We’re shitty. Deal with it. We have a horrible fucking offense that keeps other teams in the game. We have a very young pitching staff that can’t go deep and itsn’t really that good right now.. We have a so-so bullpen and a so-so defense.
What kind of season does that sound like a formula for?
I’m a big Geren critic, but it’s really comical to start blaming him for this game. Is it his fault that Braden got a blister? Are the little bleeder hits the Rangers are getting his fault? His lineup is his lineup. There’s not much he can do.
Hell, he can’t be any worse than Geren is. Hell, I couldn’t be worse than Geren. And I didn’t know even Devine was out for the season until today. This is retarded. Geren shouldn’t be fired because the A’s won. He should be fired because he did everything in his power to make the team lose, and they still won anyway.
Our philosophy seems to be producing hitters who can’t hit. Buck, Barton, Swisher, Crosby, Cunningham, and all sorts of other guys who can’t hit in the major leagues with any consistency so far.
In the United States, player-managers and player-coaches were once common, especially in the early days of baseball. The last player-manager in Major League Baseball was Pete Rose, who began managing the Cincinnati Reds in 1985, the second-to-last season of his playing career…
First!
Suck it Blazers Edge!
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
Which one are you?
iglew - May 31, 2009
haha!
mrod - May 31, 2009
LOL @ that
I’m going to rip that off next time Io go to Bedge. Thanks.
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
You're bringing quality JPEGs lately, iglew.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
Braaaaaains! Braaaaaaaaaains!
iglew - May 31, 2009
WHERE
ElQuesoCapitan - May 31, 2009
walkoff baltimore chop - May 31, 2009
Everybody fire!
walkoff baltimore chop - May 31, 2009
(kids OK)
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
Wrong type of graphing.
You need a big circle labeled “They are idiots”, two smaller circles within that say “They are actually first” and “They think they are first”.
DMOAS - May 31, 2009
Better?
iglew - May 31, 2009
Yes
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
You win everything.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
Be nice if he brought that luck to the A's
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
Not quite everything :-(
but thanks.
iglew - May 31, 2009
Perfect!!!
DMOAS - May 31, 2009
suck up!
mrod - May 31, 2009
I can't believe we've hit three game threads after this horrid series.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
It's all the A's fault
They’re actually winning today.
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
Counting chickens.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
No no I'm not that beligirent
I meant that there are 3 game threads because there are 3 game threads of worth to comment.
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
JINX
OaklandSi - May 31, 2009
Crud
worldblee - May 31, 2009
Hmmmm.....
New thread = error…..bad use of the new threadness….
gigglingone - May 31, 2009
Jeez.....bad throw.
mrod - May 31, 2009
If we lose this game the entire team should be cut.
OldhamA - May 31, 2009
the hell?
wow zook
SwisherThresher - May 31, 2009
Wuertz should be able to sliderize Jones
New word
Trainman - May 31, 2009
Nice
Like the new word!!
BERRYJO - May 31, 2009
maybe andrew's portliness could GIDP
Deborah51 - May 31, 2009
wikipedia that shit, yo!
mrod - May 31, 2009
grab some pine boy!
mrod - May 31, 2009
2 on, 1 out
pitching change
oh noes
SwisherThresher - May 31, 2009
Didn't Bailey get wasted for an inning yesterday
and now he needs a 5 out save today.
I agree with the 5 out save part but not wasting him yesterday
Trainman - May 31, 2009
I don't like this move.
You can’t keep bringing your closer in for 5-out saves. Ziggy would have been a good choice here, or stick with Wuertz. Bailey should have the 9th.
Nico - May 31, 2009
slegnA only down by 2 and still batting in 7th inning
Trainman - May 31, 2009
Is this how Geren fails us today?
or will Bailey save him another AN thrashing?
mrod - May 31, 2009
If Bailey can save himself first.
javaball - May 31, 2009
I can see the writing on the wall.
Not sure I can watch this. I was just getting well.
lynnzgal - May 31, 2009
BTW, it really wasn't a bad throw by Suzuki, was it?
A little high, but Giambi pulls it in easily – really Crosby’s error, looked like to me.
Nico - May 31, 2009
me lady says the same. but the throw was bad.
mrod - May 31, 2009
Looked like it would have pulled him off the bag, and since no advancement past first, it is on Zook
theblackpearl - May 31, 2009
I've never understood Crosby as a defensive replacement at 1B.
