Open Thread: Game 59 (Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox)
by Zonis on Jun 4, 2011 9:00 AM PDT
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The A's find themselves fighting a 4 game losing streak against the Yankees (of the New York and Boston variety). Today's morning game features Cahill vs Beckett in a match for the ERA title (at least before Cahill's recent struggles).
The A's really need to get a grip, as the team's recent strength (pitching) has faltered recently, and the bullpen is struggling and tired from yesterday's game. All I can say is, if the offense remembers what they did yesterday and gives Cahill 6 runs, and Cahill remembers what life was like Pre-Yanks, we should be fine.
On a side note: Are we sure that Josh Beckett isn't an Athletic already? Good pitching numbers with a thousand injuries? Sounds all too familiar.
baseballgirl: Here are your lineups (thanks, BaseballPress). Ellis is batting fifth. No sign of Suzuki or Crisp. Good morning; Happy Weekend!
LET'S GO OAK-LAND!
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Idiot managing #104
Geren is placing Powell as the #7 hitter. Once again Geren is managing the team like a lazy idiot. In Geren’s mind erase Suzuki’s name and replace it with Powell. Line up is good. No idiot another mistake. Put your worse hitter Powell who can’t run and a easy DP to 9th in the order so he gets less ABs. You will also notice if Powell comes up with the bases loaded late in the game instaed of using a PH he will let Powell bat because he promised to give Suzuki a day off.
Where are the lineups?
"PECOTA can pretty much kiss my ass."-Nico
by jeepers on Jun 4, 2011 9:14 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
From teh Sluss...
@susanslusser
Susan Slusser
#Athletics at #RedSox: DeJesus rf, Sweeney cf, Willingham lf, Matsui dh, Ellis 2b, Barton 1b, Powell c, Kouzmanoff 3b, Pennington ss
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HAHAHAHAHA MARK ELLIS IS HITTING 5TH. OMG WE SUCK
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Against a RHP, no less.
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
big money big money no whammys
STOP.
Okay, DeJesus hits first.
big money big money no whammys STOP
oh.. crap. Ellis 5th? Damn.
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Your rant would make more sense if Suzuki ever batted 7th, but he doesn't.
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
Draft day coming up...
Time to see who we will be talking about at this time next year wondering when/if they will ever be able to help the team. Hooray.
I hope we at least get someone for whom we'll hopes high enough that he could be a disappointment
I don’t want no safe low upside picks no more
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I hope Mikie Mahtook falls to us
but I dont think he will.
he really needs to be called up now
I mean, something need to happen to shake things up
Put a bird on it
I hope Bubba Starling falls to us and we don't pick James Simmons
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Could? Yes. Would? Not sure.
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I apologize to everyone whom I contributed excess optimism this spring.
I made the grave miscalculation that the players and management would give maximum effort in an obvious contending year, and that enlightened self-interest would keep the players running out grounders, hustling in the field, and well, trying. I also thought that the awesomeness of the pitching would outweigh the suckiness of the offense, and apparently that’s just not the case.
Hopefully, the next couple weeks of getting destroyed and falling out of the pennant race won’t be too painful to those of you who were on board earlier in the season. I know I’m not doing too well, so hopefully those of you out there who are more levelheaded and sane do a better job of it than I am.
I like winning. When the team I root for isn’t in a position to win, I like intelligent management and rebuilding. I like honorable underdog stories and rooting for my childhood heroes to do well in management/ownership. The A’s are 0 for 4 these days on those fronts. There are a lot of other teams that are 2 for 4 or 3 for 4 on that front, and every day I have to ask myself if I want to watch another day of the assclowns in charge running Mr. Mack’s franchise into the ground.
"Note to self, do not carve marionettes out of meat, sometimes they accidentally become big league managers."- Kyli
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 4, 2011 9:22 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I see the Angels beat the Yankees last night
Must be a coincidence!
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
The only good thing about this season
Is Beane understanding what a idiot Geren is and getting rid of him. Beane can make no excuses this year on why the A’s can’t win. All of the experts said the A’s will contend and if they don’t look at the manager. Beane’s own leadership is at a all time low because of Geren and now he must make the easy decision of getting rid of Geren.
We lost two starting pitchers.....
