Open Thread: Game 25 - A's at Jays (cont'd)
by 67MARQUEZ on May 1, 2010 11:13 AM PDT
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Josh Donaldson got his first major-league hit and homerun out of the way on the same swing, and we head to the 5th with the A's ahead, 4-1.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Everywhere.
The world is blessed.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Here!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
blue-footed baby boobies!
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Athletics Nation - WE'RE ALL GONNA MRIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!! - danmerqury
by cuppingmaster on May 1, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Me likey
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
On an entirely different note
is anyone hiring?
rss feeding craigslist
as well as simplyhired and watching my college’s job board, as well as looking at university and government websites. So yes.
But I’m not only asking for me. Lots of unemployed friends with different skillsets than mine that I don’t search for.
check out indeed.com
it basically acts as an aggregator for job listings. And it will email you every morning with updates, so you don’t have to trawl through a whole bunch of things and get depressed.
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
gracias, will do!
simplyhired is similar. I actually had an interview with them. Didn’t go as planned. Still looking.
also come do my yardwork
I won’t pay you but we can practice heckling
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When he's done at your house he can come to mine!!
I might pay…..got a buncha weeds (not the nice kind) that need to be gone!
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I was more asking.......I guess it's not the kind of work you were looking for.....
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Can you hit for power?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
AN sure is stuttering a lot this morning.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
yardwork sucks.
that’s all I really have to say right now
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Hire a landscaper
They come in twice a week
Dan Haren now has a 1.125 OPS after a double in today’s game against the Cubs.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:16 AM PDT reply actions
I'm guessing something with the AN server
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
It keeps saying that the comment cannot be posted; however, if you refresh the browser, your comment was posted. You cannot see that your comment was posted, though, unless you refresh the browser.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
So the lesson is ...
If you get the “oops, your comment cannot be posted”, don’t keep clicking post?
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Right, you just should refresh the browser and you’ll see it posted.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm, so does that mean that
all of us smugly snickering about the stupid losers making double posts, might well have double posts of our own that we’re not even aware of?
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Yes, it happened to me two or three times before I even realized.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
What?
Oh, right. 10:00 start?
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.
Silly east coast.
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.
Toronto's not on the Atlantic.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
The lake empties into the Atlantic
And the same lake borders New York state.
Close enough.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Geography trivia:
What is the only national capital in the watershed of the Arctic Ocean?
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Reykjavik?
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, either Reykjavik or Ottawa, I assume.
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.
Ulan Bator.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Oooh, wow.
Way off. Figured there was no capital in Asia with water that flowed north.
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.
By way of Lake Baikal,
if I remember correctly.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Eh, same time zone.
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.
oh, look, another ground out to second
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
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well, that's clearly a lot better
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
HOLY SHIT DONALDSON LOOKS LIKE THE ELF DUDE FROM LORD OF THE RINGS
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ha, that's an amplified version of my reaction
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
ha, that's an amplified version of my reaction
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
TWYSA
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by Buck Turgidson on May 1, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
The current Blue Jays logo and entire uni set is made of fuggly.
There’s no good reason for this. Bird look good on big league uniforms. Blue is a fine color. The red maple leaf element which has always been somewhere on the logo or unis is a nice touch. The classic Blue Jays unis weren’t awful.
It’s just sad.
And I don’t like looking at it two series a year.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:18 AM PDT reply actions
They've always been uglier than they needed to be.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Absolutely
But these are much worse than their older, not very attractive uniforms.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Dang, that Shakers ad is hella loud.
Damn, you Bloomie! I never noticed before.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
SHAKERS VODKA
They should just make the commercial a guy yelling “AAAAAHHHHH! SHAKERS VODKAAAAAA!”
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.
I can't believe
Dana Eveland can have much a career. He walks a lot of hitters, and seems really hittable.
Yeah we figured that out in Oakland.
Terrible, terrible pitcher.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
If I were a hitter...
I would wait for Dana Eveland to throw me a couple balls near the Strikezone before I swung the bat. Just horrible discipline by some of these guys.
As I suggested on another thread....
On opening day we should field a team that we don’t mind being felled by injury. After they’re all on the DL, we can call up the actual big leaguers we’ve been hiding in Sacto.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Isn't that what we did this year?
