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Open Thread: Game 125 - A's @ Mariners (cont)

2-1 A's after they scraped together a run. On to the eighth.

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Rheumy.
cough.
You want some of my cough syrup?
please!

{chugs bottle}

Damn.

You beat me to it.

Damn now I'm going to have to go to Walmart
Walmart's always open.

24 hour Robotussin.

Good to know
Wouldn't that be phlem-y?
Can't stop laughing at "Halt Hammerzeit"
Now I'm laughing at the thought of you laughing
Now I'm gigglinging at you laughing while thinking of doctorK laughing
I just hurled.
I say hurl.

If you blow chunks and she comes back, she’s yours. If you spew and she bolts, then it was never meant to be.

Okay, we need to hang out more next AN day.
Its the ones that try to kiss you while throwing up that you really have to avoid

Thank you sophomore year. shudder.

Another bad visual.

Thanks a lot.

no, I like his other visual.

that one sucks.

Im glad I can contribute

Its your house kick me out if you want.

Pssh.

That’s not even close to the worst things we’ve seen/talked about in a game thread. Stick around.

No I know... Ive been here before.

Just thought I would come by tonight and say hi since a lot of the people I met at AN day seem to hang out here and avoid my house on stats posts lane.

you need to slum with us more often.
Its not slumming, its just different

Ive always respected this part of the community, Im just that guy who decides to write a ridiculous amount prospects or wOBA. Doesn’t mean I don’t like this part. Just means that its like Portland compared to San Francisco, both are cool but only one is home.

I don't avoid.

I read almost everything. I just don’t comment because I have nothing smart to add.

And yes, hang out here more.

I meant that part sarcastically

Well even if you don’t think its smart I encourage you to add it anyway.

Ill try to come by more often… as someone else said… its roomy.

You need more ALL CAPS or italics or other emphases

 to indicate your sarcasm.

How about a good

sorry

I thought calling it my house on stats post lane was a big enough clue.

Whoa,

my “” disappeared in that post.

Yes, please stay.
Lol I will
You should, DFA.

Who do you remind me of? I swear it was on the tip, Saturday.

Me too! I kept thinking of someone but just couldn't place it...
Its making me nuts!

Oh! He’s on Sunday Morning! And I think he’s been on Iron Chef, too! Damn!

People say I look like Jim Carey

I haven’t watched Iron Chef since it was Japanese though so I can’t help you there, though I do like to cook.

Well, thats good to know.

There was a serious lack of grillers at AN Day, I must say.

We did okay

but next year, we’ll have to take some of the men-folk under our wings and teach them to grill.

And apparently start early.
Hey, I brought a grill

I never promised I had a clue how to use it.

Yeah. So I found out.

Sorry, but this is unacceptable

Yes ma'am

Next year, I’ll grill, or die trying.

I can do some grilling

But I find it kind of funny I made the cookies and some of the women did the grilling. What a wacky world we live in!

We wanted to eat before the 5th inning though

:-X

Yeah, next time I'll be sure to get there earlier

Traffic willing.

Same here.

Stupid 238 construction BS.

For me it was all the I-80 parking lot
You gotta learn to go through town....

seriously a lot less time.

once I got on 580 it didn't matter anymore.

CURSE MY LACK OF TRAFFIC AVOIDING NAVIGATION IN MY LOW MODEL CHEVY TRUCK

I regret the fact I didn't get to try said cookies.

It sounds like I missed out.

Next year I'll see about fixing that
Yes please.

I love cookies. I melt for cookies…

We're equal opportunity tailgaters
A bit fishy - if you ask me!
We all sit in front of a computer and type about baseball.

Hello.

Of course we don’t know how to do anything.

Yes!

Good thing we had a non-fishy grill too.

:wave:
Mike's a real man.
I assume you checked.

Can’t be too careful these days.

Mike, show me your penis.
Okay, *THIS* definitely doesn't happen in a stats thread.
they have more pissing contests than we do.

