Terrible Roster Management Catches Up To A's In 3-2 Loss
by Nico on Aug 19, 2009 10:11 PM PDT
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PrintThe A's bench tonight was Bobby Crosby (bad calf), Scott Hairston (bad quad), and Nomar Garciaparra (bad body). That's it. Two guys who can't run or play the field due to injury, and one who can't run or play the field due to the fact that he retired two years ago but nobody can find the paperwork.
Now it didn't help matters that in the top of the 1st inning, with a runner at 3rd and one out, Mark Teixeira hit a one-hopper to third and got an RBI thanks only to the worst Kennedy decision since Chappaquiddick. Yet a 6th inning Cust HR and 7th inning "tremendous AB" RBI single by Mark Ellis would get the A's to within 3-2 in the 7th, and that's when a 3-man bench called "Cripples Row" caught up to the A's.
Two on, two out in the 7th, Phil Coke in the game to face Ryan Sweeney, and the A's couldn't pinch-hit because they didn't have a single player available to play the OF. Sweeney bounced weakly to 2nd.
Two on, nobody out in the 8th, and Nomar pinch-ran for Landon Powell. That's right, Nomar Garciaparra, pinch runner. After Everidge bounced into a 5-3 DP, the A's couldn't pinch-hit for Cliff Pennington because they didn't have a player available to play SS. Pennington popped out to LF.
That's right: The A's played a game in which they literally only had defensive replacements possible at 1B and C (and that meant giving up the DH, which the A's ended up doing), in which they couldn't pinch-hit for anyone, and in which they had to put a gimpy player with chronically bad hamstrings in as a pinch runner because he was the most mobile of the three players on the bench.
I'm thinking maybe Cunningham or Buck or Patterson might have been ever so slightly useful tonight, but apparently Bobby Crosby is far too valuable to lose for 15 days and Nomar needs a roster spot because perfect pinch runners are hard to find.
I've volunteered at assisted living centers where there was more mobility than you could find on the A's bench tonight.
Nice job by Brett Anderson tonight (7 IP, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K) and I hate the Yankees. That's all.
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"worst Kennedy decision since Chappaquiddick"
Ice cold, bro. Ice cold.
that made my day
political jokes FTW
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"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
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by harendaman365 on Aug 20, 2009 7:36 AM PDT up reply actions
AN, there's nothing else like it...
If I could just find a site like it that talked about nothing but sex, politics, and religion, I’d be set!
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Aug 20, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Have you tried my private diary?
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
All that said
I love Brett Anderson more and more all the time.
Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.
I don't think the roster management is that terrible.
A couple of nagging injuries make it tough to DL either of those guys, but also put the pressure on the guys in the lineup to stay healthy/in the lineup.
Even now that I know that we had no bench players, I still question the decision not to bunt Everidge.
"Surely these gents are talking about the dashing rookie campaign of southpaw Jamie Moyer. Now, that cat is on the up and up." JLaff, in 1929.
I don't, just because Everidge is rarely asked to bunt,
and even if he’s successful you set up 2nd/3rd one out for Pennington, asking a guy with less power than I have to please get one to the OF deep enough to score Nomar.
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
crosby serves no purpose at this point
by giving SS to pennington, it’s obvious the cros isn’t in the future, so why is he on the team? if they can release giambi, they can release crosby, or at least put him on the 15-day. if they did that, when he comes back the rosters will be expanded anyway.
They need a backup shortstop.
"Surely these gents are talking about the dashing rookie campaign of southpaw Jamie Moyer. Now, that cat is on the up and up." JLaff, in 1929.
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by designatedforassignment on Aug 20, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh, I guess.
I’d rather have a guy that can hit a little bit though. There are arguments for both.
"Surely these gents are talking about the dashing rookie campaign of southpaw Jamie Moyer. Now, that cat is on the up and up." JLaff, in 1929.
Sadly, Crosby.
