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Open Thread: Game 84 - A's at Tampa Bay (cont)

We're going to the seventh. The Rays have 4 runs. The A's have 4 hits.

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I know Longoria's in a slump,

but I wouldn’t try to steal a run there, not with Casilla pitching and not with a runner at third just waiting for another wild pitch.

I think that was an accident

CC probably would have stolen, and just got caught by the play

Or for cri-yi!
Question of the night: Will the A's score?

Accidentally, perhaps?

Bigger question: Wil lNico score tonight?

:)

Wow Giambi, you never cease to amaze me.
No. More. Giambi.

Ever.

We're. Getting. The. Band. Back. Together
See, the problem with getting bands back together when they're older and they've stopped taking drugs

is that they often suck

agreed...and are fat and bald to boot!
wait, most of those things describe me, too

DAMMIT

That's some good fielding.

Blargh.

whoa, really really lame
He even had time to double clutch the ball at 2nd. Jeez.
Today's At & t rapid rewind!

Roll tape of nothingness. And there you have it.

We could roll a tape of america's funniest home videos

Because those guys getting hit in the crotch might as well be playing for the A’s.

No doubt.

Hey, I’m going to clear out some leaves from my rain gutters…wanna film me? Something might just happen.

It’s the Ellis family, you see?

It’s mother unicorn.

It’s daddy unicorn.

It’s son unicorn.

It’s daughter unicorn.

You're insane.
It's sad our baseball conversations have come to this.
Where's Ellis?
Busy being overrated by the A's management, and underrated by the other 29 GM's who have a clue.

He’s the daddy, of course.

awesome

I like Addy best.

that's cute. it's like a fairy tale.
Meatball!!!!!!!!
This game is boring and pathetic all at the same time.
Yes.

We need either a big tease or something freaky and weird.

Because right now we’re just losing boringly.

We always lose boringly.
Not true.

We frequently lose entertainingly.

I'm yet to be entertained this season.
You need to embrace The Tease.
Oh, Pam, that works on so many levels.
I'm a multi-tasker.
You missed 67M's feel good thread?

There have been moments.

No, sometimes we lose spectacularly.

Those days are better than this.

Time to DFA or trade Casilla folks...he's terrible. Just terrible.
In case anyone does not realize

This game is over and was over many innings ago.

There’s always tomorrow!!!!!!

The sun will come out....
But they're playing in a dome...
Someday....!

Mikev’s whiskey commercial was just on the television.

No, that was MY whiskey commercial.

mikev looks down on Jack Daniels.

Bob Geren-tastic.

Gio isn’t going to pitch this weekend, so let’s bring in Santiago Jairo, instead.

why is gio out there to pitch?

He doesn’t need to start until after the break.

oh.. ok..

i thought he was pitching tomorrow.

Braden's up tomorrow.....maybe it WILL be a good day.....
Pepe's back?!!?!
Boo for the A's

Yay for my fantasy team. I know, I know, no one cares, go to lookout landing. but I have Pena, Longoria, and Zobrist.

My fantasy team only exists in my fantasy world

I have Giambi batting leadoff

Where’s that LL pic?

LOOKOUT LANDING - WE DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR FANTASY TEAM.

Imagine that’s a pic.

I dont think Ill be watching anymore games this year.

Too pathetic and painful. Call me when we get a fucking offense. Knowing the way we produce good hitters Ill be gone a long time.

you know you will be back tomorrow
Ill be back tomorrow here to chat,

But I wont be watching game.

The Kane County Cougars offer us more excitement

Go Dusty Napolean!

I want to believe that we will have a good team next year

but as long as Geren is managing and the not so genius is running things, I do not see any good hitters being produced.

They (management) appear to have no clue in this department.

But we will continue to hope

Yeah. I can hope.

But i have 0 faith in us producing a good hitter or two. I mean after Holliday stinking it up… I just dont know what to think.

Chris Carter!!!1111

Seriously, though. Chris Carter will save us all.

He will prob blow out his elbow and never be hear from again.
I don't care for this sort of talk
Kurt Suzuki says hi.

But other than that, ya it’s pretty bad hitter wise.

Our offense has declined for at least 6 straight years

in BA, OBP and runs scored.

Still we have no hitters.

I too have ZERO faith in Beane’s ability to recognize what a hitter looks like and is supposed to do.

