Open Thread: Game 38 - A's at Angels
by Nico on May 16, 2010 12:15 PM PDT
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PrintThese days, the news is mostly the daily "here's who's back and here's who's gone." Kurt Suzuki is back, starting and hitting cleanup and Josh Donaldson is back at AAA. Justin Duchscherer returns to the DL, Chad Gaudin has been given a ticket out of town on the nearest train(man), DFA style, and Henry Rodriguez is back -- actually he never left, smart guy. And to further bolster the bullpen, the A's have found something called a Cedrick Bowers.
As for today's game, it's Trevor Cahill against Joel Piñeiro with Oakland trying to avoid a sweep and a second consecutive 1-5 road trip. The A's have lost 11 of their last 14 road games. One important note: The next time Daric Barton bunts, it will set up a complex chain of events ending with the unnecessary removal of a nun's spleen. Think of the convent, Bob, and don't do it.
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Let's go Blackhawks! :)
I’ll not be a jerk during this series. I just had to say it once.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
So, England won their first world cricket cup EVER, just an hour ago
by stuffing Australia. This is fantastic. First Jack is Back and now this? Am drinking a victory beer and smiling a victory smile as I make a victory sandwich
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
I can haz viktry sammich?
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
With or without mayo?
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I know almost nothing about cricket
But I find it odd that England has never won since that’s where the sport was invented.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, they've spent long portions of time being terrible
Plus, it’s profoundly non British to be too good at something. Got to give the other chappies a chance.
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
Oh and Wigan won today too, so I'm fully expecting the A's to get tonked.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
Yep. They don't stand a chance. Sorry everyone!
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
If I wanted to try to learn the sport, how would you suggest I go about doing so?
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Watch games on tv.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
The world cup just gone would have been an decent introduction
Being in an American Timezoneway and all that
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
It's more slogging than cricket...
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
It's true - but as an introduction to the game?
might work.
Also, I have to admit, I have a soft spot for twenty 20 – it’s much closer to the game that we play on the village green (at a much higher level, obviously). We’ll never play a five day test match, so I like the democatisation of the shorter game.
Though, can’t beat day five of a close test
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
Do they televise cricket in the US? (Also, no cable...for now, at least)
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
They do on Willow.tv, if you want to pay for it
And I think they have random games on one of the Asian channels in the Bay Area?
But mostly, though, I had to rely on my friend, Ian Ternet
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
Australia are very, very good at the sport,
and it’s the national sport in India and Pakistan.
I also don’t think the cricket world cup has been going that long.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
well, not the Twenty20, but they've had ODI WCs for a good while now
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
20 odd years?
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
1975, Apparently. Time, it flies
Actually, England did win gold at Cricket in the Olympics in 1900 (SUCK IT, FRANCE), so maybe that counts as an international tournament?
Probably not.
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
I can haz game thred?
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Let’s do this.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 12:21 PM PDT reply actions
we're winning today.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Of course we are.
We win this, and we tie LAA 3-3 for the season series so far. Plus, we salvage this series.
Also, Piniero sucks ass.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
And then we can switch Sweeney with Kouzmanoff and Patterson with Chavez.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Sweeney should be hitting higher than Kouzmanoff and Chavez though
Pennington, Barton, Suzuki, Cust, Sweeney, Kouzmanoff, Chavez, Rosales, Patterson would work for me.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That looks like a pretty perfect lineup.
I dig it.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
At this point, Patterson is a better option than anyone on the bench.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, obviously, but it's not like the other options right now are significantly better
Or better at all. I’d probably play Powell over Chavez, and Davis over Patterson just because Cust/Patterson/Sweeney in the outfield makes me cry.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Honestly, at this point I'd give Matt Carson a shot.
By all reports, he can actually throw the ball all the way to the cutoff man, so that’s a plus.
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He's also already hurt!
He fits right in!
Ask me about my squirrel.
So you want the double play machine hitting behind the slow guy who walks all the time?
No.
-The president of the "Sign Elijah Dukes" fan club.
