and her hair seems fine (maybe that’s what she’s doing for that hour that it takes her to get ready) I have mine pretty much shaved now so it takes me 5 minutes to get ready.
and very good at holding runners (despite one unfortunate game in which he was called for 4 balks in Seattle).
He’d won an NL ERA title a few years before with the Dodgers (as a starter) and had also been suspended for 10 games when pitching for the Rangers for scuffing the ball (the ump found a thumbtack in his glove — oops!).
is there one of those cool acronyms for that in the Sabremetric Scriptures?
hmm, looks it up, ahh yes!
OPSinthians 115:3:
“…and it was spake that as long as the aged ones might struggle on away from the Jack London Square Hell Place, that they might prosper. And it shall be called NoSiB-Ah-Ha! RIOFOC, and it shall cause much torment in the Place of the Oaks…”
if Jason Giambi attempted that stretch we just witnessed, he would split into several smaller leprechaun Giambis and scamper away to find the pot o’gold.
The retractable roof design was just too expensive
I think there are going to be some outdoor heaters, but there’s definitely potential for a few rainouts during the summer and snowouts in April and the postseason. It’s snowed a bit in the Twin Cities already.
The Cosmic Trigger for the 2012 Apocalypse is in all likelihood 7 consecutive sellouts of the Coliseum…. when the 7th Sellout Sign appears in Oct. 2012, watch out.
The ALCS, on the other hand, is an existential crisis of conscience – defeat is what is being wished, the destruction of of an enemy, rather than the success of a friend
Andre Eithier and Carlos Gonzales play and see how good they are. I’d have to say that A’s management made two serious mistakes in letting these guys go for what the team got in return. Probably the worst part is that both of them are going to keep getting better.
I returned home from work, exhausted from a very difficult day. I cooked a steak, made a sald and poured myself a glass of wine, and turned the radio on to the game.
After eating I felt like I needed to lay down so I did so on the couch, still listening to the radio blasting the game….I fell asleep when the score was still 5-4, and woke up to hear Lidge save the game with the score 8-6.
me, i'm first, woohoo!
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
post season, after a less than A's stellar season, is when us hanger on's can
be first easy. if we wish.
ak_A - October 15, 2009
your medal is in the mail OAH
sirbed - October 15, 2009
jeepers, i'm so excited!
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
it's made out of the finest cubic zirconia that a $1.50 can buy
sirbed - October 15, 2009
i feel so special
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
it will look good with that denim vest from the Quacker Factory
ak_A - October 15, 2009
what?
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
Quack-er Factory
Gal on shopping network who sequins and spangles up denim.
ak_A - October 15, 2009
sounds like a fashion tragedy
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
You're a woman who likes baseball and Apocalypse Now
trust me you are special
sirbed - October 15, 2009
awwwwwww
no i feel really bad about my wild swing
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
it's okay the bump went away after a few months
sirbed - October 15, 2009
oh good, 'cos it looked bad
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
To be honest I was playing with my Dad and two friends
and for a second there they thought I was dead but I got up and almost broke 80.
sirbed - October 15, 2009
yikes!
to be honest, i know nothing about golf
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
It's a lot of fun and also the hardest most aggravating game
in the world.
sirbed - October 15, 2009
i once went to a driving range but found it hard to swing
my um, chest, kind of gets in the way
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
ha well that's not a bad thing
although maybe it is for golf
sirbed - October 15, 2009
I just ran an actual psychic simulator,
and it turns out that Cliff Pennington would have cleared the bases with a triple there.
Nico - October 15, 2009
what would Bobby Crosby have done there?
sirbed - October 15, 2009
got his dad up to complain about the white towels distracting him
cuppingmaster - October 15, 2009
I won't miss "The Cros" but I will miss the Ed jokes
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Don't worry, we'll be running them into the ground for 3 more seasons
Englishmajor - October 15, 2009
I'll be making about half of them I'm sure
sirbed - October 15, 2009
We have "joke control" for another five full seasons.
Nico - October 15, 2009
do the truly evil teams start playing tomorrow?
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
If the weather holds out, yes
Nick - October 15, 2009
With these series going longer and longer into Fall
the weather is going to be a problem for the east coast games.
