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A's Let Wolf off the Hook; Fall in Series Finale, 3-2

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Vin Mazzaro throws to the plate during the first inning of their Major League Baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Thursday, June 18, 2009, in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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5 months ago: Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Vin Mazzaro throws to the plate during the first inning of their Major League Baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Thursday, June 18, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

The A's inability to capitalize on an uninspiring effort by Randy Wolf did them in tonight in a 3-2 loss to the Dodgers.

Wasted was another fine outing by Vin Mazzaro, his fourth straight solid start since being called up on June 2. Mazzaro escaped a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the second, thanks to a leaping, back-handed catch by Orlando Cabrera off the bat of Russell Martin that saved two runs.

The A's struck first in the third inning.  Bobby Crosby worked a lead-off walk, and one out later was sacrificed to second by Mazzaro, the young hurler's third successful bunt in two games.  As he did to start off the game, LA starter Randy Wolf issued a free pass to Adam Kennedy, bringing up Kurt Suzuki, who doubled to score Crosby for a 1-0 lead.  The damage was limited to a lone run when Jack Cust struck out looking for the second time.

Mazzaro gave it back in the bottom half, allowing the first homerun of his career, a shot to center by Orlando Hudson with two outs.

Oakland wasted a lead-off double by Matt Holliday in the fourth.  Jason Giambi went the worse-case scenario route, making an out without advancing the runner.  Andre Ethier made a nice grab over the railing in foul territory to retire Cabrera, and Crosby hit a first-pitch grounder to third as the Wolf worked out of danger once more.  It wouldn't be the last time.

Mazzaro breezed through a 1-2-3 fourth, retiring the side on balls that never left the infield.

Again the A's got a runner as far as second, as Rajai Davis opened the fifth with a base hit and moved up ninety feet on another sacrifice bunt by Mazzaro.  But Wolf induced a pair of ground balls from Kennedy and Suzuki to end the threat.

The fine glove work by Cabrera in the second inning to rob Russell Martin was undone three frames later, and it cost Mazzaro a chance at the win.  His double-clutch allowed Martin to reach first base, and Wolf made like his mound adversary by bunting the runner to second.  Juan Pierre singled home Martin as Davis appeared to take a nonchalant approach after gloving the ball (said Nico later that he may have been confused by the absence of a cut-off man).  Suzuki alertly charged Davis' throw (which wasn't going to get the runner regardless), fielding it near the mound, and firing an off-balance strike to gun down Pierre at second.  Just a fantastic play by the A's backstop.

Jack Cust jumped on Wolf's first pitch in the sixth for a base hit and was forced at second by Holliday, who moved up a bag on a base on balls to Giambi.  But Wolf worked one last bit of magic before calling it a night, getting Cabrera to ground into an around-the-horn, rally-killing double play.

Wolf was effective if nothing else, leaving after six innings having allowed a run on five hits and four walks, while striking out three.

A Rajai Run evened things up in the seventh off reliever Corey Wade. With one out the centerfielder was plunked by a pitch.  Mazzaro's evening (6IP, 5H, 2R, 1BB, 5K) ended when he was pulled for pinch-hitting Nomar Garciaparra who lifted a fly ball that dropped in front of Pierre near the left-field foul line.  Davis was running the whole way- at first it appeared he missed the bag at third- and scored standing up to tie the game at two, while the throw went to second base.

It took only four batters for this thing to lose its "new game" smell.

First baseman James Loney hit a one-out ground rule double off Brad Ziegler, who followed that up by walking Martin, and allowing a tie-breaking base hit to pinch-hitter Mark Loretta.

Save for a one-out single by Cabrera in the ninth, the A's went down meekly after that, and Ryan Sweeney- fresh off the disabled list- put us out of our misery by hitting into a game-ending double play.

On to San Diego for three.

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at least the A's are polite...

the dodgers let us off the hook last night, then we repay the favor. How courteous! How civilized!

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 18, 2009 10:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I wonder what will be higher...

Joe Mauer’s AVG for 2009 or the A’s win% for 2009…could be close…

by kitoko on Jun 18, 2009 10:08 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Cahill's 1-2-3 4th inning was amazing.

