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Game 17: Played Out Tropeano 109

Apr

23

2015

Yes I will use a pun for my first game thread this season. We join this game already in progress, top of the second, no score. A’s vs Angels for the final game of the series in Anaheim.

6/19/13 – We’re Grilling in Circles 244

Jun

19

2013

1. Family Photos Never Change 2. Stadiums Never Change 3. Can Bikes Change? 4. Can Bikes Really Change? 5. Sometimes, it takes years to analyze what may have happened. 6. And, just to stay current: #hashtags

Game 30 – CC VS AJ IN NY 124

May

3

2013

Game 1 of the series against the Yankees, 5/3. Our noble heroes: Rosales SS, Smith LF, Lowrie 2B, Cespedes CF, Donaldson 3B, Norris C, Reddick RF, Freiman 1B, Montz DH, Griffin P What happens when you play “Remember that one guy from 2005?” too many times: Gardner CF, Cano 2B, Wells LF, Hafner ...

Lounge, My Little Moses 484

Mar

6

2013

So my current favorite means of warming up when I sit down to write poetry is to pick a word or three and use the letters of it/them as the first letter of each line. For example, if I’m thinking about pastries, I might choose the word “croissants” and end up with a poem like ...

This is How You Fall in Love 25

Oct

17

2012

I’ve been reminiscing about the season a lot this past week, so I decided to write something. It’s pretty much a jumble, but I thought I’d share it anyway: This is how you fall in love. Attend Fan Fest and be surprised and slightly irritated at the number of people there. Finally accept that ...

Of Ravines and Bandwagons: A Week’s Worth of FAIL 11

Jun

18

2012

This is for both the Dodgers and the Giants series. Two FAILs for the price of one! Probable Pitchers Scoring tool Sign up This FAIL is worth up to 60 points. 1a. Which of the Kemp-less Dodgers or the class-less Giants has more wins against the A’s in their series? (tie is acceptable) (2 points) ...

Falling off the FAILwagon 16

Jun

8

2012

Well, we haven’t done one of these in a while, but I signed up for it back when, so I’m posting one anyway. Maybe we’ll get this restarted. This series features the A’s (26-32) visiting the Valley Fever-blasted wastelands of the Diamondbacks (27-30).Â The Diamondbacks have been frequent trade partners of the A’s in recent years. ...

FAIL 08: Monty Poole and the Holy FAIL 55

Apr

26

2012

Next up for the A’s are the Baltimore Orioles, who, at 12-7 and tied for first (!) in the AL East, have been not been the usual OriLOLes so far this season. On the other hand, Jeff Mathis has more home runs than Albert Pujols, so take from that what you will. Probable Pitchers. Don’t ...