NLCS Game 2 Thread/A's stuff: Closing the Gap on the Mound
by jeffro on Oct 17, 2010 5:00 AM PDT
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PrintSo, Halladay v Lincecum was not as good as the hype. Moving right along...
Last week we, the frog in my pocket and I, talked about some out there stuff regarding the A's offense next season. Now it is time to talk about the arms race (not Reaganomics related).... The Rangers pitching staff earned about 5 more WAR than the Green and Gold (and sometimes Black) pitchers did.
Time to rectify...
The first thing the A's can do to close the gap is to laugh when Cliff Lee signs with the Yankees. Why? Because Lee accounted for 3 of the 5 WAR gap.
Next, as danmerqury once suggested, trade for Jason Hammel. 3 WAR, and BOOM, the A's kick the Rangers to the curb where they belong.
Yeah, I know it is more complicated than that. Brett Anderson needs to pitch the whole season. Trevor Cahill needs to strike out more hitters. I am betting they will. And that Gio Gonzales will continue to get better.
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Tell the frog not to drink while he's editing your stuff...
The A’s pitching staff earned about 5 more WAR than the Green and Gold (and sometimes Black) pitchers did.
The monster at the end of this blog.
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RANGERS
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on Oct 17, 2010 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions
if people are going to add "and sometimes black" to the A's Green and Gold
based on the (soon to be retired) black jerseys, why not also add “and sometimes white and gray”/
HA
I am imagining a point, once the new gold jersey is revealed writing, “The Green and Gold (and never Black).”
Are they getting rid of the black jerseys? How'd I miss this news?
Hooray!
However, about half our starting rotation will, apparently, be deeply disappointed by this.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 17, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
That Phillies-Giants Game Was Disappointing
You got Lincecum (who comes of a 14 K complete-game shutout) and Roy Halladay (who comes of a no-hitter) facing off. It should be a great pitching match-up. Instead, it’s a good game, but both pitch like Number 3 guys with decent outings. What would have been nice is if it goes to extras after shutouts from both starters and is a memorable game.
OK, maybe a bit unrealistic, but I still expected more. Something like 2-1 or 1-0.
by Oakland All-Star on Oct 17, 2010 9:50 AM PDT reply actions
both pitchers had way more days of rest since their last starts
so it’s not really surprising that they didn’t have their “A” stuff. But both are great pitchers and both gave their teams a chance to win.
You Have A Point
It was a competitive game, which is all you can ask for really. But I would have liked a memorable match-up. (With the Phillies winning).
by Oakland All-Star on Oct 17, 2010 10:31 AM PDT reply actions
Two Unrelated Bombs:
1) The A’s are a career 8,270 – 8, 752 – A Winning Percentage of .486
2) Johnny Damon left the A’s after 2001. Wins a WS in ‘04. Keith Foulke left the A’s after 2003. Wins a WS in ‘04. Jermaine Dye left the A’s after 2004. Wins a WS in ‘05. Bobby Kielty left the A’s in 2007. Wins a WS in ‘07. Nick Swisher left the A’s after 2007. Wins a WS in ’09.
See a pattern?
by Oakland All-Star on Oct 17, 2010 10:40 AM PDT reply actions
A pattern of cherry picked examples from the hundreds of players who have left since 2001?
by danmerqury on Oct 17, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
It's true --
I cherry-picked an example in 2007…Lo and behold it won the Cherry-Picking World Series in 2009. I was like, woah!!!!
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I do see it.
So, after this season, we can add Blanton’s [again] Zito’s Gaudin’s Ron Washington’s someone’s name to this interesting trend list, right?
by LowcountryJoe on Oct 17, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
That's even better than the pattern of teams winning the WS who win 4 WS games.
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray
Forgot Some
Mark Belhorn, Jason Irsinghausen, Joe Blanton (won the WS in ’08 after the trade to Philly)
by Oakland All-Star on Oct 17, 2010 11:25 AM PDT reply actions
That still doesn't make it a pattern.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Okay.
I’m going to assume that players who leave Oakland have an average career of three years post-Oakland. That means for each player, they have a 10% chance of winning the World Series after leaving the A’s. You know how many hundreds of players have left Oakland since 2001? Of course we have a handful of players who have won the Series after leaving the team.
