Open Thread: Game 71 - Battle of the Bay (A's vs. Giants) (cont)
by baseballgirl on Jun 17, 2011 9:06 PM PDT
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Harry Potter character is good :-)
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
by baseballgirl on Jun 17, 2011 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
He still looks like JOsh Duhamel to me
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
by cuppingmaster on Jun 17, 2011 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
that's . . . uncanny.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Also
Karl Urban was good in the new Star Trek. Actually, the whole cast was good in it, very well done remake.
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Godfrey is whiter and less angry
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
by cuppingmaster on Jun 17, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Also more pensive
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Pope Urban
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 17, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Is that Urban I or Urban II?
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Urban VIII, actually
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 18, 2011 5:51 AM PDT up reply actions
huh. wouldn't have thought of it, but... yeah.
(though Karl Urban is handsomer)
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 17, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Hi there, my perfect dream husband.
Karl Urban = King of the Nerds. <3
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
I might throw up on you
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
by cuppingmaster on Jun 17, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
What business does an elf, man, and a dwarf have in the Ridder-Mark? Speak
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
I don't do fantasy
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
by cuppingmaster on Jun 17, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
You don't fulfill fantasies?
Your gf can’t like that
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Um, except Lord of the Rings is the true and perfect history of England.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
The book was.
The movie completely biffs the whole country squire thing by demeaning the hobbits.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
I WILL NOT CEEEEEEEASE
FROM MEN-TA-AL FIIIIIIGHT,
NOR SHALL MY SWORD SLEEP IIIIIN MYYYYY HAAAAAND!I
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Tolkien, Blake. Same sentiment.
Mordor is all about the dark satanic mills.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
I really liked the movies
At the same time, I was kind of disappointed in them.
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
1st was by far the best
Helms Deep did NOT need reinforcements
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I really liked the third one
One of my favorite lines, from Gandalf:
“End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death his just another path.”
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
My order 1, 3, 2
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
They got them in the book too, no?
Although in the form of Rangers rather than elves.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Well the entire sequence was different in the book
But I was just referring to the battalion of Elves that show up.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm still mad at Peter Jackson
for butchering Faramir’s character.
You're remarkable in a funny way. Or funny in a remarkable way.
this
Dammit, now I’m starting to get pissed off.
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
Oh sad, I hadn't heard about that.
I love Faramir. What did they do to him?
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Remember how high of character he was in the book
The movies basically reversed this.
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
Why?
The other things, though I don’t like them, I understand the movie logic for choosing to do them.
How does it benefit the story to make Faramir ignoble? To be a foil to someone? Who?
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
To add suspense
And to have a clear moment when his character changes.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
When who changes? Faramir?
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
He lets Frodo go at the end of The Two Towers
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
Yeah
He has a nice close up where he lets Frodo leave finally
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Ah, OK. I can see that.
Need to compress the encounter, so they have to exaggerate extremes.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
I didn't really have a problem with it
It’s not like you can replicate the book word for word, page for page.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Movies should not imitate books.
It doesn’t work. In the cases where movie and book are both great (eg, Dr Zhivago) huge liberties are taken.
But since I’m someone who likes books and doesn’t much like movies, the things that it makes sense to emphasize in a movie are usually the things I find most boring — like all those dreary battle scenes — and the things it makes sense to cut in the movies — like subtle characterizations and slow developments — are the things I miss the most.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
It works for comic books
But yeah, there’s too much going on in a decent novel to get it all on screen.
Dune anyone? :)
Complete character assassination!
Instead of: “Not even if I found this thing on the side of the road …”
It was like: The ring must be taken to Gondor!
You're remarkable in a funny way. Or funny in a remarkable way.
Credit where credit's due.
I’m awesome for putting a name to a face.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
This thread looks roomy
It has that new car smell too
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:08 PM PDT reply actions
That's SO strange to see.
LIfe may not be a bowl of cherries.
But I’m currently eating a bowl of cherries, and it’s pretty f**kin’ awesome.
~GreenNGoldSooner
Bunt or SB?
Coming here?
Oakland Athletics * St. Bonaventure Bonnies * Green Bay Packers * Buffalo Sabres * New York Knicks
I'd like a hit and run personally
Crisp is still good enough to steal it if Penny misses the pitch
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
both. Crisp on 3rd, one out?
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
He really does look like the kid from
Dazed and Confused. “You gotta joint, man? It would be better if you did.”
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Martha Washington...
…was a hip, hip, hip, hip lady.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 17, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Wrong dude but awesome pic
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
It brings to mind an interesting question
Where do you think people get better weed: Oakland or San Francisco?
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Probably Oakland
because San Franciscans can be easily tricked into buying anything. They bought into their team.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
voldemort, isn't it?
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
YYYYAAAAAYYYY
Wild Lincecum is good for us. Let’s hope the wildness is contagious to the rest of the Giants’ pitchers
AND I LOVE THE BOOS FOR LINCECUM. WELL DONE, A’S FANS
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
That's odd -- Lincecum was pitching off the stretch with the bases empty
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
Mmmmm, good bud!
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear Graham,
I am sorry for not believing in you. I am also sorry for being so terrified that you were pitching
that I had the game on mute for a couple innings.
Love,
MO
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
I'd say it probably says more about the position
PItchers just aren’t nearly as consistent through their careers as other players are.
Forget the question about our starter?
What in the world was Lincecum doing out there to start the inning? Have the Giants been paying any attention to his last starts—or even to this one?
And him pitching out of the stretch there—if you’re a Giant fan, that’s just a massive red flag.
by RLangford on Jun 17, 2011 9:11 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Coco needs to steal
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
Should he lie and cheat too?
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:12 PM PDT up reply actions
This is my motto when chasing skirt
Lie, cheat and steal? Whatever it takes to score
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
That's racist!
Because he’s black he needs to steal? You son of a bitch!
Oh, you mean steal second? To help us win? Oh. Well, NVM THEN!
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Is that you, blackpearl?
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
He could have bunted too
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Poop, Cliff. You're wearing the collar so far...
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:13 PM PDT reply actions
He does have a key sacrifice
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Matsui's truest test
Let’s see how massive that Melvin-factor is.
Would that be Matsui's...stiffest test?
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
How about #500 here
That way, he can have a pure three-true-outcome night.
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
That makes my brain hurt
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
Why do you steal on 3-0?
"I think what baseball projects, and what classical music needs, is the sense that one goes to a live event not to experience greatness, but to experience the possibility of greatness.... Not every game is great but what we go for is the chance that this particular game might be.' —David Lang
Why send him on 3-0???
Oakland Athletics * St. Bonaventure Bonnies * Green Bay Packers * Buffalo Sabres * New York Knicks
Because unlike most of our hitters
Matsui is up there to swing, not to walk.
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
The good, the bad, and the ugly.
this situation was ugly.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes but it was 3-0
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Swing on 3-0?
Hmm.
Oakland Athletics * St. Bonaventure Bonnies * Green Bay Packers * Buffalo Sabres * New York Knicks
by RyanFromBonas on Jun 17, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Agree
Only the very best hitters should swing 3-0, and only on a fastball right down the pipe.
