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Make it green

+1

MobiusKlein - July 22, 2008 reply

We brought him in TOO early unless Geren is going to pitch him

two innings. Why does this clown not learn?

33SwisherSweet - July 22, 2008 reply

RECORD!

Nico started linking new threads

I’ll be a mofo.

a little drama there

Sweeney wanted the facetime.

What's the MLB record?

25

25 ip, set in 1907

Yeah A's player in the record book for something good

And now we know who the NL leader is

George McQuillan, who began his career with 25 in 1907.

thanks

Was it tainted in any way?

Did he get a bases loaded HBP overturned or anything?

Not sure there are boxscores that would go back that far.

Retrosheet's got 'em

He sounds Irish, so it was tainted by luck

Boy

Rays announcer didn’t say one thing about Ziegler, did he?

Emmett89 - July 22, 2008 reply

He didn't want to jinx him

OK he mentioned it now

Did someone give these boys

a good talking to, or what?

yeah i read what needed to said to the team in a post today that was spot on

could you provide the link ?

http://www.athleticsnation.com/2008/7/21/576344/baseball-gods-hear-my-supp

Yeah the address is below and it is a fanpost at the top on the main page

Waffle Man?

Any takers that Geren brings in Ebree?

Will he ever learn?

I understand Street in the 9th for upping the trade value, but it’s inexcusable not to use Ziegler for two here.

33SwisherSweet - July 22, 2008 reply

There are two lefties coming up

I don't care. That is conventional baseball "wisdom." It is clear ebree is not as

effective as Ziggy.

33SwisherSweet - July 22, 2008 reply

Yes, but Geren might use CW.

Strike three there

didn't matter anyways

Cheesy squeezy ump.

22 2/3 and counting

Meet Daric Barton in Alameda!

Don’t worry, not at the beach.

How cruel of management

Make him go face the public a week after such a dumb f-ing injury

kbtoyz - July 22, 2008 reply

I bet he doesn't take his cap off

Might ruin his rep

Apparently the doctors told him he's going to have a big scar, where the hair will never grow back

Will look pretty slick

No doctor ever told me that.

It just happened.

I'm gonna have Dale autograph my stapler

LOL

How 'bout a giant sign that says

“NO DIVING!”

well who'd get the game ball (if they win)

hopefully I don’t jinx anyone, but who’d get the game ball if they had such a thing, Braden, HannaMontana or Ziegler?

closetasfan - July 22, 2008 reply

Ugh.

Some fan actually yelled “let’s go Toyota!” at Suzuki.

and "Yamaha" and other asshole-ish things

It really is the sixth borough.

I thought that was Ft Lauderdale

aaa/geiko/all-state/state farm/kaiser... make it happen

You realize Ziggy's been jinxed. I almost hope he doesn't pitch any more this game.

how has he been jinxed?

talking about the record and how close he is.

uhh, okay...

He passed the AL record tonight

It's that 101 year old record I'm thinking of

yes!!!

another run!!!

Miracle Runs!!!!

MIRACLE RUNS!!!

monkeyball - July 22, 2008 reply

GREAT GLORIOUS GOO!!!!!

INSURANCE. Yes.

Wow, we scored again.

niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

FOUR WHOLE RUNS. no way!

Hey asshole car joke fan!

How’s THAT drive for ya?

The correct terminology is

Stupid asshole car joke fan

Yay Kurt!

This thread is competitive

hey now

this thread is an AL record setter

closetasfan - July 22, 2008 reply

Yes but the previous thread was among the all time greats

We're getting shut out tomorrow.

Pessimist

realist. we've exceeded our quota of runs allowed in a series

We've allowed more than five runs before

let me rephrase... runs WE'RE allowed to have in a series

Ah. That's very different.

Never mind.

toyota this, jerk. go zooooooook!

Show no mercy!!

yeah

you really cant stop our offense when matt murton bats clean-up.

