But from what I’ve heard about the announcers, I really hate them. On MLB.tv, I’m forced to listen to the Rangers announcers and they seriously are terrible. It sounds like they know nothing about baseball.
They went of on a Lost spiel and started referring to Buck as Sawyer from the show. They’ve made fun of fans and players and said things like “For realz,” and all I could think of is, “These are the best announcers Major League Baseball can find? For realz?”
Trust me, those guys are awful. They bitch and moan about calls like they broadcast for the best team in history and are entitled to everything going their way.
They’re not used to many games that actually involve good pitching, fundamentals and so on. They watch video game baseball most of the time so their knowledge is more limited to stuff like “Wow, he hit that one far.”
One of those “How great is it to have such a great veteran like Alan Embree in the ’pen?” questions. I wish I could punctuate it in a way that would accurately reflect Geren’s ‘how do I answer this’ delivery.
Please hang on and win, A's
That is all.
Nico - April 30, 2009
+1
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
Hank Blalock disagrees
cityplANner - April 30, 2009
No Whammys!
brian.only - April 30, 2009
Too late.
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
too late
alea iacta est - April 30, 2009
he said please
DCinWC - April 30, 2009
roomy.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
rheumy?
skigurl - April 30, 2009
rummy?
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
Twomey
DCinWC - April 30, 2009
Tomei?
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
?
drink409 - April 30, 2009
her and the chick from Weeds should have an "adorable dark-haired white girl"-off
cityplANner - April 30, 2009
If you don't mind me saying
I think I might love you. Or in Noncreepy, I agree.
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
whore.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
I've asked
you not to call me that here. Expect to be punished.
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
TWSS
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
I'd hate to get in between you and LB
….or would I???
cityplANner - April 30, 2009
oh, you'd like that.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Don't knock it.
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
Mary Louise Parker!
Gah, why did it take me that long.
Maybe they should face off Thunderdome-style. Two cute brunettes eneter, one cute, albeit worse for wear, brunette leaves…
cityplANner - April 30, 2009
I'm liking that.
And that Weeds role makes MLP that much more sexy.
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
agreed
In the Thunderdome, MLP from Weeds would have to square off against stripper Marissa from the Wrestler.
It’s only fair.
cityplANner - April 30, 2009
That might make the earth break.
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
I was thinking something like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2lhCv3zQjo
[I don’t know how the imbed function works here]
cityplANner - April 30, 2009
Are you asking me to move in with you?
Tyler Bleszinski - April 30, 2009
If I do, will it be weird?
mikev - April 30, 2009
Maybe a little at first
But I’m sure my wife would get used to it.
Tyler Bleszinski - April 30, 2009
mine too!
mikev - April 30, 2009
Blez,
you should hang around more often.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Yeah, he could be a good addition to this place
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
as long as he remembers his place.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Bad new thread mojo.
ZigFan31 - April 30, 2009
ZOMBIES
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
definitely zombie.
Frickin Blalock.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Justin Doosher bobblehead?
Or did I hear the A’s promo wrong? Sounded like he said, “Doo-sher”
worldblee - April 30, 2009
correct spelling is doucher
skigurl - April 30, 2009
THROW IT BACK
drink409 - April 30, 2009
at least he didn't do that with the bases loaded
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
Yep
worldblee - April 30, 2009
fffffffing blalock
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
crap...
brian.only - April 30, 2009
ugh
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
This is why I felt uncomfortable last time Blalock was up
HR
worldblee - April 30, 2009
Springer looks like he has a toomer on the side of his head
in his official picture.
Erasr - April 30, 2009
former de la salle great amani?
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
BRING IN BAILEY!!!!!
Oh.
Nico - April 30, 2009
danke schoene for managing the threads, blez
cityplANner - April 30, 2009
Luckily
Nobody was on to run with Blalock.
Still A’s game to win.
Hit4TheCycle - April 30, 2009
I hate the music they play in that place after a homer or a nice play by the Rangers
Using “The Natural” in that place is almost a travesty.
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
Because the place is built out of plastic and leftover nacho trays?
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
it's good to see Texas getting involved in the recyling effort
alea iacta est - April 30, 2009
I want to meet
the people that live in your head.
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
rawr.
mikev - April 30, 2009
QOTM
adragon - April 30, 2009
I agree
That place is about the last place in the world that you need to be a “natural” to hit home runs.
Tyler Bleszinski - April 30, 2009
goddamn it
Erasr - April 30, 2009
Texas has 40 HRs this month...damn it
gbtmOAK - April 30, 2009
lol how long will it take for the A's to get to 40? Middle of August?
