A's Offense and Defense Secure Another Loss
by baseballgirl on Jul 10, 2009 7:52 PM PDT
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PrintThe tone of tonight's game was set from the first batter. Upton popped up with what should have been the first out, but four A's fielders were unable to catch the ball in foul territory. I could be generous and excuse them for the dome, but I won't. Catch the ball! Of course, the very next pitch was smoked for a double.
So the Rays have a runner on second and no one out. Then something great happens for the A's. They get the runner dead picked off at second; Mazzaro making the perfect throw, and Cabrera just doesn't catch the ball. The ball sailed into center field; the run was driven in on the next pitch, and the A's were down 1-0. They would never recover. Mazzaro would give up two additional earned runs in his five innings (to go with 7 hits), but he never had a chance. Here's why:
First inning: Kennedy grounds out to pitcher. Cabrera singles. Hairston pops to first. Holliday walks. Cust lines out to first.
Second Inning: Suzuki strikes out swinging. Giambi strikes out swinging. Sweeney flies out to left.
Third inning: Ellis lines out to right. Kennedy strikes out looking. Cabrera grounds out to second.
Four inning: Hairston singles. Holliday strikes out swinging. Cust walks. Suzuki grounds into FC. Giambi grounds out to second.
FIfth inning: Sweeney grounds out to first. Ellis pops out to second. Kennedy pops out to third.
Sixth inning: Cabrera singles. Hairston strikes out swinging. Holliday lines out to right. Cust singles. Suzuki grounds into FC.
Seventh inning: Giambi strikes out swinging. Sweeney singles. Ellis grounds into double play.
Eighth inning:Kennedy grounds out to first. Cabrera flies out to left. Hairston pops out to third.
Ninth inning: Holliday pops up to third. Custs grounds out to second. Suzuki singles. Giambi walks. Sweeney reaches on FC. Ellis grounds out to end game.
Our offense is terrible. Literally unwatchable.
It's almost not worth commenting on the bullpen work, but I'll give it a shot anyway. It's the sixth inning, and the A's are down by 3 runs. With the bullpen rested, Geren elected to pitch Casilla and his 6.52 ERA in what was actually a close game at the time. Casilla uncorked a two-out wild pitch to give the Rays their fourth run, and allowed a homerun in the next inning for their fifth. Gio Gonzalez (who won't be starting this weekend) gave up the sixth run in relief of Casilla, and Jeff Gray pitched a scoreless eighth.
The difference between 3-0 and 6-0 is this: in the ninth inning, the A's loaded the bases. A double ties the game. A homerun (however unlikely) gives the A's the lead. The key to having a chance in a game--any game--is to not dig yourself a hole that you can't climb out of with one swing of the bat.
It's not that the A's didn't get breaks either. There were a handful of calls that I thought the A's got lucky on; including a pretty clear missed call in the ninth.
I'm tired of defending this team. I'm tired of feeling like I care more than the team does. I'm tired of no offense. I'm tired of rookie pitchers wasting starts every time out. I'm tired of losing baseball games.
We do it again tomorrow, but BRADEN'S BACK!
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This is exactly how I felt
After going to the game Wednesday. Fuck this season. That’s all I got.
Outman, fighter of the Hitman, champion of the K, he's a master of scoreless innings and friendship for everyone.
It's amazing how indifferent I've become to A's losses.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
lame game
+’s: braden back in the rotation, duke due soon, trading deadline soon (at least provides for some drama).
by rollierollieOxenfree on Jul 10, 2009 8:18 PM PDT reply actions
The Washington Saga continues...
Did you guys see this?
All-Star Nelson Cruz is in the lineup, though only because David Murphy has a jammed ring finger on his right hand. Murphy was injured while diving to catch what turned into a leadoff double by Ichiro Suzuki in the eighth inning Thursday night.
Manager Ron Washington said he had planned on playing Murphy for Cruz, even though Cruz had been named to the All-Star team earlier in the day as an injury replacement for Torii Hunter. It has nothing to do with Cruz, Washington said, but with riding the hot hand.
WTH? He sits HIS ALL STAR for three games, and would have sat him again tonight, except for an injury!?!?! And he TELLS THE NEWS this??? Why not just start him and let him enjoy the day?! And “hot hand”…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
Maybe he's trying to make sure
that his all-star gets the same break in action that the rest of his players are getting over the ASB. If Ron thinks he can make a push for the division, it’s not unrealistic to think that he wants his players rested.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
He wasn't announced to the ASG until this morning
He was sitting him for some other reason.
