2006 ALCS Oakland Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers

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Some may call this the real World Series.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 7 October 2006 21:49 (nineteen years ago)

Are you trying to tell us that the Go-Go Yankees can't come back from an 8-1 deficit in the eighth inning?

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 7 October 2006 21:53 (nineteen years ago)

Let's see what Jeter does here.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 7 October 2006 21:56 (nineteen years ago)

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Go-Go Gadget Handbag!

― The Bearnaise-Stain Bears (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 7 October 2006 21:57 (nineteen years ago)

I don't know which team to root for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(

― fergie-ferg meluvulongtime~~~ (Adrian Langston), Saturday, 7 October 2006 22:20 (nineteen years ago)

A's in seven

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 7 October 2006 22:28 (nineteen years ago)

I love that nearly all of those ESPN "experts" predicted the Twins and Yankees to win the whole thing and they are gone now. I'm just going to enjoy this series, no matter who wins.

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Saturday, 7 October 2006 22:55 (nineteen years ago)

A's in 5

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Saturday, 7 October 2006 22:56 (nineteen years ago)

Anything beyond what just happened is gravy to me.

I have a shitload of respect for the A's (and I have loved Frank Thomas since Auburn), but it would be even more exciting to face the Twins.

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Saturday, 7 October 2006 23:02 (nineteen years ago)

Game one: Robertson vs Zito, most likely

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Saturday, 7 October 2006 23:04 (nineteen years ago)

tigers gonna rape them foolz

― fergie-ferg meluvulongtime~~~ (Adrian Langston), Saturday, 7 October 2006 23:09 (nineteen years ago)

yeah i am looking forward to this one, too.

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Sunday, 8 October 2006 00:23 (nineteen years ago)

Anything beyond what just happened is gravy to me.

otm

Tigers in 6

― jelky (jergins), Sunday, 8 October 2006 00:26 (nineteen years ago)

A's in 6.

― The Bearnaise-Stain Bears (Rock Hardy), Sunday, 8 October 2006 00:30 (nineteen years ago)

tigers in 6

― timmy tannin (pompous), Sunday, 8 October 2006 00:59 (nineteen years ago)

A's in 6.

― boldbury (boldbury), Sunday, 8 October 2006 01:38 (nineteen years ago)

Anything beyond what just happened is gravy to me.

Oh yeah, definitely. I never expected this to happen!

― GILLY'S BAGG'EAR VANCE OF COUPARI (Ex Leon), Sunday, 8 October 2006 03:26 (nineteen years ago)

Any scenario that doesn't involve the Red Sox, White Sox, Angels, or Yankees in the ALCS is wonderful.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Sunday, 8 October 2006 03:32 (nineteen years ago)

this seriously is so awesome.

― gear (gear), Sunday, 8 October 2006 04:12 (nineteen years ago)

Agreed all. My first postseason as a baseball fan, and I think the Tigers have won my heart. With this last game and that fucking celebration alone.

― regular roundups (Dave M), Sunday, 8 October 2006 07:35 (nineteen years ago)

Now that the Yankees are out, we are guaranteed a seventh straight year with no repeat champions during those years (Yanks-DBacks-Angels-Marlins-BoSox-ChiSox-?). The record is ten straight years, from 1978-1987.

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 8 October 2006 09:22 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/08/SPGATLL6T91.DTL

Ray Ratto weighs in...

― scrimhaw1837 (son_of_scrimshaw), Sunday, 8 October 2006 15:19 (nineteen years ago)

Potentially the most fun, least watched series ever?

I think both teams should go to a player's house each night and get completely trashed.

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Sunday, 8 October 2006 15:41 (nineteen years ago)

Stark, Crasnick, Neyer, Caple, Kurkjian, Neel, Law, Schwarz, Gomez, Karabell, Rojas, Rogers, Shea, McAdam: the ESPN experts who were 0-2 with their ALDS predictions. The other five: 1-1, obviously, since no one picked the Tigers over the Yankees.

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Sunday, 8 October 2006 15:56 (nineteen years ago)

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― Andy_K (Andy_K), Sunday, 8 October 2006 16:13 (nineteen years ago)

Tigers in 6. (I have a bad feeling i might be wrong about this tho)

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 8 October 2006 16:41 (nineteen years ago)

apparently semi-bullshit Torre-Piniella story in Daily News, stealing Met thunder: fuck tabloids and their lip-moving readers.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 8 October 2006 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

Tigers in 6 is my call, too.