Au contraire.

I fear *THIS* isn't a pissing contest...
3 directions at once!
nah.

mikey and I haven’t had one of those in at least a month or so.

Don't let the swords cross?
The piercing I have is physically impossible for a woman to have.

Just sayin.

I think it may be physically impossible for me, too.
I will not disagree.
I make really good lamburgers

though Im much more of a pan sear kinda guy.

Well you all are gonna get a good lesson next time.

Be ready.

Layin down the law.

I like it.

Its how I roll.

And they’ll like it!

I have an idea.....let's just tailgate, BBQ and such

without a game!! Ha! Ahhhhh, JK

I actually made bacon wrapped scallops for my now xgf for V-day

along with an asparagus mint risotto

We like boys who can cook.
Or boys.....
Yep. I'm not picky.
don't tell RRS
lol. Except when it comes to breaking the law!
Its one of the three reasons to date me
What are the other two?
I can dance well
This I would like to see.
Popscene on thursdays

I have the purple ruffled tuxedo shirt most nights

I also go to Q bar on mondays for dollar drink night. Gay bars are great place to meet girls, and embarrass my little brother as his wingman.

LOL.
Gotta get my dancey on at least once a week
I'm not seeing this, but I'll take your word for it.

And the third?

I don't want to give away all my tricks

If i give you the milk for free who is going to buy the cow?

Tease!
Guess youll just have to date me
Way to work that angle.
I'm speechless.
Are you asking me out?
Yeah

That would be fun.

You live in SoCal no?

I do.
Next time youre up let me know.

Well go to the MOMA or something.

Will do.
What part of SoCal do you live in?
LA

San Gabriel Valley

Uggg

I was dating a girl at UCLA for the first half of the year and spent far far far more time in LA than I ever wanted to.

How long have you lived down there?

Asparagus mint risotto?

Sounds interesting….

I have a new found respect for you.
I really don't think you should

but ill take it

this is special circumstances, I know, but now

I’m silently chuckling, wondering if gigglinging is really a word.

if it isn't, it should be.
LOL

I didn’t even realize I typed that wrong…

let's add on guys
Add guys on to what?
i have no witty comeback for that
Mmmm....8th inning....
Cupcakes for all
YAY!!
Here you go!

Aw.

As a side note, Outman wearing #55 really threw me off for a while. Pitcher, 55, high socks… yeah.

Did you ever wonder where all that gut went though?
Weight Watchers?

No, it was more of a gut reaction (sorry) kind of thing, where I would realize my mistake after about 4 seconds…

You know they took away his gold medal in the 100m dash after he did that?
power to the people.
Right ON!!
Right on!
Waaaaa-it! OH yeah -

Great minds think ALIKE!

This is kind of for LB

Ooooo.

I might have to run through that again after this latest Capitol Wasteland venture. If you please.

I thought it was after the chromosomal analysis
New thread Mojo!
FF,

You’re having waaay too much fun.

Also: tempting fate.
How ya figure?
The caption.
I think at 106 pitches his night is done
So the MLB website has a bunch of games

audio games from the past that they have for sale.

Two questions:

1. Does the fact I’m seriously considering buying several mean I’m a complete and total loser./weirdo and am destined to die with a houseful of cats?
2. Is it home audio? Will it be Bill?

They don't specify? Typical.
I'd want to know which games they were first
Trust me.

You’ll never die with a house full of cats.

damn straight.

I’m killing those little bastards before I go!

I kinda see you as being a reptile person
I like dogs.
Your dog is cute.
she is.
Did you really get one?

That’s awesome!

I like both.
you're a fickle boy, Mink.
Mink?

I also really really like fish, to the point of considering becoming a marine biologist once.

I hope to God that's Batman.
wouldn't life be simpler as a lolcat?
I like Safeco.

Very homey.

Safeco is awesome.
Too freaking loud.

Pretty, though.

Really it was erily quiet when I went

Ms fans weren’t even chattering or anything.

