Oakland's Offensive Onslaught Lives On, A's Pummel Rays 6-1
by danmerqury on Jul 26, 2011 9:42 PM PDT
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It was just a month and a half ago that the A's were riding a double digit losing streak with one of the worst offenses in the league.
Now? The A's have scored 5.3 runs per game since the All-Star break, and they've been doing it against some very stout teams. Today, the A's scored in four straight innings against Rays SP David Price, spraying seven hits (including two doubles) around the park. They added two more runs in the 8th inning, to bring the A's offense to six singles and three doubles. Conor Jackson continued his torrid post-break pace by smashing two singles and a double, scoring once. Not a bad night from the usually offense-starved club.
Speaking of usually offense-starved, A's SP Brandon McCarthy has been the recipient of more than his fair share of poor run support this year, as he walked into this game with a 3.74 ERA and a 2-5 record. He's been sharper than he was tonight, but that's mostly a testament to how good he's been. McCarthy threw 113 pitches in 8 innings (70 strikes), allowing only a solo HR in his last inning of work. He struck out three and walked two.
If the hits keep coming, the A's could actually make the end of the season fairly interesting. They're already 3 games out of last place, and while they're still a hefty 12.5 games behind the red hot Rangers, the Angels are 9.5 games away. A lofty goal, to be sure, but hey, all year the A's have just needed the bats. Right now? They have them.
The A's start the third game of the series tomorrow night at 7:05.
Current Series
Athletics lead the series 2-0
| Mon 07/25 | WP: Brian Fuentes (2 - 8) SV: Andrew Bailey LP: J.P. Howell (2 - 2) |
7 - 5 win |
| Tue 07/26 | 6 - 1 win | |
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Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, Jul 27, 2011, 7:05 PM PDT |
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Poor Mariners :-(
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." Jim Brewer, Boys' Life, 1954
was looking at lookout landing
turns out they were close to getting perfected.
so 4-1 was a victory.
of sorts
by MobiusKlein on Jul 26, 2011 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Mariners
They have Mastered the Art of “earning” a top draft pick. Some people on this board are jealous of this strategy.
by Colorado Fan on Jul 26, 2011 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Despite the fact I have an annual standing bet with a Mariners fan for who will have a better record
I wouldn’t wish this streak on anyone.
Except a Yankees fan of course.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Who I learned tonight have never lost more than 9 in a row, ever.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
How can you hate the Red Sox...
When their winning means the Yankees aren’t?
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
That's why I'm a Red Sox fan
Not because I like the Red Sox.
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At least they're not arrogant jerks in the same way the Yankees are
They’re just upstart arrogant jerks but they do have Scutaro so they can’t be all bad.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Well, even Newark has a decent airport
And Las Vegas has the Venetian
Not sure where I’m going with this but stay with me.
Even O.co has a sausage stand????
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
even the A's has someone who can scare the opposing pitcher
oh wait
(not sure where I want to go with this either)
by asfansince1989 on Jul 26, 2011 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Newark also has a nice hockey arena.
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
by winchester5 on Jul 27, 2011 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Newark Airport is terrible
I had the most massive problems going through Newark twice in June, and I am avoiding that airport in the future whenever possible. Spending and extra 36 hours in Newark was not my idea of a good time. . .
The Newark TGIF
I’ve been there for a few too many schooners.
by Colorado Fan on Jul 27, 2011 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Their attitude is that they "deserve" Swish.
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
If you lived in New England
You’d see that the average Sox fan is more insufferable than the average Yankee fan.
Yes but I live in NY and would say it's the opposite.
They are both insufferable, really.
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
Yankees and Red Sox fans
at least the bad ones, are equally — though not identically — insufferable, arrogant jerks.
Yankees fans believe that the World Series essentially belongs to the Yankees, like a piece of property. They react to some other team winning the WS the way you might react if you came home one night and found another family living in your house. “What the hell are YOU doing in here? This is MY place! Get out! Now!”
Red Sox fans, on the other hand, believe that they are the smartest, most devoted, coolest, and, until recently, longest-suffering fans in all of sports, and thus deserve to have their team win the World Series every year as compensation for their amazing awesomeness and in recognition of their fundamental superiority to all of the rest of us.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Longest Suffering? Cubs fans say what's up.
by player20 on Jul 27, 2011 8:19 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Absolutely true
But that is, in fact, how Red Sox fans used to see themselves. I think they had an attitude of “we get so close so often but we always lose!” Losing 7-game WS’s in 1946 and 1967 and 1975 and 1986 played a part.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
The "Lovable Losers"
Except, neither are true anymore
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 27, 2011 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Cont.