SNDJFIOSJISDOJDOJCIKSJCOJSKSAC
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
I hope this is gibberish and not some newfangled internet acronym.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Me taking out my rage on my keyboard.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
you go, dude.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
This violence against innocent keyboards will not stand, man.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I just want the better hitters getting more at bats.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you need to go back over to the other thread and read the double play counterarguments
You’re blowing this completely out of proportion relative to the so-called problem.
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Pennington, Sweeney, Barton, Cust, Patterson, Suzuki, Kouzmanoff, Chavez, Rosales is my best lineup.
-The president of the "Sign Elijah Dukes" fan club.
Why drop Barton in the order?
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
But now the “double play machine” is batting second and you have the other “double play machines” hitting back-to-back.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I put Sweeney at 2
because its not like the hits he gets have any meaning to them anyway. he might be good at bunting too, and with a faster runner on the basepaths before him we can eliminate those rally-killing, stomach-churning double plays.
-The president of the "Sign Elijah Dukes" fan club.
better times are ahead for all of us
starting today. I have a new attitude today so I’m starting fresh!
Just Suzuki being back makes me feel better and Cahill has been looking better the last two starts…ad then we come home! Yay!
Plus, our boys have historically done well against Pin~eiro!
"By the end of the year, I'll have Dallas throwing right-handed'' -Ben Sheets
Joel Pineiro in 8-8 in 22 career games and 17 career starts against the A’s. He has a 4.68 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and a .279 BAA in those games.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know how to make that symbol come up on my keyboard
I’m aware of how to spell his name, though. Thanks.
"By the end of the year, I'll have Dallas throwing right-handed'' -Ben Sheets
"Option" and "n" at the same time, then "n" and you're there.
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PCs are racist and won't do a proper accent?
How un-PC.
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So Powell, our hottest hitter, has been dropped. Awesome.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
I was hoping he’d be the designated hitter today.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
The guys over at FSN
were talking about Duke like he conned the team into thinking he was healthy. “Poor Tysn Ross and Chad Gaudin….”
There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.
Why are baseball players allowed to even have a say
Cant we run them through some full body x-ray instead of the players word?
-The president of the "Sign Elijah Dukes" fan club.
I don't know who I trust less-
Duke or the A’s “brain trust” comprised of trainers, doctors, medical staff, etc.
There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.
by Eddie Cheddar on May 16, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
We need to win today not because we are diehard A's fans but
Me slegnA friend is here watching the game and Boston Celtics who he is a nauseating fan of as well.
I don’t think I can stomach the thought of Celtics-slegnA.
Go A’s
You get diarrhea when the A's are going to win?
Rough break.
by Boulder A's on May 16, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Thai food gives you diarrhea?
Tough break
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
Chez Nico!
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Reservation for 2 please
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
You mean you are white?
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you sure you aren't a mutant?
Maybe you should see if you can walk through walls or fly or read minds or something
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
that's kinda cool, tho, right?
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
We can use you when spelunking
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
that sounds dirty.
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 May 16, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
from the A's hitters?
There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.
by Eddie Cheddar on May 16, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Not much of a difference.
Ask me about my squirrel.
Nope.
No poke poke at all. That’s the problem.
Ask me about my squirrel.
I feel you my brother man
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
me neither.
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 May 16, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
We're still talking about the A's offense right?
Ask me about my squirrel.
sure.
[deep sigh]
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 May 16, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't say that-
the A’s management has screwed you over pretty well.
There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.
by Eddie Cheddar on May 16, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I love that we are wearing gray.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 12:37 PM PDT reply actions
Gosh, you guys are not team players.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear sirbed,
There are a few people who post here who I really can’t stand. You are not one of them. I haven’t even checked to see if you replied to my most recent post in the other thread, but, uh, we’re not having some stupid interwebz feud or something, are we?
I really don’t care that you flagged me, unless it gets me banned or something. Just so you know, I intend to reply to your posts as if nothing ever happened.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I love it when the bloglove overflows.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
If you'd like to join sirbed and I at the motel room after the game, all you have to do is ask.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Can I film it?
