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Open Playoff Thread: ALCS Game 3 - A's at Detroit

Maya_papi_tiny by Tyler Bleszinski on in News

The A's and King Richard who went 4-0 with a 4.24 ERA in 2006 take on the Tigers and Kenny Rogers who went 17-8 with a 3.84 ERA.

Remember that the A's won all nine starts that Rich Harden started this year and it should make you feel warm and fuzzy inside, especially when game time temperatures could creep down into the 40s.  Something that will bring the chill back very quickly is the fact that Rogers has owned the A's for years.

The A's lineup looks like this:

Kendall
Kotsay
Bradley
Thomas
Payton
Chavez
Swisher
Scutaro
Jimenez

I'll repeat this once more, I honestly believe that Kielty needs to be in there against a lefty.  I respect that Kotsay is a veteran and had an amazing game (hell, I'm wearing his player tee right now as is my daughter), but we NEED this game.  You lose this one and we probably won't see our boys in Oakland again until April.  

The Tigers send out this lineup:

Granderson
Monroe
Polanco
Ordonez
Guillen
Rodriguez
Infante
Inge
Santiago

The Tigers have hit Harden well in the past...to the tune of a .364 average and a team .985 OPS.  Hopefully the cold will help with that. I'm pretty sure that people won't exactly want to make good contact with a 96 mph heater.

If Harden has his good splitter and change up working today, he should be fine.  If not, the Tigers lineup should be able to hit the fastball.

LET'S GO A'S!!!!!!!

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That rocks
"so... I'll take that as 'none of your business'" ~ ArakSOT

by eamb on Oct 13, 2006 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

pass the meds
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Oct 13, 2006 12:41 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow..Monroe #2 and Pudge #6?
I think Leyland is just messing with the lineup to test his Midas touch
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 13, 2006 12:42 PM PDT reply actions  

I think
he puts out a lineup which he thinks is best for that day.  Adjustments, something Macha acts like he knows nothing about.

but it won't matter...A's will win anyway, my guess 8-3 (that's not a jinx)

"Straight outta Oakland, California where we sparkin on ya" - 2Pac

by Erik being Erik on Oct 13, 2006 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions  

i have no choice but to
KNOCK ON WOOD
Bill James on Duane Kuiper: "It's absolutely incredible that a player this bad could be given 3000 at bats in the major leagues." -- Baseball Abstract, 1982

by blueconversechucks on Oct 13, 2006 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

thank you very much..
I'll do the same
"Straight outta Oakland, California where we sparkin on ya" - 2Pac

by Erik being Erik on Oct 13, 2006 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

just did it too...
Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Oct 13, 2006 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hope this continues
How about this stat for Harden: In 32 career starts in which he's supported by at least four runs, he's 26-0.

by tankormike on Oct 13, 2006 12:43 PM PDT reply actions  

once again I am compelled to
KNOCK ON WOOD
Bill James on Duane Kuiper: "It's absolutely incredible that a player this bad could be given 3000 at bats in the major leagues." -- Baseball Abstract, 1982

by blueconversechucks on Oct 13, 2006 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

again...
I'll do the same
"Straight outta Oakland, California where we sparkin on ya" - 2Pac

by Erik being Erik on Oct 13, 2006 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

LET'S GO A'S!!!
LET'S GO A'S!!!

LET'S GO A'S!!!

"Straight outta Oakland, California where we sparkin on ya" - 2Pac

by Erik being Erik on Oct 13, 2006 12:44 PM PDT reply actions  

not slacking...
at home to uh...er...meet the uh...delivery man, or..uuhh...the uh, um...exterminator, no...the uh...plumber. Yeah, that's the ticket, had to come home to meet the plumber....
"Straight outta Oakland, California where we sparkin on ya" - 2Pac

by Erik being Erik on Oct 13, 2006 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

lol
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

DUDE WHERE'S KIELTY
"Mom, I know you don't like baseball but I want to take you to a Giants game and see a real penant contender..." - 2006 Giants Radio Commerical

by What Would Rickey Do on Oct 13, 2006 12:45 PM PDT reply actions  

Hey Chavy....
Lay off the low and away slider!!!  Go A's!!!
"Mom, I know you don't like baseball but I want to take you to a Giants game and see a real penant contender..." - 2006 Giants Radio Commerical

by What Would Rickey Do on Oct 13, 2006 12:46 PM PDT reply actions  

tell that to Frank, too
First-pitch swinging vs Verlander in the 7th was ugly and ill advised.
but jesus--rhyming is a pain in the ass! -- Rubin Sierra @('.')@

by monkeyball on Oct 13, 2006 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

Go A's!!
Say your prayers, eat your vitamins, etc....Go A's!!!  We can come back!!!
"Mom, I know you don't like baseball but I want to take you to a Giants game and see a real penant contender..." - 2006 Giants Radio Commerical

by What Would Rickey Do on Oct 13, 2006 12:47 PM PDT reply actions  

as one of the more virulent Kotsayphobes ...
... I have to point out that Kotsay and Kielty have virtually identical lifetime numbers vs Rogers; and in the absence of a strong platoon differential for either Rogers or Kotsay (though the pitchers Kotsay kills do tend to be righties and the ones who shut him down do tend to be lefties), I'm officially backing off of my "Kielty must start vs Rogers" jeremiad. With no strong offensive argument, Kotsay's defense (and the potential challenges both of the more spacious Detroit yard and of playind D in the Lake Effect chill) does make for a compelling argument to start him today.

