Rajai’s Speed, Crosby’s Power and Stellar Bullpen Work Get A’s Win Over Angels
by baseballgirl on Jul 17, 2009 10:47 PM PDT
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Apparently "Dog Day" at the Coliseum inspired the A’s offense, because they showed up to help the bullpen secure the win against the Angels in a pretty exciting game. The only damper on the night was a hit-by-pitch from Spier to Scott Hairston in the eighth inning, once the game was all but over. My first fear was a broken wrist, and although Hairston stayed in to run (Holliday promptly ended the inning with a double-play), he was pulled the next inning. Think good thoughts.
The Angels got on the board early with a homerun by Kendry Morales; the only run Cahill would allow in his first four innings. The A’s answered back in the bottom of the fourth, as Rajai Davis doubled with one out, and pulled off a delayed steal of third. Mark Ellis walked to put runners at the corners, and on a 1-2 pitch, Crosby caught up with a hanging curveball and hit a three run homerun. (I know!)
Cahill wasted no time in giving the entire lead back, and it was only thanks to Geren’s hook that the damage was limited to two runs. Cahill had completely lost the strike zone; actually walking in the tying run. Rivera even tried to help Cahill out by swinging at ball two, but Cahill would not be denied his last walk. He would finish with 4.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 BB. Brad Ziegler (new middle reliever?) replaced him and although he went 3-1 to the dangerous Morales (batting left-handed, which made Ziegler an interesting choice), he got him to fly out to center.
Ziegler got in trouble again with walking two with two outs in the sixth. He was replaced by Breslow, who walked the bases loaded, but got out of the inning with the game still tied at 3. It’s not often the A’s walk three in an inning, and hold any team scoreless, but they managed. They would give up 7 walks in total, but received 8.
Rajai Davis stole a run from the Angels in the bottom half of the inning to give the A’s the lead. After walking Davis to lead off the inning, Saunders misfired a pickoff throw to first, and Rajai went from first to home on the overthrow. It was a closer play than you would like with no outs, but I can’t blame Gallego; I’ve seen the A’s offense. Rex Hudler said Davis was clocked at 11 seconds, but Hudler also drew on a dog on the teleprompter, so you can take it for what it’s worth.
The A’s would add two more in the eighth on a double by Cabrera, and Wuertz made sure that the Angels never had another scoring opportunity. He added four more strikeouts in 1.2 innings to bring his total to 26 K’s in 14 innings. That’s amazing. Bailey came in to close the game out, and the A’s win.
A couple of notes:
- I’m really worried about Hairston.
- Nomar should not be batting ahead of Suzuki.
- As noted by ptbarnum in the thread and multiple announcers around the league, it looks like Holliday is really struggling hitting the fastball. This is something to keep an eye on. (According to GameDay, the homerun last night was a slider.)
So the A’s even the series, and will take on the Angels again tomorrow at 1pm.
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The A's win and that's the way it is.
RIP Uncle Walter
by sirbed on Jul 17, 2009 10:51 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I know I'm old,
(I told LB this) because I picture him in black and white.
by lynnzgal on Jul 17, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember him as a very little kid
and I got to meet him in Kansas City several years ago.
by sirbed on Jul 17, 2009 11:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meanwhile, fellas, from the realm of the possibly possible ...
… the woman in the center/back was there, with her dog, drinking beer and digging baseball —UNattended.
I consider that a damned shame and an indictment of anybody under 40 who shares the Y chromosome disability.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 18, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In other news, the pistachios were popular.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 18, 2009 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
{GASP!}
I love you, DF! More, please!
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2009 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DOGGIES ROCK!
DOGGIES ROCK!
DOGGIES ROCK!
DOGGIES ROCK!
DOGGIES ROCK!
DOGGIES ROCK!
(….sorry…doggie-geeked out there for a minute…)
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2009 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, she's short on boobs and prickly armpits, but ...
… ain’t she cute? 
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 18, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cool cattle dog 
and “Cowboy”
and Life’s Great Dog 
There. How’s that LB?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 18, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
love it love it love it!
more?! {wags tail}
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 18, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
let me see what The DogMa got.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 18, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn it, Bloom!