"Surely these gents are talking about the dashing rookie campaign of southpaw Jamie Moyer. Now, that cat is on the up and up." JLaff, in 1929.
Looking at these two teams
it’s really kind of amazing the A’s won a game and kept this one close. The Yankees are just flat out better and the A’s have a long way to go before they can compete with them.
Maybe one day baseball will join the NFL and NBA and have their teams play on a even playing field but I won’t be holding my breath on that one.
Has this ever been discussed with the ownership or unions??
I realistically don’t see this happening but – wow – would our fortunes and the game change! Kinda fun to think about…..it could be a win-win if all teams could compete equally.
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?" Yogi Berra
by BERRYJO on Aug 19, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions
yankees do have a better offense and some great pitchers
but come on, Chad Gaudin? 5 walks? HBP? Error? No runs? one hit? come on.
I didn't watch the whole game - but it sounds like we certainly had some chances!!
I’d like to be able to purchase the best players $$$$ can buy. And know that a small market/poor team could command the market as well as teams like the yankees and red sox.
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?" Yogi Berra
by BERRYJO on Aug 19, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions
NFL has evolved rules that make the league more balanced
because it has proved more profitable to do so. It wasn’t because they value fairness for its own sake. It’s because they sell more when people feel like any team has a chance.
Baseball has a very different economic structure (which has a lot to do with playing ten times as many games per season). It looks as if the teams are perfectly capable of making money with some teams as perennial winners and others as perennial losers. So long as that’s the case, I don’t see that they have any incentive to change the rules for more parity.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
That's why I think it'll never happen
But I’m a pie in the sky look at the possibilites kind of person!! Agreed that there is NO incentive whatsoever!
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?" Yogi Berra
by BERRYJO on Aug 20, 2009 1:03 AM PDT up reply actions
But that's why we play the game, dear friend.
If we wanted to simulate all the time, based solely on stats, then that’d be a different story.
Yesterday’s game should have gone to extras, too. A’s keep developing the in-house talent, and not trade it away for “prospects”, then, I say, we’re two years out from being a strong contender. Oh, and I believe we’ve split the series with Boston this year, too.
Rickey has spoken. Keep the Athletics in Bump City.
Yep. if the "better" team always won...
…then every year one team would be 162-0 while another team would be 0-162.
Ok, interleague play might screw that up a bit, you you get the point.
We’d never have post-season series’ go the full 5/7 games, either… they’d all be sweeps.
In 2008 I was watching a team that was rebuilding. In 2009 I feel like I'm watching a team that just sucks.
A lot offtopic here...
Friends of mine are planning a trip to San Francisco. For some reason, we could only get a deal at Marriott Oakland City Center on Broadway in Oakland. I didnt choose it, but I was wondering if its a decent neighborhood to stay in. Yes I am from Southern California and have never stayed or been in Oakland. So please keep that in mind.
Should be fine.
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
It's fine.
And, there’s a litle group of restaurants/bars just near there in the Old Oakland neighborhood: B Restaurant, Levende East, Pacific Coast Brewing, Tamarindo, The Trappist. You’re also really close to Uptown Oakland where there are even more restaurants and bars.
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And even better . . .
. . . you’re about an Obama first pitch distance from BART (12th Street Station) so you won’t need a car at all (if you’re not driving and haven’t already rented one). You can get to almost anything you want to see in SF using BART and perhaps a bus or streetcar, including the ballpark where the Unmentionables play (and yes, it’s a fabulous park and venue and yes, I AM jealous, thank you very much). Enjoy!
"Life without geometry has no point"
Is it really that...
…fabulous? I haven’t been yet, but will be visiting when the Cubs finally come to town.
Rickey has spoken. Keep the Athletics in Bump City.
I went there once and it was very nice.
the field feels a lot closer because the foul ground isn’t as big as in Oakland. I didn’t get a chance to roam the park because I went for a company function and was “stuck” in a box with all the free food (well, free for me at least). It was also cool to take the ferry (from larkspur) and walk to the park. It was much better than parking in an office parking lot and walking across the freeway to the Colisieum because they Warriors and A’s are playing on the same night.
