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It’s easy as game 1-2-3 212

Gray really is gray tonight. At least the A’s have the pantlegs up. No excuse for the Braves not to do the same if they’re going to be wearing throwbacks. At least the A’s might be with their normal batting helmets out of necessity since they’re on the road, but c’mon Braves.

212 thoughts on “It’s easy as game 1-2-3

  1. James V. Aug 16,2014 4:28 pm

    Here we go again.

  2. 5Aces Aug 16,2014 4:28 pm

    I hate baseball.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • Future Ed Aug 16,2014 4:33 pm || Up

      oh 0,m 0,y 0,god, 0, me too

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Future Ed Aug 16,2014 4:33 pm || Up

        sorry keyboard fail.

        Me too

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • 5Aces Aug 16,2014 4:38 pm || Up

          I thought you were trying some sort of Usher inspired OMG reply.

          Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • Glorious Mundy Aug 16,2014 4:38 pm || Up

      I’ve always hated baseball. Somehow I forgot that for 2 and a half years.

  3. MikeV Aug 16,2014 4:32 pm

    oh good, we suck.

    And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

    Thanks, and go As.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 4:35 pm || Up

      I’ve seen this movie before.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  4. dmoas Aug 16,2014 4:39 pm

    Well. First place was nice while it lasted.

  5. 5Aces Aug 16,2014 4:40 pm

    Melvin should have worn a suit today.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 4:44 pm || Up

      That would have been fantastic.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • Future Ed Aug 16,2014 7:56 pm || Up

        when it was geren, they said mlb wouldn’t allow it

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • 5Aces Aug 16,2014 9:19 pm || Up

          Would YOU allow anything special for Geren?

          Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  6. 5Aces Aug 16,2014 4:45 pm

    Ok, do we sacrifice a chicken, have the team streak, wtf breaks the mojo?

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  7. nowBodhi Aug 16,2014 4:50 pm

    The A’s need to rediscover the type of offensive power that makes Ray Fosse use prepositions and conjunctions.

    Never suck on a Blow Pop with the microphone open.
  8. James V. Aug 16,2014 4:53 pm

    • dmoas Aug 16,2014 5:08 pm || Up

      How do you know that’s an oops? It’s not saying they actually tried to play a game there.

  9. Glorious Mundy Aug 16,2014 4:56 pm

    I blame the batting helmets not matching the uniforms.

    • Glorious Mundy Aug 16,2014 4:57 pm || Up

      The socks are hawt though.

    • MikeV Aug 16,2014 5:06 pm || Up

      or wearing a fucking flat bill hat with a 1914 throwback uni

      And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

      Thanks, and go As.

  10. 5Aces Aug 16,2014 5:01 pm

    BankAmericard-think of it as money.

    Howd that work out for you?

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  11. 5Aces Aug 16,2014 5:07 pm

    They say the serving size of wassabi and ginger Lays is 18 chips. It should be 18 bags. Best “customer created” flavor yet.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • dmoas Aug 16,2014 5:10 pm || Up

      On what planet are any of those flavors edible?

      • 5Aces Aug 16,2014 5:15 pm || Up

        Wassabi and ginger is good. Now every other one they showed I was scared to even consider.

        Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
        • Jennifer Aug 16,2014 5:56 pm || Up

          I love putting chips on ham or turkey sandwiches.

          • 5Aces Aug 16,2014 6:01 pm || Up

            Ive heard people say that and also put fries in their burgers. Cant get myself to try them.

            Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
            • Jennifer Aug 16,2014 6:05 pm || Up

              Bread
              Mayo
              Swiss
              Ham
              Chips
              Mustard
              Bread

            • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 6:08 pm || Up

              Onion rings on burgers are really yummy.

              "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
              • Jennifer Aug 16,2014 6:10 pm || Up

                I also like coleslaw on sammiches.

              • 5Aces Aug 16,2014 6:12 pm || Up

                Had those especially on BBQ burgers.

                Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
            • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 17,2014 7:54 am || Up

              Dude, you gotta try it. Get really thick chips though.

  12. James V. Aug 16,2014 5:24 pm

    Surprised they didn’t call a balk on Gray on the 1-2 pitch. His front leg twitched while he was on the rubber.

  13. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 5:27 pm

    That bunt by Coco a few innings back was one of the fugliest things this season so far.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • 5Aces Aug 16,2014 5:31 pm || Up

      You mispelled “everything this past week”.

      Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  14. MikeV Aug 16,2014 5:30 pm

    fuck this shit.

    “all in 2014” my fucking ass. at this point just making the playoffs might be tough.

    And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

    Thanks, and go As.

    • Future Ed Aug 16,2014 7:59 pm || Up

      a short stop or second base peson instead of Ha,,el would have been nice

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • MikeV Aug 16,2014 8:04 pm || Up

        but why would they try and upgrade the worst position on the team

        And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

        Thanks, and go As.

  15. James V. Aug 16,2014 5:30 pm

    Maybe falling into a tie for first will wake the A’s up.

  16. 5Aces Aug 16,2014 5:38 pm

    Coco has a new batting hrlmet.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  17. nowBodhi Aug 16,2014 5:44 pm

    They better get Jimmy Rollins or there will be an “A’s Reacquire Cespedes in Blockbuster Trade for Billy Beane’s Mortal Soul” story in The Onion by September 1st.

    Never suck on a Blow Pop with the microphone open.
  18. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 5:45 pm

    How can it only be 3-0 in the 5th inning when this game has been going on for a billion hours already?

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  19. 5Aces Aug 16,2014 5:55 pm

    This is prime nap time Im giving up to watch the shallow fly showcase.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  20. 5Aces Aug 16,2014 6:00 pm

    Do I have to believe in the A’s to believe in Stephen Vogt?

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  21. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 6:00 pm

    Hey, whaddaya know? Life!

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  22. AV Aug 16,2014 6:12 pm

    the hats don’t work but everything else is neat.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • AV Aug 16,2014 6:13 pm || Up

      [closes door quietly and pretends to come in again.]

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • 5Aces Aug 16,2014 6:25 pm || Up

      I think the hats should be pillbox with lines. I would have bought one of those.

      Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  23. lenscrafters Aug 16,2014 6:14 pm

    How good of Sonny to squash hope just as it was creeping back.

  24. 5Aces Aug 16,2014 6:17 pm

    I like jingleheimer, but I cant stand him behind the plate.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  25. mother pucker Aug 16,2014 6:17 pm

    Wow, Jaso.

  26. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 6:17 pm

    Was this mentioned and i missed it?

    The A’s have two days off in four days coming up, and they’ll skip Jason Hammel as a result, as I reported this morning. It’s entirely likely he’ll be skipped and then some: Jesse Chavez and Drew Pomeranz are both being considered for that spot in the rotation the next time a fifth starter is needed.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • 5Aces Aug 16,2014 6:21 pm || Up

      Dont think so. But I cant think of a reason to ever see him in the green and gold again. You sure as hell leave him offthe playoff roster, and either JCS or Pom could crap the bed as well as he does.

      Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  27. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 6:19 pm

    I want to see the idiot on the field.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • AV Aug 16,2014 6:23 pm || Up

      {buys plane ticket to KC}

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • 5Aces Aug 16,2014 6:24 pm || Up

      I want them to do a throwback game where they rope off the OF and have fans standing out there.

      Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • Soaker Aug 16,2014 6:25 pm || Up

      Was it a **real** streaker? Don Sutton: “We have a large crowd here tonight, the only large thing we’ve seen here lately.”

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • 5Aces Aug 16,2014 6:27 pm || Up

        Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 4:09 pm || Up

      Boom (NSFW? Butt only.)

      • Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 4:11 pm || Up
        • James V. Aug 17,2014 4:29 pm || Up

          15 years old and dad didn’t seem to care? Some father.

        • Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 4:44 pm || Up

          Oh, also, the picture makes it look like he must have jumped onto the field from the top of the dugout – i.e. over the open area with the stairs -with his drawers still wrapped around his foot.

        • Soaker Aug 17,2014 4:49 pm || Up

          Needs to spend more time laying out in the sun down at the skinnydippin hole.

          What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 17,2014 9:27 pm || Up

        Newspaper photo captions often include sentences like “such-and-such happens while so-and-so looks on.” To me, Coco Crisp absolutely embodies the passivity and listlessness of “looks on” in those images. “Oh, naked guy. Huh.”

  28. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 6:24 pm

    I feel the BoSox-like colors that Atlanta is wearing entitle me to hate them more.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • AV Aug 16,2014 6:27 pm || Up

      they’re still the boston red stockings as far as i’m concerned, so yes.

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  29. James V. Aug 16,2014 6:29 pm

    Pull your pantlegs up, Abad.

  30. MikeV Aug 16,2014 6:54 pm

    at least I can turn on the Earthquakes game at 7:30

    And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

    Thanks, and go As.

  31. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 6:54 pm

    Remember when a two run deficit didn’t feel insurmountable?

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • AV Aug 16,2014 6:55 pm || Up

      and when a 1 game lead seemed impassable.

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  32. AV Aug 16,2014 6:55 pm

    that’s good.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  33. lenscrafters Aug 16,2014 6:58 pm

    Please Brandon…

  34. AV Aug 16,2014 7:00 pm

    please stephen…

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  35. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 7:00 pm

    Wow, tough to lay off that pitch with two strikes.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  36. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 7:01 pm

    Vogt’s the only A whose helmet matches his uniform.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  37. lenscrafters Aug 16,2014 7:02 pm

    sigh just missed

  38. lenscrafters Aug 16,2014 7:04 pm

    I guess that’s enough to make me watch Reddick, Callaspo, Sogard against Kimbrel.

    • MikeV Aug 16,2014 7:04 pm || Up

      6 pitch inning?

      And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

      Thanks, and go As.

  39. mother pucker Aug 16,2014 7:07 pm

    Where the fuck was that on Thursday, Ryan?

  40. AV Aug 16,2014 7:07 pm

    vince made it sound like a harlequin romance of a catch.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  41. James V. Aug 16,2014 7:09 pm

    Super play by Sogard.

  42. James V. Aug 16,2014 7:10 pm

    That’s different.

  43. James V. Aug 16,2014 7:10 pm

    So of all the outs Kimbrel’s recorded in his career, 56% are by strikeout.

  44. AV Aug 16,2014 7:11 pm

    let’s go oakland!

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  45. lenscrafters Aug 16,2014 7:11 pm

    Ok walk -> misplayed bunt -> hilarious fielding error -> Norris PH homer.

  46. MikeV Aug 16,2014 7:12 pm

    Reddick hit that hard.

    Sucks.

    And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

    Thanks, and go As.

  47. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 7:13 pm

    Reddick’s hit the ball really hard today.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  48. AV Aug 16,2014 7:14 pm

    on the radio, a little excited for a one step from the wall catch.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 7:16 pm || Up

      Kuiper also got overexcited on that ball, becoming a bad habit for him.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • Glorious Mundy Aug 16,2014 9:44 pm || Up

        I came back here to complain about Kuiper’s call. That fucker.

      • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 17,2014 7:59 am || Up

        “Becoming”? It’s more of “has always been.”

  49. James V. Aug 16,2014 7:15 pm

    Great AB by Callaspo, really.

  50. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 7:16 pm

    Would they trust Parrino to try a steal?

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  51. MikeV Aug 16,2014 7:18 pm

    Sogard doesn’t wanna swing

    And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

    Thanks, and go As.

  52. James V. Aug 16,2014 7:18 pm

    Well, it should’ve been 2-2 anyway to Sogard.

  53. MikeV Aug 16,2014 7:21 pm

    YUP THAT’S OUR PLAYOFF MIDDLE INFIELD

    And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

    Thanks, and go As.

