Tiger Trap (now with Laureano!) ← FREE KRAUT!

Tiger Trap (now with Laureano!) 358

Hi peeps.  I came to drop a random comment in the series thread and then leave, but most everybody’s probably AT the game tonight, so instead I’ll create the thread… and then leave.

But I’m drinking tonight, so I may well come back around once in a while.

\"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS

358 thoughts on “Tiger Trap (now with Laureano!)

  1. Kay Temple Kirk Aug 3,2018 7:17 pm

    Where’s Bed when you need him?

    \"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
  2. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 3,2018 7:22 pm

    Nice first inning snag by the rookie in deep center.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Glorious Mundy Aug 3,2018 7:24 pm || Up

      And another one in the second inning.

  3. andeux Aug 3,2018 7:23 pm

    I just saw someone wearing a shirt from some surf shop that had a logo with the letters SPWC (I forget in what order).

    TINSTAAFK
    • Kay Temple Kirk Aug 3,2018 8:20 pm || Up

      Awww. My heart is warmed.

      \"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
  4. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 7:24 pm

    Laureano tried to snap his own leg on that slide.

  5. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 7:28 pm

    Glen and Ray just deciding that all home runs hit in the seventh inning or later are more important than other home runs. How is it possible to be this dumb

  6. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 7:30 pm

    Either they’re showing me a shit angle or that is obviously foul.

  7. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 7:35 pm

    Mark Canha walks up to Bob Dylan?

  8. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 3,2018 7:43 pm

    NO ONE CONTROLS THEIR OWN DESTINY!

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  9. 5Aces Aug 3,2018 7:48 pm

    Someone eventually gets to every batted ball.

    (Are we just correcting every obvious stupid things Glen/announcers say?)

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 7:53 pm || Up

      Three innings without a hit and the most exciting thing to happen on the field was a long foul ball that was pretty clearly foul, yeah, I’m gonna resort to shitting on Glen and Ray.

  10. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 7:50 pm

    First pitch Laureano sees in his MLB career is a terrible call.

  11. Glorious Mundy Aug 3,2018 7:51 pm

    Kid’s got some wheels.

  12. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 7:56 pm

    Dallas Braden celebrates a corporation’s marketing department like it was the birth of his first son.

  13. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 7:57 pm

    Also…

    Braden: “You guys doing anything after this? After that power drink I feel like I could…do some things. You, uh, got anything I could clean?”

    Fosse: “The stadium?”

    Sometimes these guys are funny.

  14. Glorious Mundy Aug 3,2018 8:08 pm

    Am I hallucinating this Anderson start

  15. 5Aces Aug 3,2018 8:09 pm

    The awkward phrases have begun. “15 up 15 down”.

    And yes, this is a hallucination GM. If it goes 6 I woll start drinking because it is a sign of the end times.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 8:19 pm || Up

      Fosse fucked up and said “He’s just been perfect so far”

      The 78-run inning to follow is all his fault now

      • 5Aces Aug 3,2018 8:21 pm || Up

        Oh well.

        And hey, looks like Im gonna have a drink anyways!

        Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
        • MikeV Aug 3,2018 8:22 pm || Up

          FWIW, today is National IPA Day.

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

          Thanks, and go As.

          • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 8:23 pm || Up

            I think I’ll celebrate that with some vodka.

  16. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 8:12 pm

    In the land of the nobody getting on base, the man with two walks is king.

  17. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 8:20 pm

    This strike zone is the size of Oklahoma City.

  18. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 3,2018 8:24 pm

    Makes sense Anderson plays the role of Hippo in this modern retelling.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  19. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 8:35 pm

    Dallas Braden wisely advises us all to “stay hard.”

  20. Glorious Mundy Aug 3,2018 8:45 pm

    One of the more wtf pitcher’s duels in recent memory.

  21. 5Aces Aug 3,2018 8:53 pm

    BA was pulled because his arm fell off, right? Or stuck in the dugout john.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  22. Glorious Mundy Aug 3,2018 8:57 pm

    Come on kid. Be a hero.

  23. Glorious Mundy Aug 3,2018 9:07 pm

    Thank goodness we didn’t have to face Ryan Borucki I guess.

  24. Glorious Mundy Aug 3,2018 9:12 pm

    The Blue Jay fans have taken over Safeco.

    • Glorious Mundy Aug 3,2018 9:20 pm || Up

      As have the Blue Jay players.

    • Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 11:21 am || Up

      • Future Ed Aug 4,2018 11:25 am || Up

        Um, Seattle is practically canada. He should go to a game in detroit

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 11:30 am || Up

          I didn’t realize there were so many Jays fans in BC.

          • Future Ed Aug 4,2018 11:45 am || Up

            Canadian pride runs deep

            I have $5. No I don\'t.
            • Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 1:19 pm || Up

              I don’t understand why Vancouver doesn’t make an expansion push. It seems like a better prospect than Portland.

              • Future Ed Aug 4,2018 1:31 pm || Up

                British Columbia’s ain’t gonna pay for a domed stadium

                And they would need it

                I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 4,2018 11:53 am || Up

        Missing only a dismissive jab at the Canadian tuxedo.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 4,2018 5:12 pm || Up

        I’m fine with this. I don’t like it when visiting fans take over the Coliseum either.

  25. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 3,2018 9:13 pm

    Well here we go boys.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  26. Glorious Mundy Aug 3,2018 9:17 pm

    It’s on baby.

  27. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 3,2018 9:23 pm

    Dang, great chance.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  28. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 9:28 pm

    The home plate umpire is 99% of the reason this game is scoreless. The other 1% is the play Piscotty just made.

  29. Glorious Mundy Aug 3,2018 9:29 pm

    Fantastic catch!

  30. 5Aces Aug 3,2018 9:29 pm

    Ok, pie time pls.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  31. 5Aces Aug 3,2018 9:30 pm

    Or gatorade since we dont do pie anymore..whatever.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  32. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 3,2018 9:32 pm

    Outfield flashin the leather tonight!

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  33. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 3,2018 9:34 pm

    Rookie pinch runner, feh.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  34. 5Aces Aug 3,2018 9:34 pm

    This team is not allowed to run in any way…

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  35. Glorious Mundy Aug 3,2018 9:34 pm

    Now do we have to burn another bench player to get Martini in so Canha can play first?

