Game #103: A's 5, Blue Jays 2

July 27, 2006 | A's vs. Toronto

This is the longest I've ever taken to post my blog entry this season. My apologies. I have reason to believe the situation will return to normal next week.

Only comment I can think to make about this game: they showed J.P. Ricciardi on TV. I'd never known what he looked like. He's one of Billy Beane's closest friends and a Moneyball disciple. We're seeing that in the progress Ricciardi has made with the Blue Jays the last few years — Toronto is considered a contender in the AL East against the Red Sox and Yankees.

It's also because of Ricciardi that I feel like the Blue Jays are our cousins.


(Game experience: Very little TV)

A's record: 53-49 | streak: W-1 | well-A-meter: 3