Hint to rays pitcher.

throw a breaking ball for a strike.

KMoAsFan - July 22, 2008 reply

Shhhhh!

They must never know…

It must be incredibly frustrating to him -- knowing that...

and not being able to do it for the life of him.

thank you, trevor miller.

ElephantsInChitown - July 22, 2008 reply

Awwww.....

I liked that guy, keep him in!

We knocked out

their pitcher?

Yes, we couldn't extend our record.

Thank god!

I think.

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/gamecenter/live/MLB_20080722_OAK@TB

if anyone sees CBS sportsline

picture of Matt Murton….looks like Klown Kielty. Did they just use his picture instead?

closetasfan - July 22, 2008 reply

Mr Murton if the Ray want to trade for you

now would be a good time to show them something with that stick you got there

Can I just say that it really does make sense

if Embree pitches the 8th? This is one of the situations where it isn’t a bad move – Ziggy’s command was pretty iffy in the 7th, and two lefties are coming up. It’s not always a mistake to bring Embree in.

Nico - July 22, 2008 reply

That's a gutsy statement.

How confident will you be if it actually happens?

Yeah, plus he usually only gives up 1 or 2

Theoretically, the lead is relatively safe.

Then Street comes in with too narrow of a margin and I get stressed before bedtime.

+1

Low leverage situation = Embree time.

So you've join Nico in the pro-Embree camp?

My tongue can't decide whether it's in cheek or not

But I’m going to have to say I don’t mind Embree quite so much when leverage is low (echoing jeepers above).

Then let it be on your head.

sigh

pinch running Davis for Cust is idiotic.

Not as idiotic as having Murton bunt.

the La Russa special... yuck.

Who ordered the special?

AN hides in collective silence….

He sure fits perfect on the A's.

KMoAsFan - July 22, 2008 reply

Fugliest bunt ever.

whats worse? asking our cleanup hitter bunt? or, him popping out?

Murton's the cleanup hitter?

Yep.

And only because Emil Brown has the day off.

How has Casilla been pitching lately?

Less horribly than when he first came off the DL

Mehverage.

He threw a nail-biting inning last night.

you dont want to know really

last night he started good then loaded the bases before getting out of the inning with a K

like jim mecir and ricardo rincon.

Haha!

Good times.

Is that the 2000 Mecir or the 2001+ Mecir?

Is that the LOOGY Rincon or the Todd Walker Rincon?

(pees pants in fear)

okay, not that bad.

aaa/geiko/all-state/state farm/kaiser... make it happen

Don't we want this to stay 4-1

so that Street gets the cheap save?

You assume Embree is pitching a shutout inning?

Uh-oh!

this inning's kind of fun!

Crap. Is that Crosby?

Yes,

But not the BHCH, the sac fly kind

*BHBC, so sorry

I'm not familiar with SFC

the latter on both

nice

That scared me for a second

Almost had 2 Bomb Shelter moments in 1 game

hey dodgers, see how situational and versatile crosby is?!?

He's fundamentally sound allright.

Your's

for the taking

Well we can't give you more than Kershaw, Kuo, LaRoche, Kemp and Hu

There’s no deal if you don’t take Hu

That may be the best hit ball Crosby has ever hit with the bases loaded

With a .205 career average and 0 HR in such situations

it’s hard to argue

It still...

Miracle runs!!

OMG BoCro with a hit with RISP

i may faint from shock

oh never mind it was a sac fly

Bobby did something good

maybe jack will show him how to do something better.

alox - July 22, 2008 reply

more runs!!!

no way!

ha ha ha

Jack Hannahan is my boyfriend of the day.

Are we playing the Rays or the Devil Rays?

Those Rays are playing

A’s style baseball!!!

alox - July 22, 2008 reply

Whoop Whoop.

Those are the Rays the world knows and loves. The pinch running for Cust even worked!

KMoAsFan - July 22, 2008 reply

now, THATS the break we waited for!

of course, the 5 previous runs were nice, too!

