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Post by Saint on Jul 24, 2018 5:17:27 GMT -6
66-36
.647 winning percentage
5 games up over Seattle in the division
5 games behind Boston for the overall lead
1st in run differential at +188
5-5 over our last 10 games. We need to get something going. Get a nice run.
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 24, 2018 5:26:48 GMT -6
A good start would be to send Will Harris down to Fresno, if possible, where he can join Giles.
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Post by m240 on Jul 24, 2018 6:00:52 GMT -6
Rockies are playing well right now, going to be a tough go the next two games.
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 24, 2018 6:22:02 GMT -6
Have to score plenty of runs and outscore them. Need offense in these 2 games.
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 24, 2018 6:22:56 GMT -6
Is it possible that Oakland can make the playoffs or even win the division?
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Post by Saint on Jul 24, 2018 6:27:25 GMT -6
I'd say it's certainly possible at this time. Still a couple months to go and they're not that far out of a wild card spot.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2018 7:34:47 GMT -6
I have been contending that Oakland was better than Seattle. M's had maybe the luckiest run of 3 months of baseball I have ever seen.
Law of averages always catches up at some point.
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Post by olpapa on Jul 24, 2018 7:50:35 GMT -6
I have been contending that Oakland was better than Seattle. M's had maybe the luckiest run of 3 months of baseball I have ever seen. Law of averages alwyas catches up at some point. I think Oakland will finish ahead of Seattle and claim the second wild card. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2018 7:53:25 GMT -6
I have been contending that Oakland was better than Seattle. M's had maybe the luckiest run of 3 months of baseball I have ever seen. Law of averages alwyas catches up at some point. I think Oakland will finish ahead of Seattle and claim the second wild card. I agree OP. There are 3 or 4 young pitchers over there that I hope Luhnow keeps an eye on. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 24, 2018 7:58:07 GMT -6
A good start would be to send Will Harris down to Fresno, if possible, where he can join Giles. A couple guys at Fresno who are pitching well and might help out of the bullpen are Deetz and McCurry. McCurry was dominant in ST and has looked good lately after a slow start at AAA. Deetz looks like he is on a mission to make amends for getting himself suspended. He dominated in the AFL last fall. There was some thinking that he might make the team as a late inning RP this year before he got himself suspended. He has pitched 15.2 consecutive scoreless innings. Getting a lot of strikeouts. Needs to cut down on his walks. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 24, 2018 8:14:25 GMT -6
Is it possible that Oakland can make the playoffs or even win the division? If they go on a run and Yankees+Mariners fall, they can make the playoffs -- I'd give them a 15% chance of it. Winning the division would require a mathematical miracle, the odds of which I'd think would have to be under 1%. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 24, 2018 8:17:03 GMT -6
A good start would be to send Will Harris down to Fresno, if possible, where he can join Giles. A couple guys at Fresno who are pitching well and might help out of the bullpen are Deetz and McCurry. McCurry was dominant in ST and has looked good lately after a slow start at AAA. Deetz looks like he is on a mission to make amends for getting himself suspended. He dominated in the AFL last fall. There was some thinking that he might make the team as a late inning RP this year before he got himself suspended. He has pitched 15.2 consecutive scoreless innings. Getting a lot of strikeouts. Needs to cut down on his walks. Back in March, it seemed McCurry would be a shoe-in for a September call-up and might even get on the 40-man this year. It would be great to see him live up to that expectation. Time to get something out of the Lowrie trade. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 24, 2018 8:18:15 GMT -6
A good start would be to send Will Harris down to Fresno, if possible, where he can join Giles. Then, figure out a way to get rid of both of them. |
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Post by astrosdoug on Jul 24, 2018 8:18:53 GMT -6
A good start would be to send Will Harris down to Fresno, if possible, where he can join Giles. I think the only way to get Harris to Fresno would be to put him on the DL and then give him a rehab assignment there. Sometimes "shoulder inflammation" crops up at the darnedest times. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2018 8:22:42 GMT -6
Is it possible that Oakland can make the playoffs or even win the division? If they go on a run and Yankees+Mariners fall, they can make the playoffs -- I'd give them a 15% chance of it. Winning the division would require a mathematical miracle, the odds of which I'd think would have to be under 1%. Fangrahs (as of today) has SEA making playoffs at 64%, while OAK at 34%. Winning divison? SEA 1.6% OAK 0.4% link |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 24, 2018 9:01:31 GMT -6
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 24, 2018 9:01:56 GMT -6
That is what Oakland is thinking about the division.
