Baby-Faced Brett Shuts Out Sox on Two Hits
by 67MARQUEZ on Jul 6, 2009 6:56 PM PDT
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PrintOn the night he came home, the Boston Red Sox wish he hadn't.
Of course, they probably wish the kid on the mound had stayed back in Oakland, too.
Nomar Garciaparra's homecoming proved successful as he started a four-run fourth with an RBI-single, and Brett Anderson spun the A's first complete-game since last July 8 in the A's 6-0 win over the Red Sox.
No one had gone the distance without allowing a run against the Red Sox on their home turf this season, and no Athletic had turned the trick since Bobby Witt on July 3, 1994.
That all changed tonight as Anderson breezed through the Bostonians, owners of the best record in the American League. He retired the side in order in every inning but two, and in those frames that the Red Sox dared to put runners on base, the left-hander left them stranded. With two men on and one out in the second, he got Rocco Baldelli to ground out into an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play. In the seventh, following new "A" Scott Hairston's error, he induced fly ball outs off the bats of Jason Varitek and Baldelli to keep the Sox silent in the run column.
Meanwhile the A's were rather loud with the bats, punching out 15 hits, a day after collecting eleven in Cleveland. Adam Kennedy and Mark Ellis led the knock-parade with three hits apiece. Ten of the A's hits came off of starting pitcher John Smoltz, who took the loss.
It was an inauspicious start for the A's who had three hitters reach base in the first, but none of them found their way back home. Which brings us to Nomar, who received a standing ovation from the Fenway Faithful before his first at-bat in Boston since the '04 season. His single in the fourth scored Jason Giambi following the latter's lead-off double. Two outs later, Ellis doubled home Kurt Suzuki (who had reached base on a bunt single Nomar) and Garciaparra, and the Unicorn scooted to the plate on Kennedy's base hit.
The A's leadoff hitter stroked another RBI-single in the sixth to plate Hairston, who barely had enough time to meet his new teammates when he was put into the game to pinch-run for Jack Cust.
Orlando Cabrera finished off the scoring with a ninth-inning homerun, just as he did in yesterday's ball game.
Anderson took over from there, retiring the last six batters he faced, two on strikeouts, as he did Gio Gonzalez one better with a career-high nine strikeouts on the night.
A near-perfect evening for the A's, and it could not have happened in a better place.
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Didn't you quit the A's for the rest of the season yesterday?
Don’t worry — I do that a lot myself!
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
This was the first LHP shutout at Fenway since Scott Karl did it in 1986
I mention that mostly to have an excuse for mentioning Scott Karl.
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
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 6, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I can't be bothered with silly details.
The important thing is: SCOTT KARL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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
Alright SCOTTTYY!!!!!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
That's the spirit
I’ll bet you anything he was “Snotty of the day” that day.
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
[Quickly checks Scott Garrelts' and Scott Fletcher's 1996 game logs]
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
{Quickly throws up in mouth a little}
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 the first rookie shutout in Fenway since 1988.
Abbott, me thinks?
"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.
Congrat's Brett on the best pitched game I have seen this year by any one
not named Lincecum.
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
or Greinke
"I am not pleased with myself."
- Leo Tolstoy, after he masturbated.
by The Most Interesting mAN on Jul 6, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I have not seen Greinke pitch this year
but I saw him twice last year
PREPAREDNESS_Because those goddamn zombies aren’t going to kill themselves
most entertaining pitcher to watch this year, imo
"I am not pleased with myself."
- Leo Tolstoy, after he masturbated.
by The Most Interesting mAN on Jul 6, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
watching Joba 'second coming' Chamberlain getting blown up is quite entertaining too
Sigh, I think the A’s have sucked the joy out of me.
I can now only take pleasure in others’ misery.
Or any A's opponent
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
Even during a miserable season like this one,
sometimes you get a night like tonight. Thanks, Brett.
Outman, fighter of the Hitman, champion of the K, he's a master of scoreless innings and friendship for everyone.
Actually I think watching our young starters this season has been quite enjoyable
overall.
Sure there have been some rough patches, but the talent level is encouraging.
"You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy."
-Charles Manson
I take it the only reason Hairston didn't start is because
Geren wanted to start Nomar in his first trip back to BOS?
What a manager!
"I am not pleased with myself."
- Leo Tolstoy, after he masturbated.
by The Most Interesting mAN on Jul 6, 2009 7:03 PM PDT reply actions
and it showed in the defense.
