old a's dynasty, see the new one above - making the grade

[rolliefingers08]

A's and O's Split Wild Series

Well that was interesting.

Danny Haren pitched an alright game through 5 innings, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and a walk. JC Romero earned the win in the 7th when I managed a 3 run jack from Eric Chavez. Street pitched a scoreless 9th only allowing a double with two outs and earned the save.

Left: Slammin' Sammy does the HR celebration. Right: Mark Kotsay lays down a drag bunt to get himself on for Eric Chavez.

Sidney Ponson was on the hill for the Orioles in the second game. Walk after walk killed him and I won easily 8-3. I screwed up the rotation so Barry Zito was pitching, but did a fine job through 6 innings for the victory.

Left: Marco Scutaro takes a beating at 2nd, but always makes the play. Right: The pitchout was perfect to nail Melvin Mora.

And now for the exciting game. Down 4-1 with Joe Blanton on the hill, my slider goes way too far in and nails Rafael Palmeiro. He trots down to first and Blanton is given a warning. Next inning, Daniel Cabrera plunks Eric Byrnes with the first pitch he sees. I charge the mound, Byrnes tossed along with Cabrera. Of course I want to see where this can lead, so with Blanton I hit Melvin Mora. He charges the mound, both guys are tossed + Joe Blanton has a broken finger. Brandon League is brought in to pitch the next 2 innings. Keith Ginter was hit in the next inning, but it was a result of my crowding the plate so I didn't bother with charging the mound. Rick Bauer was tossed. In League's third inning, with a runner on first, the slider does nothing and hits Chris Gomez in the back. He goes down to first, League is tossed, and I argue cause I know it was accidental, so Macha is tossed too and League was suspended for 5 games. Fun game, ended up losing it 6-2 though.

Left: Palmeiro is hit with a pitch by Blanton, Mora charges the mound, Gomez is another victim. Right: The umps right arm must be tired from tossing League and Macha, among others.

Game four was a pitcher's duel between Rodrigo Lopez and David Wells. Made some baserunning errors that probably cost the game for the A's. Got picked off once, thrown out at second stealing twice, once when I accidently pressed the wrong button, and got nailed at home plate with none out. Justin Duchscherer relieved Wells after 5 (threw way too many pitches) and threw two scoreless continuing the bridge to the back of the pen. Ricardo Rincon faced Palmeiro to get the out, Antonio Alfonseca took on the next two hitters, and JC Romero came on in the 9th. After giving up a single and a double to have runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out, I intentionally walked Tejada to face Javy Lopez. It went to a 3-2 count with Lopez fouling them off, and finally the curveball dropped too low out of the zone and I walked the winning run home. Tough 1-0 loss, but a great game to play still.

Left: Nick Swisher is picked off at first by Lopez. Right: Dan Johnson was gunned out by Miguel Tejada after he cutoff a throw from centerfield.

Next up will be a tough division series versus the Angels.

[rolliefingers08]

Athletics Swept In Anaheim

Entering the series, the Anaheim Angels are on a 7 game win streak. The A's expected they would break it against the team that sat 15 games back in the AL West, but it wasn't to be.

Juan Cruz was solid in the rotation is his stint earlier in the season, but when given the chance this time around his first outing was not so stellar. 6 earned runs in the first inning led to his outing being cut short after two. Recent call-up Dan Meyer was thrown to the wolves as well giving up a few more over the next 3 innings. Ricardo Rincon held the Angels to 2 runs over the next 2 innings despite 3 errors in those innings by the defense, and Huston Street pitched the 8th to get some work in. After a 2 run first, Bartolo Colon was near perfect for the next 7 and Brendan Donnelly finished it off in the 9th.

Left: Darin Erstad connects for a 2-run jack in the first inning. Right: Cruz throws the ball away on a pickoff attempt.

