Open Thread: Game 139 - A's at White Sox (cont)
by baseballgirl on Sep 9, 2009 7:47 PM PDT
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PrintOkay, trying this again. After a lot of adventures, including an early poor defensive start, the A's have bounced back to tie this game at 3. We head to the ninth; let's score!
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AN is back UP!!! Yay!
I was feeling way unpopular.
"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
aw, you're SO not not popular BBG
=))
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I know, but seeing in confirmed in comment count?!
Sad.
"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
it
"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
correcting typos increases your comment count.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
so you're saying I should make 2200 comments about Jack Cust this inning?
just to beef up the comment totals =)
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Only if you HAVE to have the highest count totals to make your life complete.
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
is there a stats-based fanpost in there somewhere
we need a game-by-game count of comments by theme, content and headline, and a snappy acronym so A’s fans can get into it.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
GOOD call!!
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Nico wins the comment OBP sweepstakes
I get Using 10 Words Where Three Will Do
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
That's my game too - on a good (or bad) day depending on your point of view
and interest in my pontification
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Hugh Kandoit!
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 7:48 PM PDT reply actions
yes we CAN
I know we can oh yes we can can GREAT gawd almighty if we try yes then we CAN CAN
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
What if this games goes 22 innings?
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 9, 2009 7:48 PM PDT reply actions
As long as we win - it's all good
Will we set a record?
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions
It will probably be some sort of a record.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 9, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard he threw at his kid
at a father/son game.
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
You know.....they look totally different without their caps on
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
When he sneezes he looks like a party favor
"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
it doesn't really say here
Well…he should be!
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
We can start the rumor....
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Starting his ZZ Top-ish goatee thing.
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, better late that never
"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
The fan yelling "batter batter swing" was old 5 innings ago
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
Hawk hired him.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 9, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
South Carolina, is it?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 9, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
haha nice
political commentary FTW
"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 9, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Or maybe it's that ex-Assemblyman from Orange County
He is quite the swinger.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
that guy
OMG, OMG OMG, OMG
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually did an interoffice mail "TWSS"
When our Sacramento bureau chief emailed “That was the fastest political sex scandal ever!”.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
Me too ;-)
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm sure you're way more attractive than he is
i couldn’t help thinking how desperate those women must’ve been
I think I am
but would have traded it all if I could have continued pitching. I loved it more than anything else ever!
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
after he spunks them, apparently
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't
cuz I am the gayest sports fan ever born.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not spanking so much as
very enthusiastic love pats.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Here's where if the A's were in the race,
I’d match closers and have Bailey pitch the bottom of the 9th through the heart of the order, and then let him go two if the A’s scored in the 10th, or put in Breslow for the 10th if it was tied.
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
indeed
save that strategy for 2011, maybe we’ll be outta last place by then!
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
But right now?
Bailey needs saves more than anything else. (Well, maybe ERA under 2)
"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
Right now I wouldn't bother
because Bailey doesn’t need any more 2 IP outings. But I think sometimes on the road, managers get too into saving their closer for a lead when if you already have their closer out of the game sometimes you can outlast the home team if you get your best guys in there to keep pace.
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
a civil engineer, a mechanical engineer and an economist
were stranded on a bare, sandy desert island and near starving, with no nothing. A lone can of tuna is found on the beach. How do we open it is the discussion the engineers have. The economist chimes in ’Let’s assume we have a can opener….."
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
ROFL
that’s made me spit up my Shasta, well struck.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Mmmmm fenton's grand slam
"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
radio description by KK
"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 9, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
That looks nasty.
I can’t even tell what’s the ice cream, there’s so much junk on it.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
no ice cream, it's still bikini season
show me that in november when i can wear a sweater and hide the 5 lbs i’ll gain from that
Me - too.
AND he’s a braniac which counts for something.
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
is that hot?
"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 9, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I still get nowhere.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 9, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
One of my closest friends is just over five feet tall and he has a huge afro. Girls love it.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 9, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
The Bradenfro hella rocked.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
The girls at your age have not learned to appreciate such things - YET
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
It will buy you a lot of Coach bags
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
his degree is in biophysics and molecular bio
the only bags he’ll be getting are at conferences full of pens from instrument companies
"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 9, 2009 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions
and his salary will be?
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
if he becomes a professor?
not a lot. 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 Sep 9, 2009 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
He'll be able to BE a professor without concern for a prof's salary b/c of his career in BB.
I saw him interviewed about a charity he is involved with doing biomedical research. He’s able to do that TOO b/c of baseball I think.
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, I'm confused now.
What is it that’s hot? Is it the braininess per se, or is it the assumption that it will lead to higher income?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
braininess
but Coach bags were mentioned as well
"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 9, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I think its the combo,
of nerdiness and materialism. I just like nerdy.
Hey, Raburn! YOU ever dive into the shallow end of a pool?--noava22
The brains.....
smart guys are much more interesting.
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm. I know a lot of smart guys.
Some are interesting, some aren’t. It’s definitely possible to be smart and boring.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
true....
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know about the Coach bag thing....
I don’t rely on a guy for that.
