Comments on: Back from break — A’s pregame update

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:44:33 +0000

Finished first under a competant manager, beat Twins in playoffs. Fired manager. Hired Beane’s best friend to manage and never been close since. You figure it out!

By: larry hamilton

larry hamilton — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:27:36 +0000

Billy Beane knows what he is doing. The A’s want to leave Oakland in the worst way. The owners right know could care less about the few fans they have left.

By: Bee Hylinski

Bee Hylinski — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:23:29 +0000

I was at the game last night. The A’s played well but the Angel’s guys are just bigger, stronger, better and luckier than our guys. They belong in first place and, I am sorry to say, we belong in the cellar.

I still love the the A’s but someone needs to light a fire under them. They look like they don’t have much a fire in their collective bellies. No one made any real mistakes, except maybe Dallas Braden, they just look lackluster.

Of course, Santana has baffled the A’s for a long time. His record against the A’s is now 10-1. But he didn’t have his good stuff last night and we still couldn’t do much against him.

The nail in the coffin was probably Howie Kendrick’s stab of a screamer hit by Jason Giambi that should have been a run-scoring double, but resulted in a double play instead. Not the kind of Double-Double that I like. After that happened, it seemed that the whole stadium heaved a sigh of resignation. It was sad really.

Maybe today’s game will be different. I sure hope so. But something needs to happen to shake things up. Because isn’t the definition of “crazy” doing the same thing and expecting a different result?

By: bashbrother

bashbrother — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:43:10 +0000

Getting smashed. Nice way to start off the 2nd half boys! Waawaawaaaaaaaaaa. We are in a HUGE hole and it’s gonna take a few years to get out of. I wouldn’ be surprised if this is the death nail that takes them out of Oakland. Why did you dismantle the 2006 team, Billy??!!!