Joined in progress. Tomaso already in trouble. Donaldson with a night off and Lowrie at DH.
FK it up folks.
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Pitch around Beltre…
why, its not like he’s the best player on the team
When you’re right you’re right.
Guess I’ll ask here too since it’s the newer post.
anybody have a line on a pair of tickets for thursday against the Sux? My friend wants to go so I said I’d ask my A’s peeps.
Thanks, and go As.
I have nada =(
Hi-ho.
Who yu calling a ho?
3 ex A’s in a row
and they handled that inning like the current end of the order
SKILLLLLLLLET!
WOK!!!!
Hehe, excellent.
Heads up players are playing heads up.
New baby power!
It’s true! Suzuki had the same thing two seasons ago.
If only he Suzuki could have had a new baby every day. He might have been a MLB-level hitter.
And Ellis.
DMOAS!
ED!
and ellis
*circus clown music
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Also, what a terrible throw from LF.
Hey, I like this new #7 guy.
Crap AB by. but at least he didnt hit a rally killing HR, amirite?
One of the 3 second basemen did something good. That’s all you can ask for.
Whereas I always expect at least two of the three catchers to do something good in every game.
We will end up having a game with 3 2B men and 3 catchers, wont we? And Donaldson.
We would today if Norris DHed instead of Lowrie.
I am all for vogt at 2nd, sight unseen
I agree, and I would love Jaso or D No to learn first.
just don’t let that one field
The A’s are trying a new baseball strategy tonight – being weak up the middle.
Let’s go Co Co!
It’s still baseball season?
Who are you again?
Humid weather fan.
Im going.
I’m watching a Japanese broadcast of the Rangers feed and it played Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel between innings. That, combined with a 2-1 lead, makes me want to swagger around my apartment for awhile.
Now that’s gonna be stuck in my head the rest of the night.
Apropos of nothing, it’s really good to see Pat Neshek doing well for the Cardinals.
yup
I would like jaso to score
Samesies
should have wished for more
Your wish is Vogts command.
MOss has a hit in him
He cannot be sent down, can he?
ah, I am behind on my phone, no, no he can’t
bases loaded one out sounds better
Why didn’t Vogt start the year in the majors again?
Remember the awesomeness of Sam Fuld.
Me neither.
Something something Daric Barton
You hush.
But Fuld was just up in lieu of Kitten face. And it begs the question what do they do when schlong is healthy. I beg us to ditch one of the 2B suckage twins.
Honestly I don’t think thats a viable option, Punto shouldn’t be starting and Callaspo is a terrible defender. Sogard is the natural to go down, but I just don’t trust Callaspo defensively.
vogt. how hard can it be?
Sogard hasn’t been particular great with the glove this year either and overall he’s complete and utter shit. If that forces Punto to play everyday, so be it. He’s literally not much different than Sogard.
Vogt says FK YU
Wrong thread. And by this I mean right thread…
SLIDE JED SLIDE
I think Gags counts as another 2b on the field.
He’d probably hit better than Punto.
OK, serious question: Does anyone remember Gallego ever NOT sending a runner?
Well, . was next..
You make a good punto.
but at least you make darvish throw more pitches than getting a runner gunned out
this.
that’s why the one run fifth pissed me off so much
Not sure if an average runner would’ve scored there, let alone Jed…
Bad Lowrie, baaaaaaad.
sure would have been a better inning if moss hadn’t “swung” or had a ball called for a strike
Still working Yu like a two dollar hi-ho.
Donnie Murphy from Orange Coast College?
No wonder he is ridiculous (no offense to former A’s catcher Brent Mayne and his dad the coach)
This love/hate relationship that I have with Milone is rather trying.
I feel you, but this has been almost 6 games now, not saying anything more just in case…
Well if Brad Mills is in the rotation, get ready for double the fun.
And just like we said early in the year, they need to break up him and Tommy if that does happen to spare the bullpen from 2 days or overwork in a row.
This is a good point. Also, it would give the batter a better chance to ratchet down their swing and time 87 mph fastballs if they were back to back.
it was nice of the offense to put enough pressure on the rangers to make them use much of their bullpen last night.
63 pitches in 4 innings is nice, of course this is the 5th where the A’s typically have 10 pitch innings.
es28 and lnp1 rules in full effect
oh, its the 4th
Rangers broadcast just pointed out that the A’s are 7-for-9 on balls in play tonight.
good for us
there is a josh donaldson for purchase shirt give away and he is not playing? nice
KEEBS!!!!