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
OF course.....
if you’re into that sort of thing……
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
yo, let's win or something breh
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
YAY Breslow
well done, Buzz Brezlow!
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
Bonus baseball for the regular price
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 7:58 PM PDT reply actions
Bonus Baseball!
And AN’s not Broken!
"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
Woooo extras
record no bueno 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
I like Rajai Davis
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
RAJ
every hit renders the opinions i expressed earlier this season resemble those of an angry, distressed & illiterate moose.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
A Sweeneyan 2-run homer here
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Or, you know, a Sweeneyan single
Davis!
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
That didn't hurt anything
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I just hope he develops a little more power
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
starts chant
LET’s go OAK-LAND!!!!
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
Are we still allowed to say the city?
I thought Lew banned that…
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahaha
LET’S go _________-_________!!
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Clap clap - clapclapclap
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
major tease VC
"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
yeah
he figured out it hit off Hairston about a minute late there.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Batting averages aren’t everything, yeah, but it’s nice to see Davis at .308 and Sweeney at .285 right now.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 9, 2009 8:05 PM PDT reply actions
Vince Cotroneo sucks
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Wince Monotoneo
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Wince Moron-eo
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I couldn't believe what a dweeb he was being when the game started
I was thinking that goodness I don’t HAVE to listen to this crap a lot!
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
a lot of people complain about him
but I don’t really understand why?
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
two reasons
(1) You frequently can’t tell what happened on the field from his descriptions.
(2) He has negative charisma.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I get #2
but he calls a decent ballgame. His stories can drag on a bit though.
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
On #1 he is noticeably improved since
last season, or even earlier this season. He still has frequent lapses, though.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Damn...I miss Bill King :-(((
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
So....
How many times will Hairston pop up with RISP?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
damnit
"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
Hairston
REALLY!?!?!?
"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
And we lose!
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Hey!
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
We’re going to lose the game now.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 9, 2009 8:07 PM PDT reply actions
quiet you
"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 9, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Grow up
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Nevermind
Stay cool
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
NO PESSIMISM HERE!!!
It’s bad kArma
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I know this is a bit Little League
but I wish Hairston would have taken another pitch.
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:08 PM PDT reply actions
It's up to Zooks to do it again...
ah shit, not this time. 3 outs.
yes
the A’s need 4 outs an inning, just to make the games fair LOL
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
ugly, ugly
major sighs of resignation to a disastrous fate
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
Oh Brad Kilby
"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
He's a ball...hiiiiiderrr!
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I was shooting for the Beatles there
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
It depends
Is your home fairly stable?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Are there enough words in the English language
to describe just how massively large Bradley Kilby is?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
< smiles at the adverb >
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Midland takes 1-0 lead in 11th
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Sep 9, 2009 8:09 PM PDT reply actions
The A's would like to get there
"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
how about kilby the klown?
"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 9, 2009 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
we both know that Klown is kind of special to us considering
the fond memories of what’s his name.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
Kilby can do that two more times.
Hey, Raburn! YOU ever dive into the shallow end of a pool?--noava22
Kuiper with the Angels fan reaction
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
AK sure makes Barton stretch A LOT
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:11 PM PDT reply actions
I think AK has a better sinker than Cahill
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
I bet his body doesn't
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
his body probably also doesn't like it
when he dives into shallow pools, but that didn’t stop him last summer…
I'm so not with it....
I thought you were talking about his stats!! Takes me a minute.
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I can see why you would think that, except
pffft, when do I talk about stats? Who does that, anyway? Heh.
Alright one more kilby
"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
(eyes get wide)
Dotel?!!?!? Can HE come in?
"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
Only if he sucks as bad as he did when he pitched for us!!
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
He actually didn't suck that much
He was pretty good and then pitched hurt. Then he said he needed TJ surgery and we said, “Oh no you don’t,” but he had it anyway and it turned out he did.
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
Larry Davis's Greatest Hits
errr…misses.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I just recollect the bad Octavio.
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
It started with that first game
and the huge sighs of relief when the game was done and we barely edged the other team out.
He was worse that Izrighausen in that regards.
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
i remember first game he pitched for us
he struck out the side or something. from there, it was downhill.
"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 9, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions
post fail
didn’t he strike out the side or something? anyway, it was a gradual decline as i remember
"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 9, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Dotel vs Cust once more
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Remember this?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Nice catch Ellis!
"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
Go ElliE!!!
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:12 PM PDT reply actions
YES
nice 4 pitch inning from Kilby
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
MaEl gettin' up!
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:12 PM PDT reply actions
AN's been broken
only came back in the ninth
"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
I just got a server error message
Never seen one of those before….I thought we broke it!!
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
The site was running slow.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 9, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
So close
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
We're here at home reading,
“Oops. Your comment can’t be posted right now. Please try again in a few seconds.”
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
i don't even get that
"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 9, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn
AN is frustrating the shit out of me tonight. Ugghh…
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:23 PM PDT reply actions
woof?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
I have that effect on technology.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
k.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
apparently.
you guys must’ve been like junkies without a fix.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
close to!!
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
It was like blow without the bananas
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
SANCHO SENT A MESSAGE FROM THE FAT MAN
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
rawr.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions
site is jacked up!
