Lineup: Kennedy 3B, Davis CF, Suzuki C, Hairston LF, Garciaparra 1B, Ellis 2B, Everidge DH, Sweeney RF, Pennington SS Seems as though the intent was to start Crosby at 1B again today, but his calf is still tight.
Here’s hoping the broadcasters can pause in their slobbering all over the Yankees long enough to give us any important updates. C’mon Tomko–let’s beat these weasles.
Haven’t heard much news on the A’s progress toward signing Grant Green and Max Stassi, so I did a little snooping. Update: Kevin Goldstein reports that the A’s have agreed to terms with Max Stassi. It was on Twitter, so it must be true. August 14: “We’ve talked to the agents for Green and Stassi ...
These throwbacks put the A in awesome! I like our uni’s better than the White Sox, though their logo is cool. Our sock stripes are snazzy and I really think they look sharp with the white shoes. Scheduling this game before the Raiders destroyed our pretty field would have been a wiser course of action. I liked Geren ...
I’m sure we’ve all read about this already, but: (a) ouch, (b) idiot Erik at Fangraphs buries the lede: Braden may be throwing That Pitch He Wasn’t Supposed To Ever Have Thrown after all
All teams are *not* the same, after all many dozens of stupid things have been done, just in the last decade or so, over the objections of the general manager. Often, it’s because owners consider themselves the public face of their franchises and just can’t handle the criticism that would come with letting popular players ...
So, I need entertainment during my work day, and no one else is making DLDs (note, now that I’ve said that I’ll probably be second in line today. Sometimes Yglesias has a stupid. Other times, it’s a smart. Sometimes, when you lavishly praise someone they embarrass you. Other times, they are Bob Herbert If your ...