"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 10, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes,
we always complain that Geren isn’t sufficiently demanding of his players. Presumably that means something more than insisting on using the players who are good hitters because (1) even the stupidest manager can do that, and (2) if that were all it is, Geren is off the hook because the A’s don’t have any good hitters.
No, we want Geren to be more demanding with “how you play the game” type stuff. And we like Wash because (we think) he’s more demanding in this way.
I think it’s pretty safe to assume that if Cruz is being benched for a few days by Wash, it’s not because Wash is ignorant of who is a better hitter. He’s got some reason for it, even if we don’t know what it is.
The fact that he made it public only reinforces the point. Cruz made it into the lineup after all, out of necessity, but Wash wanted to make sure Cruz still knew that he would have benched him if he could have.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
You pretty much summed it up BBG.
And at the same time I’m here at home watching the Giants beat up on the Padres and taking care of business. Now don’t get me wrong: I’m not Giants hater by any means, in fact I do support them as a bay area team. However, isn’t it ironic how the A’s were supposed to be the team that had “The upgraded offense” this past off-season and the Giants were pretty much, “the same”?.
Call it what you want, but the Giants are playing good ball and are making a case for the playoffs despite what most considered a rag-tag offense coming into the 2009 season.
And by now, it isn’t even fun to slam the A’s organization for this epic faceplant they have displayed for A’s fans this year. It’s over and done with. But for the love of Dog, can Beane and Co.just start playing more of the youngsters and at least see what they have to offer? Where is the harm or gamble in that?
Giambi is done. Nomar is done. Cabrera is done, albeit his recent hot streak. Holliday we are stuck with till someone makes an offer that gives us at least something “pallatable” for in return. Cust seems like an okay player on a really good team, but on this team he just makes the case for someone younger and promising to be getting his at bats as well.
Anything else? Oh yeah, it’s not even fun anymore to yel……"Fire Bob Geren Now!!!!!!!. Peace…-MRod
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
and they are winning
obviously the G’s competition is weaker so they should be winning these games. But the point is they are winning! The pitching has been great for the Giants and the offense is figuring out a way to get it done.
Ugh……..
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Meh
I like the A’s long term look better. The Giants this year are great, and I wish we had a team like that. But the Giants have a shallow system in my opinion. Cain, Lincecum and Sandoval are obviously great, and guys like Bowker, Schierholtz, Sanchez and others are intriguing, I just don’t have much faith in their minor league system.
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
yup, (another) painful game to watch
thank goodness for the DVR—I’m in danger of wearing out my skip-forward button.
At least we hit all those singles?
I’m grasping here.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
We are still very much rebuilding.
It’s the only thought that helps me watch this team and attempt to stay positive.
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
And Pepe is back tomorrow.
That’s happy.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
As far as this rebuilding goes
The pitching is rebuilding and doing a fine job
The hitting is getting worse every year. This man has yet to prove he can build an offense.
We have to hope that he falls in a bucket of shit and comes out smelling like a rose. So far, when it comes to the offense, he has been falling into a vat of perfume and come out smelling like the local sewage treatment plant
My favorite team is a fucking embarrassment to all true A's fans and they make me sick to my stomach on an almost daily fucking basis. But being a true fan, I will ride this pathetic bunch of losers out and hope that they get better in 2010
The rebuilding of the offense is still in the minor leagues.
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
Looks like a good game to have missed.
On a related note, Juanita’s margaritas are an effective cure for A’s-related depression.
Thank you...I wish it was happier!
"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 10, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, but they don't deserve happier.
This pretty much sums up how I think most fans feel and I wish it could get to the players and management.
I was thinking whilst reading it.... Kit Kitridge aka our own reporter aka BBG
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
I'm glad I turned the game off in the fourth
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I would just love it...
if someone (anyone!) from the A’s came out and said, “Yeah, we’re playing like crap right now and if we don’t at least show a little passion and/or execute fundamentals (let alone win some ballgames…) then heads are gonna roll!”
"The only way I'm going to get a Gold Glove is with a can of spray paint." - Reggie Jackson
Yeah, fat chance! That should have happened long ago!
Eveland and Gallagher seem to be the only ones to have received that message so far…..and Gallagher at least has some promise even if he is going to be the PTBNL in the trade wit the Padres…
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Oh, and Buck as well......except I think he is just plain getting screwed!
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
+ 1,000,000
Look at what the CarGon coment about the differences between the Oakland and Colorado clubhouses has done for example. Imagine if Geren or King Beane said something moderately controversial about the club’s performance. It would be the story of the year.
The fact that the Giants are winning 7-0 right now is just depressing me even more.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Fare thee well..............lynnzgal.
