Cahill Dominates White Sox in Easy 7-2 Win
by danmerqury on Sep 21, 2010 9:43 PM PDT
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PrintA week after giving up a rather embarrassing grand slam to Wilson Betemit, of all people, Trevor Cahill went right back and reclaimed his mojo. Eight innings, two runs, and seven strikeouts later, Cahill gave Oakland a victory that put them two games above .500.
And when I say that he dominated, I mean it. His sinker was dancing around, his changeup was crisp, and his curveball was the best it's ever looked. Cahill racked up four strikeouts in the first three innings, and three of them came on Trevor's nasty new curveball. Cahill didn't even allow an air out until Mark Kotsay popped out to close the 4th inning.
On the offensive side of things, Rajai Davis went 3 for 5 in the leadoff spot with a stolen base, Jack Cust went 2 for 3 with a walk (and a stolen base!), and Chris Carter hit two no-doubt singles to triple his batting average to...something slightly more pleasant.
Bring your brooms tomorrow, as the A's look for a sweep of the Sox, followed by a very important series with the Rangers.
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Go for the Sweeeeeeeep
It’ll be daytime, get it done Brett.
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3 hits!
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by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 21, 2010 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather a multi-bagger hit
we don’t need more swingles. We want the burninator!
by asfansince1989 on Sep 21, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe an XBH?
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Hitting the cycle would get a lot of "first of" out of the way
Then again, if Carter is on course for hitting the cycle, Geren will probably take him out for Gross for defense anyway :(
by asfansince1989 on Sep 21, 2010 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Not if he does it in the first inning.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
when is the earliest in a game anyone has hit the cycle?
by asfansince1989 on Sep 21, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
The Youngest
1929 Mel Oft, Giants 20 years, 75 days
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_9_64/ai_n15657364/pg_2/
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by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 21, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
least amount of innings to hit the cycle
- On June 18, 2000 in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Mike Lansing of the Colorado Rockies hit for the cycle in just four innings.
by asfansince1989 on Sep 21, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Did he come out for defense?
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
should come out for champaign and cake at least
by asfansince1989 on Sep 21, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
(waits for inevitable pie vs cake war)
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Paul F. Tompkins weighs in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmOkXV-S1zQ
"I wasn't able to extend so I had a serious lack of extension."--Dallas Braden
by StJosephBurningTheOakTreesToTheGround on Sep 22, 2010 12:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Jim Gaffigan does as well.
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The cake is a lie.
Take your silver mod tubescreamer, your dr. z, your nocaster, put them in a pile and burn them. if god gave you a thousand years, you still couldn't touch this. you can't f***ing keep time to this.
Don't let Pablo Sandoval take it.
Take your silver mod tubescreamer, your dr. z, your nocaster, put them in a pile and burn them. if god gave you a thousand years, you still couldn't touch this. you can't f***ing keep time to this.
He came out in the 8th
When Darren Bragg pinch hit for him.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL200006180.shtml
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by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 21, 2010 10:05 PM PDT up reply actions
He came out for offense?
Wow. High standards.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
wow that was some fireworks
Lancing didn’t even get the most hits on his team that day (Jeff Cirillo, 5 for 6), and Brent Mayne had 1B, 2×2B, and HR, just missed the cycle by 1 base.
by asfansince1989 on Sep 21, 2010 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I bet they didn't get PH for
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, Mike Lansing.
Wait. Who?
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
by OldhamA on Sep 21, 2010 11:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
There was a joke at the time
That Lansing still had enough time to complete a bi-cycle.
"Rollins helps them with the small ball when he's not in the lineup." - Joe Morgan
i would imagine something like seven innings
maybe 6
by heartstopper on Sep 21, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought our baby boy showed pretty good speed on the basepath.
It’s 400M type speed, but he’s more wide-out than tight end.
He’s gonna be fun to watch.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Sep 22, 2010 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I fell asleep watching the game and I saw Jeff Larish when I awoke
What happened to Daric?
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susanslusser
Barton left with tightness in his upper leg. Geren unsure if left or right. #Athletics less than a minute ago via Twittelator
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by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 21, 2010 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I say muscle injuries is always better than joints and small bones
even a hammie just takes time, but muscle will always more likely to heal correctly, as opposed to joint or small bones, you never know if something doesn’t heal right
by asfansince1989 on Sep 21, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
What's upper leg? Quadricep or butt?
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
ginger or mary ann....
