Line-up

The A's designated Micah Bowie for assignement after Jim Mecir came off the 15 day DL yesterday.

Bowie has to clear waivers, if he does, he may or may not decide to re-sign with the A's. There are a lot of jobs available out there for a left hander...including the A's bullpen. Ricardo Rincon is now the lone left-hander on the 25 man roster in the pen.

We're not suprised by the move, but it still doesn't make a lot of sense.

Ron Gant, Adam Piatt and Eric Byrnes still rot on the bench next to the skeleton of Mark Johnson.

What's the point of carrying six outfielders if only three of them are going to see significant playing time? Further, when the other three do get a chance to play, at best they get 3 AB's per start.

Ken Macha routinely brings in a pinch runner or pinch hitter.

Nothing like trying to prove your worth in 90 seconds of accumulated at-bat time duirng your one day of work per week.

With Terrence Long failing to get up for Dimitri Young's 3 run homer on Tuesday (if the damn thing didn't actually go over, why couldn't Terrence Long leap and get it?) and his penchant for bad play in left (he made a routine catch into near blooper reel fodder and couldn't stop laughing for three innnings), it's not too far of a lean to suggest he needs a day off. Perhaps several. If only just to figure out what to do with the little three.

If the A's are goign to act like April doesn't matter then they should adjust the line-up to reflect that thought.

If not, they should try to win every game they can. The A's should take each pitch of each at bat seriosuly. Pitchers should put batters away when they go up two strikes.

You know, all professional-like and stuff?