Open Thread: Game 76 (Oakland Athletics at New York Mets) Cont
by Zonis on Jun 23, 2011 11:31 AM PDT
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Also: WTF? No Chris Carter? Ellis at 1B?
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You've taken red-eyes before, doc.
Sleep is good.
Hitting fastballs while tired from flying is bad.
"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 23, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
It's why I think that getaway days should ALWAYS be day games, unless the next day is an off day.
"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 23, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Back from a meeting and still no baseball
Boo.
"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
It's down to talking about urinal troughs on Rain Delay Theater
come on baseball!
"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
When Tiger Stadium was demolished, they sold off parts of the stadium and apparently some dude bought the urinals
"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 23, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I would buy the clubhouse urinals from the Coli
"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 23, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
That is awesome.
Michigan stadium used to be the best, it was just a giant wall of water to piss at. Now we have those stupid waterless urinals.
An A's fan from Oakland County...Michigan
M Go Blue
wall of water?
You mean the floor urinals?
"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 23, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
It filters out pathogens and medications.
You're remarkable in a funny way. Or funny in a remarkable way.
Cardenas!!!!
WooooooooooooooooooooHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
by Mattel on Jun 23, 2011 11:34 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
What about him?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
He plays piano! And majors in creative writing and philosophy!
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 23, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Didn't we already know that?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
He's pretty good
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Well yes.
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Oooh
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Wrong number?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, he's pretty good
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
That guy in the background is good too
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey, Kids, it's the Cardenas!
It walks, talks, hits line drives, and takes a FULL SECOND to begin to react to balls hit his way.
It’s the Cardenas…
…new from Mattel!
"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 23, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Gahhh
@vincebaseball
Vince Cotroneo
more rain coming at 3 local they say…and I think there is a band of showers heading north from the Bahamas and should be here any day now
"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
a new thread already and not even a pitch?
I’ve been overwhelmed and I’ve been underwhelmed. Can I ever just be whelmed?
It's happened before
Opening Day I think
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I am watching the Washington v Washington St game on my computer.
the nationals did a smart thing. The put advertising on the seats. So when they are empty, they are still paying a cover charge.
Put a bird on it
Once again, weather.com doesn't think it's raining.
http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/graph/USNY0504
"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
WeatherBug does!
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
Hey, now it's 11:44 PST right?
LET'S GO OAK-LAND!
by Lucca Orlandini on Jun 23, 2011 11:45 AM PDT reply actions
Oh yeah, so it's an four hour difference between Pacific Time and Brazilian Time.
LET'S GO OAK-LAND!
by Lucca Orlandini on Jun 23, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Are the A's moving to Brazil?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
The color scheme is right!
"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 23, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
No, but Lucca is there.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
So he/she wants the A's to move to Brazil?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I feel like cancelling my personal trainer appointment
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:47 AM PDT reply actions
is he going to come over and watch television?
No?
Cancel.
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 23, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
If the game had started on time, I'd have been able to make it.
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, I can either pay and go or pay and watch the game. It's a wash.
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes he's a former Met
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Trade bait
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
No, I think it was Randy Bass
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Mike Trout is totally unrelated to this
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Tim Salmon says you're swimming up the wrong stream.
Don't you realise you'll find next monday or next Tuesday/Your golden shoes day
by PDXAthleticsfan on Jun 23, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I think it's awesome that the two greatest outfielders in Angel history are going to be named Trout and Salmon
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Once again, Jeff at Lookout Landing.
ahead of the curve.
Professional Baseball Players Named After Fish.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
I like this comment:
Linnaean taxonomy is old and bad, like Mike Sweeney.
Rick Helling in Japan is good, too.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
I liked Jose Tilapia
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
can I rec this entire subthread?
"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 23, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Anybody know a start time?
"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
Let's play spot the unnecessary verbiage.
ESPN says:
THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN.
Could it be?
THE START OF THE GAME ISBEINGDELAYED DUE TO RAIN.
or maybe
THE START OFTHE GAME ISBEINGDELAYED DUE TO RAIN.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
How about
RAIN DELAYED START
Don't you realise you'll find next monday or next Tuesday/Your golden shoes day
by PDXAthleticsfan on Jun 23, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
On my screen, mine looks right and yours is fail.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Or are you just describing what I had to type
to make it look like that? In which case, yes, you’re right.
