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Games 101°F – 104°F: You sure can drink a lot of beer underneath that Texas sun 262

This was the Arlington trip I should have taken. I bet I could dump 8 or 9 of these pounds I could stand to lose over the four days.

My prediction of a Brett Anderson DFA after last week’s game in San Francisco failed to materialize, so Brett survives to throw slop for at least one more game.

The scheduled matchups, with all games at 5:05 Pacific:
Tonight: Anderson vs. Cole Hamels
Tuesday: Montas vs. Mike Minor
Wednesday: Jackson vs. Martin Perez
Thursday: Cahill vs. Big Sexy

The A’s do need to make a 25-man roster move to reinstate Montas from Nashville, so if Brett sucks tonight…

With apologies to Raiders fans for Bill’s Broncos jersey:

I’ll be joining for the second series of the trip, enjoying that Colorado Bluebird Sky at Coors Field over the weekend.

262 thoughts on “Games 101°F – 104°F: You sure can drink a lot of beer underneath that Texas sun

  1. Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 3:21 pm

    • Future Ed Jul 23,2018 3:40 pm || Up

      I mean, sure, I guess. Less complicated than set up/closer by committee, but probably more likely to cause stress on the bullpen.

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  2. Future Ed Jul 23,2018 3:40 pm

    Worst shower I ever took was in austin in july.

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • dmoas Jul 23,2018 3:44 pm || Up

      Maybe you should have taken Austin off while in the shower?

  3. Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 3:46 pm
    • Future Ed Jul 23,2018 3:53 pm || Up

      counting stat? Didn’t simmons miss a lot of time?

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 3:59 pm || Up

        Simmons has played eight fewer games than Semien. I think the defensive metrics just really love Marcus this year.

        • dmoas Jul 23,2018 4:30 pm || Up

          In Soviet America, Marcus really love defensive metrics this year.

        • Future Ed Jul 23,2018 5:34 pm || Up

          well they are essentially tied, so that may explain it

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
          • Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 5:35 pm || Up

            Yeah, but Simmons is Simmons and Semien is Semien.

            • Ben Folds' Nuts Jul 24,2018 1:36 am || Up

              But what if actually, Simmons is Semien and Semien is Simmons? Makes you think.

    • dmoas Jul 23,2018 4:28 pm || Up

      Would it though? Pinder’s place on the list is pretty impressive given his playing time.

      • Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 5:09 pm || Up

        Pinder is having a very nice season. Nicer than I fully realized.

        • Soaker Jul 23,2018 5:13 pm || Up

          Career OBP vs. Hamels is now .917.

          What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • lenscrafters Jul 23,2018 6:00 pm || Up

      Olson’s saved a lot of Semien’s throws this year, like that one on the DP.

      • colin Jul 24,2018 7:19 am || Up

        This is a good point. Looking at Semien’s UZR components, his range has always been about average but he was killing us with errors (mostly throwing errors, I think?). So he is a good candidate for defensive “improvement” by getting a big 1B who can pick em.

        That said, UZR also thinks his range is much better this year — but that could just be noise.

        • Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 8:25 am || Up

          Does Chapman’s absurd range help or hurt Semien’s metrics by taking away some of his harder chances? For example the play last night where Chapman charged in front of Semien on a short grounder and made the play.

          • vignette17 Jul 24,2018 10:53 am || Up

            I think the bigger factor is the shift. Sure feels like he has fielded a ton more balls in the shift this year. Did he shift to the other side of Lowrie before or would he play up the middle?

      • andeux Jul 24,2018 7:14 pm || Up

        Not that one.

        TINSTAAFK
  4. Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 5:15 pm

    What’s the definitive Brett Anderson Arlington start? I have vague memories of some epic disasters, but no particular event pops to mind.

  5. Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 5:18 pm

    Already angry at this ump.

  6. Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 5:31 pm

    I don’t care how hot it is, Rougie. Button your damn shirt.

  7. Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 5:37 pm

    Whoa!

  8. Soaker Jul 23,2018 5:38 pm

    I can’t imagine who would see enough in Hamels to trade for him at this point.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  9. mikeA Jul 23,2018 5:38 pm

    That was exactly what I expected.

  10. lenscrafters Jul 23,2018 5:39 pm

    Great now I’m invested in the outcome of this game. Better pitch well Brett.

