Big Hurt Back in Oakland

by KendrickExperience on Apr 24, 2008 6:28 PM PDT

That big old SOB is back in the bay.

Yeah, he's like 77 years old and the Toronto Blue Jays dumped his ass, but the A's got him dirt cheap and he can still work the count with the best of them.

I don't know if this means that they're going to have to play Cust in LF all the time now, or maybe they'll platoon him with Barton.

He'll fit nicely with that relatively young offense and give them some depth. If Oakland's starting pitching holds up, Gaudin pitched a gem last night, they're going to be in this race. To me, they're the second best team in the division.

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i agree

...they have surpassed the mariners on the depth chart…

by Rev Halofan on Apr 24, 2008 6:33 PM PDT reply actions

the big hurt

scares me…still.

by jtkelly86 on Apr 24, 2008 6:41 PM PDT reply actions

the A's think they can win the division

adding Thomas for almost nothing is a virtual no-lose for them. well done, billy.

by yeswecan on Apr 24, 2008 7:06 PM PDT reply actions

No way they can win the division with that rotation.

The Hunt for a Red October ...and please keep telling Clutch to chill!

by cardinalwraith on Apr 24, 2008 7:31 PM PDT reply actions

It doesn't really matter.

He wasn’t hitting any better than Cust is, and they play the same position.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Apr 24, 2008 7:35 PM PDT reply actions

OW

He still destroys lefthanders.

Also, if they ever use him at 1B he traditionally hits much better when playing the field. (Of course he is just a statue now).

Also, he must be one of the slowest players in MLB history at this point. Expect them to pinch run for him a lot.

by elricsi on Apr 25, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions

haha

athletics nation must be excited, i would be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlTvSUCCqPo

by ANewFoundThrice on Apr 24, 2008 8:37 PM PDT reply actions

For sure

Definitely the second best team in the division! That’s about the only thing that you were right about.

by TrustTheVladasTouch on Apr 24, 2008 9:21 PM PDT reply actions

Is Piazza available?

Maybe Reggie? Rudi? Wanna get mean? How about Harden, Chavez, Crosby? What, me worry?! :)

If the Angels stay healthy this season…we are golden!

There's an old saying: 50 percent of what's going to happen, you have no control over. And the other 50 percent is going to happen anyway." -- Arte Moreno

by K3YEROUT on Apr 24, 2008 9:48 PM PDT reply actions

Gaudin Sucks

He was good for a half last year; then, the real Chad Gaudin materialized.

by jjackflash on Apr 24, 2008 10:19 PM PDT reply actions

yeah the injured one

"It's like déjà vu all over again." -yogi berra

by Cheezombie on Apr 24, 2008 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions

I doubt

that Gaudin’s suckage last year was due to injury. He pitched almost 200 innings last year; moreover, that does not explain his previous suckage.

by jjackflash on Apr 25, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions

you don't go from a 2.88 era to an 8 era without something being wrong with your body

"It's like déjà vu all over again." -yogi berra

by Cheezombie on Apr 25, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions

when

has Gaudin ever been one to have a 2.88 ERA in the first place? That’s the point. He’s been good for all of two months in his career, yet you believe that those two months represent his true ability? OK, that makes sense.

by jjackflash on Apr 25, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions

When you are a cheezombie...

it will certainly make sense to you.

Arte, please buy the Angels back from the Red Sox...they've owned us long enough.

by Downing Rules on Apr 25, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions

hilarious.

"It's like déjà vu all over again." -yogi berra

by Cheezombie on Apr 26, 2008 3:51 AM PDT up reply actions

when was he ever an 8 era player in the first place?

i’m not saying he’s a 2.88 player, but he’s still a good pitcher.

"It's like déjà vu all over again." -yogi berra

by Cheezombie on Apr 26, 2008 3:50 AM PDT up reply actions

not good enough

for the Devil Rays or Blue Jays. He’s below league average, at least going by his career numbers (rather than a two-month hot streak).

by jjackflash on Apr 26, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions

He had more innings pitched in that "hot streak"

than his career as a crappy pitcher. I’m not sure what’s worse, basing how good he is from 40 IP in ‘04 and 13 IP in ‘05 or a 100 IP “hot streak”. Sometimes it takes a while for pitchers to get comfortable pitching in the majors. He settled down as a good pitcher in ‘06, and continued to do well into the first half of ‘07 before he got injured.

"It's like déjà vu all over again." -yogi berra

by Cheezombie on Apr 26, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions