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Deep thoughts...shallow mind

Beyond all the excitement of all the call-ups, I think people are forgetting that the A’s have been a highly competitive, but all these injuries could have severe (IMO) negative ramifications on the A’s competitiveness over the next month. I’m almost willing to say this current 25-man active roster is an inferior product.

I could definitely see them having a June-swoon (not swooney). Maybe all these moves puts things into perspective to remind all us ANers that this is a rebuilding/reloading year and not to have dreams of contending for the division title.

I’m excited to see all these guys come up but also disappointed at the same time. I thought, before all the recent injuries, we had a real shot to stay in the race. Losing the Big Hurt, just when he was starting to warm-up. Losing R. Sweeney, just when he was improving defensively and staying consistent at the plate. Losing Devine, just when he was starting to look like a dominant reliever and the future Street replacement. M. Sweeney was doing a great job relieving Barton. Chavez I’m sure will be rusty for quite some time. CarGon is an unknown quantity. You just don’t know if you will get the 07 Buck or the 08 version. Calero, OUCH – enough said. Ziegler, you just don’t if his dominany MiLB numbers will translate to the big show. Am I crazy to feel like things are slipping away? You can never tell with the A’s…I hope they prove me wrong and one day we’ll all look back to this as a positive fork in the season.

athleticsBB4life - May 30, 2008 reply

you are forgetting that the main thing that's kept us in contention, thats kept us "Good"

is the one part of the team thats healthy right now: the starting rotation.

+1

athleticsBB4life - May 30, 2008 reply

Wow! You're right! Travis Buck DID spend exactly 20 games in Sacramento!

(as long as you don’t count those 4 extra games he played there)

Wow! You can't read!

It says 20 days.

notsellingjeans - May 30, 2008 reply

What a nice surprise...

much more into this game now than I was 4 hrs ago.

Syphon - May 30, 2008 reply

Barton's here

Get used to it.

Well, the outfield defense just got better

Go Travis!

Except Emil is still out there

Well, still better

“If you can’t say anything nice…”

meaning me

Say whatever you like, dude, I didn’t mind.

Emil's not that bad in LF. For some reason he's a lot worse in RF.

Emil Brown in the 5th spot makes me throw up just a little

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Against a lefty, it's okay. Against a righy, not so much.

Well, I'm not necessarily saying Geren is wrong

It’s just not something I want to see as a person who wants the A’s to win baseball games.

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

it's not OK

Emil doesn’t really have a significant L/R platoon split.

I thought he had a noticeable L/R split over his career.

Was I wrong about that?

meh

He’s got an advantage vs LHPs of about 10 pts AVG, 45 pts SLG, 15 pts OBP. And that’s only over ~675 ABs total lifetime vs LHPs.

And this season (even smaller sample size), he has NO power vs LHPs.

The problem is that he just isn’t any good.

I agree he isn't really any good

I’m less pessimistic sending him out there against a lefty than against someone like Millwood, though.

And thanks for checking the stats!

Even worse, he's probably the best option.

HD broadcast finally came on

I miss Jennifer

I can pretend to be Jennifer for you

“bitch, bitch, bitch, Rich Harden is hot, I like men in high socks”
....Hows that?

Amnesiac - May 30, 2008 reply

It's better when she does it.

Well we cant all be winners good sir!

:-p

Amnesiac - May 30, 2008 reply

[smiles]

Poppy and Pam aren’t here either, it’s not the same.

Is Denorfia injured?

back injury

he’s been out for a while

I assume it's still his back problem that's bothering him

Ah. I forgot about that.

Nice catch CarGon

No Hitter Gone

And Taj hadn't even said anything about it yet!

The patch of blinding light followed Brown to LF

The Ballpark has a sense of humor

What a monster at home!

thattaway Duke!

It's nice to see one of our pitchers using the glove to field a ball

rather than the bare hand or wrist or stomach.

yeah, we were both there

The weather and the women were fine. That’s baseball.

I WANT TO SEE CHAVEZ HIT. I DO NOT CARE WHAT SOME RANGERS FAN SAYS TO YOUR NOMADIC INTERVIEWER!

oooh wow

look at all those roster moves… interesting lineup… this will be a cool game to watch!
makes me feel so much better to have Buck back

Is Chavez crowding the plate more than he used to?

Photomail from Jennifer!

I’m not sure whether that picture was taken before or after she molested Travis. I’m thinking before... I haven’t heard from her since…

That could explain Buck's at bat, too...