Considering that he didn’t pitch tonight : )

A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.

by IowaA'sFan on Jun 18, 2009 10:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I caught that, too.

Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that.
~Nomar Garciaparra

by UncleLeo on Jun 19, 2009 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This team sucks. End of story.

The sad part? Buck, Barton, and Cunningham aren’t getting shit for playing time, and it’s at the expense of Davis, Giambi, and Sweeney.

For being such a brilliant front office, they’re sure doing some dumb shit.

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Jun 18, 2009 10:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good point, keep running out Rajai Davis!

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Jun 18, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's not worth much, either

I say get rid of all the dead weight and bring up Pennington, Patterson, Putnam and Carter. They couldn’t do much worse.

by RickeyIsTheGreatest on Jun 18, 2009 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

I’m drunk, and i’m not even dumb enough to do something like THAT.

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Jun 18, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

or guys with upside

like Buck, Barton, and Cunningham.

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Jun 18, 2009 10:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK, I'll maybe give you Cunningham, because he hasn't yet had much of a chance

But haven’t Buck and Barton had enough time to make their mark in Oakland, with underwhelming results?

by RickeyIsTheGreatest on Jun 18, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Short answer?

NO.

Bucks only consistent tplaying time was his rookie year. He had an .875 OPS.

Barton has WAY too good of a track record in the minor leagues to let a subpar first year “write him off”

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Jun 18, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, only Barton was 21 in Triple A

Denorfia is 29.

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Jun 18, 2009 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

His average in 55 games in Sac this season?

.245. Hardly makes the case for more playing time in the majors.

by RickeyIsTheGreatest on Jun 18, 2009 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Average is stupic, but whatever. Know who that's better than?

Giambi, Cabrera, Hannahan, Sweeney, Buck, adn Cust.

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Jun 18, 2009 10:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Buck, Barton, and Cunningham? We are seriously in trouble if that's our "future"

Buck = Selfish, injury-prone spineless narcissist
Barton = Dan Johnson Redux
Cunningham = Eric Byrnes Lite

Call it the Suzuki Theory: "Throw ball over plate. Repeat."

by smokelanda on Jun 18, 2009 11:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

BTW - Rajai Davis in June = 15 for 49 with .811 OPS

Call it the Suzuki Theory: "Throw ball over plate. Repeat."

by smokelanda on Jun 18, 2009 11:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Buck = Selfish, injury-prone spineless narcissist

Haha okay. I’m not even a Buck fan but LOL okay.

by Tripp on Jun 18, 2009 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm starting to believe that "upside" is the fairy dust of baseball.

Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that.
~Nomar Garciaparra

by UncleLeo on Jun 19, 2009 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh I'd say Buck and Cunningham are worth multiple shits

Especially Cunningham.

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

by Helloooo 1st on Jun 18, 2009 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He hit 2 bombs tonight in Sac

"I’m Joey Devine, I’m what Joba Chamberlain would be if he was good and nobody had ever heard of him."

by mikev on Jun 18, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Last year weren't we complaining that Barton WAS getting playing time?

Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that.
~Nomar Garciaparra

by UncleLeo on Jun 19, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice quotes from Orlando Cabrera

“I suck,” he said. “I don’t even know how to describe it. … I suck. For real.”
 “I’m getting old, maybe.”

by cyke17 on Jun 18, 2009 10:11 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

was he quoting AN or himself?

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 18, 2009 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I sit corrected.

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 18, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Your 2009 Oakland Athetics: This time, it's personal.

by Kallus on Jun 18, 2009 10:19 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, actually.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 19, 2009 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me too.

I actually respect players when they’re a little human.

Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that.
~Nomar Garciaparra

by UncleLeo on Jun 19, 2009 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Obtuse?

Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that.
~Nomar Garciaparra

by UncleLeo on Jun 19, 2009 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only thing worse than ballplayers/coaches who don't own up to their mistakes?

“Fans” who somehow think holding oneself accountable is a bad thing.

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on Jun 19, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Red Sox fans.

