C's The Day! Cahill, Cust Help A's To Series Win
by Nico on Jul 11, 2010 4:03 PM PDT
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Coming into this series, Jack Cust had not homered since June 8th against...the Angels. His second HR in as many games was a two-run bomb off Jered Weaver that gave Trevor Cahill and the A's a 3-0 lead. Cust also stole a base and had a hit-and-run single because the universe is backwards.
Cahill was superb in his 7 IP, allowing just an unearned run. The crossroads moment in the game came with the A's leading 3-1 in the 6th, when the Angels loaded the bases with nobody out and Cahill calmly got a 5-2-3 DP from Mike Napoli, then stranded the tying runs in scoring position with a backdoor curve that froze Cory Aldridge. The A's All-Star rep is now 9-3 with a 2.94 ERA.
Oh, the other A's All-Star rep got the save -- Andrew Bailey was named to replace Jered Weaver who was named to replace Cahill.
And while his named failed to start with the letter "C" I'll still mention Kurt Suzuki, who broke out of a -1 for 712 slump today by going 3 for 3 with an RBI double, two sizzling singles, and a walk.
Enjoy the All-Star Break, which finds Oakland 7.5 out of first place and just 3 games shy of the Angels, 43-46 with four days to relax and reflect on the most beautiful of things: winning a series from their rivals down South.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 11, 2010 4:06 PM PDT reply actions
THAT
is the classic AN caption of the month so far.
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The schedule isnt our friend from here on out
29 games remain with the best teams in the AL
29 are against division rivals
12 are against bad teams
3 against the .500 Jays
BAD TEAMS (12 games)
9 games against KCR
3 games against CLE
DIV RIVALS (29 games)
13 against TEX
6 against LAAA
10 against SEA
BEST TEAMS (29 games)
4 against TBR
6 against BOS
9 against CHI
6 against MINN
REST (3)
3 against TOR
Regardless I think it basically comes down to beating Texas. If we can take 8-10 out of the last 13 against them, then we might be in this thing.
-Yeah, I just posted that, but my opinion is apparently "wrong" a significant portion of the time though, so take it as you will.
Eh
I think we might have the most favorable schedule between us, Texas, and the Angels.
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
4 + 6 + 9 + 6 ≠ 29
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
At least 40 wins, no more than 30 losses.
I’m calling it.
by JonathanNathan on Jul 11, 2010 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Seattle counts as a bad team
Tex, well, if we can’t beat them, what’s the point.
We've also won split w/ slegnA this year, so...
Who I think we will realistically be battling with unless Texas bombs somehow.
I could also see Chicago cooling off a bit.
Why cant we have more games w/ Baltimore…
Ask the Rangers how they feel about Baltimore!
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Grant Green will probably be coming into the Futures Game in the next couple innings
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Dee Gordon just made a routine catch look difficult.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Dee Gordon is a terrible prospect.
I have no idea what he’s doing at the Futures Game.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Jul 11, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Whatever happened to that Beckham character?
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
He's a High Schooler though, right? Green was a college Jr.
Plus he’s due a promotion anyway, he’s hitting really well. I have no worries about Green.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
JohnSheaHey
#Athletics Grant Green now playing SS for U.S. Team. It’s the fifth inning, and the Futures Game goes just seven.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 11, 2010 4:49 PM PDT reply actions
JohnSheaHey
They’re going 9 innings in Futures Game. Used to be 7. Still not enough to pack Angel Stadium. Lotsa empties. HR Derby tix available, too
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 11, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
There’s no rally monkey… of course tickets are still available.
by Colorado Fan on Jul 12, 2010 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I wast the futures game and green looked good
He made a nice play but I wasn’t paying too much attention to the game since I’m with family. What I dont get is why he didn’t start. Dee Gordon is not beter than grant green.
by Twan54321 on Jul 11, 2010 7:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Don't like his throwing motion.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
What about it don't you like?