“Parting is such sweet sorrow…”
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Ryan Webb is pitching for San Diego now
and wow, does he have good stuff. At least a good arm. 98 mph fastball, 89 slider.
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
The A's as they are
Expect them to lose every game
Shocked when they win
As soon as the other team scores you can pretty much mark down a loss.
(That is an exaggeration but it seems that way)
My favorite team is a fucking embarrassment to all true A's fans and they make me sick to my stomach on an almost daily fucking basis. But being a true fan, I will ride this pathetic bunch of losers out and hope that they get better in 2010
I want a refund.
MLB.tv and MLB extra innings was such a waste of money this year. Well actually, this makes two consecutive years. I can’t imagine how it must feel to be a season ticket holder. I had hoped that in the very least, even if the team was not competitive, I’d get to see some of the younger guys busting their asses for a chance to be a part of the future team. Unfortunately as we all know Beane would rather have the likes of Crosby, Davis, Giambi, Nomah, and Harriston in the line-up. Right now I’m at the point that I’m so bored with this team and franchise I’d like to see the ensuing train wreck of Geren trotting Nomah out there every day at SS until the inevitable hang nail lands him on the 60 day DL.
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
tell me about mlb extra innings $$$$
On impulse, after I moved here from Colorado at the end of May…..after getting my cable hooked up, I said to myself – “self, just hold on and don’t get impulsive, after all this season don’t look that hot so far and you can follow them on TV when they play the M’s or the odd game here and there and besides you got mlb audio to listen to whilst blogging….” Oh, no, I shelled out the $199 but….it is baseball and besides the A’s I can maybe stretch my horizons some.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
That is a good point.
I probably don’t do it enough, but it is fun to drop in on a Lincecum start every once in a while. Sometimes it’s also fun to watch a Phillies or Dodgers game to see what real baseball looks like every once in a while.
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
This is probably the year
That I fail to convince my season ticket buddy to buy season tickets next season
by OaklandSi on Jul 11, 2009 1:48 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Caught the last out
No career shutouts or complete games before tonight! Unreal stuff. Hope Beane takes a good look at what is happening across the Bay.
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
He can look
But his response will be like “We play hard too”
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jul 10, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
No-no for Jonathan Sanchez!
congrats kid….very well done young man.
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
I accidently stumbled into the last inning. whoa electric
sigh….here I sit, the forlorn A’s fan with a lackluster ….never mind.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
Kruk and Kuip trying to wax poetic about the similarities between Sanchez and The Gladiator...
just…no.
Nice moment between dad and son though. There were tears.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
ALSO
Juan Uribe cost him the perfect game
No hits, no walks. Just the one baserunner from the error
I don't always blog. But when I do, I prefer AN. Stay thirsty my friends.
"You won your freedom."
Cringe-worthy
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Jul 10, 2009 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you get the whole context?
“When Sanchez came to bat in the bottom of the eighth, Krukow said:
Well, Tim Flannery has nicknamed Jonathan Sanchez “the Spaniard.” And in that movie, “Gladiator,” there’s that one line that says, “Spaniard, you win the crowd, you win your freedom,” and he’s really won the crowd tonight."
Per Rob Neyer. So the comment made sense.
WordUpThome: THE HEY-DAY OF RONALD REAGAN-O-NOMICS IS A FINE TIME FOR BIRTH, NUMA NUMA DANCE STAR JOBA CHAMBERLAIN WAS ALSO BORN IN 1985
by Gallagher's Watermelons on Jul 10, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
But is still a dumb comment.
Broadcasters should know that their comments on a no hitter will endure for a long time. The people that will watch listen again know what a great achiement it was so they should not make some dumb 3 times removed reference.
yep, yep, yep
their #5 just threw him a gem of a no-hitter, in front of his whole family, oh yes he did.
If the Gigantes make the playoffs (likely Wild Card), they win the ring, you heard that shit here first. Their pitching is developing into a wet dream scenario even w/out Unit, & in a short series in October they are gonna just shut other teams down, there’s my prediction, crazy as it sounds O_0
I realize it’s a blasphemy to say it here but as a baseball fan it’s hard not to notice they are now the obvious class act and we are the embarrassment, sorry bu the truth hurts friends… listening Beane? Oh, that’s right, people with no credibility don’t ever listen to “the little people,” right?
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Jul 10, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Lincecum=Pedro
He could carry them a long way. One way I have to look at it is that they’re at their apex now. We’re at our nadir. Our time will come again.
I don't have a problem with what you just said EN
It could very well happen my friend……starnger things have happened.
Lightning in a bottle…
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
Clowns on ESPN.
