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Open Thread: Game 22 - A's at Mariners (cont.)

The A's couldn't hold the one run lead in the 9th; they couldn't hold the 3-run lead in the 13th; we go to the 15th, running on no pitching and no hitting.

Um....let's go?

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THANK YOU BBG.
this game is stressing me out....
Let's do this thing!

5 hours deserves a win for at least one team! Might as well be us.

BBG can you please bring back the rally thread to prominence?!
I think we already used it up :-(
wooooohooooo

petite is GOD

i LOVE Petit
I really hate this game

It is everything I hate about the A’s all wrapped up in one toilet soaked package…

Ha!

Not sure why “toilet-soaked” made me laugh so much.

Does anybody have some advil?
Petit wants to win

in spite of the assclown who calls himself a amanager

Runner on

Time to win!

Dear Geren

please don’t bunt this inning. it never works.

LOL

Bunting

Die Geren

come on powell!!!!!
WE WILL WIN THIS GAME.
I like the cut of your jib.

I like your jibs.

Umm... thanks ;)
Dirty.

I like it.

if you could have the win... or world peace..

which would you take? odds about the same i fear

A win would bring world peace

At least our world.

THAT'S THE SPIRIT!

why are we bunting again……………

Bunting

Kill Geren

This has been almost 5 hours!

good thing they don’t have to fly cross country.

eveland warming?

what happened to Giese?

he warmed up too long waiting

LOL

at least bunt wiht som one who can bend their knees………………………….

Just hit a 7-run homer, Powell
Oh man.

That’ll really destroy Gio’s confidence.

Oh hey Landon

I know you put us up earlier on a double, but go out there and bunt.

STOP BUNTING!!!!
despite blowing the lead...this was a fantastic outing for Gio...

Might have ruined his career…but none the less.

'cept for the 3 runs allowed ;-)
yea but considering he wasn't expecting to pitch...you have to be happy with 3 runs in 105 pitches...

He should have been taken out LONG before that

I am overall happy with that outing, truly

just so the wrong time

if it were a start

5ip, 3er from him, we wouldn’t be complaining. just happened it was high leverage.

Yeah, for sure
Stop having him bunt, dick

You don’t even have any pitchers. And Eveland definitely doesn’t count.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED WHILE I WAS OUT.
Geren happened
bad things, cap'n.

bad things.

you don't want to know
I DON'T.

Time for me to not be here again.

I'll give you a hint.

It wasn’t 7-7 going into extra innings.

Powell

a) doesn’t sacrifice a lot
b) has two huge 2B’s

so he should try to bunt right?
LOL

Someone in the background said, “That was a horrible bunt”

usually, when a game is in the 15th inning...

the winexp favours the pitchers. A lot.

Not today. Almost even. Pitchers are +8.4% only.

TRIVIA TIME

When’s the last time a starter threw 85+ pitches only to eventually be replaced by a reliever that threw 105+ pitches in the same game?

Never

Because no respectable manager would do that.

Mariners bullpen empty too.
yep

the difference is they actually were able to use most of theirs…

they're out of people.
Seattle Mariners

is out of people!!!

(where’s MB when I need him, damn it?)

POSITION PLAYERS!

“Ring ’em up,” I heard.

Ziegler's flu has killed us twice this series
It's all Ziegler's fault!

Burn him!

for god sake........

just make them pitch or hit it back at the pitcher ……………………..

Gee thanks for wasting one of the strikes on a stupid bunt attempt..
Sweeney

Do something that matters for once.

............-100000

So that catch in Texas meant nothing?

Sweeney, you Greek God.

Hit one out.

yawedout

Geren probably entered the day thinking it would be best to rest the bullpen. However circumstances have changed and he needs to re-evaluate. Is he going to rest the bullpen if it goes 17-18 innings? No.. so why do it now when we had a chance at a victory?

I understand your point but that plan may have worked for a 9-inning game.

If you can't scrape out 2/3 of an inning out of 3 or 4 relievers left in your pen

you’ve completely mis-managed your entire season. That’s what happened in the 13th.

