Open Thread: Game 21 (Oakland Athletics at Tampa Bay Rays)
by danmerqury on Apr 27, 2010 3:43 PM PDT
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PrintThe A's are in Florida this afternoon after a flurry of moves involving the DL of Brett Anderson, the optioning of Edwar Ramirez, the calling up of Landon Powell and Steven Tolleson, the hiring of fifty additional MRI technicians, and the summoning of a witch doctor.
We've got Ben Sheets (1-1, 2.74 ERA) taking the mound against Wade Davis (1-1, 2.65 ERA) for the start of this short two-game series. Sheets hasn't been the world-beater he previously was, but he'll try to improve on his successful start last time out as he held the very potent Yankees lineup to two runs over six innings. Wade Davis isn't very well known around baseball, as he only made his major league debut last year, but he has been quite the pitcher in his short time in the majors.
In other injury news, Daric Barton will play with a small finger fracture, and Kurt Suzuki is still out with a sore side. Both injuries don't seem to be DL-worthy at this point, although I wouldn't be surprised if both of them spontaneously combusted before the seventh inning stretch.
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Look at those lineups.
We’ve got this.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
I know, right?
Remember that whole “the Yankees have 8 hitters in their lineup better than all but one of ours”? It applies here too.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
and in culinary news
I just had my first “philly cheesesteak” from the shop on Lakeshore Avenue – very tasty
this is my second in my life
the first was in Philadelphia – and that was tasty (and way more greasy)
What's the name of the place?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
what I want to know is
what kind of “protection” can Barton wear on the middle finger of his right hand (as Fosse just said) that won’t interfere with throwing and hitting?
Chavy hitting cleanup...
must be 2002
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Apr 27, 2010 3:50 PM PDT reply actions
it's a comfort issue
but that’s only outside the house.
I need drugs.
Does anyone have any drugs?
I need drugs.
Hello, I'm Vince Cotroneo for the Marmaduke B. Mushmouth School of Public Speaking...
Really?
I heard folks could set up a still an extract a reasonable dose from your blood as is.
that's it!!!!
[[[smokes own toenails]]]
Hello, I'm Vince Cotroneo for the Marmaduke B. Mushmouth School of Public Speaking...
by emperor nobody on Apr 27, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually did hear a story like that
was a meth user / chemist extracting the unused portion from his own urine.
Recycle, reduce, reuse.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
How'd it get in his urine?
Was he eating/drinking it?
don't rely on my memory
It’s a vague memory, would have to google to see if I’m mistaken.
You're not.
Siberian shamans used to eat a lot of Amanita Muscaria, then drink mostly their own urine for days, extending the trip on an on, yet softening it as it goes along.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
hugs not drugs
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Apr 27, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought you were in good supply.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Ok...positivity...optimism...something.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
It looks like it’s either him or Mazzaro.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe. No one knows anything yet.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
they want to give their starters extra days off when there's off days
so yeah, it seems that they need to call someone up for Friday
Or Saturday, as Gio could go Friday.
More likely, they spot start someone Friday and give Gio an extra day.
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um, hi.
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I can hear Susan right now:
“Leopold? Leopold?”
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
Hi! I can't really hang with game threads.
They move too fast, and I miss what happens in the actual game. (Yes, Lynnzgal called me a n00b, I still try to listen to the game while the thread is happening.)
But have fun, and I’ll check back for the recap!
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
you're not the only one
sometimes i lose total track of what’s happening in the game.
Fail.
Sorry, that was pam5981 with the n00b crack. I’m an ass. Sorry, Pam.
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
Dude! I hear you're sick!
I’m really sorry about that. Do you think you can make it to tomorrow’s game?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
no, I'm on the DL as well.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
"We have a pitcher down... a pitcher down"
This sounds best if spoken with the Scottish accent of Mike Meyer’s dad in “So I Married an Axe Murderer”.
On the plus side, both Erics are totally healthy! And so is Pennington! and Sweeney! And Gaudin! Let’s take out these Rays!
Back on the bummer side, my Internet is so slow today, I can’t have AN and my MLB audio stream open at the same time.
@worldblee on Twitter.
OK EVERYBODY, LET'S GET PISSED
Seems appropriate given the day’s news.
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
A's are in desperate need of an above average offensive player
"just a beating heart ... plasma that we'll put into our uniform." - Billy Beane
by athleticsBB4life on Apr 27, 2010 3:55 PM PDT reply actions
Just the one?
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
they had to DL NEO? why?
was it more than forearm tightness or whatever he said it was?
His arm is sitting on a table in Geren's office.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
Not just one, either -- fore of them.
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
buh buh buh buh- waaaaaaahhhhhhh
(The Price Is Right failure song)
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Forearm strain and elbow irritation.
