3-0 A's going to the bottom of the 5th, as Greg Smith continues this remarkable run of A's starting pitching and the A's have added three stolen bases, just for kicks.
UPDATE: Report from the A's clubhouse: Frank Thomas left the game with a slight strain in his right quadraceps. Turning 40 is a bitch.
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Link your new threads, Nico
Tough crowd.
paradox - May 27, 2008
No.
Tough moderator.
Nico - May 27, 2008
You are so old skool
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
I know!
{puts on cleats, growls at no one in particular}
Nico - May 27, 2008
those cleats have gotta have plastic tips
and I assume they are Pony brand.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
first
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Uh oh. Frank Thomas is DEAD!
Flashfire - May 27, 2008
yes, that and
something with right quad…
149 - May 27, 2008
Damn, he's on my fantasy team
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
In my fantasy
Frank is not hurt.
IowaA'sFan - May 27, 2008
Please do not elaborate on our fantasy.
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Freudian slip.
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
My fantasy
Has no place for Freud in a slip.
IowaA'sFan - May 27, 2008
your fantasy I mean
damn keystrokes
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
you can prolly DFA him
if he’s dead.
149 - May 27, 2008
Smith
Once more with run support!
149 - May 27, 2008
Let's go Oak-land!
streetfan - May 27, 2008
No word on why Frank is out?
Other than it’s his birthday?
paradox - May 27, 2008
Did I miss something following on Gameday cuz I don't have CSN+?
What happened to Frank?
vignette17 - May 27, 2008
see update above
Nico - May 27, 2008
As of now: slight right quad strain
As of tomorrow: In lieu of flowers, make donations to Frank’s charity of choice.
thejd44 - May 27, 2008
He probably got it
stretching out that double into a big hurt double.
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Frank was supposed to wait a couple weeks to get hurt
so they could DL him during Interleague play.
thejd44 - May 27, 2008
He must have read notsellingjeans's diary about Chavez coming back today
and he thought he’d go ahead and make room on the 40-man roster for him.
Nick - May 27, 2008
I blame the birthday gorilla
SwisherThresher - May 27, 2008
Nice hat.
IowaA'sFan - May 27, 2008
I'm Brian Fellows.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Oooga Booga!
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Is that monkeyball?
149 - May 27, 2008
Well...we haven't seen him in the game thread yet, so it might be!
Englishmajor - May 27, 2008
Did Braden’s fro get that out of control?
justarebelheart - May 27, 2008
Frank
Finish the game
StewEck - May 27, 2008
singles or HRs Frank!!!! no 2-baggers....
the legs can’t handle it
athleticsBB4life - May 27, 2008
I still can't believe Eck has a word series ring
With that arm. Usually a thrower like that doesn’t make it out of AAA.
paradox - May 27, 2008
2 rings
1 World Series MVP
thejd44 - May 27, 2008
Wait, did you mean -stein or -ersley?
thejd44 - May 27, 2008
Stein
I was thinking of the Angels-Giants series.
paradox - May 27, 2008
Oh yeah. Blake Stein was awesome.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
-ersley
-stein is an oopha loompah.
149 - May 27, 2008
Joke
What do you call a short Filipino eggroll?
An Oompa Lumpia!!
Okay, I’ll sit down now.
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
He was thinking
Two and got hurt
StewEck - May 27, 2008
Heyyy
Eck was the man
StewEck - May 27, 2008
Eck
wasIS the man149 - May 27, 2008
Especially
with Stew in front of him
StewEck - May 27, 2008
Get it
StewEck - May 27, 2008
Smith is dealing....he should have 5 or 6 wins by now
athleticsBB4life - May 27, 2008
in this game alone!
149 - May 27, 2008
You can't give up 3 runs a game when you pitch for the A's.
He needs to pitch shutouts :-)
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
There's only one Eck
StewEck - May 27, 2008
+1
149 - May 27, 2008
Frank
Get in the game!
Hit4TheCycle - May 27, 2008
Smitty
Strike this has been down
StewEck - May 27, 2008
Canseco to fight ex-NFL Pro Bowler for $5K
athleticsBB4life - May 27, 2008
i saw that...
but who wins?
drink409 - May 27, 2008
Damn, he must be so broke
Kinda sad.