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Downtown Oakland is lovely.
The stories you hear about Oakland … yes, they’re true for some neighborhoods, but they are not true for most of the city. You’ll be very happy at City Center. And you’re probably getting a much better deal for your money than you would in SF at the same price. Excellent choice.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
a few years back, 06?
I had a week of training in the City near Union Square, but I opted to hotel it in downtown Oakland and Bart xross the bay for the classes.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
The stories aren't true?
Does that mean there actually is a winning pro franchise in town? Who’da thunk!
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Aug 20, 2009 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Downtown Oakland...
…is my home, and it’s pretty damn nice. While generally dead after five (and even deader on the weekend), it is accessible to everything. Old Oakland is nice, as mentioned, and there are a couple of cool bars throughout the area. Jack London Square is a good place for a stroll. It’s not the Ferry Building yet, but it has the potential to be even better.
Rickey has spoken. Keep the Athletics in Bump City.
Woo-Hoo, spread the Oakland Love!
People are usually so poopy about Oakland, it’s nice to see a bunch of proud and happy Oaklanders. I’m one, in North Oakland. And really, it’s only because I love Oakland that I became an As fan. I think folks should root for their home town.
And thus, I’m realy appalled/annoyed by how many Yankee or BoSox fans there are in these parts. They live HERE now. They should root HERE now. (“Root, root, root, for the HOME team”.) They can cheer on their 2nd favorite team when they play somewhere else than here. But we should be solid.
I live in Denver. I will always be an A’s Fan when “we” play head2head vs. The Rockies. Too much history. Most Bay Area Yankees fans are weak.
by Colorado Fan on Aug 20, 2009 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Is your "home town" always the same as where you live?
I root for the A’s primarily because I love Oakland.
For the past five years I’ve lived in the area just north of Seattle. Not only that, but I like living here and I would be content to live here the rest of my life. Nor am I from Oakland; I grew up in Anchorage. But I spent almost 20 years of my adult life in Oakland and as a result I feel a deep sentimental attachment to it.
Each of the three is my home town in a sense, but of the three, Oakland is the one I feel the deepest connection to. When someone asks, “what is your home town?” my first thought is always Oakland.
But by your logic I should be a Mariners fan?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I strongly disagree with the notion that you have to root for the local team just because you move to the area
When I lived in New Jersey, I sure wasn’t going to root for the Yankees, Knicks, Giants, etc.
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my GF and I had a big discussion about this last night
She thinks that the teams themselves have no real connection to the city other than being there. The players tend not to live in their baseball home city, and, therefore, what makes the Oakland A’s Oakland-related other than being there. They could easily be in Vegas or somewhere else and have just as little connection with Oakland. And, had I grown up in another city, I’d probably be that team’s fan.
I see her point, but it’s kind of vague. Women!
Anyways, I’m with you FF. It’s once you start watching a team in your youth (or whenever you start watching baseball for the first time), how can you just switch like changing underwear? In LA now, I watch the Dodgers and have been to several games, but more because my hatred for the gnats runs deep enough that rooting for the Dodgers is the third best thing that can happen after 1) A’s winning and 2) slegnA losing. I don’t live and die with them like I do the A’s, and certainly when I end up somewhere else in my life, I won’t end up a Sox fan in Chicago or a Rangers fan in Texas.
That said, it also annoys me tremendously that Boston and NY fans attend their teams’ games in other towns. But I suspect many of those people are also bandwagoners/ESPN watchers/losers.
"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 20, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
My dad grew up in central Missouri as a Cardinals fan.
He moved out here in the 60s and didn’t get to watch (or listen, since they didn’t have a TV on the farm when he was growing up) the Cardinals anymore. It wasn’t hard to become an A’s fan since they were on the radio, and the championship teams in the 70s drew attention. I asked him the other day about when he started following the A’s and it was those teams that really did it. He had an uncle who was a Kansas City Athletics fan, and I imagine that helped with the connection too.