Sorry, DF. He does that to so many of our guests. Last week he humped Rated-R Superstar’s leg.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 18, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not him -- it's his alter ego.
Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls. He liked thick giblet soup, nutty gizzards, a stuffed roast heart, liverslices fried with crustcrumbs, fried hencods’ roes. Most of all he liked grilled mutton kidneys which gave to his palate a fine tang of faintly scented urine.
No mention whether the “relish” included fermented cabbage.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 18, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But only after Rated-R Superstar asked three times
At some point, you say “ok” just to get the guy to shut up.
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
by Nico on Jul 18, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of alter egos,
Izzat you or Cindi talking?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 18, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But why
under 40, DogFather? Sigh.
BTW, you really should stop by more often.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 18, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because I had to clearly recuse myself — the better to answer /somebody’s/ anticipated curiosity about that particular photo.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 18, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And speaking of The DogMa, she wrote a terrific first-person account of her ongoing tussle with Lyme disease:
Here. Nasty bug!
Never will ounces of prevention be better invested, folks!
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 18, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah. That.
There I go again, thinking only of myself.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 18, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't tell if you know her or if
you’re just taking pictures of a stranger.
Anyway, I wonder if she prefers flying solo at the game. I know my sister did, back in her season-ticket days. She later found a regular non-romantic male seat partner primarily so that she wouldn’t have guys hit on her when they saw her there alone.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 18, 2009 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do not know her, but neither did I, you know, stalk her.
Just a bunch of folks with at least two common interests conversing at the game. You may be right about her preferences, but it was a Friday evening, which used to be a date night, didn’t it? Memory’s a little foggy.
Anyway, I figured if folks are gonna ogle Jessica Biel, they might at least consider someone who is, at least, no less unattainable, and apparently more local.
ONE MORE THING, he griped: How, the fark, can A’s business-side “management” set a fairly low upper limit on dogs, then sell each of them a ticket, and then (are you ready for this?):
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 18, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RUN OUT OF FARKING DOG PACKETS WITH COOL BANDANNAS??
This one, folks, should not have been hard to get right.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 18, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To their credit -- they responded to my email, uh, bitching immediately, today.
Good jorb, Whitney from Customer Service!
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Jul 18, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My sister did the same.
Until she started dragging me along. Then again, she was in her teens still. Always seemed so much older to me. I hope she’s not reading this.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 18, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's a fantastic photo.
Tell me more.
by Elvez on Jul 17, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
see previous thread
gotta love the sexy librarian look
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
smart chicks are hawt
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by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I totally agree.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 17, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
she's wearing glasses!! Of course she's smart!!
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by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh, I can think of others.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 17, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
a boy can dream though, right?
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She has plenty of brains
Problem is, they are in her boobs, and they are not connected to anything.
"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 17, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
except her nipples....
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
by BleedGreen on Jul 17, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hands.
They’re probably connected to hands.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Jul 17, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what dreams are for.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 17, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do!
But probably not as much as Rated R. He’s a tad younger.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Jul 17, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t have dreams. I have fantasies and a lot of ’em.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 17, 2009 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
too bad there aren't scandalous pics of Depp and Biel together
we’d melt the goddamn server like american cheese.
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by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At 17?
No doubt you do.
You will never know how many times I hit “cancel” rather than post.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Jul 17, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh no my little fallen angel....
you were teaching the truth at 17 me thinks.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Jul 17, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What’s the truth?
Gulp.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 17, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
women have a penis.
I’m sorry you have to find out this way.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 17, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(Kallus rapidly deletes numbers from phone...)
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by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You just ruined my life.
Thanks.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 17, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS.
{sigh}
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 17, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, you're only 17...
Why let LB do that when somewhere there is a very nice young lady who’s patiently waiting.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Jul 17, 2009 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he beat her to it.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 17, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh...
the truth. You wanted the truth. Here it is.
She’s out there, but she’s not so “waiting” as she will initially have you believe. And she’s not so nice.
The rest may be true. Hell, I don’t really know.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Jul 17, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but she has a penis.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 17, 2009 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and that’s, like, a deal-breaker or something?
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by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 11:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
the biggest one ever
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're picky!!
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by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ya gotta be when it comes to things like that
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
size doesn't matter
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 17, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That love is meant for beauty queens.
