Tempered Enthusiam
When is it possible for Barry Zito to have the shortest outing of his career and STILL be left in too long?
When Kenny Macha's at the helm!
I keed. I keed.
Placing the blame on Macha for the ass-raping that took place last night wouldn't be fair. Our boys got pounded like a stripper at a Durham frat party. Nothing the white-haired fool could do about that.
But, honestly, who didn't see that one coming?
Of all the Opening Day scenarios that ran through my little head, NONE of them included our mighty A's winning. I didn't expect the ass whooping that was handed to us last night, but I didn't see how our simple-minded starter and his even simpler-minded manager could navigate us to a victory. I DID think we'd knock around Randy Johnson a little, so I might have to lower my expectations for the offense, but I'm not all that bummed.
Now, I WILL be pissed if we lose tonight. It shouldn't even be close.
And God help Macha if he leaves Kennedy in too long.
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Feeble opening argument
A-Rod slams Zito, Yankees overpower A's
Susan Slusser, SF Chronicle
Thomas saves opener from being total loss
Bruce Jenkins, SF Chronicle
Start spreading the blues
Zito, A's destroyed in N.Y. minute
Josh Suchon, Oakland Tribune
Payroll keeps going up
Beane credits Wolff for allowing team to acquire high-priced players
Josh Suchon, Oakland Tribune
Killion: Oakland fails first hype test with N.Y.
Ann Killion, San Jose Mercury News
CROSBY INJURED IN RECORD LOSS
Joe Roderick, Knight Ridder
A's owner in Fremont for meetings
'STADIUM VILLAGE' IS SUBJECT OF TALKS WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS
Barry Witt, San Jose Mercury News
A's Opening Night is more of an opening flop
Paul Gutierrez, Sacramento Bee (Registration Required)
Thomas homers, but A's lose to Yanks
Big Hurt goes deep in first at-bat; Zito chased after 1 1/3 innings
Mychael Urban, MLB.com
A-Rod's slam pops A's Zito
Randy, Bombers blast off in style
Sam Borden, NY Daily News
YANKEE RIPPERS
A ROD SLAMS A'S IN OPENING NIGHT ROUT
George King, NY Post
Every Yankee Does His Part in Opening Rout
Tyler Kepner, NY Times
Yankees open floodgates on Zito, A's
Bombers tie team Opening Day record with 15-run outburst
Mark Feinsand, MLB.com
When Kenny Macha's at the helm!
I keed. I keed.
Placing the blame on Macha for the ass-raping that took place last night wouldn't be fair. Our boys got pounded like a stripper at a Durham frat party. Nothing the white-haired fool could do about that.
But, honestly, who didn't see that one coming?
Of all the Opening Day scenarios that ran through my little head, NONE of them included our mighty A's winning. I didn't expect the ass whooping that was handed to us last night, but I didn't see how our simple-minded starter and his even simpler-minded manager could navigate us to a victory. I DID think we'd knock around Randy Johnson a little, so I might have to lower my expectations for the offense, but I'm not all that bummed.Now, I WILL be pissed if we lose tonight. It shouldn't even be close.
And God help Macha if he leaves Kennedy in too long.
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Feeble opening argument
A-Rod slams Zito, Yankees overpower A's
Susan Slusser, SF Chronicle
Thomas saves opener from being total loss
Bruce Jenkins, SF Chronicle
Start spreading the blues
Zito, A's destroyed in N.Y. minute
Josh Suchon, Oakland Tribune
Payroll keeps going up
Beane credits Wolff for allowing team to acquire high-priced players
Josh Suchon, Oakland Tribune
Killion: Oakland fails first hype test with N.Y.
Ann Killion, San Jose Mercury News
CROSBY INJURED IN RECORD LOSS
Joe Roderick, Knight Ridder
A's owner in Fremont for meetings
'STADIUM VILLAGE' IS SUBJECT OF TALKS WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS
Barry Witt, San Jose Mercury News
A's Opening Night is more of an opening flop
Paul Gutierrez, Sacramento Bee (Registration Required)
Thomas homers, but A's lose to Yanks
Big Hurt goes deep in first at-bat; Zito chased after 1 1/3 innings
Mychael Urban, MLB.com
A-Rod's slam pops A's Zito
Randy, Bombers blast off in style
Sam Borden, NY Daily News
YANKEE RIPPERS
A ROD SLAMS A'S IN OPENING NIGHT ROUT
George King, NY Post
Every Yankee Does His Part in Opening Rout
Tyler Kepner, NY Times
Yankees open floodgates on Zito, A's
Bombers tie team Opening Day record with 15-run outburst
Mark Feinsand, MLB.com
posted by Roman at 10:45 AM
1 Comments:
Who could've guessed the most uninspiring, dim-witted manager of them all (well, since Dennis Erickson, anyway) could have a team so ill-prepared for opening day? If any one thing stood out, it was a lack of basic readiness for competitive baseball. That's what happens when you approach a game like it's going to be a rainout.
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