It's not the fans. It's the damn sound system.

It’s like it tries to make up for the lack of fan noise.

Oh hmm i don't remember that so much

I do remember the food being good.

Has anyone ever told that man that his head is shaped exactly like a hot dog.
Homey don't play that!

WHACK***

Never been to Safeco.

Saw a game in the Kingdome once. It sucked.

The Kingdome was awful!
Aah....that feels better!

That is awesome!!
True story

My parents live in Redmond WA during baseball season. Once, when I was visiting, we went over to their neighbors, and I mentioned to the husband of that family that I was looking forward to seeing a game at the Kingdome some time. He told me that the place was basically a shite-hole and not to get overly excited about it (this was during the off-season). The next summer, I finally got to a Kingdome game, and, yeah, he was right. BTW, the neighbor’s name was Dan McGwire, Mark’s younger brother who was a Seahawks QB at the time.

don't get excited about The Trop, either.
I was there in Seattle that weekend

for the demo.

Saw it from up on a hill in Magnolia

Closeup of Nomar's twitchy feet in the white shoes.
"Fidgets" Garciaparra
How can anyone resist that rhythmical beat?
Nomah likes the new thread
Will Nomar be able to score from first on a homerun?
Highly unlikely.....
maybe if there is a good tailwind
Markellis!

You go!

I always wonder what in the heck that conversation could possibly be at first between baserunner and firstbaseman
It's fun to make it up.
Ummm - yeah.

“I really suck at running don’t I? I should just retire”.

"Whoa, did you see that chick in the blue shirt?"

“Dude, gigantic hooters!”

With Nomar it probably goes something like this

“Long time no see”

"Have you heard about the new stripclub Nomar?"Russ said

“Ya but don’t tell Mia” Nomar said

Have you read the LL thread about the strip club?

very funny

I''ll look it up

I love anything funny

Wow that crowd shot is very Oakland A's home crowdish....
What they're bored?
LOL...And lots of empty seats...
They're rooting for the visiting team?
There's more for the opposing team than the home team?
Wuertz!

77 strikeouts…most in the AL by a reliever.

Let's go Wuertzy.
Clap, clap,

clap, clap, clap!

who in the world is Michael Saunders?

His gameday photo has very snazzy lighting.

I know Rob Neyer was excited about him
He had some good defensive plays in LF

and a nicely executed drag bunt.

Hes like a better Aaron Cunningham

He has solid across the board tools but no real outstanding one. They DFA Wladimer Balentien so they could call him up. Should be a nice 2.5 WAR player going forward. Started off the year as their #3 best prospect.

I love the Japanese-language ads behind home plate.

Says something about who’s actually following the M’s at thie point!

Mrs doctorK wants a Gutierrez jersey

(don’t hate, that’s her last name)

It's not K?
K is my first initial
Let me guess

Klinedorf is your first name

strickout!!11 plz.
I'd take that too
Let's go for the BIG DP
I just noticed that Junior is also "Ken-G"
Does he play soft rock music as well
SMALL SAMPLE SIZE

(noava22)

Ulp, Junior is 4-6 lifetime vs. Wuertz?
I need a good chiropractor in North Oakland.

Any suggestions?

Why?
Hurting.
What did you do?
Have a stressful job?
You mean jobs aren't supposed to be stressful?

I think my HR person has been lying to me…

Then stay home and rest.

Don’t let anyone touch your back. Seriously.

FWIW, I totally disagree with this

I’ve thrown my left SI out many times. MDs say, “Take a bunch of ibuprofen, lie down for a week, and maybe it’ll feel better. Or maybe not.” Chiropractors figure out what’s wrong and actually do something to fix it.

Chiropractic is a nutty disease theory. But as a theory for why your back hurts, I think it has some validity.

Chiropractic is good for what it does.

One reason I liked the guy I saw it that he was just all about what chiropractic does do and didn’t try to push it as any more than that.

