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Open Game Thread - Game 63: A's vs. Angels (cont.)

A's trail 3-2 going to the bottom of the 6th. Harden started strong, then got a little shaky with his control after walking Anderson and surrendering a preposterous HR to Vlad. A's got one back on an RBI single by Patrol Craft.

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good call on sticking the link when announcing new thread
perhaps you can pass that protocol onto the others
the Others?

I don't get it
You mean you're "Lost"?
lolz stop it
Jeremy Beecher

wants the A’s to win…

Chavez credited with a hit on that ball to Brandon Wood
ugh let's vent
Suzuki reminds of AJ Hinch

basically he F’n sucks

He is played way to much for a guy struggling like he is.

He couldnt hit my wiffle balls right now.

guys

everyone’s forgetting this year isn’t about winning the division over development. Anyone remember how crappy Ramon was for a while?

I agree!

Everything that happens today is for 2009.

2009 is very positive thinking

Im think more like 2010 at the very earliest. There are a ton of non pitchers in the A’s system that need to prove they belong on the MLB level. By 2010-2011 I think you will have a better idea of what kind of players you have in Suzuki, Gonzales, Barton, just to name a few.

we'll probably

be better in 09 than in 08…so given that I’m thinking that a division is reasonable. Not that it isn’t this year…but clearly we see where the guys come up short vs Anaheim

Offense, defense, pitching, and fundamentals?
Yes, yes, yes, and yes!
What makes you think that

the A’s will be better in 09? Im not sold on that theory, you wont have Sweeney or Frank Thomas. Plus it next year you probably wont have a guy like Emil brown that carries your team for the first 6 weeks.

No,

instead of Emil it will be Patrol Craft. And who’s to say the A’s won’t have a guy like Sweeney? What if Jack Cust gets off to a hot start? There’s plenty to think that the A’s will be better…..Suzuki will have another year under his belt, as will Ryan Sweeney…..usually young teams with potential get better year to year…have you not been an A’s fan more than two years?

Common sense?

Young team improving?

Common sense

would say that Barton would be better then he is right now. Unfortunatly at the MLB level you have to prove that you belong. Your telling me that this time next year that you expect the A’s to be better then 4 games over .500? You guys dont expect alot do you?

No, common sense would not say that.

Barton’s in his first full season in the majors and most people at that level are going to struggle. I expect him to get through it because he’s hit too well at every level he’s played in to keep going like this. He has to adjust.

Maybe you should stick to talking about beer and chicks. That seems to be more your area of expertise.

Im funny like that

i want to see the player do it between the lines. I dont give guys like Millidge the Triple crown becuase everyone kisses his ass. THis is a blog full of fans, not any of us know more then anyone else. It s not like your fuckin top A’s scout and you know all things baseball.So I will state my opinion early and often.

Just do some research first
I'm not aware of anyone giving Milledge the Triple Crown for anything

And yes, it is a blog full of fans, but some people here sure as hell know more than others.

you tool lols ;)
Ehh. I've been getting tired of this Bubba The Love Sponge wannabe...

...going on about beer, chicks, and personal information that goes past the boundaries of TMI.

lols I think it's good color commentary
Flashfire

Kind of seems like an uptight dude. Mr. serious or some shit.

hahahahaha

I was kind of thinking that earlier but then I Realized I seem like an asshole and you seem like Bubba apparently

Im not sure what that means

but I kind like it. Isnt Bubba a southern thing like “Homie” or something.

No, just a low tolerance for some people.
I have a low tolerance

for some substances

Dude dont talk about

that kind of stuff. TMI. dont want uny panties to get caught in anyones crack.

Havent you been a fan more then 2 years?

What happened last year? It was suppose to be a great year and dont say injuries. Thats what happens when you sign guys that are injury prone, now thats common sense.

Oh ok,

so barring a ton of injuries they’ll improve next year.

Until we are eliminated, the team should be thinking of winning the division

Also, its not like his back-up is some has been. Bowen is also a young catcher, why doesn’t he get a chance. His numbers are similar to Suzuki.