― hstencil (hstencil), Sunday, 8 October 2006 18:36 (nineteen years ago)

A's in 6. I like the A's.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Sunday, 8 October 2006 18:42 (nineteen years ago)

either way i'm happy! yankees go home!

― gear (gear), Sunday, 8 October 2006 19:00 (nineteen years ago)

An A's/Padres series (while unlikely) would be the best thing ever for me.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Sunday, 8 October 2006 19:36 (nineteen years ago)

i'm with ya poly-p. all the padres need a 2 game win streak followed by winning 4 out of 7... while unlikely, stranger things have happened!

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Sunday, 8 October 2006 20:16 (nineteen years ago)

a's in 6

― j blount (papa la bas), Sunday, 8 October 2006 21:23 (nineteen years ago)

A's in 6

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 9 October 2006 15:49 (nineteen years ago)

Current ESPN.com poll:

Which team do you want to win the World Series?

Detroit Tigers -- 48%
New York Mets -- 20%
Oakland A's -- 19%
St. Louis Cardinals -- 13%

Total Votes: 62,775

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 9 October 2006 17:38 (nineteen years ago)

5) Which closer do you trust more?

51.2% Todd Jones, Tigers
48.8% Huston Street, A's

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 9 October 2006 17:41 (nineteen years ago)

Who the fuck are these people?

73.6% I HAVEN'T A CLUE
26.4% I HAVE SOME IDEA

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Monday, 9 October 2006 18:51 (nineteen years ago)

a's in 6

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 9 October 2006 21:19 (nineteen years ago)

Are the A's gonna open up the top of the Coliseum?

If yes, A's in 5.
If no, A's in 5.

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 14:13 (nineteen years ago)

The consensus, then, is that the Tigers done shot their load. Amirite?

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 14:25 (nineteen years ago)

The consensus is we'd like to shut up the caveman Beane Haters with a pennant.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 14:28 (nineteen years ago)

YES.

― The Bearnaise-Stain Bears (Rock Hardy), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:14 (nineteen years ago)

Are the A's gonna open up the top of the Coliseum?

Because of revenue-sharing, all seating capacity during the regular season must be consistent with the postseason.

I don't think the A's ever sold out a playoff game prior to this year for a very long time (ever?).

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:27 (nineteen years ago)

That can't be true. Before Mount Davis opened the A's sold out plenty of games.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:32 (nineteen years ago)

Esp. 89-92. A's were #2 or 3 in AL attendance.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:38 (nineteen years ago)

Since then I don't know, but it wouldn't shock me if you are correct. Mount Davis plus the strike plus the A's sucking for 7 or 8 years plus the Giants getting a nice pretty ballpark and getting good put a definite dent in their attendance.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:53 (nineteen years ago)

The consensus is we'd like to shut up the caveman Beane Haters with a pennant.

rooting for the tigers /= being a "caveman Beane Hater"

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 16:38 (nineteen years ago)

I will root for the Tigers next year. This year I want an Oakland win.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 16:58 (nineteen years ago)

A's in 7.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 17:46 (nineteen years ago)

no, of course not stenc, but it's the most irritating bunch rooting vs Oakland, and it'd be fun to shut em up.

(one of whom Jon Heyman, left Newsday for SI, and against all odds Newsday found an even bigger idiot, Wallace Matthews. They're both dumber than ILX "populists.")

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 18:07 (nineteen years ago)

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"Bloop and a blast" -- so much more annoying than the very annoying "walk-off"

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:13 (nineteen years ago)

Mark Kiger makes his MLB debut in the ALCS.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:14 (nineteen years ago)

they sure figured out how to take pitches against the A's real quick.

I ASSURE YOU THEY KNEW HOW TO DO IT ALL ALONG

LEYLAND WANTED TO THROW THE SCOUTS OFF THE SCENT ALL THIS TIME

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:17 (nineteen years ago)

Well he's brilliant then. Or at least he would be if he didn't insist on batting Neifi second.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:21 (nineteen years ago)

Brennaman officially christens Kiger into the big leagues. Kiger will feel honored very much when he watches the tape.