I mean, Chavez. Patterson.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I wouldn't try to trick fate.
That never works out well.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Time to break out the old wardrobe again...
Sigh…
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by oaklandSMASH on May 1, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Oooh I like that.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Has Gio really been pitching as well as his line looks?
And, uh, has Dana really pitched semi-decently?
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.
Yes, and yes -- except for the sausage-like awesomeness of Donaldson
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Serve Saags
Make Friends
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by oaklandSMASH on May 1, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I miss those Louisiana Hots.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I miss those Louisiana Hots.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Meat-sausage-like or vegetarian-sausage-like?
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Whichever you believe to be more awesome.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I am Gio here's my fastball
Hear me Rawr
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cnt. but it’s weird how Kelly Johnson already has 9 hr’s and his career high is 16. Same thing for a guy like Alez Gonzalez. They might just be in great shpae, but it’s a bit unusual for guys to naturally start hitting for power if they haven’t been power hitters most of their careers.
Plus Donaldson's already reached his career high.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Scroll up.
All the way up.
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.
Maybe they're using one of those training/dietary supplement programs...
…that were all the rage in the late ’90s
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
As someone who lives in atlanta and has watched Kelly his whole career, this is what he does. Yes he's hitting more homers then normal,
but he always goes on ridiculous hot streaks and then won’t hit anything for a month. I seriously seriously doubt anything fishy is going on with him. Especially what your implying.
Watched the last game Eveland
pitched against the Sox; they showed what you should do against someone that throws like Eveland. It was like he was pitching BP.
You mean the A's should hire good hitters? Agreed.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Red Sox, I assume
The White Sox just made Eveland look like Cy Young.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
Need to learn some AN basics
Sox = Chicago AL team
Sux = Those evil bastards from the northeast part of this country
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
Which country are you in?
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
For me, Sox =
Everett Aqua Sox!
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
You live in northern Washington?
Cool.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Gio'
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
s velocity is 1MPH higher this year on average.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on May 1, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
So fast it slices the comments in half!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
He started throwing a cutter?
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."
AN has some smart people, I need a suggestion for a report
What are some companies that would apply to this?
Overall concept:
You may choose any publicly traded company in the U.S. (Publicly Traded means that the company stock is
available for purchase from the various stock exchanges. Nearly every medium to large company falls into this
bucket, but if you are not sure you can check by doing a lookup on the web (Google Finance site is an easy one
to use http://finance.google.com/finance). The paper should be no less than 3 pages and no longer than 5
pages in length (double spaced). It is possible to get all your content into two full length pages so I’m not
going to be a stickler for it to absolutely have 3 pages, but PLEASE make sure it only has 5 pages maximum (6
pages or more is going to be too much for me to read). It is VITAL that you treat this as a term paper and thus
adhere to the ethical standards of such (in other words, make sure you quote your sources and DON’T
plagiarize)
The report will analyze and provide information about the company and will be divided into six (6) parts:
Company Outline, Organizational Structure, Mission Statement or Values, Strengths, Weaknesses, Summary/
Conclusion.
I did something similar to that, I chose Nike
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
but a lot of companies would apply, any gas company, best buy, target, walmart
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
you're joking, right?
almost any company you choose would apply, save MLB. Or any sports league, for that matter. Choose something you’re interested in.
sorry.
didn’t mean to come off that way. but yeah, almost anything will apply.
What’re you interested in?
Ooh, ooh! I'm interested in M&Ms.
Oh snap.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
You are incorrect.
Lots of large privately held corporations, but most don’t market directly to individual consumers (eg, Cargill, Bechtel).
Prominent among the exceptions are Mars, Toys R Us, and both Hertz and Enterprise car rentals.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Well, pardon me.
And I just learned Carl’s Jr. is doing a big stock buyback and going private for awhile.
More non-public companies:
Levi-Strauss, Neiman Marcus, Mervyns, Foster Farms, Hallmark, Hearst Newspapers, AMC (movie theaters), Mary Kay.
Many regional grocery chains are privately held, including Raley’s.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Mervyns is sadly gone.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Oops.
That’s Iglew, always about five years behind the times.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Mervyns was only in California, right?
