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Game Whatever: No, Yesterday was NOT the game where we turn it around 141

But let’s win two in a row anyway… because… does it really matter?

141 thoughts on “Game Whatever: No, Yesterday was NOT the game where we turn it around

  1. Englishmajor Sep 14,2014 1:11 pm

    Pfft. Of course it matters! We can’t let someone named Chris Young beat us.

    • dmoas Sep 14,2014 1:12 pm || Up

      Thinking like that is going to make this team lose. Cut that shit out.

    • Kay Temple Kirk Sep 14,2014 6:41 pm || Up

      Yeah, we had enough of that LAST season!

      \"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
  2. dmoas Sep 14,2014 1:16 pm

    There’s your run Lester, don’t spend it all in one place.

  3. Future Ed Sep 14,2014 1:52 pm

    is the internet broken?

    Lester is going to throw 128 pitches in 8 innings today

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • AV Sep 14,2014 1:57 pm || Up

      is the internet broken?

      let him without sinning hard drives cast the first complaint about the computer age!

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  4. 5Aces Sep 14,2014 1:53 pm

    Ray says our schedule against the Rangers and Phillies isn’t easy. Does he think we should be playing against Laney college?

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • dmoas Sep 14,2014 2:05 pm || Up

      Dude, Laney college would kick our ass.

    • AV Sep 14,2014 2:17 pm || Up

      a graphic on the seattle feed had games left against teams below .500:

      A’s 10
      tigers 10 (lotta twins, some white sox)
      KC 7 (all white sox)
      mariners 3 (astros)
      jays 0

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
      • Future Ed Sep 14,2014 7:57 pm || Up

        and the astros are not really pushovers right now

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
  5. 5Aces Sep 14,2014 1:56 pm

    Was that just 4 pitches? SMH

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  6. AV Sep 14,2014 2:03 pm

    do sorta think lester could give at least an ounce of a FK about controlling the running game.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • dmoas Sep 14,2014 2:05 pm || Up

      I’d rather he figure out wtf is wrong with his command.

  7. bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:09 pm

    Lester is decidedly not sharp. He’s survived thus far, despite throwing more than 60 pitches in 3 innings. It would behoove the A’s to score more than 3 runs.

  8. bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:11 pm

    Tigers won, Royals losing after 8. (Kansas City also has a likely but not guaranteed loss coming in a suspended game.)

  9. bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:13 pm

    Moss started showing flashes a few days ago. But now he’s back to looking hopeless. The last at-bat last night was pathetic.

    • Thunderbutt Sep 14,2014 7:28 pm || Up

      There is always a score.
      • bear88 Sep 14,2014 10:45 pm || Up

        Finally! Even better, Moss broke his homer-less streak later in the same game, so I got to look foolish aside from pessimistic.

  10. bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:14 pm

    The A’s at-bats take about 2 minutes. The Mariners are up forever.

  11. 5Aces Sep 14,2014 2:17 pm

    Do we have any way of checking on Bed? 17-0 Texans in Q2 may push him to drive to Oakland to have words with DA about having the football players make football plays.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • AV Sep 14,2014 2:18 pm || Up

      not so loud. he’s napping.

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:21 pm || Up

      I flipped over to the game, just got bothered by what a mess they’re making of the field.

      • bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:26 pm || Up

        Plus, why can’t I watch the Chargers-Seahawks game?

  12. bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:20 pm

    Remember when Justin Smoak was the can’t-miss prospect and the subject of many angst-ridden fan writings?

    • Future Ed Sep 14,2014 7:58 pm || Up

      $50,000 billy is so cheap

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  13. bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:22 pm

    Lester isn’t even bothering with the runners. It’s a one-run game!

  14. andeux Sep 14,2014 2:25 pm

    It would explain a lot, and, with Jaso, Vogt, and now Soto all hurt, it’s hard to blame him for trying to play through something.

