ALDS: A's Win 8-3, Sweep Twins 3-0; Advance to ALCS

[CaliforniaRaisin]

That should be the game right there. The Twins had a perfect opportunity and had a Cubs-like inning.

 

Heh, it would have been truely Cub-like if Kendall had picked off Bartlett.

[soccer10k]

Frank Thomas 2 Twins 1.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Frank Thomas!!~~

[CaliforniaRaisin]

What an awful ballpark.

[soccer10k]

And the A's take down Santana and the Twins in Game 1. That's HUGE.

[Careless]

I'd say that's a giant problem for the twins. A's hve got to be what, 75% favorites now?

[erik316wttn]

All game long the Twins were swinging at the first pitch with RISP and were getting themselves out.

 

The A's didn't beat them. The Twins lost this one themselves.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

All game long the Twins were swinging at the first pitch with RISP and were getting themselves out.

 

The A's didn't beat them. The Twins lost this one themselves.

 

Even if they wait for their pitches, it doesn't mean they score those runs with RISP. The A's also blew a big chance with the bases loaded and 1 out.

[erik316wttn]

All game long the Twins were swinging at the first pitch with RISP and were getting themselves out.

 

The A's didn't beat them. The Twins lost this one themselves.

 

Even if they wait for their pitches, it doesn't mean they score those runs with RISP. The A's also blew a big chance with the bases loaded and 1 out.

 

Well, they certainly helped out Zito. That much is for sure.

 

Interesting stat about Thomas: He homered in his first AB in Spring Training, his first AB of the regular season, his first AB against the White Sox, and his first AB in the playoffs.

[treebird]

WTG A'S

[soccer10k]

http://espn.go.com/i/mlb/profiles/players/5368.jpg

11-9, 4.89 ERA

 

vs

 

http://espn.go.com/i/mlb/profiles/players/65x90/7766.jpg

7-6, 4.22 ERA

 

GO A'S. Although, as we all know, the A's don't usually have a problem winning some combination Games 1-3. It's Games 4 and 5 that give them fits.

[Drew Doughty]

BOOOOOOOOF

[Brian]

I feel dirty... I just laughed at Karl Ravech, he said "The Boof is on fire"

[goonys evil twin]

It's a fruitless discussion, but I kind of sucks for the Twins, and teams like them, that they have to have day games for all their home playoff games.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Loiza? Why not Haren?

[Brian]

Loiza? Why not Haren?

 

Not sure if there is a reason for the ordering but Haren is game 3, Harden game 4.

[treebird]

eric chavez can go to hell

[Andy]

I want to see this series, more than any other, go 5 games.

[Brian]

wow that was quite a play

[Andy]

Hahahaha, Punto dove into first again and is out again.

[Brian]

I think If I was Loaiza, I wouldn't have just walked that cofee incident off like he did.

[Flames24Rulz]

Did anyone else see the coffee incident involving Bradley and Loaiza? :lol:

[Brian]

Now Bradley is getting yelled at by the hitting coach... Is the honeymoon over for Milton?

[Brian]

I know Bradley has a reputation, but man Sut is just tearing into him as if he was in the dugout.

[CoolHandLuke]

Did Karros just say that Marco Scutaro is the A's MVP?