Go A's!

I loved dollar dog Wednesdays.

10/2/2012 9:05:50 AM

Suck a dick, carpetbagger.

10/2/2012 9:13:28 AM

Go moneyball

10/2/2012 9:30:15 AM

Man that run that was balked in turned out to be crucial

10/2/2012 9:38:59 AM

great short season recap for those looking to get on the bandwagon:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121002&content_id=39356288&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

still cant believe this team has 92 wins after losing 4 opening day starters (McCarthy, Colon, Braden, Anderson) and pretty much all of our stars from last year.

the only true Cinderella team left in the dance!
(O's cant claim nearly the amount of attrition and contribution from unproven FAs & rookies)

MANAGER OF THE YEAR/DECADE

10/2/2012 10:16:15 AM

Holy fuck. Amazeballz game. They should sell this feeling on the streets...

10/3/2012 1:24:05 AM

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"the only true Cinderella team left in the dance! (O's cant claim nearly the amount of attrition and contribution from unproven FAs & rookies)"

so that means the o's aren't a "true" cinderella team because they didn't get to where they are the same way as the a's. gotcha.

10/3/2012 6:52:13 AM

^hey now, if it cant be the A's - then I am pulling O's all the way.
They are a great cinderella story too, they just don't have the same problems getting national recognition due to the ESPN/northeast media bias.

Really just meant that if Bob Melvin doesn't win MOY, then the award is just another publicity sham (like of like MVP... oh wait).

10/3/2012 8:01:36 AM

blackley was shaky in the first few innings last night - worried about his postseason...

two hot pitchers on the mound today. wish I could watch it all during work

10/3/2012 8:06:26 AM

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"From Elias: On June 30th the Athletics trailed the Rangers by 13 games for the AL West lead. With a win Wednesday the A's will have completed one of the largest divisional comebacks of all time. Most Games Back by Eventual 1st Place Team - All-Time Trailed by 1914 Boston Braves* - - - 15 games July 4 1978 New York Yankees* - 14 games July 19 1995 Seattle Mariners - - - 13 games Aug. 2 1951 New York Giants - - - 13 games Aug. 11 "

10/3/2012 8:09:06 AM

^^ I wouldn't consider dempster hot.

10/3/2012 8:15:06 AM

[Edited on October 3, 2012 at 8:15 AM. Reason : Uhh]

10/3/2012 8:15:06 AM

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"They are a great cinderella story too, they just don't have the same problems getting national recognition due to the ESPN/northeast media bias."

i don't really watch ESPN very much, so i don't know how much they're talking about the orioles and not talking about the a's. i watched a fair amount of baseball tonight in july and august because i didn't get MLB network where i was living for 3 months, and i didn't really notice the orioles getting noticeably more attention than the a's. if they are, it's probably because they were so bad for 15 years, and everyone has been all "WTF, where is this coming from" all season.

i know the a's were picked to finish last in their division too and have been a huge surprise and i'd like to see them do well, but objectively i can see where people would make a bigger deal over the orioles considering the last decade and a half has been mired by a horrible owner, bumbling GMs, poor free agent signings and draft picks (until recently), several highly touted prospects busting, and all around mismanagement of money and resources. in the same time span, the a's have had several winning seasons, playoff appearances, a book written about them, a movie based on that book, and have influenced the way a lot of front offices approach player acquisition and development. and you're talking about not getting enough national recognition for one season?

to me, it's a recent history of being good vs. a recent history of being really not very good. if the pirates wouldn't have collapsed, more people probably would be talking about them than the a's too. it's not that no one's looking at california because they prefer all teams on the east coast. that's silly.

Quote :

"Really just meant that if Bob Melvin doesn't win MOY, then the award is just another publicity sham"

it has always been a publicity sham. i'm not even saying buck showalter should get it.

10/3/2012 8:38:38 AM

With Griffin pitching today, I think the West is ours

seriously thought about canceling both my classes today to go to the game, but I'm going to hold them anyway

oh well, I'll at least get to catch the end of the game.

10/3/2012 10:33:56 AM

^I hope you're right about AJG today. Talk about a high pressure game for a rookie!

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"if the pirates wouldn't have collapsed, more people probably would be talking about them"

agreed

10/3/2012 3:26:14 PM

The As defense is laughable

10/3/2012 4:35:58 PM

Not any worse than Texas' right now

10/3/2012 5:39:08 PM

Yea guess I spoke too soon.

I just can't make sense of why Rangers chose to throw Perez on Monday. It's a lower pressure game at least put someone semi tough out there

[Edited on October 3, 2012 at 5:51 PM. Reason : Sheesh]

10/3/2012 5:49:15 PM

I probably shouldn't say anything until after the game.

So I'm not going to

10/3/2012 5:53:04 PM

Ryan Cook is excited.

