A Darn Hen
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LET'S GO A'S!!

i love baseball

I was getting worried that we might forget the Opening Day Gamethread!

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

The owners seem to be using recycled music from their parent company, Nintendo's Super Mario!

Perhaps we could get Roy Steele to introduce Bob Geren on Opening Day at the Coliseum as, "And, the Former Manager of the Sacramento Rivercats, Bob Geren".

How about, if the A's show up for the first Coliseum Opening Night with a perfect (?6-0?, 5-0?) record, a sign that says, "One More Loss, and GOOD-BYE GEREN!"

against the Yankees on opening day.

Near the end of the moment of silence for Bill King, someone yelled out a very loud, and audible across the entire stadium, "YANKEES SUCK".

HOTTIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay!!! Practice baseball is finally over!!! Go Danny Harden and all the other super-hotties who will lead everyone's favorite team to win the Western Conference in 2007!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :-}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

-Cindi.

let's get this party started RIGHT

right on, come on!

I think I am going to burst!! I am so excited!!

The new Game Day looks really slick! I like it!

OH MY GOD! It has been too long!

5 Minutes! Lets PLAY BALL!!!

WOOO!!!!!

Whooooohoooo!!

unfortunately I have a 4 pm mtg...will put the game on again on my way home...

this Swisher's batting theme

I say yes.

Let's - go - oakland!!!!! Kill the Marinators!!!!! Can Blanton pitch every game in this series? He OWNS the Mariners!!!!!

don't choke AN!

performs against Felix over there. Nasty stuff.

Yes it is game time and we are in first place right now !!!!!  Come on A's !!!!!!

Too soon?

Watching the game on the computer...man, we have it good compared to the set of second rate homers broadcasting for the Marinators!

Homerun?

The first game thread of the year.  Even with the M's feed on mlb.tv, I'm just so psyched!!!!

Well, I have to head home soon and tune in from there, but I wanted to catch the first inning first.

LET'S GO OAKLAND!

It will be difficult to follow the game thread with most of the comments still flagged "New".

and how shallow the corners are...

I just hope we get him over 15 Pitches this inning...

How was THAT a swing?

....unfortunately.

sounds like at least 11 pitches for strikes

Hernandez'd

that was not a swing.

Fire the ump!

Ricoh..Suave

really messing with my head. Holy crap, I just realized you can switch angles of looking at the batter or pitcher. Craaaazy. I can't handle all this change. Speaking of... [preview] [post]

Right where we started last year come on A's wake up it is game time!

Attaboy Danny!

I thought it was a homerun

The Premium is much clearer and than last year's t.v. view.  Unfortunately, it seems like it's a few seconds behind the regular-resolution mlbtv feed.  Weird.

for New AN screw up. I'm done.

...I have time to watch another before leaving the office.

Nice play, Unicorn-boy!(Ellis)

we need to get his pitch count up!!!

will he make or break?

First oppertunity with RISP!!!

May there be many more.

Oh well, at least we haven't GIDP yet.

through 2. Thats 18 pitches per inning...

So much for the A's batting around and an 8 run inning ;) Let's keep em close...I'll take a 1-0 nailbiter with Huston nailing it shut

I'm so used to my DVR...I can't rewind!

nearly 150 comments (probably more by the time this is posted).

We're in mid-season form already!

He sounds like Tiger Woods.

Man, does he look DOMINANT!!!!!! What a great call to have him start today. I love my team!

First game thread post for me.  It feels good to be back.

Lets Go BucK!

Buck's flailing around. Sure looks like a rookie.

It's to be expected, though.

with 95 mph fastballs and 88 mph sliders they can drop onto the corner.

Welcome to the majors, Travis!

Welcome to the Bigs Mr Buck

Through 3, thats about 16 pitches per inning...

ZZZzzzzZZZZzzzZZZZ Wake up Boys this is now the real deal !

WE'RE ALL GOING INSUFFERABLY PERISH

http://www.lookoutlanding.com/commen...

5 strike outs in 3 innings...impressive pitching

anyone else having trouble with mlb.tv premium? I can get the normal mlb.tv to work, but not the premium.

LET'S GO OAKLAND!!

almost a homerun...

Wow, that was close

but don't really see any difference.

that pops up the little "1 new comment by FreeSeatUpgrade" message in the browser's lower right corner?  I have it on IE, but not in Firefox, my preferred browser.

what the hell?

WOOOOOHOOOOOO

nice hit!!!!!!!!

That sucks the air out of the room

Hernandez

what happened to patience?

52 Pitches...

WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE! AGAIN!

Every pitch where we could possibly hit into a DP this year, we have.

was Felix threw like 5 pitches.  They were doing such a good job of making him work.  Oh well...

and I hate the Preview button.

Itchy-Blo

Welcome to the "Family" guy

way more strikes on breaking pitches than last year.  That's a huge step forward for him if he can keep it up.

Please do not break our second baseman.  He's a little fragile.

Love,
Nick

and I'd love him even more next year in green and gold!

that's as unlikely as erstad hitting a home run against sabathia.

Haren handles it....complete game? lol

Fry's has some pretty bad CG in their commercials...

to mess with our hitters.  yeah, that's our excuse today...

...is almost a full pitch ahead of my mlb.tv picture.

This is annoying.

swinging and missing at a pitch that almost hit him in the face.

being potentially better this year?

Neither do I.

almost as much as I hate New AN... and this f'in preview button.

Embarrassing at bat.

Sheesh. King Felix is dealing, legit. So is Haren. If it comes down to who gives up a solo HR, we're in trouble. If it comes down to the bullpens, we're in good shape.

its lagging like hell now.

Argh!

it was not a razorbalde; he would have lost his balls.

Now.

Crosby has been watching that youtube video where the guy recreates the 10th inning of Game 6 of the 1986 WS.

Thank you for not hitting our shortstop when he failed to catch you.

He is somewhat fragile.

Love,
GreenNGoldSooner

M's are 0-1 with RISP

has the first to strikes to Bettancourt being about a foot outside.

Froemings's strike zone is wide, but it's not THAT wide.

if he had dropped it...

My first mlb.tv image freeze of the year.

Guess it's just sound for me till the end of the inning.

and one with a goat.

Is Nico consulting for FSNNW's advertising sales department?

I called it!

Safeco robbed him.

Haren: 65-44
King: 65-46

Heh.  0-0 into extras?

I'm happy to have Buck on board!

hit it deep enough for Buck to score.

TB.  TFB.

we're relying on Jason Kendall for a Sac Fly!

WE DON'T BUNT.

for a Jason Kendall AB

of an April game.  I hope all you Macha-haters are happy!

did they have a play at third?

0-2 with RISP

call up suzuki now!!

Hard to hit a ball to 2B on a 97mph fb at your head

This guy is good.

FIRE THE BOCRO NOW!

Every team deserves to win its home opener.*

*except the Yankees.  

Another pitcher on the DL. slipping off the mound.