I’ll eventually post lineups.
Crisp (DH), Young (CF), Reddick (RF), Lowrie (2B), Donaldson (3B), Norris (C), Frieman (1B), Wells (LF), Rosales (SS)
VS.
Markakis (RF), Machado (3B), Jones (CF), Davis, (1B), Wieters (C), Hardy (SS), Reimold (LF), Pearce (DH), Casilla (2B)
Tommy Milone for the A’s. Wei-Yin Chen for the non-A’s
that Crisp young Reddick, he is lowery than Don Al Son, No rust Freeman row sale S. Milone?
Are you high?
Well, well, well.
how did I miss that?
oh. shit.
i can’t get past this comment. laughing too hard. no strength in left-side pinkie.
Frieman, Wells and Rosales playing in the same game? Sounds like a good night to play Pong.
Youre still playing Pong? I just got Combat! I rule!
(Throws down his controller and goes off for a good cry)
I would like to comment on the Raiders first 3 picks in the only logical way…who the fuck knows?
Chen is not Japanese, you morons.
“The Orient, right” says Ray.
I love Foss but…it’s time to go.
The tiniest excuse can be that he did pitch there and they could have meant like others pitchers frim the league. They didnt mean it that way..but you could say it.
That had me swearing under my breath at how these two could be so FKing stupid.
We should complain that they’re rasscist on the twatter to get them both fired.
As Kuiper & Fosse talk about the pause in Japanese pitcher motions, we pause to remind you Wei-Yin Chen is from Taiwan.
Someone get Josh the ski mask, please.
Apparently Melvin likes the way he’s swinging the bat. Maybe not after that AB though.
Jeffery Loria is telling me what to write for my next two posts.
Corporate welfare is awesome…can I get a hell ya!
I find nothing relaxes the mind like ripping off taxpayers.
Can’t we find one pitcher who is competent as a fielder?
Ah, Ken’s achillies heal. not getting numbers. he thinks the Orioles were just a good team, not lucky, to win the one run games.
I think it’s probably a mix of both. The Orioles were good enough to put themselves into position to win those games and yes, sometimes they got lucky.
Uh Ray, he was a mile off second base. Safe is the correct call.
Ha! Vince. “Nick name should be ‘Mapquest'”
gonna have to get with the 2010’s vince
What is this decade called…the teens?
good question. I suppose.
Well, okay…I’ve asked my good question for the year.
Slow down folks…this game thread is moving way too fast.
40-30…John McEnroe on serve. He leads Becker 3-2 in the first set.
are the new comments not being accounted for in the side column?
The new comments are being kidnapped by Pretty Boy Floyd.
did everyone go to the game?
Stupid adam jones
Ray, if you need a reminder about the dinger story, you’re looking your mind. Get yourself checked out and retire, please.
Damn.
Need a ruling:
“Cleared the barrier of Belief”
Help! A couple of old timers are blocking my view of the game and they won’t shut up!!!
ok. how’s this thing going?
huh. pitchers’ duel?
an un hitters duel
could be better could be wurst
What Ed Brat.
Somewhere, Earl Weaver just bit a hole in the bench.
Elsewhere, dmoas farted.
me too – JINX
Drilled!! Drink!
JFC these two are insufferable.
six complete innings.
Only 72 pitches for Chen.
Hope abandoned.
Gold glove. Not gold shoes
Clown shoes.
Schlong – your defensive ability should offset some of your hitting deficiencies. Don’t FK that up, too.
thanks for the run! wait, no, that’s not right.
wow, a cool call by vince. he seemed shocked by the strike three
did you see the ump?
From the sewing room?
no, i think he’s from connecticut.
In Chen’s first start against Oakland last year I thought he looked bad, and it was only a matter of time before we started hitting him. Still waiting.
It would be nice if they would actual try to hit, instead of just hacking.
SDI – DRINK
Wait who’s this Casper Wells guy?
its pronounced langerhans
Lemme guess Rule V?
Vince: its not a jewish team, its an israeli team
Seriously. Between that and Glen and Ray not knowing the difference between Japanese and Chinese, ugh….
I think the crew is going to have to go to sensitivity training.
Is the Chinaman buan still on the payroll?
Go to the twatter and get them all fired.
I thought he was one of these:
yes. I was being fossesque
Also dude Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature.
?
Yes. I know.
ah. I am an idiot
Recognized that one right away.
meanwhile, at the filipino store…
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8116/8684271837_0b636673b0_b.jpg
Yep – that was atrocious.
Freiman seems very disciplined. good takes. Is he walking any? I am not looking it up. Did he walk in the minors? I am not looking it up
Yes, Ray. Korach is smarter than you. As is your entire audience. Retire please.
Cespedes hit a home run today and the A’s can’t score
I’m hoping for pie, there’s none in the fridge.
uhg.
THROW SOME FKIN STRIKES YOU ASSHOLE
sahg
Pull Cook now. It’s 2-0.
oh fuck
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Why is Lowrie @ second?
melvin said on the bomelsho that rosales would play short when he is playing because it is his natural position
Isn’t his only strength his super-sub versatility?
I’m really confused.
it was double speak
Adam Rosales natural position is to be selling insurance somewhere in Bakersfield.
this
Remember when the A’s had the lead? good times
So glad they kept Cookie in after he juiced the bases…
he did get a double play ball
Ok, I’ll give you that yes.
Well, I guess Beane didn’t get enough outfielders because Young and Reddick suck eggs. We need Cespedes to stay healthy.
Proper teAse at least guys?
