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Open Thread: Game 103 - A's vs. Blue Jays

A see-saw battle of shaky pitching has Toronto currently on top 6-4 after 4 innings.

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This is not a good beginning to the thread!

Hi guys

New thread. DRINK!

Pepsi?

Sure thing

Wouldn’t want it any other way…yet.

I can haz scoreless inning plz
Mike Davis visiting with Ray and Kuip

I remember him with the A’s but…Eck fricken’ walked him. It kinda sours Davis’s career for me.

Notice how Kennedy flipped that underhand?

I remember him saying he hated doing that from 2B to the SS — he always flips it backhand. Funny that he can do that from 3B.

I really like him as a player

I’m hoping that we re-sign him and that he has another great year in the sun with the A’s.

Is he our 3rd base for next year?
Hopefully Wallace at some point
I would say yes at this point

Hopefully we have some other options in case he hits a wall. He would be a great platoon player if not a starter.

No wonder it's so quiet in here

He doesn’t have to play third base. He can play second base.

What about MaEl?

I’d rather have Kennedy.

So would I

Rated-R

zackly

What I wouldn’t do for a young stud slugger at 1st outta the draft. Let croz grow at ss. Right?

Croz will be gone next year

He’ll hit .400 in the final two months of this season and become the MVP in 2010 that Peter Gammons envisioned him being.

yeah, uh, didn't croz have, like, 4+ years to grow?
MOAR RUNZ PLZ
How about a zero-out rally!

No need to wait around.

So who has done the damage this evening?

Cahill

ugh

Camountain more likely.

Damn it! Got left behind again!
You musta been rollin' solo in that other thread for a while by now...
As always...

Nick, ak_A, might wanna go back and read my replies…

I'm way ahead of you
Damn.

It figures.

I was there, too....

IT WAS KINDA SCARY.

** chcukles **
oh, let me check, when I left, I figured you knew what you were doing.

Next time, I’ll hold your hand and walk you over to the new thread.

Clearly, I'm a slow reader...lol
Time for a rally

That peanut has an axe!

RUN!

And he's swinging it like a young Hank Aaron!!
....can we sign him?
Woah!

Talk about George Washington Carver

Hmmmmmm. Bit of a stretch.

So, has the half-inning started ye--

Oh.

Mike Davis kinda won me over a bit

Good-natured, funny guy. Seems to really appreciate the Oakland fans.

That worked out well.

Oh, good -- Casilla's up in the pen
Shit. Y'all think being an A's fan is hard....

I was just over at Daily Kos for a peek. Cheer up, y’all could be cheering for health care reform…

An A's fan and a Democrat

Bring on the Zoloft.

I’m a liberal.

So are the A's pitchers

They like to give things away for free

LOL
I'm not laughing

but thanks anyways

So I guess Crosby's bitching got him in the lineup

at a different position

Who knows -- maybe he went to Geren and Pennington and apologized?
Hopefully he did

The guy has no one to blame but himself when it comes to lack of PT.

I've blamed Croz for PaulThomas not being here, too.
as well you should.
I blame Croz for the Gnats being contenders this year
well, it wasn't his career numbers
stop walking people
Oh noes, Casilla in

Way to let down the sellout crowd, guys.

Who knows

Maybe he’ll have one of those days where he remembers his job is to play baseball. On those days, he’s okay.

And shockingly, I feel like we are still in this game only being down two.
Me too
Let's hope Jairo doesn't blow it.

If you’re here and you stay, I think we can win.

Casilla: 63 baserunners in 36 innings. Blech.
Him and Eveland should get a house together
MTV: The Real World - Sacramento

The Real World: Athletics Nation would be epic. OakA’sHoney is a lock.

we would need a token old guy, too
I volunteer for that

My mind is in the gutter. Does that qualify?

I believe the gutter-mind is a necessity
not only does it qualify you

it makes you the top candidate!

That hardly makes him a unique candidate

he’d have to do something truly low to be the top

Uhh...yay?
yay strickout

and caught-stealing

AK Kurt!

with the gun!

“Pew, pew, pew!”

Luckily, they ran themselves out of the inning
Niiiiiice, Zooks!
Very nice ending, Mr. Jairo!

Break out of your little mini slump, Kurt.

That always happens.

THE FOG

That was actually a movie with Adrienne Barbeuax, I shot you not.

