2010 Oakland Athletics Season Predictions: Yours!
by baseballgirl on Apr 2, 2010 7:00 AM PDT
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November is a cold month. Baseball has just ended and hordes of front-page bloggers everywhere are scrambling for stories about their teams. It is a time to reflect on the team's overall performance as the shiny optimism of March has worn off and 162 games have been played. Remember all the times you have looked back at a season and said, "Man, I KNEW Rajai would break-out!" or "I KNEW Bailey would win the Rookie of the Year Award!"?
Now is your chance to prove it.
Answer as many or as few of the questions as you would like in the thread!
Who wins the AL West?
In what place do the A's finish? (First, second, third, cellar)
Will the A's finish over .500?
Who will be the breakout A's Star?
Who will be the A's biggest disappointment?
What will be the biggest surprise of the season?
Combined Sheets/Duke starts?
Who will be the A's best starter?
Will any starter have 16+ wins?
How many games will Eric Chavez play?
How many strikeouts will Cust have?
How many homeruns will Fox have?
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined?
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up?
Does Buck have at least 150 AB's?
Will Sheets be traded?
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA?
Barton's line will be:
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have?
Who will be the A's All-Star?
Will anyone from the A's place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year)
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?
Who wins the World Series?
Any other outside-the-box predictions?
This thread will be called back up in November and we're going to see who made the best guesses for the season. Maybe there will even be a prize!
Tonight's game, A's vs. Giants 7:15.
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(1st) The 2010 Oakland A's win the AL West
B. Anderson is the A’s all-star rep.
Sweeney/Davis/Crisp don’t hit more than 21 homeruns
I hope about two more days ;-)
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
I hope he clears waivers.
Boy, are the RiverCats gonna kick ass this year!
"Cheese is the fruit juice nature intended."- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 2, 2010 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
My Picks:
Who wins the AL West? Rangers
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Third
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes, but just barely.
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Gio Gonzalez
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Rajai Davis
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? How bad Davis/Crisp are.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 45
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 70
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 200
How many homeruns will Fox have? 11
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes (Sweeney himself will)
What date does Carter come up? Sept. What date does Taylor come up? July
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes
Will Sheets be traded? Yes
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 20, 3.50
Barton’s line will be: 250/340/410
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 20
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) No
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Dodgers over Yankees
Who wins the World Series? Dodgers
Any other outside-the-box predictions?
Wow, you think Sweeney will more than triple his career high in homers?
That would be awesome. Very, very awesome.
www.zekeishungry.com
by thejd44 on Apr 2, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I know, it's a little crazy
I just have a good feeling about Sweeney this season, and I think it could be the year he finally puts it together and hits 15 or 20.
I agree
I think he will hit about 18
It was particularly funny to hear Bailey asking the director, "You want me to say ‘nipple clipper’ as a question?" Susan Slusser via The Drumbeat 03/20/2010
He's already hit zero!
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 am going to adpot this with the following changes
Barton 250/370/420
No on 21 HRs
Buck does not have 150 ABs
World series rematch PHI and NYY
Winner NYY
Outside the box: ESPN starts reporting about baseball
PS: this is not cheating
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - danmerqury
MLB 2010
A.L. East
1. Yankees
2. Red Sox*
3. Rays
4. Orioles
5. Blue Jays
A.L. Central
1. White Sox
2. Twins
3. Tigers
4. Indians
5. Royals
A.L. West
1. Angels
2. Rangers
3. Mariners
4. Athletics
N.L. East
1. Phillies
2. Braves*
3. Marlins
4. Mets
5. Nationals
N.L. Central
1. Cardinals
2. Brewers
3. Cubs
4. Reds
5. Astros
6. Pirates
N.L. West
1. Giants
2. Dodgers
3. Rockies
4. Diamondbacks
5. Padres
World Series – Yankees over Cardinals
ALCS – Yankees over Angels
NLCS – Cardinals over Phillies
A.L. MVP – Evan Longoria
N.L. MVP – Albert Pujols
A.L. Cy Young – CC Sabathia
N.L. Cy Young – Roy Halladay
A.L. Rookie of the Year – Austin Jackson
N.L. Rookie of the Year – Jason Heyward
A.L. Manager of the Year – Ozzie Guillen
N.L. Manager of the Year – Bruce Bochy
TRAITOR!
You and that evil sock puppet and Zombie Wilford have been holed up by the Kansas winter too long! LAST PLACE, SIRBED?! LAST PLACE?!
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions
screw that.
Believe or stay at home.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Well since I don't live in Kansas I can't use that excuse
uh I have been in bed for almost 3 weeks how about that?
I feel awful picking the A’s last but…..sorry I think they’re going to finish last. Now if Sheets and Duke stay healthy and the bullpen is as good as it was last year and Rajai is as good and Crisp isn’t as bad as I think he is and….well you get the point this team has to have a lot go right to win.
The good news is that this is me we’re talking about and I’m always wrong so the A’s will probably win the World Series.
For soem reason that's funny...
I feel awful picking the A’s last but…..sorry I think they’re going to finish last.
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
I agree the A's could easily be bad
But the rosters of the other three teams in the division are all… meh. This division really kinda sucks right now.
www.zekeishungry.com
by thejd44 on Apr 2, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
where the hell do you live again?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
yoiu're in my linen closet?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
so where do you live?
I thought it was Kansas.
I promise I won’t come by. I might terrorize either WS40 or Jennifer on my way through (haven’t decided which one yet), but I won’t terrorize you.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
that's pretty much the only one I use.
I have a gmail account, but they kinda freak me out and make me feel all paranoid.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
not bad thinking.
The fellers at…another site keep bugging me to get RSS, but I don’t understand it.
New Twins place looks nice.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm....RSS huh?
yeah I’m terrible at understanding this stuff for the most part. Maybe we should ask RRS about it.
RSS
RSS (most commonly expanded as “Really Simple Syndication”) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 2, 2010 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I stuck AN's RSS feed in my Firefox RSS reader.
Now every time the front page updates, I get an update letting me know. It’s pretty useful.
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
where is the Firefox RSS reader?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I use an extension called Feed Sidebar
but I’m pretty sure that if you just bookmark (just like regular) our RSS feed site Firefox will take care of it.
Click on the orange and white RSS logo up top on the right side of the address bar or just bookmark this:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/sportsblogs/athleticsnation.xml
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
You are the master of thea domain, no
Sir Bed.
Or are you the baltic version of me Serb Ed
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - danmerqury
Why so high on the White Sox?
Even with a good rotation, they look like a good bet to win 75 games (they’ll end up around .500 though) to me. Their offense blows, their defense is spotty at best. I love Beckham, but there’s a good chance Ozzie is gonna hit Mark Kotsay third.
www.zekeishungry.com
by thejd44 on Apr 2, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
2010 National League Predictions
East:
1.) Philadelphia Phillies — 95-67
2.) Atlanta Braves — 86-76
3.) Florida Marlins — 79-83
4.) New York Mets — 78-84
5.) Washington Nationals — 62-100
Central:
1.) St. Louis Cardinals — 90-72
2.) Chicago Cubs — 85-77
3.) Cincinnati Reds — 76-86
4.) Milwaukee Brewers — 75-87
5.) Houston Astros — 70-92
6.) Pittsburgh Pirates — 68-94
West:
1.) Colorado Rockies — 90-72
2.) Los Angeles Dodgers — 88-74
3.) San Francisco Giants — 84-78
4.) Arizona Diamondbacks — 77-85
5.) San Diego Padres — 68-94
Most Valuable Player: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
Cy Young Award: Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies
Manager of the Year: Charlie Manuel, Philadelphia Phillies
Rookie of the Year: Ian Desmond, Washington Nationals
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 2, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
2010 American League Predictions
East:
1.) New York Yankees — 102-60
2.) Boston Red Sox — 93-69
3.) Tampa Bay Rays — 81-81
4.) Baltimore Orioles — 72-90
5.) Toronto Blue Jays — 65-97
Central:
1.) Minnesota Twins — 86-76
2.) Chicago White Sox — 84-78
3.) Detroit Tigers — 78-84
4.) Cleveland Indians — 71-91
5.) Kansas City Royals — 66-96
West:
1.) Seattle Mariners — 87-75
2.) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim — 85-77
3.) Oakland Athletics — 79-83
4.) Texas Rangers — 78-84
Most Valuable Player: Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins
Cy Young Award: Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners
Manager of the Year: Joe Girardi, New York Yankees
Rookie of the Year: Austin Jackson, Detroit Tigers
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 2, 2010 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'd consider these predictions to be
amazingly close to my own. IMO…great job!!
Unfortunately, I believe the A’s will be playing “mix and match” in almost every position, including the SP rotation. Whether injury or poor performance, I believe Geren will use about 130 combinations of batting orders in the 162 games.
Awaiting the start of the 2010 season!
by One won lost won on Apr 2, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
2010 MLB Playoff Predictions
National League Championship Series:
Philadelphia Phillies defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 4-2
American League Championship Series:
New York Yankees defeat Boston Red Sox, 4-3
World Series:
New York Yankees defeat Philadelphia Phillies, 4-3; Alex Rodriguez wins MVP
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 2, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Go A's
Who wins the AL West? as much as it pains me to write this, Anaheim, LA of
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) third
Will the A’s finish over .500? no
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Barton
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Rajai Davis
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? The Mariners will fall flat after all the off-season hype
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 40
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? no
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 45
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 180
How many homeruns will Fox have? not nearly enough to justify his presence on the roster 15
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? no
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Both are September call-ups
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? no
Will Sheets be traded? no, he’ll be broken by the deadline
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 25, 1.87
Barton’s line will be: .295/.385/.450
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 30
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Barton
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) no
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?
AL: Red Sox, Rays (WC), White Sox, slegnA
NL: Braves, Phillies (WC), Cardinals, Rockies
Who wins the World Series? WS – Braves over the Rays in 7 games.
Any other outside-the-box predictions? New Yorkers burn down new Yankee Stadium after the Yanks finish third.
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
Traitorous bastards.
Who wins the AL West? A’s
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) First
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Barton
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Rajai Davis
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? How dominant our pitching is.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 54
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 70
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 150
How many homeruns will Fox have? 22
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes, just.
What date does Carter come up? Sept.
What date does Taylor come up? Sept.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? no
Will Sheets be traded? no
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 35; 2.87
Barton’s line will be: crossed several times by excessive taunting from Mark Ellis
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 45
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Suzuki
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year): No
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? A’s vs. Rockies
Who wins the World Series? A’s
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Other than the A’s winning the World Series? Um, no.
Traitorous bastards. It’s Spring. It’s almost opening day. A’s win everything.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
I hope your predictions are much better than mine
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
Goddamn, I hope so. It’ll give me an excuse.
"Cheese is the fruit juice nature intended."- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 2, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
did I say that?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Stacy Keach in "Cannonball Run"
sort of an in-joke between me & Sirbed
"Cheese is the fruit juice nature intended."- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 2, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
oh. I feel so outside the loop.
Ostracized again. Sigh.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the cut of your jib!
And I agree with almost all of this…
(…other than the A’s winning the division.)
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 2, 2010 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
you're dilusional Bloomy
but i like it. (just don’t agree with it)
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I agree, Mitch.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I could see this be the year we send two
Suzuki and Duke, FTW!
they vote on this, you know.
and Joe Girardi of all people will fill the rest of the roster…
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
when was the last time Oakland had more than 1?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I'll play.
Who wins the AL West? Us
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) 1st
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yup
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Daric Barton
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Rajai Davis
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Duke stays healthy
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 44
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 40
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 190
How many homeruns will Fox have? 4
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Sept. Callups for both
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 31, 2.79
Barton’s line will be: .271/.388/.435
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 28
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) No
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? A’s vs Braves
Who wins the World Series? A’s
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Eric Patterson will be waived.
I AM VERY MUCH ENJOYING THE HITTING OF BASEBALLS AND SCORING OF RUNS. -mikev
only an ZOMG CENSORED WORD FAMILY SITE quotes himself. -mikev
I'm intrigued by your ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Me too!!!!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
I always think the A's will win the World Series.
So no reason to deviate from that.