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Since you're so interested in doing this impressive research and analytical work
Now go back and look at every player from every team since 2001 who has AND hasn’t gone on to play and win a WS championship with a new team and then show us how they compare against the other 29 teams in MLB.
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Oops
Mulder in ’06 for St. Louis (sort of).
by Oakland All-Star on Oct 17, 2010 11:29 AM PDT reply actions
Let Me Reveal The Pattern
We traded or released a bunch of guys. Guys who were apparently good enough for playoff-caliber and WS winning teams. And uh, that’s it.
by Oakland All-Star on Oct 17, 2010 12:01 PM PDT reply actions
Let me reveal something to you
The reason people kept saying “no” above was not that your super-secret-clever plays on words disguised what you were getting at, it’s that “what you were getting at” is a meaningless coincidence.
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by PaulThomas on Oct 17, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
No, it's the hand of God.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 18, 2010 5:59 AM PDT up reply actions
and poker.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 18, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Use the reply button!
Also, there are tons of guys on WS teams that aren’t especially good players.
A's Fan in Sweden
"Some of us know him as the a-hole who piled into Ray Fosse in an All-Star game (it's why Ray is the way he is folks)" - OptimistPrime
Yeah
Because being on a team that wins a World Series is the ultimate proof of individual quality. That’s why Luis Sojo has three rings and Ken Griffey Jr. none.
"Good thing you can't hit, otherwise everybody would hate you"
– H.J.S., my ex coach (while drunkenly talking to me during a team visit to a strip joint)
so, all these guys aren't good enough for WS-winning teams.
Barry Bonds
Jason Giambi
Sammy Sosa
Ryne Sandberg
Edgar Martinez
Tony Gwynn
Ken Griffey Jr.
Omar Vizquel
Robin Yount
Total: 0 WS rings.
Mmhmm, all these guys suck.
Oh, yeah, David Eckstein and Aaron Miles and Jeff Suppan and Jason Marquis all have WS rings.
Here is a probably maybe truely true true fact!!!
Pretty much every team ever will have at least 1 player on it who will later win a World Series either on that team, or another one!
Back to the OP
I dont see us getting Hammel, the Rox are a little thin and need him and are contending.
Hammel
Like Drew/Reynolds and Kemp from a week ago, this is purely for illustrative purposes. I don’t expect Hammel to be playing by the Bay next season.
The A’s don’t need to sign Carl Crawford or Jason Werth to make it happen next season.
by jeffro on Oct 17, 2010 4:18 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
There's nothing wrong with showing WHIP
Just because a stat isn’t the best, or most useful, stat available doesn’t mean everyone who uses it is dumb.
In a happy coincidence, however, Baseball Tonight and ESPN do happen to be moronically dumb, so carry on!
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Are you trying to predict how good he'll be over a long season?
Or are you trying to show that he’s going through a rough time right now?
If the latter, then SSS or not, it’s still relevant.
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Yeah, they should've used WAR
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray
His playoff WHIP is pretty accurate...
…if your point is, “He’s letting an awful lot of guys reach base but he’s getting by.” Cuz dat’s wut be happenin’!
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Exactly
As long as the sample is not being used as predictive of the future, there’s nothing wrong with using it to show that his current production has been a little ugly.
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BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
There's no reason why you should ever use WHIP instead of ERA
It’s neither more predictive of future success NOR a more accurate depiction of prior success. WHIP is a garbage statistic that should be done away with immediately (as compared to ERA, which is a stat which is overused but has some legitimate if limited applicability).
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
this a thousand times this
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 17, 2010 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Sup fellow Bitter Oakland Fans
Ready to revel in San Francisco’s radiance again?
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Drinking wine, eating pizza, Patriots won, and ready for baseball.
"Isotopes win a game! Isotopes win a game!"
by Hungry Hungry Homer on Oct 17, 2010 5:00 PM PDT reply actions
More $75 dollar wine?!?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
well, not sure actually.
it’s a Cote du Rhone, it’s delicious, and it was a gift….i’m gonna say a 40 dollar bottle. recently enjoying wine very much. and we do happen to have more nice bottles than usual in the house, so might as well drink up, right?