IowaA'sFan - May 27, 2008
Kinda but not really. He is such a tool.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
He abandoned a house in SoCal
I thought he had at least some money left, though.
paradox - May 27, 2008
yeah, desperate for sure, on wave of
Barnum and Bailey grandiosity.
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Vai Sikahema
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8181262/Canseco-to-fight-ex-NFL-Pro-Bowler-for-$5K
athleticsBB4life - May 27, 2008
Wasn't he a kick returner?
I remember him on the Cardinals.
iglew - May 27, 2008
Also the Eagles
He’s been on local Philly t.v. for the past few years. He stopped by my daughter’s day camp last summer during a 2-week session they did on sports. I doubt he’s that desperate for money.
Nick - May 27, 2008
Wasn't he a kick returner?
I remember him on the Cardinals.
iglew - May 27, 2008
Who is the Pro Bowler?
Please let it be Romanowski, please let it be romanowski…
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Does Smith have a nickname yet?
I don’t even have one for him in my own head. And that is rare.
schmifty - May 27, 2008
Some call him Gerg
I prefer “The”.
Nick - May 27, 2008
so many names
no one agrees…
149 - May 27, 2008
I like
Smove and Sniper
149 - May 27, 2008
uh-oh
paradox - May 27, 2008
Double play
comin up
StewEck - May 27, 2008
Let greg get out of the inning
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
please A's, don't ruin my night.
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Please don't pull a "Comcast"
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
L Smitty
StewEck - May 27, 2008
huge out
paradox - May 27, 2008
Bar Ha Has
K
Hit4TheCycle - May 27, 2008
Money
StewEck - May 27, 2008
Landon Powell's having a rough year .177
any chance he becomes a MLBer
athleticsBB4life - May 27, 2008
Devine
get ur a55 up
StewEck - May 27, 2008
The Toronto Blue Jays
Where AL West players go to… Canada.
Hit4TheCycle - May 27, 2008
Greg Smith is really good.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Whole staff is
I like Cupcakes.
paradox - May 27, 2008
Yes sir. If we start hitting the Angels better be prepared for a serious battle.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
really, really good
Ice Cream - May 27, 2008
Sit down, Kevin Mench!
kapers - May 27, 2008
and take your enormous cap with ya!
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
I tend to have a dislike for former Rangers
kapers - May 27, 2008
You are so hardcore. Are you even street legal?
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Of course not. :-)
kapers - May 27, 2008
Ya moving or staying?
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
I'm moving. Looks like I'll be out of here after 4th of July...
My house went on the market last Wednesday and has 383 hits on Realtor.com, but only one person actually came by.
Anyone want to buy a house in Arlington, Texas???
kapers - May 27, 2008
So are you going to see the A's this weekend?
Good luck with your new job :-)
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Yes, Jennifer is supposed to be here on Friday to celebrate my birthday with me
kapers - May 27, 2008
Enjoy. Sorry you have to hang out with Jennifer.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
LOL, that's awful! It will be a blast!
If I’m not too hung over from Thursday night.
kapers - May 27, 2008
nice escape.
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Let's Go A's
Ain’t that the truth.
doctorK - May 27, 2008
ugh
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Personally
I plan to stay put at 39. If I ever get there.
IowaA'sFan - May 27, 2008
Maybe this guy can help
He’s all scientific and stuff.
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
1.21 to be exact
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Not anymore
since the Simpsons moved into his ride.
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
I wish I could remember when I got there
doctorK - May 27, 2008
Poor M's - Manny just tied it with 3 run HR
ak_A - May 27, 2008
good!
paradox - May 27, 2008
Glad he waited until they went north
doctorK - May 27, 2008
The basement
I like being on this end of the ace-for-prospects transaction. Greg Smith > Erik Bedard?
jessenumber1 - May 27, 2008
Dear Ken and Vince:
PGE Park (formerly Portland Civic Stadium) is a pretty cool place to watch a Pacific Coast League game now. Maybe not when you guys were there.
Soaker - May 27, 2008
Agreed
More so when the Rivercats are in town on a Thursday night.
jessenumber1 - May 27, 2008
Thirsty Thursdays!
Masaryk - May 27, 2008
and formally Multnomah Stadium.?
ak_A - May 27, 2008
What is the significance of "Multnomah?"