They were talking about how the Giants could make a move for Halladay. I don’t know anything about what they have or could trade for him, but could you imagine a Lincecum, Halladay, Cain rotation in a playoff series. Game over.
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
Frightening that the Giants' offense is more productive than the highly-touted A's offense
And that’s even with the advertised TNT, dynamite, beef, and brawn anchoring Oakland’s lineup.
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Jul 10, 2009 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe we are missing one of those four.
WordUpThome: THE HEY-DAY OF RONALD REAGAN-O-NOMICS IS A FINE TIME FOR BIRTH, NUMA NUMA DANCE STAR JOBA CHAMBERLAIN WAS ALSO BORN IN 1985
by Gallagher's Watermelons on Jul 10, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't wanna sound like a complete Beane homer/apologist,
but we are in a rebuild. We made some (shitty) moves in a minor attempt to contend, but really we are still fully in rebuild mode. Comparing ourselves to other teams at this point doesn’t make sense to me.
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
If we were in true rebuild mode...
wouldn’t it be nice to have guys besides Davis, Giambi, Kennedy, Hairston, Crosby, and Garciaparra taking up roster spots?
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
Prospects are generally in the minor leagues.
Although it’d be nice to see Buck/Cunningham/Everidge/Barton NOW and get rid of a Davis or Garciaparra and other junky players. But were still truly in rebuild mode. Also, Kennedy and Hairston hopefully might have a future with this team.
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
If your prospects aren't good enough/ready...
for the major leagues your rebuilding effort is still a long ways out. First 2008 was a rebuilding year, then 2009. Now it’s pushed back to 2010. Even if these guys get called up to start the season we aren’t going to contend with a bunch of rookies with a dash of Mark Ellis and Kurt Suzuki. That basically puts it at 2011 at the earliest, and thats if everything breaks perfectly, which never happens anyway. The A’s are looking at being futile for a long long time.
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
That's what rebuilding is.
Getting prospects for the future. The A’s didn’t expect to be good in 2008, cause they were rebuilding. They added a little bit for 2009, but the focus is still on the minors. It’s far from an overnight product.
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
Oh, please
Rebuilding requires bringing in new position players, yet Buck, Barton and Cunningham are languishing in the minors while Beane trades for a player who’ll keep them there. Why is Bobby Crosby still on the team? Why is Rajai Davis still on the team? Why is Jason Giambi playing every day?
And why the hell is Bob Geren managing a club that continues to sink further and further into obscurity? ALL managers get fired for this kind of crap. Why is this man still on the job?
The thing is, this has always been a rebuilding process
It’s very easy to look at the moves made this offseason and say it’s not rebuilding, but it is. Beane just decided to try to garner some interest in the team, and needed placeholders until the up and coming prospects are ready for the majors. Rebuilding doesn’t work if you just throw a bunch of prospects up to the majors, they have to actually learn to play at each level in the minors, and eventually the majors, which it looks like they’re doing right now. Any thoughts of contention this year were in all honesty wishful thinking, because so much had to go right both injury and talent wise. Granted, it was a calculated risk, but still a rebuilding move.
by MrMoneyBaller on Jul 10, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions
It didn't work
And Beane is sitting on his hands.
Sure, the signings didn't work.
But that’s something Beane could afford with all of the young talent not coming up for another year or so. The promotion of MAC is a bit puzzling to me, but outside of that, all signs point to 2011 being to year the A’s contend.
by MrMoneyBaller on Jul 11, 2009 5:43 AM PDT up reply actions
You forgot Cabrera.
I agree with you on Giambi, Nomar, and Cabrera. Cut ‘em loose. But I’m not sure that Davis or Crosby is really blocking any prospects. I don’t really want Cunningham up just to sit on the bench as the 5th outfielder who can sub at CF, which is what I want Rajai to do.
Hairston I think has a medium-term future with this team, and that’s good enough reason to keep him on the field. He also is hitting relatively well, certainly compared to the other guys you mention.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Jan doesn't know?
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
You are being too kind
The A’s are merely Tiger the dog at this point.
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Jul 10, 2009 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
BBG vents
What’s next? The A’s playing like a major league team?
Look, this is the most unwatchable A’s team ever for me, and I started as a seven-year-old boy at the first home game ever.
Even the late ’70s had some comic value.
This dreck has no value. None at all. The high point of the season was Anderson’s gem against the Red Sox. That’s as good as it’s going to get.
Knowing the A's, Anderson ends up getting hurt and we have Eveland filling in for him for a couple starts
Followed by an extended audition of Jerome Williams. You aren’t truely at the lowest point until you have the present-day Jerome Williams pitching for your major league team.