Yes, both.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Looks like they picked Cahill according to A's.com depth chart.
I think they should have gone with Mazzaro to give Cahill a few more starts after theat injury.
The Raiders are currently trying to work a trade
to send JaMarcus Russell to the A’s for the 5th starter spot. In return, the A’s will send the Raiders a bill for the cost of tearing down Mt. Davis to make the Coliseum a good baseball stadium again.
@worldblee on Twitter.
Shoot, I’d take that.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember when I said Russell was trash?
Yeah I rock.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
I just saw an interview with your strangely-named cornerback.
What a thoughtful, well-spoken, intelligent guy he is. I was really impressed by his poise and his answers to the questions they posed. They weren’t the typical dumb jock answers.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Nnamdi Asomugha?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, him.
Very sharp.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
He is very well-spoken. He wants to become a sportscaster when his career is over. Also, Asomugha does a lot of work for the community and helps kids go to college. He’s a great man.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
is he a good cb?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
The best.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
He’s the best cornerback in the league if you ask me. He was considered as such before Darrelle Revis came onto the scene last year, but Asomugha is still thrown to less and Asomugha plays man-to-man 98 percent of the time. Revis plays zone defense quite a bit and his defense blitzes a lot. Also, one scout in 2007 or 2008 said that Asomugha was thrown to fewer than any cornerback since Deion Sanders was around.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
So let me ask you this.
If he’s a shutdown corner (and now that you mention this, I remember the Bengals working around him last season) and he’s so well-spoken AND he’s a good dude outside of football, trying to help the community and all, how come this guy isn’t well-known on the national scene, like a Palumao or Ray Lewis or one of those guys?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Oakland.
No, really.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
Yeah, we’re not exactly the most liked team by the media.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s ‘cause he plays for the Raiders and a team that doesn’t win. It’s sort of like how Steven Jackson, who is the best running back in football, never gets mentioned with guys like Adrian Peterson and Chris Johnson because he plays for the Rams.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Except he's not.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
No other running back has averaged more yards per scrimmage over the past four or five years. Take into consideration that his offensive line is considerably worse than Minnesota’s and Tennessee’s and his whole team for that matter.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
he's the Walter Payton of the modern game.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Still pisses me off that Ditka didn't give Payton a shot at scoring at TD in what was otherwise a glorious ass-kicking
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
yup.
that was bullshit.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
D'Will is better.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Eh, I have to disagree. I do think it’s close and debatable between Williams, Peterson, Jackson, Johnson and Jones-Drew.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd even throw Stewart in there.
The Panthers, bizarrely, have two of the best running backs in the game.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
I heard Russell can pitch 100 mph from his knees.
by LongLiveLangerhans on Apr 27, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
It’ll end up going over the screen, so we’ll need Vladimir Guerrero up there every time.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I bought a nifty A’s bracelet yesterday, you guys.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:00 PM PDT reply actions
I hope it's not a cursed bracelet
Because the day after you buy it, Anderson goes on the DL. Just sayin’.
@worldblee on Twitter.
don't put it on your left wrist RRS
you’ll need Tommy John Surgery in the morning.
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by emperor nobody on Apr 27, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I knew I should have bought the Raiders one instead, but then maybe JaMarcus Russell wouldn’t be getting released. They didn’t have a Cal one or a Warriors one.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm wearing my A's beanie!
This message sponsored by the “anything you want, 3 bucks” guy on the walkway.
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
I have an A’s beanie, but it’s sitting on my A’s cap next to my Raiders beanie.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Low-def teevee on astroturf baseball
Lovely. At least I’ll be awake the whole game, let alone follow it in the threads.
um, hi.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
Are you mod-ified yet?
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I believe I am.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Well he did hit a lot of HRs.
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
Was that a seven point star in the OF?
Each star arm representing a Ray hitter who’s better than his A’s counterpart.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Wouldn't that be a nine point star
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I thought that was an eleven point star...
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions
a 25 point star
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
My GOG requires Sheets to kick butt.
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
would that be the dreaded win propability question?
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Yup! He's my man for max WPA!
Pennington, apparently, won’t be it. Not after getting PICKED OFF!!
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
Platoon?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I was wondering if maybe Skaaaaaaalan
is working with him and they’re giving Raj a few days off while he “resets” himself.
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
Looks like it
Pretty sad day when you can’t crack this lineup
"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 27, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
He's pretty sad.
Sad rajai is sad.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
THAT'S MY LEADOFF HITTER!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Hit ‘em where they ain’t.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Pennington for Dome King!
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Why can't their uber-prospect pitcher be the DLed one?
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Why isn't it ever E-Pat and Gaudin?
