http://www.ibabuzz.com/athletics/2009/07/12/as-pregame-update-sunday/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:19:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ibabuzz.com/athletics/2009/07/12/as-pregame-update-sunday/comment-page-1/#comment-961 Joe Stiglich Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:01:56 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/chinmusic/?p=1835#comment-961 True ... I think the A's are looking more at getting guys rest than strategically mapping things out. They want Anderson to get extra rest, particularly after his back acted up. So he goes fourth. Braden had about 10 days off while on bereavement leave, so they wanted to pitch him tonight so he doesn't get rusty. As for Gio, he's the No. 5 guy among this group, and the No. 5 guy usually gets pushed back whenever possible. That leaves Cahill and Mazzaro second and third in the rotation. ... Probably a much longer answer than you needed, huh? True … I think the A’s are looking more at getting guys rest than strategically mapping things out. They want Anderson to get extra rest, particularly after his back acted up. So he goes fourth. Braden had about 10 days off while on bereavement leave, so they wanted to pitch him tonight so he doesn’t get rusty. As for Gio, he’s the No. 5 guy among this group, and the No. 5 guy usually gets pushed back whenever possible. That leaves Cahill and Mazzaro second and third in the rotation. … Probably a much longer answer than you needed, huh?

]]> http://www.ibabuzz.com/athletics/2009/07/12/as-pregame-update-sunday/comment-page-1/#comment-960 Hoosier Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:51:02 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/chinmusic/?p=1835#comment-960 Seems odd that Geren is pitching his two RHPs on consecutive days Seems odd that Geren is pitching his two RHPs on consecutive days

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