Got tickets behind home plate at the Coliseum today and enjoyed a different view from usual. The White Sox had won masterfully last night with Buehrle pitching for them and the radio was full of talk about how Cahill could take some lessons from him. The first inning in today's game moved at a glacial pace, with Vin Mazzero needing 29 pitches to retire the side and sweaty Freddy Garcia needing even more: 44 pitches. The second didn't get any better for Garcia, whose pitch count rose to over 60, with only two outs. He was dismissed and reliever Pena wobbled through 3 more players before the A's were retired. This game seemed to go on forever under the blinding sunshine, but for a change, lots were going A's way. What appeared to be a double for Suzuki, turned out to be an HR, and right after that, Cust hit his first HR. In the 8th, he blasted a second homer, way back into the right bleacher section. Despite these HRs, the A's won playing small ball. Lots got on base, lots were moved forward by teammies.
On a bummer note, we have more injuries: Ben Sheets with elbow issues that might shelve him the rest of the year and Rajai Davis has a hamstring.
