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Open Thread: A's vs. Hanshin Tigers (cont.)

5-2 A's, bottom of the 6th, Keith Foulke in to relieve Justin Duchscherer...

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First!

Forst! Faust!

Did anyone else make the transition?

test...test...test

Is this thing on?

Quick inning for Keith!

And much faster AN.

I think it WAS the massive amout of comments

slowed us down.

gooooooooooooooooooooo A's!

Foulke didn't break 140 but still cruised

through the meat of the order.

Hot blonde....

Well if you like that kind of thing.

I assume that was a player's wife?

That's the great thing about the Japanese broadcast

I'll never know :-)

Random blonde broads in the crowd

Whats the overall feeling on Foulke?

Think he has a chance to be good this year?

Sure everyone has a "chance".

If he has controll yes.

He needs its since he was throwing around 86.

Define good

I think he'll be good enough to be in the JD 2008 A's Computer Desktop Wallpaper Collage. But I also have BoCro in it, so whatever.

I hope so

because I want to be able to flip him for a good prospect at the deadline so he can finally make up for that Author Rhodes debacle.

LOL

RBB (Random Blonde Broad) knows she's on camera.

She's handling it so well!

They're leaving the camera on her for an uncomfortably long time

Define "uncomfortable."

5 minutes?

Yeah, 5 minutes is uncomfortable

At least 4 minutes and 20 seconds of that is really unnecessary...

Strippers man

When i lived in Japan they loved the white strippers. Lots of Russian chicks

Holy crap.

This pitcher appeared in 90 games last year!

And his arm is still attached.

And boy is his arm tired.

I think the announcer just said "JFK"...

RBB is Marilyn Monroe!

He said it again.

Hmm

Seems bigger, better, faster in here?
Go A's! :) More hits!

MLBTV is glitching now, though. :(

I havent seen Jeff Fiorentino play yet, is he fast?

He's so fast you haven't seen him

As long as he's in an A's uniform, we'll never know.

At first I thought you meant

because the A's don't run. Then I realized you mean because by April he'll be injured.

Fiorentino, Denorfia and RSweeney are...

....a combined 25 for 130 on the spring through the two Japan exh. games ...a .192 BA...Gee Billy we are all pretty excited about these young studs!

Only in the metric system

Jeff Fiorentino

He killed Ellis. :-(

I can't tell you how much I'd love that

if it said "You're."

But then it would make sense

I think that's part of what makes it funny

I think your right!

No, my left!

Why? Did u get sick of us?

I know, I know.

But that mistake, intentional or not, just makes me cringe so much that it ruins it. It's a pet peeve that just can't get past.

that *I* just can't get past

Ok, it's funny. I'm over the your thing. That picture is just too good.

that just can't get past what?

Hee hee!

Just because I know how to form a sentence

doesn't mean I'm going to always, you know, do it.

I do the same thing. I was just talking to my uncle a few minutes ago about it, actually. I don't understand how people don't learn it in school.

i agree completely

pffff

Correct spelling/grammar are completely contrary to the objective.

No:

Spelling/grammer IS completely contrarian to being objective.

i can't tell

if the grammar typo was intentional

Oh, ffs...

I captioned it myself. Yes, the errors were intentional.

Of course your right

Nice kitty. Nice, nice kitty.

I've been waiting for one of those.

baseball lolcat

barry zito

Yeah, it's not striking out

That's misspelled on purpose, right?

Yup - that's one mistake I never make by accident

It's my pet peeve, too.

he scored a run last night

there is a cool pic of him diving into home on the A's site

The picture above

is not it.

What inning is this?

Probably not that one.

Top of the 7th -

or for me, the middle of a fifth.

I knew I shouldnt ask questions while people are swigging booze

I'm 100% sober, as usualy.

Probably says a lot about me.

I'm 100% sober too

Wait, sorry: 100-proof.

Gameday pics are horrible

Can't wait to see these guys live on Weds!
*Well, bleary-eyed at 4am* Will that improve things?!

Dallas Braden looks just as ridiculous as in any picture. I promise.

Did Stomper get $40,000?

Are you kidding - he'll work for peanuts

I heard he's working for peanuts.

OK that joke is SO last minute

I hope we get a "Peanutball: Lost In Translation"

where Stomper tries to hook up with Scarlett Johansson.

LOL Stomper dancing! I love it.

