Open Thread: Game -2 (San Francisco Giants at Oakland Athletics)
by danmerqury on Mar 29, 2011 6:30 PM PDT
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PrintBelieve it or not, we're just about done with meaningless baseball. The A's are hosting the Giants in Game 2 of the Bay Bridge Series, the penultimate tuneup before the season. Tonight? Old versus new. Zen versus fire. Soft-tossing lefty with a ten-inch curveball versus hard-tossing lefty with a ten-inch curveball. Barry Zito versus Gio Gonzalez.
Mark Ellis was initially reported to be out with calf tightness, but Susan Slusser tweeted that "Ellis says there's absolutely nothing wrong with him" and that he was "baffled about news of calf tightness", saying that he "just needed a day off." Starting in his place is Andy LaRoche, not Eric Sogard. Could this mean that LaRoche is going to make the roster?
Lineup:
CF Crisp
1B Barton
RF DeJesus
LF Willingham
DH Matsui
C Suzuki
3B Kouzmanoff
2B LaRoche
SS Pennington
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Let's Go Oakland!
sorry I couldn’t go tonight. i’m still a bit under the weather, gotta get well for Friday!
I'm skipping tonight too in favor of not having my Tuesday night ruined by Giants' fans...
I'm here to talk about the past.
If you're in the Sacramento area
This game will be on CSN +
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Ssory Doc
Just letting everyone know what channel the game will be on
If you live in the Sacramento area.
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Ssory Doc
Just givin’ you a hard time. It’s like running into an ex at the grocery store. Awkwerrrrrd.
LIVE EDT
Tape-delayed for the West Coast
It is a little awkward. Also Chop said she got a high five from Gio.
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Ssory Doc
Why no Eric Sogard?
Tired from coming into the game last night?
The FairWeather Channel - Sports Bumper Stickers and Bandwagon Forecast
what station can i log on to
for pregame and post??
Beane's World!! Excellent!!! Rock On, Beane! Rock On, Geren!
Hm. I found out today that Gio Gonzalez and Gavin Floyd were traded from the Phillies to the White Sox for 11 starts of a 5.90 ERA Freddy Garcia.
That’s one of the most abysmal trades of the last decade (Phillies gained .2 WAR while giving up a combined ~17 WAR and counting between Gio and Floyd).
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
Gio started with the White Sox organization
white Sox traded him to the Phillies, who later traded him back
that's what I thought when the mlbtv screen came into view
and saw the familiar profile in black&orange. oh well.
alaska A in northern idaho
God, those uniforms are fugly.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Crisp better not steal.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
And Willingham and DeJesus discover firsthand how crappy hitting is at the Coliseum.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
nice, I'm being blacked out of this game in MLB.tv
and I live in Michigan
Kerwin Danley is a horrible umpire. So is C.B. Bucknor.
really?
It’s free
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions
yay
Bran Ralph leopard in tv!
I got nothin'
by OptimistPrime on Mar 29, 2011 7:24 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
So I wasn't dreaming.
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
dumb phone
Leopold
I got nothin'
by OptimistPrime on Mar 29, 2011 7:25 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
AN just got a looksie on TV
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Safe at 1B?
Shhhhh.
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Ump was enamored with Barton's splits.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
as was i
Now pardon me while I flush my phone
I got nothin'
by OptimistPrime on Mar 29, 2011 7:28 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
hate to admit
Giants have hitters
I got nothin'
by OptimistPrime on Mar 29, 2011 7:29 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Sandoval hit a duck snort
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Seems like Sogard's got this locked up
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think so.
I think “none of the above” is still a possibility.
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Well, I'll surprised if that's true
I think someone’s gonna be a backup INF.
Why aren’t you there anyway?
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
that's true
Me and lens are gonna be ripping each other any moment ;-)
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep, we definitely are mortal enemies.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree they'll have a backup INF
I’m just not sure it will be LaRoche or Sogard.
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Waiver wire.
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His arm doesn't play well at SS
I don’t think either LaRoche nor Sogard are exactly what the A’s want.
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LaRoche isn't really doing much to change management's mind this game.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Right. I think the A's really want solid defense
They were just linked to some guy I’ve never heard of who had a slash line last year of something like .200/.290/.300. I’m not sure they’re satisfied with an option that isn’t solid defensively at SS.
