A's defeat Slegna; Red Jerseys Declared Ugly
by Leopold Bloom on Jul 16, 2011 8:33 PM PDT
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PrintNine frames could not hold these two teams.
After eighteen innings played in the O.co, the Baseball Gods decreed moar baseball was necessary.
It was a scary prospect for an A's team that not only entered the 10th inning a paltry 5-10 in extra innings, but also plays mainly station-to-station baseball (there may be a correlation between these two things).
Things then got a little...weird. Kind of like after you end up sleeping with that person who's been a friend for a long time and it just kinda makes everything all awkward and weird. Okay, that's an overstatement, but here's how it all went down in the bottom of the tenth:
But when Josh Willingham walked to start the bottom of the tenth inning, certified Slegna killer David DeJesus...bunted pinch-runner Pennington to second. Conor Jackson approached the plate and took eight pitches to weakly ground the ball to third. The switch-hitting Landon Powell came up with a chance to be the hero with a walk-off and...walked. On a close pitch. Scott Sizemore next came up with a chance to win it for the A's and...HE DID! Ripped it to center field over Mike Trout's head and drove in Pennington to earn the split with Slegna! Woot! A's win in ten! Lawyerball is declared righteous and all is well in the world.
Please excuse the running narrative of the winning inning as a poor excuse for a recap, but it's been a long day for all of us. Six hours and twenty-two minutes of baseball, according to Ken Korach.
Other than a couple gopher balls, Rich Harden pitched well. He pitched seven solid, almost matching Trevor Cahill's efforts in the earlier game. Harden pitched seven innings, four hits, three runs, nine strikeouts, two walks. Cahill pitched seven innings, five hits, three runs, eight strikeouts, five walks.
The bullpen earned their bread in the second game--Grant Balfour, Andrew Bailey and Brad Ziegler (who earned the win) all shut down Anaheim, allowing one hit and no runs in three innings of work.
Of course, none of this may have been necessary if Ryan Sweeney hadn't got caught for the third out trying to turn a double into a triple. You see what happens, Sweeney? You see what happens when you break baseball's unwritten rules?! If Dallas wasn't in Stockton, signing bobble bellies, he probably would've yelled at you, Swingles.
Positives:
- Harden pitched well. He gave up a couple of home runs, but other than that, he was money. Lots of K's, low BB's. Went seven.
- Scott Sizemore broke out of his mini-slump, going two for five and driving in the winning run.
- Eric Sogard baked us all fresh tree cookies!
- As opposed to yesterday, almost all of the pitching in both games was really solid. The starters and the relievers especially really hunkered down and gave it their all. It's nice to see the team still putting out the effort.
- The A's won the game. You play, apparently, to win the game. Or so Herm Edwards says.
The A's managed to win the second game in extra innings. And my duties to AN are done for the day. Perhaps we should consider what it is to manage a split with the Slegna today. Dare we dream of taking three of four? We go for the series win tomorrow at 1:05pm and Gio Gonzalez.
Current Series
Athletics lead the series 2-1
| Fri 07/15 | WP: Brandon McCarthy (2 - 5) SV: Andrew Bailey LP: Dan Haren (10 - 6) |
5 - 3 win |
| Sat 07/16 | WP: Jered Weaver (12 - 4) SV: Jordan Walden LP: Trevor Cahill (8 - 8) |
2 - 4 loss |
| Sat 07/16 | WP: Brad Ziegler (3 - 1) LP: Rich Thompson (1 - 3) |
4 - 3 win |
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Los Angeles Angels Sunday, Jul 17, 2011, 1:05 PM PDT Sunny. Winds blowing out to right field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 70. |
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I think you mean DeJesus is a slegnA killer
And yes, I want a win tomorrow!
by OaklandSi on Jul 16, 2011 8:44 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I don't know
When I see “certified Slegna killed David DeJesus” I figure it’s probably accurate. Hopefully, they notified next-of-kinsler.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I know our season is basically over,(well pretty much)
But beating the Slegna rocks! If we can spoil theyre season by beating them a few more times I’ll sleep okay at night
by dashman33 on Jul 16, 2011 9:00 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Not possible, as that would involve beating the Yankees more than zero times.
Grrrr…
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Maybe the top Yanks players will decide they don't care enough to bother playing against the As
And just sit the game out.
Like the All-Star game.
