Oakland A's 2014 Season Thread

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

One more thing....both the A's & Angels better not take Seattle for granted.....the M's are currently tied for a WC spot and are just 5.5 games out in the AL west.

 

[navamind]

Cespedes with Sox: .230/.237/.446

Because if there's anything the A's offense needs, it's a corner OF with an OBP like 80 points below the league average.

 

[navamind]

A's hitters in August:
Callaspo: .586 OPS
Vogt: .753
Donaldson: .749
Fuld: .624
Norris: .648
Moss: .551 (and that's with a .343 OBP)
Jaso: .450
Sogard: .820
Reddick: .856

 

[HammerDown]

 

[Isaiah4110]

I feel ya there HammerDown. Starting a 4 game set against the ChiSox today, so maybe that can kick-start our season again.

 

[RaiderZar]

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Bring on the "other" Sux!!!

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

A's drop another tough one..(5-4 in 12 innings)......and lose more ground to the Halos.
8 GB with 19 to go....( Inc. 3 @ the Mariners & 3 @ home vs. The Angels)
Currently tied for the 2 WC spots with Seattle & Detroit...(3 other teams are lurking 4 GB)
It's desperation time in the east bay and approaching death spiral levels.

Damn!!!

 

[oaktown]

Amazing - Losing 12 games in the division and 9 in the Wild Card race in just 27 games is hard to do. Somehow, some way, the A's have done just that.

 

[RaiderZar]

Amazing - Losing 12 games in the division and 9 in the Wild Card race in just 27 games is hard to do. Somehow, some way, the A's have done just that.

Welcome to The Hoop, Oaktown.

 

[navamind]

They're now 20-23 in one-run games. Five losses in a row were decided by one run. un-fucking-real.

It's like the '02 Red Sox (+194 run differential, but 13-23 in one run games) and '05 Indians (+148 runs, but 22-36 in one run games (!)) all over again.

 

[RaiderZar]

They're now 20-23 in one-run games. Five losses in a row were decided by one run. un-fucking-real.

It's like the '02 Red Sox (+194 run differential, but 13-23 in one run games) and '05 Indians (+148 runs, but 22-36 in one run games (!)) all over again.

Nava, it's really looking like a WC of SEA & either DET or KC. As monumental as the A's catching & passing TEX 2 years ago, this is even more epic (as failure).

 

[HammerDown]

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Just sayin'....

If this trend continues...someone, either Billy Beane or Bob Melvin is gonna be the fall guy....and if it turns out to being the latter, then I hope Sandy Alderson dumps Terry Collins and signs Bob Melvin to manage the Mets (like he should have done originally over 3 yrs. ago )

 

[BeaverShaver]

heartburn and depression are settling in right next to desperation and anger. I can't stand this. watching the game last night, I just fucking knew they would lose by one run. it was like having a tooth pulled slowly with no drugs

 

[BeaverShaver]

maybe, just maybe they find a way. but what would you rather see, a one game playoff versus Felix and the mariners or sherzer and the tigers?

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

maybe, just maybe they find a way. but what would you rather see, a one game playoff versus Felix and the mariners or sherzer and the tigers?

You're basically picking your poison there...that being said, I like the fact there are 2 WC teams, but MLB really needs to do the right thing and switch to a best of 3 series to determine the WC winner, and hopefully they will in the next yr or 2.
The 1 game playoff is for football and soccer...this is baseball dammit..
....and btw: Good Riddance, Bud Selig. Sheeeesh.


I'm still rooting for the A's to step up and play like they are capable of playing, and I think they will....they are after all my 2nd fave team and have been for decades....after my Mets of course.

Good Luck the rest of the way.

 

[RaiderZar]

maybe, just maybe they find a way. but what would you rather see, a one game playoff versus Felix and the mariners or sherzer and the tigers?

Eh, as long as it's at The Mausoleum, I don't care. I just don't want it to be Felix the Cat with the Crooked Hat.

 

[Isaiah4110]

Great win last night! Certainly starting to look like we may finally be turning things around. We still have all the pitching necessary to make a deep postseason push, and Lester gives us a great shot in the 1-game Wild Card playoff. Don't give up hope yet!

 

[ratenstein]

Losing to the Reds & LA in the WS, losing in the ALDS, some of those hurt... this dog-terd team though, nah... these guys needed to lose and hopefully they'll blow up this POS and start over before the corpse is cold.