Barry Zito was on the hill in the second game to right the ship. He was not on fire as usual, but still pitched a solid game to hold the Angels to 3 runs over 6 innings of work. The A's had a 4-3 lead going into the 7th, but Antonio Alfonseca allowed a runner on an error and a sac fly scored him 1 out later, tying the game. Vladimir Guererro was intentionally walked, bringing Robb Quinlan to the plate. A mistake pitch in an 0-2 count was crushed 400 ft into the RF seats, giving the Angels a 6-4 lead. Eric Byrnes drove in a run in the top of the 9th, but it wasn't enough as Nick Swisher failed to come through with the bases loaded and 2 outs against Francisco Rodriguez.

Left: JC Romero watches the ball leave the park as the tie game he enered became a 2 run lead for the Angels. Right: Chone Figgins and Garrett Anderson can celebrate after K-Rod recorded the final outs.

David Wells took the mound looking for his 9th win, but it wasn't to be as he had a rough first inning, giving up 3 runs on 4 hits. He managed to keep the A's in the game from then on, not allowing another run through 6 innings. Marco Scutaro's solo shot was just about the only offense in this one. Dan Johnson got selfish in the 5th trying to stretch a double into a triple and was thrown out by Garret Anderson. Rincon allowed a run over the final 2 innings, and Rodriguez once again shut down the A's in the 9th, for a 4-1 Angels win.

Left: Scutaro connects with a solo homer. Right: Plays like this and the one below killed A's rallies.

The Angels win streak stretched to 10 games, and the Texas Rangers now trail the A's by 6.5 games in the West. Next up is another tough one against the New York Yankees.

As this is the end of the month, stay tuned for SavReader stat updates. Its a few days away from the minor league seasons ending, so I'll give the update for all of those teams once they are done. My makeshift 40 man roster will be released right away, so hopefully someone actually cares.

[rolliefingers08]

Oakland A's Announce 40-Man September Roster

A's GM Billy Beane and Manager Ken Macha were contemplating for days the players they would name to the roster, and finally came out with the finished product here:

Not very many surprises, if any. One thing that might surprise some is only naming 3 catchers, one of whom is being converted to 1st base. The reason for that is because Scott Hatteberg has filled in as a catcher in a few games this year and performed well. Also, neither of the 2 A's catchers has been hurt this season and are very durable, so it shouldnt be an issue. If something happens, a free agent will be signed.

Other than that, it's pretty straight forward. A lot of the guys (mostly position players) have already seen a short time on the big league club this season, and filled in well.

Remember: this isn't actually a 40 man roster in the game, so don't ask how I did it. I just wanted to be more realistic and have a September roster similar to that of real baseball. The way it will work is when I plan to use one of the guys not on the big league club, I will just make a few call ups/send downs to accomodate, and then redo it after the game.

For the rest of the year, only guys on this roster will see playing time. The minor league seasons are over in a few days, at which point I will start using some of these guys in games.

I will use all the position players at least once in the next month, but there are only a few who I plan on using often. They are: Daric Barton, Pete Orr, Aaron Hill, Ryan Church, and Matt Watson.

As for pitchers, I won't say all will get a chance, as some are there just incase of emergency. Guys who I plan on using for sure are Adam Loewen, Kyle Davies, and Jairo Garcia.

Comments, questions, etc. are welcome. I like to know that people are actually following and what you think about the moves.

And again, the final stats, standings, etc for the minor league teams and current major league stats will be published soon.

Enjoy.

[rolliefingers08]

edit*** Accidental post, sorry.

[rolliefingers08]

A's Drop 2 Of 3 To Yankees

The lack of pitching depth is starting to catch up to the Oakland A's. Scoring runs hasn't been a problem, but the offense shouldn't have to score 9 a game to win. Errors have caused a few runs, but when that many balls are being put into play and hit that hard, it is going to make the job on defense that much harder.