The three games were all awesome
I even have to admit :)
"Oh who am I kidding? The A's and Giants could stage a pillow fight, and I'd still care who wins." -67Marquez
by baseballgirl on Jul 16, 2011 10:01 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Do you get to see tomorrow's?
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
So...Some good news and some not-so-good news from Stockton...
Good: Michael Choice was 3 for 5 with his 25th HR.
Not-So-Good: James Simmons started and went 0.1 IP, 6 hits, 6 ER. Oops. And as long as we’re being thorough, Choice did commit an error in CF, his 6th.
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
Sitting through the doubleheader was much more fun than I anticipated
Aside from the two games of baseball food that we ate in one day. If you have to win one, win the second as that’s what you remember! It was a good day. Even the local Slegna fans were nice. This one kid behind us, an Angels fan of about 6 years old, was asking questions like: why is Sogard playing SS, he’s a 2b. Angels fan. 6 years old. Knows our minor league system? Future GM???
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Sacramentans?
Leslie: It's got a lot of heart.
April: That's what people always say when something sucks.
- Parks & Rec
by svetlanamonsoon on Jul 16, 2011 11:14 PM PDT up reply actions
yer damn right!
We have more backseat 6 year old GMs than any major city except San Francisco and Mumbai.
"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 Jul 17, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Should have told him he's played SS all season in triple A this year
and then taken his candy or something.
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DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
Why say anything to the kid?
Just takes time away from the candy grabbing.
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
Awesome day
Had field box seats next to the Angels BP. Best seats I’ve ever had. The only thing in front of us was the field. There were about two rows full of Angels fans behind me, but they were nice. Some highlights:
I got a chance to meet (A’s president) Mike Crowley. One of the guys in the box went to high school with him; apparently they’re best friends. Didn’t really talk to him too much (didn’t want to bother him), but he seemed like a nice guy.
Watching Jordan Walden warm up was amazing. The sound of a 100 MPH fastball hitting the catcher’s glove is just startling.
Hisanori Takahashi’s stuff looked outstanding when he was warming up, so I wasn’t surprised that he came in and shut us down.
Conversely, Rich Thompson looked awful, as he was constantly missing his target. It was pretty comical when he got up the last time before entering the game, because it was like the 5th time he had been up during the two games. He also has a lot of Tyson Ross in him, delivery-wise. Doesn’t really use his lower half at all.
The ball was flying today. Trumbo’s HR didn’t take long to leave the yard, even though it looked like he caught it toward the end of his bat. From my vantage point it didn’t look like Aybar crushed his HR, but there wasn’t really a doubt that it would get out once it left his bat. Wells’ was a bomb.
I had never seen a ball bounce out of one of the openings in the scoreboard like Matsui’s did. I also can’t believe they went to replay on that, as it was pretty clear it wasn’t a home run.
Quote of the day, from one of the Angels fans’ little kids: “I thought they were gonna be naive enough to leave Fuentes in”.
And finally, I want to do very naughty things to Scott Sizemore.
"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/
sweet
field box – gotta try me those someday
if I wasn’t gearing up for the Bar, I’d have been so there yesterday, down in lower box, between the A’s bullpen and the left field foul pole
Gallego sent Sweeney to third
Sweeney was going to pull up at 2nd with a double, but Gallego was waving his arm and Sweeney was out…
Human nature is to remember the worst sometimes
Is there some way to evaluate Gallego objectively? My instinct screams ‘he sucks’ but really, I want to back it up with some proof.
Or, you know, offer him to Philly along with Willingham for Domonic Brown and Jonathan Singleton.
As much as I’d love to get a haul for Bailey, it would suck to see him shutting us down for the next 5 years.
Also, would they move Feliz back to a SP role? ugh.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
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DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
Not only that, but with the few trade chips we have
it would be nice to get back solutions to our hitting. And no, Chris Davis is not that.
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Olney just tweeted that the Pirates are looking at Willingham, too.
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DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
I saw that. Sounds like Phillies and Pirates are serious about Willingham.
To me, trade talks with PHI should be “D. Brown or bust” oriented. I do still think Willingham and Bailey is a reasonable discussion for Brown. The question is, what would be a realistic and good target from PIT?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I pretty much agree on the "Domonic Brown or bust" philosophy with the Phillies.
"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 Jul 17, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
You're not wrong, but...
he DID put up a .364/.408/.827 line in AAA this year. And that .827 isn’t OPS…that’s slugging.