Reports are, when they used the Cy Williams shift against him, he thought it was hilarious. He basically refused to hit to LF. So 1946 could have turned out differently. And the course of baseball history could have been completely altered if a rumored trade of Williams for Joe DiMaggio had gone through. 1986 was just tragic.
by player20 on Jul 27, 2011 3:34 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Nailed it
Plus the Red Sox fans, apart from saying “Oh, so you like Yankees, then” when you surprise them by not adoring their team, have this feeling that they represent the good in the world and that every baseball fan should be in love with their franchise for their brave resistance to the Evil
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
So, they think they are the "Champion of the Little Guy"?
What a joke.
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
I guess you don't talk to that many red Sox fans
The majority of them are insufferable
"Da greatness of Da Rooster" - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
cause it also means Tampa isn't winning.
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I would much rather have Tampa winning than NY or BOS.
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this
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 27, 2011 6:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I like NYC
I liked the Yankees when I lived there, that was back before they started buying all the championships, and when guys like Jeter, Bernie Williams, and Petite were just kids showing their potential. And if any players are acting like a prima donna, at least Jeter and A-Rod has earned it more than say Big Pappy, and don’t get me started with comparing Mo to Papelbon.
I hate the band wagon Yankees fans outside of NY, but the NY fans, yeah they’re rude and arrogant, that’s who they are, you got a problem wid dat?!
I can never be a BoSox fan because my NYC days.
by asfansince1989 on Jul 26, 2011 10:52 PM PDT up reply actions
the NY fans in NY
are simply rude because they are in NY… they just happen to be yankee fans. but it is all the more reason to dislike them
by heartstopper on Jul 27, 2011 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Disagree.
It’s because they are Yankee fans. Mets fans are not rude at all from my experience…
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
point well taken
however the mets fans have learned humility to take their edge off
by heartstopper on Jul 27, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
hehe.
What you fail to understand in your joyless myopia is that baseball is the key to life-- the Rosetta Stone, if you will. If you just understood baseball better all your other questions your, your... the, uh... the aliens, the conspiracies they would all, in their way be answered by the baseball gods.
by winchester5 on Jul 27, 2011 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
being pathetic for a years will do that to you
"Da greatness of Da Rooster" - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
or the Gnats
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DURRRR THEY’RE TOO OLD, BABIP IS TOO HIGH, TOO MANY Ks, DURRRRRR
not to the degree to wish a 17 game losing streak on them
it may adversely affect the mental health of some of your family and friends
by asfansince1989 on Jul 26, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
That streak spans the All-Star Break
Have the M’s literally not won a game for 3 weeks?
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
some dug out the date, last win was July 4th
by asfansince1989 on Jul 26, 2011 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions
and a day.
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
Allow me to put this as simply as I possibly can.
FUCK.
THE.
GIANTS.
If they never won another game I would be happy.
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by mikev on Jul 26, 2011 10:59 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
i would be happy if the won some
but lost more than they won
by heartstopper on Jul 27, 2011 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Sorry mikev...
but when they bought the team, the Giants’ current owners clearly projected winning quite a lot of Major League games. In fact, winning many games was an important part of their valuation of the franchise. So if they ever do lose 15 straight, they expect Selig to step in and grant them territorial rights to the next 10 games they play.
Fair is fair.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Eh, most of the front runners would just go back to not caring.
Much preferred.
Leslie: It's got a lot of heart.
April: That's what people always say when something sucks.
- Parks & Rec
by svetlanamonsoon on Jul 26, 2011 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe I'm a terrible person
But I would be thrilled if the Giants lost 17-straight EVERY SEASON. If they lost 100 games a season, I would be happy.
"Da greatness of Da Rooster" - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
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by CaliforniaJag on Jul 27, 2011 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Dreaming
Dreaming of the playoffs is nice… I wish we didn’t dig ourselves into such a big hole
Yeah, no offense to Matsui but all the "Godzilla heats up in the summer"
means nothing to me. We needed you in April.
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
And Willingham, DDJ, and countless others.