I'm so freaking confused...

how is this guy managing at the MLB level? I need to get into Donald Trump’s next wedding so that I can run one of his corporations.

but you have a guy

who can throw 100 plus pitches I get what you are saying…but lets be honest Bailey was underwhelming yesterday when he threw…REally in my opinion the lack of availability of Ziegler is hurting

I just hope we don't see Gio come out again. I would rather see Swisher pitch

than put him through another inning. It’s ridiculous when you have Giese avaiable. Sure he sucks but this isn’t fair to Gio.

it dont look

like they wanna use giese…He threw 3 innings friday right? maybe that is enough to hold him out a couple days…I dunno but with Eveland in the line is drawn that we dont wanna use the bullpen guys.

Steal 2nd 3rd and home
Now were talking...they wouldnt see that coming..
I just want to get to Holliday this inning

so that I can hate his guts some more.

I wonder...

what Cust and Giambi are doing now.

laughing in the sauna i bet
mingling with groupies
sippin' on their MGDddd
They are back in Oakland...
eveland eh
hey maybe Buck will pitch?

That would be sick and Geren is stupid enough to do it

WTF?

Eveland in the ’pen?

Whats the most at-bats without a hit in a single game?

Holliday must have a shot at some sort of record.

ya i think 0-8 would be a record
0 for 13
Really? Who?

I had George Kell of the ‘45 A’s going 0-for-10

Actually

I got this:

Although Kell owns the American League record for most at-bats in a game without a hit, he does not hold the major league record. On May 1, 1920, in a 26-inning marathon between the Brooklyn Robins and the Boston Braves, Braves’ second-baseman Charlie Pick went 0-11. The game, which ended in a 1-1 tie, was the longest game in baseball history.

that's from the pawsox-rochester game
niceeeeee ry.
Thank god Outman at least went 6
Heres what people can bitch about

Outman coulda went out for the 7th most likely…was pitching good and if you are trying to rest your pen why not send him out for the seventh at least to se what he has

OCab

It is your time

Oh, and is there any possiblity

that Eveland could pitch an inning and not allow a run?

There is no chance of that.

We need to score half a dozen here just in case
come on

cabera lets do it again!!!!!

Ohhhh kay.

O-Cab. It’s time.

This is the kind of game that can send your season the wrong way

if you lose. Let’s go ahead win here. Apparently Gio will be pitching until tomorrow, if necessary.

The UMP looks pissed.
they've probably missed their flight already.
Fucking Hanahan on deck

Hit a three-run shot OC

Can U accidently get a base hit
from LL:
The tops of these innings are like overtime playoff hockey on the penalty kill. I just want to curl up into the fetal position for the next two minutes until it’s over.

by Matthew

I feel exactly the same way.

how bout

some of that attitude O Cab

It feels like 2 hours ago now...

But i recall someone saying something about Ocabs swing looking like something out kill bill.

Nice try, O-Cab

C’MON HANNY!!! Earn some playing time!

This game should have ended so long ago.
Haha...Hannahan came in during the 9th

he’s had 4 AB’s.

as a "defensive replacement"!
Have you heard of margaritas??????
we're going to DRINK
and a game-blowing defensive blunder to extend this game even longer!
maybe just maybe

we will get a hit here….
so far in this inning hit out hit out and now lets get a hit!!!

Apparently we like to score with 2 outs right?
Poor Travis

Probably so bored.

We are saving him in case we go extra innings.
Oh, of course.

I say wait until the 18th

when was Eveland supposed to start?

and who is on his schedule in Sacto?

Geez...I don't want to talk about it.
I really wish Giambi was still in.
Typical Hannahan fail
to the bottom of the 15th...

16th anyone?

i dont care anymore

i goota do a project after the game

Was anybody warming up in the bullpen?
Can we call people up during games like this?

I’m sure they could fly someone out before this game ends.

My

ass hurts.

We don't want to know.
+1000
Fine.

My ass cheeks hurt. From sitting.

Gawd.

See what I mean?

I think the plane ride home is just as good as any to pass Bob his pink slip.

