G-Snarls

Except:

Bautista should probably sit today

Sorry folks but Izturis sucks

Remember when people used to debate who would be better, Trout or Harper? Those debates don't exist any more.

A's stadium lease extension includes promises of upgrades and repairs: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/as-agree-to-lease-extension-at-oco-coliseum-through-2024?ymd=20140703&content_id=82914514&vkey=news_mlb OAKLAND -- The A's and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority have agreed on a 10-year lease extension to keep the club at the Coliseum through the 2024 season. The agreement, announced Thursday morning following a 14-month negotiation period, will be finalized later this month once it's approved by the Oakland City Council and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. "After much diligence and cooperation from both parties, we are delighted to make this announcement today," A's owner Lew Wolff said in a statement released by the club. "We believe this agreement works well for city and county taxpayers, the team, A's fans and all involved. It provides stability for the A's, while also improving fan and player experience with significant upgrades and improvements at the facility." Coliseum Authority chairman Nate Miley was also quoted in the statement, saying, "This is truly a fantastic day for Oakland A's fans, Oakland taxpayers, public entities and the team. By reaching this agreement, both the franchise and the community have charted a course of stability for the next decade. We know that the A's and their loyal, passionate fans will be connected for years to come at the Coliseum site." The deal nearly didn't happen. On Wednesday, it was revealed that four members of the Joint Powers Authority were expected to vote against it, leading Wolff to reach out to Commissioner Bud Selig, who reportedly granted Wolff permission to move the team outside Oakland unless a deal was approved. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Wolff sent an email to Oakland officials at 10 p.m. Wednesday, in which he wrote: "I was informed tonight that Commissioner Selig, due to the possibility of not having the hearing and vote that we were purported to receive from the JPA, that we will immediately be allowed to seek a temporary or permanent location outside the city of Oakland." That email prompted new negotiations, and on Thursday morning, the deal was approved by a 6-2 vote. Among the terms of the new extension is a commitment of more than $10 million by the A's for Coliseum upgrades, including the installation of new HD videoboards, as well as ribbon boards between the field and plaza level at the stadium. The Coliseum Authority will pay for any necessary structural work, and all upgrades and improvements will be completed by the start of next season. The deal permits the team to leave the Coliseum so long as it gives two years' notice and continues paying the lease for the remainder of the 10-year term. The A's do not have to make these payments, however, if they move to another stadium within Oakland.

Rockies To Sign Chris Capuano By Mark Polishuk [July 4, 2014 at 7:47am CDT] The Rockies and left-hander Chris Capuano have agreed on a minor league contract, CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman reports (via Twitter).

The defense suffers so much when he's out it's ridiculous Not just at 3B, but the ripple effect on the rest of the infield is enormous. We now have sub-par defenders at every infield position. (well Kawasaki is normally a decent defender at 2B, don't know what happened to him last night)

Sorry if posted already, but Bryce Harper has been complaining a lot lately. First about hitting 6th, then about playing left field instead of center http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/30/bryce-harper-isnt-thrilled-about-the-nationals-lineup-tonight/ Maybe he should worry more about staying healthy and playing better. He's only played 25 games this year and has ONE home run and a .764 OPS

Merged Hope you don't mind

And they face Lester today before we play Really hoping for a Lester gem and being back in sole possession of first by tonight!!

Not soon enough for my liking ~ 3 more weeks probably

Remember when we used to have good defense? I miss that

Remember when we used to have good defense?? I miss that

He does tend to give up the dingers after walks and bloops hits and defensive miscues

New game plan: LET GOSE CATCH EVERYTHING HIT PAST THE INFIELD

Dammit again Seriously?

Dammit

Perhaps Also Darvish not starting his scheduled game

Dickey should pitch here more often?

Yeah they are tenacious annoying f***ers They're like Boston usually is

Bedard got killed by the Tigers Good. Rays need to cool off.

Here's where the weak bottom 4 kill us

Oakland fans with guns will.start s*** up

This is painful