He joins, among others, Jason Giambi and Ken Macha. I have no idea how I have missed the AFLHOF on my spring training visits. Next time I go I’ll have to spend hours there.
Took the eldest Ace and a friend to it. Worst part is you didnt even have the sick satisfaction of maybe seeing a no-no or perfect game since the one hit led off the B1.
Damn, just realized you dont have access to our sched system. The request usually takes about 2 months for 3 mins of work (serious). So maybe we revisit in Oct?
Oh dear. Girlies taking selfies while wearing brand new plush elephant hats. I’m visualizing a crumpled panda hat in a back corner of that girl’s closet.
There's a wild thing in the woolshed and it's keeping me awake at night.
JLaff was sitting next to me. Neither of us started out in the front row, but some regulars who were expected didn’t show, so we moved down to make it look better on TV.
A group of primarily Spanish-speaking guys took the seats in the second row that we vacated. For some reason, they were under the impression that Shane Victorino was Hispanic, and they spent the first few innings yelling “Puto! Pu-to!” at him.
Victorino didn’t respond (although he certainly could hear them — he laughed at some of the things we said to him in English).
Finally one of them looked in his program and told the others that Shane was actually from Hawai’i.
“Oooooh, okay. Aloha Puto! Aloha Puto!”
Honestly, I lived there at the same time as he did. And he’s just speaking the truth. He was a dick about it and took a little far, but that place does suck.
I’ve been in and around Woodland and it’s a place I’d have tried to get out of ASAP, but it serves no purpose to tear the place to shreds simply because his brother got hit with a child-molestation charge.
Compare to Dallas Braden’s love of Stockton, though their situation with the police force being left more or less impotent from the bankruptcy sure pushed him away.
I would say Braden’s reaction to the political situation in Stockton was appropriate. Pederast dumping on Woodland because they had the gall to enforce the law against his pervert molester brother was BS.
There was a logic to it, with Cook coming in to face a righty, but Melvin usually doesn’t bring his late-inning relievers in the middle of an inning. And Doolittle isn’t a lefty specialist.
Then again, Cook just made a bad pitch.
I can see this game is a test of my character, pushing me to abjure the hatred I feel towards the likes of Lackey and Pedroia, and the whole Red Sox franchise, and frankly all of New England. Have I sufficiently evolved beyond the base needs of my own small vengeances? Am I enlightened enough not to hate?
No. Fuck those fucking fucks.
"Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
Yeah. It was a HUGE abscess covered in warts. Doc tries to I&D it, and the skin was so tough a scalpel wouldn’t cut through. I wanted this explosion of puss, but it didn’t happen.
Can I just come right out and say FUCK YOU YOENIS CESPEDES? Showboating attitude clown, swings like Bobby fucking Crosby on outside slow stuff (#52 = 5+2 = 7?), chases balls in the outfield like he’s running after an oiled-up kitten, preens and struts like he’s Willie Mays times Ted Williams. Guess what, you’re not those guys, you’re Rob Deer in gold sweatbands and opposing pitchers don’t even have to try to get you out cuz yer willing to do that all by yourself. La Potencia my ass, more like La Pencilia… make an adjustment or get off my goddamn field.
Never suck on a Blow Pop with the microphone open.
To cap it all, this was the first game I tried to book the front row seats for, knowing that my 80 year old father-in-law would be visiting from Delaware for Lily’s birthday, only to be refused because of the seniority of the other block-booker. So instead we’re sitting in 117 row 35, and before the start I wander down to meet the front row occupant and discover that (a) it’s a Red Sox fan, and (b) he has them for all 3 games.
To clarify the “what now” question, the other block-booker is clearly violating the terms of the agreement (that the tickets go to A’s fans only), and we were told we couldn’t book an entire premium series even between us all only to find that a single person is getting all 3 games of the Red Sox only visit this year.
So do I just roll with it because they’re such great seats or raise it as a fairness issue for next year?
If its me, I let it roll for the year. in correspondence about next years availablity, mention you were hoping to get lily’s b-day, but unfortunatly one guy, a Red sox fan no less(!), had all three days of her birthday weekend.
You like inflicting wounds and fixing wounds, but not looking at the infliction or immediate aftermath?
\"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
Agreed. You’re not going to get anything changed this year (other than maybe getting kicked out). Next year, though, it’d be worth noting when we negotiate FK’s initial block.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
Yeah – that’s pretty much where I was headed, except with the added possibility of contacting the other block-booker now (who I got our tickets through last year, before moving directly to the source this year) and asking him what’s up.