  54. lenscrafters Aug 16,2014 7:21 pm

    No power whatsoever.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 7:22 pm || Up

      Seriously, he squared up 98 mph and it went nowhere.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • MikeV Aug 16,2014 7:22 pm || Up

      it’s just a closer that throws 99. What do you expect him to do with a fastball down the middle???

      And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

      Thanks, and go As.

  55. MikeV Aug 16,2014 7:23 pm

    This team will not make the playoffs. Sorry guys. If they don’t turn SOMETHING the fuck around like yesterday they’re gonna be golfing sooner rather than later.

    And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

    Thanks, and go As.

  56. AV Aug 16,2014 7:23 pm

    fuck.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  57. Soaker Aug 16,2014 7:24 pm

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  58. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 7:24 pm

    Crap. Crap darn rats.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  59. James V. Aug 16,2014 7:24 pm

    No strikeouts for Kimbrel. Moral victory…yeah. Hello to a probable AL West tie very soon.

  60. oblique Aug 16,2014 7:26 pm

    Time to panic.

  61. dmoas Aug 16,2014 7:38 pm

    Melvin needs to fucking walk into that club house and in front of every one let out a earth shattering yell and flip the spread table over and walk out.

  62. Future Ed Aug 16,2014 8:07 pm

    street is due

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  63. AV Aug 16,2014 8:11 pm

    f/n angeholes being all good humored about this shit.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  64. Soaker Aug 16,2014 8:12 pm

    That 4-game lead done up and gone right quick.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  65. Future Ed Aug 16,2014 8:14 pm

    good news! 2 HR.

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  66. dmoas Aug 16,2014 8:19 pm

    So now we’re in second place. Awesome.

  67. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 16,2014 8:33 pm

    Roy Scheider’s kids took the boat out even though he forbade it. I foresee problems.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Future Ed Aug 16,2014 8:57 pm || Up

      I see that he will need a bigger boat at some point

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  68. bear88 Aug 16,2014 9:05 pm

    Now it’s my turn to be calm.

    I didn’t see the game, but from the recaps, it sounds like Gray got unlucky with badly-timed dink hits. And at least the A’s were hitting the ball reasonably hard, even if that didn’t result in many runs.

    Second place is what they deserve right now. They’re better off as underdogs anyway. And barring a total collapse, they make the play-in game and have a chance.

    • James V. Aug 16,2014 9:15 pm || Up

      Angels still have a tough stretch ahead of them with few days off. 39 more games left for the A’s. There’s time to right the ship.

      • Future Ed Aug 16,2014 9:25 pm || Up

        have to beat the angels.

        really it comes down to that

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • Glorious Mundy Aug 16,2014 10:05 pm || Up

          And if we don’t beat them now, we’ll have to beat them after we win the wild card game.

        • bear88 Aug 16,2014 10:21 pm || Up

          The trouble with the “It All Comes Down to the Angel Games” theory is that it assumes that one team will dominate the remaining games. What if they split?

    • 5Aces Aug 16,2014 9:24 pm || Up

      I asm currently playing with this delusion. I mentioned of the book of Faces earlier that it may be better with some rum. Perhaps you all can add some things to it as well.

      It was always going to come down to the 10 games against the slegnA. Even if we were still up 3-4 games those 10 are what matter. And I would rather have this happen now then tear through Aug and Sept like the 116 win M’s and go out in the first round. Let’s have it all blow up now and then come back with great vengence and furious anger shortly.

      Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
      • Glorious Mundy Aug 16,2014 10:16 pm || Up

        I mentioned of the book of Faces earlier that it may be better with some rum.

        I don’t know know what this means, but I agree.

    • lenscrafters Aug 16,2014 9:54 pm || Up

      Probably obvious but everything comes down to the injuries. Hopefully Gentry, Blanks, and Lowrie can get back by the second Angels series. We certainly need Blanks by next weekend (A’s facing 2 of 3 slegnA lefties).

