Athletics Nation

lost

forget about the 5th pretend it did not happen

we got the 6th

the 5th was the game.

We can't score. We won't score. I'm out. Go Sharks.

Swishdball - April 9, 2008 reply

I'm heartbroken...

LOL

ditto

doctorK - April 9, 2008 reply

Seriously,

there's nothing better than constant pessimism in a game thread.

I agree

Patience. Always in baseball we must wait.

fixed

Go ~~Sharks~~ Away

Well

I'm pulling for the Sharks!

me too

drink409 - April 9, 2008 reply

good news is...

we are already getting into their bullpen again for the second day in a row. hopefully they are as bad as yesterday.

we will win this lets go lets go

screw em all never say die!!!!

Last comment.

Greg Smith >>>>>>>>> Zito!!!!

Swishdball - April 9, 2008 reply

Thought you were "out"

Smith

has been pretty damn good outside of that messy first inning, which can be expected for a guy making his ML debut.

i like smith he is a gamer

Are we feeling patient yet?

what do you guys think

apparently smith owns alex rios

in three years we'll trade him to the yankees for six prospects.

Jason Kendall Update

Through the first few days of the year, he's hitting .550 with a 1.383 OPS! Where was that in Oakland??? And he's caught stealers in the past 2 games

JJ - April 9, 2008 reply

Everybody, repeat after me

Small
Sample
Size

doctorK - April 9, 2008 reply

The thing is that

Not once in Oakland did he have a 20-AB stretch like that!

JJ - April 9, 2008 reply

true enough

but when was the last time Ken-Doll was hitting .550... period?

I hope he can keep it up for at least a little while longer...

I just dumped Kenji Johjima's sorry ass in exchange for Kendall. I could hardly believe it myself.

He got Lasik surgery

and this is the result.
Apparently, according to KKorach, Kendall resisted, used his own ideas, area by his locker littered with contact lenses, eyedrops, etc. Finally got Lasik and says his vision...well, "results may vary"

lasik

worked for greg maddux too amongst others

can somone post my greg smith black refractor for me?

my eveland to

dude what the hell are you even talking about

will the a's hit...

more than 40 bombs all year? i might take the under on that one...

can sbnation please become killfile-compatible so i'm not forced to read stupid shit like this?

Every year, new and different idiots show up in the game threads....

im not an idiot you moron

i have a baseball card from bowman. its 1 of a kind i wanted to share it with your dumb ass but forget it.
later

Thanks for clearing that up!

im not aiming that at you mike

im aiming that at the people who insult others.

anyhow if your so smart

why dont you go ahead and explain to all of us why we cant score with runners on base. big mmouth

i mean mouth for all you folks who like proper spelling

your so smart!

i can't tell if you're crazy or 15 years old

lol

wow...

calm down, jesus.

2nd that

okay, i'll respond to your comment seriously

do you want on the a's team home run total for 2008?
i'll take over 40, you take under 40. let's put $1,000 on it. deal?

it was just a joke...

our starters combined have as many home runs as mark reynolds...it's a bit unsettling.

yeah, or chris shelton in the first two weeks of 2005

obviously shelton is better than the entire a's roster.
of course the tigers offense has been so deadly (4 hr, one less than the a's), they could send him down to AAA and then trade him...

Baby Sweeney...

time for a hit!

smith outlasts mcgowan

i did not see that coming.

Sweeney is handsome, Jennifer

First BB for R. Sweeney

yeah i was wondering when he'd finally walk

when you reply to mikeA ...

... it looks like Mr Bickle has just been surprised, and his cap is floating cartoon-style above his head.

very nice

everyone here...

in japan that is, thinks i look like taxi driver era deniro. i got it a couple times in the states but not nearly as much as here, pretty cool. there is also an energy drink here called bikkle...

i now have avatars turned off

but i'll turn it back on just to experience surprised bickle.

What are the odds..

of Buck hitting 3 doubles in one game?

maybe later

but not now

Geren leave Smith in to face Thomas

forgot the "s" after "leave"

Smith is up to it, great!

can I get an update? I'm following in class and gamedays out, I'm following via AN. Score, inning, outs, pitcher?

thanks

bottom of sixth Toronto up 3-2

Smith is still pitching for the A's. One out man on first

double play ends inning

Smith is done for the night. Nice MLB debut.

Nice outing after the first, very nice

Thanks. Got pop quizzed right after you posted, so I couldn't respond at the time.

