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SEE YA LATER, MONKEY!

Martin_brodeur_300_tiny by Blez on in News Comment 434 comments

Since 2000, the A's looked a little like this:

That monkey is finally freaking gone.  I know this is a different group and that's exactly the point.  This is a group of players that didn't miss home plate.  That didn't stop to argue an umpire's call.  They didn't misjudge a ball in center field.  They didn't misplay a ball at first base that opened a huge inning for the other team.  For once, it was the OTHER guys who were doing those things.  The A's were the ones making the throw to home to nail someone at the plate.  Of course, he slid.  But that's neither here nor there.

In many ways, the A's wound up being a deeper team.  Granted, they didn't have the monster named Morneau, but they had a guy named Marco who quickly made himself most valuable.  No question in my mind that Marco was the MVP of this series.  He had a contribution in every game.

But it wasn't just about Scoot.  Today, the invisible men known as Chavez and Bradley stood up and made their presence known.  For those of you who said Chavez has never showed up in a big game...you can stop regurgitating that over and over again.  He was enormous today and it wasn't just the home run, it was the walk that allowed Payton to come to the plate.  And Dennys Reyes has been a nightmare to lefties.

So the A's go into territory that they haven't been in since 1992.  It's been 14 long years for A's fans.  Celebrate like you f'ing mean it.  This is a HUGE win for the Moneyball franchise.

The monkey can go write his memoirs for all I care.

The A's are going to the ALCS and as one very astute poster pointed out, you can't spell ALCS without "A-T-H-L-E-T-I-C-S".

Bring on the Yankees or Tigers.  I personally would love to see the Yankees and finish that book that Michael Lewis started years ago.  But right now, I couldn't give a rat's ass who it is...

LET'S GO A'S!!!!!!!!!  A'S IN 2006!!!!!!!!!BEST FUCKING SEASON EVER!!!

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YES!!!!
ABOUT TIME!!!  Let's KEEP IT GOING!!!

by Rickey35 on Oct 6, 2006 5:22 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

YES!!!!
ABOUT TIME!!!  Let's KEEP IT GOING!!!

by Rickey35 on Oct 6, 2006 5:22 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

YAY
FINALLY THE A"S WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by MoneyManWilliam on Oct 6, 2006 4:11 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yyyyyeeeeeaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A's win A's win....ALCS here we come!!!
ohio roots

by nickatt7 on Oct 6, 2006 4:12 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks Blez....
for the awesome AN community!

Thanks to the A's for the awesome season that isn't yet over!!!!

GO A'S!!!!

by Flash G on Oct 6, 2006 4:12 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A Quick Note:
After the A's game, ESPN went STRAIGHT to Yankees' coverage.

HILARIOUS!

I LOVE THIS TEAM!

LETS GO OAK-LAND!

"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Oct 6, 2006 4:12 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah...
oh i know it absolutely ridiculous

by takebart on Oct 6, 2006 4:13 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's why it'll be all the sweeter ....
when we win the World Series!  They'll cut to a highlight package of "Jeter's Greatest Moments" just as the A's are dog piling on the field ...but we won't even care about poopy ESPN!!!
Good pitching beats good hitting. And vice versa.

by TheBigO on Oct 6, 2006 4:16 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Celebration Over -- Time for business
My buddy told me today that he heard on the radio that big Frank signed an extension with the A's.  I can't find anything confirming that, so I suspect it's BS.  Any truth to it?

And Go A's Baby

by waltweissforever on Oct 6, 2006 4:12 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i am man enough to admit
i cried. but only after screaming and jumping around my otherwise empty apartment.

Let's Go Oakland, clap clap, clapclapclap!!!

by sypher1504 on Oct 6, 2006 4:12 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Me Too.
YEA  
H!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Oh YEAH! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   !!!!!!!!!! !!! !!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   !!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! !!!!!!OH YWAEH!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!OH YEAH!!!!!!!!! !!!   OHYEAH!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!
     

by Eck on Oct 6, 2006 4:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I can't wait for next week!
We have tickets for game 1 in Oakland and I am fired up!
"I'm more into going home and being horizontal" - Lew Wolff

by bvank on Oct 6, 2006 4:13 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Congrats, guys!
I liked Minnesota's story (come from behind to take the division), but I gotta offer up some love to a fellow AL West team.

I don't like the Tigers, I HATE the Yankees...so...GO A'S!

Visiting M's fan

by Phildopip on Oct 6, 2006 4:13 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

CONGRATS!
Gotta give it up to our neighbors. A's and Athletics Nation representing the Bay to the fullest!
Golden State of Mind : Golden State Warriors news, hype, rumors, humor, science, history, and fashion

by Atma Brother ONE on Oct 6, 2006 4:13 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I feel ya' Sypher.
I didn't really cry though. I broke into hysterics (if that counts).

:)

"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Oct 6, 2006 4:13 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

heh. im sure
that to anyone who might have seen me, it looked like i was (am) hysterical

by sypher1504 on Oct 6, 2006 4:14 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And someone put that scutaro
AB on youtube, stat!

by waltweissforever on Oct 6, 2006 4:14 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jeez... ESPN
I love watching ESPN, but the first thing they talk about after the game is Yankees/Dodgers.  

by TDub on Oct 6, 2006 4:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WHOOOOOOOOOO!
I'm so happy! I'm hobbling around like crazy with my one good ankle!

by gawker on Oct 6, 2006 4:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ON THE UNLIKELY SWEEP?!
FUCK YOU ESPN!!!
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Oct 6, 2006 4:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

CARL RAVESH
SHOULD WEIGH 500 LBS WITH ALL THE CROW HE HAS EATEN...THE SOB

by wencal on Oct 6, 2006 4:29 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Did anybody else see that?
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Oct 6, 2006 4:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A's game a footnote on sportscenter
Glad we could get a definition on a slump from Kruk instead of see highlights from the A's game.  

WE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  All the pain from seasons past is gone.  

by Artvandelay on Oct 6, 2006 4:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Life is good.
I can die now.
The player's union is killing baseball.

by SoCal Rebel on Oct 6, 2006 4:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Who's beautiful
Canine is that, Blez?

by Salvatore on Oct 6, 2006 4:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OH MY GOD!!
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

HONK!

AN apeshit!

by Jennifer on Oct 6, 2006 4:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

MARCO
CLAP CLAP
SCUTARO
CLAP CLAP
MARCO
CLAP CLAP
SCUTARO
CLAP CLAP
"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 6, 2006 4:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

THANK YOU!!!!
Thank You A's! Thank You Oakland! Fuck You ESPN!!!!!

