Open Thread: Game 114 - A's at O's (cont)
by baseballgirl on Aug 12, 2009 12:27 PM PDT
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PrintVin Mazzaro lulled all of us into thinking that he may escape the big inning that has plagued him this year; but after dominating Baltimore for the first five innings, things fell apart for him in the sixth, as the O's cut the A's lead to 4-3. Breslow came to his rescue to save the lead for now, but the A's should have about 10 runs from all the chances they've had in the game. Let's hope they can score; we're going to the seventh!
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Is it going to rain anytime soon?
Because someone needs to make it rain.
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Good new thread.
(pat pat pat)
"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
Hey
Get over yourself! Obviously that little bit of work cred is now getting to your head.
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 12, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
breslow
nice find especially after being turned down by reyes/beimel in the offseason and the struggles of blevins
Just listened to Gary Thorne's call of Powell's homer:
“That one lifted, and how far? Oh my gosh.”
Good stuff.
The artist formerly known as HigherPie.
wow, only 4th intentional BB and 68th overall on the year for Cust
by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 12:31 PM PDT reply actions
Leave it to Baltimore
to see the potential threat Jack Cust poses.
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I need to.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 12, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
That's 2 GIDPs for Tommy today
to go along with his double and a walk.
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 12:34 PM PDT reply actions
I came back from grabbing lunch to find that you all had moved. :(
Good think there was a forwarding address.
I left a breadcrumb trail
"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 Aug 12, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, dahlink, it vas good think
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
runners at 1st & 2nd for BAL
1 out with Aubrey Huff coming up. Breslow still on the mound.
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 12:41 PM PDT reply actions
POWELL!!!! YEAH BABY!!!
What a great throw!
"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
hey our catcher threw somebody out
Nice job Suzuki err.. Powell.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 12, 2009 12:43 PM PDT reply actions
Palmer "you couldn't make a better throw"... "wow" re Powell
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 12:43 PM PDT reply actions
Was he napping off second?
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
He was on 1st.
Double steal with Roberts and Markakis. Powell was smart enough to go for the slow guy headed for 2nd.
The "Thinning out the herd" mentality. :)
Thank you, Nate…
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Fastball, outside corner, Huff caught looking
Breslow gets out of it, head to bottom 7th still up 4-3
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 12:45 PM PDT reply actions
finally... lunch time!
Landon (double) POw!
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
Markakis... right before the play
Powell came out in front of the plate and gave the infielders the signs, presumably indicating he’d throw through to 2B on a steal attempt
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 12:46 PM PDT reply actions
Thanks, B_E_L...
Yahoo Box Score is a little chincy with the info. :)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Sweeney
rips one to the left center gap…. leadoff double
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 12:48 PM PDT reply actions
A Double with no outs for Sweeney!
Let’s hope not another tease!!
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Aug 12, 2009 12:48 PM PDT reply actions
c'mon LS
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Aug 12, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
ok, job done before I could finish writing!
Sweeney on third, one out. Sac bunt by Ellis
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Aug 12, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Way to go, R. Sweeney!
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
I see what you did there
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I love that you love it.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 12, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
wild pitch!
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Sweeney gets in under the tag, a's up 5-3
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So did I miss anything?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Sweeney doubled, advanced to third on a bunt and then scored on a wild pitch.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 12, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
WOO HOO!!!
cues up Blur’s Song 2…
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
That song never gets old
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 12, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Roger that.
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
"Girls and Boys" is better.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Thnks for the tip, mikev.
I’ll have to listen to that one…
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Bryan Ferry?
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 12, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Cliff!
smoking that ball!
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
Pennington hitting .326
this is a very unexpected development IMO
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Aug 12, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I can live with it.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
that it is.
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
Haven't seen him play much.
Does he have Steve Sax arm? :)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Steve Sax almost lost out to poor old Johnny Ray
for ROY. Luckily Ray had a bad 2nd half and the rest is history.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 12, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I always liked Steve.
He is from my hometown and I went to school with a lot of his nieces…but he had the golf equivalent of the yips that time… :(
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
He was good player and a great guy
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 12, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
how about shawn dunston arm
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Aug 12, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
yet I have no confidence in him
unless he is our “backup” SS next year. These numbers are related to a few good weeks in the sun.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 12, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
but, he was up last year, didn't do much
I think he is simply a player that needed the proper seasoning, and perhaps he is a textbook example of how you handle a first-round pick so that he lives up to his potential. You give him a taste at the MLB level, let him work on his deficiencies, observe that he has progressed, and tell him, “OK, the job is yours. We are confident in you. Go do what you do.”