I blame that error in the outfield on the fact that Hairston never got to practice on the field and hadn’t worked with Sweeney before even in practice.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I agree -- he gets a mulligan on that one
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
Question for Leopold Bloom:
Where is the Buck Mulligan?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I really did used to have a friend who called me kinch.
This is just unacceptable. People are paying good money to go to the ball park. -Ken Korach
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 6, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
That's not what I blame it on...
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I blame it on Rio!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 6, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Announcers were sayin' he's never played at Fenway before (being a former NL-er)
Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field? ~Jim Bouton, 1988
by BERRYJO on Jul 6, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
oh ok
Fire Geren now!
"I am not pleased with myself."
- Leo Tolstoy, after he masturbated.
by The Most Interesting mAN on Jul 6, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
For those who missed it
You can catch part of the ovation in the ESPN video recap
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Jul 6, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
go to youtube and search for nomar standing ovation...can't provide a link but the video is there...
everytime you think its gonna stop, it regains momentum
my friend was at the game
he said it was one of the greatest baseball moments hes ever witnessed
holdin' it down for the bay from upper westside manhattan
I wish that our fans would be more vocal when our players return.
Or when a player like Rickey Henderson makes a return trip to Oakland to be honored like last week.. I am always surprised that there isn’t more cheering.
Outstanding game in a season full of heartache.
We’ve had a lot of conversation about what keeps us A’s fans when the going has been rough. THIS is the reason I’m an A’s faithful. Every now and then we have a game that allows us to be happy and proud to claim the Green and Gold. I can appreciate talent no matter which team holds it – but it is oh so much fun when the talent is showcased in an A’s uni!!
Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field? ~Jim Bouton, 1988
by BERRYJO on Jul 6, 2009 7:05 PM PDT reply actions
Just looked it up: Bobby Witt's shut-out at Fenway
was his 3rd consecutive shut-out that season.
Imagine if that guy had been able to throw strikes. After the 3rd shutout, his season ERA was 4.69.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
An OU Sooner, too!
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 6, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions
The first game was a 14 K, 0B 1-hitter against the Royals
Greg Gagne pushed a bunt single with 1 out in the 6th and the A’s up 3-0. Bet that went over really well with LaRussa.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Apparently Gagne should have been called out at first, too.
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 6, 2009 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions
And crowned "the real Gags" on the spot.
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
I was there
I didn’t realize the stupid umpire cost Witt the perfect game until afterward. Let’s say it was a really, really bad call and leave it at that.
I saw a near-perfecto
This one was against the A’s, but Ken Phelps homered with two outs in the 9th. I had mixed emotions about that.
I'm here to talk about the past.
I was at that game
It was fun.
[b]More Rajai Davis & less mount Davis[/b]
Does Rajai Davis know Al Davis?
by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 6, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember that game.
When it gets that close… it’s heartbreak for the pitcher. The A’s still lost, so the HR was not necessary. :)
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I went to the back to back attempted perfect games by Zito/Harden against the Rangers
I think it was back in 2005. Zito took the perfect game into the 8th and ended up with a shutout on I think 2 hits. Harden took the perfect game into the 8th the next day and gave up a solo HR to Soriano. I think he ended the game as a 1-hitter.
Man, it was awesome to see those games.
Oh yes
I was at that game and right in line with first base. The runner should have been called out too. The crowd went nuts. Booing for a couple minutes after the inning was over. Great game though. One of the best I have seen. Gagne was not well liked in oakland after that hahaha
Ooo! Piece of candy!
by ChickenStanley on Jul 6, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Fun Fact of the Day
Hairston has already touched home more times for your 2009 Oakland A’s than Eric Chavez.
"I am not pleased with myself."
- Leo Tolstoy, after he masturbated.
by The Most Interesting mAN on Jul 6, 2009 7:06 PM PDT reply actions
He's also made as many errors as Kurt Suzuki!
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
what a productive debut
"I am not pleased with myself."
- Leo Tolstoy, after he masturbated.
by The Most Interesting mAN on Jul 6, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Guyer Ferrin!
I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too.
I thought it was Harry Chiti (Kansas City A's)
but it wasn’t…. a player was traded for a PTBNL, and then returned to the original club to complete the trade!
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2009 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
The host of Diners, Drive ins and Dives? heehee
Ooo! Piece of candy!
by ChickenStanley on Jul 6, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
sox postgame show
just showed clips of Anderson K’ing multiple sox with “the kid is hot tonight” playing in the background. gotta give them credit, that’s pretty classy.