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:22 (nineteen years ago)

Okay, Jones is coming in. Time to change my son's diaper and sort some laundry.

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:23 (nineteen years ago)

OH MY GOD

JOE MORGAN: OAKLAND LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO TURN THE CORNER AND PLAY PLAYOFF BASEBALL, BUT THEY'RE STILL PLAYING FOR THE BIG INNING, AND I DON'T LIKE IT NO SIR

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:35 (nineteen years ago)

They're playing like they're playing a better team is what they're playing like.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:36 (nineteen years ago)

I thought I was cured of my Morganitis, but there I was, yelling to no one, "HOW CAN YOU BUNT RUNNERS OVER WHEN YOU DON'T GET RUNNERS ON BASE YOU FUCKING MARTARD."

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:38 (nineteen years ago)

Hahaha

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:38 (nineteen years ago)

Or maybe he wants Chavez & Thomas to work on smallball for the betterment of the team.

According to Yo Joe: Crosby & Ellis out is killing the A's. Yeah, it really fucked them against the Twinkies.

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:39 (nineteen years ago)

Well I think Ellis being out is really hurting them, but obv when you aren't scoring it pretty much means fuck all.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:42 (nineteen years ago)

If swapping out Ellis for D'Angelo is really killing the A's, then they have some bigger issues to sort out. (Note to D'Angelo: You used to be beautiful, man. What the fuck happened?)

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:43 (nineteen years ago)

D'Angelo sucked, but no more than anyone else apart from Bradley and maybe Chavez.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:45 (nineteen years ago)

Killing is too strong a word, but I think it is hurting them.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:49 (nineteen years ago)

"If swapping out Ellis for D'Angelo is really killing the A's, then they have some bigger issues to sort out."

Well yeah they need to not have Perez and Ellis and Crosby all get hurt right at the end of the year.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Friday, 13 October 2006 22:52 (nineteen years ago)

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― Andy_K (Andy_K), Friday, 13 October 2006 23:47 (nineteen years ago)

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― Andy_K (Andy_K), Friday, 13 October 2006 23:49 (nineteen years ago)

FRANK THOMAS: JACKASS

Kenny Rogers had great control in Friday's game, but when he faced Oakland slugger Frank Thomas in the first inning, he hit him in the thigh with a pitch. The count was no balls and two strikes.

Thomas, who has yet to get a hit in the series, told reporters he believes Rogers did it on purpose.

Rogers disagreed. He said if were going to hit Thomas, he would have done it when the count was 0-and-0, not 0-and-2.

"I tried to throw it as hard as I could, which isn't that hard, but I was making sure I got it in," Rogers said. "I overcooked it in there, but I never would try to hit him.

"I surely am not going to hit anybody 0-2, because I'm not putting anybody on base if I have to. I'm sorry he feels that way, but it's not going to be the last one I miss inside. But it's because he's a good hitter, and if you miss over the plate he can hurt you as much as any player in the game."

http://freep.typepad.com/tigers_live/2006/10/kenny_i_didnt_h.html

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Friday, 13 October 2006 23:53 (nineteen years ago)

10 minutes ago, the photo of Monroe was an in-action open-mouth shot of Rogers.

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Friday, 13 October 2006 23:59 (nineteen years ago)

INSIDE THE MIND OF KENNY ROGERS

The situation:

First inning, runner on first, 0-2 count on Frank Thomas.

"Fuck this guy Frank Thomas for going hitless against us. I'll show him who is boss."

*plunk*

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Saturday, 14 October 2006 00:14 (nineteen years ago)

awww, I kinda like "bloop and a blast"

Andy, have you done an "about face" on Big Frank??

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Saturday, 14 October 2006 00:15 (nineteen years ago)

Nah. I might not love what he says, but I still love him. He is very frustrated and in obvious need of a hug.

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Saturday, 14 October 2006 00:19 (nineteen years ago)

Okay, Rogers turned into Monroe turned into another shot of Rogers. The Free Press is very tricky and high-tech.

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Saturday, 14 October 2006 00:20 (nineteen years ago)

Before this year, Kenny Rogers' career postseason ERA was 8.85 in nine appearances. Now it's 5.09.

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Saturday, 14 October 2006 07:36 (nineteen years ago)

This ended well.

