GDT: 2019 AL Wild Card Game: (WC1) Oakland Athletics vs (WC2) Tampa Bay Rays

[Terry Yake]

the A's will very likely be back in the WC game next season

one day they'll win it. one day

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Pena also played for the A's...

Meh....well, 4 TB seasons plus a trip to the World Series beats one season as an Athletic.
He is identified more with TB than any other team... he has been around actually to a bunch of them during his career.
Rays got his best years I believe.

 

[Summer Rose]

If Cash wants to give me a heart attack he'll order Chaz Roe to start getting loose.

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

He batted like .200 at all times when not jacking homers. He's a case study in "shrink" lol

Yea, I know.
He pretty much was all or nothing.
Typical Pena at bat:

Out, HR, or walk.
Not much in between.
He had some weird stat lines... .200BA/.340 OBP 35 HRs...that kind of thing.

 

[Terry Yake]

last time the A's won a winner take all playoff game?

game 7 of the 1973 WS

 

[Summer Rose]

Lowe and Brosseau were both going for that and both bailed on it at the last moment.

 

[Terry Yake]

this ump's strike zone is so bad

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Lowe and Brosseau were both going for that and both bailed on it at the last moment.

Yep.
The end result (bloop hit) sucks, but rather have that with a 5-1 lead than have two of our infielders collide and hurt each other.
That ball was in no man's land.

Castillo just needs to pick up the spare here...

 

[darko]

Seriously though. Manaea (tonight was not who he is), Luzardo and Montas is going to be very nice top 3 for their rotation next year.

Puk too.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Every time the A's have some hope, it quickly evaporates in this game.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Every time the A's have some hope, it quickly evaporates in this game.

Balls getting called strikes will change an entire at bat.

 

[EpochLink]

Balls getting called strikes will change an entire at bat.

A's have left a ton of runners in scoring position tonight.
That first inning was killer though, could've blown the game open.

 

[Terry Yake]

to be fair, the A's offense died a few weeks ago

i was scared it'd carry into this game and it definitely did

 

[darko]

Nick Anderson's pitch count has to be over 100. Feels like he's warming up since 3rd inning.

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Nasty, nasty, nasty by Andersen....

 

[Summer Rose]

ONE INNING TO GO OMG OMG OMG OMG

 

[These Are The Days]

3 more outs baby...

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

ONE INNING TO GO OMG OMG OMG OMG

Hey, hey, now...settle down...

OMG..ONE MORE TO GO!!!
Sorry... got carried away too...

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Former Twin Liam Hendricks out there.
Glad to see him find his 'spot' as a fantastic reliever.

He was 'meh' as a Minnesota starter, but has thrived out of the bullpen for Oakland.
Good for him. Always liked him even though he just wasn't starter material.

 

[Summer Rose]

Hey, hey, now...settle down...

OMG..ONE MORE TO GO!!!
Sorry... got carried away too...

This is my first season as a Rays fan as well (I'm from Arizona but am marrying someone from Clearwater and will be moving to Gainesville in a couple months - the location tag I have is a bit preemptive ) and this is exciting as all hell to me.

 

[These Are The Days]

Former Twin Liam Hendricks out there.
Glad to see him find his 'spot' as a fantastic reliever.

He was 'meh' as a Minnesota starter, but has thrived out of the bullpen for Oakland.
Good for him. Always liked him even though he just wasn't starter material.

I remember when he straight mauled the Rays in like his 5th ever start. It's amazing how inconsistent our offense used to be

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

This is my first season as a Rays fan as well (I'm from Arizona but am marrying someone from Clearwater and will be moving to Gainesville in a couple months - the location tag I have is a bit preemptive ) and this is exciting as all hell to me.

Ahhh...well, welcome to TB Sportsville then.
I am from Palm Harbor, Florida (suburb of sorts of Clearwater), have followed the Rays since they started in '98.
Live in Minneapolis now....did what you did...married an out of state guy...and moved to his state...lol... he is a diehard Vikings/Twins/Timberwolves fan.

 

[TropicalFruitGirl2]

Three outs to go...
Don't %$#@ this up, Andersen... lol

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Shocking to see Billy Beane built team going out quietly without much of a fight come October

Wonder when baseball's "Genius" makes Melvin his latest scapegoat

And spare me this "Forst is GM" we all know Beane still runs the show

 

[Filthy Dangles]

last time the A's won a winner take all playoff game?

game 7 of the 1973 WS

Appropriate gif