Good on Vince, You are right.
by Trainman on Jun 27, 2009 6:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We have the giving up 7 or 8 runs part going pretty well
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sad but true...
I keep waiting for that ’A’s turnaround’ that we expect every year but-
It didn’t happen last year and I’m getting that sinking feeling it wont this year either.
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They have thrown in he towel
Cannot wait for some trades because this team is unwatchable
by Trainman on Jun 27, 2009 6:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clown?
Is that the gravest insult you people can give? watch weeds, anyone?
….these A’s…sigh…
by my_cat_max on Jun 27, 2009 6:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He's right. It's AN's fault for not swearing at Geren enough.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Davis walks-
And its a highlight!
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Rajai .379 OBP in June.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"The A's are going to have to figure out a way to hit Left Handed Pitching" - KK
by cyke17 on Jun 27, 2009 6:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
How about figure out how to hit period
But yeah, That’s funny
Mounting mammoth rally here
by Trainman on Jun 27, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rally mounting-mammoth?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my mistake...i thought AK went to 2nd
by Deborah51 on Jun 27, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s there now.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 27, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
there you go
Andy Bernard does not lose contests. He wins them. Or he quits them. Because they're unfair.
by BigTuna on Jun 27, 2009 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Runs? Yay!
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
2 runz is huge these days.
I feel bad for AK and Zook they’ve been ‘gamers’ through and through.
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holliday- buddy, pls...
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 7:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Geren looked totally confused in the dugout
like, “WTF? we scored?”
by Deborah51 on Jun 27, 2009 7:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I really hope he stays an A this year.
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go back to Colorado you bum
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
tiny victory
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jun 27, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon Norma
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, what's with all the stealing?
Is this the A’s?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 7:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Its working this time around, earlier in the season it was disastrous.
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man we always strand Suzuki...
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 7:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Apropos of nothing, saw Transformers 2 today
Megan Fox.
That is all.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 7:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
More than meets the eye?
what does she turn into anyway?
by MobiusKlein on Jun 27, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Since they
seem to be making all the toys from the 80’s into movies when do we get the hotwheels movie?
by sirbed on Jun 27, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saw Star Trek last night with Mrs doctorK
(and completely forgot about baseball until the movie was over)
Zoe Saldana.
That is all.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, ye gods
That’s Uhura, right? Yes, plz.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can haz scoreless inning plz
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Or at least homerless inning.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carlos Gonzalez 0 for 23 with two strikes...
…And, not any more.
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 27, 2009 7:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oakland Slumpbusters
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jun 27, 2009 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I prefer to think of us as a Tonic
a refreshing visit to invigorate the body.
by MobiusKlein on Jun 27, 2009 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I miss CarGon...
That cannon was nice to have in CF.
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 7:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
the A's have
enough outfielders who can’t hit.
by sirbed on Jun 27, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember A LOT of doubles early on.
The kids still young.
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weren’t his first seven hits doubles?
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 27, 2009 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also remember lots of strickouts, and very few walks
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sound familiar? 2009 A's?
I agree, you are correct- but he was brought up rather quick.
You have to admit, watching him throw to home plate was a thing of beauty.
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crap
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why is Cahill still in the game?
He is leaving everything up tonight, it’s just not his night.
by cyke17 on Jun 27, 2009 7:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If Cahill were a horse, Geren would have to go out and shoot him
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i thought he would leave him out there for another race
REALLY make sure its broken
Andy Bernard does not lose contests. He wins them. Or he quits them. Because they're unfair.
by BigTuna on Jun 27, 2009 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Might
be a good night to start toking to get through this game.
by sirbed on Jun 27, 2009 7:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
E-Gon watched his life flash before his eyes on that one
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Some teams have attitude
The A’s have suckitude
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 7:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think its just 'suck'...
‘Suckitude’ would imply some type of engagement.
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
need new thread
this one has cooties.
by MobiusKlein on Jun 27, 2009 7:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder how Uncie Lew feels about both of his teams looking like absolute piss
by cyke17 on Jun 27, 2009 7:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i can only assume he's fine with it
since geren’s still around
by Deborah51 on Jun 27, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It makes you wonder how bad it will get until someone gives him his walking papers.
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's nothing short of astounding
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 27, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cahill owned-
3.2 IN, 8H, 7ER, 1B, 2K, 4HR!
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 7:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t he come in with just two or three home runs allowed?
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 27, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, no.
What am I smoking?
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 27, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, he's actually been giving up a lot of HRs in Oakland
Coming into tonight, he’d given up 11.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I thought I saw a graphic or something.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 27, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MIght have been on the road
His H/R splits are really weird. Terrible BB/K (21/9), only 2 HRs on the road. At home, coming into tonight 12/32 with 9 HR.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what it was, then.