Hinchy was a great KC Royal
Yeah, but a great KC Royal isn't saying much.
Egg-actly!
Ed Zachary!

(One of my favorite jokes.)

Good, we didn't leave anyone on -

that’s progress. {continues deluding self}

Embree will give up 2 here
as i turn my attention back to the game

I see Mr. Embree (feel mild alarm course thru soul) and look up and see, enough a yellow dot on first and one out.

Pitcher A: 5 IP, 83 pitches, 7 hits, 4 BB, 3 ER, 1 HR

Pitcher B: 6 IP, 99 pitches, 6 hits, 3 BB, 3 ER, 1 HR

Embree blows this year

sorry I have to vent …AN best outlet

FLASHFIRE

Please insert defense of Embree here

We don't need to give up anymore runs here

The offense can’t score as it is

Walk Vlad

Go to Brown

Wak Guerrero

he’s 4 for 9

Phew!!

Now can we score a run or ten

Those last two pitches

were excellent. Embree didn’t give Guerrero anything he could do anything with, but Vlad swung anyway.

I apologize to Mr. Embree, for now
If somehow, some way

we score a run, I want to see Street start the 8th.

(ak_A pavloved to think no-how-no-way)
BOBBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

It’s OK—You’re HAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWTTT!!!

And you're out.
Poppy sent me a video of that girl

from Friday’s game. I thought Poppy was lying. Boy, was I wrong.

I had my first real live experience with her Friday night as well.

Which means Poppy was close – I was in 216 with a couple friends.

She’s annoying that’s for sure, but I’ll give her on thing – she’s consistent as hell. Every. Single. At-Bat. Every. Single. Pitch.

She loves her some BoCro.

She sent me a copy as well

I’m thinking about changing my name to “Bobby.”

Oliver will throw a meatball

at some stage of his outing

Lets hope we hit it when it comes

Gas on first
Too early for Herb Washington, Jr?
Only on the most pathetic level of reality

When will Davis steal?
Racist.
Plunder?
Sorry, can't....

the rest of my Horde hasn’t shown up yet.

Blood Elf Rogues for the WIN!
I know, I guess that was racist to white people.

But Al Davis just seems like a thief to me.

wait? Sheilds is alive?
We've got tie
YES!!!

Chavy, GREAT to have you back!

That’s two BIG hits today!!

Get Street up now!!!

I hated the pinch running move, but hate it a little less at the very moment.

Chavy!!!!

Way to come through man

ring the bell chavez, and I salivate!
Wait? They actually PR E-Mail Brown at 2nd?

Wouldn’t you normally PR someone who has actual base running skills?

Little confused here.
Defensive replacement?

Emil is good at DH.

Good point there!
Foot speed - Chavy is the DH anyway

Given that Street hasn’t been for a while and has a day off tomorrow, give him the 8th and 9th and give yourself two innings to win it before going to Foulke, Brown, etc.

are you serious?

they substituted slow for slower

No, Chavy v. 2008 is very slow right now
it's a tie game, we'll need his bat, and Cust is out too....
especially since the Angels don't have a LHP in their 'pen
Darren Oliver
who was just removed from the game
Darren Oliver
wtf is up with tht move
Move for defense: Not allowing Emil to play OF
Anyone notice

that Cust has truly been only 3 outcomes for his last ten at-bats, only one ab this series has been something else.

Time to burn Shields again with a 2 run homer
lord

no big hit when we need it

Ellis took a 3-1 fastball right down the middle

I don’t get that.

Ellis looks absolutely lost at the plate right now

No idea what’s coming, no idea what to do when the pitch gets there.

True - second such stretch this season
Raj Davis and Emil Brown:

Your 3-4 hitters!

Get a run in the next inning and they probably don't have to bat. ;-)
That would be nice
I don't know where the heart of the batting order is.

But I know where the A’s are.

... in my nightmares...
Ellis has no clue at the moment

Even the Angels announcers say he jumps at the plate.

