Athletics Nation

William Blake!

(did you see below, where we both simultaneously quoted The Natural?)

I did! Liked.

This team is complete dog shit

Thanks

That's not fair.

We scored a run, no?

this team is trying my patience

and making me question how difficult the next 4 months might be. Ugghhh.

way out west.

Don't fucking start.

I thought you were leaving...

That other thread

He just doesn't know how to quit you.

Easy there, stalker.

Don’t make me go digging up links

LOL.

I can’t help the amazing-ness that is the AN search function.

It really is awesome.

It's almost as amazing as posting from the mobile version

well, maybe he should just put me down for a while.

Well

So much for my October plans.

You're free to travel the world.

I blame Giambi

wearing the puka shells. WTF was up with that???

Shippee33 - May 15, 2009 reply

4-7 PM pacific tomorrow.

We turn it all around.

I'll be drunk.

Aren't you always?

I try.

That sounds fun.

Duh

Lets all be drunk!

I can't be.

Sadness.

YES

I'm seeing double.

Hi Pams!

It's a stack of pamcakes!

nothing better

OK. That was funny.

See, that's how I roll.

In flour?

Did you just call me fat?

Only if you want me to.

is this some kind of foreplay?

PLEASE STOP.

No one has ever said that to me before.

She used all caps.

I gotta listen to her.

Too late, btw.

that was quick

let's not go there.

I’m self conscious already.

I laughed.

I'll be hhungover

I say that now,because, yknow. lots of free liquor

alea iacta est - May 16, 2009 reply

That is a likely outcome.

That sounds fun.

That sounds fun.

(I didn’t wanna be left out)

Unpossible.

Totally!

Anderson is not ready for the big leagues.

Neither is Cahill.

They’re both being wasted when they should be in AAA continuing their development.

Were you listening to Fosse say otherwise?

The guy is a complete homer.

No, I'm forced to sit through FP Santangelo saying errors are contagious.

Losing is a disease.

lol!

Only if herpes is acquired by booting ground balls.

herpes is acquired by grinding booty calls

alea iacta est - May 16, 2009 reply

Losing is a sickness.

He's quite a baseball mind

I respectfully disagree

I think Anderson’s ready right now. When you force someone to throw 30 pitches and get 5 outs, bad things eventually happen in an inning. He looked damn good to me tonight. He has nothing left to learn at AAA – he just needs major league experience, which will include some bumps in the road. Remember Danny Haren in 2005.

Danny Haren was 24 years old in 2005, and had pitched 130 innings in AAA in 2004 before his callup.

He also had a 1.22 WHIP and a 117 ERA+

There’s no way in hell Anderson approaches either of those numbers this year.

No, I'm just saying sometimes a pitcher has to go through some struggles

whenever he comes up. I don’t see a flaw in Anderson’s game other than just needing major league experience. Tonight, he wowed me with most of his pitches. Sure he made one big mistake, but he had thrown 30 pitches already that inning and had “gotten out of the inning” twice. I’ll forgive him for that.

I agree.

He pitched well enough. The infield royally screwed him over.

At some point he's gotta work through that.

Sure he does.

But tonight’s blame doesn’t rest on him.

I never said it did.

I did!

No, I didn’t.
I blamed the rain. And the infield.

Sure.

But that’s sorta happened every game, hence the ERA nearing 6.

Not really - the Seattle game was just absurd nickel and diming

I think if you took out about 4 innings, his ERA is around 2

He just has that big inning problem, where he cannot settle down once rattled.

That's the problem -- you can't take those innings out.

He needs to learn how to avoid the big innings.

Oh I know

and I still think despite the errors, he would have been hit hard tonight. He was in the fourth. (Yes, I really can’t judge tonight.)

See I saw it different - I thought he was dealing

I'm going to agree with you

And really, when people say ’he’s got to learn those things sometime’ – well, yeah – you learn when it happens, no? Which is sometimes ugly.

Seriously, how can this not be expected – the point this season was to support the young pitchers as they went through some teething problems. It’s the support system that’s failed, not the pitchers

alea iacta est - May 16, 2009 reply

Also, remember it wasn't just the 1st inning

In the 3rd, Sweeney misplayed a pretty routine fly ball, then later Anderson got what should have been an inning-ending 6-4-3 DP (E-6), then got another “what should have been an inning-ending 6-4-3 DP” (FC, E-4). It took all three defensive failures for Anderson not to get out of that inning scoreless.