Smoltz is just now “tipping my cap” to Anderson. I thought it was just the A’s who tip their caps.
Do you know the way to San Jose?
He may be washed up,
and he may be fidgety. But Nomar is a classy guy.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
That was almost a Monty Python routine.
“Please excuse my wife. She may be dull, homely, full of spite, useless, bitter, extremely irritating and well past her prime, but on the other hand… … … no, sorry, can’t think of anything.”
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
That's how I feel about the song "My Funny Valentine"
It amazes me that people find it romantic. To me, it’s horribly insulting. Basically, “You’re ugly, fat, and stupid, so consider yourself lucky that I still love you.”
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
That's a whole genre of songs there!
e.g. Love the One You’re With
See also the you’re-ok-but-I-like-my-freedom-too-much genre, e.g. Free Bird
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 6, 2009 7:18 PM PDT up reply actions
True, but some are in earnest,
some are humorous, some are subtle and tragic. Valentine is just nasty. (IMO, of course.)
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Yeah but it's still great....
…when Chet Baker sings it!
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 6, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Somebody Else's Funny Valentine
The lyric was written by Lorenz Hart who was a gay, bald, cigar-smoking midget. So I prefer to think of it as him waking up with a dim, lumpy rent boy and feeling tender about it instead of cynical.
Whose funny valentine?
This season, the A's are proving that in fact there is crying in baseball.
by somebodyelse on Jul 6, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew Hart was gay and troubled.
I didn’t know he was a midget.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
He wasn't...
He was short, but so what. His main problem was that he was gay in an era when that was really problematic, and he had a terrible drinking problem, which is why Richard Rodgers was no longer able to work with him. After Rodgers moved on to Hammerstein and wrote “Oklahoma!” he reunited with Hart to work on a revival of “Connecticut Yankee.” Shortly after that show opened, Hart died of pneumonia at the age of 48.
Aww
“Brett was awesome,” said an emotional Garciaparra, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI single in his first game at Fenway Park as a visiting player. "It was funny. I was doing postgame interviews on the field, and I told them, ‘You want to postgame me? Did you not see our pitcher tonight?’
“I can’t wait to take him out to dinner and say, ‘Thank you for making this night that I was able to experience that much better, being able to walk off with a victory because of your experience.’ "
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/06/SPO618JUOM.DTL
will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody
Link fail
will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody
Nomar is a class act.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Is that a statement of fact or a prediction?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 6, 2009 7:14 PM PDT up reply actions
....or perhaps an imperative?
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 6, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
...or a AAAA Player Repellant product?
Interleague Play: Celebrating Thirteen Seasons of Suck
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jul 6, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions
You know, I still like Ryan Sweeney.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 6, 2009 7:14 PM PDT reply actions
Me, too.....granted I would not call myself knowledgable about baseball strategy, etc.
Just an average garden variety fan. I don’t understand what it is ppl don’t like about Ryan. I see him as another young player that needs seasoning.
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 6, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
They just want him to hit for power.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 6, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Or have even a decent OBP
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
What is considered a decent OBP?
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 10, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Unlike me
Because I meant to write 100 PERCENT pimp.
by Tyler Bleszinski on Jul 6, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions
First one boosts his trade value more.
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
you must be a noob
Don’t you know about the ‘edit post’ feature?
I is using it all th time
very handy.
This season, the A's are proving that in fact there is crying in baseball.
by somebodyelse on Jul 6, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
100 PROOF Pimp
Top 3 Gamescore in the AL this season.
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Baseball Tonight on Anderson
More than I expected, but less than he warranted.
They said he was “filthy” and showed some strikeouts. Forgot to mention the complete-game shut-out.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
It was still close in the middle of the 1st, though
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 we stuck around until the end of the game
The Reds got runners at 2nd and 3rd with no outs – I was afraid the Phillies weren’t up to the task.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
The Phillies (22) scored more runs in that game than the A’s (21) have scored all month.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 6, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, ha.
Didn’t Mulder like give up 11 in one inning when with the Cards?
"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 don’t know.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 6, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Just wanted throw out
that tonight, in fantasy baseball, I benched Brett Anderson in favor of Johnny Cueto.
Might as well Jump! - Van Halen
someone
post the lookout landing pic please
That's pretty dramatic, though -- worth noting
Cueto gave up 9 ER in 0.2 IP while Anderson tossed a 2-hit shutout.
