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Open Thread: Game 77 - A's vs. Tigers

Detroit Tigers at Oakland Athletics, Jul 1, 2009 12:35 PM PDT


Amazingly, the A's have a chance for a series win this afternoon, in what promises to be a pitchers' duel between the A's Dallas Braden and the Tigers' Justin Verlander. Braden has pitched very well this season, and has little to show for it, thanks to the lack of run support. However, I don't think the A's offense is limited to just failing for Braden.

Even Urban has picked up on the mystery of Travis Buck, writing on MLB today:

The A's appeared to rush Travis Buck back to the big leagues, but they certainly haven't been in a rush to get him on the field.

Recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday, Buck was told to catch a 5:30 p.m. flight out of Las Vegas -- where the River Cats were playing -- to Oakland. He didn't get to town in time to start in the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Tigers, but after the game A's manager Bob Geren suggested that Buck would start in the outfield on Tuesday.

That didn't happen either, but it's expected to happen in Wednesday's series finale.

Buck is a left-handed hitter, he'd been swinging a hot bat (.350) for Sacramento, and he hasn't made an error in his past 141 games in the big leagues. But Geren started Jack Cust in right field Tuesday against Detroit right-hander Armando Galarraga.

The story goes on to talk about how Cust told Geren that he sees the ball well against yesterday's starter, and some other quotes, but maybe Mychael is trying to tell us something:

"If we get ahead," Geren said before the game, "I can always improve our defense [with a substitution] late in the game, as I usually do."

So Buck plays when we're ahead, for defense, not offense, despite his numbers . Got it. I won't mention that if Cust makes some of those plays, the A's might not be behind....oh, nevermind. Travis Buck is in the lineup today; Cust will be the DH.

And it was guessed in the game thread, but here you are:

In a tribute of sorts to fellow starter Josh Outman, who underwent season-ending left elbow surgery on Tuesday, Vin Mazzaro, Brett Anderson and Trevor Cahill went with the stirrups-and-sanitary-socks look favored by Outman, who adopted the look in tribute to former A's pitcher Barry Zito

...and AN ladies everywhere swoon.



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do love Outman's stirrups

swoon, oh yea…

sucks he has TJ surgery – he was the best of the rookies so far

what kinda karma are the A’s reaping?

wish I was at the game today, work blows

GO A’s!!!!!!!!

by my_cat_max on Jul 1, 2009 12:21 PM PDT reply actions  

Oh for f--- (rhymes with Buck) sake

Play him or trade him. This Buck limbo stuff is so frustrating!

"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."

-Charles Manson

by kaweahkaweah on Jul 1, 2009 12:26 PM PDT reply actions  

It's not just the ladies that are swooning...

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Jul 1, 2009 12:28 PM PDT reply actions  

I saw all the guys in the dugout with the stirrups yesterday.

Being trying to find a pic ever since…

Bring Jerry back!

by ZigFan31 on Jul 1, 2009 12:31 PM PDT reply actions  

rawr

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Jul 1, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

sup

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Jul 1, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

stirrup salute

Cahill has his on backwards though.

by zenlunatic on Jul 1, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Awesome.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

!roverT, emosewA

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

They should have worn casts

on their left arms. Probably didn’t want to temp fate, which is wise.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thanks!

Oh…

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Jul 1, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

That is the greatest thing I've seen all week.

Major props to you, zenlunatic.

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 Jul 1, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

That is cool.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jul 1, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

OMG...awesome!

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Jul 1, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cahill looks so alienated

Like…“why are they making me do this” type alienated.

"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 Jul 1, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

But its still awesome.

"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 Jul 1, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

AWESOME.

I had no idea that they did this last night. Somebody’s been reading AN

by whiteshoes40 on Jul 1, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

is the game on CSNCA today?

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jul 1, 2009 12:31 PM PDT reply actions  

yes

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Jul 1, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

thanks

I think I will go to lunch then and watch the begining.

Oddly I still get excited when a game is about to start even though I know the A’s suck this year. Usually my exictement turns to disgust but every once in a while it is fun.

