A's Give Cubs 4-Run Head Start, Rally to Win 15-7
by 67MARQUEZ on Feb 27, 2011 3:34 PM PST
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PrintWell you can be blasé over a game in February if you must, but 15 runs and 18 hits is still a cool way to start things off. All without Eric Chavez in the lineup!
Now if we can just do something about Trevor Cahill's 108.00 ERA. Last year's All-Star faced but seven batters in his 2011 spring debut, and only one of them did not reach base. Well that's not really true. Even the one batter to make an out actually reached base on a fielder's choice. By the time Cahill was relieved in favor of Tyson Ross, the A's were in a 4-0 hole.
That deficit did not last very long as Coco Crisp tied the game with a grand slam in the third, and the A's went ahead to stay on an Eric Sogard sac fly in the fourth. Things got out of control during a seven-run seventh that made the last two innings a moot point.
To the chagrin of anyone who had other things to do today, they played the last two innings anyway.
All told, five A's collected two hits apiece: Josh Willingham, Michael Choice, Anthony Recker, Jai Miller, and our dear pal, Matt Carson.
Yep, it must be Spring Training.
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setting the bar......
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
for sure, on Feb. 27th no less
here’s to the last recap happening sometime in late October.
alaska A in northern idaho
Great Sunday coverage.....♥ it
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
you hold him down, I'll club him.
Empires may crumble, FIP statistics may lose their meaning, but only a Keetsa mattress puts years back on your life while you're sleeping.
by emperor nobody on Feb 27, 2011 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
And the run that put the A's ahead to stay scored on...
…two productive outs!
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
They must just be playing with our minds.
Definitely leading us on.
It’s so loud inside my head, with words that I should have said.
As I drown in my regrets, I can’t take back the words I never said...
That crucial run!
"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
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2011/2/25/2015286/adrian-beltre-rangers-calf-strain-injury
calf strains linger right?
Disclaimer: I do not wish physical harm on anyone
When we played softball, I’d steal second base, feel guilty and go back.
- Woody Allen
by rhymeswithelephant on Feb 27, 2011 3:57 PM PST reply actions
I'm not certainly not hoping that he tries to come back a little too fast and reaggravates it.
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
or that he is limping so badly to the parking lot
that the team bus accidentally runs him over (twice) and the traumatic sight causes Josh Hamilton to relapse back into full-blown crack addiction. Or that the whole ordeal doesn’t cause Ron Washington to get busted buying cocaine from an undercover agent posing as a transsexual stripper, or CJ Wilson to acquire permanent, debilitating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from tweeting about it online.
No, none of these things I would wish on the Texas Rangers, none I tell you.
Empires may crumble, FIP statistics may lose their meaning, but only a Keetsa mattress puts years back on your life while you're sleeping.
by emperor nobody on Feb 27, 2011 9:05 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Let's be efficient here: CJ Wilson can be the transsexual stripper.
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
Headline:
“Mitch Moreland Caught in Torrid Gay Affair with Neftali Feliz; Two Ballplayers Take Arlington Holiday Inn Staff Hostage, Demanding Marriage Rights Be Extended to Texas.”
Empires may crumble, FIP statistics may lose their meaning, but only a Keetsa mattress puts years back on your life while you're sleeping.
by emperor nobody on Feb 27, 2011 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
THIS BELONGS ON
whatever site is the for the MFY!
"You ain't got nothin to say, it was perfect" -Dallas Braden, 05/09/10
hell hath no fury like a Cowboys fan scorned. -Leopold Bloom
by MissOakland on Feb 27, 2011 4:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Anthony Recker
Does anyone know anything about Anthony Recker? I saw his picture a couple of days, and think he has an interesting look.
He's a big dude, but i dont think he has much potential in the majors.
It’s so loud inside my head, with words that I should have said.
As I drown in my regrets, I can’t take back the words I never said...
Thanks. If any girls would reply too regarding his looks, I'd appreciate it.