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

NICE!

I thought she might be there.

Korach: Devine injury "not serious"

lenscrafters - May 30, 2008 reply

Any A's mouthpiece: the plague "not serious"

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

The Titanic:

little leak and some water on the floor.

is the A's front office protesting outside the DNC?

Thatta way MaEl!

He should be hitting 5th, not Brown. Actually, why isn't MaEl batting #2?

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Emil has a great approuch at the plate

see the first pitch and swing as hard as you can, lol

because BoCro hearts #2

He loves Gregorio?

no, he loves Nacho Runs

No

he’s a coprophiliac

andeux - May 30, 2008 reply

once again, tie goes to the frontpager

If it's one of those Barry Zito ties

you can have it.

andeux - May 30, 2008 reply

this is weird

i come home, dont check AN, then turn on the game ten min ago and see buck leading off and CarGon in the dugout. I was kind of excited. Then i DO check AN and see all the new DLers…
im not so excited anymore…

jackcustismyhero32 - May 30, 2008 reply

Yay Mark!

I'm glad MaEl got to 2nd on that one. His leg was still a problem against Boston

Better swing from Barton

Not overswinging as much and trying to pull the ball into the 3rd deck

Yeah, an opposite field warning track fly out is a little bit encouraging, I think.

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

you guys will find optimism in anything

jshaw25 - May 30, 2008 reply

no devastating state-sliding-into-the-ocean earthquake today! Yet!

Woo-hoo!

I dont know whats more depressing

that comment, or the fact that I agreed so much with it.

Those chick magnet Men's Warehouse ads bug me

If a suit could get me laid I’d be wearing one, damn straight.

Im wearing a suit as i watch this game

just in case an chick i know wants to web cam.

## chuckles ##

Don't forget the rally thong!

I got it glittered with the A's logo in front

don't try boarding a plane in that

That was a rope hit to Buck

at the game behind home

I talked to cargon for a bit said he’s nervous

buckfan6 - May 30, 2008 reply

i don't believe you

if you’re really right behind home, stand up and yell something.

Agreed

needs to wave at us.

BLAAAAAA!!!!

Before we get too down about the DLs,

R. Sweeney’s DL trip is precautionary and because they don’t want to play short-handed for several days (isn’t that what we normally complain about?) and Devine’s is also a good conservative decision on a minor injury. I’m more concerned about Thomas because the day he returns we play interleague ball for two weeks – so he’s virtually lost for a month.

Thomas out for a month

does mean Cust at DH for most of that month. Silver lining.

And if CarGon and Buck can hit, the impact of Thomas being out won’t be too severe.

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

I don't see Cust DHing much in interleague games :-(

Well I meant until then

How many NL park game do they play? 6? 9?

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

You're right, it's only 6

For some reason I thought it was more. Woo hoo!

I dunno 'bout "minor" for Devine

First it was forearm soreness/tightness, then a forearm strain, now “elbow inflammation.”

We shall see.

I live in Texas

buckfan6 - May 30, 2008 reply

im in the 10th row

buckfan6 - May 30, 2008 reply

oh just out of camera range

how conveinent ;)

Hey, look at me - I'm in the 10th row next to him!

Cindi is just to my left.

Did they let the goat in?

No - "security concerns"

And they say they’re friendly to kids.

ladies love sweet pickoff moves

we need a new commercial about that

I thought they loved Cool J

argh, i meant to say chicks dig the sweet pickoff move

akin to chicks dig the longball -> the chavy/zito/harden commercial

gonna watch cargon's debut batting

then repose on the couch until something happens.

ak_A - May 30, 2008 reply

he's interrupting my tacos

gotta watch

WHAM!!

GO CARGON!!

after these commercials

top 3-the start of an era?

non logo helmet?

The logo got DFA'd this morning

wow, no logo on the helmet, cargon looks like a little leaguer.

That little leaguer hit a double

But it was a little league bloop double...or something

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

It would have been a homer

in the ballpark out by the school

double!

That'll do

Go CarGo

a 2 bagger

He killed it!!!!!!

ALRIGHT!!!!

WOOOOO!!!!

jackcustismyhero32 - May 30, 2008 reply

success!

Wooo

Cargo cult!

andeux - May 30, 2008 reply

Yeaaaaah!

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

nice, something happened!

ak_A - May 30, 2008 reply

Seriously, though,

he hit a total pitcher’s pitch – well done.

