8.20.2006

Game #123: A's 7, Royals 2

August 19, 2006 | A's @ Kansas City
So our offense hasn't deserted the A's... we still have hope.

Frank Thomas's surprise double, Mark Ellis's long ball in the 9th (just to rub it into the Royals), and even Bobby Crosby is immediately effective in his return from the DL.

Speaking of DL, they kept saying on the radio that Huston Street is "unavailable today" and that his groin injury might land him on the disabled list. In the phenomenally short time it took Huston Street to get from college to the big leagues, we A's fans have gone from thinking we have an automatic closer to we have a very good closer to who the heck in the bullpen is gonna close for us?

Barry Zito notebook coverSo what we need are strong outings from our starters as Barry Zito demonstrated today. This is typical of how he exhibits leadership on the A's. Starts like this remind me that Zito doesn't deserve the ribbing I give him.

If I want to laugh at someone, I suppose I should laugh at the Royals' losing starter and former A's tag-along Mark Redman. But honestly, that guy isn't even on my radar.


(Game experience: KYCY 1550 AM)

A's record: 69-54 | streak: W-1 | well-A-meter: 3

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