Emil Brown

I'm starting to get the feeling that this years "Watasik" whipping boy is going to be Emil Brown. Given that he could very well only be a .700 ops corner outfielder, and given that CarGon is breathing down his neck, I get the feeling that every single strike out or LOB he has will have calls for his DFA.

For me, nobody can take that honor from BoCro. Nobody.

I am woefully lacking on the details for the opener

on Tuesday. What time does it actually start and is it televised anywhere besides mlbtv?

3 AM Pacific time, ESPN2

5 AM CT

ESPN2

ESPN

3am Tues on ESPN

Wait, it's on ESPN?

Seriously? I may have to reconsider my resolve to ignore it. It'll only be 6am for me on vacation in Philly.

Does ESPN2 count as ESPN?

Maybe it could be a loophole? Maybe you could close your eyes and cover your ears every time Joe Morgan makes a biased comment about the BoSox?

SUPPOSEDLY...

It actually starts at 3:00 a.m., Pacific time, and will be televised on ESPN2.

4 AM mountain time. So I'm told.

Probably it's on one of those ESPN stations. Maybe the second one.

Middle of the night

on a cable station, in Generictown.

Ask and ye shall receive... LOL

From what I've heard

it starts at 3AM pacific time, on ESPN 2.

I just read on AN

that it starts at 3am on ESPN2.

What time zone?

Not yet determined -

The Red Sox are protesting and the game may have to move time zones.

What is Bradens look? Like the porno/dirtbag/thug look?

Yeah, that about nails it.

So I can get up around 5ish (CST), turn the tv on and probably

fall back to sleep til 7

And if Raphael Betancourt is pitching,

when you wake up the count will be 1-2 on the first hitter.

In that case, my son will be extremely late for school

I think your son's attendance record is safe -

The odds of Betancourt pitching for either team are slim.

Maybe some AN PTB should set up a time

for everyone to get together that evening to have a new game thread. You know, for people who don't get up early to watch it live.

And those who do watch it live can insert spoilers at crucial junctions.

Is it being re-broadcast?

Yeah.

Sometime

Crosby!!

No it wasn't.

I'm stupid AND blind.

Oh..yes it was.

Petit PR. I'm stupid, blind AND stupid.

Are you also drunk?

Too much moonshine.

Hey, we're over here!

What are you, blind?

Yes. And stupid.

Thanks for repeating -

You see, I'm deaf. And deaf.

OK

I'LL SAY STUPID AND/OR WRONG STUFF LOUDER!!

Geez, I'm dead, not deaf -

What are you, blind?

Yes. And stupid.

Oh..sorry..

YES!! AND STUPID!!!

Please, have some respect for the dead

Do you have no sense of smell?

Dead? I thought you were the Fed

I feel MY interest rate dropping!

Wasn't it?

Isn't Petit just PR-ing?

Aw man he almost caught that

note: don't read that as disappointment lol

A guy in a Dodgers cap

is pitching for Hanshin??

Crosby opposite field two nights in a row.

He's cruelly raising my hopes. A little.

Yes, Jeff Williams.

I should have made this:

LOL

I actually thought of you when I first saw it the other day...

Every time you post, I hear you screaming in my head

EEEEEHH....!

But it's not a scream...

It's just a dull, lazy baritone sound.

true. I must be getting it mixed up with

EEEEEKK....!

LOL

I saw that yesterday & wanted to post it for you :)

I've seen and/or been sent that

5 times in the last 3 days....I'm trying not to read too much into it.

I better not catch my peeps pulling that crap tonight.

(a stuffed) Snoopy's in the next basket and I hate to think how that could corrupt him.

Oh, Snoopy's not so innocent...

I'm glad I'm not the only one who questions

whether the underage Woodstock was "just a friend".

Longtime companion.

lol its so cute and wrong at the same time. I love their little bunny thongs haha

Just like a real strip club!

The tips don't look too bad considering it's from a bunch of

sedentary fat chicks.

LOL

and my point stands...

are the chairs and table made out of Starbursts?

Is anybody else concerned

that nobody knows who the CF is going to be on Tuesday?

I hear Crisp will be activated by then.

I love apple crisp.

I hope Gwyneth Paltrow's daughter grows up to marry Coco's son.

Coco Paltrow?

I totally don't get it. :-(

-Cindi

I just peed my pants.

Me too - I hope nobody tells a joke

or I might do it again.