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
they won't
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
2010
mikev - April 30, 2009
I watched Andrew Bailey
And you, Mr. Springer, are no Andrew Bailey.
worldblee - April 30, 2009
I do like his name, though.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Please do not throw that kinda junk up there
or 3 runs, now 2 will not be enough
Trainman - April 30, 2009
Rally Baby
RJ2549 - April 30, 2009
K
drink409 - April 30, 2009
filthy
RiverCats4Ever - April 30, 2009
I've been napping through most of the game
But from what I’ve heard about the announcers, I really hate them. On MLB.tv, I’m forced to listen to the Rangers announcers and they seriously are terrible. It sounds like they know nothing about baseball.
They went of on a Lost spiel and started referring to Buck as Sawyer from the show. They’ve made fun of fans and players and said things like “For realz,” and all I could think of is, “These are the best announcers Major League Baseball can find? For realz?”
NateHST - April 30, 2009
I've heard the ones the Nationals have
Trust me, those guys are awful. They bitch and moan about calls like they broadcast for the best team in history and are entitled to everything going their way.
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
i think the white sox clowns are the worst
that “you can put it on the board” thing they do is god awful
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
I just assumed they were #1 by default
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
lol... good point.
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
Sox are definitely the worst
But they definitely know more about baseball than these idiots.
NateHST - April 30, 2009
You have to forgive them a little
They’re not used to many games that actually involve good pitching, fundamentals and so on. They watch video game baseball most of the time so their knowledge is more limited to stuff like “Wow, he hit that one far.”
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
+1
micdog2001 - April 30, 2009
The one calling lead on the Rangers TV network
sounds like the guy that does the radio play-byplay for my Chargers – Josh Lewin.
internet searching
OH, hey! It is. :) He calls Chargers games much better.
Derwood13 - April 30, 2009
oops, here's the lets win A's Rally Baby
RJ2549 - April 30, 2009
noone tell him
what happens if this doesnt work
sourstuff - April 30, 2009
It'll work
At 4 months old, she can’t sit up on her own, but can do this
RJ2549 - April 30, 2009
from the looks of those glassy eyes...
neither will remember either way
RiverCats4Ever - April 30, 2009
NO
gbtmOAK - April 30, 2009
....
……
brian.only - April 30, 2009
Springer missed his spot there huh?
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
Yes! See my comment below.
ZigFan31 - April 30, 2009
Ziegler
5 out save?
Hit4TheCycle - April 30, 2009
You mean 0 out save?
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
Is Ziggy even available today?
worldblee - April 30, 2009
No
DCinWC - April 30, 2009
Is Casilla even available today?
Sliderule - April 30, 2009
Not sure, he wasn't available yesterday
If they had the game
worldblee - April 30, 2009
I don't think he swings that way
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
You don't know til you try...
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Springer missed his spot by a mile!
Zooks was standing up! Springer threw it to his ankle!
ZigFan31 - April 30, 2009
lol thats what i was saying
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
paging Geren;
Geren to the pitcher’s mound please.
popcornjames - April 30, 2009
I like your sig
It sounds like a Japanese translation. Macho Business Donkey Wrestler FTW.
Tyler Bleszinski - April 30, 2009
I heard it during a game on the old station
One of those “How great is it to have such a great veteran like Alan Embree in the ’pen?” questions. I wish I could punctuate it in a way that would accurately reflect Geren’s ‘how do I answer this’ delivery.
popcornjames - April 30, 2009
For those that don't know what I'm talking about
Go here and laugh.
Tyler Bleszinski - April 30, 2009
Actually
this is a better link with more of it.
Tyler Bleszinski - April 30, 2009
NewsRadio FTW
walkoff baltimore chop - April 30, 2009
Isn't Teagarden one of the squares in Monopoly?
Either way, he strikes out looking.
worldblee - April 30, 2009
Marvin garden?
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
I prefer Park Place
worldblee - April 30, 2009
Baltic Ave.
Is my territory
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
KK
drink409 - April 30, 2009
strikeout looking if the backwards K
FAIL
rktse - April 30, 2009
*is
rktse - April 30, 2009
Teabagger, er garden, gone looking.
cityplANner - April 30, 2009
lol
funny
alox - April 30, 2009
wow, David Murphy has a 0.097 BA
and they’re bringing him in to pinch hit??
not even Bob Geren would do that
alea iacta est - April 30, 2009
Shh, we don't want to reverse jinx him into a HR
worldblee - April 30, 2009
are you sure about that? haha
mills16 - April 30, 2009
zero in front of decimal of batting avg
FAIL
rktse - April 30, 2009
I can put a zero wherever I like, thanks very much
alea iacta est - April 30, 2009
How's Patterson's defense at 2B looked so far today?
franks a lot - April 30, 2009
Dunno
None of us can see it.
alox - April 30, 2009
He's looked fine.
