[Note by baseballgirl, 03/25/08 3:09 AM PDT ]The update to end all updates. Direct TV is having a meltdown on ESPN 2, which is just about the worst thing that could happen to some of us who left our cable houses in favor of dish homes. I have radio feed, but no TV, and will be re-locating back home after the first.
Good morning AN!!!!!!!!
Is everybody fired up for a little baseball!?!!
There isn't much else we can say about today's match-up that hasn't already been said; the 2008 Oakland Athletics, fresh off major personnel changes, with a team full of rookies and zero expectations face off in Japan against last year's MLB champions, in a ballpark and a country that is comprised of probably 99.99% Boston fans, obviously largely due to Dice-K mania.
The A's send out the following lineup:
Travis Buck, RF
Mark Ellis, 2B
Daric Barton, 1B
Jack Cust, DH
Brown, E, LF
Bobby Crosby, SS
Jack Hannahan, 3B
Kurt Suzuki, C
Sweeney, R, CF
They will be backed on the mound by our new ace, who went 14-10 last year with a 3.95 ERA.
The lineup for the "visiting" Boston Red Sox will be:
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
David Ortiz, DH
Manny Ramirez, LF
Mike Lowell, 3B
Brandon Moss, RF
Jason Varitek, C
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Julio Lugo, SS
Boston will be sending the pride of Japan to the mound. Dice K went 15-12 in his 2007 campaign, sporting a 4.40 ERA. Personally, I hope he wears this:
Pictures courtesy of:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ana-g/2041456167/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11494884@N02/1404097198/
Here's to a new season of A's baseball! Let's make it a great one!
LET'S GO OAKLAND!!!!
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I'm ready. I'm ready. I'm ready.
athleticscatcher - March 25, 2008
yay Baseball!
and yay baseballgirl for posting a new thread!
micdog2001 - March 25, 2008
OK, I'm officially insane
Hi everyone, from Philly where it's only 6am. Go A's!!!
Nico - March 25, 2008
Morning my ass
It's the middle of the night.
Happy about it, too!
paradox - March 25, 2008
Hey there Nico-
You had the easiest path to attending this game thread.
ohtobe21likehuston - March 25, 2008
Good luck, guys
Graham MacAree - March 25, 2008
Baseball!!
GOGOGOGOGO!!!
Syphon - March 25, 2008
just finishing dinner here
In time to see former PM Mori throw out the first ball. Not any better at that than he was as PM....
Go A's!!!!
Mark A - March 25, 2008
Hey everyone!
This is gonna be a good season. I can feel it.
LETS GO OAKLAND!
Boonee - March 25, 2008
Can't wait
Luckily its only 12am here so didn't have to wake up but stay up
rightbackin - March 25, 2008
WTF?
Anyone else with DirectTV not have a signal? I just called the 800 number and they said they are having system problems. Unbelievable!
batgirl - March 25, 2008
Yeah, mine died.
I'm going to freak out.
Jennifer - March 25, 2008
Ive heard other people
say theirs is not working either.
Syphon - March 25, 2008
mine isn't
67MARQUEZ - March 25, 2008
Goooooood morning
Good morning!
Sun beams will still shine through
Good morning, good morning to you
And you, and you, and you!
FormerHuntsvilleStar - March 25, 2008
I'm so stoked for this.
JLaff - March 25, 2008
Everybody's undefeated right now
lets stay that way
rightbackin - March 25, 2008
3 AM
It is time. Sweeep in Japan!
Let's Go A's !
sf drift king - March 25, 2008
J.D Drew is sctrched from lineup
micdog2001 - March 25, 2008
Great Time for Us NRAFs in Europe
Let's Go Oakland!
GreenNGoldSooner - March 25, 2008
Maybe it's sleep-deprivation, but I'm so excited!!!
suprjo - March 25, 2008
THE PLAYERS ARE ON THE FIELD!
THEY'RE ON THE F***ING FIELD!!!!!!!!!!!!
BWH - March 25, 2008
gooood morning everyone
go a's
jeffro - March 25, 2008
Astroturf!