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
thats the county and aboriginal name of mt. hood, me thinks
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Actually...
The native name of Mt Hood is Wy’east
jessenumber1 - May 27, 2008
yes. (i used to work on the mountain)
ak_A - May 27, 2008
A few things...
The name of the county Portland is in, it’s a local indian name.
jessenumber1 - May 27, 2008
Portland is in Multnomah County (home of Multnomah Falls too)
The ballpark is at NW 20th and Burnside. NW 23rd is a very attractive commercial strip, although a bit too yuppified for my taste.
Soaker - May 27, 2008
The Pearl has taken yuppified to a whole new level.
jessenumber1 - May 27, 2008
You're more of a Mississippi Street guy
Masaryk - May 27, 2008
When I'm in Portland
I hang out along Hawthorne quite a bit. Sometimes in the Hollywood area as well.
Soaker - May 27, 2008
That is one nasty curve ball
A’s should be happy to have three runs tonight.
doctorK - May 27, 2008
add the 10ks AJ has thrown
and they should be very happy
drink409 - May 27, 2008
Dylan Reference GET
Zonis - May 27, 2008
now i get where the Harden beard came from
it’s a total Embree
schmifty - May 27, 2008
not quite a Van Gogh but an Embree nonetheless
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Nice hit by Zook
Nick - May 27, 2008
2 on 2 out for LAA
Down by a 1, bottom of the 8th
paradox - May 27, 2008
Shit
Andersen just tied it.
paradox - May 27, 2008
gad, they seem to be always in the hunt.
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Hunter's up
paradox - May 27, 2008
Damn tigers
Get in there Leyland, and strike out the hitter!
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Goodbye A.J.
Nice hit Zook. And goodnight AN.
IowaA'sFan - May 27, 2008
Zook got caught stealing
Zoinks!
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Not sure the steal attempt was a good idea
(I’m being charitable)
doctorK - May 27, 2008
Brian Tallet! I remember him from Cleveland farm system. Didn't know he was still in the bigs
kapers - May 27, 2008
The Tigers can kiss my ass
I hope that sorry excuse for a baseball team with the best 1-9 I’ve ever seen loses 100 games. They deserve it.
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
[smiles]
Still on vacation?
paradox - May 27, 2008
haha...nope!
I hate the Angels as much as ever. And right now, I hate the Tigers SO much
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
she's alive.
ak_A - May 27, 2008
I'm alive!! hi!!!!
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
Note to self:
don’t ever get on baseballgirl’s bad side.
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
You're not on the Tigers or Angels
You’re safe :-)
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
Hunter walked
Bases are loaded.
paradox - May 27, 2008
2-2 end of 8
paradox - May 27, 2008
still tied....
I don’t want Francisco Cruceta when he gets dfa’d.
mikeA - May 27, 2008
Crap. Did anyone see Zook looking at his foot after being caught stealing...
and then (I think) limping back to the dugout?
Ice Cream - May 27, 2008
no (winces)
ak_A - May 27, 2008
He's still in there
doctorK - May 27, 2008
how did the bottom of the 5th end?
gameday skipped the last two outs
micdog2001 - May 27, 2008
quickly. one pitch relief. k and throw out
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Smif is cruisin
schmifty - May 27, 2008
New nickname?
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Heh, I guess I think of it from when I used to watch Man United games
British accent: Alan Smith = Alan Smif.
schmifty - May 27, 2008
The batter just got SMIFFED!!
I like it!
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Smiffed, like Whiffed... I like it!
schmifty - May 27, 2008
For a moment
I thought you were talking about this piece of my working world.
doctorK - May 27, 2008
oh dear
that text turned to nerdspeak right-quick
schmifty - May 27, 2008
cruiser?
from movie Stripes “the guys in the car club all called me cruiser cause I had a way with the ladies, i guess.”
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Did you cry when Old Yeller died?
Lighten up, Francis!
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
anybody who touches my stuff, I'll kill em.
ak_A - May 27, 2008
For radio listeners
I’m always confused by the ads/PSAs for Southwest Gas. Do they serve some of the A’s radio markets? I thought it was PG&E everywhere.
Englishmajor - May 27, 2008
Hey! Yanks Lost!!!