They can't pitch him outside anymore!

mikeA - May 30, 2008 reply

Atta boy CG

baseballnut020 - May 30, 2008 reply

And we were wherever we are to see it!

Row 10 next to Cindi!

Luckily CSN didn't black it out

CarGon could have taken third

as soon as Young threw – but I’ll forgive him this time.

Yay Carlos!

Thats the first time I have seen him

he does have a nice swing

MSweeney "throws the ball in the stands"...

har, har. Dude, that joke only works once. Give it up, dude.

UncleLeo - May 30, 2008 reply

CarCon helmet

Am I seeing things, or did Gonzalez’s helmet not have an “A’s” on it? Weird.

LiveAdam - May 30, 2008 reply

Yup

It’s a helmet from Walmart

Haha

Maybe he has a tiny freakin’ head and they only had a plain helmet in that size.

LiveAdam - May 30, 2008 reply

C'mon, Rivercats!!

Two Out Magic, BoCro...

Buck called up, forgets out to hit.

Oh boy

Same ol’ Travis Buck.

Philip Christy - May 30, 2008 reply

We need a lineup of 9 Gonzalezes

Didn't that look like a foul tip?

Yeah, but Laird just clanked it

For no apparent reason.

So how is that a K?

Because it wasn't a foul tip, Laird just didnt catch it cleanly

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

I mean no foul tip, just

Laird’s inability to catch a curve at the knees.

wow, i just saw Cro blink while at bat, for the first time

disappointing

Welcome to the big leagues, Cargon

Make sure to bring supplies because you’re going to stranded on base a lot in this club.

Geren, Bocro is batting around .200

the last 10 games, great time to move him up in the order.

heh

he did well when they first moved him up – i think that’s why they decided to keep him there. maybe it’s time to reconsider though.

Who do you replace him with though

I just thought about it. Barton cant hit right now, Zook sucks right now. Maybe Cust in the 2 hole

and replace him with who?

jshaw25 - May 30, 2008 reply

I don't know

Jeter?

Is Jeter the answer to all questions?

The answer to that is "Jeter"

Yes, Bob, please overreact and

keep fiddling the lineup based on 10 game samples!

I don't think Crosby should hit #2

But the guy I want there (Barton) shouldn’t either. There’s no point in juggling around everybody. Just make the lineup and let people hit.

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

He has down it every other time

how many lead off hitters have the A’s had in this short season?

So you cant say Geren

doesnt use small samples. He used Buck, then Zook and then Jack H. all in less then 40% of the season

He doesn't need to tinker constantly

I’m fine leaving him there.

Wait, "tinker" or "tinkle"

Because if he has to tinkle constantly, he should see a doctor. Not Earl Holloway, though.

Tomorrow Heavy Weight Matchup, Blanton v. Ponson

Bartolo Colon is even shocked.

I never want my colon to be shocked

There are a hell of a lot of comments in the game threads for the last 3 days.

Anything funny, or can I skip ‘em?

Nothing good, except this comment right now

AAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHHHHH!!!

Catalanotto’s gameday photo looks like Kung Fu Richie Cunningham.

Travis Buck makes right field FUN!

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

At least, he didnt strike out.

Duke

at 47 pitches already. probably going 6 at this pace

I sense Ziegler time!!

Why, is it Monday morning?

Good AB for Statue

Are your Ziggy senses tingling?

Only because the robot-monkeys are thinking about it

Is he going to come out with a cap

without a logo on it?

Cust.

Millwood looks really good tonight

Can’t say that too often.

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Agreed - I've never been impressed with Millwood,

but he’s pitching well so far tonight.

I was impressed with him in Atlanta

And that no-hitter a few years ago (wasn't he with Philly then?)

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Yeah he looks good

but Cust swinging the bat might help

I really wish you'd start to understand that Cust's productivity is entirely based on him NOT swinging at so many piitches

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Taking an occasional hack at

two-strike pitches down the middle wouldn’t be a bad adjustment, though.

That pitch wasn't really a two-strike pitch down the middle

Millwood throws a fastball that starts out inside and tails back over the plate. It’s really not an easy pitch to hit. And in his first at bat, the umpire called one similar a ball. This one was a strike, but the pitches weren’t that different.

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

I love Cust

over a full season. I just dont want him up with 2 outs in a big game in Oct.

I hope we have a big game in Oct

Well, it's already September in May, so maybe it'll be October in June

Christmas is coming soon!