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
Haha - Just got back to my hotel from tonight's Phillies - Reds game
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
nice
did you make it thru the entire game?
Absolutely
Only quitters leave during a game.
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Kind of gruesome
But my Dad always tells me that if he dies during a game to wait until it’s over before alerting anyone.
I'm here to talk about the past.
That’s interesting.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 6, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
exactly
I agree with the premise that if would be ideal if you’re active enough to know that a game is on, and not totally inert hooked up to a bunch of machinery.
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Jul 6, 2009 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
No one rubs himself about your fantasy team
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
The Top 2 Phrases To Begin A Boring Conversation...
“I had this dream last night…” and “I hate/love so-and-so, he’s on my fantasy team…”
I usually favor the LL picture, but in this case
I have to say, that’s pretty epic.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I care
that sucks, EPIC FANTASY FAIL!
I had Utley, Victorino, and Rollins playing today FTW!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
King Brett!
Posted this on the old thread, but someone requested this photoshop:
by Technotofu on Jul 6, 2009 7:57 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
That’s awesome.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 6, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
It looks like he's about to break out in song
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
"If I were King of the For-e-e-e-e-est"
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
LOL
emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 7, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I did and I love you.
Awesome! Thanks!
"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.
WIN
emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 6, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
You should at least give him some hair back...
Rec’d nontheless.
+222222222222222222
by ElQuesoCapitan on Jul 6, 2009 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Best performance by an A's lefty in Fenway since (oh God, I can't believe I'm thinking this)
Ted Lilly.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Ted “All-Star” Lilly?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 6, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
was lilly hated on AN?
i remember being very disappointed when he left. i thought he pitched pretty well for us?
No, I don't think anyone hated Lilly
but none of us have particularly good memories of the game I was referring to.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
sweet to see an A's pitcher pitch a complete shutout
but to have it happen in Fenway to the Sux – priceless
I watched through the fourth inning...
then left to take my son to karate. At least I got to see the ovation and more importantly, us scoring all the runs we would need.
On the other hand, I did text a friend of mine who’s a from Boston and a big fan of the Sawx while watching my kid spar. That was really fun.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
MASTERFUL GAME, GUYS.
WISH I COULDA BEEN HERE FOR THE GAME THREAD.
MUST HAVE BEEN MARVELOUS.
And credit due to iglew who posted the fireworks. Thanks bro.
We've got your back, Cap'n.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I missed the game
But all I can say is FUCK YEAH NEO.
emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 6, 2009 8:40 PM PDT reply actions
While we're wishing,
A sweep would cause orgasms all over AN
This season, the A's are proving that in fact there is crying in baseball.
by somebodyelse on Jul 6, 2009 10:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I love the lineup
Its so nice not to see Crosby and Hannahan in there. I think those two are competing for the two lowest batting averages in the American League
Giambi has the lowest BA among those with enough PA to qualify.
Neither Crosby nor Hannahan qualify. Hannahan is just below Giambi, at .193. Crosby is just above, at .204.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
"It was a complete game in this ballpark against that team," Oakland manager Bob Geren said.
Thanks for that stunning recap, Bob.
I realized I was dyslexic when I went to a toga party dressed as a goat.
Haha, seriously?
I’d say that is almost QOTM, manager edition worthy.
emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 6, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL win.
emperor nobody: "can ben copeland play third will the mcgwire throwback jersey be sponsored by balco labs i think i am having non-nerve-damage related chest pains well there’s holliday’s homer for may"
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Jul 6, 2009 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
This looks like the team
We all expected and hoped for going into the season. Great game. Maybe the start of another trip into….Mazzaro World?
Jack "The Must, Just has no Rust, ain't no Bust, after him the ladies Lust, turns pitchers into Dust, likes his pizza with no Crust" Cust
Nice win, bitches!
"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
Finally!
Pitching and run support in the same game, on the same team!
Yay, now I remember what that’s like :)
Yes!
What a fun game to watch!
will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody
Awesome Geren-ness
About Buck:
Buck, 25, once was projected as an everyday player, but his value nosedived with injuries and ineffectiveness. Asked which has been more costly to Buck’s development, manager Bob Geren said, “It’s a hard game to play, period. When you’re in and out of the lineup, it’s even harder, due to one factor or another.”
I wonder what one of those factors is Bob? Could it be you inexplicably benching him ALL THE TIME?
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
Bob should have a talk with that guy who writes the lineup...
This seems important!