He’s played a total of what 6 games there or something in his entire career? Stupid.
OldhamA - May 31, 2009
This
day-to-day - May 31, 2009
Happy Birthday Bailey
Time for a GIDP
Trainman - May 31, 2009
today is Bailey's birthday
OaklandSi - May 31, 2009
crap crap crap crap
gigglingone - May 31, 2009
Is it too cynical to ask
If that Geren blows this game, he could be fired?
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
no, that would be a blessing.
mrod - May 31, 2009
Not. A. Chance.
OldhamA - May 31, 2009
That would be great if he got fired
but it’s not going to happen
Trainman - May 31, 2009
no, that's too hopeful
the cynic in me says “no”
OaklandSi - May 31, 2009
Being cynical sucks
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
agreed
OaklandSi - May 31, 2009
I think there are people that ask that every game
gigglingone - May 31, 2009
The a's can't even win when they lose
It’s official. I hate this franchise.
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
F*** me!
mrod - May 31, 2009
My sentiments exactly.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
Geren is determined to ruin Bailey.
OldhamA - May 31, 2009
Like Macha ruined Street?
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
He pitched the guy when he was injured, so yeah.
OldhamA - May 31, 2009
Sigh
It’s amazing that the A’s ever had a bandwagon.
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
geren is determined to ruin EVERYTHING!
Deborah51 - May 31, 2009
Hannahan....
OaklandSi - May 31, 2009
crappy crap crap
gigglingone - May 31, 2009
God Damn It!
Sonofabitch!
worldblee - May 31, 2009
They should all be fucking fired.
Dismissed for ineptitude. Fucking wasters.
OldhamA - May 31, 2009
we lose game over
ElQuesoCapitan - May 31, 2009
I can't believe our luck. this is bordering on lunacy!
mrod - May 31, 2009
bad luck...bad players...bad management
Deborah51 - May 31, 2009
walkoff baltimore chop - May 31, 2009
Is that from the TV feed?
worldblee - May 31, 2009
exactly my friend.
mrod - May 31, 2009
Thanks
I needed something to laugh at right now
day-to-day - May 31, 2009
Pathetic
Game over very, very soon
Trainman - May 31, 2009
Well that's actually accurate.
But it’s not what you mean.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
I really don't know what to type
I’m at a loss for words
SwisherThresher - May 31, 2009
so start drinking instead.
mrod - May 31, 2009
We're doomed
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
We're all gonna die
walkoff baltimore chop - May 31, 2009
yeah sadly I think you're right
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
Who's leading off for us in the 9th?
worldblee - May 31, 2009
the murdered row
ElQuesoCapitan - May 31, 2009
LOL
worldblee - May 31, 2009
We could make an insurance claim if that was the case right?
It bears thinking about, y’know imagine all the draft picks we could sign with that money.
OldhamA - May 31, 2009
lol
day-to-day - May 31, 2009
Cabrera.
Rated-R Superstar - May 31, 2009
Satan.
mrod - May 31, 2009
How does anyone think Geren is blowing this game?
We’re shitty. Deal with it. We have a horrible fucking offense that keeps other teams in the game. We have a very young pitching staff that can’t go deep and itsn’t really that good right now.. We have a so-so bullpen and a so-so defense.
What kind of season does that sound like a formula for?
RLangford - May 31, 2009
by the way....welcome back RLangford.
mrod - May 31, 2009
Geren should still be fired.
He’s a horrible manager… He is supposed to manage games… and usually he manages games for the other team to win.
Socalfan21 - May 31, 2009
Well bringing in Bailey for the 5 out save was really a stroke of genius.
And no it’s not hindsight, pretty much everyone groaned when he was brought in.
OldhamA - May 31, 2009
Geren is a convenient whipping boy
And also, he kinda sucks as a manager.
worldblee - May 31, 2009
This I can agree with
RLangford - May 31, 2009
Agreed. This is getting silly.
I’m a big Geren critic, but it’s really comical to start blaming him for this game. Is it his fault that Braden got a blister? Are the little bleeder hits the Rangers are getting his fault? His lineup is his lineup. There’s not much he can do.
bear88 - May 31, 2009
sounds like shitsville to me.
mrod - May 31, 2009
Damn Dallas really deserved that W too.
Oh well, he does play for the A’s, so…
DaSwinginA's - May 31, 2009
I'd settle for a simple W
and i think Dallas would too
OaklandSi - May 31, 2009
One of the worst pitchers in the league in terms of run support...