    • Soaker Jul 23,2018 5:45 pm || Up

      My 18-1 loss plan isn’t going to happen, but this is the ballpark of Wild Alcoholic Dreams and who better than Brett to cause them.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  11. lenscrafters Jul 23,2018 6:16 pm

    Christ, stop throwing the changeup.

  12. Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 6:19 pm

    Gold gloves for both Matts

  13. Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 6:20 pm

    Marcus’ TOOTBLAN streak is intact.

  14. lenscrafters Jul 23,2018 6:21 pm

    WTF CHALLENGE IT

    • Soaker Jul 23,2018 6:22 pm || Up

      Yeah, Adam didn’t buzz in there soon enough.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  15. Future Ed Jul 23,2018 6:30 pm

    I probably say this a lot, but never has a 5 run lead in the 3rd feel so ominous

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  16. Soaker Jul 23,2018 6:38 pm

    Brett still has a shot at a Quality Start, considering pitch count. It would be a stunning upset and I’d be shocked, but it could happen.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 7:02 pm || Up

      He did the damn thing.

    • Soaker Jul 23,2018 7:03 pm || Up

      HOOOOly Toledo, he did it. That most likely means I’m stuck with his sorry ass in Denver on Saturday night. Crap.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • mikeA Jul 23,2018 7:04 pm || Up

        Let’s try this: Thanks for the memories, Brett!

        • Soaker Jul 24,2018 9:44 am || Up

          He has made 7 starts and the A’s are 5-2 in those games, so I suppose we should enjoy the magic carpet ride as long as it stays airborne.

          What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Future Ed Jul 23,2018 7:16 pm || Up

      “Brett, you are pitching until 3 people in a row reach off of you or 4 runs score.”

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  17. lenscrafters Jul 23,2018 6:39 pm

    Biscotty!

  18. Future Ed Jul 23,2018 6:43 pm

    Do I get to start counting outs?

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  19. lenscrafters Jul 23,2018 7:02 pm

    So clearly starting Brett Anderson in TX was a genius decision

  20. mother pucker Jul 23,2018 7:06 pm

    It feels like the only way the Anderson saga can end is him pitching well enough into August such that the team makes no SP acquisition, whereby soon after both his arms and one of his ankles snap off.

    • Ben Folds' Nuts Jul 24,2018 1:39 am || Up

      You would think Billy wouldn’t be dumb enough to fall for the idea that Anderson can stay healthy.

  21. 5Aces Jul 23,2018 7:07 pm

    If Brett could do this every 5 days I might give him piles of singles to fan out for photos

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  22. Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 7:15 pm

    That was a laser.

  23. 5Aces Jul 23,2018 7:16 pm

    With a big enough lead you COULD consider a BACG. That would almost ensure his arm falls off.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • Future Ed Jul 23,2018 7:17 pm || Up

      agree

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • lenscrafters Jul 23,2018 7:19 pm || Up

      I think it’s reasonably safe to give Hatcher an inning or two as well.

      • Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 7:23 pm || Up

        OK, maybe now. Maybe.

        • Future Ed Jul 23,2018 7:39 pm || Up

          is wendelken still there? Trienen, petit, trivino, and familia should go to the clubhouse and hook up to athletic therapy

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
  24. lenscrafters Jul 23,2018 7:45 pm

    KD is ridiculous

  25. Future Ed Jul 23,2018 7:47 pm

    I am starting to feel better about this game. What can you say about answering their comeback with a run of your own

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  26. Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 7:52 pm

    These guys are ruthless.

  27. 5Aces Jul 23,2018 7:52 pm

    I have never said this in TX before but can we bank 1 of these runs?

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  28. FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 23,2018 7:55 pm

    Asking the position player to get five outs, love it.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  29. Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 7:55 pm

    Aw, I wanted Beltre to pitch.

  30. Soaker Jul 23,2018 8:22 pm

    That the Rangers needed two position players to finish this one on the mound pretty much says it all for what they could expect in return for Hamels.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Ben Folds' Nuts Jul 24,2018 1:40 am || Up

      You’re saying they could expect two position players in return for Hamels?

  31. Glorious Mundy Jul 23,2018 9:47 pm

    Ya know, we’re only 6.5 games behind the Yankees now…

  32. Future Ed Jul 24,2018 7:47 am

    Just think where the A’s would be if they had Puk n Cotton

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • JediLeroy Jul 24,2018 8:21 am || Up

      Are you out of your Cotton/Puk’n mind?