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
apparently.
I slept from end of work til 9pm, watched Top Chef, flipped over and watched “The Hawk” and Steve Stone completely ignore the fact that Ellis was safe on that steal. Literally NOT A WORD.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Surprise. Surprise. Surprise.
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't EVER listen to other announcers.
Except him. I’ve come to accept the fact I’m shallow and hateful and only listen to him to completely despise him.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I did it earlier
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
oh no
edgar gonzalez
"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
We shall persevere.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 9, 2009 8:27 PM PDT reply actions
is AN on crack?
did AN smoke the crack in the Bay Bridge? It’s acting craaaaazy.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
Damn!!!
Ks – OUTs whatever it takes…..
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:28 PM PDT reply actions
I am here with you.
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Michael Barrett is your hero.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Okay
EGonz = Gadzooks
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:28 PM PDT reply actions
seems a little easier to post now
"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
Shift-C still not working for me.
Am I the only one who uses it?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
what the hell does shift c do?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Like C but up instead of down.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
It was Hawk Harrelson!
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
it dead.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, I laughed.
"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
yay!
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a murder mystery......
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
HR for Wallace
6-1 Kitties in the 5th.
The Oakland A's: Pissing off fathers of disappointing baseball players who still managed to be better than their dads (charter club members: Tom Grieve & Ed Crosby)
Last of the Ninth - Photography
MEOW
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
oh no
it’s J Edgar Loser, yikes.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
Um
Edgon in for Kilby.
Uh.
Right.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
K
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:31 PM PDT reply actions
We lose
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
shhhhhhh
Collective out think – right now!
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
How many times have I heard that tonight?
Wrong every time.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
It keeps throwing me off.
I have to go check to the score to make sure we didn’t actually lose (yet).
UN believable.....are.you.kidding.me???
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:31 PM PDT reply actions
oh lordy
"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
Mr. April gonna kill us here.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
Mr. April comes through again.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
well, I have successfully not done anything productive tonight.
Although I did have tortellini for dinner (instead of a bagel). And I did throw away the dead cockroach that I found in my kitchen. So I guess those count for something.
Good bugs, huh?
It amazing how big the bugs get here.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
they LOVE humidity
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
esp. roaches.
they have a huge version here. They call them “Palmetto Bugs” but they’re not fooling me. They’re big frickin roaches.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
What a lovely way to refer to a disgusting bug!
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
that's Florida, dude.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Ain't no such thing as a good bug
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
wait til you wake up with one on you.
(and y’all think I just bitch about Florida just ot bitch…)
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
tortellini
whoever decided to put cheese in pasta ought to have a statue next to the person who put chocolate with peanut butter.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Tortellini in chicken broth with parmesan cheese and french bread with butter.
Most excellent comfort food!
Hey, Raburn! YOU ever dive into the shallow end of a pool?--noava22
Yeah baby!
"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
YES!
YES! YES! YES!
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
(reference to Buehrle's no-no)
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
oh boy
we’re all gonna DYE!!!!!!
NOT!!!!
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
wooo...
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Sep 9, 2009 8:32 PM PDT reply actions
that was close baby
"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
like what?
"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 9, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
We did!!!
We lived through AN madness and a close call!!
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
because they are too stuffed
with REALLY GOOD WEED? ;)
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
remember when people used to put that stuff
into film canisters.
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
used to?
LOL
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh...no
I mean…uh…yes.
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, and i thought, man those things had film and chemicals
stuff in them, can’t be good for you.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
my roommate would stuff it into his speakers
"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 9, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
neither is formaldahyde
but people still sprinkle it on their doobage from time to time.
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember FILM CAnnisters???
Can’t put it in a memory stick…..
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
OK guys....collective out think worked.....
TIME for collective RUN THINK!!!
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:34 PM PDT reply actions
Why the hell would you bring in Marshall?
Your 1 long reliever got 1 out.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Marshall should not come in period
Hopefully we get a lead and it will be a moot point.
Don't try to understand the Geren Pitching Change Randomizer
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
MoneyPenny makes the blooper reel
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
And Lenny DiNardo makes his season debut tomorrow for the royals
"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
Wow, he’s still pitching?
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 9, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
apparently not until tomorrow
"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 9, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
i knew someone would bring that up
"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 9, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we decided last night that As playing shirtless was a good thing!
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
It may break AN, but here goes...
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
not sure if the shorts or the guy are whiter
"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 9, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
it's close.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
A few years ago, yes.
Was a borderline 5th starter, who got lucky with us a few times before he regressed.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
The other guy is Bronson Arroyo, right?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
ew, is that Bronson Arroyo on the right? scary.
I think DiNardo’s nicknames are starting to make a lot more sense now.
Ozzie's head 'splode now
you deserve to lose even more, Pierzynski-harborers
I care about your fantasy team.
I really like this.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
When I read the comment, I assumed it was you.
Was surprised to see someone else’s signature.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
It's a Zelig thing
I’m an unthinking mimic and reading thousands of LB comments has perhaps led to me aping his style, biting his rhymes, opening up a sign shop.
I care about your fantasy team.