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Game theory suggests you should swing sometimes
You’ll walk more because the pitcher knows he can’t just groove it.
Willingham stole 3B on him just fine
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm.
Weeks and Coco caught stealing. Willingham successfully steals.
What.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 17, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
So, it looks like Mr Stewart is a pretty good throwing catcher
At least to 2B.
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
on the broadcast they said
thats what he is good at
by heartstopper on Jun 18, 2011 4:20 AM PDT up reply actions
How come our catcher(s) can't do that?
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:15 PM PDT reply actions
Get thrown out attempting to steal second?
I assure you, they could!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 17, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
You got me there.
I do remember that Powell actually has a stolen base.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
And tonight, Willingham scored on one and a throw into left field.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
sign
and he was walked
LIfe may not be a bowl of cherries.
But I’m currently eating a bowl of cherries, and it’s pretty f**kin’ awesome.
~GreenNGoldSooner
God damn Coco
that was fucking dumb
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
Yeah
I think he green-lighted himself
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep
That was fairly ridiculous
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:16 PM PDT up reply actions
You can't blame Coco there
He’s not really accustomed to walks and deep counts
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
It's going to be so cool when I'm right
But, yeah, you got me.
Tomorrow in Sactown?
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Tomorrow cannot come soon enough
for the fans
I like DBart
but he needs to gain confidence in the minors. He’s had a tough number of breaks and it’s affected his confidence in a massive way.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Now I just feel bad about myself
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
(takes gun out of mouth)
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Just me
I was trying to type less letters. Let me start over… DALE
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I will not allow it
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
Tough crowd
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE STAPLES ANYMORE!!
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
And he was only called Dale by an announcer once. Three years ago.
…so, your point?
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 17, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no point.
I don’t think I ever do.
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
You're right
but I just feel bad for him.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
DJ must have signed a lease in Sacramento already.
Seems in a hurry to get back.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Willingham had to have been hurt or something
No way they’d take him out this early with his turn in the order coming up soon.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
Barton in for defense
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
by cuppingmaster on Jun 17, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Doesn't change my point
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
well, Barton is better at first
Jackson is better in LF. Seems to work.
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
by cuppingmaster on Jun 17, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm just saying wait an inning to do it so that Willingham can have one last AB
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
That was a tough pitch....
Probably a good call though.
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
It's getting more and more difficult to defend my boy
damn it Daric :(
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
You've done a swell job defending him.
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:18 PM PDT up reply actions
[looks at text message where she gets yelled at for him striking out]
siiiiigh. Thanks.
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
How about:
“He’s in for HIS defense”
“And that’s MY defense”
?
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Heh.
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
well, that was a tough pitch
and his bat looked plenty quick on the previous foul.
And that ass, would you just look at his ass?
Put a bird on it
You always understood me Ed
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
Ouch.
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
Only 5 runs
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:19 PM PDT up reply actions
......maybe.
Nah sadly I’m not that cool. Just been sent home from work.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
As in "Hi, you're not meant to be here today. Erm, we could use you if you'd
like to stay though? does the cartoon trick where I’ve moved so fast that there’s just an outline of my shape…… Hello?"
So yeah, sent.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Were you chewing gum?
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't bring enough to share
Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!
Rookie move
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
"sent?"
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Dumb time to steal with a 3-0 count
I’m fine with the speed game even if it means a few extra outs, but come on — do it at smart times.
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
Maybe after that idiocy, NewBob will turn the green light red?
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what Beane always preached
He wasn’t against stealing bases, he just wanted it to be done in the right situations.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Completely Agree.
"You can attract a hitter but you can't make him hit" -Lou Wolff
by Geronimo Berroa on Jun 17, 2011 9:21 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
We're not sure
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Damn I hope not.
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
doubtful. Welcome to NL ball. we have the lead. CoJax did well, and has replaced Pork in LF. Barton replaces CoJax.
Willy has had a tender Achilles for a while, hopefully just precautionary and defense-oriented.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
He battled
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean, the Giants offense is, well, A's like
He executed well for the most part.
He was better than Mychael Urban
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
+1,000,000
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Now I keep seeing Karl Urban in the dugout.
Makes me want to watch Star Trek and/or LOTR and/or Red.
Don't forget The Bourne Supremacy
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions
That movie needs more dialogue. And more steady camera shots.
When I saw it in the theater, we got there late so we had to sit in the front row. Couldn’t tell what was happening for half of the movie.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 17, 2011 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
That's your own fault, and happens with every film when you sit at the front.
I love the camera work in that film.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
I'm with you
I enjoyed all 3 of those movies
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Not every film.
It’s not nearly as bad if it’s not an action movie. Also if the characters, you know, speak.
I like the first Bourne movie the best. The other ones are okay.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 17, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate movies where the camera
zips all around real fast.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Seems like they default to that style in every movie now
Seems to have started with Ronin, when you spend every chase scene saying, WTF IS GOING ON!!????!!?!?!?!!?
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Well, it's successful.
The Dark Knight fight scenes were shot so tight you couldn’t see a damn thing and people said it was the best movie ever. So you have to think other directors will do it too.
Yeah, but it's Nolan... It's all his way
He’s pretty successful at it, but lacks in clarity sometimes.
You want to see what's going on
Watch Sucker “slo-mo” Punch.
And Scott Pilgrim is an instant classic.
Scott Pilgrim was very good
It was quite original, creatively shot and a lot of fun. Extra enjoyable for video game fans for all the old-school game references
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
it was a great movie. Hollywood should take note.
It was the first movie to appreciate that video gaming is a shared background (experience) now and do it well. This will be critical going forward, as gamers (and ex-gamers) make up more of the population.
Hollywood ignored this, probably because tey generally see themselves as competing with videogames for entertainment spending.
Me too
Cloverfield made me sick. The home movie simulation was too good.
Cloverfield was good too.
But yeah I can see how that made some people sick.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Do eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
(go watch LotR in theaters on Tuesday)
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
Or Pathfinder. Or Doom. Or one of those Bourne films.
And you say that like it’s a bad thing
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Xena reruns?
Leslie: It's got a lot of heart.
April: That's what people always say when something sucks.
- Parks & Rec
by svetlanamonsoon on Jun 17, 2011 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Karl Urban played Cupid, I think.
Or maybe Ares.
Leslie: It's got a lot of heart.
April: That's what people always say when something sucks.
- Parks & Rec
by svetlanamonsoon on Jun 17, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Definitely Cupid.
But I’m not sure that mythological accuracy was high on the writers’ priorities.
Leslie: It's got a lot of heart.
April: That's what people always say when something sucks.
- Parks & Rec
by svetlanamonsoon on Jun 17, 2011 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
What sort of name is "Joxer"?
Sounds like hybrid underpants.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Well he is a Kiwi. I think they're contractually obliged to star in Xena.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
I think you've missed the boat.
You could have got a walk on part as an extra no problem.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
You could have been in Xena AND LotR.
What are you doing, man.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
Come on Balfour
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
Melvin wants a drink from the cooler?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
QOTM
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
by baseballgirl on Jun 17, 2011 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
To break our hearts?