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jul 1, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

+ same

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Welcome back Travis

thank god Cust is not in RF

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Jul 1, 2009 12:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Never doubt the managment

absurdity that is Bob Geren. The game is young.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Thank You!

I’ll be here all season. Retching…but here.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh yeah

I’ve seen you. Just seem to pitching gems lately.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Having ex-slegnA who are no longer good at baseball at the top of the order feels even worse

"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 Jul 1, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

agreed. I think the AK mirage is fading fast

We need to deal him before his BA drops below 270 and other clubs get wise.

by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

indeed

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

good start

2 pitches, 1 out

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jul 1, 2009 12:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Hey folks

Look, we got Rogers Hornsby Placido Polanco out!

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 12:38 PM PDT reply actions  

I hate PP

take that, your out!

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jul 1, 2009 12:38 PM PDT reply actions  

1-2-3

Nice inning Pepe

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Jul 1, 2009 12:42 PM PDT reply actions  

love the stirrups

why can’t ballplayers have good style these days?

by jlanning17 on Jul 1, 2009 12:43 PM PDT reply actions  

yep

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

They should have "stirrpus night" as a promotion

high socks to the first 10,000 fans and both teams in stirrups and sanitaries.

Don’t tell me that wouldn’t sell out

by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Then you could combine the two and have Brüno night

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

LOL

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

O-Cab vs. Verlander

I’m not filled with optimism.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 12:44 PM PDT reply actions  

hit AND SB...crazy!

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Jul 1, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hey, if it gets them to play well...

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions   2 recs

LMAO

and rec’ed

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Jul 1, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Can anyone please tell me...

…why the lifeless husk of Jason Giambi is batting cleanup for a major league team?

by kitoko on Jul 1, 2009 12:46 PM PDT reply actions  

because of 2001

which is a lame reason but . . .

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jul 1, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

i guess this is the part where...

….useless Giambi hits a solid GIDP right into the shift. Thanx, BALCO.

by kitoko on Jul 1, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was at the game last night

I called Kurt’s bases loaded DP and O-cabs’ game ending DP the pitch before they were delivered. Sad, really.

by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

So you're to blame.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

KK: "One thing about Jason, he certainly hasn't lost his eye."

I have to admit, that would be a new reason to put someone on the DL, even for the A’s.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 12:52 PM PDT reply actions  

DOOD

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Everybody doing a good job to wear Verlander down

(Except OrCa)

"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 Jul 1, 2009 12:52 PM PDT reply actions  

Let'z go dAllAs brAden!

"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."

by DyeLongJustice on Jul 1, 2009 12:53 PM PDT reply actions  

or BOB GEREN...oh wait

"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."

by DyeLongJustice on Jul 1, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Actually, that is DUMB SS

"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 Jul 1, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

bobby crosby just called

he wants his name back

"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."

by DyeLongJustice on Jul 1, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sigh

A run

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Jul 1, 2009 12:59 PM PDT reply actions  

Come On Braden

get out this. You can do it.

"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."

by DyeLongJustice on Jul 1, 2009 12:59 PM PDT reply actions  

good thing we used to have him

IIRC

"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."

by DyeLongJustice on Jul 1, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Man I hate Laird

he can suck against the rest of the league and hit like .400 against us

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Jul 1, 2009 1:02 PM PDT reply actions  

That Ryan Sweeney commercial was cool.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 1:02 PM PDT reply actions  

is it sad that I still have faith that we can win?

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jul 1, 2009 1:03 PM PDT reply actions  

no

remain strong, so many of us have given up all hope.

"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."

by DyeLongJustice on Jul 1, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

no, i've given up hope too

i don’t actually watch the A’s much, or look at the standings. I more just kinda hope that our rookies start dominating, and give us something to look forward too.

"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."

by DyeLongJustice on Jul 1, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

1-0, not us?

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jul 1, 2009 1:03 PM PDT reply actions  

Obviously.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sorry, only following the game thread today.