I would've gladly given you my life, had you asked.
I wouldn’t even had made you do the whole change hairstyles and move in with me thing.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Just as long as it's not a Bud Zelig thing.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Way to go, Geren
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
AK not loaded
"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
Octopus is in?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
Dotel looks thinner than when he was ours....
and older
by As Fan in the Bronx on Sep 9, 2009 8:38 PM PDT reply actions
White Sox not feeding him as well?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
'Course,
I always got him confused (appearance wise) with Durazo
by As Fan in the Bronx on Sep 9, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
now is the time to
Raj against the machine
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
Anyone else etired of that idiot?
Going swing batta batta SWING?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
isn't that the guy from Tampa Bay???
who used to pick on one guy and ride him?
Thought he moved to Chicago? Or, he has an imitator…
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Sep 9, 2009 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Was that a hit-and-run with two strikes?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
wow this is run and gun tonight
Punk-zinskoid will need an icepack, he has throw more than Torres last night.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
and here I thought it would be a tidy MW'er gametime
but it’s spilling over into a late night.
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:40 PM PDT reply actions
Wichita, KS
“The Air Capital of the WORLD” but you can’t fly out of here for less than $400.
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
ahh yes, that's right.
as falls wichita so falls …. i can never remember that Pat Methany cd
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
Pat Metheny is awesome
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
i thought i was the only one i knew who listened to him
"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 9, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Now were the only ones we know.
I like his ECM Group sides the most, the rest is meh-ish. Aside from of course, Song X. Big Ornette fan here.
His Quintet discs are outstanding as well.
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
Ever heard of Flim & The BB's?
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I have!
I have an old cassette somewhere….
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
I've been finding their stuff used on Amazon
Have 3 of their CD’s and love ’em!!
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
They're from Minnesota, of course
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
very underrated jazz fusion
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
do you have nay Kenny Loggins?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
My parents have some old vinyl Kenny
I am ashamed to admit.
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
do THEY love a rainy night?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
ouch.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Just put in a sprinkler system this weekend
cuz it does get hot, hot, hot.
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
OOOOOh I bet that was fun in the heat!!
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
hoping for the fescue to give bermuda hell!!
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Good decision, my friend.
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
i had a place with a huge lawn
and I was always working – and lazy….. a neighborhood that prided its self on lawn care, green, always mowed. I would find notes on my door “you ought to mow it soon.”
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
I'd kidnap his pets.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
somewhere in the middle....Kansas or Iowa....
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
aaaaaand
poop
"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
what a f'n wasted inning that was
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Sep 9, 2009 8:40 PM PDT reply actions
enough w/ the sb
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Sep 9, 2009 8:40 PM PDT reply actions
Night, my loves!
Dead tired.
Let’s Go A’S!
Hey, Raburn! YOU ever dive into the shallow end of a pool?--noava22
later lynnz
hopefully we’ll win one for the lynnzer
"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 9, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
What time zone are you in??
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Kenny Loggins
oh wow
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
we all are pathetic.
and I love a rainy night.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Eddie the Rabbit
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
same dif.
same hair, right?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I fell so poorly because I mis-identified a Kenny Loggins song.
Wait, doesn’t that make me a winner?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
night night
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
night baby.
WOOF!
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Blech
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
OK we need a K here WellFedgar
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
Every time I say we lose we get out of it
So we lose.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Dude, fail!
It doesn’t work if you acknowledge it! You have to say it with a straight face.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
So
We win?
I don’t know what to do!!!
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Well, that worked.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I know what I'm doing, yo
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
are you from New Jersey?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Gosh, no
What did I do to you?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
You said yo.
It’s a Jersey thing, apparently. And apparently, Florida is a significant improvement to Jersey. Lots of Jerseyites around.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
We don't wanna turn on you.....
Let’s Go Oakland!!
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
clap clap clapclapclap
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
OK one more out
you can do it Edgar
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
YES!
YES!
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
woo.
13. lucky 13.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
Must score now
need more than singles
"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
Wow, White Sox 1 for 16 with runners in scoring position. Major fail.
Let’s win this thing already.
they remind me of....us.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
This game is funny.
I love extra innings. I love them more when the other team leaves tons of guys on base.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
nothing beats free baseball
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Sep 9, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
well, you have a point
but it’s still pretty cool
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Sep 9, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
A's bullpen
is off the hook, 10 innings scoreless tonight.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
A's bullpen
is toast, 10 innings pitched tonight
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Sep 9, 2009 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
do you like your toast
burned to a crisp?
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Sep 9, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
depends....butter or jam?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
There's enough of 'em down there....
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
swingle?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
yes, make them pay for trading you sweeney
"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 9, 2009 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Thats what happens
when your starter can only go 3.
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
side note:
I keep reading “Green” as “Geren” and “Geren” as “Green”. Which would make your username “BleedGeren”. Which might not be a bad thing.
How much would we be hating
if the A’s colors were Geren and gold?
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
would we have to kill Geren to get the color Geren?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe THAT's what Geren needs - I am so laughing right now
a good old fashioned bleed!! LOL
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that Drew Barrymore at the game?
