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Open Thread: Game 5 - A's at Seattle (cont.)

The first thread is history, and Felix Hernandez appears to be next. 76 pitches through 4 shutout innings have Hernandez 0-0 with Blanton and the A's...

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this kid is really only 19!?
he's got awesome stuff
Turns 20 tomorrow.
Yeah and Pujols...
is 26...what?
the dude's my age.
creepy.
I remember when Dwight Gooden made his
debut.  First MLer younger than me.  Strange feeling.  Now, I'm older than almost all of them (Hooray for Julio Franco!).
Felix--if at first you don't succeed...
throw, throw again.
And the M's Bullpen Get's Busy
Yeah!
Hernandez is better than this...
which is scary.

4BB's today compared to 23 last year

meh
He did't play the whole season.
yeah...
but check the scouting report.

he has great control

Marco! :)
Scutaro!
Yay
Even when he's not playing :)
Props to Gint-Perez for not setting Kendall up
for a DP
<dances in new thread to annoy FHS>
You, too, probably dance better...
...than Jimmy. And me. :)

But please change the music...

nuh-nuh-nuhnuh-nuh-nuh
<krazee arms and legs>
I really feel like I need to see this commercial.
Because I have no idea what you guys are talking about and it's a rather strange conversation without context...
Watch, I'll show you.
<throws Jennifer>

<waits for Jennifer to come back down>

<shrugs>

<dances to annoy FHS>

Here It Is!
The Jimmy Fallon and Parker Posey Pepsi Ad

Be annoyed...be very annoyed....

YES!
The only thing that annoys me about that commercial is how far Jimmy puts the bottle down his throat when he takes a drink.
Wow.
Thanks for the link... but that's a really obnoxious commercial. ;)
Bite your tongue!
Ha!
I may be annoyed, but I've got backing!
<rowboats across thread>
What going on?
I can't stop dancing!
<dances>
This is fun! I think I'll do this forever!
Extended version!
Pelvic thrusts! Spin! Chicken dance!
<Bronson Arroyo leg kick with left leg>
<Bronson Arroyo leg kick with right leg>

<does the pound>

lol
"<Bronson Arroyo leg kick with left leg>"

You know, I didn't know how to describe what Jimmy was doing. That is perfect.

So that's what the pound looks like!

lol
I was just making up a new dance.
If That Confused You...
...or you just want to get more annoyed, here's the slightly more coherent, rarely seen, longer version of the ad.
<dances to pepsi music to annoy FHS>
<drinks Pepsi>
nuh-nuh-nuhnuh-nuh-nuh

<jumps on taxi>

<roof collapses>

<children die>

Who would have thought...
...that Blanton would be the best so far of the 5?

Oh wait. It totally was talked about.

Stupid wine.

Here...
...have some Orville Redenbacher...
<takes handful>
<chokes when screams at Kots' double!>
Actually
I thought Haren was that guy.
The Big Three
I honestly feel most comfortable when Blanton, Harden or Haren are on the mound than with anyone else
KOTSAY!!!!!
a run!
<thud>
YES!!!! YES!!!!!
NICE JOB KOTS!!!
There goes
Speedy JK.
Nice job Kotsay - now Blanton is in line for a W
Nice one, Kots!
Yes folks...
WE HAVE BROKWEN THE SEAL!

Go Kots!

WOOHOO!
I love Kotsay.
Not sure if that counts as clutch
THE MAN-CRUSH RETURNS!
I forgot how great Kotsay is!
NEVER forget how great Kotsay is...
92 pitches
SHELL HIM!

SHELL HIM!

NO MERCY!

Whoot!
Not only will we knock Felix out due to his pitchcount, we may just make him the pitcher of record!

Way to go Kotsay!

A's Score! OO-RAH!!!
:D
Kotsay, you're my hero.
Captain Kotsay!
Da man!
Holy cow, we scored
I just blinked for a minute
We're soo goood :)
klutch kotsay
He gave up a run?
He'll never make it in this league?
Don't let Felix get out of the inning!
they might try to milk one more inning out of him
unless he gets near 110 this inning
yummm...
milk and Cupcakes. <drools>
Doubt it
They had him on pitch counts last season.
Felix is clearly a MaEl H8r
Hernandez hits Ellis.
Who does he think he is?!

