Critical Two Weeks For the A's...

by solotar on Jun 22, 2007 3:19 PM PDT

For my money, this whole Bradley thing make me sick, and I think him being gone clearly makes the team worse on both offense and defense going into the most important two weeks of their schedule. But enough about Milton. Look at the next couple of weeks:
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The Angels play 6 at home against Pittsburgh and Kansas City. Then they play 3 at Baltimore. Then 3 at Texas.

Consider the timing: Pittsburgh sucks, and just got shut out for the second time in a row by the M's. KC is KC. Baltimore has no manager and no Miggy. Texas is Texas. What's a realistic worst case scenario for the Halos? 7-5? What's a realistic best case? 11-1?

As for the A's ... they play the next 10 on the road - against the first place Mets, the first place Indians, the surging Yankees, and then they come home to play Toronto. It looks like the A's might miss Halladay, but still, what's a realistic best case for the A's? 6-4? Worst case? 2-8?

Not trying to predict the future with any precision, but let's face it: if last place clubs play like last place clubs and first place clubs play like first place clubs, the chances of the A's being 10 out in two weeks and heading to the All Star break looking real bad are very, very good. Would love to write at that time that I was dead, flat wrong ... but I'm just looking at the numbers

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Halladay

Thank God we miss Halladay.

Has anyone else notice we keep drawing other team's Aces while the Angels keep missing them?

by Threepwood XX on Jun 22, 2007 3:30 PM PDT reply actions

we own halladay

by Spidz34 on Jun 22, 2007 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions

1-2, 1-2, 3-0, 1.5-1.5

that's my guess. the mets and indians are much better teams at this point, while the a's can still spank the yanks with a sweep.

in any case, we'll be over 500 when this is done. and we shouldn't whine - the mets schedule is even tougher relative to last year's finishes.

by notah8er on Jun 22, 2007 3:33 PM PDT reply actions

Bring it on!

This is wear the A's show their true colors a lot of the time. Bring on the battle! Hopefully the Angels win big and lose big while we just win small...a lot.

by SwisherSweet on Jun 22, 2007 3:34 PM PDT reply actions

First off,

Losing Milton won't make us worse, as we've been doing just fine w/out him; however, with that said, the addition of a healthy Bradley could only have helped this wilted offense as our 3,4, & 5 pitchers luck has run out.

Secondly, the A's seem to play their best ball going up against the best. So we'll see...

I think religion is a neurological disorder that prevents people from thinking on their own.--B. Maher

by sf drift king on Jun 22, 2007 6:05 PM PDT reply actions

Agreed

I'd really like to see them get Harden back in the rotation sooner rather than later. Gaudin as 4th and Kennedy as 5th starter is a much more tenable situation.

by boilerdan on Jun 22, 2007 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions

So far, so bad.

"Their batters are patient to the point that it's annoying." -Ryan Franklin, Seattle Mariners

by Helloooo 1st on Jun 22, 2007 6:19 PM PDT reply actions

I have a question...

I asked this on the game thread earlier today, but I don't think it got answered.

Now, I'm not complaining about the schedule, because the games are played on the field and anything can happen, but I am really confused as to why we are playing the Mets this year. Are the Angels playing the Mets this year? I don't remember if they already did but I don't recall seeing them on their schedule.

I'm asking because I thought the AL West teams were playing the NL Central in interleague this year. Since there are only 4 AL West teams and a gazillion NL Central teams I figure it shouldn't be a problem to schedule things for the AL teams. So why are we playing an NL East team at all, let alone the best one?

"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle

by drmmerchk on Jun 22, 2007 9:39 PM PDT reply actions

Losing track of the Angels

The fear is that the A's, facing a tough road trip, will come home and - for all practical purposes - be out of the AL West race. The Angels' pitching is so good that it almost precludes a long losing streak, so falling 10 games behind really isn't an option.

That doesn't mean the A's are necessarily doomed, as there is always the Wild Card, but that's tough because there is always some team that gets crazy hot down the stretch.

The A's may end up as sellers at the deadline.

by bear88 on Jun 22, 2007 11:56 PM PDT reply actions