"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 27, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Be careful what you wish for
Getting them injured might involve playing them all the time.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
What if it's them PLUS brett and dale and kurk
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
While I do like the Rivercats, I really don't like watching that team in Oakland
So please, please, injury gods, be kind.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
two weeks.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Howdy, y'all!
Nice to see Staplehead out there.
Why send Edwar down? Why not bring in another pitcher?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 27, 2010 4:12 PM PDT reply actions
barton back oo!
let’s hope it’s not Ellis 2.0
I don't know if I've ever been less confident in our lineup before a game
Given the past few years, that’s saying something.
On the upside, Dale.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
At least we have two .300 hitters in the lineup right now
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Dale has a broken finger.
This is not good.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
How do the fingers smell today, Bob?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 27, 2010 4:13 PM PDT reply actions
QOTM Harvest Bot Protocol Bob-1
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Way to pop it right into the camera well Dale
If we didn’t need TV Barton would still be at the plate right now
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Well that's teh suXxor!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 27, 2010 4:15 PM PDT reply actions
...in a continuing effort to prove that _nobody_ on this team should be batting first.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 27, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Is emperor_nobody even available?
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
He was drafted by AN last year.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I was drafted in the 31st round in December 2008.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Shit. What an atrocious call
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
What this lineup needs to do is to create MORE outs.
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
It actually looked even worse in the replay.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 27, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I assume you mean the phantom tag on Pennington.
The outside strike to Sweeney looked pretty bad to me as well.
Picking on the rookie
for shame ump
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Rays have been hot
as Hell
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I don't think that Pena's glove got within 6 inches of Cliff on that "tag"
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I think you're right
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
This is what today's going to be like.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
You either need to start drinking right now, or you need to stop
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Starting.
I love my job.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
It's your hobby that drives you to drink!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
But my job enables it! I'm so lucky.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
you work at the liquor store?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Or the federal gvt.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
You just wait. We have the vicious E-Pat to sic on them.
A Ballade [for the Angels Fan], by Eustache Deschamps: "We are cowardly, ill-formed and weak / Aged, envious and evil-spoken. / I see only fools and sots / Truly the end is nigh / All goes ill."
What an awful call.
Pena’s tag is not even close.
Terrible call
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
I saw that
It’s still awesome to watch.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
hey, we should make some kind of thread where we can show each other cool web links
and we should do it every day
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
good call.
now if only we did it every day, instead of once a week or so…
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, fantastic!
What would we call it? Daily Weblink Post? Something like that. . .
Speaking of new ideas,
wouldn’t it kick ass if one of our batters accidentally hit a ball over the fence.
I wonder what would happen then. They’d probably have to stop the game because the ball would be gone, right?
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
All the way over???
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
In my softball league
We usually ask someone’s kid to go bring it back. If you do it twice in one game it’s an automatic out. I think the A’s feel there is a team-wide rule to that effect for them.
HOLY SHIT!
That’s awesome!
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions
When did Daric Barton get hired as the Bucks' mascot?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
It's a 9-finger job.
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 overqualified for once.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
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Nice. Hopefully like Ben Sheets
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C'mon guys
Pena did win the GOLD GLOVE after all.
Okay, I admit I’m trolling
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
LOL! n00b! Trolls can't ADMIT their trolling!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Personally, I'm glad to be a sucky troll
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
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"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
You are entering a world of pain.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you see what happens?!
By the by, you feeling any better?
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
nope.
Good enough to game thread.
Not good enough to go to Trop, meet Susan. Take her to dinner after.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry to hear it, man
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
happens.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Okay, okay, Pena's an undeserving so-so first baseman
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
What's the over under on "inning in which Sheets remembers he can throw a changeup"?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
the trade deadline?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Two popouts and a pickoff.
Fan-fucking-tastic.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
This is a less-than-auspcious start
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
If we win, it’ll be our best start since 1992.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:19 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah, we really never did get tha hang of bursting out of the gate
I remember all those early 2000 charges in the heat of summer. Good times.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
The season didn’t start ’til July.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Just got in!!
Whats up? Why does it say Barton’s not in the lineup?
"It is like Menudo, where guys reach a certain age and are kicked out of the band. And they go on to be Ricky Martins somewhere else." -Billy Beane
by WhiteElephantGuy on Apr 27, 2010 4:19 PM PDT reply actions
Because he wasn't until he took BP
"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 27, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Admittedly the domed over version of Kaufman that is Tropicana Field...
…looks like the worst imaginable place to watch a game, but shouldn’t they draw better than that?
As we traveling with our fans-disguised-as-empty-seats?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 27, 2010 4:19 PM PDT reply actions
It's a REALLY bad place to watch baseball
And YES, I realize ‘pot, kettle’
"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 27, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
It's not even close.
