For the final time in the decade of the 2000’s, your Oakland Athletics take the field for a game in the month of May.  So far in May 2009 they are 10-18.  The 18 losses this month tie for the third-worst month of the decade (20 losses each in August 2008 and May 2005; the ...

A’s up 1-0 top 1st on a Suzuki GR2B. Buck DL’ed. Gray down. Petit and Cunningham up. Geren deathwatch in effect.

Heh. 2-2 on Buck HR.

Barcelona: Valdes, Puyol, Toure, Pique, Sylvinho, Busquets, Iniesta, Xavi, Messi, Eto’o, Henry. Subs: Pinto, Caceres, Gudjohnsen, Krkic, Keita, Rodriguez, Muniesa. Man Utd: Van der Sar, O’Shea, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Carrick, Anderson, Giggs, Park, Ronaldo, Rooney. Subs: Kuszczak, Berbatov, Nani, Scholes, Rafael, Evans, Tevez. Seattle: Suzuki, Betancourt, Beltre, Griffey Jr, Branyan, Cedeno, Johnson, Chavez, Gutierrez; Bedard ...

Crosby in at 1B again after Nomar was a late scratch (as DH). Just cut them both. Maybe. Oh, and cut Rajai too. A’s down 2-0 but threatening.

Long weekends make me lose track of what day it is. A’s up 4-1 on the strength of nifty doubles by Kennedy (2 RBI) and the H2N3 Virus (1 RBI).

Giambi hits #400. He looks more and more like Matt Stairs every day. A’s up 3-1 bottom 4. The D-Backs’ caps/logos look like … I don’t know — an arena lacrosse franchise?

He is sitting on the bench tonight. Perhaps to provide extra warmth in the dugout/clubhouse given the cold summer evenings in Oakland. Nomar is back. At not a minute too soon, as he is in at first base tonight, while Giambi DHs, which adds up to a much-needed day off for Travis Buck. In good ...

Sweeney back in the lineup. Crosby playing first again. Whee.

A’s score a BB-caused run. Yay walks! Go A’s!