Shit.
paradox - March 25, 2008
kick their a$$e$...
I hate Boston.
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
Good morning from Oakland
Cats are up, I'm up, coffee on.
Let's go A's!!!!
Mark H - March 25, 2008
looks like I picked the wrong week
to quit caffeine
but I'm here...LET'S GO A'S!!
67MARQUEZ - March 25, 2008
Anybody else lose sound...
...on their mlb.tv?
GreenNGoldSooner - March 25, 2008
me
ChadGod - March 25, 2008
mine is working but sound only
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
The first game hasn't even started..
....and mlb.tv is already malfunctioning. Must be baseball season!
GreenNGoldSooner - March 25, 2008
I hate you directTV
batgirl - March 25, 2008
Ditto.
EAT SHIT, DIRECTV!
Jennifer - March 25, 2008
sonofabitchbastard!
bschafer - March 25, 2008
DIE!!!!
Jennifer - March 25, 2008
I love baseball!
First pitch! STRIKE!
Boonee - March 25, 2008
LETS GO A'S!!!
pickinmachine - March 25, 2008
ESPN2
likes Hannahan butt
micdog2001 - March 25, 2008
3 10 am
first pitch!
sec119 - March 25, 2008
Strike 1
BWH - March 25, 2008
anybody else wathcing on NHK?
Mark A - March 25, 2008
Let's Go Oakland!!
First pitch strike.....welcome back baseball.
vignette17 - March 25, 2008
First pitch
Strike!
JLaff - March 25, 2008
Chickenshit turf hit
God I hate this stuff.
paradox - March 25, 2008
2nd pitch
base hit
micdog2001 - March 25, 2008
i hate
pedroia
jeffro - March 25, 2008
Damn Pedroia.
That pesky little you know what.
Boonee - March 25, 2008
Damn
Guess there's not going to be 162 consecutive no-hitters for us this year.
GreenNGoldSooner - March 25, 2008
DP
C'mon, Joe!
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
A little knubber thru the middle...
Aw... rats! Directv working here. No NESN but ESPN2HD is working fine.
ohtobe21likehuston - March 25, 2008
Eat me, Papi
paradox - March 25, 2008
take off, 2 outs
paradox - March 25, 2008
thank goodness for ken korach
67MARQUEZ - March 25, 2008
no kidding!
batgirl - March 25, 2008
No.
MLB Audio says I'm BLACKED OUT! WHY DO YOU HATE ME?
Jennifer - March 25, 2008
lets go cupcakes
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
Lead-off single.
I liked the strike, but that's old history now.
louismg - March 25, 2008
calm down fellas
batgirl - March 25, 2008
radio feed
way behind TV, bummer
micdog2001 - March 25, 2008
3rd baseman blew the double play
Too early to spell it.
paradox - March 25, 2008
Hannahan!
Nice recovery!
I love baseball! Have I said that yet?
Boonee - March 25, 2008
true, nice play, fans want it all with the DP
paradox - March 25, 2008
Baseball!!
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
Papi
Paps ups
BWH - March 25, 2008
good morning!
sit down ortiz
dscel - March 25, 2008
Papi Gone!
2 down. Nice.
louismg - March 25, 2008
Nice big Papi pops out on the first pitch
pickinmachine - March 25, 2008
Ortiz pops it up--yeah 2 outs
Mark A - March 25, 2008
Big Papi stinks
micdog2001 - March 25, 2008
And the sound returns to mlb.tv...
...as Big Papi steps up...and ironically pops out.
GreenNGoldSooner - March 25, 2008
Sit down, Ortiz, you turkey!
Englishmajor - March 25, 2008
Okay, I'm tired now.
But Lets Go A's.
Boonee - March 25, 2008
Ortiz has really become a masterful hitter
ChadGod - March 25, 2008
I hope Direct TV feels the PAIN from the Red Sox fans with no way to watch the game.
baseballgirl - March 25, 2008
They have NESN
BWH - March 25, 2008
NESN isn't working for me, either.
