Sox @ A's 4-27-05

[3E8]

Hopefully Marte is coming in.

[southsideirish71]

Paulie pops it up. inning over

 

Paulie needs to hit that into right field. He rolled his wrists over and popped it up. We did a lot of this last year. This year we have been good at getting the clutch hit.

[Y2HH]

Man WTF with this offense. It's like they are trying to suck.

 

The sky is falling. I wish I could feel otherwise, sitting pretty at 16-5 but what the hell...how do you hit a guy with a 0.33 era and not hit a guy with a 7+ era.

[Chisoxfn]

we had our chance right there

ITs just yet another time they have had a shot. Of coruse to be honest, this was the worse shot of all of them. The double plays have killed this team. That and they are not going in motion to get out of them. Its obvious the offense is stalling so you got to force the issue a bit.

 

Nice job by Carl to do it. He'd of been gunned on a good throw but job was done. You put the pressure on Kendall to make a good throw and more times than not Kendall won't come through.

[marsh]

HIde hte women and children, Pop Up Paulie is back

 

I'm not watching the game today, but yesterday he was swinging so hard I thought he was gonna hurt himself. wtf is wrong with him.

[bjm676]

Marte is in. Hope he doesn't balk home a run.

[DonkeyKongerko]

Late inning tie ballgame in Oakland. I've seen this show before.

[quickman]

Man WTF with this offense.  It's like they are trying to suck.

 

The sky is falling.  I wish I could feel otherwise, sitting pretty at 16-5 but what the hell...how do you hit a guy with a 0.33 era and not hit a guy with a 7+ era.

 

 

The timely hitting that we were getting is no longer.

[Punch and Judy Garland]

Paulie has been like this all season in critical spots. Some guys are better off with the bases empty or a non-close game. Don't know why but a lot of big name players who put up nice stats are like that.

[fathom]

Man WTF with this offense.  It's like they are trying to suck.

 

The sky is falling.  I wish I could feel otherwise, sitting pretty at 16-5 but what the hell...how do you hit a guy with a 0.33 era and not hit a guy with a 7+ era.

 

I wouldn't say the sky is falling, but I really hope that our hot start wasn't a smoke screen for what this team really is, and what it needs to improve on. I'm just happy we had the 16 wins in our first 20 games though, as easily half of those could have been won by the opposition without any flukes.

[quickman]

I wouldn't say the sky is falling, but I really hope that our hot start wasn't a smoke screen for what this team really is, and what it needs to improve on.  I'm just happy we had the 16 wins in our first 20 games though, as easily half of those could have been won by the opposition without any flukes.

 

 

You mean like all those ESPN guys were saying?

[3E8]

byrnes trying to walk into one.

[Sox It To Em]

Byrnes, PHing for Thomas, walks

[WHarris1]

Dreaded leadoff walk.

UGH

[quickman]

leadoff walk by marte, not good.

[fathom]

I actually would have left Garcia in to face the leadoff batter Thomas here. He's one for f***ing 25 on the season. However, bringing in Marte allowed them to hit the much better Byrnes instead. Marte should have been brought in for Kotsay.

[bjm676]

You mean like all those ESPN guys were saying?

 

 

 

:fyou ESPN!!!

 

Who cares what those "analysts" think, anyway.

[Punch and Judy Garland]

I actually disagree ftahom but either way it wasn't a bad move by Oz this time anyways.

[Y2HH]

Now is when we botch easy plays and let the leadoff walk score.

 

And I knew the leadoff walk was coming when Marte came in.

 

WTF.

[southsideirish71]

The timely hitting that we were getting is no longer.

 

What killed us last year with soft tossers and sinkerballers with plus 6 ERA's is we get pull crazy. We hit harden well because we looked to hit it to right field . When we look to launch against these types of pitchers we foul off the first 2 pitches(usually home run distance) then we reach on the outside pitch and either roll the wrists over for a GIDP or we pop up lazily. Walk needs to get these guys back to basics.

[Chisoxfn]

Paulie has been like this all season in critical spots. Some guys are better off with the bases empty or a non-close game.  Don't know why but a lot of big name players who put up nice stats are like that.

Although in most years Paulie is as good as it gets with runners on. He's never selfish and always willing to do the little things. I know Hawk said he changed his stance a bit yesterday, moving his hands a bit outside.

 

Cotts is getting up in the pen. I'd guess Marte is a little tired, he's been used quite a bit lately. A's are going to try and put some pressure on Widger here.

 

Come on Marte, lets get out of this one unscaved.

[bjm676]

Now is when the A's should test the Sox infield by sacrificing Byrnes to second.

[fathom]

You mean like all those ESPN guys were saying?

 

And they were correct with what they said. We're designed to play smallball, yet we don't do anything to back it up besides the occasional bunt. Instead, it seems like we're just playing for the 3 run homer every game, but our power personnel is not close to the level that it was in year's past. Like I said, thankfully we have those 16 wins as a great foundation.

[DonkeyKongerko]

Awful 0-2 pitch by Marte. Lucky he fouled it.

[Punch and Judy Garland]

I did check the splits and you are right about his numbers being even with runners on and off but I'm goign to go with what I've seen over stats in this case.