Look at how many extra pitches he was forced to throw, under high stress, in those two innings and it’s no wonder that by the 4th he was out of gas. The only positive I saw in yesterday’s utter debacle was that I thought Anderson threw the ball GREAT, not just well.

But impossible to judge from tonight.

I guess my point is that this is "par for the course"

I’m not arguing that he’s ready to post a 3.20 ERA, just that he’s ready to be treated like a guy who is ready for the big leagues. Whether a rookie is 21, 23, or 26, he’s probably going to have struggles his rookie season and those struggles will often take the form of “big innings” or whatever. I’m not suggesting he’s ready to be a #1 starter, just that he’s ready to start the process of learning at the big league level.

I'd be fine with starting the process.

Hell, since you used Haren as an example, let him (Anderson) throw 125 innings in Sacramento this year, then call him up for half a season and see how he does.

There’s just no sense in throwing him to the wolves like they’ve done. Same with Cahill.

Well, if you believe the A's will be contenders in 2010

(anybody’s guess now), it will pay dividends to have “Second year major leaguer Brett Anderson” instead of “rookie Brett Anderson” in the rotation.

I totally agree with Cahill. He’s not ready and could really have used at least 1/2 a season at AAA.

They should both be treated the same way.

Why? Anderson is WAY more polished/ready than Cahill

Night and day, IMO.

Because at some point

Giving up a hit per inning is going to catch up to Anderson — not that it hasn’t already, because his numbers kinda suck, but he’s a 21 year old kid who’s getting knocked around in the big leagues and he’s NEVER pitched higher than Double A before.

I guess I just don't see that he's getting knocked around

It looks to me as if he’s on the verge of getting over the hump and being the A’s second best starter. Tonight, as an example, he looked terrific (to me) and had the A’s played any kind of defense behind him he may well have gone 7 IP and allowed 2 ER. His command of both sides of the plate is impressive, and he was hitting 93MPH with his fastball.

I hope you're right.

Because the results are screaming the opposite.

LOTS of guys hit 93 with their fastball. LOTS of guys command both sides of the plate. LOTS of guys could go 7IP 2ER if they had a couple breaks go their way.

I do think Anderson has had an unusual

amount of “bizarre circumstance” surrounding his starts. The 2nd inning against Seattle was freakishly unlucky. He was absolutely dominating a great offense, in a hitter’s park, when he left with a blister. He started a game where the A’s played the worst defense in the history of baseball. It has been a bit odd. But everything I see from Anderson looks to me like he’s ready to pitch in the big leagues. If he stays healthy, I expect him to pitch very well over his next 100 innings.

Are you drunk too? :-)

Just kidding.

Anything is possible. See: Braden, Dallas

Sounds like Beane may have come to where I've been this week

No matter how “close” he may have thought the team was in its rebuilding, the A’s need to acquire a 3Bman and that means they may need to part with some talent. (Hey – how about Street, Smith, and C. Gonzalez for Ian Stewart? Damn.)

I'm starting to wonder what the hell the trade was about

Not that Holliday shouldn’t have been better but how long would a draft pick take to develop? Will the trade bait exceed what we already had? I’m confused.

now that would have been a F'ing A trade

He's only 3 years too late

Trainman - May 15, 2009 reply

I'm wondering how much Glaus and Beltre will fetch this offseason.

They’re both getting old, Glaus especially, but if either can be had on a three year deal for under $50 million I think its worth looking into given that there’s nothing in the minors and the A’s are going to have some money to spend.

I thought Chavez’ idea of moving to 1B was very reasonable. This is someone who has referred to his shoulder muscles as “shredded” and continues to be sidelined by his throwing arm. The same rationale that has been used against moving Ellis to short – that his shoulder injury prevents him from being able to make long throws – apparently does not apply to Chavez. At 1B Chavez could conceivably provide the same Gold Glove defense he’s provided at 3rd and never have to throw the ball. If Doolittle is ready next year he could be platooned with Chavez at 1st and spend the rest of the time in the OF. Just a thought.

scromulus - May 16, 2009 reply

I don't think you want to offer Glaus something like 3/45

when he is likely to be the next Chavez/Nomar at 3B. I’d love to have him as a DH and backup 3Bman, but I wouldn’t say that signing him to that kind of money to play 3B every day is solving “the Chavez problem.” It IS the Chavez problem.

