4/7/05: Haren vs. Bedard

[A's Baby Girl]

Oakland at Baltimore

April 7, 2005: Camden Yards, 4:05 PT

vs
Haren: 0-0, 0.00Bedard: 0-0, 0.00

Lineups

Oakland Athletics

Baltimore Orioles

1. Mark Kotsay

1. Brian Roberts

2. Eric Byrnes

2. David Newhan

3. Jason Kendall

3. Melvin Mora

4. Eric Chavez

4. Miguel Tejada

5. Bobby Kielty

5. Sammy Sosa

6. Erubiel Durazo

6. Rafael Palmeiro

7. Kevin Ginter

7. Javy Lopez

8. Nick Swisher

8. BJ Surhoff

9. Marco Scutaro

9. Jay Gibbons

[A's Baby Girl]

Updated to include lineups...

Why the hell is Kendall in the third spot? He's struggled to begin the season and he doesn't have the power to bat there in the first place. He's a 1 or 2 hitter, a table setter...

And why is Kielty batting before Ruby? How idiotic.

[Providence A's]

Is Durazo playing first base? He must be because there's 4 outfielders in the lineup unless Swisher is playing first...Kendall is a 2 hitter...Kotsay is a leadoff. Durazo had the most RBIs (67) last year out of the 6 spot in MLB

[A's Baby Girl]

Swisher is playing first

[Providence A's]

good because Durazo isn't a very good fielder

[A's Baby Girl]

And I understand Durazo being productive but Kielty batting before him?? That just doesn't sit well with me. It's a new season and all but Kielty hasn't impressed me up to this point. Has he given up switch hitting?

[A's Baby Girl]

1-1

Swisher flied out to end the top half

I'm watching the game

[A's Baby Girl]

Looks this game will go to rain delay soon...

Bottom of the 2nd, Palmeiro leading off

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3-1 on Palmeiro

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BRB eating

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Ok I'm back

Kots made a great basket catch

End of the 2nd

1-1

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Scutaro leading off the third

[A's Baby Girl]

I'm done with the game thread for now. If someone wants to continue it, be my guest. I'll be back later

[redsrbetter]

So whats up with the rivalry in the making? I saw what transpired yesterday and now today with all the hit batsmen. Cabrera really had to do that on purpose yesterday.

[browntown653]

Wow, that is a pretty good Orioles lineup if Javy Lopez is batting 7th.