Well tonight in just about an hour, the A's will be hosting the Cleveland Indians. Tonight was Cespedes Bobblehead night, with 15,000 Yo Yo bouncing beauties being handed out to fans. A's fans don't get much respect of positive attention, but I can say this: we love our free stuff, like bobbleheads, and we love fireworks. Tonight their should quite a buzz in the O.Co, and I would fully expect Cespy to be swinging from the his inner pancreas tonight!
(I literally just slide Pablo the Panda slide head first into first base. I think he may have gotten swiped or swallowed the bag or something? Man, Panda, take a Yoga Class would you please?)
Well just when it looks like maybe the A's will get rolling, comes a little downer news. Big Bartolo Colon was put on the DL with what the A's are terming a groin strain. Big Bart has thrown 154 plus innings this season, and in 2011 and 2012 Bartolo tossed 151 and 164 innings respectively. Before 2011, the last time Bart pitched a high number of innings, was back in 2005 when he logged 222 innings for the Angels. My guess is it won't hurt the A's most popular player to have a few weeks to get his swag back. Bart leads the A's with 14 wins, and also lead the starters with an ERA (Earned Run Average Per 9 innings) of 2.97. Get healthy and rested Big Bart, I have a feeling you have some big games left in that arm of yours in 2013.
Those of you living near Sacramento (also very underrated by most populations) might want to head over to Raley Field to watch Brett Anderson. Brett is going to start for the River Cats this evening, and is scheduled to pitch 3 innings. Brett will find himself on I-80 back to Oakland very soon, with the only real question will he start or will he be in the pen. Before Bart when on the DL, I really liked the idea of Anderson working out of the pen, ala Tim Lincecum last year. Know I am not so sure. If you wonder what I am thinking, well, in the forefront of my mind, how would the A's beat the Tigers in a short series? How the starters pitch from here on out will play a big factor in how the A's eventually handle BA. (I do like using initials after all, and his are kind of funny!)
My idea for this week, is for the A's to re-acquire pitcher Dan Haren. Haren has struggled in the recent past, but my vision for his is simple, Dennis Eckersley Part II. Back in 1987, the A's brought in a struggling Eck who seemed at the end of his career. Well voila, Eck was reborn, and became one of the best closers of all time. I am not implying Haren would be great in the pen, but Dan has always been a good strikeout pitcher, and I would love to see Haren join the pen. I envision, a Balfour, Cook, Dr. Doolittle, Anderson, and Haren pen. That group, is the kind of group I can see getting past those mighty Tigers!
Speaking of mighty, wow are the Dodgers are on a roll. They have won 9 in a row, and 40 out of 48. Like I said yesterday, I have visions of another I-5 series! In fact, Giants fans, many of my angst with you joy killers by the way, is how many of you turned yellow, and outwardly rooted for your arch enemy in the 1988 series. You know who you are. I guess we will just wait and see what happens next time won't we kill joys?
(Apparently A's fans arrived at 9 a.m. for bobbleheads, and Yo Yo rewarded them with one of his patent batting practice explosions! A's fans know how to get down--hey an some of them might be Raider fans just rolling in!)
Flipping the Remote:
*Little League World Series always worth a look. How cool it must be for the teams who make it all the way to Pennsylvania!
*The Solheim Cup interesting. Essentially it is the ladies version of the Ryder Cup. Euros versus Americans in a good old golf match. There has been a little controversy the last couple of days, and that makes for some good drama. The American gals were wearing bright red, Tiger Sunday Red, which looked pretty sharp. To me perhaps a little USC Song Girl Red, especially for the gals sporting the pumas! I also really have come to like the name Lexie. Lexie and Sonny might be my new favorite names!
*Poor Miquel Tejada. Looks like a suspension is looming. He was a lot of fun back in the day, especially his key hits to keep the 20-win win-streak alive! What I will always remember however, is his base running gaff at Fenway in the 2004 playoffs. Peace to you Miguel tonight, peace to you.
*Well if the Mariners can come through again tonight in Arlington, and Cespy puts on a show tonight in Oakland, perhaps in about 3 hours, the they will really be "Celebrating" in the O.Co! For those of you not aware, after the A's win at home, Kool and The Gang's groovy tune "Celebration" fills the air.
*Be strong Raider Nation, be strong!
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