I have some AN predictions:
Will Good Don and Stomper reconcile? Yes
- number of near-breakups because of AN at Night: 3
- of times Evil Don and Bloom have to talk themselves out of being kicked out of a game: a lot
- number of Opening Night thread comments: depends on how many of us will actually be at the game Monday
- number of things made my lynnzgal that I will shove in mouth: many
I'm here to talk about the past.
by 67MARQUEZ on Apr 2, 2010 8:36 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
freud called
he wants his nightie -i mean slip!- back.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Apr 2, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
oh. stupid auto format. ruins everything.
don't care if i ever get back.
by AV on Apr 2, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
love.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions
number of Opening Night thread comments:
oooooh…that’s good!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Can we do 1800 comments for opening night?
we need Bloom at the top of his game so he can give us say 200.
I'll add a few if I can,
but the boys (and girls) want to play poker while watching the game Monday night, which means I gotta work.
I’m already up $200 on the month, and it’s only the second.
"Cheese is the fruit juice nature intended."- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 2, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll be there
without a doubt.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I won't make any opening night comments
because I will be at the game!! (no mobile commenting for me.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
feeling kind of GrOGgy this morning
- Who wins the AL West? Seattle
- In what place do the A’s finish? third
- Will the A’s finish over .500? no
- Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Barton
- Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? I would say Chavez, but probably no one has any hopes for him. So maybe Braden, because I’m really pulling for him, but he just might not have the stuff. Also, Rajai doesn’t repeat the second half of last season.
- What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Fox hitting well off the bench and not totally failing as a backup catcher.
- Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 40, mostly from Sheets
- Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson
- Will any starter have 16+ wins? no
- How many games will Eric Chavez play? He’ll play in 35, but start very few.
- How many strikeouts will Cust have? 180
- How many homeruns will Fox have? 17
- Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? no
- What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Carter comes up July 27. Taylor comes up September 1.
- Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? no
- Will Sheets be traded? no
- How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 27 saves, 2.80 ERA
- Barton’s line will be: .285/.380/.420
- How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 38
- Who will be the A’s All-Star? Suzuki
- Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? no
- Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? ALDS = Seattle vs Boston and Minnesota vs Tampa Bay, NLDS = Colorado vs Philadelphia and St Louis vs Atlanta, ALCS = Seattle vs Tampa Bay, NLCS = Philadelphia vs St Louis, World Series = Tampa Bay vs Philadelphia
- Who wins the World Series? Tampa Bay
- Any other outside-the-box predictions? …no
Yeah. When does GOG 00 go up?
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
"We want GOG, We want GOG"
It was particularly funny to hear Bailey asking the director, "You want me to say ‘nipple clipper’ as a question?" Susan Slusser via The Drumbeat 03/20/2010
oh yeah
that’s not happening. I posted about it in a DLD a while back, but I forgot that you don’t read the DLDs.
I am completely abdicating my GOG duties for the foreseeble future. Anyone who wants to take over has my blessing.
I'm sad
but I do not want to take on the responsibilty of doing a season long GOG.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I could split the difference with you
It shouldn’t be too bad. I’ll have to look over some old ones, but I suppose it could be done.
"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 2, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't even want to do half
Back on March 8th I posted this.
I volunteer to do a GOG for;
3 game series against NYY 4/20-4/22
2 game series against TB 4/27-4/28
3 game series against TEX 5/11-5/13
3 game series against BAL 5/25-5/27
If Colin still isn’t ready in June I could do
3 game series against CHC 6/15-6/17
3 game series against BAL 6/29-7/1
Sounds like Colin would not be up for it at all this season. I could probably do 2 in July, August, and September if that was the case.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Hmmm maybe we need a three-headed monster then.
Any other takers?
"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 2, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Bloomy volunteered for a ouple series.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
"couple" of series
although that was before LB left the sign shop. here is a link to the thread where we discussed it last. Nevermoor showed some interest and DMOAS talked about helping with scoring formats or soemthing
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
I would imagine nm will help big time.
Let me see if I can’t get his attention…I’d be down to help some, no problem.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
wait, he was already here.
he knows. ignore my self-important butt.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I can do a few, but more as gap filler than a regular
twss.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
Which is to say a couple series a month.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
If you do 2 a month
I do 2 a month
LB does 2 a month
and Cuppingmaster does 2 a month
that would pretty much cover all the series right?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Who wins the AL West? Angels
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Third
Will the A’s finish over .500? No, but very close
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Jake Fox
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Ben Sheets
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Gio Gonzalez
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 35
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 110+
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 175
How many homeruns will Fox have? 23
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? September
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No
Will Sheets be traded? Yes
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 25, 3.74
Barton’s line will be: better than we all think
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 50
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Brett Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) No
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Dodgers and Yankees
Who wins the World Series? Yanks
Any other outside-the-box predictions? The A’s will prove me 100% wrong and dominate this year
Ready for season!
Who wins the AL West? Angels (Bah, they always seem to find a way)
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Third
Will the A’s finish over .500? No, Just a couple games under
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Daric Barton
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Kouz
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Tyson Ross dominates the minors comes up in late July and has a good last 2 months in the Majors.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 39
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Anderson gets #16 on the last Saturday of the year.
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 51
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 147
How many homeruns will Fox have? 13
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Nope
What date does Carter come up? August What date does Taylor come up? June
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes, but with the Royals
Will Sheets be traded? Yes
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 29, 3.27
Barton’s line will be: 290/370/430
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 33
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Anderson,Zooks
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Yes, Anderson top 5 Cy Young.
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?
AL West: Angels
AL Central: Tigers
AL East: Yanks
Wild Card: Rays
NL West: Rocks
NL Central: Cards
NL East: Braves
Wild Card: Phils
AlCS: Rays over Yanks
NLCS: Braves over Cards
World Series: Braves over Rays
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Albert Pujols chases the non steroid HR record, but comes up just short with 60 HR’s
"Macha hates you"- Tacoma fans heckling Kielty
This should be about right
Who wins the AL West? Rangers
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) second
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Kurt Suzuki
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? The Bullpen
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? The early arrival of Chris Carter
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 34
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes – B.A
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 55
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 150
How many homeruns will Fox have? 16
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Carter in May – Taylor in August
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes
Will Sheets be traded? Yes
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 33s 2.23
Barton’s line will be: .282/14/71
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 58
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Kouz, Duke
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Cy – Brett Anderson, Carter ROY
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Cards/Yanks
Who wins the World Series? Cards
Any other outside-the-box predictions?Nolasco throws a No Hitter, Liriano finishes 2nd in CY Young voting and Both Uptons win MVP awards.
Whats the prize
Who wins the AL West?Angels
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar)Third
Will the A’s finish over .500?No
Who will be the breakout A’s Star?Barton
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment?Duke
What will be the biggest surprise of the season?A healthy sheets
Combined Sheets/Duke starts?45 with sheets starting in the high 20’s
Who will be the A’s best starter?BA
Will any starter have 16+ wins?Nope
How many games will Eric Chavez play? Play probably 100 start maybe 38-40
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 196
How many homeruns will Fox have? 12
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Not even close
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up?Both Sept but i hope sooner
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? I hope so but only if hes traded
Will Sheets be traded?Yes
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA?28, 3.10
Barton’s line will be:296/357/401
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have?50
Who will be the A’s All-Star?Zook
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year)Nope not even on the radar
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?Yankees Phillies in another snoozer
Who wins the World Series?Phils take it this time cuz i cant pick the yanks to win it all
Any other outside-the-box predictions?
Its not outside but both Fox and Patterson are dumped by mid may Patterson because of an injury and a need for rosales and Fox because he stinks
If Barton's average is that high, no way his OBP will be so low, and probably his slugging would be another .50 points higher too.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
Fun Times!
Who wins the AL West? Rangers
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) 3rd
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes – by a couple games
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Barton
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Sweeney – still won’t show power
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Sheets stays in Oakland all season despite rampant trade speculation at the deadline.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 51
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No – but someone in the bullpen might!
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 101
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 110 strikeouts – 77 strkouts – 177 total
How many homeruns will Fox have? 9
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No…they will hit exactly 21 – Sweeney 9, Crisp 7 and Davis 5
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Taylor – July 31st – CArter – September 1st
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes
Will Sheets be traded? See above
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 32 saves, 2.47 ERA
Barton’s line will be: .270/.360/.420
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 39
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Kurt Klutch
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) No
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Pass
Who wins the World Series? Pass
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Suzuki gets signed to extension in mid-season; Ellis finally wins 1st glove glove
I'm never gonna do it without the fez on!
Shouldn't Cust's total be 187?
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by thejd44 on Apr 2, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
My .02 cents, for which you are vastly overpaying:
Who wins the AL West? Angels
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Second
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Anderson
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Crisp
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Rajai doesn’t tank as expected
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 33
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes, Anderson wins 16
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 28, ouch, retire.
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 193
How many homeruns will Fox have? 11
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Both in July
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Not with the A’s, no
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 33, 2.73
Barton’s line will be: .282/.363/.396
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 46
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) No.
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Pass
Who wins the World Series? Pass
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Rangers finish in the cellar. PT sees the light and embraces intangibles.
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
Oops -- 33 starts from Sheets/Duke should be 43.
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
No reason to avoid optimism...
Who wins the AL West? The A’s
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) First
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Ryan Sweeney
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Michael Wuertz
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? The finale of LOST.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 44
Who will be the A’s best starter? Ben Sheets
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 24
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 174
How many homeruns will Fox have? 12
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? July 6th / May 25th
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes, but not for the A’s
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 28, 3.43
Barton’s line will be: .274/.387/.414
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 42
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Ryan Sweeney, Ben Sheets
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Ben Sheets: CY, Bob Geren: MOY (serious)
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? A’s of course…
AL WEST: A’s
AL CENTRAL: Twins
AL EAST: Rays
AL WC: Yankees
NL WEST: Dodgers
NL CENTRAL: Cardinals
NL EAST: Braves
NL WC: Giants
WS: A’s v. Giants!
Who wins the World Series? A’s!
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Only about LOST.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
I'm ready for your LOST predictions King Richard
I’m just hoping for two good episodes back to back at this point….oh and Evangeline Lilly getting naked at some point.
I'm calling it right now—
John Locke’s consciousness busts out from inside Unlocke to save the day.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
'splain :-)
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
I mean, tell me more :-)
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Haha, I'm afraid there might be people here who haven't seen Season 6 yet...
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Apr 2, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
We can type in white text!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
...
Who wins the AL West? Angels
In what place do the A’s finish? Last
Will the A’s finish over .500? Nope
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Barton
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Sheets
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Brewers
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 40
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Nope
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 40
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 160
How many homeruns will Fox have? 7
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? September
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Nope
Will Sheets be traded? Nope
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 30, 3.22
Barton’s line will be: .291/.381/.450
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 30
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Suzuki
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? Nope
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Yankees and Brewers
Who wins the World Series? Yankees
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Nope
This may be the winner, IMO...
I do think they will trade Sheets though. Come on, it’s Billy Beane! :)
here we go.....
Who wins the AL West? Every March I convince myself that it’s the A’s….
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) First!
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes!
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Suzuki….in terms of, I think he gets his due recognition this year……Carter in terms of having a great year for the first time…..Gio in terms of guy who no one expected
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Bailey…..he’s good, but not as good as he was las year
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? umm……if my predictions are correct, it would definitely be winning the division
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 32….if they can combine for a full year of Ace Caliber production, we’re in good shape!
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Brett
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 80
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 150….i think his playing time will be diminished with Chavvy and Carter
How many homeruns will Fox have? 5…he’s gone by May….bring up Carter
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Sweeney will hit almost 20 by himself
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? May…and end of the year
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes, I think we release Fox and Patterson and give Buck a last chance until Taylor’s ready
Will Sheets be traded? Yes, I think a healthy Duke + development of Gio and Brett Anderson will make Sheets expendable, even if we’re winning
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 25, 3.4
Barton’s line will be: .285/.403/.425
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 52….a bit more than last year, but not what Ricky’s predicting
Who will be the A’s All-Star? I think Brett and Zook both go
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) ROY: Carter, Cy: B Anderson
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? This sounds boring, but Red Sox/Phillies
Who wins the World Series? The Phightin Phills
Any other outside-the-box predictions? I think Cliff Lee is going to self-combust…I thought the Phills wore his arm down last year
Who wins the AL West? A’s + Mariners (tie)
In what place do the A’s finish? First (tie) (1-game playoff)
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Daric Barton + Rajai Davis
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Andrew Bailey
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? contending wire to wire
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 56
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 46
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 168
How many homeruns will Fox have? 7
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Carter- Sept 7th, Taylor- May 27th
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 13, 3.68
Barton’s line will be: .297, 17 dingers, shitload of walks
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 67
Who will be the A’s All-Star(s)? Rajai Davis + Brett Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? Yes, Brett Anderson, CY
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?