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Spozed to be in the 40's in NY and possibly some rain
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
great baseball weather to be sure
sirbed - October 15, 2009
at 4:30
Dodgers again at 1
cuppingmaster - October 15, 2009
oh good, something to distract us while at work
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
on Friday, both games are day games?!
Leopold Bloom - October 15, 2009
oh, west coast time.
East coast is wearing me down…
Leopold Bloom - October 15, 2009
The Yankees game is at 8pm est I think
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Well I'll miss all of that one.....can't post at work
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
apparently, it's not all about posting.
apparently, there’s some sort of sporting contest that accompanies it. That’s what people tell me, anyway.
Leopold Bloom - October 15, 2009
Can't watch either.....
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
this is a good game so far
despite the pitchers attempts to slow it down to glacier speed.
emperor nobody - October 15, 2009
Glaciers? are there any of those left?
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Kuo walked off the mound like a playah
cuppingmaster - October 15, 2009
like a boss.
Leopold Bloom - October 15, 2009
okay, the Progressive Girl is getting to me again.
ak_A - October 15, 2009
in that tingly in genitals way
or that voices in the head telling you to kill way?
Leopold Bloom - October 15, 2009
mmm tingly in the genitals sort of way
sirbed - October 15, 2009
yeah, me too.
Leopold Bloom - October 15, 2009
it feels humid tonight here in the bay area, unusual
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
or maybe it's my house
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
ask Bloom if it's humid where he is
he loves Florida and it’s weather.
sirbed - October 15, 2009
i was there this past week, it was way hot and humid
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
I'm going there on my Winter break
to lovely Tampa
sirbed - October 15, 2009
st. pete beach is nice
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
I'm looking forward to it
won’t be a white Christmas but that’s fine as I’ve seen enough snow
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Why to Tampa?
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
My girlfriend has friends there
and we’re thinking of moving there
sirbed - October 15, 2009
tell her florida will make her hair frizz
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
That means we aren't going then
my hair (both of them) should be fine
sirbed - October 15, 2009
my haor was a disaster, no matter how many times i ran it through a flat iron
the humidity just made it curl up
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
It's humid where I am now
and her hair seems fine (maybe that’s what she’s doing for that hour that it takes her to get ready) I have mine pretty much shaved now so it takes me 5 minutes to get ready.
sirbed - October 15, 2009
i was just being vain
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
weather vain?
Nico - October 15, 2009
She probably thinks this thread is about her
doctorK - October 15, 2009
why, yes
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
Well you girls are the pretty ones so I think it's ok
for you to be vain.
sirbed - October 15, 2009
That reminds me of this amusing video I saw a few days ago
Rain in LA: H2O….NO
Englishmajor - October 15, 2009
OH yeah....I bemember now.
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
YAY!
I LOVE FLORIDA! AND ALL ITS BOSTON INHABITANTS!
Leopold Bloom - October 15, 2009
and they love you
you cun…
sirbed - October 15, 2009
can too.
Leopold Bloom - October 15, 2009
WHen does it become Boston south? Or is it a year round malady?
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
worse in winter.
Leopold Bloom - October 15, 2009
That's what I thought.....just wasn't sure if it was retirees living there year round
or visitors for paht of the year
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
bit of both.
The ones I know live here year-round, but we’re about to get inundated with out-of-towners…
Leopold Bloom - October 15, 2009
i like this ethier
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
That Daily Double sound was cute. ONCE.
Englishmajor - October 15, 2009
wow, who is this Ethier kid?
someone get Billy Beane on the phone, does he know about this cat?
emperor nobody - October 15, 2009
pronounce it the french way "andray etheeeay"
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
I took French in middle school and I remember none of it
but I do like french fries
sirbed - October 15, 2009
pomme frites
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
Met saus
Nick - October 15, 2009
Or pronounce it the Canadian way
Same as the French way, except al of the sounds go through your nose.
Nick - October 15, 2009
Andreeh Ethiereh?
Englishmajor - October 15, 2009
in montreal you can order a "chaud chien"
hot dog
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
and it's pronounced in a nicer way
sirbed - October 15, 2009
CHP looks quite dashing with the beard
Englishmajor - October 15, 2009
They're making all the cops there grow beards now?!
Is this some sort of Arnold legislative move or…?
Leopold Bloom - October 15, 2009
14% pay cut = no money for razors
Englishmajor - October 15, 2009
No razaahhs
sirbed - October 15, 2009
it's Chan Ho (out of the) Park
emperor nobody - October 15, 2009
it's the let's go oakland chant
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
Good thing we trademarked that!
