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Oakland Athletics @ Toronto Blue Jays


Well, it's great to be back.  The trial was truly grueling but we won a great victory for the United States against the corporate defrauders and evildoers!  All in all, a great result.  Anyway, I return to this familiar, but not too familiar place (where rince and I will be splitting the job) with a quote from the fantastic Long Winters, surely the best band to come out of Alaska.

The playoffs are a long-dead dream, but the team is over .500, Shaun Marcum had a great start last night, Adam Lind is proving everyday that the Jays should've given him more than 19 at-bats, the bullpen is clicking, Vernon Wells appears to be on his way back as soon as next week, and the hitting hasn't been a total disaster recently.  Oh, what could've been.  

Unfortunately, the lineups are not working at the moment, but I'll try again when I get back from my run.  A.J. Burnett v. Justin Duscherer.  I'll be around for part of the game tonight, but will be running first.  Stop by if you've got time, and let's go Jays!

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"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 7:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

boo

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 7:31 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Johny had the ball slip out of his hand on the relay.....

might not have got him anyway…..another hit for crosby

by Tom Dakers on Aug 7, 2008 7:31 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ouch

A.J. has really laid an egg so far tonight

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 7:38 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

cmon Lind

start us off here

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 7:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

maybe someone could touch the ball this inning?

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 7:45 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I find it a little hard to believe J.P.

that no one was interested in Burnett. I know this hasn’t been his best year, but he’s been healthy and was pitching great right at the break

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 7:48 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

my theory is that J.P. is hoping to resign A.J.

and wants to convince him no one is interested so he won’t test the market

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 7:49 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he is hopefull....I don't know if he knows something.

I thought Zaun and Eck and anyone else they might want to trade could go thru waivers but not AJ

by Tom Dakers on Aug 7, 2008 7:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I would be ambivalent about signing AJ to too much of an extension

another year or two would be okay, but I don’t know that that would get it done.

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 7:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

we just can't be giving this many at-bats to the likes of him

if we want to have a real team

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 7:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

whew

thought that was gone for a second

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 7:52 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

same here

got my dog, got my Labatt, I’m good to go

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 7:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

how many?

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I do remember him doing a little bit with the bat

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

doesn't say much for us

if he makes the list

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:18 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm championing

Darnell Coles’ candidacy for inclusion on that list

by SuckaMD on Aug 7, 2008 8:19 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

haha

why not?

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:20 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

on second look

he actually didn’t DH as much as I remembered. Maybe I was confusing him with someone else.

by SuckaMD on Aug 7, 2008 8:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lots of curveballs to barton

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:11 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

allright aj

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:13 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

at this point

I’ll take any hit, including that one. cmon Lind!

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:21 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think you're up to 2

on the number of relatively gay comments on the night

by SuckaMD on Aug 7, 2008 8:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I can't help but like Manny

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

as long as he doesn't get J.D. Drew or Papelbon, haha

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that lead didn't last very long

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah, I have to go in a little while too

to pick up my brother. Nothing more irritating than driving around downtown DC on a thursday night

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

this inning is going poorly

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:37 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

alan and jerry

laying into Thomas right now

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:38 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

jerry said he could've carried alan on his back and tagged up on that

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:39 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the answer is Not Brad Fullmer

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

sad but true

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

now that is pathetic

salivating over 18 hrs for a dh

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

this is what we've come to

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he was actually quite decent his first year

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:42 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

allright!

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I want to not hate him

but he’s just terrible

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah Rios!

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:46 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lyle draws the walk

Rios steals third

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:50 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

let's go Big Rod

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:51 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm a little annoyed

with folks being so obsessed with Rios’ SB totals. I enjoy watching guys steal, and Rios is efficient enough that it is a big plus, but it certainly doesn’t make up for the fact that he’s not hitting!

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:52 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah I agree

oh his average is good….frig,,,,empty 280 is worthless in the outfield

by Tom Dakers on Aug 7, 2008 8:53 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah

he’s good compared to most of the rest of the lineup we’re throwing out there every night, but that’s nothing to be proud of

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:56 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

all of a sudden we have a ton of question marks for next season

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:56 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

true

we just have so many guys coming of eh years, bad years, and injuries.

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:03 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Parrish up in the pen

he’s been a good fill-in for Tallet

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

mine too

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:03 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

way to finish strong, AJ

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

true

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

nice job not pinch-hitting for Lind

kid’s gotta learn to hit lefties

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

no sooner do I say that

and he gets drilled with a fastball, hope he’s ok

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

scoot could come in

and inglett move to outfield, right?

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:07 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ugh

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

with an out?

that’d be a little weird

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rolen

draws the walk

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:09 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the A's sure thought so

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that's one way to do it!

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:11 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ouch

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Inglett gets to hit for himself

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he's hardly faced any lefties this season

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hits Inglett on the 0-2 pitch

whoops

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

still no hits this inning

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

time for Wilk to solve the rally

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:17 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

always good to swing at the first fastball in a sac fly situation

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:20 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

unfortunately I have to go as well

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:21 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

maybe Rios

will get the first hit of the inning

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:21 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

same here

rios pops it up to end the inning

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

enjoy spamalot!

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Aug 7, 2008 9:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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