As you all know, plans are shaping up for a fantastic Sept. 1 tailgate party. Dozens and dozens of us will drink and dine and cavort on the asphalt for many hours before cheering on our A’s against the Red Sox (aka undiluted seed o’ Satan). Game starts at 6:05; party starts much much earlier. ...
Brilliant! @i8dc @cschweitz sports reporters know infinitely more about the fundamentals than political rs. Imagine bball covered by football reporters — J. Bradford DeLong (@delong) August 16, 2012 @delong @i8dc @cschweitz sports reporters not required to get "balancing quote" after observing pitcher gave up ten runs — Brett Arends (@BrettArends) August 16, 2012 Grill away.
With Reddick out after the dental work and Weaks getting a “scheduled day off”, the 13-man pitching staff means NewBob did not have a heck of a lot of options when he filled out his lineup card. We have the spectacle of Brandon Moss and Cliff Pennington both being in the lineup against a left-handed ...
What do the FK Grill and the Oakland 3B job have in common? Both are overdue for replacement. Josh Donaldson will join the A’s in Kansas City, I’ve heard to two sources, and he’s not with Triple-A Sacramento at Oklahoma City tonight, so he’s en route. Also: Grant Green…is at second base at Sacramento again ...
Woke up with a cold and the cat annoying me. Fed her, went back to sleep, kept hearing her making noises out in the other part of the house but couldn’t bear to get up. Finally out of bed, fed the cat again since she was meowing and looking at me funny, made some coffee, ...