I think we can make some money
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
DMOAS is the official cameraperson,
which means you gotta join in CS.
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 May 16, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
He can be the official camera bringer
and Boom Man.
Ask me about my squirrel.
Well, I dunno.
I haven’t shaved yet
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
No no no
we need you white. It will be the drawing card!
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
"Scarilly pale white dudes with fat dudes (and whatever th3jd44 is)"
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 May 16, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Uh, skinny pale white guy...
Yeah, this is not going to be a good video.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Body Paint for everyone.
Ask me about my squirrel.
It'll look like I'm sleeping with
two Laugh-In era Goldie Hawns with penises.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
See, Horror
Or maybe Clown Porn.
Ask me about my squirrel.
don't tell Mike A.
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 May 16, 2010 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
CLOWN PORN!
Did I say that too enthusiasticly?
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
clown porn is teh 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 May 16, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think the sun's going to help un-scarify the scene.
I’m shooting a horror flick anyway.
Ask me about my squirrel.
A la Jimmy Johnson,
“We WILL win the ball game.”
There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.
Yay, easy first inning.
He steps to the left, he steps to the riiiiiiight. That Amos Roberts, he'll make you look shite!
You know, he's a good player and all
but I am so fucking tired of seeing Ryan Sweeney try to slap the ball the other way it’s mind blowing.
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That anger you feel is a natural reaction to seeing wasted potential
What’s worse is that there seems to be an intentional decision to waste that potential.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Our 6'4" 220lb RF has no power, but our weenie-armed 5'11" 170lb LF leads the team in SLG.
[head explodes]
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
by danmerqury on May 16, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sweeney HAS power
He just bats in such a way that he’s actively not using it.
I wish Rajai and Sweeney would change batting styles.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember when we were playing good ball?
It seems like eons ago.
-The president of the "Sign Elijah Dukes" fan club.
AFASFDASDASFASFSAD
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 16, 2010 12:43 PM PDT reply actions
Throw strikes.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 12:44 PM PDT reply actions
yeah lets try him at 3B
his range his magnificent and he has a cannon for an arm.
-The president of the "Sign Elijah Dukes" fan club.
I think I've heard that suggested before somewhere
but I can’t place it…
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At the game
Someone a section up has a We heart Kooz sign. I wonder if they have been watching…
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by cuppingmaster on May 16, 2010 12:45 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Was she the one who taught him how to throw?
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
It is a woman about middle aged...
"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
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by cuppingmaster on May 16, 2010 12:48 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He came in and walked in someone else's run
Then the GS
8th inning 6-3 Minny
So the Twins actually won a game in New York? Wow.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Coming into today, they had been 3-25 since 2002 in New York.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Please don't say things like that.
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 16, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Chad.
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 May 16, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
And causes fans to wet themselves.
Ask me about my squirrel.
I know, I know.
But Chad is a scary thing.
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 16, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
so was Esteban, I liked him.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
You're an intriguing individual, Bloom.
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 16, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I know.
Esteban was kinda like Russian Roulette pitching. Exciting, potentially fatal, you ain’t going to sleep.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Time Bomb style?
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 16, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I just watched The Deer Hunter again a couple of weeks ago
no Russian Roulette in my future that’s for sure.
You hear about it, you think it doesn't exist
and then one day you’re drunk at some weird party and there are these guys in a corner.
Yeah, we’ve all been there
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
you've just made my daily top ten.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
it wouldn't surprise me if he cleared waivers
of course the Royals could sign him and make him their ace.
Greinke.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Royals are trading him to the A's for Rajai.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
See: Saunders, Game Vs.
Ask me about my squirrel.
TREVOR FUCKING CAHILL HAHAHAHAHAHAH
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 16, 2010 12:48 PM PDT reply actions
Wow. Abreu wasn't even leaning.
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Rockies activated Jeff Francis
He hasn’t pitched in a really, really long time
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:49 PM PDT reply actions
Hey, a Gio commercial on the radio.
Way better than Raj or Ellis.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
habla, dude.
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 May 16, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Doesn't matter now, but
Geren could have argued that Kendrick went out of the baseline on the DP ball. He couldn’t get to 2B from his slide.
