A's Lose Final Cactus League Game 11-3
by danmerqury on Sep 14, 2010 7:52 PM PDT
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PrintIn the final tuneup before the regular season kicks off tomorrow, the A's backups looked sharp and ready for action. Starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez only pitched two innings. He apparently considers himself fully ready for the regular season, because he used this appearance to experiment with right-handed pitching. The results weren't good, as he allowed seven runs and walked three, but hopefully he learned something that can be applied to one of his real starts this year.
By the end of the game, Josh Donaldson was the only player that was eligible and healthy that didn't make an appearance tonight, and the only starters that played the full nine were Akinori Iwamura and Rajai Davis.
Also, congratulations to Eric Sogard, who got his first Cactus League Major League hit off of Dusty Hughes.
Tomorrow, the A's start meaningful baseball as they take on the Kansas City Royals at 5:10 PM.
Current Series
3 game series vs Royals @ Kauffman Stadium
| Mon 09/13 | WP: Bobby Cramer (1 - 0) SV: Andrew Bailey LP: Luke Hochevar (5 - 5) |
3 - 1 win |
| Tue 09/14 | 3 - 11 loss | |
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Oakland Athletics Wednesday, Sep 15, 2010, 5:10 PM PDT Partly cloudy,rain. Winds blowing from right to left field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 80. |
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That was fast.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
My observations
Suzuki looks like he needs the regular season to start as he has had a tough Spring. I hope Cust makes the roster. Crisp seems like hes ready in midseason form. Barton looks good too. He has really developed an eye this spring.
This recap was awesome.
I didn’t see any of tonight’s game, but I think I got a pretty good sense of what it was like.
Also: what the what, Gio? Why so many runs?
Now the question is
Do the A’s start the season with Carter or let him sit at AAA for a little while longer… after his 0-19 Spring it doesn’t seem likely he’ll be rushed, especially given the blockbuster signings this past January of Carl Crawford and Jayson Werth and the incredible, vintage trade Beane pulled off for Dan Uggla.
Silence s'il vous plait!! Vous ne voyez pas que je suis en train de se masturber?!?
yes, my bad
I missed his AB today, as I was doing more productive things… like smashing my head into the wall.
Silence s'il vous plait!! Vous ne voyez pas que je suis en train de se masturber?!?
by emperor nobody on Sep 15, 2010 1:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought Beane signed Crawford, Beltre, and Scutaro
and traded Bailey, Suzuki, Mazzaro, Breslow, Kouzmanoff, and prospects to the Yankees and Red Sox for bullpen arms, Nick Swisher, and Jesus Montero.
"I wasn't able to extend so I had a serious lack of extension."--Dallas Braden
by StJosephBurningTheOakTreesToTheGround on Sep 15, 2010 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Gio needs a rest!
And he’s a headcase who came unglued over a not called strike 3.
"I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way." -Jessica Rabbit
by A'sfansince1970 on Sep 14, 2010 8:11 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I disagree
A lot of balls slowly crawled through. It happens. He will be fine.
Spending time with my nephew and the AN Crew on July 10th...PRICELESS!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 14, 2010 8:42 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
So tomorrow it's apparently supposed to be a monsoon around game time, more or less
That ought to be fun.
The crowd gave Sogard a very nice ovation after his hit. Good to see.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
That was very classy
I got a game ball tonight too!
Spending time with my nephew and the AN Crew on July 10th...PRICELESS!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 14, 2010 8:43 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Traded a kid my Soria SGA shirt
I sure as hell didn’t want the thing :-)
Spending time with my nephew and the AN Crew on July 10th...PRICELESS!
by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 14, 2010 9:13 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I would like to see Donaldson get the majority of the starts for the rest of the season
but it wont happen
by OldYoungMan on Sep 15, 2010 12:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Good lord why?
I hate Bob Geren and his peanut brain so much -- lenscrafters
by WaddellCanseco on Sep 15, 2010 7:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Has Landon done something to offend you?
I hate Bob Geren and his peanut brain so much -- lenscrafters
by WaddellCanseco on Sep 15, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Isn't Landon a known quantity?
Donaldson at the MLB level, not so much.
by LoneStranger on Sep 15, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Lando Power!
"I wasn't able to extend so I had a serious lack of extension."--Dallas Braden
by StJosephBurningTheOakTreesToTheGround on Sep 15, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
THE A'S SCORED 3 RUNS OFF ZACK GREINKE!!!!11!!!!
yay.
besides that, boooooooooooooo.,
Needs moar dingerz.
I've seen fewer runs
after a raw egg eating contest.
this was horrible (both the game and the joke).
by rollierollieOxenfree on Sep 14, 2010 8:57 PM PDT reply actions
BOOF=BARF
Yeah, I know Gio got racked up, but 6-0 at the end of two isn’t the end of the world, even with this offense. But Boof put it out of reach. He’s been alternately adequate and awful.
I hope I never see him in an A’s uniform again after this year.
He saved the bullpen.
I’m fine with it.
by LoneStranger on Sep 14, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
And he's saved us before.
And done well.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Bullpen didn't need saving
There’s a lot of fodder in there. Wolf, James…
Seems like every time I’ve watched Boof, he’s gotten racked up. Which is around half the time he’s been called in from the bullpen. He had that one great 4.1 inning game, but the other times, meh.
His value, whatever it may be
Is to be able to soak up innings when we need a guy to go long to save our young pitchers some innings. He did that.
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 15, 2010 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Right, this game was lost, Geren knew it, he made the right call this time.
You just float Boof out there to gobble up innings that nobody wants or needs. He’s like Tim Wakefield.