Now if I describe what you had to type this could go on forever.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Arcane HTML wizardry.
Bots and iglews have the power.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
True, but you have other special powers.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Bobble belly?
stocktonports Stockton Ports
The Braden Bobble-Belly Big Reveal is almost upon us! http://bit.ly/jGFGRM
How...does that work?
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
this is a tiny picture
but I had Swish sign this “wobble belly” thing that I obtained from a friend. how random.
http://www.destroyerpp.com/images/wobble-heads/nick-swisher.jpg
by Johnny Bravo on Jun 23, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
True story: I know someone who gave his daughter the middle name ESPN
It’s pronounced “Ess-pin”
He shouldn't be allowed to watch ESPN anymore.
LET'S GO OAK-LAND!
by Lucca Orlandini on Jun 23, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
ESPN shouldn't be allowed to have children who watch ESPN
"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 23, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
What an idiot
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
He probably didn't realize that he was going to give a whole new meaning
To phrase “Fucking ESPN” someday.
He'll punch anyone that says that over the next 40 years
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
24 hr boxing gloves
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
That's better than "Opposites Attract" though
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
How about
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Gave me a bat signed by him on Tuesday
by buckfan6 on Jun 23, 2011 11:58 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He's had a nice little spurt of power over the last couple games
333 /.383/.548 over the last 10 games.
by Pop N' Locktapus on Jun 23, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
in the last 10 games?!
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Nearly
On pace for about 4 fewer over the same amount of games.
But BB-Ref does show a higher range factor this season so far.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
When he goes oh-fer next time, somebody must punch him in the face
Seriously though, it was around mid-June last year when he started owning California League. And now this surge. So is he now an established “notoriously slow starter” (I hate that expression).
We should promote that strategy in the A's clubhouse.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
interesting how melvin is starting ddj against the lefty
while sitting conor on the bench
he must really hate ddj
but he's an idiot the players and fans like
at least until the honeymoon is over
Just because he didn't play Bailey?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I wrote in the recap thread that I think he just gave up on the game
Then, he even said it on the managers’ show: Ziegler was out there until the game was over. I think he was just playing for the next game after the 12th. Which, in my mind, is defensible (though not the way I would have done it)
"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 23, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Ziegler isn't really suited for that role, but we don't have a long reliever
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
see below
Moose Costco
"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 23, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmm.
I don’t agree. It’s Godfrey today. We’re saving Bailey and Balfour for a Godfrey game? I could understand if Cahill was pitching today…but Godfrey?
We're 2-0 in Godfrey starts.
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Therefore will win all his future starts with Bailey's help
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, a little weird.
That said, it was me, I’m putting Moscoso out there in the 13th and riding him until the game ends. Everyone else moves up in the rotation.
"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 23, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
He relieved twice already
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
That would have been Godfrey
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
IBBs?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Tied extra innings games are
some of the highest leverage situations in baseball.
You use your best pitchers in the highest leverage.
I like you much more than dan, so I'll just give you a warning.
Bob Melvin is awesome. Get on board or erm….I’ll give you a mean stare.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
True, but it'd be a longing stare, rather than a mean one.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Ooo. I'm scared.
I like NewBob, so far. Much more than OldBob, at any rate.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 23, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It would have been fine if ziggy didn't hit that guy.
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 then he got to a righty,
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 a pitch got away from him in a situation where he can't afford one to
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Which makes it his fault.
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 did what he could against so many lefties
Pitches get away from everyone once in a while.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
I kind of cheeses me off
That people blame Ziggy because he can’t get lefties out. Like, what’s wrong with Ziggy. He’s got a mental block or something.
No. He’s a righty submarine pitcher. Big platoon splits are a fact because of the way the ball is pitched.
If you don’t like it then get rid of him.
I blame him for not getting the righty out.
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 needs to get a ground ball v a righty
what happens from there is out of his control
Put a bird on it
Like I noted last night, it's no different than it was with Bradford, Quisenberry, Tekulve or Kim
Though Ziggy’s are wider than normal.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
We need to find a happy medium.
How often does Rasmus smile?
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
We went from...