In the opener of the series, Danny Haren took the mound for the A's. He got down early 3-0 on a double, a home run, a triple, and a sac fly. After that however he settled down until the 6th inning. After walking the first 2 batters, he allowed a double that scored both. JC Romero was brought in earlier than usual to stop the bleeding and bridge the way to Huston Street. That wasn't the case though, as the first pitch was ripped to the left size, causing Bobby Crosby to make a running/jumping throw over the head of Dan Johnson. The error allowed the runner to third and instead of holding the ball, Johnson threw home over the head of Joe Mauer causing another error. Mauer was quick to the ball at the ball and Bernie Williams was just BARELY able to score, if he was safe at all. That gave the Yankees a 6-5 lead and a 2-run homer later on put the A's away for good.

Left: Eric Chavez continued his arguement for the AL MVP award, but this 3-run HR didn't help in the end. Right: Williams touches the plate just barely before Romero's tag to take the lead.

The reliable utility pitcher in Justin Duchscherer started for the A's in game two, and gave an outstanding effort over 7.1 innings for the victory. He left with a 4-1 lead which Ricardo Rincon held for one out before turning it over to Street for the 4 out save. After getting out of that half of the 8th, the A's scored 7 in the bottom to take an 11-1 lead and a much easier victory than it would have been at 4-1.

Left: Eric Byrnes celebrates scoring all the way from first in the 6th inning. Right: The dugout is stoked when Street nails down the final out.

Juan Cruz... good effort I guess. He allowed 4 over 5 innings, but only 1 was earned because of some sloppy defense on both the infield and outfield. Dan Meyer mopped it up along with Brandon League who recently came off the suspension list. The A's got 2 in the 7th, but that was just enough to coax Mariano Rivera from the bullpen and shut down the offense for good.

Left: Joe Mauer's extra hustle gets him a double in the 4th. Right: Jason Giambi touches home after a solo jack off League.

1-3 to start off September - not too good. Should be able to turn it around against the Mariners though, as they sit 11 games back.

[rolliefingers08]

Winless At Home To M's

Ugh. The bullpen blew it for Zito, Wells got off to a rocky start, and Haren basically came out and said "don't pitch me in an important game, 'cause I can't even win the meaningless ones". There's going to be some tough rotation decisions for Ken Macha once Blanton returns in 4 days and Harden in 9.

Game 1: 3-2 L

WP: Jeff Nelson (8-2) LP: Antonio Alfonseca (9-4) S: Eddie Guardado (19)

In the opener, Barry Zito showed some signs of fatigue in being unable to reach the 7th inning. Despite the important series with Texas, the A's will not skip over Juan Cruz in the rotation so the extra day will give Zito some rest. As for the game, Zito allowed a 2-run shot in the 3rd inning but held the Mariners at that score while the A's tied it at 2-2 in the 6th. He was pulled in the 7th for Antonio Alfonseca, who quickly gave up two singles and was pulled for Ricardo Rincon to get the matchup against Raul Ibanez. A 3-2 count led to a single to right field and allowed Ichiro to score from 2nd. The A's couldn't battle back and lost it 3-2.

Left: Bat flippin' Boone celebrates a 2-run HR in the 3rd, not knowing that in real life he was released. Right: A base running error cost the A's in the late innings.

Game 2: 4-3 L

WP: Gil Meche (6-9) LP: David Wells (8-10) S: Eddie Guardado (20)

David Wells took the mound for game 2, and once again was lit up for 3 runs early on, but managed to pitch into the 6th before being yanked for Brandon League. Down 3-0, League gave up one run on 2 hits, but the A's scored 3 in the bottom of the inning to come within one. That's as far as they could get however as Jeff Nelson and Eddie Guardado shut the door for the final innings to seal the win.

Left: Wells gives up a 3-run HR early on. Right: Eric Chavez watches #40 leave the park at the CF wall, but the 2-run shot wasn't enough to win.

