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The A’s didn’t actually trade Russell for Samardzija did they?
Semien
The White Sox didn’t really trade Semien for Samardzija did they?
This game is surprisingly enjoyable so far.
I like the way Mengden swings the bat. I predict a hit tonight.
Coming into tonight, A’s pitchers are 7 for 127 (.055) since 2010. Five different pitchers have hits; the one who got three of them was Tommy Milone.
kazmir
Ike Davis?
so close
i liked the 5ht run.
Heh heh heh
FK the Gnats
This must be the only time Burns gets IBB’d his entire career.
Lowell Cohn can go fuck himself.
Except when he doesnt.
Except every other year when they dont even make it.
Dude can go fuck himself with that coke bottle in the OF.
they won 2010 because there was no replay
Not sure why I even clicked on third-rate clickbait.
The Giants have played 78 games this season and Crawford has only started at SS in 75. Marcus Semien on the other hand? 76 for 76.
All the players that get significant time for the A’s have started for them in the past. Vogt, lowrie, semien, valencia, crisp, burns reddick butler, phegley.
the rotation has 4 holdovers gray, (bassit), graveman, (hahn).
i thought all those guys died
Bruce Jenkins was able to endure the A’s for one night because they gave him a 70s flashback. I’m not linking, it’s in the usual place if you need to read it.
How many times has he posted this drivel in the last few years.
And yes, this weekend, when the Gnats are in Arizona, Lowell is welcome to sodomize himself with a saguaro.
It made me laugh to because, when I turned on the game and saw the Giants lineup I really thought to myself “I can believe half these guys are in the lineup for a first place team-who the hell is that shortstop?”
Next time just name the column “I recognize way more players on the team I follow than on the team I dont follow”. Its still shit but at least its honest.
Mengden is confident to let them hit groundballs because Semien and Lowrie have been his DP combo his entire MLB career.
When did CSNCA start showing porn?
i am ok with it
So gradually I didn’t even notice.
I am stuck with the Gnats feed tonight. I’m not broken hearted to hear their crap team have to talk about the out of town scoreboard all night.
i think kuiper is nice to the A’s because of kuiper, and krukow is a positive fellow in general
jed….
pagan is pretty terrible, yeah?
No Ed, you dont understand. He has been there a long time. So he is great. He is magical as the calendar pages slowly flip to October.
He hit an inside the park homerun one time and it only broke him for one season.
isn’t not pinch hitting for the pitcher with the bases loaded not respecting the game?
You know what sucks?
Your landlord texting you that she wants to raise your rent $300/month.
You konw what sucks more? Not being able to afford it.
You know what sucks even more? That price is still cheaper than a 2 bedroom apartment in town.
You know what sucks EVEN MORE?? I can’t even save enough money going further east to make up for the cost of commuting, etc.
Fuck.
Thanks, and go As.
I’m sorry man. You just hit one of my biggest fears right now. I hope you can make something work out, but yeah that is teh suck.
Right now I have literally no idea what I’m going to do. Gonna give myself a couple days to completely melt down, then figure shit out.
Thanks, and go As.
Sorry man. I remember how much your last home search weighed on you. I’ll be rooting for you.
Thanks.
It was really out of left field. I never hear a thing from my landlord.
Thanks, and go As.
What percentage increase is that? May want to verify that your landlord is within the law on that. Also keep in mind that a txt message isn’t good enough, that you have to receive the notice in writing.
It’s nearly 20.
Legally, I have to have 60 days written notice for an increase of over 10% — and yes, a text is not sufficient notice.
There’s nothing limiting the amount it can be raised, though.
Thanks, and go As.
Isn’t AT&T supposed to be the best ballpark in the universe? Then why are there big areas in CF with patches of obviously re-sodded grass?
Also, can’t we just close out one of these FKing games for once?
It looked like where a stage would have been? Not sure who that would have been but they have Guns N Roses and Journey/Santana/Steve Miller/Doobie Bros. coming up later this year. They’re not the only ones who grab that money; Phish was at Wrigley Field and Dead & Company at Citi Field this past weekend.
The Red Sox might be the champions at beating up their field this year, with nine concerts at Fenway in a span of two months.
And yet, come August, we’ll hear nothing except how awful the Coliseum looks because of the Raiders.
who?
come on bob. a major leaguer please
Hard not to be endeared of Mengden.
FK the Yankees is a 24-7 vocation.
i trolled the mccovey chron game thread. it wasn’t bad, but a few people complained about mengden’s windup. it was nice to see people calling them out pointing to cueto.
that said, williamson is wearing dumb glasses.
“not afraid to throw a sinker in fastball counts”
i don’t want to snark vince too much, but isn’t a sinker a fastball?
I have the sound off so I don’t know if the broadcast said this, but I think after going his entire career without homering on an 0-2 count, Khris Davis has now done it twice in a few days.
heh, jed looks like your dad trying to pick up an errant balloon and falling
Graveman is one step forward, one step back right now, which is an improvement over one forward, two back earlier.
on a scale of 1 to 10, ten being best, how satisfied are you with graveman tonight?
1 2 3 4 5 (6) 7 8 9 10
The o̶p̶t̶i̶m̶i̶s̶t̶ pessimist in me says wait an inning or two.
if he is still pitching in the 7th
(7)
You guys are generous.
did everyone see that exciting pitcher at bat?
