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Open Thread: Game 97 - A's vs. O's (cont.)

I. AM. SPARTA. CUST. A's up 4-2 going to the bottom of the 6th, thanks in part to yet another Cust HR, and Haren righting the ship after a fugly 1st.

The Offense at Midseason

I thought it would be interesting if we did a little midseason check in on a friendly non-wager between mikeA and myself from the opening of the season. I surmised that the A’s offense would actually be outperformed by the Giants’ offense in 2007. I chickened out and offered the caveat that I’d...

Ding Dong, The Streak is Dead

Things didn't look good on paper going into this game. You had to think that the A's were in trouble in the pitching matchup. DiNardo had a couple of rough outings the last few times out. Carmona had been good coming in. But you know what they say about the darkest before the light? The A's had...

Catching a Win

Thanks to the deadly combo of Kurt Suzuki and Jason Kendall, the A's wound up winning the series in Houston. Man, what happened to Kendall? Was it the fact that he's hitting against the National League again? Maybe he just loves the ballpark in Houston? Or he just loves Crawfish? Whatever it...

The Kendall Dilemma

The A’s had a very impressive weekend against the Giants despite the loss to Matt Morris yesterday. And their starting pitching continues to simply remain the best in all of baseball, statistically speaking. The A’s starters are the only staff in baseball with an ERA under 3 at 2.71 and the...

We Don't Know Jack

Actually, I'm not sure we know the real Jack Cust. Cust has been a revelation since Billy Beane picked him up from the San Diego Padres. The stats speak for themselves...7 games played, six home runs, 1.546 OPS and one thrilling day yesterday. My initial thought after watching Cust for the first...

Open Thread: Game 35 - A's vs. Indians (continued)

How does Cust keep doing it?

Open Thread: Game 35 - A's vs. Indians

Obviously, the A's offense has been the peg for every story the last couple of days. And it certainly is good to see. However, today's game offers an interesting matchup on the mound: two pitchers who have yet to fully establish their major-league creds or their specific roles. Fausto Carmona, who...

Reverting to Form

Things looked good early -- bright sunshine, wind blowing out to left, Carmona throwing straight and predictable pitches, Braden working with Kendall to mix his pitches well, the daily Cust HR -- but perhaps that Swisher first-inning baserunning blunder was an omen that the A's just weren't going...

Open Thread: Thursday Thoughts

It’s time for some random thoughts. Yes, we’re now into May, but I just wanted to look back at the A’s starting pitching and just how great it was in April. It really had an unprecedented run in Oakland history. The A’s starting pitching only allowed more than four runs in exactly one game in...


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