Thanks for not making me look like a total ass.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 27, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish this was Spring Training...
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish I was a little bit taller...
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jun 27, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish this song would come up in conversation more
Who doesn’t want a rabbit and a hat?
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
with a bat and a '64 Impala
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jun 27, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn!!! I missed it!
Too bad I can only get baseball enjoyment by rooting against the Giants.
by cyke17 on Jun 27, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sad that the best game I've seen this year was at the Giants stadium.
and the A’s weren’t playing….
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was at that game too...
I was at both of Lincecums games… was torture.
by cyke17 on Jun 27, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Close FAIL in Milwaukee tonight
Start of the 9th, it was 4-4. Hoffman allowed 2 runs in the top. Wilson allowed 3 runs in the bottom.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My brother, the Giants fan, says, “Brian Wilson can die.”
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 27, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was also watching that game, and turned it off when Sandoval put the Giants up 5-4...
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jun 27, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Edgar hasn't been that bad hos past few outings... right?
Just have been seeing him a lot.
by cyke17 on Jun 27, 2009 7:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i don't think he's been bad
but i have to admit to rum ingestion and boredom
by Deborah51 on Jun 27, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1-2-3 inning
Wow – forgot what one of those looked like (for our guys, at least).
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Change coming on?
We haven’t had one of those 15-7 games in a long time.
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh
so that’s what a 123 inning looks like
by sirbed on Jun 27, 2009 7:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Springer throws a lot of 123 innings
Other days he’s more on his game and only gives up 117.
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 27, 2009 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah - I want to kick his sorry, whining ass, then steal his girlfriend
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you're going to keep talking about him(/her)
someone needs to make a screen cap.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what
would MrsdoctorK think about you stealing his girlfriend?
by sirbed on Jun 27, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She'd kill me - plain and simple
That’s why I only talk about it.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crosby
Pre warning track power
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 27, 2009 7:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Which do I have a better chance with
The $5 Super Lotto ticket I purchased or the A’s winning this game.
My guess is the lotto ticket
by Trainman on Jun 27, 2009 7:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Those are both bad odds
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Folks, a few years down the road...
..when the A’s are in the World Series, and idiots all over the country are wearing A’s gear, and the AN game threads are full of newbie bandwagon-jumpers rooting for baseball’s hot new team…
…those of us who are watching this game will chuckle to ourselves, and know that none of them can possibly appreciate the good times the way those of us witnessing this disaster can.
We are earning our future joy on this thread, folks.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 7:42 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
So this season is kind of like baseball Purgatory
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rec'd and completely agreed with
There is no animal on this Earth more deplorable than the ever-present “I’m wearing the jersey of the team that just won the Series but it’s okay because my grandfather was a huge fan” megadouche. He/She can be spotted by their brand new unformed baseball cap bill and their inability to name anyone that played for the team 5 years previous.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ANd I had to stomach that after 2002
where lots of new slegnA’s popped up all around this slegnA neighborhood.
by Trainman on Jun 27, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In retrospect, I wish Dusty Baker hadn't handed that WS to the slegnA
It makes there fans intolerable now that their franchise has a title to their credit.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and AN makes the losing almost tolerable
by Deborah51 on Jun 27, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, that and rum
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not alot to talk about tonight huh?
Watching this team play is like watching old people hump. Yet we are all still here, guess we are glutons for punishment, lol
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 27, 2009 7:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Then again
Pulling out a hangnail might be more fun then watching this team hit.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 27, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can you define "old people"
I really need to know.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chappelle Show
When those 2 old people were humping on the stage for the safe sex class, lol.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 27, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"old people" means
“too old for me to even thinking about hooking up with”.
For some here, that means my age. For me it means about 60+.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I'm negotiable concerning the "plus" part.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Jun 27, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Helen Mirren?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know how the Inuit supposedly have dozens of words for snow?
I’ll bet AN has developed an equivalent number of words for “suck”.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHAHA
Now thats some funny ass shit!
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 27, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
do you do that often? watch old people screw?
by Deborah51 on Jun 27, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im not telling you while the sun is up
I dont even know you. Ok yes I enjoy weekly
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 27, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matt Holliday looks like he's that Smalliville dude's younger, homelier brother
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 7:50 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The bag he took out of his pocket said, "David's Sunflower Seeds"
If it was me, it would be full of Vicodin.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he were a decent human being....
he would pass them out to the bleacher creatures. They need it more than him.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Jun 27, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One good thing is my drunk roomy is
listening to the Dodger game since the slegnA game was over before he got home.
I heard him tell someone on the phone that he wants to score big at the track so he can have enough money to move out.
I will offer to pick the winners for him. God, do I hope he wins.
