Open Thread: Fifth Spring Training Game

by Tyler Bleszinski on Mar 7, 2005 11:04 AM PST in News

Rich Harden finally makes his spring debut for our A's.

Arizona takes on the A's today at Phoenix Muni and the A's are looking for their first spring victory.

You can listen to Robert Buan calling the game here.

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I suppose we shouldn't place too much significance

on yesterdays ugly beating. It may yet be too early to draw any firm conclusions. Maybe the best thing to do is relax and enjoy spring training for what it is, Still, it seems clear that spring play will be decisive in determing unfilled positions. I hope we win every game, but either way it's a lot of fun.

by kvn on Mar 7, 2005 11:23 AM PST reply actions

Angels bloggers noted ...

that the A's beat the Angels 26-5 last year in spring training.

So yeah, it probably doesn't mean much.

by floyd on Mar 7, 2005 1:57 PM PST up reply actions

no significance...

even the yankees still haven't won a spring training game. it'd be funny if they ended up in last place in the east tho.

by miguel on Mar 7, 2005 3:41 PM PST up reply actions

Eric Karros...

...is broadcasting the Rangers/Cubs game on ESPN today. In the first inning, Gary Thorne asked Karros a question and his mouth missed the microphone badly, popping up his words to the right side.

by jrbh on Mar 7, 2005 11:31 AM PST reply actions

Funny

Gotta admit, though, I was pretty happy with the Karros signing last year. On paper, it sure looked like a Hatteberg-Karros platoon was going to be exactly what we needed at 1B.

by Eck on Mar 7, 2005 12:27 PM PST up reply actions

I agree Eck

I thought Karros was a terrific signing at the begining

by carp on Mar 7, 2005 2:17 PM PST up reply actions

today's lineup

Kotsay
Kendall
Durazo
Chavez
Byrnes...RF
Hatteberg
Crosby
Swisher...LF
Ellis

Once again Scutaro doesn't start.
Byrnes in right, and the rookie in left

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 12:11 PM PST reply actions

looks like macha wants to win today

i wonder why!

My CPA says-"Damn, you must really hate this time of year". I said-"Don't worry, I just bought a thousand shares of Astropitch."

by bigelephant on Mar 7, 2005 12:16 PM PST up reply actions

scoot played winter ball so he's ready,

Maybe the real evaluation that is going on is E & G's glovework at 2b.

"all we really want out of the season is two things -- (1) To make the postseason, and (2) To win the last game we play." Huckaby

by A s Eh on Mar 7, 2005 6:11 PM PST up reply actions

Harden stirkes out the side

after a lead-off single a la Major League: "You really hit the sh#t out of that one"

The triple of Jeremy Brown's imagination was, in reality, a home run.

by ArakSOT on Mar 7, 2005 12:21 PM PST reply actions

Byrnsie!!!

What a stud. Byrnes, baby, Byrnes!

More 3 run doubles, please!

by Just Me on Mar 7, 2005 12:36 PM PST reply actions

I'm totally in the dark up here

any and all updates are welcome...

by kvn on Mar 7, 2005 12:38 PM PST reply actions

byrnes in RF again

showcase time

My CPA says-"Damn, you must really hate this time of year". I said-"Don't worry, I just bought a thousand shares of Astropitch."

by bigelephant on Mar 7, 2005 12:43 PM PST reply actions

Byrnes hits a bases-clearing double

A's 3, Diamondbacks 0 after one inning

Now we're in the top of the 2nd

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 12:46 PM PST up reply actions

three up three down for Harden

now coming to the bottom of the second

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 12:47 PM PST up reply actions

Thanks OSi

If you could just bang some sticks together occasionally to simulate the crack of the bat, it'd be perfect.

devo's gf: "what is it that you write about all day when they don't even play any games?"

by devo on Mar 7, 2005 12:48 PM PST up reply actions

yeah...

keep it coming...

by BootyBall05 on Mar 7, 2005 12:49 PM PST up reply actions

hahahaha

Peace up, A-Town Down (A town being Albany California, not Atlanta)

by ohad on Mar 7, 2005 12:51 PM PST up reply actions

THANKS!!!