I’m an A’s fan, but a woman first. :)
So by "an interesting look," do you mean "hot"?
For the record, calling players hot is completely acceptable here. And if that’s what you meant, there are several of us ladies who agree with you.
by whiteshoes40 on Feb 27, 2011 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
The "word on the street" is that he has a great ass
To the point where if you google “Anthony Recker ass” you get plenty of hits. For the record, I’ve never googled Anthony Recker’s ass.
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
Oh, I do mean he's hot.
What’s so special about his ass that you get plenty of its? What does it look like?
I just mean there are whole blogs set up to discuss his ass and share pics
Someone linked those a while back (I don’t recall who, but if you want to see a bevy of photos, do a google search — it won’t be difficult to find).
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
you may wanna plan some trips to Sacramento
cause I don’t think you’ll see much of the guy in Oakland….ever.
by oakballnack on Feb 28, 2011 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
but, but
he hit a massive HR off Brad Zielger in a intersquad game and he has a very cool name!
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
He's pre-tty cute
"You ain't got nothin to say, it was perfect" -Dallas Braden, 05/09/10
hell hath no fury like a Cowboys fan scorned. -Leopold Bloom
My wife said the same thing when we saw Recker in Arizona, last ST.
His seems to be one of those “under the radar” type players, that may suddenly put it all together and have a journeyman type MLB career. Not flashy, so he doesn’t get much notice.
Non-stat guy: "Yeah, whatever. You’re wrong." Stat guy: "No, you’re wrong." Non-stat guy: "Cool. Pass me a beer." Stat guy: "Here you go." Sigh, if only it was this easy.
More importantly, my son pitched for the first time today
and recorded his first career K.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
proud, I'll bet?!
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
Very!
He also had a base hit!
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
I LOVE baseball.....
Randy Jackson: "Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were young?"
Idol Contestant: [Nods]
That BABIP is unsustainable.
But still, congrats.
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
He didn't allow a ball in play. No BABIP yet.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
I meant as a hitter.
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
He was 1 for 3.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
Hmm...I'm not up on little league metrics,
but that could well be sustainable!
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
He did better than I did today.
I went 0-6 with a walk.
However, I did foul off eight straight pitches and have a 15-pitch AB, before hitting a deep fly to the left fielder.
"Hi, SBN readers! Go away."-dm
by Gaijin_Suketto on Feb 27, 2011 11:17 PM PST up reply actions
YAY!
"You ain't got nothin to say, it was perfect" -Dallas Braden, 05/09/10
hell hath no fury like a Cowboys fan scorned. -Leopold Bloom
Mudvayne and Ministry
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My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
In case anyone was wondering
Only the weekend spring training game broadcasts will be on KTRB. The rest will only be available on the web.
by OaklandSi on Feb 27, 2011 4:21 PM PST via mobile reply actions
A's website: you'll see a link to Gameday Audio
Also MLB.com
by OaklandSi on Feb 27, 2011 6:54 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Is it too early to start counting down our magic number?
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
Did you get a sense of what the pitchers are working on?
Are Cahill/Ross trying to get a pitch under control or was Cahill just rusty?
Rusty? First game since the end of September?
by OaklandSi on Feb 27, 2011 6:55 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Often times a pitcher will work on just one pitch in these games
In order to develop control of it. When that goes wrong sometimes the whole mindset can come crashing down. So I was trying to get an idea of if that was the case or if it was just lack of practice. I understand that lack of practice is the more likely situation.
My guess, without having seen it, is that
Cahill had a sinker that wasn’t sinking.
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
Well he was getting a ton of ground balls
4 of the 5 hits he gave up were grounders that found their way through the infield.
From the sound of it, though, they were rockets, not "well placed bouncers"
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
He also had Sogard at SS and Tolleson at 2B
with Laroche manning the hot corner – not exactly the gold glove infield we’ve come to expect.
by oakballnack on Feb 28, 2011 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
Don't sinkers not sink as well down in AZ?