Haw haw

Nice D.

Hannahan swinging at that pitch head high

is why we need to DFA him. hr and rbi single not withstanding.

johnjahafanclub - July 22, 2008 reply

okay, now they're getting shut out tomorrow.

ElephantsInChitown - July 22, 2008 reply

Really!?!?!?!?

emil brown was traded to the rays?

Has anyone ever been traded to an opponent mid series

when they are still playing each other?

See Ray Durham, this past weekend

didn't we make a trade with cleveland once while they were in town?

The Rincon deal

These Rays

Are starting to look like the Devil rays

jax a's fan - July 22, 2008 reply

it's a festivus...

MIRCALE RUNS!!

Save some for tomorrow!

Be realistic. You know they never do that.

hey dodgers, see how fast crosby runs?!?

squints

MIRACLE RUNS!!!

monkeyball - July 22, 2008 reply

Yay Jack!

Am I the only one who keeps thinking CarGon is Swooney?

happens to me at least five times a game

Never happens to me on the radio side...

The Crosby-Dodger comments are hilarious

mm

Now I can vote for Embree + Street for 8th and 9th

Thank you Waffle Man

This is the game he wanted to see last night. Pizza anyone?

Let's get another, Ziggy!

Yay

The Raiders scored a touchdown!

NICE play, Brooks!

Wow - that was sweet!

Seven is a movie with Brad Pitt

It’s also auspicious in American culture, as in “lucky seven”.
However it’s inauspicious in Chinese culture, with the Cantonese word being similarly pronounced as a profane utterance.

I hope to bore you all with these facts again soon.

chat/chut?

rightbackin - July 22, 2008 reply

I guess it's spelled just like it sounds

I’ve never seen it written out before.

Brooks!

Related to Robinson, perhaps?

Fields like Brooks, hospitable as Conrad

Yay Brooks!

I’ve never posted that before.

whistles Close

quite

Woah!

foul

< wipes sweat off brow >

No need to sweat.

It wasn’t yet time.

i almost feel confident in letting street pitch.

Question

Why the heck doesn’t Murton become DH and Rajai play the field?

Is it just me or does Geren make moves like this regularly?

You can't put a DH in the field

jshaw25 - July 22, 2008 reply

hmmm

I grew up watching the NL. You can’t do a double switch with a DH?

No, you lose the DH if you do that and it becomes the pitcher

jshaw25 - July 22, 2008 reply

DH can go into the field

but pitcher has to hit.

i see

learn something new everyday.

Now let's get a grounder and turn 2

YIKES!

move over texas, we're taking second place back, BABY!

I think that inning was too long for Ziggy to sit there.

All I know is when Ziggy does give up a run, I'd rather it come against him and not...

...thanks to someone else allowing an inherited runner to score.

+1

Come on, Ziggy. AN POWERS UNITE!!

come on, ground ball right here

DP!

Double play. Double play.

Come on Ziggy!

DP time!!!

Now we just need a single play

SP SP SP SP SP

Great call!

Bear down, Ziggy

Oh dear.

that was close.

I am soooo nervous

He really is up in the zone tonight. Unusual for the little I've

seen from him this year.

for = from

23 1/3!

Finish em off Ziggy!

Yes!

23 2/3 and counting!

AWESOME. SIMPLY AWESOME.

Yes!!

Way to go Ziggy!!

Yes!

Ziggy is the man

wahoo!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now 4 outs from tying the Major League record

Wooo!

Hooo!

Nico - July 22, 2008 reply

You

Yowza

Nico - July 22, 2008 reply

The streak lives!

Awesome!

Ziggantastic

Ziggy we love you!

You’re the only reason I watch these games anymore. Throughout this horrible stretch (ten games before all star break to now) you’ve been the bright spot. My love to you

HarbirD - July 22, 2008 reply

Yay Ziggy!

Ziggy for the save?

Let him rest!

