A's Beat Flappy Heads - Who You Gonna Call? Moose Costco!
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 11, 2011 1:17 PM PDT
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Scoring runs in bunches, the A's ended their road trip by closing out the Blue Jays, 10-3. The A's used an efficient performance by Guillermo Moscosco and a string of hot hitting to win their second straight series and salvage a road trip that started out with a sweep at the hands of Seattle.
I ain't 'fraid of no Moose. I'm a little afraid of Vince's catchphrase, "He's gone a-looking," but I am not afraid of the Moose. Most of us have lived through Esteban Loiaza--how tough could a Moose be?
Scoring:
Top of the third, Rosales took a walk with Scott Sizemore doubling right behind him, with Pennington doubling right behind him, driving in two. Pennington had an opportunity and did not fail. Hideki Matsui broke out of hitting slump and drove Pennington in from second. Then they hit our pig, putting Willingham on first with Matsui on second. Conor Jackson tripled to deep left. Pig tried to pass Matsui headed home, but Hideki managed to not get lapped. A's up, 5-0. Ken posited that since Mills is a "soft tosser" (as Oldham laughs), the second time through the lineup was doom for him. A wild pitch scored the A's sixth run of the inning.
After the Moose's ERA was ruined by a flub by Pennington and an infield single, the A's still controlled the game, 6-2. By the time the sixth inning rolled around, the error, walk, single, walk, sac fly, walk, single with an error added to the lead, 10-2.
Moose Costco gave the A's six solid innings to win the series versus the flappy heads. FDLS came in and gave up a solo home run in the seventh, but otherwise pitched effectively, as did Brian Fuentes and Craig Breslow.
CJ Wilson comes to town tomorrow night as the A's return home. Show up if you can and tell Mr. Wilson how you feel about him and his opinions. Maybe he should only share those feelings with his CJ's Crew fan club, which only costs $44.95 to join. Texas at Oakland at 7:05pm tomorrow night. Be there if you can. If not, join us here!
Positives:
- First out for the Blue Jays, Cliff Pennington made an incredible play. Or so Ken Korach said. I suppose he could have been lying.
- Ryan Sweeney also made an impressive catch to end Colby Rasmus's bid for extra bases in the second.
- Step up to the plate and SWING AWAY at Cache Creek!
- The innings that the A's scored, they scored in bunches. Also, they seemed to see starter Brad Mills especially well.
- Matsui went 4 for 6 today and was smack dab in the middle of both rallys for the A's.
- Tom Tolbert cares little for statistics. He just loves Hondas.
- David DeJesus almost certainly made Four Letter's Top Ten Plays with a catch in the seventh. That's two days in a row for him.
- They took two series after getting swept by the Mariners to start the road trip. They came back 4-5 from the road, but after starting 0-3, 4-5 ain't bad! And the Rays and Blue Jays are both pretty good teams.
- Apparently, Carl's Jr. now has a turkey burger with pineapple. I'm not sure that's the fast food experience I'm looking for, but kudos to them for trying.
- Moose went six full, giving up two runs that quite frankly should not have scored. Only one was earned because you can't assume the double play, but it was a double play that Pennington boofed in the bottom of the fourth. He pitched a very good game, and deserves, according to OakA'sHoney, Moose Munch from Harry & David, as Tutu Late suggests Moose Tracks. Regardless, he deserves a treat-a delicious Moose treat!
- Brian Fuentes (who is with his hound dog mix, Suri, this month on my Avoderm calender) pitched a perfect eighth, striking out two.
- I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance.
Current Series
3 game series vs Rangers @ Overstock.com Coliseum
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Texas Rangers Friday, Aug 12, 2011, 7:05 PM PDT C.J. Wilson vs Brandon McCarthy
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Wait, now I'm confused with my ANicknames
Isn’t Sogard the Keebler Elf?
Don't you realise you'll find next monday or next Tuesday/Your golden shoes day
by PDXAthleticsfan on Aug 11, 2011 1:21 PM PDT reply actions
Sizemore, not Sogard.....aha! Hold on, I'll fix that...
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 11, 2011 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
No problem
And excellent recap! Especially the heads up about Carls Jr.s new menu offerings. I will continue to not go there.
Don't you realise you'll find next monday or next Tuesday/Your golden shoes day
by PDXAthleticsfan on Aug 11, 2011 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Pineapple is good on everything
Pizza, burgers, chicken – it’s the bacon of the fruit world.