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Yeah, Luis Hernandez from the Mets. I think he's on waivers now.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Just the fact that the A's were reportedly interested
tells me a lot.
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Yeah, LaRoche is only starting cause it's a lefty on the mound.
Don’t think it means much other than that.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Gio's velocity looks good (consistently at 93-94).
Not using much other than fastball/curve. I want to see him mix in more changeups and two seamers.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
Why would you make both pictures small....
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
need less of the cubic background
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions
moar cubes
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Mar 29, 2011 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Managing the game throwing signals
And interviewing. Is there anything Bob Geren can’t do? Apart from managing the bullpen?
The FairWeather Channel - Sports Bumper Stickers and Bandwagon Forecast
I wonder
If all his “prehab” and yoga have anything to do with that. A trainer in college used to point out that excess flexibility would zap a fastball.
by mikedaviswhereareyou on Mar 29, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I assume it's that he led, or nearly led, the league in pitches thrown for several years in a row.
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Fucking Giants still have some of that ridiculous luck leftover from the World Series.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
juuuuuuuuuust a bit outside
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I hope Kouz rips one
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"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
the room I'm subletting has a dartboard
Productivity down the drain.
Kouz still hackin away
Thats not good…but I guess I should probably have given up on him getting more patient by now.
I see the umpires haven't improved much over the offseason.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
Death, taxes, and the inability of an umpire to do the thing they get paid for.
Ahhh, the reliable things in life.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
It seems to be popular on the blogosphere.
From what I remember, there are lots of people on here who want an electronic strike zone.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
me
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd be up for it.
My blood pressure would be pleased.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
it depends... can they program in a Yankees bias?
I’m a purist that way.
Sandoval dumped one into right that fell
DeJesus ripped one to left that Burrell somehow ran down. Suzuki was 6" away from an HR.
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Gio's pitching very well. The score would've been 0-0 if Ellis was playing second.
Offense has been sputtering. So, same old, same old.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder how many years it'd be before Gio gets enough "veteran cred" to get calls like that.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/ex-auburn-players-claim-systematic-pay-to-play-29592
So Fight! Fight, Old Tulane, Fight on to Victory
I remember Zito's debut
I was listening to it on the radio on a family vacation in LA
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We went to Disney that year
But it was mostly a college scouting trip.
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
The usual suspects
USC, UCLA, LMU, Riverside, Claremonts, Irvine, UCSD.
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:00 PM PDT up reply actions
I could got for some of their fried chicken right now
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Ergh, DeJesus batting third isn't that much of a change from Sweeney batting third to start last year.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
I'd prefer Matsui #3, DeJesus #5
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
i KNOW
it’s ST but this offense is looking a little shitty
Ray Fosse thinks Pete Rose is a prick......
Let's hope so.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, Gutierrez on the DL for the M's
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He's had a weird stomach ailment since last year
Cust should draw 300 walks this season.
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Franklin "Conor Jackson" Gutierrez
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn, when did the Giants' hitters get so patient.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
....I say as a Giants hitter swings at a 3-0 pitch and grounds into what should've been a double play
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Throw strikes Gio...your stuff is good enough.
Business man by day, fearless couch guardian by night.
You should mention that to LaRoche.
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not looking good for him
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
No it isn't. He can't really play SS.
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Mar 29, 2011 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Rather have a weak and accurate arm than a strong but erratic one
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Too bad Sogard can't really either.
LaRoche does have an edge in that he’s right handed.
I don’t get why Tolleson wasn’t given more of a shot.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Tolleson is terrible. I'm still hoping for an acquisition
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by WaddellCanseco on Mar 29, 2011 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I was hoping we'd take Luis Castillo
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Doesn't have the arm for SS, though.
May as well go with Sogard.
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
Can't really play second anymore either.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Or hit.
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
but experienced playing the position
For the minimum… we could do worse.
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
stooped to a Staufers lasanga.....quick and easy.
but balking on a veggie…cant face the broccoli so it might just be a direct route to the Italian Ice cups in the fridge.
alaska A in northern idaho
Well, he's pitching well.
He looks like he’s been attacked by an ant hill.
