June ← 2009 ← FREE KRAUT! ← Page 2

Game Thread 11

Too Much Crosby at First Base Makes mikeA something something go crazy swing his bat at open locker doors hike the Appalachian Trail.

Moneyball Script 26

here. Billy pulls himself up off the bench, walks over to an equipment area, selects a bat, regards his surroundings calmly… then suddenly swings the bat violently at an open locker door, ripping it from its hinges. He attacks another locker, spreading his vents with a violent crash. He slams the bat into another locker, ...

A’s! Giants! Mazzaro! Lincecum! 30

It’s sunny and warm.  The Bay Area is teh epicenter of awesome. And we don’t have to live in Lancaster PA, where the town has allowed an unaccountable secret foundation to put cameras on every street in town, as its unscreened volunteers watching banks of monitors call the cops when they decide they don’t like ...

Are xbx and Sal “hiking the Appalachian Trail”? DLD 062309 66

Best new euphemism of the year And this photo (as well as the comment thread) is awesome: Speaking of xbx … maybe this will draw him out of the woods — or perhaps this? Using the Xbx Theorem, I believe that Apple must be working on trading Steve Jobs It’s well-know that xbx dislikes MLBTR ...

! 15

For a few innings tonight, Orlando Cabrera had reached the .600 OPS plateau. He’s back.

Game Thread 20

Hey, the A’s are back in an AL park and once again get to use the DH. Just think of all the fun we’ll have watching an extra hitter take some swings. I am not going to post the lineup; check for yourself if you dare….

If Geren plays the infield in today, I’m going on a multistate killing spree / DLD / Open Thread until the end of time (or at least the end of Free Kraut) 43

Kennedy, Cust, Holliday, Giambi, Sweeney, Cabrera, Powell, Hannahan, Braden Cabrera’s actually looked pretty good on both sides since his “I suck” moment. Seriously, though, Bob — you play the infield in, I’m comin’ after you and a whoooooooooole bunch of drifters.

Outman out, man 7

A’s down 1-0, Edgar in.

Links I Found Elsewhere (mostly BTF) 29

Joe Posnanski translates Harold Reynolds about OPS. Read it. NHLers: Our Cash Was Blown on MLB Porn Party The players claim they each invested between $250,000 – $500,000 with Jowdy — who allegedly promised to use their money to develop a luxury golf course and resort. Instead, the suit alleges the money was blown on ...

Mazzaro is a much better Brandon Webb comp than Cahill 18

Did you see that last pitch to Hudson? Damn. TV sound isn’t working, radio is too staticy, not a clown in sight…