The A's are all in this year and Billy Beane is either a genius or an over-tinkering fool, depending upon where the A's end up this post-season.
Popular home run contest winner Yoenis Cespedes was dealt for more pitching today. The A's will miss his bat, but they might miss his outstanding arm in left field even more. He did create that amazing throw and the next one against the Angels by kicking the ball around just to tempt the runners into going, but then he gunned them down. The first was the highlight of the year.
However, if they find that they need some late season help, there is a secret weapon in the East Bay. And I hear after this weekend he won't be playing on Sunday afternoons until next year.
Of course I am talking about our own Chopper who last Sunday gunned out another who dared to run on him. That made two in two games if you count last week in our Conehead game, and although I am sure he played a few games in between, we like to think he has a streak of two going. We would hate to see him signed up to go pro, but hey, we would do our part to support the local pros.
The game was mostly meaningless. OK, totally meaningless for any effect in the standings. We had clinched first place and they were stuck in fourth no matter what. Corona had eight players show up, and we picked them apart. We started with 8 hits and a walk and poured on eleven runs in the first. Lefty and Randy in a row, and Ol' G and Chopper and Gene found gaps in the outfield for triples, and the rout was on. The rest was trying to make sure we kept a 15 run lead so we could get out of the heat ASAP, which we did.
Oh, and Derek pitched great filling in for ailing Joe, and our first baseman turned an unassisted double play on a line drive smash. He wanted a triple play but the runner off first made a move to evade the tag, and our hero doesn't move too fast. He had to settle for going back to the bag to get the second out.
Bruce returned from the DL and went 3-3, including one shot so far into right field (for a grand slam) that he could jog around the bases. His physical therapist was happy, I'm sure. Chuck and the Knight were also perfect at 4-4.
All this was practice for playoffs this weekend. We get to face a full Corona squad in the first game and then take our chances. This could be the year we get over the hump. Even though Pinky's is a tournament tested team, we took two of three, and let's face it we have better chemistry, better defense, and I put our bats up against them or anyone. But first let's continue to punish Corona's for thinking they are in our league.
And hopefully the A's won't have signed Chopper until after Sunday.
Milestones:
Gene 10 3b (#5)
Randy 50 rbi (#15)
Popular home run contest winner Yoenis Cespedes was dealt for more pitching today. The A's will miss his bat, but they might miss his outstanding arm in left field even more. He did create that amazing throw and the next one against the Angels by kicking the ball around just to tempt the runners into going, but then he gunned them down. The first was the highlight of the year.
However, if they find that they need some late season help, there is a secret weapon in the East Bay. And I hear after this weekend he won't be playing on Sunday afternoons until next year.
Of course I am talking about our own Chopper who last Sunday gunned out another who dared to run on him. That made two in two games if you count last week in our Conehead game, and although I am sure he played a few games in between, we like to think he has a streak of two going. We would hate to see him signed up to go pro, but hey, we would do our part to support the local pros.
The game was mostly meaningless. OK, totally meaningless for any effect in the standings. We had clinched first place and they were stuck in fourth no matter what. Corona had eight players show up, and we picked them apart. We started with 8 hits and a walk and poured on eleven runs in the first. Lefty and Randy in a row, and Ol' G and Chopper and Gene found gaps in the outfield for triples, and the rout was on. The rest was trying to make sure we kept a 15 run lead so we could get out of the heat ASAP, which we did.
Oh, and Derek pitched great filling in for ailing Joe, and our first baseman turned an unassisted double play on a line drive smash. He wanted a triple play but the runner off first made a move to evade the tag, and our hero doesn't move too fast. He had to settle for going back to the bag to get the second out.
Bruce returned from the DL and went 3-3, including one shot so far into right field (for a grand slam) that he could jog around the bases. His physical therapist was happy, I'm sure. Chuck and the Knight were also perfect at 4-4.
All this was practice for playoffs this weekend. We get to face a full Corona squad in the first game and then take our chances. This could be the year we get over the hump. Even though Pinky's is a tournament tested team, we took two of three, and let's face it we have better chemistry, better defense, and I put our bats up against them or anyone. But first let's continue to punish Corona's for thinking they are in our league.
And hopefully the A's won't have signed Chopper until after Sunday.
Milestones:
Gene 10 3b (#5)
Randy 50 rbi (#15)
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