WOrth.Every.Penny.
He’s been productive the last month, no denying that.
this feels like 2015
Throw strikes for fks sake.
Axford.
Give Axford the ax, give him the ax,
Give him the ax, where?
Right in the neck, right in the neck!
Right in the neck! There!
gak
No shutdown inning, drink (heavily until spring training).
You throw Graves and Axe at a good team I’m surprised it’s this close.
IO hear vince. that means lots of baseball left
Zach Neal pitching means even more baseball left.
staying in the park so far
Axford is terrible but why the hell did Melvin bring him in when 2 lefties and a PH (who turned out to be a lefty) for the pitcher were due up?
a guess?
because he sent axford out there when they were down a run and butler got the hit and no one else was reaqdy
Kind of begs the question, since those same hitters were going to be up in a close game either way.
Smolinski!
He Jaked that one a loooong way.
Jake Smolinski will save us.
I guess Vogt moves to 1b, and Phegley to C now.
makes sense
Neal in line for his first win, and a ticket to Nashville.
2 innings of Madsen?
Just noticed Dan Otero (.93 ERA) and Fernando Abad (2.16 ERA) are having great seasons. Relievers are dumb.
abad keeps popping up on mlb trade rumors
I miss the 2014 Dan Otero.
The 2015 Dan Otero can kill* my hind quarters.
*(this should be kiss. As dreamy as he may be, I have no inclination to have Dan Otero violate me in any way-5A)
assassinate your ass?
I really need to edit that, but it’s too funny. It stays the way it is with an extra explanation..
What the heck is Vogt doing with stabbing motion after he gets a hit? I cannot figure it out.
Phegs did it too. WTF is it supposed to mean?!?
me big strong man, hit ball hard
i really wanted doolittle there
This isn’t a game, it’s a video game.
rally killer
Please get Madson out of there.
WTF?
Good lord
I SAID RALLY KILLER
Please just win this already.
Omfg put in Phegley.
am i missing a memo on doolittle?
They don’t know, but they said he wasn’t even in the bullpen.
uh…que?
In SF pitchers aren’t “in the bullpen” until they warmup.
So will Madson throw 50+ pitches then lose? And is his agent on a plane to come murder Melvin in the morning?
Thanks Jairo.
never in doubt
i am way more nervous and excited than i think is healthy for a fan of a team 8 games under
I can see your perspective. That game would have been harrowing if I hadn’t long since abandoned hope.
I always harbor hope they’ll manage to beat teams I dislike. I’m hoping for a sweep.
we have one sweep already!
It almost made me turn off Too Tell the Truth.
Almost
Source: FanGraphs
Wow. Thanks for posting.
KOTD!
So Brisbee considers last nights’ game “one of the worst games in franchise history”.
Which was just asking for tonight’s game to be much worse for them. Thanks Grant!
Hello sports fans! I think this is my first live game thread of the year. Not working, not at the game, getting ready to head to L.A. in the AM.
I left my computer in court. I have an old tablet
Bunts by burns are ok
Jed?
Yonder?
I almost feel bad for Peavy.
I almost felt bad for Mace Tyrell.
Oh come on. Shitty contact and bases loaded
Haha haha haha haha haha
Christ, the Giants suck. This is the best ever!
No vince. Peavey did not deserve better
What a fun game! Can you imagine having tickets to this game and not being able to go? Man, would you feel like a total DOOFUS…
It’s only a 7-run lead in the 6th – let’s not get ahead of ourselves!
Meh. I have a disaster brewing tomorrow
Ah. Angel Hernandez.
Please no dull
Please no excitement.
Billy does Billy.
Mercy rule?
Szynski’s 108.0 ERA can only get better!
So the Gnats are apparently going to forgo the DH tonight and have Bumgarner bat … hmm.
there is nothing to say. its a dumb idea. Every bench player is twice the hitter bumgarner is, but i expect a home run because of course.
Also means no DH for their relievers after we knock his ass out.
When he’s injured after the first pitch of the game, they’re going to feel awfully foolish.
BUT BUT BUT HR DERBY
Thanks, and go As.
Aargh
Semien!
That’s what happens when you have your DH pitch.
Grant Green?
Grant Green.
Can Billy Burns just go away?
Should be an error.
should have been a strikeout
Catch the fking ball.
Defense is hard.
Thanks, and go As.
I step out of the room for 2 minutes and this is what happens.
If the A’s could find a way to come back and win this one it would make every Gnat’s fan’s head explode.
3 out of 4 ain’t bad.
Even if it somehow turned into 4 out of 4, with the trade deadline in mind I think the thing to keep in mind is: it’s a lousy team having a good week.
And yet I feel keenly disappointed.
Fool Britannia:
2 very stupid innings. and 7 ok innings
i have every confidence that we will sweep them should they make it past the cubs to the world series
I figure bumbling Dusty Baker’s Nats will somehow knock both the Cubs and Giants out.
Isn’t it time for another Marlins World Series/Fire Sale?
A’s to sign Cuban outfielder
Sounds familiar.
Does he have a video? Did his mom play softball??
the mlb article
and the other thing is, they did well against bumgarner, that is encouraging