I mean, I love the Coliseum, so I’m biased, but the Trop is simply just an awful experience.
AND it feels like you’re not watching baseball because you’re inside. The Trop sucks.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
But wouldn't it also suck to sit outside in Tampa, watching a baseball game?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
yes, it most certainly would.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
When you're inside at the Trop, can you fantasize that you're not in Florida?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
not really.
It’s pretty apparent you are.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
ribet!
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
What if they turned off all the lights?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Attending a game there
almost feels like an extended tour of a mega Costco. Only time I have regretted visiting a ballpark while on a business trip.
That's pretty accurate!
It totally DOES feel like a big Costco! Right on!
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Powell nailed ’em!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:20 PM PDT reply actions
LANDON POWELL IS A STUD!!!!
What last-minute cross-country flight!?!?!?
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Powell with Power in the arm
at the JUIIIICE BOX
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Yeah, go fuck yourself, Bartlett
Ahem. Excuse me.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
No, he should. He really should.
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Every once in a while, my inner meathead gets the best of me
But more often than not, Joey C. is for the fuckin’ kids.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
The Jays threw out four Rays in a game on Sunday.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that was a Molina, right?
That’s gotta feel good. Gonna run on me, eh?
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
4 times in a game.....I was shocked they continued to try it.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
apparently,
Steinbach did that twice, once in ’89 and once is ’90.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Not gonna lie. I kinda love it when we're all despondent.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
NOOOOOO-OOOOOO-OOOO!!!!!!
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
Masochist.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
It's a misery loves company kinda thing.
But yeah.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
But he faced the minimum!!!!111111111111
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
And, like, hey
Low pitch count.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
[shrugs] That's baseball
A clean drive to left and a towering shot to center Sheets was fortunate was not hit in an alley.
Sounds like a bad neighborhood, too.
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
Has everyone seen this recent...
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 27, 2010 4:24 PM PDT reply actions
Nice flip of the body to avoid the tag
Does the basepath stretch vertically infinitely to MARS?
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by Hit4TheCycle on Apr 27, 2010 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Giant chew in Kouzmanoff's lower lip:
Not helping his plate vision, apparently.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Ew!
"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 27, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
On that note, have you ever picked up a "drink"
and it’s really full of chew spit? Yeah, even looking at it gave me the dry heaves. Welcome to high school in Northern California!
"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 27, 2010 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
SEAWOLVES!
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes?
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 27, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
are you a Seawolf, too?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a current one, yes
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 27, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh! Yay!
I’m an alumni.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Get out of town!
Any cool haunts I should know about?
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 27, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
um, well there's Mom's, which is now across the street, but used to be in the
village of downtown Cotati.
Redwood Cafe’s always good, Rafa’s is AWESOME. Lombardi’s is teh Awesome. Tons more if you’re interested and not from there.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I know about Lombardi's
but not the others. I’m almost done with my 2nd year now so I have a pretty good idea about what’s here and there but it’s the smaller places that sometimes evade my knowledge.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 27, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
If you haven't been to Rafa's, go.
Mom’s is strange now because they’re in that strip mall across the street instead of down off the hub, but breakfast is still grubbin.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not so sure if Mom's is there
I know the shopping center that you’re talking about but there’s a tanning salon, a Mexican restaurant, some sort of surf shop or something, Starbucks, Quiznos, Juice Shack, and some Thai place.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 27, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
no more Mom's? All the way in back?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I may have missed it
But I’m 95% sure it’s not there. Maybe it moved again?
I’ll check for sure next time I go over there.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 27, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I got a story for that
Me and a bunch of my buddies went to Vegas for spring break a few years ago. We were stumbling home at about 5 in the AM, and Duda was lugging around a can of Bud. My buddy Beav drunkenly demanded a drink. “Duda. Gimme yrrr beer.”
Duda, of course, was too blasted to respond with anything resembling words. So Beav repeated, “Duda! Gimme th’ beer!”
Then Beav snatched the can from Duda, threw back his head and downed it.
Chew spit. All chew spit.
While Beav was vomiting into the gutter next to the sidewalk, I alternated between laughing hysterically and dry heaving so hard there were tears in my eyes.
Duda, for his part, kept stumbling toward the hotel, completely oblivious.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Duda and Beav?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Duda was his actual last name
Beav was short for Beaver, also his real last name.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
What's your nickname?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
It varied
Joemotional stuck for a little while in ‘06. I had some animated reactions during the A’s’ playoff run.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Joemotional, Duda and the Beav.
That is quite the cast of characters.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
My favorite was Skycrane
How do you get a name like Skycrane, you ask?