"Isotopes win a game! Isotopes win a game!"
by Hungry Hungry Homer on Oct 17, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Had a great homemade surf-n-turf dinner
Now time for a baseball. Or a nap.
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
Who eats dinner before 5:00pm?
Are you secretly 80?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
big dinner
the GF and I were both hungry.
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by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
early-bird special, $3.99.
"Isotopes win a game! Isotopes win a game!"
by Hungry Hungry Homer on Oct 17, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone get your voodoo dolls out.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Muahahahaha!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Whoa.
Charlie Manuel, The Book advocate?
His best hitter is hitting second, Rollins isn’t leading off, and spots 4 and 5 contain his next best hitters.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
he's trying to break up the lefties that usually hit 3 and 4
this is known as the anti-Javier Lopez offense
this is gunna be brutal
right before introducing them, Karros just used RBI to show how Sanchez dominates lefties
Its so mind blowing how bad the Giants lineup is
its like, what we spend hours making topics on here when we talk about the way we need to avoid structuring the team. Yet, here they are….
Please, Phillies.
Put this game away by 7:30 so I can leave in peace knowing I won’t have to deal with bandwagon out of the woodwork Giants fans.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
where ya going pam?
And most importantly, are you going to be back in time for MM?
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by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Just going to dinner, should be back by 10.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I am in a house full of Raider fans,
with my Raider fan cousin texting me. I am being told the Raiders are better than the Cowboys. I know a lot of you guys are Raider fans but Really? This is my own personal hell.
"You ain't got nothin to say, it was perfect" -Dallas Braden, 05/09/10
That was cool.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
run Rickey run
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by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Last night I came across a picture from the last round of Jayson Werth celebrating with champagne with the A's logo in the background
sign? I think yes.
"You ain't got nothin to say, it was perfect" -Dallas Braden, 05/09/10
wow, I tune into some 1st inning drama. loaded bases have been
a fascination of mine the past couple of seasons.
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for October = thinking next year will be ActA'sber.
Go Jayson.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Not doing anything with bases loaded
is Werth’s way of saying he belongs in Oakland
"You ain't got nothin to say, it was perfect" -Dallas Braden, 05/09/10
Hah
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
they both looked good
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
sprinkles
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for October = thinking next year will be ActA'sber.
Jeezus.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Ryan Sweeney can hit around 7 home runs if he played in this park.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
dude, you or I could hit 4 there
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by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Trade bait to get Blanton back.
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray
With thait hair and goatee...
…Werth would look right at home in a Confederate army uniform.
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray
Hah. I kept thinking "mountain man"
but that’s a more apt visual.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I guess I know the outcome of the Niner game
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by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
That Fontenot guy looks like an elf.
A Keebler Elf. LOL!
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray
I thought you were stuffed?!?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
there's always room for dessert
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by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
cheesesteaks =/= dessert!!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
sweet onions, sweet bell peppers, savory cheese and steak
like vanilla ice cream with balsalmic reduction
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd love for this game to end 1-0, with Sanchez throwing a no-hitter
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
I'd approve.
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray
nice sig line, BTW
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks. It made me chuckle so I had to borrow it.
I figure I’ll keep it there til the end of the WS.
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray
I want them to get blown out of the water.
No hope.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
It amazes me how frequently they'll show a guy in the dugout who picks his nose the moment he gets on camera.
A's Fan in Sweden
"Some of us know him as the a-hole who piled into Ray Fosse in an All-Star game (it's why Ray is the way he is folks)" - OptimistPrime
flicks thing off finger to floor.
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for October = thinking next year will be ActA'sber.
Are managers and coaches required to do those in-game dugout interviews?
If I were a manager I don’t think I’d want to.
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray
I would purposefully say misleading things
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by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah that would be so dope
“Yeah, well….um, this really is a must win because Matt Cain has a sore arm and Brian Wilson has a side strain. /snickers”
I would insist on a competent, intelligent interviewer
Since this is Fox Sports, they would not be able to comply.
