The pitcher really wanted to throw a strike. I trust Giambi not to chase a bad ball. He got something to hit, and whacked a line drive to center field.
but am irritated that he had Bailey up throwing. Limit Bailey to the 9th; if you take your chances with Casilla, take your chances. It’s his out to get.
Come ooooooooon Custard!
Wader - May 26, 2009
Custard goes great on a meatball
RuQ - May 26, 2009
Let's go Jack jack!
SwisherThresher - May 26, 2009
i hope this works.... guess not
ak_A - May 26, 2009
Damn it
jdub69 - May 26, 2009
damn.
poor timing Nico.
This is all your fault.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Boo!
OaklandInvader - May 26, 2009
shite
doctorK - May 26, 2009
Nico are you fucking serious?
A new thread WITH CUST UP AND THE BASES LOADED?
This is on you.
mikev - May 26, 2009
you're kinda forgiven.
mikev - May 26, 2009
that sucked
Deborah51 - May 26, 2009
Sumbitch
Did not like that outcome. C’mon, Holliday, let’s see it.
Joey C. - May 26, 2009
Why do you swing at the first freakin pitch?!
Wader - May 26, 2009
New pitcher
Bad idea :-(
ohtobe21likehuston - May 26, 2009
Thanks for laying off the 1st pitch Mr. Holliday
ohtobe21likehuston - May 26, 2009
and the second and third ones
doctorK - May 26, 2009
and the 4th one
mikev - May 26, 2009
and the 4th one
ohtobe21likehuston - May 26, 2009
New Thread Fail
Jack Cust epic fail
Trainman - May 26, 2009
lets go oakland
LETS GO
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
lets go oakland
LETS GO!!!
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
Holliday says, "He's Lowe-balling me!"
I shall not swing!
worldblee - May 26, 2009
very clever :)
Deborah51 - May 26, 2009
RBI the easy way
doctorK - May 26, 2009
We're within 1 run!!
jdub69 - May 26, 2009
GIAMBINO!!!
Wader - May 26, 2009
Not pretty but we'll take it
cuppingmaster - May 26, 2009
Come on, balk!
worldblee - May 26, 2009
Nice RBI for Holliday
ohtobe21likehuston - May 26, 2009
please mr. g.
ak_A - May 26, 2009
G -Man!!!!!!
403! 403! 403!
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
I'll take it any way they offer it.
JJ Martin - May 26, 2009
THAT'S. WHAT. SHE. SAID.
mikev - May 26, 2009
You got her number handy?
ohtobe21likehuston - May 26, 2009
867-5309.
I got it off the bathroom wall.
(and Jennifer was here earlier, right?)
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
510...
ZigFan31 - May 26, 2009
Continue plz
mikev - May 26, 2009
You've got my number...so to speak.
ZigFan31 - May 26, 2009
I do?
mikev - May 26, 2009
yes!
ak_A - May 26, 2009
YES!!!!!!!!!
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Now Giambi
Time
Trainman - May 26, 2009
That was quick
Trainman - May 26, 2009
gman
is a beast!!!!
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
YES!!!!
Wader - May 26, 2009
Nice fuckin job Giambi!!!!
jdub69 - May 26, 2009
WE're winning?!!!!!!!
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
BEHOLD THE POWER OF GREYBEARD!
Englishmajor - May 26, 2009
GREYBEARD!!!!!!
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
GUMBY!!!!!!
doctorK - May 26, 2009
suuuuuuuck it
cuppingmaster - May 26, 2009
F Yeah!
OaklandInvader - May 26, 2009
RUNZ!!!!!!!
mikev - May 26, 2009
Great New Thread Starting, Nico!
GreenNGoldSooner - May 26, 2009
This ain't his first rodeo
ohtobe21likehuston - May 26, 2009
agrd.
sry I doubted you.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Good guys ahead now.
67M may be off the mf’n hook!
ohtobe21likehuston - May 26, 2009
we'll see.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
It's not over yet...
ZigFan31 - May 26, 2009
that's *also* what she said.
as I went back for yet another Gatorade.
mikev - May 26, 2009
My man Giambi!
Joey C. - May 26, 2009
nice fat pitch for G
Deborah51 - May 26, 2009
That faint screaming sound are our friends from LL
doctorK - May 26, 2009
poor guys.
I kinda like (see: don’t hate) the Mariners.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
LL is my favorite (non-A's) blog
doctorK - May 26, 2009
it's us or them
It’s not like we want their pity, is it?