Why the F--- am I listening to the Krukster talking about how much A-Rod sucks!!!! They're are much more important things to discuss!

by Monkey Basher on Oct 6, 2006 4:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what a win!!
Can't wait for the ALCS!!!  let's go oak-land!!!!!!

by saml314 on Oct 6, 2006 4:17 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

MARCO!!!!
SCUTARO!!!!!!

EIGHT GAMES TO GO!!!!

by Monkey Basher on Oct 6, 2006 4:17 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

An infinate amount of monkeys on typewriters
typing for infinity would eventually write moneyball.  Is that right?
"You may glory in a team triumphant, but you fall in love with a team in defeat."--The Boys of Summer

by alox on Oct 6, 2006 4:17 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"And one drunk monkey
over one weekend would type The Da Vinci Code"
-Colbert
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton

by vignette17 on Oct 6, 2006 5:08 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I LOVE THE OAKLAND A'S
I LOVE YOU GUYS. AND I WANT A FUCKING RING!

by rsur5 on Oct 6, 2006 4:17 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

YAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOO!!!
I so glad I could share this moment with you all.   Wheeeeeeeeee!

by Apricot on Oct 6, 2006 4:17 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A few thoughts on the ALDS
-The Twins 2 successful sacrifice bunts and a stolen base netted them 0 runs. (The same was true, BTW, in 2002: the smallball twins didn't "manufacture" a single run when they beat us in that series).
-For two of the three games, the Twins DH was Jason Tyner, who hit .312/.345/.353 (OPS .698) this year and .272/.309/.315 (OPS .623) for his career, and ZERO home runs in over 1000 career at-bats. That has to be the most pathetic designated hitter in a playoff series since Dusty used Shinjo and Shawon Dunston there in 2002, but at least the Giants had the excuse of being an NL team. Gardenhire said he used Tyner because he wanted more speed in the lineup.
-The walk of Frank Thomas with no one on and two outs is just unbelievably stupid. Normally it won't blow up quite so spectacularly, of course, but that move was way against the percentages, and the result was poetic justice.
-If it seems like I'm picking on Ron Gardenhire...well, that wasn't my intent, but maybe I am. Ken Macha has gotten a lot of shit here for being too passive, but generally he's pretty good at putting his  best players on the field and letting them play. This series has been a fine example of the opponent getting himself in trouble by not doing that.
-This may seem like an odd thing to say about a team that just allowed 7 runs in 3 games, but if we meet the Yankees next, the part I'm most worried about is our starting pitching. In particular, our starters pitched 19 innings and only struck out 5. That's fine against a team like the Twins where two thirds of the lineup doesn't have any power at all (see Tyner comment above) but against the Yankees we're going to have to miss more bats.
-Another possible concern is that Street continues to look hittable. Maybe the three days off will help some.
-As Blez notes, just about everyone contributed on offense at some point. It's obviously not a dominant lineup like the yankees have, but even without Ellis and Crosby, I think this is the kind of attack that Beane envisioned when he put this team together.
-I really like the position the A's are in now. No more of this "can't win in the playoffs" garbage," but we're still the underdogs, so none of the pressure that favorites have either.
- Whose back is monkeyball going to ride on now?
Some are sabermetricians.

by andeux on Oct 6, 2006 4:17 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Macha
We just might have to start giving Macha a little credit around here. The A's played with incredible professionalism under pressure. I have to believe a manager has a lot to do with molding the character of a team. These guys are playing good baseball, every game. And we just got a demonstration of how easy it is for good players to not do that - in case we'd forgotten the demos from our side a few years back.

by matthias on Oct 6, 2006 4:23 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My problem with Macha
is usually more about how he handles the bullpen, and I thought he did a really good job of that in this series. That was a big key in the A's winning. I never thought I would say this, but Congratulations Ken Macha, you earned it
Goliath, dissatisfied with his size advantage, decided to buy David's sling, which took steroids.

by TexasAsfan on Oct 6, 2006 6:15 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I HOPE
THE MONKEY LANDS IN NEW YORK..LOL

by wencal on Oct 6, 2006 4:31 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

good stuff, this should have been a diary
nobody will see it here buried among the other comments, i almost didn't.
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 6, 2006 10:24 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL
Awesome!
AN apeshit!

by Jennifer on Oct 6, 2006 4:19 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ok, now pour coffee
Nature's first green is gold...

by prana160 on Oct 6, 2006 4:20 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

second
best shit i've seen today i'm at work so I can't!
"He should be the Executive of the Year. Hands down." Macha on Beane

by KotsaysGirl21 on Oct 6, 2006 4:23 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Way to go Tim
Maybe I should go pop open the bottle of cheap champagne I have in the fridge!
"You're a terrible ballplayer, but you've always been a great asshole."-salb918 on Ozzie Guillen

by gatling on Oct 6, 2006 4:32 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't know
if Amy wants to clean up that kind of a mess or not.
"You're a terrible ballplayer, but you've always been a great asshole."-salb918 on Ozzie Guillen

by gatling on Oct 6, 2006 4:37 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Take notes...
do it outside.  Lake wouldn't let me do it inside
MEOW

by smith1051 on Oct 6, 2006 4:43 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think i am
gonna do the same when i get home now!! Oakland in the MFin' HOUSE!!  HOLLA ATCHA BOY!!!
President of the Brent Gates Fan Club

by SoCal As Fan on Oct 6, 2006 4:40 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You are now my hero.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Oct 6, 2006 9:05 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Swish is already drunk.
ESPNews post game extra
AN apeshit!

by Jennifer on Oct 6, 2006 4:18 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

how bout some love for chavy
maligned here because we want so much out of chavy, man it makes it so much sweeter that he played the complete game finally in the playoffs, effortless pick and a killer startup homer after the twins wasted the chances in the first two innings. P.s. the savy of kendall comes through again, from getting interferences for outs to selling the phantom tags (ala posada on giambi) kendall is worth the price

by pieful35 on Oct 6, 2006 4:18 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

true dat!
Good pitching beats good hitting. And vice versa.

by TheBigO on Oct 6, 2006 4:20 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Scoot HAS to be MVP
"We've come a long way, and I'm not talking about Virginia Slims, either." - Art Howe

by EastCoastA on Oct 6, 2006 4:18 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Swish is awesome.
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Oct 6, 2006 4:18 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What the hell
is swisher doing right now??? Someone please tell me
"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 6, 2006 4:18 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

pouring champagne on Wolff
and goin' crazy.

love that guy.