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
My cat was actually sitting in front of the TV sort of watching the game for a good half-inning
lol
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
no, the TV is on a table and she was sitting on the floor
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by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
which one?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
the white one, Helix
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by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
No, which floor?
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BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Lay's Garden Tomato & Basil potato chips has a ketchup-y taste.
Must be the tomatoes, eh?
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray
The 85 Royals
Had some help from the Royal Blue.
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Stupid NL and pitchers hitting.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Umm. Come on Phillies.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
groan......burnt one side of the fish. timer I use has too weak of a ding.
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for October = thinking next year will be ActA'sber.
What kind of fish?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 17, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
mahimahi
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for October = thinking next year will be ActA'sber.
That's good
If you burn one of the mahis, the other one should be fine
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 17, 2010 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, just scrape off the charcoal
It’ll be fine
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by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
have lowered volume of game to hear ding
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for October = thinking next year will be ActA'sber.
Thanks Fontenot.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
J-Roll says thanks as well.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
J-Roll says thanks as well.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
And I say, EFF you comcast.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
So I'm watching this on postseason.tv
(yeah, I know, it’s supposed to be supplemental….but I’m too lazy to move my computer to the tv room)
And I can’t figure out what “X-Mo” stands for in the camera list. I’m sure it’s something obvious.
Anyone want to tell me and make me look foolish for not knowing?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 17, 2010 6:31 PM PDT reply actions
avert your eyes!
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by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I did not need that image in my mind's eye.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 17, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Like Slow Mo
But without Bengie Molina.
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by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 17, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Extra slow Missourian manning the camera.... will be pointed the ground mostly.
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for October = thinking next year will be ActA'sber.
I'm officially against offering Werth a contract
He looks too much like the lead singer of Nickelback.
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I always thought Puddle of Mudd...
"Get heavy!" - Kotsay
by OaklandInvader on Oct 17, 2010 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
one of my monkeys back at the sign shop
always insisted that PoM sounded like they were fronted by a muppet. I see now they were (are?) fronted by the love child of Shaggy from Scooby Doo and Jay of Jay and Silent Bob.
And the last remnants memory destroys.
by Leopold Bloom on Oct 18, 2010 6:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Muddle of Pudd
There. Fixed that little problem for you permanently.
The game is almost intelligible on postseason.tv....
…if you use the mosaic view and choose your cameras carefully.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 17, 2010 6:37 PM PDT reply actions
Shades of Bucky Dent
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 17, 2010 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you fucking kidding me.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Stop trying to pitch him inside! Goddamnit.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Cody Ross is like Michael Jordan
Comes up big.
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This year's Brian Doyle.
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray
Thought you would be happy since the NIners won.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Happy first win of the season!! :)
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I do prefer this thread to the ALCS ones.
No question who anyone is rooting for here! (I think)
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Oct 17, 2010 6:49 PM PDT reply actions
There are a couple of traitors among us...
They seem to be not around/lurking.
(hi!)
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
YEAH LIKE ZIGFAN
what the fuck is that
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Pam liked my old sig better.
I'm rooting for the Giants, sans apology --
Go Bay Area!
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by Nico on Oct 17, 2010 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Booo Nico.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
really?
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by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's like Mets fans cheering for the Yankees
or Cubs fans cheering for the White Sox
IT DOESN’T HAPPEN
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Pam liked my old sig better.
Did Cubs fans jump on the White Sox bandwagon?
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by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 17, 2010 6:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Having lived in Chicago
I’d be surprised. No split caps in that town.
by OaklandSi on Oct 17, 2010 6:58 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Split caps should not be allowed, period.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
While I'm not calling for an insta-ban for this
I do believe you need to step down as blogfather for that remark.
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Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
(hostile takeover, dude)
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Pam liked my old sig better.
(that's the plan)
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
(keep me in the loop)
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor
Pam liked my old sig better.
that is why
I was rooting for Jimmy Rollins.
Jack Cust: Nothing but true results…. Sac OPS: .964
by Athletics fan and runner on Oct 18, 2010 6:49 AM PDT up reply actions
some people have parents/relatives who are gnats fans
and are rooting for the them
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by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
About half my family is Giants fans
and I am rooting for still being able to say 1989 and 1954 after this season.