A's, A's, A's

by kvn on Mar 7, 2005 1:01 PM PST up reply actions

Screw showcasing...

Just let him play and kick ass

by OaktownPower on Mar 7, 2005 12:47 PM PST reply actions

thats right, and plus

impress those pirates and mets scouts sitting in the bleachers.

My CPA says-"Damn, you must really hate this time of year". I said-"Don't worry, I just bought a thousand shares of Astropitch."

by bigelephant on Mar 7, 2005 12:59 PM PST up reply actions

All right!

The King is on!

The triple of Jeremy Brown's imagination was, in reality, a home run.

by ArakSOT on Mar 7, 2005 12:56 PM PST reply actions

Top 3

Still 3-0 Oakland

Harden is still pitching. Bill King is now in the box

by pickinmachine on Mar 7, 2005 12:57 PM PST reply actions

Harden goes three innings

Still 3-0 at the end of the top of the 3rd

this is fun! (I should be working, but, well, you know)

MLB audio keeps cutting in and out. the quality is worse than it was over the weeken.

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:03 PM PST up reply actions

Harden sounded sharp

The triple of Jeremy Brown's imagination was, in reality, a home run.

by ArakSOT on Mar 7, 2005 1:04 PM PST up reply actions

Re:

Mine cuts out occasionally, but a lot of the time its just dead air because of buan.

Kendall leadoff single to center, just stole second. Ortiz is out of the game.

Huston Street warming up in the pen.

Macha is not fucking around today :)

by pickinmachine on Mar 7, 2005 1:08 PM PST up reply actions

bottom of the third

Kendall hits a single off Ortiz to open the A's half of the inning. Now Durazo is up

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:04 PM PST up reply actions

Kendall steals second base!!!

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:05 PM PST up reply actions

Sound fX

Crack .... yeahhhhhhh .... I mongo, hit ball

devo's gf: "what is it that you write about all day when they don't even play any games?"

by devo on Mar 7, 2005 1:05 PM PST up reply actions

Huston Street is warming up in the pen

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:06 PM PST up reply actions

Durazo strikes out

chased a pitch out of the strike zone.

Arizona is changing pitchers now.

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:08 PM PST up reply actions

When doesnt

Kendall get on base? I love this guy.

by BootyBall05 on Mar 7, 2005 1:10 PM PST up reply actions

good things

yesterday never happened

by kvn on Mar 7, 2005 1:08 PM PST reply actions

I paid fifteen bucks a year for this?

Is everyone else having the same problems with MLB Audio? It keeps cutting off and now I've had to restart it to get it to play at all...

by asadasam on Mar 7, 2005 1:09 PM PST reply actions

It never starts for me directly from the A's link

I then have to click on mlb audio to get it to work.

and today it's definitely choppy (it's not all Buan).

3 and 1 to Chavez. Ball 4 walks him.Now comes Byrnes

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:11 PM PST up reply actions

Kendall went to third

on a passed ball during Chavez' at bat

3-1 to Byrnes. byrnes fouls, with chavez in motion. 3-2

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:14 PM PST up reply actions

Is Asada referring to Carne?

If so, I'm intrigued ;-)

by Tyler Bleszinski on Mar 7, 2005 2:06 PM PST up reply actions

LOL

Me too, come to think of it.... :)

Jack Sparrow: [to Weatherby Swann] I think we've all arrived at a very special place. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically.

by GreenNGoldGirl on Mar 7, 2005 3:59 PM PST up reply actions

last year and this year

i have not had the same choppiness that you guys are talking about (fortunately) and i double the games up listening to the tigers then to the a's

i did have to restart once today though.

i bought the full kit last year and it was pretty good, but am just listening to the games for free right now. i am sure that i will have to pay the 15 for the regualr season though.