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon
by cuppingmaster on Feb 27, 2011 11:30 PM PST up reply actions
it depends on the degree
of valley fever they’re suffering. The sinkers, that is.
by oakballnack on Feb 28, 2011 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
None of the pitchers were lights out
The A’s coughed up 16 hits and 4 walks as a team. No pitcher was able to record an out without giving up a hit. I saw Tim Lincecum also struggled in the Giants opener. I wonder if hitters have an early advantage on pitching.
"-i never said half the things i said." --Yogi Berra
I think the cliche is that pitchers are usually ahead of the hitters early in spring training
The idea being that they start spring training earlier than the hitters and that throwing bullpen sessions better prepares them for playing in games than batting practice does for hitters.
That makes sense
That being said I am not encouraged.
"-i never said half the things i said." --Yogi Berra
Just as Joey Devine (who was great) said
Just getting up there and not hurting yourself if the primary goal. If Cahill was physically fine then who cares if he threw a perfect inning or gave up 10 runs.
Yeah
Ben Sheets gave up a bunch of runs without even getting an out and he was fine the rest of the season
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Feb 28, 2011 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
Fastballs...It is always fastballs for the first two games
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Feb 28, 2011 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
Often times a pitcher will work on just one pitch in these games
In order to develop control of it. When that goes wrong sometimes the whole mindset can come crashing down. So I was trying to get an idea of if that was the case or if it was just lack of practice. I understand that lack of practice is the more likely situation.
Or sometimes,
it is just every pitch flies right into a bat, like a bat without sonar.
by Omnipotent One on Feb 27, 2011 8:21 PM PST up reply actions
So do you guys want a game thread for tomorrow?
How the effing eff am I supposed to hear the game, what is the online streaming neoBuancast URL and wtf time does the effing thing start?
Empires may crumble, FIP statistics may lose their meaning, but only a Keetsa mattress puts years back on your life while you're sleeping.
Go to the A's website
You’ll see the gameday broadcast link there.
by OaklandSi on Feb 27, 2011 11:11 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
yes, GT please
!#%&$#@&%&% antioxidants! - pam
needs moar bacon
by cuppingmaster on Feb 27, 2011 11:31 PM PST up reply actions
Game time is noon Pacific time
by OaklandSi on Feb 28, 2011 12:15 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I was douchey enough
to actually fall for the MLB At Bat app for my iPhone, it’s a little pricey at 14.99 (same cost as the gameday audio) but at least I can stream the games wherever I am…
FWIW, it’s a great app on the iPad – and the slimmed down iPhone version is still pretty cool.
by oakballnack on Feb 28, 2011 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
Because I'm too lazy to google it...
… anyone aware of/have handy a link to spring training record of eventual WS champions?
by A's fan in Raleigh on Feb 28, 2011 7:10 AM PST reply actions
Here you go:
http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-spring-training-record-regular-season-2011-2
Absolute zero corrolation, unless there is.
by Omnipotent One on Feb 28, 2011 8:37 AM PST up reply actions
Remember
The WS teams (SF/TX) from last season finished at the top and bottom respectively of the Cactus last ST.
Evan Turner = Future NBA MVP
by chillicothe20 on Feb 28, 2011 9:07 AM PST up reply actions
I'll take 15 runs and 18 hits every other game thanks.
I figured every game was too selfish to ask for…
Evan Turner = Future NBA MVP
So siked on Joey Devine hitting 93.
I know its “the done thing” around here to act as if 50% of our squad will get injured and underperform….but what if they don’t?
apparently Outman was hitting 92mph
yesterday, and he’s been on record as saying he’s only throwing at 90% at this point. I wouldn’t be surprised if that meant he could get back to the 93-95mph range relatively easily by the end of camp. I’d be thrilled if he remains healthy and breaks camp as the number 5 starter, though “4 is an awful lot of lefties, David.”
by oakballnack on Feb 28, 2011 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
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