Do It Like a Gio! Gonzalez K's 7 as A's Shut Down Halos, 3-0
by emperor nobody on Sep 25, 2009 10:11 PM PDT
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6 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 BB, 24, 5'11", 185 lbs., brown hair, brown eyes. Holla.
The Athletics' train kept a-rollin' as Gio "Long Time" Gonzalez turned in a most masterful performance, with Michael Wuertz striking out the side in the 8th for an even 100 Ks on the season. Andrew "The Old" Bailey lowered the gavel on the punchless Angels in the 9th for his 26th (and 21st consecutive!!!!) save, so an ongoing A's rookie record, well, goes on. Rajai Davis continued hotter than the temperature of the core of the sun, squared, with a double to extend his career-high hit streak to a lucky 13.
This was a game that seemed to turn, at least in terms of scoring, on a pair of consecutive errors in the 7th. With Eric Patterson (who continued to tear it up with another couple of hits) on third after he singled, stole second, and took 3rd when catcher Jeff "Chances Are" Mathis' throw went into center field, Mathis attempted to atone with a snap pickoff attempt. Proving once again that two wrongs do not indeed make a right, it sailed down the LF line... Patterson scored for a 3-0 A's lead which they would not relinquish, drawing Oakland one step closer to the (now 7-1) finish we need to end at .500 for the tumultuous 2009 season, which I think we'd all agree would fookin' rawk.
Can't possibly say enough about Gio tonight, who showed a tasty slice of the promise that he has flashed throughout the year, and IMO assured himself of a mighty serious look for next year's rotation with this evening's activities. The A's are officially the hottest team in baseball now, with a 16-7 September mark and a brisk 15 out of 19 and 10 out of the last 12.
So I guess this means we'll see you all tomorrow night? I thought as much. Go 
!!!!!
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Damn its alright to be a gangsta!
Hey, Raburn! YOU ever dive into the shallow end of a pool?--noava22
by lynnzgal on Sep 25, 2009 10:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Too $hort is down.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 25, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Train kept a-rollin'
"If Vin Mazzaro comes anywhere near me with shaving cream he’s gonna be coming away with a bloody stump" – Dallas Braden
by doctorK on Sep 25, 2009 10:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Great pic of Gio.
I really just love Gio. Especially when he pitches like this. Hooray for Gio!
by whiteshoes40 on Sep 25, 2009 10:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
hot damn, great photo of Giovanni!!
and even better performance!
by OaklandSi on Sep 25, 2009 10:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
LOVE the come hither eyes!
Bailey for ROY!
by ZigFan31 on Sep 26, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"come hither....
…I want to either strike you out or walk you"
by PL78 on Sep 26, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can't have all my boys!!!
Bailey for ROY!
by ZigFan31 on Sep 26, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ZF is gonna freak!
Hey, Raburn! YOU ever dive into the shallow end of a pool?--noava22
by lynnzgal on Sep 25, 2009 10:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dood!
Gio is too sweet to be gangsta. Cmon. He’s trying way too hard in that pic and I can see past it.
Being at the game was awesome! The A’s fans were few and far between. Seeing Gio’s mastery in person was so cool! I didn’t want to jinx it. He was on fire. And what’s with all these Gio lovers coming out of the woodwork? Well…at least I embraced him first. All aboard! Everyone get on the Gio trian! Woo! Woo!
Bailey for ROY!
by ZigFan31 on Sep 26, 2009 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's doing his Marky Mark (see below)
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Sep 26, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That cracked me up. So true.
Bailey for ROY!
by ZigFan31 on Sep 26, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gio's curve was wicked tonight
He was using it effectively in all sorts of counts, to right and left handers, in the strike zone and out. Just awesome.
He did walk one batter, though.
by DDroney on Sep 25, 2009 10:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yes
I corrected that after I looked at the box, my bad
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 25, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay!!!!
I’m completely missing this entire series, so what a delight to get back tonight and see such a happy outcome! Wahoo!!!!!
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Sep 25, 2009 10:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You're working too hard.
Its the first game.
Hey, Raburn! YOU ever dive into the shallow end of a pool?--noava22
by lynnzgal on Sep 25, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
not working
Today was a “furlough” day for me, and I drove up to Eugene. My sister and I went out tonight, and tomorrow we’ll be going to a football game. Then Sunday I’ll be hanging out with my brother and his family…
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Sep 25, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pfffft!
