Athletics Nation

I think we did! LOL

BERRYJO - April 14, 2009 reply

Oh, good. I thought it was me.

Pam broke AN.

Can't win tonight. Much like the A's.

It ain't over till it's over.

I'm tiiiiiiired.

wah.

I'm not sure who's more annoying

Papelbon or Pedroia

Yes.

I don't mind either.

Sweeney can't catch up to Papsmear

I think the site's giving up on tonight

Like the A's hitting

Ugh it had to be Papelbon!

AN, STOP IT RIGHT THIS MINUTE.

ugh...pretty good AB by Sweeney

just to wrong person.

Paps makes me want to RiverDance

you mean he should have hit it to Crosby?

sad snicker

snickers or butterfingers?

The weather is the reason why no one can hit anything

perhaps they should work on stringing a few singles together instead of trying to hit homeruns haha

Honestly, when is Sweeney going to start hitting the ball with some authority?

This whole “6’4, 225lb slappy singles hitter” bit is getting old.

Probably around 2014

When he signs with the Yankees

ouch

Fastballs on all 9 pitches to Sweeney

That's embarassing

like my spelling

Isn't that all Papelbon throws?

Someone needs to slug the jerks chanting

“Let’s go R*d S*x”

AN is not getting is crucial 21.1 jiggowatts

so its crashing

I know the feeling

I believe it's 1.21. Oh, and 88 mph.

1.21

whatever...its late!

if the Ump can F’ up …so can I

hahaha... he went around more than Giambi did way back when.

I get the feeling someone's going to score on an error

Somebody put a red sock in those Red Sux fans' mouths!

was gunna say that.

A bloody sock?

With soap in it.

I like the guy in the back doing the thumbs down.

No Scoring by us for 10 innings

Add that to Geren leaving in Eveland too long and Crosby being 100 percent pathetic and we are quite handicapped going to the 12th inning.

But Sean's in!

12th

Sean coming in gulp

buckfan6 - April 14, 2009 reply

Make it quick

Just not the face.

Poor Gallagher has to have control after 2000 days off

and great pitching weather

I don't think I'm making any more game threads tonight

Just go. Someone else with handle it.

Way out West...

i hate myself for enjoying that commercial

Oh my

so… i really want to win this game.

I so tired.

Why isn’t this game over yet?

Giambi good defense tonight

good sign

I think Billy is on the phone calling someone from Sacramento right now

guys are going to be tired tomorrow

if it goes into 12:01 wed. can Nomah come back to pinch hit??

Kallus - April 14, 2009 reply

Oh boy....

….we’ve used up the bullpen I like and trust.

Yikes!

Can we have Swish?

So they have wireless in the dugout, Bob?

THERE'S THE DAMN COMMERCIAL AGAIN

brb, stabbing something.

At least we haven't had that damn-fool Heineken walk-in fridge ad

If I see that one more time, I’m never drinking that brand again.

This should do.

awesome

wow

i think I just had a seizure. but it was kind of cool.

I don't think either team realizes

that if they dont wrap this up soon, they’ll be playing straight into tomorrows game.

Night/day doubleheader

lol

Sweet!

night-day doubleheader?

Kallus - April 14, 2009 reply

damn my slow reflexes!

Kallus - April 14, 2009 reply

2.15 Am

I have an Applied Micro exam at 9.30am

We better not lose

Oh my goodness....

…um…you have a better reason for them to win than anyone!

Don't waste your time

That class was cake

Your essay can discuss the diminishing marginal returns of Coliseum revenue after games like this.

Oh god

Hope you can

weave in something from this game into your exam!!

BERRYJO - April 14, 2009 reply

So is Jerry Blevins never going to get into a game?

Don't think he's even in the pen!

Oh, he's not available.

Too cold. He’s literally frozen and can’t move.

That happens when you only weigh 100 pounds.

snicker

There's no meat on his skinny bones.....to keep him warm.

BERRYJO - April 14, 2009 reply

I'm on it!

Damn, I was looking for a frozen skeleton.jpg but couldn't find one.

Can't pitch tonight

He’d get blown off the mound.

NOW we can bring him in! I'm ok with this now.

