Open Thread - Game 139: Seattle Mariners @ Oakland Athletics (3)
by baseballgirl on Sep 8, 2010 8:41 PM PDT
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PrintThanks to another homerun by Coco Crisp, the A's have closed the gap to 3-2. We're going to the sixth inning...A's need to tie the game.
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Counteth not thy poultry...
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Hello again
It was a bit touch and go there for a while.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
Then you can let the good times roll
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
Since it's gone
The threads are getting strange.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
jeebus h. kee-rist just missed.....figures, i think no hr then no runz period...that much of pessimist.
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for august = remain calm and try to truly enjoy a .500 team.
Move the fences in 5 feet
and we are suddenly mashers.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 8:44 PM PDT reply actions
I don't know how that ball didn't get out, but it didn't.
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But how did Ellis only get to 2B with that?
Dinked off the wall, and it took Tuiasosopo a million years to get to it.
I think because it rolled towards 3B and would have been a short throw
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But don't worry -- Raj is up to bunt
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 did that ball hit on the wall? And how did they not go to review it?
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 8:44 PM PDT reply actions
It hit on the scoreboard
about six inches below the yellow line.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
They used to say Live and Let Live
You know they did, you know they did, you know they did.
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Oh let the sun beat down upon my face
Why do they make Pokemon so sexy?
Vince thought it was gone
“And that ball – is – ou-ah, in play…”
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
I think we all did.
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I certainly did and I'm not bad at calling HR's like Glen
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Glen sounded disappointed when it hit the wall
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions
not me, i was watching on fsn, and imagining making the call as if I was announcing
“hit a long long ways folks, but I think (while ball is still in air I am saying this) it will just miss being a hr but probably a double.”
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for august = remain calm and try to truly enjoy a .500 team.
hahahahaha
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by stranahanahan on Sep 8, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah, he had me going....then the let down.
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for august = remain calm and try to truly enjoy a .500 team.
I'm impressed Geren's arguing about something
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I think he was asking for directions to the bathroom
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Did he ever find out where it is?
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Low strike, eh
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 8:46 PM PDT reply actions
Okay I've gone from A View to a Kill to Drive by the cars as the song stuck in my head
I actually really like this song so thanks OAH
But seriously,folks....
RAJAI BUNT!
Oh my god if he could do that with any regularity, he’d be awesome.
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 8:47 PM PDT reply actions
That was a fantastic bunt by Rajai!!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I wonder if there's a stat kept for how many times a manager argues
versus how many times it actually pays off.
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Managers have so many reasons for arguing
that deciding what counts as a “pay off” would be difficult.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Argue now = payoff later
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It only seems to matter when they argue for an umpire to ask for help
But you’re right, it’s a very small percentage of the time.
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
RAJAI DAVIS SUCCESSFULLY LAYS DOWN A GOOD BUNT
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And so I face my final curtain
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
If Raj could bunt like that he would be a starter
with no arguments from me.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 8:47 PM PDT reply actions
Sorry, mike
Splatt is a stubborn dude.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
No worries. Ellis did it for him
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Ellis did the right thing
If he holds at 3B it’s a 5-4-3 DP and Ellis is still at 3B.
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Yes, but Matt didn't do anything wrong either
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Correct -- he hit a bullet.
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Hi ZF!
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear mikev,
Thank you for your request. Unfortunately, we are unable to not suck at this time.
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oh for shits sake! holly breaking crap.
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for august = remain calm and try to truly enjoy a .500 team.
This time it was the right play, though
Easy 5-4-3 DP if Ellis holds.
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Not if he holds!
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And the A's continue to have a 0% success rate on the contact play
But that at least kept them from a double play, or something.
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 8:48 PM PDT reply actions
Well I'm going to assume they'll hit into a double play anyway...
and at least in the first scenario they would’ve scored a run.
by Brett Narloch on Sep 8, 2010 8:49 PM PDT up reply actions
retards.
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for august = remain calm and try to truly enjoy a .500 team.
small people
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
whatever, "differentially mentally impaired"
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for august = remain calm and try to truly enjoy a .500 team.
"That was about the worst case"
Are you kidding me? Everything the A’s do is a worst case scenario. This team is just unwatchable sometimes!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
It really wasn't worse case
That was an easy 5-4-3 DP (and Ellis may not have scored) otherwise.
The contact play is still unbelievably dumb, but there it may not have hurt them toooo much.