Englishmajor - October 15, 2009
Hey - I don't think we've been collecting on our royalties......
BB needs to get on that so we can get some decent players
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
Stricked the punk out
doctorK - October 15, 2009
mighty Casey
looked more like William Blake that AB.
emperor nobody - October 15, 2009
Utley tried to lob another mortar round over Howard's head
doctorK - October 15, 2009
Hey -- the game's still on!
Nick - October 15, 2009
wasn't honeycutt on the A's a long time ago?
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
yep he was Eck
sirbed - October 15, 2009
or Eck's setup man
I think I hit the wrong button
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Yes
He was a great reliever for the A’s — Eck’s setup man, and a the closer when Larussa couldn’t use Eck.
Nick - October 15, 2009
his name was familiar
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
he was a good pitcher
sirbed - October 15, 2009
another ex-A Carney Lansford was just fired by the Giants
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
My all time favorite player
sirbed - October 15, 2009
do you think the A's will hire him?
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
The whole A's coaching staff is coming back
so I doubt it
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Maybe she means to play 3B
Nico - October 15, 2009
oh you're mean
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
I love the Captain but I think at age 50 that might not be pretty
sirbed - October 15, 2009
What about Tenille? Can she play 3B?
Nick - October 15, 2009
Hmm your 70's references mean nothing to me
sirbed - October 15, 2009
He was on a sabotage assignment from the A's
and he did a good job.
A'sian - October 15, 2009
Great sinker and slider
and very good at holding runners (despite one unfortunate game in which he was called for 4 balks in Seattle).
He’d won an NL ERA title a few years before with the Dodgers (as a starter) and had also been suspended for 10 games when pitching for the Rangers for scuffing the ball (the ump found a thumbtack in his glove — oops!).
Nick - October 15, 2009
6+ seasons with our guys
doctorK - October 15, 2009
I knew there was a reason I recognized the name
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
here's a chance for E-Banez
to make up for the fact that defensively he makes Jack Cust look like Roberto Clemente.
emperor nobody - October 15, 2009
Lawn dart? No, bomb!
Nick - October 15, 2009
hey lawn darts
we used to throw those at each other as kids
sirbed - October 15, 2009
well, that settles that
Game 1 is for the Fightin’s.
emperor nobody - October 15, 2009
ya but what if Lidge comes in?
sirbed - October 15, 2009
GOod One
LOL
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
MOAR BLEACHER DARTS
doctorK - October 15, 2009
oh f, i leave the room and there's a 3 run homer
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
That was a truly terrible pitch by Sherril there
Nick - October 15, 2009
true hideosity in this inning from Sherrill
Torre needs to get his ass outta there.
emperor nobody - October 15, 2009
If the Dodgers bullpen isn't lights out
then the Phillies are going to win this series
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Since when is Raul Ibanez this good?
He always killed the A’s in Seattle. Is he one of those AL to NL cases?
A'sian - October 15, 2009
No, he's one of those
“Not signed by the A’s so he has a resurgence instead of falling off a cliff.”
Nico - October 15, 2009
is there one of those cool acronyms for that in the Sabremetric Scriptures?
hmm, looks it up, ahh yes!
OPSinthians 115:3:
“…and it was spake that as long as the aged ones might struggle on away from the Jack London Square Hell Place, that they might prosper. And it shall be called NoSiB-Ah-Ha! RIOFOC, and it shall cause much torment in the Place of the Oaks…”
emperor nobody - October 15, 2009
Oh:
Awesome.
pam5981 - October 15, 2009
He is a career 115 OPS+ hitter
Therefore, I’d say for a long time, he’s been good (at hitting)
doctorK - October 15, 2009
I guess I never paid attention.
A'sian - October 15, 2009
Since he got it going with the Royals
he’s had a nice run with Seattle and now Philadelphia
sirbed - October 15, 2009
That could be part of it
Also, moving from Safeco to Citizen’s Bank has got to help a hitter.
Nick - October 15, 2009
ya that park in Philly is a bandbox
sirbed - October 15, 2009
the Loney stretch
if Jason Giambi attempted that stretch we just witnessed, he would split into several smaller leprechaun Giambis and scamper away to find the pot o’gold.
emperor nobody - October 15, 2009
And it would be a thong.
