Open Thread: Game 10 - A's vs. Mariners (3)
by baseballgirl on Apr 14, 2010 8:26 PM PDT
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PrintA's still leading after four innings 2-0; Gio has been in and out of trouble in the last two, but has wiggled his way out, thanks in part to his 5 K's.
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Ugh, it’s Patterson.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:28 PM PDT reply actions
Patterson looks straight out of the 1995 A's.
Roomy – Patterson’s pants aren’t.
'95 A's
AAAAHHHHH. Bad memories! Purge! Purge!
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
length of game ruckus
is anyone else tired of everyone complaining about it? Baseball is a pass time, made to pass the time.
Yeah Selig was talking about it at the Twins opener.
Talking about how batters shouldn’t step out of the box once they’re in it, etc etc to keep the time down.
He then said long at bats are fine (there was a sequence of foul balls as he was talking) – which is the reason games go over!
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Watching this game is like crawling
Compared to the other games so far in this young season.
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Patterson is turrible. damn
Love the Lansford Stache! LOVE IT DAMN IT.
by Langerhans4Pres on Apr 14, 2010 8:29 PM PDT reply actions
We really need an outfielder.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:29 PM PDT reply actions
stormy, have you been to an AN event yet?
You need to!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
bummer!
we’ll get you sooner or later ;)
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
(that's not suppose to sound creepy!)
hahaha.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
well seeing as how I lurked for three years or so before I started posting
it’ll take me awhile, but I’ll get there.
but you are sexy as hell, baby!
These may be your father's A's!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I would definitely hang with you if we were
in the same darn city.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Hubba hubba :-)
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm lovin that show!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
The movie was awesome.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it's good. It makes me laugh and it's realistic.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
and Dan Krause!
YUM
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
LOVE THAT SHOW
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Mine's West Wing.
Direct Aaron Sorkin correlation.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Me too.
He likes to butt his head into things. Justin is adorable.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the rollercoaster
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
in case you missed my question in the previous thread
how was the netflix selection?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I don't get that wombat thing
Selection seems to be best for tv shows. It’s definitely growing, I don’t think new releases are ever going to be as good, but certainly there are a lot more films available to watch instantly than there used to be. I think the indie and foreign releasing companies are realizing it’s a good way to get their work seen.
Sweeney should have started instead of Gross or Patterson.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:30 PM PDT reply actions
injured
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Oh, what happened?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Knee a bit banged up from a tango with the RF wall in LAA
plus break-up DP slide yesterday.
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Okay Rajai, good eye 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
Everything is better with bacon.
Pennington has no power. =(
He laced another one that went nowhere near the wall.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Hitting fly balls is not his friend
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 know, I know.
Wonder why nobody has told him that yet.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
hey there OA… this made me think of you. thought it’d make you happy to see.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Apr 14, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't speak Spanish.
I assume that’s about how Rooney is the best player in the world, ‘cos Messi is a diving little shit and Tevez is an alien in a man’s skin?
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
tevez got asked to name his dream team and he picked rooney, saying he’s the best in the world. then the interviewer said, what about messi? and “the apache” started back-pedalling saying, oh messi’s the best in HIS position, but rooney also in his. just kind of funny.
apart: tevez wouldn’t fault messi for diving. it’s cultural. and i see why you don’t appreciate it living in the UK. but coming from latin america or any bureaucracy of that sort, where rules are unclear and change daily, and there are more rewards for breaking them than following them, it’s common sense, in a gramscian way, that you need to do whatever it takes to get ahead. and in that sense, it’s not unfair in the minds of the participants. it’s using the other side of the rules, which are available to the opponent too, so not working the angles is considered dumb, a surrender even.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Apr 14, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
It's the UK's game for a start.
Plus it’s making the game a joke. Making it a no-contact sport takes a good deal of enjoyment out of the game. I don’t simply want to watch players pass it in pretty triangles and run past people with immunity because defenders are afraid to put their boot in.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
he leads the team in HRs though!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Apparently it's hard to swing the bat with bits of baby in your teeth
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
Byrnes once again making the routine look difficult.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
OH GOD STOP WITH THE POP OUTS.
Wuertz was scratched from a minor league game on Wednesday, but bounced back quickly on Thursday, throwing mostly fastballs and sliders, although he did mix in three sliders. -Rotoworld
Yes, please.
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
Rajai sure coming back to earth
with his 8,000,000th pop up
Oh, here you guys are.
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
Dang, he found us.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
And you were there....and you...
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 14, 2010 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
major league
when willie mays hayes had to do 25 push ups every time he popped up. geren needs to implement that.
