Buehrle Stifles A's Hitters En Route to Complete Game
by baseballgirl on Jul 23, 2010 9:51 PM PDT
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PrintWell, so much for Mark Buehrle's struggles at the Oakland Coliseum. Buehrle needed only 101 pitches for the complete game tonight as he dispatched the A's light-hitting offense; the only run they scored was on back to back doubles from Kouzmanoff and Cust in the seventh. Buehrle spoiled a great start by Cahill; although Cahill didn't strike out a batter tonight, he did pitch seven innings, allowing only two earned runs (three overall). He gave up a fourth inning sac fly to break the scoreless tie, and two in the sixth, hurt by a Pennington error.
Despite their struggles at the plate, the A's were still in the game until the eighth inning, when the interesting choice of Henry Rodriguez allowed a two-run single to AJ Piersynski, of all people, to break the game open and give the White Sox the final margin of 5-1.
The loss today is particularly bad for the A's, since the Angels can't seem to solve the Texas Rangers. Neither the A's nor the Angels can afford to fall much further behind in the division, and when the A's waste pitching outings like tonight's, it's not a good sign for the rest of the season. Rajai Davis was scratched before today's game with a sore hamstring, which didn't help the cause. The A's desperately need some hitters in the lineup.
Best to forget this game and move on; Vin Mazzaro will take his crack at the White Sox tomorrow afternoon.
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So the A's struggled with a team's ace with their own ace of late
Time to win the next to games and take the series!
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The CT thread is here.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 23, 2010 10:01 PM PDT reply actions
i need help from a mod, is mikev here?
there’s a shit ton of rapid fire gatling posts here (as opposed to scout.com), there’s a lot more hilarious people here (i like to be a big fish), people have shorter attention spans here (i don’t like writing to myself), you guys openly call chris townsend while hammered and don’t get embarrassed later (there was a dude from here after the last Rad Socks game extolling the virtues of the East Bay – it was partly awesome/partly ‘thank god that wasn’t me’), no one here thinks writing in all lower case is cool anymore (like it was in my heyday: 2007), and now you can’t even cuss here (thanks to moderators like you).
so, why should i leave scout.com and start posting he- shit i think i just made your case for you.
I shouldn't have made a big deal about Buehrle in the GOG
sorry guys.
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gak
why was Cust sitting in the original line up.
I hope today’s doubles will get him at least one more at bats against lefties
"The ego, the super-ego, and the Ed" - dannycakes
So we didnt mount a comeback after I left?
Bummer. CMort had a great game in AAA 8IP 2H 1BB 3K 0R.
WTF GEREN?!?!?!
FYI, A's fans can get a double header today. A's game this afternoon, River Cats game on CSNCA at 7 PM
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Is the 7PM Pacific or Eastern?
"Swingles is Day to Day: IE: He’s being turned into a zombie, but they don’t want the world to know for another 5 days (retroactive)" ~Zonis
Is that online anywhere?
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
I wonder if Sports Machine will know?
Quick, somebody fire up the Sports Machine signal.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
I don’t believe it will be available online.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Jul 24, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Sheets is headed to the DL from the looks of it, based on what SuSlu's reporting on Twitter
Elbow swelling.
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Crap. That means its all but certain Anderson starts Sunday right?
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Thursday was a day off
The A’s might manage to skip a turn in the rotation and give Anderson another AAA start.
Bowers is back. Bleah.
They've already decided Braden will start Sunday.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
Ah, when I looked yesterday it was TBD
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Ok then.
susanslusser
Sheets doesn’t sound optimistic. When I asked if he might be looking at missing the rest of the year, he said, “I might be.”
#Athletics
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Okay, seriously?
I mean, this may actually settle our rotation for now, but seriously? How many pitchers can we lose in one year?
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
Yup, Sheets to the DL is official!
Well, it’s a good thing Braden and Anderson are coming back!
"By the end of the year, I'll have Dallas throwing right-handed'' -Ben Sheets
Also,
susanslusser
Sheets said his elbow has been too swollen his past two or three starts. He’s not sure how much time he’ll miss. #Athletics
Past two or three starts? Gee, I couldn’t tell with those 83 mph fastballs.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
It's done. 15-day DL.
KLongworthCSN
#BenSheets
is placed on the 15-day DL w/elbow soreness Saw team’s Dr will get a 2nd opinion Not sure how long he’ll be out
#Athletics
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Yeah. It won't be.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Or, more likely,
a couple prospects worth of DL time. Way to time that injury with the trade deadline, Ben.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
This is probably why Beane knew he wasn't going to trade him
He’s not gonna trade a guy who’s sore.
It’s one thing to trade Harden, a guy you figure will get hurt at some point. It’s another to trade a guy who is pretty much broken already.
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by thejd44 on Jul 24, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually
Beane was more concerned about Anderson and Braden not being healthy the rest of the year..or so he said, supposedly.
But, it is possible that he had a hunch about Sheets not being good either, Anyawys, it sucks!