Sucks because I really think Braden is pretty good.
Socalfan21 - May 31, 2009
All right, let's get the W back!!!
gigglingone - May 31, 2009
Clap, clap...clap,clap,clap
lynnzgal - May 31, 2009
I'm clapping
OaklandSi - May 31, 2009
Did I hear Glen correctly?
Did he say “Bailey swings and misses?”
walkoff baltimore chop - May 31, 2009
Um, yeah.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
CRY
ElQuesoCapitan - May 31, 2009
crying is good...it's cathartic
so is throwing things
Deborah51 - May 31, 2009
I vote for the latter
BERRYJO - May 31, 2009
You can do both at once.
iglew - May 31, 2009
Leading till late to give up the lead in the late innings?
Me thinks this looketh like another Oakland choke in the making.
(groan)
oaklandSMASH - May 31, 2009
To me the main mistake was bringing in Breslow in the 7th,
instead of just going straight to Wuertz. You save your only lefty for a situation like Blalock in the 8th.
Nico - May 31, 2009
FML FGN
FIRE GEREN NOW
oaklandSMASH - May 31, 2009
Let's ruin frank fransisco's era.
ElQuesoCapitan - May 31, 2009
Yaaaay!
Go Adam!
iglew - May 31, 2009
The LOBs killed us today
Socalfan21 - May 31, 2009
They kill us pretty much every day.
lynnzgal - May 31, 2009
I'm so pumped Geren pulled out Giambi for "defensive consideration!!!!!!"
When is the last time this has worked for us this season, if at all?
33SwisherSweet - May 31, 2009
Pretty much never.
OldhamA - May 31, 2009
Braden left with a cut on the thumb, not a blister
gigglingone - May 31, 2009
Cabrera needs to actually swing the f****ing bat!
mrod - May 31, 2009
His OBP is less than .300.
He needs to start playing baseball.
OldhamA - May 31, 2009
And 5 more outs to official doom continues
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
GO KENNEDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
gigglingone - May 31, 2009
AK!
There are no words.
worldblee - May 31, 2009
KENNEDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ElQuesoCapitan - May 31, 2009
If it makes anyone feel better
If we loose today, we will still be 2 1/2 games ahead of the 1979 A’s at this point we were 17-33.
billyball1981 - May 31, 2009
AK
Trainman - May 31, 2009
Oh dear Christ Adam Kennedy!!!!
Socalfan21 - May 31, 2009
I was afraid to say that it would be great it AK hit a HR here
worldblee - May 31, 2009
Kennedy! Holy crap!
day-to-day - May 31, 2009
Kennedy is our savior!
mrod - May 31, 2009
K-E-N-N-E-D-Y!!!!!
DaSwinginA's - May 31, 2009
That's a nice way to tag him with his first earned run.
ADAM KENNEDY FAN CLUB
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
I would like to formally join the Adam Kennedy Fan Club.
walkoff baltimore chop - May 31, 2009
approved.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
Yayyy!
walkoff baltimore chop - May 31, 2009
Be sure to wear a dinner jacket to the induction ceremony.
iglew - May 31, 2009
I'll bring AK cupcakes to the next meeting of the fan club
gigglingone - May 31, 2009
Don't tease me.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
No teasing.
If Adam Kennedy keeps hitting like this, I’ll bake tons of cupcakes….
gigglingone - May 31, 2009
I like this ex-Angel
Flashfire - May 31, 2009
WE RUINED FRANK FRANSISCO'S ERA
OH YEAAAAAAAAAH
ElQuesoCapitan - May 31, 2009
Yayyyy!
You called it!
lynnzgal - May 31, 2009
KENNEDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
walkoff baltimore chop - May 31, 2009
Kennedy
Please teach these guys how to hit.
sf drift king - May 31, 2009
The Mariners are running the bases like they're A's.
OldhamA - May 31, 2009
badly?
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
Very badly.
Beltre was thrown out at home by about 10 feet on a Griffey double to the wall.
OldhamA - May 31, 2009
Beltre and Suzuki both thrown out at home
after Seattle had runner at 3rd with one out.
Griffey doubled and Suzuki could not socre
Trainman - May 31, 2009
or score
Trainman - May 31, 2009
Wait, Beltre managed to get to 3rd base??
iglew - May 31, 2009
Happy birthday, Bailey.