"You end up with a name like ‘Outman,’" he said last week. "What else are you going to do? You’re going to get people out, man." ~ Dallas Braden

by Blicks on Jun 19, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Look a little closer at the picture

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on Jun 19, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oops, post got cut off.

I’m guessing you think “accountability” is only “accountability” if the players speak out of it in public/in the newspapers? No brownie points for players holding themselves accountable privately without feeling the need to blast themselves in the newspapers? Haha okay, whatever makes you feel better.

by Tripp on Jun 19, 2009 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If this were any other team in the country

Not only would the manager’s job be in jeopardy, but the GM’s, too.

by RickeyIsTheGreatest on Jun 18, 2009 10:19 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

The Blue Jays aren’t in the country.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm still miffed at Cito Gaston

for his belly-aching in the ‘89 ALCS. I wouldn’t mind seeing him get the ax.

by RickeyIsTheGreatest on Jun 18, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They played in Philadelphia tonight, so technically for the time being, they may be in the country.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Jun 18, 2009 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Another frustrating loss

Putting a damper on the end of my birthday. Damn you A’s, damn you all to Houston!

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

by Helloooo 1st on Jun 18, 2009 10:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Mazzaro

Best pure stuff, movement, poise, and demeaner of all the pitchers. Hell…. For every single player on the team. Ellis, Crosby, Cabrera, Sweeney, Buck, Barton,… wish they could lay down sacrifice bunts like Mazzaro. Mazzaro makes baseballs cry.

by Colorado Fan on Jun 18, 2009 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Isn't that a joke?

Proof positive that all it takes is a little bit of effort to put a bunt down. I don’t care what anybody says, there is absolutely no excuse for a major-league baseball player not being able to bunt whenever asked.
You simply stick the damn bat out there and let the ball hit it. The reason we don’t bunt well? Because the coaching staff refuses to make the hitters practice it. Period.

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on Jun 19, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A's Baseball

Made to order Double-Play-Balls… ALL FRIGGEN NIGHT LONG.

by Colorado Fan on Jun 18, 2009 10:56 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hey, JAMBO JAMBO!

srsly

Green and Gold Lantern Corps

by oaklandSMASH on Jun 18, 2009 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lionel Richie on the Commodores? Magic.

Lionel Richie as a solo artist? Pure crap.

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on Jun 19, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and to top it off

a wonderful Dodger fan flipped off my wife as we left the stadium. Stay classy Dodger fan!

"I can't wait for tommorrow, cause I get so much cooler every day" - shirt worn by Swish

by Bigtoe on Jun 18, 2009 11:10 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

What an asshole

Some people out there, a.k.a the majority of LA residents, are retarded.

Green and Gold Lantern Corps

by oaklandSMASH on Jun 18, 2009 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

I can understand it if I am being loud or obnoxious and with a group of guys. But walking out, just my wife and I, come on!

And, it isn’t like I am a Giants or Padre’s fan. The 2 teams haven’t played a meaningful game since 88 and their team won!

I will never understand how someone can actually walk up to a girl and flip her off or talk shit when she isn’t doing ANYTHING, just because she has on the other team’s colors.

"I can't wait for tommorrow, cause I get so much cooler every day" - shirt worn by Swish

by Bigtoe on Jun 18, 2009 11:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's the need of those dickheads to front

It’s all the inadequacies LA people have in themselves. Fuck those Monte Sereno turds!

Green and Gold Lantern Corps

by oaklandSMASH on Jun 18, 2009 11:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh yes,

One fan out of 50,000 gives you the bird and it is somehow a reflection on the whole city.
Funny thing is, most people in LA either don’t give a shit about Nor Cal or else are fairly positive toward it. Out in the Bay Area, it seems everyone has a negative opinion of Los Angeles. You tell someone you are from LA in the Bay Area and they turn their nose up and say “Eww! I’m sorry!” You say the same thing in LA and they say, “Oh, I love the Bay Area!”
Someone who gets bent out of shape by some retard at Dodger Stadium giving them the bird is clearly NOT from Los Angeles.