I say be thankful for:
a) what we have
b) he’s not “HWSNBN”
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
the hole was dug
in Texas with those 4 losses to the rangers just before the break. Now we are playing to be respectable, no possible was to be in contention.
by robertmelvin on Jul 27, 2011 5:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Other notes...
- Quietly, Scott Sizemore has been making all the plays at 3B to where you forget how new he is at the position and how recently he struggled with it. And against LHPs, he’s nails.
- I love Weeks’ approach with RISP. He’s not a hacker, as evidenced by how many hitter’s counts he gets into, but no matter what the count you can see he’s up there looking for a pitch to drive. Pass it on.
- How ’bout dem Pirates?
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 agree on the Weeks thing.
All you have to do is look at Crisp and see the difference. Crisp is up there working too hard to get the bat on the ball. Weeks is instead being aggressive but still choosy.
Yeah, top of the 19th inning now in Atlanta!
Go Pirates…prove that a small market club can do it.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
They got hosed
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"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
by cuppingmaster on Jul 27, 2011 6:50 AM PDT up reply actions
The KPIX news crew thinks we passed them up today and are now #1
Not that I think they’re master sabermetricians.
Texas was #2 before the game with Minnesota
Where they scored 20 runs.
Whatever. The A’s are hitting better now – and are winning games – so I’m happy
by OaklandSi on Jul 27, 2011 5:09 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Who's at SHORT?
Anyone notice the 9th hitter in the A’s lineup lately? Not bad whoever he is…
That guy is good.
Song of the Night: “Hypnotize”- The Notorious BIG
by player20 on Jul 26, 2011 10:23 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I had the WhizKid look up his splits between the 2 hole and 9th slot
About a .150 OBP improvement in the 9th slot. He has got to be the streakiest hitter….
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Side Note...
Michael Taylor has actually been lighting it up in AAA recently. Dreaming is nice and all, but it would be nice to see him and Jai Miller in the OF at some point this year (trade Coco and DD if possible)
OK who did it??
Who put the steroids in the water in Oakland?
Big ouch since he's on my fantasy team. Not as bad an ouch as Chris Davis 0-6 last night when your team records 27 hits and scores 20 runs
"The A's leave 2 men on and fail to score." - Anyone broadcasting an A's game.
He also made 2 errors.
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
Ruh roh
1st and 3rd in the 19th to the Braves, 1 out.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Jerry Meals: "Screw the best game of the year. I want to go home."
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
That's just criminal
I haven’t seen it, but from the radio description, just brutal.
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 Catcher should have decked the umpire and flattened him
That guy should resign and never umpire another game.
Instant replay for all plays except balls and strikes.
he should be fired
period. you can’t possibly call that a mistake, i fully believe he wanted the game to end
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SAFE!!!!!!
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That's Terrible
That has got to be one of the first calls I’ve ever seen. It’s pretty much impossible to miss that. That’s just nuts.
The worst thing?
After looking at the replay, Meals said:
I looked at the replays and it appeared he might have got him on the shin area.
APPEARED?!
MIGHT?!
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
I woke up everyone else when I saw it
screaming “WHAAAAAAATTT?!?!?” Not even the A’s, and I’m pissed off. Meals just wanted to go home. That is fucking indefensible and a fireable offense. Just inexcusable behavior by him. Unfuckingbelieveable.
"Some field has fences, and sometime, the field cant hold a player, but most of the time, a field cant hold Domingo"
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here's the .gif
"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's just awful
That’s one of the worst calls by an umpire I think I have ever seen, especially because his motivation (for calliung him safe) seems so transparent. The catcher held the ball up and then did a double take.
I finally saw the play.
To paraphrase Jon Miller, that is some of the worst umpiring in the history of umpiring. The Pirates got jobbed.
by player20 on Jul 27, 2011 12:39 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
actually maybe the "worst" umpiring was
in the 1970 WS (reds vs orioles). with a play at the plate the catcher tags the runner with his glove and the is called out…. HOWEVER the catcher had the ball in his OTHER hand
by heartstopper on Jul 27, 2011 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't forget Cards and Royals, 1985?
by player20 on Jul 27, 2011 8:21 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Not as bad
as calling Jackson out when he landed on the plate and the Umpire was staring right at the play with no obstruction. But, this one the timing makes it worse – gives Braves a win in the 19h inning.
by longtimeasfan on Jul 27, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
It's pretty bad
The static GIF above captures it perfectly.