Jennifer - March 25, 2008
good to know
I'm back to being thrilled at the thought of 10 million pissed off sox fans storming DTV offices
batgirl - March 25, 2008
buzzzzkill ;)
batgirl - March 25, 2008
I have NESN on DirecTV
and I'm getting the same error message on that channel.
Jennifer - March 25, 2008
heee
This is the one time I will relish their assholeitude
batgirl - March 25, 2008
If you have DTV, let me know when the game actually appears
kapers - March 25, 2008
Die, Sooky!
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
weak ass, Manny...
8 for 12 off Blanton... all singles.
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
he stinks fo sho
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
sit manny!
67MARQUEZ - March 25, 2008
inning over nice work Joe
pickinmachine - March 25, 2008
YES
go cupcakes
micdog2001 - March 25, 2008
Manny pops out to right in foul ground
3 outs and down
Mark A - March 25, 2008
puahaha
love it.
no no-hitter for Blanton, though.
sec119 - March 25, 2008
quick first for Joe
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
Easy out. Easy out.
ohtobe21likehuston - March 25, 2008
12 pitch inning?
That was my count. Awesome, Fat Man!
BWH - March 25, 2008
Manny flies out to right
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
damn
one half inning and no runs
jeffro - March 25, 2008
WOOHOO!!
ChadGod - March 25, 2008
longoria sent to AAA
Bad news for Rays. Here comes the player backlash...
dscel - March 25, 2008
the A's win the peanut the A's win the peanut
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
I want my 80s video games...
....or Tom Petty...or whatever mlb.tv is giving us between innings this year!
GreenNGoldSooner - March 25, 2008
Oops...
....this reply was supposed to be to Boonee's comment below.
GreenNGoldSooner - March 25, 2008
Whoa.
No commercial break? Awkward.
Boonee - March 25, 2008
I hope they hit the hell out of Matsuzaka. Home game, yeah right.
JLaff - March 25, 2008
No commercial? Strange...
ohtobe21likehuston - March 25, 2008
this break is brought to you by BBG t-shirts
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
it looks like Geren
didn't care too much about alternating Left and Right hand hitters tonight.
micdog2001 - March 25, 2008
great, just like soccer
sf drift king - March 25, 2008
I'm going back to bed.
I'll be on media blackout the rest of the day.
Jennifer - March 25, 2008
that really sucks, I would want to kill my tv. Sorry
pickinmachine - March 25, 2008
Or is it just blackout?
Nico - March 25, 2008
She is blacked out because of the Royals...
ohtobe21likehuston - March 25, 2008
Yeah, I'm absolutely pissed.
This is complete bullshit. DTV should turn on NESN for subscribers or something
mikev - March 25, 2008
My ESPN2HD is working.
But non-HD isn't.
BWH - March 25, 2008
Kaneechiwa, Jennifer!
Did you make it to Phoenix ya big loser?
ohtobe21likehuston - March 25, 2008
Dice K
sf drift king - March 25, 2008
oh man. it's beautiful!
and WS HD too! wait am i dreaming?
greendatitiz - March 25, 2008
I hope the A's wear...
Dice-K out in the 1st inning... 4 walks and a couple of homers!
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
Is that possible?
Apparently, he's God. Who knew?
Nico - March 25, 2008
How is Suzuki in a homecoming situation?
I thought he was born in Hawaii?
Boonee - March 25, 2008
haha racial profiling
ChadGod - March 25, 2008
well, ya know, his name is suzuki?
dscel - March 25, 2008
I'm awake! I'm here!
Is MLB.TV really blacked out for this game for Oakland residents? I DON'T HAVE CABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HigherPie - March 25, 2008
national telecast
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
Get in your car and come down to Ricky's
Englishmajor - March 25, 2008
Aw so you are still in Oakland.
I wish I was there. You guys are awesome.
ohtobe21likehuston - March 25, 2008
I DON'T HAVE A CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, I'm like, kind of a hippie.
HigherPie - March 25, 2008
Did they just say this was a homecoming for 'Zooks too?
devo - March 25, 2008
He did.