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions
susanslusser
#Athletics now saying officially L thigh contusion for Barton sliding into plate. half a minute ago via Twittelator
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by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 21, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
That's nothing. He'll be back in tomorrow.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
If he can play... He better.
But I’m sure Geren will give him the day off.
by Brett Narloch on Sep 21, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone should give Geren the day off. He's been working mighty hard.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
bruise = To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Geren
How the F does he not know which leg? Surprised he even knew which player…
Maybe it was really Hermida.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what leapt out at me as well.
"I wasn't able to extend so I had a serious lack of extension."--Dallas Braden
by StJosephBurningTheOakTreesToTheGround on Sep 22, 2010 12:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Really, is it that surprising?
It seems like it would be standard for the coach to get briefed from the trainer after the game.
For crying out loud Bob,
your left is where your heart is, and your right is where your heart is not!!
by robertmelvin on Sep 21, 2010 11:58 PM PDT up reply actions
One thIng to keep In mind...
In the past couple months the As have been 7 games out a handful of times but have never been able to get it down to 6. But if they can do that tomorrow… Suddenly the pressure is on the Rangers as they head into Oakland for 4.
Nah the pressure is already on the Rangers. They can feel our breath on their necks.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 9:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Or at least smell the A's
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by Hit4TheCycle on Sep 21, 2010 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Saag's are delicious
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
or at least the "moat" outside the coli
or the portajohns following the raiders game.
Something like that.
by Billy Frijoles on Sep 22, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Not quite yet...
If they it’s still 7 games heading into that series then they just need to win 1 In oakland.
by Brett Narloch on Sep 21, 2010 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Easier said than done.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
But it's a lot easier than blowing a 7 game lead with 12 to go.
by Brett Narloch on Sep 21, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
This reminds me of the Mets and Phillies
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Right if we win all our games the Rangers will fold like a lawn chair....cheap tent...folder
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 9:57 PM PDT up reply actions
vinyl dashboard....levi's jeans.....fader
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Not if you're downwind
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
We have a good shot at tomorrow, and a sweep cuts the deficit to two.
Then we have to be two games better than the Rangers as we both play our final seven against the Angels and the Mariners.
It’s conceivable.
"I wasn't able to extend so I had a serious lack of extension."--Dallas Braden
by StJosephBurningTheOakTreesToTheGround on Sep 22, 2010 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure
But somehow I’m not very optimistic about the possibility of sweeping four game set in which the other team will send Cliff Lee to pitch the first game only so we can counter them with Bobby Cramer in the second one.
"Rollins helps them with the small ball when he's not in the lineup." - Joe Morgan
shh
it’s not safe to wake up sleepwalkers, or sleep typers too. Let the dreams roll while they can.
Probabilities aren't relevant at this point. We have to win each game as it comes.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 22, 2010 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Special thanks to Ozzie Guillen for helping Cahill reclaim his mojo
By putting a Mariners-esque lineup out there tonight, sheesh.
What was wrong with Konerko? Quentin?
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 21, 2010 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Manny!?!?!
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"Some of us know him as the a-hole who piled into Ray Fosse in an All-Star game (it's why Ray is the way he is folks)" - OptimistPrime
when Rajai, Carter, Gross, Carson can all hit like all legit MLB hitters in a game
it truly highlights what a slump the ChiSox are in.
by asfansince1989 on Sep 21, 2010 10:15 PM PDT reply actions
Now look here. I really enjoyed this win.
I liked seeing Cahill pitch well after a couple rough outings. I liked seeing hits up and down the line-up, and more runs than usual. I like seeing folks like Cust, Pennington, Ellis, and Carter do well against someone like Buerhle.
But as much as I enjoy harshing Hawk Harrelson’s buzz (and he’s definitely buzzed), this is the sort of win I would have enjoyed a bit more a month ago, because more than catching the Rangers, i am concerned about the A’s losing a protected first round draft pick next year. They are currently tied with Toronto for the 16th worst record in the league, a half game better than Detroit. Perhaps I am a jerk for thinking about this, which is strange because i definitely enjoyed the win tonight. Mostly I’d like the A’s to go out and lose a few games when I’m not watching (perhaps we should all agree to take a couple nights off, so that no one has to suffer).
I think having a first round pick and being able to sign a Type A is more important than usual going into this offseason. Really I’d only be interested in Crawford or Werth, and both are long shot signs, and i don’t think either of them in isolation makes the A’s a play-off team; but given the A’s light budget, and their rebuilding curve, i want them to have the option of going after these guys.