Yup, I spent the last week in Calistoga as I do for work every 6 months or so.
For the past couple of years it’s been all Giants, everywhere.
The restaurant we tend to haunt would always have the Gnats on religeously and I’d have to request to put the A’s on, they would most of the time, albeit begrudgingly.
This year, some Giants stuff, but LOTS of A’s gear walking around and now posters and banners, at the restaurant they had the A’s playing all week, on both TVs.
Best part is after Cain and Kickham blew it by the 4th inning earlier this week, they switched to Sportcenter!
I know it’s just Belize and Cuba, but he’s been a scoring machine. It’s going to be really hard for him to not at least get some minutes with the first team as the Hex continues.
And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here
-slusser.
He’s a sweet finisher, makes smart runs, and always finds himself in dangerous spots. The U.S. doesn’t have that many guys you can say that about. His problem has been that he’s a late bloomer and that Bradley buried him on the bench during his one big chance in the last Gold Cup when he missed a wide open goal (against Canada I think?) Just bad luck/timing. I’m rooting for him to make it to Brazil.
In light of the Pedroia discussion, I’m trying to come up with a list of current players who I truly dislike. I feel like there aren’t as many as there used to be in the good old days. Here’s my working list:
K-Rod
Pierzynski
Lackey
Delmon Young
C.J.
Pujols
Valverde
Papelbon
I am open to further suggestions because I am all for hating.
My feelings about Hamilton go up and down, but yeah he should be there. Luke Scott absolutely, especially with those terrible mutton chops. Ian Kennedy falls into the NL box of mysteries for me, and Berkman…was it that he badmouthed Oakland? I have a vague memory of something like that.
I used to have vaguely positive feelings toward Pujols, but his Glenn Beck leanings and signing with the Angels pushed me over. Plus there’s just something robotic about him that rubs me wrong.
and his “cardinals front office know what they did” rant. What did they do? make a foolishly large offer to you that wasn’t what you wanted and eventually got? that’s just good business
Yeah, Bonds was too great to watch to be able to hate him. I always felt the same way about Pujols really, willing to overlook the Glenn Beck stuff and even the new LAA home jersey. Irony of ironies, though, now that he’s sucking more he’s easier to hate!
"Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
I didn’t hate Gibson, despite his absolutely breaking my growing heart. I had a lot of fondness for those mid-80s Tigers teams, which I guess gave him some leeway for me.
My worst loathing for any player in Green and Gold never remotely approaches what I feel towards a Clemens or Pierzinsky. Altogether different conversations.
"Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
It’s just a different emotion for me, like the difference between being disappointed in the religious zealotry of my aunt versus loathing the Westboro Baptist Church.
"Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
That’s bizarre, I’ve never heard of that being done in the middle of the season. The makeup at the other team’s park option has always been reserved for year-end, no other choice situations.
"Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
Why not hold the ASG on Wednesday instead of Tuesday, since nobody is playing on Thursday? That would give you off-day, derby, ASG, off day, and the pitchers who start tomorrow would be able to throw an inning on Wednesday. I assume the answer is some combination of “Fox” and “the CBA,” but it’s still dumb.
Tonight’s lineups, in case we’re going to re-use this sucking red fox game thread:
Oakland A’s (54-39, 28-15 Home)
1. Coco Crisp (S) DH
2. Jed Lowrie (S) SS
3. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B
4. Yoenis Cespedes (R) LF
5. Nate Freiman (R) 1B
6. Chris Young (R) CF
7. Josh Reddick (L) RF
8. Derek Norris (R) C
9. Grant Green (R) 2B
RHP — A.J. Griffin (7-6, 3.94 ERA)
Boston Red Sox (58-37, 27-21 Road)
1. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF
2. Shane Victorino (S) RF
3. Dustin Pedroia (R) 2B
4. David Ortiz (L) DH
5. Mike Napoli (R) 1B
6. Daniel Nava (S) LF
7. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C
8. Jose Iglesias (R) SS
9. Brock Holt (L) 3B
LHP — Jon Lester (8-5, 4.60 ERA)
There's a wild thing in the woolshed and it's keeping me awake at night.
Board passing celebration!
hello nurse
Sup, lawyer?
try again: HELLLLOOOO, NURSE!
That totally beats my gas passing celebration.