10/3/2012 6:11:14 PM

Quote :

"I just can't make sense of why Rangers chose to throw Perez on Monday."

because ron washington is not a good manager and can't run a pitching staff for shit. hell, he insisted on batting michael young in the top 6 of the order for an extended period of time when michael young was doing real bad

10/3/2012 6:31:40 PM

And that'll do that.

10/3/2012 6:40:42 PM

Glad I didn't cancel my classes today since I will definitely be doing the day after the A's win the world series

10/3/2012 6:46:07 PM

Young is a Veteran baseball player. Perez is just getting his feet wet. There is a difference.

10/3/2012 7:01:22 PM

you're no longer allowed to post in my thread anymore

[Edited on October 3, 2012 at 7:06 PM. Reason : ever again. at all ]

10/3/2012 7:04:20 PM

I'm happy for the A's. they are the hottest team in baseball right now. Their defense needs some work. The silly errors will lose games against tough opponents.

I will post where I want

10/3/2012 7:07:34 PM

Probably trying to head to Woodys for A's playoff games - but am flexible.
Any other NCSU area A's fans.... let us gather


and in the midst of the euphoria, please keep in mind...
WE'RE GOING TO BE EVEN MORE STACKED NEXT YEAR WHEN OUR BEST PITCHERS GET HEALTHY!!!!!

10/3/2012 8:27:19 PM

Amazing season by the A's, definitely didn't see this coming.

10/3/2012 9:23:57 PM

Nobody did

I didn't actually think they'd have a chance until around July, but even then I thought the best they'd get was a WC2 if they were lucky. After surviving that 10 game road trip and playing so tough against the Yankees, I knew they were for real.

A World Series is totally realistic if they continue playing this well...

oh and, LOL @ face

[Edited on October 3, 2012 at 9:30 PM. Reason : $100s on Texas? HA!]

10/3/2012 9:27:31 PM

You guys unfortunately get verlander for 2 ganes in a 5 game series. Best of luck

10/3/2012 9:30:04 PM

I don't think the A's are scared of anybody right now

Detroit is probably the last of the AL teams the A's would like to face, but they had to claw their way to win the weak sauce AL Central.

10/3/2012 9:32:17 PM

Most teams dont get verlander/fister/scherzer/verlander/fister in a normal series

Look at our record when out 1-3 starts. It's the best in the AL.

[Edited on October 3, 2012 at 9:37 PM. Reason : Porcello blows and fister was hurt half the year]

10/3/2012 9:35:38 PM

hey, I'm not thrilled about playing the Tigers. Verlander is an ace.

But seriously, the A's have won like 67/100 games. They are pretty battle tested and not afraid of anything.

It'll be an interesting series, but the A's are too hot to handle.

and let's not talk about injuries OK? we lost all our starting pitchers. we're getting one back btw.

[Edited on October 3, 2012 at 9:39 PM. Reason : asdf]

10/3/2012 9:38:44 PM

yep DET is the last team we wanted to face... was one of the few teams in the AL that we didn't beat in the regular season. got swept by DET in 2006 when the Big Hurt was mashing us through the playoffs with the last of the moneyball pitching stars.


but at this point, there is no explanation for the A's success "on paper".
games are just not supposed to be playing out like this with the A's roster vs. LAA/TEX/NYY/allstar rosters.
but its happening anyways.
trend maybe?

10/3/2012 9:40:40 PM

No doubt though, what the A's have done this year is remarkable. Melvin for coach of the year

10/3/2012 9:43:40 PM

I wonder if Brandon Inge will play for the A's again next year? He was so huge for us early this season....

10/3/2012 10:15:31 PM

http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=15478576&cp=16291646.16294006

congrats. see you in the ALCS? (probably not )

10/4/2012 10:09:37 AM

NOBODY is picking Oakland to win

might be a good way to make some quick money...

10/4/2012 10:46:56 PM

Or compound your pain

10/5/2012 12:55:53 AM

such confidence

there's a reason the tigers only have 88 wins, despite playing the royals, indians, and twins on a regular basis

i wonder if this series explains why

[Edited on October 6, 2012 at 11:37 AM. Reason : we shall see]

10/6/2012 11:35:52 AM

fuck jim leyland. go a's.

10/6/2012 11:43:36 AM

Well, Coco Crisp certainly isn't afraid of Verlander...

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Go A's!

10/6/2012 6:10:23 PM

Avila time

10/6/2012 7:49:54 PM

One of the guys doing commentary for this game is fucking awful

10/6/2012 7:51:14 PM

both are

10/6/2012 8:03:02 PM

This game is too intense. Need beer

10/6/2012 8:38:26 PM

the bullpen is in, so this means the A's have a chance

10/6/2012 8:40:18 PM

jesus christ Benoit, you are a piece of shit. benoit, valverde, and coke

10/6/2012 8:45:33 PM

Welp :-/

10/6/2012 9:02:00 PM

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lol 14 strikeouts

10/6/2012 9:03:05 PM