question to those that watched: was Rivera in left on Nomar’s ph single? If a slightly fleeter of foot fielder were there, could the drive have been caught?

Y’all can’t replace the AP photo captions with jokes like McCovey Chronicles does? It’s weird to laugh with the Giants instead of at them.

Watching the replay on MLB network again, happy happy.

with the eyes closed

Cause i think that it may be in trouble if this rate keeps up.

I’m working in Memphis so the game was a little late here. I fell asleep when we were down 3-0 in the 6th and woke up to see a 6-4 win. This is going to be a great day and even if it’s not it will be…if that makes any sense.

Yep, I admit it; I can’t help falling in love with these A’s. (And BTW, thanks Tyler for thinking what I was thinking- great minds- and saving me the trouble of a full-blown post. I could not sleep last night either but wanted to wait until morning to splatter my emotions all over the front page).

I watched most of the game from my sister’s house, and she kept waiting for me to blow a gasket after every missed scoring opportunity. But I kept thinking, "At some point we’re going to break through." I left her house at 9, with the A’s down 4-nil, and I was fully expecting for them to make a game of it, if not win it outright.

This is new territory for me because usually I’d go the Dad-route and call it a night. (OK, I’d have the game on, but pretend not to care…it’s safer that way).

Allow me to speak in intangibles (or, if you prefer, immeasurables) but look at these guys. For some it’s their last hurrah. (Warning, football reference alert). Remember Al Davis’ uncanny ability to bring in a guy that no one else wanted, and that player- having received another chance- would fit right in and produce?

Well, what do we have here? Jason Giambi returns to Oakland after seven ring-less seasons in New York. Nomar Garciaparra left Boston during the 2004 season, and the Red Sox missed him so much they went on to win their first World Series title in 86 years. These players, at one time the "saviors", have been humbled. And now they’ve joined forces with guys who have come this close to realizing their own World Series dreams, and are now just happy to be playing again (see Chavez, Eric and Ellis, Mark).

And that’s just it. The pressure is off, and these guys are just playing ball (under the not-so-bright lights of Oakland). Oh and by the way, they can still play. It’s the kind of thing that allows you to shrug off 3-0 and 4-0 deficits on back-to-back nights in the home of your fiercest rival. Did I mention that they did this with their best hitter making just two plate appearances?

As a seasoned veteran of A’s fandom, I don’t usually get carried away…in April. And my admiration for the team, as is the case with most of us here, is there win or lose. But I can’t help feeling that there is something special brewing.

Call me a fool.

looks like Scutaro — at least in that photo

You know we’re going to need that cupcakes photo lots of times this season.

that this is the first time since I moved from SoCal this summer that I wished I still lived there. I would have been at that game last night!!!

thank you beane for getting some quality hitters for depth/options. The Giambi at bat in the 9th was huge. Holliday and Sweeney can hit and i’m so pumped ball is back.

What a game last night, i hope the A’s keep it up, could be a special season.

And also Ziegler is so great. Glad he’s our closer.

i just love how we can just get a few runners on and then just get a pinch hit by oh say NOMAH i still love the gloves when he steps out of the batters box