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Game 23 Thread A’s vs. Team with Lower Attendance than A’s 147

Do other people get the same “Unresponsive script” note whenever making a new post?

The A’s are quite a platoon-free team, but Eric Patterson is really really not being platooned, as he is in against a tough LHP, for reasons I cannot fathom.

Odds are high that at least one of the A’s or Sharks will win this evening.

147 thoughts on “Game 23 Thread A’s vs. Team with Lower Attendance than A’s

  1. monkeyball Apr 29,2010 4:15 pm

    Yeah, I get that “Unresponsive script” dialogue every time I do a new post — except via the mobile.

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • FreeSeatUpgrade Apr 29,2010 4:23 pm || Up

      Ditto here. And it makes things go really slowly for a little while. But then, whether I select the “Stop Script” or “Continue” button in the dialog box which comes up, it seems to have the same result either way–it lets me finish.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • green star oakland Apr 29,2010 4:25 pm || Up

        BTW, I plan to drop the XM radio stuff off at your door between 5 & 6 today.

        If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
        • FreeSeatUpgrade Apr 29,2010 5:41 pm || Up

          Ooh, neat, I’ll lie in wait!

          "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • nevermoor Apr 29,2010 4:34 pm || Up

      Me too. I figured no one else did since I hadn’t heard.

      It appears to be some sort of endless loop that eventually times out

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • mikeA Apr 29,2010 4:50 pm || Up

        I say what we’re all thinking!

      • Leopold Bloom Apr 29,2010 4:50 pm || Up

        Me too. I hate that.

        • nevermoor Apr 29,2010 4:51 pm || Up

          I’ll do a “tech issues” post in the not-too-distant future. First I have to move.

          "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
          • Leopold Bloom Apr 29,2010 4:54 pm || Up

            you’re moving? Oh, that’s right…books in limbo…um, where to?

            • nevermoor Apr 29,2010 5:13 pm || Up

              Noe.

              "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
              • FreeSeatUpgrade Apr 29,2010 5:35 pm || Up

                Fine, if you don’t want to tell us, just say so.

                "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
                • nevermoor Apr 29,2010 6:01 pm || Up

                  If I didn’t want to tell you, I’d just say SoMa

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • salb918 Apr 29,2010 5:05 pm || Up

        Same here – I don’t have any problems loading the Dashboard, and I usually post diaries from the quick post dialog in that window.

  2. mikeA Apr 29,2010 4:17 pm

    1 was my over/under on runs vs. Romero. Nice start. Sweeney would hit 60 doubles if he played every game on artificial turf.

  3. green star oakland Apr 29,2010 4:27 pm

    I just love to see a DH with a .473 OPS.

    If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • mikeA Apr 29,2010 4:51 pm || Up

      Me too! He crushed the first inning ground out too.

  4. andeux Apr 29,2010 4:48 pm

    Contact play?

    TINSTAAFK
      • salb918 Apr 29,2010 5:05 pm || Up

        The stupidest damn play.

        • green star oakland Apr 29,2010 5:06 pm || Up

          Especially with the infield in and having telegraphed it on the previous foul.

          If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
        • mikeA Apr 29,2010 5:06 pm || Up

          I don’t know whether or to what extent it’s stupid.

  5. Leopold Bloom Apr 29,2010 5:00 pm

    The walls….they’re….caving in….

  6. monkeyball Apr 29,2010 5:02 pm

    Kzmnff!

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • green star oakland Apr 29,2010 5:05 pm || Up

      that’s an impressive commitment to your byctt.

      If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
      • monkeyball Apr 29,2010 5:12 pm || Up

        It’s mikeA’s, but I’m sympathetic.

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  7. salb918 Apr 29,2010 5:16 pm

    Oh golly.

  8. lenscrafters Apr 29,2010 5:17 pm

    You’ve got to be kidding me.

  9. mikeA Apr 29,2010 5:17 pm

    Looks like the hip seized up.

  10. whiteshoes40 Apr 29,2010 5:18 pm

    ACK! What’s wrong with Duke?!?!

    At this rate, we should just preemptively put all of the current A’s on the DL and get the Rivercats on a plane to Toronto, pronto.

  11. whiteshoes40 Apr 29,2010 5:20 pm

    This is making me seriously sad. Poor Duke.

    • nevermoor Apr 29,2010 5:21 pm || Up

      FUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  12. mikeA Apr 29,2010 5:23 pm

    I’m looking forward to when human players are replaced by robots.

  13. lenscrafters Apr 29,2010 5:24 pm

    And it’s always the best players.

    How can anyone take this team seriously?

  14. salb918 Apr 29,2010 5:24 pm

    They named him after Rommel?!?!?

  15. salb918 Apr 29,2010 5:25 pm

    ohforfuksake

  16. lenscrafters Apr 29,2010 5:25 pm

    Oh fuck this shit.