I do still insist that Kielty should have started G1, though. Macha and Beane blew that one.

but jesus--rhyming is a pain in the ass! -- Rubin Sierra @('.')@

by monkeyball on Oct 13, 2006 12:48 PM PDT reply actions  

any post
that uses the word "jeremiad" is a good post, IMO.
1972...1973...1974...1989...2006

by emperor nobody on Oct 13, 2006 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

Slide, Jeremiad, slide!
but jesus--rhyming is a pain in the ass! -- Rubin Sierra @('.')@

by monkeyball on Oct 13, 2006 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

Jeremiads
didn't Michael Wigglesworth play 1st Pulpit for the Boston Jeremiads in 1662?
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

and Cotton Mather made their unis
but jesus--rhyming is a pain in the ass! -- Rubin Sierra @('.')@

by monkeyball on Oct 13, 2006 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

that creepy baby has been eating her
spinach!  
I don't know how I did it, but I quieted this crowd in my head today. -Zito, 10/3/06

by LAXile on Oct 13, 2006 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

i think
that she ate that baby
the home run that Eric Chavez did was tight. Sprots4Kids quote

by Satchmo22 on Oct 13, 2006 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

Let's hope not.
no one should be eating thier spinach. well unless your on the tigers.

by DofCT on Oct 13, 2006 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions  

spinach is okay now
read the newspaper  :)
Bill James on Duane Kuiper: "It's absolutely incredible that a player this bad could be given 3000 at bats in the major leagues." -- Baseball Abstract, 1982

by blueconversechucks on Oct 13, 2006 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'm going to go ahead
and knock on wood
"Straight outta Oakland, California where we sparkin on ya" - 2Pac

by Erik being Erik on Oct 13, 2006 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

maybe we don't get to see that baby
until we can hold a lead for more than half an inning
Bill James on Duane Kuiper: "It's absolutely incredible that a player this bad could be given 3000 at bats in the major leagues." -- Baseball Abstract, 1982

by blueconversechucks on Oct 13, 2006 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oooooo doe she have a myspace site?
Yum yum....but why the Giants colors?
"Mom, I know you don't like baseball but I want to take you to a Giants game and see a real penant contender..." - 2006 Giants Radio Commerical

by What Would Rickey Do on Oct 13, 2006 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

We need that game #1 MINN speech all over again
the one about us being a good position because everyone was expecting Santana and the Twins to take game - therefore making it obvious that we would pull it off.  
"You have to make your reputation by being honest ... and unmerciful." Lester Bangs

by Sashulia on Oct 13, 2006 12:53 PM PDT reply actions  

We play today
We win today.  Das It.

-Mariano Duncan 96 Yankees

You play to win the game.

-Herm Edwards

by DKNJ on Oct 13, 2006 12:55 PM PDT reply actions  

it's our lucky day
      and Richie really needs to be a KILLER today

          gosh, hockey masks are SO Canadian!!
1972...1973...1974...1989...2006

by emperor nobody on Oct 13, 2006 12:55 PM PDT reply actions  

Who's your daddy, Kenny?
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I don't know how I did it, but I quieted this crowd in my head today. -Zito, 10/3/06

by LAXile on Oct 13, 2006 1:03 PM PDT reply actions  

THIS IS FREAKIN AMAZING
wow, congratulations on making this...I'm not even mad, I'm impressed!
Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Oct 13, 2006 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's almost time...
Today is going to be great, as we unleash our secret postseason weapon: RICH MOTHERF$&^@NG HARDEN...

Oh - It's on now Tigers - let's go get us some kitty...

by SD Erik on Oct 13, 2006 1:07 PM PDT reply actions  

you know the stats...
det. vs. harden are largely bad because of one bad start against them in 2005.  
"If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with all her teeth out." - George Brett

by burnone on Oct 13, 2006 1:08 PM PDT reply actions  

Watching the Game Online
Ok Guys, so i just found out today that they game is online, and I never Tivoed it.  I am stuck at work, so here is my request.

Does anyone have the link for that site that showed some CableTV online?  I really need that link to watch the game from here.  I think it was called vmuplayer or something like that.

by kkirkpat on Oct 13, 2006 1:12 PM PDT reply actions  

TVUPlayer
I believe it was called TVU Player...  Should be easy to find on google.

by spiffyjwc on Oct 13, 2006 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

I forgot to add..
If the picture doesn't load right for you right away, give it a minute.  If that doesn't work - hit the refresh button and give it a minute.

Either way, I just tried the page, and had no problem, the picture came on clear and full motion in only a few seconds.  Hope this helps someone watch that is having trouble.  

by NewPosterMojo on Oct 13, 2006 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

This chick on Fox has weird lips.
Is it just me? She looks like she's had a stroke.

Or ten years of plastic surgery.

"It's time to blow this team up." - Oaktoon, July 2006

by Ozzz on Oct 13, 2006 1:15 PM PDT reply actions  

Dude, thats not nice!
NOw apologize to Eric Byrnes!

by Amnesiac727 on Oct 13, 2006 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

AHHHHH!!! We're all gonna freeze!!!
Scutaro is over-(.200)-rated
Hurt is back to his April-May abilities
Swisher can't handle the off-speed
Chavez can't handle the pitches around the eyes ... or normally routine-for-him groundballs
Harden's stuff is unknown, but he will throw fastballs, and Tigers like fastballs
We have Jimenez in Ellis's spot
Our bats are going to virtual freezing, to an environment where rain has frozen

Might as well blow this team up.  If there was a way to bet $50 on the Tigers to win the series, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

by Rickeyfan on Oct 13, 2006 1:17 PM PDT reply actions  

offspeed?
Swisher right now can't even handle the straight-down-Browadway heater. Ball comes in at 0 degrees, Swisher's swinging at 85 degrees.
but jesus--rhyming is a pain in the ass! -- Rubin Sierra @('.')@

by monkeyball on Oct 13, 2006 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

We're gonna win today
I've that feeling. That good, good feeling.
there's simply no club like the white elephant club

by walk off bunt on Oct 13, 2006 1:18 PM PDT reply actions  

You guys should see the set up Ive got over here.
Monitor next to TV mouse over here, keyboard over there

by Amnesiac727 on Oct 13, 2006 1:19 PM PDT reply actions  

I have a good feeling about Harden
and our boys today.  The A's are best in the face of adversity, and today is the day they show the nation what they are made of.
Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Oct 13, 2006 1:24 PM PDT reply actions  

42 degrees...Let's go Oakland!
Come on guys, let's win this thing and bring it home!
"Listen, my attitude is a whole lot better when we win..." Our favorite GM

by LongTimeFan on Oct 13, 2006 1:25 PM PDT reply actions  

I hope the team doesn't do what she did last night
When I told her that she had to 'put out, or shut up and go home.'

by Rickeyfan on Oct 13, 2006 1:28 PM PDT reply actions  

NOOOOOOOOOOO!
not thom, psycho and lou... AGAIN!

DANGIT!

by holla4honeycutt on Oct 13, 2006 1:28 PM PDT reply actions  

is the game going to be on FOX?
I gotta get home and watch...
"To me, boxing is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other." - Jack Handey

by JJ on Oct 13, 2006 1:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Biggest game of the year
Right now, and King Richard is gonna put the puddy tats away.
The A's success should surprise no one. They're a much better team than people give them credit for. -- Joe Morgan

by BubbaDude on Oct 13, 2006 1:30 PM PDT reply actions  

Kielty
Left field defense is of little importance. It's rare that a key play is made there. None were in Games 1 or 2. Certainly, it could crop up at a key moment. But if the difference between hitters is in any way significant, you should always play the better hitter.