But to defend him of future errors, he’s primarily only played OF (and DH) in Sacto this year.
ZigFan31 - April 30, 2009
That's why I'm holding my breath with him out there today
franks a lot - April 30, 2009
i'm just a tad late.
why are there day games in texas?
Jjjsixsix - April 30, 2009
Because it's still April?
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
no, i'm aware.
just more … two straight day games scheduled?
is there still a rule for minimum number of day games in a season?
Jjjsixsix - April 30, 2009
Two straight?
The first two in the series were scheduled as night games.
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
yeah, ignore me.
i realized this just about now.
Jjjsixsix - April 30, 2009
Let's go Oakland, Let's go!
SwisherThresher - April 30, 2009
Man, pitch 7 looked like strike 3 on Gameday
worldblee - April 30, 2009
So did #8
worldblee - April 30, 2009
as did 8...
brian.only - April 30, 2009
STRIKE THREE WTF!
Erasr - April 30, 2009
looked low
maybe caught a touch but it dropped.
RiverCats4Ever - April 30, 2009
DAW SPRINGER
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
Springer inviting Disaster
Trainman - April 30, 2009
Him and Dire Straights. Oh wait, that "flirting" not "inviting"
cityplANner - April 30, 2009
That's Molly Hatchet *grin*...
Derwood13 - April 30, 2009
Because it's so much more fun
getting that final out from the top of the order. I’m going to start cursing very soon.
alox - April 30, 2009
ugh... and i have kinsler on my fantasy team
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
BRING IN NICK SWISHER!
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
+1
mills16 - April 30, 2009
this is not good
this is bad
Erasr - April 30, 2009
Get some motivation up in there, Springer.
FOR BRADEN
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
Come on Springer
Finish him off!
Tyler Bleszinski - April 30, 2009
DCinWC - April 30, 2009
you guys are geniuses
Keep up the good work
drink409 - April 30, 2009
Oh my.
It’s contagous
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
not the guy to walk
especially to get to Kinsler
JJ - April 30, 2009
Weeble wobble
But don’t fall down.
Tyler Bleszinski - April 30, 2009
YES
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
almost no bueno.
instead, AMAZING.
Jjjsixsix - April 30, 2009
OMG OMG OMG
Ryan I love you!
drink409 - April 30, 2009
Brought back by Sweeney!
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
HOLY SHHHHHIT
Tyler Bleszinski - April 30, 2009
Sweeney!!!!
RickeyRun - April 30, 2009
HOLY CRAP!!!
Danwise134 - April 30, 2009
HE GOT IT HE GOT IT!!!
Gofro - April 30, 2009
SWEENEY
OH MY GOD
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
NateHST - April 30, 2009
I hope you said that in you James Earl Jones voice.
drink409 - April 30, 2009
Wow
swatnick - April 30, 2009
YES!!!
RiverCats4Ever - April 30, 2009
HEAD A SPLODES!
brian.only - April 30, 2009
Great Sweeney
FU SPringer
Trainman - April 30, 2009
wow, that sounded amazing
alea iacta est - April 30, 2009
wish i could have seen that
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
And I don't swear on this site
That’s as good as any A’s catch I’ve seen since the T-Long catch on Manny.
Tyler Bleszinski - April 30, 2009
Wow.
popcornjames - April 30, 2009
HOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY SHIT BALLS
Griffey ess
ryanmoser - April 30, 2009
WHAT HAPPENED? ROBBED A HR?
mills16 - April 30, 2009
Yes!
Definitely worth, oh, about a hundred looks on replay online later. :)
Derwood13 - April 30, 2009
AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
hahaha yes!
Erasr - April 30, 2009
Sweeny has stilts!!
franks a lot - April 30, 2009
anybody watching?
Was that as awesome as it sounded?
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Yes, it was
Out to dead center and Sweeney went about a foot or so over the wall to snag it.
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
Yes and probably MORE amazing as it sounded.
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
Mmmm
Yes.
NateHST - April 30, 2009
Torii Hunter-esque
Better than T-Long’s against the RedSox
RiverCats4Ever - April 30, 2009
I dunno about that
Long’s was the last out and he almost rolled over that short fence. Then Koch tackled him.
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
This might sound weird.
But I giggled at that last part.
