Game #110: A's 5, Mariners 2

Safeco Field, originally uploaded by jutecht.

August 4, 2006 | A's @ Seattle

Hooray for Seattle! We finally play a weaker team!

I mean seriously, the A's have spent the last coupla weeks facing the Angels, the Blue Jays, the Red Sox, the Tigers... Can we have some feast time, please?

• And why not the Mariners? I like these guys, I love the city of Seattle, and I especially love that the A's can beat the Mariners consistently and I don't feel sorry for them.

• So like Zito gets enough run support even as he allows seven hits. Damn, Zito looks good in profile when he's on the mound. Even as I savor these precious Zito starts, Scott Boras's eyeballs are flashing dollar $ign$ with each Zito win.

• Saw some really good plays on TV: the two DPs that Zito induced, Jose Lopez caught stealing, Jay Payton's catch, etc. (I wanted to do some live blogging last night, but my Internet access issues are still being resolved.)

• Marco Scutaro got a walk, single, double, and HR. Neat!

• On the downside, Bobby Crosby is on the DL because of a strained back. (Get better, Bobby!) This time, however, I don't feel like the A's are going to fall apart because he isn't in the line-up.

• Richie Sexson's solo HR was satisfying and did no damage. Actually, I missed the actual HR because I changed channels and got mighty distracted with the Giants-Rockies game. I saw Barry Bonds argue the strike and anyone could tell he was going to get ejected about three seconds before he did get ejected. I was a little amused by his fans who threw soda bottles and other trash on the field and interrupted the game as Bonds sulked in the dugout. Nice to see the most unlikable player in baseball has a posse.


(Game experience: Action 36 Cable 6)

A's record: 58-51 | streak: W-2 | well-A-meter: 3