Not even Fremont wants the 2011 Oakland Athletics...

I am going to venture out on a limb and declare that defense is no longer a market inefficiency that the A's put a priority on?

They are looking really sloppy. 4 errors so far tonight.

well they were an elite defensive team last year and the only position they downgraded on defense is LF so i'm gonna venture out on a limb and say they'll be fine in the long run

Well they just made their 5th error of the game...

it's all over

do trolls usu start team threads?

didn't you start the mets thread?

BRAT!

http://www.commentbuddy.com/comments/Muah/th_muah.gif

the twins are pretty much the worst hitting team in baseball after tampa but brett andersen looks disgusting today

he's really good

sonned in a pavano beef

Eric Chavez is still playing? And he's a Yankee now? And he gets a start and hits a double off the Green Monster?

Yankees are paying him 5 mil this year too. Its good to have Steinbrenner moneys.

wtf

I mean wtg chavez, I guess...

I am used to hearing Ken Korach on AM radio... he sounds different on FM.

http://a1.img.mobypicture.com/195039f7349678fae11088dc288b49d8_view.jpg

head-on:

http://www.fangraphs.com/not/index.php/photo-coco-crisps-new-do/

Slick-fielding bunch.

Detroit - Top of 10th	SCORE
Brian Fuentes pitching for Oakland	DET	OAK
A Avila safe at first on error by first baseman D Barton.	1	1
R Santiago sacrificed to third, A Avila to second.	1	1
J Peralta hit for W Rhymes.	1	1
A Avila safe at third on throwing error by pitcher B Fuentes.	1	1
J Peralta intentionally walked.	1	1
R Raburn walked, J Peralta to second.	1	1
B Boesch doubled to deep right, A Avila and J Peralta scored, R Raburn to third.	3	1
M Cabrera intentionally walked.	3	1
B Ziegler relieved B Fuentes.	3	1
V Martinez singled to right, R Raburn scored, B Boesch to third, M Cabrera to second.	4	1
C Wells grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Boesch and M Cabrera scored on throwing error by third baseman A LaRoche, V Martinez safe at third on throwing error by third baseman A LaRoche.	6	1
B Inge grounded out to third, V Martinez scored, C Wells to second.	7	1
A Avila singled to right, C Wells scored.	8	1
R Santiago grounded out to first.	8	1

Even slicker code.

Today Eric Chavez sustained a stress fracture in his foot while running out a triple.

a.k.a. "Injuries very much in character"

lol I just saw this:

Eric Chavez Sheds Three Limbs Running to First Base

KenDavidoff Ken Davidoff
Amazing - none of the #Athletics' regulars are even league-average (all sub-100 OPS+), and yet they're 18-17.

They're calling it the "Overstock.com Coliseum" this year.

Mark Ellis made an amazing play today... hard smash past Barton down the line towards the right field corner; Ellis runs it down and throws out the batter at 1st.

4th inning, A's up 8-0 vs Angels.

Gio Gonzalez's ass

"so awful" as predicted by Steve Shasta

It's all pitching and defense. Offense really is awful.

if he had only said that!

Rob Neyer posted something about Brandon McCarthy's Twitter feed, and he's right, it's pretty entertaining:

http://twitter.com/#!/B__McCarthy

B__McCarthy Brandon McCarthy
Watching SNL with my wife is fun, because she doesn't know what is or isn't an actual SNL skit or commercial. Thank goodness she's pretty.
15 May

Tyson Ross starts, faces one batter, gives up a hit, exits with injury, takes loss.

It's a cruel, cruel game.

"so awful" as predicted by Steve Shasta

― the gay bloggers are onto the faggot tweets (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, May 18, 2011 4:49 AM (Yesterday)

They have been outscored 14-1 at home in this series by a team that might actually be worse than them!

A's load the bases with no one out... and who's the next batter? Trevor Cahill.

And he grounds into a DP.

productive outs?

Major gamble by Geren to take out Cahill and burn Matsui without an AB. It came very close to paying off.

Huston Street On Bob Geren

"For me personally, he was my least favorite person I have ever encountered in sports from age 6 to 27. I am very thankful to be in a place where I can trust my manager."

I was going to ask who he met at age 28 who was worse, but he is still only 27.

Papelbon meltdown! A's down by 4 in the 9th, come back to tie it!

susanslusser
Overstock.com announces that the Coliseum officially will be the O.co Coliseum. Change takes place tomorrow for U2 concert. #Athletics

susanslusser
Jemile Weeks is leading off tonight. #Athletics

Nine losses in a row. =(

On the bright side the A's often find a way to turn it on in the second half of the season.