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
Here's a list of unemployed SPs
Because I think Mazzaro needs a full year at AAA and dont like our other internal options for replacing Duke for the rest of the season:
Brandon Backe (32)
Cha Seung Baek (30)
Paul Byrd (39)
Daniel Cabrera (29)
Bartolo Colon (37)
Adam Eaton (32)
Mike Hampton (37)
Braden Looper (35) – Type B, not offered arb
Noah Lowry (29)
Pedro Martinez (38)
Eric Milton (34)
Odalis Perez (33)
Mark Prior (29)
Jason Schmidt (37)
John Smoltz (43)
Jarrod Washburn (35)
Washburn can eat innings and owns a 3.50 career ERA at the Coli over 18 GS.
Pedro was looking pretty wily last year
The rest are…um, yeah. But are the question is are they better than what we have internally, in a couple cases I’d say yes.
-The president of the "Sign Elijah Dukes" fan club.
Washburn.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
The only problem this would have would be
that this player would replace Cahill when Anderson comes back. If you think Cahill deserves a spot in the rotation from now until September then you probably arent worried.
-The president of the "Sign Elijah Dukes" fan club.
You have to factor in, though, that a guy like Washburn
would need about a month to get ready.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I think the A's should operate as if Duke won't pitch again this year
He might, but it’s probably better to play it safe.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh I'm pretty sure he won't.
That’s Cahill’s spot now.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Oh, right, Brett Anderson should be back soonish!
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Er...
Wow. What a crappy group. Pedro, maybe? Smoltz?
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
I loathe John Smoltz, so...Pedro.
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've never heard of somebody loathing Smoltz
How come? He seems like a nice guy.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Homophobe, prejudiced.
I just have no patience for that.
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Oh, really?
I missed those comments. Got a link? I’m always looking for new people to dislike.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL, I'll look...
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Wow, I didn't know that either
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
What did Smoltz do to you?
Ive never heard anyone say that they have “loathed John Smoltz” before, what gives?
-The president of the "Sign Elijah Dukes" fan club.
I think Smoltz is done done. He seems okay with being retired.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
plus he gets to hang out with Bob and his toupee.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Bob doesn't really leave home without it.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
course not, you're way too classy for somethingl ike that. Like my car? it's yours.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
You want the merkin?
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
THAT'S MY REAL HAIR, K?
oh, wait, what?
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
Sign Pedro if you can. I mean, really, what's the risk?
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Caramel corn
qualifies as a lunch-type food right?
There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.
Caramel corn is an every-meal food.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
yes.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I have white cheddar popcorn next to me. Trade?
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by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
[sigh]
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry.
I need sugar to get me through the next 2-3 hours.
There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.
by Eddie Cheddar on May 16, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Early onset
diabetes for me.
There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.
by Eddie Cheddar on May 16, 2010 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Surprisingly no.
I’m one of those weirdos that actually doesn’t love popcorn so much… caramel corn makes it a meal in itself, though.
There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.
by Eddie Cheddar on May 16, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Pineiro is great.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
One of these statements is true.
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
thanks for the news flash, Tom Brokaw.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Just doing my best to keep you informed.
by Brett Narloch on May 16, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
good man. Keep it up.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Did Chavez really just take a 1-2 pitch thigh high on the inner half for strike three?
I mean, not even a tricky breaking ball or anything?
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:56 PM PDT reply actions
88 mph (sinker)
should have sunk into the meat of the bat
the 2009 a's
are the kind of team that might hit into a no-hitter
by nateinberkeley on May 16, 2010 12:56 PM PDT reply actions
Well, I’m glad that’s over.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
how bout Chavez in LF and Cust at DH?
go sharks
"They (The 1989 A's) are the best team I ever saw"- Mike Krukow
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Did Patterson really just do that?
"Carter's 25-game hitting streak isn't any normal streak. He's 46 for 97 (.474 average) during the run, adding 16 walks and compiling 81 total bases in the process. I'm out of superlatives for what he's doing." - Kevin Goldstein
HOLY FUCKING SHIT ERIC PATTERSON IS AWFUL AT BASEBALL
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Why is Eric Patterson in center field?