No smiles – Holliday
Inappropriate Smiles – DDJ
I am sympathetic. I have that same (DDJ) problem.
How should I know?
He plays in that other league that I never watch.
(For the record, I love DDJ’s smile.)
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 23, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Once they put on the green and gold you love them all.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Not true.
I like (or at least tolerate) all of them. Love takes a little time to develop.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 23, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm pretty happy not to have to tolerate Emil Brown and Bob Crosby any more
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
DeJesus has been here for five minutes and he's sucked for 4 and a half of them.
Justify your love.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
T-Long!!!
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Or, it's all part of a master plan to make him look bad so we re-sign for cheap
"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 23, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
His arm is probably better than Willingham or Crisp
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I've never seen him make any throw other than a routine one to 2B or 3B
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I seem to recall an assist earlier in the year
"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 23, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Here.
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=9445291
Also,
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=10578763
And for what it’s worth, he has a career +2.6 in the outfield.
That was good
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair
This guy’s arm is probably better than Crisp’s.
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
That is interesting
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
It's dumb
Playing Matsui more is one thing, but not at the expense of another good player in DDJ. Conor should have been playing either at 1B or 3B this whole time and letting Sweeney/DDJ platoon in the outfield.
"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 23, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Not 3B. Sizemore is our best hitter
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
These CT callers are boring
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:07 PM PDT reply actions
I see now why I never listen to talk radio and call in shows
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
like I wrote in Jeffro's piece,
this year’s show is significantly different than last year’s show. what they’re asking him to do this season is not really conducive to building something new.
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 23, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a hard format to do well enough to have a regular audience
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I want baseball.
So please, no rain anymore.
LET'S GO OAK-LAND!
by Lucca Orlandini on Jun 23, 2011 12:10 PM PDT reply actions
Chris Carter
he probably isn’t starting because he caught a red eye to get there and just got there ta 8:45 EST
this makes sense
coupled with I think we were teased that Ellis was gonna get the start at 1B before the move was made.
Boo
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Then I would have picked gray. I don't like green
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I liked the kelly green. I'm still opposed to the change from that.
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Boo
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
From what I've seen of the kelly green (only in throwbacks and such),
I like it. But I also like the current green.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 23, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I like both,but my favorite one still the old black one.
LET'S GO OAK-LAND!
by Lucca Orlandini on Jun 23, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't hate the statement. I just think it shows a lack of aesthetic taste
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
In San Jose, in case anyone is around there
I’m planning on seeing his start next week in Sacramento. Tuesday, assuming nothing changes.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
My question on the Carter thing, is, when is the lineup official? If they replace Ellis at 1B with
Carter have they basically PH for Ellis before the game started and made him ineligible?
no, Trogdor sleeps
Baseballs don’t sleep, out of fear of surprise Trogdor attack.
Hi, I'm new!
Hello all, I just joined up and this is my first post. I look forward to awesome A’s banter!
You only get to bend over so many times in life. Don't waste your bend overs.
Well I'm Dirty Pam
So I’m differentiated
You only get to bend over so many times in life. Don't waste your bend overs.
Welcome, Willkommen, Bienvenue
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Thank you
I know she is popular. I hope to keep up the good name
You only get to bend over so many times in life. Don't waste your bend overs.
Important question:
What do you think of the gold alts?
(There is only one acceptable answer.)
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 23, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
They're OK
I’m not a big fan of them since black is not one of the team colors. Looks good on my eligible roommate April though!
You only get to bend over so many times in life. Don't waste your bend overs.
I like them so you can see some sturrup
No pants all the way to the shoes, or just above the knees. So, right in the middle I guess. I don’t like my focus to be on their socks at all.
You only get to bend over so many times in life. Don't waste your bend overs.
Hmmm. Acceptable response, though a better one would be:
“The black alts are the devil’s spawn and must never be worn or mentioned again.”
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 23, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Booo
Black alts are super cool.
But Pam’s answer was good. Makes everyone happy. She should be a politician.
Plus April is eligible. (pics?)
The black alts were some of the worst things the A's have ever worn
And they’ve worn some pretty bad things in the past.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Wait, there's another Pam now?
Or is this like Good Don and Evil Don?
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Well played
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I'm going to go with real Pam and impostor Pam.