Crosby?

Come on, Chavy...
Diego needs a new pair of shoes!

(Not that, you know, couldn't afford one now.)

Wow Chavy take the bat off your shoulder
that was a nice pitch
That Chavez needs more grit
Boy...that was a beautiful pitch!
We may beat Felix Hernandez tonight, but the kid's the real deal!
boy howdy
Angels up 3-0
runners on the corners, 1 out in the 4th
We need a shut down inning!
<sheepish look>
Okay, I know I'm supposed to have the Angels lose every game, but MAN I like seeing the Yankees lose. I like the whining from the East Coast.
Huh?!
Royals beat the World Series champs!
It's all the consonants.
White Sox had a 6-0 lead, too...
Hey
Blanton doesn't believe in Carl Everett either!

Nice K

Memo to A's other pitchers
PLEASE TAKE NOTES!
Bradley working over Hernandez...
Blanton working over the Mariners...

Two-ton fun!

Mil-ton and Blan-ton, I presume :)
Blanton dereves to get the first SP win.
Pitching with much grit and heart tonight
Kyli...is that you on the TV???!?
I was going to ask that!
Blanton (in his best Catman voice)...
"Screw you guys, I'm doing it myself"
Catman?
Product of a torried basement liason
between Cartman and Catwoman
Dontcha konw?
He's channeling David E. Kelley in his spacious Woodside estate!

:-)

I think misfit meant to type "Cartman"
which, when you think about it, would be a good nickname for Blanton "I'm not fat, I'm big-boned".
Bye bye Felix
Happy birthday tomorrow
Kyli...is that you on the TV???!?
asking about sophmore slump?
different spelling, aint it?
I wonder if FT would
try to take second on a passed ball/wild pitch?
melt down in seattle?
stay tuned to find out!   : D
C'MON DJ!
breakout
Mateo Goin' With The Old School Chaw
n/m
DJ?
Hit, please?
a's walking
what's that quote from last year about the a's walking?  

i think it was a mariners pitcher...

anyone have it?

Something like
"so patient they're annoying."
i want the direct quote damnit!
come on sal, show off your mit education
I must have been asleep
in Transport Phenomena lecture that day.
Gil Meche.
"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying."
Here's another flattering quote
"That's the most patient team I ever faced in my professional career," said Baltimore rookie starter John Maine, who was chased by Johnson's bases-loaded walk in the fifth. "They wait for their pitch, and they'll even take a strike and then wait for their pitch later in the count.

"They lived up to their billing."

at this point DJ might be better off not swinging
the bat.
Johnson
Battling Kendall for the 8th/9th slot.

Where are you Scott Hatteburg?

FIRE MACHA!

Thank you Chavvy
for passing the slow-start fever to DJ.
Boy.... DJ's In a Slump
Perhaps they shouldn't have given him the green light on 3-1 ;-)
That Jojima with the palm down catching
like Joe Morgan says ... he must not play the game right.
C'mon AP...
You HS'ers know, he's gotta get 3 points to get college/big league credit...
Pinch hit Marco here
umm hello run to first base.
not applicable
if there's a runner on first
....and fewer than two outs.
n/m
There's Your Answer...
...even the Big Hurt can advance on that WP.
Kendoll can't hit into a DP...
He'll get a hit!