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    • vignette17 Jul 24,2018 10:56 am || Up

      I thought the A’s could surprise this year, but one of the biggest reasons why was I envisioned Puk coming up mid-May and being a revelation. I also had hopes for Cotton that I mostly considered irrational. Them going down took me from optimistic to being wishful. And apparently, my wishing was even too pessimistic.

      • Soaker Jul 24,2018 11:07 am || Up

        I couldn’t even be that optimistic. I figured Graveman was fairly reliable as a mid-rotation starter if healthy, Manaea could post a decent start maybe once out of three, and there just wasn’t much else in the rotation. Treinen was more stuff than results late last year and Trivino was an unidentifiable name on the 40-man roster. The lineup looked decent especially after they added Lucroy, but not nearly good enough to overcome a pitching staff chock full of Mike Oquists.

        What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
        • Future Ed Jul 24,2018 11:13 am || Up

          I was optomistic based on Cotton’s early spring. I though it could be a 2012 type year, but I didn’t think the angels would be so bad.

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
  33. Future Ed Jul 24,2018 11:00 am
    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • Ben Folds' Nuts Jul 24,2018 11:31 am || Up

      Well obviously what we need is more guns.

  34. Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 1:53 pm

    This Ethan Sherwood Strauss article in The Athletic about how Joe Lacob and Peter Guber outmaneuvered Larry Ellison to buy the Warriors includes the following nugget from Guber on his earlier failed attempt to buy the A’s:

    “I made the whole deal with Billy Beane, making him president of the team,” Guber says. “Billy came to my house, negotiated the whole deal. All fully finished. All fully organized except for Major League Baseball. Then Bud Selig said, ‘Sorry I can’t approve you.’ He said, ‘You’re OK, but we can’t approve you because we’re going to do contraction. We’re going to contract Minnesota and Oakland.’ But it wasn’t contraction. It was concoction. It was, really, I think, that he wanted Lew Wolff, who was his roommate in college, to get the team.”

    Strauss says in the comments that Lacob told him he separately tried and failed to buy the A’s. I can’t remember if we knew any of this before.

    • Ben Folds' Nuts Jul 24,2018 2:49 pm || Up

      That motherfucker. Just when I was literally starting to pine for the good old days of Bud Selig, who wasn’t on his worst day as smarmy and insincere as Rob Manfred, I’m reminded that he on multiple occasions torpedoed my favorite baseball team.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 24,2018 3:01 pm || Up

      Knew Lacob had made inquiries about buying A’s but never that Selig used specter of contraction as a way to get frat buddy Lew into the club. This is highly believable (much more so than the actual chance of contraction which always seemed unlikely).

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 24,2018 3:06 pm || Up

        I am reminded I once wrote

        “Dear old Pi Lambda brother
        Once in togas, now condos…”

        https://www.athleticsnation.com/2006/12/6/94445/0625

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • dmoas Jul 24,2018 3:25 pm || Up

        First thing I thought of when I read it. That’s some grade A bullshit and I’m not a Lew hater. Honestly, I wonder if there’s even a chance of legal action that could accompany it for the previous ownership.

        • Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 3:28 pm || Up

          Selling to Fisher/Wolff instead of Guber probably cost the players’ union a hell of a lot of money over the last 12 years.

          • dmoas Jul 24,2018 5:08 pm || Up

            True. That’s some straight up ballsy collusion.

  35. Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 2:02 pm

    • lenscrafters Jul 24,2018 2:19 pm || Up

      I think he’s arb-eligible this offseason so the question is whether to tender him a contract.

      • Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 2:21 pm || Up

        Should be cheap enough to take the risk, I would imagine.

      • Ben Folds' Nuts Jul 24,2018 2:50 pm || Up

        I know it’s ingrained in us as former ANers (and, these days, pretty much just as sports fans), but I really think we need to stop thinking in these terms as fans. We need to stop legitimizing the dehumanized way that sports teams view their employees. Players get absolutely abused just by the nature of the system; we shouldn’t cosign it.

        • Future Ed Jul 24,2018 3:19 pm || Up

          I think we can do both.

