The "Fit As Many Pitchers Into The Ninth As Possible" Game! Whoo!

Soooo close to removing ourselves from the bottom of the pile..

Street's injury is really hurtin' us, that or Macha's stupid decision making. Even with Duchscherer's frequent apperances, I was almost certain I'd be seeing him out there when the bottom of the ninth came around. The momentum Seattle had once Macha FINALLY decided to put the Duke in the game, well, pretty much dismantled any shot of the save. Not to mention the runners on second and third.

Let me just say, however, Dan Johnson continues to impress and impress some more. His defensive abilities should keep Hatteberg from playing any significant first base time for the rest of the year. Keep Johnson there, and if he needs a day off, stick Swisher at first. He's made some web gems over there as well. Oh, and if Durazo ever comes back, be sure to never have him on the field to play first. His defensive skills are downright sad and pathetic. I don't want to hear about "let's see you..blah blah..do what they do..blah blah". Obviously I'm not going to do a better job, but this guy has tons of time and ability, as well as professional coaches to work with on this kind of thing. Give me a break.

Thanks to Zito for pitching another great game and making it enjoyable for me to stay up till 1 a.m. and watch a game with anybody vs. Jamie Moyer. The curve was sick. It's a shame he was robbed of another win. I saw this funny post on the Scout.com A's board where a guy went ballistic, calling for everytime Macha makes a stupid bullpen decision to cost a game, the pitcher who fails to record the win as a result, gets to smack the, well, you know, out of him. Sounds like a very professional and interesting method to me.