Research of A's players: always optional.
thejd44 - March 25, 2008
interesting camera angle
directly overhead the mound.
sec119 - March 25, 2008
i don't have a camera angle
thanks DTV
67MARQUEZ - March 25, 2008
WTF DirecTV!!!
UnFreakinBelievable is all I can say. I'm canceling my DIrecTV as of today.
3amA'sfan - March 25, 2008
1 pitch 1 out
Mark A - March 25, 2008
fuck MLB>TV!!!111
ARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGAHHAAaaa
Athletics fan and runner - March 25, 2008
I like seeing Buck hit
But that was disappointing. One down.
louismg - March 25, 2008
Ouch
Anxious Buck. Let's go A's.
textonly - March 25, 2008
Take a pitch. C'mon.
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
Yeah they did Devo.
Pretty sad.
Boonee - March 25, 2008
Wow ... just wow ...
I thought I misheard it, given the delirious feelings I'm having ...
devo - March 25, 2008
homerun!!
67MARQUEZ - March 25, 2008
ELLIS!!!!!!!!!!!
pickinmachine - March 25, 2008
ELLISSSSS!!!!!!!
BWH - March 25, 2008
ELLIS HR!!!!
HigherPie - March 25, 2008
ELLISS@!!
Syphon - March 25, 2008
wooooooo
Elliee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love that man!
batgirl - March 25, 2008
THE UNICORNS HAVE ARRIVED!
thejd44 - March 25, 2008
Ellis HR!
Awesome! Go A's!
louismg - March 25, 2008
Ellis HR!
Yes, sir!
FormerHuntsvilleStar - March 25, 2008
ELLIS!
micdog2001 - March 25, 2008
ELLIS!
UNICORN POWER!
Boonee - March 25, 2008
Ellis!!
athleticscatcher - March 25, 2008
Gone!
Homer for Mark Ellis!
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
YES YES YES YES YES!!!
JLaff - March 25, 2008
You sir have been UNICORNED!
ohtobe21likehuston - March 25, 2008
Oh baby!!!
Let's hear it for the home team, suckers!!
textonly - March 25, 2008
ELLISSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
dtownmbrown - March 25, 2008
home run!!!!
sec119 - March 25, 2008
SUPER UNICORN POWER!!!!!!
Englishmajor - March 25, 2008
DO YOU BELIEVE IN UNICORNS???
Nico - March 25, 2008
i don't believe what i just didn't see
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
lol
batgirl - March 25, 2008
WOOO!
Take that!!!
anomaly_kat - March 25, 2008
Fuck and yes.
BWH - March 25, 2008
haha
kick their asses, Mark!
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
Mark Ellis HR!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
brenarlo - March 25, 2008
ELLIS
heck yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!
throttle mathius - March 25, 2008
helll yes
up yours japan
jeffro - March 25, 2008
If it weren't for us...
...they'd all be speaking German! Or something.....
GreenNGoldSooner - March 25, 2008
6:19
I signed up with AN just so I could brag about staying up this late for a baseball game (got a 12er of PBR to keep me going). Drinking 1 for Ellie!!!!!
A'sgirlinNY - March 25, 2008
you are my hero
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
6:19 is actually a decent time to be waking up
ive got a tall OJ and a coffee, which I too will be drinking for Ellie
dscel - March 25, 2008
mad man luv for elli
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
Ellllllllllllllllllisssssssssssss!
HR
1-0 A's
Mark H - March 25, 2008
We Believe!
micdog2001 - March 25, 2008
deary me
ChadGod - March 25, 2008
someone came to the door and I missed it
holy crap!
Mark A - March 25, 2008
Victim of the delay
I read about the dinger before seeing it. But it's great anyway!!!
1-0 Athletics!
GreenNGoldSooner - March 25, 2008
ELLIS!!!!!
baseballgirl - March 25, 2008
Nice start!
Great job Ellis!
sprtsnwyn - March 25, 2008
Kenko
"and now it's gotten quiet in here"
batgirl - March 25, 2008
Home field advantage
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
very quiet...
love it.
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
SAYONARA ELLIS!
(my mlb.tv is now working, even the audio)
xbhaskarx - March 25, 2008
I tried
I tried to get mine to work for an hour, then I gave up...