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions
This ump's strike zone is dumb
Helped us that time, but it’s so inconsistent
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
It's the awesomeness of the human element
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Humans are obsolete.
Can we get rid of them soon, please?
"I heard the reason Geren never played Powell was so he could have someone around to fetch him a cushion."- UrgentMirth
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 17, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Wall-ee FTW
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Point proven yet again
YOUR STRIKE ZONE IS RIDICULOUS
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
yeah, he seems to want the game to get over quickly.
As long as you don’t bounce it, he’ll call it a strike.
He's got dinner reservations
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Friend of Elvis?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions
They'll expand their vocabulary
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahahahahahahaa
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
what are other swears we don't know about?
do I have to bust out my radio birdman records?
Put a bird on it
Here we go
A
A Balls Up — Mistake
Aeroplane — airplane
Afternoon tea — a short break from work in afternoon
Agro — aggressive/aggression
Aotearoa — Maori name for New Zealand
Arse — Ass
Arvo — Afternoon
Aussie — Australian
B
Basin — bathroom sink
Bassinet — baby cradle
Bach — small holiday house, usually at the beach
Backblocks, Back of Beyond — Inland Country
Barbie — Bar-B-Que
Barney — Argument
Bathroom — room containing a bath/shower, not a euphemism for toilet
Battler, as in Aussie Battler — someone who battles on copes
Bench — kitchen counter
Berm — grass strip at side of road
Biscuit — cookie
Blimey, also Gorblimey — exclaimation of surprise or approval
Bloke — man
Blood Oath — in agreement
Blotto — Drunk
Bludge — impose on someone; to take advantage of them
A Blue — Name for a red head Australian
Bog — toilet
Bonk — sexual intercourse
Bonzer — Excellent
Bonnet — car hood
Boot — car trunk
Bot — A Germ as in I’ve got the Bot — The Flu
Boxing day — a public holiday on December 26th
Box of Birds — In good health
Bum — butt
Bush — forest or scrub wilderness
Bush shirt — kind of woollen outdoors shirt
C
Candyfloss — cotton candy
Capping university — graduation ceremony
Caravan — small towed mobile home
Carton — box
Cheeky — humorously impertinent
Chemist — pharmacy/drugstore
Chilly bin — portable insulated cooler box
Chips — french fries
Chippy — carpenter
Chook — slang for chicken
Cinema — movie theatre
Circular — mailbox flier
Cobber — Friend
College — high school, not university
Commentator — announcer
Cordial — generic sweet colored drink
Cornflour — cornstarch
Cot — child’s crib
Courgette — zucchini
Crackers — crazy
Crayfish — edible lobster-like saltwater crustacean
Creche — daycare center
Creek — stream
Crescent — Wrench (NZ term)
Crook — sick
Cuppa — Cup of Tea
D
Dag — humorous person
Dairy — small shop that sells dairy products and other incidentals
Dead Ringer — Strikingly Similar
Dear — expensive
Dinner suit — tuxedo
Dodgems — bumper cars
Docking — castrating lambs
Dole — unemployment benefit
Doughnut — kind of cake filled with cream and jam, not an American donut
Draughts — checkers – the board game
Duster — blackboard eraser
Dummy — baby pacifier
Dunny — toilet
Duvet — comforter on bed
Dux — academically top student in final year high school class
E
Earth — electrical ground
Entree — appetizer, not main course
Electorate — local voting district
Exercise book — school workbook
F
Fair Dinkum — Honest!
Fair Go! — Be reasonable!
Felt-tip pen — marker pen
Filled roll — sub sandwich
Film — movie
Fizzy drink — soda pop, i.e., carbonated softdrink
Flannel — washcloth
Flat — apartment
Flat out — full speed
Flat stick — full speed
Flatmate — someone you share a flat with
Flog — steal
Floor it — accelerate fast
Footpath — sidewalk
Form 1 – Form 7 — grades at intermediate and secondary school
Fortnight — two weeks
Freezing works — meat processing factory
Frock — dress
G
Gallops kind of horse racing
Gidday hello
Give it heaps try hard
Glovebox car glove compartment
Godzone New Zealand
Good nick good condition
Grotty run-down/worn-out/dirty
Ground floor first floor
Gumboots rubber boots
H
Handbag purse
Hangi Maori underground cooking pit
Hard case wicked personality
Headmaster/Headmistress school principal
Health camp vacation camp for underprivileged children
Health stamp postage stamp supporting health camps
Heaps lots, as in “give it heaps”
Hire rent
Hockey field hockey, not ice hockey
Hokey-pokey an ice-cream flavor
Holiday vacation
Hoon lout
Hooray goodbye
Hotdog corndog
Hot water cupboard linen closet containing hot water heater
Hot water cylinder household hot water heater
I
Ice block popsicle Intermediate school junior-high school
J
Jandals flip-flops, i.e., kind of rubber footwear
Janola bleach
Jelly jello
Jellymeat canned pet food
Jersey sweater
Judderbar speed bump
Jug kettle
Jumper sweater
K
Kai Food
Kindy kindergarten
Kip sleep
Kiwi New Zealander or flightless bird native to New Zealand, never a contraction of kiwifruit
Knackered exhausted
Knickers underwear/panties
Kumara sweet potato
L
Ladybird ladybug
Lavatory toilet
Lay by lay away
Lemon squash lemonade
Lemonade clear, lemon-flavored softdrink, e.g., 7-Up or Sprite
Lift elevator
Local rag local newspaper
Lolly sweet
Long drop outdoor toilet built over a hole in the ground Loo toilet
Lounge living room
Lounge suite sofa
M
Maori indigenous people of New Zealand
Marrow overgrown zucchini
Mate friend
Metal road gravel road
Milo hot chocolate drink
Mince ground beef
Morning tea a short break from work in the morning
Mozzie Mosquito
Motorway freeway
Mountain oysters testicles from castrated lambs
Mr. Whippy van that sells ice-cream cones
Mum Mom
N
Nana grandmother
Nappy diaper
Netball basketball-like sport played by women
Nick steal
No Flies on me I’m not gullible
Note monetary bill
Nought zero
O
O.E. Overseas Experience – a prolonged period traveling/working/vacationing overseas
Oz Australia
P
Paddock field
Pakeha person of European descent; also means long pork
Pamphlet brochure
Panelbeater automobile body shop
Paper class at university
Paua abalone
Pawpaw papaya
Pavlova kind of dessert
Petrol gasoline
Petrol station gas station
Pictures movies
Pikelet small pancake
Pinch steal
Pissed drunk
Pissed off annoyed
Pissing down raining hard
Plaster bandaid
Plonk cheap wine
Plonked drunk
Pom Englishman
Post a letter mail a letter
Pozzie A Place, position
Pram baby carriage
Primary school elementary school
Primmer 1 – Primmer 4 grades at primary school
Propelling pencil mechanical pencil
Pub bar
Pudding the dessert course of a meal
Pull your finger out Hurry Up!
Pupil student
Purse woman’s wallet
Pushchair baby stroller
Q
Queue line of people
R
Randy horny
Rat-bag contemptible person
Rellies relatives
Rice bubbles rice krispies
Ring call on the telephone
Roadworks road repairs
Rock melon cantalope
Root Sexual Intercourse
Ropeable Angry
Roundabout circular traffic intersection
Rubber eraser – the misunderstandings that can arise are famous
Rubbish garbage
Rubbish tin garbage can
Rucksack backpack
S
Sammies sandwiches
Sandshoes canvas sneakers
Scrogum trail mix
Scungy run-down/worn-out/dirty
Secondary school high school
Section plot of land
Serviette table napkin
Shanks’ pony walking
Sheila woman
Shicker Drunk
Shift move house
Shifter — Wrench (OZ term)
Shorts movie trailers
Silverbeet Swiss chard
Singlet sleeveless undershirt
Sit an exam take an exam
Skivvy kind of shirt
Slikkapad thing that you freeze and put inside a chilly bin
Smoko a short break from work, e.g., 5-15 minutes
Snags Sausages
Solicitor lawyer
Spanner wrench
Standard 1 – Standard 4 grades at primary school
State house rental house owned by the government
Stuffed exhausted
Sussed understood
Sulky South Island version of pram/pushchair
Supper late evening meal/snack
Sweet As Everythings OK
Swimming togs swimming suit
Swot study
T
Ta thank you
Takeaways take-out food
Tata goodbye
Taxi cab
Tartan plaid
Tea dinner
Teatime dinner time
Telly TV
Terraces bleachers
Tertiary education education above secondary school, e.g., university
The States the U.S.A.
Tiki Maori figurine
Tin can, e.g., tinned food
Tin Arse or Tinny Lucky
Tinny Can of Beer
Tinfoil aluminum foil
Tip garbage dump
Toe Rag A Jerk or Looser
Togs see “swimming togs”
Toilet room containing a toilet
Toll call long distance phone call
Tomato sauce ketchup/catsup
Torch flashlight
Towbar trailer hitch
Tracksuit sweatshirt and sweatpants
Tramping hiking
Trots kind of horse racing
Trousers pants
Tucker food
Turps, On the Drinking
Twink white-out
U
V
Varsity abbreviation for university
Verge grass strip at side of road
W
Walkshorts dressy shorts for men’s business attire … believe it or not!
Wank masturbate
Wanker jerk
Watersider stevedore
Wharfie stevedore
Wool yarn
Wops rural areas
X
Y
Yank-tank large american automobile
Z
Zed the last letter of the alphabet
Ziff A Beard Australia
by Trainman on Jun 17, 2011 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
this
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
you know what would've been good here? maybe... a link.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 17, 2011 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Subject line works for text, too.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
check this...
LIfe may not be a bowl of cherries.
But I’m currently eating a bowl of cherries, and it’s pretty f**kin’ awesome.
~GreenNGoldSooner
If you don't learn swearing at the ballpark where are you gonna learn it
Not that I’m advocating the behavior, but I can remember as a young kid looking forward to hearing the loudmouths at the park saying bad words in public.
In fairness, if there were more people at the park you wouldn't be able to hear him.
I had a primary school teacher scold us in football practice (somehow she was in charge of the school team) for communicating with each other. She said “You don’t hear the professionals shouting instructions to each other!”
(disclaimer: Yes they do shout instructions to each other, you just generally can’t hear it because football crowds are pretty LOUD)
She was, clearly, dangerously under qualified.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
No, you don't.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Fosse on Balfour
“He’s beautiful.”
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:25 PM PDT reply actions
I bet Kuiper had no answer to that
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Watching Balfour is like watching Russell Crowe or Mel Gibson!
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:25 PM PDT reply actions
I love Balfour. Dude is funny.
"You can attract a hitter but you can't make him hit" -Lou Wolff
by Geronimo Berroa on Jun 17, 2011 9:25 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Sandoval clubs himself in the head?
Concussion, anyone?
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
He doesn't need one. Pretty dumb already.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Balfour fired up!!!!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
He only exists in the fired up state!
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too, BBG!
I think this team is gonna turn it around!!
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
.
Paul Gutierrez
“I could say no, but I’d be lying. I feel like (crud) not hitting home runs.”-Barton, when I asked him if his HR-less streak bothered him
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Poor Daric
Who’s Paul Gutierrez?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
The worst of them all
Can’t stand him
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
He's kind of not that smart about baseball
More of a Raiders reporter.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Poor baby :(
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
Also I've just noticed. Is this back to back to back Gold Alts?
The Gold Alts homestand?
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Yes
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Eazy said it and it shall be done
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeus KK you are going to call this guy Gee-jeeer-mo as well
Love KK but that pronunciation sounds awful
KK's said on the radio that he's actually talked to Moscoso about it
and apparently its his (Moscoso’s) preferred pronunciation (as opposed to Gee-yair-mo)
Conor could be a much more useful player
If he could hit more than 1 HR every 3 months
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
I like the idea of sexy singles
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
They do seem to be widely approved of
Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!
But democracy doesn't work.
See: Coco’s (lack of) hair
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 17, 2011 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Daric feels like crud about it
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:31 PM PDT up reply actions
That's not exactly a ringing endorsement
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
SAINT CONORJACKSON
Now deliver us, De-Jesus! As in deliver us some runs!
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Aflac
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
So instead of a rally monkey
we go with an insurance duck?
Gilbert Gottfried should be the PA announcer
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
The game thread didn't have enough comments
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
He became an unwilling ham.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Justin Upton highlight
Remember a few years ago when everyone thought the Diamondbacks were just brimming with future offensive superstars? What the hell happened to all those talented kids….
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Upton, Drew, Young and Quentin are pretty good
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Also Carlos
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Carter could be good
He sort of counts
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
You can't really count him and Quentin both
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Good point
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin
by Helloooo 1st on Jun 17, 2011 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Ocho Cinco?
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
www.fearthefin.com - Where masochism is defined.
I rushed the Furd's farm in 2009
www.californiagoldenblogs.com - Where Cal grads prove they learned something.
Mike Ashley, I dont get you...
www.cominghomenewcastle.com - More masochism, but less hopes trashed.
by SeanCrosby87 on Jun 17, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Wrong continent?
Chad, that is.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I approve of Ocococo.
a river in south america?
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
How old is Ghee-YEHR-Mo at this point?
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:35 PM PDT reply actions
Yes. That's always true, that.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:37 PM PDT up reply actions
This made me chuckle
Smartass
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
because he's not a good hitter?
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a bummer to have TOO MUCH bat speed, and always pull it foul.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Sizemoar, give me insurance run por favor
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
THANK YOU!
I LUFS DA SIZEMOAR
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Is Sizemore awesome?
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
SIZEMOAR is awesome
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Sizemore Matters!
Leslie: It's got a lot of heart.
April: That's what people always say when something sucks.
- Parks & Rec
by svetlanamonsoon on Jun 17, 2011 9:40 PM PDT reply actions
SIZEMORE!!!!!
YEAH BABY!!!!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
In-FUCKING-surance, BABY!!!!
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:40 PM PDT reply actions
Pretty much. He's clearly not a super star, but he hits the bad pitches and he has a good idea of the strikezone.