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Jul 10, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Another Giants retread.
Probably pitches on the same level of Rajai Davis’s ability to hit, and run the bases.
What about Barry?
"Barry who?" Forst said, and I felt like I was in the middle of a knock-knock joke.
So if the Giants overpaid for Barry Zito
You think we can underpay Jonathan Sanchez?
All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout
espn = no hitter is BIGGEST event of the season so far. okay, sure, kind of.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
I can't watch ESPN anymore
There is just too much East Coast bias. The only thing the cover from the Bay is Lincecum, and that’s not even guaranteed. This no-hitter is probably the only major mention the Bay Area teams will get this year. I just happened to be flipping channels Monday and happened to flip to ESPN as they were covering the A’s-Sox game on Baseball Tonight. They literally didn’t even mention Brett Anderson’s name. The only thing the did was track Nomar’s AB’s and talk about the impact of him coming back. I haven’t been on ESPN since.
by MrMoneyBaller on Jul 11, 2009 12:24 AM PDT up reply actions
To Matt Holliday:
Way to destroy your trade value at the same time ruining your big pay day. Dont let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
Memo to Beane:
Release/Trade Kennedy/OCab/Nomar/Giambi. New lineup is…
SS Pennington
1B Barton
CF Harison
DH Cust
C Suzuki
LF Cunningham
RF Buck
2B Ellis
3B Everidge
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
Memo to Beane:
Grow some balls and fire that best man/worst manager friend of yours and admit your grave mistake. Then step back and allow someone else to hire the next manager and do not interfere with who it is.
Thank you
A’s fans
My favorite team is a fucking embarrassment to all true A's fans and they make me sick to my stomach on an almost daily fucking basis. But being a true fan, I will ride this pathetic bunch of losers out and hope that they get better in 2010
I agree Geren needs to go..
But I still put much more stocking into our position players sucking then blaming Geren for our failures.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
I do not follow minors that much
How long has this Tom Everidge been playing 3rd?
My favorite team is a fucking embarrassment to all true A's fans and they make me sick to my stomach on an almost daily fucking basis. But being a true fan, I will ride this pathetic bunch of losers out and hope that they get better in 2010
Just this year.
Hes 26 and spent 4 years at 1st.
"Their Triple-A rotation, led by Trevor Cahill and Brett Anderson, could be better than some big-league rotations; Michael Ynoa is the best Latin American prospect of the decade; 2008 draftees Jemile Weeks and Rashun Dixon bring much-needed tools to an advanced group of hitters." - BaseballProspectus.com
Thanks Syphon
My favorite team is a fucking embarrassment to all true A's fans and they make me sick to my stomach on an almost daily fucking basis. But being a true fan, I will ride this pathetic bunch of losers out and hope that they get better in 2010
Geren should have gone two months ago
This team has been playing without a will to win ever since the season began. Giambi should be released, he’s simply dead weight on this team right now. Holliday should be traded, if possible, for a quality 3rd baseman or SS; he’ll be happier and play better on a winning team in a ballpark where fly balls carry.
Holliday should be traded (But)
I honestly see his value right now is less than half of what he should be worth because he has been exposed for the fraud he is away from Coors and out of NL.
He is a grossly overpaid baseball player.
My favorite team is a fucking embarrassment to all true A's fans and they make me sick to my stomach on an almost daily fucking basis. But being a true fan, I will ride this pathetic bunch of losers out and hope that they get better in 2010
Agreed!
But if you’re going to rebuld, rebuild! Get rid of Ellis, too. Let these guys grow up together.
"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." -Jessica Rabbit
by A'sfansince1970 on Jul 11, 2009 12:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Especially Cabrera.
Cliff Pennington is quietly having a very nice year for the River Cats, with a .762 OPS and 25 steals in 27 attempts. If his glove is what it’s cracked up to be, he’s a better version of Cabrera right now, and at least he has a future in Oakland.
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
Glad I left to go drinking.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
My Two Thoughts
1) The A’s really suck right now.
2) I could care less what the Giants do. They are still the Chicago Cubs of the West.
I love the A's
But if this is going to be the team with little or no changes in the second half then Im done watching this year. I will still come on AN daily and check the news and Minors reports but Im not going to waste any more time watching guys like Giambi, Nomar and Cabrerra.
I also have a fear that the A’s may stick with this rotation throughout the entire season. What a shame it would be to ruin one of these young pitchers arms on such a crappy team. I dont know much about baseball but I do know that your taking a huge risk with young pitchers when you dramatically increase their innings from the year before.
by asfaninpismobeach on Jul 11, 2009 10:20 AM PDT reply actions
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