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:50 PM PDT reply actions
really?
damn. makes me wish i was there even more
"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 9, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
not really
I would love to have my date with Drew
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
me first
"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 9, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
with me and cuppingmaster?
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm greedy
i want her to myself
"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 9, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I would share her with OAH.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I love Drew!
Is this one we can all agree on?
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
yes!
"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 9, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Need to know if R-Star is on board.
She’s probably milfy to him.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
too old for him
"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 9, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
that's scary. Drew as a MILF.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember her as the baby sister in E.T.
So cute!
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I know.
We’re getting old.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn't Dotel's arm going to fall off yet
"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
Hairston becomes the untier
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Hi, I'm back.
We can win now.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
yay!
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
WOW
On both accounts
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Captain Kangaroo?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
even he would run that one out
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Sep 9, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
He would tie him up with his sweater
than beat him with a dress shoe!!
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
In his sweater vest?
You must be joking. Cap’n looked like he was quite the scrapper as a young man.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Fred would hit him low
Cap’n has no chance
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Cap'n looked like he drank a couple pints of gin a day and smoked a couple packs of Viceroys.
He would feel no pain.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Jim Henson abhors violence.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I freaking HATE laziness!!
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:52 PM PDT reply actions
Geez Hairston...
…if you can’t HIT, you should RUN!!!
"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
FUCK YOU FOR NOT RUNNING, HAIRSTON.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Don't worry
Zuke will either hit a 2 run bomb or into a double play.
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."
Eff you, Hairston
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Would he have made it to 2nd??
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by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Easily, if he wasn't lollygagging it to first
I wanted to use that word.
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Maybe Geren will bench him tomorrow
Oh right – no game tomorrow
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by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Let's make them pay for THAT!!
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:52 PM PDT reply actions
stupid Hairston
not on 2nd, dope.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
But really
How often do you see any of our players busting it on fly balls like that?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Major leaguers are supposed to run that out
And most of them do. usually it’s only the guys who already have big contracts who fail there.
Do you know the way to San Jose?
by eastcoasta'sfan on Sep 9, 2009 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
at least hairston isn't likely to run
"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
What. The. Fuck. Is. Hairston. Doing?
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Holy shit
Dies
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING?????????
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
HAIRSTON...WHAT THE F*** IS WRONG WITH YOU!?
"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
Thanks, Hairston
He should be fined a large amount and not play the next game either.
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 9, 2009 8:55 PM PDT reply actions
facepalm
Baserunning worthy of a last place team in Hell right there.
Oy.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
Was he on the move?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Not if he was sliding into the bag as the ball was coming down
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Doesn't that kind of, like, explain things then?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
not when the ball is in the air for 30 seconds
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Damn
The battle of futility continues
"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
Battling for higher draft spots, yo
Duh
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
i missed that... what happened? it must have been stoopid
cause i though there was one out.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
running game has taken the A"s out of this game tonight
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Sep 9, 2009 8:56 PM PDT reply actions
Advice to Scott Hairston:
When you think you shouldn’t run, run really hard. When you think you should run really hard, don’t.
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
so has anyone ever seen the Erin Esurance porn I've heard is out there on the web?
(not you Rated R).
I care about your fantasy team.
no way...really?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
2nd law of internet porn:
If you can think of it, someone has made it.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
hmmm
i’d rather see the progressive insurance redhead
"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 9, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
agreed.
completely agreed.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
by Leopold Bloom on Sep 9, 2009 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
In the ads where she has the black suit on
she looks like a bug.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
Pull him you jackass...
…sit on the bench.
"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
Okay, so he was trying to steal but...
…I’m pretty sure he went into his slide after the ball was popped up. You’ve got to look to see what happened exactly so that doesn’t happen.
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(And react to hearing the contact)
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Hm, I think I’ll be late to the thread on Friday.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 9, 2009 8:57 PM PDT reply actions
I hope youhave a good reason young man
or a note from your mother…..:-)
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by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Hairston has been removed
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seriously??
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by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
oooo, Best Man Bob pulls Hairston
that’ll show them, just like the time he pulled Sweeney…
I care about your fantasy team.
Should've for not running hard on the fly ball anyway
Then he compounds it by trying to steal second anyway and gets doubled off.
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I'm just wondering whether it will have an effect on any other player
I care about your fantasy team.
Hairston pulled out of the game?
Insane.
On the fly ball…again, how many of our players do bust it on fly balls like that? We should be pulling guys out of the game on a nightly basis, if this is how things are gonna work.
Second….Geren’s the one that sent him on the pitch, so how can you blame Scott there?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Because he made no effort to get back to the bag.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Did he, though?
Was there a replay?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
By the time he was about halfway back to first they were already making the out
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Please stop defending that sequence
It doesn’t matter how many times people don’t run hard on a fly ball. By the time it’s caught you should be on your way to second anyway specifically because you never know when one will be dropped.
And we don’t know if Geren gave him the steal sign or not. Either way, you’ve got to be aware of what happens on the pitch and at least not slide when you hear contact.
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LOL
So then, like I said, guys should be pulled multiple times throughout every game, then?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
*smacks forehead*
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So...
