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by 67MARQUEZ on Aug 3, 2009 10:07 PM PDT
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A's win 3-2. Hold for recap.
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One more time?
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Joe Morgan's going to think Beane wrote the movie too..." -whitshoes40
"What am I going to do, seriously? Maybe be a bouncer at strip joints. That's about all I'm qualified to do." -Giambi
I'm so glad I missed the first five innings
but caught the ninth.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
That was fun.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 3, 2009 10:11 PM PDT reply actions
two
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
bonus thread?!
oooh, bonus roomy.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
how much
should we pay rajai next year? i honestly think he has the potential to be a starting cf for us, or at least platoon.
maybe we see if he can maintain this for the rest of the season.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, we should reevaluate his status after the season is over.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 3, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
No we fans have ADD
so let’s sign him now and then call for him to be cut next week when he goes 0-4.
its not just right now tho
hes at the top of average for the team, and is the best baserunner we have. ive liked him since we picked him up
Huh?
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
sorry
hes one of the team leaders in average, and hes one of the best baserunners we have. hope that clears it up
It's always sad when attempts to make fun of learning disabilities don't end well.
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
Especially coming from the elementary school teacher.
It has a certain je ne sais quoi about it.
skigurl: Buy that man a Swatch!
Middle School teacher
The fact that our kids can’t read doesn’t mean they’re all that young.
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
Our philosophy is that
no child can be considered left behind if they’re all left behind! It’s actually our mission statement.
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
social advancement.
keen philosophy.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
agree..
while i enjoy this rajai run, i’m not entirely convinced he can keep this up….but hey, if he’s finally blooming from his early mlb funk….all the better for us! ;)
"Twenty minutes," says Jack Sr. "Thank god for Billy Beane."
"Any fan that wants us to do that is going to be disappointed because that just isn’t us." - Wolff
"Joe Morgan's going to think Beane wrote the movie too..." -whitshoes40
"What am I going to do, seriously? Maybe be a bouncer at strip joints. That's about all I'm qualified to do." -Giambi
by ST on Aug 3, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm for keeping him
we’ll see what the offseason brings, but I think he’s proven that he has value.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
Earlier this season,
a great many of us wanted him to not make the plane ride back from St. Pete, because he repeatedly screwed up in big, big ways. He couldn’t hit, he couldn’t field and even his running appeared disjointed and poor. Let’s see if he can maintain this pace the rest of the season. Perhaps he has “turned it on” or turned the corner or whatever, but let’s wait and see.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'm in the group of apologetic previous Raj-bashers
but truthfully he’s playing WAY differently than he did before. He missed catchable balls in the OF and messed up on the bases, making you wonder why he couldn’t even excel with the one skill he had, speed. Now he’s just hitting, running, fielding, and playing really well. I’m thrilled for him and for us.
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
+1000
he definitely has played himself into the lineup, regardless of sweeney’s suckitude
"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 3, 2009 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Over ryan, definitely.
But we’ll have to wait until we get a bigger sample size than the few months of semi-consistent playing time that he has gotten.
by ElQuesoCapitan on Aug 3, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdCrZfTkG1c&feature=related
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
A couple observations:
- Tommy Everidge has won two games already by not making the last out in a game the A’s rallied to win (2B off Papelbon at Fenway, single off Wilson tonight).
- Ron Washington really messed up, IMO. O’Day would have pitched to Cust, Sweeney, Everidge, Ellis, Patterson. Much better for Texas than having Wilson face 4 consecutive batters (Nomar, Everidge, Ellis, Rajai) who handle LHP really well.
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
Yeah, thank god we dodged that bullet.
Imagine if Wash was our coach right now. I couldn’t bear it. </sarcasm>
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
O'Day just needed to take down Cust, and it was over
O’Day only threw 7 pitches.
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
yes
but you have to give it to everidge and rajai. it was just good hitting.
"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 3, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
It was. It's just that the odds of them doing it against a RHP were a lot lower
and Wash should have known that. The way he played it, the Rangers were going to get the short end of the matchups almost the entire inning.
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
Washington just trusted that his closer could get it done.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 3, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Then he should really introduce himself to CJ Wilson and get to know him.
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
Have you seen CJ's yahoo pic?
I wouldn’t want to meet someone that smug wither.
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
Honestly, I don't think there's anything hotter than
a guy giving up a walk-off hit to an Oakland A.
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 3, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
he looks like a prisoner in that photo, Zigs.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
does this mean
that everidge could be our next marco? and although washington may not have handled it ideally, he only really knows ellis out of that bunch. nomar has been hurt and old, everidge is very inexperienced and rajai is not known for his hitting. i think that having his closer try to finish the game is logical
They get scouting reports
I agree Wash probably knows only a little about Everidge, but he must have known coming into this series that Davis had been tearing the cover off the ball for the last month.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
If you have access to only the most primitive stats,
it still doesn’t take long to gauge that Everidge does his best work against LHP.
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'm sure Wash knows how to turn on a computer
lolz
Is this the real life-
Is this just fantasy-
Caught in a landslide-
No escape from reality-
At this point all I can say is
OMG WE WON.
by ElQuesoCapitan on Aug 3, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I think this is why you don't see a lot of LH closers
There are too many RH hitters that can rake against them.
I thought the Texas Manager was crazy
Putting so many pitchers in there. By the time the As found someone they could hit off, there weren’t nobody left in the pen. If a guy’s getting his outs, I’m not a fan of the LHP/RHP thing. At least let him give up one hit before yanking him, especially with a 2-run gap.