As for the first round pick, without it the A’s won’t come up until the 80-90 range. They haven’t had compensation picks for a while now, and have attempted to mitigate this by going over-slot, which I’m all for. But a guy who “could have” gone in the first round simply isn’t the same as someone who does go in the first round, and legitimate first rounders have a much lower rate of attrition than those who come after them. If you compare the A’s current crop of first round minor league talent (Green, Weeks, Cardenas, Choice) to their most notable overslot signees (Stassi, Hunter, Dixon, Krol, Coleman) I’d say just about everyone in the former group has a good shot at some sort of MLB career, while out of the second group you could only say as much of Stassi or Krol, both of whom have a long road ahead of them.
I really want the 1st round pick and the shiny FA.
This is deep. I admit I don't understand it all.
But, isn’t it wrong to try to lose? If you do, then shouldn’t you also bet against yourself? Even if you don’t bet against yourself, does that make it right?
If the A’s want to shut down a pitcher or two (down, Gio, down!), that makes sense. And no more Coco or Bailey, and get Suzuki off his knees, right? But even with all this, how do you “go out and lose a couple games”? Heck, even the newbie 30-year old is 2-0!
Your poem here.
Yep
Keep going hard for wins until you are mathematically eliminated. It’s just the right thing to do.
by Colorado Fan on Sep 21, 2010 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions
And then, you do what you need to do to maximize wins for next year.i.e.
i.e. put in the young guys who need time.
by LoneStranger on Sep 22, 2010 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather lose every game for the rest of my life than ever tank or throw anything.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 22, 2010 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions
a fabbo night
Me, Bryan, Ralph, Chicken, DMOAS, Athletica & Gus, birthday boy Kirk, Lynn, a tailgate and then a tail-kicking of the ChiSox to eliminate ‘em from Central contention. Are the Rangers, like Josh Hamilton’s ribs, starting to crack? Probably too late for that, but to get to 84-85-86 wins tells the AL and potential FA signs alike that we are coming in 2011.
Tomorrow is tremendous: a win and a TX clam in Orange County and the magical 7 barrier is broken just in time for the weekend series. I don’t think there’s much of a chance, but just the idea that there is any chance at all on September 20th is a huge improvement over the last 3 years of hibernation. Whatever happens, we are gonna win more games than those years, and that counts for something.
Silence s'il vous plait!! Vous ne voyez pas que je suis en train de se masturber?!?
by emperor nobody on Sep 21, 2010 11:08 PM PDT reply actions
This is an interesting counter-argument to Aufheben's post above.
Instead of losing a few, win them all and show the FA bats that next year is Championship time!
Your poem here.
Agreed
I think both posts do a good job of getting to the crux of two “trade off” view points.
Chad Gaud really blows now, sad.
You play the game to win...
A couple of FA’s come to the club because it’s above .500 and on the way up, and if all goes well (health and minimal regression), you have a contender.
The draft pick is a crapshoot.
There is no trade off. If you're a competitor you try to win. If you're not a competitor
don’t play sports….for that matter don’t enter any competitive field….which means don’t enter any field….which means you have no value on this earth.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 22, 2010 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Seems a bit harsh...
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 22, 2010 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
What's more competitive
Carl Crawford and a first round pick, or Carl Crawford and no first rounder?
Pam liked my old sig better.
The huge flaw in the "to tank or not to tank" arugment
there isn’t an objective definition for “doing your best”.
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"Some of us know him as the a-hole who piled into Ray Fosse in an All-Star game (it's why Ray is the way he is folks)" - OptimistPrime
I waved from BART as I passed by the Coli in the top of the 9th.
I wish I could have been there, but it was good to see a friend/former co-worker last night.
by LoneStranger on Sep 22, 2010 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
A little Wishy Washy A's High Rant...
I am astonished at the fact that we are 1 A’s win / Rangers loss away from being a 4-game sweep away from a ~30-35% chance of contention for the AL West crown! Even though it is quite remote that is actually really exciting to my core as a fan, I hope it lasts a couple of more days and we can actually get excited at the possibility for a hot minute.
Also, Hamilton out…it sucks that Coco is out, but seriously I like Rajai to put it together hitting lead-off and getting us some runs. Maybe Carter jacks a few bombs too.
