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9/11/2013 11:58:20 PM

another series win!



now we could actually absorb an unlikely sweep @TEX and still be ahead for the pennant!

[Edited on September 12, 2013 at 5:42 PM. Reason : broom]

9/12/2013 5:38:03 PM

I really don't see that happening. If anything the A's will sweep TEX and then somehow lose 2/3 of their games to MIN, SEA, LAA, and HOU just to make it interesting/nerve wracking in the end

9/12/2013 5:54:16 PM

unbelievable

9-8 game

was 9-2 at the bottom of the 8th. wtf is up with the bullpen?

9/13/2013 11:47:56 PM

crazy indeed. lucky to have pulled this one out after the Anderson/Chavez/Cook disaster

Quote :

"Game Notes RANGERS RIGHTFIELDER ALEX RIOS WAS EJECTED BY THIRD BASE UMPIRE ANDY FLETCHER AFTER THE END OF THE EIGHTH INNING FOR ARGUING A CALL AT THIRD. ATHLETICS PITCHER BRETT ANDERSON LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING DUE TO AN APPARENT INJURY. RANGERS PITCHER MATT GARZA WAS EJECTED FROM THE DUGOUT BY FIRST BASE UMPIRE JOE WEST IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING FOR ARGUING."

9/14/2013 12:58:17 AM

I hate to say it, but at this point, Anderson does us more harm than good. He's not used to coming out of the bullpen and the A's can't use him like the Giants used Lincecum. Couple that with being exceedingly injury prone, I say just let him sit out the rest of the season and have him come back next year. He's a great pitcher, but we honestly don't even need him right now.

9/14/2013 11:30:33 AM

Nice save Balfour! Another nailbiter that I will gladly take

9/14/2013 4:10:17 PM

Every time Anderson gets hurt he looks so uncoordinated and almost falls off the mound. Sucks that as soon as we gave him a big contract he started getting hurt every few game he pitches.

9/14/2013 9:35:25 PM

I mean back spasms are a motherfucker, but what can you do?

9/15/2013 6:03:35 AM

+6.5!

9/15/2013 10:51:47 PM

that'll do nicely

assuming we win the division, is it safe to say we will be playing DET. hoping it's a 2-2-1 format instead of the horseshit that happened last year.

9/15/2013 11:14:23 PM

Texas has folded. Selig is in a real bind with Tex/Anaheim/and Yanks threatening to not make the playoffs. A Clev/Rays or Royals/Rays wildcard play in with Bos/Det/Oak would send Selig to an early grave.

9/16/2013 8:28:05 AM

If the A's win the World Series, look for a joint suicide of Selig and his buddy Lew Wolff

9/16/2013 11:08:02 AM

Phuck Selig anyways. Hope he croaks and spells a new era of MLB equality!

oh, and still hyped about the SWEEP

9/16/2013 2:25:39 PM

According to twitter the A's are actually selling tickets for the upper deck for the playoffs

9/17/2013 8:20:07 PM

that upper deck is monstrous

9/17/2013 10:01:41 PM

already bought my tix to game 1, section 109

hoping it's a Friday game instead of a Monday game...

9/17/2013 11:49:26 PM

A nice walk off win last night. Good job of rebounding after the night before.

9/18/2013 12:40:30 PM

another blown save by Balfour

Wonder if teams have figured him out?
Or if the odds were just bound to move against him after so much success?

9/18/2013 6:12:54 PM

9/18/2013 7:22:12 PM

Balfour & Cook are really struggling going into the playoffs. Not good.

9/18/2013 9:58:26 PM

eh, Colon struggled for a few weeks and he's fine now

same deal with Parker

if they both continue to struggle and cost us a lot of games in the next few weeks I will be really concerned, but I'm not surprised we dropped 2/3 to LAA. They underperformed like crazy all season, but they can beat anyone when they play well.

On a good note, Texas just lost another 1 run game in the 12th inning and I read this gem:

http://www.mercurynews.com/athletics/ci_24124272/oakland-owner-lew-wolff-makes-pitch-downtown-ballpark

[Edited on September 18, 2013 at 11:31 PM. Reason : .]

9/18/2013 11:15:52 PM

Quote :

"eh, Colon struggled for a few weeks and he's fine now"

true. but he had a few weeks off and was 100% rehabbing/juicing up/whatever over that time. Its not like we're giving Cook and Balfour the same opportunity to refresh and regen for the playoffs...

Maybe if we get the magic # down to 0 quickly and can throw Chavez out there to close every game?

[Edited on September 19, 2013 at 4:53 PM. Reason : magic!]

9/19/2013 4:44:55 PM

Coco remains my hero. 4 is the magic number

9/20/2013 11:18:50 AM

division is definitely looking good

but its not like we can just sit back and let DET take home field advantage away from us...

9/20/2013 6:30:53 PM

TWO games left to clinch.

9/21/2013 3:04:29 AM

any tdub A's fans still left around the NC State / RTP, NC area?

Its hard to find A's fans to get drunk and hype with wolfpack-style for A's games - but a pennant series is pretty much a lock now! PM or reply if interested...


for the record, the Jed Lowrie trade may have been the best things that happened to help raise our game vs. last year. Maybe even more than makes up for the C. Young trade?



[Edited on September 21, 2013 at 2:29 PM. Reason : img]

[Edited on September 21, 2013 at 2:32 PM. Reason : img2]

9/21/2013 2:29:01 PM

Fly out to Oaktown

9/22/2013 2:21:46 AM

A's clinch! Back to best AL West champions

9/22/2013 5:39:25 PM

9/23/2013 7:53:14 AM

1 game behind BOS and 2 games up on DET.

Will be interesting to see where they wind up seeding wise. I honestly think they'll get the 2 and have DET at home, but it would be great to be the top seed and face whatever wildcard team limps into the playoffs without their ace pitcher.

9/24/2013 10:51:23 AM

I think it's 3 up on Det with 5 to play. Worst case, it iwll be home field against Det. Catching Boston would be nice, who has the tie break if it's even on Sunday? Would be nice toplay the winner of the play in after they use their ace.

9/24/2013 2:27:20 PM

You're right. They lost to the Twins last night in extra innings.

No matter who we draw, we are in a great position to make some noise. REALLY clicking in the month of September.

9/24/2013 6:34:39 PM

funny all of the after-the-fact--way-too-late columnists who are all over Donaldsons nutes for MVP all of a sudden... its not like we've been shitty this year and just hit a winning streak - neither has JD. A's have been solid pretty much all year, so has JD. Goes to show that its really all about the big $payroll teams with the starpower brand name players.

Enjoy it while we can - and these players while we can... even after all this success, there will be little recognition going into next year other than big payroll teams poaching our blooming young star. Lets win it all again! ...and hope Beane continues to swindle the other GMs selling high and buying low.

9/24/2013 8:12:34 PM

Good thing we already won the division. I can see them getting swept at Seattle if they don't start playing better. The back to back losses to LAA were just

9/26/2013 9:48:07 AM

We need to sweep @SEA. DET is only a game back and gets to play the worst team in baseball to close things out...

Oh and Bud Selig...

don't let the door hit you on the way out

Hope the A's win back to back just to spite him in his final two years

[Edited on September 26, 2013 at 8:34 PM. Reason : img]

9/26/2013 8:34:00 PM

Oakland is up one and owns the season series with DET. I think this means Oakland needs one win and one Detroit loss (against Marlins, ughh) to clinch the home field in the playoffs vs DET. Oakland is not catching Boston (even thought they own the season series here too) because they would have to sweep Seattle and Boston would have to go 1/3 @ Baltimore. Bartolo and King Felix tonight.

9/27/2013 8:41:34 AM

^Correct

Would be great to beat King Felix tonight, but I'm realistically expecting us to go 1-2 against SEA. If they can take 2/3 they will deserve home field

9/27/2013 11:48:36 AM

MOSS!

9/27/2013 10:25:07 PM

Looks like we've got home field. Just gotta hold this 8-2 lead....

9/28/2013 12:49:12 AM

at this point, the odds of Boston losing 2 straight are very slim - if I were NewBob, i'd sit our hurting stars like Cespy for the DET series...

woohoo! at least 2nd best record in the AL for 2013!

9/28/2013 10:48:22 AM

I like a chances against DET in a 5 game series beginning at home. Cleveland scares me right now.

9/28/2013 11:08:18 AM

Great now I have to watch the raiders play on a baseball field next week when the chargers come to town

9/29/2013 10:47:00 PM

F*CK THE RAIDERS.

Read somewhere that Balfour and a few other pitchers claim the coliseum dirt is home field advantage because no other team could possibly get as used to it as the A's, especially relievers who are only throwing 10-20 pitches and need to be game on for every one

9/30/2013 6:53:53 PM

this is why ESPN rankings are a crock. not backed up by any facts, just some writer's blurb:
http://espn.go.com/mlb/powerrankings

9/30/2013 10:21:48 PM

yeah winning 7/10 and finishing 1 game behind BOS for the best record in the AL is really falling apart

10/1/2013 10:58:52 AM

Would have been nice to have one more W and taken on Tampa with Price and their #2 out of commission for Games #1 and #2. Oh well. I assume it's going to be Bartolo/Sonny/Parker vs. Scher/Ver/Anibal for #1,2, and 3. #4 will likely be Straihly for Oakland. Oakland has had more success against Scherzer than most this season. Ver struggled but he can shut a team out on two hits/103 pitches on any given night and Anibal has thrown a perfect* game. Glad these first two games are in Oak as opposed to that ridiculous schedule last year. Cesp will DH in Oak I assume as I am disregarding the noise that he might not even play. Hopefully in left for #3. I'm nervous Sogard/Moss/and whomever platooning at catcher will go 0fer this weekend.

[Edited on October 3, 2013 at 9:34 AM. Reason : .]

10/3/2013 9:29:34 AM

It's going to be LOUD as fuck at the O.co. I am SOOOOO amped for game 1 tomorrow and happy that it's on a Friday instead of a Monday night. If my ears aren't ringing by the end of the night, OAK is in serious trouble for the series...

10/3/2013 1:14:32 PM

The tarp will be rockin fo sho.co

10/3/2013 1:19:51 PM

they took the tarps off yo

10/3/2013 1:24:36 PM