Jack Cust: Nothing but true results…. Sac OPS: .964
by Athletics fan and runner on Oct 18, 2010 6:50 AM PDT up reply actions
"Why is this good baserunning?"
Seriously? How dumb do you think we are?
A's Fan in Sweden
"Some of us know him as the a-hole who piled into Ray Fosse in an All-Star game (it's why Ray is the way he is folks)" - OptimistPrime
I hope the Gnats offer Ross a big contract this off-season
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
Greetings from San j
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 17, 2010 6:52 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Um...mobile posting is weird
No preview. Anyhow, greetings from San Jose where I am covering a rally. Poppy is here too and sends
her regards.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 17, 2010 6:54 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
hi EM! hi Poppy!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Go Shane!!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
BABY STEPS
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Chase what matters
Getting Victorino to third.
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Phillies "manufactured" a run.
What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray
Thats impossible, everyone knows that Pennsylvania manufacturing was shipped over seas
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Oct 17, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Phillies scored on the PP
Polanco Play, a deep sac fly.
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Come on, pile it on.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
or...next inning.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
How long is this rain supposed to last?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I think just today
But it would be amusing if the Giants
were
rained out in the postseason…
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 17, 2010 7:12 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'd be happy to bury that guy in his Yankee jersey
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Wow.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
been hanging around Fontenot too much
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
For a short time, Renteria had three balls in his glove
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Edgar Renteria had a fruitful career I suppose
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Bye all.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Here's an idea - throw Ross a slider low and away
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Nicely done - although I liked the trumpet-playing kid better
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They're playing "Celebration" here
Always so odd when other people use Our Song. Kind of a hyped-up version.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 17, 2010 7:27 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
More McCarver FAIL
I don’t know how that ball was gonna hit the mound when Huff caught it shoulder-high. If Huff lets the ball go through, Oswalt is out by 10 feet.
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
FUCK YEAH JIMMY ROLLINS.
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Pam liked my old sig better.
I knew that Casilla guy looked familiar
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baggy uni
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
QUICK THROW A CUPCAKE ON THE MOUND
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Pam liked my old sig better.
apparently, someone threw it towards 1st
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
This is even better
On an iPod in super slo-mo!
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 17, 2010 7:59 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Back during the Dodgers Series
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by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 17, 2010 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Woo go Philly
August 19, 1996 | Volume 85, Issue 8
mash – v. – to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
inter – v. – to deposit a dead body in a tomb
"That’s ******* scary." - The Copper & Blue, on Sharks prospect Brandon Mashinter
by SwisherThresher on Oct 17, 2010 7:58 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
MACK LIED HE DIDN'T TRY
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by doctorK on Oct 17, 2010 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm sure Connie Mack is still beloved in Philly
Despite the A’s leaving the town more than 50 years ago.
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by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 17, 2010 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sure he is, too
The picture was taken at the Betsy Ross house.
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Cole Hamels will have to come up big on Tuesday afternoon
And who knows what you’ll get out of Joe Blanton.
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Halliday vs. Lincecum on Thursday in SF
by OaklandSi on Oct 17, 2010 8:06 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Got to love baseball
3 straight days of action during the playoffs. None of this every other other day nonsense.
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by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 17, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
if only they did this during the LDS
instead of the days off for travel
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Oct 17, 2010 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm already planning my early escape
From a meeting tomorrow afternoon so I can rush to watch game 3 of the ALCS
by OaklandSi on Oct 17, 2010 8:10 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The great Blanton-Sandoval showdown
when someone opens up a package of Hostess cupcakes in the seats and both players lunge for it?
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Oct 18, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
What is the sound of two jaws flapping?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Raul knows Raul
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by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 17, 2010 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I am just glad he is still not with the M's
He killed us
"Like I said, it’s like me giving you a high-five and chest bump after you hit for the cycle against the kid in the wheelchair." Vacafan on May 14, 2010
this game is ovah
F the Giants, I continue to hate ’em.
Silence s'il vous plait!! Vous ne voyez pas que je suis en train de se masturber?!?
by emperor nobody on Oct 17, 2010 8:23 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
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