And speaking of Texas pitchers, I thought that the Feliz 4Ks/6outs thing was really sweet. I’m not glad it came against the As (but then, we won, so it didn’t cost us), but I’m always up for a new pitcher to have a great feeling in his first night of MLB, and wake up the next a.m. feeling it. Good for him.
Wow. 2hr 6min in between A's hits
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Aug 3, 2009 10:16 PM PDT reply actions
While I thoroughly enjoyed the ending....
It was really a great game…..But my complaint is with Direc-TV and the EI pkg…..do they really have to cut the feed within 1 or 2 minutes of the game being over…..I barely got to watch any replays or enjoy the on field celebration……by the time the mob had formed it was gone…ugh! Not like there was another feed they had to cut to, it was the last game in progress!!!!
Rajai Davis! Let’skeepstart him.
I fixed it for you.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 3, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
They both can’t start?
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 3, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Hairston in left, Rajai in center, Sweeney in right?
Clayton Tanner. I have nothing witty to add.
by walkoff baltimore chop on Aug 3, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
you could see a man fight
between buck and hairston
"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 3, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Buck has the best hair of the three of them.
by LoneStranger on Aug 3, 2009 10:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d rather see you fight a hot female in a mud wrestling match.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 3, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
who would you rather see win tho?
personally, im rooting for buck just because he hasnt had the same opportunities sweeney has had
we've discussed it with them.
The only way they’ll do it is if you do your wrestling thing first.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Precisely.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 3, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
And we realize that OAH is really a
fat 40 year old dude sitting in montana laughing at you guys.
by ElQuesoCapitan on Aug 3, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
...I might still like it.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Next you're going to tell me I've been flirting
with a fat 40 year old dude sitting in Florida.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Yes, ma’am.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 3, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
then why are you talking with us?
go out with other 17 yr olds and be bad, it’s summer, that’s what we did when we were your age
true, but you had me worried for a second
plus someone said you might be a 40 year old man, and i only flirt with one of those here (he’s actually 38)
I'm here to talk about the past.
um, next year?
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
really.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
39, big boy.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions
nothing wrong with a little love
between men, especially if you’re the one in between.
I'm here to talk about the past.
sammich love.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:03 PM PDT up reply actions
It's ok I guess
but nothing, and I mean NOTHING beats a 67M-Bloom sandwich.
I'm here to talk about the past.
it's true.
we’ve got reviews.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
well, we've gotten good press.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
always the bridesmaid.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
true
and me and Bloom is an actual possibility (as compared to your fantasy)
I'm here to talk about the past.
I am not allowed to go anywhere. Plus, sports are my life.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 3, 2009 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Two words for you, 67M:
cattle prod.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that a new condiment for your sandwich?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I’d rather sit on the computer all day and watch sports to be honest with you.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 3, 2009 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh my God!
He is a fat 40-year-old dude!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Um, what's he doing down there?
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
google, my brother.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions
basically Pammy don't like the visual of Mikey bobbing on you.
but, in the meta-sense, she’s okay with homosexuality.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
thanks Bloomy
I admit, it was a bad call. But only ‘cause he’s not here.
I'm here to talk about the past.
he'd agree ot it.
he’s a good lad.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
um, what's he doing down there?
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions
the diabetes.
his feet have been hacked off!
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions
You can come alone.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Aug 3, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Good thing, since her boyfriend is in NY.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Buck?
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:12 PM PDT up reply actions
well, they are bitches.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't. I was a late bloomer.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
you call me?
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he's one of the guys.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I resent and resist that remark.
Wait, I mean I revisit that remark. I resurrect that that remark. I resent that remark. I rajai that remark. I resew that remark. I rested against that remark. I rescued that remark. I ressucitated that remark. I required that remark. I requisitioned that remark. I reprobated that remark. I remarked upon that remark. I resorted that remark.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Would you just watch?
Or would you try to come between them?
(Ah Lytton, it just never gets old, does it?)
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Ooh, I am word-pwned by Pam!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Not just word-pwned, but
naughty word-pwned. Well played.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Do you know of whom he was speaking?
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 10:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey guys
Heard on 860 that Melissa Lockard of Scout.com is gonna be on extra innings, which starts right now.
Solace: Law says he's a fourth OFer
PaulThomas: I think Keith Law is only a fourth analyst
what is special about her?
"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 3, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Well if you want to hear about some of the prospects
She’s the girl.
Solace: Law says he's a fourth OFer
PaulThomas: I think Keith Law is only a fourth analyst
You all are fair weather lovers or haters of our players.
I hate you.
You suck.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
You're not so bad.
you can hang out and scoff at the others with me, if you’d like.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 10:31 PM PDT up reply actions
okay, you can stay.
and anyone who didn’t hate on Hannahan can stay.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
and you can stay because your screenname's so frickin cool.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Off the top of my head - the only A's player I can honestly say that I've hated (and still do) over all these years...
is that prick Kenny Rogers.
okay, I agree with that.
I hated Jermaine Dye, but I realized even at the time it was completely irrational.
A real Poppy Palace would have a lot more chocolate, and a moat with otters. -Poppy
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 3, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Patterson or Davis
Seeing the A’s want to give Patterson a chance how about giving Davis 2 months to prove he is more than a 4th outfielder. Maybe regular ABs will make him a good player.
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