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
No, there were Mervyns up here in WA.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Pretty much any company you can think of hearing or seeing a commercial for would apply to this.
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Well...
KBR is a bundle of laughs!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Want to try a bundle of laughs?
let’s talk goldman sachs
As others have said upthread...
…so many good choices here!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Baseball Prospectus is publicly traded?
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
really....and if they end up scoring here...imma be really mad!
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Bein' a CH-UMP
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by oaklandSMASH on May 1, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
He should say those before every pitch.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Fred Lewis
Brian Sabean looks like such a damn genius, doesn’t he.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
Okay, let’s be patient now.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:31 AM PDT reply actions
I hope you mean the batters and not us.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, and it didn’t really work.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
jesus christ stop swinging first pitch against eveland
put him in a situation where he has to get one over…
This
If any team should understand Eveland, it ought to be the A’s.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Three pitches, two outs, and doctorK leaving the thread
Hopefully the A’s will figure out how to close this one out.
BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD. BEER IS GOOD, AND STUFF.
We have King Brett...
I nominate our newly called up catcher
Prince Josh
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
*catcher to be...
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
I think
the A’s hitters all have someplace to be.
by Eddie Cheddar on May 1, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
The DL?
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
In other news, Javier Vazquez is getting totally owned yet again. He has allowed three home runs to the White Sox in three innings.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:33 AM PDT reply actions
Let's trade for him. I hear the Yankees like Chad Gaudin.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
From your keyboard to Gio's ears.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
They took their baby away two and one-third times.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Gio's fastball looking pretty good today too
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
I'm loving all the swings at the high fastball....
I’m not much for naming pitches but i think they are fastballs.
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Gonzalez is at 89 pitches.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:40 AM PDT reply actions
Is that a lot or a little?
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s perfectly fine, I think.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
he could go one more
bottom of Jay’s order coming up
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on May 1, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
He should be out there for the seventh without question. If he can get out of the seventh at under 100 pitches, maybe we’ll see him out there for the eighth.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
loving it
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
by Buck Turgidson on May 1, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
The Jays really shot themselves in the foot by hitting Ruiz 5th today
if they would’ve had a real hitter, this game would be a lot closer.
Canadians don't have guns
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I am surprised Gonzalez isn’t hitting fifth.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I've been watching this game on mlb.tv...but shouldn't it be blacked out?
I thought Saturday games were always blacked out.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:43 AM PDT reply actions
Only during the Fox broadcast at 4 PM ET
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, these games should finish before the first pitch of that telecast.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
If the A's want to avoid the black out
Couldn’t they start at 4pm Pacific on Saturdays? Get the fun of daygames and get on TV.
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by Hit4TheCycle on May 1, 2010 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
That might be against the rules if the opposition has to go to, say, Detroit the next day.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
But nobody travels on Saturday night.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
But on a Sunday?
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by Hit4TheCycle on May 1, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, I was thinking about Sunday for some reason.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Raj is hitting again!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:44 AM PDT reply actions
So Gio should just walk that guy intentionally every time
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s Fred Lewis, though.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
At least it's not Al Lewis
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
There you go, Rajai. Just keep it on the ground.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:45 AM PDT reply actions
Didn't Eveland say before the game that
he hopes both he and Gio have 7-inning shut-outs?
I hope they both pitch complete games.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
But at least I called 4 ER on my GOG. 2 pts for me!
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."
Apparently they're good friends. They used to sing "Poker Face" to each other spontaneously.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Aw, they are bringing in a right-handed pitcher for Kouzmanoff.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:46 AM PDT reply actions
Those "T" alternate Jays caps may be the ugliest cap in all baseball right now.
The font is awful and the letter is too big.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:47 AM PDT reply actions
Ok please please
pinch hit Sweeney or Chavez here
Sweeney is available despite the knees. I’d go with him.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
PHing Chavez makes the bottom of the inning a logistical nightmare
but I’d be ok with either.
I wonder what a Raider Nation's burger restaurant would serve
The Jamarcus Russell – a burger hyped up and franchised immediately, but fails to meet buyer’s expectations
@MAD_Marvin
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I'm in the group
that thinks the Raiders should train JaMarcus as an OT. Or, a fullback. Then run some crazy fakes with him throwing the ball.