But not mine. Believe me, if you don’t have to smelt it when I’ve dealt it, you celebrate.
I put on a bra and everything! Did my hair too! Sadly, I haven’t done laundry… I’m missing something important.
Pants? Those aren’t necessary.
I boycotted pants yesterday. I felt I deserved it.
You did.
Now I’m having a steak the size of my face.
Put *on* a bra to celebrate? UR DOIN IT RONG.
Seriously.
Yay!
I was gonna make a bad pun, but I won’t. Congrats!
It was a terrible party. I was board stiff.
You get a pass on that one.
Eat it Rangers.
Anyone at the game tonight? I had a work visit in San Leandro and decided on a whim to hit the game solo. I heard CT’s shoutout to Jesa on the radio.
I heard that too! Although she wasn’t in the parking lot, Towny must have been confused.
Just a no-hitter through six in his major league debut for Jarred Cosart.
Speaking of which, how many spellings of that first name are we up to now? I’ve got:
Jered
Jarrod
Jarred
Jarryd
Jarod
Luxury Yacht
And Jared, of course.
Don’t forget Jaret, Jarett, Jarrett, and Jarret.
Needs a sporcle.
You’ve got to be kidding me with the hockey ones.
I can remember the Sabres defenseman because he’s the same as an encryption algorithm
gray sucks
7 and a third. Send him back.
Seriously, I want to run the table on the astros this year, send him back
Heh. It was 6.1 in the end, but he erased the hit with a double play on Longoria.
right. Its the 20th century. I should be know that one out in the 7th is 6 and a third.
No team scares me at this point. We have MLB best record teams for breakfast.
I’m very wary of the Tigers, but anyone else I have confidence against in a series.
The Tigers have the horribly, horribly, horribly good pitching.
Starting pitching
Their starting pitching is horribly, horribly, horribly phenomenal. It just balances out to good.
4 of the top 20 starting pitchers by fWAR (Colon is our leader at #21), plus they have the ML leader in fWAR total.
We’ll just stuff some roofies into a steak.
Leaves bottles of rum and Cabreras room.
Big screen with Kate Upton gifs behind home against Verlander.
Can we pleeeeeeaaaasssseeee get one of these?! Purty please??
Yes!
Bringing water to the umps in a basket!? I’m melting from the adorable.
Lets start a letter writing campaign.
:(
:(
That sounded like a wonderful last party though. He even got his own bobblehead. Gotta go hug my dogs BRB.
“The Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame”?? WAY TO GO BoMEL!!
Between that and Allegheny County Rotary Club he’s going to get a big head pretty soon.
He joins, among others, Jason Giambi and Ken Macha. I have no idea how I have missed the AFLHOF on my spring training visits. Next time I go I’ll have to spend hour
sthere.Little fix there…
God I hate Slingblade. He was responsible for first game I always think of when I say to myself “it could be worse..”.
Damn. I forgot he was ever that good.
Took the eldest Ace and a friend to it. Worst part is you didnt even have the sick satisfaction of maybe seeing a no-no or perfect game since the one hit led off the B1.
“Jose Iglesias” must be a distant cousin of Chico Escuela.
Berry berry good to me.
Napoli is such a slob. Button your damn shirt.
Anti-mouth breather mojo.
Barton woulda had that.
I have no idea if you’re serious or not, but I agree with those words.
I want bread pudding. Someone make that happen.
I’ll make the pudding if you update all the worksheets I need to fix for mid year reviews. Vaca shouldnt be like this :(
Okay!
Damn, just realized you dont have access to our sched system. The request usually takes about 2 months for 3 mins of work (serious). So maybe we revisit in Oct?
Damn it. I was jonesing for some bread pudding.
This is going to be one of those four hour games, isn’t it?
Donaldson woulda had that. Oh wait…
Wtf is going on?
JD was surprised by the throw being essentially on target.
Heh
Schlong!!!!!
SO glad to see the mouth gaurd back.
Yes!
Did it just come back? If so I will buy him a dozen of them…
I noticed it on Wednesday.
This is fantastic news, no matter what happens next.
I thought we agreed that it was ugly and gross, but if he plays the way he did last year, we don’t care what he has in his mouth.
indeed
His sucking corresponded w/ the absence of the chew toy.
I’m a big fan of it.
If it works, you get no complaints from me.
This. For Steph Curry too.
I noticed it tonight for the first time, but wasn’t sure if that was because I was in the front row and could see details like that better than usual.
