Why, hello there, Dan Straily! My, how you have been missed! Straily is making the start tonight in place of the hobbled Brett Anderson, and is a welcome relief to the truly horrific starting...

A's won a game, Cespedes is back, and Straily fills in for Anderson

Well, they say you live and die with your pitching! And the River Cats’ and RockHounds’ rotations – led by prospects like Dan Straily, Sonny Gray, Justin Thomas, Murphy Smith, Zach Neal and Sean Murphy - have been dominant of late.

Bartolo Colon gave up 4 runs in the 4th, on 5 consecutive hits to open the inning and a sac fly, and by the time the A's came to bat in the bottom of the 6th it was 5-0 O's. Even in rallying in the...

5-0 O's going to the bottom of the 6th, as the A's try to avoid the dreaded 4-game series sweep.

Cespedes is back. That's pretty much my analysis. Oh, and yes Bartolo Colon, aka "the only to guy to win for the A's the last week-and-a-half" takes the mound. Jed Lowrie is out with a stiff neck...

Casey Pratt has the news for us:

Dan Straily is here. He will be activated tomorrow and Brett Anderson will skip a turn. More to come.

This has always been one of my favorite simple-yet-profound expressions, one I have used during difficult times as well as after a bad meal. Remember back when the A's looked like they could do no...