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Stretch and Sing

A's clinging to a 4-3 lead heading into the bottom of the 7th.

 

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roomy.
computer hates me
You have a roomy computer that hates you?
those are the worst--

impossible to control, want to download everything…“Oh, I’ve got room, I’ve got room!”

thanks for your support

although i did laugh through my tears

Why does the "Oh, I’ve got room, I’ve got room!"

sound like a small french guy in my head…

you've got a French guy living in your head?

….does he pay rent?

Must've been the ginger ale I fed it earlier.
You gave a computer ginger ale?
Getting a little crowded in here
Just go to the Coliseum

Plenty of room there!

I was there yesterday...

I left after the first 2/3 of an inning because I knew we had the win locked up.

Gotta beat the traffic!
absolutely...

big crowd of 17,000+

Let's Go Oakland!
clap clap clapclapclap!
This place sucks.

Let’s get out of here.

Lew Wolfe? Is that you?
If it's the last thing we ever do?
Be nice to get another run here

somehow.

Don’t like Breslow facing Mauer and Morneau

Weren't they teammates??!!

Mauer certainly has a book on him!!

Breslow, you magnificent bastard....

I READ YOUR BOOK!

If Morneau grabs him by the nose and kicks him in the ass

Geren should go to Ziggy.

If Mauer does that, hopefully someone will help Breslow.
Wow, Cust is better than 50% when

swinging at the first pitch.

(Waits for the fallacious logic to follow.)

Have they said the name of Baby Crosby on the air?
Somebody said Tyler Joseph
Slider.
Hopefully they don't believe in corporal punishment...
Or if they do,

Hopefully they enjoy it.

So when BoCro is on a road trip

he can call home and tell little slider, “Slider, I really miss you!”

qotm

winner!

you can monogram a blankie for him
Low Outside Crosby
E6

no that’s terrible…

words of inspiration

“I am a sick man…I am a spiteful man. I am an unpleasant man. I think my liver is diseased.”
- Notes from the Underground

such a brilliant writer, and, i believe, an A’s fan…

oh, definitely he was.

Degenerate gambler too.

I love him.

subverting the Enlightenment fantasy of rational man

…that’s an A’s fan for you

I'm not sure Enlightenment translates into Russian.

The reason they got modernism so quickly is because their society was openly corrupt. Everyone knew it.

I know when I've been outgeeked

well played

Dude, you were lit-pwned!
I'm a lit geek disguised as a sign monkey.

It’s all part of the witness protection program.

What happened to Cunninngham?

I wasn’t watching … and don’t want to wait for the previous gamethread to load.

got beaned in the head.
Hit hard by a pitch right in the helmet

Unintentional. He was down for a while, but went to 1st. Then scored on a double. Then taken out of the game to get it looked at. Concussion.

So he's officially an "A" now?
they should give out Scarlet A's...

for every player that goes on the DL.

Only if he's out for the rest of the year
Only if this somehow develops into a shoulder injury.

thanks for the details folks.

Come on Holliday!
Barton at 1st base
Daric at first
time for some splits!
Groin is unlimber, sir?
Downright rigid.
Yikes

Keep fingers and toes crossed here

imaginary buffalo is crossing her hooves
Staplehead is in.

PTOGR

LOOGY fail
DP would be acceptable
Predictable

Mauer gets a hit

He needed one

His average was getting low.

Mauer has caught Breslow

duh, Geren…wake up!!!!

Better get Morneau out

or we are in deep shit

Fosse says Holliday doesn't argue many...

but, it seems to me Holliday questions every called strike 3. Maybe it’s just me, but…

It's not just you
Barton, Suzuki and Petit.

The Twins tremble in fear.

Reunited and it feeeels so goooood

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they're taking a bath together later.
Ryan is gonna plant one riiight...

Photobucket …here.

in the bath?!

racy!

Yay bath!
need company?
absolutely!
*screeching sound of an Aprilia's rear tire leaving NorCal*
The four of you are bathing together?!

Big tub.

You've seen the size of the tubs in the locker rooms...
Can't say that I have.
Surely you've seen that picture of Chavvy in the tub.
I sure have!

