Game 100 to go: Rangers vs. A’s ← FREE KRAUT!

Game 100 to go: Rangers vs. A’s 167

You have to be a diehard A’s fan, or really hate the NBA, to tune in to tonight’s outdoor event in Oakland. Since I qualify under both counts, I’ll host this one.

Crisp CF, Semien SS, Valencia 3B, Davis LF, Butler DH, Phegley C, Smolinski RF, Alonso 1B, Ladendorf 2B. Manaea P.

That was a long travel day, with a bonus hour in the Las Vegas airport thanks to Southwest Airlines which gave me a chance to spend $12 on a Samuel Adams. Vegas is the worst beer town in America. The “Brewery District” at Great American Ballpark was pretty good, about a dozen Ohio/Kentucky microbrews and another dozen from elsewhere (e.g. Bell’s Oberon, Deschutes Fresh Squeezed), a much better selection than the self-proclaimed Beer Capital in Milwaukee (it’s actually just the Miller Lite Capital).

167 thoughts on “Game 100 to go: Rangers vs. A’s

  1. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 6:53 pm

    i’ll be there

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  2. andeux Jun 13,2016 6:55 pm

    Hahn in AAA: 4 IP so far, 2 K, 7 BB. Yikes.

    TINSTAAFK
    • Soaker Jun 13,2016 7:05 pm || Up

      The major positive thing the A’s could accomplish the rest of the season is seeing what they have among Graveman, Hahn, Manaea and Mengden, and maybe others to be acquired in trade. Hahn is making his part of it easy. I’m not clear how much of it is being in the Beane/Forst/Melvin doghouse, possibly due to mouthing off or other attitude issues, but my sense is he’d rather get a fresh start somewhere else.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  3. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 6:58 pm

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    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  4. lenscrafters Jun 13,2016 7:12 pm

    A’s have a ridiculous amount of work to do with Puk. Couldn’t finish the 4th in his start today and couldn’t throw a strike to save his life.

    • aardvark Jun 14,2016 4:04 pm || Up

      Indeed. That’s been his MO all season, which is why he dropped to them at #6. Had he been effective and working deeper into games he would have gone #1.

  5. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 7:12 pm

    mlb.com always plays the non a’s feed, no matter where the game is

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  6. andeux Jun 13,2016 7:13 pm

    Manaea seems Andersonesque with the glove.

    TINSTAAFK
  7. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 13,2016 7:15 pm

    Miller Park, Coors Field, Busch Stadium. I imagine they all maintain Company Store policies about beer sales.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Soaker Jun 13,2016 7:28 pm || Up

      Yes, the other prominent brand at Miller Park was Leinenkugel’s, which is Miller’s faux craft brand.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  8. andeux Jun 13,2016 7:18 pm

    Three LHPs starting for the Rangers in this series. That’s actually good for Oakland right now.

    TINSTAAFK
    • andeux Jun 16,2016 10:32 am || Up

      31 runs (6, 14, 6, and 5) in the 4 games against lefty starters. And still managed to lose two of them.
      We now return you to your regularly scheduled offensive ineptitude.

      TINSTAAFK
  9. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 7:18 pm

    that wasn’t good defense

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  10. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 7:22 pm

    coco 5-9 stealing

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  11. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 7:25 pm

    set up nicely for butler

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • andeux Jun 13,2016 7:28 pm || Up

      Or Phegley.
      Not sure why he is hitting ahead of Smolinski.

      TINSTAAFK
  12. lenscrafters Jun 13,2016 7:29 pm

    So of course Phegley goes up hacking at non strikes right after a walk. Honestly they deserve to lose games.

    • Future Ed Jun 13,2016 7:40 pm || Up

      butter flaps wings, but that is a dp too

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  13. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 13,2016 7:41 pm

    A fine entry into the Putin photo contest:

    With him involved a leather-clad biker gang musical doesn’t sound gay at all.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  14. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 7:42 pm

    nice socks tyler

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  15. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 7:44 pm

    i like how the warriors didn’t care that they clevland was on a power play

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 13,2016 7:47 pm || Up

      That was amusing. Less so now.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  16. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 7:54 pm

    nice trick shot

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  17. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 7:57 pm

    way to go sean

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  18. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 8:09 pm

    khrush davis

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  19. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 8:11 pm

    ha1

    with butler on 1st and a single to left center, rua grapped tbe ball and spun like he was going to have to throw to third

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  20. Soaker Jun 13,2016 8:13 pm

    3 DPs in 3 innings. This is more compelling than another no-hitter.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  21. doctorK Jun 13,2016 8:44 pm

    The roar has gone out of Roaracle.