By being the biggest tool in the world.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Why
do I really want to hang out with you Joey C? hahaha
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on Apr 27, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
top of the first?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
KK just said it was the top of the first.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Crap
Thought he got that one. On the other hand, I liked Powell’s AB. So that’s, like, 3 professional hitters in our lineup.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Too bad the AL requires nine of them
just think, if we were in the NL we’d be allowed a free crappy hitter slot.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
yeah, but we have more than one. There would be a big fight
for that one slot
by theblackpearl on Apr 27, 2010 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions
TWSS?
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 27, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
That'd make sring training more entertaining
Patterson goes 0-4. Looks really solid for the coveted 9-hole position.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Funny what a few injuries will get ya.
I’ve always kinda liked Powell…until he has to actually run around the basepaths.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 27, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm excited it's still 0-0.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Wow, that was a jinx!
"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 27, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you post it too?
Am I not getting new comments? WHAT IS GOING ON.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
No jinxed, cause they scored in like 2 seconds!
"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 27, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, good ole A's ads
And I quote:
“Kurt Suzuki is tough as nails. The young guys really look up to him”
Kurt Suzuki is 26.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Once again, he forgets about his changeup until he's given up 3 or 4 runs already
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I do the same thing with the sports page
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
So...that seven-pointed object is their logo?
And they’re so proud of it that they had it put onto the field?
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
Evan Longoria...isn't he married to Tony Parker?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 27, 2010 4:31 PM PDT reply actions
That joke is old.
"Even the Swedes are getting mad."-Randy Hahn
"It's very cozy in the sin bin."-Randy Hahn
I'm here all week!
Try the veal.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 27, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Evan Longoria is on my fantasy team.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:31 PM PDT reply actions
cue graphic in 3...2...1...
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 27, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Carlos Pena is on my other fantasy team.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
My other fantasy team is a Porsche
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 27, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
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by Hit4TheCycle on Apr 27, 2010 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wait, what?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Noooo we ♥ Lookout Landing!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
[blinks]
what are you packing a bowl with? Clam chowdah?
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Sheets needs to start using that changeup.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
I don't like this game very much.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
Holy Diver
It’s the 80’s in St. Petersburg
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welcome to my world.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Sheets thinks his fastball is still 96 mph.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
TMI, dude
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
It's all peachy
Found the New York Times.
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by Hit4TheCycle on Apr 27, 2010 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I gotta head home.
Try to keep this one from getting out of hand, ANers!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 27, 2010 4:37 PM PDT reply actions
You're not doing a very good job so far....
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 27, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Farts!
Double farts!
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
I'm really starting to hate that RF corner
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Sheets is getting hammerred...
And there’s no beer involved.
Ahh, there's Sheets' 3rd pitch!
Fastball, curve, hanging curve.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Sigh
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Sheets doing his best to put game out of reach
this inning.
If you're going to forget your changeup, Ben, at least try not to hang so much crap.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
Looks like a picked a good game to not see today
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
So how long before Sheets lets go of his pride and starts working on a third pitch?
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
At least we have an offense that can come back from this
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
Unfortunately, it's injured or in Sacramento
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
and/or on the Yankees
"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 27, 2010 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Or in Colorado, Texas, LA...
Kidding…..
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 27, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
same wavelength...nice!
"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 27, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Virtual high-five
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 27, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
::shades of spring training::
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
"The A's need to put some runs on the board"
Have they seen the lineup?
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Need is not the same as will/can
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Groundout? Strikeout? ¿Por favor?
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Yeah, find a nice girl already and start a family!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Move to the country,
Eat a lot of peaches.
Try and find Jesus on your own.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Do the ninjas come in in the end in the John Denver version, too?
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Can I change my GOG answer for worst A's performance?
I think I can already predict the final answer from the two game series.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Um, Tampa's good.
Even though they should be St. Pete Rays.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
Their logo could be a picture of St. Peter with rays coming out of his eyes.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I'm confused
The St. Pete Times Forum is in Tampa and there’s no such place as Tampa Bay.
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by Hit4TheCycle on Apr 27, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Best news of the day.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Apr 27, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Bartlett! Stop it!
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
Well, that's just super.
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Sheet
(s)
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
That was pathetic even for Patterson.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:43 PM PDT reply actions
Sheets's curve is horrible today.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
woo.
we’re good at this baseball thing.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
Can I blame Patterson for that?
Because I totally wanna.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
Patterson
Stop throwing at Sheet’s mound.
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And Rajai isn't playing over...
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Maybe it'll be fun to watch a game with zero expectations
Maybe?
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
I think the score is 4-0, bp.
I’m not sure though.
Might be 3-0 or perhaps 5-0.
And I think the Rays are winning.
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by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm on the DL.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
but to be honest, I'm fucking glad I'm sick at this point.
There’s nothing more depressing than only getting to see your team once or twice a year and having them just get drilled.