It’s an awful excuse, but it WILL be what Billy uses to defend Sideshow Bob.
by AsFan72 on Jun 4, 2011 10:19 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
If it makes you feel any better
this franchise has been run into the ground many times before and managed to recover. Yes it’s frustrating.
Worst of all is the fact that management does not seem concerned. When losing and lackluster performance are deemed acceptable it’s hard to envision positive change. Management is mailing it in, collecting the revenue sharing checks, probably making a profit. The players notice and it effects their performance. But that’s ok, because Geren will simply resort to his book of excuses.
Dude, your optimism has been one of the highlights of the year. Don't give up now!
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm confused.
We put up six runs against a really good pitcher, and we only lost it because we were starting our 8th starter, Devine had a bad day (his first ever, almost), and Fuentes allowed a bloop broken bat flare that dropped. It’s frustrating, I get that, and I’m frustrated too. But it’s a hell of a lot better than getting blown out, and it’s doesn’t mean players and management aren’t trying.
Dude
it’s pretty shitty when you drop 4 in the top of the first and lose.
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Oh, I know.
It was definitely shitty, and it sucked ass. But it was a lot better than getting blown out. A close game against the best team in the majors? I can live with that.
It should have been a blowout the other way.
We had a 4-0 lead before Boston even got to bat.
That’s a joke.
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Yes, I know.
I wish the game went the other way too. It sucked. But it doesn’t mean they didn’t try, and it was better than losing 10-0.
Hmmm, let me check, nope according to the standings it was exactly the same.
by AsFan72 on Jun 4, 2011 10:21 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
emotionally yes, rationally no.
"Note to self, do not carve marionettes out of meat, sometimes they accidentally become big league managers."- Kyli
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 4, 2011 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I disagree with that.
There’s no excuse for being spotted 4 runs, losing 8-6, and coming off with an “Oh well, at least we didn’t get blown out” attitude.
That’s exactly why this team is going nowhere right now. A good team adds on and ends up winning that game by scoring 8 or 9 runs — a good team, as we saw, can chip away at a lead and come back and win.
You know the A’s wouldn’t do that if they were down 4-0 in the first.
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Exactly.
Now don’t ever doubt me again.
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FFFFFFFFFFFFUFUUUUUUUUUUUU
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Kouzmanoff should have been sat down and fined for his non-running out of the ball he got thrown out at 2B in the NY series.
Willingham should have been sat down and or publicly embarrassed for his non-defense that allowed Youkilis to score last night.
Fuentes was not warmed up all the way when he was brought in last night. Fuentes has been used inefficiently all season.
The players still covertly respond with claps and nods when the fans bag on Geren loudly in the stadium.
It seems obvious that the club is not playing with intensity. They’re playing like workmen putting in their time while their minds are on quitting time and the bar. They’re playing like workmen who give as little as possible to a weak boss who’s too weak to impart discipline to cajole/scare the workers into giving 95-110%.
"Note to self, do not carve marionettes out of meat, sometimes they accidentally become big league managers."- Kyli
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 4, 2011 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
This.
They’re going through the motions.
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I tell you what man, we're warriors.
You’re a loyal Samurai for life.
I’m a well-paid and comfortable (therefore semi-loyal) mercenary who’s lost a bit of his sharpness due to the cushiness of the position.
"Note to self, do not carve marionettes out of meat, sometimes they accidentally become big league managers."- Kyli
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 4, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess.
I don’t want to defend them too much, because I can’t find the motivation either. I just think you’re reading too much into it, is all.
I think that baseball players are in general, kinda dumb, and significantly emotionally driven.
Spocks and Datas and Scottys should never be baseball managers, only Kirks and Picards and Siskos, and of course, Deanna “Joe Maddon” Troi.
"Note to self, do not carve marionettes out of meat, sometimes they accidentally become big league managers."- Kyli
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 4, 2011 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
green and goldbricking?
really don't care if i ever come back.
by AV on Jun 4, 2011 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll tell you one thing
I’d been looking at a few midweek day games I could drive down to see but now I’m not all that interested in bothering with the time and effort.
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In fact, this might be the first year since I've lived out here that I don't go to a single A's game
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That makes two of us.
