I almost hope Chavez pitches poorly today. If he pitches well we’re going to have to look at those godawful socks again. If you’re going to do something that hideous, at least wear real stirrups instead of that pathetic vertical stripe. Burns CF, Crisp LF, Reddick RF, Valencia DH (no Country Barf-Fest!), Vogt C, Lawrie ...

So we wont have a totally after the fact GT tonight. But that is all I can say about this. The Twitter tells me we are up 2-0. We have a fairly typical lineup of replacement players in. I am about to head out to the garage and get ready for a yard sale in ...

Too many teams wear orange these days. There are dogs in the stands and it’s 1-1 heading to the fourth inning. "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."

Calling a shutout.

Joined in progress, please consult your friendly Gameday or see local listings for the radio or TV station nearest you.  Why do baseball radio announcers use the phrase “up and down the XXXX radio network”?  I never hear anyone else visualize a network of stations as having that kind of directionality. Burns Fuld Lawrie Butler Valencia ...

The Athletics are off to a torrid 2-0 start in August, having blasted Cleveland pitching for 15 hits (4 for extra bases!) and 7 runs in the final 2 games over the weekend. Now, Josh Donaldson’s buddy Manny Machado leads the Orioles into town for a 3-game set at the Coliseum. Right-hander Tyler Wilson makes ...

Both Cleveland’s Trevor Bauer and our Favorite Sonny Gray went nine innings in their last starts, Gray for the shutout win in LA, and Bauer for the hard luck 2-1 loss to KC. Make some (quick) popcorn because first team to three hits may win this thing. CF: Billy Burns LF: Sam Fuld RF: Josh ...

A game thread for the NRAFs and those of us to lazy to leave our living rooms. Aaron Brooks makes his A’s debut against Cleveland, and will try not to throw too many interceptions. Meanwhile this lineup hopes August proves more fruitful than their historically bad July: Fuld, Vogt, Reddick, Butler, Davis, Canha, Muncy, Semien, ...