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High Noon, Batgirl…It’s On 85

From Chapel Hill NC, 1200 PDT today, 1200 PDT tomorrow, and if you’re lucky, 1300 PDT Sunday. Carolina features great pitching and high OBP…that recipe never fails! In other news: 1. Pandora raises the opening bid on shares for today’s IPO to $12/each…gotta get get in on that. 2. Chip Johnson like many others hates ...

Game 1 of the End of the Matsui Era 61

#Athletics at #White Sox Crisp CF, Pennington SS, Jackson 1B, Willingham LF, Suzuki C, Matsui DH, Rosales 3B, DeJesus RF, Weeks 2B, Cahill P — Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) June 9, 2011 Cahill vs Buehrle Top 1: GO-GO-GO

Are A’s hitters impatient? 19

So one of Neyer’s interns scrawled this out yesterday (emph added): As it’s turned out, the key for the A’s wasn’t pitching; the pitching’s been excellent, as expected. It might not stay excellent; considering the carnage in the rotation, that seems unlikely. But even excellent pitching just doesn’t seem to be enough to balance a ...

Meet the new Bob, same as the old Bob 122

Geren out, Melvin in

Game 9 of the Never Winning Again Era 31

#Athletics at #Orioles: Crisp cf, Barton 1b, Jackson lf, Willingham dh, Suzuki c, DeJesus rf, Rosales 3b, Pennington ss, Weeks 2b. — Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) June 8, 2011 Outman vs Britton

I need energy. 126

Game 1 of the Jemile Weeks Era 33

Moscoso pitches on two days rest on a 90-degree evening in the Camden Yards bandbox. Oh, this should be fun. Facing ex-Mariner Chris Jakubauskas will be: Weeks, Barton, DeJesus, Willingham, Sweeney, Suzuki, Matsui, Sizemore, Pennington. I thought I’d have to go back farther to find a game where Matsui batted 7th or lower in the ...

Happy grover Day 75

Great moments in headline composition. Like the time I reviewed an album by Hank Williams’ grandson, Hank Williams III. I haven’t spent any time aside from incidental pre-pre-game and background noise whilst zipcarring listening to 95.7. Is it this bad? I really don’t see the problem with this — though there she goes apologizing, sorta-kinda ...

G61: A’s @ O’s 74

#Athletics at #Orioles Crisp CF, Barton 1B, Jackson LF, Willingham DH, Suzuki C, Ellis 2B, Rosales 3B, Sweeney RF, Pennington SS, Gonzalez P — Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) June 6, 2011 Gio vs Matusz

And Anderson An’t 126

The Chronicle also is hearing that Brett Anderson has left the team to get his elbow checked. More to come on Drumbeat. #Athletics — Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) June 6, 2011 Slumbeat Stiglich Prepare yourself for 2 months of .300 baseball.