  36. lenscrafters Aug 3,2018 9:37 pm

    That was just ridiculous. From Barreto TOOTBLANing like an idiot to Canha overswinging like an idiot, that was incredibly frustrating.

  37. 5Aces Aug 3,2018 9:44 pm

    OK. New kid for the win.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  38. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 9:50 pm

    This fucking strike zone.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 3,2018 9:57 pm || Up

      At this point swinging for the fences is the smart tactic.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 10:07 pm || Up

        This game would be a perfect teaching tool for explaining why human umpires harm the game. You can see all the effects of human umpires: the obvious one where bad pitches are called strikes, the knock-on effects where hitters feel forced to swing outside the zone, etc.

  39. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 10:09 pm

    No shit Glen, you always think it has a chance.

  40. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 3,2018 10:10 pm

    Night game sure yeah I suppose but a lot of strong Lowrie swings have become routine flies last month.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  41. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 10:24 pm

    I could see that drop coming the entire time.

  42. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 10:27 pm

    Yeah, that’s getting challenged.

    • Future Ed Aug 4,2018 12:59 pm || Up

      He was out, but that kind of call bugs me

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 4,2018 5:17 pm || Up

        I agree. Assuming we’re talking about the same thing, it’s one of several minor baseball rules that I think have substantial negative quality-of-life impacts on the game, and whose changes could make the game significantly better. Once you reach the bag safely, provided you don’t make a move toward the next one, you should be safe. There’s no risk of an NFL catch rule kind of situation either, because it’s pretty clear what a baseball move is and is not in this context. You overslide the bag, that’s very clearly not attempting to go to the next one. Perhaps a runner could signal his wish to have the ball be ruled dead so he could stand up without appearing to be making a move toward the next base or something. Could be some ins and outs around when he can do that if there are multiple runners on the basepaths to work out, I don’t know. But the status quo is stupid.

        That said, I think it’s possible the tag actually got him on the hand before his foot touched the bag anyway.

        • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 4,2018 6:06 pm || Up

          It’s a replay created problem. Before the umps by convention just didn’t care about small on/off bag movements once the primary call was made. Not sure how you rule-write a solution though.

          "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
          • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 4,2018 7:49 pm || Up

            Yeah, but guys always have gotten called out when they overslide the bag, and I think that’s dumb shit.

            • dmoas Aug 5,2018 4:56 pm || Up

              Nah, there shouldn’t be any safety in passing the bag. If you need to get up, call time. It’s nearly always granted. But overslide the bag or lose your grip? Well, you need to be better at sliding.

        • Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 7:26 pm || Up

          Now that one I’m cool with.

  43. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 3,2018 10:29 pm

    Hey hey the kid redeems. Great inning for Pagan.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  44. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 10:37 pm

    Pretty sure that’s the first time I’ve actually seen Lucroy get a hit.

  45. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 10:41 pm

    Every time they play another angle of that hit, I get to hear somebody yelling “YEAH! FUCK YEAH!” in the background.

  46. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 3,2018 10:42 pm

    Hee hee hee!

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  47. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 3,2018 10:43 pm

    The number of “fuck yeahs” on this broadcast

  48. Glorious Mundy Aug 3,2018 10:47 pm

    4.5 behind the suddenly shitty Yankees.

  49. 5Aces Aug 3,2018 10:53 pm

    And we still play the Yankees 3 times.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  50. Glorious Mundy Aug 3,2018 10:58 pm

    Another clutch walk from Martini. What a find that guy is.

  51. Future Ed Aug 4,2018 10:39 am

    Well, how does it end?

    My plane took off with one out in top tenth. I spent five hours where they hadn’t lost or won

    Also, east coast is so lame. It’s 130 on a Saturday and there is no baseball yet

    Also also

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  52. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 4,2018 10:47 am

    This morning we reached the randomly high fiving strangers the next day at Target stage.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 10:51 am || Up

      I have noticed more A’s caps of late in downtown SF.

      • Future Ed Aug 4,2018 11:23 am || Up

        Can confirm more in the mission and airport

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Soaker Aug 4,2018 12:07 pm || Up

        I thought there were more A’s than Giants at the golf tournament in Reno yesterday.

        What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 4,2018 5:18 pm || Up

      That’s what being an A’s fan outside California is like all the time. If I see someone else in A’s gear out here in the rest of the country, it’s always a high five. I once pulled over into a gas station just to high-five some dude in Oklahoma City who had an A’s bumper sticker.

  53. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 12:24 pm

    Great photo

  54. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 2:07 pm
  55. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 2:50 pm

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 4,2018 4:41 pm || Up

      What kind of sentimental hack is writing this script [gets Kleenex]

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  56. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 5:47 pm

    Kuiper, Fosse, and Braden are apparently broadcasting from The Treehouse tonight. This could get weird.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 4,2018 6:03 pm || Up

      I’m a fan of gimmicks, generally, but deliberately choosing a bad vantage point to describe a game from seems dubious.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • Future Ed Aug 4,2018 6:08 pm || Up

        BELTED LEFT FIIIIIELD, i don’t know

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 6:27 pm || Up

        Hey, “it’s just kind of a hang sesh.” Who cares about the game.

      • dmoas Aug 5,2018 5:10 pm || Up

        Glen watches the TV monitors to call the games anyway. He doesn’t bother watching the field.

    • Soaker Aug 4,2018 6:24 pm || Up

      Will they all get food poisoning from that stuff sitting in the sun growing bacteria like crazy?

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 4,2018 6:51 pm || Up

        I had this thought too, that stuff was out a good 20 min before Chef Iffy came on to describe it.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 6:51 pm || Up

          And then Fosse has been talking about how the sun is keeping it warm for him.

  57. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 4,2018 6:18 pm

    More Semien’s fault than Martini’s.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  58. Soaker Aug 4,2018 6:29 pm

    Zimmermann has Jerry Garcia disease. He just turned 32 and could easily pass for 15 years older than that.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  59. Future Ed Aug 4,2018 6:42 pm

    jack kuiper better not keep that ball

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  60. mikeA Aug 4,2018 6:44 pm

    Over here imagining the Kuiper family dinner table.

  61. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 6:46 pm

    There’s a baseball game going on down there you FKing chuckleheads no one cares about your waffle sandwich.

    • Soaker Aug 4,2018 6:49 pm || Up

      I can tell the syncing of Ken and Vince with the TV has extra utility tonight.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • andeux Aug 4,2018 6:58 pm || Up

        I just switched over briefly to see how out of sync they were for me, and got to hear Ken describe that foul as a “knob job.”