3 innings would be a little much

Three innings at the end of the game

and you get a save.

Old school

Not to get ahead of ourselves, but Ziggy could do it at home.

I don't have any more bobbleheads for my

zero show.

Did you see the custom bobbleheads? I think we should start creating our own

and then we can mail them to you for creativity purposes.

Okay so I didn't see my least favorite pitcher start tonight.

Did he actually look good or was it one of those lucky nights on the mound?

He was decent.

Got the job done.

little of both

Does he have an "out" pitch these days?

pretty good change

curve is good, but tough to command. He throw mostly fastballs.

Also:

83 PAs without an XBH.

If Ziggy's mom is reading this....

Your son has made this season so fun for us. Thank you!

I can't wait for the A's in Kansas City.

Huston warming up!

No lead is safe!

is the streak intact?

my gamecast says rays have 1 run

rightbackin - July 22, 2008 reply

they got that run a while ago

Swooney's Left Foot - July 22, 2008 reply

oh yeah thats right

rightbackin - July 22, 2008 reply

Street=Showcase

Please don’t suck

Geren has used Ziggy for 2 innings,

and he won’t be available tomorrow in critical situations

Think we could get A prospects for Ziegler?

jshaw25 - July 22, 2008 reply

HEY!

We don’t trade one of AN’s own!

Your tongue, you will bite it

Realistically

Billys gotta be thinking somewhere along those lines

I'd only trade him if we can get Byrnes

isn't byrnsie out for the season?

Regardless

Do
Not
Want

trade ziggy for david byrne?

Ziggimatic?

I like it.

Let’s not get too cocky.

Huston.

I believe the mantra is:
Don’t Suck Please… Don’t Suck Please… Don’t Suck Please… Don’t Suck Please… Don’t Suck Please… Don’t Suck Please… Don’t Suck Please… Don’t Suck Please… Don’t Suck Please…

Baby!

[smiles]

hey dodgers, look at streets velocity warming up!

what we are trading Street for someone to throw batting practice?

Jesus, Swooney

I am not worthy

Rays defense

looking pretty weak tonight.

Thanks Zebulon...errr... Zobrist.

Perfect time for a Rajai homer

Murton? Hopefully?

philly might get blanton off the hook.

no kidding, tieing run on 2nd

blanton must be having a heart attack. he never saw that happen in Oakland

wolfe convinced selig into let some of our runs count twrds tomorrows game.

i sure am glad they were close in college.

not just yet

we may need ‘em if Street is coming in

Dang.

REAL early start tomorrow.

What is the point of that shit?

so I can watch on my lunch break

I don’t have to subtract that hour anymore.

{thank you boss for being on vacation still}

I hope no one comes by my office hours tomorrow morning…..

Surreptitious

posting for me.

I really need to find some students who are A's fanatics

so that anytime there is a day game, they can come in for a three-hour long tutorial….i get excellent radio reception in my office, and the wireless coverage is great.

Wow. Thanks, Rays defense.

CLANK!

Eckstein-esque throw there by Zobrist

Haha!

wow. talk about finally getting some breaks.

Let's wait until it's really over.

Huston is still warming up.

Street warming up to come in

I am confident A’s will win, 7-5

nah, i think we'll get more than 7

Almost

doesn’t sound like confidence

Make that 9-5 prediction

Carlos, please come through

Murtonnn

Wooo

more runs

ive never been so excited over the possibility of a 2-4 road trip.

INDEED.

I might just go to every game on this upcoming homestand to see Ziggy get the chance...

...to set the Major League record, assuming he gets tomorrow off.

lucky!!!!

I want the chance to take some sort of pictures of it :-)

EIGHT? When the hell did THAT happen?

on the weak ass Zobrist throw.

We were awarded a run because we have Ryan Sweeney.

aw, but having Ryan is its own reward

Phillies tie it up 5-5

Can we just keep renewing this game thread?

for the rest of the reason? I’m liking the MOJO alot.

tre cool!