Didn’t know what the score was.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jul 1, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh, sorry.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cust's walkup should be the BEP song...boom boom POW

"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."

by DyeLongJustice on Jul 1, 2009 1:04 PM PDT reply actions  

or boom boom OW

"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."

by DyeLongJustice on Jul 1, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cust doesn't deserve a walkup

McGwire belongs in the Hall so put him there

by streetisclosedin08 on Jul 1, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

wasn't Buck brought in

To help bolster the offense, and then bat 8th? Good call!

"I can't wait for tommorrow, cause I get so much cooler every day" - shirt worn by Swish

by Bigtoe on Jul 1, 2009 1:05 PM PDT reply actions  

Maybe he was brought in to bolster the defense. He hasn’t made an error in the last 141 games.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Shhh!

Don’t jinx it, man!

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 Jul 1, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

I laugh.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was really hoping that went out

just so I could say “or maybe it was the offense”

"I can't wait for tommorrow, cause I get so much cooler every day" - shirt worn by Swish

by Bigtoe on Jul 1, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

well that might be true

but with our current right fielder, I think I might have bolstered the defense.

"I can't wait for tommorrow, cause I get so much cooler every day" - shirt worn by Swish

by Bigtoe on Jul 1, 2009 1:07 PM PDT reply actions  

ugh, first gameday stopped working, then gamecast

now I’m down to using CBS’ gamecenter. Thanks, place of work! God, it’s like they think I have something better to do than follow the A’s in the middle of the day…

by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 1:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Another double (sigh)

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Jul 1, 2009 1:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Where's the Eeyore pic?

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Jul 1, 2009 1:09 PM PDT reply actions  

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 Jul 1, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

I always hoped

he would have seen a shrink or something for his depression.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

Are other teams allowed to hit doubles

at will like that?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Placido is up again?

May was well put that guy on third on the board!

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Bizzaro Everett

Errors in the field and doubles off the wall. Who is this guy?

by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 1:11 PM PDT reply actions  

I am dying of boredom.

The A’s aren’t only a bad team, they do nothing to inspire. Kills me. And yet it beats working.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Unless you worked at strip club or something.

Work doesn’t often inspire me to stick objects in my eyes.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

True. Twice.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

The A's have only one player on their roster (Holliday) who would bat higher than 7th or 8th...

…on any decent team. And he’ll be gone soon. So we will then be sending 9 8th-9th place hitters to the plate every night. Unfortunately, most of those guys have to bat higher in the lineup for us, as we can only use two in the spots where they belong…

by kitoko on Jul 1, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions  

McGwire, Canseco?

damn wrong year

McGwire belongs in the Hall so put him there

by streetisclosedin08 on Jul 1, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dallas is amazing!

Placido failed to get an RBI!

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:14 PM PDT reply actions  

Miggy!!!!

"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 Jul 1, 2009 1:14 PM PDT reply actions  

I was noticing a weird trend lately.

Lots of comments of this ilk:
“What? I stepped away for a minute, and came back to see that we’re losing?!”

Stop stepping away, people.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:16 PM PDT reply actions  

Mark Ellis...

…goes deep AGAIN to tie this one up! (please?lol)

by kitoko on Jul 1, 2009 1:16 PM PDT reply actions  

OMG WE'RE HAVING A FIRE

…sale.

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 Jul 1, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

Bob Geren and Ken Macha both enjoy jai lai.

by CarGon's Jock on Jul 1, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

We were both voted best hair.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

And scene.

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 Jul 1, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

We need to bench Kennedy...

….before his average plummets south of “untradeable”.

by kitoko on Jul 1, 2009 1:20 PM PDT reply actions  

what...

and put Hanahan or Crosby back at third?

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Jul 1, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

What difference does it make who we play at third, or anywhere else for that matter?

This team has NO MLB-CALIBER TALENT AT ANY POSITION (except catcher). With our best lineup, we lose maybe 92 games. With Crosby and/or Hannahan in there, we lose 95. Who cares?

by kitoko on Jul 1, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ellis is a more-than-legitimate 2B

and Holliday is a very good LF

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

+1

"Where's the beef?"

by MMunoz33 on Jul 1, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

and that is why we need to trade them ASAP for players that can help us in 2011...