Ever since the start of steroid testing...
Giambi/Tejada Roids...

Prob Chavez too.

guess I am used to this stuff enough

remained calm and accepting this past inning…….of course no telling what imperceptible bio things are doing within… probably keel over later tonight.

Thanks

For putting our worst reliever geren…..
He had no reason pitching when the game was a 3 run contest

Where did Bloomy go?

I found a good zombie picture I was saving for a boring and pathetic day like today.

I'll bet you're missing me now

TB: Hi! I’m loving the Rivercats! We win games!

always, always a Rivercat (now and then an A)
The A's as just so jealous they can't have

Travis Buck.

Instead they get travis buck.

PCL Championship again this year! Book it

Hi, OakA’sHoney!

Hi Rated R

I saw your pro-Buck posts in the earlier threads, right on!

Is it possible the River Cats could outdraw the A's?

if only we could get tv broadcasts of the games

not sure,

but I’m sure they could beat ’em head to head…

so when does pre-season football start?

It starts in just about a month, I believe.

Cant wait to watch the Raiders!

….wait.

We’re going to finish no worse than second place in the AFC West this year.

Believe it when I see it.
  1. We’ll split the AFC West and go 3-3.
  2. We’ll split the AFC North and go 2-2.
  3. Between the NFC East, the Texans and Jets, we’ll win two games. That’s just two out of six games.
  4. That takes us to 7-9 and I don’t see neither the Chiefs nor the Broncos being any better than 5-11 at best.
Wishful thinking.
I'm glad the Raiders were in LA when I lived in NorCal.

I have no affiliation or requirement to cheer for them.

Me too.

And how could you not be a 9er fan, growing up in the 80’s, with the teams they had!

Unless you were an East Bay person,

raised to loathe the Niners and love the Raiders.

I was/am and East Bay person,

but there really wasn’t an East Bay football team when I got into football. And no way was I rooting for an LA team. There was just Montana, Rice, etc.

but...

were you raised to loathe the Niners and love the Raiders?

not at all

the opposite.

and the other way when it comes to baseball and location
okay, so there's your answer

to how anyone could live through the 80s and hate the Niners.

oh, LB,

you are too much. But thanks for your help on that one.
LOL

MaEl with a poorly-timed adjustment, there
i liked the chunky blond in the pink sleeveless
Surely there must be a way

to be both descriptive and appreciative without saying “chunky”.

zaftig, maybe?

reubenesque
I wasn't sure whether to go with the middle "S" or not, there
there's not, though there should be.
Shouldn't be that first "e" either.
rubenesque?

If that’s the case, I’m going with Bob’s.

Correct

(often with a capital R)

Unless you mean, "looks like she eats a lot of reubens"
Curvy.
Jigglicious!
It must be jelly,

cause jam don’t shake like that!

Unless you freeze it.
sigh, sure. how about the australian term "cuddly"
Good sense of humor?
Things that can be chunky:

1. peanut butter
2. Campbell’s soup
3. vomit

Two of three are really tasty.
also

Hunky Chunky Almonds

they're the secret of my beauty
Are we only down by 6?

Seems like more.

Can Beane shake this team up some?

That will at least be exciting for us.

Alright

I’m going to leave now. You guys are great but this game sucks. Peace Out AN. Thanks for the Hot Dog 67M.

Damn

Gio, Just isnt fooling them

This is pretty normal for Gio
There's a cat I don't recognize wandering around outside our house

Walked onto the front porch, just came up to our back door (door open, screen door closed) and meowed at us pathetically.

Our 3 cats are very curious, but NOT interested in an interloper. Tails are poofed up for maximum intimidation.

the opening statement got me.. alright, a hipster!
I have my two cats here

they are just being lazy at the moment

well, at least they're not actively destroying

your household electronics.

Not destroying tvs or cable connections?

BTW, do you think your cats have watched the A’s this year? That might explain the destruction the other day.

Who sticks around to watch FP Santangelo blink 1,320,932 times?
Tthats like 14 times less than the number of RISP we leave on the bases.
And 24 times more than the number of times Giambi hits into the shift
I can't stand looking at some of his BAAAAAAD sports jackets.
I thinl I'm going to turn down the audio on the tv and stream the RiverCats game online
I stick around

To hear Geren Apologitcally tip his cap to how overpowing an average pitcher is against the A’s…..

Is it just me, or does GIO look more nervous than usual today?