    TINSTAAFK
    • bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:30 pm || Up

      Melvin doesn’t trust Bryan Anderson, so Norris will keep playing. Donaldson has leg problems of some sort, it was mentioned last night.

  15. bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:34 pm

    Might as well just give Jackson second base.

  16. bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:36 pm

    There is something wrong with Norris. He is just air mailing every throw to second.

  17. bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:38 pm

    Don’t make me so nervous, Sam.

  18. bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:39 pm

    A tease at the end, but Boston beat the Royals.

  19. dmoas Sep 14,2014 2:40 pm

    I kind of hope that’s the last inning for Lester. Not so sure I trust the bullpen, but his command is such crap today, I think we’re playing with fire.

    • bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:43 pm || Up

      Lester will pitch the sixth. I agree with you on his command, but the biggest problem is that the A’s can’t score.

      Hey, Coco got a hit!

  20. bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:41 pm

    Lester got out of it again, but he can’t last more than two more innings if that. A 1-0 A’s win seems pretty unlikely.

  21. 5Aces Sep 14,2014 2:42 pm

    On one hand I don’t feel like I’m watching an Ace. But on the other, thus is what Aces do-dont have your stuff and can’t hold runners on? You still make enough pitches and get back in the dugout with a 0.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  22. dmoas Sep 14,2014 2:42 pm

    Heh. We only have one hit.

  23. bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:47 pm

    There are times when I think teams might be overdoing it with the shift. And then you have Dunn’s line drive.

  24. AV Sep 14,2014 2:58 pm

    nice shot.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  25. Englishmajor Sep 14,2014 2:59 pm

    I startled the cat badly on the Moss HR.

  26. bear88 Sep 14,2014 2:59 pm

    I’ll be damned! Moss!

  27. bear88 Sep 14,2014 3:01 pm

    All the A’s starters know how Chris Young feels.

  28. 5Aces Sep 14,2014 3:01 pm

    BRANDSOME!!!!

    no wait that isnt it….

    Give me a second here, its been awhile…..
    …..

    MOSSUME!!!!

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • AV Sep 14,2014 3:03 pm || Up

      they thought he was dead but he was just playing mossum.

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
      • 5Aces Sep 14,2014 3:05 pm || Up

        Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  29. 5Aces Sep 14,2014 3:02 pm

    B MO!

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  30. AV Sep 14,2014 3:11 pm

    the legacy of elegance guy reminds me of bobby haft, the crown books guy. at 8:30.

    supposedly bobby was selfconscious of his high voice and on radio commercials they’d slow it down a tad to help him out.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  31. AV Sep 14,2014 3:16 pm

    and yet, i was happier with lester.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  32. bear88 Sep 14,2014 3:16 pm

    Trouble immediately with Otero.

  33. bear88 Sep 14,2014 3:18 pm

    Dammit. Otero’s pitch wasn’t good, but Norris is too much of a physical wreck to stop anything at this point.

    Concede the run.

  34. andeux Sep 14,2014 3:20 pm

    I guess the logic of not going to a lefty there was that anyone can strike out Saunders.

    TINSTAAFK
  35. bear88 Sep 14,2014 3:20 pm

    Walk Cano?

  36. bear88 Sep 14,2014 3:21 pm

    Risky to load the bases, but I don’t want Cano beating me if I’m Melvin.

  37. AV Sep 14,2014 3:23 pm

    melvin is a genius.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  38. bear88 Sep 14,2014 3:24 pm

    Escape! I thought blowing obvious scoring opportunities was the A’s thing.

  39. Englishmajor Sep 14,2014 3:24 pm

    Mariners fans seem to have all the baseball acumen of Giants fans when it comes to judging whether a routine fly ball is worth cheering about.

    • bear88 Sep 14,2014 3:25 pm || Up

      That wasn’t even close. It was a routine fly ball, and the fans reacted like it had any chance of falling or going out.