Call it the Suzuki Theory: "Throw ball over plate. Repeat."

by smokelanda on Jun 18, 2009 11:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait a second

Never once did I say anything about ALL dodger fans or LA people because of the actions of one guy. The other posters did that. I did say that I don’t understand why any fan of any team would act like such an a-hole.

And, most impotant, I didn’t get bent out of shape becuase someone gave me the bird. I got bent out of shape because someone gave my wife the bird. Huge difference. And he guy walked over to her and basically shoved his 2 middle fingers into her face, he wasn’t flipping her off from across the parking lot.

That all being said, your arguement that people in LA “love the Bay Area” and people in the Bay Area hate LA, is simply proof that the Bay Area is better than LA and even the people in LA know it!! :)

"I can't wait for tommorrow, cause I get so much cooler every day" - shirt worn by Swish

by Bigtoe on Jun 19, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No offense, but did you handle your business?

Because if a guy really “shoved his 2 middle fingers into her (your wife’s) face” then you needed to take care of that.
I’m sorry that happened, I hope you left him a little reminder about inappropriate behavior.

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on Jun 19, 2009 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I said "Seriously??"

and shoved him back. His girl grabbed his drunk ass, pulled him away, and apologized.

Not really worth doing anything further at that point.

"I can't wait for tommorrow, cause I get so much cooler every day" - shirt worn by Swish

by Bigtoe on Jun 19, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cool. No excuse for it, but I'm glad to hear he was drunk, at least.

I needed a team so I wouldn’t turn into one of the eighty million pink hat-wearing Bud Light-drinking mulleted idiots at Fenway.

by Vacafan on Jun 19, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

my brother embarrassed me after

Game 1 of the ‘89 Series. He must have walked out with ten of those plastic beer cups piled high. Found himself walking next to a Giants fan, whose eardrums he decided to puncture with shouts of "We’re going to sweeeeeep!"

Wait, that’s actually a good story.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jun 19, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"inability to capitalize"

If the A’s were a crazy writer, they’d be e.e. cummings.

/Facebook quizzed

The horse jumped over the f---ing fence.

by JLaff on Jun 18, 2009 11:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Cabrera

Is it just me? or is Cabrera breaking down on defense. I think Crosby should move to short for a few nights.

by Graybeard on Jun 18, 2009 11:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I second that

Call it the Suzuki Theory: "Throw ball over plate. Repeat."

by smokelanda on Jun 18, 2009 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Theresa in SJ

My girl’s e-mail was read on the radio…can’t believe Robert actually read it! Awesome!

Here it is below:
Hi Robert,

Just wanted to chime in about the game tonight.

First, Bob Geren is a terrible manager and needs to be fired immediately! No way you bring in Sweeney to PH in the 9th totally cold…Crosby at least deserved to get his last at bat. What the hell? Of course Geren will give the “Oh he was a lefty going in against a righty so I had to go with Sweeney….blah-blah-blah..”.

Also, when Cabrera comes out to the media and says, " I suck, Maybe I’m getting old. I suck!", maybe it’s time that Mr. Cabrera and Mr. Geren get on the same page for crying out loud!

Disappointing loss for sure and this team needs a major overhaul altogether.

Thanks for your time Robert!

Theresa in San Jose….

Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox

by mrod on Jun 18, 2009 11:22 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Common knowledge

that seems to escape Mr. Beane

Green and Gold Lantern Corps

by oaklandSMASH on Jun 18, 2009 11:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At this point...

…. all you can really do is enjoy the young starting pitching. Four of them look really good right now.

 I have no idea what Beane and co. are going to do about offense next year? I’m sure they’ll find an aging and/or injury prone bat to give us some hope of another Frank Thomas/John Jaha situation.

Is it wrong to want Ryan Sweeney to start taking HGH?

by McBain on Jun 18, 2009 11:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Spike the spread and fix the tests,

then the A’s will be the best…

"If you don’t start concentrating and catching the ball, you’re going to have to deal with my black ass!"- Wash

by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 19, 2009 12:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You had a negative free game thread from me which I am sure you enjoyed

but since I went to the game and they fucked my record I get to have a negative retort.