        TINSTAAFK
  62. Future Ed Aug 4,2018 6:49 pm

    Zimmerman doesn’t look sharp. I am hoping this second time through is the end.

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • mikeA Aug 4,2018 7:04 pm || Up

      I was about to say I thought he looked pretty good…

      • Future Ed Aug 5,2018 6:30 am || Up

        Mine as wish casting based on his allowing runners.

        Turns out he did ok except the 2 hrs in that inning

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
  63. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 4,2018 6:55 pm

    Things I wish no one had ever told Ray about: food delivery, launch angles, Eck’s walkoff piece story.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  64. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 4,2018 6:56 pm

    Oh god and now Johnny Cochran’s quote,

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  65. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 7:03 pm

    Chapman has been hitting the ball hard to all fields of late. It’s quite something.

  66. mikeA Aug 4,2018 7:03 pm

    One of the lowest HRs to center field I’ve ever seen in this park.

  67. andeux Aug 4,2018 7:04 pm

    Second time through is going pretty well so far.

    TINSTAAFK
  68. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 7:04 pm

    Braden, you dumbass, the kid didn’t get in the stadium with a pass that only starts next season.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 4,2018 7:08 pm || Up

      Yeah I’m not sure that guy had ever been to an A’s game in his life.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  69. andeux Aug 4,2018 7:28 pm

    I almost commented upthread that I was in favor of players being called out on true overslides, as opposed to the ones where they lose contact with the bag for a fraction of a second while they are still on top of it.
    And there we get one of those. In our favor for once.

    TINSTAAFK
    • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 4,2018 7:52 pm || Up

      I didn’t see it, but I want to go all the way on overslides. An overslide should be treated as functionally the same as running through first base. When you run through first base and then turn toward second, you’re considered a runner again. I’m sure there have been disputes about that a couple of times over the years, but I don’t recall seeing one.

      • Soaker Aug 4,2018 7:54 pm || Up

        I don’t agree with you at all on this. Learn how to slide correctly, which means being under control and able to stay on the bag.

        What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 4,2018 7:55 pm || Up

        No this is wrong. The ball’s in play, learn to stay on the damn base. That’s why it’s called a base.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 4,2018 8:01 pm || Up

          Then why should a runner be able to run through first?

          • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 4,2018 8:30 pm || Up

            More fun. Same reason not to reward overslides.

            "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
          • Future Ed Aug 5,2018 7:26 am || Up

            At far as over running first, that starts the play as opposed to already reached and therefore must protect their position on the bases. *

            I think the overslide should be out, but the incidental popping off the base but holding it when you come to a stop should be safe.

            I also think that Olson should have been safe. I thought that was the rule, if the glove strings hit you you are safe.

            I have $5. No I don\'t.
            • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 5,2018 12:21 pm || Up

              Here’s another TAKE for everybody: I actually think that any contact a runner makes, prior to reaching the base, with a fielder who has possession of the ball should be an out.

              • dmoas Aug 5,2018 5:22 pm || Up

                I might be able to get behind this one.

      • 5Aces Aug 4,2018 7:59 pm || Up

        3rded. I hate the stupid “did he lift his foot” stuff. But if you overslide tough titties.

        Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  70. andeux Aug 4,2018 7:29 pm

    Also: don’t run on 22.

    TINSTAAFK
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 4,2018 7:54 pm || Up

      Or 21!

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  71. Soaker Aug 4,2018 7:42 pm

    You know the team is doing well when Stacey the banjo guy hops back on the bandwagon to grab some TV time.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Soaker Aug 4,2018 7:43 pm || Up

      That drummer chick has been there all the time though. I’ve seen her before.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 4,2018 7:49 pm || Up

      “We don’t get this in the booth.” Yes, now consider why.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  72. MikeV Aug 4,2018 7:43 pm

    So my hometown just won the US Championship in the Intermediate LLWS (age 11-13, 50/70 rules.. 50 foot mound, 70 foot bases)

    It’s actually hosted in Livermore. They play the Championship tomorrow against South Korea, 6pm ESPN2.

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

    Thanks, and go As.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 4,2018 7:53 pm || Up

      That’s awesome, go Livermore!

      Their stats have spray charts!

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • ptbnl Aug 4,2018 9:39 pm || Up

      And then on Monday bomb Japan.

      If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
      • MikeV Aug 4,2018 9:41 pm || Up

        as is tradition.

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

        Thanks, and go As.

  73. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 7:51 pm

    Melvin isn’t FKing around with Anderson or Jackson.

  74. Soaker Aug 4,2018 7:52 pm

    13-1/3 IP with 1 R/0 ER for Brett and Jackson on consecutive nights. If I’d known back in March that those two would start back-to-back games in early August I would have made other plans for the summer right then and there.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 7:54 pm || Up

      This Tigers lineup is very bad.

      • 5Aces Aug 4,2018 8:00 pm || Up

        But you know what? Thats what I thought about the Blue Jays earlier this week too. At some point, when everyone we play is very bad, maybe it isnt that they are very bad.

        Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
        • Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 8:02 pm || Up

          I think there’s a difference between the Blue Jays offense (middle of the pack) and the Tigers offense (bottom of the barrel). These guys really suck.

          • Glorious Mundy Aug 5,2018 5:22 pm || Up

            They struck out 10 times against Cahill. I rest my case.

      • mikeA Aug 4,2018 8:00 pm || Up

        Jackson looked really bad, as always.

  75. 5Aces Aug 4,2018 7:57 pm

    If they can get us past 6 he shouldnt. Hell..a week ago I would have said 4.2 is great.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  76. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 7:57 pm

    The A’s should probably give Lucroy a two-year extension if that’s what it takes to keep him next year.

  77. 5Aces Aug 4,2018 8:01 pm

    Agreed with GM. Though I want to take care of Krush first.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  78. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 4,2018 8:05 pm

    I can’t deal with Glen and Ray. Switching over to the radio feed.

    • Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 8:12 pm || Up

      You’re missing all the great Gerber jokes.

      • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 4,2018 8:15 pm || Up

        bob

      • mikeA Aug 4,2018 8:20 pm || Up

        Ray should do ads for them using the catch phrase he came up with: “If you’ve had a baby, you know about Gerber.”

