Open Thread: Game 88 - A's vs. Mariners

Maybe we should DFA Swisher or Johnson Or Stewart?

Anyone think that would help produce more runs?

Billy?

I really hate to say it - but we are D O N E.

I will still watch and pull for the A's like I have since 1970 though.

 Sounds like Beane put out some bait and trying to reel in some trades.  Out there as bait are kenedy, keilty(activated today), and Piazza.  A few teams are interested in Piazza and how well keilty does he could be traded too.  If kkenedy pitches out of the starting rotation soon then its because the A's are show caseing him for a team.  

No worries, Milton Bradley is coming ba--oh wait.

both competing for the cellar at this point.

an interesting study in contrasts: kendall has absolutely no power and gets robbed in shallow OF while crosby keeps hitting them hard without a plan, right at the fielders. kendall looks like he's lost his eye at the plate this season, his walks are way down. crosby looks like one of the dumbest hitters in the league right now. he's absolutely adamant about not making adjustments and sticking with his swing while the pitchers have him figured out.

the worst contract in the history of sport and it was the Giants who are stuck with it.  hahahahahhahaha!

in the early going. too many pitches up.

for luck. hopefully the a's come back to win this one!

is that his name...or what he rides around the bases.  That guy is ridiculously fast.

ERA over 9?? Unheard of!

Hope that continues.

the list on things that Bobby needs to do better.

for I have hit.  And I'm going to do it again.

Baby steps Chavvy, baby steps.

pitching around dj to get to crosby...

Is this the second time this series that the Mariners walked the bases loaded to get to Crosby? Well, can't blame them, the strategy works everytime.

with the bases juiced and 2 out...(shocking)

off a pitcher with ERA at 9.7 at the outset.

Stellar.

Dude, just threw 5 straight balls and he tries to pull an outside pitch.  C'mon

an outside pitch.  Too bad I was right.  I hate being right.  When will Crosby realize his potential.  When or if?  

the more i believe it's an "if"

at least there wasn't one out. because then he would have hit into a dp.

i was just about to make a snide comment about you leading off the inning

decided to make something happen rather than wait for the big hit

we could use a big break like that.  Let's go A's

WOOHOO!

Are the BB's gods teasing?  Do they have evil intentions and plan on ripping our hearts out later on?  Is this why they used Beltre?

...talking about for 2 years! Drag the ball, even if it isn't a surprise. Ellis (who may be the only one apparently)who knows how to bunt and it worked. This is called luck AND manuafacturing runs. With no outs and men on first and third, what is next?

hello!!!!!  memo to the Seatle Manageer.  Big red crushes lefties.  

a single would have scored two there big guy!

probably the worst thing he could have done in that situation.  would have much preferred a strike out or even a pop out.  bases loaded, no outs.... and we come away with NOTHING. makes me grind my teeth.

A's love possiblying ruining our Sunday.  C'mon A's

Are there ANY big league hitters on this team?  Stewart and Swisher... that's about it.

we can score two runs with runners on first and second while bunting, but can't score any with bases loaded nobody out...

Okay just needed to write that out to truly understand it.

Let me see if I have this straight.  Bases loaded, no outs.  The A's manage to GIDP and NOT score a run...and then end the inning on a routine groundball from their slugger.  Nice.  VERY VERY nice.

Kielty
Crosby

bases loaded no outs with your 5 & 6 hitters coming up.  and nothing.  pathetic.

~ joe blanton

a very nice neat shut down inning from big Joe.

Atta boy.

...batting .160, and he bats 5th in our lineup before chavy and crosby.  the kicker is that it actually makes sense.

Is this the best we can do?  For all the sabermetrics Beane has invested in, we are at the bottom in most offensive statistics.  Our pitching is what has kept our record above .500.  

has the bases loaded with nobody out.

When our team has that situation I am totally confident they wont score.

Too late on the post.

the Lackey-Kendall brawl of last year...did we get hot after that?

brawls either and I admit it was a somewhat cheap shot Blanton took but what I do like is the emotion good or bad.  A little fire whether it is out of frustration or not is good to see from these guys.  It is nice to see that they are frustrated with things too.

Blanton almost ate the entire Mariners team!

I BLAME ALL OF IT ON CROSBY.  A GOOD THROW GETS THE RUNNER OUT AT HOME

the ball considered dead. when the fighting erupts?

ball and then did it would have been interference

I'd be pretty PO'ed too if my team can't score runs for crap (especially off a guy with a 9 something ERA) and manages to not score a single run with the bases loaded and no outs.

pathetic offense can be enraged.  The Mariners are pretty much mocking them as a potent force.  It damn well is Ichiro's job to know where the ball is, especially when it's in play, and most especially if he is on the field.  Blanton had every right to push him out of the way.  He' trying to field a live ball.

Casilla is pitching with an attitude.  Maybe this little dust up when waken the team from its lethargy.

I'm off to the bookstore to pick up something for my upcoming vacation.

It will be different not obsessively trying to catch A's scores this time.  

As for the "fight," Blanton was more frustrated than anything else.  Ichiro didn't get out of the way.  But Blanton didn't bother to pick up the ball right away.  He was more interested in shoving Ichiro.  Ellison was sticking up for his star teammate.  I'm not surprised he wasn't tossed.

Hey, what a surprise!  More crappy offense.