That’ll get you far in this league.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
I am so fucking amped
about the addition of Sizemore and Weeks. It’s like a new team.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:40 PM PDT reply actions
They're the two best players on the team
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
It's crazy and makes you wonder
who else might make us better…
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Who wouldn't make us better?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Just you and I
Oh…that’s a song too.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions
No love for the HAMMAH?
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Ooh, that makes him palindromic!
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
and visually symmetrical, too!
[swoons]
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
I guess he did steal 3B
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
They just seem to have that extra gear
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
11?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
moar cats please.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I DO wonder what Weeks and Sizemore talk about after the game.
“These guys suck”
“Yeah”
“I’m taking one of their jobs”
“Yeah”
“What’s Carter doing tonight?”
“Yeah”
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Are you implying one of them sucks at conversation?
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Not at all.
I heard and saw everything they had to say tonight.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
A lot
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:42 PM PDT up reply actions
To recap
We scored early, scored more after the other team came back, and then scored EVEN MORE just to leave some breathing room for the closer?
Who locked all the A’s in a closet and let these other guys play for us tonight?
I have to leave in about 10 minutes.
We need to win fast.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
He didn't read Moneyball
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
He's waiting for the movie
Andy Bernard does not lose contests. He wins them. Or he quits them. Because they're unfair.
NO, but he did down in AAA.
Closer not-god pitches in MLB?
Plus, he gets wood on the ones he doesn’t get around on
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
And, uhhh, I'm fine with that.(!!!!)
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
But he battled and got a double
Kid continues to look good. Two throw-outs not withstanding
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Yeah. Who cares on the throw-out.
Aggression is good in baseball.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
You never want to make the third out at third but I can live with it on a run-scoring play that extends the lead
Last of the Ninth - Photography
WEEEEEEEEEEEEKS!
LIfe may not be a bowl of cherries.
But I’m currently eating a bowl of cherries, and it’s pretty f**kin’ awesome.
~GreenNGoldSooner
and weeks :(
LIfe may not be a bowl of cherries.
But I’m currently eating a bowl of cherries, and it’s pretty f**kin’ awesome.
~GreenNGoldSooner
fastest mood swing ever
Andy Bernard does not lose contests. He wins them. Or he quits them. Because they're unfair.
I still love him.
LIfe may not be a bowl of cherries.
But I’m currently eating a bowl of cherries, and it’s pretty f**kin’ awesome.
~GreenNGoldSooner
What a hell of an bat!
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
that pitch inside yea?
Andy Bernard does not lose contests. He wins them. Or he quits them. Because they're unfair.
Hee
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh my god Weeks. I will take that run, but... lol.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
I still love me some Weeeks
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:45 PM PDT reply actions
I'm not dissapointed...
It was a good throw, and I love that he’s trying… he’s making a difference on this squad…
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
www.fearthefin.com - Where masochism is defined.
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Mike Ashley, I dont get you...
www.cominghomenewcastle.com - More masochism, but less hopes trashed.
by SeanCrosby87 on Jun 17, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
That was an amazing at-bat.
I swear, he had better stay at second.
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
I don't think he knows how to stay anywhere
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
We need a Forrest Gump-esque sign
STOP JEMILE!
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
by cuppingmaster on Jun 17, 2011 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I heartily approve
Sounds like a fantastic idea, someone get on it post-haste!!!
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Especially not in Sac.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
I like the hitting
But Weeks is out of control on the basepaths
No reason to try for third on that play.
Up three-runs
it’s fun out-of-control.
Not up three, it’s just out-of control.
This team hasn't pushed the action in quite a while
I like it.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally worth it to get thrown out at 3B
Look at the A’s dugout after he was thrown out — there’s life again. I love speed.
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
Rickey would have gone...
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
www.fearthefin.com - Where masochism is defined.
I rushed the Furd's farm in 2009
www.californiagoldenblogs.com - Where Cal grads prove they learned something.
Mike Ashley, I dont get you...
www.cominghomenewcastle.com - More masochism, but less hopes trashed.
by SeanCrosby87 on Jun 17, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree... They're crazy pumped
They might have been if he was on second as well though… Maybe the aggressiveness will rub off
Amen, brother Nico
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
the life has been there ALL game actually.
this team just looks inspired. the results are fun.
not mad at weeks trying to go for 3
with a 3 run lead and two outs, why not try and stretch it and maybe have a bad throw.
You're not really supposed to make the 3rd out at 3B
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Right! BIG difference, depending on the score.
doesn’t matter vs. fatal error.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It matters
Admittedly, not that much. But good teams grind out every advantage. Extra 2% and all that.
Or a less than perfect throw.
Took a perfect one to get him.
Yes but with 2 out it's not worth the risk
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
The score doesn't matter
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Runner at 3B with 2 out isn't much better than runner at 2B with 2 out
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
There are times where it's not the worst thing in the world
That was one of them.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Right it didn't matter much, but it was the wrong play
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
With a 3-run lead?
Party pooper.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
We need that energy on this team.
Wasn’t the worst time in the world to try.
That's exactly it
Even getting thrown out he had the dugout on its feet watching to see “can he get his 4th triple already?” Electric, on a team that was comatose a week ago.
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
mediocre teams become good teams this way.
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer
Or at least better teams
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
Yep
I hate saying it but Rajai had the same effect, at times, but didn’t have the skill set. Weeks does!
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
They are very similar
Except Weeks is awesome and Davis stinks.
Exactly. I still think trading him was a mistake.
It’s no small skill to be able to single-handedly infuse energy (not to mention single-handedly create a “Rajai run”) into a game.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Except now we have Sizemore.
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My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
There are as many ways to acquire a Sizemore
as there are to skin a cat. And I should know, as I’ve skinned four cats four different ways just today.
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
yes, and one of them includes trading Rajai
who would not have a position on this team right now. He’d be like the 6th outfielder.
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My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
It just didn't happen enough, with a sub par .300 OBP
by theblackpearl on Jun 17, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish it had happened more, but he still did a lot with getting on base as little as he did
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
Rickey would have done the same...
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
www.fearthefin.com - Where masochism is defined.
I rushed the Furd's farm in 2009
www.californiagoldenblogs.com - Where Cal grads prove they learned something.
Mike Ashley, I dont get you...
www.cominghomenewcastle.com - More masochism, but less hopes trashed.
by SeanCrosby87 on Jun 17, 2011 9:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Love Weeks
But a double would have been fine.
Then again, if he doesn’t go for third, we don’t get to see the slide into the 3rd base coaching box.
is that 2 caught stealings and one thrown out at 3B tonght for the A's?
man i do love our new 2nd baseman.
Hee
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It does seem to fall off every time he rounds second.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
nah, I like it like that
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
by cuppingmaster on Jun 17, 2011 9:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Anyone notice, he's becoming a tough out...
… he had a few first pitch outs early on, but he’s hanging in hard even on at bats when he does eventually get out.
He might be really legit.
LIfe may not be a bowl of cherries.
But I’m currently eating a bowl of cherries, and it’s pretty f**kin’ awesome.
~GreenNGoldSooner
He's ben a tough out all year
amazing watching this guy come up and look like the same player i’ve been watching in Sac all year
I guess that thong thingee doesn't work anymore
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
Sizemore-Weeks
Have made a big difference it’s pretty safe to say.