But it was appreciated.

ah sweet... nice to see the dp when you need it

A truly awesome debut

Greg Smith, you are the man. Now cut down on the walks and save yourself the stress!

yup... he needs a nickname

I'm telling you

The Baron!

saw that

on the other thread... but didn't take time to figure out why. So.. why?

Sounds good.

I went from Greg Smith, to GS, to the Warriors, to Baron Davis, to The Baron.

wow

stream of consciousness... seriously... bordering on ADD. Best rec so far though...

"I gotta feeling"

the A's are gonna win this game ...

jinx!

I think he was juust singing

umm

can you back that up with a stat of some sort? thanks. ;)

If it is as cold on 4/16 as it was

for the first Cleveland game, then I will GLADLY take my Comcast blanket, thank you very much. I should know better but I definitely did not have enough layers that night.

me neither

I was too intent on modeling my new (from a used clothing store but in perfect condition) green and gold wool/leather baseball jacket...got lots of compliments, but i wasn't as warm as I would've been had i worn my usual winter coat.

You probably should have put on more layers.

thanks.

No problem

damn

Cust-turd

Cust looks bad

This team is just ice cold with the bats, going to have alot of guys batting around or under .200

there's a reason...

Cust has spent so much time in the minors. 3rd worst strikeout ratio of all time

KCB58 - April 9, 2008 reply

Its not just Cust though, none of these guys can hit right now

cept Zook

miss Marco

until I see that AVG.

These Canadian anouncers are hilarious.

Yie-ro Garcia? Yair-ro Garcia?

F!

C'mon Casilla.....

this is not what I had in mind

i tried to reply to myself and failed.

oh man.

wow 3 bbs for stew

shannon stewart is the mediocre god of walks

3 BBs for Shannon Stewart. Not good.

oh god

OMFG!

that should have scored a run

IT HIT THE RUNNER! IT HIT THE RUNNER!

F U 3rd base bag!

Ken Korach

Say's he thinks hanahan might have passed it up on purpose, From the replay it looks believable.

hmmmmmmmmmm

yeah

I think he's right. Looks like Jack pulled up his glove and looked back to see where the ball would go.

hmmmmmmmmm

i sense some doubt on your part...

[smiles]

I was first to indict

Jack Hannah... but rewound it and watched it a couple of times... So I take back my "OMFG"

nice

Whew.

i was kinda enjoying saying "Buck Coats"

What an unfortunate name. Reminds me of a guy I went to school with "Brick Wahl"... ugh

Good

Time to get some runs guys.

Brown really needs a new gameday picture

He looks like he would be this big muscular bad ass with a bat in his hands, not so much

Anyone else watching on MLBTV?

I'm assuming they don't have too many latinos in Canada. The versions of Jairo Garcia and Santiago Casilla that the announcers are coming up with... jeez

"Well, I've heard of that Jer-ee-o Garcia"
"Jer-O?"
"I think it's Jer-ee-o. Well, whatever the case, I saw this Cuh-sil-a kid, and I knew it was the same guy!"

Yes, we're watching.

Casilla rhymes with vanilla.

laughs

uh oh, Crosby...

Works again!!!!

sounds like Bay Area spanish too

San Rafel
San Pa-blo
Juniper-oh Sarah

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

Crosby doubles!

good aggressive running by Brown and Crosby

hell yeah!

MVP! MVP!

Hello

my name is inugo montoya

you dont get a run

prepare to die

GoGo Crosby!

uh oh, Hannahan...

Bobby Crosby!

I think Peter Gammons called in a favor and now Crosby is going to try to make that 2005 MVP candidate prediction come true.

Maybe not, but damn, he's swinging the stick lately.

RISP in peace, people

Not yet, Hannah has to walk first

Then they can blow it with bases loaded.

LOL

hannrahan hits better

bring him back

Our odds of scoring

go down the more runner we get on base.

The best part?

The heart of the order is coming up...in the 8 and 9 spots.

ahahahah

Does anyone else make a "safe" sign

with their arms whenever there's an appeal?

Yes.

I also make "whooOOOPP" noises when I see curveballs.

This guy, right here

And I'm in public to boot.

EEK!

why do i dread bases loaded

chipper1001 - April 9, 2008 reply

no need to dread this time

Arrrrrrgh!

can we please just win this fucking game

Not a strike

Don't know about that one

That's the first time in a while that the ump has called that location

Yeah that was rough.

Chavez woulda hot that :)

hit*

Freudian slip?

and GIDP

Never!

Come on Kurt!!

