7/09 A's @ SOX 1:35PM ET

[vegasbob]

yet another stupid Cora move , resting Alfaro for Wong in the 9th. Idiot

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Nice throw by Alfaro.

 

My bad.

Edited July 9, 2023 by SPLENDIDSPLINTER

[Tedballgame]

I don't think Alfaro would have thrown him out.

[vegasbob]

Helped by a brain dead 2nd baseman

 

Kotsay either doesn't care, doesn't insist on fundamentals, or knows this is his last contract with Oakland. His guys need to be ripped, even if they have limited talent.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I don't think Alfaro would have thrown him out.

 

I wasn't paying attention. Didn't notice the catching change.

[vegasbob]

I wasn't paying attention. Didn't notice the catching change.

 

You are a streak starter , now with 4 days off. You'll probably forget and mess this thing up. WTFU

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Kotsay either doesn't care, doesn't insist on fundamentals, or knows this is his last contract with Oakland. His guys need to be ripped, even if they have limited talent.

 

Kotsay signed a contract that stated he would be managing a MLB team. The contract was misleading.

[Maxbialystock]

yet another stupid Cora move , resting Alfaro for Wong in the 9th. Idiot

 

I do believe you're catching on.

[illinoisredsox]

Kotsay either doesn't care, doesn't insist on fundamentals, or knows this is his last contract with Oakland. His guys need to be ripped, even if they have limited talent.

 

Sean McDonough just summed Oakland up perfectly: they are playing the kind of baseball of a 25 win team.

 

To be fair, the A’s did recently have a 7 game win streak and had won their last 2 series, so they’ve been playing better than they are early this year. In fact, they’ve almost caught Kansas City in the race to avoid the worst record in MLB.

[illinoisredsox]

You are a streak starter , now with 4 days off. You'll probably forget and mess this thing up. WTFU

 

Splinter, so you don’t forget, start Friday’s Game Day thread now and edit it later this week.

[Maxbialystock]

Well, so be it. Another very nice win--closer than the others. Well done, Sox! Well done, SPLENDIDSPLINTER.

 

Cora is so lucky with the depth of talent on this team--and injury free to boot.

[Maxbialystock]

Splinter, so you don’t forget, start Friday’s Game Day thread now and edit it later this week.

 

Sage advice.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Splinter, so you don’t forget, start Friday’s Game Day thread now and edit it later this week.

 

 

I guess I deserve this for messing up on the Alfaro/Wong switch.

[vegasbob]

That was a tremendous 5-1 homestand winning games against a good team and sweeping the terrible one. Only thing better is if another AL East team loses today. Only the NYY'ers are in position to do so right now. Jays, Rays and O's are winners

[Dipre]

A win is a win is a win

[vegasbob]

Splinter, so you don’t forget, start Friday’s Game Day thread now and edit it later this week.

 

Another helpful tip among friends---the team is going to Chicago but it is the Cubs, not White Sox

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Well, so be it. Another very nice win--closer than the others. Well done, Sox! Well done, SPLENDIDSPLINTER.

 

Cora is so lucky with the depth of talent on this team--and injury free to boot.

 

I did post on the OP that this would be the most competitive game of the 3. That Sears is a good pitcher and deserves to be on a much better team.

[Thunder]

Today's game is more of an indictment of how bad the A's are than anything else

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Yankems lose to Cubs and are now only 1 game ahead of SOX.

[vegasbob]

Now with the draft in a couple hours, are all the high school SS's in America holding their breath for the 14th pick of Round 1 ?

[vegasbob]

Yankems lose to Cubs and are now only 1 game ahead of SOX.

 

Where is Jacksonian ?

[moonslav59]

Today's game is more of an indictment of how bad the A's are than anything else

 

No doubt. Look who we started and brought in, early.

 

We even rested Dugo before a 4 day break.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Now with the draft in a couple hours, are all the high school SS's in America holding their breath for the 14th pick of Round 1 ?

 

I played SS in high school. Should I stand by the phone?

[moonslav59]

I played SS in high school. Should I stand by the phone?

 

No, but you should be moved to DH.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

No, but you should be moved to DH.

 

No way. In high school I was all glove and no bat. Similar to Chang.

[notin]

I played SS in high school. Should I stand by the phone?

 

Absolutely!!

 

I don’t get why you’re not there now!!

[notin]

No way. In high school I was all glove and no bat. Similar to Chang.

 

Me too. Except comparatively I make Chang look like Babe Ruth…

[Maxbialystock]

I did post on the OP that this would be the most competitive game of the 3. That Sears is a good pitcher and deserves to be on a much better team.

 

Right in the OP and right about Sears. He looked pretty good to me.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Right in the OP and right about Sears. He looked pretty good to me.

 

There's a lot of stats in regards to pitching. The one stat that impresses me the most is WHIP. When a pitcher has a WHIP near 1.00 that informs me that guy is pretty damn good.

[moonslav59]

There's a lot of stats in regards to pitching. The one stat that impresses me the most is WHIP. When a pitcher has a WHIP near 1.00 that informs me that guy is pretty damn good.

 

I prefer OPS Against but for some reason, fangraphs doesn't provide it.