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Open Thread: Game 102 - A's vs. Rangers (cont.)

6-5 Rangers at the stretch.

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new thread mojo

jus what we needed

Spartacust HR.

Officially calling it.

game has meaning

Cust not going deep in close games, except once.

Damn these Rangers, son!
third true outcome time
that was the pitch right there
So was the next one.

A shade low, but a fastball over the plate. DAMN YOU CUST DO NOT FAIL ME.

and that ... was not
Is this where I am supposed to be?

( checks GPS )

It must have been the right

place, and it must have been the right time.

I'm hitting .333

with Cust in HR position.

I want my head shaved!
I have experience shaving women's head.
I so

don’t believe you.

There is more to the story. Don't ask...
It's true

I shaved my ex-wife’s head. I’ve actually got visual proof around here somewhere….

TMI!

TMI

No wonder

she divorced you!

To be fair, I left her

and she did ask me to shave her head.

And…as I was looking for it to show you, I’ve realized I got rid of all my pics of her on my computer.

Well, thank god.

And I apologize.

But, you kinda made it seem like

it was on you.

Oh I do that

and I’m not even close to offended.

I still DON'T WANT what I haven't got

As lovely as that sounds....

I’m not really going to shave my head. I’d look like Jabba the Hutt.

I'll bring my clippers on Sept 2nd.
and record it for AN
Naw.

I have a melon head.

stay away from Gallagher
Step away from the

razor.

they've K'd 10 times tonight,

but everyone knows how good the Rangers pitching staff is.

this team could K 10 times in a teeball game
Emil should change his name

from “Brown” to “Tickett”

Or "Worm."
Or "Y"

(sorry)

Facepalm.

I think he should change his full name to DFA.

I concede

your thought is better

No, your idea, I was just following up...
Jennifer, do you have free minutes? I'm falling asleep and need someone to call and wake me up so I don't miss the record breaker
AH!

I ran out of the room. Want me to text you?

If Huston is traded, I say we go with Ziegler just to screw up

traditional baseball.

I think I have finally discovered the cardinal rule of craigslist

Never buy any piece of furniture that doesn’t have wheels

no, the cardinal rule is

never take free furniture.

there's a corollary to that

Never take any free furniture that’s less than 75 pounds.

how's come?
I don't have a car
unfortunate

but there are peoples on the craigslist that make a living delivering them things.

I take it back

it’s not unfortunate you don’t have a car. It’s very cool.

I'm also a cheap bastard
you invest your money in sunscreen and large hats

basically your goal in life is to protect your skin. That’s admirable.

and food

Which is counterproductive—the surface area of the skin I need to protect keeps expanding.

Ghostridin' the end table.
LOL

Industrial kitchen cart this time, but yes.

Seriously. I once rolled a dining room table 2 miles. The folks in the Tenderloin were highly amused.

And whose fault is that?

Ethan Allen?
Ethan Allen.

BART and Muni

I moved a bookshelf on BART once. It was awesome. And on a crowded train, it gave people a place to put their coffee.

excellent

I own three different sized hand carts.

all of which, of course, I bought ... on craigslist
You may have bought mine before I left in '06...
What I found on CraigsList:
  • my car
  • my (rental) home
  • my job
  • my wife
I sold my whole house on Craigslist

when I left CA.

I used the U of C list when I left Hyde Park…

I dunno what the hell I’ll use when I leave here. There seems to be A LOT of stuff left on the street here, and I’m not trying to be cute or witty. An inordinate amount of “stuff” just left outside on the curb. It’s kind of…creepy.

Hey, I exchanged messages with Craig himself

about some problem or other.

I was quite impressed that thee Craig Newmark would personally give a careful and thoughtful response to a minor “nag” I sent.

I took the opportunity to give him my personal “thanks” for having originated/invented/created etc craigslist.

Incredibly, unlike so much of correspondence on the internet, HE RESPONDED A SECOND TIME!!!

Apropos my comments, there were people in NYC abusing the rental system. Professional agents were posing as “common folk” and not paying for their listings. Craig Newmark wrote them, saying “this is Craig Newmark, of craigslist, and you cannot…etc etc.”

