if Thomas was the best choice in the 6th, given that we just needed contact to tie it up. Maybe Barton or R. Sweeney would have been the best call there – not that we had anyone ideal.
It seems like once he saw the ball hit even if he was on second base he could have scored. Kotsay must have gotten it in pretty quickly. Obviously one out he doesn’t want to get gunned out at the dish.
A 2-7 road trip, with no more than 2 runs scored in any of the 7 losses (assuming no runs in the 9th)...do you really expect people to smile and wave their pom-poms?
when they returned from the 2006 ALCS. I remember that we waited for them at the coliseum, since they charter lands in a private area in the airport that’s difficult to access.
If the A’s can’t beat Jo-Jo Reyes, they’re sure as hell ain’t going to beat those guys. I am going to go with the magic number #4. As in the A’s will only score 4 runs for the series against the Rays.
But you have to like their chances. I don’t see the A’s breaking out of their hittting slump anytime soon, and especially not against Shields and Kazmir.
but I wouldn’t say the A’s are more or less likely to hit against them than against other clubs with good pitching. After all, most good pitchers have subpar outings from time to time. The Rays have always been tought at home, less so on the road….and the A’s pitching isn’t too shabby either. Hopefully they can keep it close, and get some luck going their way.
It's as if the A's work tirelessly to not score runs
Bases loaded, no outs: Rajai Davis just stands at the plate.
Double to the wall in center: Hanahan doesn’t score from second.
Thomas pinch hits: Stares at a meat fastball on the first pitch.
RLangford - May 18, 2008
Duke struck out before Davis stood there
DMOAS - May 18, 2008
and luck running against the A's
Brown got good wood on the ball, but Betancourt made a nice play for the third out
as opposed to earlier in the season, with Brown getting some very bloopy rbi hits
OaklandSi - May 18, 2008
Petit is kicking ass out there
mikeA - May 18, 2008
better than murphy has done
LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn - May 18, 2008
Much, much, much better.
OldhamA - May 18, 2008
Gaudin - nice play!
pam5981 - May 18, 2008
"not going to be Hanley Ramirez"
hahahaha
mikeA - May 18, 2008
In hindsight - and it's only hindsight - I wonder
if Thomas was the best choice in the 6th, given that we just needed contact to tie it up. Maybe Barton or R. Sweeney would have been the best call there – not that we had anyone ideal.
Nico - May 18, 2008
That was only Frank's 14th K of the year in 66 AB
WaddellCanseco - May 18, 2008
That’s over 125 in 600 ABs… that’s not that good for contact
DMOAS - May 18, 2008
Barton 36 in 148, Ryan 18 in 94
I’m not seeing a whole lot of improvement there
WaddellCanseco - May 18, 2008
Dear Bob Geren,
PLAY BOWEN MORE OFTEN PLEASE
mikev - May 18, 2008
Sweet Jesus, please score here
Maybe even pinch run.
mikeA - May 18, 2008
Wow Bowen!
Zonis - May 18, 2008
Bowen Arrow!!
oblique - May 18, 2008
damn it, i was a second away from posting that! Nice
LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn - May 18, 2008
Hey nice Bowen
149 - May 18, 2008
We have to score here!!
Coffee13eans - May 18, 2008
Go Petit!!!!!!!!!!!!
mikeA - May 18, 2008
First ML RBI....
149 - May 18, 2008
First ML K
149 - May 18, 2008
Bowen you IDIOT!
Stay at First! What are you doing getting in scoring position! You know thats the death nail in the A’s coffin!
Zonis - May 18, 2008
Dear Mr. Petit:
If you get the RBI here, I will never call you “Georgio” again.
oblique - May 18, 2008
I like "Georgio
LiZaRdReVoLuTiOn - May 18, 2008
You're in luck :-)
oblique - May 18, 2008
green light
mikeA - May 18, 2008
meh
mikeA - May 18, 2008
if Petit walks here
then a GIDP is 100% absolute.
Zonis - May 18, 2008
Must score
Nice job Bowen
elephantbaseball - May 18, 2008
Long fly ball please
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
Sorry Georgio.
oblique - May 18, 2008
FUCK
mikeA - May 18, 2008
That is unfair
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
I am telling you, its because Bowen got in RISP!
Zonis - May 18, 2008
Petit K's
Zonis - May 18, 2008
Just when I was getting ready
to compare him to Mike Rouse.
Soaker - May 18, 2008
That was ball 4.
Petit got fucked.
mikev - May 18, 2008
Maybe high? Looked pretty damn good to me though. Just a great pitch 3-2
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
definitely high
but apparently the high strike is being called now, because a high FB was called strike 2 with Barton hitting.
mikev - May 18, 2008
Haha yea that pitch looked like shit to Daric.
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
C'mon Daric!
Kimberly - May 18, 2008
Argh! Stupid A's Offense!