NOOOO!!! No disassemble!!

Heeee's GRRRREEEAAAT

Oh, wait. That's not right. That's this guy:

I didn't know nobody knows, so no.

mmm reese's peanut butter egg

DONNIE!

In his element, baby!

GRAND SLAMMY

Donnie Murphy says Eeeehhhhhhhh

The Angels should just

concede the division right now.

Thanks for opening a new thread, Nico.

I stepped away from Gameday for half an hour and the comments section went from 200 to 420!

It gets more interesting when you leave

Sorry you had to find out like this.

FIRE TAJ ADIB NOW!!!

DonnieMurphy!!!

Darkness!!

Wow, can we just keep playing ST games

and go straight to the playoffs without a regular season?

Why, yes! Yes, we can!

< files CGV >

Clear those bases, DONNIEMURPHY!

anybody else

worried about Barton?

Should we be?

well he's struck out

5 times the last two games.

but he has"doubled" twice today, just wondering.

He's trying to be too fine.

I hope stuff as exciting as this happens during the regular season!

Check out that ERA

Donnie Murphy + bases loaded + left-handed pitcher =

GRAND SLAM!

Oohh hooo

10-2!

OMIGOD!!!

A FOUR-POINT HOMER RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAY ! ! ! ! HOTTIES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Cindi

Williams better quit throwing at my new boyfriend.

My great-great aunt hates your boifred.

who was the old one?

Oh, I don't get rid of the old ones when I add a new one.

That's the spirit

Share the, well, whatever it is you're sharing!

current count?

of poppy's b/f's

Innumerable.

Visit to the mound is considered insulting to

Japanese pitchers, according to Ken

I'm guessing Williams isn't Japanese...

Wild guess.

He should just be insulted by his pitching. They were actually talking about

the sensitivity required when the BoSox aquired Dice-K. Maybe it's not an insult when it's a Japanese manager (or in this case an interpreter).

Good thing he's Australian then.

Which Williams is this?

'cause he's throwing like Mitch...

Ted

Looked like he didn't have his head in the game...

The Tigers fans don't look too enthused.

Gotta love Gameday

Or maybe the rules in Japan are different... but according to Gameday, Brown walked after working the count to 6 balls and 1 strike.

He really earned that one.

No doubt

Any guy with 7 balls deserves to walk.

If he can somehow manage it..

well

You sure can't ask him to run.

Yeah

he'd definitely need a pinch runner.

Or a good surgeon.

This is not something we joke about.

Not a joke

If you had 7 balls, I think you'd take the idea of surgery very seriously.

Sorry, we thought all the fans

with seven testicles had logged off for the night. Again, really sorry.

It's just that sometimes surgeons don't cut what they're supposed to.

Left, right -

some people don't have a great sense of direction, ok?

Hey.

No jokes about the directionally challenged, please.

I'm over here

I'M BLIND!! AND STUPID!!!

Want to borrow my GPS thingy

and see Coolidge, AZ?

Does it talk?

Yes.

So blind people can get lost just as effectively as me.

How would I know?

I'm deaf, stupid.

Hey, would you mind

lowering the interest rates a little?

True

But we're talking about 7 nuts. As long as the doc can count, it should be ok.

You want to see 7 nuts?

Come to an AN front-page writers meeting.

Ok, so these meetings...

are pants-optional, and someone has an odd number down there? TMI, Nico.

Of COURSE they're not "pants optional"

louismg tried to come wearing pants once and was demoted to ANtics.

Wow

What if he left the pants behind but wore socks?

Hey, I'm an educator:

No Pants Left (On Your) Behind.

Educator?

You sure you're not a priest?

1880s rules!

7 balls, 3 strikes!!

That seems like it would lead to really really long games.

"Barry Zito games"

Not really - with the average life span

only 30 or so years, you'd run out of players pretty fast.

That's not the worst of it

Foul balls (then called foul hits) are NOT counted as strikes! And you don't get a base if you're hit by a pitch; it's just a ball.

That's not the 1880s you're describing

That's Cindi's understanding of the game today.

Clemens would've loved that

He could plunk a guy 6 times and still strike him out.

Did they break for lunch after the 5th inning?

Tea and crumpets

They just licked the pine tar off the bat

for sustenance.

well

You sure can't ask him to run.

This chant sounds like something from "300".

300.

