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4/7: Open Game Thread, Part 4

Just saw Ian Snell in the dugout. All that guy ever does anymore is smile. It's weird.

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FUCK YOU ROB
CATCH THE FUCKING BALL
Hey how about you go fuck yourself Rob Johnson
FUCKING ROB JOHNSON DAMN IT.
GOD DAMN IT JOHNSON YOU MONTANAN PIECE OF SHIT
Hey look Rob Johnson fails to catch a baseball

ho hum

FUCK YOU ROB JOHNSON!
FUCK YOU ROB JOHNSON!
HOLD ON TO THE FUCKING BALL

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!

Hold on to the fucking ball!

Gah!

Rob Fucking Johnson.
FUCK YOU ROB JOHNSON I WILL BURN YOUR MOTHER AT THE STAKE!
YOU ARE APPROXIMATELY 27 YEARS TOO LATE.
ARGHHHHHH ROOOOOOOOOOB JOHNSSSSSSSOOOOON
Oh look, Rob Johnson fucked up again.
WHY THE FUCK IS ROB JOHNSON ON THIS TEAM
Rob Johnson is retarded.

Literally.

Rob Johnson needs more surgery.
More bionic-ness-ism
Well, he's already got hands of iron.
Way to ruin the good threads, Sullivan.
Why does this organization like Rob Johnson?
Rob Johnson is as bad as Yuni
I really honestly believe this.
I'd say he's worse.
I think even Steven Baron would have blocked that one
Baron is a good defensive catcher.
Steven Baron is supposed to be a good defensive catcher
So was Rob Johnson if I recall correctly.
We know one of these to be false.
Steven Baron is really good at blocking pitches, so yeah
Steven Baron's defense is good
Steven Baron is a piece of shit
Steven Baron is this and that and the other thing.
Yet, he's adored by our management and coaching staff
KILL ROB JOHNSON
Rob Johnson is an undesirable.
JOHNSON FOR PRESIDENT!

Get him the fuck out of baseball.

It's ok, it's Mark Lowe.

At least it’s not Batista

I really really like Ian Snell
Rob Johnson in Rob Johnson form already.
Dave: Rob had his glove turned the wrong way. ?!
All the hillbilly Oaklandites go chasing after the sphere.

Ha!

Where the hood where the hood where the hood at
Rob Johnson for MVP
Can we please change "Catcher" to "Dropper" on the line up posts?
I endorse this.

Yet, My endorsement means shit.

Rob Johson does not live up to his job title.
I have literally never seen a Major League player drop so many baseballs thrown to him before

looks like Rob Johnson doesn’t have a future at first base when he’s done catching

Tacoma is crowded anyway.
Goddammit I was still laughing over that whale spearing joke.
C'MON ELLIS JUST TAKE OUT A KNIFE AND STAB JOHNSON RIGHT NOW
I wonder what Z truly thinks of Rob Johnson.
Wak used to be a catcher when he played.

How does he not see how awful Johnson is?

Must be because he's Japanese.
I can't stop laughing at this
I think Wak only DH'd in the majors...
So I'm glad Rob has all the guys on the team behind him.

Perhaps one of them will catch the pitches he misses.

THANK YOU MARK LOWE!
Beautiful pitch.
Fuck Yeah!! Mark Lowe!!
SEX ME RAW LOWE!
THANK FUCKING GOODNESS
UHHHHHHHHH YEEEAAAARRRRHHHH
LOVELY PITCH LOWE!!!
OH FUCKING SNAP.
Serious how does he not catch that?
YEAH SIT DOWN MARK ELLIS
Love it.

Must be some supernatural power from my post

Fuck yesss!!!!!
SIT THE FUCK DOWN ASSHOLE
THAT SHIT WAS NASTY.
MARK LOWE

THE UN-ROB JOHNSON

YEAH FUCK YOU MARK ELLIS
Mark Ellis looks like a skinny version of Woody Harrelson.
Oh my God he does.
So a 1985 Woody Harrelson?
Woody Boyd?
Russell Branyan?
BRANDON FUCKING LEAGUE PEOPLE
Woody Harrelson strikes out.
More like Larry Flynt.