"Note to self, do not carve marionettes out of meat, sometimes they accidentally become big league managers."- Kyli
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 4, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Beating a Dead Horse
Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated talking about Bob Geren:
Okay, long story about how Beane is sticking by Geren, blah blah blah…and then at the bottom tucked into the bullet points about other teams, is this gem:
<<• Kirk Gibson’s no-nonsense approach is paying of for the surprising Diamondbacks. In his first full-year as manager, he has stressed accountability, and a team that underachieved in recent years has obviously listened to his message.>>
Oh, the irony, the irony.
Coming from one of my fave front page posters
Thank you.
The other evening I saw Anna Deavere Smith’s one-woman show, “Let Me Down Easy” at Berkeley Rep. Brilliant show, but by the title, it could’ve been about a certain Oakland ball club.
Well, at least I get to go look at a new motorcycle today.
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Get your motor runnin'
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
and hit a homer
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Is it just me, or is the picture somewhat washed out and low quality?
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The NESN feed is fine
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Ohayo gozaimasu
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
morning love
say hi to G
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Hi, beautiful.
(insert compliment here)
(insert anti-Geren rant here)
Enjoy your coffee.
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by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 4, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Morning Jesa!
Hmmm… Stay in bed listening to game and rain, or get up, go out in wet, and go to gym? A difficult choice..
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by Englishmajor on Jun 4, 2011 10:19 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Trade him to a Japanese team before it's too late to save face.
"Note to self, do not carve marionettes out of meat, sometimes they accidentally become big league managers."- Kyli
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 4, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
At least we now have a consistent 4-5-6-7 ...
Matsui – .214
Ellis – .214
Barton – .212
Powell – .214
You can't pitch around anyone there. The next guy is just as good.
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
in retrospect, completely agreed.
At the time, I would have been all, “Eek! DePodesta!”
but now I’d be all, “Yay! DePodesta!”
"Note to self, do not carve marionettes out of meat, sometimes they accidentally become big league managers."- Kyli
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 4, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Ortiz is a least favorite play because of the complaining on every call against him
Put a bird on it
I'm amused by his disgruntlement
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
professor’s using it for a radio.
really don't care if i ever come back.
by AV on Jun 4, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
And yet he can't fix a two-foot hole in a boat
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
he can. but he thinks on the mainland maryanne is gonna go for someone with tenure.
really don't care if i ever come back.
by AV on Jun 4, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Goals for this inning
Run out each groundball out hard. That’s honestly all I want to see. Someone ground out and sprint to first anyway.
With the speed Sweeney, Willingham, and Matsui choose to run out likely outs, it literally would take 4 errors for them to make it to first. Rajai Davis couldn’t hit but at least he tried to beat plays out.
Thank you for the observation.
Not running at least 90% on ground balls should be a floggable offense.
"Note to self, do not carve marionettes out of meat, sometimes they accidentally become big league managers."- Kyli
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 4, 2011 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
+1
Rajai might have been a limited player, but I never saw him not try.,..
BRING BACK RAJAI
rajai is leading coco
in both on base percentage and slugging (but not by much).
oh and denorfia
is smoking both of them by a considerable amount
The pitching looks fatigued and a bit uninspired lately
It seems like they have said “Fuck it. What’s the point in trying?”
I don't feel like that
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
the fans, players, writers, outside observers, and everybody except the four people who could actually DO something about it.
"Note to self, do not carve marionettes out of meat, sometimes they accidentally become big league managers."- Kyli
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 4, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
and WC, of course.
"Note to self, do not carve marionettes out of meat, sometimes they accidentally become big league managers."- Kyli
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 4, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Wolff and Fisher are to blame
The most depressing story I read last week:
http://www.mercurynews.com/athletics/ci_18187972?nclick_check=1
That is really depressing
I didn’t know that they were the 4th richest owners. Should we all become Giants fans in protest?
by Rygoslinglover on Jun 4, 2011 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I used to think revenue sharing was good for "small" market teams....
……but this article makes it sound as though these rich owners can simply cash the checks and care less whether their team wins or loses. Very sad.
by indy a's fan on Jun 4, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
meh
monty poole is just writing a fan post that would be bad if it were posted here. SUre emotionally people would give him “right ons” but as far as substance, its pretty stupid.