Not to mention Harden, etc…
Pelfrey says the new cold tubs at Citi Field can fit 7 to 8 guys, and he seems pretty excited about that prospect…

Yeah, well

it’s a cold tub. Nothing is going to happen….retraction and all.

That's exactly the image in my head.

I’m suprised schmifty hasn’t posted it yet…

LOL, I'll have to work on it for next game

I feel like a blob right now

Afterwards, get dirty again

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They do look like they wanna kiss there.
Was that on testicular cancer screening night?
come on A's

we can do this

here comes ziggy.
5 out save?
That's the way I'd go, personally

So far, I think Geren has played it right every step of the way. He just needs these non-Bailey relievers to step up.

Tough when he only lets them pitch every 12 days
a five out Ziggy save?!
Whew is right

Now more nervous time with Ziggy who has not been very good of late

Holliday

I’m sure the AN will jump all over me for this one, but I don’t really like Matt Holliday. He reminds me of a Randy Moss kinda guy, you know, I don’t belong here type of guy. Arrogant, selfish and just here for a pay check. Maybe it’s the boo’s talking, but just look at his body language when he’s in the dugout. Ok go ahead now and treat me like Jesus.

I'm not praying to you, dude.
You want me to wash your feet?

No way.

I don't think you're the only one who dislikes him

but if you want to feel persecuted, nail yourself out

read his blog

not many ML players are writing about their teammates.

I don't recall

any of Jesus’ sermons sounding quite like that. He did get mad at the money changers, though.

Money changers equal umpires with liberal strike zones?
flagged

politics

ziggy its time to shine!
July 17th is Dog Day.

And again this year, I want pictures.

I want to try to get a film of the dog hair tumbleweeds in the bathroom

that was my lasting impression of dog day

well then why is he playing first base and not DHing?????
cause he forgot to pick up his

avacado-based dog food and hurt his leg getting some cheap knock-off brand at the Walmart last night.

WHY TAKE GIAMBI OUT?

Why with a one run lead and he’s leading off next inning??? What if the twins score here? Barton to lead off doesnt scare me if im the twins. Dumb move.

they speculated he was having leg issues.
He must be hurting a little

Calf problem last few days?

'Stache problem

that's not right.

I mean really I do get all those hair, beard, and mustache contests but way too too bizzaro for me…I mean heck, why not just join the cast of the remake of Freaks.

I think I could do this with my short hairs
Does this have something to do with Jesus, too?
I don't think the new testament says anything about Jesus's pubes.
You're thinking of the new testicle.
After reading this

I have a need to wash my hands of this

you should always wash your hands

after handling the Lord’s balls.

this little light of mine. I'm gonna let it shine.
Oh, if you only knew.

Hint: when they anoint his feet, they aren’t really anointing his feet.

Here you go.

Not the most scholarly reference, but there it is.

I know there’s a reference in Voltaire somewhere.

NO BUT

your avatar look like Anderson Cooper 40 years from now on crack

Manscaping, dude.

Just sayin.

Come on Ziggy

GIDP please

Thank you Ziggy

we needed that

Spander interview with Beane

Here

hard to get past this:

" the week that presaged what very well might be"

I never would have guessed

how to pronounce Cuddyer.

I'm always amazed that everyone on the air seems to get it right.
No one is more like cud than he is.
Very Good Ziggy
WOOHOO! DP!

HANNAHAN!

down they go!!!!!!!
Ziggy gets the job done!

I like these double plays!

and probably if Hannahan was replaced

by the Chi White Sox guy…
“…and he throws it into right field, and two runs are going to score!! "

DP!

Woo woo woo!

LOL at that Dwight Howard commercial
So, for the record if Bailey's "good to go"

obviously he should get the 9th – only the folks in the dugout know how he might feel. I’d just rather go conservative on pushing his arm and am happy if Ziggy gets the ball in the 9th.

I don't recall

Bailey pitching three days in a row.

Gotta leave Ziggy in there.

Throwing Bailey out there a 3rd straight day is just straight up abusing his arm.

Hurray for our BLOOGY.
C'mon Staplehead!
Can I sell anyone an insurance run policy?
does it come with a llama?

I’d also like a pet llama.

a mini one?
yes, do you think the llama and the buffalo would get along?

it’s basically just a horse and a cow, so I’d think that’s OK. Not that I know much about ranching.

