A's announcers "And now, here is the Juan Pierre, the reason we are lucky enough to be in the 10th inning right now"

How, again, is Thornton not a closer? His D has screwed him for the second time. His stuff didn't vaporize overnight.

 

He has 2 K's this season.

Dunn could play 1B and Teahen could go to the OF.

 

If Dunn was well enough to play 1B, he would have been DHing this game.

Listening to the crowd boo Juan was good therapy ... let's have him take the last at bat, good idea

Opponents closers have no trouble getting the job done. Another terrible loss.

 

 

 

No s***.

 

 

Must be nice to have a closer who can get 3 up and 3 down without getting hammered.

How, again, is Thornton not a closer? His D has screwed him for the second time. His stuff didn't vaporize overnight.

Have you seen him pitch this year?

You can call it a "slider" but that definitely didnt have slider action. So he must have thrown it improperly as it clearly looked like a "curveball". I wasnt being specific, because it was an offspeed pitch down the middle so not really sure that it counts as a slider or curveball.

Worst thing about bullpen collapse is that all the stupid dumbasses who thought we should have brought back Jenks think they're right.

Dunn could play 1B and Teahen could go to the OF.

Ozzie is too f***ing dumb to come with anything like that.

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Adam Dunn gets his gloves and his bat. Then watches Ozzie allow the guy wno f***ed up try to right himself. Way to do what's best for the team.

Let's trade for Swisher to be our LF and leadoff hitter.

Teahen to LF, Dunn to 1B.

Oh you mean the other guy who dropped a flyball in left who wasn't DFA'd ? Make that 4 drops on the year in left.

Thornton threw an 0-2 hanging curveball down the middle.

 

That isnt the Matt Thornton of last year.

 

Didn't you say Thornton should mix up more pitches? He did that today. The result was probably worse than the Tampa game. He hit 96-97 on the gun today, so the fastball was there.

I don't want to hear it's early.

 

A LOSS IN APRIL IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS A LOSS IN SEPTEMBER.

 

REPEAT!!!!

Adam Dunn gets his gloves and his bat. Then watches Ozzie allow the guy wno f***ed up try to right himself. Way to do what's best for the team.

 

I still can't believe he let Morel face Ross again. He definitely got his ass handed to him tonight by Geren, as warming up Breslow kept Dunn out of the game.

Adam Dunn gets his gloves and his bat. Then watches Ozzie allow the guy wno f***ed up try to right himself. Way to do what's best for the team.

No kidding ... This year's Kotsay syndrome

Minus Marky Mark, terrible team effort today. Oh well, I'll be optimistic and say go get em tomorrow.

*Looks around*

 

Wow, there are people that actually blame Ozzie for more s*** than I do. I hate Ozzie's managing more than anyone but some of you guys are being ridiculous.

How, again, is Thornton not a closer? His D has screwed him for the second time. His stuff didn't vaporize overnight.

 

Sometimes playing the role of a contrarian can make it seem you aren't watching the game. I mean, really? His stuff may not have evaporated overnight, but it sure as hell evaporated over the offseason. 3 ropes tonight, a 3 run bomb the other day, 2 strikeouts on the season, not may swing and misses but lots of foul balls. The dude is off and I don't know if it's the pressures that come with being a closer or if his arm is wearing down...either way, he's not the Matty we've appreciated the last couple of seasons.

Whats best for the team is that Dunn gets 100% healthy and doesnt some how aggravate the surgery and cost us more time without him.

 

For as many frustrating losses as the Sox have, they are still over 500 and in good shape.

 

At the end of the day you are going to win more of these games than you are going to lose, flukes wont happen every day, and even an unretired Bobby Thigpen could finish a game without giving up 5 runs in a loss.

 

This team could be special, as long as we get the right mix by the middle of May none of this matters.

 

 

With a Juan Pierre in LF and a Carlos Quentin in RF this team seriously could use a GOOD defensive outfielder for the late innings of close games like this.

With a Juan Pierre in LF and a Carlos Quentin in RF this team seriously could use a GOOD defensive outfielder for the late innings of close games like this.

 

 

OHHHHHH Brian Anderson says hi.

Chw2,

 

Thornton had the first guy 0-2. At that point you can throw exclusively fastballs, for some reason they went offspeed and over the heart of the plate. I assure you, that is not part of mixing up pitches. Had Thornton got the first batter, its an entirely different inning. Its just the little things.

 

I actually am willing to give Thornton more of a chance because he atleast tried to do something different. This game was entirely execution, it wasnt predictability. Execution can be fixed (you hope).

With a Juan Pierre in LF and a Carlos Quentin in RF this team seriously could use a GOOD defensive outfielder for the late innings of close games like this.

 

Just wait until we see why Lillibridge has barely played outfield in his professional career.

Maybe it's just me...but I still send Mark out there in the 9th pitching a shutout. Not like he had a ridiculous pitch count...