MobiusKlein - May 26, 2009
Thank you M's pen
RuQ - May 26, 2009
its a possible win for braden
lets go A’s!!!!!!
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
A'S CAPITALIZED ON NICO'S NEW THREAD MOJO
SwisherThresher - May 26, 2009
Batista strikes again!
Wader - May 26, 2009
WOOHOO!
Dallas for the W!
DaSwinginA's - May 26, 2009
Now it's up to the pen.
JJ Martin - May 26, 2009
Thank god!!
If i had to “tip my cap” to Jerrod freakin Washburn I would’ve lost it
Kallus - May 26, 2009
Don't screw this up Geren.
I want a three game winning streak BAD
jdub69 - May 26, 2009
And that's why I'm the boss.
{bows, fades off into sunset, trips on pebble and falls flat on face}
Nico - May 26, 2009
and misses the rodeo
ohtobe21likehuston - May 26, 2009
Yay!
hip hip hooray!
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
let's get Dallas a W!
the guy puts up QS after QS and gets no RS!
JJ - May 26, 2009
Giambi's hit
was one of his most impressive this season.
The pitcher really wanted to throw a strike. I trust Giambi not to chase a bad ball. He got something to hit, and whacked a line drive to center field.
bear88 - May 26, 2009
There are times to hit the first pitch; this was one of those times.
JJ Martin - May 26, 2009
Why is the volume on the Ice Truckers promo about 1000 times louder than the game?
I hate that!
Englishmajor - May 26, 2009
WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!
doctorK - May 26, 2009
Of course you can't -- I hit the MUTE button!
Englishmajor - May 26, 2009
They can't hear over all that...
um…ice and….driving on it.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
that was a refreshing moment indeed
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
Breslow, please hold 'em
At least for Griffey
worldblee - May 26, 2009
Swooney!
brian.only - May 26, 2009
white knuckle time
FoolshGame22 - May 26, 2009
GreenNGoldSooner - May 26, 2009
mikev - May 26, 2009
lol
brian.only - May 26, 2009
that's good, mikey.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Please, Godwin...
Don’t Hurt ’Em
GreenNGoldSooner - May 26, 2009
Oh Lord, I nearly choked on my cookie
doctorK - May 26, 2009
is that a euphemism for somethng drrrty?
stm72 - May 26, 2009
I guess
If you can concoct a double-entendre from someone eating a McD’s chocolate chip cookie.
doctorK - May 26, 2009
I can concoct a double entendre from pretty much anything, sir.
mikev - May 26, 2009
I think the majority of us can.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
'tis the internet
I sure hope so.
doctorK - May 26, 2009
SwisherThresher - May 26, 2009
lets win this for Braden!!!
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
Geren promptly removes Cust
Shouldn’t Sweeney becoming in for Davis? Sweeney’s CF defense > Davis’s CF defense. I hate you Geren.
Benjamin Light - May 26, 2009
yes, but
cust’s glove being in there is still worse than rajai
cuppingmaster - May 26, 2009
sure, in theory
But how many games has Jack’s D cost us this year vs. Raj? Davis is way out in front on that one.
Benjamin Light - May 26, 2009
but that's because Jack couldn't track one down in the gap
But Rajai could. He just needs to work on the squeezing the glove part
cuppingmaster - May 26, 2009
phew, thought for sure raj was gonna muff that
ak_A - May 26, 2009
So who's turn is it
to tie up Springer in the broom closet?
Kallus - May 26, 2009
send him on a run for chicken fingers
cuppingmaster - May 26, 2009
In'n'Out
That will definitely take at least half an hour.
Englishmajor - May 26, 2009
{sighs deeply}
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Or what I had for dinner
Englishmajor - May 26, 2009
where's that, em?
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
zachary's?
stm72 - May 26, 2009
Yum Yum
Zachary’s is great!!!
BERRYJO - May 26, 2009
the best
stm72 - May 26, 2009
should have gotten that instead of dominos
cuppingmaster - May 26, 2009
agrd.
but no choice here.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
or send him to Nation's
that’ll take longer. And they can tell him it’s for Geren
Kallus - May 26, 2009
2 outs!
jdub69 - May 26, 2009
hanahan is a great defender
now if only we can get him to get a few more hits……
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
Obligatory Fosse comment on foul territory
doctorK - May 26, 2009
well, to be fair,
being an NRAF, that seems to be the defining characteristic of the Coliseum of EVERY visiting announcing team, other than Yankees, strangely enough.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Good job, Breslow
Got 2 lefties out, salary earned (for today).
worldblee - May 26, 2009
I love how Braden went 7 and gave the bullpen a chance to perform normally,
instead of going 5 and hoping for four scoreless innings.