Foulke got away with one there
C'mon Foulke get this last out here

I thought Andrew Brown was warming up earlier

Strikes, please!
We are the Circus!
That...was bad. Almost VERY bad.
god damnit
I'd like to see Keith Foulke

on the same team with Guillermo Quiroz.

The Quiroz Foulke battery.

If that's not in June's QOTM listing it'll be a Travis Stieb
No, you didn't!
I hate when I don't get it

and it happens all to often

too often *shit*
What a fucking circus it is

FU Suzuki and take Foulke out.

He is an accident ready to happen

You're aware that Foulke has been really effing good this year (and for his career), right?
He hasn't been effing good this year,

he’s been surprisingly decent.

Yes, there's a difference k?
fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
Pre-emptive FUCK YOU GEREN!
you can relax now

for the next few minutes

good idea

When Zonis relaxes, it gives us a little slack to re-tighten his restraints.

Zooks

Is it just me or Angels run at will on us all the f-ing time.

Sacramento is about to lose though
Whew, close call

A’s got out of the inning unscathed, but you still managed to find something negative to say.

its my job
heh, we survived both foulke and embree (wipes brow)
Former Red Sox

Screw ‘em both! (Just kidding).

saw a blind dude and some other dude come into the bar last night with green BoSox jersey's on

I think the blind dude wasn’t really blind

Dodged a bullet

I wanted Street in there. When he comes in, it should be 9th and 10th if needed.

Sweeney led off for Sacramento, went 2-4

only other player of note in the game was Gio Gonzalez, who had yet another pathetic game.

5 IP, 4 Runs, 2 Earned, 5 Walks, 5 Hits, 3 Strikeouts. ERA now at 5.71

Yeah

I love all the bozos talking about calling up Gonzalez this year

Message to Barton

Shileds throws the 2 seamer on inside part of plate and it usually comes back and gets the corner.

Do Not look at it for strike 3

well he didn't look

he swung for Strike 3

This definitely comes from somebody who has never, ever tried to hit that type of pitch
This coming from someone who has seen enough baseball that he knows what he is

talking about.

I watch the Angels all the time and see what he does

At least Barton went down swinging.
way overmatched
someone explain

the Quiroz Foulke thing to me

Really lame pun,

requires pronouncing “Quiroz” wrong.

Say it

Oh, okay.

“Queer as Folk.”

Yeah I got it after I asked like 10 times.

Coming from you I’m surprised you didn’t start a freedom of sexuality rant or something.

come on kurt, how bout a HR so I can get off your back.
I get it now
God I'm slow as hell
STOP STRIKING OUT LOOKING!
Don't they teach 'em how to foul off pitcher's pitch with 2 strikes in the minors?
the swinging(less) A's
wow...

I logged in just in time.

Geren really needs to give Suzuki a break.
That inning was over when CarGon made the second out
Crosby turned his ankle

The sun will set in the west tonight.

man o glass
yes, and it continues to rain here.
when?
taking off out of the batter's box
Tonight

Unless you mean Crosby, in which case it was on his swing.

Uh-Oh, Bobby "Cal Ripken" Crosby's streak is in danger!
Hannahan, Petit, Davis and Emil Brown

Due up next

I didn't know we get 4 outs this inning ;)
The big boppers
Pah-tooey
Winning run at third

so nice work Street, you’re about to lose the game!

And he's hurt, btw
no, not again!

street hurt? we’are all gonna die!

maybe not - A's thought he was
Let's turn two
guerrero -- most GIDP in AL!
Well, Andrew Brown is back, so it makes sense that Street's arm is gonna fall off
How is it gunna fall off?

He’s the closer for a team that can’t win

{tightens straps again}
supprised Angels havn't double stealed yet.
And the GIDP is gone.
Patrol Craft on duty!
held 'im, nice
Geez, I can't look!
must... find.... most epic... ist... of fail... pic...
how 'bout Hunter failing on the dive catch attempt on the Kotsay inside the parker?
Here. For you, and for Torii.

almost got him to bite
como se dice "patrol craft"

in Espanol?

arte de patrulla!

I think that might be the wrong kind of craft.

ah,

I was being literal. It’s a much cooler nickname in Spanish

whew

just got out of that one. classic street!