Of course.
A'sian - October 15, 2009
hey maybe then we'd get to see the golden speedo
sirbed - October 15, 2009
i was talking to some people from minnesota yesterday, they said the new twinns
venue will not have a retractable roof
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
nope games there in April and October should be fun
sirbed - October 15, 2009
but it won't have a "roof' either, right? an open park?
ak_A - October 15, 2009
yes open, i found that odd that's not retractable given the weather
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
in cold weather some things do get retracted.
ak_A - October 15, 2009
I WAS IN THE POOL
doctorK - October 15, 2009
well that's what you men claim...
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
It's true George wasn't lying
sirbed - October 15, 2009
I saw a Chiefs vs Raiders game in November once in KC
where it was in the low 20’s and by the end of it I had so much clothing on I looked like a silver and black mummy
sirbed - October 15, 2009
The retractable roof design was just too expensive
I think there are going to be some outdoor heaters, but there’s definitely potential for a few rainouts during the summer and snowouts in April and the postseason. It’s snowed a bit in the Twin Cities already.
Englishmajor - October 15, 2009
Burnbarrels and kegs at every base!
Nick - October 15, 2009
open and cooooollllllddddd
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Hardcore
doctorK - October 15, 2009
these Dodgers
don’t give up, there’s even fans still there cheering in an organized way, it must be the End Times.
emperor nobody - October 15, 2009
I thought the world was going to end in 2012
hopefully the A’s can win by then so I can go out happy
sirbed - October 15, 2009
yes
The Cosmic Trigger for the 2012 Apocalypse is in all likelihood 7 consecutive sellouts of the Coliseum…. when the 7th Sellout Sign appears in Oct. 2012, watch out.
emperor nobody - October 15, 2009
And the A's wi......
ahhhhh we’re all gonna die!
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Also, they came to play
Nick - October 15, 2009
pierre looks like a kid in his batters helmet
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
hopefully he'll get a juice box after the game
sirbed - October 15, 2009
or help trevor cahill with his homework
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
2-4-6-8 who do we appreciate? Phillies! Phillies! Yayyyyy......Phillies!
Nick - October 15, 2009
1...2...Freddy's coming for you
sirbed - October 15, 2009
so tomorrow the apocalypse is happening - the yankees play the angels
my head is going to explode if i’m forced to root for one of them
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
I'll be rooting for the swine flu
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Oh Lord, Lidge is waming up
Now I’m getting scared.
doctorK - October 15, 2009
so is everyone is Philadelphia
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Who are you rooting for again??
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
Oakland
Screw all these other teams
doctorK - October 15, 2009
hell ya Go A's!
sirbed - October 15, 2009
+ million
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
HAHA
I was gonna ask if you could say “Blown Save” but try not to offend…..
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
he looked hot from far away
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
so do I
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Lidge??
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
Brad "Meet on the" Lidge is up
break out the valium, Phillies Phans.
emperor nobody - October 15, 2009
So what celebs are we gonna see at the AL game tomorrow?
Predictions anyone??
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
My guess would be "stars" who are on Fox TV shows
and the actress/models who are dating Yankees
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Kate Hudson was being the diva in the Metrodome apparently.....
acting like she couldn’t be with the common folk
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
well she shouldn't be in movies either
outside of Almost Famous I can’t think of anything she was good in.
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Maybe Balloon Boy will drop in?
Englishmajor - October 15, 2009
Nah....he's in the attic ...but this time sent by his parents for scaring the S**T out of 'em
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
I guess that was quite the story on the cable news today
sirbed - October 15, 2009
I just heard a little snippet on the radio
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
I caught some of it on the local news when I got home
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Headlines tonight should read
“Boy, 6, Grounded for Rest of Life”
Nick - October 15, 2009
come on french guy!
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
oui!
sirbed - October 15, 2009
bon soir
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
uh...oui is about all I remember
sirbed - October 15, 2009
woohoo! french guy moved over the other french guy (pierre)
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
SMALL SAMPLE SIZE
For the love of God, 3-6 is meaningless.
doctorK - October 15, 2009
Ethier is just unconscious
did Madsen just load ’em for ManTitties?