Giambi had some NICE work at first today

No kidding

SEriously

good sign for the season

The players aren't concerned with getting this thing over with

because they know they can still get their mini sirloin burgers when it’s done. Jack’s open late.

Okay, I laughed out loud.

And almost spit wine all over the keyboard.

Kendall Jackson wine...

…if certain AN users are reading this; I bought it with them!

YUM. I just finished the last of mine tonight!!!

When did you get internet, missy?

I don't really have it. It's kind of temporary.

I'm still savoring mine!

Wine, or internet?

You drink too slow.

seriously.

Hella seriously.

But then, I don’t even like KJ. I’m assuming chardonnay, anyway.

I bought A LOT of wine.

My wine fridge is getting empty.

Yay!

Lake County!

I went to jack in the crack the other night drive through

car behind me pulled up… 2 dudes in the front put ski masks on… I freaked and the person at the window locked it up and called the cops. no joke.

I hope you pulled away and went to McDonalds!

who robs a drive through?

seriously

I think they're all too occupied playing the commercial in the clubhouse

The one on San Pablo's open 24 hours

Hey, Sean hit 93 on the gun!

Struck out varitek.

Yay Ryan and Sean!!!!

sweeney!

3 up, 3 down

Sean surprises.

SWEENEY!!!!!

DIVING CATCH TO FINISH THE INNING!!!!!

Gallagher vs. Papelbon

Quite a mismatch. That somehow we will win.

I love you, RyRy.

sorry i dont have a defense pic for him so this will have to do

nice!!!

Sweeney!!!!!

Nice catch!!

Though you're not really supposed to create your own web gem

Kind of like a closer saving his own win .

Nico - April 14, 2009 reply

It was Byrnse-esque

Which would be

AN awesome feat!

Inning over

Time for a AN Rally!!!

I'm on an AN roll....

I just had Byrnes flashbacks.

Wind is really killing the ball in the air tonight

Yes!

but why was Cotroneo more excited for Pedroia’s play than this one?

It was about 20 times better

Nico - April 14, 2009 reply

Only because Pedroia is 20 times smaller.

When Gallagher has a 1-2-3 inning you know it's your night

They’re scoring here

Well, someone has to score tonight.

if you know what I mean.

Boom-chicka-wow-wow

You?

C'mon, he's a good pitcher.

He’s going to be a good starter for us in the future.

Giambi, Holliday, Cust

for the win please

doesnt get more slugging than that.

Bomb squad!

Would they really pitch Papel another inning?

So who do the Sox have in their pen after Papelbon?

Dice-K picked the wrong day to only go one inning.

LETS GO A’s!!!!

LET'S GO A'S!!!

Let's go A's!!!

lopez vs. giambi

Wow

Vince Cotroneo’s calls are still just awful.

“Ball driven to the gap. Sweeney goes into a dive. And he’s catches the ball as it dies.”

Now say that as though he missed the ball and it was a double, and you’ll have Vince’s call.

for a while i thought the ball had gotten to the gap. there was a long time between his call and him calling the out.

mrbendy - April 14, 2009 reply

Yeah

Plus the intonation gave every indication the ball got through.

I want some media training for our boys.

All of their radio commercials are AWFUL.

Sean G!

Damn, he made that look easy. Very effortless delivery. Let’s win this game now!

sprtsnwyn - April 14, 2009 reply

Bottom of the 12th!

Time to kick Paps ass!

Hey if we go into the 13th

maybe we can have Swisher pitch….oh wait..nevermind

Hey, there's probably time to trade for him, get him on a plane and to the ballpark in time.

This one could still be going on by then.

true

that was the funniest thing i've seen in a long long time

Rated-R Superstar - April 14, 2009 reply

Ha, the graphic failed.

All right

Baby is finally sleeping, and big bats are coming up. Time to end this so daddy can sleep.

SirDan - April 14, 2009 reply

Here's our chance to win

Javier Lopez

Not pitching to Javier Lopez

I need a win today!!!!

Been stressing about rabies all day. (okay I have a dog bite—not very bad—but do NOT google rabies…ever.)

A win would help…I’m not sure how…but I know it would. There. I win.