  79. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 8:06 pm

  80. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 4,2018 8:11 pm

    Vince struggling mightily with basic arithmetic.

  81. lenscrafters Aug 4,2018 8:13 pm

    Realizing uncomfortably that Jed has been completely awful since that collision in SF.

    • Glorious Mundy Aug 8,2018 10:08 am || Up

      Bingo

      • lenscrafters Aug 8,2018 10:39 am || Up

        Good thing we’ve just kept throwing him out there everyday instead of a DL stint

        • 5Aces Aug 8,2018 11:01 am || Up

          Well it isnt like we have a good hitting good fielding MI in AAA that we have brought up multiple times that could take his place for a week…

          Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
          • Future Ed Aug 8,2018 11:12 am || Up

            Yes, DL him bring up barreto.

            AS for today, Pinder to second Lereano in center canha to left.

            Had a chance to win the game last night had that lineup been in.

            I have $5. No I don\'t.
  82. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 8:14 pm

    They’re going to come for Melvin, aren’t they.

    Actually, the story names Eric Chavez as a possible successor!

    • Soaker Aug 5,2018 9:42 am || Up
      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 5,2018 9:50 am || Up

        Sounds like the team is giving Scioscia the chance to make it look like his choice, but when it comes to appearances he says “poppycock”.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • Soaker Aug 5,2018 10:08 am || Up

          My impression was that he’s told top management he’s leaning strongly toward leaving after this year “but let me sleep on it a few nights before I give you a final decision”, nobody objected and someone, possibly even Arte himself, leaked to Rosenthal with the hope of giving him a nice shove in the desired direction.

          What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
        • Glorious Mundy Aug 5,2018 10:10 am || Up

          They have handled this extremely poorly for years now. Seems to me that Moreno can’t bring himself to fire the guy, and so everybody in the organization has been trying to get him to fire himself. Kind of a Trump/Kushner situation.

  83. 5Aces Aug 4,2018 8:19 pm

    1. Why would Melvin want to go?

    2. Can a manager be put on the DL with back spasms?

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
    • Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 8:20 pm || Up

      For that 10-year, $50 million contract Scioscia got!

    • Soaker Aug 4,2018 8:24 pm || Up

      Bob’s contract has not been extended, and there was a story a few weeks ago (Slusser I think but I don’t remember specifically) that there might be wholesale changes. Bob also has his house on the Oakland/Berkeley line up for sale.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 4,2018 8:27 pm || Up

        Why would there be wholesale changes? Is ownership actively committed to making the team worse or something?

        • 5Aces Aug 4,2018 8:30 pm || Up

          I think the article was actually right before we started this run. Not that makes it a better decision, but rumors like that with a team again under .500 make more sense.

          Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
          • Soaker Aug 4,2018 8:35 pm || Up

            You’re right about the timing. June 18.

            What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 8:31 pm || Up

        He might be a little pissed they didn’t let him interview for the Yankees job.

  84. 5Aces Aug 4,2018 8:24 pm

    For $5M a year…yeah, that would just about do it.

    Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  85. lenscrafters Aug 4,2018 8:37 pm

    20 over!

  86. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 8:40 pm

    Bip wants to talk about “how clutch the offense was tonight.”

    Uh, not clutch at all?

  87. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 8:54 pm

    The Mariners just got their first hit of the night.

  88. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 9:26 pm

    Unusual and kind of cool to hear an Australian accent (I think it is Ryan Rowland-Smith) on the Seattle TV broadcast.

  89. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 9:38 pm

    A streaker at Safeco!

  90. Glorious Mundy Aug 4,2018 9:47 pm

    The Mariners are depressing.

    • Future Ed Aug 5,2018 7:29 am || Up

      But it makes sense. Leblanc and leake are not the answers you are looking for. Not that Jackson and Cahill and Anderson are

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Glorious Mundy Aug 5,2018 7:43 am || Up

        The three games they have lost to Toronto were started by Felix, Gonzales, and Paxton.

        The problem, it seems to me, is that they can’t hit and they only have one good reliever.

        • harensheir15 Aug 5,2018 8:05 am || Up

          Anti-A’s.

          • Glorious Mundy Aug 5,2018 8:27 am || Up

            Also in their collection of guys who are constitutionally incapable of drawing a walk, like Gordon and Healy.

        • Future Ed Aug 5,2018 8:22 am || Up

          They have never been constructed well

          I did like the Culome trade. I didn’t understand the Healy one. Pagan has been ok. I like him better than healy

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • andeux Aug 5,2018 9:11 am || Up

          they can’t hit

          Their offense was pretty good in April, May and June. Then suddenly really bad in July and so far even worse in August.

          It looks like Segura, Haniger, and Seager all just stopped hitting. And Gordon completely killed us (14/27 with 6 steals in 6 games), but apparently was never good against anybody else.

          TINSTAAFK
          • Glorious Mundy Aug 5,2018 9:22 am || Up

            Seager’s overall numbers are shockingly bad. He’s too young to just fall of a cliff like that.

  91. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 5,2018 9:35 am

    Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me dozens of times in a row with exactly the same trolly tactics, shame…goddamn people are idiots.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  92. Soaker Aug 5,2018 10:46 am

    Current AL West Pythagorean standings are kind of a mess.

    HOU: 77-35 (actual record is underperforming by 6 wins)
    OAK: 61-51, 16 GB (outperforming by 5 wins)
    LAA: 59-53, 18 GB (underperforming by 4 wins)
    SEA: 53-58, 23.5 GB (outperforming by 10 wins)
    TEX: 51-61, 26 GB (underperforming by 2 wins)

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 5,2018 1:09 pm || Up

      Doesn’t surprise me. This team definitely feels like it’s been very lucky.

      • nevermoor Aug 9,2018 12:34 pm || Up

        The one-run-game stat is crazy

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
        • Future Ed Aug 9,2018 12:53 pm || Up

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
  93. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 5,2018 1:14 pm

    Wait how’s that not an out at second? He has the ball and is touching the bag for a split second. That’s an out, right?

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 5,2018 1:19 pm || Up

      yawn

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  94. Soaker Aug 5,2018 1:23 pm

    In a more serious rules change proposal, if the Tigers had scored in the top of the 1st they would have been unearned runs due to Cahill’s throwing error. I think runs scoring due to a pitcher’s own error should be charged as earned runs to that pitcher so his ERA gets dinged.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  95. Future Ed Aug 5,2018 1:58 pm

    Don’t break Chapman

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  96. Future Ed Aug 5,2018 2:09 pm

    Umpire has to decide with 17 inches are the plate

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  97. lenscrafters Aug 5,2018 2:13 pm

    I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen a hitter with KD’s opposite field power.