No, I think the whole mini-thing would make them both really mellow.
Buy one at the llama mall.
Get one at the shelter instead
But that's not palindromic.
Yes, please.

I’ll take three.

Like AIG

The policy was not backed by any real assets, unfortunately.

probably you can get a credit "blown save" swap
One pitch out, Daric.
Seems like old times
Barton swings at the first pitch

fly out to center

The Dale splits are back!!
no sht, i missed his at bat and I see a commercial break.
woof.

way to make him work, there, Staplehead.

...but I did not spill my draft beer!
(whoop!)
...do you suppose that's someone trying to scare the draft beer out of his hand?
Hmmm, interesting subtextual interpretation.

I’ll have to try to picture it that way next time.

There goes the MG commercial. -_-||
they only let him throw one pitch in the inning?

Nice that the A’s can burn through a chunk of the Twins bullpen in game one of the series.

I would have thought that his name rhymes with...

“derriere”

span oh man ran that dan, or down well
He can't hit a lick

but Hannahan can flat-out play D … I have no idea why some on this site criticize his defense. He’s tough.

I was thinking the same thing earlier.
Those who criticize Hannahan's defense

are using the Gold Glove standard.

Bailey time
three up, three down. and the here we go
Really, Bailey again?

Can I pre-emptively feel sorry for his arm problems down the road?

damn it, Mike, do you wanna win tonight or not?
Sure, but... really why can't Ziggy finish the game?
Because he sucks this year, dude.

he’s horrible. We’re lucky he got out of the 8th.

Eh, I give him the 9th.

and if absolutely necessary (ie 2 guys on base) get Bailey in there.

Dude’s overworked, I don’t care if he used to be a SP.

lol

(that’s all my name allows me to say.)

Say more plz.
Wasn't that actually a 4-pitch inning?

Anyway, time to get out the ol’ Irish Cream…

is it not empty by now? check the toilet tank for the exras
Now there's a euphemism I hadn't heard yet.
Has the Gettin' Ziggy With It updates been discontinued for 2009?
Was wondering about this too!
he got busy with life.
I asked that a while back.

I think it was Nico or Flashfire who said something about how it was supposed follow Zig in the minors to the bigs, but now he’s in the bigs. Or he wants to dedicate more time to his family. One of the two.

Probably.

I’m guessing that there’s something about him being on the MLB club

Not happy with this

I would rather be more careful with Bailey.

Agreed.

Whats wrong with leaving Ziggy in?

he's the closer
We can solve this problem by having fewer leads in the 9th
or larger leads

But, apparently that just means Bailey comes in and throws 30 pitches

its not so much that

It’s that the kid is absolutely on fire these days.

No doubt he was begging to go.

he can't keep throwing as many innings as he has

but there’s no one I would rather see out there right now

You guys realize he was a starter until a year ago right?
Your point being what?

Oh, right, he hasn’t been a starter for an entire year and as such isn’t really accustomed to high pitch counts or workloads anymore?

Yeah, I agree.

So?

Relief pitching is different than starting pitching.

1 down 2 to go
Kuip got that part right,

if you’re the closer, you pitch a lot. No one ever worried about Eck’s workload – just sayin.

Eck

was a veteran pitcher who was only used for one inning at a time. Bailey is a rookie who should be treated differently.

And he shouldn’t be tossed into blowouts, as he was on Friday.

That's what we have Santiago, Russ and Edgar for
Bailey pitched Saturday, after Ziggy gave up a 3-run bomb
2 down 1 to go
Those 26 pitches in Friday's blowout

continue to aggravate me.

yup. It made NO sense.

stupid stupid manager.

stupid stupid victory

He used Bailey against the heart of the Oriole order. The A’s won. They’ve won twice more with Bailey closing. Now he can rest a couple of days. Get over it— Geren’s getting better like the team is.

nice two pop ups
Gameday has Ziggy throwing 96 mph.

That’s wrong, right?

It's Bailey
Not Ziggy
It's Ziggy wearing a Bailey mask
Sorry, guys!

My Gameday is messed up.

Gameday likes living in a strange world.

