Looking forward to meeting you guys at AN Day on Saturday.  Also, the 5 of us traveling from the Midwest will be sitting in the bleachers tomorrow night, so hopefully someone else is out there with us.  See you guys tomorrow!

During the pre-game Bob Geren Show, Korach asks him about 'just how great has Alan Embree been, since he's been closing games?' (sic). He follows up that question with an almost exact same question, to which Geren responds,

"What can I say... he's just been our steady, ... tremendous, bullpen man."

It was like Geren was about to say "our Steady Eddie" but he paused and improvised with "Steady Tremendous Bullpen Man"

I think that's a nickname that bears sticking!

games, with no extra base hits.

Now batting .308 overall.

Glad ANers not running the team.

Please win :)

they've talked about Vlad's homerless streak.

I'm just now leaving work and will listen on the way home.  Will tag back up with you guys when I get home and say hi to my kids for 5 minutes.  Still pooped from driving back from Louisville yesterday so we need to take an early lead and keep it in case I fall asleep before the game is over.

why can't he hire someone to clean his equipment...
at least the batting helmet.

How can you be so stingy, you cannot hire someone to clean your batting helmet?

"which would you rather have? 9 guys who hit 20 Homeruns each, or 3 guys who hit 40 and 6 guys who hit 10?"

People seem to usually pick the "9 hitting 20", but the more I think about it, I would prefer the 3 40 HR guys. That way, I could concentrate the offense and get the most runs in. If I have a few high OBP guys, stick them infront of the 40 HR guys and you got a bunch of runs per HR, instead of what we have: lots of Solo's.

he got hit, he'd be at first instead of the weak ground out.

Dog day?!

in a batting cage story again I'm going to throttle someone.

and start a "what could have been" streak.

he'd be a defensive wizz.

is played over the Coliseum PA either before or after the starting lineups or national anthem?

why did those bozos have to talk about Vlad's HR slump at the start of the game

not with that piss poor range.

The guy is gonna reach 20 homers this year.

Each Larry Davis visit takes months off your career.  At least.

He will be day to day now.

He's doomed

what a slider is.....y'know, whilst he's there! :P

ambulances and firetrucks on the field

its official

A good fantasy night at least.

every AB for the rest of the series.

Did you hear that the Mariners have the A's jerseys from Sunday's game on their website for auction?  You can bid on a Buck jersey that he actually wore.  Would top mine, that's for sure.

KuKiZuki!

Nice hitting, Donnie.

than I like Buck right now.  This guy is gonna be a freakin' stud.

get to it."

Are they watching the same Gary Matthews jr that I am?

like a hot dog? How cruel.

What does it take to score a fuggin run from third with one out

Preferably now.

for Bonds, that is

Nice hit Swish

RayFo said, "Look at the movement on this bitch."

the A's are always supposed to make a move, but never do.

knee high... and called a ball.

I wonder how much they had to pay for it?

of his visit from LD

Go batshiat insane and get run

or he should be fired before the game is over

It's fun to watch the LA fans boo Bonds. He strolls up there, and you'd think Darth Vader was batting.

I didn't check the M's website, I just heard them talking about it during the game yesterday and thought they'd have all of them up for bidding for a couple of days at least.

JoKe in. Time to wave that white flag.

conceding early tonight.

Three runs looks possible, like in the 8th and 9th.

So bring in Joke and make it 7-2.

Colby Lewis: 8 IP, 1 R (earned), 5 hits, 0 BB, 8 K

River Cats scored two in the first and made them hold up. Sounds kind of like the parent club's formula for sucess.

Donnie Murphy two-run homer

Donnie Murphy shows signs of life.

Sucky tonight. Glad I was working. Let's hope for better pitching tomorrow. What's wrong with Gaudin? Still on the learning curve? Give him time,no? Still hanging on every pitch and game like they matter! Go A's!

in Sacto last night. Loiaza pitched well. 4+ innings pitched, no ER, 1 hit, 1 BB, 3 K. Not bad.