It is aways a headache to get them to work at the beginning of the season. You would think that they would have it down by now, but no, of course not.
Athletics fan and runner - March 25, 2008
Welcome to Tokyo
Mark Ellis!
sf drift king - March 25, 2008
That's it
for the vets
A'sgirlinNY - March 25, 2008
Ellis is on pace for like 600 home runs :-)
micdog2001 - March 25, 2008
673
i think
jeffro - March 25, 2008
Is it better on ESPN
Than NESN? I assume so. Also I think we can all agree Mark Ellis is the best.
walk off bunt - March 25, 2008
wild pitch
he's rattled !!!!!
Mark A - March 25, 2008
Generals 1, Globetrotters 0
:-)
JLaff - March 25, 2008
lol
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
DiceK control issues
That last pitch was bounced in and in front.
sec119 - March 25, 2008
In case somebody missed it
apparently Ellis went deep.
thejd44 - March 25, 2008
Dice-K now overthrowing.
BWH - March 25, 2008
walk
67MARQUEZ - March 25, 2008
Greetings from Redding
I don't think that was the Gyroball!
snrubnivek - March 25, 2008
and now a walk!!!
Mark A - March 25, 2008
league leader in HRs
dtownmbrown - March 25, 2008
Ellis HR seems to have rattled
Dice-K. Sweet.
Tyler Bleszinski - March 25, 2008
I owned dice-k last year in fantasy
He gets rattled very, very easy. It was frustrating as hell.
dscel - March 25, 2008
elli owns him now
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
Barton takes a walk
Let's go Kasuto!
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
Whoever talked about ESPN2HD... THANK YOU!!!!
I didn't even think of that because I wanted to watch from the comfort of my bed. But I'm awake now!! Way to go Ellis!!!
kapers - March 25, 2008
It was probably me. You know how valuable
I can be in these game threads. How are you these days? Still in Texas?
ohtobe21likehuston - March 25, 2008
Oh my gosh! How are you?? I was asking Jennifer about you the other day!
Yes, I'm in Texas and I'm trying to get some ANers to come down on May 30 (Fri) for a game because it's my birthday.
kapers - March 25, 2008
I'm doing great! Life has been crazy because of a promotion.
I'm going to be heading there on May 18th for Radiohead but I might be able to come down for the weekend. Are there games on Saturday and Sunday too?
ohtobe21likehuston - March 25, 2008
yes
kapers - March 25, 2008
We'll talk later. I'll see if sprtsnwyn, ictshocker and nebraska
are interested in going.
ohtobe21likehuston - March 25, 2008
ict is in Mexico
Well, he'll be in Mexico until that Friday, so he'll have to flip back around and go back on the road. But we've talked about it. Would like to go the first time around, but I've got finals the next week.
sprtsnwyn - March 25, 2008
Dice K is rattled
pickinmachine - March 25, 2008
We do have the home field advantage, afterall
JLaff - March 25, 2008
Dice K keeps throwing over the right of the plate
hope he keeps up the wildness
Mark A - March 25, 2008
Dicey is afraid of Cust...
he should be.
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
The "legend" of Jack Cust can be quite scary.
ohtobe21likehuston - March 25, 2008
I don't feel so alone
I thought I'd be the only one up to watch......boy am I glad I got up at 5am to see that!!!!
athleticsgirl24 - March 25, 2008
5 am
it's 3
jeffro - March 25, 2008
Dicey...
Isn't as good as everyone thinks he is.
A'sgirlinNY - March 25, 2008
No Game on DirecTV!
Did DirecTV provide any type of estimated time for when they'll have the game? I couldn't get any good info from them.
3amA'sfan - March 25, 2008
2-1 pitch to Cust
Big rip, 2-2
C'mon, good outcome
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
hit him
67MARQUEZ - March 25, 2008
Hit's Cust on the leg
Mark A - March 25, 2008
Man Daisuke is off
This is great. Class will be so much better in four hours if the A's win.
walk off bunt - March 25, 2008
Jack Cust!
hit on the foot!
micdog2001 - March 25, 2008
WOW
that pitch was in the woods
sec119 - March 25, 2008
Cust plunked on a 2 strike count
I'll take it.
