A Bad Sweep!:
Well, after the Seattle split, the Hose came into Oakland, hoping to show off their prowess over this lower rung Western Div team. Instead, the Hose got swept, staring with a 6-1 thrashing on Friday nite and ending today in a 3-2 nailbiter. The only common element, other than the losses in each game was the fact that the A's doing the most damage were almost all former Sox players. Reddick, Crisp and Moss all had their way with the Sox hurlers, starting with homers off Dice-K in game 1 by Reddick & Moss, and finishing up with a triple by Crisp, who later scored in today's game. You know it's bad when your personal highlight is Jenn's sister, Sara catching a foul ball in Game 1 (a family first since I caught one at age 8--60 yrs ago--myself at Fenway).
Speaking of the Diceman, he lasted an inning plus and left behind 5-1, ending up back on the DL for a neck issue. Game 2: the Dustman re-tweaked his thumb and was held out of today's contest. About the only positives were Papi's 400th career shot today (22 on the year) and Gonzo's extending of the now 15 game hit streak today. Papi is now 49th on the career list and just seven behind HOF'er Duke Snider.