It’s the October of Living Dangerously for bullpens, I swear.
emperor nobody - October 15, 2009
mmmm ManTit....uh wait uh not mmmm
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Now I understand why there were so many drunk-off-their-ass fans at Citizens Bank Park this summer
doctorK - October 15, 2009
Lidge may not get the chance to blow this one....Madsen might do it for him
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
he's just trying to help a friend out
sirbed - October 15, 2009
Manny FAIL
doctorK - October 15, 2009
the poor people watching this back in Philly
must have started drinking during that inning, and are now worried about tomorrow’s hangover at work.
emperor nobody - October 15, 2009
maybe they'll call in sick and watch game two tomorrow!!
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
I remember skipping school for the ALCS in 1988-1990
to watch the day games
sirbed - October 15, 2009
that and being able to get up for work
this game won’t get over until past midnight and they wonder why kids like football and basketball better.
sirbed - October 15, 2009
this dude is huge
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
I hear that all the time
sirbed - October 15, 2009
do they actually call you dude?
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
no just the huge part
they call me Mr. Tibbs!
sirbed - October 15, 2009
oh mr. tibbs, you're so huge!
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
yep
now I’m going to solve a murder and teach white people about how to behave
sirbed - October 15, 2009
foul owl on the prowl
ak_A - October 15, 2009
Cupcakes for dessert?
Englishmajor - October 15, 2009
Is he not starting any longer???
I know he pitched out of the bullpen in the other series…
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
cupcakes are yummy.
Leopold Bloom - October 15, 2009
I know....I'm more of a cake girl tho
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
Are you sure you've down enough research to be sure about this Bloom?
sirbed - October 15, 2009
About that blown save....
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
JK
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
Lidge came in
doctorK re-filled his wine glass.
SBNation servers when go broke.
doctorK - October 15, 2009
I thought we broke it foe sure\
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
Yay
WePhillies windoctorK - October 15, 2009
That stadium cleared out F-A-S-T!!
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
all right, first blood to the Phils
see ya all tomorrowz when the real fun begins.
emperor nobody - October 15, 2009
NightyNight
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
Well, that was a fun game
bobnothing - October 15, 2009
It's relaxing when you don't particularly care about either team
Englishmajor - October 15, 2009
Tomorrow night might be a different story
doctorK - October 15, 2009
Actually
it wont be for me either.
BleedGreen - October 15, 2009
Isn't it?
The ALCS, on the other hand, is an existential crisis of conscience – defeat is what is being wished, the destruction of of an enemy, rather than the success of a friend
bobnothing - October 15, 2009
I guess we'll all see what we are made of through this struggle.....
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
I plan on using my crutch
cheap lager
bobnothing - October 15, 2009
I already know that I'm made mostly from cheese, diet coke and Bullsh**t
sirbed - October 15, 2009
You're the man in the moon?
bobnothing - October 15, 2009
I thought that was Andy Kauffman
at least according to REM
sirbed - October 15, 2009
{snerk}
Three long balls.
Nico - October 15, 2009
Hey AN is back
what happened it just went away on my computer
sirbed - October 15, 2009
We broke it yet again.....
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
i thought i scared everyone away
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
they were afraid you'd hit them with a golf ball
sirbed - October 15, 2009
it's not the ball, i hit with the club
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
Wow that's even scarier
sirbed - October 15, 2009
i know, i'm a menace
OakA'sHoney - October 15, 2009
Well - I'm off...see you during the night game....
Have a good Friday everybody
BERRYJO - October 15, 2009
Good night BERRY JO and AN
remember to brush your teeth before you go to bed
sirbed - October 15, 2009
It's difficult to watch...
Andre Eithier and Carlos Gonzales play and see how good they are. I’d have to say that A’s management made two serious mistakes in letting these guys go for what the team got in return. Probably the worst part is that both of them are going to keep getting better.
Keystone State - October 16, 2009
exciting game...what I heard of it
I returned home from work, exhausted from a very difficult day. I cooked a steak, made a sald and poured myself a glass of wine, and turned the radio on to the game.
After eating I felt like I needed to lay down so I did so on the couch, still listening to the radio blasting the game….I fell asleep when the score was still 5-4, and woke up to hear Lidge save the game with the score 8-6.
OaklandSi - October 16, 2009
for those wondering what a "sald" is...it's a salad without spell checking
OaklandSi - October 16, 2009
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