In Game 1 it was an unforgivable and gutless move.

In this game--similar to the Santana game--it makes a little more sense (anticipated pitching duel).

In all situations vs. a lefty, though, I would start Kielty. Absolutely no exceptions.

by RLangford on Oct 13, 2006 1:30 PM PDT reply actions  

see my anti-jeremiad above
Not much reason to start Kielty today (though plenty of reasons to have started him Game 1).
but jesus--rhyming is a pain in the ass! -- Rubin Sierra @('.')@

by monkeyball on Oct 13, 2006 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

lets go!
game 3 Must win!!

by AsFanTexas on Oct 13, 2006 1:32 PM PDT reply actions  

2-0
Rogers is all over the place..

by WannaBeGM on Oct 13, 2006 1:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Alright A's...
Hit 'em hard
Hit 'em early
Hit 'em often...
"Get Heavy!" - Kotsay

by OaklandInvader on Oct 13, 2006 1:32 PM PDT reply actions  

Whoa whoa whoa.
Anybody else see this?
Among the sights at Comerica Park on Thursday: Nick Swisher was trying to make snow angels on the field, though not enough snow had settled to do so, and Mark Kotsay took batting practice shirtless (indoors), with his number marked in tape on his back.

Uhhh... <thud>

"He's the heart and soul of the green and gold."

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 13, 2006 1:32 PM PDT reply actions  

yah kenDOLLLL
lets get rogers ROASTED quick

by AsFanTexas on Oct 13, 2006 1:32 PM PDT reply actions  

now how about some
hot lineas
and maybe a rib-eye

by holla4honeycutt on Oct 13, 2006 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Way to Go
Jason!
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 1:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Leyland
I just feel that if the A's can win today and climb back into this, they have a good shot because of the idiosyncratic managing of Leyland.

The horrible bench they brought to the post-season (no Shelton). That leading to Perez/Infante for Casey. It's unbelievable to replace a premium offensive position with a light-hitting infielder. It's criminal really--and he should pay. The overuse of the bullpen.

We just need to get one and this series in there for the taking.

by RLangford on Oct 13, 2006 1:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Kendall's On!!!!
Let's put up a crooked number!!

by WannaBeGM on Oct 13, 2006 1:33 PM PDT reply actions  

Duchsherer
Just asking because of a self-imposed media and A's Nation blackout after the two losses, but is something up with Duke? It made no sense that he didn't pitch on Wednesday.

by RLangford on Oct 13, 2006 1:34 PM PDT reply actions  

yeah
they said on the pre-game that Duke is most likely out for this whole series, as he can't lift his arm over his shoulder...<d'oh!>
Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Oct 13, 2006 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

Let's go boys!
Don't break my heart today!
"Maybe if I lay here in the dirt, nobody will notice I've forgotten how to hit" ~Crosby in ANtics

by streetfan on Oct 13, 2006 1:34 PM PDT reply actions  

holy shit
he caught that?
Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Oct 13, 2006 1:35 PM PDT reply actions  

Great Catch!
grrrrrrrrrrr
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 1:35 PM PDT reply actions  

Let's Go FRANK!
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 1:36 PM PDT reply actions  

Who'll
kill kenny?!  Go AAAAAAAAA's

by ABY on Oct 13, 2006 1:36 PM PDT reply actions  

BIG FRANK
one time, 2 run shot come on

by AsFanTexas on Oct 13, 2006 1:36 PM PDT reply actions  

GO A'S!
It's time to represent and show detroit what we're made of. GO GET EM!

by tomoyo on Oct 13, 2006 1:36 PM PDT reply actions  

Inge is medicore player both at the plate and
in the field....yet he manages to kill us.
"I hate the Angels"

by Vegas A's Fan on Oct 13, 2006 1:36 PM PDT reply actions  

i disagree
and i dont think im alone

by holla4honeycutt on Oct 13, 2006 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

while none too disciplined,
he's got pop in his bat and plays a very good 3B.
"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Oct 13, 2006 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

I've grown to hate hime
as much as I hated Denny Hawking.

by WannaBeGM on Oct 13, 2006 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

True
But that same great dude would go 8 for 14 with 5 RBI in a 3 game series against the A's. It's business, not personal.

by WannaBeGM on Oct 13, 2006 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions  

ouch
big hurt got drilled

by AsFanTexas on Oct 13, 2006 1:37 PM PDT reply actions  

What THE?
Cold weather bombing, eh Kenny?
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 1:37 PM PDT reply actions  

"that might have hurt the baseball...
...more than it hurt frank."

finally, a compliment to an A from the national media.

Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Oct 13, 2006 1:37 PM PDT reply actions  

inge is playing good D
Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Oct 13, 2006 1:38 PM PDT reply actions  

typical start
stranding 2 runners and one RISP

lets hope thats not a sign

by AsFanTexas on Oct 13, 2006 1:38 PM PDT reply actions  

patience!
Way to swing at slop, Jaypay.

It's game 3 of the ALCS.  Please focus.

by paradox on Oct 13, 2006 1:38 PM PDT reply actions  

rogers doesnt look that good out there...
theres only one marky mark...and hes number 14

by wearit1175 on Oct 13, 2006 1:39 PM PDT reply actions  

Got to Make it Happen
shots to the fielders won't do it, guys
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 1:39 PM PDT reply actions  

JayPay swung at 2 pticher's pitches ...
"Even I don't believe half the things I say . . ." Barry Bonds to New York press corps, 2004

by millbraeforAsfan on Oct 13, 2006 1:39 PM PDT reply actions  

exactly
As if he was forced.

Against Kenny R, please bring your brain to the game.

by paradox on Oct 13, 2006 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

here we go...
it's going to be a wild ride...
"Peter you're drunk again!"... "No, I'm just exhausted because I've been up all night drinking."

by ChavyFan03 on Oct 13, 2006 1:39 PM PDT reply actions  

C'MON NOW HARDIZZLE!
Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Oct 13, 2006 1:40 PM PDT reply actions  

fo' shizzle.
"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Oct 13, 2006 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions  

Let's go, King Richard!
I don't know how I did it, but I quieted this crowd in my head today. -Zito, 10/3/06

by LAXile on Oct 13, 2006 1:41 PM PDT reply actions  

I get so excited when Rich pitches...
It's, unfortunately, a rare thing these days...
"Get Heavy!" - Kotsay

by OaklandInvader on Oct 13, 2006 1:42 PM PDT reply actions  

ominous start
3 balls VERY low

by AsFanTexas on Oct 13, 2006 1:42 PM PDT reply actions  

oy
This....