Just everyone wait for Duke to come back!

Things are going to change

Tease, please.
when we're down six, we normally don't get the tease.
Just in...

and I see the A’s are up to their usual troubles

How about at least a high fly ball

that gets stuck in the catwalk and doesn’t come down?

At least that would be something.

At least that would be something.

A double, perhaps?

Speaking of cats,

there really ought to be a photoshop of the inside of the dome with giant ceiling cat looking in.

If Lookout Landing were in Tampa there surely would be by now.

Can a team offer its fans an apology?

Consider the goodwill that would generate. But no, they’ll just give us another fireworks night.

i think we are a few places behind the Native Americans
What did the A's do to Cleveland?
I'm assuming we are losing.

I don’t get A’s games in Arizona.

same here, in fact this season

I didn’t “get them” in Colorado or Idaho.

That's ok

up until this season, I wasn’t getting them at all in Sacramento, and that’s only an hour away.

that is I don't get them, bob gerren, billy beane etc.
smartttt

unlike people named DLJ

after five days without,

the landlady finally fixed my completely non-functioning a/c today. In July. In Florida.

Yay! Sleep!
sleep. sleep is good.
i just refuse to turn mine on yet this evening....on the edge though
I tried a couple nights.

I remembered why I hated growing up in the Midwest after about an hour.

Is Billy Beane single?

Since he won’t listen to the fans I’m going to have to go down to the Coliseum and seduce him…maybe I can convince him who should really be playing on this team. Of course I’ll need some liquid courage first…

Nope. Married.

But good luck with that!

wife and kids

though he’s listening to trade offers

He does like to exchange veterans for young prospects.
though, his wife does have good production
and a high on-base %
I don't think billy beane is human.

So you might want to find an female alien, or a female boar to seduce him.

Married, with chillren.

I was willing to take one for the team…

Close your legs to the married man.

Ok, sorry.

but Lynn we need Travy back

Somewhere, a kitten is scared.
Well, that was pathetic.
have not listened to Buan show in a long time

might be fun tonight as I am sure there will be lamentations and suggestions

Assuming Buan ever shuts up
How is this not over yet?

I don’t know, but I am banging my head against the wall.

isn't that a song?

Bang your head?

I listen to old school hip hop, love songs, Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson.

I have yet to come across that title.

Mental health will drive you mad.
not more than the crazy train!

or the A’s.

I think i just found my new entrance song

for the next time I come in to relieve in an MLB game.

ahhh

Quiet Riot- Bang Your Head

Here.

our HS band used to play it
yeah, at least when the A's get shut out at home it's over quickly
oh you meant "over-over"
Because this game is so boring

Is that one cat humping another cat?

When you're old enough

your parents will explain it

I seriously doubt it.

yes, son, those two cats are fighting , lets move on.
zombie cat is trying to get at brains.
KILL THOSE CATS!!!!

{what?! they’re zombies too?}

Can't argue with ya.

Zombies are zombies regardless of sepcies!

Um, my point was kill the cats.

Oh, they’re zombies too?

HOLD EVERYTHING!

Whi is this Jeff Gray? He looked cute on the split second I saw him on tv…

Fear not, he will be back in Sacramento once the A's activate Braden

I think this is Jeff Gray.

no thank you i must’ve been hallucinating

Rally Jon Cusack

SO, appropo.
"Score some fucking runs or I'll trash this boombox"
"I don't want to drive in runs

and I don’t want to score runs. I don’t want to advance runners who might score runs, or be advanced by other hitters to that I can score runs."

QOTM, movie edition.

(and if anyone was wondering, I’ll get the June QOTM post up sometime during the All-Star break.)

+1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
"Please Fire Bob Geren" played on a loop in front of Beane's mansion in Danville
Didn't even have time for it.

Sigh, Matt Holliday.

Matt Holliday has been a steaming pile tonight
Tonite? What about the rest of the year?
Time for a Jack Cust token homer
Nah, K looking.
Nah, groundball to Pena
dammit

you caused the whole loss with your witchcraft

RALLY SPARTANS

Spartacust?

or Bob “Xerxes” Geren?

No rally pics will save our team tonight.

Not even Taylor Swift, Pam?

Rally Monkey!
MINUS. EVERYTHING.

and flagged

Let’s rally around Taylor Swift. She only has a few years on me.