Wow.
Well, we know he CAN hit the ball really really hard and far. On the rare occasions that a major league pitcher throws it and he makes contact.
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
WILLY MO PENA
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I love that.
I don’t always hit the ball, but when I do it travels 480 feet.
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DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
Wasn't he in the bigs a couple years back?
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DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
eh, walks are a whimps way out of having to hit the ball.
MLB needs to outlaw them.
SWING THE D@MN BAT!!!
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
Yeah.
Outside of that first year, he’s done basically nothing in the majors. Kinda clutching at straws.
Well, except to be intentionally walked
in a double-header when he had struck out every PA in game one. FIRE GEREN N—
Oh, cool.
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
His K rate was still very high
"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/
Nice job Scott!
Way to go!
Also a fan of the Rays and Lightning.
There is no offseason.
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by Tigers&WingsFan on Jul 17, 2011 5:42 AM PDT reply actions
Great day, great baseball
Glad game 2 ended like it did. You take your victories where you can – and I’ll take wins over the slegs of society anyday. Let’s get the series today, boys.
"A great catch is like watching girls go by, the last one you see is always the prettiest." - Bob Gibson
by Tess D'Emeryville on Jul 17, 2011 7:41 AM PDT reply actions
Huh.
Buster Olney
The Pirates are evaluating Josh Willingham, as possible trade target, and they’ve been in contact with Oakland.
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
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DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
(it’d make a good 3rd-grade halloween party too.)
so who do we want from the pirates?
by AV on Jul 17, 2011 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
i realize our pitchers are dropping like flies, but i was hoping for an infielder (who didn’t drop flies).
by AV on Jul 17, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
We could always flip him for an entire infield
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
I was pissed that the Pirates blew an 8th inning lead last night.
I’ve become a die-hard Pirates fan, even though I can only name 3-4 players on their roster!
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
GOLD DIGGING FRONTRUNNER
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True. They slipped out of 1st place this morning and now I don't care about them.
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
LOOSERS
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He didn't "diehard", did he?
Sounding a lot like a Giants fan….
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
srsly
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DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
Would you go for a trade of Willingham for McCutchen?
Would the Pirates have to throw in some more?
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
McCutchen is younger, healthier, better, and under contract longer.
Plus, dealing him would not wind up adding an OFer for PIT.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
(But otherwise I think they'd go for it.)
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I say BB should go for it.
He really needs to treat some GM like a stepchild, and soon.
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
What I AM wondering is if Pedro Alvarez might be available
He might be, because, well, he’s been terrible. In fact he’s been replaced by an example of what Alvarez could become, which is Brandon Wood. That being said, he’s 24, a former #2 pick overall, and a 3Bman.
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
Wow. Just looked it up and Alvarez is hitting .216 in the MINORS
51 ABs or something, but still.
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
There's a post on him on the front page
on Sickels’ site. Reading through it, it seems like he is just lost at the plate right not mentally.
Usually that happens after we trade for guys, not before.
"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's 24 now.
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
So, he's doing better than Daric?
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
Sorry. My sarcasm genes are dominant today.
( Pleeeease don’t tell MO I said this)
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
Just great!
Now I’ll be afraid to sleep.
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
(In order to fulfill their needs, we can throw in CoJack to give them another OF.)
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
We really need to think outside the box.
That and slip some ecstasy into a GMs coffee during negotiations.
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
Sorry, could you repeat that?
I couldn’t hear you because the damn panda hat was covering my ears.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
I mean, seriously. They have the stupid fucking panda hats
we have hot pants.
HOW ARE PEOPLE GIANTS FANS
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
I noes.
They have a huge beard; we have Conor Jackson! I mean, he has an entire ‘n’ missing in his first name — how cute is that?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
maybe if we do a fear the eyebrows campaign
Official Athletics Nation Rotating Tagline Editor - Pam liked my old sig better.
My thoughtful watermelon is easily mistook for an early American catapult.
DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
"FEAR THE HOME PLATE UMPIRE -- HE'S BLIND"
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
Rangers come to town...
“Take your ’browbeating” at The O.co"
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
Thank God
I don’t think I could have taken another hard-luck loss. Good thing Sizemore came through. Harden actually pitched well, apart from the homers.
Bullpen turned in another strong performance, and Sogard got a hit. I was surprised when I heard this move, because I figured Carter would get more time.
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