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

by rebus on Oct 6, 2006 4:19 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fosse interviewing Swish on the radio
what a freak!  He just said "shit"!  ooops!
Nature's first green is gold...

by prana160 on Oct 6, 2006 4:19 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ESPNEWS has continuing coverage...
The one Blez-approved ESPN network...
"So, whatever, Ozzie." -- Nick Swisher

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Oct 6, 2006 4:19 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Post-game press conferences commencing
Gardenhire first.
"So, whatever, Ozzie." -- Nick Swisher

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Oct 6, 2006 4:20 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm still crying.
I can't freakin' believe this.

I didn't want to play the Twins. I wasn't too confident of us winning against the Twins, much less SWEEPING.

WE SWEPT THE TWINS IN THE ALDS. UN-FREAKIN-BELIEVABLE.

AND SWISH IS AWESOME. I CAN'T NOT WRITE IN CAPS RIGHT NOW.

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 6, 2006 4:19 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

baseballgirl just called
And wanted me to give her love to the site.  She said, "Blez, I want the Yankees, bad.  We owe them.  This is a different team."

Gotta agree 100 percent there.

by Blez on Oct 6, 2006 4:20 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

YES.
In the words of our country's fearless leader:

BRING 'EM ON.

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

by rebus on Oct 6, 2006 4:21 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

She called from the Coliseum
by the way and it sounded LOUD.  You'd think she was in the clubhouse.  Hey, wait a minute...

by Blez on Oct 6, 2006 4:22 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

they must have turned it down on the TV
because the Coliseum sounded like a rock concert over the radio.
"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Oct 6, 2006 4:23 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

bring the f-ing yankees on!
let's show them MF's whats up and f-ing slaughter them!
"He should be the Executive of the Year. Hands down." Macha on Beane

by KotsaysGirl21 on Oct 6, 2006 4:24 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A's are best positioned in MLB to beat the Yankees
We have the starting/relief pitching and a lineup that can score between 2-12 runs a game i.e a crapshoot that should be a ton of fun to watch.

People said th series with the Twins was a toss-up....I ythink the series with the Yankees would be one.

I think we are -150+ favs vs Tigers- in the unlikely event that happens.

by Vegas Bettor James on Oct 6, 2006 4:27 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

APESHIT WE ARE!
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Oct 6, 2006 4:20 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Looking ahead
Who do we call up for second base? Ginter?  I'm almost joking.
Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking. -Dave Barry

by davebenfremont on Oct 6, 2006 4:21 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i didn't start to cry
till i read this. and blez swearing on it makes it even more real. this is one of my happiest days in a long f-ing time. i cannot believe this is happening! i am so thrilled and so scared all at the same time...could my dreams be realized? are we going to the world series?! i will be that presumptous!i f-ing love this tem. i f-ing love AN and everyting it stands for! FUCK YES! LETS GO OAKLAND!!!!
"He should be the Executive of the Year. Hands down." Macha on Beane

by KotsaysGirl21 on Oct 6, 2006 4:21 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

HUZAHHHHHHHH
HURAHHHHH HURAHHHHH HURAHHHHHH TO THE ALCS WE GO
there's simply no club like the white elephant club

by walk off bunt on Oct 6, 2006 4:22 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

mines too
"We've got a whole new team with a lot of smart, experienced veterans. It's time to create some new history." -Ron Washington.

by haroldMD on Oct 6, 2006 4:32 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

First happy post
I'm a long time reader/lurker of this site who has never posted, but its about time I finally posted.  I love this site.  You guys keep me updated and entertained as an A's fan living in VA. Anyway, now that I've popped my AN cherry, I plan to be part of stuff.  LET'S GO OAKLAND!!!!  On to the ALCS!!!!!!

by eagleshead on Oct 6, 2006 4:23 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

CHECK OUT KIELTY'S HAIR!
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Oct 6, 2006 4:23 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

sixteen years
Totally worth the wait...

LET'S GO OAKLAND!!!!!!!!!

by Gromit1025 on Oct 6, 2006 4:24 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow, Blez dropped an F-bomb
Goliath, dissatisfied with his size advantage, decided to buy David's sling, which took steroids.

by TexasAsfan on Oct 6, 2006 4:24 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

my thought exactally
"He should be the Executive of the Year. Hands down." Macha on Beane

by KotsaysGirl21 on Oct 6, 2006 4:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I am shocked
Never in my life would have predicted a sweep over the Twins on the road! This is so awesome...Gotta give this teams guts credit.  They have guts, and I think it can take them a long way.

No more 1st round exit talk baby! GO A's

by hillofbeanes on Oct 6, 2006 4:24 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WOOOOOOO!!!!!!
so awesome to come home and see that the A's swept the twins! now i'm going to watch the game.
"Very nice day in the Oakland A... Oakland A's? What's this stadium called again?" Nick Swisher on TWIB.

by larrysgurl on Oct 6, 2006 4:24 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hi everybody!!
the fucking first-round curse is fucking over!!!

I LOVE OUR A's!!!!!

Oh God, I'm so happy, I just came back home, clapping and jumping like crazy, hugging everybody, this is so good.

I wanna tell you again that I love AN and every ANer in the world.

BRING ON WHOEVER, WE'RE THE OAKLAND A's!!!!

"We've got a whole new team with a lot of smart, experienced veterans. It's time to create some new history." -Ron Washington.

by haroldMD on Oct 6, 2006 4:24 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Welcome eagleshead!
Just don't try and pull a fucking bandwagon on us.

Thanks and enjoy your stay!

;)

"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Oct 6, 2006 4:24 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No way man
I understand your concerns, Boo.  I hate bandwagon assholes too.

I've been a fan since I was 8 and I'm 26 now.  I've probably been to 20+ A's road games in Detroit, Chicago, Boston, and Baltimore.  I live and die with this team like the rest of you guys.

http://www.myspace.com/eagleshead

by eagleshead on Oct 6, 2006 4:26 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Where's your predictions NOW ESPN????
"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Oct 6, 2006 4:24 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ESPN pred's are the best money-maker I have....
...as they steer all the fish in the wrong direction. Didn't you know that either Boston or NY would win the World Series this year. Yummmy!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Vegas Bettor James on Oct 6, 2006 4:29 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Blez, not 1990...
the last ALCS was 1992.  By the way, is it to late to resign Rickey Henderson and Dave Stewart?  Those guys are so money.

by sonomanate on Oct 6, 2006 4:24 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

mike gallego!
he can play 2nd for us!
go Frank go...500 > 756*

by money baller on Oct 6, 2006 7:02 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Betcha Rickey could still lead off.
Good pitching beats good hitting. And vice versa.

by TheBigO on Oct 6, 2006 7:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BEST FUCKING SEASON EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
"...we don't score six, seven runs. We score three, four runs and play defense and pitch." - Eric Chavez

by pickinmachine on Oct 6, 2006 4:25 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think 1989 was better
Goliath, dissatisfied with his size advantage, decided to buy David's sling, which took steroids.

by TexasAsfan on Oct 6, 2006 6:16 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We were expected to win in 89...
....and didn't have the injury bug bite us in the a$$ like this year.

