Moonlit Jazz

…A’s hopeful… Now that’s something that makes me feel better. I’m very glad for Mulder. I hope he doesn’t rush things, but I hope that if he can and the team makes it far in the playoffs, he gets to pitch at least one game in the playoffs. He deserves it…

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Winning Pitcher – Joel Pineiro (15-11)
Losing Pitcher – Justin Duchscherer (1-1)

SEA Runs: 9, Hits: 17, Errors: 0
OAK Runs: 3, Hits: 6, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (92-63)

Okay, I was at this game. And even though the end result sucks ass and we didn’t stay for the whole game because it was DAMN HOT, I had a good time. Just before the Mariners took the lead, a cool breeze blew over us and I knew that it was one of those perfect moments. Baseball, sunshine, green grass, blue skies. It was lovely.

But crap, my boys LOST! They are driving me CRAZY! 😛

Thanks for the comment, Juli. I do enjoy hockey games (so brutal!), but I’ve only gone to one game in my whole life. 🙂

After the game today, we headed out to Fry’s then to the Great Mall. I got toys at Media play. Yes, toys. One Eomer “The Return of the King” figure and one Barry Zito action figure. I couldn’t help it!

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Winning Pitcher – Ryan Franklin (10-13)
Losing Pitcher – Tim Hudson (15-7)

SEA Runs: 6, Hits: 14, Errors: 0
OAK Runs: 1, Hits: 4, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (92-62)

Very disappointing! Blah!!!

I love Fridays!

So yesterday was an off day and I suppose I was lucky I posted at all. LOL! What’s going to happen when baseball season is over? Football is only really once a week. And I don’t like basketball enough to post about it here. Blah! I’ll probably start talking about tv shows. 😉

But Jen, I don’t like being a hater! The only team I hate (and sorry to any NY fans out there who might be reading) are the New York Yankees. I have my reasons, the main one being Jason Giambi. There, I said it. But I just never liked the New York Yankees. Nope, don’t like them.

The Giants are more of an indifference thing, though this year is probably the first year I’ve really said that I don’t like them. Their only saving grace, for me, is the fact that I like so many of their fans. 😉 From the lovely gals who sometimes visit this log to my favorite Giants fan Michael, they are the reason I follow the Midgets (as the hubby likes to call them). But I do get annoyed when other Giants fans try to rile me up because I’m an A’s fan. GRRRR!

While I was driving home last night, I suddenly had a revelation. I’ve been TRYING to write a novel-type story for ages, but I always get stuck. As I was turning the curves of the Altamont, I thought, “Why not just try writing short stories? Or a novella?” Then maybe from there a larger story could emerge. Start small! Build up. Think it could work? Little vignettes at first, eh? I should do it…

Edison International Field of Anaheim

Winning Pitcher – Barry Zito (13-12)
Losing Pitcher – Scot Shields (4-6)
SV – Jim Mecir(1)

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

Oakland Record: (92-61)

Well looky here, Mecir got the save. I didn’t even know he went into the game. I was following the game on my phone, which of course depends on ESPN updating their site and me getting a decent signal. Funny, at the bottom of the ninth inning, I couldn’t get an update for the life of me! One of the guys had to tell me that the A’s managed to eek out the win. Soon after, my phone updated and I was shocked to see Mecir got the save. I think that if I had known he was in the game, they would have lost. But I didn’t know and they won.

So woohoo!

And props to the Giants. So they’re not my favorite team, but I still like the idea of the Bay Area teams making it. 🙂 Even if it is the Giants.

See, I’m not a total hater, eh? LOL!

Edison International Field of Anaheim

Winning Pitcher – Derrick Turnbow (1-0)
Losing Pitcher – Jim Mecir (2-3)

OAK Runs: 5, Hits: 12, Errors: 1
ANA Runs: 6, Hits: 9, Errors: 1

Oakland Record: (91-61)

Jim Mecir is my nemesis. Everytime I turn the tv on or listen to the games on the radio, he does something utterly horrible and it costs the team in one way or another. Tonight, it was one pitch to Scott Spiezio with two on. That pitch turned into the game winning homerun. GRRRRR!!!

And I hate hate hate that Mulder is probably not coming back this season. IT’S NOT FAIR!

Mulder not expected back