GameThread: A's (63-77) @ O's (63-76)
by SC on Sep 5, 2008 5:00 PM EDT
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Oakland Athletics at Baltimore Orioles, Sep 5, 2008 7:05 PM EDT
Get up. Get loud. It's the A's and O's. In September.
Yay.
Today's Starting Pitchers GS IP ERA WHIP BAA HR BB K W-L Diamond Dallas Braden - LH 8 (17) 62.2 3.88 1.36 .276 7 21 36 4-3 Chris Waters - LH 6 33.0 5.45 1.61 .276 5 16 14 2-1
You may remember DDB from his professional debut on April 24, 2007. It was also the day that Jeremy Guthrie made his first start as a Baltimore Oriole. On that day, Guthrie pitched pretty well and took the loss. That was telling.
Chris Waters stinks. There, I said it. He stinks. I know he had one good game. When I said that was perhaps the best game he could ever throw, I think I was probably right.
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With the A's being as cheap as ever and Ripken buying a minor league team, isn't a Wheel of Fortune joke warranted?
I’d like to buy a vowel, please.
Don't question my choice of teams, or I will have to go all troll on you./Education is the best defense against the media./The Lord's Prayer=66 words, the Gettysburg Address=286words, the Declaration of Independence=1,322 words, government regulations on the sale of cabbage=26,911 words
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Sep 5, 2008 5:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Huh?
Cal didn’t just buy a team, he’s busy building an empire.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Sep 5, 2008 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't he buy a new minor league team of the Rays'?
Or was that just a rumor? If it was, then why was he throwing out the first pitch a while ago. I heard about and saw it, but the only reasoning for it I could find was something about a new minor league team of the Rays’ that he bought.
Don't question my choice of teams, or I will have to go all troll on you./Education is the best defense against the media./The Lord's Prayer=66 words, the Gettysburg Address=286words, the Declaration of Independence=1,322 words, government regulations on the sale of cabbage=26,911 words
by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Sep 5, 2008 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, he bought a Rays affiliate.
He also owns Giants and O’s affiliates.
Sooner or later he will own the Orioles.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Sep 5, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time to pick up a win or two
This Oakland series at home is the softest spot in what remains of our schedule.
Go O’s!
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 5:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Waters is throwing stikes so far.
as far as I can tell. I’m blacked out since I’m close to Oakland – gotta a watch on Gameday.
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 7:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
pretty much.
5/6 outs have been groundballs.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Sep 5, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Welcome to the September Friday Night Edition of CC
sit anywhere you like.
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's just you and I here...
remember when these threads were exciting?
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Sep 5, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
looks like Jones got fooled by the same pitch he used to swing at a lot – offspeed pitch that goes low & outside
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 7:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hello doods.
Yes, I should say that, which, I should say that.
by thewaywardO on Sep 5, 2008 8:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wow.
how did he not drop that ball?
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Sep 5, 2008 8:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that was some nastia liukin shit right there
i wish jamon tried that hard.
Yes, I should say that, which, I should say that.
by thewaywardO on Sep 5, 2008 8:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
juan castar, oscar salazar, lou montanez
your baltimore orioles……..
Yes, I should say that, which, I should say that.
by thewaywardO on Sep 5, 2008 8:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
next year's Norfolk Tides?
York Revolution?
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs?
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Sep 5, 2008 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well i checked in. off to poker night
Go Owes!
….. as in YOU OWES US SOME PLAYOFFS MUDDA FUCKKAZ
Yes, I should say that, which, I should say that.
by thewaywardO on Sep 5, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
f-cab was DFA?
Adam Jones son!
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on Sep 5, 2008 8:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That'll teach him
to not show up the manager.
What the hell happened in this game, by the way? 8 runs on ONE hit?
"I wasn't here for the losing years. But it feels a little like the days with Earl in charge and John Lowenstein smashing birthday cakes in the middle of the clubhouse with a bat." - John "T-Bone" Shelby
by duck on Sep 5, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Throw strikes Waters
Daric Barton is not Babe Ruth
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 8:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Now see that! If you throw strikes loke I said you wouldn't be getting pulled now, right?
Right?
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bryan Bass?
I hope he’s better than Ryan Bulkvich.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on Sep 5, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
someone named Brian Bass is now pitching for the Orioles.
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and shows he belongs here by walking a run in
way to go.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Sep 5, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better get those pitches down, Brian.
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he can't throw a strike, he fits right in
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on Sep 5, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What a debut
The highly touted Brian Bass comes into a tie game, bases loaded with one down in front of a packed house in a crucial game for the Orioles and throws a double play ball.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Sep 5, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and the playoff atmosphere at the stadium is rife with tension.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on Sep 5, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see you're dreaming again...
it’s a nice place in your head, isn’t it?
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Sep 5, 2008 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We all handle it in diffrent ways.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Sep 5, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
dallas has left the building.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on Sep 5, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Gameday says injury delay?
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 8:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, Braden just came out of the game for some reason or another.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Sep 5, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you guys know
That we actually have to give the Twins a player for Bass? PTBNL are usually trash, but still. Hopefully we take whatever trash the Rays are going to give us for Bradford and make his flight one way to Minnesota.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Sep 5, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jamie Walker counts doesn't he?