GOOGLING RABIES

It says if I have rabies, I will die sometime between 2 and 12 months.

BUt I can get a lot of fun shots now…but it’s not REALLY a high risk, but could be…? It’s awful.

You should definitely NOT watch Quarantine.

I mean, not only because it sucks

Srsly, can we just win?

Didn't Cust homer off Lopez last year?

Yes he did

I just looked it up

AHHHHHHHHHHH!!! TV JUST FROZE!!!!

comcast fail!!!!

aaarrrrggghhh

Uverse failed too.

WERE ALL GONNA DIE!!1!1!!!

We broke TV and AN!!!

LOL LOL LOL out loud even!

BERRYJO - April 14, 2009 reply

omg

the game froze for me!

Rated-R Superstar - April 14, 2009 reply

We just lost the picture.

comcast just went out on me wtf

wtf mate?

Erm, ok why put in Papelbon for a non-save situation

when the heart of the A’s order is coming up next inning?

weird

they wanted a lefty facing the 3-5 guys?

2 of them are lefties.

WTF Comcast?!

anomaly_kat - April 14, 2009 reply

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

it’s ok guys nothing is happening yet

WTF! Frozen!

CSNCA FAIL

Don’t do this to me – I’ve sunk four farking hours of my life into this gd game

x10000

GIAMBI ON BASE

Yay Jason!

Giambi walk

CSN CA just broke...switching to NESN feed

More Vinny

I have no idea if the ball is ever foul or fair.

And here we go. We win this inning.

giambi walk

c

walk by Giambi

Comcast FAIL

GAH

Don’t do that to me…

I guess all of you are in the same boat I've been in since the start of the game

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_04_14_bosmlb_oakmlb_1&mode=gameday

Giambi walk

zaniac75 - April 14, 2009 reply

full count

gameday link

2-1 to Giambi

Holliday up to bat

foul for strike 1

Game back on for me

No pinch runner

We’re out of infielders

FUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Unless you count Buck or Powell

or Rajai

Holliday in danger of a golden sombrero

Ah ha, I'm quite behind.

My visions of being a play-by-play hero are crushed!

lol there's a dude wearing a white tshirt

behind the first base line

that dude is my hero

Holliday

HR, Now!

he tried

ish

He advanced Giambi.

I’ll take it.

Com-suck working again

Hit it to the right fielder!

CSN HD is DEAD!!!

Regular CSN is ok.

my csn hd is working

Now it's back up

End this Matt

WIth a long drive to left.

Awwww....MAN!

Matt almost got a hit out of that. Runner to 2nd

Okay

So Rajai or not to Rajai

RISP

giambi

pleaseeeeeee dont hurt

RISP!!!

Giambi's gotta run again! Watch out groins!

giambi's shooting for an 80% sb rate

this season

Haha, baseball is MAKING G get in shape

ok ok lets go here. base hit? score the run?

lets go cust!

ramon - April 14, 2009 reply

Here we goooooooooo!

BERRYJO - April 14, 2009 reply

COME ON CUSTY!

juuuuuuuuuuuust a bit outside

Cust will FINISH IT

RIGHT HERE

he better or we are in trouble

At least we know Giambi can slide

And unless we want Rajai in the infield…

if by "giambi" you mean jason and not jeremy

That was a given ;-)

Rated-R Superstar - April 14, 2009 reply

Holliday would probably play first, moving Davis to the outfield.

Mlb.tv died too

F this

mines working

COME ON CUST!

runner at second

whoa

DO IT

OMG JUST FINISH IT PLEASE

twss?

Yeah

They’re pitching around Cust

bill king.

john jaha. olmedo saenz.

sigh. bygone days.

JOHN JAHA

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Shouldn't Giambi be replaced with Rajai?

You know, cause he’s faster?

then who plays 1st

Crosby at first, Powell at 3rd?

I think?

Powell played first at Sac sometimes.

Ellis at 1st, Rajai at 2nd

If he doesn't get home, we've got no one to stick at 1st

What about when Giambi comes around in the batting order again in the 15th inning?

