{"id":392,"date":"2012-10-10T08:35:43","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T12:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetsusan.org\/?p=392"},"modified":"2012-10-10T19:12:43","modified_gmt":"2012-10-10T23:12:43","slug":"blogging-the-astigers-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetsusan.org\/?p=392","title":{"rendered":"Blogging the A’s\/Tigers Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just as I did with the last episode of “The Newsroom”, I intend to live blog the 3rd game of the Oakland Athletics\/Detroit Tigers game tonight. The game starts around 9 PM, so I’m going to try to hang in there for the duration. This is the 3rd game in the series, and unfortunately, the A”s have lost the first 2 games. So since it’s a best of 5 division playoff series, this is it for the A’s!<\/p>\n

We’ll get started on this in about half an hour. Just an FYI – I did get an inexpensive wireless keyboard for the I-pad, so that should make my typing faster – in theory, anyway. We’ll see how it goes!<\/p>\n

So I’ll bet you’re wondering how I came to be such a baseball fan. And in particular, how i came to follow a California ball team when their games are not broadcast on the east coast until the end of the season. Simple – blame Moneyball. Loved the movie – loved the book. <\/p>\n

During the first two games, I was texting with my nephew, Michael – in particular during the first game. So this time, rather than just text, I’ll blog…<\/p>\n

Well, we’re off to a late start, as the Cincinnati\/SF Giants game has gone into extra innings (SF eventually won in the 10th inning, saving their chances). OK – changed the channel and it’s about to start at 9:05. Since Oakland is back home with their fans, I anticipate improved performance versus their lackluster showing in Detroit. Anderson is pitching, coming off some injuries the announcers continue to dwell on…results are all that counts, so we’ll see.<\/p>\n

Detroit’s up first; first batter struck out. Might need to edit this after it’s done so I don’t bore you to tears…
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\nDetroit’s Cabrera up third – made a big impact in first two games..<\/p>\n

Coco Crisp is up first & got a base hit. He made some mistakes in game 2, so I advocated a public execution, but Ma says that might be a tad harsh. We’ll see about that.<\/p>\n

Coco scores: 1 to nothing. Detroit looks tired. Must be the thin California air.<\/p>\n

Drew & Cespedes are on 1st and 2nd. Will this be a 3 run inning for the A’s? Reddick is up – spotty performance so far. Either strikes out or gets a home run. Three outs – Detroit’s up. 1 to zip<\/p>\n

Great catch by Coco getting Fielder out on what would have been a home run without his big jump. No runs for Detroit. Still 1\/0 A’s.
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\nCatcher’s up with 1 out. <\/p>\n

Bottom of the fifth inning and the A’s Smith hits a home run. Now it’s 2\/0 A’s. They don’t look like the same team we saw in Detroit. They are clearly more comfortable playing at home. Seems like a sign of youth & inexperience. That’s a potential downside of the payroll deficit. What they have in hustle and moxie they lack in experience and likely flexibility. Hence issues on the road.<\/p>\n

Game over; score remained two zip. Audacious fielding and pitching won it. How about tomorrow night? Detroit will try harder, no doubt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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