Game 3: 7-5 L

WP: Aaron Sele (10- LP: Danny Haren (12-12) S: Eddie Guardado (21)

Most of the A's team was very fatigued heading into this game, so Daric Barton made the start behind the plate despite his being converted to 1B. Danny Haren gave up 6 runs in the first two innings before being pulled for Jairo Garcia to make his 2005 A's dayview. Garcia gave up 2 over the next three innings, and the bats slowly got the team back into the game. Bobby Crosby and Marco Scutaro hit solo shots, and Keith Ginter hit a 3-run HR to make the game 7-5. However Dan Reichert gave the offense trouble and Guardado converted his 3rd save in the series to sweep the A's.

Left: Crosby rounds 2nd after his solo home run. Right: The Mariners celebrate the sweep of their division rivals.

Off to Texas, and they've cut my AL West lead down to 4.5 games, so this team needs to get it's act together unless they want to see the early season efforts go to waste.

Coming up... final stats for the minor leagues.

[rolliefingers08]

AAA Sacramento River Cats Final Statistics

67-77 - .465 - 13.0GB

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AA Midland RockHounds Final Statistics

70-70 - .500 - 23GB

[rolliefingers08]

A Stockton Ports Final Statistics

66-74 - .471 - 19GB

[crazyfool]

whats up with your graphics?

[rolliefingers08]

why is everyone always asking this in my dynasty? more than half the comments from other people are about my graphics and nobody says anything about the games and updates.

whats up with my graphics? i have an awful graphics card and they are as good as it gets. it really doesn't bother me because the only thing that is really low is player detail, everything else is on medium or high and it doesn't really effect me at all.

i take the time to post pictures and write up reports, and i enjoy doing it for the most part, and people complain about my grapics which i don't feel like dishing out $100+ to fix. let it go.

and if someone could explain the 3d analyze thing to me, i'd appreciate it. i'm not on either of the two video cards that were specified in the first few posts of the main thread, and i REALLY don't want to go through the entire thing to find out exactly how to do it. if someone could explain it quickly and easily, i'd be thankful.

[punishher]

hey ur dynasty is cool mate.chill.

graphics don't matter.it's all about the game play. :wtg:

[eoq2444]

Basically, all you do is download 3danalyze, and follow the instructions...

i had the same problem you have,

so if you still have questions, pm me

[rolliefingers08]

Bust Out The Brooms - A's Sweep Rangers

After the A's were swept in a terrible series by the Seattle rangers - who propelled themselves to within 7 games of the Athletics in the AL West - the A's countered with a sweep of their own over the Texas Rangers in Arlington. Eric Chavez had a monster series with 3 home runs and 11 RBI's, leaving him at 4th in the AL MVP voting. Justin Duchscherer wants to keep his place in the rotation, and Barry Zito had another fine outing to take the series.

Game 1: 12-7 W

WP: Justin Duchscherer (6-2) LP: Ryan Drese (11-13)

Duchscherer was unreal in this game, taking a 5 hit, 1 run start into the 9th before running out of gas and loading the bases after allowing 2 more runs. Ricardo Rincon gave up a grand slam to the first hitter he faced, adding 3 more to Duke's ERA, but the A's won it 12-7 despite making the game closer than it should have been. Duchscherer was amazing for the first 8 innings, and gave the team not only a reason to keep him in the rotation, but also show them that he's not just a 5-inning guy. Chavez hit a 3-run HR as well as a run scoring double in the win.

Left: Chavez touches home after a 3-run shot in the 4th inning. Right: The Rangers threw the game away behind Ryan Drese.

Game 2: 5-4 W

WP: Adam Loewen (1-0) LP: Kenny Rogers (9-10) S: Huston Street (28)

Juan Cruz officially ended his 2nd stint as a starter with the A's with a bad outing, giving up 5 runs over 5 innings before turning the game over to Adam Loewen, who was making his major league dayview. The offense started chipping away on Kenny Rogers, who gave up a few walks in the 6th leading to yet another 3-run HR from Eric Chavez, putting the A's to within 1. In the next inning, Nick Swisher led off with a single, and Bobby Crosby hit a double into right CF, scoring Swisher from first to tie the game. Mark Kotsay was walked, and Marco Scutaro hit a single to score Crosby and take the lead 5-4. Loewen pitched 2 shutout innings to earn the win, as Rincon, JC Romero, and Huston Street sealed the win in the 8th and 9th.

