Thursday 7/13 - Sunday 7/16 A's @ Red Sox

[Providence A's]

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Thursday 7/13 4:05 PM PT Esteban Loaiza vs. Jon Lester
Friday 7/14 4:05 PM PT Barry Zito vs. Josh Beckett
Saturday 7/15 4:05 PM PT Dan Haren vs. Curt Schilling
Sunday 7/16 11:05 AM PT Joe Blanton vs. Tim Wakefield

Series Notes
-Bradley is off the DL
-Johnson was sent to AAA
-Chavez won't play at all this series
-Witasick is already on a rehab assignment
-Kennedy is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment soon
-Harden is seeking a 2nd opinion on his elbow

[Providence A's]

This is a tough series to begin the 2nd half with. And lately we have been sucking at Fenway. Also, the Saturday game is a night game!!! Meaning it won't be the Fox Saturday game of the week here I won't be able to watch any of the games as MLB.tv will have them blacked out

I'm for a split.

[A'sDiehard]

I don't really have a warm and fuzzy feeling about this team right now; in fact it's quite the opposite.

Those aren't the best pitching matchups either.

[Providence A's]

I'm going to try to get tickets on eBay to the Friday game...I've never gotten tickets on there before, but there are a couple that are ending soon that are also cheap...I know people drive up the price on anything ending soon, but I'm just watching it for now...if they're still relatively cheap, then I'll bid.

[Providence A's]

and so it begins tonight...it doesn't look like I'm going to get tickets...they've all been going for more than $100 at the end for $54 tickets

[Providence A's]

nope, no tickets for me...I hate the Red Sox for not announcing ahead of time when all of the tickets would go on sale back in February and I hate eBay for being mildly retarded.

Chavez isn't in the lineup tonight...A's fail to score in the top of the 1st.

[Fishercat]

That's usually when tickets go on sale.

[Providence A's]

right, what I meant was they didn't give a date...I checked in early Feb and nothing...a week went by and they went on sale the day after I had last looked...and poof everything was gobbled up by every Johnny Burger King and scalper in sight

[Providence A's]

no score going into the bottom of the 2nd. The good news is that Lester already has 50 pitches

[Providence A's]

well, 1 - 0 Saux already...Loaiza gave up a ding dong to Lowell

[Providence A's]

and of course after a quick 19 pitch inning, now Loaiza is up to 50 pitches after 2 innings.

1 - 0 Sox.

[Providence A's]

Swisher just hit his 21st homer to tie the game at 1

[A'sDiehard]

Hey, I walk in and Swisher hits a HR.

That said, maybe I can get that warm and fuzzy feeling back.

I Have a 6:30 game and I'd like to leave with a lead.

[A'sDiehard]

Same old chiat from Crosby......

[A'sDiehard]

And Loaiza promptly gives it right back. I don't know if I'm in the mood for this.