I have to go now.
Hurry up and win, Bailey.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Yay! Winz!
bye all
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
More from Brandon's better half
Mrs_McCarthy32
$10,035 raised in basket sales, you guys are amazing!! Thank you for supporting us and the JWF!! Go A’s!
JWF= Josh Willingham Fund, right?
LIfe may not be a bowl of cherries.
But I’m currently eating a bowl of cherries, and it’s pretty f**kin’ awesome.
~GreenNGoldSooner
lol
Pick it up, then back on your feet!
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Woo-hoo
Happy A’s fans in the stands! Suck it SF!
So we're going to win this pitching match-up
Are you kidding me? That is just so great.
Ha ha
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
SUCK IT GIANTS!!!!!!
LIfe may not be a bowl of cherries.
But I’m currently eating a bowl of cherries, and it’s pretty f**kin’ awesome.
~GreenNGoldSooner
WIN!!!!
Leslie: It's got a lot of heart.
April: That's what people always say when something sucks.
- Parks & Rec
by svetlanamonsoon on Jun 17, 2011 9:51 PM PDT reply actions
and the A's are on... a winning streak?
This is weird.
The most appropriate line I can think of is..
Startin’ to come together, Pepper!
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:52 PM PDT reply actions
These gold jerseys are fucking magical!!!!
"You can attract a hitter but you can't make him hit" -Lou Wolff
by Geronimo Berroa on Jun 17, 2011 9:52 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
VICTORY!!
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
Dun dun, dun dun, dun dun dun dun
WOOHOO!
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
One down. Two to go.
Thanks A’s for performing well in front of a packed house! Love it.
God, looking at Bailey's face! It's the absolute picture of competitiveness, concentration, and concentration.
I admit it. I LOF him!
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:52 PM PDT reply actions
Ew
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Meh
Billy likes me more than you.
by The Ghost of Bob Geren on Jun 17, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
He's got his weakenesses, sure.
But he has his strengths. Old Bad Bob did NOT have strengths. None.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I could rip an Alameda Phone Book in half
Billy likes me more than you.
by The Ghost of Bob Geren on Jun 17, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
You can BITE ME, too, Bobby
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Fat chance, buddy.
And I DO mean fat.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't like him
I love him.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he bunts way too much,
and tends to leave his starting pitcher in too long. I love him too.
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
LMAO
but yes.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Hah
Weeks is all kinds of excited in the post-game celebration.
FUCK THE GIANTS
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
by cuppingmaster on Jun 17, 2011 9:53 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I did and it's beautiful
may put “WEEKS” on the back of it within the next few days
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I got mine 2 weeks ago!
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
How much do they cost?
Is there a discount due to my awesomeness/British passport?
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Not sure, depends on if they're doing a promo discount
And it might be more to mail to you.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Btw, I hate the American journalist's way of asking questions.
“Tell us about/talk about”. Ugh.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
......technically. And he's employed. So he's beating me 2-0.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
According to Costas he is not.
An announcer is a host (like an emcee), a sports reporter is a journalist.
An announcer is not there to “get the truth/dirt”, he’s there to make the game (product) more enjoyable.
Costas also thinks that HE'S a journalist
I’d say he’s more of a sports commentator at this point.
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
How would you do it?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd just ask the question. It's the way they phrase it that bothers me.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Nah they all do it.
Literally “Talk about this.” Makes me cringe.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Talk about how that makes you feel
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 17, 2011 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
They should just say
“Okay, please recite the required cliches…”
Ha. Yeah the more professional the athlete, the more cliches you hear.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Have you ever interviewed an athlete?
These types of questions are necessary, I think, because it’s hard to get athletes to elaborate and talk at length
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
More than I care to mention.
You’re meant to ask open questions.
I mean, I’m not saying that method doesn’t work – it’s really just the way they phrase it that bugs me.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
I've had athletes in classes that I've TA'd
Sort of wished they talked less.
NOT TRUE!
Interviewing is a skill and most people can be drawn 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
It is.
It’s also much easier when there isn’t a camera there, but obviously that’s the business.
I used to start preparing my questions way before the game had finished so I knew, roughly, where I was going with the interview. Once it started though you just went with the flow.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
When I interviewed Cahill, my notes fit on a small post-it
You have to listen.
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 something I need to get a little better at when I interview
I have a bunch of questions pre-written and don’t deviate from them very much unless something sticks out to me as it’s going on.
But, I do interviews very rarely and they aren’t the typical ones.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Yeah that's what I tried to do for the first year of my course.
Y’know, until the senior lecturer took me behind the woodshed and beat me for it. =P
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
See, but you just broke a big rule taught in J-school
“Never write out questions!”
Now for the record, I do the same thing as you. I think many journalism rules were made to be broken, but you gotta understand WHY they’re rules first. Then break them at will!
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
I prepped the questions.
i.e. I probably had the lead question formed in my head and I had bullet points of where I wanted the interview to go/what points I need to cover. But most of the time you just listen to their answers and go from there.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
That's what I do: I jot down "categories" so I don't forget to cover topics.
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
Which is what we were taught to do.
As long as you can glance at the sheet to make sure you’re covering everything, that’s all you need.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
I never took journalism or anything like that and haven't really interviewed people regularly...
…so though I can see how that would be useful, I’m not comfortable enough in remembering the things I want to ask to just go off of something like that.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
There's nothing wrong with that
Because there is nothing worse than leaving an interview and realizing you forgot to ask about something. Like I said, J-School rules are only guidelines. Truth is, everyone has their little nuances when it comes to how they do interviews or write stories. As long as the end result is good, who cares how you got there
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
True, and keep in mind like I said, the interviews I've done have been quite different than standard < 5 minute stuff
The last three have been in the neighborhood of 20 minutes, 30 minutes and 45 minutes. Really in-depth stuff.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
I'm an anthropologist and other anthropologists always like to share techniques for getting good interviews
One of them is to just look at the person like you expect them to keep talking. Some people won’t stop until you nod approvingly.
Yeah that's a fun one, and it works - although it can be difficult to do on tv.
It’s a very tough medium.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Completely disagree
Some people are extremely difficult to draw out, near impossible, especially with limited time.
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
That's kind of necessary sometimes to avoid basic yes/no answers
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Jun 17, 2011 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
this.
It can get REALLY awkward when the person you interview says yes/no and then you have to stand there and come up with a new question instead of elaborate on what they said
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
Open. Ended. Questions.
Don’t they teach you anything on your course?!
If you ask them a question they can just say “Yes” or “No” to then you’re not doing your job.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
You can ask open ended questions and still get crappy, short answers
I feel the “Talk about…” type questions are sometimes necessary.
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Some people are also just much better interviews than others
You could set up a question, such as me asking Bobby Cramer about coming back home to Anaheim to make a start at the end of last season, and instead of him going into detail about that day, going to the ballpark and so on, he could have just said, “Oh man, it was just a special day since I grew up there” and all that. Instead, he told a story or two that really fleshed the day out.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Given the experience I've had so far, sometimes I fall into the trap of saying too much to ask a question but there may be a little setup involved
Especially since it’s not a typical postgame interview where you just talk about what happened.