Due to his love of exotic pornography.

Someone was looking for a fastball
That was a pitch Wainwright would be proud of.
Damn...You guys type fast.
It seems the commenting advice in the podcast has not been heeded.
Rob is a lucky guy, his awful errors are often erased by sick pitching from

guys like Felix and Lowe

0-3 with three strikeouts and a passed ball.

You’re useless, Rob Johnson.

On the plus side, it makes Adam Moore look like a better and better option
There better be a fucking pinch-hitter here.
Yeah, not likely.
We're not in line for caughing up two straight walk-offs are we?

Subject line please

Especially on gif’s/images

Subject line

But damn, I love that first one.

What is Robbie looking at?

Lowe’s face?

That seems likely, as Lowe was probably in the dugout at the time.
One upped

Rob Johnson probably has the worst reflex in the history of the Major League
He's the catching Eric Byrnes
FUCK THIS GIF IN THE FACE
Damn, score a run

and we can suffer through Aardsma…too stressful this early in the season.

LANGERSEX SIGHTING!
I wish that lady in the ad for Tully's could say barista properly.
Sounds like wrist? Almost as annoying as Coeur d'A "lean" and Spo "cane"
Well at least Wak know his mistake
I hope Ziegler's arm falls off.
Langerhans sighting!
Less Rob is more Rob
Langerhans looks like the doctor from "Scrubs"
No he doesn't

And it doesn’t even matter which one you’re referring to. He doesn’t look like any of them.

I assume he's talking about Cox.

I could see it, but it’s not like I’d mistake the two.

That's what I figured, but it really isn't even close
Can't take Cox for granted
Yeah there's only one of those on that show
You've managed to narrow it down to about fifteen people
They're all doctors on Scrubs, sir.
Janitor?
Construction yard worker in Major League.
And a nurse. yeah.
And a lawyer!
And a board member.
Also,

many, many patients.

Kurt Suzuki looks like the soldier in Letters from Iwo Jima.
That's sort of true.

Inasmuch as all Japanese people look alike.

Oh I get it now, you're racist towards Japanese people.

Took me a while.

I am too.
Well at least you admit it.
And you make some funny images instead of voicing your racism publicly.

Just keep it under wraps and you’ll do fine here.

Yeah, now I'm convinced.
That Johnny Slick is genuinely racist

not that all Japanese look alike.

What the fuck is wrong with you
I knew I shouldn't have said anything.
Seriously, you are like MagicMike but shittier
At least there's an air of mystery around MagicMike.
I think MagicMike is my dad.
OKAY I GET IT.

I am sorry for going too far with the “pretending that Suzuki is Japanese when we all know he’s like a 3rd generation Hawaiian”. It’s clear that I’m too much o a newbie to be ironically racist.

Actually you're just not funny
That too.

I’m not going to pretend to be a master of humor.

It's not a question of being new

It’s a question of being funny.

You are clearly not funny enough to post anythings but generic comments.
MagicMike is the LL equivalent to the Mariner Moose.
Tried to kill Coco Crisp?

That’s all good in my book.

Moms don't get MagicMike to come to their kids birthday parties
I can see MagicMike crashing a kid's birthday party for a hot mom.
Can you see the Moose doing that?
I would not like to.
I thought I said this....
You have poor facial recognition
Kurt Suzuki hardly even looks Japanese
This is totally Aaron.
What the fuck is wrong with you?
That had me hopeful for a sec
3 days in a row for Ziegler
Third times the charm
Sinkers are better when you're tired!
Ugh, Gabe Gross is an A?

I was happier not knowing that.

And here I was hoping we'd have a Mr. Personality sighting.

Where’s Sweendog?

Here comes Adam Moore!
Need a Ichi home run.
Ichi-Blast right here.
Extra baseball maybe! Shite
Fucking quick retarded inning from us again.
Wilson is usually in the middle of those
I love how easy it is for Oakland

Also how Suzuki will come up next inning

IF Ian Snell smiles all the time, does that make him The Joker?
MLB.tv is still on commercial break.
MLB.tv - massive fail
Say hello to another arm in the pen.
WHY IS THE ROOKIE WARMING UP HIS ARM IN THE PEN
How many years of experience does he have?
There is two outs?

