Blarg

That 1/2 game lead is really like holding on to the lifeboat guardrail after the Titanic sinks. Until someone pulls you in your still dead in the water.

I don't think you get it. The women come out ok in this scenario, it is the new husband that gets the shaft being dumb.

The A's commited two errors, the Angels none. The difference in this game was Josh Hamilton being the black hole in the 4th spot of the batting order. Had he come through early in this game the Angels would have blown out the A's.

With that A's bullpen the first home run was the game ender. If you want to beat the A's you have to beat them before they get to the 7th inning, not play catch up.

Just giving them a false sense of security.

The Hamilton's did say they were waiting for someone to put a ring on his finger.

Speaking of dinosaurs, you subscribe to a newspaper?

Who was it you wanted to start the 8th inning again?

Shit it and smeared it on the curtains.

By a player that Torii would feel comfortable showering with.

I am not arguing he should have pulled him after the home run but having him face the righthander Donaldson was not a bad move, his hit was off a good inside fastball that should have jammed him. What I am arguing is the guys yelling he should have pulled him the moment Cespedes walked. You have to trust your power arms for more than one batter.

And for the record Hamilton screwed us out of 4 runs this game so there is that to consider.

Everyone screaming to pull him was as knee jerk as any rabble gets. Everyone was screaming to pull CJ in the first inning, the 2nd innings, the 3rd inning..., the rabble reacts to the moment.

He came within inches of getting Cespedes out on strikes. I don't blame Scioscia for leaving him in to face Jaso, you have a lead and Jepsen is your best power arm. After Jepsen is B talent in the bullpen besides Fieri.

Scioscia left Wilson in for 107 pitches after disaster in the 1st. That was the right decision. Basicly it comes down to the guy on the hill performing and not pulling the plug too soon. I thought CJ wasn't making it out of the 2nd and Downs was pulled too soon. So I was wrong on CJ and maybe right on Downs but who knows if Downs doesn't shit the bed like he has in the past. Who knows if Jepsen gets a called strike 3 on a close pitch to Cespedes or a fly ball out fron the next batter. Far easier to make those pitching change decisions after the results are in.

Then who do you start the 8th with? That was my question that you are avoiding.

Sorry, Chuck swapped out my Chris Christie eating a donut avatar.

How many right/ left matchups will you burn pitchers for in the 7th inning with a lead?

You still haven't told me who you put in for this inning. Go ahead, make your statement the floor is all yours.

So who would you put in AO?

I did, I thought the decision to pull Downs was premature.

So it was a good decision until it wasn't. You guys are a disengenous bunch of weasels.

And yet in the gameday chat there were plenty applauding Scioscia for going to Jepsen.

That increases our number 1 starter fastball speed by 12 miles per hour.

I like complaining about the umpire, it is our God given right as Americans.