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

I understand that when he is down 2 strikes

it is a good idea to swing if the pitch when it is a strike instead of looking

He's actually pitching a bit like Duke

Not blowing the ball past people, but spotting a tailing fastball and throwing a big curve.

It's funny, I was watching the Sac RiverCats yesterday on FSN Northwest and...

I was watching Travis and CarGon and I was like that would be awesome if they got called up tomorrow! and gUESS WHAT THEY DID!!!!

With all the Cust love in MLB

how come more guys dont hit like Cust? Just wait for a single pitch in a certain part of the strike zone. Then swing as hard as you can?

Very few guys have his power

Or his ability to recognize and then crush that single pitch.

Plus, I’m not sure that’s what Cust actually does. He just seems to be aware of the fact that hitting a weak groundout on an 0-2 pitcher’s pitch isn’t any different (usually) than striking out because you let a close one go.

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Who has Cust love, besides us?

sigline!

Good point

And not even all of "us."

Gabba gabba hey

LOL

I suppose I really should have quoted a Bee Gees song there ...

Meh.

They’re only words.

...and words are all I have...

Derwood13 - May 30, 2008 reply

i may be obligated to post here...

rangers tv announcers are killing me...on to kenko

ak_A - May 30, 2008 reply

Since I live here in Texas I can only watch them! ARghh!! Tom isn't so bad though.

Ring em up

Is your screenname a movie reference, or a really weird strikeout call?

Karate Kid

the former (karate kid)

Oh, okay. I don't remember that

Still, I think it’d make a good K call:

“Fastball outside corner—put ‘em in a body bag, Johnny!”

Damn

almost in cargon’s glove

Would have loved to see Cargo catch that

nice fucking try tho

so close!!

wish one of them could've called it

Cro could’ve broken about 12 things there

So when do people complain about how he plays way too deep

and should’ve been standing there camped under it for 10 minutes?

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Clearly a veteran would know exactly where the ball was going to fall

He’ll learn when he becomes more wily

When he starts positioning himself instead of having Waller tell him where to play for every batter?

mikev - May 30, 2008 reply

Sweeney wouldn't have gotten that close.

he's too pretty to drive! lol

These dumb King Tut beards are getting to be worse than those Dylan-90210/Brady Anderson sideburns a while back

Victor Buono is smiling somewhere

as is Laird Cregar

Agreed. John Kreese may have used such a strike out call.

Never mind.

1 run in 25 innings?

must suck to be an A’s pitcher at times.

what's wrong with Devine?

depends on what time you asked the A's front office

Sore forearm

Strained forearm

Inflamed elbow

He's an A's pitcher...

Symptoms include elbow inflammation.

Symptons may also include

severe headaches and nausea

If Geren leaves you in for longer than 4 hours, consult your doctor

Mark, honey, quit scaring me when you run.

right? he's having problems rounding 1st

That looked scary for a guy with a healthy hamstring

Yay Mark!

Come on Barton, you are not Dan Johnson...

Double

let’s not waste this lead off double

doug rader

so a guy wins five gold gloves and the a’s make him their hitting coach?

Ask Mark Ellis about the link

between offense and the gold glove

Now he has a logo on his helmet

He’s official

A RUN!

woooooooooooooooooo

Thats Our Number One Prospect, Folks!

This lineup is raking!!

yea!! CGon first RBI

One won lost won - May 30, 2008 reply

CARGO IS A DOUBLES MACHINE

mikev - May 30, 2008 reply

Cargo RBI

Welcome son

NICE DOUBLE!!

RBI FOR CARGON!!

CarGon is awesome!!! Double machine!!!

yay CarGon (I realllly don't like that as a nickname)

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Me too...

It’s too…lazy. First syllables of first and last name? Zzzzzz….

how about CarGo!!!?

Only if he comes to the plate in a UPS truck.

Then he’s CarGo. :)

He could be CarGo if he delivers all the time! DUh!!!

Well then why don't you think of one!

Eh...he's only been a major leaguer for a couple of hours.

Someone will come up with a good one soon enough. Maybe.

All the names I come up for people usually end in "face"

And most often they’re not very nice.

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Hi everybody!

Looks like I’m just in time to see Carlos Gonzalez drive in his first run…Good deal

Hi FHS!

Hi P!

I'm liking this 1.000/1.000/2.000 line

Soaker - May 30, 2008 reply

Yay Carlos!