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • dmoas Jul 24,2018 5:07 pm || Up

          Eliminate Free Agency altogether as we know it. Been thinking about this lately. Just earmark 50% (or some fair percentage) of profit to players throughout MLB collectively. Base shares for each team by team wins + position overall in the league + playoff performance. Then split the team shares by a combination of time served in the league (career), on the team (season), and performance. You’d still maintain option years, etc. so players will be forced to be played, traded, or granted free agency. Add in force trade and no trade options for players based on their status and time served. A player like Gravemen then goes to the DL, gets paid some sort of share based on time in the league + medical expenses to heal. Once he’s ready he can rehab and either make the roster, get traded, or released. Fans can get attached to players again without worrying they’ll be gone in a year or two if they’re good, players don’t have to worry about the greediness of ownership, and performance will rule playing time and pay, as it should be.

          • Ben Folds' Nuts Jul 24,2018 11:11 pm || Up

            Wow. That is an extremely interesting idea.

  36. Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 2:25 pm

    This is crazy!

  37. Future Ed Jul 24,2018 3:21 pm

    hate to see this, but this is getting real, I am going to be so disappointed in september when the rays overtake the A’s

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  38. Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 4:40 pm

    Three-man bench is back. (Barreto down for Montas)

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 24,2018 4:48 pm || Up

      That’s going to be fun in Colorado.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • Soaker Jul 24,2018 7:07 pm || Up

        Looking at Nashville’s stats in response to this comment, I see that Maxwell has slid from primary starting catcher in Oakland until Lucroy was signed to .226/.284/.264 in AAA.

        What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  39. Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 4:49 pm

    Vince just said that Ray Fosse was recruited to play football at Alabama for Bear Bryant. I did not know that.

  40. Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 6:10 pm

    lol

  41. andeux Jul 24,2018 6:42 pm

    Not a good inning for Pinder

    TINSTAAFK
  42. Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 6:56 pm

    Glen, you absolute bastard.

  43. Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 7:02 pm

    For a second I thought that was going to land on the friggin roof.

  44. Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 7:16 pm

    Flipping over to root for the Giants like some kind of asshole.

  45. Soaker Jul 24,2018 7:16 pm

    It looks like the right night to squirt some WD-40 on Hatcher and put him to work. Talk about a dead roster spot. Hatcher threw 7 innings in June and 4 so far in July.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • andeux Jul 24,2018 7:38 pm || Up

      Manaea, Treinen, and Hatcher are the only pitchers who have been on the 25-man roster all year. He is the cockroach of the bullpen.

      TINSTAAFK
      • Soaker Jul 24,2018 7:45 pm || Up

        Given all the problems keeping a starting rotation together I guess they want to keep Bassitt stretched out to start at Nashville. He would make a lot of sense as a long reliever instead of Hatcher, but those guys don’t get to throw 80-90 pitches in a game with any regularity.

        What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  46. Soaker Jul 24,2018 8:10 pm

    Oh man, this Rangers bullpen. I hope GM is checking back with the A’s game once in a while.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Soaker Jul 24,2018 8:13 pm || Up

      It is National Tequila Day, after all, and maybe this is the revenge for the Wild Alcoholic Dreams game.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 8:37 pm || Up

      I was afraid to say anything!

  47. mikeA Jul 24,2018 8:13 pm

    I won’t be fooled…

  48. andeux Jul 24,2018 8:17 pm

    Holy Wild Alcoholic Nightmare

    TINSTAAFK
  49. FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 24,2018 8:22 pm

    Ho, hum, another close game late I see. Been a see-saw affair, has it?

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  50. 5Aces Jul 24,2018 8:23 pm

    They.NEVER. Quit!

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  51. Future Ed Jul 24,2018 8:34 pm

    10-9?! Repeat that?

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  52. lenscrafters Jul 24,2018 8:35 pm

    Holy fking shit

  53. 5Aces Jul 24,2018 8:49 pm

    This is house money right now. (yeah Aces, keep telling yourself that)

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  54. lenscrafters Jul 24,2018 9:01 pm

    Martini might actually be good?

    • Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 9:02 pm || Up

      I was just thinking that. He can absolutely hit.

    • mikeA Jul 24,2018 9:07 pm || Up

      I love how he looks at the plate.