I wouldn't...

because while he’s faster, I’ve found him to be a fairly poor baserunner…

calgbear - April 14, 2009 reply

and he'll play first? :-)

Should I get off my butt and do a rally dance?

obviously yes

Duh

Might as well put Cust on and face Crosby

I would!

Ugh...

It hurts to think about it.

custy walks

Oh Vince. Don't joke about "putting this one to bed"

YAWN.

Just the man I want to see!!

snicker

Crosby come on now

buckfan6 - April 14, 2009 reply

Haha, and it's all on Crosby

Crosby will end this

The few, the proud

The frozen flag-wavers of the left field bleachers.

ok bocro let's just not make an out

Booby, feel free to get a walkoff hit

Cust and Giambi on base

reminds me of the Comcast commercial with the turtles taking a picture

We've been dumping on you all night

Prove us wrong.

REVERSE MOJO

Crosby’s going to make an out!

naturally

come on Bobby!

redeem yourself

Is it time for that Crosby HR yet?

Accidently do something good

How did we end up

in the bottom of the 12th needing a hit from Bobby Crosby?

Or heck, just walk him.

That’d work

sad huh.

Wouldn't it be nice?

Mostly because of Bobby Crosby

But a little bit of Bob Geren thrown in there too.

QOTM, game-related something division.

Maybe we will get lucky Crosby wont ground into a double play

Nice! Another walk!

C’mon BoCro!

Crosby walkoff. It'd be quite fitting.

Vince sounds totally bored.

That's because we aren't playing Texas.

OMG

crosby is going to win it

Lopez going to give us a walk-off walk

Why swing

We can walk it

Win the game.....win the series......

BERRYJO - April 14, 2009 reply

Time to resurrect Zonis's old Kendall chant

Don’t! Swing! Just don’t swing!

oblique - April 14, 2009 reply

hahaha worst baseball player ever

Borderline HoFer.

i forgot about that.. guh

lets do the walk in a run in extra innings thing those are always fun

BO CRO

Walke offe

I call two wild pitches

ANYTHING?!?!?

Pirates music...that's always good!

BERRYJO - April 14, 2009 reply

Bases aren't loaded yet, guys

THey are now

now they are :D

now they are

I dunno what game YOU'RE watching

:-X

If Crosby walks, we'll see Davis in for G

nice call

kinda thought we would when he got to 2nd

And he does

ok fine he CAN throw strikes

Giambi does not want to run right now....

Crosby will swing and pop up...you watch

don't swing!

YES

haha

Yay Bob!

Now we just need a balk.

Balk-off!

I'd take it

Okay

Fly ball baby

can we have crosby hit it to crosby?

ha

chipper1001 - April 14, 2009 reply

woot zook

Rajai in for Jason

WIN PLZ.

Let's go Kurt!

Going for the gold here

loaded.

rajai in.

Come on A's just take that last walk!!!

Prepare for Suzuki squeeze bunt

no

A’s can’t bunt

Loaded!

Now Davis is in the game....

HOpe it doesn’t go 12; will be INTERESTING

dont wanna mention this

but hasnt powell played some third?
and potentially couldnt Sweeney go to first?

Just put Powell at first

Option #3

I didnt mention…and prlly likely but geez the a’s need to do something about htat possible situation

if it does, any ideas of who's on first?

I don't know.

Third base!

oblique - April 14, 2009 reply

Ellis on 1st, Rajai on 2nd

Bases loaded

davis in for Giambi

C'MON ZOOK!!!!!!!

Get a meatball and HIT The Meatball

He has to throw strikes.

WOOHOOO LETS GO A’s!!!!!

Pinch-run Davis and do one of those catcher bunts that work so well against Boston

step one: complete

Zuki can do it

DON'T GO HACKING WTF

Suzuki, you HAVE to win it!!!

We don’t have an infield for next inning!

Zook Walk Off!

come on ’zuki! you can do it!

Come on Zook!!!

Rajai was so cute in the dugout

wearing his little toque, jumping around trying to stay warm.

I wanna see walk-off walk

I'll take a walk-off ANYTHING.

Just hit it out!

C'mon Zook!!!!

