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Two pair, Billys over Joshes. Read ’em and weep. 82. 74

Billy
Stephen
Ben
Billy
Josh
Josh
Brett
Mark
Marcus

Scott

"Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."

74 thoughts on “Two pair, Billys over Joshes. Read ’em and weep. 82.

  1. Future Ed Jul 2,2015 6:57 pm

    do we count mark and marcus?

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 2,2015 6:58 pm || Up

      Kicker. Pot. Ballgame.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • Future Ed Jul 3,2015 12:57 pm || Up

        been thinking too much about this. Reddick’s first name is william.

        burns, butler, reddick, semien canha

        FULL HOUSE

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        • andeux Jul 3,2015 1:23 pm || Up

          Billy Josh sounds like he’s trying to get thrown in the discard pile though.

          TINSTAAFK
  2. Future Ed Jul 2,2015 6:57 pm

    kazmir and zobrist have “z’s”

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  3. Future Ed Jul 2,2015 6:58 pm

    brett is sweedish for steven, yeah?

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  4. AV Jul 2,2015 7:07 pm

    huh. i just got two pair of levi’s in the mail.

    *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
  5. Future Ed Jul 2,2015 7:07 pm

    we are a phegley away from an inside strait draw

    (bulter, davis, zobrist phegley, canha, vogt reddick fuld)

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • Glorious Mundy Jul 2,2015 7:09 pm || Up

      *stares blankly*

      • Future Ed Jul 2,2015 7:16 pm || Up

        16, 17, 18, (19), 20, 21, 22, 23.

        I forgot lawrie 15

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      • Future Ed Jul 2,2015 7:17 pm || Up

        16, 17, 18, (19), 20, 21, 22, 23.

        I forgot lawrie 15and that dais isn’t playing

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 2,2015 7:21 pm || Up

      Raise big and draw one card. They’ll fold like umbrellas.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  6. Thunderbutt Jul 2,2015 7:08 pm

    A Beane up the sleeve makes a full house.

    There is always a score.
  7. Glorious Mundy Jul 2,2015 7:08 pm

    What a random graphic to put under Lloyd McClendon’s name: “9-8 in last 17 games.”

    • Future Ed Jul 2,2015 7:18 pm || Up

      better than 9-6 in the last 17

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  8. Soaker Jul 2,2015 7:09 pm

    My main goal for this game is that Kazmir comes out of it healthy.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  9. Glorious Mundy Jul 2,2015 7:23 pm

    Chavy may not be the most energetic broadcaster, but at least he speaks in complete, coherent thoughts.

    • Soaker Jul 2,2015 7:29 pm || Up

      Oh boy, Fosse gets PxP innings on radio all weekend. I’ll go with the musical soundtrack along with the games, certainly Fare Thee Well tomorrow night.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • Glorious Mundy Jul 2,2015 7:34 pm || Up

        There is no reasonable explanation for them continuing to let him do that. The man cannot get from the beginning of a sentence about Dibs to the end without getting lost in the middle. He’s supposed to explain plays as they happen to people who can’t see them?

      • andeux Jul 3,2015 6:25 pm || Up

        They are sounding good tonight.

        TINSTAAFK
        • Future Ed Jul 3,2015 6:56 pm || Up

          listening to the mariners. I give up

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • 5Aces Jul 2,2015 8:03 pm || Up

      How great is that?

      Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  10. FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 2,2015 7:25 pm

    Josh Phegley!

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  11. Glorious Mundy Jul 2,2015 7:26 pm

    Props to Gags for not getting Zobrist thrown out by 15 feet and killing that rally.

  12. Thunderbutt Jul 2,2015 7:31 pm

    STOP HITTING IT AT SEMIEN.

    Bastards.

    There is always a score.
    • Glorious Mundy Jul 2,2015 7:32 pm || Up

      He needs the practice though.

      • Soaker Jul 2,2015 7:56 pm || Up

        He has a chance at setting an unbreakable record.

        Most errors in a season, Oakland A’s history (total at all positions played that season):

        34: Bert Campaneris 1968

        30: Tony Phillips 1983, Alfredo Griffin 1985

        28: Tony Phillips 1984

        27: Wayne Gross 1977

        26: Bert Campaneris 1971, Phil Garner 1975, Mario Guerrero 1978, Miguel Tejada 1998

        25: Alfredo Griffin 1986, Cliff Pennington 2010, Marcus Semien 2015

        What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Glorious Mundy Jul 2,2015 7:35 pm || Up

      And Chavy thinks he’s going to have a much better second half. TRUST IN CHAVY.

      • MikeV Jul 2,2015 7:40 pm || Up

        …could he be worse?

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

        Thanks, and go As.

  13. FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 2,2015 7:36 pm

    Lookin good in A’s colors Harrison Barnes!

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  14. FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 2,2015 7:38 pm

    Nice observations on hitting strides from Chavvy.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Glorious Mundy Jul 2,2015 7:39 pm || Up

      I’m learning things. About baseball. This is weird.