Make the stewardess give it to him

Slip it in with the peanuts.

"Umm yea Bob, you’re on the next flight" pointing at the South West gate

Everyone is going to own that stupid hammer by the time this game is over.
Just don't let them take it to the next home game......
maybe we can tweet

some one in the dugout and tell them to beat some sense into geren

Maybe Geren should just say UNCLE
He did TWICE. Once with Gio and now with Dana.
I am going to eat my dinner now

so I can throw it up shortly

I ate lunch at begining of game now im about to eat dinner
Great move Geren. You are one hell of a manager.
Somehow it would be ironic for Eveland to pick up a win in a game like this
hopefully this isn't evelands inning where he can't throw it in the ocean.
I will be thrilled if we win

but uber-pissed if we lose this one.

Chances of 1-2-3 inning

After Korach reminds us of his 54 base runners in 24.1 innings

Dana's weight to 1
Zero

Bloop or not they count as hits

Gallagher was scheduled to pitch May 1

which was Eveland’s last start. So maybe he’d get the next start?

i hope.

eveland blows it now, doesn’t matter.

Wheeee!

A hit. God dammit.

If you're looking to get the game over quickly, Eveland's your man
Giese would have taken till the 17th.
Well this is going to be just ducky.
you are assuming this game will actually end at some point
guess it is about to

oh well , sigh

wowowowowowowow
Eveland...fail
fsgsfdgsdgsafds.

bah.

That was nice......Jesus
That's the game!

Eveland throws ball into CF

Way to go, Eveland!

EPIC FAIL

could feel this FAIL coming from so far away
Well looks like it will finally end
We're going to lose this on a wild pitch.
not embarrassing enough

maybe Hanahanahan can interfere with the baserunner

fuck me

and shoot me in the head now

In some ways, thank goodness....

…in others, I still don’t want to talk about it.

jesus christ
FIGURES.....
I expected it to be Eveland's pitching

that lost us the game, not his defense.

Unfortunately neither are very good.
Eveland's defense lets him down again.

Especially that guy on the mound.

This is one way for Ichiro to get a walk
His first of the season at that..
Oh, good, the IBB.
to get to Lopez!
And I was having a nice little Sunday...
IBB.

Fucking wonderful.

Makes no sense.

I have no understanding why pitchers can’t throw anywhere except home. It’s ridiculous.

wow,

Eveland does not waste any time does he?

GAME OVER!!

Dana hungry
Geren has not chnaged expression once this game...He just doesnt even appear to care!!
and he will put a positive spin on this somehow...
Geren writing on his little card.....

“Oh wow, now I REALLY did it”

Which A do you hate most?

EVELAND
HOLLIDAY
GEREN
HANAHAN
SPRINGER

What do you got?

Holliday, right now
FIRE MACHA NOW.
Beane.

He put them on the roster.

eveland, geren and springer equally
Springer this series
Definitely not Hannahan.

Still love that guy.

Hanahan, he sucks
Hanahan for the mental error and blowing the game.
Uh, they would have tied the game anyway
Would've been a 5-2-3 double play. Game over.
Well, if that's the case, I'm with you
Eveland, he's not very good
hey hold up...

you can’t hate on all 4 of them…

Embree..I mean Springer..
Geren

its not even close

Fuck this shit
2nd and third, no outs, c'mon Eveland - you can do it.

Ah, who give a shit.

If i had one pitcher on the A's I wouldn't trust to pitch with the bases loaded...

it would be Eveland

how bout

we package eveland and geren for some of those high school softball players……..

I'm sure we all knew it was

GAME OVER as soon as Eveland was warming up.

HanNANHAN......GO TO HOME......IF YOU HAVE TO THROW AT ALL
He's gonna effing walk the winning run in.
This is just sad

I downloaded a 1 GB file during this game.. i started downloading it in the 7th inning.

Tell me you have dial-up.
No, when you're downloading a torrent

it tends to take a little longer.

Do you believe in miracles?
Does this mean you'll call me?

Oh.