Will you answer me, or not? 95% of the time guys DON’T run out that ball, just because it dropped once out of a million times he should be?
As for the steal, again, since we didn’t see a replay, how can you blame him for what happened there?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Because he slid for no fucking reason whatsoever.
It was 2 stupid ass plays in a row. He wasn’t even WATCHING the ball when he hit it to CF, he had no idea it dropped.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Except once it did he was going to go for second`
But it was too late
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Had he been running hard, he'd have been standing on second base.
Not fully sprinting. Just RUNNING. You know, like you’re supposed to when you hit the ball?
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
And once more
I’ll expect to see you bashing the next guy for not running out a similar fly ball.
Flip over to the Dodgers-D-backs game. You’ll see it there. I suppose you’ll be having a fit, right?
There’s a .0000001 chance that the center fielder drops that ball. If he doesn’t, then we’re not having this discussion, are we?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Tonight was the reason you run out everything.
Nuff said.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Yeah, it's that .0000001 percent chance that proves why you, you know, follow the ball the whole way
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And yes, I will bash someone every time he half-asses it on a ball that's dropped
At the very least, you jog it out and keep your eye on it and be ready to react if it gets misplayed. If it’s caught like it should be, no big deal. If it’s not, your ass better be on second at the least.
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That's what happens when you jog to first looking toward the right field foul pole instead of seeing where the ball is
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See above, yo
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
I already answered you
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Nope, I mean with something, you know, valid.
Watch the replay, the entire play (Suzuki popping up, him throwing to first for the DP) was about seven seconds. Hairston had slid into second about 3 seconds through the play, meaning he had 4 seconds to get back to the bag. He was halfway or 3/4ths of the way there when the out was recorded.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Thank god for the DVR, by the way
And, you know, let’s also thankg God I’m not the one paying for it…
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
I count two full seconds from the time contact is made to the time Hairston is sliding into second
That’s enough time to react to the sound of contact being made and see where the ball is. You don’t slide into second that late.
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Wow, really?
This is like that dumbshit NFL rule about hitting QB’s. You’re supposed to stop on a dime while running full speed? 2 seconds….2 SECONDS.
Incredible.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Nobody said stop on a dime
But yeah, it would be nice if he didn’t KEEP RUNNING FULL SPEED AND SLIDE INTO THE FUCKING BASE.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Exactly
Stop on a dime? Puh-leeze.
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Again
He’d take a couple seconds ANYWAY to stop, gather, and spin around if he’s running full speed when contact is made ANYWAY, so I really don’t see the difference other than risking injury vs. staying healthy.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
No, see, it works like this
You hear contact.
You don’t slide.
You stay on your feet.
You reach the base.
You find the ball.
You react to what you see.
Understand?
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The difference?
Well, how about being safe vs being out?
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Again
He’s out EITHER WAY.
Whether he slides into second OR NOT, because he didn’t slide into second that long after contact is made.
Holy shit, what don’t you understand about this?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
You're wrong.
Stop posting.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Oh definitely, yes
I’m wrong because you said so. Of course.
Why do adults decide to act like children in debates like this?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
you're wrong because you're wrong
it’s been explained several times. You’re the one stomping your feet and saying no, who is acting like a child?
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
No, it hasn't been explained
I had refuted every thing up to this point but it wasn’t good enough for you guys.
Look back at the argument. Not one of my posts contained just “No”, or “You’re wrong”.
That was you and flash.
Let’s not let facts get in the way of anything, though.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Hasn't been explained several times, that is
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
You think that isn't enough time for him to figure maybe he should stay on his feet?
I’m done with this.
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Ok
How about you go on a baseball diamond, and run to second.
When you’re about 10 feet to the bag, and you hear contact made at the plate, I’d like to you stop in place, and tell me that was a much better decision than spending 2 seconds (holy crap, still can’t figure that out) to run and slide to a stop that limits the chance for injury.
Really, if Hairston does stop right there, 10 feet from the bag, what are the chances he gets back? He’ll need to take a second to gather himself, spin around, and run anyway, so he’d likely end up in the same place.
And running full speed, remember that.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
You're making the dumbest argument ever.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
I'm impressed
What insight.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Are you still stuck on that "stop on a dime" nonsense?
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Yes
That’s what it seems like you wanted him to do.
Remember, he’s running full speed to second because the steal is on ANYWAY, so his two options are to either stop, or run and slide the extra 10 feet into second.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Nope
You keep missing the third option: running it out and slowing down as you get to second so you can more quckly react to the play.
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BUT HE WASN'T FAR FROM SECOND WHEN CONTACT WAS MADE
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
What. Ever.
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That's what you guys keep ignoring..
You think he’s fucking halfway to the bag and he just keeps running like an idiot…that’s not how it went down. He was already close to second, so whether he slows down and ends up near second, or slides into second, it doesn’t make any difference.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Nope
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I can play this game too
“Yes”
Incredible what people resort to when they’re proven wrong.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Except you haven't proven a thing
Toodles.
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LOL!
Ok then!
ROFL.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
This is the last I'll say on this
Whether he’s able to get back to first in time isn’t the point here. I actually agree with you that there probably wasn’t enough time thanks to the ball not being in the air that long.