1-gm playoff= Mariners @ A’s
ALDS= Yankees def. winner of AL West playoff
ALDS= Red Sox def. Tigers
ALCS= Red Sox def. Yankees
NLDS= Cardinals def. Diamondbacks
NLDS= Reds def. Phillies
NLCS= Cardinals def. Reds
Who wins the World Series? Red Sox
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Lenny DiNardo will win 15 for the RiverCats
"Cheese is the fruit juice nature intended."- The Reverend Billy Lard
here goes nothing
Who wins the AL West? Angels
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Third (assuming no AL West team is excessivley impacted by injuries)
Will the A’s finish over .500? yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Suzuki
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Wuertz
What will be the biggest surprise of the season?
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 40
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 75
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 200 (assuming he’s on the team the whole season)
How many homeruns will Fox have? 10
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Carter: June 1; Taylor: Sept 1
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes
Will Sheets be traded? Yes
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 20; 3.00
Barton’s line will be: .290/.375/.380
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 30
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Suzuki (if two, Anderson)
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) no
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? AL: Angels, Yankees, Rays, Twins NL: Rockies, Dodgers, Reds, Phillies, Braves
world Series: Yankees vs Rockies
Who wins the World Series? Rockies
Any other outside-the-box predictions?
This will be a good year, despite what I say below
Who wins the AL West? Uggh, Halos
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Second
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes, 6 games
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Duke
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Barton
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Duke stays healthy
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 40
Who will be the A’s best starter? Duke
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Duke (should just copied and pasted)
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 23
How many strikeouts will Cust have? All of them
How many homeruns will Fox have? 7
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes, but sweeny and crisp won’t be in Oakland by years end
What date does Carter come up? June, because Chavy is hurt and Barton is slumpingWhat date does Taylor come up? Sept call up
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes, plays everyday after Sweeney trade
Will Sheets be traded? He’ll be injured first part of year and untradeable, but after deadline makes a strong return and we all talk about resigning him
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 38, 2.32
Barton’s line will be: "I used to be in the majors but now I sell Chevys
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 30
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Suzuki
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Nope
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Yanks and Cards
Who wins the World Series? Cards
Any other outside-the-box predictions? MJ is legalized
Who wins the AL West? Rangers.
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar)? Second.
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes, 85-77.
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? I expect Anderson, Sweeney, Gio, Barton and Pennington will all take a step forward.
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Eric Chavez.
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Duke hits 88 MPH.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 42.
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson.
Will any starter have 16+ wins? See above.
How many games will Eric Chavez play? Too many.
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 183.
How many homeruns will Fox have? 12.
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes.
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Taylor: June 15. Carter: September 1.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes, in Sacramento.
Will Sheets be traded? No.
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 30, 2.78
Barton’s line will be: .272/.383/.429
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 35.
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Brett Anderson.
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year)? Anderson (CYA), Taylor (ROY).
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?
Yankees beat Rangers, Twins beat Rays, Yankees beat Twins.
Braves beat Cardinals, Phillies beat Rockies, Braves beat Phillies.
Who wins the World Series? Yankees in 7.
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Albert Pujols doesn’t win NL MVP.
So, as people here know, I have little faith in Kouzmanoff being anything but a disappointment
But last night I had a dream that he had hit his 6th homer. It was something like a week into the season. That would be pretty awesome.
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by thejd44 on Apr 2, 2010 10:06 AM PDT reply actions
You can put these predictions in the bank
Who wins the AL West? Texas
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Second
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Gio Gonzalez and Kouz
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Sweeney
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Chris Carter comes up in early June and starts to mash
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 35, mostly by Duke
Who will be the A’s best starter? Duke
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 35
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 210
How many homeruns will Fox have? 8
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Both in June
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 35, 3.20
Barton’s line will be: .280/.380/.875
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 45
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Suzuki
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Yes, Carter ROY
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Phillies and Rays
Who wins the World Series? Phillies
Alright, let's do this.
Who wins the AL West? Seattle
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) 3rd
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes, but not by much. Say…84-78
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Brett Anderson. Wait, is he already a star? Then Daric Barton. Finally.
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Cliff Pennington
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Adrian Cardenas having a better September than Carter/Taylor.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 25
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson, with Duchscherer a close second.
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No. Anderson will finish with 15.
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 50
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 195
How many homeruns will Fox have? 8
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Taylor up in August. Carter in September.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No
Will Sheets be traded? Yes
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 35, 3.10
Barton’s line will be: .285/.390/.440
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 131…just kidding. 40.
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Brett Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Bob Geren. Okay fine, nobody.
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Phillies vs. Red Sox
Who wins the World Series? Phillies
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Grant Desme gives Billy Beane a call, absolving him of his sins.
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
So far I have 23 predictions of combined Sheets/Duchscherer starts
and the mean is about 42. I’m betting heavily on the under, so I agree with you there. However, if 25 is correct, I’m not sure how Duchscherer could be a close second to Anderson as the A’s second-best starter…especially since you say that Sheets will be traded, which implies that he’ll be reasonably healthy.
Hmm. Maybe I didn't quite think that one through.
My thinking was that Duchscherer would miss a solid month and a half, and that Sheets would be traded at mid-season. Even with the injuries, Duke would still be the 2nd best starter we have.
But I suppose Duke – 1.5 months + half-season of Sheets still is more than 25 starts. Maybe 35 starts is more in line with my other predictions.
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
But how many starts will Sheets make total (whether he's traded or not)?
"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 2, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I interpreted the question as total Sheets/Duke starts for the A's.
But for the whole season? A reasonably healthy 20-25. I figured 10 for us.
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
If Sheets has only made 10 starts for the A's by midseason
nobody is going to be willing to pick up the remaining $5 million or so on his contract. To trade him, Billy would have to eat a lot of that remaining money.
Predictions
Who wins the AL West? Angels
In what place do the A’s finish? Second
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Brett Anderson, unless he already has broken out. Then, Daric Barton.
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Kevin Kouzmanoff
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Jack Cust is traded.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 45
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No
How many games will Eric Chavez play? Too many (40)
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 175, but possibly not all with the A’s
How many homeruns will Fox have? 6
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Carter – When Cust is traded in July. Taylor – September.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? 150 PAs, yes. ABs? Maybe.
Will Sheets be traded? Nope.
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 30 saves, 2.45 ERA
Barton’s line will be: .290/.390/.430
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 40
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Nope.
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Yankees and Phillies, again
Who wins the World Series? Phillies, just so it’s not exactly the same
Any other outside-the-box predictions? No.
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by thejd44 on Apr 2, 2010 10:21 AM PDT reply actions
Mine
Who wins the AL West? Mariners
In what place do the A’s finish? Second
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Daric Barton
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Jake Fox
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Crisp returns to Cleveland form
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 48
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No
How many games will Eric Chavez play? Too many
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 160
How many homeruns will Fox have? 4
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? If they’re mashing, I could see both up b June/July.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? In Sacramento.
Will Sheets be traded? No.
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 37 saves, 2.08 ERA
Barton’s line will be: .280/.375/.430
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 52
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Bailey
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Sure, I could see CY (BA) and MOTY.
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Rockies and Red Sox
Who wins the World Series? Rockies
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Do the Rockies count?
"The A's have to be setting some record this year for simultaneously maximizing team quality and player anonymity. I guess that’s sort of their thing though." - Luke in MN
Since we aren't expecting anything out of Fox
I think it would be hard for him to disappoint
I think a reasonable amount of A's fans expect Fox to provide good right-handed pop
But he’s just a right-handed Mike Jacobs.
"The A's have to be setting some record this year for simultaneously maximizing team quality and player anonymity. I guess that’s sort of their thing though." - Luke in MN
it'd be awesome if he were a right handed Mark Jacobs
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - danmerqury
really Nicole?
either you have low expectations of Fox (like me) or like Jacobs.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
btw
I know your name is not Nicole. Sorry, I was just screwing around.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Oakland Athletics 2010 Predictions
Who wins the AL West? — Seattle Mariners
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) — Second
Will the A’s finish over .500? — No
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? — Brett Anderson
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? — Michael Wuertz
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? — Coco Crisp
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? — 51
Who will be the A’s best starter? — Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? — Brett Anderson
How many games will Eric Chavez play? — 55
How many strikeouts will Cust have? — 184
How many homeruns will Fox have? — 6
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? — Yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? — September; August
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? — No
Will Sheets be traded? — No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? — 34 saves; 2.28 ERA
Barton’s line will be: — .279/.360/.394
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? — 48
Who will be the A’s All-Star? — Brett Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) — No
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? — New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies
Who wins the World Series? — New York Yankees
Any other outside-the-box predictions? — Don Wakamatsu wins Manager of the Year
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 2, 2010 10:24 AM PDT reply actions
Correction
Daric Barton’s hitting line will be .283/.371/.424 after kicking major ass with him in MLB ’10: The Show so far.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 2, 2010 5:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm currently off the caffeine, and it's hitting me hard. It's like injecting a migraine flavoured acid. or similar.
Who wins the AL West? REM
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) San Jose
Will the A’s finish over .500? Alas, no
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Does Daric Barton count as a breakout? If not, I’m going for Cahill
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? All the faux blue colour douchebag Faux Sox fans who turn up for that series
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? I might actually get a job?
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 32, but most of them coming from one or the other. Not sure which way.
Who will be the A’s best starter? The one of Duchscherer / Sheets that stays healthy
Will any starter have 16+ wins? sure
How many games will Eric Chavez play? Two – baseball, and with our hearts
How many strikeouts will Cust have? Not enough
How many homeruns will Fox have? Not enough
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Eh, no
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? September for both
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? For the New York Mets, sure
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 24, 2.29
Barton’s line will be: “Bienvenido a Miami”
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 29
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Huh, Andrew Bailey
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Bobby Gerens
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Liverpool?
Who wins the World Series? Liverpool, definitely.
Any other outside-the-box predictions? I probably won’t watch much baseball during the month of June.
England will beat Team USA 2-0 (they’ll lose all three of their games, in fact), and then get knocked out in the quarter finals. On penalties. Spain will win the whole thing, as they are preposterously good. Also, I’m going to average 22.5 with the bat, and 45 with the ball at the cricket this summer, whilst at the same time taking a couple of stunning catches.
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
REM will totally win the west,
that is, if they have it in them to put out another good album.
It’s been 13 long years since “Up”
"Cheese is the fruit juice nature intended."- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 2, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
That's the 2012 season...
"Cheese is the fruit juice nature intended."- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 2, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
so why do all the crazy people
think the world’s gonna end then?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Here we go...
Who wins the AL West? Texas Rangers
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Third
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Ryan Sweeney
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Dallas Braden
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Braden ERA around 5
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 30
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes, Brett Anderson
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 45
How many strikeouts will Cust have? Too many
How many homeruns will Fox have? 6
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
What date does Carter come up? Sept. What date does Taylor come up? Carter July 15, Taylor May 20
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 34, 3.10
Barton’s line will be: .275 – 13 HR – 75 RBI
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 67
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Ryan Sweeney
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Yes, Michael Taylor ROY and Brett Anderson CY
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Yankees and Braves
Who wins the World Series? Braves
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Raj beats Ellsbury and Crawford for AL SB Crown
Bring back Hammer.
Seriously, Texas?
You must not think they’ll endure, for very long, a rotation of Feldman, Harden (throwing 88MPH and getting lit up), CJ Wilson (come ON!), Colby Lewis (sure, he suddenly became good), and Matt Harrison. Cuz that’s baaaaaaad.
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 think it will be a close one all the way...
Their pitching is rough, but I love their offense and while the pitching isnt good, I think they have a lot of depth to fall back on. I think Feldman and Harden will be fine and Colby Lewis will be a value.
Picking the Angels is boring and I think Seattle finishes last.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Apr 2, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Hmm...I think Harden will be a bust for them
IMO he’s either done, or he’s on his way to one of his “DL-seasons” in 2010. I like Feldman but I think it’s by far the poorest rotation in the division.
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 agree
That summer heat eats up there pitching staff every year anyway.
It was particularly funny to hear Bailey asking the director, "You want me to say ‘nipple clipper’ as a question?" Susan Slusser via The Drumbeat 03/20/2010
Poor Wash...
I hope the A’s hire him back right away after he gets fired this winter.
