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A’s on Second Half FIRE, Again!

Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:32 am
by Hy Feiber
https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/tanner-roa ... nkees.html

Took 3 of 4 against Houston just prior!

No matter the team members, they Always Get Hot Now!

Re: A’s on Second Half FIRE, Again!

Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2019 1:52 am
by Donn Beach
they didn't in 2014...

Re: A’s on Second Half FIRE, Again!

Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2019 5:06 pm
by Dr Naysay
You must honestly be a hoot at parties.

Re: A’s on Second Half FIRE, Again!

Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2019 5:21 pm
by Donn Beach
I don't know, are you?...take issue with that?...they didn't get hot this time in 2014, really didn't think that would be a controversial statement, went 11-26 from August 11th to September 19th

Re: A’s on Second Half FIRE, Again!

Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:05 pm
by Sibelius Hindemith
So what are the prevailing theories as to how they do it? Is it great motivational speeches by Melvin that take 4 months to sink in?

Re: A’s on Second Half FIRE, Again!

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:19 am
by Hy Feiber
Sibelius Hindemith wrote:
Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:05 pm
So what are the prevailing theories as to how they do it? Is it great motivational speeches by Melvin that take 4 months to sink in?
I’ve been expecting them to collapse for years!

But they are Doggedly Determined!

They’re like Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction!

Re: A’s on Second Half FIRE, Again!

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:58 am
by D-train
Hy Feiber wrote:
Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:19 am
Sibelius Hindemith wrote:
Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:05 pm
So what are the prevailing theories as to how they do it? Is it great motivational speeches by Melvin that take 4 months to sink in?
I’ve been expecting them to collapse for years!

But they are Doggedly Determined!

They’re like Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction!
Wasn't she Rabbitedly Determined?

Re: A’s on Second Half FIRE, Again!

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:09 am
by Donn Beach
Sibelius Hindemith wrote:
Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:05 pm
So what are the prevailing theories as to how they do it? Is it great motivational speeches by Melvin that take 4 months to sink in?
have to subscribe to WSJ to find out, i hate pay walls

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-moneyb ... 19?tesla=y

Re: A’s on Second Half FIRE, Again!

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:16 am
by Donn Beach
another one, Melvin comparing Marcus Semien to Ichiro
"He's similar to Ichiro. There is precision in their work. Every single groundball. Every single throw," Melvin says. "It started when (former infield instructor Ron Washington) got here and he was on his knees just learning how to fundamentally field the ball into his glove, look it into his glove. And then he would get up in a fielder's position, legs underneath him.

"It was an incremental process. And when Wash left, he stayed with it. Every day, he works on every play he's going to make during the game."
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/five ... contender/

Re: A’s on Second Half FIRE, Again!

Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 3:19 am
by Hy Feiber
D-train wrote:
Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:58 am
Hy Feiber wrote:
Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:19 am
Sibelius Hindemith wrote:
Sun Aug 25, 2019 7:05 pm
So what are the prevailing theories as to how they do it? Is it great motivational speeches by Melvin that take 4 months to sink in?
I’ve been expecting them to collapse for years!

But they are Doggedly Determined!

They’re like Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction!
Wasn't she Rabbitedly Determined?
Now That is a S—tretch!