Bad news bears…
The A’s have forgotten how to play defense tonight.
GAAAAAAAHHH!!! Make it stop!!!
This.
This is not good baseball.
Really hope they bring a better game tomorrow, still lots of baseball left at least.
I hate it when Parker gets beat on something other than the change up.
There we go, MOJO!
That shift is *crazy*.
Shameless to try to sell that…
Was he selling, or just running to cover third?
Covering. But I thought it was a sale too.
Dude, Rickey Run MOJO!
Are those fresh sunflowers in the Red Sox dugout?
It’s like a new VW Beetle. An evil, evil Beetle.
Could that be called defensive indifference?
Fuuuu, if only that was fair…
Actually, Kara, I’m pretty sure that Ken Korach didn’t call the A’s “The walk off capitol of baseball.”
Open season on umps.
As much as they infuriate me, I hope that guys okay.
From C.B.’s most recent appearance behind the plate at the Coliseum:
Oh shit, it’s THAT dude!
Also, from a 2010 ESPN The Magazine poll of players:
I’d hope that by now Angel has surpassed CB in suckiness.
Oh dear. Girlies taking selfies while wearing brand new plush elephant hats. I’m visualizing a crumpled panda hat in a back corner of that girl’s closet.
I wanted one of those hats. True story.
Well, they are cute. But.
I wanted to steal it off of a child’s head. FSU had to hold me back.
Im more ok with it since its the team mascot rather than a player
That’s a good point… I just don’t think I ever saw them until after the panda hats got to be so popular. Maybe I just didn’t notice.
I root for the laundry.
My W-L record is not so hot this year. I’d be defeated if it weren’t for DoctorK’s wig.
That sucker might have to be put to use later this evening.
John Lackey? Man, I hate that guy.
That makes all of us.
heh
I reckon I agree ummmk?
OK Josh. Let’s do this thing.
The A’s are home for almost a full week in September. Well, in a row.
Mouth-guard mojo!
Low and outside.
Yup, ugh…
Ugh, Lackey’s face. It’s just……ugh.
GAAAAAAAAAAH!!!! Make it stop!!!
I just want to put a rubber band around his head to keep his mouth shut.
These are fun. He should wear this.
Perfect!
Yes please.
I’ll steal one from work. It’s your job to get Lackey to wear it.
Um, gross. I am already nearer to him than I want to be. There’s only like one county line between us right now.
Anyone else think that was ball 3?
Not really. Two strikes, you gotta swing at that shit.
Stupid Lackey and his stupid Lackey face.
Reddick was not remotely ready or able for a pitch outside. But home plate ump sure wasn’t gonna miss it a second time.
Okay, this is the inning where the A’s get 4 hits, 6 runz, and Lackey meets a bench.
Do this.
I approve of this beacon.
Seth Smith! Where’d he come from? Has he been on, like, vacation for a week?
EM!
If you sit in the front row out there you have a good shot at some Comcast face time.
JLaff was sitting next to me. Neither of us started out in the front row, but some regulars who were expected didn’t show, so we moved down to make it look better on TV.
A group of primarily Spanish-speaking guys took the seats in the second row that we vacated. For some reason, they were under the impression that Shane Victorino was Hispanic, and they spent the first few innings yelling “Puto! Pu-to!” at him.
Victorino didn’t respond (although he certainly could hear them — he laughed at some of the things we said to him in English).
Finally one of them looked in his program and told the others that Shane was actually from Hawai’i.
“Oooooh, okay. Aloha Puto! Aloha Puto!”
LOL
Englishmajor with the NERDPOWER banner!
Mojo?
Mojo
John Jaso Jingleheimer Schmidt!
I also do “Nate Freiman met a pieman.”
That’s good!
I totally do that too! (Both of them)
in play/ RUNZ
Bah
FUCK ME W. T. F. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
GFY, Pedroia.
That mightl be on ESPN, over and over.
Stupid Pedroia and his stupid Pedroia face.
I really hate Pederast
win
I repeat …
indeed.
It’s awful fellatey in the booth.
I wondered what the line beside 216 was for.
Good Parker tonight. Two mistakes all night.
Not even really his, not sure those should really be earned.
The pitch that hit Nava was pretty bad. The one to Brock Holt! was a little too fat.
They were terrible, but the defense was worse.
Shut the fk down.
A’s momentum mojo.
BOOM
good jed. good
J
E
D
FUCK YES!!!!!!