I remember that.
I remember deciding not to see that

and hearing it was a good decision

John Carpenter?
Those are two reasons to see that flick
yup.

there’s a reason I rmeember it.

before i try and find a movie poster for that

was there an consensus on posting images after that post by nico?

you're cool.

we haven’t put a lot of photos on here.

this isn't it

but it looks damn cool

Adjust height to 250, IIRC so they're not too big

(waits for Barbeau comment in 3…2…1…)

Escape From New York

was some of her finest average-ish work.

I liked the SNL spoof-trailer

Escape from Escape from New York

How about Swamp Thing?
heh

I’ll be damned, Jamie Lee Curtis was in that, two legendary….I mean, two famous actresses.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080749/

She's a handsome woman
She has healthy lungs.

if Trading Places is to be believed.

It's all real

She’s stacked, no disrespect.

really?

wow.

check it out

http://teamscrew.com/pics/jamie-lee-curtis-2.jpg

Just what God gave her, I like Ms. Curtis., this objectification is likely a mistake.

Whoa - hard core porn on that link
Yeah, we gotta get that down ASAP.
Yeah

I thought I was going to see Jamie Lee Curtis in her workout gear

I don't think that's what paradox was trying to link.
what is the movie where John Travolta is the reporter

about singles looking for fun at health clubs? Marilu Henner. Yum.

"Perfect"?
Yep

Thanks

Could have done without that pic

Seriously.

the package shot.
Travolta really had a talent for picking terrible movies then

He's had just a very odd career.
But he feels very causative about it

I heard him tell Larry King about it.

like it was driven by his performance?

He’s a strange dude.

No, it's Scientology-speak
oh.

page 112.

As in, he's clear, and his career isn't controlled by agents or body-thetans or whatever
Even I could have done w/o that.
Here's a little palate-cleanser

lol...that's ew too! But in a different way.
It's not easy to becomd OT VIII
MY EYES, MY EYES!

Should I look?

NO, you'll get grounded!

By?

The rents? The P's? Whatever you call them!

Oh, I thought you were going to ground me.

Would you like that?
Yipe
You....you...{sigh}

At least you are of age though.

I think I am of age if this was Florida.

of age for what?

And this isn’t Florida?

The age for me to qualify as being legal, I think?

I'm actually a 13-year old in Lithuania

Isn’t the internet wonderful?!

CLEAR CACHE!

CLEAR CACHE IMMEDIATELY!!

No. Srsly

with a address

that says teamscrew… who woulda thunk

I thought teams crew.
a crew is a team.

Sure.

And sometimes you go all Eiffel Tower.

and there is Amtrack

but some call it a train.

I thought she rowed. Who knew?
So does a Shooty interview piss Nico off too?
No, because they're calling the action along the way

Were you listening in the 4th inning? They literally didn’t tell the listeners for over a minute after it happened that, oh by the way Aaron Hill hit a 3-run HR so it’s now 6-4 Blue Jays.

I don't do anything but listen, brother.

It was one inning. For Rickey. The ultimate show of respect. They STOPPED calling the game. It was premeditated. It was quite a tribute in my mind.

perhaps

but it would have been more appropriate for TV rather than radio announcers

agree

luv me some Rickey. But me luv me some A’s PxP, too.

Brett Cecil is owning us now.

well,

that was a major-league caliber pitcher out there against us tonight. He showed why he’s in the bigs…

ZOMBIE GEREN!

(cocks shotgun)

Speaking of Zobies,

have y’all seen the previews for Zombieland yet?!

what is this zombieland you speak of

here.

i'll have to watch that later

thanks though.

Just watched on online trailer sans sound

No matter, I’m in.

watch it with sound from my link.

it’s worth it.

You were right
It looks AWESOME
Sometimes you just gotta tip your cap
We may have our rally-pic babe of the night, thanks to paradox

link

i think that cheese pic worked in the last thread

I still want Lauren Graham.

aside from her assets, she never did too much for me

was she in a tv show that brought her to "fame’?

yes, but i don't remember the name of it
All in the Family?
Adrienne Barbeau was in "Maude"
i believe you're correct
that's right
  1. Became known to TV audiences in the early ‘70s as Carol Traynor, the divorced daughter of Bea Arthur’s character on pioneering sitcom Maude.
  2. Made her big-screen debut in 1980, when she starred in then-husband John Carpenter’s ghost movie The Fog; re-teamed with Carpenter a year later for the director’s classic Escape from New York.
how old was she in those first pics in the link
i see i'm not the only one who didn't make the game

Hi, OakA’sHoney.

hey there…i really wanted to go to the game but plans changed, bf announces he has to leave early tomorrow for ny, so we just went to an early dinner then he went home, i’m not too happy

Aw, that’s too bad.

awesome

i mean, darn

i'm home alone

you guys have to entertain me or i’m driving up to sacto

You might want to close your blinds
we said there should be a real world remake with AN members

and you can star. what do you think?

star in what?

