[Official] A's @ Astros

We are inches away from another perfect game bid. Both our hits were just out of the reach of Crisp and Lowrie.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>All 4 starters to face <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Astros">#Astros</a> this year have set or matched their career hi for Ks. Harrison (9), Darvish (14), Ogando (10), Strally (8).</p>&mdash; Adam Wexler (@awexler) <a href="https://twitter.com/awexler/status/320362263833899008">April 6, 2013</a></blockquote>
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This man doesn't mind......

 

And Ankiel can't throw from the mound to the catcher...

That is freaky.

 

I figured out whats gone wrong

 

Fire the hitting coach.

 

Time for Rockets

 

What happened when the Astros loaded the bases in the 8th with 2 outs?

Brett Wallace.....


flied out.

 

Darnit, they keep this up ole jimbo ain't ever gonna let us watch

 

We left in the top of the 6th, got home and the damn game was still on! Jeez that was brutal. Futility...thy name is Astros.

On the bright side, the stadium rebranding looks pretty dang good. Just about makes you forget there ever was burnt red...and I loved that look.

 

13 more K's tonight. Ties a season low. 56 K's on the season.

 

Opening a can on the 2010 D-Backs. They were at 32 strikeouts through 4 games.

The A's last year struck out 31 times through 4 games.

 

Also, more on Alex White's Tommy John surgery:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Astros">#Astros</a>' Alex White will undergo Tommy John surgery on Thursday. Will be performed by Dr. James Andrews.</p>&mdash; Brian T. Smith (@ChronAstros) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChronAstros/status/320402265980682242">April 6, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Our bullpen pitched over half the game, and did not record a strikeout.

 

Tank thy plan is working.

3 number one picks in a row.

 

They're the other team scraping the bottom of the barrel with their payroll, though they're still spending $15 million more than us. Our is so low that the team with the 3rd lowest payroll is still spending more than twice what we are and the team with the 7th lowest is spending three times as much.

 

Thats because they overpaid Nolasco a couple years ago. They are kind of where we were last year.

 

To be fair to Wallace stranding the bases loaded, he didnt strike out.

That is noticeable improvement and should lock him in as one of our stars for the next two years.

Singleton better find a new position.