shd start a rolling market inefficiencies thred
― Bringing the mosh (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 14:04 (ten years ago) link
A's really are amazing aren't they?
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 30 April 2014 01:05 (ten years ago) link
Best record in baseball:
1. A's 30-16
2. Togers 27-15 13. Giants 29-18 1.54. Brewers 28-19 2.55. Braves 25-20 4.5
― Bee OK, Thursday, 22 May 2014 06:00 (ten years ago) link
*Tigers
― Bee OK, Thursday, 22 May 2014 06:01 (ten years ago) link
Most impressive thing is the run differential.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Thursday, 22 May 2014 12:23 (ten years ago) link
@susanslusserJosh Donaldson didn't like @DickieV calling #Athletics "a bunch of no-names." He plans to point at his name on his jersey to Vitale today.
― Andy K, Thursday, 22 May 2014 18:18 (ten years ago) link
Sounds like they're staying.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-A-s-close-to-signing-10-year-least-at-5529120.php
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 4 June 2014 21:58 (ten years ago) link
that is great news, but better news would be a new stadium.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 5 June 2014 01:28 (ten years ago) link
maybe their owner should leak a recording saying something incredibly racist
― mookieproof, Thursday, 5 June 2014 01:55 (ten years ago) link
Joe P on Moneyball II
http://www.nbcsports.com/baseball/mlb/oakland-way
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 5 June 2014 15:54 (ten years ago) link
jaso has a grand slam overruled on review, moss hits one 2 batters later instead
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 8 June 2014 18:36 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P3br_geYFI
― Andy K, Wednesday, 11 June 2014 14:08 (ten years ago) link
is Cespedesness a subset of Puigness?
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 11 June 2014 14:14 (ten years ago) link
woah
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/cubs-athletics-trade-jeff-samardzija-jason-hammel-addison-russell-billy-mckinney/
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 5 July 2014 14:21 (nine years ago) link
they are going for it all this year. happy for those fans.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 5 July 2014 19:12 (nine years ago) link
http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zJxYqAF4UyZ_rztjTNuiiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTMzODtweW9mZj0wO3E9NzU7dz02MzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/sports/2014-07-06/59798520-0556-11e4-b87b-8576ba47f2a6_smardzijasign.jpg
― earlnash, Sunday, 6 July 2014 23:55 (nine years ago) link
Punto spikes helmet after striking out to end the game
Natalie Punto @MsShredderpuntoBall was higher then my boobs and not my old boobs... I might of had the same reaction as nick just a dish towel instead of a helmet :/
― francisF, Saturday, 12 July 2014 18:46 (nine years ago) link
scored the most runs in the majors and allowed the fewest, only have a 1.5-game lead
― mookieproof, Monday, 28 July 2014 02:17 (nine years ago) link
mike trout has TWTW
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Monday, 28 July 2014 02:27 (nine years ago) link
just called up billy burns, who could be the heir to herb washington
― mookieproof, Monday, 28 July 2014 21:02 (nine years ago) link
Steven Goldman:
Teams are usually reluctant to trade out of the major league deck at this time of year for fear of giving up a key part; they almost never deal a productive middle-of-the-lineup bat in the middle of a playoff race.
Yoenis Cespedes is that, but he's also Yoenis Cespedes. Though he hit .292/.356/.505 as a rookie, teams soon figured out that Cespedes would give away at-bats even if up in the count, and that he was not selective in the traditional Beane-A's style. Last year he hit 26 home runs but couldn't quite get to a .300 on-base percentage; this year his .256/.303/.464 rates are a bit better than they look given that offensive levels have down-spiraled, and he augments those numbers with strong defense. Still, despite the occasional spectacular, long-distance home run, Cespedes is not quite a star, but somewhere in the next tier down.
That may change at Fenway Park, though Cespedes has played just six (homer-less) games there. The Red Sox will get to see if he can put up big numbers for an outfield that simply died this year, but they'll also have to keep him on the field. Cespedes has been on the disabled list twice in not quite three seasons, and his medical history in that time is a long litany of day-to-days and a looping repetitive mantra of "sprain" and "strain."
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/7/31/5955249/yoenis-cespedes-jon-lester-trade-jonny-gomes-cash-trading-deadline
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 31 July 2014 16:31 (nine years ago) link
@pgammo · Peter GammonsNormally Billy Beane fly-fishes on deadline day. Right now doing forum on charter schools with Grant Hill
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 31 July 2014 19:34 (nine years ago) link
https://twitter.com/whatwouldDOOdo/status/494936944992718850
― polyphonic, Thursday, 31 July 2014 20:08 (nine years ago) link
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/buster-olney/post?id=7721&ex_cid=insider_share_buster-olney_7721
love the "BB percentage" explanation
― Neckbread (Will M.), Tuesday, 12 August 2014 19:37 (nine years ago) link
Can we call this a slump?
― Van Horn Street, Monday, 18 August 2014 02:59 (nine years ago) link
yes.
i didn't think they were a .600 team, certainly not in April.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Monday, 18 August 2014 03:10 (nine years ago) link
on a 6-11 slide
if you want to be optimistic, 10 of their last 13 are against Texas and the Phillies.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Friday, 29 August 2014 13:47 (nine years ago) link
Dunn deal: White Sox trade slugger to A's
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-adam-dunn-trade-talks-20140831-story.html
― Andy K, Sunday, 31 August 2014 16:01 (nine years ago) link
Are the A's that desperate for bullpen help?