Pinch hit! Please, Geren, please

Let's gooooo Baby Sweeney!

We are going to get two runs here

or we are going to get doubled up!

one of the two :)

RHINO RHINO.....

Which Sweeney to choose?

baby (bad) sweeney!

oakinboston - April 9, 2008 reply

please

makes the sign of the cross

Man, Jack sucks so far this year, 12 stike outs already? Come on man!

Please God in heaven

I will give up garlic fries

WOW.

please do me this one favor and ill clean my room for a month

chipper1001 - April 9, 2008 reply

god is watching the BOS/DET game

should have pinch hit with m sweeney here

Right/lefty matchup or go with the hot hand?

The decision probably could have gone either way...

Close pitch!

3-2

#&%#&^%$$%$#&%$#%$#^%$^%$....

$#$^%$^%$*#%#^%$^%$*^%$*^$^$%^!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

roughly translated....

man, did you see how that Sweeney guy did not do very well?

It was close

Almost a hit.

Somebody shoot me.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

OH SHIT.

not again!!!!!!

You are fucking kidding me.

man, what a game

Got lucky

A's Haet Runs

bad sweeney

Buck Turgidson - April 9, 2008 reply

fucking a's

chipper1001 - April 9, 2008 reply

God doesnt go to Canada

Un-be-freaking-leivable

We just are not meant to win this game.

I just want one team that can score

I'm a Devils and an A's fan. The Devils might not score more than three goals against the Rangers in that series and the A's are just the same way.

fadsjifwfndnsnvioad

blajfinssanaon.

Damn. Damn. Damn.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

fgdfgdgdfgfdgdfgdfgdffhfgfgjhfdvcj ytghn

Done watching this game...

Hope to do better tomorrow.

i love this team.

amen

sadist

I'm flexible

give or receive

Wow

That's been some truly bad luck tonight. The freaking pitcher catches Brown's hot shot last time...then the pitch deflects what would've been a base hit that would've tied the game into an inning ending double play.

I love this team.

....right there with you though

Hey we could be Giants fans!

Keeeeeeereist!

How is it, that Hanahan was allowed to bat, there??

Where is the hitting coach. The guy's been a beat behind every pitch. Ty should have advised Geren to pinch-hit for JackH.

Sadly, we have no backup 3Bman right now

Calm blue ocean, calm blue ocean, calm blue ocean

Oh, well, at least there's a whole season left.

This game

is very frustrating.... Dammit Dammit Dammit.....

Shippee33 - April 9, 2008 reply

I've gone

to my "happy" place.

Isn't Valium the best?

When taken with Patron

and Prozac

our first look at fernando hernandez

i'm not really that excited to see him.

Rule 5 draftee allowed to pitch late = pack it in for the night

Editorial Reminder

This is still a one-run game. Nothing is packed in. You also have the top of the order coming up for the A's in the 9th.

Hope springs eternal for me

I'm just saying this isn't generally a move you pull when you're banking on a shutdown inning.

Fer'Her

I used to call Ramon Hernandez, "Ram Her"...

lol

F Her.

even better

Big damn park

"That one is gone, folks..."

"into the glove of Ryan Sweeney"

genius.. total genius.

with that kind of pessimism, you'd think he was reading AN.

korach: "that one is gone folks! no it's not, into the glove of ryan sweeney."

I thought it was gone at first too

But he got it close to the end of the bat thank goodness.

yeah, so did i

just how far away is that LC-C fence?

Not Korach ... Kuiper

correct

my bad

Blue Jays announcer calling us "pesky" again

Other astute observations... "another run would not hurt" for the Jays.

Yea

Kuiper thought that was the game right there, altho I doubt that we will do much next inning....

Shippee33 - April 9, 2008 reply

Yes we will

Load the bases and then not score.

Geren

Two nights in a row Geren makes questionable calls. Last night bringing in Embree to face righties when he had Casilla in the bullpen and then tonight not pinch hitting for Sweeney. I don't get it.

boatshoes - April 9, 2008 reply

Classic A'sball

Sweeney is defendable

He's actually hitting right now, unlike most of our team (and Denorfia), and the ball he hit should have been a hit.

I meant

questionable calls are classic.

How the hell can a team be so good

at not scoring runs?

Can clearly hear some Sweeney hecklers

...kinda funny.

Toronto has the attendance of OAK

you can hear everything... pins dropping all over the place.

I know people on AN say that strike outs dont matter

But man they hurt with no outs and the bases loaded. Even if you hit into a double play this game is tied.

yeah but we wait until one out bases loaded to do that

It's the A's way

of checking fans for artery blockages...