Harden....

by paradox on Oct 13, 2006 1:42 PM PDT reply actions  

ugh
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Oct 13, 2006 1:42 PM PDT reply actions  

Haha..holy shit..
He just bounced 4 in a row
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 13, 2006 1:42 PM PDT reply actions  

LOL.
RIP MAC DRE, BILL KING, AND 2006 FIELD

by jme on Oct 13, 2006 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions  

oy gevalt
RIP MAC DRE, BILL KING, AND 2006 FIELD

by jme on Oct 13, 2006 1:42 PM PDT reply actions  

this isn't lookin very good so far
Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Oct 13, 2006 1:42 PM PDT reply actions  

lol
c'mon Rich...60 feet.
"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Oct 13, 2006 1:43 PM PDT reply actions  

Put the long sleeves on
But it was cool to start in short sleeves.
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 1:43 PM PDT reply actions  

are we playing CRICKET here?!?!?
Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Oct 13, 2006 1:43 PM PDT reply actions  

Think of the pen, Ken
The margin for error is completely gone today.

by paradox on Oct 13, 2006 1:43 PM PDT reply actions  

It's in his head now.
RIP MAC DRE, BILL KING, AND 2006 FIELD

by jme on Oct 13, 2006 1:43 PM PDT reply actions  

oh boy.
this could be a long night.
"He's the heart and soul of the green and gold."

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 13, 2006 1:43 PM PDT reply actions  

7

by Green N Gold NV on Oct 13, 2006 1:44 PM PDT reply actions  

AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
I don't know how I did it, but I quieted this crowd in my head today. -Zito, 10/3/06

by LAXile on Oct 13, 2006 1:44 PM PDT reply actions  

striiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike
"I managed a team that was so bad we considered a 2-0 count on the batter a rally." - Rich Donnelly, minor league manager

by homerun13 on Oct 13, 2006 1:44 PM PDT reply actions  

sigh.
t'was a good season.

by freeky frooky on Oct 13, 2006 1:44 PM PDT reply actions  

YEAH FUCK YEA!
STRIKE
RIP MAC DRE, BILL KING, AND 2006 FIELD

by jme on Oct 13, 2006 1:44 PM PDT reply actions  

WOOO-HOOOOO
A STRIKE!
Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Oct 13, 2006 1:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Yessssss
Ok we're starting
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 1:44 PM PDT reply actions  

OK
so Fox highlights Rogers four gold gloves...and then with the A's defense it highlights Jimenez's errors.  F Fox.

by Tyler Bleszinski on Oct 13, 2006 1:44 PM PDT reply actions  

This is sad
Please.

3-1.  He'll groove on a fastball.

3-2.  Decent pitch.

by paradox on Oct 13, 2006 1:44 PM PDT reply actions  

Double play ball
yanked off by the runner.  Next time try not to walk the leadoff.

by paradox on Oct 13, 2006 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions  

2 in a ROW!!!!!!!!!!
Me and your kid probably have the same IQ!! -Swisher to Chavvy

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by rungood on Oct 13, 2006 1:44 PM PDT reply actions  

hit and run
that's not a good start at all
"I managed a team that was so bad we considered a 2-0 count on the batter a rally." - Rich Donnelly, minor league manager

by homerun13 on Oct 13, 2006 1:45 PM PDT reply actions  

Time for three strikeouts
to remind the Tigers that Rich Harden is on the mound.
"Next thing you know, they'll have me taking an overdose of pills."--Milton Bradley

by jeepers on Oct 13, 2006 1:45 PM PDT reply actions  

damn
"Listen, my attitude is a whole lot better when we win..." Our favorite GM

by LongTimeFan on Oct 13, 2006 1:45 PM PDT reply actions  

Why is 2B covering on a steal
with a pitcher throwing in the mid-90s?
"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Oct 13, 2006 1:45 PM PDT reply actions  

ouch
hi, Placido
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 1:45 PM PDT reply actions  

ok....
strike out the side!
RIP MAC DRE, BILL KING, AND 2006 FIELD

by jme on Oct 13, 2006 1:45 PM PDT reply actions  

sigh.
Harden was suppose to make up the difference that Ellis had over D'angelo.

How close this is to being over....

"It is like Menudo, where guys reach a certain age and are kicked out of the band. And they go on to be Ricky Martins somewhere else." -Billy Beane

by WhiteElephantGuy on Oct 13, 2006 1:46 PM PDT reply actions  

ok, at least he throws strikes now
"I managed a team that was so bad we considered a 2-0 count on the batter a rally." - Rich Donnelly, minor league manager

by homerun13 on Oct 13, 2006 1:46 PM PDT reply actions  

good one
I don't know how I did it, but I quieted this crowd in my head today. -Zito, 10/3/06

by LAXile on Oct 13, 2006 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

holy fuck that was a strike
RIP MAC DRE, BILL KING, AND 2006 FIELD

by jme on Oct 13, 2006 1:46 PM PDT reply actions  

o my goodness.
RIP MAC DRE, BILL KING, AND 2006 FIELD

by jme on Oct 13, 2006 1:46 PM PDT reply actions  

blame the first post (see above)
I don't know how I did it, but I quieted this crowd in my head today. -Zito, 10/3/06

by LAXile on Oct 13, 2006 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

sigh
yes a very long afternoon.
Ray Fosse > Joe Morgan

by istylez on Oct 13, 2006 1:47 PM PDT reply actions  

This is just too fucked up
The wholoe season could collapse this inning!!

by paradox on Oct 13, 2006 1:47 PM PDT reply actions  

damn!!!
they have momentum already!
"Mom, I know you don't like baseball but I want to take you to a Giants game and see a real penant contender..." - 2006 Giants Radio Commerical

by What Would Rickey Do on Oct 13, 2006 1:47 PM PDT reply actions  

ITS THE END OF THE WORLD
WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!

by holla4honeycutt on Oct 13, 2006 1:47 PM PDT reply actions  

Damn.
This is gonna be a long game I'm feeling.