"real world: a's fans"

oh, mtv, you want me to star? does that mean shots of me in the hot tub, taking my bikini top off and making out with chicks?

I mean... y'know, if you felt like it and all...
and mulitple dudes, yes.

Oh, my.

You have no idea right now.

Believe you me, friend

She does.

I don’t even know what to say.

I think that's the point when the MTV producers just tell you to drink more
He would be our little Puck
whatever tickles your fancy

but i’m down with the girl-on-girl thing… just my tastes though

who's on the show besides me?

Leo.

you
i'm the whole show?

then who do i hook up with?

I’m on the show.

you’re jail bait

Fine, I'll say it

Travis Buck!

who’s that?

I’ll make you forget about him for good.

Some crappy player and all-around unattractive guy

Yeah, he’s obviously not that bad boy Ryan Sweeney at all.

then i guess i wouldn’t want him

Well, he's no Tommy Everidge, that's for damn sure!
I'd like Landon to rock my world.

Among the many others on my list.

Just don't make him chase you

He’ll never catch up.

I'll be easy for him.

I wish Lexi was easy for me.

Sigh.

That's sweet
she might cut you.

Kathy Griffin would cut a female dog.

okay you convinced me to go on

as long as you can cook for me

ok, so it’s me, cuppingmaster, rated-r knocking on the door, that’s it? doesn’t sound too promising

I am a young, promising prospect.

Nick is cooking for me.
Just want to clarify that ZigFan31 means that literally.

I think.

It might end up being more like "Drawn Together"
oh, most certainly.

I get ot be Captain Hero.

He doesn't seem to appreciate you.

Good thing you have a whole harem of guys here who do.

That's why I come here.

Oh, and I like the A’s.

And for the recipes
Of course!

I got a great pesto recipe on here not too long ago.

and fashion tips.
Let's not dwell on the pesto.
I'm not here to talk about the pesto.
Great. I'm here to eat it.
Damn. Close.
SEAWOLF!!!!

fail.

damn you vince!

you tease!!

What did I miss?

Are we winning yet?

where you been?
I was home the whole time,

just lost track of time, didn’t realize it was evening already.

^^ chuckles ^^
what gave you a clue? the sun going down?
Sun is still up.

I just suddenly thought, “hmm, I wonder what time it is?”

where do you live? it's dark in san jose.
Just north of Seattle.
I heard that yesterday was the hottest day ever in Seattle

Not just for “that date in history,” but for any date in history. Yikes.

Couldn't have been yesterday.

But Wednesday and Thursday were obscenely hot. Hotter than I ever remember from Oakland. Peaked at somewhere around 110, depending on whose thermometer you believe.

Yesterday cooled down to about mid-80s. Today it’s warming up again. Ugh.

True -- I heard this yesterday, and at that point

it had been record hot yesterday. So, yeah…Thursday? 112 is what I heard.

Sounds about right.

Depends on exactly where. One of the websites was saying 116 for my zip code, but I think their gun is a little fast.

Sounds like

all the heat from the east coast migrated to Seattle for the summer. Cold and rainy here most of the summer, though beautiful today.

I love cold and rainy. That's why I moved here. >:-(
me too.

that’s why I live in Florida.

{sigh}

The sun is my enemy.

It follows me wherever I go. Bastard.

Well, stay the hell out of Ft. Bragg and/or Arcata.

That’s where i’m going next.

I *love* Ft Bragg and Arcata

I have a friend in Arcata I visit every time I’m en route to Bay Area (which is typically once a year in December). Did a few summer festival gigs in Mendocino, too.

That's provided I can geto ut of Florida...
Jack Cust, is that you?
It's been a strange year

I live in the MW and it’s normally in the 100’s during July with no rain. This year it’s been in the 80’s and it rains about every 2-3 days. Quite a nice summer.

you must live in a cave

like me.

it's only the 7th.

No, we’re losing 6-4 in the bottom of the seventh inning.

we weren't. then we were. now we're not again.

Yes, it clearly hopped into his glove.

last night's game was much more fun
We were winning.
man BK sure knew when to pour on the enthusiasm

unlike some announcers i know… cough vince! cough cough

KK's prett good at it.