They shrewdly doubled in the same inning this time

I like how his first was down the left field line

and his second double was down the right.

So for his next AB...

a double down the center field line?

calgbear - May 30, 2008 reply

All fields!

I like this kid.

Joey C. - May 30, 2008 reply

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great start to his ML Career

, except...

The kids’ on pace to break a lot of records.

jefeboy - May 30, 2008 reply

its the Unicorn and Cargon show tonight

Yay!

Buck got his bat on the ball!

Philip Christy - May 30, 2008 reply

Shut em down, Duke

Don't know whether I should invoke this

but on 9/3/97, a certain #1 A’s prospect made his major league debut by going 3-for-4 with all 3 hits being doubles. He had 5 RBIs that night.

Soaker - May 30, 2008 reply

And if he'd played CF that night, the A's would've given up 23 runs

They still might

BG?

Bobblehead #4

Carlos Gonzalez

BH4

better still be Cust

Lucky there -- that was a crappy curveball

anybody warming?

For the Rangers -- Mathis

Who the hell is that?

Johnny?

Johnny....Like who's Johnny?

No, it's "HEEEEEEERE'S Johnny!"

Tonight's guest host is Joan Rivers

That woulda been a lot less scary if it had been Johnny Mathis smashing through the door with an axe

Chances are you're correct

They said Milwood was supposed to go about 85-90 pitches

That's good news for us, I think

Duke made about 6 mistakes that inning -

I feel very fortunate to be 1-1 after 5.

When’s Gonzalez up again?

Geez, did we send him back down already?

LOL...... Make a new rule Gonzalez can bat in 4 different spots

Cro!

Magnon!

Look, it's Griselda Vasquez!

Do you think she has any nieces or nephews?

Uh...huh?

duke at 86 pitches

that’s gotta be close to his limit

millwood’s still around 70

Why does Duke still have a limit?

Cust keeps striking out looking

argh…

but that ball was a foot inside…..

Well, see, that one wasn't a strike

Even the Rangers announcers agree.

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Come on Chavy!

wow Gameday says that cust got called strikes on pitches both a foot outside and a foot inside

Francisco up in the bullpen for the Rangers

huh???

wtf?

Reference

Here

LOL... I knew that part.

Just didn’t realize at first that Nick’s image was an album cover…

Chairs missing...

...because someone hid them.

...because he likes to throw them

'Xactly.

ZIGGY SIGHTING.

mikev - May 30, 2008 reply

Ziggy plays guitar!!!

Does he have god given ass?

Chavy ain't really doing a whole lot since his activation...

Put Hannahan back in!

Don't get carried away.

That's Calgon

Cargon?

That's Gone in 60 Seconds

Yes, I will get carried away.

Yes I will get carried away.

Twice, even... ;)

Don’t worry, Hannahan has job security for the time being:

Geren said Chavez likely will play third base during the first two games in Texas this weekend, and that the tentative plan is to have Chavez play two of every three games there for the time being.

(link)

lol! good! I'm glad! He's just one of those guys that you root for because he's..

scrappy, plays hard everyday, and has a compelling story, you know. Hope he stays with the A’s for sometime!

#47

yaaa, SB!

go crosby!

polytician - May 30, 2008 reply

Someone needs to slap Ray

every time he says “RBI machine”

Well, the person sitting closest to him is Glen Kuiper...

And Glen doesn’t strike me as much of a slapper.

wtf emil that was above your head

He lost it in the lights

Lol

Well, Millwood should be done now

Hopefully they can get something off the Rangers bullpen.

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

I can't remember if we have any relievers,

but a couple should probably start warming up soon.

I wish they had reliever hitters

the A’s need like 4-5 of them.

They have four, but...

what can brown do for you

in the A’s case, not a lot

He can certainly disappoint you

Emil loses your packages in the lights

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

and then airmails them past the cutoff man

I openly admit that I have a man crush

on Hamilton. Now that dude is a baseball player.

Ok, who there thought he was gonna actually catch that ball?

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Cust would have easily had it.

Well, it's easy to pick the ball up off the ground

after it bounces off the wall. So, yes, I agree.

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Off the bounce?

No. He would be stationed there.

Jack Cust camped under a ball doesn't necessarily guarantee anything

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Come on...he hasn't dropped a ball in weeks

Except for yesterday

I guess in a 6 days, yesterday will be a week ago

I didn't see the game yesterday.