BWH - March 25, 2008
Cust hit in the heel
Two on, one out
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
hello 1st place A's...
am I too excited?
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
Is that Olmedo Saenz in the batter's box?
Tyler Bleszinski - March 25, 2008
Batboy?
ohtobe21likehuston - March 25, 2008
It's still early
but Matsuzaka is looking bad...
Mark A - March 25, 2008
Here's our cleanup hitter
Emil Brown. Dosen't quite sound right.
snrubnivek - March 25, 2008
Actually he's batting 5th n/t
GreenNGoldSooner - March 25, 2008
No ... it doesn't ... Geren agrees ... he's batting fifth ...
devo - March 25, 2008
insomnia. i'm up.
ak_A - March 25, 2008
Wow, the ballboy was hot
(just kidding)
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
I think Dice-K's
about to get "affronted" by a visit to the mound. I smell international incident
batgirl - March 25, 2008
brown looked bad on that swing
dtownmbrown - March 25, 2008
Can't they just call do-over and start the game again
this isn't what anyone paid for
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
Lookin' good.
Not Dice-K though.
Boonee - March 25, 2008
LoL @ DiceK
Syphon - March 25, 2008
he's falling apart!
67MARQUEZ - March 25, 2008
wild pitch runners advance
Mark A - March 25, 2008
Emil
don't swing at junk, he can't get it over
micdog2001 - March 25, 2008
Wild pitch.
This is awesome.
BWH - March 25, 2008
Ack!
ESPN2 froze!@
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
oh go sing it to someone who has a signal at all
;)
batgirl - March 25, 2008
Nevermind #5 hitter
snrubnivek - March 25, 2008
Wild Pitch
Most teams put up a crooked number here. The A's? Naaah.
thejd44 - March 25, 2008
here comes the new A's with RISP
dscel - March 25, 2008
double steal with barton and cust he he he
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
Varitek looks like he's catching Wakefield.
JLaff - March 25, 2008
Varitek CAN'T catch Wakefield
Tyler Bleszinski - March 25, 2008
I wonder who can cuz Mirabelli was released.
ohtobe21likehuston - March 25, 2008
loaded!
67MARQUEZ - March 25, 2008
Daisuke
Not a pressure pitcher, apparently.
walk off bunt - March 25, 2008
Another big rip
Payoff pitch to Brown..
Walks the bases loaded!
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
walks the bases loaded
holy cow
Mark A - March 25, 2008
come on crosby!!
67MARQUEZ - March 25, 2008
LOADED
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
I hate to say it but...
is Emil our "Token" for the season?
A'sgirlinNY - March 25, 2008
bases loaded
pickinmachine - March 25, 2008
uh-oh
First cringe moment of season.
sec119 - March 25, 2008
Bases loaded, biatch
Time to blow it open.
louismg - March 25, 2008
Lets see the new BoCro!
Syphon - March 25, 2008
wow
dtownmbrown - March 25, 2008
This is pretty much
my favorite game. Ever.
HigherPie - March 25, 2008
My favorite game of the season. :)
FormerHuntsvilleStar - March 25, 2008
Here comes the human DP.
/hope I'm wrong.
BWH - March 25, 2008
bases drunk!
micdog2001 - March 25, 2008
Bases. Are. Loaded.
Come on, Bobby.
Englishmajor - March 25, 2008
And Francona can't even visit the mound
or Dice-K will be offended.
thejd44 - March 25, 2008
This is too much fun
Bobby....pleeeease don't remind me of 2007.
textonly - March 25, 2008
prove yourself BoCro!!!
dtownmbrown - March 25, 2008
LOADED!
Come on Croz!
Boonee - March 25, 2008
BoCro, you suck
I'm just gonna say it now. Get it out of the way BEFORE he screws up.
thejd44 - March 25, 2008
granny for
Croz
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
c'mon croz
batgirl - March 25, 2008
outside and he didn't swing
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
Choke?