The Al Davis
A burger that was once tough but oddly fascinating and able to satisfy, but is now just old and faintly disgusting.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Janssen is 3-0 despite a 6.97 ERA. That’s impressive.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:48 AM PDT reply actions
So he's going to give up 2 runs here, but the Jays will score 14 in the bottom of the inning?
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
How does
someone with a 7 era have 3 wins? That’s crazy; the Jays must score a lot of runs for this guy.
He actually has only allowed one run in his wins.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
He's pitched well in his win
but was apparently lit up in his last start which was a no decision.
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by oaklandSMASH on May 1, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
He has given up four runs in 0.1 innings and two runs in 1.1 innings.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s at 89 with 62 strikes.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Bobbleheads have shrunk and become less robust over the decades.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:52 AM PDT reply actions
The Golden Years
were those bobbleheads honoring the old A’s greats, like Vida Blue and Eck
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by Hit4TheCycle on May 1, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
He might be tied with the entire Orioles bullpen.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
wow, bad english
"Get heavy!" - Kotsay
by OaklandInvader on May 1, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I never understood their appeal
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn't never get there appeal, neither.
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."
Not now
not unless you’re in the dugout
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by Buck Turgidson on May 1, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Danny Haren
6 for his last 6
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
oops jinxed him
grounded out
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by Buck Turgidson on May 1, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Danny Haren = DH
I guess that’s as close to a DH as the NL will ever be.
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by oaklandSMASH on May 1, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
he pinch hit yesterday I think
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by Buck Turgidson on May 1, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
whenever that 12 inning game was
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by Buck Turgidson on May 1, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Gio's stuff is really good today!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:53 AM PDT reply actions
jinx dammt
Wuertz was scratched from a minor league game on Wednesday, but bounced back quickly on Thursday, throwing mostly fastballs and sliders, although he did mix in three sliders. -Rotoworld
by ElQuesoCapitan on May 1, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
no jinx
that was a bleeder past the mound – Gio tipped it
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by Buck Turgidson on May 1, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
and he's dominating right handed hitters
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by Buck Turgidson on May 1, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Man vs Food San Francisco on travel channel
He’s doing an ice cream challenge
2 gallon Kitchen Sink sundae
I like the one in San Jose
because I frequent those establishments :)
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by oaklandSMASH on May 1, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Iguanas and cluck are mainstays for me
where was the third place?
The Hi-Life
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by oaklandSMASH on May 1, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
That's right
only been to Henry’s once. What’s good eats there?
I haven't gone there yet
on my to do list before a Sharks game.
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by oaklandSMASH on May 1, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
was at game 1 thursday
just now getting my voice back
No cash
there in spirit :)
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by oaklandSMASH on May 1, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah i'm 1 and done
don’t think i can afford another game the rest of the way. but if they make it to the finals, i might have to, uh, do some gardening.
I might have to invest in a purple blazer
to sneak into the security entrance
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by oaklandSMASH on May 1, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Iguanas has a few locations
the main one is 3rd and san carlos in downtown, although there’s one on silver creek and san felipe, now. In the same shopping center as the longs/pasta pomodoro/starbucks by evergreen.
“Smoke Eaters” is a chicken wing chain that has been around forever, and was introduced to me as Cluck U. Cluck U → University Chicken → Smoke Eaters. They have two locations: one on third and Santa Clara in downtown, and one right next to Santa Clara University.
Henry’s Hi Life is a steakhouse just off Julian, adjacent to 87. It’s kind of tricky to get to, but ok food.
OH yeah.....across from Mickey D's...i didn't know the one in EV village was the same. I've been to Uni Chicken before they changed the name.
ALways looking for a new place. I also noticed they opened a sonoma chicken place off SC but is it the same as sonoma chicken coop???
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
I think so
I miss Cluck U being Cluck U
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by oaklandSMASH on May 1, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, yes it is.
They’re going through a massive re-branding, either trying to market the bar areas as “the coop,” or dropping the coop name entirely (because it makes people think of chicken coops, which are really foul).
(and fowl).
cool....gonna gop there then sometime after work. or sneak out for lunch.