Cebrelate me home!
As Fan in the Bronx - May 27, 2008
Don't even try to take out our pitcher, Scoot!
Ice Cream - May 27, 2008
I miss Marco
jessenumber1 - May 27, 2008
Me too but don't necessarily want him back at market price.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Eckstein hit that like he throws
doctorK - May 27, 2008
I love me some Greg Smith. He did an excellent job!
justarebelheart - May 27, 2008
Nice job Greg!!!
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
Nice job, kid!
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Greg, you rule.
Masaryk - May 27, 2008
Yay Greg!!
We got SO lucky with the young uns.
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
G.S. the B.A.
jessenumber1 - May 27, 2008
Yay!
Kimberly - May 27, 2008
Good job, Smif.
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Okay, seriously peeps
HOW is it possible for the Tigers to be THIS bad…I can’t get over it, each time I see their lineup
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
payback
dammit…
149 - May 27, 2008
Don't believe the hype
doctorK - May 27, 2008
Flava Flav wants some money.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Too many tigers, not enough lions
Masaryk - May 27, 2008
No
Not enought Panther
(pardon me while I go puke)
doctorK - May 27, 2008
Sex Panther
Smells like Bigfoot’s Dick
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
eeew
iglew - May 27, 2008
60% of the time it works EVERY TIME
It’s got real bits of panther so you know it’s good.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
It also smells like a diaper filled with Indian food
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
She is so sexy in that movie.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
It seems so impossble
but she’s only gotten sexier with age.
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
I would like to know how you know this
On second thought, please don’t tell
doctorK - May 27, 2008
C'mon Detroit!
Please hang in there! No. In fact, get ahead!
streetfan - May 27, 2008
UPDATE: CHAVEZ SCHEDULE
scheduled for Sac for at least another week to 10 days
athleticsBB4life - May 27, 2008
SWEET!
A little Chavez in Portland this week!
jessenumber1 - May 27, 2008
He is playing NOW in Portland, tune in to AM1550
Masaryk - May 27, 2008
Oh yeah...
It’s Tuesday… Damn long weekend.
jessenumber1 - May 27, 2008
I am really happy about the conservative rehab schedule they have him on.
They seem to be taking their time and not rushing anything. I want him back when he’s ready, and not a day before.
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
Their approach seems so much more intelligent
this year, with Chavy, with Ellis, etc. What a difference a
kicking Larry Davis upstairs?year makes.Nico - May 27, 2008
I think we will all have a newfound appreciation for Mr. Chavez once he returns...
I know I will give him serious rope even against lefties.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Yup
Nico - May 27, 2008
yes, and I'd even settle for a day later.
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Jaymee Sire gives a much hotter update than you
drink409 - May 27, 2008
better than red-nosed Mindi
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
MINDI?
That tramp. :-( Grrrrrrr….
Cindi
Nico - May 27, 2008
i don't know...i'm pretty f'n hot
athleticsBB4life - May 27, 2008
If all goes well I thinj he plays on June 6th at home vs LAA
Syphon - May 27, 2008
I hope so. I'm going that day.
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
Brilliant outing by Smif
Seemed very confident, and with good reason
schmifty - May 27, 2008
Papa Smif
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
"good reason"
yeah, run support.
149 - May 27, 2008
I'm going to trust in my A's and turn in for the night.
kapers - May 27, 2008
Bad smove.
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
Does Smith...
...look as good (baseball wise) as he sounds on the radio? All i have where i live these days is MLB audio.
On a night when Haren gets rocked by the Giants at home to see his era go way higher than either Smith or Eveland, in the NL West, pitching to pitchers, I’m getting really tempted to jump to some too early conclusions. I’ll instead just say: Nice trade William.
Meanwhile, as i watch the Angels finally take a pitch or two vs the Tigers, leading to their tying rally, I can’t help but think: Here’s two teams who minimize their money on offense. Flail. Hack. Run into out. Rinse, repeat.
I hope Frank’s OK.
Caught squealin - May 27, 2008
Oh yeah...he looks great.
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
i thought he looked really good
schmifty - May 27, 2008
If Comcast sends Jaymee Sire
over to my house for a drink or two after the game tonight, I will forgive their earlier ineptitude.