    • dmoas Sep 14,2014 3:40 pm || Up

      It’s called pulling a Glen Kuiper.

    • Future Ed Sep 14,2014 8:02 pm || Up

      they may be worse than giant fans because they have not been fans for 3 whole years, only about half a year

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  40. 5Aces Sep 14,2014 3:25 pm

    Otero just needed more pressure to pitch effectively.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  41. bear88 Sep 14,2014 3:29 pm

    Nice for Coco to get a couple of hits.

    • AV Sep 14,2014 3:29 pm || Up

      and score!

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  42. bear88 Sep 14,2014 3:30 pm

    Sam Fuld!

  43. bear88 Sep 14,2014 3:35 pm

    Mistake to keep throwing Dunn fastballs.

    Four runs! What a bonanza!

  44. Englishmajor Sep 14,2014 3:43 pm

    I have to love Ratto sometimes.

  45. 5Aces Sep 14,2014 3:50 pm

    If you are not going to give Norris some rest here you should just release Anderson.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • Jennifer Sep 14,2014 3:54 pm || Up

      Anderson? Who?

      • dmoas Sep 14,2014 3:56 pm || Up

        It’s like getting a mediocre not even 4-A catcher in mid-September!

        • Jennifer Sep 14,2014 3:58 pm || Up

          Just think if we didn’t have 12 catchers on the roster! We’d be hurtin for certain.

  46. andeux Sep 14,2014 3:51 pm

    Instead of having a catcher, can we just put a sheet of plywood behind home plate?

    TINSTAAFK
  47. 5Aces Sep 14,2014 3:53 pm

    I believe Ray said “Smoak is behind”. The captioning person decided it was “smoked his behind”. I want the captioning person to do pxp.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  48. bear88 Sep 14,2014 3:56 pm

    Norris, barely able to get throw to first. He’s hurting. I hope the Monday off helps.

    • 5Aces Sep 14,2014 3:58 pm || Up

      It is amazing that we spent half the year making jokes about all the catchers in our lineup and now we have 1 usable Catcher even after picking up another one.

      Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
      • AV Sep 14,2014 4:04 pm || Up

        it’s a basic fact of life. there ought to be a name for it.

        like, buy one pencil, you have it till it doesn’t write anymore. buy 4, pretty soon you lose one because when you couldn’t find it you grabbed another, then a friend wanted to borrow one and since it wasn’t his he chewed it and broke the eraser, you have no idea what happened to the third (but next time you go to a wedding you find it in the suit you wore to the last wedding), and that last one you hold on to till it doesn’t write anymore.

        *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
        • Future Ed Sep 14,2014 8:04 pm || Up

          that reminds me, I have to get my ear buds out of the pants I was wearing before

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
          • 5Aces Sep 14,2014 8:42 pm || Up

            That reminds me I need to yell at the eldest Ace about leaving his earbuds in his pants pockets. Just found his latest pair in the dryer in multiple pieces.

            Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
            • Kay Temple Kirk Sep 15,2014 11:21 am || Up

              Better yet… don’t yell, and just say “Here’s your headphones back, dude. Looks like the washing machine ate ’em. Bummer.” and walk away…

              \"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
  49. dmoas Sep 14,2014 3:59 pm

    Ray, the minimum number of pitches for an inning isn’t 9. It’s 3. Hell, technically it’s zero.

    • nevermoor Sep 15,2014 10:17 am || Up

      Explain zero

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • dmoas Sep 15,2014 10:24 am || Up

        Pitcher stands on mound. Refuses to pitch. Umpire calls ball for delaying game until Batter gets on base. Pitcher picks off runner. Repeat times 3.

        • 5Aces Sep 15,2014 10:52 am || Up

          I believe the ump could also call a ball if thhe pitcher goes to his mouth as if to throw a spitball.

          Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
          • dmoas Sep 15,2014 10:54 am || Up

            Yep. That too.