I laughed my ass off all the way through that movie.

Bad footwork by DJ.

The Japanese scouts aren't going to be impressed.

The crowd sounds like it's getting pretty rowdy

considering the score.

Grounder to SS, Donnie Murphy's throw...

is wide...Dan Johnson can't keep his foot on the bag...so it's ruled a hit. Now I'm just curious what IS an error. It's 10-2 ... If there's a one-hopper back to the mound, Braden should turn and fling it into the right field bleachers - just see how they score it.

Ruling an error

is an insult to the fielder.

No, to the runner.

Not if the official scorer is an interpreter.

If I was the pitcher

I would be insulted for giving up the "hit".

But you could not complain for fear of disrupting harmony.

Does the "shift" mess up a defense's feng shui?

Not if the evil spirits can hit to the opposite field.

Since I'm so late to the game

This question has probably been answered, but are the Japanese teams playing their best players?

The Giants played Lee, Ramirez and started Uehara.

She's been trying to open a channel to the Klingon ship

But so far no luck.

No these are the Isuzu manufacturers

The good baseball players are making cars.

Bless you

I hope I'm not the only one here old enough to remember those commercials.

I don't have any idea

But Lew Ford seems to be a pretty key part of this team.

Isuzu, Ford, whatever.

Is Barton OK?

Why is he not playing 1B? Did I miss something, or is it just because we're up 8 runs?

I think he's fine.

Pretty much everybody has been replaced at this point.

LOL - I think he's fine

Do other team's fans assume a player is dead every time he's taken out of a game, or is that just us?

Yeah, good point!

Paranoid much? ;)

I swear, every time there's a "defensive replacement,"

I go, "Oh crap - now what???"

And they reply

"Nothing, al-RIGHT??"

This wouldn't be so funny if we found out Barton was really dead.

And had seven testicles.

He *does* walk a lot...

But at least we'd know why he died.

Bad surgeon?

Canadian gamblers?

Just generally being an oddball?

No.

"He got good wood on it."

If Jack Cust had seven testicles,

he could swing his penis and still miss all seven of them. But when he finally connected, oh man...

I would think

a guy with 7 balls would have a really hard time shopping for underwear.

Yeah, that'd be his biggest concern, sure.

Hence the temptation to call the surgeon. But this must be resisted.

If I had seven balls...

I wouldn't bother wearing pants.

Luckily you only have five

You don't have to have extra balls to go pants-less

You do have problems with pants sometimes...

That's what they used to do in 1886

Ball 7! Remove your pants!!

Rock out with your WHAT?!?

Well...they would also occasionally

set a rooster free every time someone walked, but I don't see what that has to do with anything.

Maybe not today

But in a few years we'd all go, remember that time a guy died in the dugout in Japan? And then we'd laugh for awhile, and then there'd be an awkward silence.

And then someone would go,

"Remember how he had seven testicles?" and someone would say, "Hey dude - too soon, man."

Or...

We'd be reminded that he was an organ donor and that his seven testicles went to 3 1/2 guys who had no balls of their own.

I knew a guy who was crushed by a church piano

It was kind of ironic that he was an organ donor.

Bubble wrap alert!

players getting rest

they want to be ready for Teusday

Tits DiNardo pitching now...

Leonardo DiNardo!

Yea! We won.

Yea, I can get some sleep now! Gotta rest up for Tuesday.

Seems to me

like half the A's players from last year changed their number, and half the new players took numbers of old players.

Earlier I thought Marco Scutaro was out there, but it was just Denorfia.

A's win A's win A's own Japan!

Similar to the AN handle changes..

What's with the offense this year?! Wha wha wee wah!

Sorry for the incredibly dated Borat reference.

This was a fun game! I'm gonna go now but hopefully I'll talk to you all next time.

Goodnight. I won't be on here Tues morning. I'll be

following the game as I sleep.

Fiorentino, Denorfia and RSweeney are...

....a combined 25 for 130 on the spring through the two Japan exh. games ...a .192 BA...Gee Billy we are all pretty excited about these young studs!

Good night all!

It was nice to see you all again after I've been gone for so long. Now I must get some sleep.

G'night!

(I think I should just stay here saying G'night until everyone's gone...)

G'night!

EEEEEHH...!

ah,

I left for a little and now everyones gone. oh well, good night if anyone is still lurking.

G'night!

EEEEEHH....!

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