JJ Martin - May 26, 2009
I like that as well
jdub69 - May 26, 2009
agreed- 2 days in a row
brian.only - May 26, 2009
I left for a moment
and I see that the number by the A’s is higher than the opposing teams’. Does that mean we’re….winning?
walkoff baltimore chop - May 26, 2009
Yes.
Rated-R Superstar - May 26, 2009
It means we're ahead
For now.
worldblee - May 26, 2009
1,2,3
down they go!!
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
Only technically.
GreenNGoldSooner - May 26, 2009
think anti-zombie.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
more likely that you've ingested tainted MSBs
Kallus - May 26, 2009
Can you maybe leave for another full inning to ensure an A's win?
jdub69 - May 26, 2009
I left.
The A’s won.
walkoff baltimore chop - May 26, 2009
good job, WBC.
way to take one for the team!
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
The taking of Pelham.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Good hold by the BP
3 more outs to go.
worldblee - May 26, 2009
kah-see-ah very good
ak_A - May 26, 2009
More runs, bitches!
doctorK - May 26, 2009
INSURANCE
SwisherThresher - May 26, 2009
agrd.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Again, I approve of Geren's bullpen choices,
but am irritated that he had Bailey up throwing. Limit Bailey to the 9th; if you take your chances with Casilla, take your chances. It’s his out to get.
Nico - May 26, 2009
Is Bailey still warming up?
Wader - May 26, 2009
Yeah, but Jaywalkers Row is batting. He doesn't have a lot of time.
mikev - May 26, 2009
Yes!
jdub69 - May 26, 2009
What are the chances Rajai gets another hit
SwisherThresher - May 26, 2009
not good
jdub69 - May 26, 2009
eh nevermind, two quick outs
SwisherThresher - May 26, 2009
he only ate half the bowl of wheaties this morning
cuppingmaster - May 26, 2009
Geren has a better shot at being elected into the Hall of Fame.
Wader - May 26, 2009
I'm so excited at the prospect of a 3 game win streak, I stayed up past my bedtime.
Shhhhh. Don’t tell mom.
JJ Martin - May 26, 2009
still raining?
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Mercifully, it stopped. My dog was going nuts.
JJ Martin - May 26, 2009
poor doggie.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
She hates the thunder like Cust hates first pitch swinging.
JJ Martin - May 26, 2009
C'mon Davis, prove you deserve another chance
not with that
doctorK - May 26, 2009
vroom vroom rally-starter!
Kallus - May 26, 2009
Bailey Time
doctorK - May 26, 2009
me likey.
{fingers crossed}
ZigFan31 - May 26, 2009
Let's see what the kid's got...
Wader - May 26, 2009
Let's end this thing.
JJ Martin - May 26, 2009
...in a good way.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Drag me to Hell
I want to see that movie
SwisherThresher - May 26, 2009
Meh...
Wader - May 26, 2009
An A's victory
is what i want to see
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
i'd have nightmares
Deborah51 - May 26, 2009
just cause that blonde chick is cute
cuppingmaster - May 26, 2009
Me too!
Sam Raimi rocks!
And it looks fun.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Are you me?
Joey C. - May 26, 2009
I think I'm 67M,
but you could be the lost triplet.
He’s not here, so I can speak for him. You’re approved.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
(sniff)
(single tear)
Joey C. - May 26, 2009
welcome to the triad of the fat losers.
you’ll be given your meatball sub and your XBox controller upon entry.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
XBox controller taken care of
And with the amount I’ve been drinking since I came to law school, I should be fat in no time.
Joey C. - May 26, 2009
oh, good.
you’re a lawyer, or soon to be one….you can represent us.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Assuming I don't get disbarred before I take the bar
Joey C. - May 26, 2009
hmm. good point.
perhaps we can help prevent that. Among the three of us, I think we can holds onto your license.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Hey, as long as someone's holding my jay and my 40, I'm good
Joey C. - May 26, 2009
I think we're good.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Yep!
Although there’s no Bruce Campbell in this one, I’m sure it’s still worth a watch
SwisherThresher - May 26, 2009
Slegna rally snuffed
cuppingmaster - May 26, 2009
I saw that
That always makes me happy
Trainman - May 26, 2009
There you go - throw strikes Bailey
jdub69 - May 26, 2009
Personally, I'd like him to throw nine this inning :)
spottedstomper - May 26, 2009
why throw anything else?
gas it!
cuppingmaster - May 26, 2009
HEAT for K #1
brian.only - May 26, 2009
There's ONE
Trainman - May 26, 2009
1 down!