    Edit: Also, FK you, LBJ

  22. doctorK Jun 13,2016 8:54 pm

    Oh, FK everything.

    • Future Ed Jun 13,2016 8:55 pm || Up

      rubbing the left forearm. no problem there

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • 5Aces Jun 13,2016 9:04 pm || Up

        The drop in velocity reminded me of the AB where AJ Griffin dropped like 10 mph all at once, stil got the out, and was never heard from again.

        Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
        • Future Ed Jun 13,2016 9:12 pm || Up

          threw a couple good games for texas before he went back to the dl

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
  23. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 13,2016 9:00 pm

    Yay 10 runs. Boo not getting to have nice things.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  24. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 9:13 pm

    so, fixed?

    don’t expect a win next game (whenever that is)

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • MikeV Jun 13,2016 10:02 pm || Up

      All Cleveland needed was the game of Kyries life, Lebron going off, oh and the Warriors best defensive player and one of their better offensive talents to be suspended.

      It’s almost too easy.

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

      Thanks, and go As.

      • nevermoor Jun 14,2016 10:37 am || Up

        Yeah. If LBJ can go full-heel and hit every single shot then we are in trouble. If not, I think we will be fine.

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
        • Glorious Mundy Jun 14,2016 11:04 am || Up

          Funny how Bron and Kyrie just happened to go off on the night Draymond wasn’t available, isn’t it. Things should look pretty different on Thursday.

          • nevermoor Jun 14,2016 11:32 am || Up

            Yeah, though I don’t think Draymond would have prevented LBJ’s crazy 3-point shooting.

            Agree re:Thursday

            "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  25. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 9:17 pm

    the thing I really like about fosse is that he knows everyone and the relations between them.

    he knew there were 2 interns with the same name

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • dmoas Jun 13,2016 9:57 pm || Up

      Despite they’re both being interns, there’s no relation.

  26. oblique Jun 13,2016 9:22 pm

    Had to go to a bar to watch this onslaught. Took some negotiation, but finally got the A’s game on one of the 10 TVs in the place. The others are all on Dubs post game, without volume (sound in here is a classic rock mix, which could be worse).

    • Future Ed Jun 13,2016 9:26 pm || Up

      at the kids birthday party, the place had espn baseball highlights instead of the A’s game.

      i fucking hate people

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  27. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 9:31 pm

    left pronator muscle strain

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • MikeV Jun 13,2016 10:03 pm || Up

      When do they amputate?

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

      Thanks, and go As.

      • Future Ed Jun 13,2016 10:08 pm || Up

        not till they have him throw a few innings next week

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • lenscrafters Jun 13,2016 10:17 pm || Up

      It’s one of those injuries where the pitcher valiantly tries to rehab it for a few weeks, if not months, before resignedly getting TJS.

  28. Future Ed Jun 13,2016 10:12 pm

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  29. doctorK Jun 13,2016 10:14 pm

    Glen, even in blowouts you’re terrible.

  30. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 13,2016 10:33 pm

    1. Draymond, man of the people.
    2. Infield suites at the Coliseum don’t have their own bathrooms.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  31. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 14,2016 11:19 am
    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  32. Glorious Mundy Jun 14,2016 4:35 pm

  33. aardvark Jun 14,2016 4:43 pm

    Holy FK. A’s starter for tonight, Eric Surkamp suuuuuucks. In his mlb career, mostly as a reliever, he sports a 6.45era, he’s averaged more than 11 hits/9 innings. He’s barely walked more guys than he’s struck out and opponents have managed a .902 ops against him.

    • dmoas Jun 14,2016 4:58 pm || Up

      Sniff Sniff. I smell a perfect game coming on… Probably a perfectly bad game. But perfect none the less.

    • 5Aces Jun 14,2016 5:18 pm || Up

      I’m at the point that we need to just start a greatest hits rotation.

      Go buy Tommy Milone.
      And for God’s sake get Travis out of Mexico, there is no way he is worse than this sheeyat.

      Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  34. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 14,2016 7:17 pm

    It’s OK, Surkamp can allow a run per inning so long as we hit like we did last night. No problem.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • aardvark Jun 14,2016 7:30 pm || Up

      “I knew going in if I could hold ’em to 12, we had a chance,”

    • Soaker Jun 14,2016 7:36 pm || Up

      “A run per inning”, LOL.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  35. Soaker Jun 14,2016 7:28 pm

    Davis vs. the Rangers, through that first AB: .571/.611/1.714

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  36. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 14,2016 7:36 pm

    Surkamp literally hung his head in shame after he watched that meatball get hit.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • doctorK Jun 14,2016 7:38 pm || Up

      Shame
      Shame
      Shame
      (rings the Shame Bell)

  37. Soaker Jun 14,2016 7:57 pm

    Please let that be Surkamp’s final pitch as an Oakland Athletic.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  38. doctorK Jun 14,2016 7:58 pm

    Dear Mr Surkamp,

    Please go away and don’t come back.

    Sincerely, all A’s fans past and present.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 14,2016 8:08 pm || Up

      I’m a magnanimous guy. He can be the bullpen catcher at the next Old Timer’s Game.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  39. aardvark Jun 14,2016 8:13 pm

    Man, Eric Surkamp suuuuuucks.

  40. Glorious Mundy Jun 14,2016 8:52 pm

    Michael Ynoa pitched two scoreless innings tonight.

    In the majors.

  41. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 14,2016 9:23 pm

    Not dead yet!

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Soaker Jun 14,2016 9:50 pm || Up

      Dead now, though.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • 5Aces Jun 15,2016 9:52 am || Up

      For a second I couldn’t tell if this was a reply about Ynoa or the game.

      Guess it really fits both, though for poor Michael it is longer lasting.

      Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  42. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 15,2016 6:52 pm

    Shooty: Defensively, we don’t know this team’s identity yet.

    Yeah, we do.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • MikeV Jun 15,2016 6:56 pm || Up

      a defense has no name

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

      Thanks, and go As.

      • nevermoor Jun 15,2016 9:20 pm || Up

        Oh it has a name. And, like name, it’s 4 letters long.

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  43. Future Ed Jun 15,2016 7:15 pm

    so 4 out or 5 out inning?

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 15,2016 7:16 pm || Up

      Depends if you assume the double play.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • Future Ed Jun 15,2016 7:24 pm || Up

        i know they don’t when the “score” the game, but I generally do, but then again, this team…

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
  44. Future Ed Jun 15,2016 7:22 pm

    jed would be better at baseball if he had more situatuional awaeness

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  45. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 15,2016 7:28 pm

    Wow, Sonny has the 2nd best career starter’s ERA vs Texas ever, trailing only Pedro.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  46. Future Ed Jun 15,2016 7:34 pm

    ok guys, I am back to 2 layers on my rubicks cube. this is where I fuck it up

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  47. Future Ed Jun 15,2016 7:53 pm

    there is a ight handed bench player with 3 home runs

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  48. Future Ed Jun 15,2016 8:21 pm

    could have saved yourself 6 pitches by walking him earlier

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  49. Future Ed Jun 15,2016 8:34 pm

    i call a k with 1st and 2nd 1 out is a good ab for alanso

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  50. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 15,2016 8:37 pm

    Don’t forget to always hate Doug Brocail.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  51. Future Ed Jun 15,2016 8:37 pm

    can we just pay the rangers?

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  52. Soaker Jun 15,2016 8:53 pm

    If the A’s hold on to win this one, it would be the 2nd time in the last 48 games that Gray has started and the A’s have won. Which they might have been able to survive if Hahn and Graveman were battling it out for the Cy Young.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  53. Future Ed Jun 15,2016 9:07 pm

    what the hell, sonny?

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • Soaker Jun 15,2016 9:11 pm || Up

      A lot of pitches up, same as before the DL stint…

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • andeux Jun 15,2016 9:15 pm || Up

      5-5? We’re in a truck.

      TINSTAAFK
  54. Future Ed Jun 15,2016 9:31 pm

    decent call by vince. credit where due. although i don’t need to point out its texas

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  55. Future Ed Jun 15,2016 9:51 pm

    wait, what happened to the bottom of the 7th?

    did we waive it?

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  56. Future Ed Jun 15,2016 9:59 pm

    sigh

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  57. Jennifer Jun 15,2016 10:11 pm

    Back in the day we would have had a filibuster thread.

