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Post by perfeckt on May 16, 2012 8:59:39 GMT 10
No need for artificial turf, it gets plenty of rain.
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Post by stuartcapel on May 16, 2012 10:32:16 GMT 10
Not the greatest start for Dom with the bat, going 0-5 with three strike outs and a sacrifice, though he made every play that came his way in the field.
Trav Blackley after being DFA by San Francisco has been picked up by Oakland.
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2012 12:40:04 GMT 10
Now how about this for a scenario...
Manny comes back in a couple weeks, hits 4 and hits 50 bombs.
Trav Blackley becomes a back-end starter and wins 12+ games.
Rich Thompson gets recalled and becomes set-up man to Grant Balfour, who gets reinstated to closer when Fuentes gets shelled over the next couple saves.
Luke Hughes gets recalled and plays 2B for them, hits 15 bombs for a .250 clip.
The rest of the team rallies also, and the A's storm back to win the AL West over the more fancied Rangers and Angels... And go on to make the Series...
5 years from now, Moneyball II comes out, and wins Best Picture...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2012 9:11:49 GMT 10
Now how about this for a scenario... Manny comes back in a couple weeks, hits 4 and hits 50 bombs. Trav Blackley becomes a back-end starter and wins 12+ games. Rich Thompson gets recalled and becomes set-up man to Grant Balfour, who gets reinstated to closer when Fuentes gets shelled over the next couple saves. Luke Hughes gets recalled and plays 2B for them, hits 15 bombs for a .250 clip. The rest of the team rallies also, and the A's storm back to win the AL West over the more fancied Rangers and Angels... And go on to make the Series... 5 years from now, Moneyball II comes out, and wins Best Picture... Hate to say I called this in mid-May...
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Post by stuartcapel on Oct 4, 2012 9:29:30 GMT 10
One of Five - not bad. A .200 clip isn't great, but there have been worse!!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2012 9:33:36 GMT 10
Come on Stu!
Blackley was long relief in the pen at the time and Balfour was back to the set-up guy. I'm claiming 3 for 5!
Not to mention the team was about 7 games back by this stage (and still 5 back with 9 games to play)...
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Post by stuartcapel on Oct 4, 2012 10:00:25 GMT 10
Trav didn't win 12+ games and Rich Thompson didn't come back (at least I don't think he did).
Would be like claiming that hard hit ball that the outfielder caught over the fence should still be a homer or the pitch on the outside black that was called a ball should have been a strike, therefore you should get a K!!
(but as a Nostradamus, you're better than most, will grant that!) ;-)
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Post by The Puma on Oct 4, 2012 10:11:38 GMT 10
Tough crowd.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2012 10:19:34 GMT 10
Tough crowd indeed.
Come on, I've done a hell of a lot better than the Mayans!
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Post by stuartcapel on Oct 4, 2012 11:05:46 GMT 10
Even if Thompson did come back, Balfour replaced Cook as the closer.
Had certain things not been specified, then there would have been more ticks, but only the last one deserves the check mark here.
Tough? Maybe. This is a tough game though.
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Post by The Puma on Oct 4, 2012 11:33:49 GMT 10
Lando, 40 mill tonite. Throw me 8 numbers.
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Post by swearne on Oct 4, 2012 11:50:27 GMT 10
Lando, I think you did pretty well mate. I have been in Oakland for the last six games and the crowd has doubled since the first game. Today the stadium was full to the brim it was amazing. Texas had led the division since April the 9th until today. There was even a little Aussie Aussie Aussie chant today when balf came in to close.
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Post by stuartcapel on Oct 4, 2012 12:16:13 GMT 10
Lando, 40 mill tonite. Throw me 8 numbers. Eight? Geeze! You only need five plus the powerball.
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Post by The Puma on Oct 4, 2012 12:38:56 GMT 10
Not the way your scoring him I won't.
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Post by moose on Oct 4, 2012 12:53:52 GMT 10
Hey Moderators! Do we need both threads to run? Lets close this one off HUH?
Neil W
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Post by Goblin on Oct 4, 2012 17:25:58 GMT 10
Hey Moose, I heard your call
Thread is now officially closed
For further posts please do so in the 2012 thread
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