Once again in progress. It is safe to say that we wont be comparing GT records this year.
We are in TB, tomorrow Wash gets to start stroking the ego of Semien telling him every throw is amazing and he is a “gunning machine” or some such nonsense.
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Eck Eck Eck. I swear, they’re trying to get Melvin fired. There is no other explanation.
Starting tomorrow they even have a stalking horse they can use to say they will Wash there hands of the whole thing.
(I do not believe that the FO plans to consider Wash like that at all, but is this team ends up winning 60-70 games it will be said.).
I wont be here for our entire show tonight, but I will be able to provide some Zito thoughts later. My guess is most of my thoughts will involve how bad “Frankenslice” is as a food idea, and how $2 beer makes it taste better.
Frankenslice was better than I thought it would be. Of course I had 0 expectations so YMMV. They grilled the hot dogs which was a nice surprise. But I think they should make it worse for you and either surround the Frank with cheese or bacon to get it where it needs to be.
In order to access Gameday, I have to spend seven seconds looking at an ad exhorting me to vote for Marcus Semien for the All-Star Game.
WHAT THE ACTUAL FK BURNS?!?
Not sure if Gallego or Burns is to blame there. Gags is pretty much close to the end of his rope as third base coach with all the recent gaffes and Wash coming onboard. Burns…just really fucking sucks at running the bases.
Burns has made a few false starts on base stealing attempts too. It’s almost like a golfer with the yips.
Needs more work with Rickey.
It’s gotten so bad I didn’t even know there was a game today.
That’s where I am at. I checked in and the game was in the 8th.
How soon before we get a cease and desist from Eck for associating his name with this?
We can just forward it to the Coliseum.
Colome would have a problem if that pitch timer had been put in for this season.
If something smells nasty in the dugout, it’s because Burns is crapping his pants over the possibility of a 1-0 loss.
This year, it all Depends.
Who woulda thunk DeJesus would have been one of the ex-A tormentors?
(Burns quietly gives DDJ a thumbs-up for taking him off the hook.)
Who woulda thunk he’d still be in the league?
Damn, that really may have been the last of the Mujica’n’s.
15 under .500 and we’re not really close to the end of May. Impressive.
16 comments may be a new low.
Until sometime later this weekend.
15 games under .500 is the point where you’re no longer circling the drain, you’ve gone in and are on the one-way trip. The 2005 A’s were, I believe, the most successful team after bottoming out there (17-32, then ending the season at 88-74). They still finished 5 games behind what would have been the second wild card.
I’m so sick of our fershlugginer bullpen.
AxoLOLtl
FK it. Trade everybody. I don’t care.
(As a young reader of MAD Magazine, I always wondered how to pronounce that “Ecch!”)
To be an asshole about it, since I’m in that kind of mood…that contract is big enough that it’s probably insured.
That extension was so weird.
Thanks, and go As.
Bummer.
alright. just got back. I liked muncy and the bunt. good idea. what happened with burns?
Poor jesse.
what is davis’ situation? contract injury?
when can we trade kazmier and Zobrist for correa?
Burns led off the game with a triple. Which should have been a fly ball out, but because the Rays had read the scouting report, their outfielders were playing at softball depth and he managed to get one over their heads. Anyway, great way to start the game!
Semien then hit a fly ball to center field. Not super deep, but plenty deep enough that anyone except Butler scores routinely and it’s a sac fly. However, Burns took about two steps off third base then suddenly stopped and went back.
Naturally Reddick grounded out sharply to 1B, Butler also grounded out, and the A’s were shut out.
that’s on gags, right? or at least burns should be head down and waiting for gags to say go?
Entirely on Burns. The fly ball was deep enough that someone with Burns’ speed can wait a beat to make sure he’s not leaving too early, then coast home.
Correa..I dont often say this with kids in the minors, but SWOON.
Also, for 2 innings last night Barry looked like maybe he should be given a chance. Then the top of the order got a second chance. RIP FITZ.
In other words, just like in game 1 of the ’06 ALCS.
So Mujica –> DL, Graveman to come up and all the current bullpen members stick around.
Tuning into that Zito game, I notice that Parrino was pulled out in the second inning so something else may be happening too.
Andy Parrino will save us.
isn’t zobrist coming back?
He’s going to live on a farm in the country.
In the Central Valley!
And eat a lot of peaches.
To the bullpen.
Mujica –> DL
Ladendorf –> called up to Oakland –> 60-day DL (I believe that costs them some money)
Parrino –> 40 and 25-man rosters
Presumably tomorrow:
Coco –> DL
Graveman –> called up to Oakland
“Disheartening” certainly suggests 60-day DL but they probably want a second opinion.
What happened to Ladendorf?
He messed up his ankle right after returning to Nashville and had surgery on it. It sounded like he would miss most if not all of the season.
why parrino?
Want a middle infield backup and defensive replacement for Semien should the A’s actually have a lead in the late innings
Was chatting on this last night on Twitter after I saw him pulled. I wouldnt be surprised if he got maybe one or two days out of the field. Like when you have a rookie QB that you pull for a half so he can see the game from the sideline or from up in the box with the OC. It could even be a Wash idea to give the kid a break.
If it is mental in any way getting away from it for even a day cant hurt.
Also, have you seen Lawrie play 2B?
but that’s the thing, isn’t zobrist going to be here in days? like monday?
Coco is apparently gone for a long time.
Canha started well but has 2 hits in the last 3 weeks.
Fuld, Burns and Gentry… (of course you could also say “Sogard…”)
Zobrist –> OF for the remainder of his Oakland tenure, which won’t be terribly long.
that makes sense
I think Coco’s career is done. It’s just waiting to be buried.
For all you question asking FKers out there this morning. SuSlu is doing her AMA on reddit right now.
“Is MikeV still one of your favorite people not on there?”
of course I asked her that.
Thanks, and go As.
AND ANSWERED.
Thanks, and go As.
Any other cool factoids?
I can’t check the reddit stream until tonight.
No big surprises and a (reasonable) refusal to dish any dirt, lots of pointing to the book and chronicle pieces, big Rube Waddell fan.
please?
SuSlu/Chavy booth experiment this summer FTW!
please?
Please please please let Ed get what he wants…this time.
Good calls for a change. See the booth we’ve had can make a good fan turn bad.