Lie.
by lynnzgal on Jul 17, 2009 11:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't stop having fantasies as you get older.
You have just as many, but they’re better.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 17, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet with more experiences they do become more imaginative.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 17, 2009 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Today is a really amusing day on AN.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 17, 2009 11:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had fun.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 17, 2009 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
TWSS
i think it was good for all of us
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Much.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 17, 2009 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
especially compared to yesterday
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 17, 2009 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Back to Natalie...
Let me entertain you, let me make you smile…
by lynnzgal on Jul 17, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
let's see, we had...
Armpits
A Crosby bomb
Johnny Depp pics
Sensual explorations
Rajai non-fails
Jessica Biel pics
Friendship and Camaraderie
and we even talked about baseball!
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by Kallus on Jul 18, 2009 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Today, I learned what “erogenous” means.
That’s something to tell mom about, right?
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 18, 2009 12:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
uhh, mom don't need to know bout that
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by Kallus on Jul 18, 2009 12:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sarcasm.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 18, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the A's won, too.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 18, 2009 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i see
more focused ones then?
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
richer and more lifelike
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 17, 2009 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
where wuz you?!
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 17, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Trying to secure new housing, friend
Pain in my Irish-American ass.
by Joey C. on Jul 17, 2009 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tomorrow’s game is on Fox, by the way.
Also, that last thread was fun and informative. I thank Lynnz, Pam and Iglew for the valuable information.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 17, 2009 10:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You're welky!
You can never have too much of that.
by lynnzgal on Jul 17, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you rang?
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
vhat a nice rendition ..... sank you boyz
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
by ak_A on Jul 18, 2009 5:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll never look at armpits the same way again!!!
not that I regularly look at armpits, though
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by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
< thud >
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 17, 2009 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"it's prickly!"
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think that Zig was demoted to middle relief
it was just a high-leverage situation
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by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 10:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think that's his second 5/6 appearance?
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by baseballgirl on Jul 17, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
could be, I don't know for sure
but it’s not like he’s pitching the middle of the game just to eat innings, or to do mop up work. After all, if Ziggy can get it done in the 5th/6th, we have Wuertz and Bailey to finish it off.
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by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On 7/12...
Ziggy came in for the 5th inning of a tie game.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Jul 17, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should also add that he gave up 2 runs.
Luckily, the A’s came back to win later in the game.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Jul 17, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, he might be more a middle relief guy now?
That would be okay with me.
by lynnzgal on Jul 17, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hard to say right now.
They haven’t been very consistent with him lately.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Jul 17, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have to say,
he could be awesome that way.
by lynnzgal on Jul 17, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
were there runners on?
if the bases were empty, then maybe they were just trying to give him some work in a low stress situation.
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by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. He came in to start the inning. Bases were empty.
He actually gave up the runs in his second inning of work.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Jul 17, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
huh, well then. that does seem strange
i’m starting to suspect that BMB’s bullpen plan could be the following, on the days when the starters can’t go deep:
Zig: 5 & 6
Wuertz: 7/8
Bailey: 8/9
If Geren has spearheaded a conspiracy to keep Springer’s rear all splintery, then he just moved up 3 pegs in my book. But I shouldn’t rush to give him credit.
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by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s like what I do in video games. If you give up three runs, you’re gone. I tax the pen.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 17, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well wuertz and zig can't go everyday
so casilla and springer will have to work in there somewhere, with breslow coming in for the lefties. i just hope that springer can come in during garbage time
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well wuertz and zig can’t go everyday
well, shoot. neither can Bailey, but that doesn’t stop ol’ Bobby G from tryin!
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by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah but he's getting better about it
at least it seems that way.
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
could be, but he did pitch the 9th. and with a 4 run lead too
I see it this way. We’ve used Breslow, Zig, and Wuertz already. You need 1 more inning, and you’re up by 4 runs. You could pitch Casilla or Springer, but you may wind up bringing in Bailey to get the same 3 outs, only there are 2-3 runners on. Very high stress. Safer to just have Bailey do it himself. It just seems that in that situation, there’s a significant dropoff in the quality of relievers you have for those last 3 outs.