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Folks, he has to run on contact there
If he holds at 3B, it’s a 5-4-3 DP, runner on 3rd 2 out. 1st and 2nd 1 out is a better situation for the A’s.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
No way... take the chance on Carson beating that out.
by Brett Narloch on Sep 8, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather take the chance on Rajai swiping 3rd
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
It was a rocket ground ball to the 3B who was playing even with the bag
Rajai, Crawford, and Usain Bolt don’t beat that out unless there’s a terrible throw
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed.
Though I still think the A’s would be much better off having Powell attempt a straight steal of home every time he’s on third than ever using the contact play.
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to see that.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, hyperbole, I know, but I have honestly still never seen the contact play work in the Majors
I don’t understand why teams use it.
This wasn’t so much the contact play as Ellis giving himself up to avoid the DP (He didn’t really break toward home).
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
No he didn't. He tried to get caught in a rundown.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it's debatable
If he only goes off the bag a bit then he keeps 3B in a slight holding pattern.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 8:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Ellis didn't get much of a jump
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:50 PM PDT up reply actions
To stay out of the DP
This is standard strategy, folks. Holding at 3B there is really stupid.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
You can sit now. You don't have hemorrhoids
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Which is why I'm stunned they sent him.
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Annnnd Rajai saves the inning (momentarily)
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 8:52 PM PDT reply actions
ok i have 2 unrelated to baseball questions:
1. is the pearl jam cd from last year worth downloading?
2. does anyone have a recommendation for a good pepper mill?
are you on a scavenger hunt?
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for august = remain calm and try to truly enjoy a .500 team.
It's...not good.
Unless you liked that New Wave-y sound they had in the first half of their self-titled album.
I bought it, liked it
but it never really translated long-term. There is too much music available for me to stay into 1 CD for a sustained period of time.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 8:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I remember when I had a 10-disc changer
and now I have thousands of songs.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I had 3,000 CD's but I got rid of them this year and just downloaded everything I liked
But seriously,folks....
Did you give them away, burn them or just put them in storage?
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I gave them away after I ripped the songs I liked
just had a bunch of friends come over and take what they wanted
But seriously,folks....
excellent, all set up for another "infield grounder and throw em out at home"
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for august = remain calm and try to truly enjoy a .500 team.
He's streaky.
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Steve Tollesson taking a 4 pitch walk like Barry Bonds
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TOLLESON!
Damn.
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That was pretty funny at 2b, there
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Over/under for how soon there's an animated GIF
of that on Lookout Landing?
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Same as the old ballgame
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
caught a break there....for a change
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for august = remain calm and try to truly enjoy a .500 team.
Wow. The A's attempt to hit into a rally-crushing DP fails.
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not quite got the complete skills yet to execute that at an even higher percentage.
alaska A currently residing in northern Idaho. --- theme for august = remain calm and try to truly enjoy a .500 team.
I thought it was Tui.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Oops. I thought wrong. My bad.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
MADDENING
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Not anymore!
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
SHIT YEAH!
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Hee hee hee
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Coco mojo!!!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
YAY!!
A real hit and an RBI!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Nice to meet you Coco
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I'M LOCO FOR COCO!
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by thewhizkid on Sep 8, 2010 8:55 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Cute...
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
im Kookoo for Coco
Why do they make Pokemon so sexy?
crispy cocoa!
This is not little league. The kid who strikes out the most is not the worst player on the team.
It doesn't sound very good when you put it that way
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow --
Figgins has had NO range. Mark Ellis makes that play and many others in this season series. It’s like Figgins got old overnight.
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He's better at 3rd though, too
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by stranahanahan on Sep 8, 2010 8:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I doubt it, actually
I bet they release him mid-contract.
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have anything to dow ith the fact that he has changed positions?
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
I don't think so because
he used to play 2B, 3B, CF. He’s used to 2B and he’s used to moving around.
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Ah....I was wondering if the range at 2Bis greater esp to the non-short stop side vs. 3rd where you do have the SS to help.
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
I've heard some rave about him at 3B
but I never thought he was comfortable or looked like he knew what he was doing.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
It's true you need less range at 3B
But Figgins used to be pretty solid at 2B; now he’s just terrible.
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He's going to stay
But in the form of Emil Brown. Will anyone notice?
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That 5.75 mil option for Coco never looked better
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 8:56 PM PDT reply actions
If healthy.....
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:57 PM PDT up reply actions
No joke
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
Especially since they weren't thrown out
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
true,
i guess theres the rule you never make the last out at third, so maybe not brilliant, but good
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That's 4 steals in this inning?
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
You mean you've not blinked till now?
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions
that's awesome
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Oh look, a double steal
Yawn.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Wow, couldn't take a real swing?
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
if you don't have power . . .
double steals are a wonderful thing
This is not little league. The kid who strikes out the most is not the worst player on the team.