You owe Kennedy this cake.
walkoff baltimore chop - May 31, 2009
I really want that cake for my next birthday.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
It’s mine if it’s chocolate.
Rated-R Superstar - May 31, 2009
We'll see what we can do there.
lynnzgal - May 31, 2009
we have almost a year to work on it
gigglingone - May 31, 2009
I know!
lynnzgal - May 31, 2009
♥
Hopefully there’s a home game on my birthday and we can go.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
its confetti cake on the inside...
cmurdax82 - May 31, 2009
Is that icing grass?
Want
ElQuesoCapitan - May 31, 2009
Icing grass ftw
walkoff baltimore chop - May 31, 2009
Adam Kennedy could quite possibly be our All Star rep
and THAT would be hilarious!
Socalfan21 - May 31, 2009
he's got my vote
sf drift king - May 31, 2009
Miller Genuine Drafts radio ads >>> Corona Light radio ads.
iglew - May 31, 2009
I never do this, but
+ a million
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
Even the bad one is good.
And the good one is awesome.
iglew - May 31, 2009
it’s art
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
Damn straight!
iglew - May 31, 2009
+infinity
walkoff baltimore chop - May 31, 2009
Still doesn't excuse Geren pulling Giambi for the "defensive" stallion that is
Crosby at 1b. How is a guy who has played approximately 10 games at 1b in his career better than Giambi? How, Geren, how?
33SwisherSweet - May 31, 2009
everyone seems to understand this except geren
i don’t see how you put crosby in at 1st as a defensive replacement.
Deborah51 - May 31, 2009
If we lose this game...
We will quite possibly have the worst luck of any time in history…
Socalfan21 - May 31, 2009
Vizquel pinch runner?
makes sense for the defensive replacement, but can he still run?
thesteve9x - May 31, 2009
DP!
YES
thesteve9x - May 31, 2009
WAHOO!!!! DP!!!
gigglingone - May 31, 2009
4 years ago
crosby got a hand job from a girl at my high school… shit you not she said he came in like 1 minutes…
cmurdax82 - May 31, 2009
This is relevant, how?
33SwisherSweet - May 31, 2009
Uhhh
why?
thesteve9x - May 31, 2009
well it not just some fun facts
cmurdax82 - May 31, 2009
first of all, it's hearsay. Secondly, I don't care how fast BC cums.
33SwisherSweet - May 31, 2009
Three thoughts:
1. He was 25, so what do you expect?
2. That girl must be … um, never mind, not finishing that one.
3. This is a really inappropriate topic.
iglew - May 31, 2009
and how is this relevant to the game?
gigglingone - May 31, 2009
This is about as inappropriate as it gets
Flashfire - May 31, 2009
Flagged
walkoff baltimore chop - May 31, 2009
COME ON ONE MORE OUT!
vooya40 - May 31, 2009
Double play goodness!
worldblee - May 31, 2009
GIDP
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KK had an orgasm over that play
Trainman - May 31, 2009
Hamilton PH'ed?
wasn’t he headed for the DL?
closetasfan - May 31, 2009
I miss anything?
Leopold Bloom - May 31, 2009
WE WIN!!!!!!!
worldblee - May 31, 2009
WE WIN!
vooya40 - May 31, 2009
GAME OVER
ElQuesoCapitan - May 31, 2009
WE WIN! WE WIN!!!!
gigglingone - May 31, 2009
Happy birthday, Andrew!
worldblee - May 31, 2009
yay!!!!!!!!!!
DaSwinginA's - May 31, 2009
A'S WIN
FIREWORKS TIME!
walkoff baltimore chop - May 31, 2009
A Win for Bailey on his Birthday
Trainman - May 31, 2009
Leading the tream with 4 Ws
javaball - May 31, 2009
tied with Braden
Braden is 4-5
thesteve9x - May 31, 2009
Shoulda been Braden's
oaklandSMASH - May 31, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREW!!!
OaklandSi - May 31, 2009
sweet victory!
mrod - May 31, 2009
WE WIN IT!
for once!
oaklandSMASH - May 31, 2009
VICTORY
ElQuesoCapitan - May 31, 2009
Pretty.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
WOOHOO!
DaSwinginA's - May 31, 2009
Can't believe it.