"Stats are like a girl in a bikini, they show you a lot but they don't show everything" - source unknown

by peoples27 on Mar 7, 2005 4:53 PM PST up reply actions

AWESOME

thanks for the updates, everybody! it's frustrating sitting at work not being able to listen to the game and getting updates by refreshing yahoo. haha.

by gotgreen on Mar 7, 2005 1:09 PM PST reply actions

Yes, thanks!

I'm in the same boat as you Gotgreen.

"The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time." -Catfish Hunter

by kaweahkaweah on Mar 7, 2005 1:14 PM PST up reply actions

ditto

Yahoo - Refresh
Repeat.

by BootyBall05 on Mar 7, 2005 1:15 PM PST up reply actions

byrnes hits into a 6-4-3 double play

ends the inning, after 3 A's 3 diamondbacks 0

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:16 PM PST reply actions

could be key

that 5 spot in the order is gonna be interestng for the A's all year.

Huston in baby!

by pickinmachine on Mar 7, 2005 1:17 PM PST up reply actions

Huston to face

Gonzales, Glauss & Green...

The triple of Jeremy Brown's imagination was, in reality, a home run.

by ArakSOT on Mar 7, 2005 1:19 PM PST up reply actions

I'm not sold on Durazo batting third

I can imagine him lubering around the bases with Chaccy on his heels.

GO STREET!!!!

by kvn on Mar 7, 2005 1:18 PM PST reply actions

Huston Street is now pitching

He'll be facing gonzalez glaus and green, the heart of the order

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:18 PM PST reply actions

Pitching to Gonzalez

1-2, then tapper to first base. Nice pitch selection.

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:19 PM PST reply actions

Glaus up

strike on inside corner 0-1

misses 1-1

bouncer to ss, chavez to hatteberg, 2 away

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:20 PM PST up reply actions

shawn green up

(chavvy cut in front of crosby in the last sequence)

first pitch strike

second down and in 1-1

third pitch fouled back 1-2

inside 2-2

swing and a miss, strike out!!

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:22 PM PST up reply actions

Yessss!

Im so pumped about Street making the team

by pickinmachine on Mar 7, 2005 1:23 PM PST up reply actions

Thanks

so much!!! I gave up refreshing yahoo every three seconds...this is so much better. :)
Go Street!

Slaaam! galang galang gala gala lang gala...

by oakasfan20 on Mar 7, 2005 1:24 PM PST up reply actions

Huston Street

is in the game now.

1st out dribbler to the infield

2nd out ground out to Chavy at 3rd

3rd out - swinging stike out

all against the no. 3, 4 and 5 batters in the Arizona lineup

Ahead in the account to all three batters

by robertmelvin on Mar 7, 2005 1:22 PM PST reply actions

This is

more like it. Great to read this during lunch at the office. Finally, showing the real deal (we hope).

Alaska-A, Number-one-A's-fan-in-southern-southeast-Alaska.

by ak_A on Mar 7, 2005 1:26 PM PST reply actions

Bottom of the fourth

Hatteberg grounds out to the first baseman

Crosby up, grounds to third base, two away

(Are Hatty and Crosby still looking for their first hits of spring training?)

Swisher up, strikes out looking

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:27 PM PST reply actions

Saarloos pitching top of the 5th inning

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:30 PM PST reply actions

3 up 3 down

nice work by Saarloos

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:35 PM PST up reply actions

Not the A's

But Huddy's got his first win of ST, a 5-0 shutout over the Mets.

by asadasam on Mar 7, 2005 1:34 PM PST reply actions

MLB.com

MLB Radio's net feed is TERRIBLE for the A's Spring Training games that are only webcast only. I really wish they were all on KFRC.