"I wasn't able to extend so I had a serious lack of extension."--Dallas Braden
by StJosephBurningTheOakTreesToTheGround on Sep 15, 2010 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
except, you know, worse
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
by cuppingmaster on Sep 15, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I assume there must be games in which Tim Wakefield didn't suck,
because his ERA isn’t 10,000.00 and in general his numbers aren’t embarrassing, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen one.
"I wasn't able to extend so I had a serious lack of extension."--Dallas Braden
by StJosephBurningTheOakTreesToTheGround on Sep 15, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, think of it this way:
Gio got yanked so early, he can make another start without running into the Verducci Effect!
[/cold comfort]
"We don't want our people to be preoccupied with seminude, crazy men jumping up and down who are chasing an inflated object," said Sheik Mohamed Osman Arus, head of operations for the Hizbul Islam insurgent group.
And if he gets yanked early a couple of more times...
…he doesn’t have to be shut down.
Silver linings, silver linings.
Does this mean that carter got an AB without a hit?
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Sep 14, 2010 9:23 PM PDT reply actions
KALLUP KORNFUSION
Ok, the game was lost early, so the call-ups had to play….but what I don’t understand at all is why we even considered Iamura (sp), who was let go by the PIRATES, for goodness’ sake! When the Pirates let someone go, you know they are truly awful. Many of the players on the field tonight, including my man Carson, have batting averages that are miniscule to non-existent. Oh, well, to quote some lyrics from an old British pop song, “there’s always tomorrow to bring us a smile, perhaps we should capture that thought for a while….”
"It's a cookbook!"---The Twilight Zone
Great recap
Awful 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
by Nico on Sep 14, 2010 9:42 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
At least the Giants 1 hit the Dodgers and still lost
if were looking on the bright side this hast to be better right?
What we’re asking is for people to stop pretending that ipse dixit counts as a "source." When you make a claim about baseball, you should be willing to put some reasonable amount of effort into explaining why it’s correct if someone asks you to. That’s basic respect for the other poster. - PT
by designatedforassignment on Sep 14, 2010 10:02 PM PDT reply actions
If you irrationally hate the Giants, then yeah, I guess.
I, for one, would like to see playoff baseball in the Bay Area.
"I wasn't able to extend so I had a serious lack of extension."--Dallas Braden
by StJosephBurningTheOakTreesToTheGround on Sep 15, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I, for one, don't want to have to deal with insufferable Giants fans for a year.
by LoneStranger on Sep 15, 2010 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You mean they'd remember the playoff appearance for a year?
I’d think the last game would be more meaningful as soon as the 2011 season started
I hate Bob Geren and his peanut brain so much -- lenscrafters
by WaddellCanseco on Sep 15, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
They'd remember it.
They’d yell it at A’s fans right after we’d point to the four trophies or 1989.
by LoneStranger on Sep 15, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
So keep pointing.
"I wasn't able to extend so I had a serious lack of extension."--Dallas Braden
by StJosephBurningTheOakTreesToTheGround on Sep 15, 2010 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Incidentally, in my short time back in the Bay Area, I have not run into a single Giants fan who hated the A's.
I’ve pretty much had great interactions with them. It’s mostly, “Hey man, as long as you’re not the Dodgers,” and I respond with, “Hey man, as long as you’re not the Angels.” Let’s not lose track of the real enemies here: sports teams from Los Angeles and New York.
The closest thing to tension has been a couple of Giants fans teasing me about how pretty soon I’ll have to go down to the South Bay to watch my team. I think they’re pretty pleased they didn’t get robbed 20 years ago.
"I wasn't able to extend so I had a serious lack of extension."--Dallas Braden
by StJosephBurningTheOakTreesToTheGround on Sep 15, 2010 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Huh?
Seems like he screwed himself. In each of the first three innings, he walks a guy he has no business walking and it ends up costing him. He walks Aviles in the first on four pitches, and Aviles ends up scoring the first run of the inning with two outs. He walks Blanco in the second on five pitches with two outs, opening the floodgates again. And of course he walks Gordon (five pitches) AND Blanco in the third, paving the way for a three-run homer with two outs.
If you look at walks the way you look at errors when tallying earned runs, every single run Gio allowed was made possible by walks.
"I wasn't able to extend so I had a serious lack of extension."--Dallas Braden
by StJosephBurningTheOakTreesToTheGround on Sep 15, 2010 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
It'd be funny... if it weren't September...
and, our best player is Shane Lechler!!!! Oh wait…
"... and A-Rod is forced to admit that Dallas got to the Hall of Fame before he did." - en
We released Nnamdi Asomugha?
"You're all like big, fat failure turtles." - Edge
by Rated-R Superstar on Sep 15, 2010 1:44 AM PDT up reply actions
And here's a mildly NSFW photo of Iwamura playing, uh, third base.
The birds should be on his head.
Honest, folks, I went looking for a baseball-related statue, but just can’t resist the double-e.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
How did Sogard look? Is he a major leaguer...I mean for real, not for technically
I hate Bob Geren and his peanut brain so much -- lenscrafters
I always root for guys we traded for
Since were “small market” n all, trades are kinda everything for us. Plus I hate when Billy looks bad. Couldnt bare to watch the game last night, but really, does he look like he could be a quality 2B at the ML level? Maybe I just need to get the sour CGon taste outta my mouth…
by Po' Boy on Sep 15, 2010 12:10 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Rain's not as heavy as it was earlier but it's still very wet in KC
Forecast doesn’t call for much of a change either.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Autumn rain in Kansas?
I miss that.
"I wasn't able to extend so I had a serious lack of extension."--Dallas Braden
by StJosephBurningTheOakTreesToTheGround on Sep 15, 2010 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
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