"Cheese is the fruit juice nature intended."- The Reverend Billy Lard
by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 2, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a good vibe on Harden for some reason
He is not goign to be elite, but as long as he is good, which I think he will be, that offense will take care of the rest. No doubt weakest rotation in the division, but I think their offense laps the field in the division also.
Bring back Hammer.
The Colby Lewis love this offseason has blown my mind
I didn’t realize kicking ass in Japan meant you were good enough for the Majors. Tuffy Rhodes really should’ve come back to the States.
www.zekeishungry.com
by thejd44 on Apr 2, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
And Arthur Rhodes should have left
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
we don't talk about TARE here.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I support TARE
Thearthurrhodesexperiment Awareness Resistance Education.
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
okay.
I’m watching you, goat lover.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I am unclear on how these match up
These
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Ryan Sweeney
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Ryan Sweeney
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 67
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Raj beats Ellsbury and Crawford for AL SB Crown
don’t match up with these
What date does Taylor come up? Taylor May 20
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Yes, Michael Taylor ROY and Brett Anderson CY
If both Raji & Sweeney are humming at an all-star pace where do you put Tayler? Unless you think Crisp is going to be shipped out and Raji moved to center I don’t see where Tayler plays.
It was particularly funny to hear Bailey asking the director, "You want me to say ‘nipple clipper’ as a question?" Susan Slusser via The Drumbeat 03/20/2010
I thought about that...
I think Coco struggles and/or gets hurt, Taylor rakes in the Minors and gets an early call up with Rajai going to CF and Taylor to Left. Keeps Gross as a 4th OF, a better suited role for him.
Bring back Hammer.
Can't understand...
…why everyone’s dogging Rajai. He’s gonna steal 80 bases “easy, sleeping.”
These clothes are good enough to drink in, and so be these boots, too.
I'm a believer!
Not in 80 SBs, but that Rajai has a couple good seasons in him.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
by Nico on Apr 2, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I have this bridge I'd like you to purchase as well.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
As long as it's not over troubled water
Over a swampland, you say? No probs.
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
My prediction
I think we will win some games and lose some games. My predictions are very rarely wrong.
Drinking so much that you forget your name is like trying to cure cancer, it might not be possible, but you should never stop trying.
Hahaha...I like your honesty.
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
by baseballgirl on Apr 2, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I can also tell you the weather for LA tomorrow with 100% confidence
High of 140 degrees and a Low of -30 degrees
Drinking so much that you forget your name is like trying to cure cancer, it might not be possible, but you should never stop trying.
Shows how much you know
The A’s have already played to three ties this year.
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
Okay, I can't officially enter ;-), but I had to join the fun...
Who wins the AL West? — Oakland Athletics (What, you expected realism?)
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) — First
Will the A’s finish over .500? — Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? — Brett Anderson
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? — Ryan Sweeney
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? — Gio Gonzalez
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? — 46
Who will be the A’s best starter? — Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? — Brett Anderson
How many games will Eric Chavez play? — 63
How many strikeouts will Cust have? — 179
How many homeruns will Fox have? — 10
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? — No
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? — early September; early August
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? — Yes
Will Sheets be traded? — No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? — 38 saves; 2.10 ERA
Barton’s line will be: — .293/.370/.420
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? — 55
Who will be the A’s All-Star? — Brett Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) — Yes
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? — NYY and PHI
Who wins the World Series? — Phillies
Any other outside-the-box predictions? — Ron Washington doesn’t finish the year with Texas.
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Something Less Than Stone Cold...
Who wins the AL West? A’s
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) First
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Anderson, by far.
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Chavez. Plays 6 games and retires.
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? A’s win division?
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 38
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson, by far.
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Anderson (a theme here)
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 6
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 125 (only plays 85 games)
How many homeruns will Fox have? 16
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? May 29, August 1
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes.
Will Sheets be traded? No.
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 44, 2.88
Barton’s line will be: “Come here often?”, spoken at the Holiday Inn bar in Sacramento.
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 42
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Anderson and the Duke.
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Stop me if you’ve heard this…Anderson. Guess Geren too if they win the West.
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Rays and Phils again (and FOX shoots itself in the neck).
Who wins the World Series? Rays
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Yanks don’t make Play-offs. Angels finish last.
Wishful Thinking
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Yanks don’t make Play-offs. Angels finish last.
I hope you’re 100 percent right on.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 2, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
ok, Mr. Yankees are gonna win the WS, again.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey
I think it will happen, but I am rooting for it to not happen!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 2, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey I feel bad for those Yankees fans
their team has only won 27 World Championships….I really hate myself for picking them to win but man that team is stacked.
It's not baseball without the GoG
Who wins the AL West? Your 2010 Seattle Mariners
In what place do the A’s finish? 2nd
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Rajai
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Ryan Sweeny
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Chavy
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 52
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 75
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 230
How many homeruns will Fox have? 2
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? June 10, Sept 1
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 32, 1.28
Barton’s line will be: .248/.302/.400
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 31
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Duke and Ellis
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? Yes
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? SEA (WS), MIN, BOS, OAK, LAD (WS), STL, PHI, MIL
Who wins the World Series? Your 2010 Seattle Mariners
Any other outside-the-box predictions? SF won’t have territorial rights to SJ by the end of the year.
Ho-lee...
As scary as the Mariners’ pitching and defense will be, they’re not sniffing the World Series with that offense.
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
And in April, what's their rotation?
King Felix, Ian Snell, Ryan Rowland-Smith, Doug Fister, and someone worse than Doug Fister?
{snerk} Fister.
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
{senrk} snerk
It was particularly funny to hear Bailey asking the director, "You want me to say ‘nipple clipper’ as a question?" Susan Slusser via The Drumbeat 03/20/2010
Any joke I can make regarding Fister and someone (or something) being worse than Fister
probably isn’t safe for work or any other place.
www.zekeishungry.com
by thejd44 on Apr 2, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
If the internet has taught me anything,
it’s that there are many people (or things) worse than Fister.
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
Jason Vargas is #5 now.
As this is why I do not Seattle. After their top 2 SP, they fall off a cliff, and this from someone who kind of likes Rowland-Smith. Felix threw a ton of pitches last year and who knows when Cliff Lee is totally 100%. They are in deep if they do not get close to full seasons from both their aces.
Bring back Hammer.
This is gold, Jerry... GOLD!!!
This is cool. I had thought about putting something similar together early in the off-season, but more general baseball in nature.
Who wins the AL West? Texas
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) 2nd, 87 wins
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Kouzmanoff
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Cust, crash and burn. (I am not a Cust hater, btw)
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Anderson (19), maybe Gio (15-ish), Sheets (14), Cahill (11), Duke (7)(health issues), Braden (4)(health issues).
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 23, 17 of those only PH or late-inning replacement
How many homeruns will Fox have? 22
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Carter, May. Taylor, September.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No
Will Sheets be traded? That’s a toughie, and considering that the A’s will be on the edge between contention and elimnation will make it harder, but I say no. In fact, I predict he will do well and re-sign with the A’s after the season.
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Sheets… name recognition. Sheets will do well, but others will be more deserving, i.e. Kouzmanoff, Suzuki, Anderson.
Who wins the World Series? Phillies over Yankees
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Giants abdicate the Phone Booth in early May, under weight of Zito’s contract, for cheaper digs in Tonopah NV… A’s occupy said Phone Booth.
Pitching and defense wins pennants, but offense sells tickets.
Amazingly, our A's predictions are almost completely different
Yet we both have Phillies over Yankees.
www.zekeishungry.com
by thejd44 on Apr 2, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Meh, other than Kouz and Fox, I thought they were close.
Similarities…
Finish 2nd, check… finish over .500, check… Anderson best starter, check… Chavez few games, check… Carter/Taylor call-up dates, May/July & September, check… no Sheets trade, check… All-Star rep, you said Anderson and I said he’d be more deserving but wouldn’t get it, so we basically agree…
Pitching and defense wins pennants, but offense sells tickets.
Who wins the AL West? Seattle Mariners
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) 2nd
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Eric Patterson
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Ben Sheets
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Eric Patterson
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 35
Who will be the A’s best starter? Duke
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 130
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 201
How many homeruns will Fox have? 15
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Sweeney will hit 21 by himself. Coco & Davis will add a few more.
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Carter in May; Taylor in June.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No
Will Sheets be traded? Yes, if he doesn’t break down first.
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 40 saves and 2.55 ERA
Barton’s line will be: .260/.360/.455
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 55
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Kurt Suzuki
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Eric Patterson for MVP and Bob Geren for Manager of the Year
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Tampa Bay Rays vs. St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series
Who wins the World Series? Tampa Bay Rays
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Eric Patterson has the highest batting average on the team at the end of the season
"I’m actually a disgrace to myself right now." - Sean Gallagher (quoting me after a night out on the town)
Now those are the predictions of a
baby-eating, puppy-kicking terrorist!!!!!!!
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
Your last prediction invalidates the rest of them ;-)
"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 2, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
No, he could be 1 for 3 with 6 errors when the A's see the light and release him.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
New here...Go A's
Who wins the AL West? Oakland
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) First
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Gio Gonzalez and Tyson Ross
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? No one, I see us having a good year.
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Chavez and Sheets staying healthy
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 45
Who will be the A’s best starter? Sheets
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 120
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 150
How many homeruns will Fox have? 4
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? They both come up in September to help us make the playoffs.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? At Sacramento, Yes. Oakland, sadly no.
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 31 saves, 2.34 ERA
Barton’s line will be: BA: .264 OBP: .345 HR: 17, RBI: 87
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 63
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Suzuki
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Geren will get votes for manager of the year but he will not win it.
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?
AL East: New York
AL Central: Chicago
AL West: Oakland
AL Wild Card: Boston
NL East: Philadelphia
NL Central: Chicago
NL West: San Francisco
NL Wild Card: Colorado
ALCS: New York vs Boston
NLCS: Chicago vs Philadelphia
WS: New York over Chicago in 6
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Chavez will be MLB comeback player of the year.
Call it blind optimism
Who wins the AL West? A’s
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) First
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Barton/Gio
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? The bullpen, (Weurtz the most of all)
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? How dominant our SP/O is.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 52
Who will be the A’s best starter? Duke
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 85
How many strikeouts will Cust have? a shitload, (+200)
How many homeruns will Fox have? 21
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes, (Sweeney 18, Crisp 14, Davis 4)
What date does Carter come up? Sept.
What date does Taylor come up? Sept.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? no
Will Sheets be traded? no
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 42; 2.42
Barton’s line will be: .318/.408/.512
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 84
Who will be the A’s All-Star? we have 3 Suzuki, Duke, Bailey
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year): yes Duke wins CY, Barton 5th in MVP
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? A’s vs. Braves
Who wins the World Series? A’s
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Seattle is last in the AL West and C. Lee’s ERA is over 5
It was particularly funny to hear Bailey asking the director, "You want me to say ‘nipple clipper’ as a question?" Susan Slusser via The Drumbeat 03/20/2010
another prediction
Kouzmanoff leads five A’s who hit 20+ HR with 29
Kouz 29
Cust 27
Barton 24
Zook 22
Fox 21
Four other A’s reach double figures also
Sweeney 18
Chavey 16
Crisp 14
Carter, (Who blows up in Sept.) 11
It was particularly funny to hear Bailey asking the director, "You want me to say ‘nipple clipper’ as a question?" Susan Slusser via The Drumbeat 03/20/2010
Barton and Sweeney combine for 42 HRs.
Hmm.
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
Who wins the AL West? Rangers
In what place do the A’s finish? Third
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Barton and Gio
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Fox
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Barton
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 48
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 65
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 199
How many homeruns will Fox have? 1
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? September; not this season
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 30, 2.97
Barton’s line will be: .282/.415/.510
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 43
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Suzuki and Ellis
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? Yes, Ellis for GG
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? WS: Rays and Rockies. CS: +Twins +Phillies. DS: +Braves +Rangers +Red Sox +St. Louis
Who wins the World Series? Rays in 6
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Yankees release A-Rod
100% Athletics, 100% Baseball. 2009 Athletics, 40% Baseball.
I'd REALLY love to see the last one happen
"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 2, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm in
Who wins the AL West? A’s
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) First
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Michael Taylor
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Jack Cust
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Taylor and Carter contributing early
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 44
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 110
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 60
How many homeruns will Fox have? 18
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Carter May 8, Taylor May 25
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 38 2.49
Barton’s line will be: “I like baseball better than golf, I like that when I hit a ball someone chases it”.or 303/.390/.505
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 25
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Suzuki, Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Yes Taylor, Carter (ROY), Anderson, Bailey (Cy)
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Rays, Yankees, Twins, A’s. Phillies, Braves, Cardinals, Rockies
Who wins the World Series? Yankees
Any other outside-the-box predictions? The price of sugar will drop by one third.
Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier. The cigars taste better. The trees are greener. Billy Martin
wow
you are really high on Barton. Hope you are right.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Yeah, wow.
That’s more than a bit optimistic on Barton’s power.
But hey, I’ll take it.
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
Sweet - predictions!
Who wins the AL West? Seattle
In what place do the A’s finish? I’ll be bold — 2nd (above the slegnA)
Will the A’s finish over .500? I guess by definition of the above, yes, but it could be 1994 all over again.
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Suzuki, who will be regarded not just by Fosse as the best AL catcher not named Joe Mauer
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Sweeney, who will hit all of 6 HR
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Dearth of injuries
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 47
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? See above
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 74
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 191
How many homeruns will Fox have? 10
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? no, they’ll have 18
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? September call-up, and 7/1, respectively. (Because one of Coco or Sweeney will be injured)
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Close, but no cigar
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 31, 2.2x
Barton’s line will be: .279/.360/.425
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 90+
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Suzuki
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Anderson, 5th for Cy
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?
LDS:
SEA vs. TAM
NYY vs. CHW
LAD vs ATL
PHI vs. STL
LCS:
TAM vs. NYY
PHI vs. ATL
WS:
PHI over NYY
Who wins the World Series? See above
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Bobby Crosby will hit 18 HRs
"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.
Scary fact: "Dearth of injuries"
differs by only two letters from “death on injuries.”
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's win AL west
With 85 wins. Duke and Bailey are all stars. Break out years from suzuki, barton and sweeney. Cust and Ellis are traded to an east coast team in july. Sheets and duke aren’t traded due to being in contention.
by gambler on Apr 2, 2010 12:11 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Who plays 2B for the division-winning A's?
D’Angelo Jiminez?
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
He's a playoff monster, that guy.
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
Please do.
I deserve it.
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
buck going to sacto
i need an extra hug today
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/01/SPGT1COL8A.DTL
{grope, fondle, pinch}
There there.
{cop a feel}
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
No reason to think otherwise
Who wins the AL West? A’s!!!
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) FIRST
Will the A’s finish over .500? Absolutely
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Gio Gonzalez AND Daric Barton
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Rajai Davis
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? A’s using the DL less than 10 times
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 52
Who will be the A’s best starter? Bret Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes, Anderson AND Sheets
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 105
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 187
How many homeruns will Fox have? 17
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Both in September
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 35, 2.43
Barton’s line will be: .283/.385/.455
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 35
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Zook and BA
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Yes. Anderson for Cy Young
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Cards vs Red Sox
Who wins the World Series? Cards
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Nope
WAGs
Texas Rangers
Rangers, Angels, A’s, Mariners
83 wins
Kurt Suzuki offensively, Gio Gonzalez on the mound
Ryan Sweeney offensively, Dallas Braden on the mound
Justin Duchscherer and Ben Sheets combine for 50+ starts
54 starts
Ben Sheets
Nope
81 games
zero, but 175 strickouts
17 homeruns
nope, 17 homeruns
Michael Taylor 5/29, Chris Carter 6/26
No, but he gets 150 PAs
No
34 saves, 2.87 ERA, 3.22 FIP
less than ideal for a 1B, or .288/.384/.438, .349 wOBA, 2.5 WAR
exactly 33% of the team total
Kurt Suzuki
Taylor finishes 4th in ROY, and the A’s have a pretty good shot at Comeback Player of the Year
Yankees over White Sox, Rays over Rangers, Rays over Yankees
Phillies over Rockies, Braves over Cardinals, Phillies over Braves
Phillies over Rays, Chase Utley MVP
MVPs: Alex Rodriguez and Troy Tulowitzki
Cy Youngs: Felix Hernandez and Roy Halladay
ROYs: Neftali Feliz and Jason Heyward
Every team in the AL West finishes above .500
Roy Halladay is the only 20-game winner
Bobby Crosby has the second-most RBIs for the Pirates
Kevin Kouzmanoff will have more homeruns than walks
2008: Kouz had 23 HRs and 23 BBs!
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
Sogard and Carter
Replace ellis and cust in july. I can see yanks or sox needing a bat and infield help to fend off division.
by gambler on Apr 2, 2010 12:30 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Doesn't seem realistic to me
that the A’s would trade Ellis on their way to winning the division.
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
Hasn't it been concluded Ellis is gone next year?
I think Beane will try to get something for him. A lot of people are certain he is gone, so the A’s must have someone they view as a replacement.
by gambler on Apr 2, 2010 12:41 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The A's have an option for 2011
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
My predictions....
Who wins the AL West? A’s of course
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Duh, first
Will the A’s finish over .500? yes
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Duke staying healthy all year
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 44
Who will be the A’s best starter? Braden
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 77
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 112
How many homeruns will Fox have? 12
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? September for both
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Sadly, no
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 25, 2.36
Barton’s line will be: Hey, what’s that at the bottom of the pool?
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 43
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Suzuki and Ellis
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Nope
Any other outside-the-box predictions?
- How many snow-outs in Minnesota? three
- Number of AN tailgates? six
- Will bacon-wrapped scallops show up at all of the tailgates? Oh I hope so
- How many different stadiums will ANers show up at for A’s road games? 14
- How many ANers get banned during the regular season? None
- How many copies of the “2010 AN Bloggers Gone Wild” calendar will Cindi buy? 14, one for each month of the year!
There's no crying in baseball!
HAHAHAHAHAHA....QOTM
Barton’s line will be: Hey, what’s that at the bottom of the pool?
Hahahahahahahahahaha….
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
That last one is also a month of the quote for sure!!!!
-Cindi
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
Optimists suck
My off the cuff predictions
Who wins the AL West? Angles
In what place do the A’s finish? Last
Will the A’s finish over .500? No
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? nobody
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? everybody
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? that we care
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 6
Who will be the A’s best starter? Duke, for 3 games
Will any starter have 16+ wins? no
How many games will Eric Chavez play?12
How many strikeouts will Cust have?201
How many homeruns will Fox have?2
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined?no
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? July, July
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s?No
Will Sheets be traded?No – injured
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA?5 / 4.12, injured
Barton’s line will be: .250/6 hr
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have?16
Who will be the A’s All-Star?Suzuki if not injured
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? No
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?Bankees / Giants
Who wins the World Series?The Bankees
Any other outside-the-box predictions? My predictions are the most pessimistic
you surely must have rec'd my...
“Why the A’s will finish last” fanpost. m ;-)
"I’m actually a disgrace to myself right now." - Sean Gallagher (quoting me after a night out on the town)
Try this
Who wins the AL West? Seattle
WHO DO I WANT TO WIN: A’SIn what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Second
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes, 86-76
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Kurt Suzuki (a few more bombs than expected)
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Ben Sheets
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Chavez avoids DL for 1st month
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 44Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? YES
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 88
How many strikeouts will Cust have? Too fucking ManyHow many homeruns will Fox have? 12Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
What date does Carter come up? June.
What date does Taylor come up? JulyDoes Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 37, 2.70
Barton’s line will be: 288/380/425How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 47
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) yes
Who wins the AL West? 4 way tie, i see it going LAA, A’s, M’s, Rangers. but less than 6 games separating them
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar)second
Will the A’s finish over .500?yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star?Sweeney
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment?Braden, surprised? no but disappionting when he goes on the DL cause he can’t feel all his toes.
What will be the biggest surprise of the season?Sweeney, hits 15hrs
Combined Sheets/Duke starts?47
Who will be the A’s best starter?Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins?Yes, Anderson
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 61
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 191
How many homeruns will Fox have? 7
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up?September, July
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s?For the A’s? NO
Will Sheets be traded?Yes
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA?35, 1.75
Barton’s line will be:you guys convinced me, 275, 350,425
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have?47
Who will be the A’s All-Star?Sheets
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year)NO
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?Rays, Cardinals
Who wins the World Series?Cardinals
Any other outside-the-box predictions?Crisp’s shoulder gives out Davis moves over to CF Taylor gets called by mid July
OK fine, I'm in!
Who wins the AL West? Chicago :-(
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Right in the middle!
Will the A’s finish over .500? Sometimes.
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Roger Davis’ hair will be great!!!
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? Yup!
Who will be the A’s best starter? I’m gonna go out of a limb and say Chris Breslow cuz he’s smart.
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No, not that few.
How many games will Eric Chavez play? Just baseball!
How many strikeouts will Cust have? Oh yes!!!
How many homeruns will Fox have? Hmm….6? He doesn’t seem like a guy who would get to fourth plate that much.
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes, but not combined.
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? I’ll just take a wild guess and say they both come up June 31st.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? With that hair, you betcha!!!!
Will Sheets be traded? Ok.
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 3.12 saves and a 33 REA.
Barton’s line will be: What’s a line? I don’t get this question.
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? With his new super hairdo…A lot!!! (How many is a lot?)
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Derrek Burton cuz he’s due!!!!
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Yes!!!
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Dori gets a B+ in Algebra. I know, can you IMAGINE???
-Cindi
P.S. Did I win?
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
yes and no
It was particularly funny to hear Bailey asking the director, "You want me to say ‘nipple clipper’ as a question?" Susan Slusser via The Drumbeat 03/20/2010
um, it's fourth base
do you even follow this game?
by scatterbrian on Apr 2, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a TYPO!!!!!!!!
I know what you have to touch to score a point, scatterbrain.
-Cindi
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
Cindi...
Where’s the Eric Patterson love?
"I’m actually a disgrace to myself right now." - Sean Gallagher (quoting me after a night out on the town)
Um...Nottahottie, hello.
-Cindi
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
Um...Has heaven frozen over yet?
Ha ha ha, I kid!
Yes.
-Cindi
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
For what it's worth,
The Reverend Billy Lard says it’s a mortal lock that the A’s will win the whole ball of wax in 2011.
He doesn’t give a shit about baseball. His exact words were, “Hey, you know that team you root for… the ones with the green shirts… they’re gonna win it all in 2011, so don’t be too surprised or anything.”
"Cheese is the fruit juice nature intended."- The Reverend Billy Lard
i love the right reverend.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I am told I should love you too.
I saw the sock puppets post last night and I am partially convinced.
by baseline_replacement_commenter on Apr 3, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
guess
Who wins the AL West? oakland!
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar)
Will the A’s finish over .500? 88-74
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? ryan sweeney!
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? rajai davis
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? eric chavez health
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 56
Who will be the A’s best starter? brett anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? brett anderson
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 110
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 170
How many homeruns will Fox have? 11
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? carter 06/1 taylor 07/01
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? 149
Will Sheets be traded? nope
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 35 2.80
Barton’s line will be: 275, 14 hr, 60 rbi 370 obp
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 40
Who will be the A’s All-Star? k. suzuki or brett anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) nope
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? yankees… booo
Who wins the World Series?
Any other outside-the-box predictions?
Here we go
Who wins the AL West? Angels
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) third
Will the A’s finish over .500? nope
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Travis Buck…again
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Crisp and/or the offense in general
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Buck coming back and smashing the ball
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 60
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson will have the best component ratios, Duke will have the best ERA
Will any starter have 16+ wins? no
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 69
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 180
How many homeruns will Fox have? 6
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? nope
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? both after AAA playoffs
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? yep
Will Sheets be traded? yes, but not for much
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 33 3.00
Barton’s line will be: .281/.386/.452 hitching a ride on the bandwagon officially: LASIK (love)
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 40
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Duke
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) no
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Rays and Cards
Who wins the World Series? Rays
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Red Sox struggle, tons of news articles decrying defensive statistics, Sox trade for A-Gon; A’s similarly struggle, only Athletics Nation notices, but Buck comes up
by AgitationStation on Apr 2, 2010 1:10 PM PDT reply actions
Alright, I'll try this
Who wins the AL West? A’s
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) First
Will the A’s finish over .500? yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Barton
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Crisp
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Yankees won’t make the POs
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 35
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? yes
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 51
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 182
How many homeruns will Fox have? 12
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? yes
What date does Carter come up? Aug What date does Taylor come up? Jul
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? yes
Will Sheets be traded? no
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 27, 1.97
Barton’s line will be: .289/.395/.493
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 34
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) no
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Phillies, BoSox
Who wins the World Series? Phillies
Any other outside-the-box predictions? HGH testing will be a success in the minors – they’ll start doing it in the majors and we’ll find out that we’re FAAAR away from the end of the “steroids era” (I know that’s not a nice thing to say about the sport I love, but I have become kinda disillusioned with any kind of sports when it comes to PEDs and such)
What is both surprising and delightful is that spectators are allowed, and even expected, to join in the vocal part of the game.... There is no reason why the field should not try to put the batsman off his stroke at the critical moment by neatly timed disparagements of his wife's fidelity and his mother's respectability. ~George Bernard Shaw
View through AN's clearest pair of GOGgles
Who wins the AL West? Texas
In what place do the A’s finish? Third
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Barton
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Is Chavez eligible? No? Then Sheets.
