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Posted October 3, 2008 at 8:12 amAnother feature in this increasingly misnamed series.
I have heard “Bring back Jason Giambi” ideas floated around AN a lot recently. What a silly idea.
We already have the exact same player, only better. His name is Jack Cust. Perhaps you’ve heard of him: big guy, strikes out a lot, running for mayor of Oakland in the next election cycle.
Cust is a left-handed hitting DH who won’t …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Grades Are In (Chin Music)
Posted September 29, 2008 at 9:45 amThank goodness it’s over!
That’s about the best thing you can say about the A’s season, especially the second half. It’s been miserable to watch, so I can only imagine how much of a grind it’s been for the players involved. Incidentally, the final numbers: 75 victories (their fewest since 1998); 51 players used, including 24 [...]
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Posted September 28, 2008 at 12:58 pmThis is it ladies and gentleman! It’s been real, it’s been fun, but I can’t say it’s been real fun. The A’s 2008 season ends today and we are all wishing it ends on an upnote as the A’s attempt to salvage one game of a series against one of the worst teams in major league baseball. Fireballing lefty Josh Outman takes the hill for …
Tags: Baltimore, baseball, Bob Geren, Bobby Crosby, Chris Denorfia, Cliff Pennington, Daric Barton, Ichiro Suzuki, Jack Cust, Jeff Baisley, Jose Lopez, Josh Outman, Kenji Johjima, Kurt Suzuki, Luis Valbuena, Matt Tuiasosopo, Oakland, Oakland Athletics, R.A. Dickey, Raul Ibanez, Rob Johnson, Ryan Sweeney, Seattle, Seattle Mariners, Travis Buck, Wladimir Balentien, Yuniesky Betancourt (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Open Thread: Game 158 - A’s at Texas (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 24, 2008 at 10:40 amWell, the last Wednesday of the year comes to a close with the A’s trying to win the series against the Rangers, and trying to move themselves into a very very distant second place in the AL West.
This morning, Dana Eveland will take on Matt Harrison (who shut out the A’s earlier this month) in the finale of this series, as the A’s …
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Posted September 23, 2008 at 5:11 pmNot sure if someone else was supposed to post this thread, but I guess it’s up to me! The game’s already started, with Dustin Nippert throwing a quick 1-2-3 1st inning against the A’s lineup. Eveland Outman is taking the mound. Here’s the lineup:
Lineup
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A’s Take Over Second Place In AL West; Beat Rangers 4-3 in 11 Innings (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 22, 2008 at 9:29 pmIf the A’s miss out on someone great in this next draft to the Texas Rangers, I might just find Travis Buck and give him a wedgie. I’m just kidding. It was nice to see the A’s keep up their recent hot streak by beating the Rangers in 11 innings. At the same time, it was disappointing to see Brad Ziegler blow his second save.
I …
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Posted September 22, 2008 at 4:45 pmThe battle for second place in the AL West rages on. If you had told me before the season started that the A’s starting pitcher who would make the most starts would be Greg Smith, I would tell you that the A’s would be in line for last place in the AL West. It’s not that Greg Smith isn’t a good pitcher, it’s just that …
Tags: Aaron Cunningham, Arlington, baseball, Bobby Crosby, Chris Davis, Cliff Pennington, Daric Barton, Greg Smith, Hank Blalock, Jack Cust, Jeff Baisley, Josh Hamilton, Kevin Millwood, Kurt Suzuki, Marlon Byrd, Michael Young, Milton Bradley, Nelson Cruz, Oakland, Oakland Athletics, Ryan Sweeney, Taylor Teagarden, Texas, Texas Rangers, Travis Buck (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Wrap: Game 155 - A’s 5, Mariners 3 (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 21, 2008 at 4:29 pmI guess the terminology thrown around in the Game Thread to describe the recent play of the Seattle Mariners was something along the lines of “comical suckitude.” The term definitely applied to the Mariner bullpen today (or rather just Miguel “Poetista” Bautista) who blew a 3-1 Mariner lead in the 7th and 8th innings to hand the A’s a sweep of the 3 game set …
Tags: Aaron "Clutch" Cunningham, Arlington, Brandon Morrow, Bryan LaHair, Jack Cust, Jeff Baisley, Jerry Blevins, Joey Devine, Miguel "Poetista" Bautista, Oakland, Raul Ibanez, Ryan Sweeney, Sean Gallagher, Seattle, Seattle Mariners (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Open Thread: Game 155 - A’s vs. Mariners (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 21, 2008 at 1:02 pm
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Hear ye! Hear ye! Today …
Tags: anniversary of residence in the East Bay, Arlington, baseball, Berkeley, Bert Campenaris, Bobby Crosby, Brandon Morrow, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Gonzalez, Cliff Pennington, Daric Barton, Dave Stewart, East Bay, Ichiro Suzuki, Jack Cust, Jeff Baisley, Jeremy Reed, Joe Rudi, Jose Lopez, Kenji Johjima, Kurt Suzuki, Luis Valbuena, North Bay, Oakland, Oakland Athletics, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Raul Ibanez, Rickey Henderson, Ryan Sweeney, Sean Gallagher, Seattle, Seattle Mariners, Terry Steinbach, Texas, Travis Buck (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A’s win 2-0 (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 19, 2008 at 9:14 pmDana Eveland threw seven exceptional innings as the A’s beat the Mariners 2-0 in the opener of a three-game series Friday night in Oakland.
Eveland struck out seven and walked none on a very economical 83 pitches. His curveball had terrific bite and he used it both to set hitters up in the strike zone and as a strikeout pitch out of the zone. He got …