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
It does.
and. rawr.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Yes.
But for some reason Kinsler got mad. He threw his helmet and everything.
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
How rude!
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
I know.
I don’t understand it. A lot of other guys were happy and he ruined it.
Did I just channel Cindi?
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
yup.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
one of those glove bends backward over the top of the wall
AV - April 30, 2009
Replays just make that more awesome
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
Swoon
gbtmOAK - April 30, 2009
wow
AV - April 30, 2009
Dear Geren
Please do not bring springer back out there.
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
Jerry Jerry Jerry!
franks a lot - April 30, 2009
Blevins? Where?
(i kid.)
ZigFan31 - April 30, 2009
Where?!
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Now that was appropriately called. Ryan looked AWESOME!
ZigFan31 - April 30, 2009
FINALLY WE'LL MAKE IT ONTO ESPN!
I don’t even know how I feel about this.
NateHST - April 30, 2009
nah, they'll show Jeter grounding out
alea iacta est - April 30, 2009
maybe.
Depends if there’s any A-Rod news or if Veritek bunts a runner over.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Wow
That was as sexy as baseball gets.
Tyler Bleszinski - April 30, 2009
cant wait to see that on mlbtv feed. let me get a snack
ak_A - April 30, 2009
Crazy ass catch....best I've seen in a long time
wow
ryanmoser - April 30, 2009
+1
since TLong in Boston?
KCB58 - April 30, 2009
That one almost made TLong worth it.
MobiusKlein - April 30, 2009
better
T Long was against a hip-high fence
RiverCats4Ever - April 30, 2009
How pimp was that?
ESPN-worthy? Waiting for the Gameday highlight
cuppingmaster - April 30, 2009
You'll see it for sure
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
That's HAS to be the play of the day
on pretty much everything. And he did it so freaking calmly.
Tyler Bleszinski - April 30, 2009
DAY? TRY YEAR SON
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
Unless Jeter fields a routine one-hopper or something
Nico - April 30, 2009
GMTA
Read above.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Yeah, no doubt...
Derwood13 - April 30, 2009
I hope so
Can’t wait to see it
SwisherThresher - April 30, 2009
Gameday makes it un-awesome
Ian Kinsler flies out to center fielder Ryan Sweeney. Three out.
phastphill - April 30, 2009
Gameday makes everything un-awesome
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
"Three out" was the best part. :)
phastphill - April 30, 2009
PLAY OF THE YEAR BITCHEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
That's why you don't pitch flyball pitchers in Texas!
no more russion roulette!
cityplANner - April 30, 2009
Kinsler flies out to center field.
Man, fuck gamecast. :(
mikev - April 30, 2009
i agree wholeheartedly
DyeLongJustice - April 30, 2009
Most Amazing Catch I’ve seen in a While!!! Dwayne Murphy-esque!!!!!
Colorado Fan - April 30, 2009
So glad im not a Texas fan right now. ;)
Then I’d feel like such an A’s fan.
brian.only - April 30, 2009
lol
Erasr - April 30, 2009
SWOONEY WITH THE GAME SAVER! :)
Derwood13 - April 30, 2009
I hate being at work...
No video streaming….F BOMBS…
Nice job Sweeney
mills16 - April 30, 2009
WWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW
pbra17 - April 30, 2009
Dirt, you made my lunch
DyeLongJustice - April 30, 2009
Man, my internet cut out and missed the whole thing
I was dying because I was afraid Springer was going to blow it.
worldblee - April 30, 2009
I've always said Sweeney should play really deep in CF
Thank God the A’s listen to me.
Snerk.
Nico - April 30, 2009
Why do you have to make everything about yourself?
Grrr grrr.
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
Hey all, just wanted to drop in and profess that my man crush on Ryan Sweeney lives on! Go A’s!
ATLDuck - April 30, 2009
What a play by Sweeney!
Nicely done!
chillicothe20 - April 30, 2009
That was an incredible catch
Bright point of the season by far!
streetisclosedin08 - April 30, 2009
Griffey JR JR
amazing….saved the game for us. Nice pitched springer – you were about to collect your social security check if it wasn’t for Sweeney
ryanmoser - April 30, 2009
For a team that might be 8-11 after today,
the A’s have sure WON a lot of games they should have LOST!
Nico - April 30, 2009
just got to say sweeeneeeyyyy
Athletix Man - April 30, 2009
I almost threw my computer out of confusion.
NateHST - April 30, 2009
Kinsler makes a routine play at second...
…and the announcer says he “shakes off the effects of that last play.”