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Pennington doesn’t suck.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 35
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 50
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 95
How many homeruns will Fox have? 15
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? One in June the other in September
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No
Will Sheets be traded? Yes
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 40 / 2.50
Barton’s line will be: .280/.380/.450
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 50
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Yes (Anderson)
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Texas/Minnesota/NYY*/Boston and Dodgers/Cards*/Phillies/Braves. (* = WS)
Who wins the World Series? NYY
Any other outside-the-box predictions? CoCo posts a WAR > 3, Rajai is < 2.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
Only 95 K's for Kust?
That’s krummy
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Everything is better with bacon.
by cuppingmaster on Apr 2, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Or a 2...ya know.
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
or he thinKs Kust will be Kut when Karter Komes to OaKland
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I see him losing a large number of ABs
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
My Answers
Who wins the AL West? Rangers
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar): Third
Will the A’s finish over .500? I predict 79-83 wins, so maybe
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Kevin Kouzmanoff
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Rajai Davis
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Cliff Pennington
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 40. One will go down for a while and only get 13. The other will do better and get 28.
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson, only because he’ll be around all season. Ben Sheets will have slightly better rate stats, but will miss more games.
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No. Too many low-scoring games decided late.
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 64
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 121
How many homeruns will Fox have? 18
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes. Sweeney and Crisp alone should combine for that.
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Both need a year in AAA. September call-ups for both.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes in Sacramento. No in Oakland.
Will Sheets be traded? No, Billy will take the picks.
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 33 saves, 2.99 ERA
Barton’s line will be: .289/.387/.405
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 30. His hitting won’t support him being a starter all season.
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Brett Anderson and Andrew Bailey. Kurt Suzuki will deserve it as well, but will get snubbed.
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year): Brett Anderson for Cy
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? NL Playoff teams: Phillies, Braves, Reds, Rockies. AL Playoff Teams: Yankees, Red Sox, Twins, Rangers
Who wins the World Series? As much as I’d love to say Rockies, I have to pick Yankees.
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Bob Geren will manage the bullpen well this year
My main prediction is that 13+28 won't be 40!
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Amateur Prognastications
Who wins the AL West?
Texas
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar)
3rd
Will the A’s finish over .500?
Yes. 82-80.
Who will be the breakout A’s Star?
Gio Gonzalez
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment?
Rajai Davis
What will be the biggest surprise of the season?
That the A’s bullpen is only moderately effective/healthy.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts?
33
Who will be the A’s best starter?
Anderson. 14-10 with a WHIP under 1.15
Will any starter have 16+ wins?
Haha! No way.
How many games will Eric Chavez play?
46
How many strikeouts will Cust have?
157, along with 31 Home runs and 106 walks. A return to 2007 form.
How many homeruns will Fox have?
11
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined?
No. 16.
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up?
Carter-July 15th
Taylor-September 5th
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s?
Not in Oakland.
Will Sheets be traded?
No.
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA?
29 saves. 2.27 ERA.
Barton’s line will be:
.290/.375/.435
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have?
34. He will not start for the entire season.
Who will be the A’s All-Star?
2 of them: Suzuki and Bailey.
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year)
Chris Carter and Brett Anderson for ROY an CY, respectively.
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?
Cardinals vs. Rangers
Who wins the World Series?
Cardinals
Any other outside-the-box predictions?
An A’s player gets busted for substance abuse/PED policy at some point in the season, or allegations surface that they used in the past.
A little addendum
Obviously the implication is that Barton will have a breakout season, but I think that Gio will do so much better than he has in the past that he gets the nod for “biggest breakout”. Barton is poised to improve a lot, though.
As for Gio? How about 12-10 in 190 innings with around 80 walks and 190 K. 1.30 WHIP.
by Rancho Canseco on Apr 2, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Things I am reasonably sure will not happen
The White Sox will NOT win the AL Central. I could see them finishing 4th or 5th if even one of their top 3 starters gets hurt. Alex Rios hasn’t shown a desire to play baseball. Juan Pierre is Juan Pierre. Carlos Quentin can’t stay healthy. A DH platoon of Kotsay/Jones is laughable. Ramirez still mostly sucks even though Sox fans love him. Mark Teahen really sucks (will he be the worst defensive 3B in baseball this year? Perhaps!).
And that bullpen? It’s going to be one of the worst in the sport. Jenks is a smoke and mirrors pitcher, and I don’t think that lasts. Linebrink blows. Putz is a question mark. They have a guy who’s been pitching for less than a year in their bullpen.
Yeah, that Sox team is going to be baaaad. At least they have Gordon Beckham. He’s fun to watch.
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by thejd44 on Apr 2, 2010 2:02 PM PDT reply actions
A little optimism
Who wins the AL West? Seattle
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) 2nd
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Gio Gonzalez
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Rajai Davis
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Daric Barton’s 25 HR
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 31
Who will be the A’s best starter? Duke
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No.
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 40
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 185
How many homeruns will Fox have? 6
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes. Sweeney-15, Crisp-9 Davis-5
What date does Carter come up? August 1
What date does Taylor come up? August 1
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 31, 2.93
Barton’s line will be: 279/359/421
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 27
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Kurt Suzuki
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) No.
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?
Cardinals and Yankees
Who wins the World Series? Yankees
Any other outside-the-box predictions? 1) A’s finish the year one game back of Seattle. 2) Sheets finishes the year with an ERA above 4.5 and arm problems 3) Sweeney strokes the ball this year at a clip of .320
by Beane is my hero on Apr 2, 2010 2:50 PM PDT reply actions
My picks:
Who wins the AL West?
ANGELS (unfortunately)
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar)
THIRD (ahead of Texas)
Will the A’s finish over .500?
Yes, 84 wins
Who will be the breakout A’s Star?
Does Rajai count? I think he’ll steal 50+ bases and have a great OBP.
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment?
Sheets. He’ll likely be injured or suck more often than not.
What will be the biggest surprise of the season?
How close the A’s are to the division title (10 games or less at season’s end – and I said we’d be 3rd)
Combined Sheets/Duke starts?
41 (Sheets – 10 b/c of injuries or trade, Duke – 31)
Who will be the A’s best starter?
Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins?
Anderson and Duke will probably manage 12-15
How many games will Eric Chavez play?
60, mostly at DH or 1B
How many strikeouts will Cust have?
Most on the team, if he plays consistently, at least 200
How many homeruns will Fox have?
21
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined?
Not quite. Maybe 16-18.
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up?
Carter by late June, Taylor in July as the injuries start to build
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s?
No way in hell.
Will Sheets be traded?
If he isn’t injured, it’s likely (80%)
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA?
34 with an ERA of 2.19
Barton’s line will be:
247/319/401
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have?
58
Who will be the A’s All-Star?
Davis and Anderson BOTH
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year)
If Carter had played from the beginning he could have been top 5 in ROY; Anderson should finish 4th or 5th in Cy; No MVP guys; No MoY w/ 84 wins
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?
AL playoffs: Yanks(E), Twins©, Angels(W), Red Sox(WC) – pennant: Yanks
NL Playoffs: Phils(E), Cards©, Giants(W), Marlins(WC) – pennant: Phils
Who wins the World Series?
Phils over Yanks in 6 games; Howard wins MVP
Any other outside-the-box predictions?
Royals/Nats lose 100+, Yanks only team to win 100+; no pitchers wins 20 games; two no-hitters (one in each league)
I like this thread.
I’ll have to put this into a spreadsheet and assign points, of course. ;-)
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Dang, I'll have to redo my predicitons then
Unless I want the big fat zero.
I might as well try...
Who wins the AL West? Mariners
In what place do the A’s finish?(First, second, third, cellar) Third
Will the A’s finish over .500? They’ll be hovering around .500 all season.
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Gio. I’m a believer.
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? The bullpen or Braden
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Sweeney emerging.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 40. I’m expecting Sheets to get shipped out.
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson, no doubt about it.
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Nope.
How many games will Eric Chavez play? Chavez will find a way to be a useful utility guy all season.
How many strikeouts will Cust have? over 9000. Seriously? 175.
How many homeruns will Fox have? 10.
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? I believe Crisp can put together a nice season, so if Davis/Crisp can total in between 8-11 HR’s, I can see this happening. So, yes.
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? May or June, injuries and trades will be their openings.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No.
Will Sheets be traded? Yes.
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? I’ll peg him around 30, with a 2.75 era.
Barton’s line will be: Near, or at the bottom of a swimming pool (.280/.360/.450)
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? In the neighborhood of 40.
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Anderson or Suzuki.
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) No.
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?
Yankmee’s and the victor of the Giants/Dodgers/Rockies cluster-ahem this is a g-rated blog.
Who wins the World Series?
Yankees
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Tyson Ross will be the organizations top prospect by the end of the year with a strong showing.
"I feel like we are sending Danny Haren for Mulder all over again." - Cardinal fan on the Matt Holliday trade
"But at this time of year, two plus two doesn't always add up to eight. Sometimes, it equals four." - Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer.
To clarify...
I don’t believe the A’s will finish very much over .500 if they do; otherwise, they will not finish over .500..
"I feel like we are sending Danny Haren for Mulder all over again." - Cardinal fan on the Matt Holliday trade
"But at this time of year, two plus two doesn't always add up to eight. Sometimes, it equals four." - Geoff Baker, Mariners beat writer.
Comment #209
Who wins the AL West? Seattle
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) 3rd
Will the A’s finish over .500? close but no, 80-82
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Brett Anderson
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Chavez being healthy enough to stay off the DL, but being a shell of what he was pre 2006.
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Sheets in green and gold after the trade deadline.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 44
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? yes
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 90
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 212
How many homeruns will Fox have? 26 (most in Sac/somewhere else)
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Carter Sept call up/Taylor next season.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? no
Will Sheets be traded? no
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 32, 3.10
Barton’s line will be: 280/328/385
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 50
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Brett Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) no
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?
The Cubs… hahaha. no. um. I guess i’ll take the Dodgers and Rays
Who wins the World Series?
Rays
Any other outside-the-box predictions?
-A’s continue to pick up guys with signability issues in the 3rd and 4th rounds and sign them.
-Brett Wallace has a better year in AAA than Taylor and there are hundreds of “We should have kept Wallace” fanposts.
-Gross and Davis keep trading off as the LF/4th OF throughout the season.
Who wins the AL West? Rangers
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Second
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Brett or Gio split
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Patterson
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Chavez
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 27
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson/ Gio split
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 102
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 210
How many homeruns will Fox have? 14
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes, but just barely (24)
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Sept./ July
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No- to many others the management is more excited about
Will Sheets be traded? Yes
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 32 3.79
Barton’s line will be: .276/ .354 / .410
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 64
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Kurt Suzuki
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) No
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Yanks/ Braves
Who wins the World Series? Braves
Any other outside-the-box predictions? A’s stay relatively healthy (refills pipe).
Since I figure everyone's just skimming everyone's predictions at this point
I’m just going to map out the whole season.
The A’s start slow as a tough April schedule immediately puts them towards the back of the AL West. Opening Day is a nightmare as King Felix blanks the A’s while rusty Sheets gets hammered by the Mariners. The A’s lose each and every series against the Mariners, Angels, Yankees, and the surprise Baltimore Orioles led by Adam Jones and Brian Matusz. Offensive disappointments Raj, Fox, Chavez, and Crisp are bringing down the team. Hysterical calls for Taylor and Carter commence immediately. Barton isn’t getting enough at bats cause Geren continually starts Chavez over him. Anderson starts out good though as does pleasant surprise Gio Gonzalez. Buck is promoted at the end of April to split time with Rajai.