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:58 PM PDT reply actions
a laugh?
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
He's about as funny as a poke in the eye
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
or Chavez in CF and Patteson on waivers?
"They (The 1989 A's) are the best team I ever saw"- Mike Krukow
Where's Mike?
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OH GOD DAMMIT
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 16, 2010 12:58 PM PDT reply actions
What does it say about this organization that
they bent over backwards to keep this guy on the team?
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Ladies and gentlemen, Eric Patterson
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
be glad you're not watching.
it was pathetic. Hunter hit one to deep center, Patterson was “tracking” it up until the point that he looked like he couldn’t figure out which way he wanted to turn, and then jumped like he was up at the wall trying to rob a home run.
Except he was still on the grass, not even to the warning track, and it went over him and landed about 3 feet short of the fence. Hunter walked to second.
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I mean, I have irrational hate for Patterson because he sucks
but that was a truly terrible attempt at fielding.
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It was embarrassing
This is the major leagues.
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
That would have been embarrassing in the minors
or college. or high school.
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little league.
down to tee ball.
Then, no.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw a Shetland League game (5-6 year olds) yesterday,
and I will say that I saw worse.
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14 - 15 year old league
Is about the last time you really expect that to happen.
Ask me about my squirrel.
High fly ball to CF,
he went back close to the edge of the track, acted like he was at the wall (he was about 10-15 feet in front of it), made a leap, completely missed it, and the ball landed on the OF grass near the track.
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
FUCK EVERYTHING FUCK PATTERSON DFA
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 16, 2010 12:58 PM PDT reply actions
That’s why Sweeney should be in center.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 12:58 PM PDT reply actions
The radio call of that was hilarious, by the way.
They’re confused. “He just lost track of where he was.”
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 12:59 PM PDT reply actions
DFA PATTERSON NOW!!!
"Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I'm trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?" - Rickey
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by cuppingmaster on May 16, 2010 12:59 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I need popcorn.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
So, uh, that was ruled a double?
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
Yeah. Sounded like Patterson didn't touch the ball.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Why would that every matter
You’re at the ball and you don’t play it. Error.
Ask me about my squirrel.
It shouldn't matter, but it does according to how the game is scored
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
See and that's what I admantly disagree with.
Whatever idiot would ever think that’s an appropriate way to score a game should be tossed aside along with the dude who thought batting average was important.
Ask me about my squirrel.
I think the idea is to remove as much ambiguity as possible
As such, some obvious errors will be called non-errors. This is just more support for using advanced defensive metrics over fielding percentage.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
There's still tons of ambiguity regardless of "touching" it
It should be “was the ball played to the skill level of an average major leaguer at the position in that particular situation.” There’s going to be ambiguity regardless of how you define it, at least define it appropriately.
Ask me about my squirrel.
"Oh, you played it SO badly you couldn't even TOUCH it?
Well then, no error."
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
See, here's where MLB scoring is fucking ridiculous.
That was not a double in any way, shape, or form. That was a 2 base error.
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Yup. Whether or not the ball is touched should be totally irrelevant
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
Sorry
But that’s an ERROR not a fucking double.
Ask me about my squirrel.
That was easily the most little league play I've seen in a long time
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by cuppingmaster on May 16, 2010 1:00 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Totally.
I was all anti-Coco in Spring Training, but… at this point… he couldn’t be worse.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a sad state of affaris, but... yeah. likewise
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 fucking shit that was terrible god dammit
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
Seriously
That’s fucking embarrassing even in German Bundesliga!!! C’mon, these are supposed to be Major Leagues
Was actually talking about the baseball one
But I bet, you would even find some soccer players who would have made that catch. Or at least looked less like an idiot while not making it
Jens Lehman would be useful to have in a benches clearly brawl
karate kicks all round!
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
I'll take Jens Pulver.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Patterson and Cust should NOT be in the OF
under ANY circumstances. I like both their bats though.