I used to own and train horses so I might even take that up myself and pay him to move out.
by Trainman on Jun 27, 2009 7:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A bag of rubbed balls. How appropriate.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 7:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was Crosbicious
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 8:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
To misquote Thomas Paine
These are the A’s that try men’s souls.
by sirbed on Jun 27, 2009 8:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone should tell them that no matter how long they do the wave
they won’t be able to actually drown themselves.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Normally I would disapprove
But it’s about 106 degrees out there and they paid money to get into the stadium, so they should do whatever makes there happy.
by Englishmajor on Jun 27, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we invoke the mercy rule now?
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 8:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Been fun guys.
Have a good night.
Dont blow Bailey.
by brian.only on Jun 27, 2009 8:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I am off to watch something else as well
because to tell you the truth, as soon as they went down 3-0, I knew it was over.
This is one defeated, pathetic bunch who think Geren is a total loser. If you hooked them all up to lie detectors, all 25 of them will think Geren should be fired and those that don’t will be tagged for deception
by Trainman on Jun 27, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I turned the game off to work out for a while
and was watching an episode of “Man vs. Wild” (which isn’t as good as “Survivorman”, but whatever) with Bear and Will Ferrell in the Swedish arctic in the fall (frozen, but not permanent night).
Reminded me that there are in fact worse things than watching this ball club.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, i like survivorman better too.
i always imagine some poor schmuck following bear’s advice and getting into even worse trouble. like jumping into a freezing ass stream and ending up dying from hypothermia.
by Deborah51 on Jun 27, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Les Stroud actually has to carry his own gear around
and survive all by himself. It’s a lot more fun to watch, without the overdramatizing of MvsW.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL at the "Heavy Hitter" dude
Probably the only thing that guy hits hard is the beer.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 8:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Its just here now to listen to what Fosse talks about now
Like to hear em squirm a little
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 27, 2009 8:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cardinals Acquire Mark DeRosa
By Eddie Schmid [June 27, 2009 at 9:58pm CST]
According to the MLB.com Twitter, the Cardinals have acquired Mark DeRosa from the Indians for RP Chris Perez and a player to be named later.
FIRE GEREN NOW
http://firegerennow.blogspot.com/
by Morgasm on Jun 27, 2009 8:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wait, you're allowed to address your problems by taking action?
Who knew?
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 27, 2009 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you familiar with the old robot expression:
“Does. Not. Compute.”
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Very good move
He would have helped our offence about 30 games ago.
Of course if we traded for a corpse from the morgue, that would have helped our offense
by Trainman on Jun 27, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAAHHAHA
I was gonna say, give the batboy a shot. I heard he is good against Lefties
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 27, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There was a report that Beane was inquiring after him,
but Cleveland asked for more than he was willing to give up.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
144 games without a starter completing 8th inning
ML record for the A’s
by Trainman on Jun 27, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Fan diddle tastic
Bring me Mulder and Hudson.
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by louismg on Jun 27, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay
Interleague play ends tomorrow. On Monday, the A’s can resume losing to the American League.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm an apologist for this team, but even I gotta say...
… this is some pretty piss-poor baseball.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 8:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Please make the bad man stop
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jun 27, 2009 8:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And now all the Rockies have recorded a hit
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jun 27, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even Katrina and the Waves could do 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
by Nico on Jun 27, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like Gerens little Pep talk did wonders.
by cyke17 on Jun 27, 2009 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe the players are still queasy from all the ice-cream
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 27, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's time
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 8:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In order to figure out to win the game, I need to get high!
Oh damn, now I’m too high too remember what the strategy was.
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think a 30 run game by Colorado
will get us on ESPN and hand some embarrassment to the team and the management who do not know how to field a competitive team
by Trainman on Jun 27, 2009 8:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But they won't get that far.
15 yes. But not 20.
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
by louismg on Jun 27, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm starting to think
we might not be able to come back and win this game.
I know, crazy talk. These are the A’s. Of course we’re coming back!
Thanks for the pep talk.
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jun 27, 2009 8:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
A's pitchers still have to get 10 outs
There is a very real possibility of a position player seeing action on the mound if things don’t get better fast.
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 27, 2009 8:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Please let it be Nomar
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Four balks and a run scores.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I vote for Swishe--
Ohhhhhh. Sad face.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think there is any possibility.
The organization is too conservative. It’s not going to happen.
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by louismg on Jun 27, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who is
the position player who gets the call?
by sirbed on Jun 27, 2009 8:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully Crosby
The A’s brass in a genius move turn Crosby into the reverse Ankiel and resign him.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 27, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather see them resign him than re-sign him
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now Im laughing my ass off
Good catch!
