Open Thread: Game 77 - A's vs. Tigers
by baseballgirl on Jul 1, 2009 12:14 PM PDT
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PrintDetroit 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!!!!!!!!
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
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."
I saw all the guys in the dugout with the stirrups yesterday.
Being trying to find a pic ever since…
Bring Jerry back!
rawr
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
stirrup salute
Cahill has his on backwards though.
by zenlunatic on Jul 1, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
!roverT, emosewA
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
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
That is the greatest thing I've seen all week.
Major props to you, zenlunatic.
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by walkoff baltimore chop 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
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
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
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 : -> : -] : -}
Welcome back Travis
thank god Cust is not in RF
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
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
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
Having ex-Slegna going 1-2 at the top of the order still feels weird to me
Must shower off this icky feeling
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
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.
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
I hate PP
take that, your out!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
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
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
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
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
Can anyone please tell me...
…why the lifeless husk of Jason Giambi is batting cleanup for a major league team?
because of 2001
which is a lame reason but . . .
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
i guess this is the part where...
….useless Giambi hits a solid GIDP right into the shift. Thanx, BALCO.
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.
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
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
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."
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
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
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."
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
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 : -> : -] : -}
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
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.
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
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.
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."
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
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!
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 1, 2009 1:06 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
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
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…
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
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
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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.
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
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
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.
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
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…
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
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
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.
Mark Ellis...
…goes deep AGAIN to tie this one up! (please?lol)
OMG WE'RE HAVING A FIRE
…sale.
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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.
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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”.
what...
and put Hanahan or Crosby back at third?
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
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?
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
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 !
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
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…
Beane will pull the trigger when he gets the proper offer...
I am also ready for the trades to begin!!!
"Where's the beef?"
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?
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)
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
TWSS
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by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 1, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
2009 Oakland A's Moto
Warning Track Power
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
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
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
How did the Tigers score
negative runs in their half?
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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?"
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.
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
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
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
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.
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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
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.
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.
Who's worse right now
G or Cust?
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
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
I still like Ryan Sweeney.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 1, 2009 1:31 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
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jack Cust
sucks.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
That would make an awesome bobblehead/sliceyarm
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
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
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…
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
before that he was dealing
so good for him.
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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?"
what they should've said...
….is that Holliday seems completely uninterested in PLAYING this season…
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Nice call Korach!!!
Smoked to left…Kennedy caught it…
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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