A's having the dreaded closed-door meeting

[bloodbrother]

Susan Slusser @susanslusser  Â·  17m

Sounds like team meeting going on right now in #Athletics clubhouse.

 

Susan Slusser @susanslusser  Â·  10m

This is a pretty long closed-door meeting.

 

 

Susan Slusser @susanslusser  Â·  6m

Melvin says team should be embarrassed. He feels bad for fans. #Athletics

 

 

Susan Slusser @susanslusser  Â·  5m

Melvin held meeting to impart that to team. Cuts session with reporters short after blasting team's performance past three games.

 

[Lou]

It's our stadium. JD should just walk in

[Blarg]

 

Susan Slusser @susanslusser  Â·  6m

Melvin says team should be embarrassed. He feels bad for fans. #Athletics

 

 

 

The team should be embarrassed that on a critical win day the manager got his ass thrown out arguing pitches with the umpire when the calls were correct.  

 

 

Embarrassed that Melvin is their manager.

[bloodbrother]

[Halos of Anaheim]

Hahahahahaha this is gold.

[Season Over]

[gurn67]

I've gotten so used to the Angels having closed door meetings in July & August after getting their asses kicked in critical series the past 4 years, that I have to keep checking to make sure it's the A's having one for a change.

[Redondo]

 

Class act there

[ItzTacosYerrp]

Thats what losing sounds like

XD awesome movie

[Bruce Nye]

After the 2nd inning, did Melvin and Kazmir shower together?

[Chimi]

Quote from Melvin...

"What can you say? Embarrassing. Pathetic. We don't play like that," Melvin said. "The last three games here are the worst I've seen this team play in I can't remember how long. I feel bad for our fans who have to watch that."

Not many Managers would be so blunt.

[fan_since79]

The team should be embarrassed that on a critical win day the manager got his ass thrown out arguing pitches with the umpire when the calls were correct.  

 

 

Embarrassed that Melvin is their manager.

 

Especially when said umpire is known for having a tight strike zone. A hitter's umpire. Melvin knew that coming in, or should have.

 

Kazmir also behaved like a baby on the mound, and that didn't help them with the ump.

[fan_since79]

Quote from Melvin...

"What can you say? Embarrassing. Pathetic. We don't play like that," Melvin said. "The last three games here are the worst I've seen this team play in I can't remember how long. I feel bad for our fans who have to watch that."

Not many Managers would be so blunt.

 

I see he gave no credit to our incredible pitching staff. They're at least 75% of the reason we dominated the A's this weekend. Sure, they didn't play particularly well, but we would have beaten any team with the pitching we had the last few days.

 

The fans feel bad? I would think the players feel pretty bad getting blasted like that. It might backfire big time. Seattle is gunning for a wild card spot and we'll see what happens this week when they meet the A's.

[Angel Oracle]

The whole staff has stepped up in GRich's absence.

Heck, even Herrera has gotten 5 outs facing 4 batters in this series.

[budice0]

[Redondo]

The whole staff has stepped up in GRich's absence.

Heck, even Herrera has gotten 5 outs facing 4 batters in this series.

 

Yes they have

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Kazmir also behaved like a baby on the mound, and that didn't help them with the ump.

 

When a pitcher reacts like that the ump invariably believes that the pitcher is showing him up, and the zone gets even tighter.

[Chimi]

I was looking around on Wikipedia and found out that Billy Bean is gay. I bet there closed door meeting was in a closet!

 

That's Billy Bean, not Billy Beane.  Two different guys.

[YouthofToday]

Yeah I know right, two guys. So gay.

Only in SF.

Thanks for coming out of the closet as a bigot. Duly noted.

[Spirit]

Yeah I know right, two guys. So gay.

Only in SF.

 

 

I'm not going to lie.  I  LOL'd.

[ghoetke]

The Dodgers Billy Bean is the fudge packer not the A'a Billy Beane.

[Blarg]

That's Billy Bean, not Billy Beane.  Two different guys.

 

Both are snappy dressers.

[tomsred]

The Dodgers Billy Bean is the fudge packer not the A'a Billy Beane.

 

[arch stanton]

Do they have a captain? Or did Beane trade him away for a platoon catcher?

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Any truth to the rumor that lots of laughter was coming from the closed door meeting and that, the players were just taking turns dumping in the sinks?