by Katie on Oct 13, 2006 1:47 PM PDT reply actions  

Placido!
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 1:47 PM PDT reply actions  

we have no chance if this keeps upq
they will only swing at strikes and it will be game 1 all over

i hope rogers chokes and we pick it up

by AsFanTexas on Oct 13, 2006 1:47 PM PDT reply actions  

c-mon now, get an out
"I managed a team that was so bad we considered a 2-0 count on the batter a rally." - Rich Donnelly, minor league manager

by homerun13 on Oct 13, 2006 1:48 PM PDT reply actions  

sarloos?
bullpen?

by AsFanTexas on Oct 13, 2006 1:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Get out of this Rich!
"Listen, my attitude is a whole lot better when we win..." Our favorite GM

by LongTimeFan on Oct 13, 2006 1:48 PM PDT reply actions  

It's only the first inning
the momentum shifter is coming, just be patient (and pray they don't score five runs)
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 1:48 PM PDT reply actions  

I'd like to take this opportunity
...to complain about the incredible suckitude of KYCY's signal, which is apparently broadcast using one of Marconi's early experiments. I'm listening in Berkeley, which is about 10 miles from their transmitter's antenna, and I must flip my radio upside down (see photo below) in order to pick up the signal without it getting stepped on by K-OOMPAH at 1549KHz (plays Sousa marches as performed by 7-year-olds on amplified xylophones through multiple OD-1 Overdrive pedals) and K-Z28 at 1551Khz (plays the sounds of '72 Camaros with Cherry Bomb glasspacks spinning donuts in the Circle K parking lot).

"You can throw your cocks if I don't care!" - Iggy Pop

by AlamedaAphid on Oct 13, 2006 1:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Tesla
one of Tesla's early experiments.
"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Oct 13, 2006 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions  

You mean THIS Tesla?
"You can throw your cocks if I don't care!" - Iggy Pop

by AlamedaAphid on Oct 13, 2006 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

take him out
before he hurts himself.  this is done, lets not risk the future, too.

by the stare on Oct 13, 2006 1:48 PM PDT reply actions  

Haha...its 2 runs
Dont be ridiculous
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 13, 2006 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

2-0
Get out of this now, we have to keep hope in the game.

by paradox on Oct 13, 2006 1:49 PM PDT reply actions  

warm up...
saarloos and blanton.

by freeky frooky on Oct 13, 2006 1:49 PM PDT reply actions  

10.8.00
Gil Heredia tanks, in comes the bulldog Appier.    

Who's our Appier today?  I vote for Saarloos.

"Because he's always cleanin' up everybody else's s**t" -Ron Washington on Jeff Tam in 'Moneyball'

by kotsaykid on Oct 13, 2006 1:49 PM PDT reply actions  

ok AN
we're gonna be outta this down 2-0. time to rescue the season! go a's!
RIP MAC DRE, BILL KING, AND 2006 FIELD

by jme on Oct 13, 2006 1:49 PM PDT reply actions  

here we go
he's gonna strike him out

by elfgirl on Oct 13, 2006 1:49 PM PDT reply actions  

Rich
is settling down.  
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 1:50 PM PDT reply actions  

so....
i just tuned in.

is harden sucking or are they getting lucky?

by takebart on Oct 13, 2006 1:50 PM PDT reply actions  

sucking.
RIP MAC DRE, BILL KING, AND 2006 FIELD

by jme on Oct 13, 2006 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

he'll be fine
we'll be fine.

first inning only. i remmeber when fosse said, "at least its still the first inning, it gives us a chance to come back" primarily that 8-0 come back we had.

LETS GO A'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ray Fosse > Joe Morgan

by istylez on Oct 13, 2006 1:50 PM PDT reply actions  

take it easy shipjumpers
they were going to have to score 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 10 to win anyway

by holla4honeycutt on Oct 13, 2006 1:50 PM PDT reply actions  

saved
"there is a method to my madness"- Oaktoon

by SF Geoff on Oct 13, 2006 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

DP!
We can win this!
Keep our A's in Oakland!

by twofootslim on Oct 13, 2006 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

Woo!!!
Why did that DP work?  D'angelo wasn't in it.
"It is like Menudo, where guys reach a certain age and are kicked out of the band. And they go on to be Ricky Martins somewhere else." -Billy Beane

by WhiteElephantGuy on Oct 13, 2006 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

His ears are burning now.
"Meanwhile, Kirk Gibson's a [former] coach with Detroit and I'm in the Hall of Fame.'" - Dennis Eckersley

by El Payo on Oct 13, 2006 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nice turn!
Now let's get some runs.
"Next thing you know, they'll have me taking an overdose of pills."--Milton Bradley

by jeepers on Oct 13, 2006 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

thats what a DP
should look like..... ahem e-lo
Ray Fosse > Joe Morgan

by istylez on Oct 13, 2006 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

nice DP
ok now lets jump all over kenny

DONT LET THIS AWESOME SEASON END BY PLAYING LIKE CRAP

by AsFanTexas on Oct 13, 2006 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

ha
way to go Harden...love the angry flip of the ball back to the mound.
"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Oct 13, 2006 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

Spotting the other team a few runs...
...reminds me of summer.
"Meanwhile, Kirk Gibson's a [former] coach with Detroit and I'm in the Hall of Fame.'" - Dennis Eckersley

by El Payo on Oct 13, 2006 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

double play
someone had better make Rich put on sleeves.

by Katie on Oct 13, 2006 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

ok, don't panic now
just get one run at the time
"I managed a team that was so bad we considered a 2-0 count on the batter a rally." - Rich Donnelly, minor league manager

by homerun13 on Oct 13, 2006 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

He will settle down now
We need to get those runs back right here!!!

by SD Erik on Oct 13, 2006 1:51 PM PDT reply actions  

OK
He looked pretty good the last three batters.  He'll settle down, we'll score some runs.

by mikeA on Oct 13, 2006 1:52 PM PDT reply actions  

Time for me to chill
Fucking nightmare start, I should stay away for a ways.

by paradox on Oct 13, 2006 1:52 PM PDT reply actions  

Macha to the mound already?!
"Maybe if I lay here in the dirt, nobody will notice I've forgotten how to hit" ~Crosby in ANtics

by streetfan on Oct 13, 2006 1:52 PM PDT reply actions  

Slow Start Only!
Early Jitters from not having pitched in a while I hope... I think harden can pick it up now.

by tomoyo on Oct 13, 2006 1:52 PM PDT reply actions  

momentum for us?? please??
"He's the heart and soul of the green and gold."

