A's Gameday Thread

[Adios]

Game.

 

A's are off the mat and still in the fight.

This win will probably get them on a run.  It is important for us to keep winning.  I could see the A's winning 8 or 9 out of 10 after this.  In typical A's fashion.  

[wopphil]

A game like this could re-energize the A's. There's some fight left in them. A loss today would have been devastating.

Yep. I am very concerned about the A's. No knock on the Angels, but our rotation is a house of cards, propped up only by smoke and mirrors. And our offense has been struggling mightily.

Meanwhile, the A's have an amazing rotation, and 10 of their last 13 games are against horrible teams.

Lots of baseball still to be played, but this feels like the slimmest 5.5 game lead a team can possibly have.

[Chimi]

I'm not jumping on the this win will revitalize them bandwagon quite yet.  They were shut down all day and only won because of a pitcher that has a 27.00 ERA and has given up 12 runs in 4 innings to them this year.  They came out and beat the Mariners after the dreaded closed door meeting and looked good doing it, then they fell on their face the next three games after that.

[QuinlansMinion]

People are already scared of the A's again.  Relax, they face Keuchel tomorrow.  You cant expect the Astros to sweep them at home.  

[SoCALkid]

I'm really more concerned about the M's than the A's and I'm not even THAT concerned about them. The A's don't have IT anymore, they aren't going to turn things around this late and if they manage to go 500 The rest of the way I'd be surprised.

[SoCALkid]

By the way this makes them 3-8 in their last 11. That is astounding.

[m0nkey]

Divisions in the bag

[fan_since79]

After such a thrilling comeback win for the A's today, tonight's similar comeback by the Angels has to sting.

 

Time is running out on them for the division.

[Halos of Anaheim]

Divisions in the bag

This. We could go 10-11 from here on out and still win the division, because the odds of Oakland going 16-5 or better just to tie are slim.

[DW711]

This. We could go 10-11 from here on out and still win the division, because the odds of Oakland going 16-5 or better just to tie are slim.

 

Basically.

 

1 in 25 Oakland wins it.

1 in 30 for Seattle.

 

I'm looking for a wild card game against either Verlander or Iwakuma.

 

Should be fun.

[tennischmp]

Astros up 2-1 in Top 7

[bloodbrother]

And now the A's lead 3-2 on a 2 run HR by Freiman

[mancini79]

If Qualls sees any part of this game, then I'll be convince he's on the A's payroll.

[DW711]

You guys should have an Orioles thread going before an A's one.

 

Just seems like it would make more sense at this point.

[tdawg87]

Oakland is about to go on a run. Hopefully the Angels can go like 15-5 the rest of the way to make it impossible for them to win the division outright.

[DW711]

Oakland is about to go on a run. Hopefully the Angels can go like 15-5 the rest of the way to make it impossible for them to win the division outright.

 

I hope so!

[Angels]

The A's have a cupcake schedule the rest of the way. It wouldn't be surprising to see them go on a tear.

But odds are they will still have to face a Felix or Iwakuma or Scherzer or Price in a one-game playoff just to make it to the actual postseason. Which is probably not what Beane and the A's had envisioned a month ago.

Edited September 7, 2014 by Angels

[Guest]

The A's have a cupcake schedule the rest of the way. It wouldn't be surprising to see them go on a tear.

But odds are they will still have to face a Felix or Iwakuma or Scherzer or Price in a one-game playoff just to make it to the actual postseason. Which is probably not what Beane or the A's had envisioned a month ago.

Getting Lester was not a move they made with the regular season in mind. That was a move meant to help them for game 1 of a playoff series (not a wild card game)

[Angels]

Getting Lester was not a move they made with the regular season in mind. That was a move meant to help them for game 1 of a playoff series (not a wild card game)

I was talking about the relatively big lead they blew in a short amount of time and being 6 games back with only 20 to play. Pretty sure they weren't expecting that. Or their struggles since the Cespedes trade.

As for Lester, that was probably his mindset. But I'm sure he thought it would make them better in the regular season, too...since the division wasn't even won.

Edited September 7, 2014 by Angels

[bloodbrother]

Astros have loaded the bases in the 9th with 1 out

 

Marisnick due up and the A's are bringing in a lefty to face him

[SoCALkid]

Let's go AssTros!

[tdawg87]

Astros have loaded the bases in the 9th with 1 out

 

Marisnick due up and the A's are bringing in a lefty to face him

 

They won't score.

[bloodbrother]

Sac fly ties it up.

 

1st and 3rd, 2 outs now. Altuve up

Edited September 7, 2014 by bloodbrother

[SoCALkid]

Tie game. Man on 3rd 2 out with Altuve up

[SoCALkid]

Intentionally walked. FOWLER UP bases loaded