    • Future Ed Aug 5,2018 2:20 pm || Up

      Piazza?

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • andeux Aug 5,2018 2:23 pm || Up

      It really doesn’t make sense how the ball carries off his bat.

      TINSTAAFK
  98. andeux Aug 5,2018 2:25 pm

    Small sample size overreaction of the day: Laureano looking like he could stick on the roster permanently.

    TINSTAAFK
    • Future Ed Aug 5,2018 2:43 pm || Up

      Is he vulnerable to he outside slider?

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  99. Soaker Aug 5,2018 2:25 pm

    I know it’s based on absurdly SSS but it seems like Laureano has given more reason for optimism in 2-1/2 games than Fowler gave in 3 months.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Glorious Mundy Aug 5,2018 5:13 pm || Up

      Knowing that we stole him from Houston makes me like him even more.

  100. lenscrafters Aug 5,2018 2:43 pm

    • Soaker Aug 5,2018 2:54 pm || Up

      Must be the end of Hatcher.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 5,2018 3:15 pm || Up

        Please please please

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • lenscrafters Aug 5,2018 2:55 pm || Up

      Good ratios but is very prone to giving up the long ball. Probably an improvement over Hatcher and Dull.

      • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 5,2018 2:59 pm || Up

        Sounds like a good fit for the Coliseum.

      • Future Ed Aug 5,2018 3:15 pm || Up

        Smolinski to 60 means its dull or wendelken out.

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • Soaker Aug 5,2018 3:21 pm || Up

          Another reason Bob might want out: They send out guys he’s willing to use because they have options, while hanging on to somebody like Hatcher or, even worse, Butler and Casilla because they’ve committed the money and refuse to write it off.

          What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
        • andeux Aug 6,2018 12:46 pm || Up

          Slusser confirms

          J.B. Wendelken amd Ryan Dull are likely candidates for demotion

          to make room for Kelley and Fiers.

          TINSTAAFK
          • Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 12:55 pm || Up

            Hatcher aside, I like the sound of going back to a 7-man pen. I assume the other move tomorrow will be Barreto down for Pinder.

      • Glorious Mundy Aug 5,2018 4:54 pm || Up

        This makes it sounds like they gave Smo the blood clot in order to clear room.

    • Future Ed Aug 5,2018 2:56 pm || Up

      You like throwing gloves? Wait till you see our chairs

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 5,2018 3:08 pm || Up

        Oh it’s that guy? Now I love this move. He got absolutely abused by the Nationals for some shit that no one should care about.

    • Glorious Mundy Aug 5,2018 4:58 pm || Up

      Pretty wild that the precipitating event for the Nationals dumping a useful player was that they were winning a game by too much.

      • mikeA Aug 5,2018 5:36 pm || Up

        Over the last 3 years, he’s given up HRs/PA at a pace midway between Olson and Davis.

  101. lenscrafters Aug 5,2018 3:05 pm

    Lol, Toronto just tied it up in the 7th against the Mariners.

  102. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 5,2018 3:15 pm

    Off topic, but Josh Donaldson started out as a catcher, right? I’m not imagining that?

    • vignette17 Aug 5,2018 3:20 pm || Up

      Yes he did. I mean for one game in a wild card game to replace our weakest hitter??? Unfortunately there’s no way he gets past Cleveland. Seattle might not claim him because of Seager/Cruz though.

      • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 5,2018 3:23 pm || Up

        Is he on waivers or something? I legit was not referring to anything at all, I was just thinking back to the old conversations way back in the day about who was going to be the catcher of the future and I was sure that I used to argue that a platoon of Lando and Donaldson could hold the position down until whoever the big prospect in our system was. Max something?

        • andeux Aug 5,2018 3:25 pm || Up

          Stassi?
          Yes, Donaldson was primarily a catcher coming up through the minors and even in his first callup. He didn’t really start hitting until they moved him to 3B.

          TINSTAAFK
          • Future Ed Aug 5,2018 3:32 pm || Up

            And started using Chris carters bat.

            And the leg kick or something

            I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • vignette17 Aug 5,2018 3:37 pm || Up

          Both Stassi and Muncy are in the majors and were A’s C’s. (Max)well is … not.

          As for waivers, Donaldson is almost assuredly on waivers since he is a FA at the end of the year. The Jays could save some money and get a prospect if they trade him. Or they could maybe offer the RO in the offseason.

          • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 5,2018 3:40 pm || Up

            Doesn’t seem like a lot of reason for the A’s to want him right now, no? Where would he fit, and is he healthy?

            • vignette17 Aug 5,2018 3:54 pm || Up

              Well he obviously fits at catcher. Or you could do something stupid like Chapman -> SS or Khrush -> LF.

              It’s somewhat amazing, but even if he was healthy, I don’t think he fits. The MVP from a couple years ago who is 32 doesn’t fit. That’s a testament to how good the team has gotten.

              • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 5,2018 5:24 pm || Up

                Does he really fit at catcher? Has he caught a meaningful amount of games in the majors? I’m not sure it’s that he doesn’t fit per se–if the A’s could get him for free, he fits–but that he doesn’t necessarily represent enough of an upgrade at any position he could be realistically put in to be worth the package we’d probably have to give up for him, especially as a very short-term rental who’s rehabbing an injury.

                Related note: he’s getting shredded on Twitter for having the audacity to watch something other than a Blue Jays game last night. Like him not watching harms their chances or some shit.

                • Glorious Mundy Aug 5,2018 5:33 pm || Up

                  He played a few games at catcher for the A’s in 2010 when Kurt Suzuki was injured and he got sent back down after not hitting a lick and not being particularly great behind the plate, as I recall. Once they traded for Derek Norris, the A’s moved him off the position forever and the rest is history.

              • DFA Aug 6,2018 2:12 pm || Up

                Donaldson played some 2b in college briefly

                In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
                • Future Ed Aug 6,2018 2:15 pm || Up

                  he may be better than I think

                  I have $5. No I don\'t.
                • DFA Aug 6,2018 2:25 pm || Up

                  stopped clock and all

                  In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
                • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 6,2018 2:42 pm || Up

                  “Donaldson” apparently being the Oakland equivalent of “Beetlejuice.”