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
Nico is vindicated
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Why must Opening Night tickets cost so much?
I forget that fact every year. D:
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
Forst just said Conor can play 3B. I'm hoping never to see that
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
Adam Melhuse could too.
‘Can’ and ‘should’ are so many miles apart.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
gulp
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, they're really grasping at straws to justify Conor Jackson.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
That was a legitimately nice play by Pandoval.
Jenny Craig is beaming somewhere.
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Wow he's svelte!
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Mar 29, 2011 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Zito, what is going on with your face.
Seriously dude, you should get that looked at.
…And take Suzuki with you.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
a vato mustache
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Would be nice to have a Beltre hitting there instead.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
Adrian anyway. Not Engel or Omar.
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Mar 29, 2011 8:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm watching the game on DVR.
Bob Geren just put on the headset. Did he say anything worth hearing, or should I just skim forward and get caught up with you cats?
Your 2011 Athletics: Halfway like a mama bear protecting her young,
and halfway like a vampire biting into a series of defenseless necks.
skip it
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you already know the answer to that question
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Mar 29, 2011 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
It was white noise to me.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
he said they've pretty much decided the 25-man roster but are waiting until after the game tomorrow to confirm.
other than that…
Well, I guess that was something.
I was hoping more for an epic blunder or a Freudian slip, but oh well…
Your 2011 Athletics: Halfway like a mama bear protecting her young,
and halfway like a vampire biting into a series of defenseless necks.
by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 29, 2011 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
How are we not hitting this 83MPH junk
Zito is throwing up there?
"Carter's 25-game hitting streak isn't any normal streak. He's 46 for 97 (.474 average) during the run, adding 16 walks and compiling 81 total bases in the process. I'm out of superlatives for what he's doing." - Kevin Goldstein
We can only hope.
"Carter's 25-game hitting streak isn't any normal streak. He's 46 for 97 (.474 average) during the run, adding 16 walks and compiling 81 total bases in the process. I'm out of superlatives for what he's doing." - Kevin Goldstein
Nah.
Maybe we need Desme to come back!
"Carter's 25-game hitting streak isn't any normal streak. He's 46 for 97 (.474 average) during the run, adding 16 walks and compiling 81 total bases in the process. I'm out of superlatives for what he's doing." - Kevin Goldstein
So I'm not reading all the comment so I'm sure this has already been said, but...
1. How awesome are Zito’s socks???
2. And what’s up with the porn stache? and
3. Why didn’t anyone tell me I could watch this online for free???
I would make sweet love to those socks.
I would use duct tape to forcibly rip that hairtrocity off his face.
And you can watch it online for free. Consider yourself told.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
I would watch.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
MLB.tv free preview
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi ZF!
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by WaddellCanseco on Mar 29, 2011 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
1. Stirrups are better.
2. He was eating ants and didn’t wipe his mouth afterward.
3. You weren’t here when someone else was told they could watch it online for free. You were elsewhere doing something else, as was I. I was eating sushi, Yum.
Your 2011 Athletics: Halfway like a mama bear protecting her young,
and halfway like a vampire biting into a series of defenseless necks.
by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 29, 2011 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I wasn't at the ballpark.
Then again, sushi has been a ballpark food since 1936, when the Tokyo Giants first started offering it.
Your 2011 Athletics: Halfway like a mama bear protecting her young,
and halfway like a vampire biting into a series of defenseless necks.
by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 29, 2011 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
But no way in heck am I a Tokyo Giants fan. No sirree.
Osaka Tigers all the way!
Your 2011 Athletics: Halfway like a mama bear protecting her young,
and halfway like a vampire biting into a series of defenseless necks.
by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 29, 2011 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Chunichi Dragons son.
theyre my favorite, but i dont really follow npb.
So Fight! Fight, Old Tulane, Fight on to Victory
Cooking it removes all the good nutrients.
Eat fish raw, or why bother at all?!?
Your 2011 Athletics: Halfway like a mama bear protecting her young,
and halfway like a vampire biting into a series of defenseless necks.
by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 29, 2011 8:20 PM PDT up reply actions
You win.
I was completing my ROI analysis for work. Would have preferred sushi…
I made a scramble and set off the smoke detector.
Miss Top Chef.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Heh...
No…
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Huh... and here I am thinking we already were...
But Okay!
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
lol..anyway.
Long story short: I ordered a pineapple pizza and they made me pepperoni. I can’t stomach the roni. If you know what I mean!
A) Pineapple? Really? Reaaaaally?
B) Oops. Cause… you know, pineapple, pepperoni… same thing.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Gotta drop the coin for MLB.tv, ZF
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
All A's games are blacked out if you live in market.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
If you have access to a VPN, you could try that
otherwise no dice.
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone here who lives in market and still uses MLB.tv for watching the A's?
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Do you buy it or free preview?
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by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
cool :)
"Hey anyone can join in...as long as they talk about me." - Mr. Bed
"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Cookies
Glen and Ray are in midseason form with the fod talk.
The FairWeather Channel - Sports Bumper Stickers and Bandwagon Forecast
as much as pan them for that....
I do agree it has a sense warm, familiarity.
alaska A in northern idaho
Glen and Ray are like the old fuzzy quilt I curl up with to watch a game.
They help keep my blood pressure down and prevent me from stabbing myself in the eye at the offense, so truly, their lives and careers have done Good in this world.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
Aptly, you just adequately described a lot of STDs.
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
It's just difficult to type with a condom on each finger.
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
IT'S A MYTH!!!
Tom Tango says so. Of course, he gave me the STD…
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
Things better than Ojos Locos:
1. …
Yeah, I got nothin’.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
Oh Zito, I want to watch you peel off those socks.
Slowly.
Sensually.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
But Clifton is considering the bunt
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Mar 29, 2011 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Busted H&R, not really his fault
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Mar 29, 2011 8:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Not sure it was his fault -- someone missed a sign.
But it’s the second time the A’s have bailed out Zito when he was on the verge on walking a batter to put two on, nobody out.
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
Damn you Zito!
How dare you throw a pitch so bad Penny couldnt offer at it.
"Carter's 25-game hitting streak isn't any normal streak. He's 46 for 97 (.474 average) during the run, adding 16 walks and compiling 81 total bases in the process. I'm out of superlatives for what he's doing." - Kevin Goldstein
Baylor lost. I am sad. :(
Luckily I have some baseball at the beautiful Coliseum to make me feel better.
…unless we get into stupid rundowns. That’s not going to make me feel better. C’mon, guys.
The Coliseum is the most beautiful part about this game.
That says enough, I think.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
And Miggy, you're banned from helping an A get out. BANNED, I SAY.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
fuck me
"Hey anyone can join in...as long as they talk about me." - Mr. Bed
"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
Okay...
But just remember afterward, you asked for it.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
last time
i checked a hit and run requires a hiiter to swing….
Ray Fosse thinks Pete Rose is a prick......
If Zito shuts us out Im gonna be furious.
I dont care if its spring. Hit the damn ball.
"Carter's 25-game hitting streak isn't any normal streak. He's 46 for 97 (.474 average) during the run, adding 16 walks and compiling 81 total bases in the process. I'm out of superlatives for what he's doing." - Kevin Goldstein
Meh....we've lost to worse pitchers
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Mar 29, 2011 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Signs are simple.
Unless you wear green and gold.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
cue the AN tagline
"Hey anyone can join in...as long as they talk about me." - Mr. Bed
"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Ladies and gentlemANers,
Your 2011 Oakland Athletics.
Wooha.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
Im starting to think we will never have a legit 900 OPS guy ever again. Ever.
"Carter's 25-game hitting streak isn't any normal streak. He's 46 for 97 (.474 average) during the run, adding 16 walks and compiling 81 total bases in the process. I'm out of superlatives for what he's doing." - Kevin Goldstein
Carter has a chance
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Mar 29, 2011 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont want "chances"
I want the actual thing.
"Carter's 25-game hitting streak isn't any normal streak. He's 46 for 97 (.474 average) during the run, adding 16 walks and compiling 81 total bases in the process. I'm out of superlatives for what he's doing." - Kevin Goldstein
This is a good motivator for Vernon
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Mar 29, 2011 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, we will. One.
What do you think will eventually cause Hell to freeze over and the ensuing apocalypse?
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
30+ starts from each of the top 4 starters this year?
"Hey anyone can join in...as long as they talk about me." - Mr. Bed
"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I think last one was the Big Hurt.
And before that Giambi.
"Carter's 25-game hitting streak isn't any normal streak. He's 46 for 97 (.474 average) during the run, adding 16 walks and compiling 81 total bases in the process. I'm out of superlatives for what he's doing." - Kevin Goldstein
Hmm.
Knew Cust had a great year. Didnt think it was that good.
"Carter's 25-game hitting streak isn't any normal streak. He's 46 for 97 (.474 average) during the run, adding 16 walks and compiling 81 total bases in the process. I'm out of superlatives for what he's doing." - Kevin Goldstein
Yeah, Cust '07.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Did Bob put on the hit and run or something?
You know I hate it when he tries to “manage”.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
that was a terrible joke
"Hey anyone can join in...as long as they talk about me." - Mr. Bed
"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate Buster Posey.
I have decided that he will be the focus of all my irrational, loosely directed hate for 2011.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
Why not Josh Hamilton?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Mar 29, 2011 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions
meh, I bet he plays less than 100 games this year
I’m splitting it between Haren and CJ Wilson
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"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
He's a turncoat
"Hey anyone can join in...as long as they talk about me." - Mr. Bed
"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Haren always struck me as a guy who probably doesn't even know which team he's on half the time.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"Hey anyone can join in...as long as they talk about me." - Mr. Bed
"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, they added a ball/strike count to the boards in foul territory
They’re really getting with the times now!
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Gio's looking like a veteran.
And his stuff looks crisper to me than Anderson’s did yesterday. Where was the “back foot slider” last night?
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
I think Anderson was just mostly using his curve last night.
Makes sense to lay off throwing the slider during meaningless games.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Because some college student graphics design intern thought it was cool looking?
And not distracting, at all?
Not even then.
That don’t impress me much.
by whiteshoes40 on Mar 29, 2011 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Because we need to see Fuentes 10 times as large as Barton.
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
Yeah, I'm very annoyed.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
it's supposed to evoke the move of franchises westward
home plates moving from Philadelphia to Kansas City to Oakland…
If the A's are going to move that direction, I'd rather they move to Osaka or Hong Kong.
Your 2011 Athletics: Halfway like a mama bear protecting her young,
and halfway like a vampire biting into a series of defenseless necks.
by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 29, 2011 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn't that east?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Mar 29, 2011 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Your far east is my relatively near west
Your 2011 Athletics: Halfway like a mama bear protecting her young,
and halfway like a vampire biting into a series of defenseless necks.
by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 29, 2011 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
The worst part is that to appease the people without widescreen TVs,
they have to keep it within the 4:3 box. So there’s a metric fuckton of empty space. Filled with moving windows.
I want the book-on-tape version
where Marlon Perkins comes back from the dead to read it, while occasionally stopping to revel at the marvels of two wildebeests fucking.
Your 2011 Athletics: Halfway like a mama bear protecting her young,
and halfway like a vampire biting into a series of defenseless necks.
by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 29, 2011 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Fister is from Merced?
Barely knew ’er!
"Hey anyone can join in...as long as they talk about me." - Mr. Bed
"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
That's What Mer Said!
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
HA!
"Hey anyone can join in...as long as they talk about me." - Mr. Bed
"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey Fosse
I’m sure the amount of money they offered Fuentes didn’t hurt either.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Sometimes, I wish guys just said that instead of the usual
“best chance to win”, “felt the most comfortable here” cliches.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
From the sounds of this Fuentes interview
Bob has told him he’s the closer for now.
Sigh. Why? This is what i was worried about.
There is no reason not to pitch Fuentes when the lefties are coming up, and Balfour vs the righties. None.
It’s not like you’re establishing either as “closer.” Bailey is closer.
Geren has no excuse not to use them as the situations dictate, but from hearing this i wouldn’t at all be surprised to see Fuentes out there for the 9th, even if the tough lefties came up in the 8th and tough righties, who Fuentes does not get out nearly, nearly as well, are who he’s about to face in the 9th.
by supersugarCrisp on Mar 29, 2011 8:36 PM PDT reply actions
Geren will change his mind tomorrow
And again the day after
"Hey anyone can join in...as long as they talk about me." - Mr. Bed
"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Well this time, Geren needs to flip-flop in advance.
Your 2011 Athletics: Halfway like a mama bear protecting her young,
and halfway like a vampire biting into a series of defenseless necks.
by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 29, 2011 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
That would be an improvement
to saying “this is my closer, end of discussion.”
by supersugarCrisp on Mar 29, 2011 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Honestly, I'd be surprised if 3 righties were coming up,
Balfour and Wuertz were available, and Fuentes got the call.
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
Yeah, Geren does seem open to the idea of using others to close some games, as he's said in interviews.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
by lenscrafters on Mar 29, 2011 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
What about
2 righties, 1 lefty?
Point is, i wouldn’t at all be surprised to see Bob fail to respect the large sample size splits Fuentes and Balfour have and err towards “he’s my guy” type of “thinking.”
by supersugarCrisp on Mar 29, 2011 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Everything I've heard him say suggests he has the right idea about it.
We’ll see.
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
That's good to hear
I’ll have to trust you and the Bob on this. Nothing from his past tells me he gets this, but you saying it confidently carries some weight with me. Thanks Nico, yes, we’ll see.
by supersugarCrisp on Mar 29, 2011 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
……..regarding fuentes closing often times player’s like to know their roles…but who knows with bobo
Ray Fosse thinks Pete Rose is a prick......
But
It’s just temporary. There is no reason for Bob to do anything other than matchups until Bailey is back. None.
by supersugarCrisp on Mar 29, 2011 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
40 grit sandpaper
Your 2011 Athletics: Halfway like a mama bear protecting her young,
and halfway like a vampire biting into a series of defenseless necks.
by Gaijin_Suketto on Mar 29, 2011 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Shhhhhh...
It’s not Zito… it’s…. Manuel… he’s being incognito…
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Correction:
Fearing seeing his face.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
Fuzz In The Zzlip
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
At least Matsui likes the Coliseum!
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
he did say he liked hitting here
"Hey anyone can join in...as long as they talk about me." - Mr. Bed
"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Mine is Ok
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Mar 29, 2011 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
THE A'S UNLEASH THE THUNDER!!!!!!!!!!
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
I Twittered
Hey @CSNAuthentic please enlarge the split-screen images and cut back on the moving cubes in the background. Thanks.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
oh good.
Hopefully they’ll listen to you (and the rest of us)…
by whiteshoes40 on Mar 29, 2011 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
wokka wokka!
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"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Which one?
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
RBI Single
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Mar 29, 2011 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions
oh, that's not as exciting.
But still good!
by whiteshoes40 on Mar 29, 2011 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
if I ever discovered a new species of lizard, I would call it the bearded landon.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
Not a lip mullet zito?
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
That would be for the new species of creepy, half-furry tarantula that flails its legs.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
Rather fitting.
Choosy Feebas choose Leopold Bloom nipples
Daring. Sensual. Invigorating. Squirrel.
BLOOM. For men.
If the eggs actually hatch I made more than a mistake, I made some scientifically impossible crime.
A ND in Oakland for Zito as a bullpen blows it.
Meeeemoriiiiessss….
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
midseason form for Kouz
Swings at the first one in the dirt
"Hey anyone can join in...as long as they talk about me." - Mr. Bed
"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
and pops it up two pitches later
"Hey anyone can join in...as long as they talk about me." - Mr. Bed
"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Whether he's batting 4th or 8th or whatever...
…Kouzmanoff still stinks.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Kouz misses Arizona.
Seriously, there isn’t a hitter less well suited to the Coliseum than someone of Kouzmanoff’s type.
"We were shit, pathetic," Guillen growled early in spring training. "We hit too many home runs."
should have swapped Kouz for Reynolds
"Hey anyone can join in...as long as they talk about me." - Mr. Bed
"If aliens were going to communicate with Earth, they'd contact you first." - my GF
by cuppingmaster on Mar 29, 2011 8:46 PM PDT up reply actions
kouz
needs to reposition his hands….guy cant get the bat thru the zone…late on 82 and 86 mph fastballs
Ray Fosse thinks Pete Rose is a prick......
Are you guys really freaking out about Kouz?
He had a couple hits last night and looked good. He’s having a bad night, give him a break.
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