They do the hockey thing

Sweeeeeennnn-eeeeee

Buck Turgidson - April 9, 2008 reply

I'm already losing my hair!

I don't need to lose more! This game is brutal!

fansince1980 - April 9, 2008 reply

Geren wants to use relievers "one inning at a time" at this point in the year

according to the radio

Keze - April 9, 2008 reply

that is dumb

'cuse me

while I slash my wrists

Can't defend R. Sweeny......

I am all for the learning process with the youngins, but you don't leave a 5 time all star on the bench in the 8th with the bases loaded and 1 out.

djhbaseball - April 9, 2008 reply

absolutely!!

Even though the kid has been ripping lately?

Exactly.

If M. Sweeney did what R. Sweeney did, the comments would be "you don't pinch hit for a .400+ batter in the 8th with the bases loaded and 1 out."

R. Sweeney wound up doing ok, but you have to PH M. Sweeney there

you pinch hit big sweeney there

That's all the negativity you could think of?

A's win a great come from behind game and you say the hit streak was snapped? Who is your favorite team?

what a great play!

Yessssss Hannahan!

WEB GEM!

niiiiice play

now go do something with the sticks

damn

that looked like it hurt

will have cup-bruise for sure.

nice play!

Ok, boys.

Time to do a little damage.

Not too much, mind you. Just enough.

Where has that carom been

for two A's ABs tonight? Even with an out recorded, that carom gives us that elusive third run. Grrrr....

I miss playing caroms

ok lets get it right this time

HBP

take one for the team

I would like to win this game

three more and we tie this up

Correction:

2 more and we hit into a triple play.

Joking. I like that we're facing Accardo right now.

LS!LS!LS!

just dont load the bases!!

ok four more

HBPs?

yes

Mar Kellis

hr anyone?

who is this Mar Kellis you speak of?

pretend he's in Japan

ESPNism

almost...got a triple!

With the MLB TV delay

I always know if a hitter isn't going to do anything on a pitch because AN isn't fluttering with posts. So I can relax.

drugs are more fun

gogogo baby!

tied!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

alright Mark!!

UNICORN POWER!

yesssssssss

yessssssssssssssssssss

ALMOST!!!!!!

FUCK YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

its dejavu all over again

whoooooooooo!!

LS!LS!LS!

I LOVE that guy (and he's on my fantasy team).

Mark Ellis is a god.

LSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLSLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BB: you better resign Ellis!

And

PAY him!

Finally!

F@#%in' A, YESSSSSS!

monkeyball get-home-and-log-in mojo!

thank god

Don't make me put a collar on monkey

and make him stay home during every A's game! Cause I'll do it.

we've got to get this guy in from 3rd.

You are kidding me!

Sorry the train was moving a bit too fast

I'll try to get a better shot another time!

Love. It.

Dale....

drive him in.

We could score Ellis if he was at first

but 3rd? I dunno...

Triple?

A triple? The A's? TWO triples?

So who said bringing in Hernandez showed the game was over?

The game isn't over! Ever! Until we win!

Awright, awright, no more smart-assery from me

At a boy Buck

Smith's off the hook

which...is good...

Fuck and yes.

Walked in the door - first pitch I see is MaEl's triple.

Sweet.

Woo Hoo!! Let's win this thing!!! Oh and Hello!

kapers - April 9, 2008 reply

Ellis is great.......

but 2nd basemen are a dime a dozen

wow

i had a great day at the office, and this late inning spunkiness has been the fcake!

nice picture

I hit Mike Sweeney for Cust here

LOL

agree

Keze - April 9, 2008 reply

i'd recall DJ for Cust

Kust will either K

or walk and setup the GIDP

yup

esp. with one out

dale!!!!!!!!!

get in this house right now!

dang

Can we pinch hit for Cust?

Please?

NO!! Let the man hit.....

So, a possible win for a debut!

But not Smith, but Hernandez!

if it were a RHP then i could understandthe pinch hitter....

they walked him!

What can Brown do for you???

Let's go E-meal!

just back

from Nationals game....left early, ho hum yawn, zero interest in them or Marlins but the park was very nice. And when mlb audio kicked in it was with Ellis's triple....yay!

EMILE COME THROUGH BABY!!!

To everyone who just signed in

stab yourself in the eye with a dull butter knife to feel the pain we who have been here feel

ahahah so true

or pop a prozac

OUCH

exactly

harsh

kapers - April 9, 2008 reply

KAPERS!