Left: Chavez watches #42 and 3 more RBI's land in the RF seats. Right: Rogers still managed to strikeout 10 in 6.2 innings of work, but he fell apart in the 6th.

Game 3: 8-3 W

WP: Barry Zito (16-4) LP: Chan Ho Park (7-16)

Zito led the A's to victory for the 16th time in a game that the offense didn't support him in until later on, with a 4 run 6th and 3 run 7th. Barry struck out 4 through 6 shutout innings before fatiguing in the 7th and being relieved by Antonio Alfonseca. Chavez hit a 2-run home run and drove in 5 runs in the game to complete his amazing series.

Left: #43 is hit straight away to CF, measuring at over 450ft. Right: Mark Kotsay collected yet another outfield assist in the victory.

How 'sweep' it is! (okay okay, terrible joke)

The will now A's go east to battle the Cleveland Indians. Joe Blanton will make his return to the starting rotation after a stint on the DL, and Danny Haren will be pitching for his spot in the starting staff after a rocky season to date.

I'll be posting the final minor league standings and league leaders right away, as well as an A's stats update and standings from around the majors.

[rolliefingers08]

Minor League Baseball AAA Standings & Leaders

[rolliefingers08]

Minor League Baseball AA Standings & Leaders

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Major League Baseball Standings & Leaders

[rolliefingers08]

Oakland A's Statistics

As of September 11, 2005

I want it to be known right now that 80% of the caught stealing numbers are from being picked off. For awhile I had it on manual returns, and I was terrible a getting back. And because of my agressive leads, I still get picked off on auto return. But basically reduce those numbers by 75% or 80% and it's the real number.

Comments, etc. are welcome.

[rolliefingers08]

A's Only Manage One In Cleveland

This series was all about the bats in the first two games, and usually when it comes to bats the A's come out on top, but that wasn't the case versus the Cleveland Indians this time around.

Game 1: 13-10 L (12 innings)

WP: Bob Wickman (3-4) LP: Huston Street (3-7)

David Wells came into this start hoping to get back to pitching the way the A's expected of him when he was acquired at the trading deadline. That didn't happen in this game as he gave up 7 runs over 7 innings of work, including a few monster home runs. The A's had the 10-8 lead in the 9th inning when Huston Street was brought in to close it out. He was tired after throwing a lot of pitches the day before, and struggled giving up a home run to Jose Hernandez to lead off the inning, and two doubles to tie the game at 10. He pitched a perfect 11th and was brought in to begin the 12th while Brandon League and Ricardo Rincon warmed up. The leadoff batter was walked, and that was it for Street. League gave up a single to put runners on 1st and 2nd for Travis Hafner. Rincon wasn't near ready, so instead of being smart, Hafner was pitched to and hit the first pitch sinker almost 500ft to CF for a walkoff 3-run home run, winning it for the Indians.

Left: Hernandez touches the plate after his HR in the 9th. Right: Hafner is greeted at the plate after his walkoff HR won the game.

Game 2: 9-5 L

WP: Jason Davis (13-7) LP: JC Romero (5-3)

Danny Haren, as well as everyone in the Oakland organization, knew that this game would decide the righty's place on the team for the rest of the year, barring injury or awful performance by others. Fans knew, the Indians knew, and when Haren was yanked from his outing in the 6th inning, all of the people mentioned knew that he was done as a starting pitcher for the A's. Haren gave up 9 hits and 5 runs over 5 innings before being pulled in the 6th after loading the bases. The 5 runs included 3 HR's and a throwing error of his own that allowed a run to score. The game was however tied at 5-5, and with the previous night's hero in Hafner coming to the plate, the strong lefty JC Romero was brought in. It didn't go well, as most things haven't for Romero of late. Hafner hit a bases clearing double to give the Indians an 8-5 lead. They added one more later on off of Juan Cruz, and sailed to a 9-5 victory.