Put a bird on it
Gonzalez homered
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
people will still bitch about the gidp
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THe thing that sucks is now geren will think that Barton is good in the 6 hole
but not 2nd.
Put a bird on it
this
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jun 4, 2011 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Even worse, no one deserves it more
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
That was a pretty good pitch to swing at
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
He's a placeholder. Think Mike Blowers.
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
He's having a pretty good AB
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Well he was until I posted that
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
He'd look better if he could hit and field
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm beginning to think that it's not just coincidence that Kouzmanoff seems to have a good approach in multiple ABs now.
I actually think that he’s changed his approach.
Saying this might make me look stupid in the near future, but I’m starting to believe it.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
There's an empty seat in a locomotive waiting for you!
"Note to self, do not carve marionettes out of meat, sometimes they accidentally become big league managers."- Kyli
by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 4, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
TRAIN RIDE!
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jun 4, 2011 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
So Crawford breaks his bat last night and gets the go-ahead RBIs
Kouzmanoff checks his swing, breaks his, and that happens.
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Hi there
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
The only thing I don't like about the new radio station
It allows me to deceive myself into thinking it’s only 9:57, if I don’t look very closely. But it’s not. See you all tomorrow!
Help the A's help Japan. www.oaklandathletics.com/japan
by Englishmajor on Jun 4, 2011 10:41 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
hi, witch--how you? Drinking mimosas?
Fire Bob Geren.
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 4, 2011 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
coffee and cocaine, then?!!
Fire Bob Geren.
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 4, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Two weeks in a row I forgot the baking powder for the pancakes
caught it this time just as I was pouring it on the skittle
Put a bird on it
you cook pancakes on a skittle?
Fire Bob Geren.
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 4, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I know, I know...I was just being silly, ed.
Fire Bob Geren.
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 4, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
a skillet that also makes water for tea?
really don't care if i ever come back.
by AV on Jun 4, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually dont mind being subject to NESN
At least I don’t get to hear Ray Fosse suck up to the red sux organization
by Christopher Socha on Jun 4, 2011 10:44 AM PDT reply actions
I like Orsillo and Remy. And Watney.
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
yes they are tolerable
and Heidi is no eyesore!!!!
by Christopher Socha on Jun 4, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
This is what people are getting at: there's no hustle.
You can bet if that was Lowrie he’d be stood on 2B ‘cos he’d have busted it out of the box.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Never liked the sux, but NOW i really HATE the bandwagon fans
by Christopher Socha on Jun 4, 2011 10:48 AM PDT reply actions
I wish we had bandwagon fans
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I wish we had owners who would pay for a stadium
One doesn’t have to bend over the public to get one. Cities have caught on, and we’re never getting a park until we have owners who feel they can exploit fans and cites instead of being shepherds of the game.
Some folks do
That Allen dude did, and he built a new football stadium with his dough. It’s a private team, why does the public have to build a park? Assholes.
He did no such thing
It was built with half public money that was ultimately paid to HIS construction company to build the stadium.
Put a bird on it
it was really shady
he put it to a statewide vote (paid for a ballot initiative) and made King County (seattle) pay all the taxes for it. the initiative passed because everyone outside of King COunty hates seattle.
Put a bird on it
by Future Ed on Jun 4, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
$4M? I guess that's a good start on a deposit
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
We do
In San Jose. Talk to Bud Selig about the 800+ days of deciding if the A’s can move there.
we used to, but now all that's left are the crazy and depraved.
[looks in mirror]
um….and us.
Fire Bob Geren.
by Leopold Bloom on Jun 4, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
we have lots! except we don’t jump on the wagon, we jump under its wheels.
really don't care if i ever come back.
by AV on Jun 4, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Always hated the sox
There’s no reason at all to like them.
But thousands of Red Sox fans show up at the Coliseum when they come to Oakland
Very strange
Fire Wolff and Fisher
by indy a's fan on Jun 4, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
67 billion, 857 million, 685 thousand, 774 times?
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jun 4, 2011 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm
Lack of hustle may have prevented a run there. Consider:
Pennington hustles into a double.
Let’s say DDJ hits the ball to the same spot – Pedroia may not be positioned there because they’re not at DP depth and Pennington’s not stealing.
Pennington should be fast enough to score on a single there.