If you know someone that can

give you muscle relaxers (skigurl), get some of those.

Those kinds of meds freak me out.
They're the best though.

I never take meds, but I would take those.

I've done both

They do make your muscles feel better (and they can loop you out, too). But they don’t address the underlying problem if your joints are stuck in a weird position.

you know what's good?

a handful of oxycodone and a jelly jar full of whiskey.

I read once that doctors in the early 20th century

infected their patients with malaria to cure them of some otherwise-incurable disease (I can’t remember which right now). The high, malarial fever killed the other disease, and then they’d give the patient quinine to cure the malaria.

so...you suggest infecting Pam with malaria?
Ouch.

I knew some people didn’t like me, but that’s mean.

Hey, I suggested some mild synergism.

Nick voted for malaria.

Yeah I was referring to Nick.

He’s mean.

Pam, I apologize for the malaria thing

I was trying to comment on LB’s drug abuse cure. I’m sorry that I said something that sounded hostile or nasty.

LOL Nicholas.

I’m kidding.

Well, I just wanted to be sure, pam!
Like I said, you're adorable.

And not at all mean. I’m just sarcastic.

And your neck hurts

BTW, I’ve figured out how to adjust my own hip, back, and neck a little. I stand up, twist, and CRUNCH-CRUNCH-CRUNCH!

I enjoy it. Mrs. Nick, not so much.

I can usually "adjust" myself okay.

But when my neck gets locked up like this, I feel like I’m never going to NOT be in pain again. That’s how I know it’s time for the chiro.

Pinched nerve in my neck is what

made me go to the guy I mentioned. He fixed the neck, gave me a general tune-up, and then after three or four appointments I was done.

My mom and her partner have been going to

Alice Charap for years (they work as cargo and baggage handlers which is a top five most damaging job acording to the dep of labor) and they love her. Shes in the city though.

ANers are so helpful.
For the record

I was comparing LB’s strategy to the malaria therapy thing: some MDs are probably more comfortable telling their patients who are addicted to pills and booze to go to an AA meeting than they are telling their patients with back pain to see a chiropractor.

Me, I’d see the chiropractor. Or, if you’re hesitant, try to find a doc who’s a DO instead of an MD. Many of them still do adjustments.

thanks for clarifying.

you’re adorable.

i’m going to the chiro.

ow, my neck.

Your back hurts? Sweat it out!
BUT - they help you relax so your muscles don't seize up and hurt.
If they work for you, they work for you.

I just don’t like how they make me feel.

I know....I had a really bad bout with my back and I stopped taking the relaxers

b/c of how loopy I got. BUT I will say at the beginning it really helped.

Me too.

But I only took them for a day.

muscle relaxors get me so high

I was hit by an Escalade last spring and trying to write my thesis on vicodin and flexoral. Fun times. Except not really

thesis would be funner on drugs.
Yeah prof didn'
oops

prof didn’t think so.

Should have also been more than 12 pages into in a week to go with 60 left

You're a pharmacology major?
Econ and Politics double
With a minor in unemployment
That's a popular minor for the newly college graduated!
Yeah doesn't make living at home any better
I'd explain, but it's not funny if you have to spell it out.
No mixing drugs I got it
Stretching is good.......
Ask Larry Davis

Then pick anybody else.

LOL!!
Don't pick anyone, why?
Super helpful.

Thanks doc.

I could recommend someone in Downtown San Jose, but that might be just a little too far for you
I know a good one in Sarasota.

He’d even give you a discount for invoking my name.

Do you like Florida Bloom?

My girlfriend wants us to move to Tampa sometime in the future

{ducks and covers}
break up with her. Now.

Right now. Call her on the phone.

Do it.

That sounds like a "no"

I think.

I think you may be right there Flash
That bad huh?

Well I love her so we’ll just have to see I guess.

