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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 17, 2021 19:40:49 GMT -6
They're not setting up double plays and allowing themselves to keep hitting into them constantly. Why they never send the runner is beyond me. Dusty never does anything to move a runner.......no steal, bunt, or hit and run. Royals sent Lopez with a fast runner at the plate and avoided a double play. No excuse.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2021 19:43:35 GMT -6
Great play Jose!
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 17, 2021 19:43:51 GMT -6
Pérez took Strike 3 but Framber crossed Maldy up so badly that it wasn’t called.
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 17, 2021 19:44:14 GMT -6
Great hustle too. His defense has been good this season.
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Post by olpapa on Aug 17, 2021 19:46:07 GMT -6
Cy Lynch continues to roll.
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Post by olpapa on Aug 17, 2021 19:47:24 GMT -6
Pathetic.
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Post by Saint on Aug 17, 2021 19:48:29 GMT -6
Yeesh.
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Post by olpapa on Aug 17, 2021 19:49:55 GMT -6
I’ve seen enough of these underachievers for one game. Good night fellas.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2021 19:50:29 GMT -6
At this point we can only hope Framber keeps putting up zeroes until one of our hitters hits a solo HR.
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 17, 2021 19:51:29 GMT -6
Horrible inning.......Jose with one of his signature one-pitch outs going after an outside pitch and hitting a weak fly ball. Brantley another weak fly ball ad Correa an easy ground ball to third. They are making lynch look like Sandy Koufax. A's are down 8-0 and we are trying to blow another chance to increase our lead in the division with no offense.
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 17, 2021 19:52:10 GMT -6
At this point we can only hope Framber keeps putting up zeroes until one of our hitters hits a solo HR. We sure don't like like the best offensive team in the league.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2021 19:53:38 GMT -6
Why does this team make so many mental mistakes?!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2021 20:00:23 GMT -6
Well, that is probably all she wrote.
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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 17, 2021 20:00:58 GMT -6
We freaking suck. Pathetic.
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Post by unionstation82 on Aug 17, 2021 20:05:16 GMT -6
The schedule is supposed to be easy, right? Fact is they’re too streaky to be a serious contender right now.
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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 17, 2021 20:05:24 GMT -6
We should at least let Orbit get an at-bat. He couldn't do any worse than these clowns.
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 17, 2021 20:14:26 GMT -6
We should at least let Orbit get an at-bat. He couldn't do any worse than these clowns. This is so pathetic that it's laughable.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2021 20:17:18 GMT -6
We could be gaining so many games on Oakland right now if we could get our heads out of our arses.
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Post by abregmanfan on Aug 17, 2021 20:17:35 GMT -6
We should at least let Orbit get an at-bat. He couldn't do any worse than these clowns. This is so pathetic that it's laughable. It is bull shit.
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Post by Saint on Aug 17, 2021 20:25:52 GMT -6
Comeback this inning!
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 17, 2021 21:10:11 GMT -6
I knew Dusty had given up on this game when he allowed Maldonado to bat in the 8th against the right hander instead of using Castro to pinch hit.
Well, it's time for Dusty's post-game bullshit session. Maybe he will have some you know....new.....you know.....excuses.
Since the manager doesn't have the balls to do it, we need at least one veteran player to have team meeting and speak up. There is no excuse for continuing to blow games to last place teams. They should be embarrassed.
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 17, 2021 21:10:55 GMT -6
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 17, 2021 21:12:07 GMT -6
Great hustle too. His defense has been good this season. Now, if he would only take a pitch and stop getting himself out on the first pitch.......two more of them tonight. He has to lead the league in this department.
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Post by Saint on Aug 17, 2021 21:13:31 GMT -6
Get'em tomorrow!
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 17, 2021 21:23:12 GMT -6
Top five hitters in our lineup were a combined 1-18.
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Aug 17, 2021 22:02:44 GMT -6
“Sometimes ya just haft a tip ya cap.” -Craig “Mr. 3000) Biggio
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 17, 2021 22:07:59 GMT -6
“Sometimes ya just haft a tip ya cap.” -Craig “Mr. 3000) Biggio "That's baseball. We will come out again tomorrow and try our hardest".---Craig B"iggio when interviewed after any loss. "You know.........they......you know......threw a ......you know......pitcher.......we had......you know.....never seen.....you know...before"---Dusty Baker after his team sucks at the plate.
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Post by olpapa on Aug 18, 2021 7:08:52 GMT -6
Looks like I made the right decision to turn in early last night. This team does not show up at the ballpark ready to play ball. They are just going through the motions. You would think that at some point a little pride would kick in. Maybe going through the motions and collecting a paycheck is good enough for these guys. I see no evidence to the contrary.
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 18, 2021 9:22:55 GMT -6
Looks like I made the right decision to turn in early last night. This team does not show up at the ballpark ready to play ball. They are just going through the motions. You would think that at some point a little pride would kick in. Maybe going through the motions and collecting a paycheck is good enough for these guys. I see no evidence to the contrary. You noticed what those of us who watched the entire game witnessed. They didn't come ready to play and it showed. This has to be one of the most pathetic lack of effort they have had this season. Most of them showed no plate discipline at all. In the late innings when we needed a base runner to bring to tying run to the plate, most of them went up there hacking at the first pitch. When we had a runner on base....which wasn't often....the next hitter showed no discipline at the plate. KC bunts, takes advantage of opportunities as was evidenced by Alberto's two out double that gave them the two runs they needed to win. Framber had a pretty good game, but, was hurt by poor location in a couple of key situations. Hanging a curve to a weak hitter who has an 0-2 count is just dumb. Why give a weak hitter something to hit with that count? The best AB's came from the bottom of the order. Meyers had a double and single with McCormick having a double. The only other hit was Correa's RBI single. Altuve, Brantley, and Yuli were clueless. Yuli still has NO hits since his return. Kalas mentioned something that should come as no surprise to us....Nolan Arenado leads the majors in "pulled home runs" with Altuve as runner up. No matter where the pitch is, Jose tries to pull it. Since he decided to be a dead pull hitter and swing for the fence, his BA and OBP have taken a dive. Teams now play a full blown shift against him with the right side of the infield wide up. If he has a hard hit ball through the middle, it goes right at the second baseman who is positioned directly behind the second base bag. He NEVER attempts to hit the ball through the right side. Jose and some others seem to be trying to just hit the ball through the shift instead of taking advantage of it. Overall, a pitiful effort against another last place team. The A's keep giving us chances to increase our lead and we keep blowing them with pathetic efforts like this one.
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Post by blcoach8 on Aug 18, 2021 11:17:36 GMT -6
I know I am going to get blasted for this, but, here goes.............This team needs an emotional leader to step up and provide a spark to get them going and ignite the offense. The guy we depended on to do that in previous seasons is now wearing a Toronto Blue jays uniform. We need somebody currently with us to step up and do the same. I realize that Tucker and Yordan are out of the lineup,but, that is no excuse for the lack of effort and going through the motions we are seeing. Leaders step up and light a fire under their teammates. Who is going to do it? I haven't noticed any of them trying to do it, and, we have some veterans on this team whose job it is to get this team going. They are failing miserably.
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