But Lon was really good too.

and Kuiper is awful for those that are watching the games

He has the worst judgment when it comes to the difference between a long out and a HR. I don’t think he’ll ever figure it out.

Have you ever heard Mike Krukow?

He gets excited about every flyball, even shallow ones.

Yep.

He is near a Kuiper so that must be the reason.

casilla's been pretty good tonight
True -- he's throwing a slider that actually breaks
WTF were the Reds doing trading for Scott Rolen?

It’s not like they are in contention this year.

the only thing that came to mind is mentorship

for votto and bruce. but they don’t even play 3rd.

I think they're "going for it" to try to win September!!!!

Their GM may be a little confused about the whole playoff structure.

aw, she's cute
I'm ready for the rally.
me too. let's go A's!
I make a killer pesto

Just sayin’.

recipe?
but careful with the links, now...
yeah

wouldn’t want get one of those annoying x-rated pesto-making pictures. i hate those things.

Oh, you know that they exist.

Porno truism: If you can imagine it, someone has filmed it.

true enough

i would settle for a pic of giada delaurentis sans pesto.

she is gorgeous
a girl with good taste

both of you. can you look like her?

cook like

my bad

i'd love to look like her

but i’m danish not italian

Prune or lemon?
My favorite linguist is Danish.
that's okay

danish is good

I've never heard of her, but

I still vote for her over Adrienne Barbeau or Jamie Lee Curtis.

food network hottie

google her

Is she related to the movie guy?

He made Flash Gordon, right?

1970s remake of King Kong, too
pretty sure she's married to a rich guy

not sure who though.

ah

“In 2003, she married Todd Thompson, a fashion designer for Anthropologie. The two had been dating since 1991. The couple’s first child, Jade Marie De Laurentiis Thompson, was born on March 29, 2008”

Oh please

It’s just a link of one of the most famous female shots of the 80’s, oh my god what horrors exist if you click it…

it was a lot more than that

and a CGV if ever there was one

a what?

Spit it out.

community guidelines violation
Well Rated-R could go blind

and we don’t want that.

I think that only happens

if he keeps doing that for a long time

can I just do it til I need glasses?
thought you already tried that?
I have glasses.

I wear contacts.

the shot didn't come up for the rest of us, p.

it was just random porn.

bullshit

I just tested it again, the “curtis” is right there in the url.

Actually it came up porn for me too
I just freaking tested it!

How can it be random porn with a specific .jpg extension? Bull.

Clear cache and try again

Probably the site prevents hot-linking images.

I wouldn't lie about something like that

I was ready to see Jamie Lee and it was a bunch of random pics and some were pornographic. Weird deal….cuz I know you meant to post Jamie Lee.

me too.

I totally know you meant ot posat JLC.

For me it was just the standard boobies-in-the-mirror pic

from Trading Places. No hard-core here.

PRECISELY!

Y’all are trying to get me in real trouble, I did noting wrong.

we're not, bro.

I got paradox love.

heh

Okay, but that is a .jpg extension url, it should never go to anything but plain Jamie boobies.

No way, brutha. We know you didn't mean to post anything questionable.
All right

I got freaking warned last week, can you believe that? I’m on thin ice. * sigh *

I missed that drama

and normally am not around enough to know these things anymore. Sorry to hear.

So you've been to the site before then.
Which site? I just clicked the link in the thread here.
From memory...

I cup fresh basil, 1/3 cup olive oil, some pine nuts and salt…

I wouldn’t count on my little grey cells this evening, sorry, about that…

i usually toast the oine nuts, maybe add in some parmeggiano

The cheese

Of course. You’re spot on.

i just tried that. i need a different toaster, they are all at the bottom
That's a good recipe

Nothing fancy, just the basics. Basil, salt, pignoli, olive oil.

2 cups basil leaves
2 cloves garlic
1/2 cup olive oil
3 tbsp pine nuts
salt to taste (about 1 tsp)?

Put in food processor and blend.

Then, add 2 tbsp room-temp butter, 1/2 cup grated parmesan, 2-3 tbsp grated pecorino romano.

never tried adding butter to pesto

Butter

First of all, butter makes almost everything better.

Second of all, you’ve already got a lot of dairy with the cheese. The butter makes it richer (I know, gilding the lily…).