I thought it would have been an implosion once they tied it.
thesteve9x - May 31, 2009
Bailey was just being crafty
Letting them tie it up. He didn’t want a save, he wanted a win for his birthday.
worldblee - May 31, 2009
Adam Kennedy should manage the game for the A's
Hell, he can’t be any worse than Geren is. Hell, I couldn’t be worse than Geren. And I didn’t know even Devine was out for the season until today. This is retarded. Geren shouldn’t be fired because the A’s won. He should be fired because he did everything in his power to make the team lose, and they still won anyway.
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
I'll settle for
Kennedy to be the team’s hitting coach.
sf drift king - May 31, 2009
It's a sad state of affairs if a former Angel star is looked to as a better choice
than a homegrown Athletic coach anc manager
oaklandSMASH - May 31, 2009
I like Kennedy
Can we keep him?
SwisherThresher - May 31, 2009
Is Scott Boras his agent?
pookeyguru - May 31, 2009
Only if you promise to walk him every day
worldblee - May 31, 2009
Wait, isn't that how Eric Chavez got a long contract?
iglew - May 31, 2009
We'll probably bench him when Ellis comes back because we are the A's!
33SwisherSweet - May 31, 2009
Adam Kennedy
surely thinks it is 2002.
emperor nobody - May 31, 2009
Was he with the Angels back then?
javaball - May 31, 2009
just a bit.
Leopold Bloom - May 31, 2009
COMMENCE TURNING OF THE BLIND EYE!
oaklandSMASH - May 31, 2009
Mark Ellis is going to have a hard time getting his old job back.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
no more unicorn.
Leopold Bloom - May 31, 2009
If Ellie comes back strongly....gets his job back....can Kennedy play another position??
BERRYJO - May 31, 2009
He played some 3B in AAA.
But he didn’t like it.
Ellis is not going to be hitting better than Kennedy.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
I know....big IFs. I like Ellis - but I'm also a realist. We have to field the best team we can!
BERRYJO - May 31, 2009
Oh I like Ellis to. But we're not gonna get .390 out of him.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
*too
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
Is he good friends with Billy?
I think he won’t have too much of a problem if that’s the case.
thesteve9x - May 31, 2009
Here's some victory cake
walkoff baltimore chop - May 31, 2009
I want to eat that
oaklandSMASH - May 31, 2009
That our only two hitting threads come from other teams
Is worthy of a lengthy post that someone should write.
RLangford - May 31, 2009
er...that's hitting threats
RLangford - May 31, 2009
who's our other one again?
Leopold Bloom - May 31, 2009
that's what i was wondering
Deborah51 - May 31, 2009
I'm assuming he meant Holliday
javaball - May 31, 2009
LOL.
pam5981 - May 31, 2009
Obviously, Holliday
He must be hitting .300 for the last few weeks.
RLangford - May 31, 2009
i totally forgot about holliday
Deborah51 - May 31, 2009
Are you suggesting there is a problem with the A's system?
javaball - May 31, 2009
Rhetorical, right?
RLangford - May 31, 2009
not really. I was wondering about that myself
javaball - May 31, 2009
Yes, I think there is a problem
Our philosophy seems to be producing hitters who can’t hit. Buck, Barton, Swisher, Crosby, Cunningham, and all sorts of other guys who can’t hit in the major leagues with any consistency so far.
RLangford - May 31, 2009
Cunningham and Barton aren't really our fault.
OldhamA - May 31, 2009
Holliday
Come on, guys. You look forward to his at bats. I’m sure he’s hitting .300 for the last few weeks.
RLangford - May 31, 2009
Go for it
Flashfire - May 31, 2009
Someone joked about it
But Kennedy should immediately be named player-manager.
RLangford - May 31, 2009
Has this happened?? Are there such things as player managers?
BERRYJO - May 31, 2009
was Pete Rose the last one?
Leopold Bloom - May 31, 2009
yep
Wiki: Player-managers
SwisherThresher - May 31, 2009
Why didn't I think about Wiki!!?
It was such a long time ago – it could be seen as innovative. LOL
BERRYJO - May 31, 2009
Can we trade Kennedy
bi low, sell hi.
sf drift king - May 31, 2009
The A's are No.1, in NOT hitting batters
They’ve beaned only 6, which leads the League. The White Sox are 2nd with 8.
Hurray
SwisherThresher - May 31, 2009
No1 in NOT hitting
javaball - May 31, 2009
LOL
worldblee - May 31, 2009
Damn, can we be #1 in something more useful
Like runs… (wishful)
fruitattack - May 31, 2009
GAME RECAP IS UP
Here
Nico - May 31, 2009
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