Say Hi to my boss. And you can both suck it!
Love you!
Hey, Raburn! YOU ever dive into the shallow end of a pool?--noava22
by lynnzgal on Sep 25, 2009 10:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where is your boss sitting?
I’m sooooooooooooooooo excited for the game tomorrow!!! YAY!!!!!
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Sep 25, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah that pic is serious gangstadom
All he needs is a Sean John or Perry Ellis shirt three sizes too large
"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 Sep 25, 2009 10:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Why does Jeff Mathis continue to receive playing time in Major League Baseball?
Can someone explain this concept to me? He’s played in over half the Angels’ games this season. They have Mike Napoli, who is a good hitter. This is just inexplicable.
[I don’t get the “Chances Are” thing, either, BTW. And yes, I’ve tried saying it out loud. Someone explain this to me before I spend three hours trying to figure it out.]
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
by PaulThomas on Sep 25, 2009 10:54 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i assume defense as well
but the way Napoli hits, you have to wonder what they’re smoking indeed. He’s built like a bouncer from a mean bar.
"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 Sep 25, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry, here you are
I HATE TO DO IT TO YA, BUT HERE YOU ARE
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 25, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
True outcome.
Hey, Raburn! YOU ever dive into the shallow end of a pool?--noava22
by lynnzgal on Sep 25, 2009 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scioscia not happy with Napoli's defense
Also ERA is way higher for his pitchers when he catches them
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/napoli-angels-mathis-2582750-going-new
by Trainman on Sep 26, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder how Scoscia feels after watching Mathis throw a couple of balls away to give the A's a run last night
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Sep 26, 2009 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He also threw out Patterson with a perfect throw
I wonder if some of it is that Napoli has never been able to play a full season without injury and perhaps the Angels took the approach that it was better to split the playing time all along rather than run Napoli out there a lot and then have him go down injured.
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 Sep 26, 2009 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So that was 2 fancies and 1 good one
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Sep 26, 2009 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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
by Nico on Sep 26, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gio changed the grip on his two-seam and his changeup?
Fascinating. It’d be fantastic if he gets consistent success out of the new grips.
Please remedy my confusion
and thrust me back to the day.
The silence of your seclusion
brings night into all you say.
by danmerqury on Sep 25, 2009 11:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Free Travis Buck
A’s seem more than willing to give their players a chance, except him. Patterson is a terrible defensive player at any position, Buck has shown some success at least in previous chances. I think at least Buck has a chance of being an everyday, above avg OF. Patterson will be limited to a part time, utility, multi position player
by Asfan4ever723 on Sep 26, 2009 12:19 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn fine win!
Combined with Timmy L. and the Gnats getting slapped around by the Cubs, it’s shaping up to be one fine weekend.
Rickey has spoken. Keep the Athletics in Bump City.
by LeSaboteur on Sep 26, 2009 12:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Keep it going boys!
I’m loving me some Gio.. Wuertz was awesome, too.
by sf drift king on Sep 26, 2009 3:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Am I the only one who thinks that pic makes Gio look less like a gangster
than like a former-member of the Back Street Boys?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Sep 26, 2009 6:06 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh, God, I just had a terrible thought...
The nickname for the A’s starters:
The New Kids on the Block (Gio in the pic above is playing the role of Marky Mark on the left there)
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Sep 26, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And thus, an Internet meme was born
by bobnothing on Sep 26, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course, if we wanted to go hip and ironic...
we could call them “Non-Threatening Boys Magazine”
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Sep 26, 2009 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
props to Sweeney? no? aight.
just keep balling anyway.
by sourstuff on Sep 26, 2009 8:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
His BABIP in the last month is over .400
He has been OK all year, now he is getting more doubles and hits are falling in so he looks really good. He was OK last year too. If his defensive numbers are for real, he is a viable option.
As with Davis, I don’t hate him I am just not convinced.
by Future Ed on Sep 26, 2009 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
His raw numbers this season are about the same as last season
2008: .286/.350/.383
2009: .294/.348/.410
His HR rate is actually down from last year, but his 2B rate is up. I haven’t looked at his LD rates and such, though.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
by Nick on Sep 26, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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