If you’re into self-flagellation, this is the night when Vince Cotroneo will be doing radio play-by-play for the entire game, working alongside guest analyst Shooty Babitt. I think I’ll mute all TV and radio feeds and put on a Miley Cyrus CD instead. Crisp, Barton, Suzuki, Cust, Ellis, Davis, Carson, Tolleson, Pennington. That lineup faces ...

Braden vs Fister. Hermida up and starting, Rajai in CF for Crisp … And the A’s figure out a new way to avoid scoring …

A’s behind early again. But AJ Burnett kind of sucks, so there’s still some hope. AJ Burnett kind of sucks, but has struck out four of our hitters in two innings, so we’re doomed.

It’s the 18th anniversary of Jose Canseco being pulled from the on-deck circle in a game at the Coliseum, so trades do happen on August 31. I’m looking at Brad Ziegler’s place in the A’s bullpen, with 7 appearances for a total of 6 innings in the month of August, plus Slusser’s disclosure that the ...

Crisp CF, Barton 1B, Suzuki C, Cust DH, Kouzmanoff 3B, Ellis 2B, Larish LF, Davis RF, Pennington SS BFA vs Moseley

Crisp cf, Barton 1b, Suzuki c, Cust lf, Ellis 2b, Larish dh, Kouzmanoff 3b, Gross rf, Pennington ss Mazzaro vs Masterson