― Hakeem Olajuwon Howard (Leee), Tuesday, 2 September 2014 23:24 (nine years ago) link
They've lost 16 of their last 23 and still have the best MLB DIFF by 43.
― Andy K, Friday, 5 September 2014 12:35 (nine years ago) link
The 5 mistakes the A's made over the last 2 months
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/9/9/6127331/oakland-athletics-slump-tailspin-yoenis-cespedes
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 11 September 2014 14:30 (nine years ago) link
They've gone 8-19 over the last month but with just a -15 run differential in those games.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 13 September 2014 09:17 (nine years ago) link
Pried that win from Rodney's wild hand
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 14 September 2014 14:49 (nine years ago) link
not the greatest start to a must win game.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 18 September 2014 20:18 (nine years ago) link
I'd say more muster-wins are yet to come.
they really can't beg off beating the Phillies this weekend, esp w/ no Hamels to face.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Friday, 19 September 2014 14:11 (nine years ago) link
On Aug. 10, the A's were 8 up on Detroit, 9.5 up on KC, and 11 up on Seattle.
― mookieproof, Friday, 19 September 2014 14:33 (nine years ago) link
comment from the fangraphs article re: their slide
There were several days as recently as August where Baseball Prospectus simulation model rated the A’s as “100%” to make the playoffs– since they round by the hundredths, that means the A’s, in the model’s view, were at least 99.95% to make the playoffs– meaning they were a 2000 to 1 shot– or HIGHER– to miss the playoffs. 1964 Phillies can smile– this will be the worst collapse in MLB history if they miss out entirely.
― johnny crunch, Friday, 19 September 2014 16:16 (nine years ago) link
That fangraph article is pretty great, and I still like the odds of them getting in the postseason.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 19 September 2014 16:23 (nine years ago) link
i kinda lost track -- i remember when the angels finally caught them, and then suddenly they were 4 1/2 back, and then suddenly they were 11 1/2 back
yesterday on their broadcast the announcers said something about how sam fuld had basically been their offense lately. and god bless sam fuld but
― mookieproof, Friday, 19 September 2014 18:01 (nine years ago) link
they really can't beg off beating the Phillies
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Friday, 19 September 2014 22:48 (nine years ago) link
pvmic amirite
― mookieproof, Friday, 19 September 2014 23:08 (nine years ago) link
offense doing ok so far tonight, albeit w/ some bleeders
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 20 September 2014 02:27 (nine years ago) link
now its the phillies, what a tragedy
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 20 September 2014 22:56 (nine years ago) link
it was the unstoppable Jerome Williams
they'll be fine if they win series, keep your pants on.
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 21 September 2014 01:01 (nine years ago) link
http://www.athleticsnation.com/2014/9/25/6845151/as-offense-hitting-worse-than-9-bj-uptons
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 28 September 2014 08:19 (nine years ago) link
Well this has ended up being a lot more interesting than I would have though in July.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Sunday, 28 September 2014 21:49 (nine years ago) link
It would be fitting if this becomes the year that Beane's A's finally break through in the playoffs.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 28 September 2014 21:56 (nine years ago) link
That would be really hilarious, but I'm not banking on it. Hitters would need to go on fire.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Sunday, 28 September 2014 22:02 (nine years ago) link
i'm rooting for complete failure cause i'd find it hilarious that he actually went for it and failed and he'll spend the entire offseason with a big sad frown on his face
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Sunday, 28 September 2014 22:44 (nine years ago) link
also i know i shouldn't value the end of the season over the rest of the season but they've just sucked so much it's hard to support them
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Sunday, 28 September 2014 22:47 (nine years ago) link
Their offense was horrible but the pitching was so good that their run differential was around zero even when they were going 9-20. They didn't really suck, but the way they kept blowing games in the late innings made them look worse than they are.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 29 September 2014 05:23 (nine years ago) link
Every time I see highlights of Jeff Samardzija pitching with that mullet and his windup in an A's uniform, it totally reminds me of Eck.
― earlnash, Monday, 29 September 2014 23:24 (nine years ago) link
Beane: the trades were NOT made for the postseason. "The Angels were going to catch us."
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/A-s-GM-Beane-stands-by-trade-for-Lester-5795508.php
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Friday, 3 October 2014 15:22 (nine years ago) link
Zito reassigned to Nashville (someone start the annual thread)
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 5 April 2015 15:10 (nine years ago) link
i can't think of a clever title
― brimstead, Sunday, 5 April 2015 20:40 (nine years ago) link
Went to the coliseum for the bay bridge series finale yesterday. Nobody got hurt, thankfully. Zito had a 1-2-3 inning.
― brimstead, Sunday, 5 April 2015 20:42 (nine years ago) link
brett lawrie 4k's on 12 pitches
2nd - 1 89 Fastball (Four-seam) Called Strike 2 84 Slider Called Strike 3 83 Slider Swinging Strike
5th -1 82 Slider Called Strike 2 80 Slider Foul 3 83 Slider Swinging Strike
7th - 1 81 Curveball Called Strike 2 83 Curveball Swinging Strike (Blocked) 3 81 Curveball Swinging Strike
9th - 1 82 Slider Called Strike 2 82 Slider Called Strike 3 81 Slider Swinging Strike
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 8 April 2015 11:14 (nine years ago) link