Beltre

For those who weren’t aware, Beltre’s hitting has been awful so far this year. He’s in a deep slump of O-Cab proportions. True, he’s not hitting as bad as Eric Chavez this year, but Beltre’s 09 so far is worse than Chavvy’s 08, and that’s pretty bad.

Defense still looks good, though.

I wonder how this game would have turned out sans all the errors.

Holy Shit Balls!

That was painful!

The game thread was a lot of fun, though.

SOMETHING has to be.

Or someone.

Yep!

why not both

Ooh. Naughty.

I like.

Naughty and nice,

Yes!

with an emphasis on naughty, of course

It's all in the choosing.

I choose...

you

There it is.

One of the best Simpsons of all time.

yup.

Oh man...I want to watch that now.

Look Lisa, you can actually see the moment his heart breaks!

do you like.... stuff?

alea iacta est - May 16, 2009 reply

Did that just happen?

I laughed.

Me too!

In a perfect world, Chavez retires this year, saving the team $11-12M next year

But that won’t happen, so we are stuck with the perpetual sunken cost. Just release him to rid us of the hinderance he provides when we hear reports about him being on the mend or taking grounders for the first time since he went down with his nth injury.

Has this post been made before?

Probably has, seems to be a common sentiment around this parts as of late

Yep. Still true as ever.

Chavez is never leaving that money on the table.

Ought oh. A Scanner Darkly is on and I'm not sure

I can make it through it without developing a headache.

Philip K. Dick!

A Scanner Darkly is an awesome movie

I thought the rotoscoping was well done. And I was surprised by how funny it was. Another great performance by Robert Downey Jr. – right down his alley.

I'm still laughing at "Pamcakes"

it's good to be appreciated.

I think I predicted that you would be calling her that...

I can't believe you took that onto FB.

Gah.

OOH.

{turns on stalker mode}

Pot, kettle.

I was being ironical.

REALLY?!?!?

I'm hungy.

We need an In and Out burger run.

I love you.

So much better than those stupid ass OTHER ones.

you just like to feed the fire.

This fire is hawt!

Love In and Out

And hamburgers are good too.

sigh

reason# 3,456……

That's way too many reasons.

there's a lot of reasons.

Yep!

It was too good not to share with everyone who missed the game thread.

pamcakes?

OHMYGODSTOP

Sorry.

But Pamcakes must be awesome!

ahem.

I’ll refrain from the “smothered with syrup” comment that’s fucking begging to be made.

Strawberies and whipped cream.

holy crap

I know, right?

Right?

Right.

To both of you.

Sorry.

But strawberries and whipped cream wins. On Pam? Shut UP!

I'd like it to be noted that I had no part in the dirtying up of this thread.

Not directly.

I must refrain.

The best part?

Pam doesn’t get sticky!!!!

(ahem)

She just might kill you.

Or sleep with you.

or both.

Preferably the

second one before the first one.

There could be worse ways to go.

this is starting to sound

like Basic Instinct

I'm OK with that

I'm going with Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Somebody here hates that movie and I don’t understand why.

I liked it.

"Sodomize Intolerance"

Remember that part where the video of “We gotta do something” is playing and he’s kissing nuns, cops, hot women, men, etc.

or as I like to call it, Tuesday.

Oh yeah. Classic.

I almost cried in about six parts

The most hilarious, disturbing, nude scene right off the bat.

I was uncomfortable.

Huh- I missed that part of the A's game

Good thing it wasn't Sweeney...

…half of AN would have died.

Just a tad.

The dorky newlyweds are priceless too.

The guy is basically trying to get out of getting laid the entire movie.

I actually forgot how much I enjoyed that movie.

My niece and I could not stop laughing.

two words - russel brand. utter tosser.

alea iacta est - May 16, 2009 reply

Russel Brand.

What's the likelihood that Beane will now become averse to 6 year contracts?

And then a great player will come along that we can't keep.

nothing wrong with a long contract

if you choose the right player to give it to

He chose...poorly.

What's weird

Is that he seemed to admit to that finally. Kinda.

It's pretty self-evident, no?

Si.

Not sure there was a choice

Had Tejada and Chavez’ contracts been up the same year, yes. It was a little more complicated, as I understand it – basically Beane being told by Schott/Hofmann “You can’t afford Tejada” given that year’s payroll situation.

Oh I agree Nico

And it’s not like Billy planned to not have Eric’s services for the better part of the contract.

Well, I'm less sympathetic there

The A’s knew a long time ago that Chavez had some back/shoulder “concerns.” But given that Tejada was not actually an option, I’m glad they at least stepped up and committed to one instead of neither.