Even if you do
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 8:59 PM PDT up reply actions
yes, but only if successful
the A’s have to get people into scoring position. others can at least hope for a home run in other than their wettest dreams.
This is not little league. The kid who strikes out the most is not the worst player on the team.
by eastcoasta'sfan on Sep 9, 2010 7:42 AM PDT up reply actions
SDADEWFGWFWRFWREFd
Why do they make Pokemon so sexy?
Please don't use the phrase "last words"
when discussing an A’s pitcher.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
am i the only one who doesnt like Rain by the Beatles?
Why do they make Pokemon so sexy?
its not BAD, i just dont think its great
Now, In My Life, THATS their best song
Why do they make Pokemon so sexy?
Well sure, if you care about his life
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
It's up there for me
Top 10 for sure.
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by stranahanahan on Sep 8, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Crosby Stills and Nash did a GREAT cover of it
ch-check it out
Why do they make Pokemon so sexy?
Will do!
Thanks…
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by stranahanahan on Sep 8, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a good one, but I can't put it over A Day in the Life.
But Rain is a pretty underrated great.
Do you like other songs named Rain or other songs by the Beatles?
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't like anything by the Beatles.
OK, slight exaggeration, but almost.
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You guys are killing me
Greatest. Band. Ever.
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by stranahanahan on Sep 8, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya know, I won't even argue with that point.
I still just don’t love listening to them. One song here or there, fine. But I’d never listen to an entire album.
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
They were extremely talented
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
They've got some really good songs and some songs I couldn't care less about.
Pam liked my old sig better.
There's a surprising number of Beatles haters
here on AN. It’s like a refuge.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
That's because there aren't many 58 year old white men amongst us
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoa!
You can’t possibly stereotype Beatles fans…
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by stranahanahan on Sep 8, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
If you lived through the 1960s in the USA or UK you're most likely
in that category and you’re more likely to like pop music from that era than those who haven’t had that experience
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
If you're ... uh, any demographic at all ...
you’re likely a Beatles fan.
Loving the Beatles is kind of universal.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I've not found that with younger people
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
or, sixty yr olds who were fifteen when the Beatles debuted
The radio station in LA had a big buildup, hours and days, and they finally played “I Wanna Hold Your Hand”.
Meh, I thought, they are going to come and go. Fifteen minutes of fame, etc.
Turns out I liked them, but never bought their albums. Just played my sister’s copies.
Blez: Most folks seem to believe that the big flaw with the 2010 Oakland A's will be the lack of any power.
Beane: They believe it because it's true.
by One won lost won on Sep 8, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
they actually played stadium concerts
and the amps were not loud enough for everyone to hear the music. people still went nuts.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
People went nuts when they came onscreen
in their movie, “A Hard Day’s Night”.
I didn’t go, but a buddy of mine went to the first showing. It was 95% female teenagers (under 17) and when the Beatles bounded onscreen, the crowd in the theater shrieked like banshees, so loud that my friend covered his ears. The movie stopped, the lights came up, and the manager announced that the movie would not continue, unless everyone stayed seated, and NO SCREAMING!!
I don’t know if he screamed that last part.
It helped a little. Still plenty of tearful shrieking through the first half of the movie, so reported. It was a mediocre movie, but who cared?
Blez: Most folks seem to believe that the big flaw with the 2010 Oakland A's will be the lack of any power.
Beane: They believe it because it's true.
by One won lost won on Sep 8, 2010 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Have we discussed them before?
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions
on AN yes....you and I specifically - I don;'t think so.
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I know I never have...at least whilst sober enough to remember
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I sort of agree.
I have tons of respect for them and what they did for music, but I have never in my life sought out Beatles music. I usually won’t go out of my way to avoid them, but they just don’t do it for me.
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no love for what they did for music.
Sent it in the wrong direction, I say.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Where would it have gone otherwise?
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Michel Legrand, Burt Bacharach, Joe Raposo
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
They all did fine
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Indeed, because they were the cream of the crop
(and, incidentally, all three students of Nadia Boulanger), but they didn’t set the direction of the mainstream of popular music, and there aren’t thousands of songwriters following in their style.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
this is a good question.....as for me....I liked them much better than elvis and the four letterman etc.
compared to the other pop acts of the time they were very different.
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Were they that different from the Kinks or Dave Clark Five?
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
First, DC5 were just an ordinary pop group. They’re not remotely at the same level as the Kinks or the Beatles.
The Kinks were very, very different from the Beatles. Wilder at first, much, much worse management, and a completely different musical sensibility from the Beatles.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Well sure, everyone's unique.