He still watches the Cardinals from time to time, when they’re playing the Gnats or on ESPN, but (and I haven’t asked him, I should) I don’t know if he feels more like an A’s fan than a Cardinals fan anymore. It’s been over 30 years, so I probably know the answer.
Today, things are much different. With technology and the TV packages, you can follow your team from practically anywhere. If I was to move out of state, I’d still be able to be an A’s fan with little trouble. I agree that most of the Red Sox, Yankee, Bulls, Cowboy, etc fans are bandwagoneers.
My stance is pretty much this: If you grew up there, or one or both of your parents (or other influential relative) grew up there, then you can be a fan. Otherwise, STFU.
by LoneStranger on Aug 20, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
When a person relocates,
and then has kids of their own, it makes a difference. I take my son to A’s games and watch them regularly. It’s a bond I hope to forge with my son, something I didn’t have with my own father. When he grows up and seeks his own identity, he may reject the things he did as a boy with his father….for a while. But the circle will eventually close, and one day he’ll sit in front of a TV and contemplate his relationship with his own son. Out of nostalgia, he may flip the channel onto an A’s game and drift back in time. I’ll expect a call from him and we’ll spend a few hours drifting down memory lane.
He may very well live in Texas, or God forbid, Boston. But he’ll hold a soft spot for the A’s, even if he’s taking his own boy to see the Rangers.
I still think kindly of the Dodgers on occasion, but I’m an A’s fan through and through now. Who knows, maybe I’ll get lucky and he’ll get bit so bad that he stays close to me for my entire life?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Live in Boston, love the Sox I say.
Why not? Boston’s a great town, nice people. Keep your As soft spot, especially if it is one that reminds you of your dad. Sweet that you’re implanting the love with your son, right on.
Great Comments! What makes a team the Home team...
… is the rest of the fans. Sure, the players don’t live there (and even if they try to, they may get traded – I’m told Swisher bought a house here two weeks before he was traded, and stayed in it while the Yanks were in town). And sure, we could root for anyone given the ability to read/watch any teams games. So keep that at home. When you come out to games, come to the As game, and stick it out with all the rest of the As fans. (And we all know that rooting for this team or that is just irrational jingoism, anyway, right? So let’s keep a reasonable dose of ironic distance in our rooting, in the first place.)
As for Flashfire’s problem of being in NJ. I’m not sure there’s anything so terrible about being a Yanks/Giants/Knicks fan, if you actually live there. But I can see turning on an organization, too. My Dad grew up in the Bronx seeing games as a kid in the ‘40s, and we went regularly when I was a kid, too. In the ’80s, he finally sickened of the Steinbrenner antics, and turned to the Mets. That’s ok, nice to have more than one team to choose from, if need be.
By the way, I was a life-long Knicks fan, but now I’m a Warriors fan (naturally). Beng a Warriors fan isn’t easy, as most of you know better than I. But we can still stick it out together, hoping for better days. That’s what we do here on AN, isn’t it?
It's just one of those things where it takes a lot for me to change who I root for
I grew up seeing the A’s, 49ers and Warriors so those quickly became my teams. Just because I lived on the other side of the country for a few years didn’t take away from me still being a fan of those teams and I had no reason to root for the local teams because I didn’t grow up following them.
That’s where the key is: who you follow during the formative years of your sports fandom.
I also get eventually “disowning” an organization, something I’m getting very close to doing with the Warriors because of how awful things have been with Cohan and Rowell there. I saw the Run TMC days as a kid but never got to go to a playoff game until those games a couple years ago against Dallas, and that was at the very top of my experiences as a fan. But the front office did something I didn’t think they could do: they ruined the whole thing in just a couple years. Now, I don’t see myself spending another penny on that franchise until either Cohan and Rowell are gone or they somehow show they can put together a playoff team that gets there consistently.