Soaker - May 27, 2008
I hope they don't send her to speed up Chavy's rehab....
mikeA - May 27, 2008
More huston leg swing stretches
That should be a rally animation.
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
My house first
Khmi - May 27, 2008
HA, Yankees in last place in the AL East
Masaryk - May 27, 2008
Imagine if the Mets were having a good year...
Nick - May 27, 2008
My dream season
The Yankees, Red Sox, and Mets finish a collective 100 games out of first.
doctorK - May 27, 2008
They'd only be talked about more
sprtsnwyn - May 27, 2008
Sure but I would happily listen to all of the negativity.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
MY dream season
The Yankees, Red Sox, and
MetsAngels finish a collective 100 games out of first149 - May 27, 2008
Nah
The Angels by themselves would be at least 50 games back
doctorK - May 27, 2008
OK, I admit it
your dreams are waaaay better than mine.
149 - May 27, 2008
How many TV execs
would be found dead at the beginning of the playoffs?
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Bonus!
149 - May 27, 2008
But it's even more humiliating for the Yankees when they suck and the Mets are better
Nick - May 27, 2008
We should
figure out how to generate the reverse league dynamic of that in the Bay Area.
149 - May 27, 2008
How are the Met's better
Save on a suckiness/$ rating?
As Fan in the Bronx - May 27, 2008
when that zorba music comes on
and the A’s are leading…. it makes me want to take out my hankerchef do my anthony quinn routine.
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Three true outcomes night for Custy
Three Ks and a walk – just needed a homer
doctorK - May 27, 2008
A cust cycle
like a Gordy Howe Hat Trick
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Angels about to win it
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
crap.
ak_A - May 27, 2008
But they have 2 outs
streetfan - May 27, 2008
Just watch
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
Tigers are seriously the worst team ever
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
And there it is
Thanks a heap, you sorry excuse for a baseball team.
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
Curse you!
Syphon - May 27, 2008
Absolute garbage again
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Is there a luckier team?
I mean seriously. Every win is a walk off.
Syphon - May 27, 2008
It's disgusting.
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
Makes me sick.
Syphon - May 27, 2008
And they'll miss Halladay this weekend
sprtsnwyn - May 27, 2008
We're barely 1/3 of the way into the season
That stuff tends to even out over time.
Nick - May 27, 2008
When your last game is a walk off walk
yeah, you’re pretty damn lucky
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Root for the Mariners now?
streetfan - May 27, 2008
NEVER!
jessenumber1 - May 27, 2008
waste of effort
149 - May 27, 2008
Just tonight, I mean!
They are sad
streetfan - May 27, 2008
They are a joke
And the Angels can barely beat them.
sprtsnwyn - May 27, 2008
OMG
Syphon - May 27, 2008
bad attitude=angels win
mikeA - May 27, 2008
I was going to say "Let's try optimism"
But too late :(
Grrr
streetfan - May 27, 2008
Angels get another cheap win...shocked.
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
I really really dislike Anaheim
Angels AND Ducks
SwisherThresher - May 27, 2008
And the fact Disneyland is so cool
makes them both look like turds in comparison.
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Whu pinch run so early when we are winning?
Syphon - May 27, 2008
defense
Glomar - May 27, 2008
Overrated
Syphon - May 27, 2008
got us an out there....
mikeA - May 27, 2008
Several reasons
A’s have only one time up (if they don’t blow the lead)
Davis can score on a gapper with 2 outs
Davis was going in for defense anyways, so take advantage of his speed
And if Brown were still in RF, he probably would’ve mis-played that ball the Sweeney just caught.
doctorK - May 27, 2008
for sure.
ak_A - May 27, 2008
I know all the reasons.
Im just saying I dont like it. Too early.
Syphon - May 27, 2008
Cust isn't even going to come up again
it’s a complete no brainer.
mikeA - May 27, 2008
Till Toronto scores 3 runs and
then our lineup is even more crap.
Syphon - May 27, 2008
swoon!
schmifty - May 27, 2008
Baby Sweeney
is getting to be a wayyyyyy better outfielder.
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
giants game over-- now let me watch the A's!
whiteshoes40 - May 27, 2008
Haren took it tonight.
149 - May 27, 2008
boy howdy, i thought that was trouble. nice grab.