AVOID FLORIDA

AS IF EVERYONE WITHIN A HUNDRED MILES OF THIS ACCURSED STATE WERE INFECTED WITH A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE THAT MADE BLOOD ACTIVELY SHOOT OUT YOUR EYE SOCKETS AND ENCOURAGED LIVING THINGS TO CRAWL UP YOUR RECTUM WHILE YOU SLEPT IN ORDER TO LAY THEIR EGGS.

Why are you there, again?
I am trapped by the will of my family.

He, he being my brother, bought into the “American Dream” and bought a business. Now his future and the future of the three little girls who call me uncle seems to hang in the balance of whether I can make the business successful or not.

Sounds like a lot of pressure

I hope it works out for you

Sometimes I'm glad I'm a only child
You will come to a place.

where the only thing you feel
Are loaded guns in your face.
And you’ll have to handle PRESSURE.

I was thinking that, too.

But the line I thought of was, “dit-dit-dit-dit dit-dit-dit-dit dit-dit-dit-dit dit-dit-dit-dit”, which doesn’t work so well in words.

you made it work for you.

That Billy Joel song’s your bitch!

I rock the piano songs,

can’t do the guitar songs though.

Pressure pushing down on me
Pressing down on you no man ask for
Under pressure – that burns a building down
Splits a family in two
Puts people on streets

Ice ice baby.
Pop-pop goes the weasel, the weasel
I'm going to take a stab in the dark here and assume you don't like Florida, am I right?

;)

don't hold back, now.
It's in all caps so it must be true.
Holy crap

are you saying I’ll turn into a pod person like Donald Sutherland….AHHHHHH!!!!!

Seattle's nice.

I liked Portland quite a bit. Minneapolis was pleasant. Chicago was a lot of fun.

Stay the hell out of Florida.

You know you have a place to stay on your next visit.
Get thyself to Alameda.
The Blessed Isle.

I love Alameda.

It amuses me that some people who live there never venture off the island.

srsy.

can I has dog?

.Absolutely.

We’ve been wanting one. I love them.

They don't pay teachers enough for me to move back home to California
Iowa's nice.
Well I went to college in Kansas

and so did my girlfriend but I don’t think she wants to go back to the cold weather they have in Iowa.

eff it.

come to Florida. We can go to the crappy Trop together.

I might be there after this school year

we’ll see there is a lot of things to consider but I thank you for your view on Florida.

My district pays pretty wellll - but it's HS only
Are they even hiring with all the budget problems?
Not this year. UNless you have a Spec Ed credential or are a Speech Therapist
No to both of those for me
Time will tell

she’s pushing pretty hard on the subject

QOTM, graphic Florida-hate division
I saw a guy I really liked ... about 10 years ago.

I think his name was Michael Wong.

… [googles] … Hey, look, he’s still there!

my dentist is named Michael Wong

and that doesn’t matter in any way.

Ooh, also close.

Thanks guys!

check your email
Oh, that's right by my house!!!
I've heard great things

but I’ve never been myself, but I’m sure they are on yelp or something similar. But the location is super close to you.

I have to recommend Dr. Adam Dekeyrel

Though he’s in Santa Clara: Mission Chiro

(He also works with the SJSU hockey team)

Do you play hockey or are you just a big hockey fan?
FINISH HIM, WUERTZ
Hi y'all been listening to the scrappy A's & grading papers

hoping we can scratch this win out

I just finished doing that before this game started
Oh, dang it all to hell
That was some football
It was the opposite of the holy roller
Found the Call

What a way to end a game.
http://www.bayarearadio.org/sports/raiders-chargers_sept-10-1978.shtml

On of Bill King's best
Oh, great link

I’m enjoying reliving it. Immensely.

Fucking shit

AK =/= 3B.

I think PT and I get credit for saying that and getting made fun of earlier in the gamethread
You were prescient
Geren seems not to like what he smells!
OMG...WTF happen
Kennedy gave the run back
Did he get an error charged there?
Easy play for the shortstop, but AK

ran over to get it and ended up booting the ball into the outfield. Runner scored.