FREAKING MLB.TV. On a commercial break the whole time.

That's probably the M's fault for doing it in 4 pitches.
Strike out 8 in 3 2/3 while walking 5?

Weird box score Harden.

Erik Bedard would be proud.
Come on Ichiro!!
There goooes mahhhh heroooooo
WATCH HIM AS HE GOES.... YARD!

CMON ICHIRO!

REVERSE PLATOON SPLIT!
This game is making me more sterile than I already am.
Inside the Park Walk!
Take the walk Ichi.
ICHI-WALK!!!!
Another Ichiwalk!
Alright guys. Time to be annoying and get a doily win.
Ichi-Walk

COME ON FIGGY.

This game needs a naked chick running onto the field... >_>
Has that ever happened at a Major League baseball game ever?
I was at a game where a girl tried to jump on Derek Jeter.

But she was fully clothed.

I remember that game. It was hilarious.
I think Morganna the Kissing Bandit was always fully clothed.
what
Actually I don't want to hear the answer
I'm not going to lie, I'm curious
Guys he likes to see naked chicks. Is it that complex?
No I mean "what prompted you to say this out loud" what

not “I don’t get it” what

I think it's pretty clear
Right there with you brother
I think this game needs more Eric Byrnes.
The Sweendog hasn't played yet either.
Jesus Christ no.
What do you guys have against Eric Byrnes?

He is so very awesome

No, I really think Goose is on to something.

I’m not getting any good vibes from him whatsoever.

What if he were naked?
You say that like it would be a good thing.
I agree, I love Byrnes, Bradley, and Figgins.

I like the guys Z targets.

Yes.
So your sig is more a statement of intent?
I can't think of a good response to this.
Giving in wouldn't be bad.
!

His very existence is a potential injury
ಠ_ಠ
Do something annoying Figgins.
Steal, bloop RBI
Hard to steal on this lefty.
Now steal 2nd lease
I'm off to bed after we eventually get out.

Someone text me the result once the game is over?

I will just move through all the possible combos until I get ya...

Deal.

This game needs more balks.
FUCK YOU SWEENEY

Why can’t our Sweeney do that?

I swear 5 minutes ago

I stared at the clock and it was 9:30… shit

That was actually 38 minutes ago.
WHY DON'T OUR LINE DRIVES EVER HIT THE GROUND?
LIKE I SAID

FUCK!

Okay now I'm scared all over again.
Damn this is gay
I'm staying up for one more batting round for us ....

… I hope.

So, uh, who else is feeling like this is pretty much a lost cause?

Or at least another 20 minutes of stress

I'm watching South Park and reading the reactions.

So yes

We got 158 more of these, don't give up yet
159 even!
Not counting a rainout in Cleveland that won't be made up
If we were playing Detroit or Baltimore this wouldn't be bad

I’d much rather face Cabrera or Adam Jones over any of this crap Oakland has. We’ve dealt with this shit for a good ten years now, will it ever end?

Well they are in our division, so I doubt it.
I knew it would be a loss after M's brought up Lowe
Damn, this is fun.
"With leather so smooth it has seamless seams. Wrap you head around that concept"

Who writes this crap

What the hell?
Crappy radio ad for a truck.
That pitch looked like it was right down the middle
God damnit

Why can we not hit line drives like this?

FUCK YOU SWEENEY

Why can’t our Sweeney do that?

Can he get some freaking playing time
Good god I hope not.
Preferably not...
Everything they hit is falling
I'm starting to not care about the outcome of this game

Not sure what this means

Welcome to Fogeltopia
Is is close to flavor country?
Can we get a DP?
Can you imagine if the playoffs were like this?
We're boned aren't we...
Why would Geren not know if Kouz can bunt?
A's deserve this one. They've made a helluva lot better contact than we have.
The A's deserve shit.
They say Bayer can save your life during a heart attack

I’m going to Costco tomorrow.