I thought you liked brunettes?

Her music makes my heart cry tears of joy, though.

She's cute,

but not rally material.

Rally pics must be hawt.

I fall for the cute girls with good grades (laugh out loud) instead of the “really hot” girls.

I really like Taylor Swift.

Just not rally pic material.

I’ll do better next time.

I promise.

As well you should.

A woman can’t really be hawt until she’s at least 26. Which is too old for you.

But cute starts early.

I'm getting such a kick out of all the advice being given!
This that or the other.
Something weird going on with the eye makeup.

Is that intentional?

I don’t know. We should ask an expert or something.

suspect she's using L'Oreal Photoshop
Now why would the Braves email me?

The Atlanta Braves want you to be a cheerleader?

Prolly - the same reason the mariners emailed me!! I just said WTF?
"Defensive indifference"

Isn’t that the strategy the A’s have been using lately?

I'd prefer defensive interference

at least we have a chance of injuring someone other than ourselves

Just plain indifference, I think.
no, their indifference is offensive
forget ryan sweeney

how about a rally ryan lochte!

Boo!

you must learn to embrace your feminine side

I like love songs. That is my feminine side.

ok, that works
He's so hardcore
He's wearing a skull! He's so tough!
he wears green swim trunks under his jeans.
I think those are swimmie diapers
Dead eyes.

Give me something else.

Sylvester Stallone eyes.
hmmm, very nice. too bad he's young enough to be my son.
BOO

At least you could throw in Natalie Coughlin for the boys. Plus, Peirsol is MUCH better! :)

natalie's cute and so is aaron.

I thought Suzuki was out, but I am glad that he is not.

Wait, is there an actual tease going on?

I was so bored I almost missed it.

I want to see the Rays closer.

Big tease coming up right now...
Wow

Umm….we suck.

Rally Ramones

I wanna be sedated (before I watch another game like this)
the game didn't sedate you enough?
rally olympic swimmers

love the dude with the goggles
where's the bong?
+1,000
Shit that's fuck.
I love English.

Such a flexible language.

Yeah, it’s way better than German.

In German, this entire game thread would be one word
Was du da gemacht, ich sehe
No, just ich.
Sie liebt dich, ja, ja, ja!
German's kind of interesting though,

because creation of new words is easy—just add another part, like scary-death-wheel.

Meerschweinchen

Aw, that’s such a cutie.

Until it eats your soul.
G-Force....Giambi-free
Freude, schöner Götterfunken,

Wir betreten feuertrunken.

parlez-vous francais?
also, aber naturlich
Enh, faux tease

Even our tease sucks.

Oh, pain.
Or, time for pizza!

I’m getting pizza later with some friends.

After the game playing?
no dinner for me

i’m on a hunger strike until buck is back in right field for the A’s (guess I’m going to be starving for awhile)

Taking it too far - the next level.
That's more like a binge and purge cycle lately.
Do the super cleanse. Much better for ya.

of course i’m kidding

WE CAN'T SEE THAT.
And with a forceful blink of FP Santangelo's eye, this game is over.
Well, we almost scored tonight.

That’s really all you can hope for.

We scored a couple of 3rd-bases

They count, right?

Is that Bob Geren?
That's like our mantra, right?
Or womantra, as the case may be.
Didn't Godzilla fight Womantra?
And Mothra, too!
Eh, I'm thinking its not gender specific.
Yawn.

Cmon Bryce Harper!

New baseball division

A’s
Nationals
Padres
Royals
Pirates

At least it would be competitive. But such is the company we keep.

FL?

Fail League?

So Dallas Braden coming back is the good news

the bad news is this offense is not even worthy of mention in Caligula’s memoirs…..

I don't think we're supposed to call them an offense.
How difficult it must be for the people

on CSC who have to do that post-game report that they know no one is watching. Poor F.P. just never has anything to talk about. No highlights to show. Nothing. The A’s give you absolutely nothing on most nights.

That's a surprisingly tame post for you.

No obscenities at all.

You must be tired.

Yeah, I need to bust something out

Seriously, though, the A’s bring out the worst in me this year.

Frustrating, but not unexpected.
Peace - out. See you tomorrow.
More wine!

And roasted pork tenderloin with rosemary and garlic. The evening is not lost.

Nice!
Btw. Giada made the meal I was going to make for you on Wed.

on Wed. Weird?

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