Cupcakes, Kots, Scoot, Swish and the Gamer

by oaktoon on Apr 7, 2006 9:47 PM PDT

Tonight you saw the true strength of this team.

Crosby still hurt; Chavez 0-5; Thomas 0-4 and....

1) After 4 starts that can be reasonably classified as horrible, shaky, schizophrenic and lousy, all our #5 starter does is go out and throw two-hit baseball for 8 innings.

Does anyone realize that since the end of May last year, Blanton has been one of the 5 most effective starting pitchers in the game???

Kotsay is back (no pun intended) this year-- in the field and at the plate;
Bobby who?? Scoot has been terrific this week;
Swish's average sucks but he's come up with a couple of huge hits;
and what can you say about the Gamer? After a baserunning blunder costs the team one run and probably two (and don't forget that his walk was a big part of that rally), all he does is walk again, steal, force a bad throw and set the table for another 3 run rally to ice the game.

This team has so many weapons this year it's ridiculous.

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im callin Extra Innings w/ Robert Buan

Rashad from Albany

by greekpride08 @ Athletics Nation on Apr 7, 2006 9:53 PM PDT reply actions

I heard you

and you were on right at the beginning!

by OaklandSi on Apr 8, 2006 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions

my guess for tomorrow's lineup

i dunno, just felt like doing this:

Ellis 2B
Kotsay CF
Bradley RF
Chavez 3B
Thomas DH
Payton LF
Kendall C
Swisher 1B
Scutaro SS

As much as I liked antonio perez in LA, it looks like he has lost his ability to hit...

Get off Joe Kennedy.

by sourstuff on Apr 7, 2006 9:56 PM PDT reply actions

During the post-game show

Fosse said that Macha was already planning on playing Crosby, and that Scoot was going to play second, presumably meaning that Ellis is getting the day off.

That said, I hope we see Milton in the top third tomorrow.

"The first night, we were right there," Bradley said. "All we needed was a couple of touchdowns, and we would have had them."

by jeepers on Apr 8, 2006 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions

I hope so...

because I think we need our best all around offensive player in the top 3, not in the 6th spot.

Two-thirds of the earth is covered by water, the other third is covered by Kotsay.

by carp on Apr 8, 2006 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions

Sounds like Crosby will be back tomorrow

Manager Ken Macha said shortstop Bobby Crosby took batting practice prior to Friday night's game, "[Crosby] swung the bat very well, and the chances of him being in the lineup [on Saturday] are high."

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060407&content_id=1388758& ;vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak

by theblackpearl on Apr 7, 2006 10:00 PM PDT reply actions

Man, that was fun...

I need to find a way to unwind...

Oh, the Giants are on...(Senior Leaugue will help)

"Baseball is a skilled game. It's America's game -- it, and high taxes." - Will Rogers

by OaklandInvader on Apr 7, 2006 10:00 PM PDT reply actions

Oaktoon

you write brilliant pieces. But why don't you write your recaps too when the A's lose? I might be wrong.

by arch on Apr 7, 2006 10:02 PM PDT reply actions

Too (2) cool facts from this game

Milton Bradley saw 34 pitches.

Jelly Bean and the Duke faced one over the minimum batter.

by Brian in 317 on Apr 7, 2006 10:05 PM PDT reply actions

Heck of a game

Blanton could be, for at least until he really dominates the best #5 starter in the league but Kotsay seems to be real good in the beginning of the year so take it for what it's worth.

Everyone here is a baseball fan.

by doublehustle22 on Apr 7, 2006 10:05 PM PDT reply actions

I love how....

my nickname "Cupcakes" has stuck with so many people on AN. I could've sworn I heard someone talk about Cupcakes on Monday night. Then again, I could've been taking it too figuratively...

Great recap :]

"I believe in spiritual rebirth, and I can't wait to experience that." --Barry Zito

by GreenNGoldGirl on Apr 7, 2006 10:08 PM PDT reply actions

"Cupcakes"

is an excellent nickname and I use it all the time too, talking to both A's fans and non-A's fans...

by artgibroni on Apr 8, 2006 9:00 AM PDT reply actions

I call him Cupcakes too.....

then someone asked me why he has that nickname. Errr, unhhhh, hmmmmm? Can ya help a brutha out?

by BleacherDave on Apr 8, 2006 9:47 AM PDT reply actions

The History of Cupcakes

The nickname Cupcakes originated from late night antics at a teenage girl's sleepover. These teenage girls were up late at night when all of a sudden, they decided to review mugshots at the Oakland Athletics website for reasons unknown. When they reached Joe Blanton's mugshot, one of these girls automatically blurted out, "I love cupcakes." Apparently, that's what the look on Blanton's face suggested he was thinking. After many minutes of scrutinizing Blanton's mugshot, the girls came to the conclusion that Joe Blanton indeed looked like the Doughboy and from that moment forth he would be known as Cupcakes.

The End.

"I believe in spiritual rebirth, and I can't wait to experience that." --Barry Zito

by GreenNGoldGirl on Apr 8, 2006 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions

"Cupcakes" stuck with me, too

And I've also spread it to my sister, and my husband... because it just fits, and it sounds a lot nicer than what we had very affectionately started calling him last year -- "Lumpy".

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 8, 2006 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions

coughLSDcough

Just saying.

by Apricot on Apr 8, 2006 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions

LSD is for you old folks.

It's sooo yesterday.

"I believe in spiritual rebirth, and I can't wait to experience that." --Barry Zito

by GreenNGoldGirl on Apr 8, 2006 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions

whatever happened to

peace love and understanding?

Now it's Myspace, "hanging out" and did-you-get-my-text-message.

Grumble grumble.

by Apricot on Apr 8, 2006 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions

I know what you mean.

I was talking to a 30 year old friend and I was explaining how a boy asked me out. For us, asking someone out means like BF/GF. He was appaled. He said that when you asked someone out, it was on a date. It was different back then!!!

By the way, you got it wrong. It's not "hanging out". It's "chillin' at the crib".

"I believe in spiritual rebirth, and I can't wait to experience that." --Barry Zito

by GreenNGoldGirl on Apr 8, 2006 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions

DAGNABBIT!

You kids get offa my lawn!

MMMM... gotta love the "new season" smell ~~ jlaff

by Poppy on Apr 8, 2006 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, that's good to know....

after all the talk in this space last season about player's nether regions, I was dreading to find out that "cupcakes" to cakes of a different kind. Whew!

by BleacherDave on Apr 8, 2006 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions