Official Oakland Athletics 2012 Season Thread (94-68) AL WEST CHAMPIONS

[GreenNGold89]

Needed a run there.

%#% was that Gomes?

 

[shaunhillftw49]

Damn, cespedes

 

[GreenNGold89]

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Oakland Athletics minor league coach Todd Steverson has been banned from the dugout for a year by the California League for instructing his pitchers to intentionally balk players to help end an extra-inning game last month.

Steverson, filling in as manager for Class A Stockton at Modesto, had run out of pitchers in a June 23 game that Modesto won 7-6 in 18 innings - a 5-hour, five-minute contest.

League president Charlie Blaney announced Monday both a fine of an undisclosed amount and Steverson's ban from the Ports' dugout for a year. Blaney called Steverson's intent ''to protect his players from injury'' but also an ''error in judgment by instructing his pitcher to advance three base runners via intentional balk for the purpose of expediting the end of the game.''

 

[GreenNGold89]

Inge looks lost out there. Carter finally being more aggressive. I know it's only been a few games but hopefully he has figured it out.

 

[shaunhillftw49]

Almost back at .500

coco

 

[GreenNGold89]

Coco playing a lot better. Let's get back to .500 guys.

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

Love watching this team and love to see that Fuentes was DFA'd. Thank you for getting the wheels in motion for having Geren fired, Brian, but that was the best thing you ever did for us.

 

[grusumm18]

Originally Posted by bbllplaya23

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Oakland Athletics minor league coach Todd Steverson has been banned from the dugout for a year by the California League for instructing his pitchers to intentionally balk players to help end an extra-inning game last month.

Steverson, filling in as manager for Class A Stockton at Modesto, had run out of pitchers in a June 23 game that Modesto won 7-6 in 18 innings - a 5-hour, five-minute contest.

League president Charlie Blaney announced Monday both a fine of an undisclosed amount and Steverson's ban from the Ports' dugout for a year. Blaney called Steverson's intent ''to protect his players from injury'' but also an ''error in judgment by instructing his pitcher to advance three base runners via intentional balk for the purpose of expediting the end of the game.''

yea
severson actually pitched in that game...both squads were using pos player to pitch

couldnt forfeit, so he did the next best thing

should be lowered, but he gives 0 dambs

he was covering as mgr anyway as hes now a rover

 

[urb]

Great win tonight. 

 I don't really like Coco but he did work tonight.

 

[wearinthefourfive]

Just got home from the game, had a great time, and great seats (Sec 107, row 4). 

 

[shaunhillftw49]

sweep

  haha

 

[urb]

Hey NT fam, is anyone else going to the game this Sunday?

 

[shaunhillftw49]

^Damn expected a bit more than 2

 

[albooboo]

We need to call up Green. I'm tired of Inge and Pennington both hitting .199

 

[eagle 0n]

This new format is weird.

Walk-off win tho

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

If Green was ready for third I'd call him up yesterday. Hell, if he was ready for his damn natural position at SS I'd have him up.

 

[GreenNGold89]

Let's finally get a W vs. the Yanks.

 

[GreenNGold89]

And what's up with this new format? Looks like some posts got deleted too.

 

[urb]

This is going to take a while to get used to...

 

[wearinthefourfive]

Cespedes bomb. If he stays healthy, he'll outplay his contract in next year alone.

 

[urb]

that was a close one!

 

[grusumm18]

let ryan cook finally gave up a hr after 40 innings (almost 2)

quality start vs nyy, ill take it
their 3 run streak be damned

 

[Johnny_Cakes]

That three run streak is coming to an end against us. We have the best ERA in the AL for a reason.

 

[shaunhillftw49]

si si im very intrigue

 

[grusumm18]

all your walkoffs are belong to us

10 wo
10 diff players