The first and only time I started a game thread this year, the A’s scored 16 runs, allowed 0, and we had the pleasure of watching Jeff Mathis pitch. My record speaks for itself. Crisp, Smith, Reddick, Cespedes, Moss, Donaldson, Kottaras, Drew, Pennington, Straily v Anchovy, “Guy I can’t believe is still hitting this well”, ...