*Man oh man I was hoping to be watching the Green and Gold play in Fenway today! Yesterday actually didn't feel so, but man, today, the Journey song "Lights" keeps playing in my head!
*One item really irked me after that stinging series with the Tigers. Can you guess? It was the Tigers little "Haka" dance right there on the diamond--OUR DIAMOND! If they had class, IF, they would have celebrated in the locker room, man style. At home, celebrate on the field--on the road, show some class and celebrate in YOUR locker room. We will see how the Baseball Gods treat the Dodgers. Respect the game--one could argue, Grant Balfour didn't do the A's any favors in Game 3 with his antics.
*This series really stings. I mean really stings. Game 4 was there for the taking--more on that later. This series right up there with the 2003 series with the Red Sox, remember that one? Some high and low lights:
The A's led series 2-0 heading back to Boston. Game 1 was won on the Ramon Hernandez walk-off bunt; Game 3 was the infamous Burns not touching home plate and Tejada stopped running to tru and bait the interference call--Sox win on a extra inning walk off--against my favorite A at the time, the electric Rich Harder. Game 4, up early, Burns just misses a homer down the right field line that would have put the A's up big early. Up 4-3 late, Keith Foulke gives up a two run double to Big Poppy. Sick yet. Then in game 5, A's have 2-1 lead when Zito gives up bomb to Manny. In the bottom of the ninth, with the bases juiced and one out, Manager Ken Macha pinch hits for Jermaine Dye. Adam Melhous strikes out, and so does Terrance Long. AARGH. The agony begins.
*Thus, the recents series with Detroit right up there as far as painful. The A's led 3-0 in Game 4 after Bret Lowrie's 2 run homer. Dean Strailey proceeds' to caugh one up to series Stealth MVP Johny Peralta and the game is tied. A's retake the lead 4-3. The the key moment. Doolittle pitching to Victor Martinez-remember him-president of the Grant Balfour fan club? BoMel opts to turn VMar around. Martinez hadn't hurt the A's from the right side. All of sudden, it's boom. Tie Game. Crowd interference--maybe. The dude did hit the ball a long way. Blame it on Bud Selig--Mr. Incompetence is the only commissioner who allows that kind of crap to happen in professional sports. (A's fans, Detroit and Bud, should always hear from us whenever we see either of the two!). A's led twice and could not seal the deal.
*Thus, what the A's need to win it all, it's great pitching across the board. Good pitching won't cut it. Good pitching gets the A's in it--they need great pitching to win it. Hitters cost too much dough. Pitching can be had--and I would contend it must be had, to win it all! The A's scored enough--they could have won Game 4. The could not hold the lead. Simple as that. If you really want to get depressed, go back to Game 2 in Detroit in 2012. A's had the lead again--even after Coco's drop! They need a lights out pen, and one front line starter. I contend, if the A's would have acquired Jake Peavy, and added Brian Wilson to their pen, the A's would indeed be looking into the eyes of the Green Monster!
*Nothing better than participating in the post season; nothing worse, than losing in the post season!
*At this point, St. Louis winning is the only team that won't turn my stomach. I have issues.
*Flipping the channel this morning, the Texas Oklahoma game is raging along. The "Red River War" one the great traditions in College Football. I was a little surprised to hear Brent Musberger calling the game--look out cute coeds! (Have you seen Brent's favorite Arkansas coed on the Carl's Junior commercial?) My eight year old loves it. Hum. The game played in the Cotton Bowl. Classic. Texas/OU, Notre Dame/USC, Michigan/Ohio State, and throw in Alabama/LSU (Bama vs Tennessee and Bama vs Auburn honorable mention), those are games, BIG games! I have to throw in a Georgia Florida game, or Miami vs Florida game. That is my top 5!
*To all of you Green and Gold towel waivers, it was a good run, good run indeed. AAARRRGHHHH!
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