Athletics (Springs) Vs Twins (Prielipp) 7/26/26 1:10pm CDT

[Western SD Fan]

I watch a YT channel called CloseCallSports.  Lindsay has a series covering every MLB ejection during the season and the rules and reasoning behind each ejection.  This was covered a couple of weeks ago.  The pitcher has to declare prior to EVERY AB if he wants to use the windup if runners are on base.  Sounds like he declared for Buxton, but did not do it for Jeffers, hence the balk.

[Patzky]

2 minutes ago, Twindy said:

Love seeing Jeffers go ..

Mixed 

[darin617]

Has anyone figured out why the Athletics hats just have an A on it and the batting helmets have the A's on it?

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

2 minutes ago, Patzky said:

These kind of things usually happen to us.

Was thinking the same exact thing. Nice to be on the other end.

[Hubie29]

When the camera spanned the dugout showing Kotsay and the rest of the team, a thought hit me. Isn't it sad what has happened with this franchise over the past years and now that they are moving to Vegas? The A's were my favorite team in the late 60's and 70's with Campy, Rudi, Hunter, Bando, Monday and who can forget Vida Blue. 

[Western SD Fan]

1 minute ago, darin617 said:

Has anyone figured out why the Athletics hats just have an A on it and the batting helmets have the A's on it?

Fisher refused to pay for the extra stitching for the hats.  

[Twins_Fan_in_NJ]

That slider is just so nasty. Liriano-esque.

[S Bart]

Shelton was, is, and will be in the future a good broadcaster

[wesnewy]

Shelton is perfect on the mic

[Patzky]

1 minute ago, Twins_Fan_in_NJ said:

Was thinking the same exact thing. Nice to be on the other end.

Couple of one pitch ABs there. Definitely seen that before

[Patzky]

1 minute ago, Western SD Fan said:

Fisher refused to pay for the extra stitching for the hats.  

Or the players would add another S..

[Church of Kreidler]

Jeez, fastest interview we’ve seen all season 

[USAFChief]

7 minutes ago, darin617 said:

Has anyone figured out why the Athletics hats just have an A on it and the batting helmets have the A's on it?

It's "throwback hat" weekend across MLB.

The Athletics batting helmets have the current "A's" logo. 

Their hats feature an old "A," I believe from the KC Athletics days.

Twins are wearing the "M" hats from the WS era.

 

Edited July 26 by USAFChief

[ziggy]

16 minutes ago, Western SD Fan said:

Miranda was with the Padres AAA team but has since been released and not with any organization.  Maybe he can be a special assistant to Lin Manuel?

USA Chief, Lin Manuel Miranda was in Darwin a couple of weeks ago. Guess what he came to look at?

[S Bart]

1 minute ago, Hubie29 said:

When the camera spanned the dugout showing Kotsay and the rest of the team, a thought hit me. Isn't it sad what has happened with this franchise over the past years and now that they are moving to Vegas? The A's were my favorite team in the late 60's and 70's with Campy, Rudi, Hunter, Bando, Monday and who can forget Vida Blue. 

I miss attending games in Oakland...was in SAC town last year to see them when the Twins were there..which I felt was awesome.. minor league park...just do not see LV as a baseball town.. uugghh

[S Bart]

Just now, USAFChief said:

It's "throwback hat" weekend across MLB.

The Athletics batting helmets have the current "A's" logo. 

Their hats feature an old "A," I believe from the KC Athletics days.

Twins are wearing the "M" hats Frontier WS era.

 

It would also not be A's.  It would be As...

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, ziggy said:

USA Chief, Lin Manuel Miranda was in Darwin a couple of weeks ago. Guess what he came to look at?

The ball of string. Duh.

 

I mean, it's famous.

Edited July 26 by USAFChief

[ziggy]

1 minute ago, S Bart said:

I miss attending games in Oakland...was in SAC town last year to see them when the Twins were there..which I felt was awesome.. minor league park...just do not see LV as a baseball town.. uugghh

How about a hockey town?

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, S Bart said:

It would also not be A's.  It would be As...

Wut?

[S Bart]

1 minute ago, ziggy said:

How about a hockey town?

Their hockey team has been pretty decent

[Vanimal46]

7 minutes ago, S Bart said:

Shelton was, is, and will be in the future a good broadcaster

He can takeover for Paul Allen on KFAN any time 

[S Bart]

2 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Wut?

The Oakland As...plural.. not a possessive ..Shazam 

[Rodney29]

On Keaschall’s at bat, properly scored an “error” but love his hustle right out of the box.

[Hubie29]

6 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

It's "throwback hat" weekend across MLB.

The Athletics batting helmets have the current "A's" logo. 

Their hats feature an old "A," I believe from the KC Athletics days.

Twins are wearing the "M" hats from the WS era.

 

The A was used back in 1968 and 1969. Went to A's in 1970.

[USAFChief]

9 minutes ago, S Bart said:

I miss attending games in Oakland...was in SAC town last year to see them when the Twins were there..which I felt was awesome.. minor league park...just do not see LV as a baseball town.. uugghh

Huh. To each their own.

Of the 24 MLB MLB cities I've attended MLB games in, Oakland is easily at the bottom of the list. Absolutely awful stadium in a crappy part of a nondescript city.

 

Worse than Tampa, even.

Edited July 26 by USAFChief

[RpR]

4 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

The ball of string. Duh.

 

I mean, it's famous.

One of my cousins, sadly passed away now, used to own a restaurant across the street from the ball of twine.

Closed it Long time ago, and still sits empty, but there are two other good eateries in town.

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, S Bart said:

The Oakland As...plural.. not a possessive ..Shazam 

 

[Church of Kreidler]

Just now, USAFChief said:

Huh. To each their own.

Of the 24 MLB MLB cities I've attended MLB games in, Oakland is easily at the bottom of the list. Absolutely awful stadium in a crappie part of a nondescript city.

 

Worse than Tampa, even.

Holy smokes! Which 6 are you missing?

[Hubie29]

7 minutes ago, S Bart said:

I miss attending games in Oakland...was in SAC town last year to see them when the Twins were there..which I felt was awesome.. minor league park...just do not see LV as a baseball town.. uugghh

I was in Oakland once to watch the A's. Felt special with the history there, but also very cavernous and dead. 

[ziggy]

2 minutes ago, RpR said:

One of my cousins, sadly passed away now, used to own a restaurant across the street from the ball of twine.

Closed it Long time ago, and still sits empty, but there are two other good eateries in town.