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Oakland 1, Detroit 4 at Comerica Park

Winning pitcher – Nate Robertson (6-10)
Losing pitcher – Danny Haren (10-10)

SV – Fernando Rodney (6)

Oakland Runs: 1, Hits: 2, Errors 0
Detroit Runs: 4, Hits: 10, Errors 1

HR: OAK: DET: C. Pena (8)

Oakland Record:(68-56)

Both the A’s and Cardinals lost today, so no love from the world of baseball for me. Alas!

We left work early today for two reasons: the air conditioning guy was going to check our air conditioning and the hubby had a dentist appointment. All is well? The air conditioning is on right now and the house is cool and the husband is a bit sore.

Why can’t it just cool down here?! Bah.

The A’s are making me a little mad. (more…)

We woke up late, but managed to get ourselves to the Classic Gaming Expo 2005 in Burlingame. We’ve never gone before and it was pretty cool! Our friend is part of Digital Press and he ran into us when we were in line to buy our tickets. CGE was held at the Hyatt. Nice hotel!

Mini arcade table games… Ms Pac-Man in all her arcade glory… the Digital Press table (my friend is on the left)… an Atari game that made me laugh…

More pictures and how the rest of Saturday went… (more…)

First pitch, 7:06…

Kansas City 0, Oakland 4 at McAfee Coliseum

Winning pitcher – Rich Harden (10-5)
Losing pitcher – Jose Lima (4-12)

SV – Huston Street (16)

Kansas City Runs: 0, Hits: 5, Errors 0
Oakland Runs: 4, Hits: 9, Errors 0

HR: KC: OAK: J. Payton (15)

Oakland Record:(68-53)

So, the A’s are 5-0 during our suite games. That’s all I’m going to say about that. 😉

A great game! I *think* this is the first game we’ve seen Harden pitch live. And wow! He was FANTASTIC! Too bad his pitch count was so high. I think that 27-pitch first inning didn’t help. 😛

And Nick Swisher was back in the lineup! It was wonderful to have him back, but I know he must have been sad. I couldn’t believe they interviewed him after the game. We watched it on tv, but the sound wasn’t up. I was glad, because he looked a bit teary eyed and I know I would have cried a little if I could hear what he said. I’m such a sucker. During his interview, they showed this ridiculous stat that I can’t remember. Something about how wins and losses when he’s in the game and when he’s not. Let’s just say that he needs to be in the game as much as possible!

Huston Street. He’s so automatic it’s SCARY. In a good way. How does that kid do it?

So so so happy that the A’s won! 😀

Melhuse stretching… Harden warming up before the game… Street and Kennedy getting ready to join the game… end of the game hi-5s

Oh, and very happy to see the Cardinals won! In the bottom of the ninth. Against the Giants. Delicious! 😆

The weather was PERFECT today. Cool breeze, bright sunshine. A most lovely summer day. I wish the temperature was always that mild. I loved it.

The A’s didn’t play today, but I thought I’d go ahead and share some pictures I took during the A’s vs. Angels series over the weekend.

Harden & Blanton, Harden on the mound, Kendall behind the plate, Swish up to bat…

Bobby, Zito, Zito again, Kielty

See, I still love them! But tomorrow night, I must ask them to win. Please?

I’m sleepy but I need to catch up on some emails. Or maybe eat an ice cream sandwich. Decisions, decisions…

Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams at the Teen Choice Awards 2005

Don’t they make a super cute couple? I think so. And such a lovely picture. 😉

Mark Mulder earned his 14th win of the season. Woohoo Mulder!!!

“I feel good now and that’s all that matters.”

The Cardinals are 76-44 and passed the Chicago White Sox (74-44) for the best record in the major leagues. Mulder was looking forward to telephoning former teammate Jermaine Dye to let him know.

“I told him we’re going to catch you, and he goes, ‘Whatever, dude,”’ Mulder said. “We caught them.”

…This was the 10th shutout of Mulder’s career, and his 24th complete game. Last year, he was 12-2 with a 3.21 ERA before the All-Star break and 5-6 with a 6.13 ERA the rest of the way.

“There’s nothing different, I just got into a funk last year, that’s it,” Mulder said. “It’s going to happen to somebody at some point in their career.

“A couple of years ago I had 10 or 11 wins in the second half so it’s pointless, it’s just how it happened.”

Mulder contributed two hits to an 11-hit attack, including a run-scoring single in the seventh for his second RBI of the year that made it 4-0. He is 76-10 in 97 career starts when his team scores four or more runs, and is 12-1 with a 1.96 ERA at night and 1-5 with a 7.57 ERA during the day.

“Until someone pointed it out I didn’t know it,” Mulder said. “Now people are making a story of it, but to me I didn’t really know about it.”

Yahoo game recap

My A’s played too.

Sometimes I just take it too personally and let sadness seep into my skin because of baseball. How silly is that? My A’s lost and don’t deserve first mention in today’s post. I’m so mean!

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Baltimore 4, Oakland 3 at McAfee Coliseum

Winning pitcher – Bruce Chen (10-6)
Losing pitcher – Jay WitasickJr. (1-5)

SV – B.J. Ryan (27)

Baltimore Runs: 4, Hits: 10, Errors 0
Oakland Runs: 3, Hits: 8, Errors 1

HR: BAL: OAK: M. Kotsay (11)

Oakland Record:(67-52)

Their 3rd loss in a row. There was a HORRIBLE call in the 7th, but what can you do?

The Teen Choice Awards 2005 show was on last night. I only mention it because Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, and The Notebook won awards in various categories. Once again, Ryan didn’t have much to say as he accepted his surfboard award (now there’s a unique thing). I think it was “Thank you very much.” He seems to have McAdams do all the talking. They make such a cute couple! 😉

Actors Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams arrive together at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, California, August 14, 2005. REUTERS/Chris Pizzello