What are the odds of having Bayer on hand?
I watch Mariner games

Therefore the odds are very good.

Scared the SHIT out of me Lowe.
LOWE LOWE LOW
Oh sweet mother
Wow, what a risky play
Finally something goes our way!
Shit that was risky.
Mark Lowe is SO baller
Lowe has to be way more careful there...
Wow.

That was potentially disastrous.

Ahahahahaahahahahahahhahahaha
Kickass Mark Lowe

He’s my favorite Australian

I didn't think he was an Aussie?
He looks Australian and that's all that counts
If Houston is in Australia
*Hawaiian
Must be third-generation.
Oh God that could have turned into a very annoying error.
Can we not bring Texeira up this time?

I am going to stop waching if he will be up next

Why
Because he will pitch terrible and I might wet my pants again.

As I did last night. I might have to go find a diper…

Texeira is still tired.

Buy Lowe, Sell High!
I'll keep that in mind
Nervously awating a passed ball.
Wow, they have a graph up there that shows horizontal and vertical break

Educate us!

THAT WAS A STRIKE MOTHERFUCKER
that was a strike
That's a fucking strike
Hosed by the umps!

I’ve seen this episode before!

Well fuck that strike zone
THROW THE PITHCER A FUCKING BONE UMP
Shit he was on that...
Is Tim Tschida umpiring again?
GET UP ADAM GET UP
YES

YES YES YES YES

O God

I thought it was Rob…. shit

No problem, I would have responded likewise.
YOU ARE FORGIVEN
WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?
You're pretty sick.
Great Moore is dead.
SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT
OH SHIT THE WRONG ONE GOT INJURED
No

There’s no way we’re the ones who run out of catchers first.

Oh shit no.
NONONONONONONONONONONO
Oh god Moore not Moore please Moore
YOU FUCKING JINXED US
WHAT THE SHIT

WHY ISN’T THAT ROB JOHNSON?!

Damn.

For a second I was gleeful, then I remembered Rob Johnson was removed last inning.

FUCK FUCK YOU CANNOT BE HURT MOORE
ROB JOHNSON SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THERE
We need you Garko
DROP BASEBALL, BASEBALL DROP YOU
I am sorry Mr. Adam Moore
THIS IS NOT FUCKING HAPPENING
Uhhh... Fuck.

Garko time? Oh.. yeah.

SHOULDNT HAVE GOT RID OF GARKO NOW SHOULD YOU?
Apparently Tui is our emergency catcher

I thought it was Sweeney.

Can Sweeney even get into a crouch with his back?
I think you need a back to be a catcher.
ARE YOU JOKING

WHY WASN’T ROB STILL IN

Emergency catcher!
This is not good.
SUZUKI FUCK YOU!
Are you fucking kidding me
Oh phew that was Adam Moore
WHEN THE FUCK DID THIS CHANGE TAKE PLACE
Langerhans pinch hit
JESUS CHRIST NEVER DO THIS AGAIN, WAK
Langerhans pinch hit for Johnson last inning
Is Mike Sweeney putting on the vest?
Tui is stretching out.
Can his knees even bend?
Tui is gonna catch
Jason Phillips 30 minute contract!
Damnit! Why does this have happen to Moore and not Johnson?
I like how Suzuki put his hand on Moore. He's a nice guy.
"Tui's getting loose inside the dugout"

Uh

IT WOULD SURE BE A GOOD THING IF WE HAD RYAN GARKO AROUND
Adam Moore's blond hair looks purple
Super Saiyan Moore
What happened for those not watching?!?!?
Moore dropped

We don’t have another catcher, it was gonna be Tui. Moore’s good now

Moore got hurt briefly. He's still in though.
Foul ball caught Moore in the wrong place.
Ah shit balls, when and why did the pull Johnson? Missed that part
Langerhans pinch hit for Johnson
PH for him with Langerhans.
Thanks! Never would have thought of that one.
I wanna see Eric Byrnes catch...
a bullet in the chest.
Anyone else, wouldn't have rec'd
Rob's looking awfully smug there in the dugout for a bubblehead.
And the legend of Kurt Suzuki grows.
Rob Johnson somehow caused that to happen.