With Joe Blanton back in the rotation, Rich Harden returning in a few days, and Justin Duchscherer performing unbelievably as a starter, it was announced after the game that Haren will be demoted to the bullpen as a long reliever. If he wants another chance to start, he will have to earn it and have some luck on his side as well.

Left: Daric Barton connects with his first major league hit in the loss. Right: Bob Wickman celebrates the win on the mound in a non-save appearance.

Game 3: 6-1 W

WP: Joe Blanton (13-7) LP: Jake Westbrook (11-10)

Blanton returned to the rotation with a bang after missing 15 days with a broken finger. He pitched 7 strong, allowing just a home run to Coco Crisp to go along with 4 hits against. League finished it off with two shutout innings in relief. The bats of the A's were the story, going up against the ace of the Indians. Westbrook walked a few too many, giving Eric Chavez way too many RBI chances, as he drove in 5 on the day, including a solo home run. He also got it done in the field with a few spectacular catches in the hot corner.

Left: Brian Jordan's old legs didn't take him as far as they used to. Right: Chavez was again the story of the day.

Now the Boston Red Sox... probable starting pitching matchups are Duchscherer vs. Clement for game 1, Zito vs. Schilling for game 2, and Wells vs. his old team and Wade Miller in game 3. Rich Harden will make his return in the 4th and final game of the series vs. the knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.

[pedrospecialk]

Wow, just looking at this for the 1st time in a while, but man, what a Dynasty. I'll be sure to follow the rest of the way.

Great job

[rolliefingers08]

thank you very much.

oh, and like the title says, i'm looking for a catchy title for this dynasty so i dont keep changing the name all the time.

maybe something to do with the a's past - i was thinking something to do with the new era after the big three, but someone's using it.

i could also go with "a different brand of baseball" like the a's do in real life.

[rolliefingers08]

Street & A's Deliver 3 In Boston

Just when everyone thought this team could be in some trouble because of inconsistency, the critics were quieted once again as the A's took 3 of 4 from the wild card contending Boston Red Sox.

Game 1: 4-2 W

WP: Justin Duchscherer (7-2) LP: Matt Clement (9- S: Huston Street (29)

Justin Duchscherer pitched another great game, going 6 innings and allowing 1 run on 8 hits. JC Romero bridged the way to Huston Street in the 7th and 8th to finish off Red Sox. Marco Scutaro was the A's player of the game, going 3 for 4 and driving in 3 of the 4 runs. The guy who's been platooning most of the season and hitting vs. primarily LHP is 4th on the A's in RBI's, and is easily the A's unsung hero.

Left: The two catchers collided at the plate, but Jason Varitek won by holding on to the ball in the 6th. Right: Street completes a 1-2-3 9th inning to nail down his 29th save.

Game 2: 4-3 W (10 innings)

WP: Ricardo Rincon (1-3) LP: Keith Foulke (4-2) S: Huston Street (30)

The two aces were on the hill to face off against eachother. Barry Zito struck out 6 over 6 and 2/3 innings in the no decision. Curt Schilling was on fire sitting down 13 on strikeouts over 8 innings of work. The A's had a 2-1 lead when Zito left with a runner on third. Brandon League was brought in to sit down Edgar Renteria, but he doubled to the left field gap to score Mark Bellhorn and tie it up. JC Romero came in and pitched 2 scoreless innings, while the teams traded runs in the 8th. Then with a runner on 2nd in the top of 10, Eric Chavez hit a pitch from Keith Foulke down the left field line to score the go ahead run. Huston Street notched is 30th save of the year and the A's went home with the 4-3 victory.