There we go!
that tease was the tease of a tease.
At least the A’s now have as many hits as errors…
Is this a good time to point out the only runs the A’s have in two games against the O’s came from a dropped fly ball by Jones?
How did Reddick get his average up to .162 (before that K anyway). He’s been a horrible offensive player since sometime last summer, and now he can’t even field.
I know he can be a charming guy and all, and I understand guys get off to slow starts. But he’s just a big black hole in the lineup.
Well he does play in the ‘black hole’ after all.
Dan Johnson.
BETTER WIN TOMORROW.
even a tie would be better.
A cravat would be nice.
I’m getting to the point with Reddick where I just don’t want to watch him anymore.
Me too. Freiman’s giving significantly better ABs than him even if he’s not getting positive results.
been that way for some time.
Well, I’m glad I watched most of that game…luckily during the game I did fun things like take out the garbage and put dishes in the dishwasher.
Wait a minute. Wait a god damn minute. You put the dishes where????!!!! Mind blown!!!
So…6-0 vs The Bad News Bears and 7-11 vs actual Major League teams.
Stuff to worry about, aside from the A’s usual crappy play this time of the year:
— Parker is terrible right now. He pitched a lot of innings last year. Is it catching up?
— Anderson breaks easily, isn’t pitching well anyway.
— Those are the #1 and #2 starters.
— Reddick’s defensive lapses aren’t good signs, but he can’t hit and that is not new.
— Shoot, nobody can hit. The lineup against lefties seems pretty weak.
— Fine, Cespedes will be back soon. But his health is always a risk.
Who doesn’t concern me in the lineup? Donaldson, Crisp (if he stays healthy), Lowrie, uh…
Another game, another night when Cespedes isn’t on the field so neither is anyone else. At least I had a nice time at a surprise b’day bash in 242, with a side visit to 216.
These guys need to go out there tomorrow and play like they respect the men who built this franchise, several of whom will be in attendance — including a certain superduperstar that stirs the drink.
There’s going to be guys from the Philly days in attendance tomorrow????!!!!
Yes I am personally raising Jimmie Foxx from the dead so he can kick Josh Reddick’s ass.
for you NFL draft people…
We can probably start guessing how much Reggie charged to make an appearance on his bobblehead day.
Yea, much as I love Reggie, he hasn’t much bothered to associate himself with the A’s voluntarily.
How much for them to have his likeness & name on the bobblehead?
LOL:
http://www.athleticsnation.com/2013/4/26/4273674/what-has-happened-to-this-site
Are you sure that wasn’t from the archive?
I want to log in and say “The site really went downhill after green star oakland left
The best thing is the poster has NO history on AN.
It could be a parody.
Sadly, it could also not be a parody.
Could be a troll, too. In which case…I applaud their efforts.
dare you
Double dog dare.
done
I’m tempted to reply to your comment there.
dare
FK, I forgot how unreliable their servers are and how them glitches sometimes delete content
And I missed it!
Damn, me too!
I’m surprised they didn’t delete it, no meta and what not…perhaps, no one cares anymore.
its cup. I like him
I like him too. He seems to be one of their busier writers so I’m happy for him.
He was one of my favorite people while I was there. I didn’t much care for a comment he made to the tune that I am only leaving Committee of Economic Harmlessness Nation because I had a gig at THT, and not because I found their behavior appalling. I obviously don’t care much for the choice he made to help TPTB survive, either. But I think he is a good guy who wants to write and sees the advantages of having an established outlet high enough to warrant working in that system.
now nico has commented and someone named dropped grover and asked TPTB to leave it up.
And now someone deleted it. Since it probably was Toonces, and he probably lurks here, GO FUCK YOURSELF.
I don’t like it when things get deleted. It seems very Soviet Union to me.
Nothing was deleted, nothing ever changes.
Go A’s.
I have no desire to troll AN, but yeah, what doctork said.
it is very immature.
On a side note, once there I looked at what there is for user content. And not to be too hard on anyone, but that post analyzing Anderson’s bad stats as a lack of luck on BABIP, epitomizes just how dangerous advanced stats are in the hands of people who lack in-depth understanding. I think BABIP brought as much bad as it did good to the discussions about baseball. It has become a one-step tool for fringe analysts, be it on a lowly team blog or on a fantasy advice sites, to scream BAD LUCK, GOOD LUCK all the time. I see BABIP as a gradient fill tool. For every person who uses it responsibly, there are hundreds who don’t.
Bunch of people, myself included, have shown that there are real, measurable differences on BABIP, depending on the count, location and the type of the pitch.
Anderson is getting in bad counts this year, because he is not throwing the ball where he wants to. This affects both his pitch selection and the batter’s ability to reduce the area or pitch type he is covering, thus providing for better contact.
As with every statistic, it’s vital to understand it and look deeper into it so one doesn’t misuse it or gain an inaccurate position of what it represents. On the surface, we’ve seen BABIP used for that good/bad luck angle, but looking at more specifics like this, especially highlighting the slider vs. BP fastball, shows exactly how much BABIP can be affected by what the pitcher himself does right or wrong.
This part is also new to me, so I appreciate the extra look at it.
Overall though, that’s why I’ve kind of backed off a lot on some of the gripes I had with various formulas gaining more traction in the past. I’ve come around more to the general acceptance of the whole sabremetrics side, whether or not I get everything that’s talked about. There’s definitely value in it, the same as there’s still value in some of the “old” ways. The way those values are balanced against each other is where the clashes occur.
Did anyone copy it before Big Brother got to it? What did it say?