Tonight's stars enjoy a little friendly "whose hand is bigger?" competition, remembering of course it's not the size of the mitt, but how you call the game.
The Swingin', Pitchin', Runnin', Streakin' A's undressed Cleveland starter Justin "from my hand to your bat" Masterson in a 4-run 3rd, punctuated by a Kurt Suzuki three-run HR. And Thursday makes Four in a row for Oakland, quietly putting together another more-than-respectable second half here in the Days of Oughty-Nine.
Well it looks like 67MARQUEZ got his miracle ticket's worth tonight, with the Athletics continuing the trend of there-is-an-A-in-Awesome with another workmanlike effort in support of Clayton "Le Not-So-Petit" Mortensen, who went a solid and exceptionally tall 5 for his 2nd win, and yet another in a long series of utterly delectable, gourmet, even-better-than-those-veggie-tacos-at-Herbivore bullpen workouts featuring Brad Kilby, everyday Craig Breslow & Michael Wuertz. Wuertz was best yet again as he struck out a couple to get the ball to the AL's most satisfying after-dinner digestif, who proved a liqueur too strong for the tepid Tribe bats and authored his (ongoing Oakland rookie record) 25th save. So Andrew Bailey's ridiculous, eye-popping, and all-around glittering ERA drops to 1.95, and he is clearly qualifying himself more each day to be placed among MLB's ROYalty come this off-season.
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yay wins
mikev - September 17, 2009
Yay!
Great night! I want another tomorrow night!
lynnzgal - September 17, 2009
TWSS!
mikev - September 17, 2009
also, happy birthday dollface!
mikev - September 17, 2009
Thankee!
It was!
lynnzgal - September 17, 2009
*hugs*
Happy birthday and many more =)
emperor nobody - September 17, 2009
Thanks, en!
And thanks for letting 67M off the hook. He came over and gave me a birthday hug, too! Very nice!
lynnzgal - September 17, 2009
So what's it like to finally be 29? The big 3-0 i sright around the corner, huh???
mikev - September 17, 2009
That's right!
It feels just like the first time! TYVM!
lynnzgal - September 17, 2009
Happy B-Day!!!!!!!!
OptimistPrime - September 17, 2009
Lets not forget
Another good day for Pennington. Impressive speed. Thats how you do it Bobby.
Arcman - September 17, 2009
I say save any 2011 money
Keep pennington at ss fpr 2010.
Future Ed - September 17, 2009
OK, I haven't been around here too much the past few days
So forgive me if this has been covered. But what’s up with the centered text on the posts?
ORthey - September 17, 2009
it's just my style
If I am unjustified, it’s just how I am ;)
emperor nobody - September 17, 2009
Clayton "Le Not-So-Petit" Mortensen
Heh heh heh – nice work on the wrap. I also liked "Justin “from my hand to your bat” Masterson." Keep up the obscure and profane references.
fridaynightfan - September 17, 2009
OK Empy
You are most welcome here by me, LOVING the goofiness and off-the-wall references!
OptimistPrime - September 17, 2009
Nortons and Indians and Greeves(es) won't do
jakarta - September 17, 2009
I think the consensus opinion
is that none of those have a soul like a Vincent ’52.
emperor nobody - September 17, 2009
or a suzuki '83?
jakarta - September 17, 2009
Note to self:
Come to Paris more often. The boys have won every game since I’ve been gone. Or, er, maybe that means I should just stay away from the ballpark? Nah…I choose Paris.
skigurl - September 17, 2009
Is it incredible?
No way are you staying away from the ballpark! It loves you!
lynnzgal - September 18, 2009
The sacrifices you make for this club...
Texas in September?! Oy…
grover - September 18, 2009
Veh'.....
Just another routine win for the A’s…{yawns…waits for “We’re all gonna die!” clamor…}
Zooks has 13 dingers and 78 RBI’s, which leads the team. If he ends the season leading the team in RBI’s, he will be the first catcher to lead the A’s team in that category since 1948, IIRC. Cool shit, and Bailey is The MF Mastah!
Go A’s!
mrod - September 18, 2009
emperor notched a save, too
Thanks again, man.
67MARQUEZ - September 18, 2009
reader question asked during the broadcast:
the fellas read a question from a viewer who boldly predicted (i think i he predicted, rather than asked if it was possible) that the A’s will finish at .500 this year. they need to go 13-3 to do so.
can they do it? can they get through 6 against the angels (not to mention 3 more against the tribe, 3 at home against a rangers team who should be pretty pissed after oakland’s most recent trip to arlington, and 3 at seattle) with only 3 losses? it would be an amazing finish.
any takers?
jlanning17 - September 18, 2009
I've been thinking along the same lines...
“can they do it??”
I’d say I’d be delighted, but I would guess 8-8 to the finish….
I was even musing about being stuck on 78 losses for the year!! NOW THAT is dreamin’ the impossible!
One won lost won - September 18, 2009
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