More M's baserunning genius!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
LOL nice. I love luck.
"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
Everything is better with bacon.
One of my best friends from college had a baby boy tonight! Yay!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Eric Patterson, is that you?
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
Are his initials VM?
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
Awwww!
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
creepeeeee
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I left the link to the SF bacon maple latte back in the previous thread
if anyone really wants it….
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
Nobody wants it.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
my wife thinks Ichiro is homosexual perhaps
he’s married isn’t he?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
he just looks emo
"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
Everything is better with bacon.
by cuppingmaster on Apr 14, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Asian guys are just metro
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by Hit4TheCycle on Apr 14, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
He has a wife, yes.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Does his wife know he's gay?
Seems like she should.
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
Just out of curiosity, on what does your wife base this on?
Gut? Mannerism? Love letters to me accidentally posted on her MySpace?
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
his pre-stance ritual
his constant stretching, and his stance.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
She knows a lot of gay guys who stretch a lot
and bat that way?
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
His wife was a TV journalist in Japan
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Apr 14, 2010 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Really?
So he’s away from her for like 6 months of the year?
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
No, I think she lives in the US during the season
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Apr 14, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
They live in Issaquah together during the season.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I shall not reveal my sources!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
You're a good little stalker!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
On Lake Sammamish
There was a story last spring when he put the house up for sale for $1.75 million. It was a story because the price was so low. Prices on mansions were falling at the time.
I never heard if anyone bought it, but I know they moved into a new house nearby.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Aha, here it is.
I guess the story I was thinking of must have been two years ago. The house sold in November 2009. He took a $545K loss on it.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
So that's like what, a day's work for him?
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
More like a week.
His 2010 salary works out to about $105K per game.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Oh, Kevin!
He’s good.
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
what's the small ball stealing-bunting-extra base out count?
i think we’re losing 3-1
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
Well that's annoying
especially since the 2-2 pitch was actually a strike.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
ahead in the count.
It seems like Gio hasn’t been ahead in the count once the entire game.
Suzuki's got such an ugly swing.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Drunk OTB says hello to all
I can’t believe Gio is hitting 95 on the gun.
Let’s keep this 1st place party going!
These may be your father's A's!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:36 PM PDT reply actions
What kind of beer did you drink?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually I did the Tour of Beers Cinco De Mayo style
Basic Tecate, Corona, etc. I came. I saw. I conquered.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha!
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Negra Modelo?
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
yes sir
Actually there was a beer called O’something and I was giving the waitress shit because it can’t be Mexican. That is Irish for gosh fraking sakes.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope you stayed thirsty
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by Hit4TheCycle on Apr 14, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
oooh, drunk o2b is fun!
happy belated, old man. i think you went to bed before i could wish you happy birthday ;)
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Thanks pam 5 9 8 1
You will be this old someday and hopefully I will still have your email address to remind you ;-)
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
You've SEEN me drunk LIVE in Oaktown!
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't remember you being drunk
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Downtown Oakland after the game
with you, Englishmajor, Blez, etc.?!?
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I remember going to the bar and drinking.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
When we all jumped in the fountain in Frank Ogawa Plaza?
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
by Englishmajor on Apr 14, 2010 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I left before the afterparty. LOL
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I must have blacked that out ;)
Or blacked out?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Whoa...
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
Isn't it the wrong time of year for that?
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
Ah, got it.
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
have to talk about either
a personal mantra, story, or relationship. it always seems so cocky when i have to write one of these
Yeah, I always hated doing those.
Got the same feeling.
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
You just have to learn to sell yourself.
…. erm. That sounded wrong.
by whiteshoes40 on Apr 14, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
haha
i just do better with explicit directions, not open ended prompts. so its hard for me to get started writing about something i dunno what im writing on
They are ridiculous.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
"Let me in."
It’s all you need. Straight and too the point. Shows you mean business.
How old are you all? Damn
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
All of us?
Gosh, probably like 47,253.
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
ohhhhhhhhh fffffffffffff
"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
Everything is better with bacon.
DP?
Plz?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I have a bad feeling about this
"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
Everything is better with bacon.
by cuppingmaster on Apr 14, 2010 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
He's going to make me hate him.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
LOL
renames roto team Chin Ferrets
'Sometimes you're the bug; sometimes you're the windshield.'
-- Torii Hunter quoted by Susan Slusser.
by EddieVegas_NRAF on Apr 14, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
This is where it get's a bit crazy.
Watching the A’s manage a bullpen.
"-i never said half the things i said." --Yogi Berra
And watching the hitters fail to score runs.
