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I think that day off was awful.

So it was like a day offul.

I'm glad this one wasn't on TV

Flashfire - August 15, 2009 reply

It could have made the thread more enjoyable, perhaps.

That's right, because we can enjoy disaster

as long as it’s in glorious HD!

Is that some dibs?

They’re all mine.

I’m not even giving any to Fosse.

Fail.

I’ll chew on my dippin’ dots then.

Bengie Molina

who was drilled by Johan in retaliation for Cain drilling David Wright in the helmet, just homered in the top of the 10th to give the Giants a 5-4 lead. (In the 7th inning, after Wright was hit, Johan threw one behind Pablo Sandoval. Sandoval homered 2 pitches later. Molina was hit on the next pitch.)

vegAN ryAN - August 15, 2009 reply

yeah, I've got it on the tv

OaklandSi - August 15, 2009 reply

AN's favorite closer

— otherwise known as K-Rod, or the Great Sulkoff — gave up the HR

OaklandSi - August 15, 2009 reply

Wilson is dealing.

brian.only - August 15, 2009 reply

Worst part: Santana wasn't ejected for the HBP, even though both dugouts were issued warnings after the throw behind Sandoval.

That ump is spineless.

Either that or he really didn't believe that was intended to be near Molina.

It looked like a two-seam fastball intended for “in on the hands” that just happened to get away at an inopportune time. Of course, Bengie should have gotten even by stealing second in which case he’d be arriving right…around…Now.

you mean...now?

67MARQUEZ - August 15, 2009 reply

No, now.

OK, just got back from dinner.

Now.

you all are way too early

he’s not there yet, but I see him in the distance…

Kallus - August 15, 2009 reply

Oh I see him!

No wait, that’s continental drift. There he is!

Not that I don't buy that (a pitch got away)

but regardless of that – if you throw behind a guy (obvious retaliation), both benches are warned, two pitches later the same guy homers, and THEN you drill a guy with an up and in 2-seamer, you should be ejected.

GreenNGoldSooner - August 15, 2009 reply

I blame Al Davis.

Raiders win, A’s loose two- anyone?

brian.only - August 15, 2009 reply

Just win, baby!

Incidentally, how old is Al Davis?

Has he ever been photographed around mirrors, garlic, or crosses?

GreenNGoldSooner - August 15, 2009 reply

He's a zombie.

Mauer sends another out.

brian.only - August 15, 2009 reply

He's batting .600 this week

With 2 HRs and 7 RBIs.

thesteve9x - August 15, 2009 reply

In my continuing effort to talk about anything except the A's game today

Mauer just homered. Finishes the day 3 for 5, and raises his average from .375 to .378.

vegAN ryAN - August 15, 2009 reply

Today, two teams played baseball around the bay area.

One team lost and another team won.

Good thing he's on my fan...

…er, nevermind.

Flashfire - August 15, 2009 reply

No one ca--

Great Pre-Cap! Ha ha ha!

I didn’t catch it til you let me in on the joke.

X-tra base hits accounted for only 3 of the 11 CWS hits, and the HRs accounted for (only) 3 of 8 runs. Not bad, seeing as the As scattered the same 11 hits as the Sox to a very different line. The first HR, in the 3rd, came by Nix, who you didn’t name, but who has 9 HRs in 160 ABs.

I didn’t hear most of the first 5 innings, so I can’t vouch or unvouch for Mazz’s day, though apparently it was 2 BBs that brought him out. But reading the line – 5IP, 6H, 6BB, 2K (regardless of the actual number of runs scored, happened to be 6) – doesn’t make me think you were at all far off.

Now. Can you write a Pre-Cap for tomorrow’s game in which we win?!

It had some good accurate elements, no?

Like the A’s getting so many baserunners and only one run; of course I totally hedged by bets with Gio (my analysis would have made sense no matter how he pitched).

If you read it again, knowing that it was pre-written, you can see how I made “good bet” guesses and hedged to make some things make sense no matter what actually happened.

Yes, sure,

but think of the ways you could have gone wrong for sure -

Gio pitches 6.2 innings of 5 hit, 1 run ball;
Hairston and ~~Cust~~ Everidge go long, A’s up 4-0
CWS get two runs in 8th on a BB, single, and base clearing double;
Bailey gets the S.

I know -- that's what made the risk so exciting.