And it’s how Marcella Hazan does it. That’s good enough for me.

i’ll have to try it…i’ve added cream before so i guess it’s not too far from that

Butter = more fat, less liquid

If you’re using salted butter (which you shouldn’t, but sometimes it’s all you’ve got) adjust the salt in the recipe.

Also, you can add a tbsp or two of water from the pasta pot to “loosen it up” before tossing it on the pasta.

My mom's homemade peanut butter secret recipe

Peanuts….and butter.

Edgar Gonzalez has a full beard going on, I think.

Wow, that was pretty close.

now or never, guys. get some runs.
It's too damn hot in the northwest

Time to rally.

Too damn sultry!
I'm gonna kill the bitch
strip rally!

start removing clothes

You can do that and send me the pictures, okay?

you wish…oops there goes my top…

:: Sticks tongue out. ::

ryan langerhans reappears making a great catch
Put Hairston in a Rickey stance to draw the leadoff walk.

It’s time for a Freida Pinto rally.

Who the heck is that?

I thought it was going to be Giada.

pintos are death traps
they're not death traps, but I prefer kidney.
my favorites are black beans
I like that bedframe
The wall color is interesting

I wonder what kind of lighting was used?

Jack Cust just let his speed take over

Now it’s Tommy Time.

Custian speed
There has to be at least a teaser rally here.
jay's pitcher kinda cute

if he cut his hair

Yay Tommy!

Make me give you the Landon love!

I would like some of that, please.

Maybe one day.

In 7 years.

See, earlier in the thread, it was 10 years.

I am making progress.

come on tommy boy!!
SEAWOLF!!!!!!!!!!!
TOMMY TOMMY TOMMY!
Tommy Knocker!
Tommy feckin' delivers!
TOMMY GUNN!!!!!
oh yea baby!!! give me more of that!
could have used a pinch runner there
SEA-WOLF!

REPRESENT!

Tommy "timed" it perfectly

Nice little 2-bagger!

come on bobby

no booby now

Knocker > Booby
I just yelled so loud!
okay. lets do it for the tie/win this next at bat... thanks tom

Like I said, it’s time for a Freida Pinto rally.

Wow, and she really does spell her first name backward.

I assumed it was a typo by you. (But I should have known better; you are an exemplary speller.)

Thank you, sir!

I still don't approve of throwing a random

bimbo out unannounced and with no thematic explanation, when several names were floated earlier in the thread.

I apologize.

So tell us, who is she?

What is she known for, besides posing for pictures in skimpy outfits?

Bollywood actress

link

Hmm, OK.

She seems respectable enough. I’ve actually heard of Slumdog Millionaire.

Downs just went down (so to speak)
Pinch hit Ryan Sweeney. Now.

I never thought you’d say that.

He's a good singles hitter against RHPs

Works for me here.

Never thought I'd hear that 'round these parts...
this is exciting...
It's exciting because we're wondering what you'll doff next.
who's says there's anything left

Can you send us pictures now?

you assume i always have a camera with me

You better find one, then!

i still have my rally rivercats thong on

Send me pictures, please!

RALLY MINI BUFFALO RANCH CHICKEN SANDWICHES

Hey, this is about the Freida Pinto rally here!

It's too bad baseball's not like basketball...

Where if the pitcher gets hurt, the opposing team gets to pick his replacement…

Where is this type of basketball played?
Foul shooting I think?
He's refering to a foul-shot scenario
What is a slow ground ball to the left side going to do for us here?
Get Kust thrown out at the plate?

Error!

If only Green were playing SS.
we should squeeze
What a fatty for strike 1!
Ball 1 barely inside
Ahead, okay

Patience, glasshoppah

shit, 2-2

Whiffed the curve. 3-2

3-2 fatty fould back

Dern.

Is Downs hurt?
ok, RH batters are hitting .149 against this guy

so why is nomar batting?

Geren wanted him more than Sweeney.

he did?

That’s why Garciaparra is hitting instead of Sweeney, honey.

but sweeney is cuter

I’m sure Geren did not take that into account.

Lull them into a false sense of security.
Not sure I like this PH

but I’m hoping he’ll prove me wrong

same here. okay, croz, put up or shutup
oooh, that looked like meat

We still have another chance.

crap, that looked like ball four
Nomar flails at ball 4, gets the RBI groundout
1 run on ball 4
Does mean a WP ties the game
wild pitch please
Wait, E-Pat is running?

I missed that. Did he actually get on base, or was he a pinch-runner?

(Yeah, I admit, I haven’t been paying careful attention. So sue me.)

pinch-ran for everidge
Oh, right, that makes sense.

I definitely remember the Tommy knock.

He ran for Tommy Time.
sht, a run for sure, but still

Here’s your wish, OakA’sHoney.

Sweeney pinch hitting for MaEl
What (if anything) is Geren thinking here?
milk, bread, eggs...
That's what his fingers smell like?
I guess he wanted a lefty.

Um…Powell?

Powell is also money with runners in scoring position.

And he doesn't even know it
Wait, who's left on the A's bench??

Powell.

Um...so who goes into the field?
I mean, just in case we tie.
he's not too tired from last night i hope

Did you really work ’em?

what do you think

look at that scratch by his left eye

Damn, girl.

You’re freakin’ wild.

Remember when the AL had a rule limiting the number of infielders who could be on the pitchers mound when the manager came out?
actually, i do
0-2

Oy

gift for swooney

He just got out, I swear.

So E-Patt will play 2B when we're back on defense?
aww youre so cute thinking we'll be back on defense.
Sweeney, you're allowed to swing at fastballs down the middle
To get a hit

You need to swing the bat

That was really, really, really close.

That should have been strike 3
jesus swing the freaing bat
oaka's honey's, b/f RUINED my night
Because he's flying to NY tomorrow morning?
nice sweeney. look at five fucking pitches
dahhhhhh

swing f-er!!

no no no no no no!
make him pay, OAH!!
Well, that was a ball

but ball 1 was really a strike.

That was a terrible AB.

Swooney, shut up

Swing next time

what a useless piece of shit
nice take Swoon.
In Sweeney's defense, that inside call was a ball two pitches ago

In Frasor’s defense, it should have been a strike anyway.

SWEENEY

U SUCK

Rational Sweeney hate still in play
OAH you tired him out last night
i apologize to everyone

but buck is in sacto so i needed a sub

I’m right here, though.

eh i forgive you

can’t fight urges

that last pitch was a ball

but the second pitch should have been wailed on.

Did that AB bring back a certain bad memory for anyone?
T Long?
Jack Cust in any drive-in-the-runner situation?
Melhuse for Dye
That too
Exactly those

If you’re being brought in as a pinch-hitter, you could at least have the common courtesy to SWING AT SOMETHING.

I blame OakA’sHoney.

nice at bat

way to not swing what a player

If Geren had any balls

he would tell Sweeney.

That at bat earned you more time on the bench.

AWFUL

That is the most pathetic at bat I have seen.

Typical A’s style of accidently trying to win. The other 29 teams try to hit the ball in that situation

If that's the most pathetic at-bat you've ever seen, you haven't watched much baseball
that AB was pretty useless though

you have to admit

It wasn't all that great

But there’s a difference between being upset with a player’s performance and outright irrational anger.

it's pretty rational anger

when there are two outs and the game is on the line, you swing and hope you hit the ball. this is elementary baseball.

Hyperbole every time you're upset is irrational

Let’s not overstate the case, is all. Like the dude who called Sweeney a worthless piece of shit above.

Chill out. It’s a bad AB.

okay

not a worthless piece, but a useless AB. you just hope when you lose, you go down swinging. literally.

Unless the ball's in the dirt

No, I get it. I know what you mean. That pitch was definitely too close to take. Much too close.

You mean like Crosby?

we bitch when he wails at the slider down and away.

there was only one pitch that was down and away

the rest were, as mentioned above, way too close to take

I should clarify...

… that when I say “not all that great,” I mean to say that I can see what Sweeney was thinking on that last pitch. The ump kind of gave him the old bait-and-switch.

But he shoulda swung.

yeah, Crosby's 3-pitch Ks on low-and-away come to mind
I watch the A's every game

I see pathetic quite often.

That, at least, I can agree with
exactly sweeneey should not be in any lineup

lets see what buck or cunningham can do

night all

Please be well.

Night.

Goodnight for me too

I haven’t written a word all evening. Read it all though. Sleep well, folks.

Sweeney was awful.

that is all

I would have called time out

pretended Sweeney had something in his eye and read him the riot act after the second strike looking and told him to not come back to the clubhouse if he strikes out Looking.

Apart from that, Go A’s

what the hell

what the hell is wrong with sweeny on that at bat was he wishinh the run in that at bat should cause u to never see the lineup again

he was practicing his cust impersonation
That was a better tease than usual.
yeah

we saw more skin this time

Rickey would have stolen home
Sweeney = Tlong

I hope he’s the 2000 or 2001 version.

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