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by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably has something to do with the runs in the 8th
It was 5-3 going into the bottom of the 8th so Geren probably had Bailey warming up when the A’s scored and once he had already started throwing I guess you might as well let him come into the game. Especially because he hadn’t pitched in a while.
by DiegoAsFan on Jul 17, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't know how much warming up taxes an arm
if he’s not needed, he can just sit down again and save his arm for another night. But I digress…why the hell does like every position player get to play in the ASG, but so many pitchers don’t even play? Maybe they should just pick 9 pitchers and have them pitch 1 inn each? And elect a few others in case the game goes extras?
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by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BMB...love it!
But good point about Springer. Much rather have Zig than Springer.
Bring Jerry back!
by ZigFan31 on Jul 17, 2009 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It actually worked out ok.
I was skeptical.
by lynnzgal on Jul 17, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but Hudler also drew on a dog on the teleprompter,
New Sig?
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
by BleedGreen on Jul 17, 2009 10:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm assuming pun intended?
This is something to keep an eye on.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 17, 2009 10:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Never one to pass up an opportunity
to kick a dog when he’s down, but what the hell was Geren arguing about on the HR call? And why does Guccione (1st base ump) hate the A’s? You would have thought Geren would have gotten himself ejected on that DP call. That was one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen an umpire make.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Jul 17, 2009 10:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
it clearly didn't hit the back wall the way it bounced back
i think the argument might have been that it wouldn’t have gone out had it not hit the cam
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The camera is set up
out of play. If it hit the camera, it was clearly a HR. Not that I mind Bob arguing just for the sake of arguing, I don’t. But why argue that and then let the DP call slide by unchallenged? That I don’t get.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
by alox on Jul 17, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've seen them set it up a little over the fence though
depends on the TV crew i think
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wondered about that.
But the camera guy said no.
by lynnzgal on Jul 17, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's Geren nobody gets him
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
by adragon on Jul 18, 2009 1:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair...
…the A’s crew said he was going out to argue the DP call as they were heading to commercial. Too little, too late, perhaps, but I think he did argue it.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 18, 2009 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holliday and the fastball
Fangraphs says that Holliday is 0.37 runs above average per 100 fastballs he’s seen this year. That’s OK, but down a lot from 2.00 last year and 1.37 the year before. Holliday is continuing to be very good against changeups and sliders this year, but the pitch that has killed him has been the curveball. He’s 4.46 runs BELOW average per 100 curves this year, a quite abysmal number, and down from his career +0.99. I wonder why he’s been so good at hitting sliders and so bad at hitting curveballs… strange…
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jul 17, 2009 11:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and if the VP is such a VIP....
too many numbers…too late at night
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by BleedGreen on Jul 17, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is nice to find out how difficult it has been for Holliday to hit AL pitching at the A's expense.
I am happy to introduce All Star Third Baseman, Chone Figgins.
by 44FAN on Jul 17, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
THANK YOU.
Very interesting.
"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 17, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
King, thanks your research, but I need a little help
I am unclear about what “.37 runs above average per 100 fastballs” means.
"In the first 30 minutes at the table, if you can't spot the sucker, then you are the sucker."
by ptbarnum on Jul 17, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just a guess
But maybe the move away from Coors is responsible for his trouble with curve balls. They say that the curve is one of the pitches most affected by the thin air up in Denver. It could be that after years of feasting on hanging curve balls at home games inflated his numbers against that particular pitch.
by DiegoAsFan on Jul 17, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
PITCH TYPE LINEAR WEIGHTS
don’t account for pitch combinations – and I still haven’t seen the creators of the stat explain it. If Holliday is being pitched differently, it’s not necessarily that he’s literally, physically having a harder time hitting the fastball, it may well be that he’s expecting the fastball at the wrong time, and the AL has found that he succumbs to different pitch combinations – combinations he wasn’t seeing in the NL as often.
Also: we should break out how he hits the fastball both home and away. I’ve heard hitters talk about the Coliseum’s sight-lines being weird.
by sleepingcobra on Jul 17, 2009 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
also
pitch type linear weights fluctuate greatly when they’re being based on ~3.5 months of data
by harenshair on Jul 18, 2009 1:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Watching highlights right now
There were some serious BOMBS hit tonight in other games
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you see Longoria's???