I realize that might piss off the new one, but I’m banking on the veteran here.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
There is only one true Pam
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
One Pam to find them
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
there is but one Pam and Pam is her name?
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 23, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I was wondering that, too.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
White of course
I never wear any other shoe color to the park
You only get to bend over so many times in life. Don't waste your bend overs.
Dirty and, evidently, Clean
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
I love Pam
I can’t wait till she gets back.
But, I doubt she is super clean right now.
Put a bird on it
How do you post a pic?
You only get to bend over so many times in life. Don't waste your bend overs.
write a subject line
click on the tree icon above the body of the comment.
copy the URL into the text box.
after the " type “height=200”
hit preview, then post
Put a bird on it
I will not be silenced.
Unless I fall asleep of course.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
The correct phrase is
“Go away, Pip. Nobody likes you.”
by LoneStranger on Jun 23, 2011 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
BASEBALL!
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
oh come on ken
its like an hour drive from Tuscon to Phoenix, not like its a super big deal
Put a bird on it
On top of having probably been awake most of yesterday?
It’s not like he woke up and drove to the airport.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
yep just getting underway
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Weeks is walking up to the plate now
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Chris Carter towers over our guys...
He is a manboy among boymen.
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Ew.
"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
Strikeout on a low and away pitch.
True Athletic.
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Time to make adjustments to the pitcher
which I am sure he will
Good thing we still have Ellis
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
wtf weeks?!
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
SEND HIM DOWN NOW
in the lineup, that is
by Johnny Bravo on Jun 23, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I know....
but he’s young and he’ll learn not to chase strays.
by sf drift king on Jun 23, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm still hoping he plays today
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
We used up 3.7% of our outs with one play!
Ack!
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oh for fuck's sake
come on people
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
He looks like Henry Rodriguez compared to RA Dickey
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
To be fair every team Braden baffled must have said the same.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Or Mark Buehrle. Or Tom Glavine. Or Jamie Moyer.
Hey look, soft-tossing lefties are not always easy to hit!
Oh no! Our hitters are 7.4% useless already!
Only 92% of our opportunities left!
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93%
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
it's relative
easier for crappy players to do “well” in our eyes since we expect them to suck.
it’s the rajai effect
I think our hitters are still asleep
"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
And Capuano probably went home during the game and got a good night's sleep
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh
Every time I see Capuano I’m reminded of some probable slumpbuster who’s got a huge crush on him. She’s posted pictures online and makes these really crappy t-shirts she writes on with puffy paint or something.
It’s just horrible.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
Pennington may be going into one of his long slumps
Sure looks like it
Has he ever been out of it?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Which pitchers do we tend to make look bad?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
The one's who can't throw strikes
Yay, lawyerball
Ah yes. Dillon Gee.
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
good point
few and far btwn. The poor lad in Anaheim is the only one to come to mind.
by sf drift king on Jun 23, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
What an ugly lineup. And such pathethic swings at obvious balls
That changeup is probably the reason why Carter isn’t starting. He’s probably get a golden sombrero
The good news is Ellis can cut off Weeks now
Like Barton cut off Ellis.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
I was going to say - it's gonna be tough for Ellis to let those balls go.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
yay turner hit!
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Looked intentional to me
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Method acting
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
me too
set up inside, fastball tailed right into him
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
It was a weird pitch
Gameday called it a changeup
I totally called for a plunking.
He didn’t get hit last night, based on that replay. Might as well give him a boo-boo to go with the free win.
by LoneStranger on Jun 23, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I must have not seen the best replay, because it looked like it didn't change trajectory at all.
by LoneStranger on Jun 23, 2011 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Ooh beanball
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:35 PM PDT reply actions
so, is that a bob (not bob) thing? now the A’s pitch like they need to to keep the other guys honest?
Their pitching was always pretty good even under old bob
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not noticing much of a change
A’s are 13th on the year in HBP by pitchers
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
the claw
stupid
"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 23, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I saw the Giants doing that too
last weekend. So dumb
by Johnny Bravo on Jun 23, 2011 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Pelvic thrusts should be the A's thing.
That’d be awesome.
That rug really tied the room together...
by Streams Of Whiskey on Jun 23, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
So the kitman would have just handed Godfrey #65?