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 13, 2006 1:52 PM PDT reply actions  

Hi ho, BruceBochte here!
Whoa! 2-0 already?
Friends don't let friends read HalosHeaven

by BruceBochte on Oct 13, 2006 1:53 PM PDT reply actions  

rogers
can someone please humiliate him?

by elfgirl on Oct 13, 2006 1:53 PM PDT reply actions  

my cable went out before
the end of the inning.
a manager, my kingdom for a manager!

by ak_A on Oct 13, 2006 1:53 PM PDT reply actions  

aight, here we go all ...
... it's only the first.  we still got this one. .
i come from east oakland where the youngstas get hyphy ...

by mookyee on Oct 13, 2006 1:53 PM PDT reply actions  

Our lineup
looks horrendous.  The loss of Ellis and Macha's ineptitude barely give the A's a chance.

by DKNJ on Oct 13, 2006 1:53 PM PDT reply actions  

baseball and freezing temperatures...
...should never mix. it's just not right.

by freeky frooky on Oct 13, 2006 1:53 PM PDT reply actions  

spotting them 2 runs
is just toying with em, we still got this

by AsFanTexas on Oct 13, 2006 1:53 PM PDT reply actions  

thump thump thump
I got my drum out.  Let's go O.
"there is a method to my madness"- Oaktoon

by SF Geoff on Oct 13, 2006 1:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Macha doesn't believe
in going to the mound and settling his pitcher--against his religion.

by Salvatore on Oct 13, 2006 1:54 PM PDT reply actions  

LET'S GO A'S
SCORE SOME RUNS!!!
"Mom, I know you don't like baseball but I want to take you to a Giants game and see a real penant contender..." - 2006 Giants Radio Commerical

by What Would Rickey Do on Oct 13, 2006 1:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Hahaha...
Chavy rules
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 13, 2006 1:54 PM PDT reply actions  

Wow is this ballpark HUGE
HR in a lot of parks
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 13, 2006 1:55 PM PDT reply actions  

no carry
no carry in this park
Ray Fosse > Joe Morgan

by istylez on Oct 13, 2006 1:55 PM PDT reply actions  

I hate Comerica National Park!!
"Mom, I know you don't like baseball but I want to take you to a Giants game and see a real penant contender..." - 2006 Giants Radio Commerical

by What Would Rickey Do on Oct 13, 2006 1:55 PM PDT reply actions  

Wonderful
If that's not going out, nothing is
there's simply no club like the white elephant club

by walk off bunt on Oct 13, 2006 1:55 PM PDT reply actions  

you've got to be kidding me
detroit really does get all the breaks.

by benvenut on Oct 13, 2006 1:55 PM PDT reply actions  

camera fooled me
spotlighted on the right fielder and i thought it was gone, dident see granderson chase it down

by AsFanTexas on Oct 13, 2006 1:55 PM PDT reply actions  

Why does
chavvy only swing for the fence?  Actually I dont' know for a fact.  BUt it sure seems like it.
"It is like Menudo, where guys reach a certain age and are kicked out of the band. And they go on to be Ricky Martins somewhere else." -Billy Beane

by WhiteElephantGuy on Oct 13, 2006 1:55 PM PDT reply actions  

To be fair...
He crushed that one
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 13, 2006 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

hell yea he did
ost ballparks thats gone
"I hate the Angels"

by Vegas A's Fan on Oct 13, 2006 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah
which is awesome.  But its either a crush, or a K.  Which is not what I want.
"It is like Menudo, where guys reach a certain age and are kicked out of the band. And they go on to be Ricky Martins somewhere else." -Billy Beane

by WhiteElephantGuy on Oct 13, 2006 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

I didnt catch what Chavy said
can anyone summarize it?

by Amnesiac727 on Oct 13, 2006 1:56 PM PDT reply actions  

He commented
he is wearing the same thing he wore in Minny where he K'd 5 times..but they won..so hes a team player wearing it again
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 13, 2006 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

like...
when he wears 2 of the shirts i guess, he struckout 5 times but they won, so hes doing ita gain, team player

by AsFanTexas on Oct 13, 2006 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

he said
he wore two necklaces during the alds, and he struck out five times, but they still won. "am i a team player or what" he said after his spiel.

by takebart on Oct 13, 2006 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

he said
he was wearing some jersey he wore in minn and struck out 5 times but they still won so hes a team player because hes wearing it again

by smasfan on Oct 13, 2006 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

what
scoot doesn't belong?

by elfgirl on Oct 13, 2006 1:56 PM PDT reply actions  

None of the
Tigers starters were.
"It is like Menudo, where guys reach a certain age and are kicked out of the band. And they go on to be Ricky Martins somewhere else." -Billy Beane

by WhiteElephantGuy on Oct 13, 2006 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

once again I agree
Niether robertson or Verlander were sharp.
"I hate the Angels"

by Vegas A's Fan on Oct 13, 2006 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yep...
that is what galls me the most about this series.  It's one thing to get shut down by a dominating pitcher, quite another to lose when you go 0-13 with RISP.

by Miggy on Oct 13, 2006 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Neither was Robertson
We gotta take advantage of it.
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 13, 2006 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

niether were Robertson or Velander...
and look what good that did.  My only hope now is they can avoid a sweep.

by Miggy on Oct 13, 2006 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Momentum Shift
Will come when we construct a bunch of runs via walks, singles, etc. all strung together -- then long ball.  Solo homers aren't going to shift the mojo.
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 1:57 PM PDT reply actions  

we caught all the breaks in the DS
getting none now, like the twisn

nice walk swisher

by AsFanTexas on Oct 13, 2006 1:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Polanco's take out of Jimenez at second
He had absolutely no chance of reaching back and touching the bag.  Radio guys say it was blatant, and watching the replay at the same time (delayed on my tv, have to switch back and forth, this sucks) - they were exactly right.  It was completely blatant - and bullshit.  TV guys show the replay - say absolutely nothing - complete silence.