      The biggest worry is Coco. He’s clearly not right (.121/.244/.152 since the All Star break). Last year he had a bad stretch as well because of the wrist issue but that was fixed by a cortisone shot. I don’t think any shots can fix the neck issue.

      • Glorious Mundy Aug 16,2014 9:59 pm || Up

        Blanks seems to be on an awfully long rehab assignment.

        • MikeV Aug 16,2014 10:15 pm || Up

          he’s also not that good.

          And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

          Thanks, and go As.

          • bear88 Aug 16,2014 10:30 pm || Up

            Blanks is highly unlikely to be any savior. Getting a healthy Lowrie back, and hitting, is much more important for September and the postseason.

      • bear88 Aug 16,2014 10:19 pm || Up

        An ineffective Coco due to an injury that won’t heal will be a very tough hurdle to overcome.

  69. Glorious Mundy Aug 16,2014 9:57 pm

    Looking at the remaining schedules, both we and the Angels play nothing but bad teams the rest of the way except for each other and the Mariners. We should both see Felix two more times if I’m calculating right, unless the Mariners have a wild card spot locked that last week and decide to rest Felix against the Angels in which case they can go to hell.

    • Glorious Mundy Aug 16,2014 10:10 pm || Up

      The Mariners have a tough run-in the last three weeks of the season. A’s (3), @Angels (4), @ Astros (3), @ Blue Jays (4), Angels (3). Meanwhile the Tigers and Royals are playing a solid diet of Twins, Chisox, and Indians.

    • Soaker Aug 17,2014 10:17 am || Up

      Wow, the Rangers are 12-41 (.226) since the night they made Drew Pomeranz punch a chair. That’s been more to the benefit of the Angels than the A’s (0-9 in that span vs. the Angels, 1-4 vs. Oakland). Both teams have 7 games remaining against Texas.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  70. Glorious Mundy Aug 16,2014 10:14 pm

    You know what? Fuck it. We’re in a pennant race. Pennant races are fun! And unlike in 2004, we have a wild card cushion. What are the chances that all of the Mariners, Tigers, and Royals finish with a better record than us? I’ll tell you: very little chances.

    So let’s enjoy this horrible bullshit!

    • Future Ed Aug 16,2014 10:39 pm || Up

      Yup. ANd I ain’t scurred of a play in game. Lester Gray Samardzija kazmir.

      hernandez won’t be on turn.

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • bear88 Aug 17,2014 9:56 am || Up

        I am extremely frightened of a play-in game. It’s an elimination game, after all, not exactly something that inspires confidence in a successful outcome.

        • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 17,2014 9:28 pm || Up

          Pretty sure we lose a play-in game.

    • mother pucker Aug 16,2014 11:24 pm || Up

      Well, the Slegna made up what, four games in seven days? With six left against the Mariners, it is hard to feel any sense of real cushion with the way the A’s have been playing since the all star break.

  71. bear88 Aug 16,2014 10:28 pm

    It may turn out that the Angels – with the best player in baseball, Pujols, and a solid lineup, along with an excellent bullpen and a surprisingly effective starting rotation – are simply the better regular season team. But even if that’s true, that doesn’t mean they necessarily win the division. And even if they do, the A’s would have to deal with the dreaded play-in game and then just play them again in the playoffs anyway.

    The A’s beat out the Angels in the division in 2002. Winning the division is more important now because of the play-in game, but it guarantees nothing.

  72. James V. Aug 17,2014 8:01 am

    So the Braves didn’t even do striped socks beneath the pants:

    http://www.uni-watch.com/2014/08/17/lets-look-at-last-nights-bravesas-throwback-game/

  73. Future Ed Aug 17,2014 9:19 am

    i’ll say it.

    this rad trip is korach’s fault

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 17,2014 9:23 am || Up

      I always blamed Tom Wolfe.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • Future Ed Aug 17,2014 9:24 am || Up

        i have over 55 minutes to fix that

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • AV Aug 17,2014 9:46 am || Up

          *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  74. AV Aug 17,2014 9:52 am

    so i guess every time aguero or one of those guys manages to score with their regular team i’m gonna have some flashback to when else they coulda done the same thing.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • ptbnl Aug 17,2014 9:59 am || Up

      But against Newcastle it hardly counts.

