Gameday Thread: O's (16-17) @ A's (21-14)
Baltimore Orioles @ Oakland Athletics
| Today's Starting Pitchers | GS | IP | ERA | WHIP | BAA | BB | K | W-L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jeremy Guthrie - RH | 7 | 44.1 | 4.06 | 1.24 | .244 | 13 | 26 | 1-3 |
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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
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Yes, this is needed more than ever.
Why the Hell Not?
by BrianS on
May 7, 2008 9:01 PM EDT
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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
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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
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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
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woo!
Torres with a leadoff single that any left fielder in the league would have caught, but thankfully they have Jack Cust.
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
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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.
by SC on
May 7, 2008 3:44 PM EDT
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hey
I wonder if Frank Thomas will get himself kicked off of THIS team after sitting out today.
by SC on May 7, 2008 3:38 PM EDT 0 recs
Lowest OBP in A's lineup: .310
4th-highest OBP in O’s lineup: .310
by dkdc on May 7, 2008 3:44 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.
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
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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!
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.
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
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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.
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
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1-0 A's
Get Emil Brown the mother fuck out of here. This asshole.
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
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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
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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.
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
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
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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
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Buck on baserunning outs
I can’t tell if he’s for or against them, honestly. Buck is a riddle.
by SC on May 7, 2008 3:58 PM EDT 0 recs
base knock Kevbo!
That was real close to potentially being a DP.
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.
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!
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.
by SC on
May 7, 2008 4:01 PM EDT
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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fair enough
Nick Markakis: The Actual Greek God of Walks
by wickedwitch on
May 7, 2008 4:07 PM EDT
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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
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hey Ramon
Have you seen your hitting this season? Maybe don’t argue strikes. Maybe you just suck.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Yes
yes it is.
MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC
by spike2131 on
May 7, 2008 4:26 PM EDT
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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"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'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