Cos I’d totally have handed back the jersey if I was him.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
I was wondering why Nicole Kidman would give Godfrey his uniform
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
People who get brought up for the first time get whatever's picked for them
And they’re not really in a position to say no.
Last of the Ninth - Photography
I'm kind of a dick. I'd say no if they gave me a number in the 40s and beyond.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Within parameters
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope. They can trade or give them away usually though
Outman gave up his number for Willingham, and someone did for Matsui
Outman gave up #55 for Matsui.
What’s Willingham’s number? I’m blanking.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 23, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
16?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Lol. I couldn't remember if it was 16 or 18.
You guys are no help.
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 23, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
=O
It’s a momentous day. ‘Shoes doesn’t know a player’s number.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
It's just... we haven't seen Josh for a while.
It’s not my fault!
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 23, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
So you're saying there was a time when it *wasn't* silly?
by whiteshoes40 on Jun 23, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
You remember the numbers for players that haven't turned out for the A's in years.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Great pitch.
"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
waaaay too late mr pagan
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Yay Graham!
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:39 PM PDT reply actions
By the way, isn't Angel Pagan's name an oxymoron? sorta...?
"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
yeah, that's why I said sorta... technically "angel" is not a strictly Christian thing.
comes from “angelos” which just means “messenger”.
"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
by King Richard on Jun 23, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry, took me that long to get my International keyboard working again:
ἀνγελός
"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
by King Richard on Jun 23, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
er, check that, it's actually ἀγγελός
because the “gg” sound is pronounced “ng” in ancient Greek.
"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
by King Richard on Jun 23, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Two gammas, not a nu and a gamma
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
see above
"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
by King Richard on Jun 23, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Well done!
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
The bible just calls them messengers
I think a lot of the imagery associated with them comes from Persian mythology, right?
The whole idea that they are supernatural beings with wings and stuff, I mean.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Some of it is from the Bible
There are beings with wings in the Old Testament, but it’s tough to say whether or not the greek ἀγγελός refers to them.
John 3:16
"If they want to pay me like Mike Gallego, I’ll play like Gallego." - Rickey Henderson
Yay Conor!
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:42 PM PDT reply actions
hits!
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Conor!
Love the way he shakes his front leg
You only get to bend over so many times in life. Don't waste your bend overs.
He's the lost cousin from Dukes of Hazzard
"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 23, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Gotta get RISP for Ellis, dan
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Well, what would you rather have?
The young guy who’s hitting well, with a runner on 1st and no outs? Or the gritty vet who hasn’t hit all year (or last year, except for 1 month), with a runner on 2nd and 1 out?
Oh… right.
he did WHAT?
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
im starting to really dislike new bob
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
remember you have the pitcher batting
by theblackpearl on Jun 23, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
no, but you don't want him up with runners in scoring position
by theblackpearl on Jun 23, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
wasnt aware that we were in danger of that
considering that our number 5 hitter was the one who was bunting.
and him giving up an out gets us closer to the pitcher
Carter or Barton? I think Ed was thinking CC
by theblackpearl on Jun 23, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
He's a career 1.3 WAR hitter
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
No, it's a 0 Positional Adjustment
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
we could've had him in there today,
if the a’s had the sense to dl willingham earlier
People need to stop calling me
Don’t they know I’m trying to listen to the game?
"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
Are you a Nationals fan?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
that's an ironic comment from someone named "Dirty Pam"
"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 23, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Reason #23,582 to love Mark Ellis.
“He made it very easy on me,” Melvin said. “You would, to an extent, expect that, but to the extent and the level he went, for me, was off the charts. The first thing I said to him was, ‘OK, the second-base situation,’ and he said, ’That’s an easy one, you gotta play him.’”
Meanwhile, Ellis is oiling up the floor next to Weeks' locker.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
DEJESUS DRIVES ONE
and it’s a routine fly to center
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Who said he drove it? Glen?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
what is a rubber game???
jesus christ
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
It where I change the expiration date on my condom with a sharpie
So it doesn’t appear to be over three years old
They become less necessary as you get older.
Well, as your partners become older, I guess.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
They don't work if you have ED
Or so I’ve heard. :)
Doesn't ED accomplish the same thing as condoms?
ie, make it so you neither get anyone pregnant nor spread disease.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
The second it becomes a stable relationship I stop using them.