Left: Trot Nixon and Varitek embrace after a 2-run HR. Right: The A's are excited about the extra innings win.

Game 3: 5-1 L

WP: Wade Miller (10-11) LP: David Wells (8-11)

This was one of the best pitched games by both sides all season long, but a younger Wade Miller outlasted the 42 year old arm of David Wells. With a 1-0 lead in the 7th, Wells couldn't get out of a jam and was pulled with the score at 2-1 and 2 runners on. It only took another 5 pitches for those runs to score off Antonio Alfonseca to give the Red Sox a 4-1 lead. Juan Cruz gave up one more in the 8th, and the offense couldn't keep up to lose 5-1.

Left: Ken Macha had faith in his veteran lefty, but he's questioning that faith in the 7th. Right: Foulke mopped it up with runners on in the 9th, but wasn't eligible for a save.

Game 4: 9-4 W

WP: Rich Harden (13- LP: Tim Wakefield (10-10) S: Huston Street (31)

In the past the offense has had MAJOR trouble with Wakefied - like near perfect game trouble - so it was decided that this would be the best time to give the offensive guns the afternoon off, because they're just as likely to blow as anyone else was. That wasn't the case however. Eric Chavez, Bobby Crosby, and Joe Mauer all got the day off - and taking their places were Keith Ginter at 3rd, Scutaro at SS, Daric Barton behind the plate, and Mike Cuddyer playing 2B. After 2 shutout innings by Wakefield, the offense tagged him for 4 runs, and no ball left the park. Barton and Nick Swisher hit doubles off the green monster, and Dan Johnson gave Trot Nixon a ton of trouble in the RF corner to earn himself a triple. The next inning the hit parade continued with hits from Scutaro, Mark Kotsay, and Eric Byrnes. Wakefield was yanked with six runs to his ERA. Meanwhile Rich Harden, fresh of the DL with a broken toe, was cruising and only allowed 3 runs over 6 innings of work. Romero was brought in to face the middle of the Red Sox order, and gave up a HR to Manny Ramirez, but went through the rest of the 7th and the first 2 outs of the 8th easily, leading to Street to get 4 outs for the save. In the top of the 9th, the A's tagged on three more to make it 9-4, and Street pitched another perfect 9th to earn the save.

Left: Scutaro avoids the tag from Doug Mirabelli. Right: The Red Sox dugout is deflated as the A's pile on the runs.

Home for three against the Minnesota Twins before a much needed day off. Joe Blanton, Justin Duchscherer, and Barry Zito will take the mound for the A's against the Twins, who are still competing for a wild card spot.

Rumour has it the A's will be introducing new home alternate uniforms, and will wear them for all three games in the series vs. the Twins. So stay tuned!

[pirates4life]

nice pics

[rolliefingers08]

Will start playing the Twins series tommorow.

Too bad the new jerseys won't boost my merchandise sales in the game.

So does anyone have some ideas what would be a good name for this dynasty? I'm looking for something catchy like some of the better dynasties have had like Apr's "don't scuff my white on whites" and Lual's "Return of the Big Red..."

Also looking for some other comments on the dynasty. It's nice to know that people are actually reading, although I'ld probably keep posting anyways just because I like reporting it.

[rolliefingers08]

New Unis A Big Hit With A's Fans

Yeah... I don't have much to write about this. My brain isn't in the mood to think of an interesting story about these.

The uniform was designed by yours truly, and was turned into a reality in the game with some modifications by mcoll86. Much thanks to him, as I was hoping to get these in there for a long time.

Not sure if I'm going to set up some sort of a "schedule" with these uniforms, but it'll most likely be day games only, and not necessarily all day games. And of course, they're home only. Not too many games left in the year anyways, so for the next season it might change.

Hope you like 'em.

Still looking for a catchy name for the dynasty, comments are appreciated.