To which the New Yorkers wrote back, ” You’re ‘Craig Newmark’??!! Hey, I’m the Emperor of France, if you need to know, so beat it..etc etc”. They ignored his admonitions for a while, until actions that spoke louder than e-mailed entreaties brought the reality to them.

Everytime

(snd it’s VERY weird posting in a game day thread two days after, but I just now saw this) I see someone who’s not listing in the right spot, I mean professionals trying to pass themselves off as “normal folk,” I report them. Every listing. It’s kind of a sacred idea to have these things remain free and unspoiled by the marketplace. Or to allow the marketplace in, but be able to easily set them aside in favor of a real person to person contact.

Oh, I didn't have a hand cart

I was picking it up, carrying it a few feet, setting it down to take a break, and so on. Fortunately I was moving it from my friend’s house (two blocks from a BART station) to my place (four blocks from a BART station), so I only had to carry it for six blocks total.

Harden and Gaudin in the off season probably could have landed Hamilton
and he's probably have about 35 RBI's
It was basically First Year Good Pitcher for First Year Good Hitter

we could have gotten him probably for Blanton or Harden straight up probably

The Reds may have done that deal..

If it was made today. I don’t know that they would’ve risked Hamilton for Harden and Gaudin (both had been injured the previous season) in the offseason.

hey all

anything noteworthy I missed in the first 2 threads that I need to go back and see this weekend?

nice catch, Emil!
1 more out Ziggy!!!!
Nice catch by DFA
That was a surprise

He actually looked reasonably good making the catch, too.

JACK CUST

this guy is so fucking bad i actually feel sorry for him

good job Email
25 scoreless innings for Ziggy!!
Major claps for Brad Ziegler for gettin' Ziggy wit' it!!
He sure made it interesting.
Gotta win it for him here
absolutely!!!
Woo hoo! Now I'm awake!
So, you're Bob Geren.

Keep him in to break the record?

I say yes. I wouldn’t want to leave that hanging over his head.

I'd let him get one more guy out, than use street or whoever.
Kind of a "hollow victory" way to set the record,

in a game where he gives up the go ahead / winning run.

Yes, please let him do it tonight!
No

it’s not a record, it’s trivia

It's probably meaningful to him though.

It certainly helps his career.

JACK CUST

sorry i just have to post again. how bad is this guy people?

Thanks for posting again - very useful
Well, better than the other 8 guys in the lineup tonight.

So relatively speaking, he’s great.

I think you should make a fanpost
so I guess this proves that even the 24 hr grace period will not eliminate all issues...
REALLLLLY REALLLY BADDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's about the poorest I've seen Ziggy look

Gave up someone else’s run, deep fly ball to Young, almost a HR to Hamilton, a shot to left by Bradley…

Agreed.

I was very nervous.

You'd figure the Texas batters

would have an approach, by this time.

Ziggy won’t be untouchable forever.

leave him in
Great job for Ziggy

but it makes me sad that at this rate it may be the highlight of the second half of the season.

we were right behind the angels

and this douche bag gm starts dismanteling our baseball team.

dismanteling is what you do when you hold a fire sale
2 awesome posts in 2 minutes.

Teach me your secret, good sir.

somewhere in the world, this must be a day-game thread
Right behind but too many injuries

Beane is trying to make the team good for the next 7 or 8 years, so we will take that if it happens

jimmy 325 converts Trainman into a company man
sorry, that's a misread

The A’s had a huge number of home games in June. They weren’t going to sustain a race with the Angels, once August and Sept came around. Not enough pieces.

WARE IS LINDEN
Did Ziggy break the record? How many more does he need?
He tied the record. He needs 1 more out.
I'm really so sick of seeing Alan Embree warming up
Embree = Conceding game
Really? I hate seeing him come in.
This game is over...

it looks as though this team was built to lose. Too many K’s and no power whatsoever.