Too bad they didn't lock up Giambi instead

There was some serious lost mojo when he left the building. Can you imagine he and Swisher on the same team?

Truer.

Or, stay true to their model

and not locked up ANY of them.

That was the choice to make. And that was the philosophy. And why he signed him to that deal is beyond me. It very well could have worked well for us, but it was contrary to everything we’d done to that point.

Truest.

I think everything points to the fact that he was/is emotionally attached to Chavvy, as OaklandSi says below.

and Bob Geren

obv

Because then he would have had to

draft a 3Bman, and that’s, like, harrrrrd.

I'm just saying that Giambi was a leader

Chavez has always been the same, quiet guy who demonstrates leadership on the field… or he did at one point.

And Miggy was awesome too.

That’s the point. You let both of them go. You let all the pitching go. Let Chavez go too.

And take your chances.

Its what we’re doing now.

and everybody LOVED it at the time

Because the A’s were finally locking up one of their own.

that's the point.

It was counterintuitive to EVERYTHING we’d done up until then. We don’t get emotionally invested in them.

Actually, I do. I just get depressed a lot

Well, WE do.

BB don’t.

We Are Billy Beane!

no? ;-)

GreenNGoldSooner - May 16, 2009 reply

i didn't love it at the time

connie mack - May 16, 2009 reply

True.

Their inactivity on the 3B front since then is pretty inexcusable,

as you have noted one billion times before.

+ 1 billion and one

In the future, the A's will only field 8 players

By my count...

…that’s a few more than we’re fielding now.

GreenNGoldSooner - May 16, 2009 reply

Also

Chavez was younger, better, and hadn’t started showing any of that injury crap yet.

Younger, yes ... better? Um, no.

Vacafan - May 16, 2009 reply

Sigh.

OPS+ from 99 (the first year they both played significant time) to 03 (when Tejada left)

95, 111, 109, 128, 111

98, 117, 128, 127, 126

Guess which is which.

mikev - May 16, 2009 reply

but Tejada's came at shortstop

and he hadn’t missed a single game

connie mack - May 16, 2009 reply

That was before Chavez started getting hurt

and he was banging out gold gloves every season

mikev - May 16, 2009 reply

but it took him a long time to admit it

he once said he was too emotional about the Big Three and Chavez

Beane said "I'm kind of an ostrich when it comes to Chavez"

To which I thought, “You squawk and eat fish?”

I think he meant he was an

overly aggressive big-ass bird.

I never saw Billy

as an ostrich type.

Well, he is tall

and apparently looks like Brad Pitt.

No shit? Me too!!

I mean, Brad Pitt is a short, fat, unattractive dark haired guy, isn’t he?

yup.

sure is. and he’s married to the most beautiful woman in the world.

with fake lips that are fine with me

Those aren't fake,

so no doubt, they will be fine too.

I'm not sure I believe they are real

if you can touch them...

Hey. My gf has a fake rack

and I have no problem with it.

You're my new favorite.

Pics of her when she was a kid show

that she had those lips even then.

I'd hack her Gibson.

He's married to Michael Jackson?

yup.

and they’re child is a monkey. A monkey that used to sign for me.

You're deaf?

What? Could you please type louder?

and apparently hid his head in the sand

do you think that's what he meant?

It is - but ostriches don't actually do that

FIRE THAT EXPRESSION NOW!!!

Can we do that?

Can we fire the expressions? There’s several emoticons that I’d like to get rid of.

Ostriches eat fish?!?

The things you learn on AN!

GreenNGoldSooner - May 16, 2009 reply

It was a guess. Wrong?

Perhaps you're getting confused with osPREY

Ostriches run around in grassy plains and semi-desert. Not a lot of fish there.

In terms of diet, ostriches are a lot like chickens, which is to say they’ll eat almost anything that’s around, so I don’t doubt that they would eat fish if it were offered. But in the wild, they mostly eat grass.

Aha - thanks for the fowl tips

There's a mess of ospreys here.

There’s also the street Osprey that me ma used to live on and the town Osprey, where the 24-hour Super Walmart is, the only thing close to a 24-hour grocery store here.

There’s reasons #1,943 and #765 for the list, right there.

after trailing all game long

the Mets have tied it in the top of the seventh

and Ichiro just gave Seattle the lead.

I'm kind of hoping for a bronze medal at this point

but I may be getn too cocky.