Got back to the TV JIT for a story bout a man named Jed
Okay. I approve of that, too.
Cue Ray “You gotta have a strong neck if you’re a catcher.”
Huh. Guess that’s only if you’re an A’s catcher.
We gotta win this for Parker, the Rangers loss, and because its the Mouth Breather for the BoSox.
Might only be worse if he was a Bankee.
Put an ‘L’ before Lackey!
SHUT UP, RAY!
IKR, I might be done w/ him.
Whats funny is after that article today, I was feeling better about him.
So Breslow comes in for the 8th.
Jaso? the Red sox only have one Lefty in the pen.
You would think they’d save him for Moss/Reddick, wouldn’t you.
Cape Fear has not aged well
@thatwasDOOdoo
BROCK HOLT!
Brock! Brockbrock!
why would victorino be mad?
Other than getting hit with a 96 mph FB?
ken was making it sound like he was mad at doolittle
He did look a little pre-chargey as he “walked it off”… and Doo strolled down the front of the mound.
He’s short and his momma dresses him funny.
Huh. Now I understand why Giants fans hate Pricktorino.
i don’t like this
dammit
shitfuck
Pissassdamn
FUCK
Fuck Pedroia…
Fuck Pedroia.
Crap.
now bailey has to cough it up
If there ever was someine who could, its “Boom Boom”.
Seriously, go fuck yourself, Pedroia.
he is one of those guys that is impossible to like
He is, he really is.
He doesn’t bother me. Just a good player.
i think its part jeterfication, part tobacco face, part acting like a jerk
When did he act like a jerk? I don’t remember it.
Third grade. He took Ed’s lunch money.
his treatment of his home town
Huh. I missed that whole thing.
his brother got arrested and he said it was a shitty place and he hated it.
Really uncalled for, even if its true
Honestly, I lived there at the same time as he did. And he’s just speaking the truth. He was a dick about it and took a little far, but that place does suck.
that’s fine. I hate orange county where I grew up. Were I to be famous, I wouldn’t bag on it like that.
I don’t know. I can’t hate him over. It’s nice to know that I’m not the only one.
I’ve been in and around Woodland and it’s a place I’d have tried to get out of ASAP, but it serves no purpose to tear the place to shreds simply because his brother got hit with a child-molestation charge.
How about this?
Compare to Dallas Braden’s love of Stockton, though their situation with the police force being left more or less impotent from the bankruptcy sure pushed him away.
I would say Braden’s reaction to the political situation in Stockton was appropriate. Pederast dumping on Woodland because they had the gall to enforce the law against his pervert molester brother was BS.
I’m sold. He’s an ass.
Yep.
I am not the guy to not defend people, but yeah, this
The reason, yes, complete BS, but the content of the dump was completely accurate.
An impossible-to-like good player.
I’d like to rub his forehead with a cheese grater.
shut up big whini
Ortiz: “Don’t you know who I am?”
Fuck Pedroia Mojo.
I don’t care how much we need the mojo, I ain’t doin’ that.
I will do anything for love… but I won’t do that.
Aww carp, now I’m going to be having Meat Loaf leftovers for days…
Hey Poppy! Look at this stuff! Isn’t it neat?
YOU BITCH.
There was a logic to it, with Cook coming in to face a righty, but Melvin usually doesn’t bring his late-inning relievers in the middle of an inning. And Doolittle isn’t a lefty specialist.
Then again, Cook just made a bad pitch.
Last 2 games make me feel like we need an off day,but we have had like a dozen recently.
luckily, the players vote took care of that
Sloppy D and bad breaks.
You know, and that could be too many days off.
I can see this game is a test of my character, pushing me to abjure the hatred I feel towards the likes of Lackey and Pedroia, and the whole Red Sox franchise, and frankly all of New England. Have I sufficiently evolved beyond the base needs of my own small vengeances? Am I enlightened enough not to hate?
No. Fuck those fucking fucks.
This
I’ll take it, but I think that last pitch to Ortiz was a ball.
Good things please?
Do you find me annoying yet?
Inconceivable.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Rally hat has been donned,
Must only work against the Cubs.
O_O
.
Of course, BAILEY IS DEALING.
He looks like a pretty good setup guy.
Brett Anderson “is not throwing up off a mound yet”, according to Ken.
It’s really about time we fucking bring Sexy back. This is just getting all kinds of ugly.
Sexy?