I don’t like it when sogard attempts steals, but I’ll take it
That second one seemed like it really could have ended badly.
come on coco
wtf game day, you said, in play outs! not in play runs!
Looks like he might be bringing the fro’ back.
Soggy has happy feet!
Keebs busting out a Rickey run!
Double TOOTBLAN?
1. Yay Vogt again!
2. WTF?!?!?!?!?
so, so bad
Double TOOTBLAN.
Kangaroo court fines coming for sure.
What a great mix of fantastic and awful there.
Pretty sure he didn’t tag Lowrie. He had the ball in his hand we he tagged him with the glove.
Yup. Replay showed he missed with the hand and only touched him with the empty glove. Lowrie could have kept running.
Lowrie wheelz!
Lowrie shouldnt be trying to direct traffic out there, right or not.
Vogt shouldn’t have retreated to first. You’re taught that if the lead guy gets in a rundown, the trail runner should advance as far as he can to mitigate the damage.
Looked to me that Lowrie gave up pretty early in the rundown. Just like he seemed to give up on the play at the plate.
Yes but he should have been going earlier. By the time Lowrie started waving at him he was too closed off to delay long enough for Vogt to get there.
Am I crazy or did that throw to third have a little draw on it?
He was playing the fairway dogleg.
Fuck, that was scary.
I’m amazed Rios didn’t bridge Tommy there.
That shot of Chip did make me giggle a little.
The body language of both Hale and Melvin was hilarious.
Print. Sandwich.
A’s should’ve put this game away a while ago. A 2 run lead is a little too tenuous for me.
Add on, please.
Comcast FAIL.
Why not make that graphic say “Wearing Yu Out”?
GOODBYE TO YU
Patient, relaxed JD please.
ball four…
I get why you have him PH, but jesus can we give JD a whole game off plz?
Maybe two games off…he’s looking Bartonesque at the moment.
Cuuuuuute!
come on derick, get a hit
I like this match up better, plus, we are getting through the bullpen
BOW TO THE KING OF THE PH HR!!!!!!!
OH HELLS YES!
Brawny!
That works.
OBEY
THE
BEARD
fuck yeah!
Should be our second All Star starter
If he keeps it up…
Didn’t I hear last night that he’s only a few thousand votes behind?
Yup, less than 3000 behind.
This is a fun baseball game.
I like Derek Norris.
/facepalm
Poor Dan…
What the hell…
1. JD needs to pull his head out of his ass.
2. Callaspo should be required to turn in his glove. Permanently. (At least he was smart on Andrus’ lucky hit.)
Right now the A’s defensive lineup is uh…not good.
Should be three outs already.
Yep. Four now.
It’s stupid how these things always work out for the A’s.
This is no longer a fun baseball game.
and now?
FUN!
There goes Han(d)ley.
I am rather fond of Mad Captain Abad.
That was a great LOOGY appearance by him tonight.
don’t hang a slider…
Or hang one and have him pop it up anyways.
He did, and got away with it.
Or do but have him miss knocking the cover off it.
When the A’s score 8 runs you normally feel pretty good about their chances.
Hrm. That’s what they scored last night.
The Rangers TV announcers aren’t bad…low key and solid. They love Cespedes’ arm.
Keep adding on please.
Argh, Glen and Ray with yet more Punto adoration. “Exactly what the A’s wanted.” “Gives you a quality at bat and great defense at three positions.” “Loss of Punto devastating to Dodgers clubhouse.” As Punto watches strike three go by. What the hell are these people watching?
I thought they said what the A’s expected and that wouldnt be a lie. And “sucky” is a quality, right?
he is hiting 240, I would swear its more like 140
But he leads the team in pitches per plate appearance.
Yay?
He is basically giving them exactly what they wanted. His offense has been downright okay, a little better than expected (.356 obp, 101wRC+ coming in), defense a little worse than expected but fine.
We needed that, son of Gregor.
Coco!!!!
The A’s are making it close just to make Wash burn through his best relievers. Or so I hope.
Like that solid JD contact.
There ya go JD!
That’s the kind of swing we need to be seeing, JD.
JD’s ABs have been getting progressive better. As has his swings. Probably still not quite there yet, but the signs of progress are.
Does JD have gum stuck to the side of his helmet?
If there are 2 on shouldnt you just IBB D No?
Just like that.
We need more catchers.
*Fosse starts putting on his gear*
So long as he leaves the mic behind I’m OK with this.