-The president of the "Sign Elijah Dukes" fan club.
Just out of curiosity, why do you like Patterson's bat?
He has an OBP of .264.
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
because he's managed to run into a few balls that left the park
thus artificially inflating his stats and making him, at a cursory glance of his numbers, look like he actually knows how to hit
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He's Rajai minus excitement or defense
"They (The 1989 A's) are the best team I ever saw"- Mike Krukow
He hits EBH and literally does nothing else
What’s not to like?
-The president of the "Sign Elijah Dukes" fan club.
I like it when the Yankees lose.
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truf.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Patterson
is a cyborg sent from the future to sabotage any chance the A’s have of winning… or at least that’s what I am going to start telling myself, to cope.
There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.
Yay. We're good.
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This one is on you, Eric Fuckerson.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
I have no idea why, but this made me laugh out loud.
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, he sucks.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Who was it who called Patterson "Clownshoe" recently? I enjoy that odd, odd description
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 1:04 PM PDT reply actions
Or that the A's, of all teams, would value his "skills"
and ignore things like OBP and defense.
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LOL -- timely.
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
hi shoes.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
If you can predict the future so well
when am I having sex again?
Ha! Now thats a tough one!
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
The Rays are wearing their baby blue unis.
Ties it up with the Ms.
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I can’t believe that.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 1:05 PM PDT reply actions
god dammit this team is just embarrassing to watch
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
I think the a's are focusing too much on the Sharks game
"They (The 1989 A's) are the best team I ever saw"- Mike Krukow
that's ok. we have the offense to make up for defensive mistakes.
by Deborah51 on May 16, 2010 1:06 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Fucking incompetent idiots
Totally embarrassing
whew.
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Yay Trevor. He's all "I gotta do this myself, because y'all suck"
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 1:07 PM PDT reply actions
Exactly what I said...
and I still agree
by jonahbartlett on May 16, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
So Cahill got 6 outs in that inning.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
Well the A's are so awesome they just want to make it fair for the other teams
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by thejd44 on May 16, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't get a chance to watch Cahill much..
Is his control usually this spotty (and is his sinker usually this flat)?
So far this year
It seems so.
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by Hit4TheCycle on May 16, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Control? Yeah, usually spotty.
But his sinker isn’t usually flat.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
Carl Crawford lead off triple in bottom of 8.
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in theory, one could go more thsn one base with a hit.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
see, you hear about it, but you don't believe it happens
and then one day you’re drunk and at this weird party
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
Ooo I was at that party
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
When you get to third base with a woman, it means...
Oh, triple. Nevermind.
Baseball, baseball
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
My brother from another mother
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
sac fly. Rays up, 2-1.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
The best thing about watching the AL West is that you can always turn the channel...
and watch the M’s, Angels, and Rangers lose too.
by Brett Narloch on May 16, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
If someone told us Texas would lose 3 beofre this series started
we would be happy But
I don't get a chance to watch Cahill much...
Is his control usually this spotty? (And is his "sinker
aw, I like Jack's new gameday photo
and the ‘hitting the ball into play’ thing, too.
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
I can leave this bloop hit shit
GIVE ME HR, WALKS AND STRICKOUTZZZZZ
-The president of the "Sign Elijah Dukes" fan club.
We're just giddy like schoolgirls over the singles
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Cust has had 5 PAs.
Only one was a TTO PA. Odd.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
woo. dp.
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That DP was so predictable
He a ground ball pitcher. I know Cust was on 1st but you would think they might try some hit and run even though a DP was inevitable
Well, that's a disappointment
I suspect that you think tilting at windmills means something other than what it does.
The ninth fastest thirty year old in San Francisco
i don't think it's over yet
but the A’s have been beating the optimism out of me lately. it’s one thing they’re doing well.
it's funny how a team goes from decent to absolutely atrocious in such a short span
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The 2009-2010 Boston Bruins
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by Hit4TheCycle on May 16, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Predictable inning.