We’ll see next year.
How are good numbers and weeks in the sun related??
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Aug 12, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Wieters hasn't been all he was made of
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
maybe
but at this time in their respective developments, Suzuki was much more advanced defensively
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Aug 12, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I sure hope he becomes one this week.
That might be bad for you though.
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 12, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Pennington rips one down the LF line
3 hit game for Pennington, just another 2B for the 2nd half ‘09 A’s
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 12:51 PM PDT reply actions
Too bad there isn't a First Half/Second Half champion like in some of the minor leagues.
by LoneStranger on Aug 12, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
There was in the strike season of 1981
I think we beat KC but lost to the Yankees.
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Aug 12, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions
web gem Brian Roberts
stole the RBI from Kennedy
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 12:52 PM PDT reply actions
sweeney road stats
.300/.790-.800 ops
not bad if he was playing cf everyday
interesting call by KK
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 12, 2009 12:56 PM PDT reply actions
wants to make the game interesting.
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
Third base coach...
…and Gallego’s glove out there. :)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Geren might stop a few more grounders with his catcher's mitt. :)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Every kid has to play
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 12, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
And we all get a sno cone and hot dog from the snack bar after the game! :Þ
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
"cherry is my favoritest!"
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
Crosby's Mom brought
SHASTA!@#%? You gotta be shittin’ me Mrs. Croz. Ed has more money than that.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 12, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
showcase Crosby: Yankees could use him
Jeter just HBP, left game. Might want a reliable veteran SS.
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Aug 12, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
"reliable veteran SS"
is an interesting way to describe Crosby. Well, I guess you can rely on some things from him, just not all good things.
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahem, this is the United States of America
where in the heck is your “salesmanship”???
This is the land that originated the used-car salesman, the “land rush”, the Homestead Act, where people moved onto “free land” when the purchase of said land was the =least= of the costs that would make such a move, a profitable enterprise…
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Aug 12, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Wuertz last 7 2/3 IP: 6 runs allowed
but tied for 3rd in strikeouts for MLB relievers (69)
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 12:57 PM PDT reply actions
3 runs can be attributed to the overrated Cliff Pennington
I’ll take him over Crosby but we need an upgrade because he is not smooth. Luckily his temporarily inflated BA and arm makes up for some of it.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 12, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of completely unrelated tangents
Did you say you used to work at Sprint, and furthermore did you say something about hte Palm Pre being available on SERO?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Yep.
I was in KC and a Sprint employee told me that it would be available on Monday according to an email employees received. Of course we are talking about EverythingPlus because SERO is no longer the verbiage they are using. The problem is that you can’t do anything on the website w/o an employee email address and it could be a recipe for disaster if you talk to the wrong person on the telephone.
I’m not sure what to do…
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 12, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh.
From what I understand it’s not available on the old (good) SERO plan.
Guess I’ll stick with the Touch Pro for now.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I'll let you know when I master the situation
because I will get it figured out. BTW- www.fatwallet.com is a good source for info.
My company just told me to cancel my plan, get an iphone and they will pay for everything… but I’m a PC guy at heart.
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Aug 12, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I stick to SprintUsers.com mostly.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
weird
I was just in KC and got my Palm Pre while I was there (bro works for Sprint). So I’m on the employee deal. Even weirder, I actually somehow saw the 2009 Oakland A’s win two ROAD series this year (SD, KC). Ok, it’s SD & KC, not all that weird.
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
i wanna see a skills competition between matt kemp and adam jones
that would be epic
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
Crosby, defensive replacement, boots it
but keeps it in front of him and completes the out.
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 12:58 PM PDT reply actions
put patterson's AAA stats against of these guys
that A’s are giving an extended shot to and his is much better. Its just puzzling how he’s looks completely lost and once he gets demoted he continues to destroy AAA pitching again. He needs offseason work with skaalen to tweak his upper cut swing or a psychiatrist
Good Observations
some guys never get mentally wired to succeed at the major league level. Happens a lot.
Reminds me of a story about Stan Musial. In a later years, a player who had a career in MLB of only a handful of games related that, while he was on the Cardinals, the great Musial invited him out for a dinner, just the rookie and Musial. He confessed in the course of eating dinner, that, during ballgames, he just got so nervous that he would simply fall apart and could not execute. Stan put his hand on his arm and said, “You know what? I’m nervous out there too! Why, if you aren’t nervous playing in a big league ballgame, why you might as well hang ’em up!”
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Aug 12, 2009 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Those were two very scary fly balls that inning.
