Byrnes sits as Thomas gets back-to-back starts in left

[A's Baby Girl]

Makes you wonder why they didnt just trade Byrnes in the off-season

Oakland's lineup was Eric Byrnes-less for the second game in a row, but manager Ken Macha again cautioned reporters not to read anything into it.

According to Macha, the idea had more to do with giving Charles Thomas an opportunity at back-to-back games.

"If we don't get Charles the chance to play a couple of days in a row, we can't see what he can do,'' Macha said.

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[Providence A's]

There's still time for Byrnes to get traded if, errr when, we fall out of the race...along with Dotel and Durazo