…because it would take three more Hollidays and 5 more Ellises to make this team relevant or even watchable. Punt the season already….we suck !

by kitoko on Jul 1, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

We don't need to trade anyone ASAP, we need to get the best deals for them, whenever that might happen

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ellis needs to be shipped before he goes on the DL again, killing his trade value...

…and Holliday should be traded before his current HR drought reaches 200 AB’s, which it just might at this rate…

by kitoko on Jul 1, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Beane will pull the trigger when he gets the proper offer...

I am also ready for the trades to begin!!!

"Where's the beef?"

by MMunoz33 on Jul 1, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

Why does everyone think of Holliday as one of ours?

Yes, granted, he is wearing our uniform today, but is there ANYONE not born in a cave that sees him here past the deadline? Anyone?

by kitoko on Jul 1, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

I live in a clearing just outside a cave

and I do see him clearing the trade deadline

And with that being said

CUST HOMER!!

and btw how do the tigers now have only one run?

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Jul 1, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was responding to your hyperbolic ALL CAPS

If you say, “This team has NO MLB-CALIBER TALENT AT ANY POSITION (except catcher)” then someone might point out that that statement is wrong.

If you meant something different, you should have said something different.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

You're harshing my mellow!

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Jul 1, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

TWSS

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 Jul 1, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

FWIW

TFCIT

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Jul 1, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

2009 Oakland A's Moto

Warning Track Power

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Jul 1, 2009 1:23 PM PDT reply actions  

Your username is sheer win, btw.

"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 Jul 1, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

How did the Tigers score

negative runs in their half?

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Jul 1, 2009 1:24 PM PDT reply actions  

Who will remain from our infield

in 2010?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:24 PM PDT reply actions  

My guess is only the guys who rake the dirt

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

MaEl

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

What options do we have on Kennedy for the

2010 season?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dunno

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd love to see him replace Crosby in the utility role, unless they find a 3B

that can actually hit AND field.

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Jul 1, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was thinking the exact same thing.

He seems like a perfect replacement for Scutaro.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

I really feel that Beane is going to have to be seriously

BLOWN away by another teams trade offer for Holliday…

I think Beane isn’t going to move him and try to re-sign him!

"Where's the beef?"

by MMunoz33 on Jul 1, 2009 1:25 PM PDT reply actions  

The scoreboard on the frontpage of AN showed the score to be 2-0

The Tigers scored two runs in the top of the 2nd. And remarkably in 3rd, the Tigers posted an -1 run. So there you have it…the score is actually 1-0 Tigers.

I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.

by franks a lot on Jul 1, 2009 1:26 PM PDT reply actions  

GIDP

Pepe does it again

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Jul 1, 2009 1:28 PM PDT reply actions  

you guys could've told me there's a game on.

selfish bastards.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:28 PM PDT reply actions  

Well, we wanted to spend some time talking about you

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

okay. That's valid.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

thank you.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wasn't it on 3 hours ago

in Florida?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

that would explain a lot...

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

I thought you were out hunting zombies.

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 Jul 1, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

I was.

but then it started raining and the zombies here are kind of averse to the rain (they say it messes their hair up), so I came back in. Sign business is slow too…

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Besides, there's not enough A's offense to go around.

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

Offenses, yes.

Offense, no.

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Im' offensive.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm confused

I looked at the scoreboard on the front page, and it just said the Tigers scored 2, then -1, then 1, making the score 2-0.

"Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it?"-Steve McCatty

by 5Aces on Jul 1, 2009 1:30 PM PDT reply actions  

No one seems to know

Twilight Zone man!

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Jul 1, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

Probably

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Jul 1, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

The gold thonger

It’s becomming more than obvious that Giambi’s got nothing left. At this point, what is it going to put Barton in there to if he’s a player or not.

by zenlunatic on Jul 1, 2009 1:31 PM PDT reply actions  

ok, left out a few important words

What is it going to hurt to put Barton in there to see if he’s a player or not.

by zenlunatic on Jul 1, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

Who's worse right now

G or Cust?