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 27, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im sober and all I can do is sit here and crack up
If they are gonna suck, at least suck real good.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 27, 2009 8:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tonight, they are O-Cabuluous
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
{Adds that to the list of AN suck-euphemisms}
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon folks, I've already suggested "Crosbicious" and "O-Cabulous"
I’m sure AN can come up with dozens more!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My current favorite is "Geren"
(also works as a euphemism for “dumbass”)
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rally Helen!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 8:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
One of 10 British women who have actually aged well
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She's also Russian nobility, yeah?
I seem to remember reading that somewheres. I didn’t even know who she was until I found out the Mars Volta wrote a song about her.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mironoff, yes
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know, the A's used to be a really good team back in the day.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
annal nathrach, oovthas bethud...
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh my gosh, that was her?!?
I think the last time I saw that movie was when it was in the theaters. What, early 1980s?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, 1981, IIRC
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I'm not mistaken, that movie started the now-cliché
practice of using “O Fortuna” from Carmina burana in swords-and-sorcery battle scenes.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny anecdotes
Evidently, Helen Mirren absolutely hated Nicol Williamson, who played Merlin. They’d been in some Shakespeare production together in London years before and didn’t get along. So John Boorman had to lie to each of them about the other’s participation in the film, and by the time they got to the set and found out they were in the film together, it was too late to back out. Boorman says on the DVD commentary that he thinks the tension between then played well in the film.
Also, he says he still has the breastplate she wore. Which I found to be really, really creepy.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love stories like that
Just like the one about George C. Scott and Kubrick on Dr. Strangelove.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
anachronistic breastplate, I'm pretty sure
Doesn’t look Arthurian era to me. But then she was magic, so anything is possible.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So was being older than 25 and having all your teeth
As was all the full-plate armor. Boorman admits that it’s all anachronistic, but IIRC he says that he considers the story of Arthur to be sort of archetypal and timeless, so the anachronisms don’t bother him.
He sounded pretty obsessed with the film in the commentary, and I have to admit I really liked it when it came out and it still holds up well, especially Nicol Williamson’s hilarious and brilliant performance — the only really off part is the scene near the beginning when Uther sees whatsherface dance for the first time, which has way too much of a Stevie-Nicks-twirling-around-with-Fleetwood-Mac vibe to it.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Helloooooooo, hot Oakland fans in the stands
If I have to sit here and watch this, it’d be nice to do so sitting next to one o’ them pretty ladies.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 8:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You know it's a
long night when Ken is talking about obscure British rockers from the 1970’s.
by sirbed on Jun 27, 2009 8:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was funny.
“You think I want to use this stuff??”
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who'd he mention?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Jun 27, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Al Stewart
whose middle name turns out to be Ian.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon Norma
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 8:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
DP FAIL
More than just ANtics: http://www.louisgray.com/live/
by louismg on Jun 27, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, he TRIED
Tulo wasn’t cooperating.
by Joey C. on Jun 27, 2009 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That counts as a rally!
And Nomar is among the best hitters of all time! /koolaid
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by louismg on Jun 27, 2009 8:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Watch out
here comes the mighty green and gold comeback!
by sirbed on Jun 27, 2009 8:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you know, that 2nd to last pitch G could have taken in the butt
and watch what you say about that
by Deborah51 on Jun 27, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
strickout
Didn’t see that coming.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 8:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Giambi was at .202 there... wonder how long till he goes sub .200
by cyke17 on Jun 27, 2009 8:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm just hoping Barton can learn from him.
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 27, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently this
Rockies pitcher is like Jake Taylor and wasn’t cutting it in the Mexican League.
by sirbed on Jun 27, 2009 8:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And that, ladies and gentlemen,
is my analysis of the trade!
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 27, 2009 8:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Looked safe to me
But really, what difference would it have made.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 8:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess Holliday thought he could get away with not touching the plate again
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Jun 27, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bob Geren going to argue
The fucking horse has bolted the barn u dpishit
by Trainman on Jun 27, 2009 8:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Giambi at.202
Giambi I know you can suck better then that! Get under .200, be really terrible
by asfaninpismobeach on Jun 27, 2009 8:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just read on mlbtrade rumors
That in derosa trade player to be named later is supposley Brett Wallace
by buckfan6 on Jun 27, 2009 8:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That would surprise me a great deal.
It would also explain why Beane didn’t get DeRosa.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jun 27, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'm not seeing that anywhere
No wallace as the PTBNL speculation. Just a quote from the GM’s saying the PTBNL is an ‘important piece’.
We’ll see.
FIRE GEREN NOW
http://firegerennow.blogspot.com/
by Morgasm on Jun 27, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CarGo Needs a double and a homer...
just sayin
by cyke17 on Jun 27, 2009 8:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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
by Nico on Jun 27, 2009 8:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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