So, what's happening on May 30th?

"us who have been here"

Oh, no wait, you're right.

Lewis Black would suggest taking a spoon and shoving it up your ass

im a little too hungry for a snack, more interested in...

oakinboston - April 9, 2008 reply

why do I not have faith in us to even get a sac fly?

2007

Cause you're a pessimist

Member?

Take acardo out of the yardo!!

This ump has been low all freakin day!!

close call!

That is a terrible call by the ump.

emilmille!

Yer doin a fine job there Brownie

Heckuva job, Brownie!!!

I know, cuz sumbuddy sed so!

Scutaro! Clutch in the ninth!

A'S TAKE THE LEAD!!!

MAHR-CO!

scootboot!

hasn't called that all night

MARCO

SCUTARO

SCUTARO!

Still an A's fan!

SCOOT IS A TRUE ATHLETIC AT HEART!

Thanks, Scoot.

Scutaro remains clutch!!!!

why not go for 2?

Scoot throws it away, A's lead 4-3!!

what.
a.
game...

Scoot is so

unclutch. Heh.

He is still coming through for us in the ninth

Thanks Marco!!!!

I think we should still chant for Marco when he comes back, especially in ablow out!!

That was a GIDP easy

That's Marco's

second play of the game for the A's.

ESPN: A's seem to be playing baseball. More to come in August!

heh

WTF!

Watching "A Player to be Named Later" at this very

moment. Poor VMC!

comcast you suck!

I Heart Scutaro!

Mar-Co! Scu-ta-ro!

what in the world is going on??

gameday crapped out on me. help?

whiteshoes40 - April 9, 2008 reply

Marco saves the day

Throw home is offline. Runs scores.

I need to not do updates.

GOD PLEASE NO STREET IN THE 9TH!!!

Unknown A's

Did I just hear the announcer call Emil Brown "Wayne?" I'm on the delayed MLB.TV feed

AthleticsRock - April 9, 2008 reply

Bring in Foulke!!

But it's not "his inning"!

I just don't want Street, as he blows 20% of his saves on average!

That EPSN

they sure are pesky

Wow, Marco.

Wow.

GO SHARKS BABY!!!!

go flames go!!!

Flames Suck!!! Big Joe is gonna have his way with you!!!

we'll see...

a lot of the flames boards are saying flames in six, but i think we're running into a machine right now... we'll see, though.

baseball takes precedence at all times, though.

I don't think so Zonis

He was very off-balance when he fielded the ball -- he spun completely around ... no way they turn that.

He didn't have to spin around like that though

He did if he wanted the points for style and degree of difficulty.

Baseball dressage.

They would've had the guy at first no problem

which is probably the play he should've made.

Man,

it's so much better when former heroes fuck it up instead of hit home runs like big Frank.

bad mistake by scooter. his momentum

was taking him toward second.

Could only get the one out anyway at 2nd

No way they turn two

I actually think the better play probably would've been at first

Emil got a late break out of the box.

Well, there was someone to catch the ball at first

Second was lonely and forlorn, as arid as the Gobi

This really is a game of Marco Polo

Isn't it?

Insurance Time Please

Geico for your money!

This is great.

Talk about a team without any "quit" or "resignation" in it.

Agreed

These guys are young and they just don't care

Bandwagoner!

I don't do game threads, except when I do.

Wow!

Passed ball....er, ah, wild pitch!

Maybe Zook can keep his hitting streak, if he gets up!

Bobby....Crosby????

I KNOW! WTF is going on?

no, no, couldn't be....it must

be this gruel I had for dinner.

Bunnies!

Crosby!!!

Tolja!!

croz!

OKOK Street can come in Now!!

BO CRO COMES THROUGH!!!

Crotchby!

I told you we'd win :-)

Love it

Crosby: Jesus....

HOLY CRAP!

Bobby Crosby? A Hit? A Run Scoring Hit? WTF!

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THAT KID!!!

you and everyone else

wasnt he the rookie of the year once?

I seem to remember him

Unreal

Crosby, in all seriousness, has been really f'n good this season.

no more baby steps...

He's walking

Shh!

We don't want to jinx him.

and isn't injured

and hasn't injured someone else.

Unless he took out Duke and Harden...

I love this team.

You rock.

A's lead 6-3!!! Wooo Hooo!

Too much much!!

For the love of Money!!

At least there's some padding

for when Huston comes in.

Gooooooooooooo A's!