Age is always advancing. And I believe it's up to no good. - Harry Dresden
♥
Pineapple – it’s the bacon of the fruit world
I’m tempted to sigline that.
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
there aren't too many things better than fresh pineapple
"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 Aug 11, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I live in Fort Worth
and made it to the Grand Opening of In-N-Out burger today. Just wanted to share that with people who would understand.
John 3:16
"If they want to pay me like Mike Gallego, I’ll play like Gallego." - Rickey Henderson
Good man! I've heard the TX version is not as good as the CA version. Thoughts?
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 11, 2011 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Burger - Just as good as CA
shake – excellent
fries – not quite as good, but that was after a 20 minute drive back to work, so it’s hard to judge
John 3:16
"If they want to pay me like Mike Gallego, I’ll play like Gallego." - Rickey Henderson
I hear the mound's better.
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
The ceiling Fans are better too, I hear.
Q: Who is playing you in the movie about the ESPN book? I think it should be Adam Sandler — you both peaked 12 years ago.
— Timmy, Winchester, MA
- Simmons Mailbag, 8/5/11
by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Aug 11, 2011 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Holyyyy crap.
Hopefully this means they’ll expand north, too.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."
The radio commercial that really bothers me is the Fremont Bank one
“Like being down by 3 in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded and two outs, with Fremont Bank you’re always swinging for the fences.”
I don’t want to feel like this with my banking. I want my banking to be boring, and totally unexciting. For that matter, I’m probably going to lose this game in this situation without a little more luck; I don’t want to be in a losing situation with my bank. I want to be up by 23902 by 2 outs in the bottom of the ninth with 2003 Eric Gagne pitching to a bunch of post-battle Monty Python Black Knights.
by Rebuilding Season on Aug 11, 2011 1:45 PM PDT reply actions
like the dow being -300 points in the minutes before closing bell on a friday, at fremont bank we’re always looking for an open 10th-story window.
by AV on Aug 11, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
That Fuentes guy is pretty good when he doesn't have to close games.
He’s given up 3 walks and 1 earned run since July 1st.
Q: Who is playing you in the movie about the ESPN book? I think it should be Adam Sandler — you both peaked 12 years ago.
— Timmy, Winchester, MA
- Simmons Mailbag, 8/5/11
by Dr. Handsome, D.D.S. on Aug 11, 2011 1:52 PM PDT reply actions
Did anyone hear CJ Wilson comments about oakland
by buckfan6 on Aug 11, 2011 1:54 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
he said they make beautiful BART cards
We yet enjoy little to be envied, but endure much to be pitied.-Thomas Dudley
He said stadium sucks, the fans suck
No one ever shows up and that he’s hates it there
by buckfan6 on Aug 11, 2011 2:41 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
they were being sarcastic
Yeah we heard it. Seems like there might be a few more peeps at the game on Friday.
by Billy Frijoles on Aug 11, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
yes. the thing to take away from what CJ said is that there are people who we can and should generalize about given what region of the country they may inhabit.
by AV on Aug 11, 2011 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
eck
that does sound like sickly provincialism on another glance. apologies sir.
no worries. by the same token and due to your apology, i am now projecting that everyone in your region is a stand-up guy, gal, or little dog.
by AV on Aug 11, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm taking your comment in the context of your being a "two initials handle" kind of person.
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, talk about an early game
I’m one of those poor saps that work 5am-130pm and even I missed it.
"-i never said half the things i said." --Yogi Berra
Dude, moose are very tough.
One should be afraid of the Moose. But we’re lucky because this Moose is on our side.
(*Does not apply to cartoons or Mariners mascots)
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Cache Creek!
and the world famous Moshi de Hee Haw golf course!
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
by iglew on Aug 11, 2011 2:24 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
CJ Wilson has an A's fetish
The guy is a complete pud wacker. I hope the A’s beat his sorry ass. I am sure he has the “Wheel of Excuses” ready.
Nice series win for the A’s.
yeah we saw him bust out his Wheel of Excuses once this year already.
He already made a pre-excuse, “the mound sucks”. This will be the day after the first raiders pre-season game so he already built in that excuse for himself!
by Billy Frijoles on Aug 11, 2011 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Ugh, already?