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I don't think the formative years play such a huge role.
Isn’t that what we are led to believe? But our ability to “turn” on an organization shows that we are not just blind adherents; we are thinking and judging. So, we can well think and judge, for instance, “I’m not a permanent resident of this NJ place, let me hang on to those As for the day I get back to the land of the fair.” Or we can judge, “Wow, I can’t in good conscience spend on the Warriors front office, and I’ll have to take kind of a basketball break for a bit, hope it gets better.” Or we can judge, “I will always have a soft spot for the As, no matter what. It might be tough when they come to town, now that I live in DC and have been following the, uh, the, uh, the DC team. But heck, let’s see a good ball game, everyone play hard, no errors, no bad calls, and maybe my DC team will make a respectable showing. Now, where’s that hot dog stand?”
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Absolutely check out Heinold's
Talk about history. It’s one of the few pre-earthquake structures standing (though it barely qualifies as “standing”) and Jack London himself drank within those walls. And, hey, if you’re going to walk down to the Jack London area, also have a meal at House of Chicken & Waffles.
Closer to the hotel you might enjoy The Trappist bar (mmm, expensive Belgian beer) and Tamarindo restaurant (Mexican tapas, mmm, good).
Downtown Oakland absolutely has some gems (and has definitely improved since I moved here 7 years ago). Go A’s!
Oakland is one of the culinary capitals of the world
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Aug 20, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Great architecture, too.
Particularly if you’re into the art deco era.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
like your handle
i’m a fan of manganese pods myself… or cover stories, anyway.
funny that you mention so cal as a contrast to oakland. i lived in long beach 5 years and when i came to oakland found it much alike. it’s big, there’s a bit of everything, and for every bad story there are 5 good things that happened but didn’t get told.
don't care if i ever get back.
Prediction
When the current CBA expires (after the 2011 season), one thing the owners will “give up” in order to secure a new agreement with the MLBPA will be an expansion of the regular season roster from 25 to 27. In the days when teams usually carried 10 pitchers, with a 25-man roster there were plenty of bench guys to cover the unavailability of a couple of position players for a few games. Now that 12 pitchers is normal and 13 is not that unusual, the manager is left in a terrible position when you have a Crosby/Hairston situation. I would think that adding 60 major league jobs (mostly at minimum salary, or close thereto) would be a nice worm to dangle in front of the MLBPA negotiators.
how long has the 25 man roster been the rule? Forever? i'm really asking.
and how long have rosters expanded in September?
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here is a link
According to these words, it looks like 25 has been somewhat standard since the teens, with minor variations. Of course, I believe everything I read.
One other thing you left out.
Suzuki had to go to the bullpen to warm up Bailey,sans his catching gear. Then once Landon made an out, they had to tag team it so Kurt could get back in the line-up.
ridiculous. Eric’s bro was warming up Breslow at the time.
Hell, they should sent Gerendown to warm him up, he’s a former catcher, and hand the game over to the bench coach. Same difference.
"We get two outs, and I was sure, and I had a plan, and I shook Tek off," Schilling said. "And I get a big 'What if?' for the rest of my life."
by Imaseasonticketholder on Aug 19, 2009 10:43 PM PDT reply actions
I agree on sending Geren to the bullpen, if....
and especially if, he could be left there.
by robertmelvin on Aug 19, 2009 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Bring back Brandon Buckley!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I think with Landon being injury prone and Suzuki playing most everyday
that having two bullpen catchers would be a great idea.
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Buckley could hit...
…at least BP fastballs…
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Aug 20, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Just don't spill the milk, dude...
"I never blame myself when I'm not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats. After all, if I know it isn't my fault that I'm not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?" Yogi Berra
by BERRYJO on Aug 19, 2009 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Bad all around
Three bench players, none of them really available? That’s absurd. This isn’t the first time this year Geren’s been hamstrung by his roster. In fact, for much of the year, with Giambi, Cust & Garciaparra active, his ability to make moves was very limited.
