All-Star Thread, cont'd
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 14, 2009 7:06 PM PDT
Email
PrintJoe Mauer's RBI-double ties things up at 3 heading to the bottom of the fifth.
321 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
All-Staroomy!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:08 PM PDT reply actions
Mmmm...spacious
"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
Free Travis Buck.
So this is an "ew" thread?
Not sure what makes it so icky….
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Adam Jones!!! in the game
Everytime you use RBI as anything other than an indicator of where a guy is hitting in his team's lineup, another cute snuggly animal dies a horrible death.
- PT
Adam Jones and Edwin Jackson in.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Another mlb.tv camera-feed fun fact:
Between innings, you get to hear the music cues over and over and over.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:13 PM PDT reply actions
Tejada in!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:14 PM PDT reply actions
Ted Williams MVP will be ...??
Everytime you use RBI as anything other than an indicator of where a guy is hitting in his team's lineup, another cute snuggly animal dies a horrible death.
- PT
Nice swing by Jones
I’d love to see the O’s get their act together. They’re one of those franchises that’s just supposed to be good.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:15 PM PDT reply actions
It’s tough to be good when you’re competing in the same division as the Red Sox and the Yankees.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
And the Rays!
For the first couple decades of my life, the O’s were always competitive.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Wieters doesn't think so.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
I was unaware of the awesome that is mattwietersfacts.com
All hail the interwebs!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounded like a HR
Fell just short of the wall
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jul 14, 2009 7:15 PM PDT reply actions
Depressing Question:
How many ex-Athletics will be appearing tonight?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:15 PM PDT reply actions
It won't stop
It’s like 5 minutes long
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jul 14, 2009 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Adam Samberg's Thigh?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I just got home, was listening in the car to ESPN Radio
Apparently many more ESPN listeners and/or KNBR listeners are in trouble with the IRS than is true for our audience. But the ad that made me long for MGD was this:
(Young woman who can’t act #1) It’s such a hot day, why are you wearing those ugly shoes?
(Young woman who can’t act #2) [After long pause meant to be full of meaning, but actually suggesting that her script fell on the floor and she can’t remember her line without it] Toenail fungus.
by Englishmajor on Jul 14, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
What do you suppose the A's are doing right now?
Watching the game? Reading? Taking a nap? Chasing girls?
hopefully
Geren is reading Your Erroneous Zones by Doc. Dwayne Dyer
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
Unfortunately, this classic is more likely Geren vacation reading:
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Getting drunk, chasing girls ... or at least that is what i would be doing
Everytime you use RBI as anything other than an indicator of where a guy is hitting in his team's lineup, another cute snuggly animal dies a horrible death.
- PT
Rich Harden is devout religious?
(nothing wrong with that, i just didn’t know)
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Crosby practicing
hitting of a T with the ball placed four feet away and 4 inches off the ground.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
Manuel's "strategy" is interesting
Using his relievers who can’t pitch many innings earlier in the game, so he has SP guys who can pitch multiples later in the game if the game goes into extras, while Maddon is using SPs the whole way. And maximizing the number of pitchers who pitch in the game.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
No.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
as in you're right.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
and yet, we have a new thread
despite promises
Negative.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Manuel uses another reliever
Something tells me this game is going to extras.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
it would look terrible if
Madden ran out of pitchers.
Everytime you use RBI as anything other than an indicator of where a guy is hitting in his team's lineup, another cute snuggly animal dies a horrible death.
- PT
He just throws one out there for like 3 innings.
and hopes his arm doesn’t blow.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Zombie Harry Caray can sing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"...
…after zombie Kate Smith sings “God Bless America”
Then they can share Derek Jeter’s brain.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I have never heard of Sara Evans.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 7:29 PM PDT reply actions
ok, it's great they got a local, but
No-one there seems to know who she is, even
Sara Evans
Country music recording artist
Must be one of those reality show winners
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jul 14, 2009 7:30 PM PDT reply actions
oh, she was on Dancing with the Stars but had to leave because her marriage fell apart
I think her husband was addicted to porn or something
Are you sure you're not thinking of Jon & Kate +8?
by Englishmajor on Jul 14, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm....Sara and Hubby look almost arboreal here:
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s so cute.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
nah. legit artist ... but dark hair is new.
country music sucks though
Everytime you use RBI as anything other than an indicator of where a guy is hitting in his team's lineup, another cute snuggly animal dies a horrible death.
