Game #77: A's 0, Padres 3

June 27, 2006 | A's @ San Diego

The bats have turned stone cold, just as they did a week ago in Colorado.

• Barry Zito's shortest outing since Opening Day. And another balk!

• Crosby steals two bases and his uniform showed it. His jump throw in the bottom of the 8th was very cool.

• Padres starter Chris Young has the build of a basketball player.

• Action 6 Cable 36 showed a picture of Jeff Spicolli to demonstrate his resemblance to Khalil Greene.

• I like Brad Halsey. I like seeing him on the mound.

• Where's Mike Rouse? Put him in, Macha!

Billy Beane was in the stands. San Diego is his hometown and he watched the game, like any other fan, and probably with relatives, on the field level.

Since the publication of Moneyball in 2002, where Michael Lewis famously recounted Beane's meltdown when the A's were losing a game, Beane said he has mellowed and he's able to watch games. Last time I recall seeing Beane in the stands was when the A's signed Bobby Crosby's contract.

As they showed glimpses of Billy Beane sitting calmly in his seat, I entertained myself suspecting that he couldn't wait to get up and destroy something.

(Game experience: Some radio, some TV.)

A's record: 41-35 | streak: L-1 | well-A-meter: 2