Though I would have been ok with Gio: “guys like Gio Gonzalez, who by the nature of their youth and ability will be sometimes inconsistent and at other times brilliant. We saw evidence of that again today.” The only thing that would have bitten me there is if Gio had been incredibly average, e.g., 6 IP, 7 hits, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K.

I jut looked up his game logs...

… and he has only two starts that fall in the “incredibly average” category of 5+ innings 3 runs. His first start this year had that line, but w/ 4 BB & 1K, so maybe that one falls in " pretty average," and I’ll call 6IP, 2R, 1BB, 8K a “good sight better than average.” Otherwise, it’s either feast or famine. So, it turns out you were pretty darn safe!

What's sad and not easy to do.

Is have 5 hits with no runs and no rbi’s

Kennedy had four singles and a double while going 5 for 5 for the second time this season. He joined former A’s third baseman Sal Bando as the only players in franchise history to have two five-hit games in the same season. Bando did it in 1969.

cbs

Athletix Man - August 15, 2009 reply

Another thing that’s sad and not easy to do is to have five hits and not score even once.

I have no words anymore.

67MARQUEZ - August 15, 2009 reply

Those were the only 5 left, and you used 'em up

...

…

67MARQUEZ - August 15, 2009 reply

12!!!!

When Crosby hits for Cust you know

he must currently dogshit with management.

Actually Crosby could probably hit the ball better than Cust at the moment (and he struck out) as could the 7 year olds who are playing outside next door to me.

Anyway, tomorrow is another day. Let’s hope we can get 1 win out of this series and Cahill pitches a good game tomorrow.

be

should be inserted between currently and dogshit

I would have thought that between "currently" and "dogshit"

you should find “Crosby’s OPS.”

LOL

That too

ROF-LMAO

My wife tells me that means

Rolling on the floor, laughing my ass off.

Your wife is correct.

One won lost won - August 15, 2009 reply

Well, we could have Brad Lidge as a high-priced closer

I see he just blew another save. And got his fifth loss against no wins.

Threw away a sacrifice bunt, to bring in the tying run. Had the bases loaded, no outs. Basehit with one out won it for the Atlanta Braves.

What a difference a year makes

Horrible. K-Rod is becoming horrible rapidly considering the league he’s in. I love to see that clown give it up even if it is the Giants that benefit. K-Rod’s ERA of late is nice to see.

Alexi Ramirez

I know this guy is good, but, he is really good against the A’s. Is he another Polanco or is it my imagination? Also, Melky Cabrera, Joe Maurer and Mike lowell are on my all opponent team.

Graybeard - August 15, 2009 reply

Alexei's one of those guys who's good enough against everybody

that I’d be willing to take him off the White Sox’ hands if they so much as asked politely.

Maybe they still want Gio back.

Gio for Alexei, one for one.

I’d be down.

Ooh, they've gone a full year without trading for Gio or trading Gio away, haven't they?

I think you’re onto something.

Didn't they give him up to get Gavin Floyd?

They could have them in the same rotation! It’d be like magic!

no, I think they acquired him WITH Floyd

for freddy garcia.

No?

TLTGI

To lazy to google it. You might be right. I just remember associating his name with Floyd’s.

From Floyd's BBRef page:

December 6, 2006: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Gio Gonzalez to the Chicago White Sox for Freddy Garcia.

Cheater. Searching for things. That's like taking the easy way out.

Me? I pounded my head with a board for a few minutes until I couldn’t remember what I was trying to remember.

Kuroda hit in head by line drive

Screaming line drive hits him square on head.

Medical personal out on field

Hope the guy is OK

Crap -- how bad is it?

Any word?

No word yet

I am here in the living room and listening for an update on the radio

I didn't see the game

But I feel it necessary to tell you, Nico, that your simile in the first paragraph belongs in your highlight reel.

Joey C. - August 15, 2009 reply

Thanks! :-)

It’ll be a short reel.

BACKFLIP ALERT!!!!

Corey Wimberly: 4 for 5 today for Midland, now at .302/.375 for the season. Love me some Corey!

Interesting how you left out his slugging percentage...

So it's lower than his OBP. Big deal.

double take Uh, wait, what?

Ya...

I still love you Corey!

Amazingly, he's only had one season where his SLG > OBP.

That’s gotta be really, really hard to do.

Ya, wow.

Especially considering he’s freakishly fast. You’d think he’d turn a single into a double a bunch. I guess not.

Tyreace House

another A’s prospect (kinda not really) is slugging the same as his average. That’s impressive as well.