The question is whether the difference between Beatles and Kinks was greater than Kinks and anyone else.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure how I'd measure that
But DC5 don’t belong in that discussion, any way you try to measure it.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Well OK, they're less highly regarded.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Sort of like how Ryan Sweeney
is less highly regarded than Vlad Guerrero yes.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I sort of see them as the wave of 60s new style music groups. Animals, Kinks, DCF, Stones, Beatles
What set them apart for me is the four part harmonies. As a kid – they were one of the first groups I really listened to on my own. For other groups – it was music in my older siblings worlds that I was exposed to.
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
Ah. The personal impact of music.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
probably not a coincidence that other people I love are also groups where harmonies, lyrics, and the group members song writing and performing skills highlighted.
I like people that I consider to be complete musicians.
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
That's just not true
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by stranahanahan on Sep 8, 2010 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
OK.
I’m blaming them for the dominance of guitars in popular music. I recognize that this is unfair and that trend started before the Beatles and would have continued without them regardless, so it can’t really be attributed to them. But I think the Beatles represent that movement and it’s a movement that I don’t care for.
I don’t mean that as a factual argument that can be called true or false; just my own aesthetic opinion.
That said, I do like a few Beatles songs, and I don’t hate all guitar bands.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
The Beatles are pretty heavily responsible for implementing other instruments in pop music
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by stranahanahan on Sep 8, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
That's true.
I’ll give them some credit for that.
But if the orchestra and swing band weren’t dead it wouldn’t be necessary to “implement” a violin or a clarinet.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Meh
Pop music evolves and changes. Was swing really going to be the leading genre of popular music in the mid-1960s?
Mind you, the Beatles managed to do this largely because they had unlimited resources based on how much money they made, a supportive producer, and John Lennon, who loved tinkering around with that stuff. But other bands did stuff with the resources they had, too.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Yeah, I know.
I think I already acknowledged it was happening anyway.
When I “blame” the Beatles, I don’t really mean that things would be different were it not for them. Obviously it’s a much larger trend than that, ultimately connected to the development of recording and amplification technology.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
So they represent a trend that you don't like
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I don't usually like animated GIFs,
but I have to admit that one is kind of cool.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Interesting. Really.
Why the dislike of the guitar?
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Non-melodic,
doesn’t sing (except for Brian May); possibly connected to the devaluation of a singing tone in large segments of pop singing, too.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Maybe, although folk also contributed to that.
What you said became as important as how you crooned it.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Folk and country both have much better
vocal traditions than rock and pop. (Where “better” = “I like better”.)
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I've been watching a lot of youtubes of Jerry Lee Lewis's rock and country performances lately
He belongs in both traditions. How do you feel about him as a vocalist?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I like him OK.
Don’t have any strong feelings about him and haven’t paid a whole lot of attention to him.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Well, let me recommend him highly
Another Place, Another Time
What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)
Crazy Arms (more rock’n’roll feel to this version)
You Win Again (country version)
You Win Again (rock version — one of the great performances ever, as far as I’m concerned)
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
what about Santana? I think his guitar work is incredibly melodic. Not the norm - but there are examples of artists and their ability in this makes them special
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
He's melodic in the same way that a
Chopin piano piece is. The essential element here is that on a guitar or piano, in contrast to most other instruments, any note once struck can only decay.
I do appreciate the great guitarists, but it doesn’t change my feeling about the musical style over all.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
becasue they are struck?? vs. bowed or blown?
"Are those new tarps? Or did they paint 'em?" Mark Ellis
They're much more responsible for extensive use of studio FX and odd instrumentation
The guitar thing was going to happen anyway.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Interesting perspective. You may like Bollywood in that case.
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Buddy holly started the whole guitar thing i thought
Why do they make Pokemon so sexy?
But he thought it would die out
(turned out he did before it did, sadly) and by the early 60s the in thing was Motown and Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound, which weren’t mainly about guitars.
The Beatles were one of the bands that brought them back, from kids in England who loved listening to obscure American blues records. They spearheaded the British Invasion, but blaming them for guitar pop seems to be giving them way too much credit for a wider historical trend.
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by Nick on Sep 8, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
true, all very true
Blez: Most folks seem to believe that the big flaw with the 2010 Oakland A's will be the lack of any power.
Beane: They believe it because it's true.
by One won lost won on Sep 8, 2010 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Well ya gotta blame it on something
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions
i like to blame it on the A-A-A-A-A-Alcohol
Why do they make Pokemon so sexy?
Hate to admit it
but that shit was good stuff.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 9:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey hey hey.
It was the DNA.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
I want to hear the Bill King K-Rod Sulk Off Call
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I usually Google search from my toolbar on Firefox
so I don’t know how much it will make a difference, but we’ll see. Kind of fun.