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Exactly. Pennington SHOULD have been on 2B, or at least have been challenging Crawford's arm.
Instead he jogged to 1B thinking he was out.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
I'd bench him for the rest of the game and put LaRoche in
Somehow people need to get the message that half-assing it is not going to be accepted.
Except it is.
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Yeah that's what a good manager would do.
But that attitude is rife with this team – they know they can get away with it.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Ray says he may have just won a gold glove with that play.
Am I missing something…? I mean, it seemed like an above-average play… I guess.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
Ya, Ray sees Ellis daily. He should have higher standards.
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
And then Ray says that maybe he won't because there's Robinson Cano.
Seriously? That dude sucks at fielding.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jun 4, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
He's talking about the gold glove though.
Fielding doesn’t matter
Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!
This is why I don't listen to the A's broadcasts if I can help it.
They worship the other team.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Korach is pretty good
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
yes he is.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jun 4, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
wow, the A's stranding runners, shocking
by Christopher Socha on Jun 4, 2011 10:52 AM PDT reply actions
He wasn't stranded.
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
That would be bad, because then we'd have lost. I say we'll win 5-3
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by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Howdy, y'all!
I see we’re already behind.
Surprise, surprise….
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 4, 2011 10:54 AM PDT reply actions
Hi dude
I vibrated with joy that join A's. -- Kim Seong-min
by WaddellCanseco on Jun 4, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
It's only taken a few hours for it to be my 3rd favorite car ever....it could climb as high as 2nd.
But seriously, folks....
i want a ticket to anywhere. maybe we make a deal.
really don't care if i ever come back.
by AV on Jun 4, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
but is it fast enough so we can fly away? we gotta make a decision. we leave tonight or live and die this way.
really don't care if i ever come back.
by AV on Jun 4, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
That makes sense
It’s a song I’ve heard but don’t know well enough to remember the lyrics.
But seriously, folks....
I was in Cambridge, MA, last week for my 25th reunion...
…and was remembering that back in the ’80s you could show up at Fenway on the day of the game and get into the bleachers.
Sox bleacher bums were drunk and obnoxious, however.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 4, 2011 10:57 AM PDT reply actions
Sux still have a big fan base,obviously BUT tons of bandwagoners now
and the sellout streak is propaganda…
by Christopher Socha on Jun 4, 2011 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
It's not as if the Sox weren't good at the time.
Even in 1986, you could usually get into pretty much any game (even Clemens’ starts), though only in the bleachers.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 4, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
It depends on whether the players are shaving their forearms, I think.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 4, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Cahill looks really good.
And that pitch to Gonzalez was good too, so it’s not even a qualified statement.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
ryan sweeney wins it later win a run HR 2-1 A's
by Christopher Socha on Jun 4, 2011 11:00 AM PDT reply actions
oh, good!
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jun 4, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I started watching the Casey Anthony trial when I got up so I'm still in my pjs. Think the A's will hold off scoring while I grab a shower?
...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.
sigh.
...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.
2014 is our year!
...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.
Do you shower for 24-48 hours at a time?
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 4, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Only after A's games.
...being a role model I probably wouldn't recommend eating dirt. But at the same time, I'm not trying to be a role model. I'm just trying to eat some dirt.
I hated it at the time. I wanted Carter to have the job.
I hate it even more now.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
I think they thought he'd sell some seats or something
or maybe Billy and Matsui bonded over their love of porn.
But seriously, folks....
Ha, yeah winning sells seats.
Washed up Japanese DH’s just increase your profile in Japan. Slightly.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
I agree....if and when the A's start winning the people will start to come in time.
But seriously, folks....
At that point, if I was the owner, I'd laugh and move them to San Jose anyway.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
For purely selfish reasons I don't want them to move to San Jose
when I come out to visit and see a game I’d much rather go to Oakland over San Jose.
But seriously, folks....
Obviously I don't care, I have no ties to either city.
Whichever one gives the A’s a sparkly ball park and a good team gets my vote.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
I'm a Sacramento boy but I do have a soft spot for Oakland
San Jose is a place I’ve been but it made no impression on me at all.
But seriously, folks....
But a single against a no-doubles defense.
Just sayin’….
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 4, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Couldn't hurt!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 4, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
For the record, you guys have nothing on Wigan Warriors fans.