A'sgirlinNY - March 25, 2008
Injury?
GreenNGoldSooner - March 25, 2008
22 pitches already
Mark A - March 25, 2008
Wonder if anyone is warming up?
kapers - March 25, 2008
terrible cut
n_hawthorne - March 25, 2008
litmus test right here
Nico - March 25, 2008
High Sox
Lunges at changeup, swings through fastball, 1-2
paradox - March 25, 2008
Looks at strike three, got a break
paradox - March 25, 2008
"Pretty undisciplined cuts there by Crosby."
He sounded so shocked, haha.
Boonee - March 25, 2008
2-0
67MARQUEZ - March 25, 2008
damn...
Croz is lucky he didn't get called strike 3.
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
would have been with a Japnese ump
Mark A - March 25, 2008
Ill take that!
Syphon - March 25, 2008
2-0
We'll take it.
louismg - March 25, 2008
bobbi kurosubi
Restoring pitchers' confidence everywhere
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
2-0
batgirl - March 25, 2008
that works
n_hawthorne - March 25, 2008
Oop
Crosby still sucks. But its 2-0 thanks to that missed third strike.
walk off bunt - March 25, 2008
Nice RBI, Bobby
paradox - March 25, 2008
BoCro does everything he can
to GIDP.
BWH - March 25, 2008
Croz with the RBI groundout
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
classic crosby swing
I'll take it though
pickinmachine - March 25, 2008
we'll take it
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
one of the great stories. okay.
ak_A - March 25, 2008
Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Wazzup, sir!
paradox - March 25, 2008
not surpirsing
I swing better at drunken friday night softball
A'sgirlinNY - March 25, 2008
Nice play by Dice-K
Crosby gets the job done after somehow not being called out on strikes on a pitch down the middle.
Nico - March 25, 2008
it's his year!
67MARQUEZ - March 25, 2008
The problem is when you're all over the place
umps don't tend to give you the pitch right down broadway (chuckles).
Tyler Bleszinski - March 25, 2008
crosby
nice to see him standing a bit closer to the plate. not nice to see him take two huge swings and misses. nice to see him tone it down with two strikes to make contact on the rbi groundout.
wg - March 25, 2008
2-0!
Hannahan time.
Boonee - March 25, 2008
Crosby leads the league in productive outs
thejd44 - March 25, 2008
To be overshadowed by Ellis' 648 HRs
Nico - March 25, 2008
The video feed's B&W
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
"Welcome to NCAA March Madness...
...On Demand"?
Who operates mlb.tv? A troop of howler monkeys?
GreenNGoldSooner - March 25, 2008
work him...
we need more runs, Jack!
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
I'm sailing awaaaaay
up and to the right..
way up and way right
Mark A - March 25, 2008
It's gonna be hard to get ready for work since I'm now
in the game room watching.
kapers - March 25, 2008
great start a's
67MARQUEZ - March 25, 2008
Mornin' all
work is gonna suck today.
33SwisherSweet - March 25, 2008
Hanahan K
And the inning draws to a close.
louismg - March 25, 2008
1 inning, 30 pitches
not a bad start.
sec119 - March 25, 2008
30 pitch first inning..
Ill take it.
Syphon - March 25, 2008
I miss Chavez
micdog2001 - March 25, 2008
He be back soon enough.
Syphon - March 25, 2008
3-2 to Hannahan
swung and missed at ball four.
End of 1, 2-0 A's
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
hannahan Ks
2-0 A's
pickinmachine - March 25, 2008
he looked like Chavvy...
there.
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
did his back give out and both arms fall off his shoulders?
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
Matsuzaka can't take the pressure it seems
Mark A - March 25, 2008
Oy
Bases loaded, 1 out, 1 run. On a crappy Bobby Crosby ground ball out RBI.
I hope we all can live with reading that a lot this year.
walk off bunt - March 25, 2008
Hannahan - so unclutch
What, he's our 3Bman now.
Nico - March 25, 2008
There are three things these ESPN announcers know about Oakland:
1. Moneyball
2. Patience at the plate
3. Suzuki's homecoming
Boonee - March 25, 2008
funny stuff
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
That's why i'm listening to the sweet sounds of KK on the radio
i'll deal with the radio being ahead just so i dont have to listen to what i'm sure are bad announcers.