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
finally saw it mlbtv. super sweet!
ak_A - April 30, 2009
UNBEFUCKINGLEVIEABLE!!!
dude, i love ryan sweeney more every day
MaineAthletic - April 30, 2009
who pitches the ninth?
Erasr - April 30, 2009
Wuertz against the 2-3-4
Nico - April 30, 2009
No Springer?
I’m to be cheated out of more highlight reels?
alox - April 30, 2009
not sure???
hopefully ziggy but not sure due to his status
ryanmoser - April 30, 2009
Holliday chance # 126
brian.only - April 30, 2009
NO!
Nico - April 30, 2009
lucky number!
alea iacta est - April 30, 2009
!!!!!!
Finally!
brian.only - April 30, 2009
What an Awesome CATCH!!!
Socalfan21 - April 30, 2009
Holiday... insurance run plz.
Erasr - April 30, 2009
"otay."
Nico - April 30, 2009
i fucking called it
hahahahhahahhahahahha
Erasr - April 30, 2009
you and SSlusser's anonymous source
Did you read on the Drumbeat some scout told her before the game that Holliday was going to hit one out today? That’s a nice call.
Sliderule - April 30, 2009
Holliday HR!!!!
worldblee - April 30, 2009
HR?
Holliday?!!!!!!
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
FINALLY!
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
HOLLIDAY
ABOUT F"N TIME
drink409 - April 30, 2009
HOLLIDAY?!
Jjjsixsix - April 30, 2009
HOLY SHIT!
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
well they laughed at the man who invented penicillin
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
"The burn stops here."
Derwood13 - April 30, 2009
HOLLIDAY HR!!!
TBRMKane - April 30, 2009
Finally, Holliday!!!
ATLDuck - April 30, 2009
For the record, I had his jersey on
worldblee - April 30, 2009
"Had"?
Did his HR make you strip naked?
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
HOLLIDAY
FINALLY
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
F*ING FINALLY
F*ING FINALLY
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
Holliday finally does it!
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
YAY!
micdog2001 - April 30, 2009
WTF
NateHST - April 30, 2009
A Holliday
HOMER
Tyler Bleszinski - April 30, 2009
HOMER
FINAALLY
streetisclosedin08 - April 30, 2009
LOL Slusser's scout was right
He predicted Holliday’s first bomb
Danwise134 - April 30, 2009
LOL, I was just thinking about that
worldblee - April 30, 2009
sigh.
it would have been more impressive if he predicted it at the beginning of the year. maybe that’d have saved us some heartache…
Jjjsixsix - April 30, 2009
Is this, in fact, Bizarro world?
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
WOW Amazing catch!
I think everyone at my work is aware of that too now.
rightbackin - April 30, 2009
WHAT IS HAPPENING
NateHST - April 30, 2009
HR
gbtmOAK - April 30, 2009
YES!
HRH - April 30, 2009
HOLY CRAP Holliday has homerun power!
No more Kendallitis
franks a lot - April 30, 2009
LOL
hadnt heard that one before!
popcornjames - April 30, 2009
109 streak buster
KCB58 - April 30, 2009
bout time
Athletix Man - April 30, 2009
Finally
after 8,000 at bats
Trainman - April 30, 2009
seemed like more
gbtmOAK - April 30, 2009
is this my team?
JJ - April 30, 2009
HE DID IT!!!!!!!1
DCinWC - April 30, 2009
Holliday:
“Okay I’m signing here next year”
lenscrafters - April 30, 2009
Yayyyy for Matt!
lynnzgal - April 30, 2009
Griffey Jr Jr
amazing….saved the game for us. Nice pitched springer – you were about to collect your social security check if it wasn’t for Sweeney
ryanmoser - April 30, 2009
this game so is really happening in bazzaroworld
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
I can has home run?
CarGon's Jock - April 30, 2009
Holliday! Celebrate!
If we took a Holliday. [oh yeah, oh yeah]
cityplANner - April 30, 2009
It's a Holliday in Cam... er... Texas!
mikev - April 30, 2009
I'll try to stay away from
the “Dead Kennedys in Texas” line…
Derwood13 - April 30, 2009
Huzzah for Holliday
SwisherThresher - April 30, 2009
Huzzah!
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
When Sweeney robs someone of a homer and Holliday hits one out...
…you know it’s your day.
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
Off the shnide, Matt.
Hopefully, that broke the drougt in a big way and he goes on a tear…
Derwood13 - April 30, 2009
There is it! HR!
My feed is behind a bit.
chillicothe20 - April 30, 2009
So who pitches the 9th
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
dan giese. LOL
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
Don't ever do that again.