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 24, 2018 10:48:15 GMT -6
Bad thing is both Oakland and Tampa have good teams and their fan support is almost nonexistent. I say move the teams where fans will support them.
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Post by olpapa on Jul 24, 2018 10:59:35 GMT -6
Bad thing is both Oakland and Tampa have good teams and their fan support is almost nonexistent. I say move the teams where fans will support them. Would like to see the Athletics franchise moved to a city beyond comfortable driving distance for those drum pounding idiots who never miss one of their games in Oakland. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 24, 2018 11:13:50 GMT -6
Bad thing is both Oakland and Tampa have good teams and their fan support is almost nonexistent. I say move the teams where fans will support them. Would like to see the Athletics franchise moved to a city beyond comfortable driving distance for those drum pounding idiots who never miss one of their games in Oakland. New Orleans and San Antonio could support major league teams. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Jul 24, 2018 11:14:50 GMT -6
Bad thing is both Oakland and Tampa have good teams and their fan support is almost nonexistent. I say move the teams where fans will support them. Would like to see the Athletics franchise moved to a city beyond comfortable driving distance for those drum pounding idiots who never miss one of their games in Oakland. Amen. |
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Post by olpapa on Jul 24, 2018 11:19:42 GMT -6
Would like to see the Athletics franchise moved to a city beyond comfortable driving distance for those drum pounding idiots who never miss one of their games in Oakland. New Orleans and San Antonio could support major league teams. I’d be willing to bet that a MLB team in San Antonio would consistently draw a bigger crowd to the ballpark than does Tampa and Oakland.., probably Miami too. |
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Post by bannedfan on Jul 24, 2018 11:26:00 GMT -6
Move Oakland to Vegas. Guaranteed to draw 30-40 thousand a game. Not sure MLB would approve that move though.
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Post by m240 on Jul 24, 2018 11:26:44 GMT -6
A lot of good land with a good freeway system in south san antonio as well as up 35 if they want to get some of Austin's weirdness involved. About 3 million people in that fanbase with a lot of avid baseball fans.
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 24, 2018 11:59:11 GMT -6
I could root for San Antonio. Except when they play the Stros.
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 24, 2018 14:27:32 GMT -6
A's have the 6th best record in baseball, but if the season ended today they wouldn't make the 2nd WC
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Post by olpapa on Jul 24, 2018 14:35:38 GMT -6
A's have the 6th best record in baseball, but if the season ended today they wouldn't make the 2nd WC I’m calling it now. Mariners are going to fade and A’s take the wild card and don’t get eliminated from the division race until the last week of the season. |
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Post by abregmanfan on Jul 24, 2018 14:38:01 GMT -6
A's have the 6th best record in baseball, but if the season ended today they wouldn't make the 2nd WC I’m calling it now. Mariners are going to fade and A’s take the wild card and don’t get eliminated from the division race until the last week of the season. Sounds good to me. Money ball always chokes in the playoffs anyway. |
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Post by bearbryant on Jul 24, 2018 14:39:00 GMT -6
A's have the 6th best record in baseball, but if the season ended today they wouldn't make the 2nd WC I’m calling it now. Mariners are going to fade and A’s take the wild card and don’t get eliminated from the division race until the last week of the season. |
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Post by blcoach8 on Jul 24, 2018 15:03:43 GMT -6
New Orleans and San Antonio could support major league teams. I’d be willing to bet that a MLB team in San Antonio would consistently draw a bigger crowd to the ballpark than does Tampa and Oakland.., probably Miami too. I don't understand why San Antonio doesn't go after Tampa or Oakland. I am also surprised you never hear of the NFL wanting a franchise there. New Orleans supports NBA and NFL franchises and could probably support major league baseball, too. The San Antonio-Austin area can easily support a major league franchise. |
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