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2012 AL WEST CHAMPS Oakland A's Regular Season Thread
Jul 16, 2012 at 9:49 AM
- DaDDieO
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I'll be at the yard twice for the A's and Yankees series at o.co. We have a couple of tough ones vs. dem Rangers first doe.
Jul 16, 2012 at 10:20 AM
- ImaMod
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Originally posted by Jigga:
I'll be at the yard twice for the A's and Yankees series at o.co. We have a couple of tough ones vs. dem Rangers first doe.
Nice. I want to go to a game soon also
Man this team just hits homeruns like its their job. A lot different from last year
I want Carter to be an every day player, hes finally producing and meeting his 2010 or 2011 expectations. The guy is just demolishing balls
and Cespy is an RBI machine! 42 RBI in 57 games.
Jul 16, 2012 at 10:25 AM
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I hope Carter keeps up what he's doing. It would be the most pleasant surprise of the year if he actually turned into the legit middle of the order hitter we thought we were getting a few years ago.
Also, I think Branon Moss is going to go in a huge slump and fall flat on his face unless he stops striking out a third of the time so we need Carter to continue to produce over at first.
Also, I think Branon Moss is going to go in a huge slump and fall flat on his face unless he stops striking out a third of the time so we need Carter to continue to produce over at first.
Jul 16, 2012 at 10:45 AM
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The difference in Carter this time around is his patience at the plate. Sounds almost psychological, because he's not getting ahead of himself at the plate as much. He's working counts and getting the pitches that he actually wants. And with his kind of power, "mistake pitches" become souvenirs.
Jul 16, 2012 at 10:47 AM
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So crazy how much of a threat Cespedes is out there. As we've all alluded to previously, the dude's bat in our lineup gives everyone else a sense of confidence.
Jul 16, 2012 at 10:48 AM
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Originally posted by AllTimeGreat:
I hope Carter keeps up what he's doing. It would be the most pleasant surprise of the year if he actually turned into the legit middle of the order hitter we thought we were getting a few years ago.
Also, I think Branon Moss is going to go in a huge slump and fall flat on his face unless he stops striking out a third of the time so we need Carter to continue to produce over at first.
lol Brandon Moss is Jack Cust all over again. They hit homeruns but strike out way too much
Jack Cust was 28 when he started with us, he was on 4 teams in 5 years before he came here and didnt do much with those teams. He came here and hit 6 HRs in his first 7 games.
Brandon Moss is 28, was on 3 teams in 5 years before he came here. He came here and hit 6 homers in 10 games
Both strike out a lot but Cust also walked a lot
Jul 16, 2012 at 10:53 AM
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Originally posted by Jigga:
So crazy how much of a threat Cespedes is out there. As we've all alluded to previously, the dude's bat in our lineup gives everyone else a sense of confidence.
Its crazy how much of a difference he makes.
He just makes bad reads in the OF sometimes, once he gets that down he'll be on his way to being a 5 tool player. He definitely has 5 tool potential
Guy is strong like an bull and fast like a cheetah
Jul 18, 2012 at 3:49 PM
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Another Walkoff Homer!
this team is awesome!
this team is awesome!
Jul 19, 2012 at 10:26 PM
- DaDDieO
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One W Vs. the bronxbombers 
Jul 19, 2012 at 10:59 PM
- skeetskeet
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I'm happy to see this team do well. It's good for the bay.
But f**k the raiders.
But f**k the raiders.
Jul 19, 2012 at 11:02 PM
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Now if we can just figure out how to get even average production out of the bottom 3rd of the lineup we might have something really good here.
Jul 19, 2012 at 11:14 PM
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Originally posted by AllTimeGreat:
Now if we can just figure out how to get even average production out of the bottom 3rd of the lineup we might have something really good here.
Ya Im sick of it. Its so pathetic. Its a waste of 3 innings a game for us
They combined for 0-11 today, went 0-11 last game
At least Cespedes is hot. He has his average up to .293. The guy is just an RBI machine and i have no doubt he'll be a star
and were breaking world records
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Dog Day at the Coliseum. Hearing there are 750+ dogs here a Guiness World Record.
Jul 20, 2012 at 10:07 AM
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Originally posted by ImaMod:
Originally posted by AllTimeGreat:
Now if we can just figure out how to get even average production out of the bottom 3rd of the lineup we might have something really good here.
Ya Im sick of it. Its so pathetic. Its a waste of 3 innings a game for us
They combined for 0-11 today, went 0-11 last game
At least Cespedes is hot. He has his average up to .293. The guy is just an RBI machine and i have no doubt he'll be a star
and were breaking world records
Casey Pratt @CaseyPrattCSN
Dog Day at the Coliseum. Hearing there are 750+ dogs here a Guiness World Record.
I was there last night, but didn't bring a dog. The place felt...weird. You know...Yankees are in town, always a playoff type of atmosphere, but then there's some dude's yorkie staring at you during the 7th inning stretch
Jul 20, 2012 at 10:09 AM
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Originally posted by AllTimeGreat:
Now if we can just figure out how to get even average production out of the bottom 3rd of the lineup we might have something really good here.
Word. I thought that Pennington would break out this season. I think that he's below the Mendoza line now.
Suzuki/Norris are both scuffling. Inge has the glove, but the dude can't bat .250?
Any rumors regarding Jimmy Rollins circulating? Jed Lowrie?
Jul 20, 2012 at 11:07 AM
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Originally posted by Jigga:
lol ya that just sounds weird
Originally posted by Jigga:
Word. I thought that Pennington would break out this season. I think that he's below the Mendoza line now.
Suzuki/Norris are both scuffling. Inge has the glove, but the dude can't bat .250?
Any rumors regarding Jimmy Rollins circulating? Jed Lowrie?
I haven't seen any rumors lately probably because we've been winning. I"ve read they're going to wait for this stretch where we play(ed) the Rangers, Yankees, and Blue Jays to end before they decide whether they will be buyers or sellers at the deadline.
Jimmy Rollins would be a great addition and he'd probably waive his no trade clause cause he's from Oakland