League Welcomes Kurt Suzuki Back Into League With Walkoff Win (6-5)

I’m glad I don’t have to do it.

when we win!

http://www.athleticsnation.com/2010/5/18/1478467/chris-townsend-thread-5-18

good cust picture. whish it was one showing off his outfield instincts

I even got a little time on the game thread.

My roommate was on the phone with his mom and all of the sudden I scream loud expletives at Jerry Blevins and she says to him, “Well, I guess that means that the A’s f*cked up?” LOLOLOL

What a game…. having Zuki back is HUGE for this team. Sweeney is un-f*ckin’-conscious at this point, OMG there is no keeping him at bay. Pennington taking second whilst Gutierrez slept is the play of the day, just like CT and I discussed moments ago on the radio postgame. Sheets? Need more cutter but his curve sure was a snappin’ tonight, whooooosh! Siddown Saunders, you were too tall to bunt anyway.

Kept us in the game anyway and I LOVE that he did not even split to the clubhouse and stayed to watch the rest of the game, LOVE competitors and this guy is definitely one…. check his reaction when the run didn’t count after (Gold Glove OFer 2010) Jack Cust nabbed the guy at third and Kotchman trotted the last few steps, oh man Ben was pumped, all pointing at Cust and whatnot. I f*cking LOVE Cust by the way… he is as cool and as good natured a pro athlete as you’ll find, it seems.

Much to take away from this one, it was kind of a substantial game. WTF is with Felix the King? Looked like regicide for the 1st few tonight, and his ERA is pretty up there…. isn’t this a contract year for him? It seemed he was head-casing out there, looking PISSED at some of the calls and shaking off Rob “Foul Ball Right In the” Johnson over and over with an expression that looked like daggers in the eyes. When Wakamatsu went to the mound the first time Felix didn’t even look him in the eye…. that looks like a manager that has lost control of that team, I feel. Would not surprise me to see him get the axe from their GM Mr. Z anyday now…. wow their season is just in total meltdown Mariner shipwreck mode, who’d a-thunk it?

Overall a marvelously marvelous win to get back to that 20-20 vision… after 40 we are RIGHT THERE, friends, and this minus so many dudes we projected to have out there like Anderson, Ellis, Crisp, Zuki for so long, Wuertz for weeks, on and on to the break of dawn and yet there we are. Crisp and Ellis started their rehabs tonight, and Coco even went a Crispy 4-4 with a bomb, so maybe Help Is On the Way and the A’s are gonna tie a tight Slipknot!* on this AL West as the summer gets a-boiling.

OK, come up and visit me in Sec 317 Row 3 tomorrow night, I wanna see my AN homies in person!!

*apologizes for gratuitous Grateful Dead “Blues for Allah” references, my bads.

well, it’d be nice if my left fielder did the same things my good little league outfielders did, like taking a good route to the ball, advancing into the ball as you’re catching it so you can make a throw about 1 second more quickly and with greater velocity and accuracy.

of course, that would have taken away the drama of free baseball. but it would make me feel a little better about the team.

(don’t get me wrong, I love Cust. but that was simply inexcusable)

double that a good LFer prevents. Cust should be DHing.

Oh and if this game doesn’t convince Rajai how important it is for him to put the ball on the ground and stop swinging for the fences, nothing will. His speed is devastating – he’s a nightmare once he gets on the bases, but he should also be using that speed to GET on base.

by Ray Fosse’s consistent references to the “gold glover” Jack Cust?? His ABs came through though and I have to say, glad to have him back.
Excited also about the wide open division. Really making this season fun… except for that Angels sweep.

if we lost that game! The A’s had King Felix on the ropes early and really should have had him out of there … I was pissed we didn’t eventually pin the L on him.
He’s got a little bit of swagger to him … when he came out to pitch with 100 pitches thrown already, I was like “Sum’ b***h thinks he has a chance for a W.” And he almost did.
When Bailey walked that punch n’ judy Saunders kid leading off the 9th, I almost melted down. Thank goodness we pulled it out.

but I called the walkoff.

we would have ended up seeing 2 innings from Breslow, or the 11th turned over to Cedrick Bowers. There’s a reason you roll the dice with your starter — especially if Wuertz is not available, which appears to have been the case.

I was at the game. I took a girl to her 1st A’s game & she was freezing, so she wanted to leave in the 9th. I looked at her, wild-eyed. “Are you crazy! We’re not going anywhere. I’m gonna buy you a hot chocolate, get myself a coffee, & we’re gonna witness a walk-off.” She just smiled, annoyed. You could tell she really wanted to go. She was cold, plus she was in heels, so her feet hurt.

After Suzuki got the game-winning hit, she screamed & dug her nails into my arm. It startled me, to be honest. “Aw, look at them! They’re celebrating,” she said. “This feels just like a HS game! It’s so exciting!”

Big win for the A’s. There is something powerful about playing at the Coliseum. Maybe it’s all the history, or maybe it’s the hardcore fans but the A’s play inspired ball in Oakland…

and Kuiper says, “A’s win it in twelve, 6-5.” Twelve? Really, Glen? It was a long game, but not that long.

I understand the lefty/righty splits but sometimes it’d be nice to leave a guy in for a batter or two after he looks so dominant.

Blevins is USUALLY good against lefties but he’s struggling right now in general, for whatever reason. Hopefully he gets it together — they’re raking him both away AND at home.