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Derek Jeter is Jesus Christ himself. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a pagan.

It would be immensely helpful if you could post that here, so I don't need to jump through multiple threads to find everything. You are as lazy as Bobby Abreu is on defense.

I already did the breakdown of my roster in another thread. I don't know what manager to assign but for managing style I want almost no bunting although fairly agressive when it comes to stealing bases.

Zito: 9 1/3 IP, 15 runs allowed Rest of A's Pitchers: 33 2/3 IP, 4 runs allowed Can Barry hold on to his 11 run "lead" until his next start on Friday? Tune in and find out!

Well, if anyone listened to us intelligent analysists instead of the blithering idiots that populate Around the Horn, you might have seen it coming. *Bill Plaschke mode on* Shut up and put away your spreadsheet, nerd!!!!! Now excuse me while I wack off into my Paul Lo Duca rally towel. *Bill Plaschke mode off* A's: Ummm...at least we got new owners, eh?

God dammit don't blow your lead in one night Rest of A's! Two blow outs in three nights. Not an inspiring start to the season.

They didn't play on the show, just showed a music video of them and the fat guy talking about baseball. No not John Kruk. Apparantly the music video segment will be a regular thing on the show every Sunday now. Good lord. Oh and a hearty fuck you for not even bothering to show actual highlights of the A's game (Tim Kirkjuan did mention Rich Harden at the end of the show) or flash the score to the game. They had time for a music video segment and a heated discussion on baseball vs. golf but can't bother to show the score to a team that's won 90+ games five straight years? Fuck this network.

UPDATE! Rich Harden, Justin Duchscherer, Kiko Calero, and Octavio Dotel combine to give up one run against the Devil Rays today. Zito: 9 1/3 IP, 15 runs allowed (0-2, 11.57 ERA) Rest of A's Pitchers: 42 2/3 IP, 5 runs allowed (3-1, 1.05 ERA) Zito holding on strong!

A's 2005 pitching so far: Barry Zito: 9 1/3 IP, 15 runs allowed All other pitchers: 29 2/3 IP, 4 runs allowed.

A's 5th starter, Barry Zito is down 7-0 to the Devil Rays. At this rate he'll be a LOOGY when he's 30. Beane is going to have his work cut out for him next offseason to trade this sack of shit.

Here's who he's "teamed up" with:

He was a tumor?

Good...fucking...god...ESPN hired Larry Bowa as an analyst. "A's needed that win." Yes because no one can recover from an 0-2 start. *bangs head against wall*

Huston Street made his MLB debut. A bit shaky but he struck out Sammy Sosa to end the inning. Nick Swisher with two homeruns tonight.

You can't stop Kirk Saarloos you can only hope to contain him. Oh and Bobby Crosby is going to be out six weeks with a cracked rib. *throws chair*

Cincinnati Kelly's Killers (Home: Crosley Field) Starting Line-up 1. Billy Hamilton CF 2. Wade Boggs 3B 3. Josh Gibson C 4. Ted Williams LF 5. Albert Pujols 1B 6. Gary Sheffield RF 7. Frankie Frisch 2B 8. Ozzie Smith SS Bench 1B Dan Brouthers (primary pinch hitter vs. righties) CF/LF Pete Browning (primary pinch hitter vs. lefties) RF Jesse Barfield (late inning defensive replacement) 2B/LF/3B/SS/RF Tony Phillips C/1B Gene Tenace 3B Eric Chavez SS Roy Smalley OF Ellis Burks Starting Rotation 1. Tim Keefe 2. Al Spalding 3. Amos Rusie 4. J.R. Richard Bullpen Long Relief: Johan Santana (5th starter when needed, moves in rotation with an injury) LOOGY: John Hiller ROOGY: Rob Dibble Primary Set up: Francisco Rodriguez Closer: Eric Gagne Inactive List SP/RP Wilbur Wood 2B Marcus Giles (start at 2nd if Frisch is on DL) C Jim Sundberg SP Andy Messersmith 1B/LF Boog Powell

Okay I'll beat Al to the punch. Thome did suck in the so called "clutch" last year but Abreu with runners on hit .333/.457/.584, runners in scoring position .322/.432/.624, and with runners in scoring position & two outs (what is defined as so called "clutch") he hit an outstanding .396/.522/.792 last season. Abreu is a "clutch" god! But he's still no All-Star.

Breaking news: Barry Zito still sucks.

Since they started seeding teams in 1979, this is only the fourth time two #1 seeds have played for the title (North Carolina/Georgetown '82, North Carolina/Michigan '93, UConn/Duke '99). So it's quite an "upset" that the two favorites made it to the final.

A's sign Rich Harden to a four-year deal, club option for 2009

If you needed any conclusive evidence that Lloyd McClendon is the worst manager in baseball, here it is: http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review...e/s_319809.html He's going to bat Tike Redman 3rd. That's Tike Redman of the .319 OBP and .394 SLG for his career.

C Jim Sundberg

2B Marcus Giles