- PT
"Country music sucks though"
I like you more now.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
I like Shania Twain, Taylor Swift and Faith Hill as far as country music goes.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions
They're all hot.
presses mute button
"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
Free Travis Buck.
yes +++
Everytime you use RBI as anything other than an indicator of where a guy is hitting in his team's lineup, another cute snuggly animal dies a horrible death.
- PT
Country's not my thing....
But if I’m going to listen to it, it’ll be alt.country and really classic stuff
But then I’m a total geek.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
+1,000,000
Especially special here in Oklahoma.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
yuck. i just threw up.
Everytime you use RBI as anything other than an indicator of where a guy is hitting in his team's lineup, another cute snuggly animal dies a horrible death.
- PT
OMG its Pap Smear.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
I think we determined a week or so ago
Half of us chuckle…..half of us wince.
by Englishmajor on Jul 14, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions
This split is probably pretty close to AN's gender lines.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
PapelFAIL loads the bases with 0 outs
Bailey comes in and sits them down in order.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
why isnt tejada playing 3rd for us
The Not-So-Casual Fan
'Cause we invested in Chavvy instead.
And he’s also not playing third for us.
Nor is he Mexican enough.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Stay with me folks
I’ll be picking a random recap writer later tonight. Well it is the All-Star Game. I want everyone to play.
I'm here to talk about the past.
Why don't you have all of us write half a sentence, then?
by Englishmajor on Jul 14, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
but i need my fingers for typing in my job
what if i blow a wrist because you’ve overworked me???
Excellent idea!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I missed the first four innings....
….so much as I’d like the pressure, humiliation, and razzing that no doubt comes with this honor, let me preemptively say “no.”
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions
god, that's annoying
he gives up two long fly balls that just stay in, and they call Pablebon “the thing that shows the difference between the Red Sox and their rivals”
ugh
Travis is special.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
So Buck is the only sexy one?
Am I really having this conversation?
I'm here to talk about the past.
visuals speak louder than words
check out this clip: http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=4438175
What about Holliday - yay or nay?
Everytime you use RBI as anything other than an indicator of where a guy is hitting in his team's lineup, another cute snuggly animal dies a horrible death.
- PT
lusting sounds sexy.
Everytime you use RBI as anything other than an indicator of where a guy is hitting in his team's lineup, another cute snuggly animal dies a horrible death.
- PT
Okay, you have really got to get a hold of yourself.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
I didn't realize the Angels jumped the Rangers by 1.5 games
I haven’t been paying much attention to the standings
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jul 14, 2009 7:38 PM PDT reply actions
So did Baby Jeebus
He always cries when the slegnA succeed.
Lord I hope it’s not a There’s No Public Transportation Available Between the Parks Series down there!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
lollll
"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
Free Travis Buck.
I have to slap a TWSS on that.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Ben Zobrist will unlock it.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 7:43 PM PDT reply actions
Triple!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:44 PM PDT reply actions
Dang. Upton had no clue where that was going.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
Curtis Granderson showed off his power and speed right there.
Good call, Joe.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 7:44 PM PDT reply actions
Justin Upton -
is normally a RF … but still. bad read.
Everytime you use RBI as anything other than an indicator of where a guy is hitting in his team's lineup, another cute snuggly animal dies a horrible death.
- PT
Well now
Let’s see if the AL All*stars can get the runner in from third with less than 2 outs
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jul 14, 2009 7:45 PM PDT reply actions
There's got to be some advantage to having virtually no A's on the squad!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Bailey will come home and be like
“So, one of the things i learned, right, is that when you have a runner at third, and you have a productive out, YOU GET A RUN?!?!!111111
ZOMG.
…"
Does that rule apply in AL parks?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
heath bell is shaped like a pear
HELMET: Sandurz, what's going on?
