Waybackman

Here we go. Frieri n the 8th has never worked.

Frieri in the eighth. Bad, bad idea Mike.

Take him out and put Blanton in.

Trade Hamilton, Trumbo, Howie and keep the kids. If only it could be.

Are Hamilton and Trumbo watching the lower part of the lineup?

Don't miss Macier much.

Will Hamilton break .225 this season?

Jepsen in. Game definitely over.

Way to go Howie. So many ways this team finds to lose.

Trumbo swings at three straight pitches way out of the strike zone.

A real page turner.

A's and Pirates

Exactly the point I was trying to make.

Arte Moreno is a businessman. Baseball is a business. Until the crowds stop coming and filling his coffers, nothing has to change. I'm sure he, Scioscia, Depoto and the whole organization want to win, but it didn't happen this year. The A's are a great ball club and can hardly draw 15,000. Their fans are passionate and much more loyal than Angel fans. When I was down from Northern California last week, I went to a few games. Most people around me were talking, or on their cell phones and not really paying much attention to the game. Without the signs that light up and tell you to "make noise!" it was a very passive crowd. I guess what I'm trying to say is that the few hundred people that post here and on the Angel's message board don't have much impact on Arte and the organization. It's the people who go out to the park with their families and lay out $100+ on a regular basis that Arte cares about.

It's going to take several seasons to dig out of this mess. I say 2014 will be all about rebuilding and watching with interest if Pujols and Hamilton continue to be the worst signings ever.

They leave him in? Ha, just ha!

Didn't see that coming!

Kinsler, the Angel killer up.

No way Frieri goes 1 2 3.

Do you think Scioscia or Bucher have ever questioned their coaching abilities?

I'll bet just about anything the BP gives up the winning run in the bottom of the ninth.

Trade the whole BP and star from scratch.

Putrid. Just putrid.

Can this BP hold a 4-run lead for 2 innings?

Why is Jepsen on this team? He is terrible.