Open Thread: Game 77 - A's vs. Tigers
by baseballgirl on Jul 1, 2009 12:14 PM PDT
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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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Damn, wrong place. Again.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 12:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
!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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
is the game on CSNCA today?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
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by micdog2001 on Jul 1, 2009 12:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
You are getting funnier in your young age, alox.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Having ex-Slegna going 1-2 at the top of the order still feels weird to me
Must shower off this icky feeling
by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 12:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
love the stirrups
why can’t ballplayers have good style these days?
by jlanning17 on Jul 1, 2009 12:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
followed by Hot Pants Day
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
or in this year's crappy add campain parlance
D ll s Br den
by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
crap, insurmountable lead
Well guys, it was fun!
by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 1:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
That Ryan Sweeney commercial was cool.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 1:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
you're like that last ray of 'hope' left in Pandora's box after all the evil spilled out
and by evil, I mean the A’s suckitude.
by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Obviously.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Oh, sorry.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
I laugh.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
True. Twice.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
In your face, Polanco!
0-2. Small victories, guys
by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 1:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Mark Ellis...
…goes deep AGAIN to tie this one up! (please?lol)
by kitoko on Jul 1, 2009 1:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
boosting his trade value every day in preparation for BILLY'S FIRE SALE!
by kitoko on Jul 1, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Bob Geren and Ken Macha both enjoy jai lai.
by CarGon's Jock on Jul 1, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
We need to bench Kennedy...
….before his average plummets south of “untradeable”.
by kitoko on Jul 1, 2009 1:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Is that from beef, braun, TNT or dynamite?
Bob Geren and Ken Macha both enjoy jai lai.
by CarGon's Jock on Jul 1, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
O-Cab can smell trade, so he seems to be really motivated!!!
"Where's the beef?"
by MMunoz33 on Jul 1, 2009 1:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
my hope is nobody, anybody else?
McGwire belongs in the Hall so put him there
by streetisclosedin08 on Jul 1, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
There is a game on...
"Where's the beef?"
by MMunoz33 on Jul 1, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Is Giambi the only everyday palyer in MLB
not hitting 200?
HILLIS
by robbo650 on Jul 1, 2009 1:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
I still like Ryan Sweeney.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 1:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
A life size poster of my favorite players might help.
Just sayin…
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Jul 1, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(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 0 recs
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 0 recs
So many to choose from....
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Jul 1, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
...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 0 recs
(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 0 recs
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 0 recs
I'd be worried that the Blevins one might not make it to me clean.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Jul 1, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no more groveling
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
We must have different books.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
so back to my original comment
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
And we know how effective his book is...
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Jul 1, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
yawn
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
hehe
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And to think I toned it down and was playing that one nicely.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Jul 1, 2009 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When you got a man down...
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
i'm at work. was that classic custian?
by Deborah51 on Jul 1, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
opposite field classic
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Jul 1, 2009 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
"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
OH MY EYES MY EYES!
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Jul 1, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
I don't know guys, Kitoko clearly showed us earlier that Cust sucks
by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 1:34 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He should be traded
this very inning. Sell high baby!
"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 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not just Cust...our whole lineup sucks...and i really hope that my posting this causes them to all hit home runs for weeks and weeks on end...
by kitoko on Jul 1, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FWIW, the only way to describe a "power hitter" who commits 6 errors in the field between HR's at the plate...
….is “SUCKS”. Granted, he shouldn’t be in the field at all (and wouldn’t, were it not for the catastrophic failure that is “Giambi ’09”), but come on…we as fans deserve better…
by kitoko on Jul 1, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where is Kiko Calero?
"Where's the beef?"
by MMunoz33 on Jul 1, 2009 1:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
on the DL for the Marlins along with Dan Meyer
by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
I like her.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Glen Kuiper is yawning.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 1:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
how 'bout bleeps?
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
oops too quick - winner
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
my head hurts
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Especially that part
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jul 1, 2009 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
.jpg)
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
O-Cab homerun...
right here!!!
"Where's the beef?"
by MMunoz33 on Jul 1, 2009 1:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay I'm fired...
"Where's the beef?"
by MMunoz33 on Jul 1, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would have been a HR in the senior league softball field near my house
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jul 1, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Polanco 0-3 today
almost as good as a win
by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 1:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 recs
Time to resign AK to an extension?
"Where's the beef?"
by MMunoz33 on Jul 1, 2009 1:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
"I want brains...and a six-pack!"
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jul 1, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and for these gd players to stop acting like pantywaists and play effing baseball!
This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 1, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
It's just part of his game plan, LB
by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if it were anyone other than Braden, I'd think it was false.
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 0 recs
and it's working
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
splendid point
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 1, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's okay, Dallas
we’re scared too
by cityplANner on Jul 1, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
*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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Braden deserves 10 wins so far this season.
by spottedstomper on Jul 1, 2009 1:57 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
With a 3.16 ERA? I agree
@worldblee on Twitter.
by worldblee on Jul 1, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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