If you want my body and you think I’m sexy, come on, sugar, let me know.
Bitch, I’ve had the sexy this entire time.
Dude. Let him loose. We need his dingerses.
I want to know who’s Sexy.
I want to know what love is.
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?
I can’t stand stand the rain.
I want to hold your hand.
I’m too sexy for his dingers.
The hell was that.
Not quite Joe Rudi there, right?
NO, GLEN, HE DID NOT “JUST MISS A HOME RUN.” He hit it out to someone playing with a fucking flyswatter instead of a glove.
jesse chavez?
Yeah, close game in the ninth is still not the place I want to see him.
Melvin assuming this game is going 19.
Jackie Rogers Jr is PR
I love stupid baseball (from our opponents).
Helluva play B. Moss!
I hope you buy Moss dinner, Chavez.
at Francescos?
FK
Well, Uehara sure made that look easy.
Dammit. Two HBPs were the difference in this one. Defense may have played a role too.
Dang it. A visit from the Red Sox is more tolerable when they’re in disarray.
Grant Green is primed to have a big day tomorrow
If I had the opportunity, I’d piss on a Red Sox jersey
With a player wearing it, of course.
only big whini and pedroia offend me. (lackey offends in an Angels way, totally different.)
I think with a fan in it, would be acceptable
Why are their fans such turd hammers?
I got crap today for the first time about being an A’s fan.
of course it was a guy from maine who is roots for the new england team
I can’t believe your adorable children get picked on for being A’s fans. I want to come to school with them.
yeah. its shitty.
But they are so cute. :-(
Speaking of, a guy in Overland Park threw a bag of jizz on a stranger in Wal-Mart recently.
Ha. We have an office in Overland Park.
There’s a name for something similar. It’s named after a bird. Pelicaning? Seagulling? Something like that. I learned that in nursey school!
Seagulling
gassing is throwing piss and poo
I knew it was a bird around water.
I lied. It was actually in Delaware. I got my news stories mixed up.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/walmart-semen-attack-678954
Also learned about trampolining and bagpiping.
Also, I once saw an armpit covered in genital warts anf MRSA due to bagpiping. It was AWESOME.
Wait, WHAT?!
Yeah. It was a HUGE abscess covered in warts. Doc tries to I&D it, and the skin was so tough a scalpel wouldn’t cut through. I wanted this explosion of puss, but it didn’t happen.
but…bagpiping? Is that a euphemism that I don’t know?
It’s armpit sex.
wait, now I can’t decide if I’m sheltered or gullible.
Sheltered.
I meant to say this earlier, but ptbnl-great thread title!
After tonight’s results though you have to say “You big dummy!”
Yeah, he did screw the pooch on that one.
Can’t sleep. Clown will eat me.
Can I just come right out and say FUCK YOU YOENIS CESPEDES? Showboating attitude clown, swings like Bobby fucking Crosby on outside slow stuff (#52 = 5+2 = 7?), chases balls in the outfield like he’s running after an oiled-up kitten, preens and struts like he’s Willie Mays times Ted Williams. Guess what, you’re not those guys, you’re Rob Deer in gold sweatbands and opposing pitchers don’t even have to try to get you out cuz yer willing to do that all by yourself. La Potencia my ass, more like La Pencilia… make an adjustment or get off my goddamn field.
But tell us what you REALLY think…
Bah. So much suck.
To cap it all, this was the first game I tried to book the front row seats for, knowing that my 80 year old father-in-law would be visiting from Delaware for Lily’s birthday, only to be refused because of the seniority of the other block-booker. So instead we’re sitting in 117 row 35, and before the start I wander down to meet the front row occupant and discover that (a) it’s a Red Sox fan, and (b) he has them for all 3 games.
I’m pissed!
So what now?
I really hope the A’s pull these next two out.
that’ll show em
Yep, win the next two will be the best revenge.
Happy b-day to Lily!
Thanks – she’s having fun so far.
To clarify the “what now” question, the other block-booker is clearly violating the terms of the agreement (that the tickets go to A’s fans only), and we were told we couldn’t book an entire premium series even between us all only to find that a single person is getting all 3 games of the Red Sox only visit this year.
So do I just roll with it because they’re such great seats or raise it as a fairness issue for next year?
If its me, I let it roll for the year. in correspondence about next years availablity, mention you were hoping to get lily’s b-day, but unfortunatly one guy, a Red sox fan no less(!), had all three days of her birthday weekend.