By my count there are 1-1.5 innings to go
yeah its kinda of a shitty feelings

like getting kicked in the nuts in a dream only to wake up and get kicked in the nuts in real life

Great to see that from the Craft
Time for a SB
I figured we'd cross this bridge when we came to it

but I didn’t figure on so many trolls.

Geren! You have the awesome Andrew Brown in the pen!

DON’T USE EMBREE!

He can't help it.

It’s his nervous twitch. When he gets anxious he reflexively calls for the southpaw.

This game is not over
rally cap, on!
Let's go Oakland
ah what the heck

good luck jersey going on.

that's the spirit
$%#$%^$

literally buttoned it up and they hit into the DP.

I may have to go burn it now…

Remember when Mark Ellis killed lefties?
remember scutaro?
don't think BBTN showed it
Ellis K'ed

ouch

Sure in a horrible slump

wonder if trade rumors are getting to him?

Maybe being on the A's is hurting him.

fire van burkleo

C'mon

we can win this versus Every Day Eddie now…

BOBBBBBYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!

YOU’RE HOTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!

blew him away with an 86 MPH fastball - eeeck
C'mon Cros

Impress the Dodger scouts.

Wow, Crosby.
anbyone mind if I drop and F-bomb on Crosby?
FUCK BOOBY CROSBY
F-bomb sure...but dropping on him seems awfully harsh

(tho clearly in your repertoire).

I'm against it
join the bombadiers

damn.

it’s frickin every day eddie, for crissakes!

It's not even a surprise anymore.
That's the BoCro I know and wish would never play baseball again
People I dont want to see on the 2009 oakland A's:

Alan Embree- get a new pitch, ur fastball isnt scaring anybody
Jack Cust – KKKKK
Bobby Crosby – how many times is this guy going to be behind in the count 0-2?
Eric Chavez – career is over
Lenny Dinardo – scrub
Mark Ellis – regretfully so, always liked him but its time to start new

anybody else agree?

amen can we add street to that list
People I don't want to see on the game thread tomorrow:

[ bites tongue ]

"Troll gone"

Put it on the books!

Put him on the board....

Ban one for the good guys N!

Troll?

Why can’t someone have an opinion, even if you disagree with it? There have been times this year I’ve cussed all of these players. Including Cust. :)

There is a tactical way to post negativity. This wasn't it.
I was gonna type something like this, but held back
hit hard, right at someone, DP
BOCRO

kill yaselffffffffffffff

Jennifer, I'm awake now, thanks anyway.
Sorry!

I had to take a bathroom break!

Eddie Guardado reminds me of a left-handed Keith Foulke

I don’t know how Ellis swung through that 3-2 pitch.

Eddie's been pretty good this year, just like Foulke.
When we're on the road ...

we should take the short-bus back to the hotel.

good gawd, crosby
Every time

what is up, can’t be (bad) luck.

I guess we wait until tomorrow............
Not pleased.

and its a righty too.

it's on BBTN
last thing shown
LIAR!#%
if you blinked you probably missed it. of course NFL live is on now
yay!!!

I hope they talk about Favra-I haven’t heard enough about him this month.

Does anybody else just stop watching games when Embree comes in?

I know he’s not quite that terrible, but I just have no interest in seeing this guy pitch anymore. This guy on Comedy Central is far more entertaining.

will the A's settle down once the trade deadline is over?
Seriously?!

Are you saying this team sucks right now because they’re anxious or some nonsense like that?

I'm thinking mainly about Ellis I guess - he looks so bad at the plate lately
Maybe ...

perhaps Cust has been “nervous” all season.

hee hee. Not a huge Cust fan. I prefer guys that at least put together good at bats a majority of the time.
I'd say to a degree, yes

Which I’m basing on this past NHL season regarding the Sharks captain. He was struggling leading up to the trade deadline, and then settled down once it because official he’d be staying in SJ. He didn’t read all the trade rumors but admited his wife was always quick to bring it to his attention.

Brooks will make up for the error in the 9th: Book it
kay....
A
That's the spirit!
You can be Fonzie for one night only.
okaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
He's made an error in the 9th, too???!!

man!!

Crapitty Crap!
If Hannahan makes that play Embree doesn't get to the bag in time anyway
Pre-emptive FUCK YOU EMBREE!
Can it be an F you Geren for even using him?
Not sure why Ziegler isn't still in there..

At least for the RHB.

I dont think Geren is aware that some pitchers throw with their left hand and some with their right hand
I'm texting Poppy right now about Embree.

My predictive text thinks I mean “Embred”

I can't wait until Beane signs Allen Inbree
They're showcasing Embree

Hopefully there are takers.

Showcasing a guy who has pitched in more than 800 games?

I don’t really think that’s necessary. Bob Geren is just an assclown who doesn’t know any better.

and away we go again
I'm going to bed. If we win, great.
You wait for Hannahan and Conrad to bat

they are auto-base runners

I'm out of gum...and soda...

after this game, I may hafta run to the store,...

...in Oakland
I'm SO

in the mood for a cross-coutry trip.

Stop by MO and KS

Ohtobe and I will go with you.

Sure. I have nothing going on right now.
.I'll make that worth

your while.

Hmm?
Nevermind

you!

my getz waffles?
If I left now and got to

KS and MO by tomorrow night/Sunday morning, could we get to the game by Monday?

Do you have wings?
water wings?

Yes!

I swim…er…..swimmingly!

Why does Embree look surprised?
why do we keep looking at embree

are we surprised he looks surprised?

Zonis called that one.
FUCK YOU, EMBREE

YOU WASHED UP BELLY-ITCHER!

I like the combination

of the nastiness of “Fuck you” with the innocent “Belly Itcher”

nice contrast there
Well, I want a PITCHER

not a __, well, you know…

fucked up hunk of shit?
please

don’t use “hunk” when talking about Embree

sorry.
Why

you got 80 percent of the sentiment right

@#$)%(SEDT()&QU$IO%Q#$()*@#IJ%
Oh goodness
Funky pitch

to hit a HR on.

this is the point where AK

goes “click.”

please put down the Soviet assault rifle
In Russia,

....I can’t come up with anything.

...assault rifle puts YOU down?
I just pissed my pants.
In this case it'd be an AK-41
the lefty weapon of choice
Giants fans are giggling
Just tell them they can come over the bay and look at our world series trophies.
Seriously, shame on Geren for trottin' that sorry ass out there game after game.

Beane start making these trades plz

Why is it ..

everytime Embree comes into a game I get this fatalistic feeling in the pit of my stomach?

Because he's an awful pitcher?
This is god awful baseball
$10 bucks says

The A’s score 2 in the 9th

Probably on an Ellis HR
Nah, we've done that before

How about a gidp scoring two?

Please accept Alan Embree as my stake money
ok

but you still have to put up $8.50

Embree = pocket lint
Let's hire their batting coach in the offf season

they all have nice swings.

LOL @ Korach

That could be the crushing blow for the A’s

We'll get 'em tomorrow boyz
Dodger scout just crossed Embree off his list
i'm wordless

g’night

Release the garbage on the team please
DFA Embree

Please—his over-the-hill ass is killing me!

I have a theory about Huston

I think that his suckage is due to his trying to learn from veteran presence Embree. Embree mockingly calls him “smoke and mirrors” and encourages him to “go after hitters”—but Huston is far better if he actually uses his slider to set up his fastball. And now both of them are “going after hitters” and getting ripped.

But then, I’m drunk, so what the heck do I know…

in vino, veritas.

or something like that. I read it on a TGI Fridays wall.

It's time to have a meeting ... cuz some guys have quit on the season ...
I don't think Billy attends team meetings
but he should!

He can use his motivational leadership sekrits that he otherwise only shares for a 5-figure contract with actuaries.

I'm not sure the players would find him persuasive

on the “haven’t quit on the season” topic.

I'm thinking of going.
And tomorrow is another day

Maybe Duke gets a couple of runs for support

"Tomorow is another day" - Jack Cust
We need a CG from Duke tomorrow

Or 8 innings from Duke and 1 from Ziggy

Good riddance.
Gewe, they're pulling Embree?
Geren pulls pitcher... just in time
Phew.