          • dmoas Sep 15,2014 10:55 am || Up

            It’s a wonder why Greg Smith ever bothered to try to pitch the ball.

          • andeux Sep 15,2014 10:57 am || Up

            There is the semantic question of whether one of those called balls counts as a pitch, even though the ball is never thrown.

            TINSTAAFK
            • andeux Sep 15,2014 11:05 am || Up

              Ooh, this is a good one though:

              6.06 A batter is out for illegal action when—

              (b) He steps from one batter’s box to the other while the pitcher is in position ready to pitch;

              TINSTAAFK
              • 5Aces Sep 15,2014 11:11 am || Up

                That would be great for those games where you are trying to make the game official to aavoid a rainout while leadding, etc.just start hoping from one side to the other.

                Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • MikeV Sep 15,2014 10:47 am || Up

      Minimum number of pitches would be 1, not zero.

      First pitch triple, 3 consecutive batter interference plays on attempts to steal home. Batter is out, runner returns to third, no pitch.

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

      Thanks, and go As.

  50. Jennifer Sep 14,2014 4:01 pm

    When did Melvin get glasses?

  51. bear88 Sep 14,2014 4:05 pm

    Back to being nervous about Doolittle.

  52. bear88 Sep 14,2014 4:07 pm

    95 on strike three.

  53. bear88 Sep 14,2014 4:09 pm

    Doolittle throwing sliders for strikes. That’s unusual.

  54. bear88 Sep 14,2014 4:10 pm

    Game over. That was a huge series win.

  55. andeux Sep 14,2014 4:10 pm

    Two! Wins in a row!

    A bit of breathing room in the wild card.

    And a day off, much needed for our catchers especially.

    TINSTAAFK
    • 5Aces Sep 14,2014 4:13 pm || Up

      Two wins in a row..ha ha ha…

      Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  56. 5Aces Sep 14,2014 4:11 pm

    Shhhhhhhh

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  57. AV Sep 14,2014 4:12 pm

    it’s a celebration.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  58. AV Sep 14,2014 4:14 pm

    10.5 back with 13 to go. i say the division is the A’s to win.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  59. mikeA Sep 14,2014 4:18 pm

    All right, that was good.

  60. Englishmajor Sep 14,2014 4:44 pm

    The team plane is currently scheduled to arrive at the Oakland charter airport at 6:46 PM, although that might be pushing it a bit. Anyway, for those who want to greet the team: take Hegenberger, right on Doolittle (Yeah, right on, Doolittle!), left on Swan, right on Earhart.

  61. bear88 Sep 14,2014 5:03 pm

    Trying to figure this out.

    The Wild Card play-in game is on Tuesday, Sept. 30?

    The first home Wild Card game is on Sunday, Oct. 5?

    Is that right?

    • AV Sep 14,2014 5:11 pm || Up
      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
      • bear88 Sep 14,2014 5:27 pm || Up

        I’m going to get tickets for the Sunday Wild Card game. See what an optimist I am?

        Anyone interested in going to the possible play-in game on Tuesday with me? I don’t have anyone to go with to that game.

      • batgirl Sep 14,2014 6:00 pm || Up

        Anyone have that link to the postseason tix info?

        • FreeSeatUpgrade Sep 14,2014 6:12 pm || Up
          "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
          • 5Aces Sep 14,2014 7:04 pm || Up

            Question..is “upper level” the 300s in the original bowl – the seats like VD. Or are they something different. Im trying to figure out what I could look at $$ wise but not get a crap view.

            Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
            • FreeSeatUpgrade Sep 14,2014 7:11 pm || Up

              Yes, pretty sure what they’re selling tomorrow as Upper Level are the Value Deck sections of 316-7-8 only. My guess is that they won’t start selling any of the currently tarped 300 level sections until later.

              "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
              • AV Sep 14,2014 9:29 pm || Up

                doesn’t the VD become media seating during playoffs?