  55. JediLeroy Jul 24,2018 9:04 pm

    wut.

    az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
    • Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 9:05 pm || Up

      Don’t ask questions. Just let it happen.

      • lenscrafters Jul 24,2018 9:19 pm || Up

        Your 2018 Oakland A’s: Just let it happen

  56. Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 9:04 pm

    This would be an excellent time for Khris to turn a bad night into a good one.

    • lenscrafters Jul 24,2018 9:06 pm || Up

      There you go

    • Soaker Jul 24,2018 9:07 pm || Up

      As noted the other day, the Rangers announcers repeatedly point out how he has killed their pitching.

      It is Arlington, though, and it ain’t over till it’s over.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  57. JediLeroy Jul 24,2018 9:06 pm

    Wow.

    az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
  58. Future Ed Jul 24,2018 9:10 pm

    KD home run? Yawn. so predicable.

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  59. harensheir15 Jul 24,2018 9:13 pm

    It’s that 13-12 game against Twins that Gio started.

  60. FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 24,2018 9:17 pm

    Familia now has two wins, after three games. Watch out Manaea.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Soaker Jul 24,2018 9:21 pm || Up

      That 8th inning spot is a pretty good place to pick up wins. Trivino has a few, and even Hatcher at the very start of the season.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  61. JediLeroy Jul 24,2018 9:18 pm

    Never. In. Doubt.

    az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
  62. 5Aces Jul 24,2018 9:19 pm

    Ugh. If it is 2012 again can we find a way to avoid Verlander?

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • Future Ed Jul 24,2018 9:33 pm || Up

      Red sox will have the best record? maybe cleveland beats them?

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • Ben Folds' Nuts Jul 24,2018 11:15 pm || Up

      I just hope we don’t trade Cespedes again in two years.

  63. Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 10:01 pm

    Dee Gordon just did a stupid to let the Giants take the lead in the ninth.

  64. harensheir15 Jul 24,2018 10:02 pm

    SF takes lead in the 9th on Dee Gordon’s error.

  65. mikeA Jul 24,2018 10:02 pm

    Ha, glad I turned on this Mariners game.

  66. Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 10:08 pm

    Ugh, traveling Giants fans are obnoxious.

    • mikeA Jul 24,2018 10:37 pm || Up

      One of their fans went to the trouble to make a sign that said “Safeco? More like Outco.” Probably confused the mariners and led to that error.

  67. Glorious Mundy Jul 24,2018 10:16 pm

    Trevor Plouffe just hit a walkoff homer off of an outfielder in the bottom of the 16th.

    • Ben Folds' Nuts Jul 24,2018 11:15 pm || Up

      It’s a heck of a time to be alive, man.

  68. lenscrafters Jul 25,2018 7:16 pm

    Just popping in to say that Phegley still sucks.

    • Future Ed Jul 25,2018 8:16 pm || Up

      do you think sean murphy with a broken hand would be better?

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  69. Glorious Mundy Jul 25,2018 7:29 pm

    BoMel thought he could sneak Hatcher in while FK was down.

    • Glorious Mundy Jul 25,2018 7:56 pm || Up

      Hey Bob: We’re in this game and yet I still see Hatcher throwing pitches.

    • Future Ed Jul 25,2018 8:16 pm || Up

      that is what I thought

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  70. lenscrafters Jul 25,2018 7:48 pm

    Here we go

  71. Glorious Mundy Jul 25,2018 7:49 pm

    Hello

  72. Soaker Jul 25,2018 8:17 pm

    I don’t want to see a pitch clock in the major leagues, but if we get one Buchter is one of the prime culprits. It reminds me of when Mets fans started chanting at one of their own pitchers, Steve Trachsel, “Throw! The! Ball!…Throw! The! Ball!”

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • lenscrafters Jul 25,2018 8:19 pm || Up

      We deserve another comeback after slogging through Jackson and Buchter today.

      • Future Ed Jul 25,2018 8:21 pm || Up

        I thought at bat was lagging

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
  73. Future Ed Jul 25,2018 8:18 pm

    over on freesteaksauce.net future travis is counting outs

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  74. Future Ed Jul 25,2018 8:22 pm

    can pinder hit for phegley?

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  75. Future Ed Jul 25,2018 8:24 pm

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • andeux Jul 25,2018 8:30 pm || Up
      TINSTAAFK
    • dmoas Jul 26,2018 9:10 am || Up

      Then good luck finding somewhere else to play.

