Moonlit Jazz

Safeco Field

Winning Pitcher – Ryan Franklin (11-13)
Losing Pitcher – Chad Bradford (7-4)
SV – Shigetoshi Hasegawa(16)

OAK Runs: 4, Hits: 7, Errors: 0
SEA Runs: 7, Hits: 12, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (96-65)

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Safeco Field

Winning Pitcher – Joel Pineiro (16-11)
Losing Pitcher – Mike Wood (2-1)
SV – Julio Mateo(1)

OAK Runs: 3, Hits: 7, Errors: 2
SEA Runs: 9, Hits: 15, Errors: 2

Oakland Record: (96-64)

I’m utterly glad it’s the weekend! 😛 I think I’m ranting too much about work because I’ll be on vacation next week. Aaack!!!

Steph, thanks for reading about my stupid work problems. It’s nice to know someone’s reading and feeling it for me too. 😉

Meesh has an AWESOME Evanescence layout. It’s SMASHING! So talented, so talented. And here I am waiting until November or so to change my layout, if I even change it. I like looking at my baseball boys everytime my browser opens. LOL!

Juli, I bet you could get “I(heart)THEO” for a license plate. Oh wait, nope, it’s not available! (I just checked.) Someone else hearts THEO. 😛

That’s me and my friend. He got transferred (lucky man!), so I don’t get to talk baseball with him anymore. I keep saying, “I miss him!” He’s fun to talk with. If the Giants and the A’s make it to the World Series, it would have been so much fun going back and forth about it! Alas. I hope he’s having fun riding BART to work. 😉 Don’t I look slightly crazed in the picture? Maybe you can’t tell because it’s small. In the larger version of the picture, I look a little wild. 😛

I’m so glad it’s Friday!

And work sucks ass sometimes. I just can’t believe the work ethic, or lack there of, demonstrated everyday by certain people. And they get away with it! Hey, men with the stripes (because they are usually men), take these people to task. Stop trying to tell the whole group that we need to work together. Why not tell the individuals that they need to shape up. It’s demoralizing to have to sit in muster and hear about how some of us are doing a terrible job, etc. If I’m doing something wrong, TELL ME. But don’t make me sit there and listen to a bunch of crap that has NOTHING to do with ME or with most of the people in the room. Oh, and don’t tell me, “Well, it’s easy for you to say,” when I tell you something. If I say something critical about another person, it’s NOT easy for me to say. I would rather keep my opinions to myself. But if I do say something, then it means that it’s SERIOUS. I know I’m a good worker. My evaluations back me up. So does my opinion count for something? I think it should.

I’m glad the Lt came in while I was going off in muster yesterday. I hope he heard what I was saying. I hope I said it in an articulate and clear manner. I certainly don’t want to say that the Sgts aren’t doing their jobs, but damnit, they aren’t! Well first, we have to actually have a Sgt in the office. Apparently we’re so good at what we do that we don’t need a supervisor in office. BULLSHIT. If Admin would get their heads out of their asses, maybe they would realize that we are an IMPORTANT part of the facility. Don’t they realize that no one moves unless we in the office do something? Like book, write the bails, count the dispos, answer the phones, release, etc.

And just in case someone from work is actually reading all the above, remember, this is merely my opinion. My lowly, unheard, and disregarded opinion.

Now I’ve got to do my timesheet. Rant off. 😉

Network Associates Coliseum

Winning Pitcher – Tim Hudson (16-7)
Losing Pitcher – Ron Mahay (3-2)
SV – Chad Harville(1)

TEX Runs: 3, Hits: 7, Errors: 0
OAK Runs: 5, Hits: 7, Errors: 1

Oakland Record: (96-63)

I so love when my boys win. I wish I could have been there today, their last game of the regular season. I probably won’t make the first round of playoffs. Alas! Sorry to the other AL teams, but I’m rooting for my A’s to get to the World Series. And then I’m definitely going to a game! 😛

Juli, thanks for always commenting on my posts. I feel so loved! Here’s a picture of my plate (which is part of the slideshow above):

Isn’t it totally cute?! I had to write a letter to get the plate. I was rejected at first because people might be offended by misunderstaning the plate’s meaning. Right. Not my fault if people can’t tell the difference between “ass” and “as.” 😛 Oh, and I had to add the apostrophe mark. Not exactly legal…

And no worries on cheering for your team! I think it’s healthy to razz without hostility. I think it’s going to be an exciting series, the Athletics vs. the Red Sox. 😀

It’s time to store up some champagne for October in Oakland.

Pop the cork: A’s take AL West Title

I am SO HAPPY for my boys!!!

As I was walking down the North South Corridor to head out, I checked my phone for the A’s score. It was the bottom of the ninth and it was 3-2, Texas leading. I got in my car, turned the radio on and before I got on 580, the A’s tied the game. SWEET!

All the way up 580, then 205, I kept the radio on, praying that the A’s would score. Somewhere on highway 120, the bases were loaded and Adam Melhuse came up to the plate. The hit, Durazo scored. THE A’S WON!!!

I hollered in my truck, my plates proclaiming my devotion: I(heart)THE AS. WOOHOO!

By the time I got home, the Seattle/Anaheim game was over, the Angels winning. With Seattle’s loss, the A’s became the 2003 American League West Champions.

GROOVAY!

Can you tell I’m just so happy? 😀

On the music scene, I’ve “discovered” Maroon 5. I’m totally diggin’ their sound. I’ve checked out their official website and then this website. It has a list of their upcoming shows. Guess where they will be tonight. MODESTO. How many minutes away from my home? Probably ten at the most. NOT FAIR! That is so utterly wrong. LOL!

The music is FANTASTIC. This rock and roll funky groovin’ stuff. 🙂

Network Associates Coliseum

Winning Pitcher – Keith Foulke (9-1)
Losing Pitcher – Francisco Cordero (5-8)

TEX Runs: 3, Hits: 9, Errors: 1
OAK Runs: 4, Hits: 12, Errors: 1

Oakland Record: (95-63)

WOOHOO!!! The A’s are now the AL West 2003 Champions. Most joyous!!! 😀

Boston’s clubhouse sets new level of cooperation – I just had to look for this article since Urban mentioned it in his. Yeah, bad for ball indeed. Nicely written. I should read more stuff at MLB.com. 😉