Athletics Nation

Not going to be doing the game thread tonight

I just popped in to say “Happy Birthday, America” and “Happy Birthday, me”.

doctorK - July 4, 2009 reply

Happy birthday to you, America and Al Davis.

Steinbrenner's birthday is today as well

doctorK - July 4, 2009 reply

We don’t care about him.

More birthdays today....

- Neil Simon
- Ann Landers & Abigail Van Buren
- Malia Obama
- Geraldo Rivera
- Koko the Gorilla

gigglingone - July 4, 2009 reply

happy birthday, doctor k!

Happy birthday doctorK!

gigglingone - July 4, 2009 reply

happy belated birthdat, DrK!

Leopold Bloom - July 4, 2009 reply

Buck! Lets get Mazarro a win this time.

This umpire can’t be as bad as one we had last night.

are you sure it's not the same one?

They usually rotate.

In a series, it’s the same team, but they change positions.

Just checked, now we'll get bad calls at 3b instead of balls/strikes.

are you saying dimuro was a little inconsistent last night??

woo-hoo!!! leadoff base hit.

Yay! Just like last night.

Oh, wait….

whats with the patches? i just tuned in

It has to do with Lou Gehrig, I believe.

o

New MLB charity...4ALS.

ZigFan31 - July 4, 2009 reply

Oh dear, is he sick?

dear god, tonight can't be as bad as last night.

he have the Unicorn back today so there's no way it will be that bad.

Wow

Successful sac fly? Whose team is this and what did they do with our A’s?

dtran320 - July 4, 2009 reply

Wow, it's like the A's are playing baseball tonight

So far, so good

but that’s what I said this time yesterday

That's why Cabrera should bat second if he's going to

sniff the top of the order. He can get the man over.

OldhamA - July 4, 2009 reply

A's at the corners, nobody out in the first

super

thanks to that productive K by G we now have another run....not!

well it seems like there trying be mroe agressive out of the gate

3 Hits in the first?

I thought he was going ring him up there.

Cust has K'd 16x in the last 5games

5th in the AL

damn good eye, havn't seen that for ages

No way this ends well.

Bases crammed!

rah-roh

Crap.

Crap.

damn!

Fiddlesticks!

ZigFan31 - July 4, 2009 reply

Sweeney will make up for it, I hope.

There’s a guy outside decorated in Obama buttons with a giant bag full of them and just gave my brother one.

what's with the ugly red hats again?

it’s not like they were lucky last night.

Patriotism.

Or something.

I think we’ll be the wearing the sexy red hats tomorrow as well.

Those hats are so ugly that

even if they were lucky, I’d still be against htem.

You type like Jhonny.

nice job, vin

Aw, Addy.

The Ellis’ pick really cute names for their kids.

Word.

What is their other kids name?

winchester5 - July 4, 2009 reply

Briggs.

Briggs totally sounds like a girl's name to me.

He named his child Address?

my doctor's first name is addy

two innings, five runners LOB

c’mon guys, give Vin some more support

OaklandSi - July 4, 2009 reply

I like the caps.

I like the blue one better.

Yeah the blue is better

winchester5 - July 4, 2009 reply

The blue one is less bad,

but still not good.

Damn, he was ahead of Choo, 0-2, in the count.

nice play Elly!

gigglingone - July 4, 2009 reply

Mark Ellis holds it down, you heard?

UNICORNS AND LADDERS MAKE A GREAT COMBINATION!!!

Was that Ellis play as awesome as it sounded?

yes, unicorn power!!

Sure sounded good

Pretty.

Question about Choo

He’s sporting a .400 OBP, 13 for 13 stealing, on pace for 20 HRs. Is this his true ability? Seems like more than he was projected to provide, but is pretty consistent with what he showed in 2007-08. What’s the good word on the Choomeister?

And Giambi bounces his 45,123,443rd ball into the shift

for the routine out

You're killin' me Smalls

if he had done that the first time up, we'd have another run

but he preferred to K in his first AB

I see a guy with a Greg Oden shirt in the crowd.

This is bad.

Anothet hard hit ball, caught, LOB, aaah

make the bad man stop

what a shock they tied it

thats the only run the tribe will get in the inning…

tie game

OaklandSi - July 4, 2009 reply

Mazzaro left that ball up and Valbuena put it perfectly into the outfield.

good opportunity for Mazzaro to get some big league pressure experience...

He's getting the experience of getting pounded

what the f is a 'sugardale' hot dog.. looks nasty

Ripped.

w o w

well, Francisco's hit went out

OaklandSi - July 4, 2009 reply

lol pile up

Francisco showed Holliday how to get it done.

i want to go back to the first inning

Holliday looked pissed that he missed that op for a HR last time up.. think he'll smack one out next AB

I want to go back to the start of the season, and hope for a better turnout

I was just going to post the same thing

I want to go back to the 80's

that's even better and i'd be 30 years younger too!

nice clip lol

This game still feels winnable to me.

agreed. Indians pitching stinks...

however, our bullpen is beat up...

thats the spirit

we need it…

Have you been drinking heavily?