Suzuki is really looking like he wants to be a true A

disaster

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

ZOOK

Damn

F
A
I
L

:’(

dahfkhasdfasdfa.

GRUMBLE.

x100000000000000000000

does everyone else have to preview/post right now?

OH GEEZ!!!!

Strike out

(BANGS HEAD ON WALL)

That's not going to get people off your back, Zooks.

mannnn

Un. Fucking. Believeable.

Just put the ball in play, that’s too much to ask now?

i would rather see him not swing

COME ON BUCK

MAKE IT COUNT

oh no

looks like 13 innings

be hopeful

lol Buck.

sigh

the biggest fail of the night IMO

FML

Trav. Little help here.

wow

only thing that is a nono for Zook and he does it

be funny if we drew a walk

or stole home.

Walk off grand slam?

You Can Do It Zook!

Vince has it right

steal home

WE WIN

A's WIN YES

Yay!

Travis

going for 3 hits, let’s go Travis!

Yay Travis!!!!!!!!!!!!

A’s WIN A’s WIN!!!!

yay!

ramon - April 14, 2009 reply

Finally!!!

J.R. "Bob" Dobbs approves.

Yeah BABY!!!!!!!!

(falls down dead)

EAT SHIT AND DIE, BOSTON

YAAAAAY!

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Fina Frickin Lee

BERRYJO - April 14, 2009 reply

suuuuuuuuuuuuccccccckkkk itttttttt

WE WIN!!!!

WALK OFF INFIELD SINGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAH!!

Where is walkoffbaltimorechop!??

oblique - April 14, 2009 reply

!!!!!!

HUZZAH!

INFIELD HIT!!!!

LET'S go OAK-land!

tmac - April 14, 2009 reply

bad call by ump

he was out

but i’ll take it

if so, the last of many.

We were owed it

Nope he was safe...

…clearly on replay

i dunnoooooooooooo

i need tivo

+1

YES!!!

calgbear - April 14, 2009 reply

Walk off high-chopper

woo hoo!

ramon - April 14, 2009 reply

HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAH THANKS MVP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hell yeah.

T-BUCK!!!!

A's win in twelve off Buck hit!!

hurray for winning!

VICTORY!

mrbendy - April 14, 2009 reply

CUE THE DANCE!!!!

Good dance

More where that came from

I love Ace Ventura.

OldhamA - April 15, 2009 reply

Suddenly, It's all worth it

Buck you, miss!

Finally!

It’s 1:30 am.

I’m going to sleep!

GreenNGoldSooner - April 14, 2009 reply

where's the cheese-works?

CELEBRATE

the high chopper

YAY

FINALLY!

PHUT! - April 14, 2009 reply

Night, all

Way to stick with it until victory was achieved.

Thankgod

Shit was going to get ugly!

Sweet Buck, bless you

Pino - April 14, 2009 reply

Walk-off Pedroia fail!

AMAZING!

GREAT JOB BUCKY!!

Did anyone on the East Coast stay up?

Poor Boston.

Hit4TheCycle - April 14, 2009 reply

hahaha. not so much, no.

I did

VICTORY

beautiful

SwisherThresher - April 14, 2009 reply

I had to stay up to post our new victory mashup

There’s a party goin’ on way out west (way out west)
A story’s told to last throughout the years
About a bunch of cowboys, and your laughter too
Ridin’ tall to party with you.
It’s time to come together (tiny and bold)
Tall in the saddle — what’s your pleasure?
Everyone around the world, the size of schnauzers but they’re cattle.
Celebrate, mini sirloin burgers! Come on! Yippee-yi-yo, good times! And guess what, I love pancakes!

HAHAHAHA....

I love it. Ish.

I'm using this tomorrow :-D

I think the space cake boosted your creativity!

Yay!

woot!

RickeySteals - April 14, 2009 reply

MARGINAL PRODUCT OF LABOR

FUCK YOU!!!!!!

Allocative efficiency? Or productive efficiency?

Second place is ours

and 500

Yay Mediocrity!

SUPERIOR mediocrity

2 out of three, Nico!

Its a nice wek so far!

YEESSS!!

Beautiful. Props to everyone who stayed up this late too!