2 to go
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
1 down!!
Deborah51 - May 26, 2009
Did everyone see that Cupcakes had 11K's tonight?!
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Yeah, I also saw his 6+ ERA on the year lol
Wader - May 26, 2009
still.
11 Ks?
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Good to hear
jdub69 - May 26, 2009
wow
Phillies must’ve scored a TON of runs to get him 11 AB’s!
JJ - May 26, 2009
THAT ROCKS!
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Wow. Go Joe!
Englishmajor - May 26, 2009
Kupkakes?
Kallus - May 26, 2009
eggs-zac-lee.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
K!! - 1 out
jdub69 - May 26, 2009
2 more plz
worldblee - May 26, 2009
K Bailey
GreenNGoldSooner - May 26, 2009
That is funny.
JJ Martin - May 26, 2009
Wlad is gone
doctorK - May 26, 2009
And goodnight Balentien.
JJ Martin - May 26, 2009
Adios Johnson
Trainman - May 26, 2009
Holy Shite Bailey looks good tonight!
ZigFan31 - May 26, 2009
It's amazing what happens
when one rests the bullpen!!!
BERRYJO - May 26, 2009
No shit! wonders what a reasted arm will do!
ZigFan31 - May 26, 2009
and when you face the 7-8-9 for Seattle
Perko - May 26, 2009
killjoy
ZigFan31 - May 26, 2009
#2!!!!!!
brian.only - May 26, 2009
Come on baby!!!! ONE MORE!
Wader - May 26, 2009
STRICKOUT!
doctorK - May 26, 2009
2 down
1 to go
fire it up guys
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
You're my boy, Drew!
Joey C. - May 26, 2009
Rung him up. Bailey working at an Eckersley-like pace
jdub69 - May 26, 2009
nice pitch!
please…just one more out.
Deborah51 - May 26, 2009
i left the game at the seventh inning stretch- FML
9Custs - May 26, 2009
Thats why you NEVER leave a game early
Wader - May 26, 2009
i was freezing. i'm weak
9Custs - May 26, 2009
Let's GO Oakland!
SwisherThresher - May 26, 2009
clapclap clapclapclap
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Stand up fans!!!
Wader - May 26, 2009
Time to stand - 2 strikes
jdub69 - May 26, 2009
ON YOUR FEET!
OaklandInvader - May 26, 2009
Blow this ham-and-egger away
doctorK - May 26, 2009
snoopy doopy!
ak_A - May 26, 2009
Yes, dear?
Oh, wait…um…hi.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
GreenNGoldSooner - May 26, 2009
LOL
hahahaha
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
Now I'm posed in an awkward stance...
oaklandSMASH - May 26, 2009
as I recall, it was a horror film.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Open my window and a breeze blows in...
oaklandSMASH - May 26, 2009
WOOOT!!!!!
brian.only - May 26, 2009
3 game wining streak!@!@!@!@!@!@
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
BALL GAME!!!!
Wader - May 26, 2009
A three game win streak!!!
jdub69 - May 26, 2009
maybe this is 2005...
we could just go on a winning streak now.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
i cant believe this
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
Bailey, you rock my socks.
spottedstomper - May 26, 2009
OMG!!! 3 in a row!
Deborah51 - May 26, 2009
Gooooooooooooooooolllllllllllll
cuppingmaster - May 26, 2009
YES, OH YES, WOOHOO!
doctorK - May 26, 2009
adieu, adieu, to you and you and you!
JJ Martin - May 26, 2009
PUPPIES WIN!!!!!!
ZigFan31 - May 26, 2009
She's already in bed - I'll tell her about it in the morning
doctorK - May 26, 2009
Bailey = Kloser
worldblee - May 26, 2009
Even if the last out wasn't a K
worldblee - May 26, 2009
Healthy Ziggy = Zet up man
oaklandSMASH - May 26, 2009
Bailey got twice as many K's in 2 batters
as Braden had in 30!
JJ - May 26, 2009
Celebrate good times, come on!
Englishmajor - May 26, 2009
Ladies and Gents
We have ourselves a genuine closer.
ohtobe21likehuston - May 26, 2009
i second and third that
cuppingmaster - May 26, 2009
That was Run Support
Rajai Davis crucial in this one.