SANDURZ: It's Mega Maid. She's gone from suck to
blow!
Or like...a....bell?
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jul 14, 2009 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Not the nicest bell curve, either.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Now its time for the NL to come back.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Nathan and Rivera will shut it down.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It's the All Star Game
The NL won’t come back for another decade or two.
Then they won’t lose another game for thirty or forty years.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to see moar pitchers.
Only reason I want the game to go deeper.
And I actually want the NL to win this time.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Yeah, likewise
I’d like to see Matt Cain, too
Cain's can't pitch
he’s not on the roster.
I don't always blog. But when I do, I prefer AN. Stay thirsty my friends.
Oh, you're going to let THAT stop him?
Jerk.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Cain's hurt and not in the game
I think Zach Duke is on the team in his place.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
he got hit by a comebacker in his last start
they’re probably just letting him hang out in the dugout
I don't always blog. But when I do, I prefer AN. Stay thirsty my friends.
more like the giants learned how to score runs when he pitches
I don't always blog. But when I do, I prefer AN. Stay thirsty my friends.
Not personally
I meant if one wants Bailey to pitch
by chillicothe20 on Jul 14, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
next question - "well, yeah, I was saving Balley in case we went to the 14 inning"
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
Only six outs away from AL victory....
…and home field advantage for the Yanks or slegnA in the Series!
Happy Happy Joy Joy!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:53 PM PDT reply actions
Yanks of slegnA in the series = DO NOT WANT
Eh. I hope whoever the Central team who makes it in is gets to the WS. See: 2006 Cardinals.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Just pointing out how the "incentive" to win the All Star Game..
…actually makes it harder to root for one’s own team’s league under many circumstances.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh okay then.
GO NATIONAL LEAGUE GO!!!
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jul 14, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
If home field meant that much, the NL would not have won several WS's since the rule was instituted
See Cardinals, Phils
by chillicothe20 on Jul 14, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup....
The whole thing is pretty stupid.
Especially now that there’s interleague play, the team with the better record should get home field.
(And mlb’s excuse that this would make it harder to plan ahead is really lame. Now, the world series could start in either of two cities once the LCS’s begin. Under the other scenario it would be any of three. Not a big difference.)
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Twins. I'm calling it.
And for them home field really is significant.
by Englishmajor on Jul 14, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Significantly awful (not for the Twins, of course, just for baseball)
I so look forward to their new stadium.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
How many more pitchers are on the AL bench?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 7:56 PM PDT reply actions
Beckett, Wakefield, Bailey, Rivera, Fuentes and a few others are available.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess Wakefield is the last resort.
Everytime you use RBI as anything other than an indicator of where a guy is hitting in his team's lineup, another cute snuggly animal dies a horrible death.
- PT
Wakefield pitching = automatic NL win.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
But watching all the passed balls would be fun, no?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
It would be, of course.
Especially with V-Mart (injury issues + only part time catcher) behind the dish.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
good point. who catches the knuckleball
Everytime you use RBI as anything other than an indicator of where a guy is hitting in his team's lineup, another cute snuggly animal dies a horrible death.
- PT
won't they just hit lazy fly balls
like the A’s did in Oakland?
surely, there is no other way to face him
Walk-off passed ball.
Sounds entertaining, to say the least.
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jul 14, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
That was atrocious pitching.
Yet entertaining, yes sir.
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jul 14, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Verlander
"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
Free Travis Buck.
GO GO NL GO GO
"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
Free Travis Buck.
well you can bet on rivera pitching the 9th
just because hes a yankee
i hate the way baseball works :(
Fuck you Bob Geren
I suppose the fact that he's an awesome closer has nothing to do with it
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Maybe in some apocalyptic twist, Bailey comes in.
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jul 14, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Anthrax strikes the AL Bullpen...
…and only Bailey packed his Cipro?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Rivera goes to the crapper at an inoppurtune time?
by chillicothe20 on Jul 14, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
in which case that would be the only time i'd root against an A's pitcher
"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 14, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Adrian Gonzalez is 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
Free Travis Buck.