Things look brighter in May. The A’s finish ~.500 as Anderson and Gio continue to lead the team. Toeless Braden still manages to put up a league average performance. Sheets and Duke do reasonably well but Duke gets put on the DL at the end of May as the medical staff finally runs out of nerves to burn off. Cahill is promoted and is showing a much better breaking pitch. The offense improves as Chavez suffers his final injury and Barton finally starts to play everyday.
The A’s finally manage to put up (barely) winning months in June and July as they take advantage against crappy interleague competition such as the Cubs, Reds, Pirates, and the disappointing and offensively challenged Giants (who lost Lincecum to injury for a month). The A’s go into the All Star Break hovering around ~.500 in third place and 5-7 games back of the resurgent Mariners (Angels in second). All star reps are Anderson and Suzuki. At the end of July, Beane takes advantage of Buck’s steady performance to trade him while promoting Taylor.
Braden finally succumbs to toelessness in August and Mazzaro is brought back up. The A’s do very well against a weak schedule and people start having hope for the playoffs. Fanposts criticizing Beane for not adding anything at the deadline spring up. The A’s enter September 2 games back of the Mariners ahead of the fading Angels. Unfortunately the A’s start to fade in the second to last homestand as they lose each series against the Angels, Mariners, and Red Sox. Carter is brought up in September to split time with Cust. The A’s finish second 4 games back of the M’s but with optimism for next year.
Best offensive performers: Barton, Kouzmanoff
Best starting pitchers: Anderson, Gio, Sheets
I typed this up really fast so I’m sure some parts don’t make sense. Tell me if so!
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
wow
very detailed and sounds very possible.
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Great Idea for the Predictions!
Who wins the AL West? WE DO
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) 1st
Will the A’s finish over .500? YES!!!
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Eric Chavez
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? JacKKKKKK Cust
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Ben Sheets getting 15 Wins
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 60
Who will be the A’s best starter? Ben Sheets
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 120
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 190
How many homeruns will Fox have? 12
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Sept. Callups for both
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 31, 2.79
Barton’s line will be: .265/.345/.435
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 70
Who will be the A’s All-Star? “ZOOK”
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) No
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Yankee’s vs. Phillies
Who wins the World Series? Phillies
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Gabe Gross will be waived
Byron
doesn't sound ver doomandgloom to me ;-)
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Predictomatic Outcomes!
Who wins the AL West? A’s (it’s so close might as well go with my heart, right?)
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) First!
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes!
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Kouz will be awesome.
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Ellis
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Barton
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 42
Who will be the A’s best starter? Sheets
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 43
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 203
How many homeruns will Fox have? 19
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes.
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? September for both.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes.
Will Sheets be traded? No.
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 25, 2.78
Barton’s line will be: 274/368/475
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 45
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Sheets. Suzuki might make the team if it weren’t for a certain guy on the twins.
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) No
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Red Sox v Cardinals
Who wins the World Series? BoSox
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Fangraphs will have articles highlighting Kurt Suzuki and Barton as the unsung heroes of the team.
Also, the midterm elections won’t go quite as bad as Dems think.
Aw, my projection wasn't that pessimistic!
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
Why not
Who wins the AL West? Texas
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Third
Will the A’s finish over .500? They will finish exactly .500
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? I derisively like to call him Swingles, but I have a gut feeling that for no reason Sweeney’s got an off chance to randomly hit 20 home runs or something, which would make him quite the star.
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Ben Sheets
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Trevor Cahill. Just liked the way he looked in spring training.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 27
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 23
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 172
How many homeruns will Fox have? 6
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Carter July 7th, Taylor September 1st.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No.
Will Sheets be traded? No.
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 26 saves, 2.78 ERA
Barton’s line will be: .292/.364/.414
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 44
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Brett Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) No.
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?
AL: New York over Texas; Minnesota over Tampa – Minnesota over New York
NL: Philadelphia over Cincinnati; St. Louis over Colorado
Who wins the World Series? Minnesota over St. Louis
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Roy Halladay wins 25 games for Philly.
we in the losin baseball binness. and cousin, binness is a boomin.
I'm probably way off.
Who wins the AL West? Angels (BOO!)
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Cellar
Will the A’s finish over .500? Barely, by 1 or 2 games
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Daric Barton
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Ben Sheets
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Cliff Pennington
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 40
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 50 games
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 175
How many homeruns will Fox have? 3
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? August, August
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 27 Saves, 3.50 ERA
Barton’s line will be: .269 AVG, .375 OBP, .400 SLG
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 56 SB
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Andrew Bailey
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) No
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Yankees v Phillies
Who wins the World Series? Phillies get revenge
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Joe Mauer will hit below .300
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Barton's the breakout star with a BA of .269 and an OPS of .775?
Hecka good defense!!!
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good point
honestly I couldn’t really think of who would “breakout” but everyone else was picking Barton so I cracked under the peer pressure. When I picked his stat line I probably was closer to my real thoughts on him.
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"I KNEW Bailey would win the Rookie of the Year Award!"?
Most will not believe me, but I called this since mid-May. I knew my he had it
For all the Rangers lovers
Why is it that you think the additions of Colby Lewis, Rich Harden, and Vlad Guerrero suddenly makes this team awesome? Do you really think Scott Feldman is going to barnstorm the league again? Or do you think Nelson Cruz is going to hit 55 HR? I must know.
"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.
more likely hating the Angles
seeing the Seattle Slide continue, and no faith in the A’s.
Texas is the only one left.
Bored now
Who wins the AL West? Mariners
In what place do the A’s finish? Second
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Dallas Braden, on his leg again
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Brett Anderson
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Gabe Gross having 450 AB
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 41
Who will be the A’s best starter? Sheets
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Duchsherer
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 102
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 201
How many homeruns will Fox have? 5
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Taylor in May, Carter in September
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 34, 2.56
Barton’s line will be: 320/.410/.455
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 23
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Ben Sheets
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? James Simmons (kidding)
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Billy Beane hires Billy Bean as his assistant, just to drive people nuts.
Boo
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Brett Anderson
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Gabe Gross having 450 AB
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 2, 2010 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that would suck
But given the A’s track record of the past few years, all too possible.
well, he's made the team.
you got your wish.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
he's actually a pretty good player, so I'm happy too.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Why not
AL West – Angels, Rangers, A’s, Mariners
AL Central – White Sox, Tigers, Twins, Indians, Royals
AL East – Red Sox, Rays, Yankees, Orioles, Blue Jays
NL West – Dodgers, Rockies, Diamondbacks, Giants, Padres
NL Central – Cardinals, Cubs, Brewers, Reds, Pirates, Astros
NL East – Phillies, Braves, Marlins, Mets, Nationals
Red Sox over White Sox
Rays over Angels
Braves over Dodgers
Phillies over Cardinals
Rays over Red Sox
Braves over Phillies
Rays over Braves
Whatever
"Matthews, like so many before, did not expect the Yeti. No one ever expects the Yeti." ~ Ziller
Rays vs Braves in the WS?
I wonder what the Vegas odds are on that?
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
Who wins the AL West? Due a pervasive inertia spread throughout the 4 clubs in the West, the division wins the A’s. In an unprecedented move suggested by (who else?) Bud Selig, Lew Wolff orders the team (in first and ahead of the M’s by 4.5 games at the trading deadline) dismantled to avoid a postseason appearance that might generate actual fan interest in Oakland, but his nefarious plot is foiled as the entire Rivercats squad is called up and runs away with the ever-more-mediocre division. Athletics by 15.5 games.
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) As I said, first finishes in the A’s.
Will the A’s finish over .500? Absolutely, more than 500 fans will show up in total attendance for the year. Maybe not MUCH more than 500, but more.
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? As usual, injuries take their toll and the A’s are decimated by April 20th, causing them to “vaporize” the rulebook and give the recently-canned Robert Buan a shot at third base.. Buan responds with an impressive line no one could have expected, with the broadcaster-turned-All-Star going .319/.401/.560 and flashing stellar defense as well, his nasal and utterly irritating voice causing numerous baserunners to fall to the ground clutching their ears in auditory agony as they round the 3rd base bag, only to be harmlessly tagged out to end the inning.
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? As I said all the players will excel, even the AAA guys. As a franchise, the A’s biggest disappointment will be that the improvement of the team plus the ascendance of the nasal-but-not-bad-looking Buan as a sex symbol will bring in an average attendance of 29,078 per game and effectively scotch the plans to move to San Jose, causing Lew Wolff to kneecap Ron Dellums at a Police Athletic League dinner with an old MLS championship trophy he lifted from the Earthquakes’ complex.
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? The biggest surprise of the season will be Buan, and his 5th place finish in the AL MVP voting. That, and the A’s will resign Jason Kendall in July to be Special Chewing Tobacco Assistant.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? According to basic, general calculations, I will play the Steve Marcus tune “Mr. Sheets at Night” and the 1980 Genesis LP “Duke” somewhere in the range of 17 and 26 times during the season, respectively. So 43 total, or thereabouts…. remember these are just starts and I rarely play any G album in its entirety that was recorded after 1976.
Who will be the A’s best starter? The A’s best starter will again be an order of fish-n-chips and a tall cherry lemonade, consumed during batting practice at the Coliseum at around 6:15 PM daily.
Will any starter have 16+ wins? No, but there will be a surprise screening of “Sixteen Candles” to commemorate the passing of acclaimed teen-movie director John Hughes, all part of Molly Ringwald Night at the Coli on August 14th.
How many games will Eric Chavez play? Are we talking about Playstation 3 or Sega Genesis? Because until you’ve seen #3 handle Annika Sorenstam in PGA Tiger Woods Golf 2010, you haven’t lived.
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 3. He will hit on three different woman in three different cities: Baltimore (his old stomping grounds, you know), Arlington (don’t mess with Texas, Jack) and San Francisco during interleague play (hint: that’s not a woman, Jack!). In all three instances, he will be rebuffed and instead have to spend the evening after the game playing Frisbee Golf Orgy 2010 on the X-Box with Chavez in the hotel room.
How many homeruns will Fox have? Fox, altogether a sexier and better-looking dude than the somewhat goofy-but-cute Cust, will hit a homer 7 times, including a stewardess on a cross-country team flight to NY whom he will become intimately acquainted with in the back-of-plane restroom somewhere over Utah.
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Have you ever seen Coco Crisp? He is sorta funny looking so don’t expect too much HR action from him. Davis and Sweeney, on the other hand, are obvious hotties and total studs, so yes they’ll all combine for more than 21.
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? They are recalled during the trade-deadline Armageddon and promptly combine for 50 HRs and 150 RBIs the remainder of the season, causing Bobby Crosby (cut by the Pirates and somehow hired to do the A’s postgame show on KTRB after Chris Townsend is caught using HVGH (Human Voice Growth Hormone) to improve his on-air persona) to personally donate his Rookie of the Year trophy so Chris and Michael can each have their own and not have to share.
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? No, but he again accumulates 150,000 frequent-rider miles on the Sacto-Oakland bus line.
Will Sheets be traded? No, you don’t trade Sheets. You change them. The A’s July selloff concludes with Ben being sent to Bed, Bath and Beyond for some irregular satin queen-sized ones, on sale!
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? Bailey, a heroic New Jerseyan, will have 4 saves, including his stellar work talking Lew Wolff down off the top ledge of Mt. Davis after the A’s owner threatens to jump because we’re leading the division and people are actually attending the games. He will also rescue a kitten who strays into the visiting on-deck circle and is almost eaten by Matt Stairs; his ERA will continue to be the Paleolithic, but look for a strong showing from the Paleozoic.
Barton’s line will be: “You come here often? Wanna go nude cliff diving at my private spot?”
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 100, aided by the presence of Rickey Henderson, a taser gun, and an ongoing admonishment “not to come back in this m*&$%#f(*&&n’ dugout until you score a run” on the A’s bench this season.
Who will be the A’s All-Star? As previously noted, Robert Buan represents the A’s at this year’s Midsummer Classic, with Kara Tsuboi narrowly being beaten out by Chone Figgins in the fan “final spot” voting.
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Like I said, Chris Carter and Michael Taylor are co-winners of the ROY, with Buan coming in a tasty 5th for AL MVP on the strength of his MLB-record-never-to-be-broken 43 unassisted (OK, voice-assisted) putouts at third.
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? I think that the host South Africa team has a fine shot this time, but be on the lookout for defending champs Italy and the ever-tough Brazilians to challenge, as well as France which was so close last time.