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
But screw that SWEENEY is still better than holliday
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
There it goes boys!
the monkey off his back!
Amnesiac - April 30, 2009
Wow
The scout Susan Slusser talked to was right, Holliday did homer
pbra17 - April 30, 2009
can we hire him to say that before every game?
cityplANner - April 30, 2009
wuertz.
Jjjsixsix - April 30, 2009
Not Ziggy
No high socks.
It’s Wuertz.
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
ziggy is sick and unavailable?
we’re playing with like, a 20 man roster.
Jjjsixsix - April 30, 2009
Yeah, but sometimes people pitch when sick
And sometimes they’re sick when they pitch.
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
So does it hurt to miss work?
AFLAC!!!
Nico - April 30, 2009
Heh
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
I know I won't be satisfied until we reach the teens
Nico - April 30, 2009
Hello, Amber Alert?
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
Nice job Matt
Now don’t take so long for your next one
adragon - April 30, 2009
HOT SHIT
watch him unload for awhile like cust when he first came
MaineAthletic - April 30, 2009
lol
twss?
ohmangoAs - April 30, 2009
Please let this be the game that changes our luck......
Masaryk - April 30, 2009
What the hell is going on here?
Did Geren suddenly start carrying a pistol around in his jacket and flashing it at our scrubs?
alox - April 30, 2009
If that's what it takes
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
I'm alright with it.
alox - April 30, 2009
hmmm... wuertz
i mean, injuries, flu bugs, funerals. who isn’t out for this game?
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
I think bob geren is wearing a cup...he could get in there
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
couldn't be any worse than crosby
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
What a quit turnaround
I was pissed for most of this game that Vicente Padilla once again wormed his way into a quality start against the A’s.
Then Sweeney happened.
Also, thanks for coming Matt Holliday.
Joey C. - April 30, 2009
"quit"="quick" when you're overjoyed
Joey C. - April 30, 2009
Lucky glove, O-cab.
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
Cabrera goes up the ladder
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
Another great play.
NateHST - April 30, 2009
Come on big W
adragon - April 30, 2009
nice play ocab
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
they're flashing the leather today
gbtmOAK - April 30, 2009
Kinky
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
Defense Defense Defense
Hell and Yes!
Bigtoe - April 30, 2009
We can build this thing together,
standing strong forever,
nothings gonna stop us now!
Erasr - April 30, 2009
gross
HRH - April 30, 2009
Worst. Song. Ever.
skigurl - April 30, 2009
Well, it was the theme to the movie Mannequin..
…so it was doomed from the beginning… :)
Derwood13 - April 30, 2009
The A's must have been working on their verticles before this game
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
MLB not putting Sweeney's catch up on the highlights
They already have Holliday’s HR up, so guess they won’t put it up.
worldblee - April 30, 2009
i have witnessed a Holiday HR
check that off.
Next travel to Africa to the see the rare Benobo Orchid that blooms once every 10 years under the first full moon after the summer solstice.
ak_A - April 30, 2009
good thing i don't have him in my fantasy lineup today
:(
DyeLongJustice - April 30, 2009
WTF, you have to pay to see the highlight videos on MLB Gameday now?
drink409 - April 30, 2009
yeah its pretty gay
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
Flagged
(and call me).
Nico - April 30, 2009
Wins.
mikev - April 30, 2009
We don't use that word like that now
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
Gameday?
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
You know, I was feeling pretty gay until you said that
Now I’m depressed.
Nico - April 30, 2009
(CALL ME)
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
huh?
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
whore
and rawr.
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
huh?
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
Gunned down at third
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
After hitting his HR, everything else probably turned on.
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
Holliday just gunned down Young
Amazing D
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
After it bounced off the wall and got away from him
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
your gone !
HRH - April 30, 2009
Good strategic try for third by Young
Gritty.
Nico - April 30, 2009
Seriously, what a bonehead play.
worldblee - April 30, 2009
OMG IT WORKED IN TEH ALL STAR GAME.
mikev - April 30, 2009
Running to 3rd base FAIL
drink409 - April 30, 2009
Dear Michael Young
Thank you for trying to stretch a double into a triple. Dumbass.
worldblee - April 30, 2009
LOL
brian.only - April 30, 2009
He was safe.
ZigFan31 - April 30, 2009
Quiet, you.
mikev - April 30, 2009
*giggles*
whispers But it looks like he was…
Derwood13 - April 30, 2009
really?
too close to call in my unbiazed opinion
out in my biazed one
Bigtoe - April 30, 2009
He was safe. But how bad it that call now after the HR?