We lost today and, despite sitting second in the table, the knives are out on the message board. It’s cringeworthy.
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
Maybe I'd feel better if the A's sitting in a table.
The A’s are sitting fourth in the table.
Nope. Doesn’t feel any better.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 4, 2011 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
The possibility of relegation...
…might add a certain excitement to the proceedings!
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 4, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
an atheist who can’t spell!
really don't care if i ever come back.
by AV on Jun 4, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
It would be interesting to know how many 1-0 games the A's have been in through 4 innings this year
Please...someone/anyone buy/save the team from Wolff and Fisher
Which four members of the 2003 A's went on to play for the Red Sox?
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
koch, scutaro. that’s all i got and i doubt half of it.
really don't care if i ever come back.
by AV on Jun 4, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
i meant foulke, not koch. get those confused. damned dirty-named closers…
really don't care if i ever come back.
by AV on Jun 4, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
and scutaro wasn’t here in 2003. i suck at this.
really don't care if i ever come back.
by AV on Jun 4, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
ok, i just cheated via baseball almanac and now i know all FIVE of the 2003 A’s who went on to boston.
really don't care if i ever come back.
by AV on Jun 4, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
are they missing david mccarthy, traded during 2003? the other one we haven’t mentioned is halama.
really don't care if i ever come back.
by AV on Jun 4, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Guy looks like he has that spray-on Hollywood Hulk Hogan beard
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Jun 4, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Can someone explain to me how Youk walked and didn't strike out twice?
by TonyStark'sBrother on Jun 4, 2011 11:13 AM PDT reply actions
Yeah, that 3-2 pitch being called a ball was one of the worse ball/strike calls I've seen this year.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jun 4, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
The umpires yield to Youkilis' superior batting eye
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Jun 4, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
You don't become the Greek God of Walks...
….by walking only when pitchers throw you four balls.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 4, 2011 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Does Kouz ever not swing at the 1st pitch?
Jesus.
''I am her night in baseball armor'' - Jose Canseco on Lady Gaga
30.1% of the time.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jun 4, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
actually more. That's the percentage of the time that it's a ball.
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jun 4, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
With the A's swingles offense, it's no wonder the Yankees were playing so shallow in that last series
You play in and you cut off our only offensive skill
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
Yeah
And a few more losses they can blow the team up and play a few AAA players.
Keep Barton, cast off the others already
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Jun 4, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Beckett Displays Pulse; A's Offense Doomed
Film at 11
What the hell is "Green Collar Baseball"?
Are they trying to appeal to blue collar fans or white collar fans…….or both? I don’t get it.
What other slogans are possible under the circumstances?
“Buy one ticket….occupy as many seats as you’d like!”
“At least the games are quick!”
“Root for either team…you’ll feel right at home!”
“No distracting views of hills or water!”
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 4, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
"Best uniforms in baseball! Shame about the guys wearing them."
"Nah, you look like Elijah Wood." - danmerqury
it’s a nice way of saying “it’ll make you green around the gills.”
really don't care if i ever come back.
by AV on Jun 4, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Great post.....
I grew up in Ada, OK. Are you still in OK?
by indy a's fan on Jun 4, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm typing this from Norman.
I grew up in Berkeley, Calif. (sigh)
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 4, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Only if you squint very hard.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 4, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
The most (only?) progressive city in Oklahoma
by indy a's fan on Jun 4, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Relatively speaking.
There is no "i" in Teamocil. At least not where you'd think.
by GreenNGoldSooner on Jun 4, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
"green collar baseball" is not spending any money on anything and still expecting to win games
as you can see its really working well
by bruceXbandit on Jun 4, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Carter is out with a mysterious thumb injury
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Jun 4, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Can we please stop now with the "call up Carter" thing?
He’s on the DL!
"Life is a horizontal fall" -Jean Cocteau
by King Richard on Jun 4, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Amputate the thumb, he can still grip the bat hopefully!
We don’t need to worry about him fielding anything
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
by franks a lot on Jun 4, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Glen and Ray are so bored that we now have Ray doing impressions
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
And if an opposing pitcher keeps the ball up, the A's offense either takes the pitch or hits a shallow pop out
I am Ray Fosse's infatuations with Clay Wood and high-definition television.
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"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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