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 27, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
The screenshot makes it look worse
But, that’s not how the ump gets to see it when making the call – and in the video I think there is some room to look like it was a sweep tag that missed. Its the wrong call – but as Nick said below – at first glance it does look like he may have missed the leg and just swept. After further look it is more clear – but umpire doesn’t have that luxury. Bad call but I don’t think as bad as many in the media are making out.
by longtimeasfan on Jul 27, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Definitely McKenry made a huge blunder
by sweeping the tag rather than just keeping the glove there. Lugo had nowhere to go but into the glove, more and more into the tag while he wasn’t even near the plate yet. No reason to move the glove (as long as you don’t drop the ball on contact).
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No, it's worse. It was 4 feet in front of the plate.
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I disagree
it was well in front of plate but at first look in real speed its not clear that he got the leg with the call. Jackson rolled over a guy with full body landing on plate and nobody between ump and jackson. Here the ump had pretty good view – and it was a bad call in a crucial period – but imo not as absolutely clear cut in real time.
by longtimeasfan on Jul 27, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
As Posnanski said it
Strange: Woke up this morning, reread Mighty Casey poem. Seems Mudville actually won. Jerry Meals said Casey checked his swing.
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You know, from that angle it does look a bit like he just swept his mitt past the runner's knee...
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
Except, that by the runner's reaction, he knew he was out.
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
And Lugo is acting like a total douchebag now
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
I haven't heard.
Is he saying how awesome he is in avoiding the tag?
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
He says he was never touched
whereas his action and reaction on the field clearly indicate that he knew he was out. Poor sportsmanship
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
Yeah, but you have to be 100% certain of that
when the throw beats the runner by that much. And he obviously couldn’t have been
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
In the vicinity.
The throw beat him by a ton. He should have been presumed out, unless the miss is obvious, as you said, elcroata
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
I don't think you should ever presume an out or safe play simply because of how early or late the ball/runner gets there
That just invites having already made up your mind when you could be wrong.
Everyone does it, but each time someone looks like they should be out but he actually gets in safely yet is still called out, it comes up – “don’t assume the out.”
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Exactly.
There should be no presumption – regardless of when the ball gets there – the catcher has to make the play. Looks like he did – but the Umpire shouldn’t assume he’s going to.
by longtimeasfan on Jul 27, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't agree.
Plays at second base are constantly called based on timing rather than fact. As I said in my comment,
unless the miss is obvious
Yes the catcher still has to make the play, but in cases such as this, if in doubt, the catcher should get the call.
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
I'm with you
It’s just a given in baseball most of the time that when the throw beats the runner, you’re out unless it’s an obvious miss. It’s like the check swing rule: there is no “official” check swing rule when it comes to what constitutes an official swing (i.e. how far the bat has to go), but we all know what generally will be considered a full swing or not.
Horrific call. The ump just wanted the game to be over. It was AWFUL.
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"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
After the Gallaraga game and now this, there are no defensible reasons for preventing video reviews as part of the umpire crew.
I watched the last 6 innings on mlb.tv last night, and was so upset when that call happened I couldn’t sleep. The injustice of it all!
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WE NEED REPLAY SO PARIS7 CAN GET ENOUGH SLEEP!!!!!
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That's okay. The Louvre went 0-10.
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
What I like is...
-The team looks like it is playing LIKE A TEAM.
-Scoring two runs tonight by getting a runner on second, moving him to third, SFing him in.
-Good at bats…except for most of Suzuki’s.
-Watching Matsui have fun in LF. I’m amazed at his fluidity and I like how he smiles. I keep imagining “Him who shall not be named” when he got stuck in left and how confused he looked. I hope we keep Matsui. I look forward to his ABs.
-Not having to watch Kouz’s funky throws from third and wondering if the ball was going to make it to first. Thank you Scott Sizemore.
Korach was talking pre-game with Vinnie about the difference it makes having a consistent lineup, day in, day out. What do you guys think?
Anyone think we have a prayer of a shot at Beane actually ADDING a player? Of course, right now, it seems like we have everyone we want/need. Still some sort of power bat would be nice off the bench. Weird how when we’re hot, we wouldn’t part with anyone (ok, I saw the trade CC and DD post and yeah, if we had to trade someone, those would be the guys as Swingles could fill in ably in the OF.