Geren is out.

joe_sheehan Joe Sheehan
It's Bob Geren's fault 60% of the rotation got hurt and the homegrown hitters posted a 600 OPS. Bob Melvin will fix that.

AmyKNelson Amy K. Nelson
See Bob Geren was fired. Players, for years, have been frustrated by myriad issues, there will be sense of relief for many today.

TheRobBowen Rob Bowen
Finally the A's have realized Geren has destroyed a dozen pitcher's careers and doesn't have a clue how to manage a big league club

I think its pretty accepted that Geren is an idiot regardless of injury or whatever..

Also the A's are going to start semi-regularly taking infield practice before games.

GioGonzalez47 Gio Gonzalez
Happy Birthday Mom! You 51 year old cougar. I love you!!!!!!

1-13 skid?

maybe the problem isn't the manager!

looks like SS's fave writer Joe Sheehan was right

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=-l3IXTQDsDg

Beane wouldn't wear one of those open-air/Lane Kiffin hats, would he?

looks like SS's fave writer Joe Sheehan was right

― already president FYI (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:52 AM (2 hours ago)

puh-leeze... you are the biggest BP-fanboy on this board, gtfo. just... i can't even... lollllllll

you can't even unpeel layers of mockery... too much Pavement imho

Do you know how hard it is to search for the term "Sheehan" on this board because of your endless parroting and RTing? Gawd...

Actually, not sure who is worse between Sheehan and Carrol, they are both permafiled in the "crap journo" column...

neither of em write for BP anymore, pal

ha

http://twitter.com/#!/theWuertzmanaut/status/81189185402322944

Is Suzuki a dirty player in general or just tonight?

Four straight wins now.

Weeks is not having a good night.

Box score looks pretty good.

B__McCarthy
“@Buster_ESPN: Carmona's struggles this year have come with men on base." Wait, how did they get there?

McCarthy should post here.

Have my eye on seeing A's game either July 2 or 5 --- King Felix may be facing them on the 5th.

I'd love to go on the 5th, but my life is currently ill-suited for weekday night games. :(

Mark Ellis is a Rockie now.

R.I.P. Mark Ellis, I will always remember the 3-run homer he hit in that one ALDS game.

This is the homer I am referring to... bottom of the 9th, ALDS Game 5:

http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2002/B10060OAK2002.htm

Ellis with three doubles today.

In 12 weeks, Michael Ynoa turns 20 years old. Career innings pitched: 9

Had a lovely seat behind home to witness Gio beating Arizona on Sunday (holy shit, Wily Mo is back). A's game-day sales computer is disastrously slow.

The Yankees milked Oakland for 25 plate appearances in 3 innings to open tonight's game. That's like ~almost~ batting around every inning.

I guess Moneyball really does = OBP

Cahill has been really bad the four games he's pitched against the Yanks (small sample but still ick.)

Harden & Committee squeeze past the Stanks

All day today I heard Harden was getting traded and now suddenly he isn't.

he's not?

Supposedly Beane told him he's starting Tuesday for the A's.

bizzare

Top 1st: Oakland
- J. Weeks singled to pitcher
- C. Crisp singled to shallow center, J. Weeks to third
- H. Matsui singled, C. Crisp to second
- J. Willingham struck out looking
- R. Sweeney struck out looking
- C. Jackson flied out to left

Brendan Ryan gets an infield single, sees there's nobody at second, runs to second, sees there's nobody at third, runs to third.

infield triple? whoa.

whaaaaa

Not sure how to embed the video, but it's here:

http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/8/2/2341030/brendan-ryan-baserunning-video

wow that is really embarrassing

- B. Ryan singled, B. Ryan to third on fielder's indifference

I am going to venture out on a limb and declare that defense is no longer a market inefficiency that the A's put a priority on?

They are looking really sloppy. 4 errors so far tonight.

― City of Jorts (Steve Shasta), Friday, April 1, 2011 9:30 PM (4 months ago)

lol "indifference"

they were certainly very indifferent

Hideki Matsui:

	 	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	 
 Pre-All Star	 	76	263	25	55	13	0	6	34	32	54	1	1	.209	.290	.327	.617	 
 Post-All Star	 	24	95	17	41	7	0	5	24	10	6	0	0	.432	.481	.663	1.145	

Lot of triples.

more

Are they playing Sweeney (Aka the A's best player) yet?

brandon allen is ridiculous

http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=18348285

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B McCarthy	9.0	3	0	0	0	10	0	114-78	3.41

disclaimer: vs seattle

http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy57/apoplecticfittz/oakland.gif