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Sep 5, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would be the day
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Sep 5, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Travis Hafner hits a grand slam
And Bowie is going to lose again tonight, they will be down 2-1 in the series and will have to win out the rest of the way. To exacerbate the situation, the Baysox had arguably their best pitcher on the mound tonight in David Hernandez.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Sep 5, 2008 9:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wieters doesn't get anything to hit
The way they pitch around this guy is ridiculous.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Sep 5, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably should have tried that approach with Hafner.
It’s a little ridiculous that he’s down there right now…maybe AJ needed a rehab assignment, too.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Sep 5, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe there should be a rule
That guys with a major league ML slugging average near .550 shouldn’t be allowed in the AA playoffs.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Sep 5, 2008 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hafner is playing in the AA playoffs?
That’s pretty ridiculous. I know Pronk has been struggling and all lately but they shouldn’t allow ringers for playoff games.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on Sep 5, 2008 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He will be facing
A 20 year old Chris Tillman.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Sep 5, 2008 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
prolly a good idea to bean Suzuki
Limits him to the equivalent of a single if you are new to pitching and not sure you arent going to give up a homer.
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
By the way
Carmelo Anthony to throw out the first pitch tommorow.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Sep 5, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why have we given three walks to Deric Barton tonight?
this guy couldn’t hurt a fly.
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 9:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bases loaded
1 HBP and 2 walks.
Dave Decides now’s a good time to take Burres out. Maybe suggest a bit more practice at THROWING F**KING STRIKES
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 9:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you've gotta be kidding me.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on Sep 5, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm...
Scott Erickson is attempting a comeback, sure he’s 40, but he can probably throw still throw the ball over the plate…
http://masnsports.com/2008/09/montanez-and-scott-erickson-th.html
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Sep 5, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I miss chad bradford.
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
we all miss ChadBrad.
"You have to discipline yourself so you don't come out with something just to say you made a trade. You have to make sure you come out better than you were before." - Andy MacPhail, 7/31/08
by getxstoked on Sep 5, 2008 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, i'm so not watching this crap anymore
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on Sep 5, 2008 9:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good advice I should have taken.
11 to 2 and counting. Oakland has batted around.
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Omir Santos is in for Ramon
call strikes please, Omir.
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 9:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This concludes our Friday Night in September on CC
tap, tap.. Is this thing on?
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This is, like, the opposite of Birdland
"Whether your name is Gehrig or Ripken, DiMaggio or Robinson, or that of some youngster who picks up his bat or puts on his glove, you are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. That's all I've ever tried to do."
by spike2131 on Sep 5, 2008 10:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Most uncomfortable post game interview ever.
http://masnsports.com/2008/09/os-and-as-set-to-start-threega.html
Diamond Dave says “I’ve never seen an inning like it.”
The reporters sound embarassed to ask questions.
Dave is at a loss to explain what happened or how to move forward.
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by typozzz on Sep 5, 2008 11:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Almost every single press conference
Is like that after the O’s lose; Dave becomes all defensive and acts like the reporters are criminals. After anyone asks a question he glares at them and gives them a stupid one word answer. Even earlier in the year he was like that.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Sep 6, 2008 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What more can he say?
Kranwhich abd DD have already been harping bout throwing g’damn strikes. Let the ball get hit. The guys won’t do it. Confidence? Talent? All of the above. Leo Mazzone was pretty blunt about the lack of talent last year. It’s not much different now.
Sweeeep. Come on draft pick #4 or #5. Really, what else can we root for?
by drj on Sep 6, 2008 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you
People always get on me because I root for the O’s to get the 4th overall because they haven’t been going anywhere the entire year.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Sep 6, 2008 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've been rooting for the 4th pick for awhile.
Wolf, wolf, wolf.
by birdman on Sep 6, 2008 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve been all for a draft pick from pretty much when the O’s were projected to lose 100 games.
by drj on Sep 6, 2008 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least it can't get any worse
Right? Am I right?
Hello?
by PhilR8 on Sep 6, 2008 1:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, where did they find the 15,000 people who paid to watch this game?
If you’re a sort of Generalized Baseball Fan and happen to be cruising the boxes in the paper this morning, what would you think looking at ours?
(a) Jeez, five pitchers in a row I never heard of.
(b) With those batting averages, how can these guys lose 7 in a row? Oh yeah: (a)
(c )Sucktitude, major sucktitude / It don’t need no more amplitude
(d) Frickin’ Wayne Newton prob’ly thinks these guys are pathetic.
Nice to hear an inning of Joe Carter visiting the Jays booth last night as Halladay snuck by the Rays. Carter really has his head on straight about the game— and could do play-by-play well, btw.
Double header today. I’m hiding .Go O’s.
p.s. Off in the real world, Oregon State, pissed off at losing to, um, lightly-equipped Snodfart last week, takes it out on Big 10 Powerhouse Penn St. at 3:00. Be there.
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Sep 6, 2008 7:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQLTekcur-E
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Sep 6, 2008 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Check that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQLTekcur-E
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Sep 6, 2008 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
?
“The URL contained a malformed video ID.”— whatever that means…
"Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Churchill,1942-- a rebuilding year.
by Titov on Sep 7, 2008 7:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta copy and past the whole link, including the -E part.
My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get ahold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.' -Earl Weaver
by Baltimo on Sep 7, 2008 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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