At the least, the last three interviews I’ve conducted, I got great results out of asking things the way I did. I do avoid giving them a typical yes/no question, but that means you have to set something up at times to go “Tell me about this.”
Last of the Ninth - Photography
i like it best when the have hard hitting investigative pieces
like ranking football WAGs and the like. (that’s the term right, WAG?)
Smartest comment by Fosse in 2011
“They should wear the gold alts tomorrow”
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:54 PM PDT reply actions
I say we go steal all the rest of the uni's from the A's clubhouse
by theblackpearl on Jun 17, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't fuck with a streak!
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I DO NOT ADVOCATE THIS THEFT
HOWEVER, I may perhaps pay good money for some of these stolen uniforms….
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
"He's such a fucking homer"
Honestly, I don’t mind it.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:55 PM PDT up reply actions
New Bob.
It’s exactly what everyone said It was Geren killing the team’s spirit and soul.
It took BB a bit too long (like 3 fucking YEARS) to see it, but the week it took him to line up bob Melvin once he made the decision was worth it!
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Wins and losses aside
you can tell the players love to play the game right now.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
this.
its great to see the shots of the a’s dugout and see them involved and excited about the game. a week ago, they all looked like their dog died.
they are sad on the inside though
Billy likes me more than you.
by The Ghost of Bob Geren on Jun 17, 2011 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Uhhh, RIGHT, Bob.
Like, Not.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep
I know that it feels completely different when I’m excited to go to work everyday vs. resent it.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone knows the A's heat up in the summer
Billy likes me more than you.
by The Ghost of Bob Geren on Jun 17, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahaha, Bailey on Balfour
“He’s definitely from Australia. I’ll tell you that.”
I 2ND THIS.
70’S MOJO FTW.
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
www.fearthefin.com - Where masochism is defined.
I rushed the Furd's farm in 2009
www.californiagoldenblogs.com - Where Cal grads prove they learned something.
Mike Ashley, I dont get you...
www.cominghomenewcastle.com - More masochism, but less hopes trashed.
by SeanCrosby87 on Jun 17, 2011 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES! WOOO!
Drew: 'Oh no.. That is certainly the meaty part alright, but it's not the thigh..."
Randy: "No... that bone is NOT connected to the thigh bone..."
www.fearthefin.com - Where masochism is defined.
I rushed the Furd's farm in 2009
www.californiagoldenblogs.com - Where Cal grads prove they learned something.
Mike Ashley, I dont get you...
www.cominghomenewcastle.com - More masochism, but less hopes trashed.
(gives himself a chop to the chest)
WWOOOOOOO!!!!!
Got here just in time for the win.
Let’s Go A’s.
‘K. That’s all. Night night.
Don't you realise you'll find next monday or next Tuesday/Your golden shoes day
by PDXAthleticsfan on Jun 17, 2011 9:59 PM PDT reply actions
I love weeks
but I’d love to see him get a day off soon. I want to play with our new shiny toy for the whole second half.
man what a great game
starting to like this team more and more
by nateinberkeley on Jun 17, 2011 10:02 PM PDT reply actions
I like how I now enjoy post-game press conferences
That’s new, as is all this winning.
Bob Melvin is making me love him
So much better than Bozo. So. Damn. MUCH.
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
by darooster on Jun 17, 2011 10:02 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
IKR?
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
-30303030303
Billy likes me more than you.
by The Ghost of Bob Geren on Jun 17, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Having a personality is SO overrated
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Jun 17, 2011 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
+100000
Billy likes me more than you.
by The Ghost of Bob Geren on Jun 17, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
There's something muppety about Melvin.
Not that that’s a bad thing…
Leslie: It's got a lot of heart.
April: That's what people always say when something sucks.
- Parks & Rec
by svetlanamonsoon on Jun 17, 2011 10:03 PM PDT reply actions
His long face, sharp nose, and the stright line of his mouth
Draw in a unibrow, and you have Burt.
Leslie: It's got a lot of heart.
April: That's what people always say when something sucks.
- Parks & Rec
by svetlanamonsoon on Jun 17, 2011 10:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, Burt had a round nose, didn't he?
So maybe Guy Smiley.
Leslie: It's got a lot of heart.
April: That's what people always say when something sucks.
- Parks & Rec
by svetlanamonsoon on Jun 17, 2011 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Raise his voice a few octaves and there's some Kermit.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
Yes, the bobbing!
Leslie: It's got a lot of heart.
April: That's what people always say when something sucks.
- Parks & Rec
by svetlanamonsoon on Jun 17, 2011 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to give BetterBob a hug.
He just makes me so happy.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
{googles vocal inflection}
Billy likes me more than you.
by The Ghost of Bob Geren on Jun 17, 2011 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuentes. Duh.
Billy likes me more than you.
by The Ghost of Bob Geren on Jun 17, 2011 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
"The double? Looked like a double and a run scored to me!"
<3
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
Yeah. That was awesome funny!
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh my
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:07 PM PDT up reply actions
WHILE SAVING A DROWNING PUPPY!!!!
I’m totally serious!!! It was awesome.
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
Which state? Confusion?
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
Holy shit!
What a difference 3 days makes :-)
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:06 PM PDT reply actions
Wow, Melvin already knows the rules of his new home park
Way to put those reporters in their place!
AT SFO!!!!
With the A’s jersey on, only fool cheering on the A’s, great to see the win. Let’s go OAK-LAND!!!!!
by BillyGeren on Jun 17, 2011 10:09 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Are you waiting for a United flight?
If so, I’m so sorry.
Now there's nothing left to say, so let's go drink beer.
Seriously. A mulligan on the 10-game losing streak would do wonders.
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
We lost
10 game in a ROW?? Fuck!
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, you TiVoed the first half of June.
Don’t bother watching.
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
SPOILER ALERT
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
It's free on Netflix streaming
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
So's my latest trip to the urinal.
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
Just got home in time to see the ninth
Is this a brand new team or what?
I was dreading checking in tonight and then saw the score, off Lincecum start no less!
I have a NewBob crush!
Shooty Babbit's hat is kinda pimpin, I gotta admit
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Shooty Stylin'!
Always.
Guy’s gotta wardrobe.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Shooty says Ellis will play 2nd when he returns
No way should that happen.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:12 PM PDT reply actions
I think they send Weeks back to Sac and play Ellis
Show he’s healthy and try to trade him
That would be horrible.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
Seriously, what a message: Play incredibly well for a team
that had no one playing well when you arrived, go back down.
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
Not just that, but
“hey we’re going to replace you with one of the worst hitters in baseball this year. Sorry kid”
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
and stupid
If they fuck with this winning streak it will be unforgiveable.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I think they hold him at Sac a few days more...
… and then trade him.
The Giants might have noticed tonight that Bill Hall has no idea how to play 2B.
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
OK. I'll take one for the team.
I will allow the Gnats to have Ellis finish out his great carer in Pumpkin colors, just let me keep my Weeks, please!
but, honestly, I’d much rather someone else wants him.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, at least if he's on the Giants we can see him.
That’s something. He’s beautiful to watch at 2B.