Hit4TheCycle - May 26, 2009
It's nice to have "Rajai" and "crucial" in a sentence
and for it not to be a loss!
oaklandSMASH - May 26, 2009
THREE is a magic number
SwisherThresher - May 26, 2009
could this be the start to a
20 game win streak?
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
and I just heard from Lynn, who's
AT THE STADIUM WITH 67M! His streak is over!
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
67M is free to go to a game on the next 26th of May
worldblee - May 26, 2009
LOL!
He’ll be so happy.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Chuckled
ElQuesoCapitan - May 26, 2009
He got laid?
mikev - May 26, 2009
LOL
Now THAT’S just mean, Mikey.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
True, I shouldn't joke like that.
mikev - May 26, 2009
QOTM
ZigFan31 - May 26, 2009
Seconded
doctorK - May 26, 2009
you know, in all seriousness,
67M is sensitive and that really might hurt his feelings.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
In that case, I flag myself
doctorK - May 26, 2009
Flagged for self flagging
ElQuesoCapitan - May 26, 2009
We are all just teasing.
ZigFan31 - May 26, 2009
I know, just...
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
THREE IN A ROW!!
Could it be? Is the curse breaking? Let’s hope so!!
DaSwinginA's - May 26, 2009
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Thief
ElQuesoCapitan - May 26, 2009
sry, Cap'n. I didn't see you hurrying to do it.
I will resist in the future.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
I'll let it slide.
But I’ve got my eye on you.
ElQuesoCapitan - May 26, 2009
YAY
A’s WIn
fruitattack - May 26, 2009
ditto
YAY!
oaklandSMASH - May 26, 2009
this is what we have been waiting all year long!
!!!!!!!!@Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
VICTORY!!
ElQuesoCapitan - May 26, 2009
Yay!
Dance with me, Beaches!
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
I know we don't have much money, but let's get Orlando some pronunciation lessons.
Wader - May 26, 2009
A's win!
More ale please.
Lucid Creations - May 26, 2009
Three in a row!
ElQuesoCapitan - May 26, 2009
awesome
stm72 - May 26, 2009
Damn, I'm slow
It’s been too long since I was in a league.
doctorK - May 26, 2009
Potential sweep?
Nothing can possib-lie go wrong.
Um, possibly go wrong.
Joey C. - May 26, 2009
Sooo.....we're NOT all gonna die?
Kallus - May 26, 2009
its been postponed another day!!!
9Custs - May 26, 2009
Nope
It’s not Dec 23, 2012
Lucid Creations - May 26, 2009
y'know
among the paisley, teased hair and shoulder pads, I didn’t see Quetzelcoatl introducing himself around. I’m not exactly concerned.
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
Hey, we're like 1 game back of the M's now, right?
worldblee - May 26, 2009
or is it 2 games?
Not sure if the records on Gameday have been updated yet.
worldblee - May 26, 2009
Drat, they were updated
So I was too optimistic
worldblee - May 26, 2009
We're one up in the loss column
doctorK - May 26, 2009
Small solace
worldblee - May 26, 2009
angels losing
texas tied, we are moving closer to the top of the division
Wreckonized - May 26, 2009
While still remaining at the bottom
worldblee - May 26, 2009
imagine Springer's surprise when he gets back from the In-N-Out!
Kallus - May 26, 2009
Lol
ElQuesoCapitan - May 26, 2009
GreenNGoldSooner - May 26, 2009
Yay!
Victory upside-down puppy!
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
WHO HAD THE ANIMAL FRIES?????
Kallus - May 26, 2009
Texas have just taken the lead.
OldhamA - May 26, 2009
what if I want them both to lose?
Leopold Bloom - May 26, 2009
You're going to be disappointed.
OldhamA - May 26, 2009
Yankees with the bases loaded, one out in the top of the 7th
but oh wait
Swisher GIDP
SwisherThresher - May 26, 2009
SlegnA down to bottom of the 9th
cuppingmaster - May 26, 2009
Go Crayon!
Burnt Siena SlegnA
oaklandSMASH - May 26, 2009
Sorry
Burnt
SiennaSlegnAoaklandSMASH - May 26, 2009
Vlad strikes out.
Lucid Creations - May 26, 2009
4-2 Sox bottom of the 9th
Lucid Creations - May 26, 2009
final!
doctorK - May 26, 2009
slegnA fail
cuppingmaster - May 26, 2009
Angels lose
Lucid Creations - May 26, 2009
GAME RECAP IS UP
Here
Nico - May 26, 2009
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