Two years ago or last year, the only game my brother and I went to, we just got drilled, like 14-0. And there we were in our A’s gear…it was pathetic.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Blanton?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I don't remember, to tell you the truth.
It could have been.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
apparently.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Patterson has a terrible arm.
How does that throw hit the back of the mound? How can someone with that weak an arm be allowed in the outfield?
The pitcher's mound acts out after Braden was overly protective of it.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
This is depressing.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Hey, CSNCA graphics guy,
That’s how to not use splits. Why would Sheets pitch differently on artificial turf?
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
Well, if it was a blend of Kentucky bluegrass, featherbed bent, and Northern California sensamilla...
… Sheets could play 9 innings, take it home, and just get stoned to the bejeezus.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Joey, I love you.
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by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a stretch, but it had to be done
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
So THAT'S what an offense looks like
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
by Joey C. on Apr 27, 2010 4:46 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Keith Olbermann tweets a lot.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:46 PM PDT reply actions
If you had an army of interns to tend to your internet needs
You’d be able to tweet a lot as well.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
It’s stuff I don’t even know.
KeithOlbermann RT @protourcorp Where is Doc? / Doc is here? Doc ISN’T here? Doc, I am proud to say, is a Countdown viewer. As of last yr still performing
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I know Sheets is pitching badly.
But his stuff has been better today than anytime this season. Fastball is at 93 consistently, getting up to 95, curve is up in the zone, but actually breaking a lot. I’m putting it out here right now that this start is actually a step in the right direction for Sheets.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
Sheets Sucks
Nice to know we are paying him 11M this year and no one will want him come summer trading this also shows how week the AL West is
ChrisB
it is not the suckiness of Sheets, but the goodbaseballness of Rays.
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by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Stick's mechanical arm is warming up.
If he doesn’t get a hit today, he might lose a limb.
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He= Patterson
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Stick is happy.
However, Herschel hates walks, and he’s disappointed.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Stick doesn't have a mechanical arm.
Zinger has one.
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by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha, they actually walked him.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:49 PM PDT reply actions
That was a really good PA, actually
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I’m surprised Davis just didn’t throw it down the middle.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
EPat fouled off some good fastballs
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Okay, well Rajai never would have done THAT
"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 27, 2010 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions
E-PAT IS AWESOME
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Well, at least Patterson was able to walk off the error
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Wade Davis has a weirdly quick pickoff move for a RHP.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
Big deficit in the third inning
Expect an invasion of the Nattering Naboobs of Negativism to the game thread.
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
Nah, these ones are pretty funny
And realistic ;-)
"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 27, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not talking about the funny ones
I’m thinking more about stuff like “Wow, Sheets sucks”, etc, based on a couple of bad innings in one game.
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
Hey, look at that teAse!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Yay, pick-off attempt fail
The ump felt so sorry for us he decided to stop with the bogus calls.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Let's go MoneyPenny!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Patterson Walk, Rosales Single
4-0 Rays Top 3rd
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HOLY SHIT!
I want to see that jersey!
"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 27, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
BBG REPLY FAIL
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
Darnit!!!!
Obviously I got excited and everything shifted!
"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 27, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
ahem
TWSS
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh money!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Will that be in cash?
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Open that wallet sir!
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 27, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
YOU GOT IT!
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
we demand pics
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
where at the Colisuem store
can I find that? I can never seem to find the more obscure jersey’s when im at a game.
Order it online
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 27, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
you'll have to order that.
no way they carry it in the store.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I never seen his name on any either!
"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 27, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to see that jersey!!!
"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 27, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
"Raj is fine physically"
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
So is the Happy Heckler retired
Or drowned out by the extra fans these days?
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what extra fans?
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
Just… wow, Cliffy.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Whoa!
will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody
WOW
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
OMG!!!!!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
MONEYPENNY!!
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
So Cliffy gets it done again!
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OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
I liked him a lot last year in Sacramento.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
LOVE IT!
"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 27, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
That!
Is a motherf’in leadoff hitter. Just drills it.
THAT"S MY LEADOFF HITTER!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Where did Cliff get all this power?!
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
A syringe
[ducks]
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 27, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWJlL4buHn4
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Pennington hit a three-run home run.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
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
On an 0-2 pitch, no less...holy crap!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
where is that from?
I recognize her….
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
oh. yes.
and thus the relevance.
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by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I love that!!!
"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 27, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
That particular Moneypenny was actually Canadian
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by Hit4TheCycle on Apr 27, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
You're still ducking, right?
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Ladies and gentlemen, your team's leading HR hitter!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Suzuki has 4
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Apr 27, 2010 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, that's right -- he hit 3 in 4 games, in addition to the one against Seattle
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Don't worry, it doesn't count if he's on the bench
"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 27, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Money Penny BABY!!!