They’re a necessary evil.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
that's hella gay!
"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 23, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know... If I was a Firestone, I don't think I'd want to get with another Firestone.
If I was a Hankook, though, I’d totally be rubbing one off in the mirror, so you know I’d be in a four-way before too long!
"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 23, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Arm hair?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
But
would it reference a Bridge game? Give the guys in the booth some credit.
by sf drift king on Jun 23, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear Glen & Ray...
Which player or players tend to bring back the ugliest mullions to the team hotel after the bars close?
"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 23, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Or the prettiest trannies
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
oh shit, hahaha
I’m looking at Gameday mini and thought Godfrey was batting! Biggest post fail yet!
Duda, Duda
"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
I went to a bar to watch the game last night with my old boss who is a Mets fan.
Every time Duda came up to bat, he sang that.
by LoneStranger on Jun 23, 2011 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Has the game started yet?
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
how long can godfrey throw straight fastballs down the plate...
…until he gets the bumgarner-twins treatment?
he doesn't have much else
slider is decent but will get hit if he uses it too much, i also doubt he can consistently control it
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
the a's let the backup catcher call the games?
wow, didn’t know that
dont see how kurt calling the game for the dugout today would help...
seeing as how landon is catching today and all.
So I think it's cool that the Mets use All Along the Watchtower as rally music.
"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
our offense is going to have to actually hit today
because godfrey can’t be counted on for fewer than 3 runs given up really
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Is there any actual reason that Mark Ellis would be playing 1B?
"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
?
How does that make any sense…? showcase that… he can sorta play a position that nobody will want him to play…? that he still can’t hit…?
"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
by King Richard on Jun 23, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
get out of here with your sensible thoughts
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
I think it's to showcase the idea that they can use him as a utility guy if no one will meet
their price
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
so you think ellis has value if he doesnt play?
im not saying i want ellis in there. all im saying is that he has to play at least a game or two & hope he gets some hits so that somebody might actually give us something for him. otherwise hes getting traded for shit.
getting hits in "a game or two"
isn’t the difference between ellis being traded for shit and ellis being traded for non shit
people know what Mark Ellis can do
There’s no need to run his ass out there playing 1B
"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 23, 2011 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
im not saying im right.
just my opinion on why hes playing. because i honestly cant think of any other reason for him to be out there and carter to be on the bench against a lefty
that may be what they are thinking
but it is as wrong as sacrificing in the second inning of a road game with your #5 hitter with Mark ellis coming up next.
Put a bird on it
in this case, "giving him a chance to build value" is hurting the team in the interim
as long as ellis is healthy, teams will want him
This, he is a known commodity. GM's around the league know what
there are going to get. That being said not sure Carter makes those plays anyway.
Yes.
1. He’s on the roster until we trade him.
2. Weeks has to keep playing 2B.
3. Ellis is a good guy who has been around a long time and we owe him some respect even if it isn’t the best move in terms of winning games.
I know some people will say #3 shouldn’t be a consideration, but I think that’s the real reason. It’s a gesture to a person who has earned something from past performance.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Still think you can just run him out at 2B every 3 or 4 days too give Weeks a break
instead of the 1B/3B experiment.
Moscoso
"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 23, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
not really any better ideas
Plus, call it a pet theory, but I think Cahill pitches better on normal rest
"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 23, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Dear Mr. Godfrey,
Throwing strikes and getting people out is better than not throwing strikes and not getting people out.
Thank you.
Godfrey's getting unlucky. The line drives aren't directly at fielders.
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:57 PM PDT reply actions
Greetings from AT&T Park
People think I’m a tourist because I’m wearing Twins gear. I’m playing along.
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by Englishmajor on Jun 23, 2011 12:58 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Did you say "you betcha"?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
"That's different."
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
People thought I was a tourist when I was wearing an A's hat.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
You were a tourist
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Pfffft. I heard plenty of English accents in L.A.
From people clearly working there.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Yes, but you were a tourist
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like they did
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah they assumed.
Although to be fair, almost nobody mentioned the accent.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Really confuse them
and yell, Go A’s! when we post a run.
by sf drift king on Jun 23, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Or talk about people who played for the Giants before 2010.