Glad he took out Embree before he had a chance to blow the game.

I guess he wanted Brown to blow it instead.
Good thing you brought in Embree for that 1/3 of an inning, Geren!
At least Geren took "the tease" off the table
BB's dilemma is that he believes that Embree is worth something.
I love BB

but he’s wrong. Embree’s a charcoal briquette.

Fuck. This team is really trying my patience.
man, then you're gonna be really screwed up if you think it's gonna get much better
I definitely didn't think that was going to happen.
100% Garbage Baseball
scouting report:

don’t throw the Rangers an endless stream of fastballs.

Fuck. This team is REALLY trying my patience.
apparently your patience is already fucked
All of our patience

are belonged to fucked…

Vince is REALLY upset with the scorer tonight.
Cotroneo cracks me up
Words I never thought would be uttered by an A's fan.
I blame that Cat on this game
Man, what a GREAT idea to IBB the bases loaded for Bradley.
Time to hit the bar...

This team has become so hard to watch.

What are you doing?

Outs!

Emil looking like a gold glover tonight
Wow. Now I'm almost convinced that they're not even trying.
whaaa? 10-5 now? jeebus
IF by 10, you mean 12.

Yes.

the mlbtv delay, prevents me from

being in real ADT (a’s disaster time)

Another relief

Won’t have to hear about the stupid “one run game” stat tonight

Woo!

Let’s see if they can get 20!

I think there should be giveaways

based on deficits. 10 runs = free shots of rye for everyone…

Rye?

You living in a Bukowski novel or something?

Love Is A Dog From Hell?

Yeah, pretty much…

....me too!

Mine is You Get so Alone at Time It Just Makes Sense.

You caused me to look up a list of his works

And I’m intrigued by “All The Assholes In The World And Mine.”

They're all good

He’s a favorite of mine. Not for the academic in me, but the drunk.

The book of poems above is all I've read.

Looks like I have some reading to do!

Totally forgot...I have a bootleg Batman DVD.

This game is over.

I can't believe I'm still watching this

I must hate myself

Either that, or you REALLY like us...
Either, or

take your pick

Two seriously ugly crooked numbers

On the Texas part of the linescore.

But seriouly

Did anyone expect anything less? I didn’t.

No, but scoring 10 in ther 9th is a little

re-dick-you-loss.

They should have just showcased Street in the 9th
Look on the bright side

We’ll only lose 12-7, because we’re going to score two runs in the ninth. Bigtoe called it.

Texas is having BP during the game
Brown

Can you stop throwing batting practice balls to the Rangers?

3 walks in 9th

One fucking out.

If I were at the park tonight

this could be one of the very, very few moments when I booed the home guys.

WTF...

OK, ill take Davis,even Blalock and Murphy

But Byrd and Salty ?

LOL..Pecs up!
I have a theory about Andrew Brown.

Just kidding. I really don’t.

If this keeps up

we’ll be overperforming our Pythagorean by more than the Angels are.

Pythagoras is spinning in his grave

Aristotle wants to take the “A” off his gravestone

Okay, now I'm almost certain that they're not trying.
here's a theory: they're trying, but they're just not that good.
screw this

it freakin’ blows.

If we get a TD and a 2-point conversion we'll still lose by 1 run.

DAMMIT!

we could do it

then recover the onside kick…

Don't

remind me.

That's what she said!
A TD and a 2 point conversion

in this stadium? By the home team? You’ll be waiting a while.

Shuttie.
you like them

silver and black too, huh?

Some teams just want to get to .500

I guess we are heading that way too but going the other direction.

NO Triple!!!

no cycle for Davis…I dont think i could take it

Jees!

I know we have to endure one of these every once in a while. Doesn’t make them any easier.

painful cause it started out nicely

up 5-0, looks like Padillia would get knocked out.

Our guy thrown out at the plate, error to start next inning, and boom tied.

Hitters suck rocks for the rest of game, as does pitching.