Synx - April 14, 2009 reply

Gallagher

gets the win. lol

He deserved it

1-2-3

the entire pen deserved it

but Geren could have saved us this trouble by yanking Eveland one batter sooner

jasonthea - April 14, 2009 reply

Where's "walkoffbaltimorechop"?

give it uo for the bullpen

the true heroes

jasonthea - April 14, 2009 reply

hey man just cuz you pitch doe'snt make you a 'hero'....

;)

QOTM. Seriously.

Snicker.

LMAO

LO

Rebuilding Season - April 14, 2009 reply

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNnn

Friggin 1:34am here in Chitown

You're a hero too...

So is Tarheel…it’s 2:34 there, isn’t it?

i guess if californians are allowed to complain about a 45-degree night,

everybody else gets to say it’s “late” even though the bars are still open…

Woo!

Trav postgame interview. They all looked so happy! I love walk-off wins.

I'll be there in only 12 hrs- I should bring a broom!

can someone describe the last play for those of us who didn't get to see it?

Something happened, A's win.

ok, really, bases juiced, Buck hits a ball off the ground, it pops up into the aid, SS grabs it, throws to first, not in time. Davis scores from third FTW.

thank you hi ho

its tough when you’re on vacation and can’t get any info cuz espn is crap and won’t show the decent highlights until tomorrow – yay 2:37 am spring break time

IF at ALL!!!

BERRYJO - April 14, 2009 reply

Sure.

Bases loaded. Travis Buck chops one high off the plate. Pedroia (I think) gets to it, and makes a great throw, but Buck has already reached first.

High chop over the mound fielded by Pedroia, quick throw to first. Buck beat the throw allegedly.

He did.

go to gameday, they just put the vid on

and i really, really like

whoever shoves their A’s batting helmet in front of the camera.

That was Rajai.

Don't say that, that'd make me like him again.

Really?

Cuz it kinda irritated me because it blocked my view of the players celebrating.

Yeah. I was trying to see Travis hugging everybody.

Remember the whole "supporting the laundry" comment by Beane?

Just reminds me of that.

OldhamA - April 15, 2009 reply

High chop

Buck hit one of those balls that bounces high off the hard dirt in front of the plate.

Pedroia makes a fine pick in front of second base and relays it quickly to first.

Buck is eyeing the ball but beats the throw to first, according to the umpire.

He actually looked out in real time, but safe in slow motion. It doesn’t matter. Davis, pinch running for Giambi, touches home easily and a second time for good measure.

bear88 - April 14, 2009 reply

Thank you, Easter Bunny

for that egg Javier Lopez just laid.

LAXile - April 14, 2009 reply

He laid three eggs.

Thank you EI for letting me have the post game interview!

Me too!

me three!

Although its nice when they forget and you get to see the post-game show

Buck's hair still sucks, though

But he hit it!!!

He definitely needs to shampoo that!

If only he had somebody that could help him.

I am NOT volunteering. I have too many boys to take care of already.

ORLY?

Just ask WC.

What if I don't wanna?

this mindy lady

on the aftershow freaking says the a’s take two of three…ok its two of two…I get what she is trying to say but isnt she paid to speak correctly

She's not good at math

I’d still hit it

Hey-ooooo!

Oh....wow. WOW!

(of course, Mrs doctorK would kill me)

That she would....and should!

What if he meant literally hit her? Like throw something at her to make her stop singing?

she has a nice voice

she is kind of pretty
she likes the A’s

all +'s

There you go, Yawed.

These replies answer your question: No, she isn’t paid to speak correctly.

haha

i guess I was wrong

we should get

jaymee sirus to walk across the parking lot and do the A’s – not in the way doctor K would, but still she loves sports (at least bball) and if she’s any good at baseball she’s approachably cute, smart, and concise, all things you want from a sideliner – besides she’d make everyone on the A’s look tal

btw – thanks for the recap on the end, sounds like the umps wanted to go home, but go A’s, a dubs a dub

It's Sire

Get it right, man!

Helloooo 1st - April 14, 2009 reply

Must've confused her with Miley Cyrus

I hope not

Jaymee deserves more respect than that.