  17. whiteshoes40 Apr 29,2010 5:28 pm

    so let’s see here.

    new victims: duke
    suzuki

    current tenants:
    anderson
    ellis
    buck
    crisp
    devine
    wuertz

    what the crap

  18. sslinger Apr 29,2010 5:29 pm

    What I can’t believe is it seized up, he throws a couple more pitches and then it really seizes up, they all come out to visit him on the mound, and they let him keep pitching!!! WTF are they thinking?

  19. andeux Apr 29,2010 5:32 pm

    SuSlu:

    And the trainer comes out and takes Duchscherer out along with Geren

    If only.

    TINSTAAFK
    • monkeyball Apr 29,2010 5:35 pm || Up

      Heh. Was just thinking the same thing.

      you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  20. mother pucker Apr 29,2010 5:35 pm

    So uh, predictions for round 1 of Sharks/Wings? While I have a sick feeling the Wings will take this in 7, possibly even 6, I like the Sharks tonight.

    • mikeA Apr 29,2010 5:38 pm || Up

      Sharks in 7.

    • salb918 Apr 29,2010 5:45 pm || Up

      According to mikeA, one of the Sharks or A’s will win tonight. Given tonight’s baseball game, I’ll say Sharks.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Apr 29,2010 5:47 pm || Up

      I really think this is the year the Sharks reach new heights. Sharks in 6.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • mother pucker Apr 29,2010 5:55 pm || Up

        To quote the late great Emperor Palpatine, “Do what must be done. Do not hesitate. Show no mercy!”

  21. mikeA Apr 29,2010 5:37 pm

    Duchscherer left game with L hip injury

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Apr 29,2010 5:40 pm || Up

      That’s his old bugaboo, right, the one that turned out to be lower back-related? Am I remembering that right?

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  22. FreeSeatUpgrade Apr 29,2010 5:38 pm

    Um, wait a sec, I just got home to discover that

    1. Duke’s hurt, and
    2. As a Direct TV subscriber I will be denied the beginning of the Sharks game, which starts on the Versus channel tonight, which is in dispute with DTV. The Sharks game will be available on CSNCA after the A’s game, which
    3. Will apparently go on forever, what with all the injury delays and the losing.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • mother pucker Apr 29,2010 5:41 pm || Up

      You would obviously know better than I, but for some reason I thought I read DTV and Vs. resolved their issues?

      • FreeSeatUpgrade Apr 29,2010 5:45 pm || Up

        Whoo hoo, you’re right, thanks! It had gone so long I had removed Versus from my customized channel menu.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • mother pucker Apr 29,2010 5:47 pm || Up

          iFSU, customized channel menu remov– ah fuck it.

        • nevermoor Apr 29,2010 6:03 pm || Up

          Phew. As a soon-to-be DTV subscriber that would have been a pretty cruel lie since they clearly list Versus.

          "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  23. monkeyball Apr 29,2010 5:47 pm

    OK, my guess for next A to hit the DL is Sheets, who tears his rotator cuff cheering too hard for his teammates.

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • salb918 Apr 29,2010 5:50 pm || Up

      Rajai Davis, strained cheeks from sucking so hard.

      • monkeyball Apr 29,2010 5:54 pm || Up

        Kzmnff, distended vowel

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
        • nevermoor Apr 29,2010 6:04 pm || Up

          Rosales (in July) pulls groin on his second HR “trot”

          "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • lenscrafters Apr 29,2010 5:53 pm || Up

      It’s gotta be Sweeney. He’s already got a history of little nagging injuries.

    • Future Ed Apr 29,2010 6:04 pm || Up

      pulls muscle in face smiling?

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  24. batgirl Apr 29,2010 5:58 pm

    OK, I just got back and what the hell is going on. Duke is broken again?

    Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?

    I’m about to subscribe to some of those crackpot theories people were calling into the post game show the other day. Who has 2 grand to buy Halsey a Texas championship ring?

    • salb918 Apr 29,2010 6:01 pm || Up

      Canadian gamblers/poisoned sushi SSRI (injected directly into the hip)

  25. salb918 Apr 29,2010 5:59 pm

    Seriously? John Fucking Buck?

    • JediLeroy Apr 29,2010 6:02 pm || Up

      John “Ernie Young” Buck.

      Happy freaking birthday to me.

      az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
    • Future Ed Apr 29,2010 6:05 pm || Up

      hasn’t he always killed the A’s? I wonder if there is a place on the internets I could look that up.

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • sslinger Apr 29,2010 6:09 pm || Up

        That’s my recollection as well.