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Nice catch, Baby Sweeney!
Swoooooooon*
Kimberly - May 27, 2008
I absolutely love the idiots...
...blowing those horns right as an A’s pitcher goes into the windup. WTF?
Flashfire - May 27, 2008
Better the horns than that damn whistle
doctorK - May 27, 2008
oh, the whistle yes...that was annoying
i have not heard the bird call guy yet this year.
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Thanks bbgirl
lol. You responded to my anticipation right on cue. And i’m glad he’s a keeper in that important department as well.
As for pitching, I’ve heard Smith isn’t overpowering but relies on control and moxie (i hope moxie is allowed to describe an A’s player here, as I’m new.) I would like to hear from those of you (dang, Angels just won-lame Tigers) who get to see Smith, whether you think he will adjust to the inevitable adjustments made to him as the season and his career go forward?
Caught squealin - May 27, 2008
Moxie is an undervalued commodity
doctorK - May 27, 2008
And a delicious soft drink
Nick - May 27, 2008
I'm here for you and so is Ted.
149 - May 27, 2008
damn link
149 - May 27, 2008
Ice cold
like ted
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
nice
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Does that soda come without a head?
doctorK - May 27, 2008
My family lucked into a house for a week on Cape Cod this summer
and one of the best things about it will be the chance to hunt down some Moxie when we’re there.
Nick - May 27, 2008
the other "best" thing about a summer at the Cape
149 - May 27, 2008
Oh Ryan Sweeney. You are becoming my new favorite.
justarebelheart - May 27, 2008
another good catch by swooney?
he is sooo due to drop a few. i’m scared.
schmifty - May 27, 2008
Boooooonitez warming up for the Jays
doctorK - May 27, 2008
Ugh...Embree, what is this?
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
Baby Sweeney is soo pretty.
Kimberly - May 27, 2008
Very very pretty…
justarebelheart - May 27, 2008
+1
schmifty - May 27, 2008
IDK girls
he’s a lot of boy… 6’5” and a LOT of #s. Your beds that big, or you just gonna get a really good carpet?
149 - May 27, 2008
oh god don't tempt us
i didn’t even know that… now he looks twice as good
schmifty - May 27, 2008
More to love!
Kimberly - May 27, 2008
...about him.
Wow, I somehow completely left that part out.
Kimberly - May 27, 2008
sounds so very tempting
justarebelheart - May 27, 2008
3-1
Get an out please!
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
And Street had been looking so good lately
Yuk
drink409 - May 27, 2008
groan
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Damn. I wanted a shutout. Now just a win!!
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Shut. it. down.
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
yes, now i can see the A's...
in time for Embree to give up a run. perfect.
whiteshoes40 - May 27, 2008
Smith is getting a bat ready for Embree
sprtsnwyn - May 27, 2008
good job Embree
keeping the damage to a minimum
truelements - May 27, 2008
Let's get some insurance runs!
sprtsnwyn - May 27, 2008
phew, no more embree okay?
ak_A - May 27, 2008
I know I'm in the minority but I don't think the guy is that bad.
I’m pissed at him RIGHT NOW though.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
I like him too
I’m less pissed at him than I am HAPPY with the A’s offense today (so Embry’s pitching didn’t matter, yet)
This is my O-face (O= optimism)
149 - May 27, 2008
Mench
Career OPS against Lefties: .910
Career OPS against Righties: 729
COME ON GEREN.
Emmett89 - May 27, 2008
Mench vs. righties: Matt Stairs
Nico - May 27, 2008
Okay. Let's get a run back and give Huston some rope.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
i hope we see good street today
truelements - May 27, 2008
A Good Street in Oakland?
Sometimes it can be hard to find. [/social commentary]
Hit4TheCycle - May 27, 2008
Lakeshore is good. Grand is good.
149 - May 27, 2008
My hood!
(Good most of the time)
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
My 'hood too
Formerly of Market and the 30’s, so it’s great here compared to that!
149 - May 27, 2008
Time to add on
doctorK - May 27, 2008
F'in Scutaro
149 - May 27, 2008
Probably been said before, but...
...if they want to keep showing that Mathletics commercial the least they could do is replace the clip of Swisher’s ‘BLS’ bat knob being waved around.