  76. Soaker Jul 25,2018 8:47 pm

    Good grief.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  77. lenscrafters Jul 25,2018 8:47 pm

    Hahahahahaha

  78. Glorious Mundy Jul 25,2018 8:47 pm

    this team

    • Soaker Jul 25,2018 8:51 pm || Up

      It’s great fun, but getting behind by eight or four runs every night isn’t going to keep working a heck of a lot longer.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • lenscrafters Jul 25,2018 9:01 pm || Up

        It’s a fair point and it’s why they need to plug holes in the rotation and CF, but I thought the same thing in 2012 re the walkoffs and that seemed to have worked out well enough in the end.

  79. mikeA Jul 25,2018 8:48 pm

    Really wish Ken was around to call this series.

    • andeux Jul 25,2018 8:53 pm || Up

      On the TV side, Glen’s HR call may suck, but I still don’t mind hearing it four times a game.

      TINSTAAFK
    • Glorious Mundy Jul 25,2018 9:10 pm || Up

      Roxy’s call on last night’s KD special was a little too intense.

  80. lenscrafters Jul 25,2018 8:50 pm

    Give that man a four year extension seriously

  81. Glorious Mundy Jul 25,2018 8:58 pm

    Gained on New York and Houston.

  82. mikeA Jul 25,2018 9:00 pm

    Great season, whatever happens.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 25,2018 9:02 pm || Up

      It’s an unending cavalcade of craziness, I am enjoying this ride a lot.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  83. Glorious Mundy Jul 25,2018 9:03 pm

    Ray’s reaction to that homer was pretty funny: “Oh no. Oh my god.”

  84. Glorious Mundy Jul 25,2018 9:05 pm

    Shouts to Martini for drawing that walk.

  85. andeux Jul 25,2018 9:08 pm

    TINSTAAFK
    • Future Ed Jul 25,2018 9:12 pm || Up

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • Glorious Mundy Jul 25,2018 9:17 pm || Up

      There had better be video.

    • Future Ed Jul 25,2018 10:03 pm || Up

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  86. Future Ed Jul 25,2018 9:09 pm

    i missed the radio comeback due to a conference call but I saw it on at bat.

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  87. JediLeroy Jul 25,2018 9:10 pm

    Geez, this team.

    az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
  88. Future Ed Jul 25,2018 9:14 pm

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  89. Glorious Mundy Jul 25,2018 9:35 pm

    We have so many home games left. Not sure if that is good or bad.

    • Future Ed Jul 25,2018 9:45 pm || Up

      neither. I mean, the team is not going to win like this for the next 3 months. the starting pitching is going to get beat badly and the back end of bullpens aren’t going to all be soft.

      I am hoping to stay tight with the mariners and hold off the Angels/rays. that way the septemebr 24-26 series with the mariners will be dispositive.

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  90. Glorious Mundy Jul 25,2018 9:55 pm

    Another caught stealing tonight

  91. Glorious Mundy Jul 25,2018 10:13 pm

    Trivino is only one win behind Manaea.

  92. MikeV Jul 26,2018 12:14 am

    OK, let’s Fking do this thing.

    Let’s get Archer.

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

    Thanks, and go As.

    • Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 10:38 am || Up

      Hmm, that’s a pretty sweet contract he has. You’re giving up Luzardo plus a whole lot else for that.

      • MikeV Jul 26,2018 12:15 pm || Up

        Yea that might suck. Some way to keep Luzardo and Puk and then add Archer would be crazy.

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

        Thanks, and go As.

  93. Future Ed Jul 26,2018 5:55 am

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  94. Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 9:50 am

    Flipped on the flagship radio station this morning just in time to hear an ad (seemingly read by one of the station’s on air personalities?) for a penile enhancement supplement that “is known in the adult film industry as viagra on steroids.”

    • MikeV Jul 26,2018 9:53 am || Up

      Oh man that sounds AWFUL who the heck would want something like that? Can you remember what it was called so I can be sure to NEVER use it.

      Thanks

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

      Thanks, and go As.

      • andeux Jul 26,2018 10:00 am || Up

        The good news is that you can probably find out for yourself by listening to the station.
        The bad news is that you have to sit through people like Chris Townsend and Damon Bruce in order to get to the penis pill adds.