ZigFan31 - April 30, 2009
OH MY GOD WTF IS GOING ON!
DEFENSE
NateHST - April 30, 2009
I believe after all the "WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE" posts, we are in fact all dead.
We’re either in the good place, or we lose this at the last minute and we ended up in the bad place.
drink409 - April 30, 2009
So did Holliday just remember he plays baseball for a living or what?
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
he just remembered he is a in his contract year
Erasr - April 30, 2009
that was Holliday's plan
the whole time!
Bigtoe - April 30, 2009
wow. dumb play much?
Jjjsixsix - April 30, 2009
Just like Jerry Reed said,
“When you’re hot, YOU’RE HOT!”
Derwood13 - April 30, 2009
Oh damn, wuertz.
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
Great. More of "The Natural"
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
uhm. what just happened?
why do they get to hit so many homers?
Jjjsixsix - April 30, 2009
oh geez
looked a lil safe
AV - April 30, 2009
Bah, Andruw HR
NateHST - April 30, 2009
Good thing Young wasn't on for Andruw's HR
worldblee - April 30, 2009
FINISH THEM OFF.
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
I like our relievers' game plan for the 8th and 9th:
Give up HRs and triples until we win. Seems to be working.
Nico - April 30, 2009
It will work with one more out
Trainman - April 30, 2009
OCab's catch looked painful.
I’d have pulled something.
chillicothe20 - April 30, 2009
Dumb Play
considering Wuertz just imploded
Trainman - April 30, 2009
He hasn't exactly looked good this inning
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
giving up a homer to andruw jones is inexcusable
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
Good thing we got our insurance run from Holliday
chillicothe20 - April 30, 2009
And Holliday
I mean, he’s washed up.
Oh wait, he’s on our team? Nevermind.
MobiusKlein - April 30, 2009
really glad
Young didn’t stop at second
Bigtoe - April 30, 2009
WOOHOO!
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
VICTORY
worldblee - April 30, 2009
Game
Flashfire - April 30, 2009
what a gift
i’m glad we didn’t go after michael young now, even though that wasn’t much of a rumor
MaineAthletic - April 30, 2009
ballgame.
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
Well, Andruw Jones seems to have paid off big for Texas (not so much for the Dodgers)
but then again, I do not think Jones would have done anything if we had gotten him. Texas supposedly has a great Hitting Coach.
Can we poach him? Or do we just really need to change our offensive philosophy?
Zonis - April 30, 2009
yay!
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
ball game
Erasr - April 30, 2009
GOOD WIN!
drink409 - April 30, 2009
A WIN! Yes
gbtmOAK - April 30, 2009
The real wuertrz came back and finished off Blalock
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
special props goes out to angel campos
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
A Much Needed Win
Trainman - April 30, 2009
* *cues up Kool and the Gang* *
Derwood13 - April 30, 2009
This is what victory sounds like in Texas
Booooooooooooo! I like that sound much better than the stupid The Natural theme.
worldblee - April 30, 2009
4-2 A's win!!
One won lost won - April 30, 2009
click goes mlbtv. you word is good enough for me
ak_A - April 30, 2009
Woohooo!
That felt good!
lynnzgal - April 30, 2009
What were you doing?
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
Oh dear.
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
Well at least
I didn’t say “who”
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
that whole little thread made me laugh.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
It's the little things
except when it’s not.
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
And where have you been?
ZigFan31 - April 30, 2009
Seriously.
Where?
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Hot glass girl busy.
lynnzgal - April 30, 2009
WOAH.
mikev - April 30, 2009
Sexy.
ZigFan31 - April 30, 2009
and how.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Oh, I know.
She’s one hot mama.
ZigFan31 - April 30, 2009
rawr.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
gah
i turn away for one second, and Andruw hits a homer…but we win, so yay go us
DyeLongJustice - April 30, 2009
Don't ever do that again.
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
And now I'm rewinding MLB.tv
to watch Sweeney’s catch a hundred times.
NateHST - April 30, 2009
+1
Erasr - April 30, 2009
I'm waiting for it to go up on archive so I can see it for the first time
worldblee - April 30, 2009
Didn't think anyone was listening *grin*...
Derwood13 - April 30, 2009
VICTORY!
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
Once again, Texas fails to have a winning record in April
Not that we have one either.
worldblee - April 30, 2009
Vince & Ray
I hate to say it but they kinda go together like LB and me.
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
They're gay together?!
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Dude
You should hear them.
And they helped us win today, too.
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
So did we.
We rock.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Si hermano.
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
Holliday homers, A's win!
