Our 3-4-5 hitters today are Sweeney, Jackson, and Ellis. Hope Brett’s feeling sharp. Real sharp. Crisp, CF; Barton, 1B; Sweeney, RF; Jackson, LF; Ellis, 2B; Kouzmanoff, 3B; Powell, C; Pennington, SS; Anderson, P. Sez Steve Kroner, subbing for the puckbound SuSlu.

#Athletics at #Giants Crisp CF, Barton 1B, DeJesus RF, Willingham LF, Suzuki C, Ellis 2B, Kouzmanoff 3B, Pennington SS, Cahill P — Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) May 20, 2011 Dayum — Sharks up 3-0 after 1!

Just tuned in–anyone hear what happened to Tyson Ross?

226/13/22.

Another night, another rain delay at the start but it looks like they should be able to play. Gio Gonzalez vs. Tyler Chatwood and whatever tattered remains constitute Scioscia’s bullpen. First pitch scheduled for 7:45 p.m., we're told. — Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) May 18, 2011 #Athletics vs. #Angels: Crisp CF, Barton 1B, Willingham LF, Matsui ...

#Athletics vs. #White Sox Crisp CF, Barton 1B, Jackson RF, Willingham LF, Suzuki DH, LaRoche 3B, Ellis 2B, Powell C, Pennington SS, Cahill P — Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) May 15, 2011

#Athletics vs. #WhiteSox Crisp CF, Barton 1B, Sweeney LF, Matsui DH, Suzuki C, DeJesus RF, Ellis 2B, Kouz 3B, Pennington SS, McCarthy P — Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) May 13, 2011

#A's lineup @ TEX today: Crisp cf, Barton 1b, Jackson lf, Willingham lf, Suzuki c, Matsui dh, LaRoche 3b, Ellis 2b, Pennington ss — Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) May 11, 2011 Gio vs some guy who throws left-handed

So there’s some big hockey game going on simultaneously with our baseball game? All right, I’ll put up a game thread and hope some of you show up in the 8th inning or so. Crisp is out of the lineup tonight and replacement Sweeney is hitting third. DeJesus, Barton, Sweeney (CF), Willingham, Matsui, Suzuki, Ellis, ...