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Jul 1, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

G

"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 Jul 1, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

As in, because of the 'Roids, he's literally got nothing left in the golden thong? ;-)

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

TMI

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Jul 1, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

I still like Ryan Sweeney.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 1:31 PM PDT reply actions  

+2

"Where's the beef?"

by MMunoz33 on Jul 1, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Gone!

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 1:32 PM PDT reply actions  

see?

You see what happens when you invite L Bloom to the party?

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:33 PM PDT reply actions  

you still mad at me?

That was, what, three days ago?

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

2

Bring Jerry back!

by ZigFan31 on Jul 1, 2009 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

oh, okay.

That’s still worthy.

I’ve got another day of groveling.

I’m sorry I hurt your feelings.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

(Pssst -- hold out for a blow-up of the stirrup-socks picture!)

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

quiet you!

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

I need a starting point.

If you had a high quality picture of Ziggy or {gasp!} Blevins…

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

...IF?

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jul 1, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

(I know, I know)

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cmon you two...really?

The question will be which one do I send?

Bring Jerry back!

by ZigFan31 on Jul 1, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

no more groveling

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's only been two days.

three’s the cutoff day for groveling.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

well, you were married a heck of a lot longer than me, so your book is

probably significantly more valid than mine…

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

but I'm stubborn...

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

track record = not so sparkling

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

yawn

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

less grovel?

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

Don't know.

How well has it worked for you so far?

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

she actually responds better to naked, unadulterated aggression,

but I also genuinely hurt her feelings with it. So…I dunno.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

My God you're ruthless!

I think I would marvel at the level of male carnage left behind in your wake!

I’m impressed…..and a little frightened.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

hehe

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

You wear the six inch stilletto heels?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

yes

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

you really don't hafta, you know.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Really?

How come LB can play but I cant? Geez…

You wanna mess with me?

Bring Jerry back!

by ZigFan31 on Jul 1, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

oh, please do play.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

which is fine

except when it comes to groveling.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

Jack Cust

sucks.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:33 PM PDT reply actions  

My reverse Mojo

Giambi sucks too.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions  

well, that IS true

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Jul 1, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

What's truth got to do with it?

Or is that love?

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Jul 1, 2009 1:33 PM PDT reply actions  

OH WOW!!!!!

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Jul 1, 2009 1:33 PM PDT reply actions  

I'm at work too!

I just can’t believe they scored!

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Jul 1, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

opposite field classic

You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}

by micdog2001 on Jul 1, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

Aw, they're so smiley.

I like smiles. Also home runs. Also runs in general. Also Travis Buck in RF.

by whiteshoes40 on Jul 1, 2009 1:33 PM PDT reply actions  

SPARTACUST!

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 Jul 1, 2009 1:34 PM PDT reply actions  

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

That is awesome.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Awesome in the worst way possible

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Jul 1, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

I don't know if I should find the eye bleach

or if I should rec this.

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 Jul 1, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

why not both?

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Rec the eye bleach

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not mutually exclusive.

Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.

by pam5981 on Jul 1, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

That would make an awesome bobblehead/sliceyarm

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

where in the world is Kiko Calero?

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

They are still true A's then

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Jul 1, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

You can take the boy off the A's but...

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Jul 1, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

before that he was dealing

so good for him.

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Jul 1, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Meyer's not on the DL

(he actually picked up the win today)

will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody

by day-to-day on Jul 1, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

What the hell.

I step away from my desk and now we lead?

Cool.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:36 PM PDT reply actions  

It was karma.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

I like her.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

she's hawt.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

She's a b*tch

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

Glen Kuiper is yawning.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 1:37 PM PDT reply actions  

Glen Kuiper is yawn

inducing

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Jul 1, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hate bloops.

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Jul 1, 2009 1:39 PM PDT reply actions  

how 'bout bleeps?

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

how about bleeped bloops?

