Ooh, that Snell. Can't you Smell that Snell?
by 67MARQUEZ on Aug 24, 2009 9:54 PM PDT
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And then there are those games that you wish you could send back and have them cook a little longer...
The A's just couldn't get anything going tonight against Ian Snell, going hitless until Daric Barton's single with two outs in the fifth. Meanwhile, Vin Mazzaro flirted incessantly with danger during his five frames on the hill. The Mariners played along for awhile, stranding eight through the first four innings, a José López homerun leading off the third their only score, and for a brief moment Mazzaro (5IP, 5H, 3R, 4BB, 4K) was duped into thinking he might have a chance.
But the young right-hander got a little too cute for his own good, hitting López with a pitch to start the fifth, before Ken Griffey Jr. put an end to the charade with a no-doubt-about-it blast into the right-field bleachers, the 625th of a career that will ultimately land him in Cooperstown.
Griffey may have benefited from home plate umpire Marty Foster's decision to warn both benches following the López at-bat, taking the inside part of the plate from Mazzaro. So the rook grooved one, and the 21-year veteran deposited it into the cheap seats.
The A's got one back in the sixth on a run-scoring single by Kurt Suzuki, but that was all for the A's, who left their bats back in the Bay Area.
There wasn't even the usual teA'se tonight, unless you count Jack Cust's ground-rule double to lead off the ninth, which brought up the tying run. But Suzuki flied out to right, Ryan Sweeney did the same to left, and Landon Powell struck out to end it, earning Snell (6IP, 4H, 1R, 2BB, 2K) the win, and David Aardsma his 29th save of the season.
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You almost make it sound like hitting Lopez was intentional.
If Mazzaro had had enough control to deliberately plunk Jose in the butt, he probably would have had enough control not to put one in the middle of the plate for Junior.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 24, 2009 9:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ken and Vince seemed to lean towards it being intentional
Watching the replay, I couldn’t tell but I would hope it wasn’t because…why? Your pitcher has a high pitch count, needs outs. Backing Branyan off the plate earlier was good, but no reason to throw at or hit Lopez.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Aug 24, 2009 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, not in a 1-0 game with no outs.
If you think Billy Beane is a bad GM, I hate you and find you stupid.
by NateHST on Aug 24, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
More a play on the flirting theme than anything else.
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Aug 24, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice title, 67M
I said "Why not baseball?" He said he hated baseball and demanded we NEVER speak of it again. He then, oddly enough, walked repeatedly into my fists and feet. So weird that he would do that! - TwistNHook, CGB
by Kallus on Aug 24, 2009 9:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Im rooting for Snell with all of his issues
and am totally Ok with losing because of a Junior jack, as he one of the greatest baseball players I have ever had the privilege to watch.
You do that and pretty soon your world turns into some kind of crazy postmodernist dystopian nightmare where nothing is actually true anymore. - Paul Thomas
by designatedforassignment on Aug 24, 2009 10:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Guess this was an okay game to miss.
Grant Green stings the sting of a million Cliff Penningtons. -ElQuesoCapitan
by pam5981 on Aug 24, 2009 10:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Full on implosion by Detroit and it's bullpen
Detroit was up 10-0 now 10-7 with runners at 2nd and 3rd.
This team has no chance if it makes playoffs.
by Trainman on Aug 24, 2009 10:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't underestimate the suck that is the rest of the AL Central
You do that and pretty soon your world turns into some kind of crazy postmodernist dystopian nightmare where nothing is actually true anymore. - Paul Thomas
by designatedforassignment on Aug 24, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Twins are 1 game under .500 and they're not out of the race.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Aug 24, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am talking about them playing
Angels or Yankees or whoever.
Their pitching and the slegnA is suspect
LOL, the Giants imploded Colorado Grand slam to win game 6-4
by Trainman on Aug 24, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Giants just coughed up a 3 run lead in the 14th!!
Just glad it didn’t happen to me…
Don't fear the reaper
by Oaktownflav on Aug 24, 2009 10:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It's really too bad -- the Giants escaped a "runner at 3B nobody out"
crisis in the 9th, another “3rd with one out” in extra innings, and two other “1st and 3rd, two out” jams in extras, then put up 3 in the top of the 14th.
Turns out walking the opposing pitcher with the bases loaded and then serving up a grand slam is poor strategy.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Aug 24, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The anguished cries of McCoveyChroniclers seem to have broken the site.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Aug 24, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Poor strategy?
Hell, that’s an awesome strategy. I hope they fully commit to and repeat it often.
CuttheMullet, from "The Thread":
"Whenever I’m about to do something, I think "would an idiot do that?" and if they would, I do not do that thing."
by DMOAS on Aug 24, 2009 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
me too
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
by flipgatey3 on Aug 25, 2009 12:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As huge a game as it was for the Giants
(down 4 in the WC or down 2), and as crushing a defeat as this was, you wonder if the best strategy would have been to pitch Matt Cain in the bottom of the 14th and call up a pitcher from AAA to make tomorrow’s start.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Aug 24, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SuSlu: Rajai Davis has a small fracture near the top of his right thumb.
He might play Tuesday anyway. He can swing a bat. If he can throw, he’ll play.
Grant Green stings the sting of a million Cliff Penningtons. -ElQuesoCapitan
by pam5981 on Aug 24, 2009 10:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Almost sounds like he borrowed Carlos Gonzalez' steak knife.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Aug 24, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do you Snell what The Rock is cooking?
Rocky Mountain Oysters
All Games and Comments are Subject to Blackout
by Hit4TheCycle on Aug 24, 2009 11:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
As someone who smells bad, I'm offended by this heading.
"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.
by travdog6 on Aug 25, 2009 12:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh go to Hell...
…itosis.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Aug 25, 2009 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
for anyone who used to or still does read the dugout (wordupthome.com)
you would appreciate this headline…that was ian snell’s username. those guys are nuts…in a good way.
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
by flipgatey3 on Aug 25, 2009 12:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Did we really go through the whole game
with just one game thread? What a lame game.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
by iglew on Aug 25, 2009 10:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I fell asleep on the couch listening to the game
although it wasn’t entirely the fault of the game — work was very hectic and stressful and I was exhausted…
by OaklandSi on Aug 25, 2009 1:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pathletic
Believe it or not, it was one of the worst offensive performances I have ever witnessed,
even by our standards. Our plate appearances last night were a seemingly endless
string of futility. I didn’t even bother to finish up by falling asleep on the couch. but
went on to bed after the eighth inning. My bad
Lets go A’s
by skeeter1 on Aug 25, 2009 4:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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