I would agree with this strategy!
Then stab the other person.
So lemme get this straight…
You like inflicting wounds and fixing wounds, but not looking at the infliction or immediate aftermath?
Not really inflecting. I’m all bark. I squash spiders… that’s the extent of my badassery.
Agreed. You’re not going to get anything changed this year (other than maybe getting kicked out). Next year, though, it’d be worth noting when we negotiate FK’s initial block.
Yeah – that’s pretty much where I was headed, except with the added possibility of contacting the other block-booker now (who I got our tickets through last year, before moving directly to the source this year) and asking him what’s up.
Platoon advantage?
The Yankees are wearing camo again today for whatever reason.
USA, USA!
Awesome
Holy crap, they beat up the police chief, lynched black men, and looted and burned an orphanage.
Or, Sexy fun times
Cuz his foot’s stuck in a well.
MIKIE IS STUCK IN THE WELL!
Christ. I hope it was that he wasn’t available for whatever BS the Yankees offered.
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Ed can confirm this.
Yup, I spent the last week in Calistoga as I do for work every 6 months or so.
For the past couple of years it’s been all Giants, everywhere.
The restaurant we tend to haunt would always have the Gnats on religeously and I’d have to request to put the A’s on, they would most of the time, albeit begrudgingly.
This year, some Giants stuff, but LOTS of A’s gear walking around and now posters and banners, at the restaurant they had the A’s playing all week, on both TVs.
Best part is after Cain and Kickham blew it by the 4th inning earlier this week, they switched to Sportcenter!
Since I have no tv, I noticed that silverstone cafe next to 24th BART always has the A’s game. I have sat there with the boys watching the game.
Wait, you have no TV?
no cable. cable is from is an extra $120 a month so I can watch the A’s. I can listen on the radio for free. No thanks.
we have netflix and hulu.
It’s everywhere. It’s getting to the point where I don’t even give a “what’s up” head nod anymore. Just too many people to bother.
I spent the day at Great America, pretty serious Giants turf, and while there wasn’t quite as much A’s gear it was probably more than 40-60.
Same experience the other day at the Boardwalk, though that has historically been more neutral territory.
He also mentioned this on the radio Wednesday.
Shout out to Chris Wondo
wlowski.I know it’s just Belize and Cuba, but he’s been a scoring machine. It’s going to be really hard for him to not at least get some minutes with the first team as the Hex continues.
Thanks, and go As.
He’s a sweet finisher, makes smart runs, and always finds himself in dangerous spots. The U.S. doesn’t have that many guys you can say that about. His problem has been that he’s a late bloomer and that Bradley buried him on the bench during his one big chance in the last Gold Cup when he missed a wide open goal (against Canada I think?) Just bad luck/timing. I’m rooting for him to make it to Brazil.
Yep. He’s not a fancy footwork technical type of guy, but he gets himself where he needs to be at the right time.
Thanks, and go As.
In light of the Pedroia discussion, I’m trying to come up with a list of current players who I truly dislike. I feel like there aren’t as many as there used to be in the good old days. Here’s my working list:
K-Rod
Pierzynski
Lackey
Delmon Young
C.J.
Pujols
Valverde
Papelbon
I am open to further suggestions because I am all for hating.
Hamilton seems like the obvious omission.
Luke Scott? Berkman? Ian Kennedy (throwing at peoples heads)?
My feelings about Hamilton go up and down, but yeah he should be there. Luke Scott absolutely, especially with those terrible mutton chops. Ian Kennedy falls into the NL box of mysteries for me, and Berkman…was it that he badmouthed Oakland? I have a vague memory of something like that.
Now that Victorino is in the AL I have a feeling he might be on the list soon.
OK, I’ll stop now
The real question is why was he standing there with his head hanging over the plate.
I love how he turns into a human bobblehead for a second.
Mutton chops cut the other way!
How can you be hatin’ on this?
Easy.
I like pujols, personally.
Romo is a shocking omission.
I used to have vaguely positive feelings toward Pujols, but his Glenn Beck leanings and signing with the Angels pushed me over. Plus there’s just something robotic about him that rubs me wrong.
I made a sharp 180 on Pujols, right around when he signed with LAAAAAAAA.
and his “cardinals front office know what they did” rant. What did they do? make a foolishly large offer to you that wasn’t what you wanted and eventually got? that’s just good business
Jeter
current players
snerk
Cody Ross?