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
another deep drive to the warning track
and Davis completes the third out with a jogging catch. 1-2-3 inning for Wuertz.
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 1:00 PM PDT reply actions
more like
(hold breath)… 1, (shake fist)… 2 (cheer), (hold breath)… 3
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Aug 12, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Run, Rajai, run!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 12, 2009 1:02 PM PDT reply actions
Run Rajai, Run!
nice triple.
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
wow...he's up to .294...yah, rajai
are you related to gumby, by any chance?
he's my uncle. you know him?
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
he's sitting here in my cube at work
he belongs to a coworker and is visiting my monkeys
he says hi.
Rajai leads off the 9th batting 1/4 on the day
leadoff triple against former Padre Cla(y) Meredith
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 1:03 PM PDT reply actions
can we hit against meredith more often?
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
Hairston didn’t waste any time.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 12, 2009 1:04 PM PDT reply actions
that was good to see,
jump on the first pitch he sees.
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
Rajai has really been plaing grat latly
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
There's no 'e' in Myxlplyk, either...
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
The 'e' is silent.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
He had a vowel movement...
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
I appreciate that Giants fans don't boo Manny
Since they cheered for Bonds all those years…
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Wait, what?
You did see what they did last night, right?
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Cunningham sees an AB here in top 9th
nice RBI single for Hairston to score Rajai
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 1:04 PM PDT reply actions
Cunningham GIDP 4-6-3
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 1:05 PM PDT reply actions
yes ma'am
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Aug 12, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
6-3 score -
4-6-3 DP. :)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Crosby in there now
you guys should’ve seen the game he played in KC the other day
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 1:06 PM PDT reply actions
wish we could have seen that game more in the last couple of years.
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
nor is Crosby
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
it's hard when you sit the bench for like 6 days straight and only get 2 or 3 at bats.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
"No, it's not" - Landon Powell
"All your baserunner are belong to Greg Smith" ~ walk off bunt
by Philip Christy on Aug 12, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
awesome
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh heh... :)
Good one…
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Crosby down swinging
time for Bailey to shut ’em down
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 1:06 PM PDT reply actions
Crosby foul-tip K on the outside slider a foot off the plate
Well, at least he managed to foul tip it. baby steps?
maybe next season he'll be fouling them off?
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
and by that i mean, not in the catchers mitt.
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
Assuming Bailey comes in, this is only his 3rd appearance in August
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Duchscherer (ererer)
"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 Aug 12, 2009 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
he likes to just be called "The Duke"
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
Or call him by his real name
Marion Morrison…
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Brett Anderson is listed as the probable pitcher on Friday.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 12, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Bailey, hitting 97 on the gun
gets a groundout to start of bottom 9th
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by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 1:10 PM PDT reply actions
:)
I heard his rehab stint in Sac went well…
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Thanks, Izturis.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 12, 2009 1:11 PM PDT reply actions
Susan Slusser (erer)
“With an eye toward Tuesday night’s start against the Yankees, the A’s are having Justin Duchscherer make one last rehab start tomorrow night in Arizona in a rookie league game against the Giants. He’ll throw 60 pitches and then be at 80-85 on Tuesday if all goes well in that final rehab appearance.”
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/athletics/indexn?blogid=21#ixzz0O09aK3QA
in bay area and sick of tv blackout?
If you have directv, and if you have the MLB extra innings package, go to the MLB MIX channel on 720 (720-1 HD) to see the game. Yep, even here in Oakland/SF.
by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 1:11 PM PDT reply actions
PLAYOFFS!
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
Playoffs? You're talking about playoffs?!?!?!
by LoneStranger on Aug 12, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Jim Mora, ladies nad germs! :)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Ewwwww
nad germs
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Agreed. Ewww. But...
…you ARE a doctor, so… :)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Well, it's been a wonderfully intimate game thread today.
Now, how do I kill the rest of the workday?
series, and season, win baby!
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
*cues up Kool and the Gang*...
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
A's beat O's once again
another series win
in bay area and sick of tv blackout?
If you have directv, and if you have the MLB extra innings package, go to the MLB MIX channel on 720 (720-1 HD) to see the game. Yep, even here in Oakland/SF.
by Basebal_Equals_Life on Aug 12, 2009 1:12 PM PDT reply actions
A convincing series victory
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
I'm convinced!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I like the way you think.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
It's 4:15 where I am
I’ll be leaving work in about 45 minutes!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
*crosses fingers*
Boss says no. :( But thanks for trying, OAH. :)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
i'd rather get a taxbreak for baseball-related spending
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Aug 12, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Just put that you're the assistant to traveling secretary
on your return. Then you can expense ’em all.