The 89 club was better, but this one is somehow much more satisfying.

`I firmly believe that in every game, at least one team should be required to wear a legitimate, major league uniform.' - Ken Korach - 8/4/06

by nodaclu on Oct 6, 2006 6:45 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

11?
we're down to 8 by my count...
go Frank go...500 > 756*

by money baller on Oct 6, 2006 7:04 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i hope someone puts the clubhouse celebration
on youtube again.
"Very nice day in the Oakland A... Oakland A's? What's this stadium called again?" Nick Swisher on TWIB.

by larrysgurl on Oct 6, 2006 4:25 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They didn't really show it.
Went straight to Yankees bullshit on ESPN. Showing the news conferences on News.
AN apeshit!

by Jennifer on Oct 6, 2006 4:29 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's exactly why I immediately
tuned to ESPNEWS.  ESPN blows...my daughter is sitting here repeating Go A's, Go A's, Go A's!

LOL

by Blez on Oct 6, 2006 4:30 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My Kid repeating moment(s)
When Miggy hit a game winning HR (in THE streak), we went around the house yelling.  Miggy Miggy Miggy ....

So quit posting, and start running around the house with your baby!

by MobiusKlein on Oct 6, 2006 4:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hee hee!
Just today Hopey learned how to throw her hands up in celebration.  So when we clinched, I started jumping up and down, and when she saw the A's throwing their hands up,  she started throwing her hands up in the air. We both were dancing and she watched the whole dogpile (until ESPN suddenly switched to ripping A-Rod).  I gave her a big hug and felt so lucky that I could share that nice moment with her.  Then I decided to check AN, and she decided to run a pink highlighter over the furniture.

Aaaahhhh.

by Apricot on Oct 6, 2006 4:46 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If the Yankees win
This will hopefully be the next thing we see:

(that's David slaying Goliath for those who don't know)

by Blez on Oct 6, 2006 4:25 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's Nick Swisher
trying to wake up Frank Thomas.

by Salvatore on Oct 6, 2006 4:30 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I love Nick Swisher.
He's so smashed. "Milton Bradley is the MAN!" lol.

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 6, 2006 4:26 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Macha's news conference
Some chick just screamed.
AN apeshit!

by Jennifer on Oct 6, 2006 4:27 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Probably Baseball Girl
Goliath, dissatisfied with his size advantage, decided to buy David's sling, which took steroids.

by TexasAsfan on Oct 6, 2006 6:17 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

3 very very good games played by our A's
"The future's like, who cares?" ~Eric Chavez

by rebus on Oct 6, 2006 4:28 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bradley just said he feels
sorry for the Dodgers down 2-0
Nature's first green is gold...

by prana160 on Oct 6, 2006 4:28 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Did he also say that
Bill Plaschke (or however his name is spelled) said the A's couldn't win with Milton...?
Take THAT, bitches!

by AsGirl on Oct 6, 2006 4:30 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yup, he did!
Nature's first green is gold...

by prana160 on Oct 6, 2006 4:31 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BRADLEY-EITHER
THEY BEEN SAYING THE DODGERS GOT THE BEST OF TRADE.....YEAH RIGH.....JUST LIKE WMD IN IRAQ...I MAKE THAT TRADE ANY DAY,,,SCREW THE DODGER GM....

by wencal on Oct 6, 2006 4:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Please
post the Scutaro ab on youtube -- i need it by 6 pm!

by waltweissforever on Oct 6, 2006 4:28 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I told you Chavez...
...would break through! Home run first at bat! Wow, he was the MVP of the game. I was right on a pre game prediction. That never freakin happens! I expect there is more offense to come for him.
Thank God they won, today. Now, maybe I can get some work done.
Bring on the Yanks!

by jonxstri on Oct 6, 2006 4:28 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

CHOKELAND NO MORE!!
Macha is a great manager. -Ron Washington

by pachydermOAFC on Oct 6, 2006 4:28 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Morneau
Isn't a true Twin. Neither is Radke. Be done with that softball team that can't play the game the right way.

Satisfying win. Congrats A's. This won't shut up all the counter-revolutionaries, but its a start.

http://www.royalsreview.com

www.royalsreview.com

by royalsreview on Oct 6, 2006 4:29 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Classy
Thanks alot!
"I try to figure this team out, and if I could, I'd be a genius," Mark Ellis

by Little Lebowski Urban Achievers on Oct 6, 2006 6:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oakland A's the other team in the playoffs
I don't have ESPN news so I'm watching the postgame coverage, make that Pre-yankees game coverage and I want to puke on Tino and Kruk.

Both of em basically stating the Twins lost, not the A's kicked the crap out of em.

Screw em.

WHEEEEEE I'm so freakin happy right now!!!!

People in my office were going nuts.

by whyareyou on Oct 6, 2006 4:29 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WTF
DO THE A'S HAVE TO DO???....TINO IS A DUMMY ANYWAY..MIGHT AS WELL HAVE MICKEY MOUSE ANALYING

by wencal on Oct 6, 2006 4:39 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What the A's have to do to get respect from ESPN..
Move east of the Mississippi River.  That's it.  So don't delude y'selves that WHEN we get by the Yanks, WHEN we blow out whoever the NL puts up, ESPN will some how come to finally understand the truth.

ESPN will never respect us.  And that's just fine, cuz it's that much sweeter when we make them look stupid.

GO A's!!!!!!!!!!

"He threw the batting gloves up there and the coffee landed on me. That's just baseball." -- Esteban Loaiza

by Bixby23 on Oct 6, 2006 4:53 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

YEEEEEEAAAAAA BEYOOOOTCHHH!!!!
Good pitching beats good hitting. And vice versa.

by TheBigO on Oct 6, 2006 7:11 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good to hear Eagle.
:p
"You're just jealous. You wish you had a rally animal..." -CardinalWraith

by Boonee on Oct 6, 2006 4:30 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ha! Wolff is awesome.
"There's only one ego in the bunch, and that's me, and I don't do anything." lol!