Not exactly what we were wanting here.....crap
are you kidding me?
yay.

we’re good at fielding routine grounders.

Maybe that should be our new slogan

The A’s: Anything but routine

Good one!
There are no A's in routine
that really hurt
hey dudes,

gameday is slow. What horrendous thing just happened?

AK booted the ball while trying to field it.

Run scored.

We’re all gonna die.

AK just proved why we don't want to see him full-time at 3B next season
Routine ground ball to SS

Kennedy ran across from 3B to get it, but it bounced off his glove and into the outfield.

thanks for the info.

Somehow gameday just saying “error” doesn’t add all the … color that AN does.

Unfortunately Wuertz is not always entirely appetizing....

that dude likes his sausage
Well, he likes *somebody's* sausage....
I've actually had this product in Prague

It was a kind of potted sausage product served at breakfast in the kind of little, round plastic container with a pull off foil top that one usually associates with jam or jelly.

Prague?

Are you Jason Bourne?

You will have our sausages.
Lopez was safe

Tagged him near the knee after the foot hit.

he looked out on the replay
I thought Unicorns were incapable of lying
I'm pretty sure they can't even talk.
That's why we rely on their actions.....
z
zz
ZZ Top
with my New York brim and my gold tooth display,

no one give me trouble cause they know I got it made.
I’m bad. I’m nationwide.

What is "a great album by My Morning Jacket"?
I like a girl with a short skirt and a loooooooooong jacket
INNING SUCKED
Just settin' up the teAse!
In play, tease(s).
It's not really a tease if it's tied.
In play, no tease(s)
Damn, I miss Langerhans
Ryan Langerhans home jersey.

I want one.

Sweeney should swing at meatballs like that.

FFS

RYAN LANGERHANS SIGHTING
PENNINGTON WILL NOW DEPOSIT ONE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN
How bout the Puget Sound

Sounds good to me.

So he'll foul one off?
Tie doesn't always go to the runner
Very close, but Seattle TV had a freeze frame

when Aardsma’s foot was on the base and Pennington’s was not quite.

Nice hustle by Penny.
Kennedy will repent for his E
I spell repentence 'HR'
sounds good to me
Make up for the error here Kennedy
AK

Can take another run from the take a run leave a run jar.

alright, that's my cue.

night night, peeps. Not waiting around to lose the game or win in extras. Have fun!

Night....hopefully you won't be sorry you left the game in our hands!
To the Bresloooooooow To the Wall!
Didn't think it was going to be literal.
it's all YOUR fault!
Holy crap that scared me
Hold me

I see dead people

Zombies?
(click click)
my squirt gun is loaded and ready
Holy water?

No wait that’s vampires

Oh, that was really fun!

I enjoyed that so much. Almost makes me wish there were Mariners fans here.

LOL
Seriously,

that one play redeemed this whole boring game. It is officially a fun game now.

Fly Ball.

Caught.

OK, maybe it a few seconds my heart will start up again

And I like how Sweeney looked into crowd after that catch and said “No walk-off for you”.

Arizona @ SF (Haren vs Cain)

Giants were up 5-2 with 2 out in the 9th and Wilson on the hill. It’s now 5-4…

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
Wilson out. Romo in.

Diamondbacks have runners at 2nd and 3rd…

Way to go. Instant karma.

please fail wilson
will Kuiper ever learn to call a home run vs a fly?

I fear nyet.

Probably not. Easily the most excitable baseball announcer in all of sports.

Oh man, Bill King's call of the Holy Roller is priceless

So into that, the long out was just a GameDay blip.

We go extras tonight
K

Extras anyone?

FREE BASEBALL THREAD OPEN

http://www.athleticsnation.com/2009/8/25/1002571/open-extra-innings-thread-game-125

FREE?

you mean we have been paying for this shit?

In more ways than one.
I'm out

Very short nap today…have to be up at 3 again.

Sleep well

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