No.

We’re hitting well. Cleveland doesn’t have a great record. Their bullpen isn’t particularly good.

well if it gets any worse im gonna watch star wars on spike lol

MGD ads >>> Corona ads

Hello all

Wow, an hour into the game thread and only 99 comments?

Englishmajor - July 4, 2009 reply

100.

It’s quiet in here.

maybe everyone is burnt out on negative baseball

yeah I did'nt even bother listening last night- luckily

Buck's not making much of a case for himself...

Seems like his popularity

is inversely correlated to his playing time.

Heh, He's had his hot moments.

but yes you are correct. ;)

he's only had 2 ABs so far, right?

i’ll give him a few more to get in a groove

No. Off with his head.

winchester5 - July 4, 2009 reply

poop

This has been a terrible day.

Let's see

Just checking in before we head out to go blow stuff up and let’s see the A’s are losing, okey dokey everbody have a good AL Davis’ birthday and try and keep all your fingers.

sirbed - July 4, 2009 reply

Looking at the bright side,

my TV isn’t getting reception so I haven’t been able to watch! Sorry for those who have reception — we are working on the problem.

I got so excited for a sec...

Warning Track Power

Are Ray and Glenn going to tell us that the ball doesn’t carry for Holliday in Cleveland either?

Wait until the weather hits exactly 86 degrees at the equator!

Just you wait!

Nailed!

Hells yeah!

kurt!!!

Zooks such a badass.

Well that's exciting!

Nice work, Kurt

Englishmajor - July 4, 2009 reply

All Star

Kurt just showed everyone why he should be our All Star with that stop at home.

Francisco basically walked to third base there.

yup

Zooks has really improved in that regard

He now takes the throw deep enough and blocks the plate — this time on his knees instead of with his whole leg. Very well done.

Ok- time to hit some balls where there are no mitts present.

got in in time to sse that zook zuper play

and the condiment race

Which condom won?

The red thing won.

Don't bet on mayonnaise on the Fourth of July

That would be unthinkable.

You know which one will ketchup in the end.

you got me seeing red with that comment of yours

Just as long as no one says anything

about needing to use the bathroom.

Ugh...

(hoping i see a replay of the condiment race)

Well, damn, not even Sweeney could catch that one.

Hmm... Just got home from a BBQ...

Should I stop watching the game and head back?

cyke17 - July 4, 2009 reply

where the usual condiments at the bbq?

Yeah, pretty usual.

cyke17 - July 4, 2009 reply

i think sweeney and holliday need to communicate a little better

Like Cust-Kennedy communicate?

hopefully, better than that

Please get a hit BEFORE the 9th inning guys.

They already did.

The new plan is to only hit in the first two innings.

Bring up the Rivercats

I bet Sacramento could scratch out a run or two a game, too.

o'cab fail...i'm calling it now

Keep it up!

cyke17 - July 4, 2009 reply

holliday fail!!!!

twss

Fail call fail!

Cabrera came through with a clutch hit.

hmmm, reverse jinx??

Woot!

this is looking promising...giambi BIG FAIL!!

Epic.

Pine Tar

What’s the deal with all the pine tar that Cabrera always has on his helmet?

Thats fail tar.

Syphon - July 4, 2009 reply

haha

HMM...Giambi grounds out again...big surprise.

Im sure he pulled it right into the shift.

Syphon - July 4, 2009 reply

missed his at bat, was it to the right?

yep

reply fail, see below. lol

gameday says he grounded out to second.

What a shock

I had to lie down because my shoulder is killing me and I decided to do so it when we went down 3-1. I come back felling a little better and see that the score is still a 2 run differential.

This team is like the ligaments in my shoulder at the moment. Fucked. I am hoping the ligaments heal in time unlike this team’s short term prognosis.

Sucks man. Is there anything you can do for that asides from rest up?

Complain about Hannahan?

I’ve heard it’s very therapeutic.

No

That makes me take more medication

Nope

I guess the pain is not too bad. I woke up this morning and I actually felt a little better than yesterday when I had the accident. The rib is not bothering me that much even though it is broken. It clicks a little when I do my shoelaces up.

The shoulder, if I move it the wrong way it hurts a little but more clicking noises like tendons or ligaments making contact with bones. They told me there was no damage to the bones so I guess I have to wait for the ligaments to heal. Right now or as of yesterday when it happened, I cannot put my arm out to the side without it going weak and feeling like it wants to dislocate itself. It does not hurt but just has that weird going out of joint feeling. They told me I did not dislocate it so I have to be patient. The only time it hurts is if I move it the wrong way. I figure if the ligaments were that badly sprained, it would hurt more so I am really hoping it will get better with lots of rest.

I am prepared to wait but I want to be able to work out eventually and they did tell me the ligaments would fix themselves and everything should tighten up again.