Though I suppose we are starting Gross and Patterson today.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Every fan of every team thinks his/her team's manager uniquely manages his bullpen badly
Geren has really done ok, IMO.
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
You have talked to every fan on every team?
I’m impressed.
"-i never said half the things i said." --Yogi Berra
Anyone know if any streams have popped up?
Jack "The Must, Just has no Rust, ain't no Bust, after him the ladies Lust, turns pitchers into Dust, likes his pizza with no Crust" Cust
Unlikely.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck
"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
Everything is better with bacon.
Frick.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
DP Please!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 14, 2010 8:43 PM PDT reply actions
Really not sure what this means.
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
The Mariners just can't score right now
and we help them out with walks!?
by give me the rock on Apr 14, 2010 8:43 PM PDT reply actions
Okay, 0-2...
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
I feel like Lopez is hitting .812 against us
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Ooh, now it's .798!
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
Virtuti Militari
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 14, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
That's gotta be it.
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
wouldn't that be "NK"?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 14, 2010 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
viral meningitis
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Keep the ball low as they keep talking about
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Well, that’s one.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:44 PM PDT reply actions
Well, technically it’s two overall.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
yay one out!
"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
Everything is better with bacon.
Stay calm, Gio!
LETS DO THISSSSSSS!
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
Hasbro owns all of them now.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Even Milton Bradley?
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
Hungry Hungry Hippos is the new SBNation blog?
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
I want to join!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Click submit a hundred times a minute.
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
I can't wait for the Movie!!!
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
Oh shit it's Bradley...
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
This is what you get for talking bad about Milton Bradley.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:45 PM PDT reply actions
What, lucky broken bat singles?
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
That drive in two runs? Yes.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
fuck me
"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
Everything is better with bacon.
cuppingmistress?
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
she's almost back from the mall
"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
Everything is better with bacon.
by cuppingmaster on Apr 14, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
FUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
YUCK
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.
This is all on the offence. You have to score some fucking runs you cocks.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
fuck fuck fuck
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Fuckin'
Milton Bradley with his broken bat bull!
by give me the rock on Apr 14, 2010 8:45 PM PDT reply actions
Meh, Gio got what he deserved. You can't walk guys.
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
Well you can.
It’s just not a good idea if you are trying to win.
"-i never said half the things i said." --Yogi Berra
Shoulda written "FITZ" on his cap!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 14, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Dogs, on the other hand, are fine.
Guys, no.
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
He's not pitched well, but he's kept us there or there abouts.
The O on the other hand has sucked so badly the last two days.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
When Cahill
comes back, does Gio go back to the minors?
by give me the rock on Apr 14, 2010 8:46 PM PDT reply actions
Because of a bad pitch?
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
Just a question...
is Gio in the rotation for good this year?
by give me the rock on Apr 14, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe so.
At least, he should be.
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
Probably, if he keeps pitching like he has the first 2 starts
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
throwing 95
Uhhhh….yes
These may be your father's A's!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you seriously serious?
These may be your father's A's!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
He fucking better not.
Let Cahill stay down there.
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
Unpopular post of the night
Bob Geren has handled the pitching staff very well this year. Too bad he has to play Patterson, though. That guy makes Buck look like Ruth.
These may be your father's A's!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:46 PM PDT reply actions
Please explain
I hate Bob Geren but he has done a good job this year. Bag on the bunts if you want but the pitching staff has been handled well.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
i think it is the other way around. the pitching staff has handled geren well this year.
by greendatitiz on Apr 14, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Not sure he should have pitched the Milton.
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
He was underrated as a manager
These may be your father's A's!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Patterson has a pretty shitty arm out there.
And a pretty shitty everything else out there, too.
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
I disagree with this change
Gio should not have walked 2 but a squib by ichiro and a broken bat single by milton does not mean gio is pitching badly.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - danmerqury
Well, he’s right.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
How the hell do you throw 94-95 with a killer curve against the free swinging Mariners and you end up walking 4 guys?
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
No control?
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
Cos he's a headcase.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
he's done well so far
"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
Everything is better with bacon.
by cuppingmaster on Apr 14, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
you were saying?
"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
Everything is better with bacon.
by cuppingmaster on Apr 14, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm still kinda in disbelief that Chad Gaudin is an A again.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Oh man, I see what you guys mean about the chin ferret.
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
No we kinda don't want him to so we don't have to kill him.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Here's Geren's logic
If Gio gets out the inning he’s inline for a win. If he brings in Gaudin Gio is not going to get the win. Hmmm do you go for building someone’s ego up? Or do you go for the win any way possible even if it means hurting your starters ego a little bit?