      • JediLeroy Apr 29,2010 6:09 pm || Up
        az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
        • JediLeroy Apr 29,2010 6:11 pm || Up

          .151/.216/.323 is not as good as my selective memory remembers. But I’m sure that today’s game will help that slash line.

          az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
          • Future Ed Apr 29,2010 6:14 pm || Up

            I bet the 5 HRs were all game winners.

            I have $5. No I don\'t.
            • Leopold Bloom Apr 29,2010 6:42 pm || Up

              the only verifiable A’s killers I’m aware of are Texiera (esp. in Texas) and Chone.

              • monkeyball Apr 29,2010 6:47 pm || Up

                Polanco

                you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
                • Future Ed Apr 29,2010 6:49 pm || Up

                  diabetes

                  I have $5. No I don\'t.
                • green star oakland Apr 30,2010 12:04 am || Up

                  Larry Davis

                  If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
                • salb918 Apr 29,2010 6:53 pm || Up

                  900 OPS (762 career) in 183 PA, highest against any team.

                  2006 was the worst: 1094 OPS in the reg season and 1167 in the ALCS. The worst part was that he had a 693 OPS on the season.

                • andeux Apr 29,2010 6:54 pm || Up

                  Cuddyer: .892 OPS vs Oak/.800 overall
                  Garrett Anderson: .846/.789 (not as bad as I thought)

                  Polanco is .900/.762
                  Teixeira .941/.916 (he kills everyone)
                  Chone .763/.748

                  TINSTAAFK
                • salb918 Apr 29,2010 6:57 pm || Up

                  For CHONE I’d like to see WPA/PA versus the A’s. Always seemed to get us when it counted.

                • Leopold Bloom Apr 29,2010 8:11 pm || Up

                  forgot about Cuddyer. Yeah, he just killed us.

  26. lenscrafters Apr 29,2010 6:04 pm

    Breslow has looked off the entire year. Sigh, volatile reliever performances…

    • mikeA Apr 29,2010 6:09 pm || Up

      I’ve never thought he looked good.

      • salb918 Apr 29,2010 6:13 pm || Up

        Really? I think he’s handsome.

        • nevermoor Apr 29,2010 7:05 pm || Up

          And fantastically educated.

          "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  27. FreeSeatUpgrade Apr 29,2010 6:10 pm

    Man, I am feeling the Kraut love. In the last few months I have received sticker swag from Bloom, a Roy Steele bobblehead from mk, and an XM radio rig from green star oakland, all at no cost or even effort from me whatsoever, just from the goodness of y’all’s hearts, plus my willingness to reveal my home address to internet people.

    At the very least, I look forward to hosting the Kraut community at a serious tailgate party in the near future, and we should talk about dates. But beyond that, you folks are awesome, and I love you all.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • JediLeroy Apr 29,2010 6:12 pm || Up

      How about August of 2011

      az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
    • Leopold Bloom Apr 29,2010 6:43 pm || Up

      Yeah, this is an awesome community.

      I wish the A’s would just stay healthy and/or competitive now.

      • salb918 Apr 29,2010 6:47 pm || Up

        Can I have $5?

        • MikeV Apr 29,2010 7:51 pm || Up

          I’d be OK with a sticker

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

          Thanks, and go As.

  28. mother pucker Apr 29,2010 6:10 pm

    In Shark related news, Marleau is out. Undisclosed injury.

      • mother pucker Apr 29,2010 6:16 pm || Up

        Apparently he took the warm up skate and was a last minute scratch. I’m no Dr., though I have consulted the A’s medical staff, but there was speculation he was playing hurt last series. Could even be a severe case of the flu. Who knows.

        • mikeA Apr 29,2010 6:20 pm || Up

          I’m a casual fan. Is it bad when a team’s two best scorers are injured?

          • mother pucker Apr 29,2010 6:25 pm || Up

            Meh. Sharks have enough offense that for one game they can survive. Better hope he gets well soon.

  29. mikeA Apr 29,2010 6:11 pm

    Apparently it’s a different hip from the usual one.

  30. FreeSeatUpgrade Apr 29,2010 6:29 pm

    Pavelski! Is there nothing he can’t do? And can he give us 6 good innings on the mound sometime around July?

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  31. FreeSeatUpgrade Apr 29,2010 6:30 pm

    And Heatley too! A top line goal! w00t w00t!

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  32. sslinger Apr 29,2010 6:30 pm

    The Big Pavelski!

  33. FreeSeatUpgrade Apr 29,2010 6:33 pm

    3 goals in 1:19!

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • JediLeroy Apr 29,2010 6:36 pm || Up

      I’ll take a Sharks playoff win over a regular season A’s win any day

      az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
      • salb918 Apr 29,2010 6:40 pm || Up

        You! This is YOUR fault!!

      • grover Apr 29,2010 7:16 pm || Up

        I’ll give you a playoff win but do you have to send A’s players to the DL in the process?

