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LA Angels 7, Oakland 1 at McAfee Coliseum

Winning pitcher – Bartolo Colon (21-8)
Losing pitcher – Barry Zito (14-13)

LA Angels Runs: 7, Hits: 10, Errors 1
Oakland Runs: 1, Hits: 9, Errors 0

HR: LAA: J. Molina (6) R. Quinlan (5)
HR: OAK: N. Swisher (21)

Oakland Record:(86-73)

Well, at least Zito ended his season above .500.

We got our issue of ESPN the Magazine. Yah! Pictures along with the fantastic Mychael Urban article. I love reading his articles (and book!). He has such a great perspective on Mulder, Zito, and Hudson. The pictures are great too. The hubby says Mulder has a Treo. I can definitely see Zito’s Treo and Hudson’s Sidekick. How cute to think of them texting each other. 😀

LA Angels 1, Oakland 6 at McAfee Coliseum

Winning pitcher – Danny Haren (14-12)
Losing pitcher – Paul Byrd (12-11)

LA Angels Runs: 1, Hits: 6, Errors 1
Oakland Runs: 6, Hits: 7, Errors 0

HR: LAA: OAK: E. Chavez (27) M. Ellis (12) B. Kielty (10)

Oakland Record:(86-72)

So really, I still found a bit of joy in watching a bit of the game. It just sucks that it doesn’t really mean anything. It’s just a baseball game now. No goal beyond the nine innings. Just the nine innings.

Sucks.

Three-way calling by Mychael Urban – A very cool article on Mulder, Zito, and Hudson. It’s nice to see that they’re all still keeping in touch. You won’t be able to see the whole article if you’re not part of the ESPN Insider. You can also read the article in the current ESPN the Magazine. Go Mychael! 😉 I might be sneaky later and post a little bit of it. Hmmm…

LA Angels 4, Oakland 3 at McAfee Coliseum

Winning pitcher – Ervin Santana (11-8)
Losing pitcher – Joe Kennedy (7-13)

SV – Francisco Rodriguez (43)

LA Angels Runs: 4, Hits: 10, Errors 0
Oakland Runs: 3, Hits: 8, Errors 0

HR: LAA: B. Molina (15)
HR: OAK: M. Scutaro (9)

Oakland Record:(85-72)

So there it is. Five games left to play and nothing to really play for. Pride? Sure. Stats? Why not. But there will be no champagne for the A’s, no battles to get past the first round in the playoffs. No playoffs for the A’s. They get to go home and start their off season early.

I sound bitter, eh? I’m not ready to look back and marvel at their midseason turnaround. I want to let this disappointment wash over me. I want to be a little angry at them. I want to be sad.

I’ll get over it, I always do. And really, baseball isn’t totally over. After all, the Cardinals are going to the post season and with them, Mark Mulder. Since he’s my favorite baseball player, it’s all good. He just better play his heart out!

The last A’s magazine for the 2005 season… watching batting practice… Bobby before the game… Swisher up to bat… a note for the fireworks…

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