A’s lose final 5 games of season
October 2, 2008 by Slicker · Leave a Comment
The A’s , went out like a bunch of chumps this past week. Losing their final 5 games of the season, 2 to the Rangers then getting swept by the AL West’s worse, Seattle Mariners. The A’s did not fare very well this year. What started off so exciting, so promising turned into a big pile of turtle dung. It all happened around the All-Star Break… Huston Street was playing like a piece of shit, blowing game after game thus putting us a 6 or so games back… then the fire sale happened.
Well, there could be some positives… Dana Eveland and Greg Smith didn’t look half that bad. Of course Eveland struggled mightily at times, but that’s to be expected from both of these guys. Ryan Sweeney looks like a sure stud. Ziegler looked fantastic. Carlos Gonzales looked good, of course at times he too struggled, but that guy is going to be like Carlos Beltran. I mean, the A’s have some pieces to work with that’s for sure, lets just hope they get rid of the strikeout king Jack Cust and get some real power/hitters in that lineup.
As an A’s fan, the off-season is always fun, you never know who is going to get traded or whats going to happen with Beane behind the wheel. Lets just hope he shakes it up a bit, keeps the young core, and continues to build for the future.
Go A’s!
A’s sweep Mariners - Cust sets new AL Mark
September 23, 2008 by Slicker · Leave a Comment
The A’s swept the visiting Mariners over this past weekend. Combine this sweep and last nights victory over Texas has put the A’s in 2nd place in the AL West. Of course, the Angels clinched a long time ago, but finishing in second would be a nice accomplishment for the baby A’s. Especially after seeing how much they fell out of it here in the second half of the season.
On a side note, Jack Cust set the AL mark for strikeouts… its too bad Jack Cust is not a pitcher. I sure hope the A’s cut ties with this roidin strike out machine. He has 30 homeruns, but how many of them really mattered? Cust is fricken garbage and doesn’t belong on the A’s team.
The A’s have 2 more at Texas then head to Seattle for their final series of the Season. They need to win out to reach 80 wins on the season, which is higher than most experts put them at the beginning of the season.
A’s split series with Rangers
September 15, 2008 by Slicker · 2 Comments
The A’s were able to pull out a split with the Texas Rangers over the weekend. After getting their asses pounded the first 2 games, the A’s rebounded with some solid pitching and hitting to pull even with those douche bags.
I hate the Rangers, not as much as the Angels who are coming to town tomorrow, but the Rangers bug me. The A’s are 11 games under .500 with only a couple weeks left. I can’t wait for the season to end since their off-seasons are always more exciting than the regular season.
A’s vs. Angels in Oakland starting Tuesday.
A’s looking to rebound
July 26, 2008 by Slicker · Leave a Comment
A’s Pounded The Oakland Athletics were pounded last night 14-6 by the visiting Texas Rangers. Sean Gallagher was spotted a 5 run lead and fricken blew it. The young pitcher acquired from the Cubbies in the Harden deal did not look good in his 2nd A’s start.
I liked Josh Hamilton, right, a lot more when he was strung out.
Today, the A’s look to bounce back, with All-Star Justin Duchscherer (10-6, 1.87) on the mound. Duch hasn’t given up more than 2 earned runs since May 18th, but he faces a tough hitting Rangers Lineup, led by superstar Josh Hamilton.
The A’s have been as cold as could be, with a flurry of transactions over the last couple of weeks and more likely to come, with Street and Embree available, its been a time of transition which is beginning to takes its toll.