Well, this could be the game right here.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 8:02 PM PDT reply actions
That’s what it’s going to have to be.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
FAILtes warming up.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Matt Cain looks like a grown-up Bobby Hill
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Nathan gets the job done.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions
Now, I don't want to seem ungracious here
but this is hardly exhibition stuff, is it.
it’s like watching the US in the WBC
Or Olympic baseball
especially since MLB players aren’t allowed to play.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
I'm probably in the minorty but I liked the it better when the all star game didn't count. Seemed a lot more fun to watch and play. (Ray Fosse exlcluded)
...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.
yeah, i mean more
no-one seems to be producing their best form, yknow?
See, Nathan is classy
He doesn’t point to the sky or the ground or pump his fists like a baboon when he gets the job done (See: K-Rod, Joba, Papelbon)
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Baboons are gentlemen compared to K-rod.
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jul 14, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Baboons have a nice ass compared to K-Rod.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
K-FRAUD sighting
Go AL, GO!
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
We need a K-Fraud FAIL pic right about now.
There’s got to be some.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Not a very good one, but here
"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 14, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That works. Thx.
Bonus points since it was the A’s owning him.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Damn, nice play by Werth
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jul 14, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
And another
From this AN thread
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jul 14, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice Play!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 8:12 PM PDT reply actions
I could live with Jayson Werth as Oakland's CFer.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
And K-Fraud points to the sky.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Well, he should be thanking someone after that pitch got him an out.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Because... THIS TIME IT COUNTS
Didn’t you get that memo?
Rickey Henderson's strike zone is "smaller than Hitler's heart." - Jim Murray
Beckett, Wakefield, Verlander, and Fuentes should all be off the team. Beckett and Verlander are having very very good seasons, but the rotation is too crowded. Verlander should be on the team ahead of Buehrle, but he is Chicago’s only rep. With my edits, there are 9 pitchers, which is perfect.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
Rollonubears!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Rated-R! I came over here just to see you.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
How’s it going, pal?
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I hit a lady golfing today. I yelled fore at the top of my lungs too. She didn’t look up. It one-hopped into her, so it didn’t hurt her.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s her fault since she was warned.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I still felt bad. You can’t just hit someone with a golf ball and not feel bad.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Depends who you hit
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Verlander is very, very very good.
Beckett, Wakefield, Papelbon, and Fuentes I agree with.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Verlander really should be on the team, but Buehrle prevents that.
I think Papelbon deserves it. ERA under 2. How Brian Fuentes got on the team is beyond me. An all-star closer should not have an ERA over 3. I think that should be written into the rulebook.
The Wakefield pick is incredibly horrifically bad. Guys with career ERAs over 4 do not deserve lifetime achievement awards. That is another thing that should be written into the rulebook.
All aboard the Jahvid Best rickshaw!
by rollonubears on Jul 14, 2009 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I still think Zooks deserved to go!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
That would’ve made my day.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
If Rivera gets the save, he breaks Eck's record...:(
I don't always blog. But when I do, I prefer AN. Stay thirsty my friends.
BLOW THE SAVE MO.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
time for some j up luck
"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."
Damnit Maddon
You really have to put Rivera in there? The guy’s had enough chances to save All Star Games, put someone else in there.
Yeah, I understand that he’s great and bullshit-bullshit-bullshit, but c’mon.
He gets there every year, let someone else try to save this thing…
Hawpe looked foolish there.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 8:18 PM PDT reply actions
Brad Hawpe is second among National League outfielders in OPS.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 8:18 PM PDT reply actions
Brad Hawpe: Why the NL needs a DH
Gotta love the guy though.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
I was doing the Miggy Magic fingers
But no luck.
by Englishmajor on Jul 14, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Miggy, do it.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Rivera broke a record held by a former Athletic by getting a former Athletic out.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 8:21 PM PDT reply actions
Over, 4-3 AL
Rivera sets the record with his 4th all-star game save
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jul 14, 2009 8:21 PM PDT reply actions
Aaaaand the NL still sucks.
"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
Free Travis Buck.
Terrible end to an all star game
man that pisses me off. It should be the responsibility of the managers to let the 1st time guys play.
Stupid.
AL Wins! AL Wins!
Better luck next decade, NL!
(….nope….I was unable to get excited about this, much as I tried)
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 8:21 PM PDT reply actions
".I was unable to get excited about this, much as I tried"
truly,
TWSS
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Jul 14, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
NfaiL
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
is papelcrap gonna dance a jig like in that one video
by Athletix Man on Jul 14, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Papelbon ruined a perfectly good Dropkick Murphys song
"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
Free Travis Buck.
There is no such thing....
…as a perfectly good Dropkick Murphys song.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Ewwwwwwwww
"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
Free Travis Buck.
They should give the 'win' to Crawford - he saved Papeldouche's ass
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
When wins and WHIP fail:
Papelbon gives up a HR followed by a ball to the wall followed by an out and gets: A win with a 0.00 WHIP!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
but he'll always be a loser in my book.
I don't always blog. But when I do, I prefer AN. Stay thirsty my friends.
Who's the MVP?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 8:25 PM PDT reply actions
Bailey
100% Athletics, 100% Baseball. 2009 Athletics, 40% Baseball.
LOL!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
To be honest, I felt Giambi showed some important leadership
I give it to him.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Give him some credit....
He didn’t ground out to the right side of the infield at all in this game.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Look out, Crawford, Selugworth is going to suck your blood!
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
I correctly predicted that a Ray would win MVP in an American League victory.
I want a cookie.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 8:27 PM PDT reply actions
...
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Thanks, doc.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t like peanut butter, so I’d go with chocolate chip.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 14, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL @ticketservices twitter:
American League puts another W on the board. But no Andrew Bailey. Oh well, we can see Bailey pitch 4 times a week in Oakland.
(emphasis mine)
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
(laughing, cuz it's funny. and crying, cuz it's true)
I don't always blog. But when I do, I prefer AN. Stay thirsty my friends.
The All-Star MVP gets to be the leadoff hitter in Game 1 of the World Series, no?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 14, 2009 8:30 PM PDT reply actions
Is he just Biden his time until October?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Nope, one rep from every blog
It’s in the rules.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
So has McCain
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Chad Pennington to A's!!
Keith Lieppman, the A’s longtime director of player development, thinks Daric Barton should get another shot. "He’s regained his stroke at Sacramento and looks like the hitter we thought he’d be," said Lieppman in a telephone conversation, "and he’s developed power, which he didn’t have before. He’s hit five home runs in just a few games since he came back to Sacramento."
By next year, Chris Carter, one of two A’s farm hands who played in the Sunday Futures game (Jemile Weeks was the other), should be ready for his shot.
"He struck out too many times last year [156 in 137 games]," said Lieppman. "He’s working on getting his strikeouts down and making more contact."
Lieppman likes outfielders Travis Buck and Aaron Cunningham, both of whom have been up with the A’s but are in Sacramento now. He thinks Josh Donaldson, now at Midlands, has a shot in the near future. "We signed him as a third baseman and converted him to catcher, but with Kurt Suzuki playing so well, we’ll probably shift him back to third."
The A’s likely will need a shortstop next year because Orlando Cabrera probably won’t return. Chad Pennington is the most likely candidate, though he probably won’t be up until September. Adrian Cardenas, who was promoted to Sacramento after hitting .350 at Midland, can play anywhere on the infield but is probably not good enough to play shortstop every day. Eric Patterson is another versatile player. "We see him as a Chone Figgins type," Lieppman said.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/Dickey_Time_for_the_As_to_start_thinking_young-50689042.html
As players who don't exist go, Chad Pennington is one of my faves!
Cliff Pennington.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Chad Pennington does exist. He's the quarterback of the Miami Dolphins
Yes, he can play third. But no, we cannot afford him.
I don't always blog. But when I do, I prefer AN. Stay thirsty my friends.
I don't know I've seen
that guy’s arm I don’t know if Chad can make the throw from third to first without a couple of bounces.
I just figured an NFL QB could toss a tiny little ball 40 yards no prob.
I don't always blog. But when I do, I prefer AN. Stay thirsty my friends.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
