Moonlit Jazz

“Just Kiss Me” by Harry Connick Jr.
Anaheim 4, Oakland 5 at Network Associates Coliseum
(Tuesday’s game)

Winning Pitcher – Mark Mulder (10-2)
Losing Pitcher – Brendan Donnelly (1-1)
SV – Octavio Dotel(15)

ANA Runs: 4, Hits: 9, Errors: 0
OAK Runs: 5, Hits: 10, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (42-33)

The Hank guy kept calling the visiting team the CALIFORNIA Angels. Hullo, when was the last time they were called that? Ye gods!

My site was down, again, last night. So I didn’t get to blog. But really, I was in bed before I could blog. 😛

Go Mulder! Mulder states case. Of course, I think he should start the All Star game. Why not? 😉

Yesterday I went into work. Yes, work. I’m going to start learning the loan business. Something like that. It’s a little scary, but I’m looking forward to learning something new and getting out of the house. Not that I don’t love my doggies. I do. But they’re not much for conversation. 😉

I’ve fiddled with my Photo Day photos, but I haven’t created the webpage yet, so all you photo hungry readers will have to wait until tonight or tomorrow. I’m not sure I’ll have them up tonight because the game is on tv and I want to watch Mulder pitch. 😀 I really wish he had swung around to our side of the field during Photo Day. I want a picture with him in his uniform! LOL!

One picture from the game is up at my buzznet site (as you can see on the right). Buzznet is rather cool. I love the comments to my pictures. People can be so nice. 😀

Plugs later. Maybe…

San Francisco 5, Oakland 2 at Network Associates Coliseum

Winning Pitcher – Dustin Hermanson (3-2)
Losing Pitcher – Mark Redman (6-4)
SV – Matt Herges(21)

SF Runs: 5, Hits: 9, Errors: 0
OAK Runs: 2, Hits: 7, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (41-33)

I woke up so early (for me) and was out the door by 7:40am. I picked up my cousin in Pleasanton, then we stopped for a couple of minutes in San Lorenzo, then onward to Oakland. We were in line a little after 9:30am. Our other cousin met us and we stood in line until it was time.

When we got in, we found a spot along the left field foul side. We probably should have tried closer towards third base because we might have gotten more players that way. Before the guys came out, we saw Mulder throwing a little, then Zito. Byrnes walked by, but headed straight for the folks at left field towards the warning track. I got one picture with a player:

Gads, I look hecka goofy! LOL! Oh well. 😉

I’ve got more pictures (of course) and hopefully I have them up sometime soon.

We left at the top of the 7th inning for my niece’s 18th birthday/graduation party in Alameda. Good times! It was really nice hanging out with family and just talking and eating and drinking. (I only drank punch.)

And now my eyes are feeling the effects of the sun. Ye gods!

“The Chance” by Julie Roberts
Oakland 8, San Francisco 7 at Network Associates Coliseum

Winning Pitcher – Octavio Dotel (1-0)
Losing Pitcher – Jim Brower (4-5)

SF Runs: 7, Hits: 12, Errors: 0
OAK Runs: 8, Hits: 15, Errors: 1

Oakland Record: (41-32)

One of those freakin’ up and down kind of games. Before the started, they announced Tim Hudson’s stint on the DL, the first of his career! The start of the game wasn’t so bad. A homerun in the first. But then that error by Hatteberg results in a partially dislocated shoulder for Rich Harden, who had been cruising along. ALAS! Hopefully he’s all right. Skip to the eighth inning and Dotel came in to shut down the Giants. But in the ninth, with a four run lead, he managed to squander the opportunity and blows the save by letting the Giants tie the game. Thank goodness for Scutaro, who hit the ball after Kielty had stolen second. And so ended the game.

And tomorrow is Photo Day! I need to get up hecka early so that I can meet my cousin at her place by 0830 hrs. Oh dear. I should go to sleep or something.

Did I also mention that at this moment my website is down? Right. I’ll be lucky to post this tomorrow or something. Gads!

San Francisco 6, Oakland 4 at Network Associates Coliseum

Winning Pitcher – Jason Schmidt (10-2)
Losing Pitcher – Barry Zito (4-5)
SV – Matt Herges(20)

SF Runs: 6, Hits: 8, Errors: 0
OAK Runs: 4, Hits: 8, Errors: 2

Oakland Record: (40-32)

Alas, Zito sucked in the first inning and the A’s couldn’t quite recover. Although they did make a run for it in the ninth…

We’re watching The Transporter right now. Groovy movie so far. Kickin’! 😉

Oh my gosh, my Ryan Gosling site has gotten 250,000 hits or so since June 20th. Is that NUTS or what?! I’ve exceeded my bandwidth and now I’m thinking that I need to change webhosts. I like OLM, but perhaps I have outgrown my current account. Alas…

“Fall to Pieces” by Avril Lavigne
Oakland 2, Anaheim 1 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim

Winning Pitcher – Mark Mulder (9-2)
Losing Pitcher – Scot Shields (5-1)

OAK Runs: 2, Hits: 5, Errors: 0
ANA Runs: 1, Hits: 4, Errors: 1

Oakland Record: (40-31)

Mulder pitched a complete game. A-ha! So that’s what the starters need to do. They need to pitch the whole game if they want the win. Go Mulder! 😉

Mulder mesmerizes Angels in finale… you know, because he’s so mesmerizing. LOL!

