EARLY TO BED, EARLY TO RISE

Well, the A's jumped out to a 7-0 lead and watched in fear as Jim Mecir did his best to try and get Keith Foulke a cheap save. It didn't happen, but it were close, it were.

The good;
Eric Byrnes 2 for 3 with a walk.
Jermaine Dye 1 for 4 with an energized homerun.
Eric Chavez went 2 for 2 off a left hander and drove the ball...agressively...agaisnt a left hander. Sure, it was Tony Mounce, but it's a start.
Jose Guillen 1 for 4 with an opposite field single.


The not so good;
Barry Zito only pitched 6 innings and walked 3. He didn't look sharp, but he was sharp enough.
What the hell was Ramon Hernandez doing in there? Will some one slip this guy a mickey so he can get a day off?


The bad;
Why would you bring Chad Bradford in to start an inning with a freakin' six run lead? He pitched yesterday. He didn't need the work. Chad Harville, Mike Neu, Steve Sparks or John Halama were all available to get nine outs.
Scott Hatteberg. This has all the makings of another multi-year deal hog-tie written all over it.