"By the end of the year, I'll have Dallas throwing right-handed'' -Ben Sheets
Not a freaking chance.
Bring back Hammer.
by OaktownPower on Jul 24, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Love how we marched him out there regardless. LOVE our medical staff.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
I guess he really doesn't want to be traded!
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
And Mazzaro in for good, then.
Anderson-Cahill-Gio-Braden-Mazzaro.
She lives by the wall, and waits by the door.
She walks in the sun, to me.
Anderson starting in Tacoma tomorrow, ideally ready to return to the rotation after that
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Apparently, Anderson. Remember Thursday was off, as well as Monday
So, no need for a 5th Starter until later next week.
Rajai Davis
Can we not refer to the .702 OPSing Rajai Davis as a “hitter” any more please?
Can we do the same for Coco Crisp and his .290 OBP, too?
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by thejd44 on Jul 24, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Btw, Mark Ellis' OPS: .702.
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by thejd44 on Jul 24, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Slusser update
<< # Sheets has seen the #Athletics doctors. When I asked how that went, Beane said they’ll wait until he’s seen his own doctor before saying. 7 minutes ago via Twittelator
- Beane said Sheets still wanted to pitch tomorrow but with offdays and Anderson coming back the #Athletics want him totally checked out. >>
That sounds slightly more optimistic than what Sheets was saying, or that Sue Slusser is feeling.
Question on waivers: Let’s assume Sheets is back in 15 days…if the A’s put him on waivers and he slips through at that point (August 10th, let’s say), can they then trade him any time before the end of the season?
IF he clears waivers, then yes they can
Which frankly, I don’t think happens. Any contending team with pitching holes that is willing to pay 5MM can and should put a claim on him.
You bet the Yankees, White Sox, Twins, Tigers, Cardinals—-any contending team that needs pitching will put a claim on him, since getting a league average pitcher on a straight waiver claim is VERY smart. Not saying the A’s should immediately trade him if another team claims him though, depends on the offer.
If you have the opportunity to potentially get an asset that’s an impending FA that will help you make the playoffs without giving up prospects, or effectively block a division rival from getting that asset, you make that deal all day.
"Swingles is Day to Day: IE: He’s being turned into a zombie, but they don’t want the world to know for another 5 days (retroactive)" ~Zonis
But at that point, Sheets will be off the DL but won't have pitched...
…so making a waiver claim on someone who might still wind up for the rest of the year on the DL is a fairly risky proposition - that’s $5M down the tubes if Sheets winds up being unable to pitch.
And if you're the A's, you let him go for free (saving the money) at that point
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by thejd44 on Jul 24, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
That should be in italics, right?
And this rash of pitching injuries for the A’s is more down to the fact that throwing the pretty much the worst thing you can do to your body in sport.
"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."
This latest saga with Sheets is just a continuation
of embarrassing, inept management.
Of course no one saw this coming did they?
I see this as a positive for the remaining pitchers because Sheets should have given up 10 runs last start and is more of a liability than the rest of them who are left. Him going on the DL makes the rotation better IMO as long as they remain healthy. Recalling Cedric Bowers is laughable though.
For not shutting him down after throwing those 83 mph fastballs?
Just guessing.
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by thejd44 on Jul 24, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
His velocity wasn't down for nothing
He should have been pulled the first inning.
Dallas Braden pitched hurt for how many starts?
The A’s let players play hurt and do nothing until they have to go on DL. That’s inept management I would think,
I agree with the premise
But you don’t pull a guy in the first inning for his velocity being a little bit down.
You don’t let him go 109 pitches or whatever it was either.
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by thejd44 on Jul 24, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree with you on that
The players don’t deserve any sympathy like Sheets when he comes out and says his elbow has been swollen for a few starts. If he’s out for the season then he has plenty of time to contemplate what a moron he is for saying nothing and continuing to pitch.
His velocity did pick up later on
but yeah, going from 85 to 90 is a lot different than starting at 90 and going to 94.
Pam liked my old sig better.
ITA. That's what ruined Gallagher
A lot of people here looking back on that Harden trade forget how nasty Gallagher’s stuff was when the A’s got him. Mid 90s fastball (top 10 velocity amongst starters in all baseball upon arrival), and a vicious breaking ball (that he admittedly had trouble commanding). Two months later, after they ran him out to the mound multiple times with his velocity dropped from mid 90s to mid 80s, his stuff was gone and he was done as a player (and then Geren conveniently blamed his mechanics and attitude for low velocity next spring).
With Sheets it’s different, since he’s a one year player and not in the future plans, but, imo, the A’s still have a responsibility not to keep him as safe as possible, but to avoid excessively dangerous situations, like letting the guy throw six innings with velocity down as much as 10 mph.
Geren is just an idiot.
by AgitationStation on Jul 24, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
And Dan Meyer in spring training,
ruining his career by continuing to pitch as I sat in the stands without a radar gun and said “He needs to stop pitching; he’s hurt.”
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Seriously.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
So, uh, that’s the 83rd time we’ve used the disabled list since 2007.
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