2 pop outs one more to go
Uno then dos

please adios!

sick curveball
"Busher"

snerk

Standing and clapping!
Bailey works fassssssst
bailey for all star!!

rookie of the yr

he’s papelbon without the obnoxious personality

AND

without that nasty constipated look on his face.

Seven!

Seven-dollar footlong?
3 games from 500!

A’s win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4, actually

But still good.

yes, my bad

thanks

We win!!!

Nick,
 
Your avatar looks like Anderson Cooper 40 years from now on crack.

It's Jimmy Stewart from the dream sequence in Vertigo
AK with his OF catch

Yes

AK can play some RF!

Victory!

WOOT!

7 in a row!!!!

Let's dance, bitches!
Yay! Catch it for Tintin!
WE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!
Kennedy is our MVP ... easy
/quick inning
Ball Game....

Nice catch by Big Slick

Bailey says, "ADIOS, MUCHACHOS!"

Seven in a row, byatches!

KENNEDY FOR OUTFIELD GOLD GLOVE!!!!!
Lucky 7

in a row

Celebration time

I can’t tire of dancing round the house singing.

Get to dancing!
Crazy eights, anyone?
Kennedy FOR TEAM MVP

he is giving this team a spark!!!

Mazzaro for team MVP

“Mazzaro World” is 7-0!

Nice low pitch count inning for Bailey (11?)

And he had BETTER take Tuesday off no matter what.

he will...

and with Anderson on the hill, well maybe it won ’t be close. If you catch my drift

wooooooooooo

All we do is win games

has jaymee sire ditched the A's?
Maybe they finally realized that

Cute Girl does not always equal good tv. I mean, it usually does, but not always! ;)

Depends on the channel

and by channel, I mean amount of clothing

now that the A's have won

time for me to get studying for my final tomorrow……..

Damn, it sure is gonna be tough when Mark Ellis comes back from injury.

Other than that, YEAH!!! A’s win!!!

Kennedy to 3B - book it.
WOOHOO!
You make an excellent point
thank you. I try to be succinct and stay on point.

high fives

/high five
High five dead zombie hands!
/high five dead zombie hands!
/high sevens
/high eights

One for luck and a win tomorrow.

high fives with dead zombie handz

Hey, no fingerprints on my monitor!
Yep

gotta be careful with that. I broke a monitor once.

I did

my hand is bigger

bring your good times and your laughter too!
Jack Cust is an awful interview.

He really doesn’t look like he wants to be up there in front of the camera.

He's no Dallas
It is decreed that Dallas shall do all postgame interviews from now on
and play-act the other people.
He can just wear their jerseys
Don't trip Cust won the game
as long as he keeps hitting bombs I don't care
Oh, I don't either.

he’d probably be cool to kick back with and have a beer. I’m just sayin he doesn’t look like he enjoys being on camera, and you could almost see him searching his brain for the right cliche to give when he was talking.

saw him at the englander after his grand salami, offered him a beer, but he said his wife’s waiting for him at home. he seems like a cool guy though.

It's tough to look good...

…when your interviewer is kind of an idiot

Who is it...

Kuip?

BoCro had a boy

Tyler Crosby

Congrat’s Bobby and Ms. Crosby

It's 19 inches long

Just like Crosby’s strike zone!

19 inches?

No wonder I’ve never seen Mrs. Crosby. Now it makes sense why he stands so far away from the plate.

Named after Blez perhaps
He should have named the boy "Blez"

Blez Crosby.

UnacCUSTomed as he is

to public speaking

The lady just said Hannahan hits very well at home. The average?

.256.

Okay, for HIM that’s pretty good, but…….

Hey James were you here all night?
No, I was out a bit
Well you came back just in time

to see us win!

Jeez, 67M, where's the post-game wrap?

It’s been like five minutes!

What do you expect

You stole his pen, broke his pencil, and poured ginger ale on his computer.

hmmm.

valid point.

I guess I shouldn’t bitch when I sabotage him like that, huh?

Now Grant Green to A;s at 13 tomorrow will be perfect
RECAP

Whew/

about time, slacker.

That was like, what, 12 minutes?!

Korach’s almost done with the recap for chrissakes!

A’s game + beer for runs + seventh win = fun times. i like!

You guys jinxed it

Mindy mispronounced Cuddyer

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