Flashfire - May 27, 2008
whoa-- benitez??
didn’t even know he was still playing…
whiteshoes40 - May 27, 2008
Looks like he's still as effective as when he was a Gnat
doctorK - May 27, 2008
He got BOOED soundly; awesome
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
ARMANDO BENITEZ!!
HAH!!
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Armando Benitez
“sometimes maligned” makes me want to go over to McCovey Chron and find that brilliant drawing.
Englishmajor - May 27, 2008
So I did
it’s here
Englishmajor - May 27, 2008
deserves an IMG SRC
iglew - May 27, 2008
I miss Chad Gaudin.
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
Does he still play for the A's?
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
surgically speaking, yes.
ak_A - May 27, 2008
It's the "he's a bum!" chant!
Can anyone tell who the target is?
Nick - May 27, 2008
Morty Hiezabum?
Nico - May 27, 2008
You sure it's not Bum Hiezamorty?
Nick - May 27, 2008
Do you remember that stupid baseball movie with Mimi Rogers
where a girl comes to the bigs to pitch?
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
I remember Mondo blowing a save against the A's
on 80’s night at AT&T versus the Gnats.
I was with a bunch of Gnat fan friends.
Huston closed it for a win.
It was a grand night.
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Hey Raj, nice!
149 - May 27, 2008
BBTN opening
Manny, Yanks, then back to the Red Sox. Next will be the Mets, then the Cubs. I’m trying to save you guys the trouble.
sprtsnwyn - May 27, 2008
yesterday
they were doing 1/3-season “report cards”... did they EVER get to the A’s? I quit watching after a while.
149 - May 27, 2008
Any news on Clemens? I'm dying to know the latest.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
yeah, who's he
statutorily raping now?
149 - May 27, 2008
Nice catch Raj!
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
I like having Davis in the 9th.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
yup
mikeA - May 27, 2008
He's like a OF closer.
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Huston buying him dinner soon.
149 - May 27, 2008
Boy me too
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
Raj runs down a Scutaro fly.
that’s why he’s in
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
he closed that gap so fat. outran the ball
Glomar - May 27, 2008
fast
Glomar - May 27, 2008
Clutch and scrappy
Leading off the 9th
Caught squealin - May 27, 2008
I prefer "skutch and crappy"
skutch - May 27, 2008
Are they shouting, "We want more!"?
Kimberly - May 27, 2008
or more "He's a bum!"
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
"What's the matter with Eckstein?"
“He’s a bum!”
Repeat for about 3 innings. Finish off with:
“What’s the matter with bum?”
“He’s an Eckstein!”
It’s a traditional Coliseum bleacher chant.
Nick - May 27, 2008
HUSTON.
Eff.
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
boo. not good.
whiteshoes40 - May 27, 2008
sheez, Matt Stairs, hired gun. yikes.
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Olmedo Saenz backwards.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Odemlo Zneas?
iglew - May 27, 2008
Shannon Stewart
according to yahoo gamechannel (and he’s still wearing his A’s uni).
149 - May 27, 2008
CSN is the only station that puts a proper camera angle on Street
Whenever I have to watch opposing team’s feeds, he moves right out of frame on his little backstep in his windup. Good preparedness, CSN.
schmifty - May 27, 2008
How many Ex-A's do we have to face tonight?
Masaryk - May 27, 2008
Just three, I think.
iglew - May 27, 2008
Oh my god
Eckstein’s sprint to first on a walk was the funniest thing I’ve seen since I watched Brian Regan earlier tonight. That was bizarre and hilarious.
thejd44 - May 27, 2008
it confused the hell outta me
schmifty - May 27, 2008
He's like Steve Sax
with 10% of the talent
doctorK - May 27, 2008
Oh, Sax wasn't that good.
thejd44 - May 27, 2008
He was better than Johnny Ray.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
He was kinda Ray Durhamish.
I’m gonna check his baseball-reference page and see how close his comps are.
Nick - May 27, 2008
I just remember Johnny Ray from Pittsburgh having one hell of a
1st half but Sax eventually beat him handily for ROY.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Ray Durham > all of those guys
Durham has had a very, very nice career.
thejd44 - May 27, 2008
Yes, I agree
Durham walks more than Sax did, for one thing, and has more power.
