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Gameday Thread: O's (16-17) @ A's (21-14)

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Baltimore Orioles @ Oakland Athletics


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  Today's Starting Pitchers GS IP ERA WHIP BAA BB K W-L
Jeremy Guthrie - RH 7 44.1 4.06 1.24 .244 13 26 1-3
Joe Blanton - RH 8 55.2 3.88 1.35 .289 10 22 2-5

I'll add more in a moment, but I forgot we played at 3:35 today. Game's on MASN. Let's go, O's!

  Orioles AB AVG OBP HR RBI
1 Eider Torres - 2B 6 .167 .167 0 0
2 Melvin Mora - 3B 131 .260 .310 4 17
3 Nick Markakis - RF 117 .256 .387 6 14
4 Aubrey Huff - DH 119 .277 .353 5 20
5 Luke Scott - LF 95 .284 .361 1 10
6 Kevin Millar - 1B 122 .213 .297 4 14
7 Jay Payton - CF 64 .250 .273 2 5
8 Ramon Hernandez - C 95 .189 .223 3 16
9 Luis Hernandez - SS 66 .227 .284 0 3
  Athletics AB AVG OBP HR RBI
1 Kurt Suzuki - C 122 .279 .348 0 10
2 Daric Barton - 1B 122 .254 .357 1 13
3 Mike Sweeney - DH 77 .299 .360 2 10
4 Jack Cust - LF 88 .250 .426 4 11
5 Emil Brown - RF 126 .294 .321 3 28
6 Bobby Crosby - SS 134 .254 .324 2 21
7 Mark Ellis - 2B 139 .223 .310 2 12
8 Jack Hannahan - 3B 75 .227 .375 2 9
9 Ryan Sweeney - CF 75 .267 .325 0 14

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Kristen or 2632...

please see my other post.

Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008

by dayzd toe on May 7, 2008 3:30 PM EDT   0 recs

I'll get her on it. Or find the photo in question.

"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again."

by 2632 on May 7, 2008 6:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oww

Blanton loves his moms. Now, DESTROY HIM!

by Dr Orpheus on May 7, 2008 3:32 PM EDT   0 recs

I wonder

if St. Guts’ mom wears coordinated shades of orange when she visits the clubhouse.

...one more dying quail a week and you're playing in Yankee Stadium...

by 33 on May 7, 2008 3:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Well....

Maybe it’s not his mom.

Maybe Joe Blanton has a thing for cougars

by Chanumas on May 7, 2008 3:38 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't know if that's a "cougar", per se...

...I think she’s just old.

From the Land of Pleasant Living...

by OEutaw on May 7, 2008 3:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Torres leading off huh

That’s… Um. Interesting

by Pack Man on May 7, 2008 3:35 PM EDT   0 recs

woo!

Torres with a leadoff single that any left fielder in the league would have caught, but thankfully they have Jack Cust.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 3:38 PM EDT   0 recs

Damn, that DD...

He’s a god damn genious!

Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008

by dayzd toe on May 7, 2008 3:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

what's weird to me

is that this is Dave doing the Dusty Baker thing I always hate. “Well, Brian needs a day off. Second base bats leadoff, though…”

I’d have expected he would hit Payton leadoff, not that that’s any huge upgrade.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 3:44 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

hey

I wonder if Frank Thomas will get himself kicked off of THIS team after sitting out today.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 3:38 PM EDT   0 recs

oh, god

Buck: “They’ve never had any real high averages. They’ve had some home run hitters, but never any real high averages.”

What a detriment it’s been.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 3:46 PM EDT   0 recs

new rule for MASN

everytime Buck says something inane, they have to cut to a reaction shot of Amber.

...one more dying quail a week and you're playing in Yankee Stadium...

by 33 on May 7, 2008 3:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

ha! ha, ha, ha!

Until it’s 3-2, you hang on n’ wait! Ha! The A’s are run by an idiot that puts contending teams on the field with no money! Fuckin’ losers! This shit doesn’t work!

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 3:48 PM EDT   0 recs

awesome

More Luis adventures at shortstop. It was a tough play and everything, but it boggles the mind that nobody is calling him out on his arm. That was in the hole, but it was a slow bouncer. His range isn’t even what everyone pretends it is.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 3:49 PM EDT   0 recs

I predicted Luis would be my main source of rage this year

And so far I haven’t been wrong. Which is crazy considering all the shitty things about this team.

by Stacey on May 7, 2008 3:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

man

You know, I don’t know where today’s O’s middle infield lineup ranks in the history of all-time middle infields, but I have to guess it’s somewhere near being the absolute greatest ever. Is there really any question? These guys can rake.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 3:50 PM EDT   0 recs

At what point

does his arm not being able to throw a runner out on rather routine plays start to become errors, just for fuck’s sake, and not infield hits.

Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008

by dayzd toe on May 7, 2008 3:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

1-0 A's

Get Emil Brown the mother fuck out of here. This asshole.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 3:53 PM EDT   0 recs

BTW...

thanks for calling me out…

Papa Shango lunatics that believe in voodoo magic via the power of web logs or TV commentators saying “no-hitter” think it’s my fault

But that doesn’t make it any less true.

Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008

by dayzd toe on May 7, 2008 3:54 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

When you were young / And your heart was an open book...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ySyZ8-RS6g

Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M

by Titov on May 7, 2008 4:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

and here's 20-RBI Bobby Crosby, too

Thankfully he can’t pick up an RBI on an out. Well he could run into an out.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 3:53 PM EDT   0 recs

Emil Brown's gameday photo

He has a huge neck. Like a football player.

I continue to hate him.

by Stacey on May 7, 2008 3:53 PM EDT   0 recs

looking over our lineup

Yep, I think we just lost this one.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 3:54 PM EDT   0 recs

game over?

Nick Markakis: The Actual Greek God of Walks

by wickedwitch on May 7, 2008 3:54 PM EDT   0 recs

Shouldn't there be a mercy rule....

that kicks in as soon as the other team scores?

Why the Hell Not?

by BrianS on May 7, 2008 3:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Very frustrating series

The A’s have 19(!) singles so far, and zero XBH.

In fact, Mora’s double in game 1 is the only XBH either team has hit.

by dkdc on May 7, 2008 3:55 PM EDT   0 recs

Yeah Mofo.

Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008

by dayzd toe on May 7, 2008 3:58 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The Shitshow

has started early today I see…

by O'sFan21 on May 7, 2008 3:58 PM EDT   0 recs

Buck on baserunning outs

I can’t tell if he’s for or against them, honestly. Buck is a riddle.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 3:58 PM EDT   0 recs

base knock Kevbo!

That was real close to potentially being a DP.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 3:58 PM EDT   0 recs

jesus christ

You have got to be kidding.

Payton lines out to Blanton who throws Scott out at third. I mean that’s just shitty.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 4:00 PM EDT   0 recs

good graphic

Most times caught stealing, picked off, or out trying to advance.

Baltimore Orioles
NUMBER ONE!
Baltimore Orioles
NUMBER ONE!

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 4:00 PM EDT   0 recs

"lines" is awfully generous.

He lobbed it out to the pitcher with a little arc on it. How the fuck is Luke not back at 3rd?????

by O'sFan21 on May 7, 2008 4:00 PM EDT   0 recs

it happens very fast

I really don’t blame Luke on that one, really. That’s just bad timing for that to happen. Awful, actually.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 4:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Very fast???

Your taught to freeze on a line – that ball was barely lined. No excuse for not getting back on that horseshit.

by O'sFan21 on May 7, 2008 4:02 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

"that ball was barely lined"

and since you’re not taught to freeze on a ground ball, you can understand Luke moving

Nick Markakis: The Actual Greek God of Walks

by wickedwitch on May 7, 2008 4:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I think you misunderstood...

It was a line drive – it was just a very slow one.

by O'sFan21 on May 7, 2008 4:05 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I saw it

and it didn’t entirely look like a line drive coming off the bat

Nick Markakis: The Actual Greek God of Walks

by wickedwitch on May 7, 2008 4:05 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

from the center field camera maybe

Third base is a pretty good angle for that though.

by O'sFan21 on May 7, 2008 4:06 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

fair enough

Nick Markakis: The Actual Greek God of Walks

by wickedwitch on May 7, 2008 4:07 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

So wait..

I didn’t realize that BOTH A’s hits were to our muscle armed SS. Hey Soos Christo!

Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008

by dayzd toe on May 7, 2008 4:01 PM EDT   0 recs

It's a twist on the ol' "hit 'em where they ain't" strategy.

It’s called “Hit ‘em wherever that scrub Luis Hernandez happens to be standing, that MFer couldn’t throw out my grandmother if first base was 100 yards away.”

I think it’s pretty catchy, actually. Definitely catching on.

From the Land of Pleasant Living...

by OEutaw on May 7, 2008 4:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

hey Ramon

Have you seen your hitting this season? Maybe don’t argue strikes. Maybe you just suck.

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Bad Left Hook

by SC on May 7, 2008 4:02 PM EDT   0 recs

Peace out...

time to go home and cut grass. Fucking Orioles!

Improving the ballclub: Not one of Peter Angelos' concerns.-SC Wed Jan 30, 2008

by dayzd toe on May 7, 2008 4:02 PM EDT   0 recs

My, that was an interesting half-inning.