C'mon Jason!

look for the right side slap
like he did to NY
I know it's early but ...
I'm not liking Perez' ABs. Last time he was pissed at a called third strike and this time he struck out at an obvious low ball.
6 strikes, 15 balls?
Somebody call the Yankees, I've got somebody for their bullpen!
pop up prediction (and I am on delay)
Home run prediction
thanks for your optimism!
Ken Doll with a walk
Does Swish have a gannie yet in his career?
Nope neither a granny
I know, counting my eggs...
C;mon SWISH!
Bases juiced for Swish
2 walks in one game for kendall? man
it's amazing what he can do with no one on first.
lol, that *is* oretty funny
"I'm walkin', yes indeed ..."
MAKE A WISH, SWISH!
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
what was that?
MB
missed third.
Almost a grand slam...
what the hell was The Gamer doing?  Only 1 run on a ball off the wall?
arrggg!!!
baserunning gaff!!!
Huh?
What happened to Bradley, did he miss 3rd?
yeah, missed third went back, caught in run down
sloppy baserunning on MB ...
Bradley must've missed the base
holy crap that could cost the team.
Okay
that was pretty pathetic.
To elaborate
it's especially pathetic because there were two outs.  Bradley should be running at the crack of the bat, and he has absolutely no real reason even to look back to see if it's a homer, a ball off the wall, or an out.  His job is exactly the same no matter what.

If the A's have a kangaroo court, Bradley should get a life sentence.

You've got to be FREAKIN KIDDING ME!
Poor Blanton!

And poor SWISH!!!! WHAT HAPPENED!?!?!?!?

WTF?!? Gamer! What the hell was that?
That cost us two runs.  Btw, nice hit, Swish.
That right there could be the ball game
what the FRICK?!?!?!
I was just commenting on how great a base runner bradley was. JESUS!!!!!!
Freakin base-running errors...
Wait 'till the playoffs fools...

<sigh>

Argh!

<Throws chair>

What is this? The Playoffs?
Well, at least I hope we get that s**t out of our system in April this year!
Bradley Missed Third - Just for Blanton
The whole A's team was concerned how Joe would react if he got too many runs in support. 2 should be all for him. New team rule.

Good move by Bradley to support the status quo with his new team.

gawd the suspense
kills me with the mlbtv delay and that was a DISASTER.
Waiting for the replay...
Mr Bradley,...
meet Mr. Woodshed..
So, what exactly happened here?
Thomas scored on a ball off the wall, but Bradley missed 3rd and had to go back so the bases are still loaded?

[Gameday can't process this much information very quickly.]

no the inning is over
how do you miss third?
anyway, at least the A's got one out of that.

But that whole inning, they really let Mateo get away with it.

Sure hope Blanton stays sharp. Wouldn't want these missed opportunities to come back and bite the team

Bradley Almost Missed Second
...the other night vs. the Yanks.
Game 2 gaffe
He was also in "no-man's-land" when he scored the winning run against NY on Scutaro's hit.  With less than two outs, the left-fielder had a chance to catch it but Bradley was almost at third when he realized the ball was not going to be caught.
It's taking the gameday guys
quite a while to write up this one.
FIRE ALAMEDA GREG NOW!!!
His bizarre "rules scenarios" are coming to life.
Is Kendall alergic to weights?
I haven't seen him hit a ball that would actually make it to the warning track since August.  
He hit one dead center Opening Night...
in the 9th inning
Cupcakes will make it hold up
Go to Jail, Monopoly!
Do not pass go...do not score the virtually automatic run!

<aargh!>

note to milton bradley
Cancel check to Byrnes' base running coach.
Scutaro is in!!!
I hope this does not send him
over the edge.  (act like nothing happened)
Or worse..
..on the verge of going off the edge
Here's what I hope will happen...
Bradley gets mad, blasts a homer later in the game.

Blanton stays sharp, A's hold on to win.

Teammates pick on Bradley about the incident for a little bit after the game, then he smiles and shrugs it off.

He's happy. We're happy. Life goes on.

Throw some gatorade in there somewhere
and you've got a novella!
HA!
"Was it because Joe Blanton's on the mound and he's not supposed to get a lot of run support?"
Again, I LOVE Joe Blanton
Joe says: "Whatever."
'Cause this is my United States of Whatever...
He's GOT to be the best #5 in the league
"Got to be"??
He is!! Name another!
felix hernandez...oh wait
Way to regroup Cupcakes
you know, come to think of it...
Bradley caught the ire of Kent for a  baserunning mistake  last year..hmmm...
shhhh, be quiet. act normal around him.
bradley
has yet to have a bad at bat this year.
He has great at bats.  The 11 pitch at bat earlier tonight was huge.
no, Kent got all over him
for not running out a grounder enough...when Bradley was nursing a sore knee.