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 6, 2006 4:30 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Awww,
I love Dan Haren!!!!!!
Nature's first green is gold...

by prana160 on Oct 6, 2006 4:31 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Any idea on earliest the next series starts?
When should the A's travel east?

by Vegas Bettor James on Oct 6, 2006 4:31 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tuesday, Oct. 10, 8 EST
http://www.myspace.com/eagleshead

by eagleshead on Oct 6, 2006 4:37 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

if the tiger's win the alds
game 1 is in oakland on tuesday
if the yanks win, we go east for game 1
go Frank go...500 > 756*

by money baller on Oct 6, 2006 7:09 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Macha is awesome.
Asked about rotation:

"I don't know. We just got done with this game."

SHUT UP ABOUT THE COFFEE SHIT, ESPN!!

AN apeshit!

by Jennifer on Oct 6, 2006 4:31 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's funny
because it's true.
Some are sabermetricians.

by andeux on Oct 6, 2006 4:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Waiting to exhale - YES!! FINALLY!!
I guess this is the good side of modern baseball -- a different team three years later.

At last, a team that played professionally in the clutch, and a manager that didn't freeze under pressure.

And Marco Scutaro will hopefully no longer be underrated.

On to the ALCS. You go, guys!

by Ghostof64 on Oct 6, 2006 4:31 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ESPN news for me
http://www.myspace.com/eagleshead

by eagleshead on Oct 6, 2006 4:32 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

im assuming this is all on TV
causr i can't find anything on espn.com or mlb.com
"He should be the Executive of the Year. Hands down." Macha on Beane

by KotsaysGirl21 on Oct 6, 2006 4:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Macha says they have guys working out
in Arizona.  Will probably add someone for ALCS.

by boilerdan on Oct 6, 2006 4:32 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ESPNews...
Did he just mention Bill Plaschke? Awesome.
AN apeshit!

by Jennifer on Oct 6, 2006 4:33 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He said it on the radio interview too.
He pointed out how Plaschke said the A's couldn't win with him... and now they're in the ALCS while the Dodgers are down 0-2.

by AsGirl on Oct 6, 2006 4:35 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's a new group of guys...
New baseball cliche

by Salvatore on Oct 6, 2006 4:34 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ESPN doing tryouts
Eduardo Perez and Gary Matthews Jr. doing commentary.

by boilerdan on Oct 6, 2006 4:34 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Helllll Yeaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!
Thank God, it's finally over!  I'm less stressed out at work than I was during this game!  Although I don't have a job...who cares?

Go A's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by jdoubleu on Oct 6, 2006 4:34 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Chavvy and VMC
Are on the mic for post game press conference

by Benny on Oct 6, 2006 4:35 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Macha is such a rebel
Tonight, he's taking a shower.  Tomorrow he's going to Cal game.  The man better slow down there.
"You're a terrible ballplayer, but you've always been a great asshole."-salb918 on Ozzie Guillen

by gatling on Oct 6, 2006 4:35 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WHOOOOOO!
Again, nobody to hug.
"That baby is....GONE!"

by antigiants618 on Oct 6, 2006 4:35 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Now I can get excited!
Up till now I've been guarded and fearful of a collapse.  Now I can live and die with every pitch.

Awesome.  Awesome.  Awesome.  

I remember being at game 5 in 2000 and being upset by the loss but believing that we'd get 'em next year... and it is finally NEXT YEAR.

by jakarta on Oct 6, 2006 4:36 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

props to the Twins
Now that we have beat them down for some revenge for 2002, I tip my hat to their team. They have so many young scary hitters and two stud pitchers. If healthy Liriano were pitching, this series looks different. (On the other hand, we don't have healthy Harden pitching, so fair's fair.)  

They play their own version of Moneyball, even though they don't have a book. They get great results on not much money and against any other team I would be rooting for them.

I also feel their pain. Their team looked nervous and they got to make all the stupid plays that plagued our Big 3 era playoffs. They got the tough calls (Torii at the plate).  I hope they have a great year next year (except against us).  

by Apricot on Oct 6, 2006 4:36 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agreed.
Props to the Twins.  I definitely like them better than the Yankees or Boston or the LAAAAAAAAAAngels.   Classy manager, (mostly) likeable players. They have some young stars, and they'll definitely be back.  Think about their starting rotation next season!  And Joe Mauer is a superstar--I think arguably the AL MVP this year.

That said, nice knowin ya, Twinkies, and don't let the door hit ya in the ass on the way out!

>:-D

Good pitching beats good hitting. And vice versa.

by TheBigO on Oct 6, 2006 7:17 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Definitely.
The Twins were absolutely fantastic before this series -- they've probably got the greatest mix of defense, pitching, and hitting of any team in baseball. Those young players are extraordinary -- and more than that, so many of them are good, respectable players. The type of guy worth rooting for when they're NOT playing the A's.

And Radke's just a badass among badasses.

Tip of the cap to that team, they're absolutely great -- I'm glad as heck that we beat them, but I don't feel that wicked sense of vindication that beating the likes of the Yankees can bring.

They're a good team, and I can't wait to face 'em again next year.

"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Oct 6, 2006 9:35 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ESPN coverage
Although not nearly as good a player as Derek Jeter - who of course is the best shortstop ever, the best postseason player ever, and probably the best all around player ever - Marco Scutaro did a nice job today helping his team get to the ALCS, where they will face Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees.

Now that they have finally erased the memories of past postseason failures - such as the time when Derek Jeter, in one of his patented brilliant plays, threw someone out at home to win a game - the A's finally get the privilege of playing Derek Jeter's Yankeess again, once Jeter and the Yankees finish off their current opponent this weekend.

by matthias on Oct 6, 2006 4:36 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Duke just called it to Fosse
He said "World Series here we come!  Go A's"  Bullpen god and cheerleader!
Nature's first green is gold...

by prana160 on Oct 6, 2006 4:36 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yikes!
"He threw the batting gloves up there and the coffee landed on me. That's just baseball." -- Esteban Loaiza

by Bixby23 on Oct 6, 2006 4:54 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Scut Scut Scutaro, Whoah-oh!
All credit goes to Deanna from Marinerds
http://marinerds.blogspot.com/2005/10/song-parody-scutaro.html

Sing with me! To the tune of "Sussudio" by Phil Collins.

There's this guy in our starting nine
All the time,
Scu-scu-scutaro, whoah-oh!

Now he just has the coolest name
And I like the way he plays the game
Scu-scu-scutaro, whoah-oh!

Oh, for a grounder, he'll be there
He'll go running anywhere
He's all we need, every night
He fields so good, if I just say the word
Scu-scu-scutaro, just say the word,
Oh, Scu-scu-scutaro!