Day-um
"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 17, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not yet
but I can’t believe Thome’s was only 445 or whatever they said
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay just pulled it up online
Longoria’s was also ripped
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just got home from the game
It was awesome. Shocker that Crosby hit the 3 run homer, and Raj stealing home was so exciting!!
by OakA'sHoney on Jul 17, 2009 11:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hi, OakA’sHoney.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 17, 2009 11:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hi Rated-R!
I haven’t been to a game since May so it was fun to go. Although right field is a little less hot.
by OakA'sHoney on Jul 17, 2009 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Take W's where you can get 'em
‘Specially against the Yorba Linda Angels. Is it too much to hope that Hairston won’t die tonight?
by Joey C. on Jul 17, 2009 11:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
almost as significant
“A’s manager Bob Geren almost never says anything vaguely critical about his players, but he made it clear after tonight’s game that Trevor Cahill has got some things to fix. It’s not the 11 walks in his past 13 2/3 innings that has Geren alarmed, although the walks don’t help – it’s that so many of the outs Cahill is getting are in the air, and he’s a sinkerballer.
Geren said that Cahill “has some work to do” and he “has to go a little bit back to the drawing board.” Coming from Geren, that’s strong stuff."
Glad to hear that hairston is only day-to-day so far
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"day to day" doesn't put me at ease...not anymore.
I don't always blog. But when I do, I prefer AN. Stay thirsty my friends.
by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL true true
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"day to day" = funeral TBD
I don't always blog. But when I do, I prefer AN. Stay thirsty my friends.
by Kallus on Jul 17, 2009 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe they’ll need to bring up someone from AAA?
by OakA'sHoney on Jul 17, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know you have a name in mind.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 17, 2009 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh rated-r, don’t get me excited!
by OakA'sHoney on Jul 17, 2009 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
all i know is it sounded bad
and he was gritting his teeth as he told geren to keep him in to run the bases
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 17, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It sounded bad. And he looked miserable.
Hope the swelling goes down and it’s nothing too serious.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 17, 2009 11:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, same.
If he needs extended DL time, DL him now. It’s a lost season. Don’t play around with good players and injuries.
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by Blicks on Jul 18, 2009 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know who saw the Rally Monkey being dragged face down!
I do know! I do!
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by louismg on Jul 17, 2009 11:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I saw the guy at the game with the rally monkey in a noose.
It was hil-a-ri-ous. The best part was when he was swinging it around and then slamming it on the A’s dugout. I think that was before he let anyone that wanted to – use it as a punching monkey. We laughed pretty hard about that!
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by BERRYJO on Jul 18, 2009 12:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He should have let some of the dogs play with it, too.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 18, 2009 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bedtime
later peeps
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 18, 2009 12:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm weirdly exhausted and can't fall asleep.
Nico: Okay. We have twelve hours to make a really big pickle.
by pam5981 on Jul 18, 2009 12:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
giddy over just one good win?
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
by BleedGreen on Jul 18, 2009 1:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giddy over Johnny pictures, I'll bet.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 18, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cahill
Nice comments about “Cahill” from rotoworld in that he’s winless since June 22 and can’t be trusted. Gee Bobby the clown and Billy the Geek would you possibly take his past performances as maybe he needs time in AAA to work things out. Hell no you two stooges will continue with the thinking that we’ll just let him figure it out up here and would hate to admit that we made a mistake and “rushed him”.
by granja on Jul 18, 2009 4:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
When RotoWorld says a guy "can't be trusted"
they mean don’t choose him for your fantasy league, not that he can’t be trusted in real baseball.
That’s what the “Roto” part means. It’s all about who is a good play in the fantasy game, nothing to do with developing a young player.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Jul 18, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rajai continues his quest for consistent playing time.
Some motherfcukers are always trying to ice skate uphill - Blade.
by OldhamA on Jul 18, 2009 7:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
good to see players building up trade value
Cabrera , Rajai, springer, wuertz, etc could have some useful value to contenders. Especially Wuertz, teams overpay for relievers and he’s an elite one.
This Holliday experiment needs to end
by Asfan4ever723 on Jul 18, 2009 8:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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