      If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
      • AV Aug 17,2014 10:05 am || Up

        SaCaWa* is not a counting stat.

        (* shoulda coulda woulda)

        *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  75. 5Aces Aug 17,2014 10:58 am

    I could have been having a nice breakfast with the A’s and an east coast 1:05 start time. But no, now I get to sit here all day and think up the ways we can have the wheels come further off. And the ESPN narrative all night will be “what has happened in Oakland”. And if Morgan is there like I thought I heard it would be even better. Hey Joe, tell me some more about the book written by a computer named Billy!

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • bear88 Aug 17,2014 12:05 pm || Up

      I must admit, the 5:05 starting time isn’t doing it for me, given the situation. And the Angels will probably have won by then, so the storyline – and you can’t blame ESPN for this – is the collapsing A’s.

      But that’s OK. At least ESPN won’t be making up that part. The A’s need disrespect. They were getting too much respect for much of the season (all the All-Star selections, praise for the trades, the respect because the two AL West titles going into the season, best record in baseball).

  76. mother pucker Aug 17,2014 12:18 pm

    Unless something odd happens, Detroit would miss the playoffs if the season ended today.

    • AV Aug 17,2014 12:24 pm || Up

      if the season ended today, wouldn’t that be odd enough?

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
      • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 17,2014 9:32 pm || Up

        Quick, someone organize a players’ strike.

    • James V. Aug 17,2014 12:28 pm || Up

      Jim Johnson doing Jim Johnson things.

  77. AV Aug 17,2014 12:31 pm

    game over in texas.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 12:49 pm || Up

      *click?*

      • AV Aug 17,2014 1:29 pm || Up

        not really. i plan to continue commenting.

        nice slide rosales.

        *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
        • AV Aug 17,2014 1:29 pm || Up

          and i say that both sarcastically and not.

          *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
          • Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 1:33 pm || Up

            Goofy-looking but reasonably effective. So, Rosales.

            • AV Aug 17,2014 1:36 pm || Up

              he was begging to be tagged out on the fly with all that altitude.

              *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
              • Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 1:37 pm || Up

                And capped it off with a Jemile for effect.

        • Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 1:31 pm || Up

          Almost ate it rounding third there too.

      • AV Aug 17,2014 1:35 pm || Up

        “CL”eaning the guts of the dryer with a vacuum cleaner is a boring prospect i’ll alleviate with random check ins but staying to give a damn about texas’ tootblans is gonna make me s”ICK.”

        *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  78. James V. Aug 17,2014 12:35 pm

    Milone only got 4 outs today. 7 runs (6 earned) allowed to KC.

  79. bear88 Aug 17,2014 1:07 pm

    Adam Rosales is hitting .304 with an OPS of .962. Yeah, I know. Small sample size.

  80. Future Ed Aug 17,2014 1:35 pm

    angels get a break, after a bad throw by calhoun, odor has his arm up and slides into a tag

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  81. Future Ed Aug 17,2014 1:45 pm

    What a dick Arancibia

    he catches line drive 3rd out at first, puts it in his bare hand. as he runs to the dugout someone flips him the ball to throw around next inning. He catches it in his glove, replacing the throw around ball. He then flips the throw around ball into crowd.

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 1:46 pm || Up

      Huh?

      • Future Ed Aug 17,2014 1:53 pm || Up

        instead of throwing a game used ball into the stands. he threw the batting practice ball.

        Sure, that ball was game used at some time, but the ball he caught was game used and seen by the recipient

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 1:56 pm || Up

          I don’t understand what the second ball was. Does the first baseman hang onto a batting practice ball for the next inning toss-around while his team is batting?