Now he's not quite Michael Young
But he is much more fun,
Scu-scu-scutaro, whoah-oh!

Oh, tell him to swing, give him the sign
He'll hit it down the line
Scu-scu-scutaro, whoah-oh!

I'm just glad to have him on my team
We see him in pre-game and we cheer and scream
He made me nervous, he signed my shirt
And he fields so good when I just say the word
Scu-scu-scutaro, just say the word,
Oh, Scu-scu-scutaro!

by whyareyou on Oct 6, 2006 4:36 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey, I sung it, and you know what,
it works!  Except I can't actually get myself to mouthe out "He made me nervous. He signed my shirt." line

The second part would be a lie, and the first part makes me feel a little too feminine.

But cool.  Go A's!!!!!

"He threw the batting gloves up there and the coffee landed on me. That's just baseball." -- Esteban Loaiza

by Bixby23 on Oct 6, 2006 4:57 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Marco
Marco! Marco! How do you feel about being called one big piece of Venuezulan Man Candy?

by Benny on Oct 6, 2006 4:37 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Macha has me sold...
That Comcast Cable is Comcastic!
It's It. What is it? aim: encryptthisthat

by Hit4TheCycle on Oct 6, 2006 4:37 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ESPN news
tune it. it rocks.

by AthleticSupporter24 on Oct 6, 2006 4:37 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HELL FREAKIN' YEAH BABY!!!!!  BRING ON THE YANKS!!!!  DAMN THIS FEELS GOOD!!!!!
President of the Brent Gates Fan Club

by SoCal As Fan on Oct 6, 2006 4:37 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Amen Blez!
Well said brother!  Congrats to the A's and all their fans, from the A's biggest East Coast fan...all the way in Virginia!!!!!

Woo Hoo....all the way to the World Series.

Looking forward to the ride!

-Tbshaw

by tbshaw on Oct 6, 2006 4:37 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

where you at in VA?
I'm in Blacksburg
http://www.myspace.com/eagleshead

by eagleshead on Oct 6, 2006 4:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Now all we need is...
a Cal victory!!!!

Go Bears!!!!!!

by jdoubleu on Oct 6, 2006 4:39 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

CHAVY!!
Have I mentioned that?
AN apeshit!

by Jennifer on Oct 6, 2006 4:39 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Eric Chavez
"This is one of the least talented teams I've played on in the playoffs."

Gotta love his honesty.

Though I don't agree with him.

by boilerdan on Oct 6, 2006 4:39 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow!
Chavez just called Duchscherer "the closer".

by boilerdan on Oct 6, 2006 4:40 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ESPN HAS GONE TOTALLY FOOTBALL
GO TIGERS..ONLY CUZ I HATE NY

by wencal on Oct 6, 2006 4:41 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My god...ESPNews
has been covering the entire postgame....They are doign a great job with it
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 6, 2006 4:43 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know...
but they're characterizing the sweep more in terms of what Minnesota did wrong instead of what the A's did right.

by kvn on Oct 6, 2006 4:57 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well..
What the A's did right was take advantage of every single thing Minn did wrong.  Minn making mistakes is a big story of this series....Hell, Morneau botching that play changed this game
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 6, 2006 5:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

uh, I think holding them to such a low run total
should count for a little more. It wasn't merely a case of us capitalizing on their mishaps. WE OUTPLAYED THEM!!!

by kvn on Oct 6, 2006 5:32 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Savages.
Best season ever for me! I've never been alive for an A's ALCS!!
The A's are my friends.

by Daveed on Oct 6, 2006 4:41 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

FUCK YEAH!!!
ALCOHOL POISONING HERE I COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by AsFan on Oct 6, 2006 4:43 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oh yes sir!
"He should be the Executive of the Year. Hands down." Macha on Beane

by KotsaysGirl21 on Oct 6, 2006 4:46 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Indeed
with the mighty Guided by Voices providing the soundtrack.

NP:  Official Ironmen Rally Song

by Ray of Lite on Oct 6, 2006 5:14 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

celebrate!

Ellis's hand, sad... Chavy's face... Huston looks like he's 10 years old...

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 6, 2006 4:44 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I thought Huston WAS 10 ye...
...aw, forget it.  Too easy. :P
"So, whatever, Ozzie." -- Nick Swisher

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Oct 6, 2006 4:45 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i love how somehow the batboy
is in there....Also Gary Matthews Jr. saying how scutaro isnt that talented????

by iloveoakland on Oct 6, 2006 4:46 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He is in all the pictures...
just look in the background of the Kots ITPHR
MEOW

by smith1051 on Oct 6, 2006 4:48 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

HE IS A DORK FROM TEXAS
MAYBE THAT IS WHY THEY SUCKED......THINKING THAT WAY

by wencal on Oct 6, 2006 5:04 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Street giving crazy props to the fans...
Just gushing about the fans today.
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 6, 2006 4:44 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

its party time in Oakland!!
I feel all the Athletic Nation love!!!

2 more times!!!!

by GrewUpAtTheColiseum on Oct 6, 2006 4:45 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

holy cow
 I really can't believe this. I am in Colorado and the people around me have no idea what the hell is running through my veins. LETS CELEBRATE BABY!
"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Henny Youngman

by franzy on Oct 6, 2006 4:46 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I WANT THE YANKEES!!!
We will bring down the evil empire with the "leat talented" team in the playoffs!

by Green N Gold NV on Oct 6, 2006 4:46 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Don't look now
but the yankees are in the middle of another $200 million post season implosion. Either way suits me fine.

by Lee Otis on Oct 6, 2006 8:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

HEY ESPN
Underdog that, biotch!
Mr. Garrison: "Does anybody know what a canned food drive is?" Cartman: "Where they cut open the chick to get the baby out."

by GOakland on Oct 6, 2006 4:47 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ESPN has nothign to do with underdog...
They were underdogs in every casino in the world.
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 6, 2006 4:48 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Time to cash in on the +150...
Cue Teddy KGB.....Pay that man his money.
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 6, 2006 4:48 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whatever, I'm gonna cash in
on my 12.5 to 1 on the A's to win it all baby

by waltweissforever on Oct 6, 2006 4:49 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Haha...that would be nice....
I just had this series so far
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 6, 2006 4:50 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OAKLAND
It's time to bleed Green and Gold!