Who wins the World Series? The A’s, using a combination of Rivercats, ex-broadcasters and Marty Lurie (acquired back from the Giants for Stomper and a mascot-to-be-named-later at the deadline), shock the galaxy and take the ring!
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Apr 2, 2010 5:44 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
love.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
This is hilarious, and also probably accurate.
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 that? It already has 3 recs and doesn't need another?
Screw that. Damn, EN.
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
Alright, fine.
Who wins the AL West? Mariners
In what place do the A’s finish? Second
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Gonzalez
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Cahill
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Travis Buck coming up and contributing
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 43
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Anderson and Duchscherer
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 66
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 192
How many homeruns will Fox have? 11
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Taylor in September, Carter in July
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 38, 2.07
Barton’s line will be: .288/.390/.435
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 49
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Ben Sheets
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? No
Any other outside-the-box predictions? The A’s will still be in the race in August!
I'm amused by the fact that so many pick Gio as the breakout star,
and tomorrow night we may learn that he’s on his way to Sacramento!
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
Gonzalez
He will break out of Triple-A Sacramento and become a star!
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 2, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Predictions
Who wins the AL West? – Angels I think
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Second and vying for a WC
Will the A’s finish over .500? – YES
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? – Ben Sheets will have a breakout year
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? – Chavez again. Hurt before the allstar break
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? – Coco Crisp – he may steal 50 bases
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 45
Who will be the A’s best starter? Sheets followed closely by Duke
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Sheets, Duke, and Anderson will have 16+ wins
How many games will Eric Chavez play? Poorly and injured early
How many strikeouts will Cust have? A lot as usual
How many homeruns will Fox have? 20-25 bombs
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Maybe if Sweeny hits 15+
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? – Probably both october callups unless there are injuries
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? NO
Will Sheets be traded? – Not if the A’s are still in contention at the Allstar break
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 28 saves and a 2.54 era
Barton’s line will be: anyones guess
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 40+
Who will be the A’s All-Star? – Again Sheets will have a bounceback year
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) – Duke could have a Cy Young type year.
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Yankees vs St. Louis
Who wins the World Series? – Yankees again.
Any other outside-the-box predictions? – A’s lead the division till after the allstar break.
This thread will be called back up in November and we’re going to see who made the best guesses for the season. Maybe there will even be a prize!
Another year, another chance to hope for the team !!
Wow
there is a ton on bold text in the last 7 or 8 comments.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
It hurts my eyes.
Is it intentional or has something weird happened? Or both?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
No idea.
BOLDYBOLDBOLD
not bold, i hope
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
Poldy's Bold?
I dunno. It looks dangerous….
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey! My sig's bold!
Wow, this is interesting.
strikeout
italic
bold
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
I'm scared.
Hold me.
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
did I break it again?
[[[shuffles off to The Blog Leper Colony for Codewreckers]]]
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Apr 2, 2010 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
wait. come back!
…….
Can I have your iPod?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
as long as you got It's Yourself on there we're cool
(B-side from A Trick of the Tail era)
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Apr 2, 2010 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
EN's top 10 post-Lamb G tunes
just so you’ll get your Phil:
1. Entangled
2. All In a Mouse’s Night
3. It’s Yourself — re-edited by me to seamlessly connect to the originally-planned segue into
4. Los Endos
5. Dance On a Volcano
6. Duchess
7. One for the Vine
8. Vancouver (b-side from And Then There Were Three… era)
9. Naminanu (b-side from Abacab era)
10. Burning Rope
Honorable mention:
The Lady Lies
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Apr 2, 2010 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
tosses you my Nomad Jukebox
40GB, all lossless wav files.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Apr 2, 2010 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
!
Wav files? Damn. You could convert them into FLAC (also lossless) and use half the space. Not sure if the Nomad Jukebox supports it or not, though.
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
it doesn't sadly
it’s very 2003 but sounds amazeballs.
I have some cool stuff in there too, tons of John Martyn, Pete Townshend demos, the Detroit group from the 1970s Black Merda, the Novi Singers (swingin’ Polish jazz-funk vocal group), lotsa groovy tunes on that thing.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Apr 2, 2010 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Black Merda rocks.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Cynthy-Ruth
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Apr 2, 2010 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Out of curiosity, EN, how do you do the formatting on your posts?
AN buttons, AN special auto-code (like the asterisks), or straight HTML?
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
a long story
first I consult my velvet painting of Aleister Crowley that hangs over the monitor imperiously, then I….
Really I just import the pix and just type all the captions and text into the screen, having abandoned my more ridiculous font experiments when I couldn’t get the thing to do 2000 word posts substitution-cipher-coded in MS Wingdings typeface.
For the comment above, all I did was click the bold button to make the questions bold (like a lot of folks did in the thread, I was just copying them! Honest!), but once again it seems this may have caused some code disturbances as-yet-unprecedented in the history of AN.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Apr 2, 2010 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm really confused, then.
Because for every post that comes downthread from yours, a bunch of bold HTML tags appear in the source code. I know next to nothing about HTML, but I can’t see any way that your post caused them. It’s really weird.
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
colossally strange indeed
We need a conference with the architects of the SB Nation code, before the whole damn blog starts showing up as 37 point Cyrillic italic type in the “Hurry Up” font.
Hey, I just bought the team from Lew Wolff... who wants to play third?
by emperor nobody on Apr 2, 2010 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
that sounds fun.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 2, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Or worse, Webdings.
<webdings>
This never happened, but I saw you leave
and crawl into a bed of broken windows.
Here goes- BTW any word on GOGs this season???
Who wins the AL West? A’s.
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) FIRST!
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes.
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Kevin Kouzmanoff. I know he’s already an established big leaguer, but I believe Kouz is gonna absolutely rake in the Junior Circuit.
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? I really have no clue, but I think Pennington may disappoint.
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? A’s offense. We’ll be in the middle of the league in homer and average.
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 52
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Anderson and Sheets
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 72
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 162
How many homeruns will Fox have? 6
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes, with Crisp and Sweeney both in double digits.
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Carter: 6/23, Taylor 8/5
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes.
Will Sheets be traded? No.
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 37, 2.14
Barton’s line will be: .294/.362/.451
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 54
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Anderson, Kouz, Suzuki, Bailey
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Yes for Cy and Manager (gasp!)
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)?
WS: A’s vs. Cards
Playoffs: A’s, Twinkies, Rays and Yankees. Dodgers, Cards, Phillies, Braves.
Who wins the World Series? A’s. I know it’s a pipe dream, but I’ll always back my team.
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Suzuki hits 20 homers.
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Colin can't do the GOG
but others have kind of volunteered and LB is trying to start a COG which I assume is the same thing.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
cool
Thanks for the heads up
"Did you know you can comment on Athletics Nation from your phone or PDA? SB Nation has launched mobile commenting. Check it out next time you’re at the game or bar and have something to say."
by stranahanahan on Apr 3, 2010 2:01 AM PDT up reply actions
COG, GOG, GROG
It’s all the same….
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 3, 2010 3:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Looks like Slusser has a prediction.
I see the season as 79-83, third place, with Ben Sheets getting flipped at the deadline. Make your predictions below, both the record and the place, for bragging rights in October.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/athletics/detail?&entry_id=60532#ixzz0k1rHfGml
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
That's not me
That’s Vlae, who also posts on the Drumbeat. I try not to make precise predictions because they come back to bite you.
We are gonna be better than most are saying- pitching, pitching and better hitting
Who wins the AL West? In a shocker the OAKLAND A’S
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) First
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yes
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Michael Taylor
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Eric Chavez
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Brett Anderson
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 42
Who will be the A’s best starter? Brett Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes- See Above
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 53
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 192
How many homeruns will Fox have? 22
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? No way
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Carter in June. Taylor in May
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Nope
Will Sheets be traded? No because we’ll contend
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 33 with a 1.63
Barton’s line will be: .285/.360/.460
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 34
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Kurt Suzuki
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Just to be funny I’ll go with Bob Geren ;-)
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Yankees-Champs, Red Sox, White Sox, A’s
Who wins the World Series? $$ Yankees $$
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Starting pitching will be 3rd best in AL, Relief pitching will be 2nd in all of baseball, Hitting will be middle of the pack in AL which is a good thing
These ain't your father's A's.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Apr 3, 2010 1:11 PM PDT reply actions
Here we go
Who wins the AL West? Rangers
In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Third
Will the A’s finish over .500? No
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Barton
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Davis
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? The team uses the DL less than usual
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 30
Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Anderson
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 75 with pinch-hitting, spot starts, etc.
How many strikeouts will Cust have? 180+ in a full season
How many homeruns will Fox have? 12
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Only if Sweeney hits about 17 of them
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Don’t know, late May at the earliest for both
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Not unless others spend time on the DL or he puts hits out on the rest of the OF
Will Sheets be traded? Yes
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 35, 2.37
Barton’s line will be: .287 AVG, 16 HR, 75 RBI, .355 OBP
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 53
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Anderson
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) No
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? Yankees vs. Phillies
Who wins the World Series? Yankees
Any other outside-the-box predictions? Nah
Last of the Ninth - Photography
- Who wins the AL West? Seattle
- In what place do the A’s finish? (First, second, third, cellar) Third
- Will the A’s finish over .500? No
- Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Barton
- Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Coco Crisp
- What will be the biggest surprise of the season? Thanks to stellar performances by Brett Anderson and Kurt Suzuki, the A’s send multiple players to the All Star Game for the first time in years
- Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 36
- Who will be the A’s best starter? Anderson
- Will any starter have 16+ wins? Yes
- How many games will Eric Chavez play? 136
- How many strikeouts will Cust have? 42 for Oakland after he spends the majority of the season in Sacramento sticking pins into a Jake Fox voodoo doll
- How many homeruns will Fox have? 13
- Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
- What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Carter – June 21st, Taylor – September 2nd
- Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes
- Will Sheets be traded? No
- How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 32 Saves with an ERA of 2.10
- Barton’s line will be: .293/.376/.470
- How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 56
- Who will be the A’s All-Star? Both Brett Anderson and Kurt Suzuki make the squad; much to the surprise of just about everyone on the East Coast
- Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) No
- Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? NL West: D-backs, NL Central: Cards, NL East: Phillies, NL Wild Card: Giants; AL West: Seattle, AL Central: Indians, AL East: Yanks, AL Wild Card: Rays; World Series Match-up: Yanks vs. Phillies
- Who wins the World Series? Yanks over Phillies in 5
- Any other outside-the-box predictions? Late in the season, Gio Gonzalez will have a start in which he gives up 8 runs in the first two innings before being pulled but will be quickly forgiven by the fans after he throws a complete game no-hitter in his next start.
This is a little easier now that the roster is set, but...
Who wins the AL West? Oakland
In what place do the A’s finish? The Attic
Will the A’s finish over .500? Yeppers
Who will be the breakout A’s Star? Daric Barton
Who will be the A’s biggest disappointment? Dallas Braden
What will be the biggest surprise of the season? The A’s having more than one all-star rep
Combined Sheets/Duke starts? 42
Who will be the A’s best starter? Duke
Will any starter have 16+ wins? Nope
How many games will Eric Chavez play? 100
How many strikeouts will Cust have? Well… probably still 50. Fox will have 150.
How many homeruns will Fox have? 18
Will Sweeney/Crisp/Davis hit more than 21 homeruns combined? Yes
What date does Carter come up? What date does Taylor come up? Sept. 1 for both
Does Buck have at least 150 AB’s? Yes
Will Sheets be traded? No
How many saves will Andrew Bailey have and guess his ERA? 35 saves, 2.32 ERA
Barton’s line will be: .282/.350/.450
How many stolen bases will Rajai Davis have? 42
Who will be the A’s All-Star? Bailey and Duke
Will anyone from the A’s place in the top five in awards voting? (ROY, Cy, MVP, Manager of the Year) Duke will finish 3rd in Cy (behind Felix and Greinke)
Who is in the World Series (and playoffs, if you want to answer more questions)? A’s and Cardinals
Who wins the World Series? Oaktown!
Any other outside-the-box predictions? “Minnesota Nice” goes out the window when I continuously heckle Denard Span about hitting his mother with a line drive when I go to the A’s-Twins game at Target Field. Also, Ben Sheets ends up with more wins than Cliff Lee.
"I'm a Golden Gopher, this means I'm a golden soldier/The competition is dirt, and I'm a bulldozer." -St. Paul Slim
"I'm not going to lie. I try to hit home runs and that's it." -Matt Stairs
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