Game #32: A's 2, Rays 3
May 7, 2006 | A's vs. Tampa Bay
After the wackiness of yesterday's game, today's felt somewhat anti-climactic, didn't it?
A's record: 16-15 | streak: L-1 | well-A-meter: 2
After the wackiness of yesterday's game, today's felt somewhat anti-climactic, didn't it?
- Jonny Gomes does good in front of a 1,000-strong contingent from his hometown Petaluma. I like this guy. "I was just trying not to embarrass myself," he said. [espn.com]
- Halsey rhymes with ballsy. But you knew that.
- Vince Cotroneo showed off on the air that he knows how to pronounce "Gustavo Chacin" correctly. He practiced at home last night, he said. Good for him.
- Mark Ellis gets hot (4 for 4 with a homerun) and I hope he stays hot. I, however, am not following those odd records they're keeping of him compared to other players born in South Dakota. Sorry, I don't give a hoot.
- I had the radio on when Frank Thomas hit his solo home run which was nice. But the disappointment was almost annoying when he struck out looking to end the game. He was annoyed, too.
A's record: 16-15 | streak: L-1 | well-A-meter: 2
posted by blank book at 8:08 PM
3 Comments:
Hey! Us South Dakota guys don't like your attitude! :)
I kid my brother (a Red Sox fan) that we're sure to win it all because we have not one, but two, South Dakotans on the team -- Ellis and Duchscherer. That's probably an all-time record. (S.D.'s two major colleges [major?] have the jackrabbit and the coyote as mascots, so you don't hear much from us emigrants.)
I was bummed when Thomas struck out. I thought we were going to at least tie the game on his at-bat. Oh well ...
I meant no malice towards South Dakotans. But these "stats" fall under trivia more than anything else IMHO.
My favorite non-stat stat is when DiamondVision says something like -- let me make something up -- "The A's are 40-10 in games where Scutaro homers." That's plain silly.
Well ... just so long as you recognize that South Dakota is the best state in the South. :)
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