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by stranahanahan on Jul 12, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Sort of a side arm motion. Looks awkward. Unless that was just the one throw.
I only saw him hit a bloop single, throw out a runner at 1B and smartly hold onto a Baltimore chop. Couldn’t get any idea about his defensive prowess – and he swung at pretty much the first pitch so couldn’t judge his discipline either. He has a nice swing though.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Got to see a few of these guys in Midland recently
Castro, Lyles, Moustakas to name a few so far.
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They should ask JP about Alex Rios.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
3B?
Green plays Pennington’s spot. There’s talk about possibly moving him to another position. He said he’s cool with whatever gets him to bigs.
If the Mets want to give us Fernando Martinez for Sheets, I'll take it.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
Probably not. The Mets don't really need rotation help.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Jul 11, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh, it couldn't hurt.
I live in NYC and a lot of their fans say they wouldn’t hate to have another starter. Takahashi needs to go back into the bullpen to be effective, and John Maine has really been horrible. Niese, Pelfrey and Santana are good as a top three, and Dickey has been unbelievable, but I’m not sure the fans expect it to continue. (The organization may, I’m just saying what my friends think)
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.
I do agree with you however that they probably wouldn't do Sheets for Martinez.
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.
Yeah, they do.
Does anyone really think R.A. Dickey keeps up what he’s doing? If he regresses, the Mets need starting pitching help and fast.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
Why not?
Maybe he’s finally worked out how to throw his knuckleball.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
Possibly, but there will still be some regression
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by stranahanahan on Jul 12, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Right, yeah, he's not suddenly an amazing pitcher.
But having watched him pitch I’d suggest he’s finally figured out where the release on his knuckleball should be and he’s throwing it for strikes.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
I didn’t think it would drop.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 11, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice Play
Green looked good on that play. Quick hands on the exchange. Smooth, Good read.
Not a lot you can make out of a couple innings but he stayed with it off the deflection and made a good play
Held the ball for a split second after taking it out of the glove, but had enough time.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
For a tall lanky guy
He’s pretty smooth out there. Seems to move well.
Another good outing today.
I was afraid they’d be unable to score anything after yesterday’s onslaught, but the Green n’ Gold came through!
"With Chance on first, and Evers on third,
Great things from the Cubs will soon be heard."
It did seem like too much to hope they'd score runs two days in a row.
The first day was the meat and this one was the gravy!
Facial hair
He’s definitely got a porn stache look going.
Gotta love the weekend.
Not only did the A’s whup the angels, but I love the comeback after the beatdown from the yankees. I still doubt that we’re playoff bound, but the second half is worth watching. And maybe that’s as good as it gets right now.
JJ Martin
The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then pick it up. ~Bob Uecker
Would've liked at least one win against NY to split the two series...
…but I feel a bit better about them winning the series against a division rival.
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lights cigar, relaxes in chair, dreams of making a run for first
alaska A residing in northern Idaho.
Real Manager speak:
“The last 10 games have not been good,” manager Mike Scioscia said. “We have guys who have underperformed and we need them to do what they are capable of doing.”
I can’t imagine Geren ever being at all candid in his interviews. Just the same old blah blah blah.
don't tell the Rev
but I would take MS as my manager any day of the week. [[[ducks projectiles from AN faithful]]]
Year after year he has those guys in the thick of the race, and most years he wins the division… most of the time with ease. They have major injuries to their pitching, and he still gets them to get it done (2009 is a prime example). They lose free agents integral to their success and he still has them right there (2010). Players die horrible tragic deaths during the season, and he still has them getting it done, somehow (last year).
If Geren had a player die, he’d have the poor guy penciled in to hit 5th the next night, and then talk at the postgame presser about what a stellar effort the deceased put forth in a close-but-ultimately losing effort.