STREET IS ON FIRE!

Utter Hotness!
I prefer True Hottness :)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO

I can breath again!

way to get out of that inning...
Aw yeah!

Let’s go, A’s!

Robo Angel is Borken

I like how Ken said

“In the 9th, it’ll be Hannahan, Petit, and Raj Davis…and then if anyone gets on, Emil Brown.” I guess Hannahan could get on.

Phew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gonna be hard to socre with what is coming up but you never know.

A lead off home run would be extra special

Sometimes the least likely candidates get the job done.
Raj Davis IF single
But how are going to score?

No Cust. No Chavez.

Not loving this inning's lineup

Who else in on the bench?

Punch hit Dana Eveland
Wasnt Greg Smith a

good hitter in college?

GOD DAMNIT KOTCHMAN!
At least our #3 is .333

When we´re gonna have one of those again…lol

One thing I do not expect

A Raj Davis HR.

How about

a bunt triple?

All that work Street did and not even a hint of offense
Or a Raj Davis anything.
about as likely as two-buck chuck would have been.
Davis caught the bug

K’s looking

Kotchman is such a bitch
Another called strike three.

Well that was unfortunately incredibly predictable.

It's going to take about 6 singles in an inning to score the winning run!
or five walks
this doesn't look good
I don't know how many innings

it would take this lineup to score a run

If they were lucky enough to still be tied

I would say about the 36th inning

E1, E3, E5 on the same play
PROPS to Barton

for not trying to field that

See, PROOF

The A’s will be better in ‘09 than ‘08

Crosby has a "slight" ankle sprain

in other words….

he's day to day
Yet another player to the DL in a few days
start digging!
did that just happen
I believe Travis Buck will get a hit next at bat
That was an impressive way to stay with it
wow, petit. nice throw
TRADE JOE BLANTON
Good job there Petit
Cros would not have made

a) that stop
b) that throw

I disagree
I'm back on the Bones wagon
+1

and cros would have caught that line drive in the 8th too.

OK

you’re right, he would’ve thrown…. over Barton’s head

just a personal observation

but Cros has a hard time throwing across his body when moving to his right. This is, in my unscientific observation, when he makes his worst throws to 1st.

of course

you try doing that with a turned ankle

OK, leading off: Our OBP machine!!!!
did the ump just say HEE...HAW
ha

I prefer howdy dooty!

boy

4.5 back looks a lot better than 6.5`

We making getting out look easy
Ellis had a good pitch to hit

which he looked at and Buck should have swung at at least 2 of the 4 he looked out.

Have to hold them down and hope next time

We need Cust and Chavez back in the lineup
is there anyone in our lineup

are happy to see up? Or you think has a chance of getting a hit?

Maybe CarGo, but that’s only b/c he’s an unknown entity.

we essentially suck offensively,

and Geren took our offense out in a big gamble

most of our guys have aout 20 to 30% chance of getting a hit.

to answer your question, i’m pretty happy to see cargon, buck occasionally, hannahan and barton rarely, brown davis ellis & suzuki almost never.

Lolz I think

most guys have a 20-30% chance of getting a hit. I think it’s guys like Chipper Jones, who’s got over a 40% chance of getting a hit are the type who really stand out. lolz

Like we need to walk someone who is going to steal second
C'mon Brown

WTF are you doing out there

YAY.

A strike.

Ziggy comes in!
no pressure
Weeks just had a big double for miami.
is that game on tv?
I watched him yesterday

for a little while. He’s definitely quick.

Ok, conflicting emotions

Zigg7 is an AN Favorite, and has an ERA of 0.00…

But he’s allowed a ton of inherited runners to score…

he had a few on base the other day when he came in

friday i think? gave up a sac fly and no other runs.

let’s hope for that, minus the sac fly, today :)

Bar Mitzvah

Today he becomes a man.

Put Buck at 5th infielder!

Not really, but wanted to say that.

no kidding

I think he looked at a strike today ZOMG!

not a balk wat?
RBI SINGLE SH-

DOUBLE PLAY!