Good recap, BBG

So much better to read than having to listen to that game. For once I’m glad I had to miss a Friday night game.

Now A’s, go get some sleep and come out tomorrow and get ’em back!

You READ it? Wow.

You mean, as opposed to just going straight to making comments?

I'm kidding.

She does a great job but there isn’t a lot that can be said. They stink.

Only in the majority of games

A minority of the time they actually play well. Can’t we just focus on the glass being one quarter full?

Thanks...

Had a lot of time to write it ;-)

I already have tomorrow's written

is that the prequel?

How Underdogs Break the Rules

Here's how the A's come back

Now we just need to figure out we can play full court press baseball.

OT - did y'all catch Chad Gaudin's pitching line starting yesterday?

IIRC, it was 4.1 IP, 1 hit, 7 BB (4 ER).

He used to be "your" boy

That's a misperception, actually

I lobbied for him to be moved into the rotation (as I did for Duke and will for Bailey next year), but not because i thought he’d be some great starter – I thought he’d be a solid #4, and until he got hurt he was. But he hasn’t been the same since his hip injury/surgery.

and it was at a time when Kennedy was gas-canning

Remember when he had no-hit stuff at Yankee stadium?

have you seen my baseball?

"And he's just going to have to eat the baseball!"

Hey – the Phillies really ARE crap!

Orlando Cabrera has been a big bust so far this year

His offense isn’t remotely up to par with his career stats and his defense has been error-filled already in this early season. The kick to the crotch here is that we lose a second round draft pick because we signed him. And following the kick, here comes the stomp to the same region. His contract stipulates that the A’s can’t offer him arbitration this year, so no draft compensation. I would’ve stuck with Crosby or given Petit a chance.

He's been disappointing in a lot of ways, but

I was for the signing at the price. Crosby and Petit weren’t the answers to anything.

Crosby was here to stay and hoping he could become a utility player with such short notice was foolhardy

I think the price for Cabrera was too high. But his signing made sense in the framework of Beane going all in for this season. Which, ultimately, was a flawed endeavor (due to starting pitching in flux, the Chavez domino effect, etc.).

In this one case I'm with BB.

He tried to get Furcal who was a better option. I mean he waited…and waited…and waited before signing Cabrera who was the 2nd best option.

Yup - Cabrera is like Rhodes

He wasn’t “first choice” but he was “better than Mecir closing.”

gad - Mecir fear mecir hah

ak_A - May 16, 2009 reply

He really wasn't 2nd choice either.

More like, the-only-one-left-that-we-can-afford choice.

TARE could not have possibly been any worse than Mecir closing.

He's made a couple bad plays

But he’s so much better defensively than anybody else on the team it’s not even funny.

He just needs to hit 9th. Anything from him on offense should be considered a bonus.

Why pay him millions of dollars and bat him 9th, hoping he contributes offensively and remains steady at short?

Petit could’ve done that.

Because Petit's not close to Cabrera defensively

Petit isn't the panacea to the offense's woes

I just have a problem with Cabrera’s poor defense this year. He’s an aging shortstop with an average bat and declining defensive worth…

It hasn't actually been that poor though.

I admit I'm not a fan of the guy because I've seen him miss some VERY routine plays at short this year

And his less than stellar bat hasn’t been able to wipe away those bad fielding moments

He's made a lot of tough plays look routine, though

admittedly, he looked poor tonight. which is always the closest to the heart

alea iacta est - May 16, 2009 reply

He's actually looked bad at SS for about a week

But before that he looked pretty awesome. Maybe it’s a “fielding slump.”

maybe the poor dear just needs a sit down and a cup of tea

alea iacta est - May 16, 2009 reply

Someone should gather the whole team and tell them

“GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER”

or just tell them to EAT SHIT AND DIE :-)

You're the captain.

He's got a point, Cap'n.

Perhaps you should tell the troops.

And the players should go,

“Oh, OK!”

Seriously, though.

I don’t trust Geren to be the one to just lose it and yell at them, but that’s what they need after a game like that. It’s especially egregious that they imploded with Anderson on the mound. If I were Geren I would put the whole veteran infield through Spring training drills before today’s game.

DDroney - May 16, 2009 reply

HAAHHAHAHAH GIANTS

yeah, things could be worse

Brian Wilson has given the game to the Mets for the second straight night. At least the A’s got totally blown away from the get go…the Giants should have won this game.

and he can't sing anymore

wouldn't it be nice?

