A’s 2, RAYS 1: I’m still waiting for the big hit
By Scott Caruso | August 13th, 2008 | Posted in Game Recap
Still waiting… nope, it never came. The Rays blew that one last night, failing to capitalize on their chances and deserving to take the loss in Oakland. I’m pretty miffed about this one.
Total Team (Lack Of) Effort: Alright, I don’t really mean that there was no effort last night, but I do mean that pretty much everyone on the field did something to help the team lose. Whether it was Willy Aybar’s bonehead baserunning blunder, the botched suicide squeeze, the inability to put bat-to-ball with a runner on third and less than two outs, or getting picked off at second base, most everyone can look at something he did as helping the team lose.
Can We Get More Than 5, Please? Alright, Kaz, this is getting old – 5 innings AGAIN? It didn’t hurt the team except that Joe Maddon had to burn the bullpen early, but even though you were good for 5 innings, you really need to go deeper into games. Is 6 or 7 innings too much to ask?
Not The Return He Had Hoped For: I’m sure Justin Ruggiano wasn’t expecting to go 0-for-3 with 2 strikeouts upon his return to the bigs. Jonny Gomes could’ve done that! :)
Rocco Solid Again: Rocco Baldelli went 1-for-3 with a walk last night, and looks to be in pretty good form here in the early going. Only time will tell if he is capable of staying on the field, but it’s still nice to have his bat out there again. I’m still curious as to how often he really will be used; will he play back-to-back days? Will he ever play 9 innings? These are all questions that are still unanswered.
Tags: A's
August 13th, 2008 at 9:59 am
I can’t believe I stayed up for and and am now dragging ass because of that bullshit game last night…
you’d think with 2 fallen stars they’d be foaming at the mouth to prove they can still win. Maybe they were trying too hard, but either way, they should’ve played a better game than that…
Rangers didn’t do us any favors by scoring 17 runs and still losing… blah…
August 13th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
It was one game. God you guys go to pieces on one lost. I think they lost the first game of the last stop and then came back and you all was ready to abandon ship. Hey they are going to loose some games.wt