I realized I was dyslexic when I went to a toga party dressed as a goat.
I just imagined
Geren having a conversation with Geren. My head almost exploded.
will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody
LOL
“When you’re in and out of the lineup, it’s even harder, due to one factor or another."
You could always, you know, leave him in the fucking lineup?
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
Bob Geren: "Umm, umm, umm umm umm whaaaa?"
"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.
Watched the replays on Nomar's hit
Does anyone else think that Youkilis “slipped” in getting to the ball? It looked like he tripped on air, IMO. I just have to wonder if the thought was “well, it’s the A’s… we can spot them one for Nomar, right?”
Roy Steele is the voice of God
Yeah, that looked half-assed.
Even for a Red Sock.
"A screaming thing comes across the sky. It's a V-2 rocket carrying twelve thousand pounds of symbolism, and it's coming down on your poor, deluded, postmodern head."
(Gravity's Rainbow, by Thomas Pynchon, ultra-Condensed by Glenn Davis)
Chavez did the same thing for Miggy
but there was no question about it at the time. I thought Fosse was going to drop his mic and leave the booth.
This season, the A's are proving that in fact there is crying in baseball.
by somebodyelse on Jul 6, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
"even for a red sock"
the red sox are a great team, unfortunately. I don’t like using the word “hate”, but I FUCKING HATE THE RED SOX more every season.
This season, the A's are proving that in fact there is crying in baseball.
It may have looked that way, but I think what happened was that
Youkilis was going to dive for it and then realized it wasn’t gettable so he gave up on diving.
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
No! I want Mazarro World as well.
It can be Mazarro World AND Harristown. BOTH!
"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.
Maybe I'm slightly messed up in the head BUT
For those of you running Google chrome (and if you use windows, how could you not?), and have five (or more) tabs open, what does the title of the thread look like to you upon taking a cursory glance?
Oh, and, and as I missed the contest, how was the slider looking for Anderson tonight? What was his “outpitch”? Was he able to constantly hit 95 and 96 as he was (supposedly) in his last start?
his slider was wicked tonite
fastball was hitting 96 and 97 consistently
Chrome is quick but not powerful,
Please to enlighten us with your observation.
This season, the A's are proving that in fact there is crying in baseball.
Games like this are so cheering.
Even when you know that the A’s are going nowhere this season …it feels good to see the team stick it to Boston.
Next up, I want to see Papelboner blow a save.
Since K-Fraud is out of the AL, he’s my new favorite target.
"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.
you need Buck for that! what a win that was a while back
Oh, but if I catch a line drive by a girl, that’s girl-on-girl action, the twiceness is eliminated, and it just counts once - gigglingone
Buck .... ;-(
We have Unicorn though. Unicorn and comeback wins are our friend.
"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.
SportsCenter
gave about four times as much coverage to Jeter wrongly being called out on a steal attempt than they did to the fact that a visiting rookie pitched a two-hitter at Fenway. They even had John Kruk ranting about Jeter. Umps make bad calls?!? And managers sometimes get ejected for arguing them?!? Who knew!
I know, I know… I shouldn’t be surprised, and I’m not really. I just felt like ranting.
will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody
Kruk was positively rabid.
He said Jeter showed remarkable restraint in not getting himself ejected.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
The only highlight of Brett Anderson was the final out.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 7, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Brett was good today...
it bodes well for the future. Add Doolittle and Carter and Weeks to this pitching next year, who knows… we may be pretty good.
"I’m actually a disgrace to myself right now." - Sean Gallagher (quoting me after a night out on the town)
It's not just the A's.
The reason Pedroia was a late scratch from the lineup: His wife is due to have a baby.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
cut it out with your facts and practical reasonings
This season, the A's are proving that in fact there is crying in baseball.
Great game!
And hey, mobile commenting is now enabled! Assuming this works…
by oblique on Jul 7, 2009 8:21 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Yes it does work!
Now if only I could stream on AtBat AND post to AN on the move.
I’m really going to need that 2000 mAh battery…lol
Roy Steele is the voice of God
by cuppingmaster on Jul 7, 2009 8:56 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
God I hope it works.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
So, hopefully their next trick is to actually let you REMOVE blogs from your "my blogs" page.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
That ovation for Nomar was nice
just got it on youtube from mlbdailydish. He seemed to have a hard time holding back his emotions
Oh, but if I catch a line drive by a girl, that’s girl-on-girl action, the twiceness is eliminated, and it just counts once - gigglingone
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