There goes that answer.
Sure, if the A;s win this game.
just sat down

did I miss anything?

oh my god we suck.
WTF was that
The failboat has left the docks
The failtrain has left the station.

ALL ABOARD!

That sucks so hard.
Swooney would have had that.
Yay us.

FAIL.

GET RID OF DAVIS...HE BLOWS
Our defensive replacements

played pretty bad

THIS IS HILARIOUS
LOL way to go, guys!
Is that possible?

Time for a Sunday night massacre.

glad i listened tothis game
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Can we start over?
THAT was the sorriest ass loss I've seen in a loooooooong time.
That game was totally wack.
Rajah "defensive replacement" Davis

Didn’t want to be left off the FAIL train

8-7?

Haven’t we seen this movie before?

G’damn Geren!

????

How does a pop fly to shallow center fall in front of you when you are already playing in??????

Infielders playing way in.

And…Rajai’s slow? Apparently?

he went back

and then came in…Horrible read, he was slightly deep but it shoulda been caught

This hurts.

I need to be held.

Wow.

Just wow.

Thanks, Bob and Billy!
nice defense davis
Hilarious

Rajai actually drifted back on the ball … friggin hilarious.

This team as it is

Has no chance.

Billy Beane you are overfuckinghyped

it ain't Billy

Beane assumes, rightly, that any idiot should be able to manage a baseball game. Unfortunately, in Geren he’s found a manager who goes out of his way to make horrible decisions.

that was just awful
Seriously

This is why ESPN ignores us. That was total crap…

Seriously? No.
Is there anyone who doesn't want to see Geren fired after this game?
yet again.......

bob geren set us up to lose……..
so what if dan geise is not avaiable he can be replaced…….
why leave some one in there has thrown more pitches than the starter………………….

how many walkoffs?

toronto
yankees
2 times seattle

instead of walkoffs over the A's

its more like walk allover U’s

I hate you Lew Wolff
Are we trying to lose?!?

This easily should have been a three game sweep.
tear

The Seattle announcers called it:

“Will it be deep enough? Davis got a lousy jump on it! It’s over!”

Ugh, lousy jump indeed

eveland

tanked my fantasy team on my day off. wow.

At least you don't have Holliday.
Once again we snag defeat from the jaws of victory!!
The good news is...

Eveland probably won’t be starting on Wednesday.

Maybe he won't start again - ever
i think he will.

didn’t go long enough.

that's it (good one)

That will be Geren’s ray of optimism!

Hopefully he sprains an ankle or something
We are such a sorry ass team...
now the articulate matt morrison is next
maybe this game sends Raj down and they can get another pitcher since all our others are dead
or maybe chris denorfia

can take his spot

that way we can have him hit in the middle of the order every time we play an extra inning game
yes.

or patterson. or whoever has the most options.

Davis has no options

he will have to be released

The silver lining...

I think we now qualify for a government bailout.

Geren might be losing games, but it's Matt Holliday who's hurting the team the most

Believe it or not, this squad wouldn’t be winning that many more games without Geren. The team just isn’t that good and there are a dozen of players who should be blamed just as much as Geren, including Holliday.

The one saving grace of the season, it looks like, will be the haul the A’s get for Holliday. But add today’s 0-7 performance to the horrible start he’s gotten off to, and as of right now, you’re not getting much for his rental.

It’s only the first week of May, but the Holliday move has been total fail.

yes

but geren is the manager he is the one setting us up to lose with the lame batting order,
wrong decisions during the game with pitchers
and bunting when the guy cant even bend his knees ( landon powell)

Geren

How frustrating! Why in the world was Gio allowed to pitch the 13th? I really believe that Geren needs to be fired.

well, I can understand wanting to save the pen and just not using anyone else

but then why was Bailey suddenley warming up?

FIRE GEREN

If he would have let Wuertz, or even Bailey pitch in the 9th or 13th the A’s win. He let Gio throw more pitches out of the pen than he would let a starter throw.

Amazing fact

Gio’s been up 1 day and throws more pitches than gallagher in 2 weeks.

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