LET'S GO OAKLAND!!!

by Gromit1025 on Oct 6, 2006 4:49 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

slit my wrists baby!
"He should be the Executive of the Year. Hands down." Macha on Beane

by KotsaysGirl21 on Oct 6, 2006 4:57 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Even after A's beat Santana?
Cuz they were still on that bandwagon.
Mr. Garrison: "Does anybody know what a canned food drive is?" Cartman: "Where they cut open the chick to get the baby out."

by GOakland on Oct 6, 2006 4:50 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Somebody here had a dream last night
that the A's won 8-2. I swear, they said that.

Who was it? We want your psychic sleeping skills to tell us who we will face in the ALCS, and what. the result will be.

"I could just kiss Marco on the mouth right now," Zito said. "What an unbelievable game. If that's my last one here, wow. How could I ever forget it?"

by Chavinator on Oct 6, 2006 4:50 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't know...
...but the final score was 8-3.
"So, whatever, Ozzie." -- Nick Swisher

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Oct 6, 2006 4:51 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know.
But it was close enough that I want this person to dream for us again. :D
"I could just kiss Marco on the mouth right now," Zito said. "What an unbelievable game. If that's my last one here, wow. How could I ever forget it?"

by Chavinator on Oct 6, 2006 4:59 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ok, A's players...
we have a LOT of time between now and Tues --NO bar fights, NO hurting shoulders turning off the alarm clocks, NO back breaking three hour walks in the mall--stay focused, stay healthy!
Nature's first green is gold...

by prana160 on Oct 6, 2006 4:52 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A's rock!!!
I think they are starting to get some good press.  Scutaro should be player of the game and series. Love chavy and bradley. way to break out boys.

by Asjunkie on Oct 6, 2006 4:53 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i would pay ...
... to have someone transcribe the interview for those of us who don't get a's radio around the country.  well, not alot, but i'd pay some. at least the highlights, anyways?
i come from east oakland where the youngstas get hyphy ...

by mookyee on Oct 6, 2006 5:00 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Somehow that win
just didn't feel like a crapshoot.

by Salvatore on Oct 6, 2006 5:01 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that kid looks just like swish.
"Very nice day in the Oakland A... Oakland A's? What's this stadium called again?" Nick Swisher on TWIB.

by larrysgurl on Oct 6, 2006 5:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He even tries to look like Swish.
That's why Swish admires him.

by Salvatore on Oct 6, 2006 5:08 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Chavy may have no heart...
...but he looks dang good in a backwards cap.

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 6, 2006 5:04 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yahoo sports
I just keep refreshing the A's photo page and more show up. It's quite fun. :D

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 6, 2006 5:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

congrats guys!
you guys deserve it. Played flat out MUCH better than us this series. Now KILL the yankees!

by Twinsfan57 on Oct 6, 2006 5:08 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Classy post.
Great season by your squad.....Great group of guys
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 6, 2006 5:14 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, Twinsfan
your team will be back in the postseason very soon.  Maybe see you again next year?
Good pitching beats good hitting. And vice versa.

by TheBigO on Oct 6, 2006 7:20 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Think about the moments from this series
Zito-Santana duel, with Thomas going off.
Kotsay inside the ball park homerun (shirt out, fist pump at the plate)
Mar-Co Scu-Ta-Ro chants in bottom 7 answered with the huge double.

Amazing stuff.

by waltweissforever on Oct 6, 2006 5:08 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes, brilliant set of games
Three great wins for the A's.  Zito's gem (one strikeout, a lot of balls hit to A's fielders) and Frank's bombs in Game One set the tone.  And the Kotsay ItPHR--with two outs, no less.  Finally, Eric and Milton with the power today, and Marco with the dagger.  A true team effort.
Good pitching beats good hitting. And vice versa.

by TheBigO on Oct 6, 2006 7:23 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Those chants today
I'll never forget it.  The whole stadium chanting Scutaro's name--all the way through Jimenez's at bat. What a great day.

by Lee Otis on Oct 6, 2006 8:28 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

although I wouldn't mind
if the tigers finish them off first. Good luck along the rest of the way!

by Twinsfan57 on Oct 6, 2006 5:08 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks, Twinsfan57
Seeing the Yankees lose is sweet, no matter who beats them.

And kudos to your Twins -- they're going to stay good for a while.

"So, whatever, Ozzie." -- Nick Swisher

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Oct 6, 2006 5:12 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Has anyone said this yet?
Scutaro=Lemke (circa 91')?


That's a compliment.


My 1 year old wore the same A's shirt for each day of the series, so we won't wash it, and make him wear it for every other game!

by giambizombie on Oct 6, 2006 5:09 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it sure is a compliment. Lemke was flat out
amazing in the 91 series.
"Very nice day in the Oakland A... Oakland A's? What's this stadium called again?" Nick Swisher on TWIB.

by larrysgurl on Oct 6, 2006 5:16 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

PLEASE TELL ME SOMEONE IS GOING TO POST THE CELE-
CELEBRATION ON YOUTUBE!!!!!!!!

by 1991batboy on Oct 6, 2006 5:10 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I hope so as well...
I didn't think to TIVO ESPN News.  Good suggestion.  If someone does it for this series, I'll remember to record the celebration for the next one.  

by NewPosterMojo on Oct 6, 2006 6:10 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I still don't believe it!
I feel like I've been living in this crazy dream for two weeks. If anyone pinches me, I will slap them.

I love Marco, Chavvy, Swish, Duke, Danny, Milton, and the Twins defense. Oh, and major love to my boy Jason for another "Tag" special!

ALCS? Bring it.

"Get up!" ~ Ray Fosse, 5/31/2006

by KendallGurl18 on Oct 6, 2006 5:10 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'd rather see
the scu-ta-ro at bat on youtube!

by waltweissforever on Oct 6, 2006 5:10 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That I can do...
If anyone doesn't do it in awhile, I will.  Gotta give me awhile though, too busy enjoying reading these threads.  

by NewPosterMojo on Oct 6, 2006 6:11 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Having my celebratory cookies and milk.
No, seriously, I am.

I so cannot go to sleep right now.

I think I'm scaring my roommates.

And it's totally worth it.

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 6, 2006 5:14 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And btw,
Vince's call of Scoot's double is awesome. Classic stuff. Nice work Vince.

"Pandemodium at the Coliseum!"

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 6, 2006 5:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Side note: Everyone at halo heaven...
is struggling to make sense of the A's win. The stuff the write in that blog only confirms my suspicion that Angels fans are the biggest douche-bags on the earth. That includes Charlie Sheen.