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Apr 27, 2010 4:54 PM PDT reply actions
That's right baby!!!
I followed that kid’s draft and early minor league career like a stalker. I am so glad that he is doing well. No one and I mean NO ONE deserves it more.
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Apr 27, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi!!!!!!!!!
"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 27, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey BBG, Congrats on Everything!!! Life seems like it going pretty well all of us crazies right now!
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Apr 27, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Sup Gal?
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Apr 27, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll be there with drums on Friday Night: Fireworks: You making it? We should Q it up.
I must admit that your bacon shrimp made me drool on my keyboard!
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Apr 27, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, that made it MUCH better...NOT!!! ;)
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Apr 27, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
pennies for everyone!
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Apr 27, 2010 4:55 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
hahaha. Awesome.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
GOB is the gift that keeps on giving.
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by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Love
"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 27, 2010 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, that'll fucking teach me to be despondent.
BASEBALL!!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
by pam5981 on Apr 27, 2010 4:55 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Mad ducats for "despondent"
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Ok, I love you.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Why were we worrying about acquiring a SS this season?
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
The power of pennies!!!
"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 27, 2010 4:55 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Funny bounces of the ball here
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Did anyone already say, "Penny's from Heaven"?
I’m so lagged, I’m just getting to his homer now.
@worldblee on Twitter.
Which A's player brought the rabbit's foot to the park today?
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Go Chavy! Get a hit, baby.
Stick would never dream of harming Chavy. However, Wolfgang has other ideas if Chavvy doesn’t keep hitting those fastballs to right.
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you kidding?
Stick wanted to cut off all his limbs and use him as a sofa last week.
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by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
That was last week.
You know she’s fickle.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
She is fickle.
She’s deadly though. That’s usually not a good combination.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
exactly.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
watching on the new Direct TV dish chaz b free got yesterday
observations:
1. No one there, empty little Trop there. They are the best team in baseball, maybe Ziegler can write an article blaming their fans as well. Maybe those fans would get to read his remarks… if they could afford to buy a paper working 14 jobs to survive whilst he plays a child’s game for millions in tribute.
2. OMG the pitch Wade Davis threw on 1-2 to Pennington, WTF? I coulda hiot that meatball to Cleveland and Cliff missed it not, a true pro and clearly headed for the AL HR crown in 2010 here.
3. I am very angry and upset about a lot of things, being sick chief among them, so I am gonna go get a burrito so I am in a more affable mood and won’t be such a Robespierre type of asshole.
Hello, I'm Vince Cotroneo for the Marmaduke B. Mushmouth School of Public Speaking...
damn.
he needs to change his name. I was about to ask you how he got free Direct TV yesterday.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
C'mon Chavy!!! Complete the comeback
Sheets is going to shutdown the Rays from now on!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Come on Chavvy!
"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 27, 2010 4:58 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I think Wade Davis punched the mound with his glove.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 4:58 PM PDT reply actions
we'll wait.
[whistles]
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by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I have a new thread on deck, but no way I'm interrupting this.
Wow.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
This is a good thread :-)
"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 27, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Is letting a game thread run long
Much like lazily growing facial hair?
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by Hit4TheCycle on Apr 27, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
It's more like a playoff beard.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
go outside, turn around three times and spit!
/TWW quotes
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Excellent. BB for Chavy.
Davis appears to have been rattled by the HR.
Well, sure. He saw the lineup early!
"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 27, 2010 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Koooooooooooooooooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuz!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
And the Rays have a pretty bad bullpen...
Jack "The Must, Just has no Rust, ain't no Bust, after him the ladies Lust, turns pitchers into Dust, likes his pizza with no Crust" Cust
Davis is on the ROPES
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by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Apr 27, 2010 5:00 PM PDT reply actions
It’s time for a clothesline over the top from Gross.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
kouz!
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
Keep working the count
Jack "The Must, Just has no Rust, ain't no Bust, after him the ladies Lust, turns pitchers into Dust, likes his pizza with no Crust" Cust
OH crap...we can't run on BJ?
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Look at Upton’s laser.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 5:00 PM PDT reply actions
Don't tell that to the Irish.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
QOTM Harvest Bot Protocol IPF
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Koooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuzzzzzzzz!!!!!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
ZOMG this game rocks all of a sudden.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
almost...it's still missing one big hit ;-)
"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 27, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
If Gross hits a HR here, I'm getting a BBG jersey.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
YAY!!!
I haz a jersey? :-)
"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 27, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, you feel pretty confident there don't you.