They have some great salads that I love……
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Want a new place?
Try out Los Cubanos, tucked behind the Brit in downtown (I think it’s on Almaden rd.?). AMAZING Cuban food (which, if you’ve never had, is like lighter mexican food). Cuban Sandwich to die for, and amazing fried plantains (tostones y maduros). Yummmm.
good idea.....I have had cuban food in Sac...love fried plantains....I don;t know where the Brit is.
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Let him pitch to Snider.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:55 AM PDT reply actions
He needs to go back to AAA
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by Buck Turgidson on May 1, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Insurance runs... brought to you by...
It cracks me up when Ken randomly mentions insurance runs in inappropriate moments, just because they are paid to.
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."
It must be a little awkward.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Eventually every job will have its "would you like fries with that" line.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Someone asked me that in a Chinese restaurant in Rhode Island
I politely declined
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by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Is it sponsored by a diahorrea medication?
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
DP time!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:56 AM PDT reply actions
Is Josh Donaldson coming up?
I want him to hit another HR.
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4th. It could be salami.
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by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s due up fourth.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
For some reason I'm thinking Speedy Oil Change and Smog Experts
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 11:59 AM PDT reply actions
Nice one G
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
Nice move, Bob. Gio was on fumes.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Looks like he picked the wrong day to quit sniffing fumes.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like he picked the right day to quit sniffing fumes.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
And a great line for Gio, today. Just what we needed, finally!
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."
Argghh, that shifts the line a bit.
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."
Take it from here, Ross!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 12:00 PM PDT reply actions
Take it from here, Ross!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 12:00 PM PDT reply actions
Sorry 'bout that....
AN gave me a “post fail” error message and asked me to repost.
Honest!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I tried that once today, and my comment never showed.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
If Gio's going to pitch like this he can wear all the Ed Hardy shirts he wants
I’ll cope.
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Why dont dugouts have trash bins
It saves alot of cleanup time with cups, candy wrappers, etc all over
He should have been out.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 12:03 PM PDT reply actions
Zooks makes that play.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
he totally turns the wrong way, making the tag much more difficult
Kurt probably turns left and blocks the plate and makes the tag. youngster.
totally due to inexperience.....got to have the downs to learn to play better!
if not – you won’t be in the bigs long.
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AstroTurf (or whatever that is) sux!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 12:03 PM PDT reply actions
By not playing catcher well
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Fair enough.
But that’s the disadvantage of playing a rookie at catcher.
It’s cost us two or three runs today.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
more shit luck there
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
That wasn't luck; it was bad positioning by Donaldson.
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Even Powell makes that play
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Powell's a very very good defensive catcher.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Both runs scored on a throw to the plate, today.
Sounds like the first one was Kouz’s fault, though.
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."
That was kind of Donaldson's fault
"Not in your wildest alcoholic nightmare would you ever imagine such events unfolding!" Bill King
They could DH him and have Fox catch.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Fox seems like a tough guy.
I like Powell too.
I think he could be better than Fox with a little work
I hope
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by Buck Turgidson on May 1, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
REALLy buddy
when gio left we had a 3 run lead after ross left we have a 1 run lead so u r telling me gio would have done worst than ross did…p.s. lucky for us lewis was thrown out at 3rd
Barton needs to stop playing first base for a while.
His throwing has been off to anyone who’s watching.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
Throw was off line when he had plenty of time...that's why Donaldson, who's pretty bad defensively, had to turn his back to make the play.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on May 1, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Why go for third there?
Really, really dumb baserunning. Not that I’m complaining!
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
No. I'm quite grateful.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
No. I'm quite grateful.
But baseball! Fuck yeah! -- lynnzgal
by WaddellCanseco on May 1, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
The pitcher should go to third and the catcher should back it up. I like it!
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, man. Fred Lewis killed us today, but maybe he killed his team more with that attempt at a triple.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 12:06 PM PDT reply actions
Rosales for MVP!
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."
Kouz is a pussy.
Trying to make that tag from the dugout.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Two new threads? ;-)
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by GreenNGoldSooner on May 1, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
We could use a healthy Wuertz and a healthy Devine.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 1, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
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