So it didn’t happen

fair enough...i didn't see the game either

but they did show it during the intro music to sportscenter. he nonchalantly walked under it like an easy out, then it just bounced off his glove…

OK so he only does that in wins or blowout losses

how about a trade proposal

huston street and spare parts for Salty.

Why?

Emil really doesn't inspire any confidence, does he?

What the hell happened on that throw

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Emil

E mil

E7

That was really Ellis' fault - not a terrible throw,

not sure what happened.

Looked like a weird bounce

I disagree. Ellis is perfect.

Not any more

Barton

Back up a fucking throw.

notsellingjeans - May 30, 2008 reply

He needs to be on the bag at 1B

or Murphy can wander off.

It was a sac fly

Murphy is glued to the bag

Not if no one is holding on the bag

I hope guardad is as bad as I remember

because the A’s offense fills me with despair right now.

*Guardado

Player I forget still plays in the league: Eddie Guardado

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

So what have I missed?

justarebelheart - May 30, 2008 reply

A great start to Carlos Gonzalez's ML career...

...2 doubles with an RBI…and a blah day for Emil Brown.

And the offense has left the building again. So not much. :)

Tom Grieve is wrong

According to br.com, he played 3 games at first base, not 1.

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Please. His name is "TAG"

Nice job, blue

I bet that's exactly what Barton just said.

Barton

wheelhouse pitch, fouls it back. Even Fosse groaned.

Then, he K’s looking.

One won lost won - May 30, 2008 reply

And it wasn't even close on that strike 3 call.

pitch f/x had it right on the black

FWIW

Pitch F/X is dead wrong, then

Nowhere near the black on the TV view, even if you don’t have the straight-on angle.

If that was on the black

the ones on the “inside corner” can’t possibly be strikes.

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

I didn't realize the right handed batters' box was black

baseb3383 - May 30, 2008 reply

Barton already sucks

Blue doesnt need to give him 6 inches off the fuckin plate.

Dan Johnson

Should have kept him. He is tearing up the AAA. It’s his spring training since A’s didn’t play hoping to keep him in reserve if they could clear waivers. Now they Barton struggling, Sweeney and Thomas on the DL.

crabmanfan - May 31, 2008 reply

I think its about time

for new thread mojo

Yes this thread is getting tiresome

yeah i'm kinda bored

Seconded.

Bad mojo + unhappy laptop.

I'm not happy with this guy's strikezone

He likes to call pitches off the plate inside and outside. To the same hitters. Sometimes the same at bat.

thejd44 - May 30, 2008 reply

Carlos hung in pretty well against the lefty

DFA Gonzalez!

His OPS is now down 1.000 points since last inning alone!

IowaA'sFan - May 30, 2008 reply

ok, im outa here

time to chase chicks and drink beer. I can watch the A’s not hit another night. Take care all and be safe.

you are a weak man!

Yes, I am questioning your manhood! lol

What is it? One run in 18 innings, or two in 30?

Man, either feast or famine is right!!

One won lost won - May 30, 2008 reply

Holy shit, that was terrifying.

at least cargon is 2-3 at the plate and 0-2 on collisions

He is pretty thin.

Was anyone paying attention to how often Buck was RF with CarGon CF in AAA?

Buck was usually playing LF and CarGo was playing CF, I'm not sure how often.

does emil brown not know how to throw a baseball?

Even a decent throw had him out by 25 feet

baseb3383 - May 30, 2008 reply

it looks like he's throwing it with his foot!

somehow the lights had something to do with it

justarebelheart - May 30, 2008 reply

LOL

yeah, they were on!

Hello AN!

The good news is that I found my old, filthy, comfy A’s hat that has been missing… in time for the game. The bad news is that the game started on Texas time :-(

The lineup looks very exciting and two more innings to make something happen….

ohtobe21likehuston - May 30, 2008 reply

Hi o2B!

Hey baby. Are you new around here?

ohtobe21likehuston - May 30, 2008 reply

This thread is a dive.

I’m going somewhere else.

Looks exciting but it's not exciting anyone right now! Except for CarGo, lol

http://www.athleticsnation.com/2008/5/30/542873/open-game-thread-cont

New game thread mojo is here

Link to new game thread

notsellingjeans - May 30, 2008 reply

Oh, for f's sake.

Why does that open in a new window?

Joaquin Benoit sucks against everyone else

It would be nice if he’d suck against us tonight, for a change.