                *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
                • FreeSeatUpgrade Sep 14,2014 9:52 pm || Up

                  Only about 15-20% of it.

                  "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
                • Englishmajor Sep 14,2014 10:07 pm || Up

                  You were supposed to write “doesn’t the media get VD during the playoffs?”

              • 5Aces Sep 15,2014 9:55 am || Up

                In case anyone is looking, they are opening up other sections at this point. Just bought 2 for ALDS game one and I got sec 319. My assumption is they will just go section bby section, but on line really doesn’t say one way or the other.

                So FSU what time is the tailgate starting?

                Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
                • mikeA Sep 15,2014 10:00 am || Up

                  WC game too, I got section 315.

                • dmoas Sep 15,2014 10:22 am || Up

                  Maybe we should actually make INTO the playoffs before we start planning tailgates?

                • 5Aces Sep 15,2014 10:36 am || Up

                  nope. one way or another I expect a grill iin that lot.

                  Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
                • Dial C for Concupiscence Sep 15,2014 11:37 am || Up

                  Bought WC and ALDS tickets, all 318

                • 5Aces Sep 15,2014 11:48 am || Up

                  Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • mother pucker Sep 14,2014 5:50 pm || Up

      ALDS starts on the Thursday following the play-in game, so yes, that seems right.

  62. Bed Sep 14,2014 6:13 pm

    Glad to see the boys won. I hope they can keep it going.

    But seriously, folks...
  63. Glorious Mundy Sep 14,2014 7:33 pm

    Texas League champs!

  64. doctorK Sep 14,2014 8:47 pm

    Is this a good place to revive the Smith vs Kaepernick debate?

    • Bed Sep 14,2014 10:15 pm || Up

      I’ll take Kaep. He has a bigger upside by a mile. Rough night but by the highlights two of those picks were great plays by the defender. The fumble was pretty bad though. I only saw the last quarter but the O-Line wasn’t great. Jonathan Martin was getting beat like a drum at RT.

      But seriously, folks...
      • doctorK Sep 15,2014 10:25 am || Up

        To me, there is no question which direction the Niners should’ve gone. It just amazes me that people will still bring up Smith whenever Kaepernick has a bad game.

        • nevermoor Sep 15,2014 10:39 am || Up

          There was a question at the time. There isn’t any more.

          I’m not sure any of those picks were bad decisions, and the fumble was preventable but not completely careless.

          "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
          • MikeV Sep 15,2014 12:32 pm || Up

            The Conte pick was pretty bad. Not even trying to look him off. That’s one of his biggest problems, he stares down his receiver.

            The first pick by Fuller was in Crabtree’s hands. The second pick was a great play by Fuller.

            Kap takes the blame for them all, but that’s all anybody wants to do rather than give credit to other guys who make good plays.

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

            Thanks, and go As.

    • MikeV Sep 14,2014 11:22 pm || Up

      There’s no debate.

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

      Thanks, and go As.

      • Ben Folds' Nuts Sep 14,2014 11:42 pm || Up

        Just a quarterback who can’t make decisions, either before or after the snap, without taking ten minutes.

        • MikeV Sep 15,2014 7:42 am || Up

          Tough to make quick decisions when you’re running for your life.

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

          Thanks, and go As.

  65. Future Ed Sep 14,2014 9:06 pm

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • AV Sep 14,2014 11:06 pm || Up

      so’s the 0, but you don’t hear anybody complaining about it.

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  66. elcroata Sep 14,2014 9:57 pm

    Nice way to start a Monday

    Because survival is insufficient
    • Bed Sep 14,2014 10:16 pm || Up

      It just became Monday here and I’ve spent the last hour writing up a memo for work tomorrow…I’ve had better starts to a Monday.

      But seriously, folks...
      • 5Aces Sep 15,2014 8:22 am || Up

        Sounds like someone has a case of the Monday’s =(

        Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty

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