That’s why it’s so painful.

in agreement

it’s kind of funny, but not really, but kind of.

I'll take this day if we an win the series

please win the series

And the difference between a good team and a bad team

is only the length of the whiles.

Winning is no fun, right?
Forget about the fact we are rebuilding

Putting this garbage on the field is an insult to A’s fans in the meantime.

It's not so much that we're

getting our ASSES kicked here, but that KFRC wants to taunt me with the Saag’s commericals.

They're good

Me likey.

Mrs. Bloom?

Is that you?

Yes.

I hear you. Da peppers and dee onions!.

I swear to you

I used to dream about them in the off-season.

I'm sorry.

I WILL make it up to you.

(speechless)
And that

would be a first, haha!

there are other times

I’m quiet.

Get a room!
No kidding.

I think I just threw up the breakfast I’m going to eat in a few hours.

I'm seriously considering creating

an All Purpose Flirtation/Suggestiveness/Propositioning FanPost…

I'll be sure to invite Pam.
Hmm..I may actually have to do this

except that I don’t feel like having my ass handed to me for “pushing important diaries farther down the list.”

premature regurgitation?
Not when its

important, I hope!

oh no.
You mean

Oh yes!

Something along those lines.
I've watched this long

I might as well see the ending. It shouldn’t take long.

Wow

What a beatdown.

Good night not to have a local AN gathering
Welp, the A's are sure to grab a good timeslot on Sportscenter
1 hit down

14 to go

We're coming back!
NO!

I just want to go to bed!

Almost ready

to curl up beside Jennifer.

.....

....not touching it…..just let it lie there….

< cancel >
OH, For Cry-Yi!
Did you just touch my ass?
(that was me)

Sorry.

Not Now!

You! Jen and me needs our alone time.

sorry.

(slinks off, in a snit)

Don't pout,

Darling. You know I’ll make it up to you.

Fundamentals! Bunt him over!
Wow, the game got UGLY in a hurry

Too bad Blevins is going to get the L, and Ziggy will feel bad giving up the losing run, but it’s either one of Gallagher, Embree, and Brown who really deserve the L.

We're coming back!
You know it's just a tease

They’ll score eight, and leave the bases loaded.
AGAIN

2 hits down

13 to go

We might score the two runs!

Fuck you Brown and Embree.

In fact, please f’ eachother

PLS.DO.NT.PST.PIX.

THX.

If it was still a 1 run lead, we wouldn't be facing Jamey F'ing Wright
yeah!!

here it comes, where’s lew.

What a 9th inning comeback this will be.

(as I turn to my wife… why are we watching this again?)

At least it's not past midnight where you are!
at least it's not past 1am where you are!
You should change your username

to ohtobe10:00likeoakland

I'm about ready for breakfast.
Bacon!

Haha!

Is that Seth Rogen on first base?
Why hit bowen?

Cust was going to strike out to end the game

2 out strikeout?
No

If Bowen got out

No

I meant Cust’s K would probably be worth 2, the way tonight is going.

He K's at the plate

and murders the outfield

so most nights—yes

Two true outcomes
Also...

There sure don’t seem to be many fans left…Were there any tonight?

Dozens.
QOTM

humor in sadness department

apparently there was a nice crowd
Korach's

talking about the Wood Research Institute at the U of W….

I can't believe Gallagher actually lowered his ERA today with the way he pitched.
5 R, 1 ER

Conrad did him a solid by throwing the ball away to start that bad inning

But it wasn't Conrad's fault that he went on to give up two home runs and walk 5
exactly

that’s why I said Conrad did him a solid by hiding the crappy pitching for him tonite

Cust with the Golden Show......

Sombrero

For Love of the Game

Please end it here EMail.

Signed, Marty Lurie
what's a crappy Costner film gotta do with this?
Kust is just so laughably predictable.
At least he didn't strike out looking
Did you ever think you would be happy with

an improvement of that sort from a professional athlete?

Cust

0-4, 4 K, 1 BB

Geez, what a line.
And a line we are sadly seeing, way too much
WoooT! We survived!!