                  "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
                • Future Ed Aug 6,2018 2:46 pm || Up

                  does that make DFA evil?

                  I have $5. No I don\'t.
                • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 6,2018 4:01 pm || Up

                  Nope, just responsive, in that adorable way Pavlov described.

                  "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
                • lenscrafters Aug 6,2018 3:32 pm || Up

                  Nice to see you again, DFA.

                • colin Aug 6,2018 6:37 pm || Up

                  Welcome back, FKer!

                • DFA Aug 8,2018 4:16 pm || Up

                  Ill only stay around if Im arguing with people less than last time, but I think warmly of you all.

                  In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
      • Future Ed Aug 5,2018 3:31 pm || Up

        Why Cleveland/

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • vignette17 Aug 5,2018 3:41 pm || Up

          They can move Ramirez to 2b, could use another hitter and unless there’s a complete logjam, JD was the 2nd or 3rd most valuable player in the majors since he left to Toronto. MLBTR suggested it could make sense.

          • Future Ed Aug 5,2018 3:43 pm || Up

            That makes sense. Is Kipnis not a thing? I haven’t noticed

            I have $5. No I don\'t.
            • vignette17 Aug 5,2018 3:56 pm || Up

              Hitting .218/.301/.352, 78 wRC+. Still has a $13.5M salary though.

  103. Future Ed Aug 5,2018 3:17 pm

    Sean Murphy in a cast is an upgrade, yeah?

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • lenscrafters Aug 5,2018 3:19 pm || Up

      Yes, he wouldn’t have physically been able to swing at that 3-2 pitch in the dirt.

      • Future Ed Aug 5,2018 3:21 pm || Up

        Can beau taylor play defense? He certainly cant hit

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
  104. Future Ed Aug 5,2018 3:19 pm

    Stay on the bag kid, its not Ben folds nuts rules aren’t here yet

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 5,2018 3:24 pm || Up

      Do you think the ball should have been ruled dead because he called time, or was he not entitled to call time yet because he wasn’t firmly affixed to the bag?

  105. lenscrafters Aug 5,2018 3:20 pm

    Damnit, Nelson Cruz is a one man wrecking crew for Seattle.

    I still remember Dave Cameron blasting that signing.

    • mikeA Aug 5,2018 5:40 pm || Up

      That “old takes exposed” account could be 100% Dave Cameron takes.

  106. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 5,2018 3:25 pm

    I’m glad Chapman is finally growing out the plebe induction haircut.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Future Ed Aug 5,2018 3:34 pm || Up

      He will be Timothy Hutton from taps until he retires.

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  107. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 5,2018 3:48 pm

    WTF with Semien getting all surly about popups that aren’t his?

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Future Ed Aug 5,2018 3:49 pm || Up

      Something needs to be done about this. This whole series has been bad with those

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • 5Aces Aug 5,2018 3:53 pm || Up

        Also, pls stop running into Man Named Jed.

        Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
  108. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 5,2018 3:55 pm

    Nice win, fellows!

    Man, Detroit is really bad.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • lenscrafters Aug 5,2018 3:57 pm || Up

      The Tigers were trotting out a lineup you’d expect for the third week of September.

  109. Soaker Aug 5,2018 3:55 pm

    I thought the A’s played about the same quality of baseball this weekend as they did last weekend, the difference between 0-3 and 3-0 being the difference between the Rockies and Tigers.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Future Ed Aug 5,2018 4:17 pm || Up

      Yes, i like wins. But these past 7 have been uninspiring

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Soaker Aug 5,2018 4:34 pm || Up

        The next 28 games: 14 vs. teams with Pythagorean records >.500, plus 7 more vs. the Mariners. The real tough part given the way Bob uses his bullpen is 20 straight without an off day from Aug. 17 thru Sept. 5. Give me 16-12, that puts them at 83-58 with 21 to go and the second wild card should be in the bag. Better than 16-12, they can have higher aspirations.

        What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
        • Soaker Sep 5,2018 10:12 pm || Up

          17-11.

          This was about right. Second wild card looking pretty secure right here. As far as higher aspirations, that’s a slim hope. The Yankees probably win the tiebreaker for home field for the wild card so that’s sketchy. If they had won one more vs. the Astros over this stretch for 18-10 their division hopes would be much brighter.

          What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
          • dmoas Sep 6,2018 12:07 pm || Up

            Isn’t it a coin flip since their head to head is matched? Then again, who are we kidding even if it is.

            • Glorious Mundy Sep 6,2018 12:38 pm || Up

              Unless the rules have changed in the last few years, it’s “intradivision record.” We’re so far behind the Yankees on that front that if we somehow make up the difference we will surely be ahead of them in the regular standings.

              • Soaker Sep 6,2018 1:19 pm || Up

                That’s the tiebreaker, and while the A’s are 3.5 games behind the Yankees in the overall standings they are 6 games behind in intradivision record. So realistically the A’s have to gain 4.5 games on them to host the wild card game. The A’s were so bad against the AL West in April and May that they are still under .500 there (30-34, .469) while they are 54-23, .701 vs. everybody else.

                What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  110. lenscrafters Aug 5,2018 4:05 pm

    4 GB of Houston.

  111. Glorious Mundy Aug 5,2018 5:10 pm

    That the first time we’ve swept two season series (from American League teams) in the same year?

  112. Glorious Mundy Aug 5,2018 9:28 pm

    LOLYANKEES

    • Glorious Mundy Aug 5,2018 9:45 pm || Up

      Sonny warming up…

      • Future Ed Aug 6,2018 4:22 am || Up

        Ok, this is another reason to think the east coast is lame/mlb sucks. I went to bed it was 4-1 yankees. I am in Massachusetts. There is no reason that game goes past 10. Start is before 8edt

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • colin Aug 6,2018 5:27 am || Up

          I think it was an 8pm EDT start because of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. Still a super slow game though.

          • Future Ed Aug 6,2018 6:34 am || Up

            No game till 1 pm and ending after midnight sucks

            I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • sslinger Aug 6,2018 7:30 pm || Up

          Me too!

  113. mikeA Aug 6,2018 8:23 am

    bring these back

    • Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 11:24 am || Up

      Those pants are incredible.

    • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 6,2018 11:24 am || Up

      Hell yeah. They did a giveaway of a shersey of a similar design (white instead of gold and green) when I was a kid and I loved that thing.

    • batgirl Aug 6,2018 12:55 pm || Up

      Endorsed 100%

    • andeux Aug 6,2018 1:23 pm || Up

      If you like clowns…

      TINSTAAFK
      • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 6,2018 1:50 pm || Up

        Yeah that’s too much yellow gold even for me.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • 5Aces Aug 6,2018 2:01 pm || Up

      Been there done that.

      Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
      • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 6,2018 3:28 pm || Up

        Not quite right. Needs to say Oakland or it’s fake news.

  114. Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 10:35 am

    There’s a Scott Ostler column in this morning’s Sporting Green comparing Khris Davis to Willie Mays. We are through the looking glass.

    • Future Ed Aug 6,2018 10:59 am || Up

      what the?

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 11:11 am || Up
        • Future Ed Aug 6,2018 11:20 am || Up

          feels a little racist. but I wonder if davis does take bart

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
  115. Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 11:12 am

    There are *two* ptbnls??

    • lenscrafters Aug 6,2018 11:20 am || Up

      I immediately thought of Grant Holmes and Kaprielian just because they’re currently injured. But it says “or cash considerations” – that sort of implies there’s not that much value in the potential players involved right?

      • Future Ed Aug 6,2018 11:27 am || Up

        if he got to the A’s on waivers, I assume he wold pass through all the way. I don’t see the yankees red sox or astro wanting him (although mccullers may change things)

        I am hoping its a pittance.

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 11:45 am || Up

    • Soaker Aug 6,2018 12:30 pm || Up

      Not that I give a rat’s ass about Bleich, aside from the humor potential from his name, but why on earth is Graveman still on the 40-man roster?

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 12:41 pm || Up

        My guess is they are hoping they can sneak Bleich through waivers right now and save the Graveman 60-day move for when they don’t have anyone left to DFA who someone else would want on their roster.

        It worked with the Carlos Ramirez DFA when they reinstated Powell. No one claimed him and now he is at Nashville and off the roster.

  116. Future Ed Aug 6,2018 11:24 am

    looks like barretto is pulling his weight with the bat.

    Lowrie is going to make another team very a little disappointed next year.

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  117. Future Ed Aug 6,2018 12:24 pm

    off night?

    Try tuning in to luzardo v rivercats at 5 PDT

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 5:26 pm || Up

      Peter Bourjos is on the River Cats.

    • Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 6:00 pm || Up

      5Ks and 7 singles through four scoreless.

      • MikeV Aug 6,2018 6:02 pm || Up

        “Scattered” 7 hits.

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

        Thanks, and go As.

        • Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 6:16 pm || Up

          6Ks, 8 scattered through 5 scoreless and that’s probably it.

          • Future Ed Aug 6,2018 6:47 pm || Up

            the 4 hits I saw were dinkers. BABIP’d

            I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 6:13 pm || Up

        5th inning delayed because Liam Hendricks was ejected by the third base umpire while sitting in the bullpen.

    • Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 6:19 pm || Up

      • dmoas Aug 6,2018 10:07 pm || Up

        I seem to know nothing about him outside his updates, that we got him for Gray(?) and that he’s coming off of TJS(?). But all the reports basically make him sound like a pitching god if he stays healthy. So basically a lefty Harden.

        • vignette17 Aug 7,2018 9:09 am || Up

          Got him for Doolittle (also Treinen and Neuse). This is his first full year after TJS. And yes, he is a pitching god.

          I maintain that 81 pitch 1 hitter by Harden was the single most dominant pitching performance I have ever seen. More than Braden’s perfecto, Maneaea’s no-hitter, Mulder’s perfect game into the eighth, or Hudson’s 1 hitter.

          • dmoas Aug 7,2018 9:22 am || Up

            Jesus. How much are the Nats going to regret that trade?

            • MikeV Aug 7,2018 9:38 am || Up

              Well Doolittle has been awesome (not as awesome as Treinen) but Luzardo and Neuse >>>>>>>>> Madson

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

              Thanks, and go As.

          • Future Ed Aug 7,2018 1:34 pm || Up

            that was such a cool game to watch

            I have $5. No I don\'t.
  118. Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 12:49 pm

    Wut

    • Future Ed Aug 6,2018 1:00 pm || Up

      i give him a pass. he is excited. the season is starting. he is full of optimism.

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  119. Soaker Aug 6,2018 1:00 pm

    If Springer is out for two full weeks he would miss the Astros’ series in Oakland. He’s .400/.464/.620 vs. the A’s this year.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  120. Future Ed Aug 6,2018 2:55 pm

    MikeV Bait

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
    • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 6,2018 3:31 pm || Up

      All beer is terrible, but Pliny the Younger was the superior Pliny.

    • MikeV Aug 6,2018 5:23 pm || Up

      Love.

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

      Thanks, and go As.

  121. Soaker Aug 6,2018 5:00 pm

    A couple upcoming television notes:

    1. The Wed. Aug. 22 afternoon game at the Coliseum gets the dreaded Facebook Watch treatment. The only way to watch live is by being logged into a Facebook account. I don’t often watch the weekday afternoon games live anyway and it will be available like any other telecast on the MLB.tv archive that evening.

    2. ESPN is obligated to show each team at least once during the season. The A’s haven’t been on yet, but they have finally been selected, for the Labor Day afternoon game at the Coliseum vs. the Yankees.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  122. Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 5:10 pm

  123. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 6,2018 6:05 pm

    The A’s warn attendees tomorrow to get to the lot early, as parking will be tight due to the Hall and Oates concert next door.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Soaker Aug 6,2018 7:13 pm || Up

      Hall and Oates can fill an arena in 2018? My goodness.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 6,2018 8:38 pm || Up

      This sounds like a joke someone would make in a Deadspin comments section.

  124. Soaker Aug 6,2018 6:28 pm

    This is the first time I’ve seen a shift with all four infielders to the right of second base (Mariners vs. Joey Gallo, Seager starts on the left side but after the first strike on Gallo he moves to the right of second).

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 6:31 pm || Up

      The Twins used a shift yesterday against the Royals with three infielders to the right of second and the fourth infielder in deep right center as a fourth outfielder.