"I still stand firm that Johnny Damon is really Jesus, The Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer..."

by Zonis on Mar 7, 2005 1:35 PM PST reply actions

agreed

the weekend feeds were much clearer than today's feed

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:36 PM PST up reply actions

Street

It's great to hear that he is doing so well!

Thanks again for the updates, everyone.

"The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time." -Catfish Hunter

by kaweahkaweah on Mar 7, 2005 1:36 PM PST reply actions

Ellis flies out for out #1

Kotsay flies out for #2

Kendall flies out, bottom of the fifth over

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:39 PM PST reply actions

Saarloos

Another 3 up 3 down for Saarloos

by jasonh on Mar 7, 2005 1:46 PM PST reply actions

thanks

I had to do something for my job

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:47 PM PST up reply actions

Durazo homers

to straightaway center, leading off, now A's 4-0

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:49 PM PST reply actions

Durazo just hit a homer.

4-0 A's...

with the exception of yesterday, the pitching has been AMAZING.

This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.

by baseballgirl on Mar 7, 2005 1:50 PM PST reply actions

WooHoo

great dinger Durazo......

by Utah on Mar 7, 2005 1:50 PM PST reply actions

that was Durazo's first hit of spring training

now Chavvy's up

chavvy singles to right field

now byrnes is up

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:51 PM PST reply actions

Pitching

man, it's going to be tough deciding who's going to be the #3 and #4 starter!

by gotgreen on Mar 7, 2005 1:51 PM PST reply actions

I thought #3 was Haren's to lose

and #4 and #5 are up for grabs..???

by kvn on Mar 7, 2005 1:54 PM PST reply actions

Whoops

yeah, i meant the #4 and #5 spot.

by gotgreen on Mar 7, 2005 1:59 PM PST up reply actions

Thomas pinch runs for Chavez

Byrnes flies out

Hatteberg up now

Hatteberg bounces out to first, Thomas moves to second, two away

Crosby up hits to shortstop, three out

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 1:56 PM PST reply actions

Bobby Smith at third, Rincon pitching

Diamondbacks get their first hit of the game (someone who replaced gonzalez).

6-4-3 double play!

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 2:01 PM PST reply actions

announcer says Ellis' arm looks great

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 2:01 PM PST up reply actions

Rincon vs. Shawn Green

roller to Dan Johnson at first, top of seventh over.

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 2:03 PM PST reply actions

Wow

Forget about Swisher, Blanton, Meyer, and Yabu. Street for ROY!!!

by RichardP on Mar 7, 2005 2:04 PM PST reply actions

Bottom of the seventh

Swisher up, called strike 3 (second time in a row).

Tyler Johnson is warming up in the bullpen (back to back lefties for the A's)

Ellis hits a stand up triple going the other way, hits over the head of the right fielder.

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 2:06 PM PST reply actions

Ellis' 5 hits leads all A's this spring

Bocachica up now. (Conor Jackson at first for the diamondbacks).

Bocachica walks, now Kendall is batting.

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 2:09 PM PST up reply actions

Buan acknowledges MLB.com technical

difficulties.

Kendall hits flyball to centerfield, and Mark Ellis trots home, 5-0

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 2:12 PM PST up reply actions

Technical Difficulties

Bout God Damn Time!

"I still stand firm that Johnny Damon is really Jesus, The Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer..."

by Zonis on Mar 7, 2005 3:59 PM PST up reply actions

Ellis is leading...

...everyone in hits for the Spring. :)

GOOD SIGN!

This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.

by baseballgirl on Mar 7, 2005 2:07 PM PST reply actions

Bad sign for Ginter :-)

by Tyler Bleszinski on Mar 7, 2005 2:24 PM PST up reply actions

Let's hope not!

Gint's my boy, and the Brewers are trying to get to 5-0, leading the M's 9-5 in the 8th. Be a great day if both my teams could win.

Check out "Brew Grit" at http://brewgrit.blogspot.com

by brewersandathletics on Mar 7, 2005 2:55 PM PST up reply actions

Bochachica caught in a rundown

ends the inning, A's 5 Diamondbacks 0

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 2:14 PM PST reply actions

Is it wrong that I LOVE that name?