Fail with a line tthrough it.
Wow - I thought that was a hit for sure

off the bat.

Very very nice!
Nice job there petit
The guy's good
Woo Hoo! Way to go Ziggy!!!!
I have a special place in my heart

for made-up-of-different-stuff-guy

Petit can sure play short well
Brad got lucky there

Very lucky

Please score now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The second-best part of that play

was leaving Vlad in the on-deck circle.

Thank you, in advance,

for scoring in the bottom of the 11th and not facing Vlad in the 12th.

RATS

THAT was the pitch

I will give Barton $5 for every home run he hits during this inning.
Why does he not want free money?
In line for the W- is Ziggy

if the A’s score…

CarGon Gonzo?

walk off HR for the rook, maybe.

patrolcraft

back to the woman finding thing
COME ON PATROL CRAFT!
Napoli needs his mohawk back
Napoli is a major league catcher?
have you seen his bat?

this year…

Napoli is FAIL
DEFEAT THOSE RED FIENDS!

really really

starting to worry me man

what in god's name

is that!?

up to Zooks. oh my
a zook walk off HR would be really nice here
a zook off?
as unlikely as it sounds
a strikeout?
zookoff > zookout
ON YOUR FEET!

Vlad's heels are a tad uneven.
Can't argue with the color scheme though.
not that there's anything wrong with it
Isn't that a clip from Angels in the Outfield

That movie is retarded.

who's left in our pen?
Gaudin.

Zooks got a hanging slider that AB – grrrr….

CSN = frozen on my screen
ok what happened
the good news

bootlick warming up if we can hold off halo bats

Arredondo if we can't
my TV effed up and I missed it
this is going on too long I gotta split.

bye

Walking Vlad

It may not work out, but I sure don’t blame Ziegler for avoiding him.

agreed
i call that "working out"!
i've been dressed for jog in the rain for a while now.
It's sunny here

but I’m dressed for a run myself. Unfortunately, the game is dragging on so long that I will have to pick up my daughter instead – unless the game ends soon.

jinxing us already?
I'm trying to be optimistic

We could win quick in the bottom of the inning. I’d have time for a quick run in that case.

There, part one accomplished

Now we need to score in the bottom of the inning.

I'm on the East Coast this week

it’s a thousand degrees… I’m dressed for AC

46 degrees here.
Oakland is like 80 today

Perfect.

so you're saying

you look roughly like Zonis’s photo above?

Ziggy roxorz my boxorz,

By which I mean, he’s awesome. Was great to see him pitch for the first time too.

Great stuff Brad!!!!

Now can we get 3 errors in a row so we can score

yeah! DP
That's what she said
pretty P's BFF
Hannahan: If you will just

park one over the wall I will buy you a beer and a new liver.

now * that's * generous!
In an effort to help the team

I will be listening to this half inning instead of watching as everytime I have gone to watch the TV they have done nothing

Bootcheck

Our lineup is lame, but we have a chance against this guy.

Our favorite Angels reliever

Buttcheek!

I like "just (not) inspired"
we own this dude

the 12th inning needs to be a winner

Everyone "owns" Bootlick

we’re part of the syndicate though

Weird thing is, if you search for Ziegler...

the first results are nude paintings by Adolf Ziegler, a picture of “man’s dream” featuring a guy sitting in a recliner while getting a BJ from a hot girl, a cig in hand, and another hot girl pouring a pitcher of beer into his mouth, while watching Germany kick England’s ass in presumably soccer, and finally a very disgusting stomach injury pic.

I guess I know who turned off his 'adult filter' in Google's image search
gotta turn safesearch off

otherwise you miss out on life’s little serendipities.

Where "serendipities" =

lots of naked women, no matter what you search for.

well ... yeah :)
unless you're searching "Harden"....
But yeah, you're right
Dude, turn on "safe search"!
PETIT YEAH!
Davis needs to stand in middle of plate as pitch comes

LOL

Lets Go Gas!

*insert comment about the least likely blah blah blah*
E-Mail... plz don't GIDP....
The lights are on again

We aren’t getting outs anymore!