  34. grover Apr 29,2010 7:01 pm

    Didn’t see this mentioned but C Josh Donaldson is getting called up tomorrow to replace a soon-to-be DL’d Kurt Suzuki. No word on whom is getting bumped off the 40 man roster to make room for Donaldson but my guess is with Duke getting hurt tonight he’ll get placed on the 15 Day DL to make room on the 25 man roster for both additions. (Cahill starts tomorrow per Slusser.)

    • lenscrafters Apr 29,2010 7:06 pm || Up

      You’re gonna need another roster move for Duke’s replacement though, if he goes on the DL. Devine to 60 day DL is likely.

      • grover Apr 29,2010 7:15 pm || Up

        Duke will most likely be replaced in the rotation by Mazzaro next week. I don’t know who goes down 4 days from now to make that transaction work.

      • Future Ed Apr 29,2010 7:34 pm || Up

        That makes the decision to call up Cahill before 20 days a little easier to take

        I have $5. No I don\'t.
  35. FreeSeatUpgrade Apr 29,2010 7:30 pm

    This series is going to be really interesting if they hitting each other in the teeth this way.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  36. mikeA Apr 29,2010 8:02 pm

    not lookin’ so hot for Duke, per slusser…

    • MikeV Apr 29,2010 8:05 pm || Up

      Who wants to take best that we might have seen him pitch for the last time?

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

      Thanks, and go As.

      • green star oakland Apr 29,2010 8:07 pm || Up

        This is why we can’t have nice things.

        If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
        • MikeV Apr 29,2010 8:10 pm || Up

          It’s beyond laughable at this point. It’s just fucking pathetic.

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

          Thanks, and go As.

      • FreeSeatUpgrade Apr 29,2010 8:16 pm || Up

        IIRC, monkeyball prophesied the end of Duke forever after he went down early last year (before the depression stuff). Maybe he’ll go double-or-nothing the other way on this one.

        But yeah…I’d even give 4:1 odds saying that Duke will pitch again someday*.

        *does pitching Little League BP count?

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • sslinger Apr 29,2010 9:19 pm || Up

          This is why it was so hard to get too excited about his return. Given his history, there was no way to really expect a full season out of him.

        • monkeyball Apr 29,2010 11:24 pm || Up

          Wasn’t there talk back in the day (i.e., pre-2009) that Duke’s hip was degenerative arthritic? That just doesn’t get better — ended Albert Belle’s career right quick.

          you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
          • Leopold Bloom Apr 30,2010 12:16 am || Up

            And it looks like it’s about to end Duke’s. We’ve got the backups good enough to cover his loss, but it’s still sad to see him go. Hips plus Duke usually means bye bye.

    • Future Ed Apr 29,2010 8:08 pm || Up

      at least its a single payer system

      I have $5. No I don\'t.
  37. FreeSeatUpgrade Apr 29,2010 8:47 pm

    Whoo hoo, Sharks take the first one. That was a hella entertaining game.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • sslinger Apr 29,2010 9:21 pm || Up

      No doubt. The Wings controlled play for a large portion of the game, including the 1st period up until the Sharks unleashed for 3 goals. It’s nice to see how they held on through all of the pressure.

      • mother pucker Apr 29,2010 9:42 pm || Up

        Still, any time you hold Detroit under 30 shots, that is a good thing. Sharks probably held back somewhat as they were constantly playing with the lead.

        Mike Babcock is laying it down to Setoguchi on the high sticking call that led to the five on three: “Don’t dive and lay there..:You’re from Western Canada. Don’t do that crap.” Love it.

        • sslinger Apr 29,2010 9:48 pm || Up

          Dude, that stick caught him right in the face. If Babcock is calling that a dive, he needs to watch some film of Inter Milan.

          • mother pucker Apr 29,2010 10:04 pm || Up

            Must be some sorta Western Canadian thing.

          • green star oakland Apr 29,2010 11:13 pm || Up

            Inter Milan or ÍF Fuglafjørður

            If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
            • monkeyball Apr 29,2010 11:25 pm || Up

              ÍF Fuglafjørður, THEN …

              you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
              • green star oakland Apr 29,2010 11:37 pm || Up

                How is JP’s head doing?

                If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
                • monkeyball Apr 30,2010 7:18 am || Up

                  Little swollen from the eyebrow down around the top of the orbit, but the wound and stitches are doing good.

                  you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  38. mikeA Apr 29,2010 10:40 pm

    Cust hit a HR for the 4th straight game. 1-1 with 3 BBs. Up to .254/.421/.492.

    • monkeyball Apr 29,2010 11:26 pm || Up

      HEZ BAKK ON TEH JUICE AGIN

      you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
      • MikeV Apr 29,2010 11:31 pm || Up

        KEEP HIM ON IT

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

        Thanks, and go As.

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