GO A's!!!

by kvn on Oct 6, 2006 5:15 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What can you expect?
They live in a world of Celluloid heros and villians.

by Salvatore on Oct 6, 2006 5:24 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They can only wish they were so lucky
They live in Orange Co., a sad and less glamorous place.

by Ray of Lite on Oct 6, 2006 5:32 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Awww, KenKo gives Vince props for his calls
of Kots's ITPHR and Scoot's double. Awesome.

by whiteshoes40 on Oct 6, 2006 5:16 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whoo Hoo!
I decided not to shave since Sunday, until the A's lose a playoff game....still growing to my delight!  Funny that all the A's decided to shave before game 1...

Any more pics from today's game?  

I'd love to face the Yankees for revenge plus to get respect from a large portion of the media who think it was the Twins undoing, not that the A's outplayed them.  Whoever it is...bring em' on.

Gas to Chicago- $23.87 A's/White Sox Tix- $28 Watching the A's whipping the Sox in July 05'- Priceless

by WiscoFan on Oct 6, 2006 5:17 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If The A's Win The World Series
If The A's Win The Series, You Should Let Your Beard Grow Out, And Hella Rock It Untill Spring Training
"I Will Not Relent, I Am Driven"... Clutch
Bring Back The Bash!!!

by Shippee33 on Oct 6, 2006 6:05 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks Blez
Hey, I've been looking at AN for about 2 years, just started posting, thanks for giving true LIFE long A's fans a voice.

by Green N Gold NV on Oct 6, 2006 5:19 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well said homes!
Good pitching beats good hitting. And vice versa.

by TheBigO on Oct 6, 2006 7:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jeez A Rod...
What the fuck?
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Oct 6, 2006 5:19 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Just got back from 236!
What a game!

Only two of our position players had not contributed in the first two games: Chavy and Milton.

Chavy was clutch in the second!

Milton made it double-clutch in the third and triple-clutch in the sixth!

What can I say about the Duke?!

And Marco:

Can you say series MVP???

The Marco chants were electric when he stepped to the plate in the 7th!  They only got louder as Jimenez stepped to the plate after his double!  And they did not abate as he came out to SS the next inning.  My lungs are tired!

It was a sweet comeuppance for those of us who doubted him!

A perfect day at the ballpark!

""Let's go home and do this shit!"-Mark Kotsay

by mikeA on Oct 6, 2006 5:21 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I captured it on youtube for posterity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI0zVEv9xMI

by AthleticSupporter24 on Oct 6, 2006 5:22 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dude, you just taped yer own Bud Light commercial
Just add Bud Light and edit to 30 seconds.  Must keep the stogie.  Will probably need to lose the flippin' the bird to the Twins bit.  Very sweet.  Thanks.
"He threw the batting gloves up there and the coffee landed on me. That's just baseball." -- Esteban Loaiza

by Bixby23 on Oct 6, 2006 6:07 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That kid has more teeth than mouth
I hope to see him smiling like this two more times.

by kvn on Oct 6, 2006 5:28 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Frank's hand!
On the champagne bottle! Yikes!
"Maybe if I lay here in the dirt, nobody will notice I've forgotten how to hit" ~Crosby in ANtics

by streetfan on Oct 7, 2006 1:31 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Who is that?
To the left of Kielty and Haren?

by Eck on Oct 6, 2006 6:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's not Kielty
It's Flores, DJ and Haren
"The A's are going to the playoffs, the Angels are going to a golf course near you"

by suprjo on Oct 6, 2006 6:39 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

halsey's in the back too.
"Very nice day in the Oakland A... Oakland A's? What's this stadium called again?" Nick Swisher on TWIB.

by larrysgurl on Oct 6, 2006 6:49 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And Saarloos is over Haren's shoulder
"The A's are going to the playoffs, the Angels are going to a golf course near you"

by suprjo on Oct 6, 2006 7:53 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I love how Saarloos looks like a hedgehog.
"This must be heaven," he says.
"No. It's Oakland."

by Kyli on Oct 6, 2006 9:20 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Just saw the score
Yay.
Why yes. I am a ray of warm and fuzzy sunshine.

by grover on Oct 6, 2006 5:29 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rock On
I am so damn stoked.

GO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love them.  BRING ON THE ALCS!

Nothing says fun like Premium Meat!

by lurkerD on Oct 6, 2006 5:29 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

NEBRASKA for OAKLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is a one-fan-riot going on in Omaha, Nebraska as I celebrate the series sweep.  My 4 year old son can't comprehend why his Daddy is jumping around the  living room in state of hysteria.

I will be in the stands in the World Series and my wife looks very forward to a return trip to Napa.

Please, play the Cardinals!
Please, play the Cardinals!
Please, play the Cardinals! I can drive there too!

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

Thank you to the Fans-in-the-Stands who have made watching this season unfold even more exciting.  Can't wait to see and hear you in person. GO A'S!

by Bartman on Oct 6, 2006 5:37 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

back from 6th row of 128
...and speechless.

Utterly magnificent.  That's all I can say.

More later.

1972...1973...1974...1989...2006

by emperor nobody on Oct 6, 2006 5:39 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have a great story for ya
although, alas, not a first-hand recap of the events at the Coliseum today.

My older sister likes baseball. She always has, since our family as a whole lives and breathes baseball. But she's not much of a fan of one team. We took her to the third game of the A's/Rockies series in June, the awesome game, where Swisher tied it up in the ninth with his second HR of the game off Fuentes and it went into extras before the A's won it.

As you may or may not know, my younger sister (cirquegirl) and I were screaming and cheering like lunatics, but rather overlooked was the contribution of our older sister. But she was totally involved, got nervous when Zito got into jams, and was cheering heartily when he got out. She was as wracked with nerves in the bottom of the 11th as we were.

We're I are both off at college now, while cirquegirl's at home. My older sister and I talked for almost an hour today, exchanging stuff about baseball, cheering, and explaining our mutual nervousness. I said that I wouldn't check the game, since it would give me heart failure. She thought that she might, but agreed that the pressure might give her heart failure. (Whenever her roommate is out of the room, she hijacks the TV and watches baseball games).

Well, a little while ago, I called her back and said, "I lied," completely smugly. I began recapping the key points of the game - she didn't know how it had turned out - and by the time I got to Scoot's double, she was DYING. "DID THEY WIN?!"

I happily informed her that they had. She cheered loudly, and then admitted that she'd been off at some gallery exhibition, where there had been three TVs, one of which had been showing the game. She said that she couldn't even go near the game - she was tempted. "I could just peek in...maybe... NO! What if it's going badly?!"

We mutually exalted in the A's victory. I need to buy her an A's hat for Christmas. I've turned her into a total fan. :D

"I could just kiss Marco on the mouth right now," Zi