Sucktitude, thy name is Orioles.

Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M

by Titov on May 7, 2008 4:04 PM EDT   0 recs

I'm starting to hate this team

With Markakis and Jones doing shit, Roberts being fairly shitty, people like Ramon and Millar still around, and terrible, terrible Luis Hernandez giving away singles every night, they are really crushing me. Again. Good thing the pitching has really been impressive so far.

by Pack Man on May 7, 2008 4:05 PM EDT   0 recs

so let me understand this

we had runners on first and third with no one out?

Ouch.

Orioles Magic, Feel It Happen.

I have tickets for the B-more premiere of “Young At heart” tonight, which is supposed to be great. Anyone here seen it?

by Chanumas on May 7, 2008 4:05 PM EDT   0 recs

torres AND hernandez...

give it to me straight, doc?

i’m sorry, son. you have HIV AND cancer.

ronnie's a dillweed.

by j.q. higgins on May 7, 2008 4:09 PM EDT   0 recs

although your Fahey brain tumor seems to have cleared up!

Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M

by Titov on May 7, 2008 4:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Add in Millar and Trax

and it’s like adding Scurvy and Gingivitus on top.

by Chanumas on May 7, 2008 4:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Is Guts looking good, at least?

I can’t tell from the Yahoo updates

by Chanumas on May 7, 2008 4:10 PM EDT   0 recs

he's looking okay

Nick Markakis: The Actual Greek God of Walks

by wickedwitch on May 7, 2008 4:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

4 Ks in a row is ok

MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC

by spike2131 on May 7, 2008 4:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It's Birdland!

"If you're a fantasy baseball player, don't pick anybody from the Orioles. ... Nobody is going to pop your eyes out. But if you're in the American League East, bring your lunch, because you're going to need it." - Kevin Millar

by duck on May 7, 2008 4:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yes

yes it is.

MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC

by spike2131 on May 7, 2008 4:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

What's with his velocity??

Radar gun is only showing 86-88.

by O'sFan21 on May 7, 2008 4:10 PM EDT   0 recs

The last pitch to Sweeney

Was 93, according to Gameday.

by dkdc on May 7, 2008 4:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ok good

Maybe it’s the TV gun that’s off. It hasn’t showed a pitch above 88 yet.

by O'sFan21 on May 7, 2008 4:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Buck on switch hitting catchers: "You don't have to wonder when to play 'em, 'cause they hit from both sides."

Is he auditioning for Yogi Berra?

Rah Rah Rasputin / Lover of the Russian queen
There was a cat that / Really loved Birds. -- Boney M

by Titov on May 7, 2008 4:15 PM EDT   0 recs

lookin good today...

lads.

ronnie's a dillweed.

by j.q. higgins on May 7, 2008 4:18 PM EDT   0 recs

Blech

Its going to be another pitchers game. Guthrie’s going to pitch like crazy, and no one’s going to hit.

by Dr Orpheus on May 7, 2008 4:20 PM EDT   0 recs

Trembley's just talking crap with Gary

He sounds like you’d expect him to sound, not a cliche machine. It’s kinda fun to listen to.

"If you're a fantasy baseball player, don't pick anybody from the Orioles. ... Nobody is going to pop your eyes out. But if you're in the American League East, bring your lunch, because you're going to need it." - Kevin Millar

by duck on May 7, 2008 4:24 PM EDT   0 recs

Bitchin' up a storm about QuesTec, though

"If you're a fantasy baseball player, don't pick anybody from the Orioles. ... Nobody is going to pop your eyes out. But if you're in the American League East, bring your lunch, because you're going to need it." - Kevin Millar

by duck on May 7, 2008 4:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I thought that was great.

“If that ball goes out I’m not talking to you guys any more.” lol

by O'sFan21 on May 7, 2008 4:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Thorne, after the catch

See you next week.

"If you're a fantasy baseball player, don't pick anybody from the Orioles. ... Nobody is going to pop your eyes out. But if you're in the American League East, bring your lunch, because you're going to need it." - Kevin Millar

by duck on May 7, 2008 4:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

"we got the yips"

thorne and hunter have figured out cause of team’s recent woes.

by thewaywardO on May 7, 2008 4:32 PM EDT   0 recs

i meam

martinez and thorne

by thewaywardO on May 7, 2008 4:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'd take a walk from Millar

except it doesn’t increase our expected runs.

by math_geek on May 7, 2008 4:34 PM EDT   0 recs

Bases Loaded

How does Ramon screw us out of a run this time?

by math_geek on May 7, 2008 4:36 PM EDT   0 recs

Chopper to short.

MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC