Game #99: A's 4, Tigers 8

July 23, 2006 | A's @ Detroit

I was out and about all day and missed the game entirely. It wasn't till something like 2:30 PM that I was able to turn on the radio and find out the score.

• Another Esteban Loaiza loss. He had a nightmare of a first inning and... Oh, forget it. I won't go into my usual spiel about Loaiza. He doesn't need me to nag him. I'm sure there are others who are doing that job more thoroughly than I am.

• Tigers shortstop Carlos Guillen needed only a HR to hit for the cycle.

DSC_8443, originally uploaded by kbreenbo.

Other things I read about that seemed interesting:

• Scutaro started at short because Crosby's still out with his back problem. Scutaro hit a HR, his second in as many days.
• Frank Thomas was ejected!!! for arguing balls and strikes, I think. This always raises my eyebrows. Though I haven't quite kept track, I believe this is the third ejection from the A's this season. I continue to contend that it is rare for an A's player to get ejected.
• Kielty hit a two-run HR.
• Antonio Perez's batting average still hasn't gone over a hundred. He's batting .099.

(Game experience: None)

A's record: 51-47 | streak: L-1 | well-A-meter: 2