Greatest Giant EVAR!!
Most-hated players, non-active division:
Lowe
Padilla
Clark, Will
Clark, Jack
Chone
Clemens
Hershiser
Bonds.
The thing about Bonds is that as much of an a-hole as he was and is, I loved loved loved watching him hit.
Let’s put Jeff Kent on there though.
I hated him so much I couldn’t stand watching him period.
I like bonds.
Savings? Sure. But not Barry.
Zito? I like him less now
I’m Barry, Sagittarius.
Me too. Just so damn good, and he owned being surly.
I did sort of admire his “FK the haters” policy, in a weird way.
Who would want to watch a period?
The Texas state legislature, apparently.
Heh! (I laugh, because I can no longer cry)
asvd
Yeah, Bonds was too great to watch to be able to hate him. I always felt the same way about Pujols really, willing to overlook the Glenn Beck stuff and even the new LAA home jersey. Irony of ironies, though, now that he’s sucking more he’s easier to hate!
Kenny Rogers.
Big gamble there.
TARE, Koch, Crosby, Gibson
Who’s TARE?
I didn’t hate Gibson, despite his absolutely breaking my growing heart. I had a lot of fondness for those mid-80s Tigers teams, which I guess gave him some leeway for me.
the arthur rhodes experiment
TARE=The Arthur Rhodes Experiment (or was it experience?)
Experiment. Disastrously failed experiment.
Excrement.
My worst loathing for any player in Green and Gold never remotely approaches what I feel towards a Clemens or Pierzinsky. Altogether different conversations.
I disagree. People who effed up for us are higher on my list.
It’s just a different emotion for me, like the difference between being disappointed in the religious zealotry of my aunt versus loathing the Westboro Baptist Church.
So I probably shouldn’t mention I am a WBC member?
You played in the Classic?!?!
honkball
She replaced Chavy on Team Mexico.
Yeah, my team placed second in the KKK softball tourney.
Wouldn’t that be the Klassik?
Probably. It was a mess. Everyone wanted to wear their home whites.
hey-o!
(joan)
hee!
Not plausible; the WBC signs would look much better if you were in charge of them.
do they even allow glitter?
I guess not.
Is it me or does this seem like a form of punishment for the fans?
Wow. The Reds got screwed on that deal, no?
i bet there is a gate agreement mitigating that
I guess they’ll bat second in one of the games?
heh, didn’t even think of that
They should get to control the PA and scoreboard too. I’ll bet they could get Giants fans making noise at all sorts of inappropriate times.
That’s bizarre, I’ve never heard of that being done in the middle of the season. The makeup at the other team’s park option has always been reserved for year-end, no other choice situations.
Why not hold the ASG on Wednesday instead of Tuesday, since nobody is playing on Thursday? That would give you off-day, derby, ASG, off day, and the pitchers who start tomorrow would be able to throw an inning on Wednesday. I assume the answer is some combination of “Fox” and “the CBA,” but it’s still dumb.
CBA calls for 2 days after now I think. No idea why your idea wouldn’t fly
Moo.
Problem: people may riot after the Zimmerman verdict.
Solution
Gee, that’ll really hit home.
Stay cool, Fort Lauderdale!
Rioting is wack!
A full-blown riot of octogenarians bowling people over with their walkers.
Wow.
I’m watching Mitch Williams call this Rangers game and good god what a combination of stupidity and logorrhea.
Tonight’s lineups, in case we’re going to re-use this sucking red fox game thread:
Oakland A’s (54-39, 28-15 Home)
1. Coco Crisp (S) DH
2. Jed Lowrie (S) SS
3. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B
4. Yoenis Cespedes (R) LF
5. Nate Freiman (R) 1B
6. Chris Young (R) CF
7. Josh Reddick (L) RF
8. Derek Norris (R) C
9. Grant Green (R) 2B
RHP — A.J. Griffin (7-6, 3.94 ERA)
Boston Red Sox (58-37, 27-21 Road)
1. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF
2. Shane Victorino (S) RF
3. Dustin Pedroia (R) 2B
4. David Ortiz (L) DH
5. Mike Napoli (R) 1B
6. Daniel Nava (S) LF
7. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (S) C
8. Jose Iglesias (R) SS
9. Brock Holt (L) 3B
LHP — Jon Lester (8-5, 4.60 ERA)
Or you could make a game thread! That should just about assure victory.
Pfffffffyeah