"Carter's 25-game hitting streak isn't any normal streak. He's 46 for 97 (.474 average) during the run, adding 16 walks and compiling 81 total bases in the process. I'm out of superlatives for what he's doing." - Kevin Goldstein
does it feel like they've given up to anybody else?
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I'm starting to feel I have
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup.
It’s probably related to the clubhouse shuttle. Horrible for morale. Plus the players who are in there suck.
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That seemed like it was the beginning of something more
not the peak before the drive off the cliff
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
{slide whistle}
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
Thank you Nico
I set that up just for you
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by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
it's ALMOST getting ot the point where I can laugh at our misfortunes
at the beginning of the decade.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
of course, if chavez had been on deck watching giambi like he
was watching Byrnes in Boston….he would not have blown the whistle even if it was around his neck…..just stared at him.
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
Sigh.
This is all Rays retribution for embarrassing them on a national stage.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
I remember that game
That was a good game. Sigh…
Ask me about my squirrel.
TAP TAP PLASTICS!
(damn it, I need MGD songs)
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TAP's good.
Shakers makes me wanna kill,.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I love Meg Whitman.
Beep beep boop beep.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
dan's a cyborg!
RUN!
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Get Capt. Kirk to make her blow herself up
after he shags her of course
Zooey Deschanel!
by ChickenStanley on May 16, 2010 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
oh right
um….sure!
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
She really does a fantastic job of making me want to vote for Poisner
Ask me about my squirrel.
Yeah, she does.
Sadly, I doubt Poizner will even sniff the general election.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
Depends on how good a job
Meg does at getting Dems to vote for him.
Ask me about my squirrel.
In a world that's black and white
You vote Gray…
Ask me about my squirrel.
Hilariously, Poizner has actually been gaining ground over the last few months.
It’s now a tossup. And he’s spent pretty much $0.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
He doesn't need to.
Meg’s doing it for him.
Ask me about my squirrel.
Opinion polls had Meg at 40-50% in January, with Poizner at 10-20.
Now, it’s 30 or 40% a piece.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
Fielding won’t be a tip.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 16, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Today on Oakland A's baseball:
How to make [insert name here] look like a dominator, plus other tips.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 16, 2010 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
To the A's
the Angels’ pitching lineup looks like this: Cy Young, Cy Young, Cy Young, etc.
@WorldBLee
Fancy Anaheim and their special artificial landscaping
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Is it just me, or is Cahill awesome when he throws his curveball and terrible when he doesn't...?
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
You can probably kind of say that about most guys, I suppose
… _ is awesome when his _ is working and terrible when it isn’t. Ooh, Match Game!
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 don't mean when it's working, I literally just mean if he throws it...
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on May 16, 2010 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
the silver lining so far is that I like the way Cahill is throwing.
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
Uhhhhhhhhh,
too much caramel corn.
There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.
Cahill is pitching nicely, actually, which is a surprising upside.
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
Good inning
Now to have a good outing.
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Am I the only one who wants to put Eric Patterson on the mound?
Unleashing 55 mph fastballs.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
I'm not sure he could reach the plate without the pitch bouncing.
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You know, that commerical where the hitchiker gets run over is fairly outrageuous
Aren’t we some impressive primates in the evolutionary history of earth, get a life and grow the fuck up.
Remember when we all thought this was going to be our opening day lineup?
1B: Barton
2B: Ellis
SS: Pennington
3B: Kouzmanoff
C: Suzuki
LF: Davis
CF: Crisp
RF: Sweeney
DH: Cust
Bench: Gross, Powell, Rosales, Patterson or Fox
Its funny to think that we might actually see it at the end of the month. So that’s 2 months of pointless, wasted baseball that had an easy fix: RELEASE CHAVEZ.
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Barton and Penington
.229 and less than .240 after that AB
Just in time for Ellis to take his place back at 2B and move Rosales to the bench where he belongs.
-The president of the "Sign Elijah Dukes" fan club.
Ahahahahah, VINCE.
“And the……[flip page, flip page]…Halos”.
I'm walking out in a force ten gale.
Birds thrown around, bullets for hail.
NEW THREAD OPEN
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
Rays hold on, beat M's, 2-1.
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