Let’s see Holliday slug one in a Non-hitters park now.
brian.only - April 30, 2009
ESPN has the A's with a 98% chance of winning.
DCinWC - April 30, 2009
more like 100%
Erasr - April 30, 2009
Even after we already struck out blalock?
We’re awesome.
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
they're right on it over at the four-letter network
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
They're waiting to see if the Rangers file a protest
worldblee - April 30, 2009
eddie guardado is manning the percentage button
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
"Let go of the button, eddie"
“NO!”
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
damn gulf coast bias
adragon - April 30, 2009
Solid afternoon of baseball!
Big win A’s!
chillicothe20 - April 30, 2009
That was a lot of fun.
Game threads really make games like this much more fun.
…it’s kinda like how mixing it with baking soda and boiling it off make cocaine so much better.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
The song by eric clapton or the drug? Cause they are both good with baking soda
winchester5 - April 30, 2009
You ever notice he sings it
like his jaw’s wired shut?
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Get out
of my bed! I mean, head! Out of my head!
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
Why?
Where we going?
{gets excited to go for a ride}
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
Man mating season?
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
No way!
There’s actually a season?
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
Yes
It starts from 2:27 PM April 30th to…
Well you’ve got about 15 seconds.
ElQuesoCapitan - April 30, 2009
Cap'n,
you’re too quick for me.
No, really, you’re too quick. I need another.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
I'm interested to see how we stack up against Seattle this weekend
We need to get them back for sweeping us at our place earlier.
I wish I could go in person…too much to do.
PortlandPachyderm - April 30, 2009
i will accept nothing less than 2 of 3 from the M's this weekend
and now I know that Holliday can HR…i won’t give him anymore breaks
DyeLongJustice - April 30, 2009
that would be great
Erasr - April 30, 2009
I've made that drive, I think.
It’s a commitment, if I remember. Like four hours?
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
I think you can take the train for like $40?
worldblee - April 30, 2009
Gonna have to go with the FSNW/HDTV/DV-R option this time, I think. :)
PortlandPachyderm - April 30, 2009
Maybe 3 1/2 if with minimal traffic.
PortlandPachyderm - April 30, 2009
I think Holliday deserves his own National Anthem
DyeLongJustice - April 30, 2009
Holliday in Cambodua
DK
niallmack - April 30, 2009
Holliday - Madonna
It would be so nice!
cityplANner - April 30, 2009
good bye month of april!
here’s hoping this will be like successful years past when we sucked in the month of april…
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
Indeed
worldblee - April 30, 2009
And reeled off 20 wins in a row in the heat of summer...
PortlandPachyderm - April 30, 2009
Sweet, the game archive just went live on MLB
Starting to re-live it all now. My work day was shot already anyhow.
worldblee - April 30, 2009
WTF AN
Matt Holliday finally hits a homerun and NONE OF YOU TEXT ME??!!!
Wes7 gets an honorary mention but it was way after the fact.
So disappointed.
pam5981 - April 30, 2009
Sorry.
:(
lynnzgal - April 30, 2009
I expected more out of you, Lynn.
/disappointed parent routine.
pam5981 - April 30, 2009
W/E!
/sassy teenager routine
lynnzgal - April 30, 2009
Oh, hey Pam.
Holliday hit one out.
mikev - April 30, 2009
Pam,
Holliday went deep today.
Just thought you’d like to know.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
No tengo tu numero
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
+uno
mikev - April 30, 2009
My bad. I should have.
ZigFan31 - April 30, 2009
completely OT.
why do people make out in the library? i’m trying to write an essay here, and it’s really really really distracting. UGH.
Jjjsixsix - April 30, 2009
Sorry, some of us just got really excited
What with the Holliday HR, Sweeney catch, and A’s win.
worldblee - April 30, 2009
uh, I've done much worse in a library.
Much, much worse.
sorry bout that.
cityplANner - April 30, 2009
no, no.
i understand, i really do.
but in the middle of a computer lab? geez, at least move it to the bookstacks…
Jjjsixsix - April 30, 2009
Don was just looking so cute...
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
It was my socks, wasn't it?
67MARQUEZ - April 30, 2009
They are so cute!
With the little dinosaurs on them!
RawR!
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
what the crap
I missed all the good stuff! Stupid work interrupting my game.
But YAY for the A’s win and Holliday homer.
micdog2001 - April 30, 2009
sweeney's catch was SICK!
jsnraider - April 30, 2009
the highlight's up on MLB.com now.
That was frickin’ AWESOME.
Leopold Bloom - April 30, 2009
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