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 00:08 (nineteen years ago)

indeed.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 01:05 (nineteen years ago)

so, looks like it was about 10-5 in favor of the A's on the old predictatron. including many of the ILB cognoscenti.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 01:08 (nineteen years ago)

Beane sucks.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 01:08 (nineteen years ago)

(that was for Morbs)

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 01:09 (nineteen years ago)

tigers gonna rape them foolz
-- fergie-ferg meluvulongtime~~~ (adelangsto...), October 8th, 2006. (Adrian Langston)

OTM!

― timmy tannin (pompous), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 01:35 (nineteen years ago)

i love how even if the a's lose, moneyballz are always "right."

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 01:36 (nineteen years ago)

cue steve "small sample size" shasta

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 01:39 (nineteen years ago)

just go buy your damn tigers gear already, hstencil "my favorite team is whoever's in first" bandwagonesque.

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 02:47 (nineteen years ago)

silver lining: maybe the a's will get a real manager now

― gear (gear), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 02:48 (nineteen years ago)

maybe the a's will get a real general manager now, you mean.

whatever, steve "not a ~~collector~~giants fan" shasta.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 02:49 (nineteen years ago)

I HEARD.... that you're gonna be Magnum PI for Halloween... (T/F)

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 02:53 (nineteen years ago)

i'm not shaving my beard, no.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 02:59 (nineteen years ago)

yes, i am a genius. I KNOW MOAR ABOUT BASEBALLING THAN ALL OF U, LOLLLL PS. HIRE ME BILLY BEANE I WILL TAKE THE A'S TO THE PROMISED LAND (MEANING RESEDA)

― fergie-ferg meluvulongtime~~~ (Adrian Langston), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 03:19 (nineteen years ago)

honestly I'm pretty stoked about this because the A's are gonna contend every year so fuck those dudes... the tigers are still gonna be in a shit-hard division next year and who knows if they can do it again.

― fergie-ferg meluvulongtime~~~ (Adrian Langston), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 03:20 (nineteen years ago)

west coast ball is pussy.

― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 04:04 (nineteen years ago)

silver lining: maybe the a's will get a real manager now

What's that, you say?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2628358

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 06:50 (nineteen years ago)

so, looks like it was about 10-5 in favor of the A's on the old predictatron. including many of the ILB cognoscenti.

ILB COGNOSCENTI GROUP PHOTO (TAKEN AT SABR CONFERENCE, YEAR UNKNOWN):

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Solvay_conference_1927.jpg/550px-Solvay_conference_1927.jpg

Front Row (L-R): S. Shasta, David R., Maura J., Dr. M, Barry B., Andy K., Poly P., Alex in SF, Ade L.

Back Rows: their adoring fans and worshippers

― NoTimeBeforeTime (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 08:13 (nineteen years ago)

When Bradley sought out Leyland after the home run, you could tell he was thinking, "WILL YOU BE OUR DADDY?"

Swisher's comments (barely contained excitement) were funny. "Macha's a nice guy. I'm just a ballplayer, so, you know... I just play."

― French Communist (Andy_K), Tuesday, 17 October 2006 10:42 (nineteen years ago)

(late) Congrats to the Tigers!

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 01:44 (nineteen years ago)

Thought this was an interesting quote from Scott Boras:

"In Detroit, because American players have such a negative view of the city, my advice to Mike Ilitch was, 'Build your core around Latin players who don't have that view,' " Boras said. "They don't look at Detroit as a negative. They like the ballpark and the suburbs."

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 19 October 2006 17:37 (nineteen years ago)

hstencil's bandwagon shit does work in the playoffs tho

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 19 October 2006 17:56 (nineteen years ago)

"I'm a human being. Just treat me like one, OK? My son gets on the Internet, he's 25 years old, he's reading all this stuff, he's looking at what happened and he calls up my wife and says, 'Do you think Daddy's going to be able to learn from this?' How's that for shock factor?"
--former Oakland Athletics manager Ken Macha, fired after signing a three-year contract with the A's last winter.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Monday, 23 October 2006 21:55 (nineteen years ago)

That is the funniest quote of the whole thing.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 23 October 2006 22:00 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/tarzan/mikehenry/mikehenry54.jpg

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 00:30 (nineteen years ago)

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