Cahill Dances Through Raindrops As A's Win Series
by Nico on May 31, 2010 3:50 PM PDT
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It's a good thing they don't play baseball games on paper, partly because today the paper would have disintegrated in the rain and partly because it would have shown a mismatch of Trevor Cahill vs. Justin Verlander. It took a couple hours to get started today, and when they did apparently they started the game Justin time, greeting Verlander with a Rajai Davis single, a Barton RBI double, and a Sweeney single helping the A's to a 2-0 lead before Cahill's first pitch.
Cahill would pitch 6.1 IP, walking 5, and allowing the leadoff man to reach in four of the first five innings, but he always had the "money pitch" -- be it a DP grounder, a strikeout, or a liner to Rajai -- to keep the Tigers off the board...with an assist from Gabe Gross, who gunned down Brennan Boesch at home plate to end the 5th following Brandon Inge's sharp base hit to LF.
Things got contentious in the 7th, as the A's tallied their 3rd run off of Verlander. Verlander thought he had Kevin Kouzmanoff struck out twice, but didn't get the ball-strike calls, before Kouzmanoff delivered an RBI single. After he was yanked by Jim Leyland, Verlander seemed intent on discussing equestrian waste with home plate umpire Laz Diaz.
The A's 4th run? That would be a patented "Rajai run" in the 8th: single, steal 2B, steal 3B, score on a FC. As Rajai goes, seemingly, the A's go, and both went today with Davis scoring twice and the A's scoring the 4 they need to practically guarantee a win.
Is Cahill being lucky or good? A little of both, I'd say. He's battling and not wilting, but he's having to battle because he's putting an awful lot of guys on base and relying on some awfully good defense. Still, when that's your #5 starter you're doing ok. And the 1st place A's are doing ok.
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And Detroit was swingin in the rain!
"The guy was tasting himself too long to apologize."~Dallas Braden
30 wins for Ubaldo
The A's are a fairly quiet team, and then there's Ben Sheets. Sheets, as a kid, must have been thrown out of every library in Baton Rouge. ~ Scott Ostler
Today?
"The guy was tasting himself too long to apologize."~Dallas Braden
by OptimistPrime on May 31, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
yep
The A's are a fairly quiet team, and then there's Ben Sheets. Sheets, as a kid, must have been thrown out of every library in Baton Rouge. ~ Scott Ostler
I would love if the Gnats somehow post 30 losses in one day
they deserve it for being so….orange and black!
"The guy was tasting himself too long to apologize."~Dallas Braden
by OptimistPrime on May 31, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Really glad we pinned the L on Verlander
You could tell he expected to beat us … no. First place — by ourselves — on Memorial Day. I’ll take it.
I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.
Thanks Nico
Without TV it’s hard to tell how Cahill is truly pitching. We should still be guardedly optimistic, but so far so good.
by supersugarCrisp on May 31, 2010 3:53 PM PDT reply actions
What do you do in the rain? Braden says play on
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by Hit4TheCycle on May 31, 2010 3:53 PM PDT reply actions 11 recs
I love how he stops and admires his "home run."
If he were a hitter, I could totally see him doing that in an actual game.
by whiteshoes40 on May 31, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
He's over the flu
And I like seeing someone have a little fun like that. It’s not like anyone mobbed him at the plate.
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Plus
He slid, rather than jump on home plate.
Too soon?
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on May 31, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Everything is risky.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Bob Geren learned about Braden sliding while on the Bob Valvano show
Valvano asked Geren about it and Geren said, it was the first he’d heard of it and didnt seem to pleased. Valvano asked, did I just get Braden in trouble and Geren said, “uh you just might have” in a pretty stern tone. wow, we’ll see. Keeping my out for Jane Lee tweets.
The A's are a fairly quiet team, and then there's Ben Sheets. Sheets, as a kid, must have been thrown out of every library in Baton Rouge. ~ Scott Ostler
So then this antic wasn't "manager's decision"?