"Crosby, stop pulling everything"

It works for him, okay?

Where's my boy

swishdball, or whatever the hell his name is?????

troll?

I love the folks that only show up when the A's are stinking.

Wow. You could hear the ump yelling "Yes you did" on that one.

But, No, he didn't

I hate that

It's not the plate umps call anyway.

aha TRUE!!

We just wanted this one more

And it shows. What a resilient team.

Can we keep small-sample-size Bobby Crosby?

Please?

Hah. Love it.

Zook! Keep the streak alive!

Let's go A's!

FUCK YOU, DIRECTV!

DirectTV told me to tell you that you would

have to buy it dinner first. It prefers....um...TV dinners, btw.

Wait wait wait wait wait....

The NHL playoffs started?

haha

Sharks in 5!!!

Don't worry, they'll still be going on a month from now.

A's are gonna be 5-4!!

WORLD SERIES HERE WE COME!!!

Not over yet

No jinx please!

ok fair enough

especially with Streets middle relieving ass!!

Hi everyone! Glad to see the A's are winning. I haven't been able to catch very many games on here lately (or at all actually) but yay!!

drmmerchk - April 9, 2008 reply

Let's go, close it out!

Uhhh....

No more A's?

Just terrible

What about us!!

FUCK THE SHARKS!!!

What the hell?

WinExp on the inning...

Buck: +11.5
Ellis: +49.6
Barton: -11.1
Cust: +1.4
Brown: +17.5
WP ~ +3.9
Crosby: +7.2

in other news, gameday audio died.

WTF????

They just switched to the Sharks game??? That is crap

Shippee33 - April 9, 2008 reply

AHA I'm watching the CANADIAN FEED

gimmie that, please, thanks! :]

You're staring at oats?

In fairness, playoff game vs.

9th game of a baseball season - I can understand the decision. And they waited until the A's took a 3-run lead; pretty fair.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Give me a break, fucking hockey!

Street coming in?

going to MLB.tv

I'm blacked out!

On a Wednesday?

I don

CSN really trusts Street....

Neil, contrarian as always, has his doubts

FUCK YOU COMCAST!!!!

Are they gonna go back to baseball?

WTF?

Who gives half a shit about hockey?

GOD Fucking DAMMIT

DirecTV people go down a channel!

The giants are on the A's alternate!

Not if you are watching in the EI section.

The Canadian feed is right under it.

I'm comcast

^^^DO WHAT SHE SAYS^^^

I think the A's have more heart

than David Eckstein (who's not Jewish. We jews just don't have that much heart. But, a brisket? That we can do.)

GO SHARKS BABY!!! WOOOOO WHOOOOO!!!

Did everyone lose the game or something?

I didn't.

People watching on CSN got booted.

Im in LA so I will update you all that are blacked out!!

Where are all those nay sayers at now!!

Ha triple returns

COMAST BLOWS

Anyone hear me?

0-2 on Eckstein

Eckstein Singles!!

I guess this is the one time when MLB.TV isn't so bad.

ahahahah

Im blacked out of mlb.tv because I'm loggin in from NYC. ahahahah! That's just funny.
And I love prozac.

I've got MLB.TV in NYC....

Somebody at Comcast Sports Net

needs to be shot.

Soaker - April 9, 2008 reply

Street Blows!!

Base hit for Eckstein.

That was a bad pitch right there

Left that one up in the wheel house, keep it down Huston

keep up with the updates!!!

yes, please!

I miss FSN. They'd never pull this kind of BS

I don't know where the A's are

Neither does CSN-BA

A great A's ending, playoff sharks hockey and disappointing Giants baseball

I know which one I would delay.

Still

GO SHARKS!!

yeah!

They'd switch to a G's game.

Eckstein gets a hit.

Uh oh, I almost forgot

"Sir Fuu*ks It Up" is pitching!

I can feel it....

Street will find a way to blow this!!

Wait a little

faithyness

MobiusKlein - April 9, 2008 reply

1-1 on stairs

Mr Pesky gets a hit

Well think about it this way

which is more important? Playoff game or Regular Season Game thats almost over?

The A's game is more important

I agree...

but they said "We're just gonna go check in on the Sharks game"....and never came back.

BASEBALL!!

Jesus, how is this a serious question?

We were watching the whole game

They came back in the ninth! Assholes!

Apparently even the giant's game is more important since they've got CSN+

1-2 on stairs

Good time to start dinner, goodnite everyone.

Wow, Stairs is really swinging hard.

1-2.

Is Stairs collecting a salary, or just social security?

Stairs is hitting, Street 2-2 pitch

now 3-2.

2-2

Hey anybody here ever see

Heidi?

3-2

3-2 on Stairs

Throw bleeding strikes

FTLOG

MobiusKlein - April 9, 2008 reply

AHAHHAAHH THE HEIDI GAME!

Stairs...walks

two on, none out

Ball 4

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

OMG

Just finish the game. Please

lenscrafters - April 9, 2008 reply

Very high ball 4.

Shit.

no!

1st and 2nd no outs

Street is a middle reliever

Street walks Stairs

walk

I think CSN knows something we don't

9 walks by the A's

Alex Rios coming up

That's ridiculous -

walking the not-tying run. It's feeling Big Hurt walk-offy. Gak.

Good lord Huston

KEEP THE BALL DOWN

Here comes the Jack!

I know this is baseball heresy

But can we get Foulke warming up now?

was that even close?

Maybe BB will realize the Street is not a closer

Where's PaulThomas to inform us

that Street is actually pitching well right now?

Read my mind

Foulke please!!!

Street is not throwing as hard tonight either, he is 90-91

do his mechanics look the same?

He does tend to lose velocity on back-to-back days

A legitimate reason to have Foulke ready.

I was going to say

You're right, he has done that since his rookie season.

his mechanics look great

the problem is his pitching

omg

This is going to be an amazing triple play

No speed on the bases. Hannahan to Crosby to Barton.

DP, DP, DP, DP

DP, DP, DP...PLEASE?

zooks to street

throw stikes Bruddah

0-1 on Rios!

I'll come back a little late

Just in case it wasn't clear:

Comcast, you are the enema of Satan.

QOTM

Season

God this is depressing....

its so hard to watch street

That's the third visit to the mound for Suzuki.

Not looking good...

he almost hit Rios its 1-1

DAMNIT STREET!

Nice

one down, fly ball to right.

Kurt and Street not together.

1-1 to Wells.

Flies out to Buck.

Wells = Rios.

I think they were changing the signs

with someone at second.

Can of corn one out

Phew. Fly out to Buck.

Rios flys out. One gone, two on

Vernon WElls up

one down

double play

i knew it

Phew 1 down

GIDP, come on

C'MON!!

a shaky save is still a save

We'll only love you slightly less for it.

good thing I can't watch?

hah.

Slightly.

keep the ball down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

0-1 on wells

Good pitch

He's keeping it down now, let's hope it stays that way

in 48hours ahead of you gues

we are now on a 3 game winning streak

0-2

Holy crap

that pitch was elevated.

Now we know how Japanese baseball fans feel

Stupid, stupid move by Comcast. They already had the Sharks game on digital channels.

LETS GO OAKLAND

Foul. 0-2 to Wells.

Damn it Street

Keep it down

cmon, one more

I can't find a "Contact Us"

on bayarea.comcastsportsnet.com. But boy when I do...you f***ing pieces of s*** are going to hear my opinion of this garbage.

Soaker - April 9, 2008 reply

Here it is.

calgbear - April 9, 2008 reply

Can of corn two out

Fly out to Sweeney!

one more

2 down!!

Let's go Oakland!!

Two away!!

Big Hurt coming up

He gets Wells to fly out to center

His pitches are WAAAAAAAY up though. Frank will crush that if he does that to him.

Two down.

Clinch them just a little longer, folks.

Hurt up.

Come on Huston!!!!

Bring in Embree!

Please keep the f'in ball down

Slider on the black, 0-1 to Thomas

Oh God Big Hurt!! 0-1

Huston HR Street vs Frank HR Thomas

I don't like this

one more , one more

1-1

fuck this sucks

I switched from comcast to dish to avoid crap like this. FUCK COMCAST!

Do we have any outs?

GreenAndGoldFish - April 9, 2008 reply

2

Two outs

Big Frank on as the tying run. Street is one strike away...holding my breath.

fly out

game over.

1-1.

2-1 to Thomas

two on

2-1

2-2

no, not over yet...2-2

Thomas fouls it off

Great pitch! 1 more...

fullcount

Street gets squeezed 3-2

Wow, just missed that

that looked too close to take.

OH MY GOD WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!

El Cerrito Steve - April 9, 2008 reply

WE'RE ALL GONNA LIVE!!!!

DRAMA MAMA

WOO HOO

A's win

3-2 pitch hit to third

MAN... almost on the corner...

YES!!!!!

