Oakland A's 2005 season official thread - Page 19

Faroo6 · 06-25-2005, 08:15 PM

another day, another win for the A's.

I'm beginning to like this trend.

Faroo6 · 06-26-2005, 06:42 PM

Holy Cow!!!

The Raiders are killing the '9ers. Two TD's and a safety.......Wait it's baseball season.

16 runs, 22 hits and oh yeah Harden has only allowed one hit through 6 iinnings on 64 pitches.

Green & Gold Heart · 06-26-2005, 06:56 PM

Seems like he'd cruise to a complete game shutout today, but I bet he's done after the 7th because he's on a pitch limit. But definitely, VERY nice to have him back.

Green & Gold Heart · 06-29-2005, 12:34 PM

Guess what!

Eric Chavez is now hitting .272 with 11 HR and 43 RBI.
Barry Zito is 4-8 with a 4.21 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP.
Jason Kendall's average is up to .268 and he has a .352 OBP.
Joe Blanton, whose ERA was hovering around 7 not too long ago, has his ERA down to 4.70 now.

And this team is only four games under .500, folks. I'm not counting on anything spectacular, but this is not looking like a bottom-feeding team, or the "embarrassment" "Joe Morgan" claimed they'd be.

JDOldSchool · 06-29-2005, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Green & Gold Heart

Guess what!

Eric Chavez is now hitting .272 with 11 HR and 43 RBI.
Barry Zito is 4-8 with a 4.21 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP.
Jason Kendall's average is up to .268 and he has a .352 OBP.
Joe Blanton, whose ERA was hovering around 7 not too long ago, has his ERA down to 4.70 now.

And this team is only four games under .500, folks. I'm not counting on anything spectacular, but this is not looking like a bottom-feeding team, or the "embarrassment" "Joe Morgan" claimed they'd be.

They're also just 6.5 games behind the wild card leading Minnesota Twins. Yeah, it's too early to really focus on the Wild Card but 6.5 games is nothing when it's still June. They still play the Twins 10 times, too.

I have a feeling Eric Byrnes might be on his way out. The Yankees and Cubs could both use an OF and Byrnes might bring the A's something. If the A's are in contention, which they are at this point, I can't see them trading Kotsay.

Green & Gold Heart · 06-29-2005, 02:16 PM

Yeah, I think if you're going to make a run, Kotsay has to be there, and with the Keilty has played they could use Byrnes to bring in some help somewhere else.

I'm still optimistic for a Kotsay extension, which would eliminate trade possibilites for him.

johnnyshaka · 06-29-2005, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JDOldSchool

I have a feeling Eric Byrnes might be on his way out. The Yankees and Cubs could both use an OF and Byrnes might bring the A's something. If the A's are in contention, which they are at this point, I can't see them trading Kotsay.

In contention for what??

wastesomepaint · 06-29-2005, 04:11 PM

Nick Swisher is starting to put things together, Daric Barton is tearing things up in A ball and our entire staff is cruising right now.. great time to be an A's fan

wastesomepaint · 06-29-2005, 05:12 PM

Future looks bright for Barton

Nice article on Daric Barton.. that Mulder trade is looking great for us right now.

darkhorse · 06-29-2005, 05:58 PM

The Billy Beane era A's record in the second half is unmatched in MLB history. They aren't even remotely out of the pennant or wild-card chase with the master trade deadline dealer on the watch.

JDOldSchool · 06-29-2005, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

In contention for what??

The playoffs, and if Texas ever decides to show up against the Angels, the division title.

rem · 06-29-2005, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JDOldSchool

They're also just 6.5 games behind the wild card leading Minnesota Twins. Yeah, it's too early to really focus on the Wild Card but 6.5 games is nothing when it's still June.

It is more important when just about the entire American League is in between you and and the prize.

btw, the Twins are half a game behind the Orioles

Green & Gold Heart · 06-29-2005, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by remangiii

It is more important when just about the entire American League is in between you and and the prize.

Which is why we shouldn't even look at the Wild Card now. We won't really know who seperates from the pack until August or so. Now the focus should be being at or over .500 by the break.

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Originally Posted by remangiii

btw, the Twins are half a game behind the Orioles

Acknowledged.

JDOldSchool · 06-29-2005, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by remangiii

btw, the Twins are half a game behind the Orioles

They weren't when I posted that.

rem · 06-29-2005, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JDOldSchool

They weren't when I posted that.