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
didnt sound like it, lol
The A's are a fairly quiet team, and then there's Ben Sheets. Sheets, as a kid, must have been thrown out of every library in Baton Rouge. ~ Scott Ostler
No, Geren told Braden to bunt.
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by thejd44 on May 31, 2010 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
i know but I was surprised
something interesting happened while Bob Valvano interviewed Bob Geren, wasnt expecting that.
The A's are a fairly quiet team, and then there's Ben Sheets. Sheets, as a kid, must have been thrown out of every library in Baton Rouge. ~ Scott Ostler
So awesome. I edited it a bit further.
Cropped slightly, re-sized, removed frames & further slowed the animation
direct link
And for fun, I made one sepia old style
direct link
:D
"Sorry guys, I’m not going to try and hit (Douglas) Murray anymore. It doesn’t work." - Steve Ott, Dallas Stars.
by SwisherThresher on May 31, 2010 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks!
The sepia gif kind of reminds me of The Shawshank Redemption
haha
"Sorry guys, I’m not going to try and hit (Douglas) Murray anymore. It doesn’t work." - Steve Ott, Dallas Stars.
by SwisherThresher on May 31, 2010 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Took me a while to figure out what "FC" is.
Is that a standard abbreviation? I can’t remember seeing it in a sentence before.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Yes, for "fielder's choice"
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
Prince or Cecil?
"The guy was tasting himself too long to apologize."~Dallas Braden
by OptimistPrime on May 31, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
prince or cecil roflz
"The two of them deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted."
Football Club
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by Hit4TheCycle on May 31, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
santangelo
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones."
-BB 07/27/05
The Chris Townsend thread is here.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 31, 2010 3:56 PM PDT reply actions
Yeah, but does it have a seizure inducing graphic like this thread does?
HMMMM?
"The guy was tasting himself too long to apologize."~Dallas Braden
by OptimistPrime on May 31, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Click to find out!
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 31, 2010 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Click on the subject line of the comment to collapse it
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I love it when we win and we’re in first place.
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by Rated-R Superstar on May 31, 2010 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, blogger, you're supposed to just be angry and complaining all the time
None of this “like,” ya hear?
Seriously, though, the A’s are winning games! Yay!
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by thejd44 on May 31, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I watched the Rockies/Giants game
Since I enjoy watching Ubaldo Jimenez (and Carlos Gonzalez). But I kept checking the A’s game on my iPhone. Good win!
by OaklandSi on May 31, 2010 4:19 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Buster (I <3 the Yankees) Olney said if he could have only one pitcher for the next 4 years
It’d be Jimenez. Since an unabashed East Coast homer said that, he must be pretty damn good!
Just one question...
… when did we sign an Australian soccer player to pitch for us?
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=300531106
Apparently he was really bored during the rain delay?
Are they intentionally doing this so we have to remember all the alternate things to call our players?
Tim Cahill? Really?
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When it started raining in the 9th, Bailey sure looked ready to get outta town with that "W"
First place A’s baby :)
I’m worried that LAA- led by Hunter, Abreu, and Kendrick are heating up and hope they don’t decide to trade for Mike Lowell…
I hate the Angels so much!!!
Every man for himself...
Really? I sure hope the Angels trade for Mike Lowell.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on May 31, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
yup
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on May 31, 2010 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
esp if they give up someone with value
Your first place Oakland A's.
by eastcoasta'sfan on May 31, 2010 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't care who the angels trade for,
I just really hope they trade for someone.
BTW Angle fan friend mentioned Berkman or Gonzalez! when I pointed out the standings, they seemed to not understand. They think that the padres will get “nothing” i they don’t trade him at the end of the year.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
Isn't Gonzalez under contract/control for a few more years?
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by thejd44 on May 31, 2010 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Do we still need a 12 man bullpen or do we need to bring in another OF ?
What does Geren do if Gross and Davis get in a slump? Cust and Patterson????
Every man for himself...
Play Gross and Davis and hope they get out of their slump soon.