Whaaa?

Petit and Davis?

Dude,

“height=200” is your friend.

thats what she said
OK Emil

You have to be pissed at sitting because you have sucked so concentrate.

This may be the biggest RBI of the year for you

boy howdy, nice, but for us, getting a guy

to score is like a dog XXXing peach-pits.

Brown wins it right here.

I'm smelling a double steal.
A's? Steal?
I'm sensing man on 2nd with two outs.
oops

sorry. I’ll go outside next time

Brown can bunt for a hit with that much room!
please, no bunts!
Send the Runners?
If this was April I'd be very confident right now.
But it's June.
Buck can do it
It's up to you, Buck!
At least he only K´d
when you said that, I thought, "yeah, if it was Kendall, inning over"

speaking of which, after his hot start, the Lasik doesn’t appear to have helped afterall.

Kendall is hitting .246/.324/.330

I have confidence in buck
Come on Travis

Get on base

Atta boy, T-Buck!
walking to get to ellis ain't stupid
Want to revise that opinion?
nope

I still claim it wasn’t stupid… obviously not smart, but not stupid

Many of us could benefit

from a brisk 30-minute walk.

now we need a walkoff bloop single!
come on walk off walk...
thanks goodness

ellisD is up

don't have a good feeling with MaEl today
drmmrchk?

We need that shining unicorn graphic!

sorry I was downstairs watching the game… until KCOP rudely decided to cut to a blank screen just before Ellis got to the batters box.

Please remember how to hit
Oh SH**

Holy COW!!!

just no

jason kendall gdp’s

Oh my goodness!
ELLIS SLAM OFF THE YELLOW THING
WALK OFF

MAEL!

Ellis is the fucking man for that one
WALK OFF GRAND SLAM!
I'm smelling a bases loaded walk to win the game.
walk off walk

please…

Hahahaha

hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!

A’s win!!!!

MAELLLLLLLLLLLL!!!

I think his wife must have just given birth.

Woot woot

Mark "Starman" Ellis put a hurting on Chris "King Corn" Bootlick!!
That makes up for the other at bats

God, did we need that

We needed that win SOOOOOOOOO bad.
Where the heck was that before!?!?!?
EPIC SUCCESS
God I love that man

and that’s like a billion points on my fantasy team too!

Simply Amazing
I guess My 13: Los Angeles knew

that was coming… the feed was cut with Ellis walking to the plate…

I was just about to say the same thing. WHAT THE HELL! I ran upstairs to check what happened and i read all about a victory.

nice. but, i would have settled for passed ball or single
Wow!

Walk off grand slam by Ellis?!?

On the list of predicted walkoff plays, that was about 500th.

Awesome.

MAEL!!!!

WE LOVE YOU!!

(Better than E-Mail)

And Brad Ziegler gets his first Major League win!
She's so hot.
mark ellis's reward for hitting walkoff GS: chat with Jaymee
I call shotgun
Dude, I totally agree. I love her.
pig nosed girl

nuff said

Yes, nuff said. Now find your white cane and dog.
I have GOT to get myself some TV service.
way to end the game

Yes

I should put Ellis’s head on his and change it to “what would mael do?” lol

That could work
TRANSFORMERS MAEL!!

UNICRON POWER!!

I Love

both Harold/Kumar movies

now, out to the rain (but after checking out lil jamie)
It was worth the wait

Right?

I give credit to Harden, cos´ we haven´t lost yet when he started

But Ellis and Ziggy are fine too…

I love when bootcheck pitches!!
amen! LOVE that guy!

Is Bootcheck the new Shields? I used to loooooooove when he’d come in in Oakland.

Just in time

for a quick, happy run.

The difference between 41/2 back and 6 1/2 back, not to mention avoiding the sweep, is quite important.

now on to the hot chick post game stuff!
just imagine

if Emil hadn’t struck out.

I think Emil is just about done with this team
OMIGOD!!!