  58. Soaker Jun 15,2016 10:18 pm

    OK, so 1 win started by Sonny in the last 48. Man, if they couldn’t win that one, the bottom is a long, long way down there.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  59. ptbnl Jun 15,2016 11:33 pm

    I guess I picked the right week to go to Shetland.

    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
  60. Future Ed Jun 16,2016 1:13 pm

    i like this mengden guy

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  61. Future Ed Jun 16,2016 1:31 pm

    “12 in a row to start the game retired by lewis”

    I think vince’s brain needs a defrag

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  62. Future Ed Jun 16,2016 1:50 pm

    i mean, it goes without saying that colby lewis has a perfect game through 5

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  63. Glorious Mundy Jun 16,2016 1:51 pm

    You guys weren’t kidding about Mengden’s sweet throwback look. I feel like I’m watching Rick Langford or something.

    • Glorious Mundy Jun 16,2016 2:00 pm || Up

      The little hitch in his windup where he cocks the glove a second time is mesmerizing.

  64. Future Ed Jun 16,2016 1:59 pm

    Daniel, you have to be perfect to win.

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  65. doctorK Jun 16,2016 2:00 pm

    game over

  66. Future Ed Jun 16,2016 2:10 pm

    stick that plastic guard out there, ryan

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  67. colin Jun 16,2016 2:11 pm

    Colby FKing Lewis?

  68. doctorK Jun 16,2016 2:17 pm

    Irrelevant question: Why does Gameday call the second run charged to Mengden an earned run when the guy who scored was on base due to an error?

    • colin Jun 16,2016 2:41 pm || Up

      Gameday is only showing 1 ER now for Mengden.

      • doctorK Jun 16,2016 2:45 pm || Up

        I guess someone else asked the same question.

  69. Future Ed Jun 16,2016 2:17 pm

    vince called elvis’ look as a “glare”

    watching it, it was more bemused

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  70. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 16,2016 2:22 pm

    I have no threats to make about what I’ll do if the A’s get perfecto’ed. I’m already paying less attention and attending fewer games than I have in years. But I will be disgusted. Fuck Colby Lewis.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Glorious Mundy Jun 16,2016 2:25 pm || Up

      I’m almost rooting for it just so that the national press will spend a little time rubbing Forst and Beane’s noses in the pile of poop they made

    • Soaker Jun 16,2016 2:32 pm || Up

      Nothing in the Geren years approached this level of unwatchability because those teams had at least a little pitching. This is more like 1997 minus McGwire’s home run power (until he was dealt at the deadline that year).

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  71. Glorious Mundy Jun 16,2016 2:23 pm

    Are they actually trying to make it easy for him?

  72. Future Ed Jun 16,2016 2:24 pm

    i don’t know why vince is lobbyying for dull. he should know ned yost will be able to picj ryan madson (a player that helped him to the world series)

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  73. Future Ed Jun 16,2016 2:29 pm

    should be out forssliding at first

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • Glorious Mundy Jun 16,2016 2:33 pm || Up

      That was weird. He would have been safe by much more standing up.

      • Future Ed Jun 16,2016 2:36 pm || Up

        would have saved us a lot of time

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
  74. Glorious Mundy Jun 16,2016 2:39 pm

    Shrewd strategy here to draw out this half inning in hopes that Lewis will get bored and forget he’s even pitching today.

  75. doctorK Jun 16,2016 2:43 pm

    Eyechart would’ve been welcome last year as part of Team Dynamite.

  76. Future Ed Jun 16,2016 2:48 pm

    still lives in bakersfield?

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  77. dmoas Jun 16,2016 2:49 pm

    Hey, did you guys notice that Colby Lewis was pitching a PERFECT GAME?

  78. dmoas Jun 16,2016 2:49 pm

    Hey, did you guys notice that Colby Lewis was pitching a NO HITTER?

  79. Glorious Mundy Jun 16,2016 2:50 pm

    Rangers TV fears no jinx. They have a “PERFECT THRU __” notice locked to the scorebug.

  80. 5Aces Jun 16,2016 2:51 pm

    How does Colby Lewis exist? He has been pitching since ’02, seemed to be out of the MLB at least twice, and I swear he gets better every year.

    (The fact he gets to pitch against us certainly helps..)

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  81. Soaker Jun 16,2016 2:57 pm

    So this is 3 of the last 5 vs. RH starters:

    No-hit by Zach Davies for 6-2/3.
    No-hit by Chase Anderson for 5-1/3.
    No-hit by Colby Lewis for 8.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • 5Aces Jun 16,2016 3:03 pm || Up

      Well what do you expect against a Murder’s row like that.