  125. Soaker Aug 6,2018 7:19 pm

    Mariners in Bullpen Implosion Mode in Arlington. Wade LeBlanc had the Rangers popping up and hitting weak grounders, he’d thrown 82 pitches and he got pulled to try to get the righty/lefty advantage, and it ain’t workin.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 6,2018 8:38 pm || Up

      They seem to be in a general implosion mode.

      • Soaker Aug 6,2018 9:07 pm || Up

        Poopity poop, but that’s the logical outcome when you play a 12-inning game after trading your entire bullpen at the deadline.

        What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  126. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 6,2018 7:19 pm

    The new 2019 A’s Access tixs are apparently selling like hotcakes, and I was already down, but I hadn’t even heard this part yet: first rights “to purchase 2018 postseason tickets, including a “Pay As We Play” option rather than purchasing all postseason games in advance, as is typical.” Not demanding a few grand in tied up money is a great change. Also avoiding the horribly sad moment when you recycle all your unused LCS and World Series tix.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 6,2018 8:39 pm || Up

      I’m starting to wish I could find a way to move back to the Bay Area for next season, or even the end of this one.

    • dmoas Aug 6,2018 10:10 pm || Up

      I’ve got be believe that that’s actually better for the team administratively too. Getting all that money upfront only to have to return it all has got to eat up time and energy that’s better spent on other things. Far more than gained for such a brief investment of having that money in hand.

    • Soaker Aug 6,2018 10:31 pm || Up

      My financially-struggling 28-year-old self didn’t mind the refunds in 1989. I had options to buy tickets at Candlestick for Games 3-5 and just flat couldn’t afford 7 World Series games at that time, the 4 at the Coliseum were a stretch, so I was in my then-home city of Hayward getting ready to watch on TV when the quake hit.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
  127. Glorious Mundy Aug 6,2018 9:31 pm

    Stupid worthless Giants

  128. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 7,2018 12:03 am

    Someone on AN thinks we need to replace Semien with Joe Mauer, and danmerqury seems like he’s about to have an emotional breakdown trying to understand why. And there’s a full-blown MAGA idiot hanging around. So that’s the level of discourse over there these days.

    • dmoas Aug 7,2018 12:46 am || Up

      His Joe Mauer even still playing?

      • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 7,2018 1:57 am || Up

        According to Google he’s just cleared waivers.

  129. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 7,2018 2:00 am

    Another dispatch from AN: Apparently “most of us fans” knew that 2014 was the last year the A’s were going to contend anyway, so trading Cespedes was totally fine and awesome and not bad.

    That’s fucking nutso, right?.

    • MikeV Aug 7,2018 8:01 am || Up

      Fuck that place.

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

      Thanks, and go As.

    • dmoas Aug 7,2018 9:23 am || Up

      Why on earth are you bothering to go there? That site has been dead for years.

      • Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 7,2018 12:46 pm || Up

        Sometimes when no one’s around on FK I just want to bullshit about the A’s with people. I was banned three or four times back in the day–and not even for a legitimate reason, like MikeV not having a valid email address!–and I know it’s a joke, but what the hell. I’ll probably get banned again soon, because I’m gonna have to start shitting on the MAGA idiot.

    • DFA Aug 8,2018 2:16 pm || Up

      2014 and that offseason is why I quit baseball

      In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
      • dmoas Aug 8,2018 2:50 pm || Up

        I didn’t quit, but man my ability to care has been heavily tarnished.

        • DFA Aug 8,2018 4:13 pm || Up

          I haven’t gone to a game since

          In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
          • MikeV Aug 8,2018 4:33 pm || Up

            Hi!!!

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

            Thanks, and go As.

            • DFA Aug 8,2018 5:08 pm || Up

              hello

              In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
          • Glorious Mundy Aug 8,2018 5:15 pm || Up

            Nice to see you.

            You should consider going back for a game. The Coliseum is marginally nicer now.

            • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 8,2018 6:34 pm || Up

              Also being at a ballpark is sublime, and no number of plutocrats or trolls can take that away from me,

              "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
              • Future Ed Aug 8,2018 7:52 pm || Up

                You have to suspend a certain amount of morals to enjoy a game

                I have $5. No I don\'t.
              • 5Aces Aug 9,2018 8:43 am || Up

                I agree with this. I was at my first game in a long time a few weeks ago and it really is the tits. Think I may dare a trip to the OC. I really want to get up and see all the new stuff at the Coli but I dont know how I can make a trip like that work now that the kids are starting school again.

                Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty
          • dmoas Aug 9,2018 9:37 am || Up

            Neither have I. But that’s as much life as it is my loss of steam.

  130. FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 7,2018 9:29 am

    The food trucks tonight will be in the A lot, not the championship plaza, due to Hall n Oates. I’m told they’ve set up this way before but I’ve not witnessed it. Anyone know if this means trucks are before tickets are scanned? Trying to plan group logistics

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • andeux Aug 7,2018 10:11 am || Up

      Yes. If it’s the same as one on I went to in May (which had a Warriors playoff game later in the day), they set up in the corner of the lot in between the usual tailgate area and the ramp up to the BART bridge.

      TINSTAAFK
      • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 7,2018 11:52 am || Up

        Thanks. Today’s truck lineup sounds delicious.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • vignette17 Aug 7,2018 12:32 pm || Up

          What’s everybody’s go to with the food trucks?

          Best I’ve gotten are crab fries, but I’ve only had 5ish dishes.

          • FreeSeatUpgrade Aug 7,2018 3:04 pm || Up

            The Jambalaya from Southern Comfort Kitchen is respectable. Nurse Upgrade likes the vegetarian paneer tikka masala from 3-3-3. I also had some killer tacos from a place whose name I don’t remember.

            "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  131. MikeV Aug 7,2018 12:35 pm

    Pinder/Fiers/Kelley in.

    Barretto/Dull/Wendelken -> AAA.

    How the FK does Hatcher keep his job?

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

    Thanks, and go As.

    • vignette17 Aug 7,2018 12:48 pm || Up

      Veteran presence.

    • Glorious Mundy Aug 7,2018 12:50 pm || Up

      Gotta have that one bad reliever who won’t throw his glove when asked to pitch in a blowout.

  132. Ben Folds' Nuts Aug 7,2018 12:46 pm

    God help me, I’m arguing with BWH again. He thinks the A’s should go all-out to pursue…Shin-Soo Choo. Because Choo hits lefties better than Bryce Harper this year.

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