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by emperor nobody on Jul 11, 2010 10:54 PM PDT up reply actions
hold on there a second
Winning the AL West since 2007 onwards has been about just not being a crappy team, he has the talent, no one else did, so he won. Has nothing to do with his own skills, he is indeed the most annoying MGR not named Guillen in the game. He questions sooooo many more calls than anyone, and wastes everyones time in doing so. He figured out that manufacturing runs was a good move for the lineup he had, so he deserves some credit, but he doesnt have a RF with 1 HR nor was he forced to play a broken DH for the 1st month of the year. He simply doesnt have the kinds of problems the other 3 teams in the west have.
-Yeah, I just posted that, but my opinion is apparently "wrong" a significant portion of the time though, so take it as you will.
a broken DH?
WTF are you talking about? They lost their best stick to a shattered leg and they are still rolling along, this weekend and their recent troubles, which he took no hesitation to call out among his players, notwithstanding.
He doesn’t have the same problems as the other teams? No you’re right, no other team had their hot stud pitching prospect DIE, you got that right. BOTTOM LINE: his teams always perform no matter what the adversity, and performance under and amid adversity is the sign of good leadership at the top, I am just saying.
Do I like him or the Halos? Of course not, they annoy me almost as much as the Yankees and Red Sox, and that’s true for all of us, probably. Does he whine and argue calls too long? Sure, but Bobo argues them less, even when there’s a legitimate beef, and his players seem to not be on his page with that being one enitrely plausible reason why.
So don’t let your personal distaste obscure the divisional results and especially the last few years. Last year the Rangers won 85 and this year they are probably good for the same, so it’s not as if his clubs have no one to contend with. We even hang around some years, and we’d be hanging way more around and closer if the utterly inbred, nepotistically-hired, unaccountable moron managing our club were shown the door ASAP.
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by emperor nobody on Jul 12, 2010 12:49 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
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by stranahanahan on Jul 12, 2010 12:57 AM PDT up reply actions
The important part, to me, is that
players love playing for Mike Scioscia and players do not love playing for Bob Geren. And it shows on the field, both ways.
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 ain't afraid.
I think Scioscia is a great manager I would love to have him for the A’s. I’ve been saying that for years.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Spain wins the World Cup
A’s take two in a row form the Angels, 7 and1/2 games out of first, Cahill gets his 9th win, Bailey gets his 18th save and 2nd All Star bid, Cust goes ya-ya again, AN Day/Saint’s birthday bash party rules the world, Chris Townsend makes post game rock star appearance, and I’m sipping a delicious Alaskan Summer Ale, and I’m home from work……
Life is good! ;)
Go A’s!
"By the end of the year, I'll have Dallas throwing right-handed'' -Ben Sheets
oakclubhouse
Jemile Weeks must be feeling pretty good. He went 2-4 and stole a base for the AZL #Athletics tonight. Travis Buck also played & went 0-2.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 11, 2010 11:29 PM PDT reply actions
I hope weeks and cardenas can be mlb regulars in 2011.
-Yeah, I just posted that, but my opinion is apparently "wrong" a significant portion of the time though, so take it as you will.
I think he does
40 2B and 10-15 HR potential
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by stranahanahan on Jul 12, 2010 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions
He will be a better offensive player than Kouz
But the A’s, if they have Cardenas and Barton at the corners, will NEED to have true power hitters at the COF spots/DH.
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Absolutely
No denying that.
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by stranahanahan on Jul 12, 2010 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
He WILL be, huh?
Guess we’ll have to wait and see about that. I loved the scout reports about him, and the fact that he’s torn up AA in both stints there. I’m worried about the lack of production in AAA and the injuries though.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
I suspect they're related
I believe he can hit .280/.370 in the bigs with 12 HRs and lotso doubles — basically another Barton, I guess.
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
Soooo.......a fantastic player then.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
With mediocre defense at 2B or 3B,
I wouldn’t call that a fantastic player. With average defense, a good player and with anything more, yeah.
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
From what I've read he'd be a good defensive 3B.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
We're all hoping!