There is a thing called a battle
There is a thing called a war. There is a difference.
These may be your father's A's!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, you can't fault Geren for sticking with Gio there.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Apr 14, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I've honestly grown very tired of the argument
that pitchers don’t gain something by being put into pressure situations. If you yank them every time they are in a jam than it shows zero confidence. Failure is the biggest lesson in order to achieve success.
These may be your father's A's!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, pulling your starters in the 5th inning
is a great way to:
1. injure all your good relievers
2. pitch your bad relievers a lot
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
Meh
Once twice through the rotation isn’t going to do much damage.
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
Not sure what you mean
You want your starters to go 6 or more as often as possible. Otherwise, if you knee-jerk react to every time your starter isn’t pitching well in the 5th/6th, you will ravage your bullpen and also have to pitch a lot of bad pitchers too many innings.
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 mean
through two turns (10 games) this is the first time this was necessary, so we’re hardly blowing out the bullpen by doing it this one time to try to preserve a lead with a tired pitcher. One time every two weeks is hardly going to ravage your bullpen. And we have bullpen depth in the long relief variety. I’m not the least bit concerned about blowing Gaudin’s arm out. I am concerned about blowing Gio’s out.
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
I hate that wins logic for starters
never should be looked at that way.
Blez: Most folks seem to believe that the big flaw with the 2010 Oakland A's will be the lack of any power.
Beane: They believe it because it's true.
by One won lost won on Apr 14, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
Team win has to come first.
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
Gio was in for that reason
He’s actually a better pitcher than Gaudin.
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
Not at that point
He was tiring and loaded the bases. It was pretty clear he wasn’t going to improve on his control and he was tired. Gaudin likely does the same thing, BUT Gio should have been pulled. Who was ready in the pen is another mistake at that point too.
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
You can't pull your starters in the 5th every time they're not that good anymore
If Gio weren’t at 100 pitches, he probably would have stayed in (and should have). It’s why managers manage and fans 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
this
These may be your father's A's!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude
It’s not like he had to do that 2 or 3 times in a row. When a starter is tired and lost effectiveness, you pull him. Doing otherwise is going to kill THEIR arm. We have a number of interchangeable relievers to work with. Use them. OMG we have to pull a start in the 5th ONCE in 2 turns of the rotation. Please, that’s just really a poor way to manage.
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
Oh, the count is obviously 2-0.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:49 PM PDT reply actions
Good god that's a strike Ump.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Byrnes is up there beggin' for a walk -- CMON!
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
Walkin' Byrnes seems like a trend.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 14, 2010 8:49 PM PDT reply actions
This makes sense.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:49 PM PDT reply actions
That's f'in unbelievable --
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
fuck fuck fuck
again
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
STRIKE!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 14, 2010 8:50 PM PDT reply actions
WHY is that a strike to this batter, but not a strike to the last guy?
Bloody ump.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
HOLY CRAP
Two strikes! And a gift one at that!
Jesus guys, come on :(
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith
this is no bueno
"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
Everything is better with bacon.
Ah, the patented Gaudin slider.
Woo!
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
woooooooo!
"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
Everything is better with bacon.
whew! still tied at 2-2
Blez: Most folks seem to believe that the big flaw with the 2010 Oakland A's will be the lack of any power.
Beane: They believe it because it's true.
by One won lost won on Apr 14, 2010 8:52 PM PDT reply actions
damn Gaudin has looked good lately
Jack "The Must, Just has no Rust, ain't no Bust, after him the ladies Lust, turns pitchers into Dust, likes his pizza with no Crust" Cust
when not walking eric freaking byrnes on four pitches, sure
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
guess who was responsible for that disastrous half inning?
steve poisner
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
And, Meg Whitman is running for governor.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
You mentioned Congress, though.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 14, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay -- offense! Let's go!!!
"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
Everything is better with bacon.
Ugh, I've gotta call it a night.
Later, y’all. Go A’s!
A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.
later man
"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
Everything is better with bacon.
by cuppingmaster on Apr 14, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Later weak sauce
These may be your father's A's!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 14, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
she can come in and play for Patterson
and, most definitely!
"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
Everything is better with bacon.
by cuppingmaster on Apr 14, 2010 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
Leopold Bloom on why he loves Mr. Peter Gammons, his best buddy:
"Peter Gammons systematically ignored and/or ran down the A’s in the pages of Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News for a good ten year stretch in the late seventies and early to mid-eighties. Trust me, the c**ksucker hates our team."
Yes.
Sundown dazzling day, gold through my eyes.
But my eyes, turned within, only see
starless and bible black.
NEW THREAD OPEN!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
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