Nick - May 27, 2008
And in his prime he was a pretty rangey defensive player
Though I can’t recall Sax all that well to remember how he was. Durham might be the best 2B I’ve ever seen at going back for popups.
thejd44 - May 27, 2008
Okay Huston. One more out bud.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Escaped Stairs
I was worried when they kept showing all his walk-offs
doctorK - May 27, 2008
no kidding, all three of them one after another.
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Old Man Stairs is scary.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
The segment with his walkoffs were spliced waaay too close to Huston pitching.
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Live in Ptld - just got tix to tomorrows Rivercats game
I’ll try to post a recap of how Chavy looked.
HRH - May 27, 2008
When Thomas was with the Jays
did Eckstein kneel down just like him in the on-deck circle?
Nick - May 27, 2008
He was too busy pouring Drain-O on Frank so he wouldn't clog the bases
thejd44 - May 27, 2008
A'S WIN
HUSTON SAVE!!
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
YES
We win!
doctorK - May 27, 2008
Celebrate!
HRH - May 27, 2008
Celebrate good times -- come ON!
Englishmajor - May 27, 2008
We need a new song
The last thing I want to do when I hear that songs at parties is celebrate.
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
Oh come on. It's tradition.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
It's the parties that need a new song.
It should be reserved for the Coliseum only.
iglew - May 27, 2008
Can we get a new song
in Fremont?
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
sure but your choices are
K.C and the Sunshine Band, “Get Down Tonight”
OR
Kool and the Gang, “Celebration”
149 - May 27, 2008
I'd like to do a little dance, maybe make a little love,
and possibly get down his evening…
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
There was that one year
they used “i Wanna Rock and Roll All Night” for the wins. People complalned a lot.
Englishmajor - May 27, 2008
How about
“U Can’t Touch This”
wrong uni, hammer!!
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
I just thought about this
Isn’t it weird to see Hammer, an Oaklander wearing a Braves Uniform while Ludacris, an ATL native was caught wearing an A’s jersey at a game?
Is this a Hip Hop exchange program?
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
good (enough) job Huston!
149 - May 27, 2008
Beautiful Huston!!!!!!
At least the A’s keep winning. They’ll gain ground eventually, maybe ;-)
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
I knew you could do it Huston!
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
Eff pam5981 :-)
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
He scares the living daylights outta me.
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
Sure but he has been money lately.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
This is true.
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
victory!
whiteshoes40 - May 27, 2008
livin large ....Yahoo!
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Cheer up Oakland
The Angels won’t face the Tigers everyday.
oaklandSMASH - May 27, 2008
149 - May 27, 2008
love it!
baseballgirl - May 27, 2008
I love it too
I stole it from some other AN thread
149 - May 27, 2008
most cool
ak_A - May 27, 2008
Nice job, Huston. I'm loving how this team is shaping up.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 27, 2008
Five wins in a row!
Life is sweet!
Kimberly - May 27, 2008
Calling all Tigers
Earn your money tomorrow, huh?
Caught squealin - May 27, 2008
Dude, we rock.
Nick - May 27, 2008
Smith finally gets a well deserved win!
jdub69 - May 27, 2008
it's 1am here but...
I’m tempted to stay up and see if they talk to Smith in the postgame. Kid gives a good interview…
schmifty - May 27, 2008
C'mon Mariners!
You need a moral victory here.
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
A moral crushing victory
by Boston would be so much funnier.
sprtsnwyn - May 27, 2008
We got one out of lights out Huston
one out of scary street, and one of OK! lane (but MLBtv shut off just before the last pitch, so I don’t know if it was a K or ??? Anyone?
As Fan in the Bronx - May 27, 2008
It was most definately a K
jdub69 - May 27, 2008
Zook on post-game
“Hey Zook, why you limpin?” and “I got tix for your bobblehead night buddy!”
149 - May 27, 2008
K'ed on a slider off the plate
Trainman - May 27, 2008
M's WIN
Jose Lopez with the walk-off single
doctorK - May 27, 2008
NICE!
pam5981 - May 27, 2008
Dammit where's my Smif interview?!
schmifty - May 27, 2008
GAME RECAP IS UP
Nico - May 27, 2008
YAY SMIF TIME
schmifty - May 27, 2008
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