Fuck you, Rob Johnson.

That's some testicular fortitude
Moore is even more attractive than Johnson, too.
Johnson looks like a fucking tool
Looks like?
Well, in his defense...

tools are objects used to accomplish a task. Johnson can’t really accomplish anything. So, yeah, looks like.

We're never pinch hitting for Rob Johnson again.
Longest at-bat ever
Sextras please.
Swung at ball four
I hate base ball
What a battle.
FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU
FUCK FUCK FUCK
I'm gonna throw up.
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Fucking KIDDDING me.
GOD FUCKING DAMN SHIT MOTHERFUCKER COCKSUCKER CUNT
Depth perception? Where?
SON OF A FUCKING BITCH, AGAIN?
FUCK BASEBALL
You've got to be joking.
Nice catch asshole
I fucking hate Kurt Suzuki.
Moore totally got hit in the nads.

Back in the day, cups were made of steel so whenever you got hit there everyone in the stadium could hear it. I yearn for those days.

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AHHH WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUCk
Aw no extras :(
TIME TO MURDER KURT SUZUKI'S FAMILY!
FUCKKKKKKKKKKK.
Thanks for coming out Lowe
I.............................................I have no words.
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT I FUCKING HATE THAT FUCKING PIECE OF HAWAIIAN SHIT

AND FUCK BRADLEY!

Another walk-off.

This schedule blows.

FUCK YOU OAKLAND FUCK MY LIFE OH FUCKBALLS
I fucking hate the A's
Fuck baseball right in the ass.
F'n A's!!!!
Now that was a doily!
I'm beginning to think that things are made up just to see if people run with them...
Every pitch needs to go to Kurt Suzuki's nuts.

Even when he isn’t hitting.

We're gonna be like 2-5 by Monday with Anderson tomorrow and then Texas
It was right in his fucking glove. That was SO fucking catchable. I'm sick.
And the crowd of 235 goes wild.
At least our Suzuki is cooler than yours.

He makes all-star teams, biotch.

I'm too stunned to actually get angry and use caps.
Stop blaming Bradley peeps

Maybe he could have caught it but we should have HIT THAT DAMN BALL tonight.

Where in my post did I blame Bradley?

It was the most inexplicable walk-off moment I’ve seen in years, and it wasn’t because of Bradley.

Whoops wrong reply button. Gah.
No worries.

We’re all pissed, and people do dumb things when pissed.

5 runs is a pretty impressive showing for this team.
Would have been a really nice win, this one.
I FUCKING HATE THE A'S
Nice hit and run execution.

If A’s can do it, why can’t M’s do it???

I'd rather just not see the M's run the hit and run, like, ever.
Well, I am saying when Rob Johnson isn't batting.
I'd settle for just the hit part.
That wasn't a hit and run.
Wasn't it?
He had to have been going on contact. He rounded third when Bradley threw the ball in.
Then it's run and hit?

I am confused.

The run and hit is basically when you jump on the windup.

As though you’re going on a steal. Earl Weaver preferred those to the hit and run.

He stopped at second and waited

Then he bolted.

I feel like he must have been going before the ball fell. The ball was not on the ground for very long.
Actually, it might have been.

A’s announcer hinted that he was running on the pitch.

I seriously just want to throw up.
God this team sucks.
HOW THE FUCK DID YOU NOT CATCH THAT BALL?!?!?!?
It's Milton Bradley.

He’s not Guti, you know.

He was pinned right up against the wall
I thought you were talking about Rob still.
I'm outta here. Fuck this.
Alright talk to you later bro
Our whole season just flashed before my eyes!
NOT SUSTAINABLE!
Ugh.

That was just a weird game. I don’t really know if the M’s can say they deserved it, but Oakland looked kind of crappy too.