The point is two seconds should be enough time to figure out “Oh, contact. Better not slide. Run it out instead..” At the least, once he hits the base he can turn right back around and get a head start on going back to first.
Instead, he slid, had to get back up, then find the ball, then start back to first. By the time the ball was tossed for the double play he was just showing up in the picture about halfway to two-thirds back to first when had he stayed on his feet maybe he at least makes it close.
On its own it’s a bad play. Add to the fact he should’ve been on second base to begin with on the fly ball and it looks extra bad.
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It was a pop up slide
The slide is not the issue.
The issue here is that he probably didn’t realize that the ball had been popped up, especially since the 2nd baseman or shortstop (I don’t know who) went to cover 2nd initially.
Then, he probably broke off second a second or two too late after he finally realized it was popped up.
Maybe he knew contact was made, but didn’t know it was popped up. For that to be figured out, he would’ve had to stop, plant, and turn around to see what happened, then react and run back to first.
Yes, it was a bad play, but it’s not one that can be blamed on Hairston all things considered.
Remember that they’re also in Chicago, so crowd noise could be an issue as far as hearing guys tell you that it was popped up, and so forth.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
(Though he WAS running like an idiot on the fly ball)
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Not to be redundant but if he had not slid??
I really don’t understand that part of your statement.
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by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Just commented above
He slid well after contact was made.
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Thanks - OK...I just don't get the significance of the slide vs. running to base standing.....
It has to do with tagging up vs. a steal attempt I’m thinking. I just try to get the small points!!
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by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Basically it indicated that Hairston wasn't paying attention to shit.
Why on earth would you slide into second when the ball has been hit? Why didn’t he realize the ball had been popped up? Did he not hear the base coach, or the crack of the bat? Did he not look back?
It was a mental error.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Yeah I got that...and it came on the heels of another mental error made by the same player
very frustrating…..
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by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Again, Suzuki hadn't made contact that long before Hairston slid into second...
I don’t get what you don’t understand about this. If he’s running full speed, he’d have to stop, plant, turn, and run when he’s 80 feet from first anyway.
Either way, he’s probably out. The ball really wasn’t in the air that long, dude.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
lucky for me, my TV has a second counter on it.
8:54:43 – Hairston takes off as Dotel’s foot lands to deliver the pitch
8:54:44 – Suzuki hits a pop up
8:54:46 – Hairston is sliding into second base. In the frozen frame, TY WALLER IS FUCKING SCREAMING AT SECOND BASE.
8:54:50 – Konerko makes the catch. You can see that the second baseman has already run to cover first base. WHERE’S HAIRSTON?
8:54:51 – Second baseman catches the ball flipped from Konerko for the out. WHERE THE FUCK IS HAIRSTON? HE SLID INTO SECOND BASE FIVE SECONDS AGO
8:54:53 – Oh, there he is jogging slowly into the view of the screen.
WHY DID IT TAKE HAIRSTON SEVEN SECONDS TO RUN BACK TO FIRST?
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
5 seconds
If he slid into second 3 seconds into the play, and the out was made 8 seconds into the play, then that’s 5 seconds, at most.
So yes, now you have an argument. Now you could argue that Hairston should’ve gotten back to the bag there, but he was busting it getting back to first and only started jogging once the out was recorded.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Bullshit.
You can see the second baseman bust ass to get to the bag. HE’S THE ONE WHO COVERED FIRST BASE.
There is no excuse for Hairston not making it back. He slid and then stopped. It does not take five seconds to run back to first base.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Well, that can be argued
But yes, you’ve got me now. He probably didn’t realize the ball had been popped up until he got into second, which is most likely why he didn’t get back.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
Which is exactly what we have been saying the entire time.
He wasn’t paying attention. Twice in a row.
This is why he was removed from the game.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
This
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Like I said above, though.
What you apparently wanted him to do was stop 10 feet before he gets to the bag, plant, turn around, see that it was popped up (this is all going on behind him), and react and run back. All in 2 seconds.
Him using the pop up slide or slowing standing and running into second standing up wouldn’t have made a difference. He probably slid in the first base, because the shortstop or 2nd baseman went over to cover the bag, meaning if he heard the contact, he assumed it was a grounder. Again, this is all going on behind him, and he’s got two seconds to react to the situation.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
No.
What I wanted him to do was PAY ATTENTION.
When a guy is running, when contact is made, usually they look to see where the ball went.
If, like you said, he ASSUMED it was a grounder and just slid, then he got fucking deked. Again: Mental miscue.
However, the replay showed, NEITHER MIDDLE INFIELDER was covering second base. Because it was a popup.
Everybody knew this except Hairston.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Again, dude was not far from second when contact was made
So you expected him to stop on a dime, plan, turn around, realize the ball was popped up, and get back to first, right?
I don’t know what you guys don’t get about this — he wasn’t far off from second when contact was made, and since it was very light contact, it’s possible he didn’t realize it was popped up as he was running to 2nd, considering the crowd noise, etc.