      • Future Ed Jul 2,2015 7:41 pm || Up

        im turning it on. no ray no way

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • Glorious Mundy Jul 2,2015 7:48 pm || Up

          He’s even dropping inside info he learned from talking to Cano during batting practice, about him being sick and having trouble keeping weight on this season.

          Can we start some kind of formal campaign to bring Chavy on full time? Surely this is more fun than whatever fake job he’s doing for the Yankees.

  15. Jennifer Jul 2,2015 7:44 pm

    I thought this was a day game. Huh.

  16. Future Ed Jul 2,2015 7:55 pm

    ric rizz:

    “zobrist a free agent at the end of the year. we’ll see if he gets moved as the deadline nears and the as [flailing? don’t remember the word]”

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  17. FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 2,2015 8:03 pm

    Damn, that putaway fastball Kazmir has racked up his K’s with looks tremendous. Scouts take note.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  18. 5Aces Jul 2,2015 8:16 pm

    I always hope =(

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  19. Soaker Jul 2,2015 8:19 pm

    It’s amazing that Franklin Gutierrez is still a Mariner. I suppose by late next year other teams’ fans will be saying that about Coco and the A’s.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  20. FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 2,2015 8:30 pm

    Kicker!

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  21. Future Ed Jul 2,2015 8:31 pm

    well then

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  22. Soaker Jul 2,2015 8:37 pm

    6 shutout innings, 80 pitches, mission accomplished, now put him in the display case.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  23. Soaker Jul 2,2015 8:49 pm

    7 shutout innings, 90 pitches, mission accomplished, now put him in the display case.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  24. Future Ed Jul 2,2015 9:08 pm

    8 shutout innings, 100 pitches, mission accomplished, now put him in the display case.

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  25. Soaker Jul 2,2015 9:09 pm

    Pretty good chance that was the final pitch Kazmir throws for the A’s. Of the big-money Beane FA signings, that’s been among the best.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Future Ed Jul 2,2015 9:22 pm || Up

      Toronto really really really needs pitching

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Future Ed Jul 2,2015 9:24 pm || Up

        or is it “Toronto need” since they are in canada?

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 2,2015 9:22 pm || Up

      And maybe better still if he yields a good haul.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • dmoas Jul 2,2015 9:52 pm || Up

      There’s nearly 30 days until the deadline, why are we assuming this will be his last?

      • Soaker Jul 2,2015 9:58 pm || Up

        I’m not assuming that but it makes sense that Billy gets a higher return by trading 15 regular season starts than he does by trading 11.

        What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  26. FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 2,2015 9:22 pm

    Contributions from Billys Joshes and Marc(us)es all.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  27. Soaker Jul 2,2015 9:25 pm

    Remember when the Mariners were the “trendy pick” to go to the World Series. Splat.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Future Ed Jul 2,2015 10:00 pm || Up

      which makes rick rizz’s comment about the a’s faltering so funny

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  28. Englishmajor Jul 2,2015 9:35 pm

    Somebody on the postgame show forgot to turn his phone off.

  29. Englishmajor Jul 2,2015 9:37 pm

    I think this is a little unfair – Doo’s on the DL, why should he wear a cup?

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 2,2015 9:45 pm || Up

      Another pair!

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  30. Glorious Mundy Jul 2,2015 9:48 pm

    Fosse just dropped such a heartfelt “how great does it feel” on Phegley.

    (It feels really great, if you’re wondering.)

    • Future Ed Jul 2,2015 9:59 pm || Up

      let me guess, know that he is so good and is one of the best

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  31. Glorious Mundy Jul 3,2015 12:35 pm

    Uh oh:

    http://www.csnbayarea.com/athletics/reddick-criticizes-front-office-over-his-playing-time

    On the positive side, Fosse conducted an effective interview!

    • Future Ed Jul 3,2015 1:00 pm || Up

      to be fair, he criticized the donaldson trade too

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • ptbnl Jul 3,2015 1:41 pm || Up

      ” … There’s probably so many numbers they could dig into their computers with and try to find one just to keep me out of the lineup.”

      Reddick, who’s hitting .330 in 209 at-bats against right-handers but just .152 in 66 at-bats against left-handers, …

      Doesn’t take *that* much digging, Josh.

      If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
  32. Glorious Mundy Jul 3,2015 1:19 pm

    Joba Chamberlain DFA. Who’s in?

    • colin Jul 3,2015 1:41 pm || Up

      ZiPS and Steamer both think he’s replacement level, which is a bit better than he has been pitching so far this year. On the other hand, his contract is 1 year / $1M for 2015 only, so that is close to free. Who would he replace? Mujica? FRod? Scribner? Or Joba to the minors (but added to the 40-man, I guess)?

      • Future Ed Jul 3,2015 3:39 pm || Up

        abad? EOF? Venditte on the mend

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • colin Jul 3,2015 5:39 pm || Up

          I figured that he would be replacing a righty, not a lefty.

          • Future Ed Jul 3,2015 5:48 pm || Up

            sure, but we have 2 ineffective lefties and the three mop up righties all seem interchangeable.

            I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Future Ed Jul 3,2015 3:40 pm || Up

        duh, clippard

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