Anyone else tired of this shit - Take it to them, time to be the aggressor.  Screw the cold, screw the tigers, get on base, steal second.  Run hard.  Balls out, all out.  BS.  Take out their fielders even harder!  

by NewPosterMojo on Oct 13, 2006 1:58 PM PDT reply actions  

not true, they liked what polanco did
"I managed a team that was so bad we considered a 2-0 count on the batter a rally." - Rich Donnelly, minor league manager

by homerun13 on Oct 13, 2006 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

yeah, they all like it when players
act like asses toward a player on the A's

by hunter on Oct 13, 2006 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Doesn't surprise me...
I was switching from radio to the tv, and I must have missed the tv guys comments.

Again, our radio guys said it was blatant, and I agree, even on the replay.

by NewPosterMojo on Oct 13, 2006 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wasnt even close...
Announcers did comment on it.
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 13, 2006 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

Radio not synched up..
I hate this shit.   Options - switch back and forth from radio to tv, in order to hear and see the play at the same time.

Or.

Listen to radio and catch the tv picture delayed, listening to more talking heads.  Hope the radio guys/gods correct this like they somehow did during the Minn. series.

by NewPosterMojo on Oct 13, 2006 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

good job swish
"I managed a team that was so bad we considered a 2-0 count on the batter a rally." - Rich Donnelly, minor league manager

by homerun13 on Oct 13, 2006 1:58 PM PDT reply actions  

OK Swisher!
Wow. He was actually patient.
"Meanwhile, Kirk Gibson's a [former] coach with Detroit and I'm in the Hall of Fame.'" - Dennis Eckersley

by El Payo on Oct 13, 2006 1:58 PM PDT reply actions  

Scooter HR
I'm calling it.

KNOCK KNOCK!

by jsiegel on Oct 13, 2006 1:59 PM PDT reply actions  

Or... not.
Damn, didn't even give me time to post that.

by jsiegel on Oct 13, 2006 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions  

why is scutaro
swinging at the first pitches now?

by AsFanTexas on Oct 13, 2006 1:59 PM PDT reply actions  

first pitch
marco has lost his patience.

all that chanting is still in his head

Ray Fosse > Joe Morgan

by istylez on Oct 13, 2006 1:59 PM PDT reply actions  

Poke it for a single, D'Angelo
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 1:59 PM PDT reply actions  

lets put the bat on the ball
first
Ray Fosse > Joe Morgan

by istylez on Oct 13, 2006 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ah yes!
The 5th member of the FOX broadcast team today...the thermometer!  Leave it up to FOX to sensationalize the temperature.
"Hate the Angels, yeahhhhh!" -Sandfrog

by franks a lot on Oct 13, 2006 2:00 PM PDT reply actions  

oaktown how come u arent
critizing others that say something about announcers. scroll up

by smasfan on Oct 13, 2006 2:00 PM PDT reply actions  

swinging on a first pitch is not bad
as long as you look for one pitch and go for it. no need to let go a fastball down the middle just because it's the first pitch. swinging at a bad first pitch is something different.
"I managed a team that was so bad we considered a 2-0 count on the batter a rally." - Rich Donnelly, minor league manager

by homerun13 on Oct 13, 2006 2:01 PM PDT reply actions  

Good cut there....
That was not a good 1-2 pitch
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 13, 2006 2:01 PM PDT reply actions  

wait...
did he just say people who speak spanish are stealers?
RIP MAC DRE, BILL KING, AND 2006 FIELD

by jme on Oct 13, 2006 2:02 PM PDT reply actions  

rogers pitch count?
good at  bat by jimenez

by AsFanTexas on Oct 13, 2006 2:02 PM PDT reply actions  

31 through 2
"So, whatever, Ozzie." -- Nick Swisher

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Oct 13, 2006 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

very odd
After the Yankees win the AL East, A-Rod will decide to throw a party, and just like he plays, he'll throw it over the first baseman and into the dugout

by DelMundo on Oct 13, 2006 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

sigh
he asked ODDS not if it would be ODD
Ray Fosse > Joe Morgan

by istylez on Oct 13, 2006 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think he means...
...it would be odd if there actually were odds.
"So, whatever, Ozzie." -- Nick Swisher

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Oct 13, 2006 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

yes i know
it was a joke
After the Yankees win the AL East, A-Rod will decide to throw a party, and just like he plays, he'll throw it over the first baseman and into the dugout

by DelMundo on Oct 13, 2006 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

sheez, while on the phone to the cable
company they say...oh, its the season for these kind of outages, it should be back up in 10 or 15 minutes.
a manager, my kingdom for a manager!

by ak_A on Oct 13, 2006 2:02 PM PDT reply actions  

he will throw a change up... i saw it...
change up angelo, watch change up
"I managed a team that was so bad we considered a 2-0 count on the batter a rally." - Rich Donnelly, minor league manager

by homerun13 on Oct 13, 2006 2:03 PM PDT reply actions  

WOW WAS THAT LYONS???!!
HE MADE A SERIOUS RACIAL JOKE. BAD NEWS.
RIP MAC DRE, BILL KING, AND 2006 FIELD

by jme on Oct 13, 2006 2:03 PM PDT reply actions  

No he didn't
Lou made a comment about finding a wallet 2 minutes earlier.

by mikeA on Oct 13, 2006 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wow, he's getting himself in trouble
First the joke about the panish speaking stealers, now the pine tar.
Doubleday's First Law: If you throw a fastball with insufficient speed, someone will smack it out of the park with a stick.

by NDCruz on Oct 13, 2006 2:04 PM PDT reply actions  

spanish
Doubleday's First Law: If you throw a fastball with insufficient speed, someone will smack it out of the park with a stick.

by NDCruz on Oct 13, 2006 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

i like steve lyons.
he's usually pretty funny. he beats freakin' joe morgan.

by freeky frooky on Oct 13, 2006 2:04 PM PDT reply actions  

wow
great King call today...Olmedo's '99 walk-off versus the Gnats.
"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Oct 13, 2006 2:04 PM PDT reply actions  

racist joke
I'm glad someone else caught that. Is there any other explanation for what he said? Did I misunderstand the joke? Or is this guy about to lose his job?

by richiegarcia on Oct 13, 2006 2:04 PM PDT reply actions  

I don't know...
he just said something like.."lou, showing off that espa?ol...do I have my wallet? I should check..
RIP MAC DRE, BILL KING, AND 2006 FIELD

by jme on Oct 13, 2006 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

To be honest, a quick top of the 2nd
may not have been the worst thing.  Harden didn't have time to cool down to much.  Now he can put them down in order and we can come up in the 3rd with the top of the order.

by Green N Gold NV on Oct 13, 2006 2:05 PM PDT reply actions  

what did lyons just say?
i'm following the game on gamecast.

by freeky frooky on Oct 13, 2006 2:06 PM PDT reply actions  

It looked like there was a little pine tar
on the brim of Kenny's cap.  Could just be dirt, I guess.

