GAME 8 - THE OPENING HOMESTAND

The A's limp back into Alameda County with a 3 and 4 record having lost the opening series to the Mariners and splitting a four-game set with the Halos. Tonight Rich Harden will lock-up with Jose Contreras. Contreras lasted but an inning in his opening start of the season so he should have a lot in the tank.

Game 8
Contreras	v	Harden
Game 9
Garland	v	Gaudin
Game 10
Buehrle	v	Kennedy

The White Sox have a habit of getting pushed around by the A's. Who knows why. The A's record against the Mariners last season was an oddity. It's not too frequently that the A's command a little of an edge in history against a team. Except the Giants, the A's own the Bay Bridge Series.




The Silent Benefactor and I will be out in right field tonight with the "PLAYER TO BE NAMED LATER FAN CLUB" banner at our feet. The In-Game WEBCHAT starts a few minutes before the first pitch.