Nice woodwork CARL!

Harden seems to be throwing nothing but fastballs. It's a good one, but man, vary it up.

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome, Awesome.

Now this is a gamethread I want to participate in.  Jim, Jackie, R44, Willie..  more of the people I want to see. 

Aw, crap, now who told Keith about this?

AWESOME JOB CARL, ROWAND, AND CORA

YESSSSSSSSSS

GREAT JOB CARL!!!! GREAT JOB OZZIE SENDING THE RUNNER!!!!

Cora gives me a heart attacks sometimes, but great job by Everett on the hit down the line there.

GREAT JOB CARL!!!!  GREAT JOB OZZIE SENDING THE RUNNER!!!!

Ozzie didn't do much on that play.. Just raggin on ya.

See, now this is small ball, stolen base, productive out, error scoring a run, guy takes off in a hit & run & scores on a double.

 

I missed this kind of ball!

Ozzie didn't do much on that play.. Just raggin on ya.

Rowand was running with the pitch...that's why he scored. On a 2-2 count, the manager called it.

2-0 already against Harden. I'm liking this so far.

Nice split by Harden but a great inning by our guys.

Meh, Harden just aced Dye but great job getting 2.

 

Hell - 34 pitches that's f***ing fantastic.

The Oakland fans seemingly hate Dye. I don't know why... I realize he wasn't great, but was he known as a guy who 'dogged' it or something?

 

Great first inning.

Alright, dye goes down. Great inning there, anyone know how many pitches Harden threw that inning??? It was obviously quite a few.

what's that, 34, 35 pitches for Harden in the first?

Meh, Harden just aced Dye but great job getting 2.

 

Hell - 34 pitches that's f***ing fantastic.

Answered my question before I even finished my post.

The Oakland fans seemingly hate Dye.  I don't know why...  I realize he wasn't great, but was he known as a guy who 'dogged' it or something?

 

Great first inning. 

I think it's a matter of them having paid him a lot of money and them feeling they didn't get their money's worth. Oakland doesn't pick up many guys making $10 mil plus per year...they got him expecting him to put up numbers like he did his last year in KC (OPS like 1000), and he never really came close.

Twins are threatening, 1st and 2nd no out.

 

Anywho, Jose do what you've done all season minus the 2 starts out of year last 3. Go get 'em Contreras.

Answered my question before I even finished my post.

Thank me later.

 

Let's go Jose, throw up a 0 after we put up 2.

The Oakland fans seemingly hate Dye.  I don't know why...  I realize he wasn't great, but was he known as a guy who 'dogged' it or something?

 

Great first inning. 

 

I think they hate him because he was hurt like 75% of the time.

4 pitches, lazy pop out

1 out

This game will hinge on Contreras, I know that is stating the obvious but a quality outing for him here, that would be huge. Give the pen another day off hopefully.

Kendall pops up to pauly, 1 down.

1st pitch line shot

No problem for Juany

2 down