And neither middle infielder went to cover second on the steal? What replay are you watching? When does that not happen? He was already almost at 2nd when the ball was popped up, so there’s no way I believe the infielders just stood where they were because they knew it would be popped up.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
I have to say one more thing
He was not almost at second when the ball was popped up because nobody’s that fast, not even Usain Bolt. At best he’s probably about halfway there when contact is made and I guarantee you the middle infielders know where the ball is there.
And once again, nobody is saying “stop on a dime.” We’re saying “pay attention and stay on your feet as you get to second so you can react faster than you did.”
Whatever crowd noise there is – and trust me, it’s not THAT loud in the 13th inning after a couple throws to first – anyone on the infield is close enough to hear the sound the bat makes with the ball, even on a popup.
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Again, you're main issue looks to be the slide into second
What’s the difference between slowing down and stopping at second standing up or using the pop up slide, which allows to to get to second faster and retreat to first faster?
Anyway, according to the replay I saw, when the ball went up in the air, and Hairston was about 5-10 feet away from the bag. So maybe he made contact when he was 10-15 feet?
Again, if he’s running full speed, it doesn’t make much of a difference, because he can’t stop on a dime so once contact was made, there’s no way he would’ve made it back. The ball wasn’t in the air very long.
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
There's a lot of ground that can be covered in a second when you're at full speed
I guarantee you he’s not 10-15 feet from the bag by the time contact is made. If that’s the case he’d never, ever be thrown out stealing.
Either way, pop-up slides don’t really save you a whole lot of time compared to staying up. Maybe he had it in his mind that he was sliding no matter what, and that would seem to fit with how locked in he seemed to be enough to miss the fact the ball was popped up.
Anyway, it’s over, I think the debate’s been made clear, and I’m ready to move on.
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Flyball to center
Didn’t run it out, ball dropped, he was at first instead of second.
Then, he took off to steal 2nd, ball was popped STRAIGHT UP, and he either ignored the base coach, didn’t look, or is just an idiot and didn’t even get CLOSE to the bag in time to not be doubled off.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
Patterson should have come in to run for Hairston, then, if Hairston was going to get pulled anyway.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 9, 2009 8:59 PM PDT reply actions
Hairston
pulled like a bad tooth!
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
I think E-Gon wasn't scheduled
till five days from now anyway, so he’s still on track.
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ooof.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
Remember when Davis was a good OF?
Oh, yeah. That’s right, he’s just fast.
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
There has too be something good on tonight.
4-3 for that?
Hey, Raburn! YOU ever dive into the shallow end of a pool?--noava22
I thought you went to bed.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
I had to stay up for Glee.
I’m a musical whore,
Hey, Raburn! YOU ever dive into the shallow end of a pool?--noava22
45 minutes in now
I’m not that impressed. It’s OK, but not really grabbing me.
I do love the dude in the wheelchair. At first I thought it was a dopey gimmick, but he totally rocks. Best voice on the show, easily.
"Go ahead and overachieve, you scrappy Brett-Favre-colored walk-takers." —Rev Halofan
had to lose off that asshat's hit too, did we?
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
k, g'night.
Al: We gotta form a government for the settlement.
Merrick: Who does?
Al: Us! You and me. Come to me in a vision! You stupid bastard
me too.....he's such an a$$
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
An f-ed up way to lose
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." Red Barber
by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 9:01 PM PDT reply actions
I think he may have been texting someone
and failed to back up the play, hmmmm.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Check his Twitter account (if he has one)
“Hey guys I’m in the…oh shit.”
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LMAO
BRB/F8, deep @ wall
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn
what a punk
"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
Um
What’s with the “defense”?
"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond
I'm just going to pretend that AN is still not working
La la la la la! Wow, this game sure is tied for a long time. Mmmmm…
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
8-2 River Cats
Listening to that no
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Last of the Ninth - Photography
now
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Last of the Ninth - Photography
playoffs for Rivercats yet?
"It is the mark of a truly intelligent person to be moved by statistics. " GB Shaw
by One won lost won on Sep 9, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Game 1 now
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Last of the Ninth - Photography
haven't Carter and Wallace tatered?
that’s good news
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
RAJ took an, um, unusual route there
I imagine his popularity has just taken a hit.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
I'm out
This was disappointing. On the plus side, I’ll be posting from MN on Friday. Short work trip = just enough time to catch a game in the metrodome. :-)
"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
Have fun.....and represent!!
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by BERRYJO on Sep 9, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll probably be the only A's fan there...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 Sep 9, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
you should grab
a hunk of baggie from the Twinkiedome before it is demolished!
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Drew Barrymore
things were going fine until she was namechecked.
I'll have a sandwich and a draft(sic). - Bill King (RIP)
First answer wins.
9/9/09’s loss due to drew barrymore.
by ElQuesoCapitan on Sep 9, 2009 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It's because there were no pictures.
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Dan Johnson
They call their best player "Kung Fu Panda" and they complain that people aren’t taking them or the game seriously enough? -Nick
blame of the game
Johnny “Poops” McGinty, who should have killed AJ Pierzynski on the schoolyard at age 6 when he had the chance, after the infamous Kit Kat Recess Incident of 1982.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Sep 9, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
NEW THREAD OPEN!
"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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