        TINSTAAFK
    • Glorious Mundy Aug 2,2018 1:31 pm || Up

      The Rockies postgame show has an ad for something called “Big D” that involves treating ED with “acoustic wave therapy.”

      • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 2,2018 1:58 pm || Up

        This may explain my affinity for surf rock.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • Future Ed Aug 2,2018 3:18 pm || Up

          Big D

          ” frameborder=”0″ allow=”autoplay; encrypted-media” allowfullscreen>

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Future Ed Aug 2,2018 3:16 pm || Up

        Pardon?

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
  95. Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 10:20 am

    Perfect timing

  96. Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 10:22 am

    Awesome. Someone is going to need to archive this.

    • Future Ed Jul 26,2018 11:43 am || Up

      shoot, I was thinking of going monday.

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  97. FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 26,2018 10:25 am

    When’d you shoot him?
    What?
    At what point did you shoot Leclerc?
    I shot Leclerc?
    Yes. When did you shoot him?
    I shot Leclerc?

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  98. Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 10:42 am

    DeLeon may have the party endorsement but he’ll never beat DiFi to trade deadline scoops.

  99. Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 11:08 am

    • Future Ed Jul 26,2018 11:46 am || Up

      I couldn’t really read it. Was he suggesting that people needed to consult an atlas to discover where Los Angle ees was?

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Ben Folds' Nuts Jul 26,2018 9:06 pm || Up

        Just a standard-issue hidebound “baseball these days sucks because things are different” take, from more than 60 years ago, that could easily have been written by every male baseball writer in America in 2018 if you change a few of the nouns.

  100. lenscrafters Jul 26,2018 11:46 am

    Astros are getting C Martin Maldonado from the slegs. He would’ve been a great Phegley replacement because not only can he catch the ball, he’s supposedly one of the best pitch framers in the league.

    • Future Ed Jul 26,2018 11:49 am || Up

      It pisses me off that the Angels recognize the need for a sell off

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • MikeV Jul 26,2018 12:16 pm || Up

        I enjoy that they’ve basically wasted Trout.

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

        Thanks, and go As.

        • ptbnl Jul 26,2018 12:39 pm || Up

          While spending a fortune on the dregs of Pujols.

          If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
        • Future Ed Jul 26,2018 1:44 pm || Up

          that part is nice, and $21, 23 and 28M for upton’s 32-34 seasons

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
  101. Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 5:48 pm

    Bartolo looks round even by his standards.

  102. Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 5:52 pm

    The Rangers are really playing for one run in the second inning in Arlington against Trevor Cahill. OK.

  103. FreeSeatUpgrade Jul 26,2018 6:01 pm

    101° at game time, yikes

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  104. mikeA Jul 26,2018 6:01 pm

    Absurd strike zone.

  105. Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 6:03 pm

    Gameday had that third strike to KD way outside. Exactly as far outside as the previous pitch, which was called a ball.

  106. Soaker Jul 26,2018 6:05 pm

    They may well sweep this series, but the RxR crossing warning bells are clanging because Brett’s start looks like it will be the only decent one.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • mikeA Jul 26,2018 6:07 pm || Up

      Cahill is good, not worried about him.

      • Soaker Jul 26,2018 6:56 pm || Up

        He limps to the end of the 5th with a lead which is about all I expect anymore

        What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  107. Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 6:21 pm

    Yeah Martini can hit.

    • Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 6:22 pm || Up

      Matt Joyce should take his time rehabbing.

    • MikeV Jul 26,2018 6:39 pm || Up

      So we don’t need Harper?

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

      Thanks, and go As.

    • lenscrafters Jul 26,2018 6:43 pm || Up

      A Martin/Martini outfield would be fun.

    • Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 7:09 pm || Up

      Currently slashing .346 /.485/.538

  108. MikeV Jul 26,2018 6:43 pm

    Hamels -> Cubs

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

    Thanks, and go As.

  109. Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 6:49 pm

    Bob got lucky letting Cahill face Gallo.

  110. JediLeroy Jul 26,2018 7:20 pm

    I really don’t understand why Glen can’t pronounce “Odor”. It’s O-dor. Why does he add an “oo” sound?

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  111. JediLeroy Jul 26,2018 7:21 pm

    This strike zone is terrible.

    az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
  112. Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 7:42 pm

    98 riding in on the hands like that is a hell of a weapon.