A’s lefties are going to be vulnerable to Texas’ right-handed heavy lineup that makes most of its pay checks hammering lefties. Notable cripplers…Vlad, Cruz, Kinsler…scary, exciting baseball potential.
Chad Gaud really blows now, sad.
my prediction is coming true...
BELIEVE!!!
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by FoolshGame22 on Sep 22, 2010 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions
It's part of the patented A's tease
get close in the 9th, but not get there.
And honestly, Texas has done much better vs the Yankee’s this year, and I’d prefer Texas to get to the WS than the Yanks.
Plus, when Texas beats the Giants in the W.S., the Giants only have to lose to the Mariners to complete the collection of “losing World Series to the AL West” playing cards.
Where's Scutaro when you need him?
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 22, 2010 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Toiling away in beantown
No place for Venezuelan Man Candy
(shakes fist in air)
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 22, 2010 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
First Time w/Hawk
Last night was the first time I have ever left the sound up on a Ken Harrelson-announced game start to finish because I find him so annoying. I live in GA and usually watch the A’s on MLB.tv, but since it was on WGN I decided to watch. My observations: 1) He and his partner are believers that A’s pitching is capable of leading the team to a pennant—especially impressed with Cahill,, 2) the A’s offense is deficient (no mystery there, 3) Kurt Suzuki is in the mix with Albert Pujols, Arod, and Joey Votto for the title “Best Hitter in Baseball,” and 4) while the A’s can’t seem to hit any other pitcher in baseball, they seem to be able to crush Mark Buerhle. They also were somewhat in disbelief that the stadium issue can’t get resolved and that the A’s won’t contend until it is. Overall, it was a pleasant experience to watch because he continually had to eat humble pie during the game. Probably next time I’ll be back to the Ken and Ray Show.
"Hawk" is much more tolerable when his team is losing, that's for sure.
Also, they have been referring to Suzuki as the best hitter on the team for the past 2 nights.
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.
~Bob Lemon, 1981
He was very gracious in congratulating the Twins. In general I don't mind him in small doses.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 22, 2010 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
At least he's entertaining...
Unlike the A’s snoozefest TV casts.
by Brett Narloch on Sep 22, 2010 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
If you consider annoying to be entertaining, I guess.
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.
~Bob Lemon, 1981
Which tells you all you need to know about the Sox
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 22, 2010 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
This is part of why I see good things for Cahill's future...
…he doesn’t let a bad outing negatively affect him for several starts, as some young pitchers are prone to do. He bounces back pretty well.
A week after giving up a rather embarrassing grand slam to Wilson Betemit, of all people, Trevor Cahill went right back and reclaimed his mojo. Eight innings, two runs, and seven strikeouts later, Cahill gave Oakland a victory that put them two games above .500.
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.
~Bob Lemon, 1981
Yes, he should have a long career barring injury. The question is whether that's Tim Hudson's
career or Jeff Suppan’s career.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 22, 2010 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Anyone else think Cust should have been batting lead-off this year with Crisp in the 3 hole
The reason I say this is the BA with RISP. Cust has an excellent OBP (.411), but a dreadful BA/RISP (.222). I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched Crisp and Barton get on to set the table, only to watch Zook, Cust, and Kouzmanoff turn something into nothing. And Cust is no burner, but he’s not terribly slow either.
But Crisp bats a respectable .278 with RISP, and God forbid, actually hits better with RISP with 2 out! (.292). You’d be wasting his speed sometimes, but I think you’d end up scoring more runs. A walk isn’t as good as a hit, in that it can’t score a guy from second base.
Those stats are flukey.
It’s just as likely that those would flip for each hitter as it is for those stats to stay the same in those situations.
by Brett Narloch on Sep 22, 2010 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
what about OBP/RISP
if he’s getting more balls because the hitter after him is a cakewalk . . .
do you expect him to swing at more balls / strikes that he’ll flail at anyway?
hmmmm....
more doubtful he gets to second. more doubtful he takes an extra base. more doubtful he gets to third. less likely he scores.
that said… jason kendall did some leadoff work
by heartstopper on Sep 22, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Cust is useless
DFA’d before the season started. 29 other teams said no thanks. "Nuff said.
Get Them B4 They Get You!
let's use the fjm stuff today on deadspin...
and i quote “Oh, you suffered through that, did you? You heroically bore the burden of all those 40 HR, .380 OBP seasons? You’re a real martyr. I suppose if he had just popped up to the infield in 60 of those 195 AB you’d’ve loved the guy? God damn it, how many times —”
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