WHAT FLEW UP THE CUCKOO’S NEST’S ASS?

Is something fishy going on in Oakland?

Probably not. The fish in Oakland aren’t exactly safe and are extremely suspect.

Well, how can you explain the events at the ‘Net the last two days?

Well, we can’t.

Plus, if we did, we’d be talking to ourselves.

Anyway.

A lot of rumors have popped up that the A’s are trying to fall back in the AL seedings to play the Twins rather than face the Boston Red Sox. Sandbagging, as it were.

Since the Yankees can’t play the Red Sox in the opening round (a Wild Card team can not face a team from its own division in the Division Series), The Red Sox will face either the AL Central or the AL West winner depending on their final win-loss records. The A’s currently have the number #2 seeding in the American League. By a ridiculous six games over the Twins. Unless MLB has changed the rule, the number 1 seed plays the number 4 seed the Wild Card - unless the Wild Card is a team from its own division. Should that be the case, if things ended today; the Yankees would play the Twins and the A’s would play the Red Sox.

Who wants to face Boston with that offense?

This is an asinine thought process as the Twins have owned the A’s this year while the A’s have taken it to both Boston and the Yankees. Facing either would be preferential than listening to Rick Sutcliffe drawl on and on about Minnesota. If the A’s play Boston or New York, they’d actually get better TV announcers due to a ‘higher ratings expectation’. Anything but Dave O’Brien, pretty please. Dave O’Brien may be the worst TV sports broadcaster because he LETS his color men get away with murder. Sutcliffe, Joe Morgan and David Justice use O’Brien like Neville Chamberlain to their German annexation – it’s all kosher and he says nothing to refute it.

Oh, you wanted info on the games.

Oh.

It’s stupid to think the A’s went out the last two games and lay down on purpose to the Mariners. Even if they DID GO OUT AND LAY DOWN THE LAST TWO DAYS AGAINT THE MARINERS. Questions all around;
Why was Ramon Hernandez catching a day game following a night game with four (4) catchers at Ken Macha’s expense? Three plays at the plate in two games and Hernandez converts on none of them, costing the A’s three runs and so much pie in the face it’s like a lesbi…, ugh, never mind.

Why was Justin Duchscherer pulled after just 86 pitches in the 4th inning? Pitch counts are one thing, but Duchscherer had actually pitched well, even in giving up the two run single to Ichiro in the top of the 4th. He still had at least one more inning. Mike Wood seemed surprised and a little rushed in being in the game.

How can you let the Mariners beat you with Ryan Franklin, and Joel Pineiro?

Further, how can you let Ichiro, Bret Boone and Edgar Martinez beat you? Did you not read the memo that these are basically the three guys you have to stop to beat the Mariners?

Where are Bobby Crosby and the rest of the River Cats? Did these guys not pay their clubhouse dues or something?
After not getting to the Mariners bullpen on Friday night (hey, swing at some more first pitches!) the A’s basically have given Seattle cart blanche to run all over them yesterday and Sunday.

About the only thing Ken Macha has done right is keeping Terrence Long out of the line up. ESPN.com actually has Terrence Long listed on the injury list because of his bitching. That has to be a first. Can they put him on the DL for being a pain in the ass?