Oh we could be married!

And then we’d be happy!

Eh, J/K

I don't think you'd be happy with that.

I’m not the marrying kind.

Yeah. I'll just go ahead and keep the other half of my shit.

LOL.

I almost spit out my beer.

Its cool.

Me either.

I know.

I like that about you.

It was the song, is all.

I know, gf.

I know.

You’re pretty.

Thank you.

You're adored.

so are you, baby.

Get a room, you two.

Jealous.

:cry:

pot, meet kettle.

Wait, who am I getting a room with?

Not with us, sweetie.

You can find our own way.

your, eh.

It's cool

I’m not down with the whole 3rd wheel bit.

I'm here now baby. We can go.

ZigFan31 - May 15, 2009 reply

What is WITH the hair.

maybe he hopes to distract the batters

but he may be distracting the defense instead

Wilson is done

and the crowd boo

HAAHHAHAHAH GNATS

Fixed for posterity’s sake.

K-Rod warming up for the Mets

BS 1

CAN. NOT. WATCH.

viddy well, brother.

viddy well.

A Clockwork...Peach

awesome

nice callback

alea iacta est - May 16, 2009 reply

Giants FINALLY catch a Mets baserunner stealing

Mets stole like 7 bases last night

Everybody's favorite closer.

Bailey!?!?

I'm really glad he's in the NL now

because he has actually gotten better…

Does he have to fall off the goddamn mound every time he throws the ball?

Ridiculous.

easy, pamcakes.

He has not gotten better

He is facing many for the 1st time and the NL is worse as far as hitters go. That is IMO and no doubt many others as well.

Trainman - May 16, 2009 reply

oh look

The highlights of the game are on Sportscenter.

IN HD. FUCK YOU, AT&T AND COMCAST.

Haha!

they're showing it repeatedly on MLB network.

GRAND SLAM
GRAND SLAM
GRAND SLAM

LOOK TWO GRAND SLAMS

IN ONE GAME

GRAND SLAM
GRAND SLAM
GRAND SLAM

TWO GRAND SLAMS

AND LOOK AT ALL THESE ERRORS AS WE PLAY THEM IN A MONTAGE

Yes, today sucked.

Tomorrow will be better.

Wow.

It’s nice that they remembered we have a team.

I don't get MLB network either.

FUCK YOU AGAIN, AT&T

I missed this

did they put comedy benny hill style music behind this?

alea iacta est - May 16, 2009 reply

That'd be fun.

So, something that was brought up in the threads earlier was a comment on the giant sign on the approach to the bay bridge

I’m going to go ahead and assume it’s the one that is for Diet Coke. Well, I took the bus up that way tonight, and the t is out. so it says

Die
Coke

Just wanted to share that, yeah

alea iacta est - May 16, 2009 reply

I'm sure no clever people sabotaged it , either.

Should be a great Giants game tomorrow

Johnson vs. Santana

SFBAsportsfan - May 16, 2009 reply

Go A's!!!

Hopefully, we can start the Tigers on a losing streak. They’ve been hot way before we showed up. Gonna take a lot to turn that around. I’m kinda going with the same theory as I do with the Raiders. I bet against them and root for them. So when they lose I still win. Got the Tigers this week. Let’s hope I lose. Did pretty good tonight, though. Was able to put Giambi in to replace Youkilis while he is on the DL. I hope Giambi hits #400 so he can relax and fly past 401 and 402….

SFBAsportsfan - May 16, 2009 reply

The Tigers were swept by the Twins the series before this one

It appears Randy Johnson

is pitching like he’s 145.

6 plus ERA is awful. Time to retire

Trainman - May 16, 2009 reply

I like this Adam Kennedy

I’m so glad to see the A’s get a second baseman that has good numbers at the plate. I thought it was kinda crappy that the whole infield was replaced after last year, except for Ellis. As much as I like Ellis, he sucked it up at the plate last year, too. The thing that’s hard about Ellis is that he is solid. Maybe he can learn to play third base, lol.

SFBAsportsfan - May 16, 2009 reply

yay! A mention in the postgame wrap!

finding the silver lining.

JJ - May 16, 2009 reply

Whoa, woke up to

check out what I hoped would be no-game due to rain. And I see the score and read the bloody tale of E’s. (wrings hands)

ak_A - May 16, 2009 reply

Did your hands answer, or did they let the machine pick up?

You're wreally wreaching with that one, Nico.