They’ll have no idea who you’re talking about.
You mean Willie Mays and Barry Bonds?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Johnnie Lemaster and Greg Minton?
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
A very nice
Help the A's help Japan. www.oaklandathletics.com/japan
by Englishmajor on Jun 23, 2011 1:06 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Giants fan asked
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by Englishmajor on Jun 23, 2011 1:07 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
About the fine points of this pircher
Who I had never really heard of. But since he hadn’t either, I was able to fake it.
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by Englishmajor on Jun 23, 2011 1:09 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
throw a strike fuckdammit
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
The object is to get outs
not put us in a hole we cannot dig out of.
Thank You
Okay, I'll take it
"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
DP works if you limit the damage here
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Whew
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 12:59 PM PDT reply actions
Eh, ok.
"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
It's funny because it's true.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Surprised Melvin's not intentionally walking Reyes here...
"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
he cant, the bases aren't empty
oh wait, that’s old bob
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
I have a bad feeling about this
"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
Goddamnit.
"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
together?
"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 23, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
They finish each other's sentences
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
They should
Of course Godfrey has to get outs without them adding to run total
this
"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 23, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
are you kidding me?
a fucking five hopper through the middle?
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Hit him again.
That rug really tied the room together...
by Streams Of Whiskey on Jun 23, 2011 1:03 PM PDT reply actions
Get the PEN ready.....
I wonder who didn’t throw last night…..Oh yeah, BAILEY!@!!
My mannerism a prism/ And it should shine
Light it if you would/ Be so kind, right now'd
Be A' Good Time
by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jun 23, 2011 1:03 PM PDT reply actions
Why don't you feel that?
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
sizemore and weeks are our only above league average hitters
and only in a sss
OK but we generally score at least 2 runs
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
this lineup
doesn’t exactly inspire confidence, I know..
by sf drift king on Jun 23, 2011 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
nope
our offense looks like it’s back to suckitude
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Just Ellis in there alone
makes it suck more
youd think after a 6 game winning streak of good baseball...
itd take at least 3 games for the fans to revert back to this attitude.
Hurry back McCarthy, Ross, and stay assembled for 5 or 6 starts, Harden
"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
haha
“assembled,” great word choice
My mannerism a prism/ And it should shine
Light it if you would/ Be so kind, right now'd
Be A' Good Time
by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jun 23, 2011 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Godfrey is going to hit an HR.
Just kidding guys.
LET'S GO OAK-LAND!
by Lucca Orlandini on Jun 23, 2011 1:07 PM PDT reply actions
Is this Powell's first action since the HR?
My mannerism a prism/ And it should shine
Light it if you would/ Be so kind, right now'd
Be A' Good Time
by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jun 23, 2011 1:07 PM PDT reply actions
it probably would have made sense to flip DDJ and powell
only because if the 8 hitter gets on in this case, it’ll be tough to bunt him over
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
http://www.domingobeisbol.com/
Riggleman has resigned from the Nats
New Bob 3.0?
"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
Yup
@Ken_Rosenthal
Ken Rosenthal
This is a shocker: Riggleman has resigned from #Nationals, according to his agent, Burton Rocks. #MLB
"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 23, 2011 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
also, I wish my name was Burton Rocks
"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 23, 2011 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Ya it's a funny time to quit
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 23, 2011 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Speculation on MLBTR is cause his contract situation wasn't resolved
Riggleman, who was in the final year of his contract, told GM Mike Rizzo that he would resign if his contract situation wasn’t resolved, according to Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post
Didn't want to pick up his option and he wanted to stay
I might have done the same.
"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 23, 2011 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Bryce Harper is that big a douche.
Riggleman couldn’t even stand to be in the same organization any more.
well at least godfrey isnt pitching against the phillies
should only get one more start before harden is rea - hahahahahaha
Really good AB.
"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
GOOD EYE
My mannerism a prism/ And it should shine
Light it if you would/ Be so kind, right now'd
Be A' Good Time
by DaRubiesSLOKingsA's on Jun 23, 2011 1:11 PM PDT reply actions
haha, lost the helmet again. Excellent.
"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
he slid
feet first. that was a surprise.
by sf drift king on Jun 23, 2011 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
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