      Also, if FB can stop giving me all these reminders from 2 yrs ago where I was posting about blowout wins and “5 horsemen of the Oakpocalypse” I’d appreciate it…

      Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • andeux Jun 16,2016 3:04 pm || Up

      So they’re due for a hit.

      TINSTAAFK
  82. 5Aces Jun 16,2016 3:07 pm

    How bad are we that MLB.TV isn’t even letting folks view live in B9 of a no hitter.

    Also, not the best time to try and sell me the Father’s day special.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  83. 5Aces Jun 16,2016 3:07 pm

    Max Muncy!!!!!

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • 5Aces Jun 16,2016 3:08 pm || Up

      Muncy becomes the Shannon Stewart of the 2016 A’s.

      Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • andeux Jun 16,2016 3:08 pm || Up

      The Shannon Stewart of 2016.

      TINSTAAFK
  84. FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 16,2016 3:09 pm

    How do you give up a four-pitch walk when you have a perfecto going?

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  85. doctorK Jun 16,2016 3:10 pm

    haha, FK your perfect game, no hitter, and shutout.

  86. Future Ed Jun 16,2016 3:10 pm

    no shut out

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  87. andeux Jun 16,2016 3:12 pm

    Fosse calls our official scorer “the best in the business.” Drink.

    TINSTAAFK
  88. Soaker Jun 16,2016 3:17 pm

    27-39 with 96 games to go. I would say 36-60 (.375), putting them at 99 losses, is the over/under line. It’s too bad Reddick and Hill are untradeable until the All-Star break.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  89. mother pucker Jun 16,2016 4:52 pm

    When you factor in how bad the Donaldson and the Cubs Shark trades appear to be (at what point do we begin to really worry about Barreto?), the crappy farm system, and the on field product which obviously speaks for itself, do either Beane or Forst start to seriously wonder about their job security?

    • dmoas Jun 17,2016 8:24 am || Up

      I would have fired their asses when they traded Donaldson for shit.

      • MikeV Jun 17,2016 10:08 am || Up

        and then hire… who?

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

        Thanks, and go As.

        • FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 17,2016 10:37 am || Up

          I agree. Bad recent moves notwithstanding, I don’t know that any change of administration would bring better outcomes than the A’s achieved in the last 5 years.

          This aside, Fisher is the most change-averse owner of any franchise I root for in my memory. He seems quite content with how his business is running and the annual profits he enjoys.

          "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
          • dmoas Jun 17,2016 3:18 pm || Up

            Beane is too revered here. Someone else may not be as good, but the team has staled a bit. These things happen. But the thing with a new person is, if they fail, they’re more likely to be replaced.

    • MikeV Jun 17,2016 10:08 am || Up

      Is Barreto not good anymore?

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

      Thanks, and go As.

  90. colin Jun 17,2016 9:29 am

    Holy crap. There are five teams in the AL who have gotten less production out of the DH than the A’s.

    • Soaker Jun 17,2016 11:08 am || Up

      That table doesn’t depict DH production, though. That just adds the total offensive stats of Davis and Butler, including their games in LF and at 1B respectively. Plus the A’s have used other DHs such as Coghlan and Canha.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • andeux Jun 17,2016 11:13 am || Up

        Good point. A’s hitters as DH have hit .184/.220/.329 which is worst in the league, though Houston’s are almost as bad.

        TINSTAAFK
        • Soaker Jun 17,2016 11:31 am || Up

          Ha, that’s more like it. When Sogard comes off the DL, DH him every day, we’ll get better production.

          What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • colin Jun 17,2016 1:53 pm || Up

        Oh, that’s dumb. I was assuming that they add up the plate appearance each player takes while they are actually in the DH spot.

        • Soaker Jun 17,2016 6:04 pm || Up

          The discrepancies in G and AB gave away that something was amiss. It does highlight what an insanely good season Ortiz is posting.

          What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  91. 5Aces Jun 17,2016 2:00 pm

    So I started to look at flight prices today. I don’t know if I can justify spending $200 or so to fly up and see this collection of misfits. Especially when they are going to be down here just before and I can go to the boring A for the first time since I was a kid.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  92. MikeV Jun 17,2016 3:09 pm

    They can’t be that FKing dense, can they?

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

    Thanks, and go As.

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