That might be the best parto the game tonight
Heh

That was almost worth hanging around to see.

That's a conniving kitty.
well the cat had to watch thegame too...

now he can be stoned and no watch….

Just purrrrrfect!
Can we toss Embree to the cats instead?
My cats is dark orange and looks like his birg brother

His name is Mulder and he’s 6 years old next month. He was named before Mulder broke down.

My other cat is Zito who also is the same age and was named before he sucked.

Please don't name any cats Duchscherer.
Ha Ha

How about I name the next haf dozen

Hannahan, Embree, Foulke, Custy, Dana and Emil.

God bless any of us that can stick around for a game like this.
God had nothing to do with this abomination
I am only sticking around to hear

Poeple on extra innings and how happy they are with the crap they just witnessed.

I went away to catch up on an episode of Damages

while have the game Tivo’d, and came back to major damages! Ouch

waking up at 6AM on a saturday....bad

waking up at 6AM on a saturday to discover your team gave up an 8 spot in the top of the 9th and the game is still dragging on….Gigli bad.

Shit.

It’s Saturday? This WAS a long game.

Time flies

Oh . .. Forget it.

For the record, Jack Cust's OPS has slipped under .800

And for our supposed big “masher,” he’s only slugging around .425 or so although still getting on base at a decent clip.

Might be time to reevaluate just how valuable Cust is… after factoring in the league average hitting, the atrocious defense, the inability to hit anything other than a fastball, the inability to make contact…

Actually

He has been missing a bunch of fastballs as well.

Don’t know what’s wrong but it is very bad.

how many of his recent ABs end in K

Seems like way more than 1/2
It’s not working for me.

Cust 66 AB'S this month for 39 K's (You Asked for it) and a .197 BA

And some say he’s our best hitter?

59 percent K rate for July

On another note DFA is batting .302 for the month.

Damn

Damn.

Where is Antonio Pereze when you need him?

Keep in mind

Cust is a streak hitter. That’s what he always will be.

When he’s going bad, he looks absurd. Always.

Yes, but

this is more like falling from a cliff.

Problem is

He’s been downright horrific more often than not this year.

April .188/.388/.281
June .207/.339/.402
July .197/.321/.439

Granted he had a very good May but when you’ve basically sucked 3 out of 4 months in the season, well that’s not very good is it? It’s fine if he has streaks where he’s going bad, but he needs to have good streaks too. And so far this year, that’s happened rarely.

Geren

Don’t waste Ziggy and Blevins if you’re only going to hand it over to Embree.

We can all Miss Cleo what happens next.

Problem is that there is no one left

We were down 6-5, so he’s saving Huston in case we tie or get the lead. Casilla isn’t who he used to be. We need Devine back in a hurry!

Lets see

DiNardo
Embree
Street
Brown
Casillia

Street’s for the Save / Win, so there is only gas left over.

I'd rather see Embree give up a run or two in the sixth inning

and have Ziggy and Blevins pitch in later innings than to have the A’s concede with Embree late in the game where we have less chance to come back from it.

Josh Hamilton
We gotta catch the Angels.

It looks like they have a better chance than we do this year. Just do us a solid and knock the Angels off. Don’t waste your bats this year.

That seems

unnatural.

lesser of two evils

yet evil, nonetheless

Josh might have better luck catching a bus back to Arlington.
Probably

I hate to admit that

When was the last time

the A’s were in 3rd place at this point in the season?

PS. I'm ditching my sig right now.
Can we ditch the hitter in your sig also?

I’m tired of his small feast and large famine

I haven't done the math....

Is it still possible for the A’s to lose 100 this season?

162 games, 50 something wins so far

so yes

They're on their way!
GAME RECAP IS UP

Here.

I guess I left almost at the right time - right after it got to be 8-5

I’m just glad I got to see Ziggy tie the Major League record, even if he allowed the inherited runner to score. At least, all those runs in the 9th made it a little easier to stomach him giving up the run.

Still planning on going to the rest to see him hopefully break it.

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