This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.

by baseballgirl on Mar 7, 2005 2:17 PM PST up reply actions

not at all

try saying
"estaban german cc sabathia hiram bocachica" really really fast.... very amusing... :)

Slaaam! galang galang gala gala lang gala...

by oakasfan20 on Mar 7, 2005 2:20 PM PST up reply actions

Marco!

This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.

by baseballgirl on Mar 7, 2005 2:21 PM PST reply actions

Tyler Johnson pitches top of the 8th

Conor Jackson makes it to first (I missed how).
strikes out the second batter he faces.
Kurt Suzuki behind the plate, rouse at ss, scutaro at second. bobby smith stays at 3rd, dan johnson at first.
Facing Quentin -- wild pitch sends jackson to 2nd.
walks quentin (very high and away, a bit wild).
Tyler Johnson strikes out the batter, two away, men on first and second.
Calero warming up in the pen.
Johnson strikes out the side.

Good stuff, though a bit wild.

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 2:24 PM PST reply actions

That was the scouting report on him ...

devo's gf: "what is it that you write about all day when they don't even play any games?"

by devo on Mar 7, 2005 3:06 PM PST up reply actions

Tyler Johnson strikes out the side...

This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.

by baseballgirl on Mar 7, 2005 2:24 PM PST reply actions

Fantastic!

How funny is it that OaklandSi and BaseballGirl say essentially the same thing, but completely differently?

This Blog rules!

by Eck on Mar 7, 2005 2:32 PM PST up reply actions

bottom of the 8th

Durazo leading off.Lines out to center field.
Charles Thomas up. Flies out to center field.
Bobby Smith up. Bounces it to shortstop.

Now coming up to the ninth inning.

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 2:29 PM PST reply actions

Kiko to close it out in the 9th

First hitter flies out to Thomas.
Next hitter hits a line drive over third for a base hit.
Popped out to Scutaro, two down.
Popped out to Scutaro,

a's win their first spring training game!
5-0

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 2:37 PM PST reply actions

A's WIN!

Hee :)

This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.

by baseballgirl on Mar 7, 2005 2:39 PM PST reply actions

thanks for egging me on

first time "play by play" for me, what a blast!

okay now i gotta do some work.

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 2:51 PM PST up reply actions

YOU DID GREAT!!!

THANKS!!!

by kvn on Mar 7, 2005 2:54 PM PST up reply actions

this could be habit forming

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 2:56 PM PST up reply actions

You guys rule!

No way I'm paying $15 to subscribe to MLB--the play by play you guys are giving is WAY more entertaining :) Keep it up, I look forward to tomorrow's action...maybe you guys can coordinate yourselves so that a few of you can do play-by-play and another few can do color. Oh, and one of you can cover promotional announcements and ads--"When you're working up a real giant appetite, got to be a nations...Anytime morning, noon or nite, got to be a nations. When you're heading to a concert, game or a show. Monster truck rally or rodeo, only one place you've gotta go. Got to be a nations. Hi, this is ken macha..."

by batgirl on Mar 7, 2005 4:49 PM PST up reply actions

just think at the end of the season

know one will listen to KFRC/MLB/XM we will all be glued to AN. Thanks for the laughter this afternoon.

by jb on Mar 7, 2005 5:00 PM PST up reply actions

"That's just plain crazy."

by BillybUcko on Mar 7, 2005 6:52 PM PST up reply actions

one more post

mlb.com will cover tomorrow's split squad game: a's (blanton starting) vs. cubs (zambrano). the other game (a's with haren) vs arizona (brandon webb) won't be covered.

and mlb.com feeds cut off exactly after the wrapup, whereas the krfc feed (besides being clearer) hangs on indefinitely.

by OaklandSi on Mar 7, 2005 2:55 PM PST up reply actions

Thanks!

great play-by-play! thanks again!

by gotgreen on Mar 7, 2005 3:13 PM PST up reply actions

Another thanks

for the commentary. Did Scutaro play at all?

Visit the beautiful Napa Valley, home of many Oakland A's fans.

by kkdaz on Mar 7, 2005 3:34 PM PST reply actions

Yes

This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.

by baseballgirl on Mar 7, 2005 4:14 PM PST up reply actions

that was great!

wow, that took me about five minutes to read, and i feel like i watched the game.

i hope you people are prepared to do blog play by play like this for every game open thread!

by xbhaskarx on Mar 7, 2005 4:03 PM PST reply actions

Wow...

...the Yankees have Jason Giambi playing in what is essentially the "B" game today, a nighttime road trip to Ft. Myers. The mostly partisan Red Sox crowd boomed him, and there were a number of anti-Giambi signs, most prominently, "Got Juice?"

by jrbh on Mar 7, 2005 4:18 PM PST reply actions

MLB Audio

Regarding the comments on MLB.com audio:

I've had it for the past 2 seasons, and the audio quality is usually significantly better than it has been for this spring.

It's possible that the cactus league isn't as well equipt to webcast.

by MrIncognito on Mar 7, 2005 4:38 PM PST reply actions

Wow

Giambi homered of John Halama

"The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time." -Catfish Hunter

by kaweahkaweah on Mar 7, 2005 5:46 PM PST reply actions

Hats off to OSi

Great post!
Great fun!
next best thing to being there

"all we really want out of the season is two things -- (1) To make the postseason, and (2) To win the last game we play." Huckaby

by A s Eh on Mar 7, 2005 7:16 PM PST reply actions

Saw this paragraph on mlb site. . .

and it warmed my heart:

Rich Harden, the projected No. 2 starter, was dominant in three innings, striking out three and yielding two singles.

Huston Street pitched a perfect fourth, Kirk Saarloos was perfect through the sixth, Ricardo Rincon blanked the Diamondbacks in the seventh, Tyler Johnson tossed a scoreless eighth, and Kiko Calero finished off Arizona with a shutout ninth

Here's to many, many more stories like that.

by Doug on Mar 7, 2005 7:20 PM PST reply actions

Here's to

Huston Street not seeing much more action in the 4th innings.

devo's gf: "what is it that you write about all day when they don't even play any games?"

by devo on Mar 7, 2005 9:07 PM PST up reply actions

Tonights blogcast!

Thanks a lot everybody! That was so much fun to read the game in a few minutes. I felt like I was right there. All I needed was an Arizona texmex burrito and an ice cold beer. Thanks again! And the AN tee shirts are totally awesome! I can't wait to wear them to Oakland soon enough! Probably Seattle sooner, though. Go A's! Mitch.

by A'sfansince1970 on Mar 7, 2005 8:33 PM PST reply actions

Nah, it's great that Street...

...pitched in the fourth. It means Beane wanted to see Street against Arizona's big boys. And he distinguished himself.

Great note in the Chron this morning from Macha, who pronounced himself impressed with Johnson, who struck out the side, each K coming on a different pitch. If he makes the team, yesterday's game is going to be the day Macha and Beane say that he got their attention.

by jrbh on Mar 8, 2005 8:20 AM PST reply actions

It was a joke

If it happens in the reg season, it means someone got injured or we're getting our asses kicked - both bad things. It also indicates that he probably hasn't been doing that well lately, if he's pitching in long relief.

devo's gf: "what is it that you write about all day when they don't even play any games?"

by devo on Mar 8, 2005 9:19 AM PST up reply actions

OK, I see what you mean.

My guess is that Street never pitches in long relief for Oakland. If he doesn't make the squad as a 7th or 8th inning guy, or even maybe as the closer, then he goes to Sacramento.

by jrbh on Mar 8, 2005 10:06 AM PST reply actions