We’re in the value deck on Friday. Who’s with me????
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
A lot of players like a consistent lineup
So perhaps that is helping.
Matsui was always a good fielder. In recent years knee problems confined him to DHing, but he’s healthy now. I wouldn’t play him every day out there, though.
by OaklandSi on Jul 27, 2011 5:15 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Suzuki had a good AB in the 8th.
If he swung like that most of the time, he’d hit .300. I hate to say it, but he needs to swing more like Jeter.
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by cuppingmaster on Jul 27, 2011 6:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah, .500's ugly older sister.
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she has great weed, tho
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by emperor nobody on Jul 26, 2011 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Redemption for Cahill tomorrow.
by player20 on Jul 26, 2011 11:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
According to Pirates radio,
having seen a replay, Lugo was out and it wasn’t close, and it was obvious he was out.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
Nah, that hever happens. OK, never on Thurmondsay. Maybe on Tuesday though.
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Well AN, I'm calling it a night
See some of you Friday night. Until then, gold jerseys all the way!
Hey dad, I got this guy's autograph, Rollie
Fingers. Who's he?
Yay
The A’s are actually fun to watch the last week or so — even though they lost 2 of 3 against the Yanks, they’re hitting the ball, you don’t see the other team score 3 runs and automatically assume it’s an L. My head still says “sell” any of the outfielders you can, but my heart is enjoying this!
As a season ticket holder
Who will be attending many games from mid-August through September, I want to see good baseball and my team to win every game or at least go all out til the very last out.
by OaklandSi on Jul 27, 2011 5:18 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Pennington hasn't gotten out since... Sunday?
"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
Nice Win
The pitching’s been streaky of late, but McCarthy came out and pitched a great game. Everyone in the lineup contributed, and we scored 6 runs. Wish it could have been like this at the start of the year.
Sizemore had a really impressive game, when you think about it. 1-for-1, with 3 walks and 3 runs.
Clint Hurdle is getting ejected tomorrow before first pitch is ever thrown
2011 Oakland Athletics: We have Cy Young pitchers and make yours look like it, too
He wouldn't be the first.
Earl Weaver got ejected before a game started (2 separate occasions). Apparently, the last time it happened was when Joe Torre was ejected in 1997.
by player20 on Jul 27, 2011 3:48 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Was Weaver tossed both times by Luciano?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
The first call Meals has to make
should be furiously disputed by Hurdle no matter what it is or if he’s wrong. Just go ballistic and once he’s tossed, Hurdle should just keep screaming for like 5 minutes for fun. He’s earned it.
"Da greatness of Da Rooster" - RLangford
"The whole thing was a piece of theatre. Billy had told Art how and where to stand during a game so that the players would... take strength from his countenance, because when Art sat on the bench... he looked like a prisoner of war."
-Moneyball
Great game!
..just finished watching while I was packing. This is the McCarthy I’ve grown accustomed to seeing. He can go out and routinely deliver somewhere in the neighborhood of 7 IP and 2 ER, every game. What’s his contract status? We should seriously consider re-signing him with Anderson out next yr.
What’s gotten into Penny? He’s off on another one of his hitting tears, which is good because he has been non existent on offense and a liability on defense for much of the season. Hope he can ride this hot streak out.
Btw, if I was a casual b’ball fan, tonight’s call against the Pirates would make me stop watching this pathetic sport. This was worst than the blown perfect game call. How can something so egregious be allowed to stand like that… I hope that blown call doesn’t cost the pirates a playoff berth.
McCarthy
I think we have McCarthy for one more season. Next year’s starting rotation should look something like this: Cahill, Gio, McCarthy, Outman, Ross
by Colorado Fan on Jul 27, 2011 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Better get a good bullpen...
Those guys throw a lot of pitches.
by Brett Narloch on Jul 27, 2011 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions
It's funny what a tiny winning streak does for AN...
When we lose 4 in a row and are 8 games out the world is coming to an end… but when we win 4 in a row to get us within striking distance of 10 games out, suddenly some are suggesting we add a player for the stretch.
I admit that I’m the same way… but it’s still funny.
Yes, but for now we be..
WINNERZ!!!
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
and we haven't even won 4 in a row yet
win streak at 2… and that’s the most since the allstar break: W L W W L W L W L W W
by heartstopper on Jul 27, 2011 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
As suspected...