I like Adam Kennedy, but the guy makes a lot of bad decisions in the field. A couple of weeks ago, with a runner on third, he tried for a double play, didn’t make it, the runner scored, and that was the difference in the game. Earlier in the year, I saw him make several bad decisions. The thing I liked when Ellis got back is that he makes good decisions. Kennedy’s instincts when he has the ball simply aren’t very good. I suspect that’s known around the league, which is why he had difficulty getting a job this year.
good decisions or bad, he's the best 3rd basemen we have for now...
Would you rather have Nomar playing the hot corner? Or Crosby for that matter? Or how about Chavez?
Adam Kennedy was picked up for cheap to get us through the Ellis drought, and when Ellis came back, and Chavez was out for the season, and Nomar’s calves disintigrated, and Crosby was, well, Crosby… Adam Kennedy was still there… Not injured, still hitting consistently, and able to play a little third. Be thankful.
I’d love the idea of a Kennedy/Wallace platoon in 2010, though.
by A's Fan by Design on Aug 20, 2009 1:11 AM PDT up reply actions
All true
The guy can hit, and earlier this year proved how important that one fact was. And the combination of hitting and fielding makes him a better bet than anyone on the roster. But that doesn’t change the fact that his snap decisions are often poor ones and have cost the team dearly.
OK
So much for that
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ElQuesoCapitan: Grant Green stings the sting of a million Cliff Penningtons.
by pam5981 on Aug 19, 2009 11:46 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks to you guys
Appreciate the help
He acts like a dog. When I call him he comes 99 percent of the time. He fetches balls and various things. He flops on command and could probably throw a no hitter (LOL)
He's in the kitchen sink there
because he likes to get brushed and goes to the bathroom sink to get the same. For some reason he equates being brushed to being in the sink at the same time.
I just have to say the word “Milk” or “Food” and the ears go up to take a photo.
is he a siamese cat?
p.s. – my cat eats peas. rabidly.
"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 19, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I missed you in the game thread.
I was annoyed at Melky Cabrera for having such a dumb name. I was hoping you could tell me what it’s short for.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
melkmanton
yeah, missed for good reason though. went to see D9. Freakin’ awesome movie.
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by cuppingmaster on Aug 19, 2009 11:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Enh, that's not nearly as cool.
Oh well, they can’t all be Kendromeda, I guess.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
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"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 20, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
His name is Melky Astacio Cabrera.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 20, 2009 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I still like Melchizedek.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Melchizedek is a crackpot...
but then again, so am I!
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Aug 20, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
The King of Righteousness!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
all I gotta say is...
external merkaba my ass!
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Aug 21, 2009 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, you both have weird cats.
ElQuesoCapitan: Grant Green stings the sting of a million Cliff Penningtons.
i'm pretty sure he'd rather have peas
than cat kibble. Don’t think it’s very nutritious, though.
"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 20, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions
That's cute.
I want a new cat.
ElQuesoCapitan: Grant Green stings the sting of a million Cliff Penningtons.
"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 20, 2009 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m scared.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 20, 2009 12:15 AM PDT up reply actions
OAH will hold your hand
"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 20, 2009 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions
She has her hands elsewhere at the moment.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 20, 2009 12:16 AM PDT up reply actions
My other cat just hit the post button
when I was screwing around so disregard that last garbage above
hey that gray one looks like mine
"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 20, 2009 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions
That's Zito (LOL)
He was named when Zito was good.
Both born around July 2002 from different litters.
I just snapped that crappy photo from the cellphone about 20 minutes ago. They are waiting for food.
Sweeney
While watching him play, does anyone else get the impression he’s not always into the game. Doesnt play all out, little mistakes here and there defensively, terrible swings (especially vs lefties). As mentioned before on here, he doesnt hustle at times too.