Grilled Ham n cheese

Hmmmm.

BLT

Bacon!

It all goes back to bacon.

oh what the heck

I’m calling a Crosby grand slam

totoum - July 22, 2008 reply

wrong direction, wrong distance

wow. rays, err mets, err rays destructing as we speak...

If we still had Blanton today

We would be only up 8-5, and be sweating bullets right now with Street warming up

if we still had Blanton today

the cheesesteak economy in Philadelphia would have never rebounded so gloriously

don't look Dodgers, just don't look.

Fo real.

Aaaand Phillies take the lead, 7-5.

what was the score when Blanton left?

5-1 Mutts

thanks. Blanton never saw THAT coming

5-1 i think

you're allowed to come back in baseball?!

Everyone but the A's.

so the Ray's are allowed?

shit!

The A's actually lead the league in comeback wins, last time I checked

I don't like that answer.

no facts allowed in the game thread!

of course

you’re seeing the re-emergence of the Devil Ray’s tonight

7-5, phillies. still no outs.

I hope these are rollover runs.

+1

roll over with interest

Mets need bullpen help badly

implosion

Feliciano bobbles the comebacker, another run scores.

we got what they need

Blanton vs Street

Come on Street

Use your slider.

Heyyy, Huston finally shaved

Maybe THAT’S what’s been holding him back

Here we go!

Looks like Huston has zip on the fastball. Any radar readings?

No.

gameday says

first three fastballs were 89

not good

im glad

they look zippy though. maybe the gun is off

Honestly it looked like he was throwing harder than normal.

I would assume…. uh… 92 mph on the 1st one.

1-2-3 inning needed so someone takes Street

off our hands (it would help anyway)

Trainman - July 22, 2008 reply

No lead is safe with Street in now a days!

Syphon - July 22, 2008 reply

nah, he won't stink it up unless we're in a save situation

No f'ing changeup on 1-2.

Use your d* slider.

89mph

in the top of the zone…

107 mph! look dodgers look!

Yes, a K

two outs!!!

Yes, a fly!

good locations thought, at least looks like it on gamecast

1-2-3!!

GAME.

SWOONEYS.

We won?

Celebrate!

Syphon - July 22, 2008 reply

And another!

Game Over!

Trade value!!

what will happen to your handle?

O2Bdeterminedatalatertime

I'm still angry, Huston.

+1

game over

AL record for ziggy, street looks good for an inning.

are we really, really going to win today!?

larochelarochelarochelarochelarochelarochelarochelarochelaroche

Man, did we need that!

he made that look easy. outta be with a 7 run cushion

Huston Now?

Sounds like the Dogders scouting crews is here and they’re scouting him and the A’s want third baseman andy laroche. I hope this deal goes down so badly

HarbirD - July 22, 2008 reply

so badly?

I want the deal to happen. But, “goodly”

ElephantsInChitown - July 22, 2008 reply

Ta da!

the game's on tv here tomorrow? is 7 days into a new job long enough to call in sick?

for an a's game

yes, most def

Not advisable :-(

you sound like you're in management

I am :-)

depends

if you’re not in the bay area (like me this month) you take every chance you can get.

if you are, then go to work you joker!

DVR, man.

I haven't figured out how to set it up here yet

Are DVR's really different in Florida?

The Dodgers are calling

for you Huston.

Bye Bye

Trainman - July 22, 2008 reply

I bet he is gone before the weekend. Not sure which team takes him yet.

who's in the running?

White Sox, Brewers and Dodgers

Brewers still interested?

I think so but am going off rumor pages only

Mets too, no?

Billy might be broken and only has a year left in him anyway

Braves were at the game tonight too

Look Tampa- a save!

and that Murton sure can catch ‘em….. (nudge, nudge, wink, wink)

can we trade Huston to Tempa tonight?

Maybe he’s try to save a game for them tomorrow