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

I like bleeped bloops.

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Jul 1, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

I know what chicks dig.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

suddenly, I'm in a Spike Jonze movie...

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

my head hurts

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

mine too.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

winner

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

Cust would have had that

if Geren had the sense to play him over Travis in RF.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Don't even kid about that!

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Jul 1, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

lol....

sensitive today? Don’t worry, I don’t think Geren even knows how to read.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

or how to lead...

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

Was it just me, or did i read that scouts

were saying Matt Holliday seems completely uninterested in playing defense this season?

"Where's the beef?"

by MMunoz33 on Jul 1, 2009 1:41 PM PDT reply actions  

what they should've said...

….is that Holliday seems completely uninterested in PLAYING this season…

by kitoko on Jul 1, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

While we were all horsing around with our japes and verbal tomfoolery

Braden stranded the tying run at 2nd.

Woo hoo!

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 1:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Pepe's tough on those RISP.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

He's been a fan of giving up doubles today.

Thankfully, he’s also a fan of dominating the tigers lineup

by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Attaboy, Dallas

1 run in 5 innings. I say, YES.

@worldblee on Twitter.

by worldblee on Jul 1, 2009 1:45 PM PDT reply actions  

si

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

oui

@worldblee on Twitter.

by worldblee on Jul 1, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

I shouldn't have said that

Around the A’s it’s pronounced “owie”

@worldblee on Twitter.

by worldblee on Jul 1, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

you, and Diego Sanchez.

YES!

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

Curtis Granded Out.

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:45 PM PDT reply actions  

CGO?

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

I see that pitch count, and I'm thinking one thing.

Can I has CG?

"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 Jul 1, 2009 1:47 PM PDT reply actions  

Or at least "starter throws a pitch in the 9th inning"?

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

Well you know

Pepe doesn’t want to give it over to the bullpen and have the W go adios.

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

5 pitch inning for Verlander?

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 Jul 1, 2009 1:48 PM PDT reply actions  

He is like the best pitcher in the AL

not named Greinke or Halladay.

"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 Jul 1, 2009 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Dallas saying to himself:

“A lead?!…Now what do I do?”

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:48 PM PDT reply actions  

He looked kind of confused after Cust homered

will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody

by day-to-day on Jul 1, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

face it,

he always looks kinda confused.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

NICE PLAY KENNEDY!

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Jul 1, 2009 1:50 PM PDT reply actions  

Nice call Korach!!!

Smoked to left…Kennedy caught it…

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Jul 1, 2009 1:50 PM PDT reply actions  

AK-47!!!!!

"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 Jul 1, 2009 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

KK: "One of the things that Leyland likes about Polanco is that he's a grinder"

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

I just hate it when he makes mince meat out of us

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Be even better with a win!

PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves

by adragon on Jul 1, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

0 and 5

would be better. And then a beating.

"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Jul 1, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Let's hope Billy is resigned to it.

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm still holding out hope for Zombie Milly Martin.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

No.

See: fluke offensive season.

On a 1 year deal to play 3B, sure, but he can get better elsewhere as a 2B.

"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 Jul 1, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

question

why is Braden Pepe again?

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 Jul 1, 2009 1:53 PM PDT reply actions  

Pepe is his finger moustache.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

He's been in the closet too long...photo anyone?

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

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 Jul 1, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

Right on cue.

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

woot!

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

Just in time for the K!

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 1, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

you know, KK

Braden would not “have to work around doubles” if he stopped giving them up.

This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach

by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:53 PM PDT reply actions  

He's still figuring out how to negotiate a lead.

"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)

by PortlandPachyderm on Jul 1, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

splendid point

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

*long sigh of blessed relief*

I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)

by BleedGreen on Jul 1, 2009 1:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Quality start for Braden in the books

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 Jul 1, 2009 1:56 PM PDT reply actions  

NEW THREAD OPEN!

http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/7/1/934598/open-thread-game-77-as-vs-tigers

"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est

by baseballgirl on Jul 1, 2009 1:58 PM PDT reply actions  

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