He wouldn't charge the mound when OAH threw at him, either.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I’d charge her.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 19, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't charge.
I’d give it up for free.
Oops, this isn’t a game thread? <demurely zips lip>
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Ah, crap.
I forgot.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 19, 2009 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
For those keeping track, Wallace hit two homers tonight
Last of the Ninth - Photography Site / jamesvenes.com - Blog
Some people tore it up tonight.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 20, 2009 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
yes. yes, it does.
Twitter went down today--if only there were some short, shallow, self-indulgent way to express my horror.-Stephen Colbert
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 20, 2009 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Damon Knows Anderson is a good one
Anderson allowed no more runs in his seven innings, another strong showing for the rookie lefthander, who is 4-2 with a 3.20 ERA in his past 10 starts. Damon repeated what he’d said after the last time the Yankees faced Anderson, that he has “the makings of a superstar.”
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/19/SP2619AQGA.DTL
Nico, your last sentence says it all.
by A's Fan in Virginia on Aug 20, 2009 4:13 AM PDT reply actions
You did miss it. So did we all.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
hear, hear
Yankees – meh. Good riddance to the fans who cheer every base hit like it’s a word series win. At least we were in it all the way.
omar minaya, is that you?
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by cuppingmaster on Aug 20, 2009 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
BTW
I’d blow the Mets up too
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by cuppingmaster on Aug 20, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Their current DL could win a pennant
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
they are obnoxiously pathetic
its bad enough that i only have NY sports radio to listen to with all the yankee crap it brings with it, but whenever the mets segments come on i put myself on suicide watch. nico is correct though, they have been royally screwed by injuries this year.
about this picture posting thing – i had been under the impression that you could only post a picture if it was posted on photobucket or something. now that i know it’s this easy…
all they really have after this year is wright and santana
Delgado’s gone, Reyes is probably gone too. Not that they made a huge difference, or that Wright and Santana are nothing to sneeze at, but clearly they need more. And if that’s the case, they may be better off trading one of the two for a good haul.
"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 20, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Not really an option
At least, not in a market that includes the Yankees.
Show me something Sweeney!
I’m rather disappointed in the lack of improvement by Sweeney. He seems to be content with the way he’s playing right now. It reminds me of how Crosby has played in the last couple of years. What bothers me the most is the base running blunders by Sweeney. He’s gets doubled off too much.
I think we should demand more out of our position players, which Geren doesn’t and that’s why he sucks as a manager.
Something else not mentioned in the recap....
But WHY do you start Suzuki at DH when your bench is that short? Why not DH Everidge, play Powell at 1st, and let Suzuki catch? Oh yeah because Geren is the worst manager in baseball.
maybe Suzuki needed a night off catching?
it would make sense, as it would give him two days in a row. He’s caught more than any other major league catcher this season.
It is second guessing, but things would have been easier had Suzuki been on the bench instead of at DH.
Maybe that A’s don’t have a chance to win the game in that scenario, but it gives them another player to work with.
But then who is DH for the game? Nomar?
I thought the whole reason the situation sucked is because Nomar was the best we had for a pinch runner. Using him as DH is any better?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Wake me up in September!
Wallace! Buck! Mortensen! Duke! Braden! Get rid of Nomar! Is it September 1?
"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." -Jessica Rabbit
by A'sfansince1970 on Aug 20, 2009 1:01 PM PDT reply actions
Psst... it sounds like Wallace isn't coming up this year.
scroll down to ‘Briefly’
by LoneStranger on Aug 20, 2009 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think he should come up this year.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 20, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, he might get some Crosbyjuice on him if he did...
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Aug 20, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think that stain comes out.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 20, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Seems to me what usually happens for September callups
is once the Sacramento season is over, any Rivercats who are on the 40-man roster get called up. Anyone who isn’t on the 40-man doesn’t. So since Brett Wallace isn’t on the 40-man, I wouldn’t have expected to see him anyway.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
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