I dont find it very different
Why do they make Pokemon so sexy?
Because normal Google was too slow?
Their new images thing has mucked up my browser somehow.
My browser wants to still do it the old way, but now the old way is way way slower than it ever was before. I would research this further and figure it out, except that I’m probably going to buy a new computer soon anyway.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Damnit, Slegna won in 16
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Hi loves!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Okay!!!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
So you have to do everything in your power to stop it
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Done and done.
My magical powers are back!!!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
I'm on it.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
What. That's so not even dirty.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Hi Nicholas!!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Hey Pam
I know I should be asleep by now…
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
Seriously - it's the Mariners!!
Sent in my re-app last night BTW…
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
crossing my fingers.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Are you a slider?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
How in the hell did they not rule that an error? He played it like someone who never played third in his life.
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 9:06 PM PDT reply actions
Ugh. I miss Oakland-off
Why do they make Pokemon so sexy?
Gio is pissed and I love it
The guy is such a competitor and he tightened up his game in such a short time. Henry Rodriguez next up?
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 9:07 PM PDT reply actions
gio has become my favorite player this last year or so.
love the way the guy plays, has a lot of heart. nice guy too
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His control was awful for such a long period of time
now he is a badass and could be an ace.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup, love him.
I just hope they don’t jump his innings TOO much this year. He’s so important to the team going forward.
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It might actually be good if Texas can win 5 or 6 straight
Once the A’s are really, truly done (they are done, but Geren has to still fight for the division), maybe they’ll call up a couple guys to give the young pitchers a rest.
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't feel like the A's have abused his arm or anything
But I’d be happier if he hit 190 innings than if he hit 210.
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
And bucked up against his innings max while doing so
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by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
We have 3 starters that have a better ERA than Greinke
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 9:10 PM PDT reply actions
plus Brett Anderson doesn't qualify
I’m telling you Mazzaro would be a solid #5 for a lot of teams.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
i think he's a solid 5 for us too
he’s still young, and he hasn’t been THAT bad
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he was going through a really rough patch of outings
but I still have faith in him long-term. Hopefully he gets us something in a trade.
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
The belt high slider Branyan
You could have taken that deep.
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Breslow is a good preservative
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 9:11 PM PDT reply actions
Walk backwards
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 8, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
cold water?
Uh, seriously, somewhere inside the angle brackets add “height=200”.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Use the height tag
after the close-quote after the url, hit the space bar and type height=250>. Or 300 or 200 if the size looks better that way. Then preview it.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Go original size in a new tab.
Yeahhh.
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running from Pam?
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Where are you GOING!?!?!
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Ahhhh!!!! Hi Berry! Hi Pam! G'night!
I’m off to the Goddess Festival!!!!! :)
And I’m ever so very tired tonight!
Ms. Jesa
Have a great time!!
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
Thanks! I am so excited. It's going to be a blast!!! :)
Okay, night night for realz. Gots to get up at 5 a.m.
Ms. Jesa
no change, i can change, i can change
but im here in my mode, i am here in my mode
Why do they make Pokemon so sexy?
oh no, no no, no no nooo
Why do they make Pokemon so sexy?
I had to get change for a dollar 3 times today
That’s way more than my daily average of 0.
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by Helloooo 1st on Sep 8, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Are any of the A's fans from the commercial- AN'ers?
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by ohtobe21likehuston on Sep 8, 2010 9:19 PM PDT reply actions
Left field bleacher folks
I don’t think any of them post. Probably because most of them do go to every single game.
It's the fans that make the game fun. -- Rickey Henderson, July 26, 2009.
Saint was one of them I'm pretty sure
And maybe 1 or 2 others but it’s been a whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiile.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Sep 8, 2010 11:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Did anybody see Sidney Crosby hit the ball out of the stadium?
I don’t think Bobby Crosby is even the best-hitting Crosby alive right now.
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by thejd44 on Sep 8, 2010 9:19 PM PDT reply actions
were the pirates pitching?
Why do they make Pokemon so sexy?
by RC_Cola on Sep 8, 2010 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey, they only gave up 1 HR.
Progress is progress.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Sep 8, 2010 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? Yikes!
I hate Bob Geren and his peanut brain so much -- lenscrafters
by WaddellCanseco on Sep 8, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Way to go, Breslow!!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
dayum.
5 pitches.
The funny thing about baseball is that people will believe what they want to believe. -Joe Posnanski 8/29/09
NEW THREAD OPEN
http://www.athleticsnation.com/2010/9/8/1677915/open-thread-game-139-seattle
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