          • Future Ed Aug 17,2014 2:11 pm || Up

            someone in the dugot toss one to him for that purpose

            I have $5. No I don\'t.
            • Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 2:13 pm || Up

              But are you saying that generally the first baseman gets a ball to warm up with next inning as he’s walking off the field at the end of this inning? I never knew that.

              • Future Ed Aug 17,2014 2:18 pm || Up

                yes

                I have $5. No I don\'t.
              • James V. Aug 17,2014 2:23 pm || Up

                Yep, it’s just one of those customary things. Toss a ball right as he’s coming into the dugout and you’re not looking for one as you’re going back out. Watch for it at a game sometime.

                • dmoas Aug 17,2014 3:22 pm || Up

                  It’s somewhat superstitious too. Throwing *that* ball out to the crowd before it’s used for it’s purpose generally is thought to be bad luck.

  82. Future Ed Aug 17,2014 2:13 pm

    way to waste a good outing rangers

    Against santiago no less

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 2:16 pm || Up

      They’ve played just well enough to lose. Much like yesterday and the day before.

      • bear88 Aug 17,2014 2:19 pm || Up

        The Angels seem to win every game against the Rangers. This is what you need to do, beat up on the weaklings, and the Angels have done that very well.

        • Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 2:20 pm || Up

          This would be 10 in a row.

          • bear88 Aug 17,2014 3:09 pm || Up

            It turns out that it’s tough to beat a team 10 times in a row.

  83. Future Ed Aug 17,2014 2:27 pm

    I will say what I will about ron washington, but I will also say I like his enthusim

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 2:29 pm || Up

      Bad manager, good teacher, cool guy

      • dmoas Aug 17,2014 3:23 pm || Up

        Come back to Oakland and work with our infielders again.

        • Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 3:25 pm || Up

          Send him to Midland next year to work with our prospects. He wouldn’t even have to move.

        • Future Ed Aug 17,2014 7:03 pm || Up

          you mean our infielder

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
          • AV Aug 17,2014 7:16 pm || Up

            well that was one hell of a nap. i wake up and now somehow we have an infielder?!?

            *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
            • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 17,2014 7:33 pm || Up

              Yes, but he’s 62 years old with a coke bust on his rap sheet.

              "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
              • AV Aug 17,2014 7:38 pm || Up

                i’m incredibly hard.

                *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  84. Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 2:37 pm

    Jesus what a terrible strike call.

  85. Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 2:49 pm

    Time to blow one, Huston.

  86. AV Aug 17,2014 2:57 pm

    here’s hope.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  87. Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 2:57 pm

    Let’s go Rosey. Walk this ish off.

  88. bear88 Aug 17,2014 2:58 pm

    I’ll be damned. It’s a tie. C’mon, Rosales!

  89. James V. Aug 17,2014 2:58 pm

    Watch Rosales beat the Angels.

  90. AV Aug 17,2014 2:58 pm

    ex A against ex A. will the curse implode on itself?

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  91. AV Aug 17,2014 2:59 pm

    boomtown rosie. neat.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  92. Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 2:59 pm

    ♥ you Rosey

  93. Soaker Aug 17,2014 2:59 pm

    Good ole Suck Ass.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  94. James V. Aug 17,2014 2:59 pm

    Done and done. A’s back in sole possession of first place pending tonight’s outcome.

  95. Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 3:00 pm

    Scioscia is running Street into the ground, hopefully.

  96. bear88 Aug 17,2014 3:00 pm

    Yes! The Angels blowing that bases loaded, no out situation in the 8th came back to haunt them. Rosey!

  97. andeux Aug 17,2014 3:02 pm

    First place! Woo!

    TINSTAAFK
    • Glorious Mundy Aug 17,2014 3:02 pm || Up

      This

      • bear88 Aug 17,2014 3:13 pm || Up

        It’s been a bad road trip. But if Lester can do what he was acquired to do and the A’s are still in first place on the flight home, that would be a nice boost.

  98. dmoas Aug 17,2014 7:58 pm

    Not gonna be a teAse tonight. Fuck.

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