33SwisherSweet - March 25, 2008
God the first two get pretty old. Ughhh.
ohtobe21likehuston - March 25, 2008
true, true, sooo true
I agree
A'sgirlinNY - March 25, 2008
Gotta think the A's let him off easy
that inning which usually bites you in the ass.
Tyler Bleszinski - March 25, 2008
Morning, Blez!
Englishmajor - March 25, 2008
Good morning!
Tyler Bleszinski - March 25, 2008
kotsay or kendall would have ended that inning so much quicker
Satchmo22 - March 25, 2008
I don't think they let him off easy
Two runs on one hit, just didn't get the big hit - but did get a productive RBI out.
Nico - March 25, 2008
(notes hair restoration 800 number)
ak_A - March 25, 2008
At some angles, the Tokyo Dome...
....looks just like the Metrodome...
FormerHuntsvilleStar - March 25, 2008
90 degrees up and down?
ak_A - March 25, 2008
Blanton hit again
Lead off hitter singles again.
Lowell on first
JediLeroy - March 25, 2008
This says it all...
ESPN announcer says "Jon Lester making the start tomorrow for Boston and Rich Harden scheduled to start". People aren't used to him making his scheduled starts.
snrubnivek - March 25, 2008
I didn't even think about doing this again tomorrow. But I'm sure I will. I need more games like this
to actually get me out of bed in the morning. I never wake up this easily. Especially 2 hours early.
kapers - March 25, 2008
It does remind me of...
Zito, and his dismal first innings
A'sgirlinNY - March 25, 2008
baseballgirl - March 25, 2008
I'm opening a new thread...I HAVE to go home!!!!
I can't see the game on Direct TV. I'm going home to cable. Hop over to the new thread, everyone!!!!
baseballgirl - March 25, 2008
don't throw strikes, Joe!
They know you're going to do it. Everything out of the zone. Let 'em swing at air.
FoolshGame22 - March 25, 2008
Y'know...
Sometimes Joe looks like he throws to home with nothing but pure hope.
textonly - March 25, 2008
Boo for no ESPN2
I now see the message at the top and am even sadder that it's happening to other people. I'm in a hotel in Maryland and it just says "Searching for Signal". I even called the hotel in advance to make sure they had ESPN2. What a bummer.
jubjub - March 25, 2008
Exactly.
They probably are in the Metrodome. All that Japanese stuff on the walls? It's there to trick us.
Why don't you think they're showing the fans or any full shots of the scoreboard? I rest my case.
And beautiful play by Ellis!
Boonee - March 25, 2008
I <3 Ellis
A'sgirlinNY - March 25, 2008
http://www.athleticsnation.com/2008/3/25/332580/open-thread-game-1-a-s-vs#comments
baseballgirl - March 25, 2008
Look @ Barton
Great defense so far!
snrubnivek - March 25, 2008
Have to say
I am surpised the NY cable is showing the game, given the overall hatred that is generally expressed in NY for all team boston.
A'sgirlinNY - March 25, 2008
Nice.
They're on a roll here.
Boonee - March 25, 2008
Let's hope Matsuzaka keeps up the lack of control
Mark A - March 25, 2008
Yeah Suzuki
strokes a single up the middle
Mark A - March 25, 2008
Leadoff man on
Good things are in our future.
louismg - March 25, 2008
Never seen Billy in a suit
snrubnivek - March 25, 2008
Blackout on mlb.tv
the rules say blackouts don't start till may for national broadcast, but it still doesn't work. I'm getting drunk.
ErikFanClubPres - March 25, 2008
Red Sox Nation/Media...
was talking about a complete came from Dice-K. He might not even get through 5.
snrubnivek - March 25, 2008
Dice-K got a gift there
Coulda been a ball but strike 3, Inning over
Mark H - March 25, 2008
Warning track power
Maybe when Pedroia hits puberty that one would get out.
snrubnivek - March 25, 2008
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