SHAKY SAVE!!

STILL A SAVE!!

Now I can freak out while watching the Sharks game!

A's WIIIIIIIIN

win win win

A's win!!!!!!

Game OVER!!!

please

I love Marco soooo much right now.

EEK!

I skeerd

YEAH! Hannahan to Barton for the third out.

Good god, Street, don't scare us like that.

Felt like Billy Koch all over again

or izzy

or billy taylor

World Series here we come!!!

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS MY FRIEND

everybody breathe

Praise Jesus

WOOOOOOO!

Yeah Baby!!!

Over .500!!!

El Cerrito Steve - April 9, 2008 reply

Still 3-2 count on MLB.TV

I'm retroactively in suspense!

AN should lag just as long as gameday audio does.

That'd be awesome.

Holy Crap A's WIN

GreenAndGoldFish - April 9, 2008 reply

Nice comeback after leaving 24 men on base

64

what a game...

that was truly a rollercoaster

Suzu's Hit Streak was snapped though

sniff

That's all the negativity you could think of?

A's win a great come from behind game and you say the hit streak was snapped? Who is your favorite team?

Marco for MVO

most valuable opponent

A's television director's phone number

I left a phone message at 510-563-2269 expressing my disgust with Comcast. I couldn't find a phone number on the CSN Bay Area website.

treble1313 - April 9, 2008 reply

I'll let it go

I've got other things to stress on, the venting in the thread was enough.

Honestly, though, you can't really blame them.

Then again, I do follow hockey.

Playoff hockey game vs April baseball game which not (or should not have become) in doubt...
If I were programming, I'd have switched too.

In a perfect world, NBC 11 would take the emergency Giants feed

and appropriately take the place of "The Biggest Loser."

They had options

They could have sent it to CSN+ and displaced the beginning of the Giant's game. They could have added it to Extra Innings as a freebe. They could have at least had the game during the Shark's breaks. They could have kept us up to date on the game during the Shark's game. Flat out nothing is complete BS.

We're over .500!!!!!

I honestly wasn't sure if the A's were going to be there at all this year

but it feels good. Especially doing it with both Duke and Harden out.

Feels damn good, damn right

^^^High Five on Thread^^^^

High Five Right Back Atcha

It's weird, I've seen more A's games since moving to So Cal than I ever did when I lived in No Cal.

yahoo!

Google!

Wow

Royals beating the Yankees 4-0 right now.

Yanks made a smart move

Thought it was going to go to a rain delay at some point, so they started Bruney. Then went to their bullpen, and THEN brought Kennedy in to pitch the 6th. Too bad that rain delay never happened, and they look stupid because of it.

And mlb.com

Why do we have to log in every single time we come back to Gameday Audio or MLB.tv? There are these things called cookies, see....many people on the Internets use them to great effect.

100% agree

I just keep my password in my e-mail for easy copy/paste.

3-1 record

on foreign soil!

Screw Fremont...

apparently we need to go international.

We could be like the Globetrotters

I hear they have an exceptional winning record.

They tried to get us to play as the Washington Generals in Tokyo..

All the A's need is the hidden ball trick

to be sorta-Globetrotters

Cust throws a empties a bucket of water on the Umpire

oh wait, IT'S CONFETTI!!

And he misses!

You mean a stadium

on International Blvd???!!

Ahh, I don't like running to my car in a crouch!

heh

Rebuild THIS

5 and 4! 5 and 4! 5 and 4!

MLB.TV

No matter who the A's play, it comes on "0-1 pitch to Hannahan"

And DET

looking like they could get a W.

Great win

LS!

scored me 14.5 points today. Thank you LS!

me and my friend

years ago, brought a sign to a couple games in the summer when detroit was in town. one side said L, one said S, and we got the section to yell it. pretty awesome. one of my favorite times at the a's games.

we sat behind you

loved it! Kept it!

rivercats season preview on

CSN409

tosk - April 9, 2008 reply

And when Mark Ellis does a

fantastic play catching the ball, it's

L!
S!
D!

I did pick the game up in the third, but Greg Smith looked solid.

miggyk2 - April 9, 2008 reply

After this first he wasnt bad.

Wow that was a great game

GreenAndGoldFish - April 9, 2008 reply

grating as well as great!

Could help the younger guys a lot!

I'm sorry to mention it, but has the Cust experiment expired. I am not too hot on his production right now.

miggyk2 - April 9, 2008 reply

Cust-turd

He's hot... then he's cold. Just like a turd.