Helloooo 1st - April 14, 2009 reply

its late

on the east coast (and west if you’re still up) my bad – i’m sorry i spent so much time making sure i spelled her first name right that i gave her the last name of someone i feel guilty of finding attractive

A's with 23 walk off wins since 2007

most in MLB

Game MVP

Travis Buck

good game

for Tbuck and I hope this prompts more playing time for him

I know, he actually hit a leftie too.

Just need some bloody extra base hits now!

I'd rather him play

and have Davis on the bench for late game situations…whether we are facing righties or lefties

i'd rather have rajai ginterized.

Jjjsixsix - April 15, 2009 reply

Hasta que ganamos

Hijos de la chingada como me desesperan aveces, pero ganamos, amo a los A’s

Buenas Noches

I've said that many times

I understood that

Buen suarte manana!

Buenas Noches!

Todos amamos los A's!

Excepto que Chavez, que no esta tan Mexicano.

Hahaha.....

Nice win!

T Buck! Nice win, bitches! Love when we beat the Red Sucks! Go A’s tomorrow!

A'sfansince1970 - April 14, 2009 reply

wpa-cap

buck: +41.4%
ziggy: +28.6%
jairo garcia: +18.6%
gallegher, springer: +14.3%
bailey: +12.3%
croz: +8.3%

kurt: -22.2%
ryan: -23.5%
eveland: -28.0%

pitching: +60%, hitting: -40%

sox of note -
daisuke: -42.4%
lopez: -35.7%
ortiz: -23.6%

plays over 10% (there are too many between 5-10)
holliday 1st double: +13.6%
buck 1st single: +10.3%
lowell 5th single: -12.5%
youk 7th dp: +12.8%
ortiz 10th popout: +17.5%
croz 12th walk: +12.4%
suzuki 12th K: -17.4%
buck 12th single: +33.9%
ryan 8th dp: -11.0%

oops, out of order. bad job me.

And yet so good

Wait....Crosby was actually good in this game?

of course he was

cuz now no one expects him to be

Well, not really. He was passable.

On offense yes

D, not so much.

MobiusKlein - April 14, 2009 reply

I combined it all y'see.

OldhamA - April 15, 2009 reply

he was -4% untii the walk...

So that walk redeemed him and made him good.

Wow.

to be fair...

the walk was critical. however, given the way lopez was throwing, i’m not sure that anyone in that situation (even rajai) wouldn’t have walked.

Suzuki didn't.

i've conveniently erased that from my mind.

sorry.

Jjjsixsix - April 15, 2009 reply

it should also say hitting: -10%

This is the BEST!!!

I want your graph after every game!

So up front and demanding.

Yes.

Yes Ma'am.

it's fangraphs

www.fangraphs.com

xbhaskarx - April 14, 2009 reply

what he said.

all the info is there, someone just needs to parse through and collect it.

it’s not like the old days when i had to go through pxp on an excel spreadsheet and input and create a graph and a fancy .jpg file.

i’m easily replaceable now.

Jjjsixsix - April 15, 2009 reply

That Holliday double got us started!

Me likey!

Until tomorrow fellas

For another ~~Twins~~ A’s victory

So no news from Chavvy's MRI?

not that I've seen.

Supposedly it was fine.

ya but did you hear geren

say it was some “tendonosis” or tendonitis or whatever you wanna call it? huh…said hell be out a few days….

The bad thing is that tendonitis technically never goes away does it? so if it flares up it can be a problem of recurring nature

Pretty much, yeah.

Tendinitis just pretty much aches really bad, but I don’t think anybody thought Chavez would play for a week straight anyway.

I didnt

I thought this whole Nomar/Chavez thing would be great with some limited Crosby over at third when necessary if Nomar moved to First

Right. Inevitably there WILL be a few times (more than a few, probably) that both Nomar and Chavy need to sit.

exactly why

we all must come to grips with seeing Crosby at third…I mean hes kinda learning on the fly…Whole career at short and this season already hes played third second and first…HMM I know its not rocket science but still a lot of footwork to learn…Playing third should be the easiest for him but there are certain types of balls that will take him a while to be fully comfrotable with