  113. Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 7:49 pm

    Four triples!

  114. Soaker Jul 26,2018 7:52 pm

    Canha hitting for Fowler here says a lot about Bob’s opinion of Fowler’s alleged defensive ability.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  115. Soaker Jul 26,2018 8:11 pm

    This is definitely a bit more tortured than most recent A’s bullpen nights.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  116. 5Aces Jul 26,2018 8:15 pm

    The fickleness of bullpens is the one thing that scares ne.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • Future Ed Jul 26,2018 8:24 pm || Up

      yup. And today it seemed like every pitcher couldn’t find the strike zone

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  117. lenscrafters Jul 26,2018 8:16 pm

    4 more A’s runs please

  118. lenscrafters Jul 26,2018 8:26 pm

    I would go with Wendelken here to close it. It’s not ideal but it seems better than Treinen for the 3rd day in a row.

  119. Future Ed Jul 26,2018 8:29 pm

    I blame cahill for this mess

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  120. Future Ed Jul 26,2018 8:31 pm

    if he gets profar, walk gallo

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  121. 5Aces Jul 26,2018 8:32 pm

    2 more months of this?

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 8:35 pm || Up

      You love it.

      • 5Aces Jul 26,2018 8:49 pm || Up

        I do. And I also started thinking “how many more games to we have against the Astros?”

        Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
        • Future Ed Jul 26,2018 8:56 pm || Up

          6

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • Future Ed Jul 26,2018 8:57 pm || Up

          get tix for the last three in anaheim

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
          • 5Aces Jul 27,2018 7:07 am || Up

            I think I may just do that.

            Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • Future Ed Jul 26,2018 8:35 pm || Up

      august schedule has 3 thursday off. maybe trienan, famila, and trivino can rest then

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  122. lenscrafters Jul 26,2018 8:35 pm

    Wow. Somehow this was the hardest win of the series.

  123. Glorious Mundy Jul 26,2018 8:37 pm

    Gonna need a solid nine innings at Coors from Manaea.

    • Future Ed Jul 26,2018 8:39 pm || Up

      15 runs would help.

      but really, you score 35 runs in 4 games, you don’t expect to tax your bullpen

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • Soaker Jul 26,2018 8:40 pm || Up

      I’m on the plane in the morning, liking the view in the rearview mirror but not so much the one out of the windshield.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • Future Ed Jul 26,2018 8:54 pm || Up

        Colorado with dead arms is going to be tough. But then there is a week of getting fat on the tigers and bluejays

        Dodgers for 2 is a mixed bag, the the angels, who should suck but seem to never. that leds into seattle and houston at home with an off day in between. If they can stay above minus 3 games back till then, we shall see. If they gain, they deserve to gain, if they fall, they deserve to fall.

        after that its tx and minn, then back to houston and seattle and new york at home.

        We will know the fate of the team at the end of the home NYY series september 3, 4, 5.

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
  124. Ben Folds' Nuts Jul 26,2018 9:04 pm

    Watching the highlights, Glen says Chapman is “speeding around second and into third” as the camera shows Chapman doing nothing of the sort, clearly slowing down for the standup triple.

    • Ben Folds' Nuts Jul 26,2018 9:12 pm || Up

      And then, incredibly, Ray corrects him a few moments later by passive-aggressively pointing out to no one in particular that Chapman was “clearly coasting” between second and third.

  125. lenscrafters Jul 27,2018 10:15 am

    C’mon Billy, Martin just makes too much sense.

    • MikeV Jul 27,2018 10:53 am || Up

      Harper

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

      Thanks, and go As.

      • Glorious Mundy Jul 27,2018 11:20 am || Up

        Fine. But only if they throw in Doo and Gio.

  126. Glorious Mundy Jul 27,2018 2:31 pm

    Say hi to Slusser, Soaker

  127. Soaker Jul 27,2018 4:52 pm

    @GM The Westin was reasonable on Priceline so I’m in the hotel and restaurant district just a few blocks from the park. May well see a few A’s, not just fans.

    Coors Coors everywhere of course, but the Hop Valley stand in the LF corner does have draft pints of the Alphadelic IPA for a reasonable $8.25. There must be a local microbrews stand which I need to find.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone

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