GOTTA catch that.
Where are the Sonics?
Totally not fuckin' cool.
Remember what they say about one-run games
And tomorrow it's Fister vs. Anderson

Good luck Fisty

Well that's just adding insult to injury.
I hope the Seahawks are good this year
The sky is falling after 3 games! On the road!

Oh noes!

Good luck with that.

I think they have about 13 players on the team.

I too hope this is true
Kurt Suzuki

was a major pain in the ass for the Rainiers, so why am I not surprised hes still a major pain in the ass for our major league team?

By the way…the umps were terrible in this game. And unlike the others, it was completely one sided this time.

Oh well, we will kick their asses tomorrow for the split.

Season over.

Go SOUNDERS!

SEATTTTTLLE

SOUNNDERS!

The Sounders lost at home to a team that hadn't won on the road in 23 games and won zero matches last year.
BAHAH, you got me.

I really don’t give a shit. Thanks though!

Jesus fuck people it's three games.
Have you not been hit by any of the stars? Cause the sky is falling.
A star just ripped off half my face damn it.

Its all Kurt Suzuki’s fault. And Mark Ellis’s.

And Rob Johnson.

Can’t forget him.

Eric Byrnes must somehow be blamed as well.
I can give you that.
Doesn't make losing a game any less frustrating.
In similar fashion in two of the first three games. That's all.
But it's best of 7 isn't it?
Isn't this yesterday's thread?

Shit.

Put the gun down.
Oh well,

Time to go read Dave Cameron’s recap.

Holy crap, it's up.
Where have alll the Chicken Little's gone?

Here that’s where

3 games in and I'm already emotionally exhausted.

This season is going to be hell.

Me too.
The good news, I think we'll get used to it.

Opponents won’t though, and it’ll be part of the massively annoying nature of this club.

But we're having a hard time with the A's. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAs. Jesus Christ we're doomed
Weren't the A's projected by BP to win, like 3 or 4 fewer games than the Mariners?

And this was on the road. I know the Mausoleum is a craphole that no fan goes to but IIRC home field advantage has more to do with just playing in another, unfamiliar city than it is about decibel levels.

Another hat for Dave.
2 ONE RUN LOSSES WE ARE DOOMED!!!!
Hopefully RRS blogs about this soon.
He will be on the twitter cussing out how horrible the game was.

and how boring the game was

His twitter is very entertaining to read.

Will be even more in the morning.

Debating whether to throw something across the room.
Do it. I just did it
This is why my hair is graying.
We may be the new Angels, but the A's will always be the A's

The team, their fans, their players, they can all jump off the Bay Bridge for all I care. Not like they’d drown, what with being fucking wizards and shit. Hogwarts America over there.

Maybe their shitty stadium can go with them.
FUCK

DOUBLE FUCK

This ain't good
It's not ideal

but it’s only three games in to the season.

I will be pissed if we miss playoff by one game behind from Texas/LA
I will be even more pissed if we lose it one game behind Oakland
Eh, we'll be shoving it up theirs soon enough

Lee and Bedard will be making Suzuki cry for his mommy. I’m trying to not freak out too much because we could easily be 3-0 right now, you can’t win EVERY game and we’re only three in, and the A’s always do this shit.

I was thinking of a "I am more concerned with X" statement but with 3 games in, even then I can't make it.

Rob Johnson is crap but we knew that coming in. Jack Wilson looks really bad with the stick. What’s new? Milton Bradley got a jack, which is nice, but may be pressing, which isn’t… but again, 3 games.

We probably held off a Bradley explosion by at least a week.

Which makes this all the worse.

Hmm

You know, on second thought…

Last year the teams that started off great were Mariners and Blue Jays. Didn’t really mean much did it?

Might've kept the Jays from trading Halladay until after the season.
And the Marlins' 11-1
Well there is nothing wrong with starting off great, but it's a long season and we still have 159 games to go.
Ok now that I'm somewhat calm...

Damn that was depressing the A’s are freaking annoying. Let’s split this motherfucking series FIST ’EM!

THIS IS ALL ROB JOHNSON'S FAULT
Suzuki's laughing at us!