B
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Oh Dino, my goodness, you are my All Star whatever happens.
I’d rather see Scribbles here instead of Doo, but whatever.
Dear Glen and Ray, if you’re trying to figure out what right field is chanting at any given time, the smart money is always on some variant of “(Name of opposing team’s right fielder) sucks”.
its kinda annoying… get more creative people
Tradition!
no… its bollocks. Cheer your own team. Alex Rios is a middling overpaid player claimed on waivers by his last two teams because TOR overpaid him. He has never done anything to beat us or earn our ire. It makes us petty and small as a fanbase.
Rios suc-cess!
Eh, I’ve never been a big fan of the “he’s a bum” school of opponent taunting, but it’s ubiquitous and doesn’t make A’s fans look worse than any other team’s loudmouths do.
I disagree, when its one idiot doing it whatever, get 15k people together and several of them will be morons, just from a statistical perspective. But it was literally a about 10% of or fans were jumping and shouting in unison and telling a mediocre and unobtrusive right fielder he sucks so loudly that it could be heard everywhere in the park and on tv. Thats different to me. Look if its Arod or Manny or Bonds out there go for it.
Look, go to the game and have a good time, you paid good money for the privilege. Cheer for your team. And If you are going to taunt the opposition, do it creatively.
If it’s arguably the greatest offensive shortstop of all time, go for it? I mean, yeah, it’s weird that he’s playing right field, and he’s a big time asshole, but so are a lot of guys. A-Rod, on the other hand, did more offensive damage as a shortstop than any player other than Honus Wagner, who played pre-Negro Leagues, and for his sins he’ll never be elected to the Hall of Fame, the single highest honor a baseball player can aspire to. Does he REALLY need to be heckled?
He needs to be reminded he’s an asshole. Guys with egos like that, the punishment seldom makes an impact. So does he need to be heckled? No more than any other guy might need to be heckled which tends to be assessed on the basis of whether or not you’re a heckler or not.
Punishments don’t make an impact, but neither does heckling. You know every time he hears it, he’s just like, “Yeah, I’m doing something right! If you’re not pissing someone off you’re not living like you should! Fuck the haters! The world needs me!”
But he’s not going into the Hall of Fame. Ever. Pretty sure that hurts worse than anything anyone could ever heckle him with.
oh. i don’t know. i’ve heard some pretty devastating heckles…
“i’ve seen your mom’s knitting, and it’s terrrrrrible” still stands out.
Obviously heckling impacts some guys. Maybe even most guys. But not A-Rod guys.
The hitter’s off his rocker, kissing Betty Crocker!
well… obviously not a-rod. for one, his mom is a great knitter. and her macramé? outtasight!
Arod did some you don’t do that stuff between the foul lines
I’m pretty sure they’re chanting this:
That is an unsettlingly polite cheer.
Rather generic and uninspiring to be copying. I feel we, as a fan base, can do better. But then we supposedly started the wave, so be careful what you wish for and all that.
it’s in vogue this month. top left link after video is done, if you get the same links i do.
Ta-da!
“norris, you get the day off today, I expect at least 4 RsBI”
Celebrate. Good Times. Come on.
it’s a celebration.
Moar catchers
ahem
its not a party till there’s a doctorK
It just occurred to me that if the season ended today, the A’s would have a 50/50 shot at playing the tigers in the first round.
Huh. Which reminds me, what’s the matter with Verlander?
he has been throwing 300 innings a year for 6 years and is not a robot?
He’d still kick our asses in the playoffs when he’s giving that extra foot of strike zone space.
Exactly this. Fking Tigers.
Fking Umpires doing something robots should be doing.
Not as long as Kate Upton keeps dating him.
I’d make that sacrifice to my playing career.
The contract is guaranteed… the boobs aren’t
You’re not changing my mind.
wasn;t trying to
Also there’s literally no reason to think that she’s an interesting person. I mean, none of us have ever met her. Are we really discussing the question of whether we would sacrifice potential millions of dollars to be with an attractive woman?
Also, isn’t there a pretty persistent rumor that Verlander is gay?
eh… hell be 36 when the contract was finished… its not like he has any knowledge that there is any real money after that.
Thanks, and go As.
hopefully I will have a vote by then, I will totally drop a first place vote on him
Ouch. Imagine if they still had the Prince Fielder contract to go with this and Cabrera.
Giving a pitcher that kind of contract two years before his FA is just insane.
Hehe. Thanks Swish.