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
agreed
Gross looks pretty damn good for a 4th OF
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by stranahanahan on May 31, 2010 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Worry about it if they slump.
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by thejd44 on May 31, 2010 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
if?
You realize that Davis still has a 78 OPS+ this season, right?
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hater.
oh wait, I don’t like him either…nevermind.
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by Leopold Bloom on May 31, 2010 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Dunno bout y'all
But I could get used to this Gabe Gross, esp. defensively.
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Yes...against RHP
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Who would you prefer there against LHP?
And please dont say Fox.
Rosales
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 he's more valuable in LF against LHP
He can still spot start for Pennington against RHP. But Pennington’s doing fine — he’s in a slump, and isn’t that good a hitter period, but defensively he’s really quite good.
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
if Crisp comes back on June 7
they are going to have a tough decision to make.
The A's are a fairly quiet team, and then there's Ben Sheets. Sheets, as a kid, must have been thrown out of every library in Baton Rouge. ~ Scott Ostler
In theory, but not in practice
In practice, Crisp will start everyday and that’s that.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
By "everyday" you mean "for the weekend until he hurts something else," right?
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by thejd44 on May 31, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I meant "until he sneezes or farts"
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
Plus if someone's going to cut one,
how about Billy Beane cuts 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
I can only hope.
I also wonder what will happen when Buck is back. I personally would rather have Buck than Fox. (I mean, Id rather Carter or Taylor be ready but its not looking like that will happen)
there are several people
here that may want to cut patterson
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
Cut him
in more ways than one! ;-)
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by cuppingmaster on Jun 1, 2010 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I think everyone would have to laugh at a fart-induced injury at least a little
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by thejd44 on May 31, 2010 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Unless it was Anderson and he tweeted about it.
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 want to see rosales at short
for anything more than a spot start
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
Nice
Love Barton’s character.
Gotta say that nearly every game I’ve been to at Angels Stadium he’s been around the fans, (he’s from Huntington, so I’m sure he’s hanging out with family) and he’s one of the coolest ballplayers I’ve met. Super friendly, super easygoing. There aren’t many guys who are easier to root for…
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on May 31, 2010 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Seems that way, yeah
A few years ago I did a real quick interview with him in Albuquerque at the Triple-A All-Star workout/media day and he was nice and accommodating. The questions were relayed to me to ask since I was there and I worked a couple in toward the end.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Thanks for the link FF
Nice to read a bit about Barton from awhile back.
He really is one of those guys who is just plain fun to watch when he’s on the field, regardless…
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on May 31, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks
It’s not much of an interview now that I’ve done a few others I came up with the questions for myself, but it’s something. I’m still more into the photo side of it but it was a chance to catch him there for Scout.com.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
That's pretty cool
We have a photographer/reporter stashed in AAA and getting closer and closer to the show. Any chance for a September call-up?
lens envy?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Yeah
The only thing that sucks for me in the place I’m in is I have to buy my own equipment. Damn, if I could just borrow something whenever I needed it…
I’ve at least found some reputable lens rental sites online so I want to try out a couple longer lenses before I think of buying one, but even for just a few days it’s something like $200-300 to rent it.
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That's not 400mm F2.8, right?
Looks a bit narrow for it, but as the pic is cropped, I can’t really tell. Looks more like 200mm-400mm F4 or 600mm F4 to me.
I shot with all Nikon long lenses under difficult circumstances, so I managed to get a real good idea how good and practical they are. If you want pure quality, nothing beats 400mm F2.8. The DOF and bokeh are just out of this world. But it is also a heavy bitch and hard to handle. Especially if you are stashed in the middle of the bunch you will have problems swinging it around the monopod if you want to follow something passing by. I am in good shape, but I felt the toll of shooting with almost 15lb from my hand for three hours. The weight is also not to be underestimated when carrying it around. I skied down the Olympic downhill slope with a backpack full of equipment and the long lens on my shoulder and while it is fun, one has to be careful.
