FREE KRAUT!

Three in Arlington vs. the sagging Rangers, then a trip down I-45 for three against the Astros. Those two opponents just played three against each other at Globe Life Field, with the Astros pummeling the Rangers by a total score of 39-10. The A’s would need to win four games of the six to stave ...

A. Love is gonna getcha? B. A change is gonna come? C. They’re just going to deceive you?

White sox in worse humidity than here Seattle should be nice. I think it’s bumbershoot weekend which is always gorgeous. Now I am wondering if Soakerville suffers from burning man overflow.

(starts whistling Ravel’s “Bolero”) Yeah, I can analyze whatever the A’s latest roster moves might be, or just close my eyes and think about Bo’s boobs. Hmmm. Two night games (Jerry Garcia Night tonight and 6:07 Saturday with a drone show) and a day game vs. the Orioles, then also two night and a day ...

Wherein the ugly, unloved, vaguely sketchy refugee Athletics are quarantined in hot sweaty unpleasant lands that no one else wants. Alex Jensen on radio pxp, up from the Stockton Ports for the trip. He’s good! "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."

The local ballists return, briefly, to host two against the Gyros and three with the Rangers. Enjoy a few days by the Bay before the DC-St. Lou sauna trip. A 4pm Saturday start is stupid. "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."

The A’s take a tour of the NL West with two vs. the Giants including a “Unite the Bay” and “Sell the Team” night tonight, then three at Coors Field and three more at Dodger Stadium. After yesterday’s off day, there is an off day between each series, one after the end of the road ...

The 70-game slog to the finish line begins with a 10-game homestand vs. the Twins, Red Sox and Astros. The Rangers’ magic number to eliminate the A’s from the AL West title is 44, and the Blue Jays and Astros, tied for the 2 and 3 wild card spots, eliminate the A’s with magic numbers ...

The old time adage was that the team in first place on the Fourth of July would win the pennant. Per this SI article in the pre-divisional era the July 4 leaders won the pennant 63% of the time. So, not particularly predictive. Dropped to 56% in the post-divisional-but-pre-wild-card era, and the entire concept of ...

The Damn Yankees are in town, and again I am torn between wanting to see my team win and keeping the Angels out of the playoffs. Stupid giants are currently beating the blue jays and last night the white sox wild pitched the angels to victory.