If we get into RISP, we can’t score.
But if we get someone on First, we GIDP every time!
Zonis - May 18, 2008
Come on Dale
oblique - May 18, 2008
Barton will...
a) K
b) Flyout
c) Groundout
Zonis - May 18, 2008
I vote
WP
149 - May 18, 2008
d) turn into Dan Johnson
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
Barton will get a hit
RLangford - May 18, 2008
Time for a base hit.
Right field.
oblique - May 18, 2008
Sooooo predictable.
pam5981 - May 18, 2008
gone to cry
149 - May 18, 2008
Most frustrating game of the year
mikeA - May 18, 2008
Most frustrating since...
Oh, Friday. We could have and should have swept this series. Today: 11 hits with what, a triple and two doubles? Two runs.
Nico - May 18, 2008
Oh, I forgot the HR too
Nico - May 18, 2008
FUCK Blane Boyer. Piece of shit.
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
oblique is not impressed.
oblique - May 18, 2008
NOW this game is making me angry!
GreenNGoldSooner - May 18, 2008
Two runs 11 hits
a homerun, a triple, several doubles.
How is this fucking possible?
Meanwhile, Atlanta bats for about two and a half minutes before we get treated to another excruciating 10-15 of futility.
RLangford - May 18, 2008
It is possible because they are fucking worthless for the most part
and don’t inspire any confidence.
Petit got fucked on that call but Barton just plain fucking sucked as per usual
Trainman - May 18, 2008
Daric Barton!
:) way to go bud
SwampyD - May 18, 2008
CHANNEL CHANGE = Spongebob!
He’s a lot more of man and a helluva lot more fun to watch than these god damn sorry excuses for major league hitters!
I speet on your athleticism, Athletics! May your mothers always get warts! You’re a nightmare to me!
paradox - May 18, 2008
How did Hannnanananannanhanahan not score on Gregorio’s double?
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
Kotsay looked like he was gonna make the catch, so I think he was closer to 2B to tag up.
But Hannahan didn’t go halfway or else he woulda scored.
mikev - May 18, 2008
Because he thought Kotsay caught it and went back to tag.
Zonis - May 18, 2008
I don't know either
the ball is at the wall (400 foot mark)
He should have been two thirds the way to third and trotted home.
Trainman - May 18, 2008
It seems like once he saw the ball hit even if he was on second base he could have scored. Kotsay must have gotten it in pretty quickly. Obviously one out he doesn’t want to get gunned out at the dish.
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
Wait, did someone get ejected
what are they talking about, I was (trying) not (to) pay attention.
Zonis - May 18, 2008
crapcrapcrap
pam5981 - May 18, 2008
Embree is fucking terrible.
That is all
mikev - May 18, 2008
Embree eh? Must not want to keep the game close.
OldhamA - May 18, 2008
Why does GEren still trust this guy?
Syphon - May 18, 2008
I hate the A’s
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
I hurried back from work to see this shit?
asfaninpismobeach - May 18, 2008
Nice.
oblique - May 18, 2008
Nice
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
Atl will score at least 2 here
and we wil get two in the top half and fall short
This is SHIT for a currently very SHITTY team
Trainman - May 18, 2008
Walk and set up the DP
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
Expression of anger and frustration!
Insulting comment about an A’s pitcher!
Disparaging remark about A’s hitting!
Indication of doubt about Geren’s ability to handle the team!
GreenNGoldSooner - May 18, 2008
Denouncement of Billy Beane!
danmerqury - May 18, 2008
Inappropriate wry political parallel
oblique - May 18, 2008
Extrapolations and projection of a last place finish!
Joey C. - May 18, 2008
Well, in fairness
A 2-7 road trip, with no more than 2 runs scored in any of the 7 losses (assuming no runs in the 9th)...do you really expect people to smile and wave their pom-poms?
Soaker - May 18, 2008
Holy moly.
oblique - May 18, 2008
Nice. Now two out single.
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
First time that's ever worked
mikeA - May 18, 2008
Perfect pitch, though
mikeA - May 18, 2008
Luckily Francouer is a complete hacker.
mikev - May 18, 2008
Pop out please.
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
lol
hah.
mikev - May 18, 2008
Wasn’t the base knock inevitable?
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
All that work for that...
Joey C. - May 18, 2008
Well, that's just peachy.
danmerqury - May 18, 2008
EVERYTHING in Atlanta is peachy...
...or at least Peachtree.
GreenNGoldSooner - May 18, 2008
Did we really think that it was going to end differantly?
asfaninpismobeach - May 18, 2008
I was hopin'
WaddellCanseco - May 18, 2008
i guarantee we score
two runs in the 9th.
sourstuff - May 18, 2008
LOL
oblique - May 18, 2008
And then two more?
WaddellCanseco - May 18, 2008
You know who was good?