Thanks to my visitors!

Vikkicar – Tomorrow is The Notebook! Well, here in the US. 🙂 I can’t wait to see Ryan Gosling on the big screen again. Sometimes I can’t believe that he was Young Hercules. LOL!

Olivia – You got my point exactly! Perhaps it wasn’t wise for those starters to say something, but I would probably say the same thing if I had to watch my lead blown by the bullpen too many times. It was all said in frustration, but it shouldn’t have been said to the press. They have such a way of twisting things…

“Habañera” by Charlotte Church

I’m waiting for that darn postgame alert. So I’ll just babble until I get it or I want to go to bed. 😉

Yes, we’re back home after housesitting for a week. Yeehaw! I’m really looking forward to sleeping in my own bed with just one dog to bother me in my sleep. LOL!

Love to the ones who read my babblings…

It’s been WAY TOO LONG since I’ve said thank you to my readers, so here we go. I hope I don’t miss anyone!

Nicole – I think I need to remind you about the thing Ryan Gosling. 😉

Vikkicar – I bought The Notebook for my sister yesterday and she already read it! I’m so looking forward to the movie…

Wah – THANK YOU so much for the goodies I got in the mail! I think I owe you an email. And hopefully sometime soon something catches my eye and I can send some love back to you. 🙂

::celeste:: – Snape, it’s always about Snape with you. LOL!

Olivia – Yes, I agree with you about Mulder. 😉

Irish – Coupling airs on Sundays on BBC America. I think it also repeats during the week, but I’m not sure when.

Luz – The games from the last homestand seem so long ago. But hey, at least they won today. And your Giants aren’t looking too bad, eh?

Meesh – I loved sitting in on The Screen Savers. I so want to do it again. And Kevin is a total sweetie! Alas, they’re moving to LA at the end of July or beginning of August. The last taping from the SF studio will be on July 16th. I’m sad!

Jen – I miss Izzy too! And I wish the A’s hadn’t sucked that whole St. Louis series. Gads! I hope you’re enjoying your Gmail account!

Val – Orlando Bloom. It’s almost just enough to write his name. LOL! He’s on the cover of the latest People magazine. Yah! And thank you for the nice words regarding my mom. 🙂

Oakland 7, Anaheim 1 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim

Winning Pitcher – Mark Redman (6-3)
Losing Pitcher – Kelvim Escobar (4-4)

OAK Runs: 7, Hits: 11, Errors: 0
ANA Runs: 1, Hits: 8, Errors: 1

Oakland Record: (39-31)

It was good to see my A’s win. But I was rather subdued while I was watching the game. I wondered if it would be enough. And I mostly ignored the bottom of the 9th because Jim Mecir was on the mound. I just didn’t need to see what he was going to do! But I did catch the last play. Stylish grab throw by Scutaro to Crosby. Nice!

On the mound tomorrow– Mark Mulder. I wish I could watch that game!

So a couple of the A’s starters made vague (or not) comments about the bullpen. And then Arthur Rhodes offered this (from the A’s Notes):

“We had two starters on this team say the bullpen needs to step it up,” Rhodes told CBS.SportsLine.com. “You shouldn’t say that. If we lose as a team, we all lose. If we win as a team, we all win. … If you’re not man enough to come to somebody on the field and tell them to do a better job, don’t say in the paper that we’re doing a bad job.”

So if the pitchers who made the comments weren’t “man enough” to say something to the bullpen, then isn’t Rhodes doing the same thing with his comments to a national columnist? Shouldn’t he have gone up to the pitchers in question and said, “Hey, you shouldn’t say that kind of stuff to the press” instead of saying something to a columnist?

I agree with the first part of the quote. If they lose a team, they all lose. And if they win, they all win. But just as the starters perhaps shouldn’t have said anything, then neither should Rhodes have said anything. He should have talked to the starters himself. Because it really just doesn’t help their game at all, the conflict. I’m sure by now they all worked it out. Hopefully. 😛

But as a fan, I must say that I agree with the starters and I totally understand their frustration. It’s frustrating for me, as a fan, to watch the bullpen totally squander the efforts of the starters. If the starter comes out with a lead after pitching a brilliant game, why can’t the reliever hold on to that lead? Isn’t that their job?

Anyhoo, that’s my time on the baseball soapbox. LOL!