The first game with the f-ed up field depresses me every year.
by Glorious Mundy on Aug 11, 2011 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah...raiders play tonight...ugh indeed.
by Billy Frijoles on Aug 11, 2011 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions
We should instruct Clay Wood to make a mockery of the mound
Then start Jordan Norberto and let both pitchers get horribly injured.
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
by Nico on Aug 11, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Time for some odds!
What CJ Wilson says after losing on Friday:
“Signs that the Raiders were just here are everywhere, and thinking about the Raiders is always depressing” 10:1
“The baseballs here suck” 5:1
“Everything here is so crappy that it makes me play crappy” 3:1
“Grumble…lawyers, mumble, fans…sucks…CJ Wilson…so extreme…grumblesucks” 1:1
Get out the time-fracture wickets, Hobbes! We're gonna play Calvinball!
I love a longshot. I'll take "A".
by player20 on Aug 11, 2011 3:39 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
"You'd be distracted too if 6,000 people mooned you at once" 20:1
M-A, M-A-R, M-A-R-K, Ell-is!
by Englishmajor on Aug 11, 2011 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Going out of your way to piss off an entire team isn't a good idea
But it might put fans in the seats, if only to boo him. Not a bad promotion, come to think of it.
secret BaseballOakland operative
"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 Aug 11, 2011 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
You know what's funny?
How all us stat guys derided how Matsui would heat up after the break, and now the dude’s on fire. LOL.
"Once you go Bed....everything else is dead." - Bed
"So you're saying we should skin the Rangers and wear them as uniforms? I’m down." - Kyli
I started reading the post and thread after groggy post commute cat nap
paid no attention to the author….but, given the words, the phrasing I could tell it was bloomy.
ack-A
..and you tried to set your computer on fire, didn't you?
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 12, 2011 3:46 AM PDT up reply actions
He'll just ask for some jam
We yet enjoy little to be envied, but endure much to be pitied.-Thomas Dudley
and crunch!
Sweet is the lore which Nature brings; / Our meddling intellect
Mis-shapes the beauteous forms of things:— / We murder to dissect.
Can't. Got an interview for a job and a meeting with a commitment.
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 11, 2011 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
HOW CAN YOU PUT A CAREER AHEAD OF BOOING CJ WILSON??????
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'll be horribly jetlagged
But for that jerk…
by OaklandSi on Aug 11, 2011 4:22 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Me and my sister are going
we have seats right by the visitors bullpen. I hope he will be warming up there.
by Billy Frijoles on Aug 11, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Make sure to wear your chair-catching glove
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s
New job has my hours at 10-7
Weekday games can happen, but not spontaneously.
by Rebuilding Season on Aug 11, 2011 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Whatta recap!
I’m eagerly awaiting the sequel, it was so good.
"If we start getting into that sh*t, we might as well get out the plastic sheeting and have an orgy." --Gaijin Suketto
by emperor nobody on Aug 11, 2011 4:14 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
You know whats really mindblowing?
Post All-Star Break, we have an 842 OPS as a team. The Yankees are 2nd in baseball with an 810 OPS over that time. The Giants are last with a 628 OPS, the Pirates are next to last with 644 OPS.
So, we are far and away the best hitting team in baseball right now, and the Giants are far and away the worst….yet we are still miserable and not in a pennant race. Sigh.
can you do the same thing with runs allowed?
by Billy Frijoles on Aug 11, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
You mean have too many of them in the first half of the season?
I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal
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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
FLAPPY HEADS?!?
That’s racist!!
"Hello and welcome to another wonderful and frightening night of A's baseball." - Gaijin_Suketto
by EddieVegas_NRAF on Aug 11, 2011 8:30 PM PDT reply actions
I'll tell you what this is all aboot...
by Leopold Bloom on Aug 12, 2011 3:46 AM PDT up reply actions
It's aboot dignity.
It’s aboot respect.
It’s aboot justice.
It’s aboot….
What are all you laughing aboot?
by LoneStranger on Aug 12, 2011 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Good Win, And Good Way To End The Road Trip
We finish under .500, but it’s really because of that disastrous series in Seattle. Moscoso was good, another nice performance by Matsui.
Saw the post about “C.J. Wilson Appreciation Society”; perfect. I can’t come since I’m in Seattle, but I implore any A’s fan who can make it, go! Shove Wilson’s comments down his throat.
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