Casilla.
mikeA - May 18, 2008
Devine and Brown too
WaddellCanseco - May 18, 2008
Brown not so much
mikeA - May 18, 2008
Basically everybody not named Embree?
mikev - May 18, 2008
Especially Street and Duscherererererererer
GreenNGoldSooner - May 18, 2008
erererer.
danmerqury - May 18, 2008
Go kill yourself Embree
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
Was there any doubt that would happen
They cannot say they didn’t deserve to lose this game
Trainman - May 18, 2008
well, fiddle-dee
and frankly Geren, I don’t give a damn.
ak_A - May 18, 2008
We'll always have Tara.
GreenNGoldSooner - May 18, 2008
I cant put all the blame on the pitchers though
they have to pitch every inning of every game perfectly for a chance to win.
asfaninpismobeach - May 18, 2008
2 runs off 11 hits.
Miserable.
pam5981 - May 18, 2008
Haha Bobby Cox just licked the baseball. Old men are crazy.
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
Unfortunately true
Omar Infante > Frank Thomas
RLangford - May 18, 2008
:)
nice to see I’m not the only one who says ridiculously irrational things when the A’s lose like this.
SwampyD - May 18, 2008
Kill Billy Beane!
And his little soccer ball too!
danmerqury - May 18, 2008
It's true
The A’s have pitched well enough to win every game on the road trip.
RLangford - May 18, 2008
....and that's why he's a platoon player
mikeA - May 18, 2008
Baaaaaad Sweeney.
pam5981 - May 18, 2008
I'm never getting mushrooms on a pizza again.
oblique - May 18, 2008
can A's get a couple of runs here?
OaklandSi - May 18, 2008
Sure we can.
Then lets load the bases and GIDP!
pam5981 - May 18, 2008
be careful what you wish for
OaklandSi - May 18, 2008
walks, runner on first
c’mon old Sweeney!
OaklandSi - May 18, 2008
Chavy HR!
mikeA - May 18, 2008
right result -- wrong game
OaklandSi - May 18, 2008
11 hits and only 2 runs. What the Muff?
CichirelloMagnet - May 18, 2008
k or bb?
miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
fly ball - game over
A’s now .500 on the road for 2008
OaklandSi - May 18, 2008
2-7 wow. Hopefully they can turn it around against the
Devil Rays.miggyk2 - May 18, 2008
oh well
We have to expect they’re going to have stretches like this.
SwampyD - May 18, 2008
Icky roadtrip
Does anyone know what time the team plane comes in tonight? Anyone want to go out and help lift their spirits?
Englishmajor - May 18, 2008
Does throwing rocks count?
OldhamA - May 18, 2008
Ooooh, an airplane question!
Track today’s A’s charter flight
(That will be revised; they won’t get out of Atlanta at 5:56)
Soaker - May 18, 2008
Cool, thanks!
Englishmajor - May 18, 2008
a bunch of us did that
when they returned from the 2006 ALCS. I remember that we waited for them at the coliseum, since they charter lands in a private area in the airport that’s difficult to access.
OaklandSi - May 18, 2008
Yes, it might be a little early in the season to do the airport stalking
Englishmajor - May 18, 2008
might stick around to hear
the carping on Buan’s show for the heck of it.
ak_A - May 18, 2008
buan has really
gone downhill
SwampyD - May 18, 2008
was he ever up?
ak_A - May 18, 2008
It's been ages since I've listened
but back in ~2001-2003 I liked Buan a lot. Fun guy.
iglew - May 18, 2008
sometimes.
SwampyD - May 18, 2008
Since Petit aquitted himself very well
Geren will make sure he sits tomorrow in favor of Murphy
Trainman - May 18, 2008
Don't you just know it
OldhamA - May 18, 2008
Yay
We get Shields and Kazmir next series. Oh joy.
lenscrafters - May 18, 2008
The Rays will sweep.
If the A’s can’t beat Jo-Jo Reyes, they’re sure as hell ain’t going to beat those guys. I am going to go with the magic number #4. As in the A’s will only score 4 runs for the series against the Rays.
Coach Cleats - May 18, 2008
doesn't always work that way
they often lose to pitchers they should beat, and vice versa
in any event, I’ll be there for the game tomorrow night…looking forward to it
OaklandSi - May 18, 2008
That's true...
But you have to like their chances. I don’t see the A’s breaking out of their hittting slump anytime soon, and especially not against Shields and Kazmir.
Coach Cleats - May 18, 2008
I think the Rays are a very good team
but I wouldn’t say the A’s are more or less likely to hit against them than against other clubs with good pitching. After all, most good pitchers have subpar outings from time to time. The Rays have always been tought at home, less so on the road….and the A’s pitching isn’t too shabby either. Hopefully they can keep it close, and get some luck going their way.
I’m just going to hope for the best.
OaklandSi - May 18, 2008
MGB
More Garbage Baseball
oaklandSMASH - May 18, 2008
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