He's Japanese not Hawaiian
Pretty sure he grew up in Hawaii.
With Texeira?
Yep I think he even knew Texeira somehow.
Suzuki coached Texeiras little league team
He's of Japanese ancestry, born and raised in Hawaii.
It's actually kind of surprising that there aren't more Japanese-Hawaiians in pro sports.

That’s a very significant ethnic group in that state. I guess WRT baseball it may have to do with Hawaii not being California, Texas, or Florida, but still… it’s actually pretty common.

Hey guys I wasn't serious
Now you tell me.
It seemed like we hit the ball hard a bunch today but nothing was dropping.
Dave Cameron makes a great point about the 6-man bullpen.

This is the worst time possible to be using it with Lee on the DL.

But then again, with Hannahan out, it’s “damned if you, damned if you don’t.” It’d be nice to have fresh arms for the back-half of the rotation, but one nick to Adam Moore, or a pulled hammy from Jack Wilson and suddenly you’re fucked.

I really hope those two guys come back quickly so we don’t have to deal with this awkward situations for too long.

Sweeney is going to get cut or put on the DL before long.
Or minors?

I think M’s signed him for a minor league contract

I thought they agreed to let him go if he wasn't on the team.
I have no clue.

I am not sure

Once you're on the major league roster, by definition you have a major league contract.

Sweeney was a NRI, meaning he didn’t get signed to anything before he made the team.

I hope you're right.

One old past-his-prime DH on the roster is one too many. God knows we can’t afford to carry two of them this time of year.

In my opinion this would've worked better if Sweeney was left-handed.
Then he really is just the white Griffey.
Except for the whole first ballot hall of fame thing.
Meaning the M's would be able to use him as a PH vs. righties off the bench in games Griffey is DHing, or as the #2 LH PH in games where a lefty is starting.

I like the idea of using Milton at DH vs. LHPs but that means that Sweeney’s spot is superfluous right now.

That's what Langerhans is here for.
The perception, anyway, is that Langerhans is more of a defensive guy.

I do like having 5 OFers.

I think this means you're calling Bradley a capable outfielder.
Uh, Bradley is a more than capable outfielder.

Last play of the game aside. The reason all the stat guys want him to DH is because he’s so freaking injury prone. The M’s are almost guaranteeing themselves Bradley will miss 30-40 games by playing him in LF 2/3rds of the time.

Ya, I think I'm just generally angry right now and his throws are annoying me.
Isn't that Langerhans' job?

I’d love to keep Sweeney around as a coach, but he has no purpose being on the actual roster.

Eh, sorry to reference Earl Weaver twice in 20 minutes..

…but it’s always the case that a 4 man pen is too many guys when you’re doing well and 6 men isn’t enough. I get that it sucks to have to go deep into the ‘pen when your starters seem physically incapable of throwing more than 5 innings, but it’s not the end of the world. I really don’t see how a smaller pen really lost this game.

Mostly I wish Brandon League will get his shit together, and fast.

He did not impress me at all tonight.

Yeah, isn't he supposed to throw around 7 mph faster than he was tonight?

I could have sworn he can get it up into the high 90s.

The real problem is he's refusing to throw his splitter for some reason...

The pitch that was the biggest reason behind his good ’09 year.

Rob "4 seamer" Johnson was catching tonight.
"Catching" is a bit generous.
Of course, you'd be sending down Langerhans, not Tui or Johnson.

Personally, I like having 5 OFers because it means the team can use one of them to PH or run and still have an adequate backup for the inevitable Bradley injury. Plus, Bradley himself can get removed in a blowout without leaving the team without a backup out there.

On the bright side.

Both the Angels and Rangers lost.

Doesn't that mean the A's lead the division?

They are just too good.

Oakland is in first
Oh God. Baseball Prospectus is RIGHT!
Well shit that ruins it.
Know who else hit a walk off hit tonight?

Ronny Cedeno.

Allllllright.

Cedeno is a beast
Why the hell did we trade him.
He's hitting 1.436 since we traded him with 193 home runs
Thats not updated as of tonight.
I was 4 exclamation points off with RR-S.

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