vs. ATHLETICS 7/27

[Grt 2BA FL Gator]

How in the world is Oakland's offense so good?

Beane is auditioning for Moneyball Part 2.

Cespedes and Reddick have been magical for them. Gomes ain't too shabby right now either.

[alaniee]

An average 3rd baseman would have had that...

We don't have any average 3rd basemen on the team at all. Sad

[eddie83]

Which brings up another issue. Offense-wise, it's really a waste of a roster spot to have two lefty-hitting middle infielders up (Flaherty and Quintanilla). If we had had another right-handed hitter on the bench, we cd have pinch-hit for Betemit (.158 BA vs. LHP). Flaherty and Q are redundant, especially if you bench Flaherty when he's hitting well. Sorry, it's just mystifying managing and roster management. (And I just don't think the defensive improvement with Q is substantial enough to carry two lefty-hitting second basemen.)

Andino will be back by next week.

[LA2]

Reddick is their best hitter and cd bust it open now.

[alaniee]

lol WTF was the home plate umpire doing, waving his arms over and over and over... it only takes one wave to indicate a foul ball but you kept doing it over and over lol wtf

[Leitch]

Cespedes and Reddick have been magical for them. Gomes ain't too shabby right now either.

Chris Carter also says hi.

[erb8472]

Bear down Patton!

Give us a chance please.

[Grt 2BA FL Gator]

Reddick is their best hitter and cd bust it open now.

Or he could strike out.. BOOM

[gallden]

Reddick looks like some douche from puddle of mud or nickleback.

[weams]

He's in the lineup for his clutch bat.

The one that went into the stand on his stikeout on three pitches with the bases loaded and the game on the line?

[Skeletor]

Troy Terrific.

[SrMeowMeow]

What kind of a called strike was that?!

[Leitch]

About time our bullpen stranded a couple of runners.

[alaniee]

haha thanks ump for that strike out. it was on the inside part, may have caught the plate but doubt it. nice

[erb8472]

Everyone not named Soco has pitched well out of the pen tonight.