Okay sorry, I didn't realize the Twins had a day game.

johnnyshaka · 06-29-2005, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JDOldSchool

The playoffs, and if Texas ever decides to show up against the Angels, the division title.

We've been playing great baseball as of late...are we any closer to catching the Angels??? Nope. They've been just as good.

We are currently the 4th worst team in the AL and we aren't even at .500...talking about contending is silly talk. When we put together a couple of good series' against teams ahead of us in the win column...and keep winning the games we're supposed to win...THEN, maybe there should be a whisper about the playoffs.

But, I'm with G'n'G...worry about putting .500 behind us...far behind us.

Green & Gold Heart · 06-30-2005, 01:17 AM

There's another win in the books. We're riding at a 6-game winning streak and are only 3 games under .500 now.

I usually watch on MLB.tv but the feed was super choppy today, so I took in the game on Gameday Audio and got to listen to Bill King. It was quite a treat.

Skipaway · 06-30-2005, 03:54 AM

Remember how the Yankees once put together an impressive win streak against the A's and the Mariners? The A's are just preying on the Mariners now.

wastesomepaint · 06-30-2005, 07:53 AM

Tough month ahead with the White Sox, Blue Jays, Tigers, Indians and Rangers on the schedule.. hopefully we can keep up the good play and get back in the WC race

Green & Gold Heart · 06-30-2005, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Skipaway

Remember how the Yankees once put together an impressive win streak against the A's and the Mariners? The A's are just preying on the Mariners now.

Well I can take solace in the fact that they are beating the teams they should be beating.

Remember earlier this month when the A's took 2 out of 3 from both the Braves and the Mets? I wouldn't call that beating up on weak teams.

The true test will come this weekend, when they play the White Sox.

06-29-2005, 05:58 PM	#370
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	The Billy Beane era A's record in the second half is unmatched in MLB history. They aren't even remotely out of the pennant or wild-card chase with the master trade deadline dealer on the watch. __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan."

06-30-2005, 03:54 AM	#378
Skipaway Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Where you live Posts: 11,017	Remember how the Yankees once put together an impressive win streak against the A's and the Mariners? The A's are just preying on the Mariners now. __________________ Jonathan Haidt: Moral reasoning is really just a servant masquerading as a high priest.

06-26-2005, 06:56 PM	#363
Green & Gold Heart Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,242	Seems like he'd cruise to a complete game shutout today, but I bet he's done after the 7th because he's on a pitch limit. But definitely, VERY nice to have him back.

06-29-2005, 12:34 PM	#364
Green & Gold Heart Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,242	Guess what! Eric Chavez is now hitting .272 with 11 HR and 43 RBI. Barry Zito is 4-8 with a 4.21 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Jason Kendall's average is up to .268 and he has a .352 OBP. Joe Blanton, whose ERA was hovering around 7 not too long ago, has his ERA down to 4.70 now. And this team is only four games under .500, folks. I'm not counting on anything spectacular, but this is not looking like a bottom-feeding team, or the "embarrassment" "Joe Morgan" claimed they'd be.

06-29-2005, 02:16 PM	#366
Green & Gold Heart Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,242	Yeah, I think if you're going to make a run, Kotsay has to be there, and with the Keilty has played they could use Byrnes to bring in some help somewhere else. I'm still optimistic for a Kotsay extension, which would eliminate trade possibilites for him.

06-29-2005, 04:11 PM	#368
wastesomepaint Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 46	Nick Swisher is starting to put things together, Daric Barton is tearing things up in A ball and our entire staff is cruising right now.. great time to be an A's fan

06-29-2005, 05:12 PM	#369
wastesomepaint Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 46	Future looks bright for Barton Nice article on Daric Barton.. that Mulder trade is looking great for us right now.

06-30-2005, 01:17 AM	#377
Green & Gold Heart Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 5,242	There's another win in the books. We're riding at a 6-game winning streak and are only 3 games under .500 now. I usually watch on MLB.tv but the feed was super choppy today, so I took in the game on Gameday Audio and got to listen to Bill King. It was quite a treat.

06-30-2005, 07:53 AM	#379
wastesomepaint Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 46	Tough month ahead with the White Sox, Blue Jays, Tigers, Indians and Rangers on the schedule.. hopefully we can keep up the good play and get back in the WC race