@worldblee on Twitter.
psssh i wish
but i only have 90 min left so I’m happy :-)
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Aug 12, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah here too
i just get here at 6:30, so leave at 3
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Aug 12, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
can we have some fireworks?
ken korach's voice is like peanut butter on velvet, not joe buck's.
*whiiiiiiiiiiistle*
BOOOOOM!
Budget is kind of lacking this year.
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
A fella tries. :)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
...
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
Thanks, doc... :)
…and nice purple ones, too!
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
In Mexico City? Wow. Time left?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
15 min in
All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout
by Hit4TheCycle on Aug 12, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Televised?
I need to set my DVR if so.
"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."
I think it's only on Univision
ESPN2 had some kind of conflict or something.
Stupid.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
It's on Mun2
203 on DirecTV or Telemundo, every California city at least has Telemundo.
All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout
by Hit4TheCycle on Aug 12, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Weird that we're playing better
without all the expensive veterans around.
(Giambi, Cabrera, Holliday, Springer, etc)
Value is relative I guess.
"I feel like I hit better when I'm playing the field...just feel more like a baseball player." —Jack Cust (or Derek Jeter for that matter)
by PortlandPachyderm on Aug 12, 2009 1:16 PM PDT reply actions
No, we have great value -
It’s name brand that’s relative.
Bob Geren, on 8/2/07, on the success of Alan Embree as new interim closer: "What can I say,... he's been our Steady Tremendous Bullpen Man"
by popcornjames on Aug 12, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah we have the kroger brand players
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Aug 12, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
He may have been tested and have a "genius" IQ
But he got an F in set lighting. Yikes…
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Trying to work again
but on an A’s high
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
Want to come to my work and help me?
Please? :)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
If by fun you mean running a rather quiet (today) office and sending out invoices...
…then yes, the most fun allowable by law. >:Þ
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Sweet!
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
But, I'm usiing Excel...
…so we won’t be leaving the MS Office family…if you can stand it…
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
ooooo excel -- need any help with formulas or graphs?
sorry, nerd-dom is setting back in.
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Aug 12, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks, cup, but
no. No flash, bells or whistles today. That was handled in today’s game…YAY! :)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
but
everything is better with graphs! LOL
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Aug 12, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll call you when I have to make my next presentation spreadsheet.
Graphs are the best… :)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
I learned a lot about Excel doing plenty of non-work things.
Kept track of my auctions in WoW, office Superbowl squares, fantasy sports rankings, game boards, printed forms, NASCAR printouts for taking to the race….
by LoneStranger on Aug 12, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a versatile program with quick and easy results.
Doesn’t require as much building and prep as Access or Power Point.
What kinds of prints do you take to the track?
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
I print out (somewhat) useful stats.
Entry list, qualifying order, driver points, owner points, qualifying sheet for writing down the times, past race finishes…. most of the same stuff for the West Series drivers. I cust and paste the info from different websites and use Excel to format the rows and make them all pretty-like. I carry it all in a binder. Any other things like cards or whatnot that I want to get signed go in the binder too.
I’ve impressed many-a-people in the stands with my ‘nascar-dorkyness.’
by LoneStranger on Aug 12, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
That sounds awesome!
I love that sort of thing but have neither a) been to a race nor b) ever taken the time to do something like that. So I admire and swirl numbers in my head from afar.
Now if I were to so something like that, that would be the one day I would be sitting next to the drunk lunatic that can’t comprehend any of it and tries to kick my @$$. :)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Nope. Just Excel.
Access can be great if used properly. Sounds like super powers or someting. “If only he used his MS Office for good and not evil…”
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Prisoners hate it, though.
Too many cells.
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Bye, OAH. Thanks fer the yappin.
Day off tomorrow! :)
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, doctor, and I'm happy to state that I've finally won out over it." -- Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart), "Harvey"
Man, how terrible is Fosse on the radio?
That is all.
skigurl: Buy that man a Swatch!
by pam5981 on Aug 12, 2009 1:26 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
makes cotroneo sound like bill king
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
by cuppingmaster on Aug 12, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
watched the game on a stream but only caught the last couple innings
how did Mazzaro look?
looks like huston street had a geren flashback yesterday
non save situation 4er in less than 1 inning
he does lead the NL in save, but era now almost a full run higher than bailey
Recap up!
"Bobby Crosby at third is a bit of an adventure. And not like, here’s some hidden treasure, what fun. More like, gah! poison ants!" --alea iacta est
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