Not that Macha would ever do it, but if you can confirm this visually, why not take a run at getting Kenny tossed?

"Next thing you know, they'll have me taking an overdose of pills."--Milton Bradley

by jeepers on Oct 13, 2006 2:06 PM PDT reply actions  

Rogers' pitch count is meaningless
and will not have any impact on the A's scoring runs or no.
"You have to make your reputation by being honest ... and unmerciful." Lester Bangs

by Sashulia on Oct 13, 2006 2:06 PM PDT reply actions  

exactly...
rather he was out there than Rodney and Zumaya, at least there is a chance in hell of doing something against Rogers.  Against the bullpen, forget it.

by Miggy on Oct 13, 2006 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Lou said
"expecting Scutaro to perform the way he did in the division series is like finding a wallet on Saturday and then looking a again on Sunday and Monday, and Lyons was refering to that.

by mikeA on Oct 13, 2006 2:06 PM PDT reply actions  

yeah I think the joke had something to do with
lou talking about how the A's scored a lot in the ALDS and it was like finding a wallet on friday night and then expecting to find a wallet on sat and sun night. I assumed it had something to do with that

by Amnesiac727 on Oct 13, 2006 2:06 PM PDT reply actions  

I wouldn't want to sit next to Lou either,
but not cause he speaks spanish.  Did he actually say that????

by Green N Gold NV on Oct 13, 2006 2:06 PM PDT reply actions  

the joke
paraphrasing:
Pinella said, the A's better get en fuego en el frio.
Lyons: Lou's hablain' espanol, and I can't find my wallet. I think I'm gonna move away from Lou.

something like that.

by richiegarcia on Oct 13, 2006 2:07 PM PDT reply actions  

exactly
RIP MAC DRE, BILL KING, AND 2006 FIELD

by jme on Oct 13, 2006 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's not
"You have to make your reputation by being honest ... and unmerciful." Lester Bangs

by Sashulia on Oct 13, 2006 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

he implied spanish speakers pick pockets.
RIP MAC DRE, BILL KING, AND 2006 FIELD

by jme on Oct 13, 2006 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yawn
Let's play some ball.
"You have to make your reputation by being honest ... and unmerciful." Lester Bangs

by Sashulia on Oct 13, 2006 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

its only Yawn
if youre not a spanish speaker. Thats downright insulting

by Amnesiac727 on Oct 13, 2006 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

it's not a yawn if you've ever
been the victim of racism.
I don't know how I did it, but I quieted this crowd in my head today. -Zito, 10/3/06

by LAXile on Oct 13, 2006 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions  

Lyons got fired
In the final analysis (actual dialogue was not clear originally from the bit by bit soundbyte posts here), it was clear what he said and it was clearly wrong. Lyons was an idiot and deserved what he got. Good riddance to him.
"We owe it all to one man...'Billy' has denuded us of ego". LP

by Sashulia on Oct 15, 2006 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions  

I believed he said
Lou is talking espanol over there and Im still looking for my wallet....I wouldnt want to sit next to Lou

by Amnesiac727 on Oct 13, 2006 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Detroit crowd is quiet
"Hate the Angels, yeahhhhh!" -Sandfrog

by franks a lot on Oct 13, 2006 2:08 PM PDT reply actions  

Too Cold
For Noise.

Unless you're a Broncos fan or maybe Packers, but not lately.

by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 13, 2006 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Looking Good
Go, Rich, Go!
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 2:08 PM PDT reply actions  

huh
Harden looks much MUCH better
"there is a method to my madness"- Oaktoon

by SF Geoff on Oct 13, 2006 2:08 PM PDT reply actions  

yeah so much better, walking the 8th place hitter.
30 pitches through 1.1 innings, looks like we will see Fat Boy in the 3rd at this rate

by Miggy on Oct 13, 2006 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions  

maybe just "better"
"there is a method to my madness"- Oaktoon

by SF Geoff on Oct 13, 2006 2:09 PM PDT reply actions  

wallet explanation
Ok, that makes perfect sense. Just sounded weird at the time.

by richiegarcia on Oct 13, 2006 2:09 PM PDT reply actions  

Ummm
looking slightly better is definitely not looking good.  :-(
"There's not a moment of peace and quiet in this damn clubhouse." ~~ Nick Swisher

by luvsthecurveball on Oct 13, 2006 2:09 PM PDT reply actions  

oh no
here comes inge...

dp time rich.

by Backspin on Oct 13, 2006 2:10 PM PDT reply actions  

D'angelo
You just made my list.

Again.

"It is like Menudo, where guys reach a certain age and are kicked out of the band. And they go on to be Ricky Martins somewhere else." -Billy Beane

by WhiteElephantGuy on Oct 13, 2006 2:10 PM PDT reply actions  

I think Korach enjoys saying "Inge"
just a little too much.
"He's the heart and soul of the green and gold."

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 13, 2006 2:10 PM PDT reply actions  

can you people go create a racist joke diary
somewhere else?  because there's a baseball game going on in here.  thanks.
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05

by xbhaskarx on Oct 13, 2006 2:10 PM PDT reply actions  

Slow throws
won't do it.
The score is _always_ 0-0 until the final out. Each pitch is a new ballgame.

by FanSinceKC on Oct 13, 2006 2:10 PM PDT reply actions  

What a morale killer....
Rich threw four pitches in the dirt to start things off, Polanco got a hit+RBI, and Chavvy hit the ball as hard as he could and couldn't even get it to the wall.
This really looks like the A's were just going along playing regular baseball and then they met the Tigers and were overwhelmed. These Detroitans are playing at a much higher level than the A's could ever achieve. The Angels were playing like this at the end of the season. I still don't know how the A's got here.
Let's GO OAKLAND!!!

by OaktownRajah on Oct 13, 2006 2:11 PM PDT reply actions  

Concern trolls are fun.
"Meanwhile, Kirk Gibson's a [former] coach with Detroit and I'm in the Hall of Fame.'" - Dennis Eckersley

by El Payo on Oct 13, 2006 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions  

re
Who relieves Harden?  Blanton?

by 31Boots on Oct 13, 2006 2:14 PM PDT reply actions  

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