FOUR POINTS ALL AT ONCE TO WIN THE GAME!!!!!!!!! AND IT HIT THE YELLOW THING BUT THEY CALLED IT A BIG SLAM ANYWAY!!!!

-Cindi

Yes!

Now tell Nico to take you to the mall and buy you a new pair of shoes!!!

(Oh my gawd!)

I know!!!!

Pumps are so yesterday.

Cindi

I had turned away

and when I came back, I was sure they were showing a replay of MaEl’s last walkoff!

Do we have the Jaymee Sire fan club going yet?

(Did I spell it right?)

Can I be the captain
Yeah man .... I thought it was just me ... glad to see someone else appreciates

what an incredibly gifted and intelligent journalist she is. :-)

Fucking channel 13 went black when Ellis came to bat

I was listening on radio, ran in there and the screen was black with a KCOP13 in the corner.

I rewound the DVR and it was black all the way back to Brown K’ing

Some POS Angel fan probably had they delay button and pulled the plug as he saw the ball leaving the ballpark

Wow! from London.

Incroyable. We’re here, just came back from the pub,,,well, actually we’ve been back for a while drinking port, listening to Queen, and watching the A’s. Grandslammer for Ellis! Go A’s!

congrats

to Brad Ziegler for his first major league win.

DAMN MY 13 LOS ANGELES

Like i needed another reason to hate the Angels!

Another reason?

You must not post on this site enough.

Run diff. for the 3 game series = 0
We just can't win one-run games

Good with the four-run games though!

Here I was going to come up with a long post (or diary)

about how hard it is for the A’s to come back when tied or 1-run-down in late innings, because pinch run and defensive replacements gut the offense.

Guess there’s no need for that now.

Would anyone believe me?

I was listening to the game at my sister in law’s house because they don’t have a t.v. (weird, i know) and checking the updates regularly. As Travis Buck was walked to load the bases I had one of my “flashes” where I can see something before it happens. It happened earlier when I was listening to the game in the shower and I knew Vlad guerrero was gonna go deep on Harden…..Really!

So, Buck walks in the bottom of the 12th and I swear to God I could see Mark Ellis hit the first pitch he sees from Bootcheck for a walkoff Granny!!!!!!! I’m so stoked that we took this game and I hope next time it does not take the A’s 12 innings to do it. Big lift for the ballclub, though. Go A’s!!!

I also hope you can see TB sweeping the Angels

and about 10 of their players going on the DL in the next week.

And just for good measure, how about an Angels bandwagon with the 41,000 new fans they got in 2002 going over a cliff.

Consider it done mate!

And just for good measure I’ll have Mike Sciosia driving the train that takes the plunge! “All aboard!”

I was shocked by Ellis swinging at the first pitch

because Bootcheck’s control is so erratic I was sure Ellis would give him the chance to issue a walk or uncork a wild pitch. But today the A’s seemed determined to go “reverse psychology” on the Angels, who got ahead of hitters too easily Friday and Saturday.

No no no

For once I was right in sync with the batter. Like you, I wondered what the hell Ellis was looking for earlier when he took a 3-1 fastball down the middle in an RBI situation and then had to swing at a nasty 3-2 slider. (I’m still wondering.) But this time Ellis had to be figuring “Coming off a walk, with the bases loaded, this clown has to try to get ahead in the count.” Ellis isn’t the most gifted hitter, but he can turn on a fastball when he’s looking for it. Smack in the middle of the foul pole.

BTW, who was it that hit a walkoff earlier thisyear that just barel ticked off the left edge of the LF foul pole?

I had no problem with Ellis swinging at the first pitch,

I just didn’t think he would.

That was also Ellis

I was at that game vs Baltimore. I called it, too! I was sitting in LF, and watched it barely glance off. Ellis said he would have cried if it had gone foul.

I also called about six other events, so, with the LS HR, I was 1-for-7…..............8^))

I can't wait for Ziggy's next AN diary

Congratulations Rad Brad

AN's front page writers are now a collective

1-0 lifetime. I am part of that.

MLB pitchers with the initials B.Z.

are now a collective 2-9 on the year.

3-9...

Zito won today also.

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