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
We also drafted 1bn 3B in the last draft, so at least the A's are hoping for the best,
but planning for the worst.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
buck??? travis buck played?
i thought he was just moved to the 60 day?
Just a reminder
Jack Cust getting a hit and run single and stealing a base is one of the signs of the apocalypse.
Prepare for the end of days.
by battlespork on Jul 12, 2010 12:23 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Turn it GREEN!!!
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by stranahanahan on Jul 12, 2010 12:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Question about Sunday's Chris Townsend show
I was swamped with work again so I was only half-listening. Did A-Fraud do something else to piss of the A’s?
will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody
CT's pal Brad called in right before me and said that before the 2nd A-bomb
off Cahill last week, the prick actually taunted Rickey Henderson in the stands. I think when this cocksucker finally showboats his way into the Hall of Fame, his display should just be a mirror with a cardboard cutout of himself kissing it reverently. That and a syringe full of Asshole Growth Hormone.
There will come a time of reckoning for these actions, and something tells me that it will involve a playoff series, a do-or-die A-Rod at-bat, and a colossal strikeout or DP FAIL by him….. and that the taunting will be on the other foot at some point in the near future.
If Cliff Lee turns to limp lettuce in the Texas heat, and if the Angels struggle, and if our guys get their heads out of their asses and live up to what is meant by “Athletics baseball,” it could even be in the 2010 Division Series and against a certain 209 resident, even. But if we have to wait for 2011 to stick it in that POS’s ear it’s still worth waiting for because that steroid-shooting cheater is The Ace Of Douchebags in the Tarot Deck of Fuckwads IMO.
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by emperor nobody on Jul 12, 2010 5:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow
Just when I think he can’t possibly be more of an asshole.
will crosby spread his legs so far apart at bat that the games will have to be rated nc-17 -- emperor nobody
Dude you know I love you, so I say this with love in my heart.
Don’t EVER say A-bomb again in reference to that douchebag hitting a homer.
Please.
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Some douche, that dude.
the prick actually taunted Rickey Henderson in the stands
I don’t give a fuck how many dingers A-Roid’s got, he ain’t no Rickey Henderson. And he never will be.
"I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it" ~ Mae West
Yeah, but 14 of that 15 run differential came on Saturday
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by stranahanahan on Jul 12, 2010 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I've had a hypothesis rolling around in my head for a long time now,
that the only reason Scioscia’s teams appear to beat their Pythags every year is that their run differential is artificially depressed and is lower than the Angels’ talent level would otherwise indicate it to be because Scioscia is often willing to hang a pitcher out to dry like he just did with Kazmir, and Bootcheck before him, and again and again.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
I think that's exactly it
Games most teams lose 6-1 the Angels will lose 12-1. And they win a ton of close games because they know how to, and can, create single runs when needed.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
It's a big part of why Pythag records don't mean a whole lot to me
Sure, they’re fun to look at and compare actual records to, but other than that I could do without them. When a team like the Angels consistently outperforms their Pythag record we can at least look at why – which I did not too long ago – and there is definitely something to be said about those occasional blowout losses weighing more on the Pythag record than a number of one or two run wins.
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So he's a smart manager that doesn't care about stats then.
He cares about keeping his bull pen arms from falling off.
To be fair both systems work – ‘cos our young pitching staff is rarely left out there to die, but on the flip side we then get down years from the bull pen because they’re ridden to death.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
is that smart?
what is the point that you throw in the towel on a game? down 4? 5? 6? in the 2nd? 3rd? 4th?
That may be a way to beat the pythag, but does it actually translate into winning more games than you would otherwise by having your core pitchers fresher in closer games.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
Yes, just as punting has an important place in winning football games.
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
where is the line drawn?
I won’t say it is smart as a matter of course, but there is a line.
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
Well, you could go so far as to use
one of those WinExp charts and punt when the WinExp is <X%. In some less formulaic way, I think that’s the assessment Scioscia makes in a 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
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