1) Apart from the rookie pitchers this team is 100 percent horrible. Got to see it in person

2) Brad Ziegler should never pitch with a lead or a tie. He has been found out in a big way. As soon as the lefty came to the plate, I said, “Game over if he gets a hit”. Sure enough it was game over.

Lot of A’s fans there which was good to see. Many more than I see at the slegnA home of course.

LOL at Juan Pierre and the gift run we got.

Too many fucking DP’s.

Orando Cabrera cannot field and cannot hit and in hindsight is a total waste of money.

Mazzaro pitched very well. That was like an off speed meatball that he served but apart from that I was very impressed.

How many times did we have the leadoff runner on and it failed everytime but once.

My Dodger friends both said they felt sorry for me that this team is so sucky in the hitting department. They both notice we have much pitching talent.

Oh and I forgot, Get JACK CUST out of the 3 hole. Back to back K’’s looking is pathetic and of course he gets a single on the first pitch. He should be in the 2 or down the order as far as I am concerned.

At least it was a close game and we lost 2 games with Ziggy and got outscored in the 3 games by 1 run. 2 wins and a loss would have been better

My record is now screwed and I blame the offense and Ziggy who is a big fat zero in my book.

by Trainman on Jun 19, 2009 12:37 AM PDT reply actions   1 recs

Trainman Digest Condensed Books,

ladies and gentlemen!

Give it up!

:)

"If you don’t start concentrating and catching the ball, you’re going to have to deal with my black ass!"- Wash

by Gaijin_Suketto on Jun 19, 2009 12:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And have Giambi in the three hole?

Let’s face it, the offense is terrible regardless of where Cust hits.

Call it the Suzuki Theory: "Throw ball over plate. Repeat."

by smokelanda on Jun 19, 2009 1:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

The offrense is terrible but Cust is not the answer there IMO

by Trainman on Jun 19, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

See

I almost mentioned your record in my pre-cap, but didn’t want to jinx it.

Pin this one on me, Trainman. Should have went with my gut.

I'm here to talk about the past.

by 67MARQUEZ on Jun 19, 2009 6:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe it was the fact I didn't wear the black jeans

They were a constant during the streak (LOL)

by Trainman on Jun 19, 2009 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bad things about Dodger Stadium

I don’t hate the Dodgers in fact if I wasn’t an A’s fan, I would be a Dodger fan but that ballpark has to be demolished.

It took 1 hour to get a parking spot. The traffic was horrendous as usual going thru downtown LA and I have never seen the parking lot in such chaos as last night. You need a respirator and a spare oxygen tank to recover after climbing 8000 steps. This ballpark is so out of date and the parking structure is such an abortion that they should pay the fans for coming.

I saw thousands of A’s fans, including some who were yelling “Lets go Oakland, Let’s go Oakland”. Which is fine except it was after the game ended.

I guess the reasoning with that is that if they start cheering 24 hours before the next game then the A"s might have a better chance of winning.

by Trainman on Jun 19, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Enough is Enough

Time to fire bob geren. He is a useless manager.

by firebobgeren on Jun 19, 2009 11:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hmm...Your user name and account sign-up / comment pattern suggest you are a troll

Yet I like your comment and wish to subscribe to your newsletter, so you can stay.

I like Cindi. A. She never pretends to know more than she does. B. She has unbridled enthusiasm for her "Hotties," and isn't afraid to show it. -IM4Oakgal

by Nico on Jun 19, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

More of the same

Pitching-yes…Hitting-no……………..Hitting-yes…Pitching-no…..just more of what we have seen most of the year. Except during the streak when the team put it all together. The A’s are at a distinct disadvantage in interleague play with the situation of no DH.. Mr. Cust has to play the OF to be in the lineup and as much as I love Jack’s hitting game he is a step down on the defensive side. Also having to have the pitchers hit is a complete joke…..when will the NL realize this I do not know…….pitchers are total rally killers,,,god awful.

Kudos to our young pitchers….we have got something here let’s just hope the Great Beene (much sarcasm) doesnt trade them away in the interest of a lower payroll.

by BIGJIM on Jun 19, 2009 12:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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