Cust got hurt? Duke is too classy to show a teammate up like that. I don’t buy it. Nice win tonight! Let’s make it two tomorrow, boys! I sent my check today, BBG! Thanks for organizing this! I’m bringing my 8 year old daughter who is a HUGE A’s fan and we’re flying in from Oregon! So psyched, can’t wait! Go A’s!

It’s all good.

sucking his thumb.

Left field with Cust back at DH or sitting, CGon in CF and Buck in RF?

...but I bet Duke was just pissed at himself for giving up the hit more than at Cust for not catching it.

with the gesture, but that is how it came off. I’m hoping some enterprising reporter (ahem, Susan ;-) asks him about it after the game.

I will repeat that I love watching Duke pitch. He just knows how to work the zone with his stuff better than most pitchers.

And yeah, I find myself still really disliking Jason Giambi. Sure, that energy could probably be better spent elsewhere but I can’t help it.

in the same recap! ;-)

I didn’t see Duke’s gesture, but hopefully Cust didn’t either.

I’m looking for Blanton to turn a corner and get a win tomorrow. I believe he’s pitched well against the Yankees lineup (except A-Rod & Posada). Here’s hoping the Yanks don’t feast on Cupcakes.

He exudes confidence out there on the mound. After he finishes off a hitter, he doesn’t circle the mound much, just quickly gets the ball back and turns to face home plate, as if to say “NEXT!”

When Frank comes back and Lil swooney come back and casillia, who is goign down

im guess emil is gone and raja and Zeg will be back down

So many times this season, the A’s have been either shutdown completely or clobbering the other team with hits from up and down the lineup. What is it going to be tomorrow?

“All in all, great game and great win…”

I hope baseballgirl got Ray Fosse’s permission before using this line.

Me and my girl sat in Section 105 row 16 and of course were surrounded by many Yankee fans, but also a good many A’s fans as well. Actually, it seemed fairly tame compared to the Red Sox series and we had some good comebacks for the “Stankees”!

The Duke was marvelous tonight and thank god we put together some big league hitting in the third to blow it open…...really nice approach by the A’s as Rasner was throwing some meatballs right down the middle of the plate and the boys in gng jumped all over ‘em!

In regards to Duke making a gesture to the dugout and being upset on Giambi’s bloop double: I believe it was JD just being frustrated at Giambi getting a freebie due to the shift and perhaps everyone is making a mountain out of molehill. Duke is not the type of player to pull a stunt like that (see Mark Redman ala Booby Crosby a few years back) and I’m confident it was just a matter of what people saw and drawing their own conclusions.

Great seats, great game all around, and let’s get those Yankee bitches again tomorrow!!!!!!!! We are the better team and “they” can stiick their 200 million dollar payroll up their collective NY asses!!!!!!

Go A’s!

Somebody put a MaEl jersey on that freaky animal.

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Barton’s catch was siiick. Not sure what happens when Mike Sweeney comes back, but I don’t think Barton should lose playing time. He’s head and shoulders above anyone else we can stick at first in terms of defense, and I think his bat will eventually catch up.

... then what?

Oh, Yahoo Sports headline perusal this morning.l – Bryant’s Witty Comeback (Kobe) to Schilling. Well, well, I clicked on to see what it was. “Go Yankees” while pumping fist. okay, ah yah…..sure.

Andy Pettitte against lefties this year: 0.83 WHIP, .189 BAA.
Andy Pettitte against righties this year: 1.76 WHIP, .348 BAA.

Sigh.

Yesterday my work Macbook stopped working. I’ll have to mail it back to my job to deal with it. At the moment I’m connecting (sometimes) to the internet with an old and cranky powerbook g3 (can’t listen to mlb.com audio with it). So last night I went to bed after watching the Cubs-Braves, and seeing that the A’s were ahead 6-1. Early this am I turned on ESPN to find out what happened. they took their sweet time putting up the final score for the game, but left a very misleading trailer first “Yanks come back in Oakland.” I thought the A’s had blown the lead!!! Thankfully (and no thanks to ESPN) the A’s won!

Sources, be heard!

what the arguement at first was about? I was sitting over by the A’s bullpen and couldn’t figure it out. Looked like a routine play, no?

Another episode

Black and White broadcast and everything. Pretty cool.

He’s obviously depressed, and should get some counseling to deal with this and stop blaming everybody else for his actions. There really is no excuse at this point, what with all of his resources and support. And Josh Hamilton shouldn’t have dumped his agent. I didn’t like it when Robin Williams dumped his wife when he got famous or Jim Carrey, and I think this is the same thing. Stick with those who stuck with you. Oh well. Please get help, Milty. We’re all pulling for you!