If F2.8 is not necessary, and new bodies with great ISO values make up for the light acquiring part more and more, than you can get still great results for a fraction of cost and weight. I shot a lot with 300mm F2.8 and a 1.4 converter, thus making it 420mm F4 lens. Bokeh and DOF suffer a bit when compared to 400mm, but you get affordable and compact solution that you can also always use as 300mm 2.8.
My favorite was 200mm-400mm F4, though. It’s more expensive than 300mm but cheaper than 400mm, it has great optic, it’s lighter and easier to handle and it will cover most of the shots you want on a given day. Depending where you are and what you shoot, you can get away with just two bodies, putting either 70mm-200mm, or one wider one on the second one.
HTH, I won’t dump examples here, but if you ever make a general sport photography thread I can post some examples from each one.
I think it's bigger than the 200-400mm f4, so it's probably a 500mm or 600mm lens
I’d love to have a longer zoom at f2.8 but I just don’t think that’s in the cards right now. The one I am looking at is the 200-400mm f4, and I’ll be renting it from a place for a few days at the end of the month. They also rotate out their lenses and offer for sale some of them after about 20 weeks of renting, so I’m talking to them about that possibility as they’ll probably sell it for about 80% of retail. I figured renting that lens first would be a good option for me.
I’d still like some zoom flexibility and this will be a good way to check just how close and good I get at max zoom. That lens wouldn’t be quite as good at night but I’ve already seen what I get with the 70-200mm f2.8 that gets locked down to f4 with a 1.4x teleconverter, and I think I can live with that for what I’m doing. It’d also be on a monopod so I don’t have to worry much about getting tired of hand-holding it.
I’m also thinking of that option of keeping the 70-200mm f2.8 to go along with another DSLR, maybe lower end one that’s not as expensive, and use the 200-400mm for the D3. I can also test that by trying the 70-200mm lens on the D80 I already have, mainly for stuff that’s closer like dugout shots or wider angles.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Looks like Barton is taking his rain delay gig pretty seriously
"Sorry guys, I’m not going to try and hit (Douglas) Murray anymore. It doesn’t work." - Steve Ott, Dallas Stars.
by SwisherThresher on May 31, 2010 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
That's adorable.
(Especially in the pretty green tops.)
by whiteshoes40 on May 31, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, and as a photographer it kind of hits on one of those little "cool" things for me
I love seeing the occasional shot of an athlete messing around with a camera like that.
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For those not in the bay area....
Thursdays afternoon game at Boston is on the MLB channel.
I think thats our only NAT TV game this year
maybe one in sept, not sure
The A's are a fairly quiet team, and then there's Ben Sheets. Sheets, as a kid, must have been thrown out of every library in Baton Rouge. ~ Scott Ostler
in the regular season that is
The A's are a fairly quiet team, and then there's Ben Sheets. Sheets, as a kid, must have been thrown out of every library in Baton Rouge. ~ Scott Ostler
Anyone hear about the brawl in the minors
With the Texas rangers triple aaa team. Engel beltre hit a walk off homerun and pretty much pimped it and then throw the bat up 30 feet in the air. When he got to third the pitcher and thirdbaseman were waiting for him and punchs starting flying.
by buckfan6 on May 31, 2010 7:42 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I'm jealous
Could any of our players throw a bat 30 feet in the air?
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
jeez
any video link?
What an idiot. C’mon man, you’re in the minors, control you’re friggin’ emotions with the celebrations…
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on May 31, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Or "good"?
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
Naw. I like Cahill and think he could develop into a good pitcher
But I’d also say it’s premature to say he’s a good pitcher now. He’s very much a work-in-progress who is turning so-so process into good results.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I agree. But its easy to get the nickname from.
Plus, most people dont appreciate my FOTC references when I say “Brett you got it going on!” when I cheer on BrettAnderson49@twitter. So I have to go with what I got.
Just hope that FIP comes down other than the ERA going up...
AN: Where you will be an A's fan or Dallas Braden will show you the repercussions of your actions.
by stranahanahan on May 31, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
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