If we did anything, it would have to help us significantly moving forward, not some team’s prospect No. 37.
“In respect for Bob Melvin, we’re not going to strip-mine things for two months for players of no consequence.”
Beane said he believes that two months’ more service from the A’s pending free agents, plus any potential draft compensation picks for losing them, would be more valuable than the types of proposals he has seen.
"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
That's posturing.
Harden, Crisp, and a couple of the relief pitchers won’t get any draft picks back and chances are the team wouldn’t be any worse without those 3 guys.
I’ve long suggested that we keep anyone who would net the A’s draft picks unless we get prospects who are major league ready or are playing well in AAA.
by Brett Narloch on Jul 27, 2011 7:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Which is precisely what we should do.
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
If Coco got hot like everyone else has
It’s not inconceivable that he could vault into type B. He’s at 56.901 right now, last B is 59.437. Since the offers are so underwhelming, this seems like a reasonable bet.
"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 Jul 27, 2011 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions
So, teams want to rape the worst teams, not trade with them.
Hang tough, BB
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
It's all posturing.
Jim Bowden (sp?) is great on XM radio. Here is his argument: If you think that Player A will get you over the hump and into the playoffs, then you are absolutely stupid not to give up a good A-ball prospect because chances are you’ll never remember who that A-ball prospect was.
So the question is do any of the A’s players put another team over the top? Would Crisp put the Brewers above the rest in the central? Would Willingham put the Pirates over the top? Would Balfour put the Cards over the top?
by Brett Narloch on Jul 27, 2011 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
This really goes back to overvaluing prospects
Because the flip side of that is that that A-ball guy turns into Gio Gonzalez and gives you like 25-30 wins worth over 6 years.
"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 Jul 27, 2011 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I agree, BN
I’m just saying that since our players have such low apparent value to trade partners, we will do better to hang onto them, and take the picks/ sign them next year/ etc. There is no reason for us to sell low.
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
I'm definitely with you there.
But players that won’t get draft picks back should go. Even if we could get a back-end bullpen guy.
by Brett Narloch on Jul 27, 2011 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions
If they are not worth a pick, but serviceable players, like Coco,
Wouldn’t it be better to use him to improve our play/image this year, and try to sign him in the offseason? Dump and run doesn’t help the franchise.
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
I guess I was assuming that Crisp would be offered a multi-year deal with someone else...
In which case, the A’s probably wouldn’t resign him anyway.
I’ll also suggest that if Crisp was replaced by Sweeney or Miller, we’d MAYBE lose a half game… in other words the drop off in play and in winning games would be very small.
by Brett Narloch on Jul 27, 2011 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I would keep him if all we could get in return is another Matt Carson/Leeny DiNardo type
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
If Crisp is only as good as a DiNardo or Carson type...
Then why should we try resign him? Why not just have Carson play CF? If Crisp isn’t any better than Carson, why would they want Crisp?
If Crisp is better than those guys… which he is… then we could get someone who could be as good as Crisp or better someday in the future.
by Brett Narloch on Jul 27, 2011 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I said IF all we can get is a DeNardo type.
If teams are overvaluing their prospects, we won’t get an even swap for Crisp. I don’t see teams giving fair trade value for our players. Sure, if we can get a good prospect, then trade him. According to today’s report, that ain’t happening.
i've never tried to rank them to be honest. i guess i like beer.- stm72
The other thing is...
I believe that not having Crisp won’t really hurt us, which probably means that the acquiring team won’t be helped out that much either.
by Brett Narloch on Jul 27, 2011 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Also yes in terms of wins added, probably no player will make that big a difference over the rest of the season
But could certainly help, and could also make a big difference in the playoffs, where one game-saving catch or one error could be the difference. And then the question becomes, would you rather have crisp out there or the current player you have?
by Billy Frijoles on Jul 27, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
and a link is absolutely necessary
this is pretty egregious. And I don’t want AN to get in trouble, ever. I love you guys. But please look out for your friends in the local media and follow proper usage rules.
by slusser on Jul 27, 2011 9:35 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
Thanks for chiming in, Susan..
So I guess it’s looking like little to no activity for Billy this year, eh? I’m okay with that, especially if the guys keep playing like they have since the ASB. As always, love your coverage of the A’s and Go G&G!
"You're early, but hang around; we'll have a fight for you sooner or later."
-John "Blue Moon" Odom
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