And from what we know about Kent I'm sure that wasn't the first time he and Bradley got on each other's nerve

Here's the good news on this front...
The A's don't have Jeff Kent. Or a Jeff Kent.
Hey, I've never said anything bad about MB! ;-)
not you
the guy who stole your name
thank you for clarifying this
I believe I made an error. But aren't we all happy we don't have a Jeff Kent. We much prefer Bradley.
I am. JK is a prick. He belongs on the Dodgers.
Man, that was fast.
Go Cupcakes!
Observations
  1. Chavvy looks very tentative chasing flyballs in foul territory, both in Safeco and at home.  He's been known to make spectacular catches in foul territory, so I don't know where the caution is coming from.
  2. The A's better not lose, because Bradley will be the goat.  If the media makes Bradley the goat, we could see some anger management issues.
Agree with both points...
I'm thinking it's still way early in the season and  Chavy doesn't want to risk injury in non-critical situations.
Playing to not risk injury
is how guys get hurt.  its the regular season now...No reason to play not all out.
Nervous about hitting a wall with that shoulder?
Perhaps?
"hitting a wall"
heh.
Calling it now ...
1 more inning from Cupcakes, 1 from Duke, 1 from Dead End Street, final score 3-0
Tempting Fate
You need to walk outside turn around 3 times and spit/curse to avoid tempting fate.
That's it, Joe.
Don't worry about the other guys. Just do your job.
Downstairs watching..
But that baserunning made me ill...Almost comedic, but not quite unless we win.  Wish there was a camera angle on it.
WOW WOW WOW
It's bad enough that were doing sac bunts, but now bunts with no one on!

Joe morgan just had a <stroke>

What are these guys thinken... :D

Morgan
Does it make me a bad person that I laughed at that?
The Jack Daniels 7th inning stretch?
Here kids, talk to Jack!
NICO how did you start the new thread
with almost 200 posts automatically?
I don't wanna see Street tonight....
Joe, showing the starters how to get it done...

Get him a couple more boys!

See that Blanton stat?
12-1 in 19 starts when the A's have scored one or more runs...

Geesh...

cupcakes
Can I just say I love that nickname.
Damn I'm glad I took Cupcakes...
in the 16th round in one of my leagues
pitching a masterpiece
and...what about his strikeouts?
3 pitches - 3 strikes - sit down Sexson
DUDE!! MARRY ME JB!!!!
That Cupcake guy, whatta showoff
does he think Macha is gonna let him pitch a complete game or something?
Awsome!
Just, Amesome!
Way to go, Joe!
That's pitching!
This would be good time for MB to redeem
himself.  And boy, is Joe dealing tonight, or what?
New thread open
(in a sec)
<sigh> I'm gonna love listening to the end
of A's commercials all season long
Cupcakes freaking DEALING!
Fear the cupcakes
LOL
I respect people with skills. Nice artwork.
this will be an interesting MB at bat
whether he gets a hit or not, let's hope he's able to stay patient and doesn't appear to still be flustered...
he's working the count well
and just walked.

So much for losing patience

yeah, good to see
Lots of good ABs from MB
DJ, Dad wants you to get a hit.
Did Bradley redeem himself?
HAHA!
Jinx
That's been happening a lot lately.
Clearly, we're spending too much time with each other on AN.
No kidding! It's scary!
Bradley = redemption
bradley showing off his baserunning skills
And actually touches third this time.
What? Don't the Mariners fear Scoot?
Is it time to read the book again?
And maybe, bunt?
From now on
MB should make sure he never misses a base by sliding. into. every. base.  He's fast enough to pull it off.
MARCO!!
SCUTARO!!
Super!Marco!
Should have started, kiddo! ;)
psst..
we've got hot new thread action going on over at the front page.
If we hold on
I think we deal Felix the "L".

And Blanton the MUCH DESERVED "W".

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