Cause she would totally hold you to that too.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I'm scared.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
C'mon Gross!!!!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Talk about your patient hitting
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Wait a minute
Don’t the outfielders have to bounce the ball off the pitcher’s mound when they throw to the plate?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Away teams only
that’s why it’s called home field advantage
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Sweet swing there Kouz
Slap hitters of the world unite
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
Didn't score.
BJ has an arm
"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 27, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
the tv lied to me
bases loaded 1 out. 4-3
the MEDIA LIES TO YOU.
Michael Savage told me that.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Where's someone offering to buy a Gabe Gross jersey?
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
I’m broke.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
And you've just found the limit of my A's love
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
If he hits a grand slam here, I'll do it.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Apr 27, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
gp, gf.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
very gross.
but a Yankees, Red Sox, Angels, Giants jersey would be more gross.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
2-0...it better be the BEST PITCH EVER
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
I love that you always say that.
Consistent!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
That I am
I’m the Joe Morgan of AN…
"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 27, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, you're smarter than he is.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
and nicer, too.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, Gross is 14-for-29 in his career with the bases loaded.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 5:02 PM PDT reply actions
Gross is pretty good.
I was happy when they signed him.
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
C'mon Gross! This team threw you away!
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
There are no facts in a game thread!
"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 27, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
C'mon Gross! Just get it into the OF!!!
You owe them!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Davis already at 60 pitches
Jack "The Must, Just has no Rust, ain't no Bust, after him the ladies Lust, turns pitchers into Dust, likes his pizza with no Crust" Cust
This inning?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I wish lol
Jack "The Must, Just has no Rust, ain't no Bust, after him the ladies Lust, turns pitchers into Dust, likes his pizza with no Crust" Cust
...feel the noise?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
C'mon Gross!!!!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
That would’ve been the top play on SportsCenter.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 5:04 PM PDT reply actions
I use Crest, but he’s too good for that stuff.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Cowbell
Sacramento circa 2002
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oh holy shit please don't remind me of that!
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Apr 27, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
station identification in the middle of the at-bat
with the bases loaded and full-count…huh?
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
Man the A's are giving Longoria a workout tonight
all kinds of foul territory running for him. I like this wear him out strategy
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." - Connie Mack
"not very deep"
crap
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
no worries.
Swooney’s the bomb!
sock puppets have never successfully defended castles, except when working with squirrels, which would never happen because squirrels know better than to trust sock puppets. -nm
by Leopold Bloom on Apr 27, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
no matter how this at bat ends
i just want to say i’m glad we got gabe gross. it’s nice to have a relatively competent #4 OF, because that’s an important starting job on this team.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH!!!!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Just enough!
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
Fuckin' SAFE
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
And everybody moved up
Savvy play, boyos!
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
Sac-Fly
GROSS!!
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
Baseball is a pretty cool game
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
nice work swooney
tied up 4-4 after gross sac fly
I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY TIED THE GAME!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
I will personally hook Sheets if he can't pitch better in a second chance
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
I came on, saw that it was 4-0 and promptly closed my tab
o_O
100% Athletics, 100% Baseball. 2009 Athletics, 40% Baseball.
Keep the tab closed!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
CLAP CLAP!
"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 27, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Landon hits one to the track...
just missed
Gross
Great hitter, real professional approach. I have confidence in him in big situations
Jack "The Must, Just has no Rust, ain't no Bust, after him the ladies Lust, turns pitchers into Dust, likes his pizza with no Crust" Cust
damn, powell just misses a hr...
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
was it close?
"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 27, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
A foot from the wall.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Apr 27, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
wow...too bad. Kinda needed that
"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 27, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Not even.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
Gawd, SO CLOSE
Still, nicely done all around.
"Smokey, this be not the foul jungles of the darkest East Orient. This be ninepins. We are bound by laws."
I'm back. Run(z)?!?
Wha’ happen?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Apr 27, 2010 5:07 PM PDT reply actions
Sheets gave up 4
MoneyPenny hit a 3-run bomb and Gross sac flied to tie the game. A’s still left 2 on.
"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 27, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
3 Run Bomb Pennington
Bases became loaded, Gross sac fly shallow right, Sweeney Tags, 4-4
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by Hit4TheCycle on Apr 27, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Well shit.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
+ a million
"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 27, 2010 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Ben needs the mojo.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
Sheets gave up 4
MoneyPenny hit a 3-run bomb and Gross sac flied to tie the game. A’s still left 2 on.
"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 27, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
And I'll quote myself from above
“At least we have an offense that can come back from this”
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
Ahahaha.
Well played.
The selfish, they're all standing in line, faithing and hoping to buy themselves time.
Me, I figure as each breath goes by, I only own my mind.
Except not sarcastic this time? ;-)
"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 27, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Join us in the new thread if you haven’t already!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 27, 2010 5:09 PM PDT reply actions
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