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 don't watch Giants games except for the ones against the A's
Last of the Ninth - Photography
by Flashfire on Jun 17, 2011 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Unless Weeks regresses significantly
I don’t think you send him back. If he continues playing well, then he should get to stay.
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
He shouldn't just stay with Oakland
he should start and the competition is non-existent with apologies to the unicorn.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
If they play Ellis over Weeks
it will show the stupidity of this organization.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep.
Though, lately, they have shown NON-stupidity. They DID bring up Sizemore and Weeks. They DID shit-can Kouz and Bobo. They DID find a worthy manager-replacement for Bobo. They DO keep coming up with fairly effective replacements after losing 3/5ths of their starters.
With having done all the (to us, the geniuses at AN) obvious moves, why would they suddenly turn around and fuck us over about Weeks? If Weeks was hitting like Sizemore (which is great, but not as awesome as Weeks is hitting), if they sent him down or sat him, I’d be pissed, but sure, SSS, and all that shit. But Weeks is hitting like a fucking all-star, running like a bat-shit crazy roadrunner, and fielding as well as the Uni-fucking-corn. HOW THE FUCK COULD THEY SEND HIM DOWN OR SIT HIM?
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Right now
he deserves to represent us in the All-Star game. No one else does.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Gio has that locked up (by default)
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 but you could make a case for Weeks
if he continues to play this way.
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah except Robinson Cano and Poopdroia are gonna get in.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
yeah he's cock-blocked at his position
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
He's played NINE games
A little perspective pls.
I said
“if he continues to play this way…”
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
No but will Cano?
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Much more likely
Cano is riding a 293 Babip which is below his career average (320).
Weeks is at 355 which is not sustainable even if he was the second coming of Tim Raines (312 career BABIP)
Yeah, but the ASG is coming up soon.
It’d be different if they selected guys at the end of the season.
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 is what it is
Flukey first half performances are overvalued.
Hopefully, next year
That would be awesome for Gio
I hope he gets it
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Plus he is so clearly a spark of electricity on the team,
which Sizemore isn’t. It’s just another reason you can’t jettison him — he is making everyone around him better.
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
As sloppy as that first stolen base was-
His bravado had me out of my seat, most life I’ve seen since Dallas has been gone.
Obviously he is the future
But they should just release Ellis????
Highly unlikely they would go that route.
They’ll deal him somewhere with his consent for peanuts before straight up releasing him.
Someone will want his D
My idea of Christmas = Bob Geren fired.
by ohtobe21likehuston on Jun 17, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly
He needs to be traded so the A’s don’t have to eat his salary. He might have to play some games to make that happen.
some?
How few, please?
Oddly enough, we are still actually in this race, albeit a long long shot.
Let’s se, can we get by witha guy hitting sub-.220, so we can “showcase” him? Or whould we continue to play the guy who fields swell, hits .376 and is dynamite (if out of control) on the bases?
even ONE game is too many, IMO.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey now, don't bring Sizemore into this. He's more than done his job.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
I have no issue with Sizemore. Sizemore doen't have a guy about to come back from the DL who has been more or less the face of the A's for 10 years.
Their situations are not comparable. Sizemore’s not going ANYWHERE. The question is what happens to Weeks when Ellis is ready to come back.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Good win. Now I can drive my ass from Sacramento to San Jose.
Peace out, homies! I’ll be watching from the ballpark tomorrow!
Leslie: It's got a lot of heart.
April: That's what people always say when something sucks.
- Parks & Rec
by svetlanamonsoon on Jun 17, 2011 10:13 PM PDT reply actions
.
David Feldman
34th RD Draft Pick Graham Godfrey is the highest Drafted starting pitcher to defeat 1st Rd pick (10th overall) Tim Lincecum.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Must really mean "lowest drafted," right?
As in “highest number” = “lowest pick”.
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
ah, I get it now. He meant highest number round
weird phrasing
Rivercats come all the way back in the 8th with 4
Cats and Griz tied at 5
Carter went deep and Recker doubles in tying run
For CTers who have been hearing
about my ongoing fight with the cockroach living in my apartment (aka The Creature):
It is dead. Our (my) long national (personal) nightmare is over.
It was getting a little too adventurous tonight. First sighting: hall closet, 6th inning. Second sighting: living room, 9th inning. Third sighting: kitchen, postgame.
Then it went after my coffeemaker. Oh heck no. [shoes SMASH]
The Creature is no more. Peace and roach-free living in our time.
Congratulations.
You fought a tough battle.
If you'll excuse me, all of you, I'm going to go tearily spill my heart out to my only friend, the water heater. --danmerqury
by MissOakland on Jun 17, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking the same thing.
Well, except replace “murder” with “lunch”.
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 obviously have never dealt with a roach.
Also, IT WAS ON MY COFFEEMAKER. That’s just crossing a line.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 17, 2011 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't drink coffee.
And no I’ve never had to deal with a roach.
I have had to deal with mice though.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
The shitty thing about roaches is if you see one, there are a bunch more you can't see.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
If you see a roach
It means all the hiding spots are full.
As long as
they stay the hell away from me, I don’t really care.
And pest control was here the other day, so that makes me feel slightly better (even if they didn’t do much).
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 17, 2011 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Mice would be tough.
Because they can be kinda cute, and they’re actual animals, while roaches embody all that is evil in the world and therefore I have no problem with smashing them.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 17, 2011 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions
He was cute (I assume it was a he).
Kind of became the house mascot.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
I try not to get attached
Since they’re going to be snake food.
Snakes gotta eat...
I guess you’re a Vegan then.
Heh.
When I was 19 (no, don’t ask me when that was, it was in the late middle of the last century, in those days when some people wore flowers in their hair), I kept finding cockroaches trying to find a way down my throat as I was drinking my coffee.
Gack!
Anyway, it finally occurred to me to check the coffee itself- yep, they had set up home in the coffee can, despite it’s tight-fitting plastic lid. Having survived near-boiling in the percolation process, they had been deposited in my cup and, still alive, tried to make it into my nether regions. I have much respect for the humble and reviled roach.
"Feel so bad, feel like a ballgame on a rainy day"-Lightnin' Hopkins
by justANotherAsFan on Jun 17, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a challenge,
and the roach was a worthy foe. But patience, and a tennis shoe, proved victorious in the end.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 17, 2011 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions
No they won't.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
I watched most of this game at a bar in Palo Alto
Hearing the old, drunk Giants fans make weird disgusted sounds really heightened my enjoyment of the game.
I will man, but it looks like I might be in PA until I leave
Jenn applied to a summer job at Stanford.
Seriously
Godfrey’s resemblance to Karl Urban is REMARKABLE
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Have you ever seen them in the same room at the same time?
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Well there was this one night, in this dirty Hollywood dive bar....
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
No, silly.
“Fear the 3 o’clock sort-of-shadow.”
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
.
Joe Stiglich
Willingham’s Achilles’ tendon hurting again. He thinks he’ll need to rest a couple of days.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Da greatness of Da Rooster - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
All that running around wore him out
Stolen bases, circuituitous fielding, scoring from second.
Those banjo legs are wore-the-eff-out
NEW THREAD OPEN!
(recap)
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
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