...all of which are named Billy Beane.

The A's are in town. If this was 12 year old Boyd, I'd be excited because the Juice Monsters were coming to town. Adult Boyd is not so excited to see Choakland come to town, though.

There are injuries. Brandon McCarthy pitches tonight. Other stuff will happen.

I'm not looking up the pitching matchups or numbers, because, well, someone else can do the leg work.

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Here are the mound matchups for this weekend:

TONIGHT: 7:10P, Comcast SportsNet Chicago & 670 The SCORE/White Sox Radio Network
OAK: 32 Brandon McCarthy (RHP) (6-3, 2.54 ERA) vs. CHW: 34 Gavin Floyd (RHP) (8-9, 4.43 ERA)

SATURDAY: 6:10P, WGN-CW9/WGN America & 670 The SCORE/White Sox Radio Network
OAK: 57 Tommy Milone (LHP) (9-9, 6.31 ERA) vs. CHW: 58 Francisco Liriano (LHP) (3-10 w/MIN, 0-0 w/CHW, 5.03 ERA Overall)

SUNDAY: 1:10P, CSNC & 670 The SCORE/White Sox Radio Network
OAK: 11 Jarrod Parker (RHP) (7-6, 3.55 ERA) vs. CHW: 49 Chris Sale (LHP) (13-3, 2.59 ERA)

Sox are defeated in the majority of the series.

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OAK: Best record in AL since July 1st. They're hotter than the weather lately.

It's been cool this week.

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I was referring to the NATIONAL Weather, TP. I hope the Tigers like the heat & humidity of Arlington, TX this weekend vs. the Rangers. Have fun with that!

I haven't been following .... is he already called up and playing?

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Yeah.

He was an All-Star I think.

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I thought he was as well. #52 for the A's I do believe...

The lineups are in for the first of 3 this weekend. Here's how the White Sox will deal with Oakland's Brandon McCarthy:

CHW:
30 Alejandro De Aza CF (L)
20 Kevin Youkilis 3B (R)
32 Adam Dunn 1B (L)
51 Alex Rios RF (R)
12 A.J. Pierzynski C (L)
10 Alexei Ramirez SS (R)
24 Dayan Viciedo DH (R)
7 Jordan Danks LF (L)
15 Gordon Beckham 2B (R)
Starting Pitcher: 34 Gavin Floyd

As for the A's vs. Floyd:

OAK:
4 Coco Crisp CF (S)
19 Jemile Weeks 2B (S)
16 Josh Reddick RF (L)
52 Yoenis Cespedes LF (R)
22 Chris Carter 1B (R)
37 Brandon Moss DH (L)
7 Brandon Inge 3B (R)
36 Derek Norris C (R)
2 Cliff Pennington SS (S)
Starting Pitcher: 32 Brandon McCarthy

How in the hell has that lineup won 60 games?

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Really. IN Oakland no less.

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Which one? Both the A's & White Sox come into tonight's game with 60 wins.

The A's

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Top 4 guys are good....or will be regarding Weeks

Jemile Weeks...He's the brother of the Brewers' Rickey Weeks, but having a down year for the A's.

Well I was actually going to watch this game because another thread pointed out to me that Cespedes was apparently in the league, but perhaps not since they can't get out of the first fucking inning without idiot Hawk pissing and moaning about Billy Beane .... incidentally, what did I miss that was so fucking great that Hawk did when he was the Sox GM?

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Hey pal if you dont think extending Fisk' career a few more years by putting him in left field thereby enabling him to bang more quiff outside his marriage while still being thought of as such a principled dude doesnt mean anything I have no hope for your understanding of the game. Good Night.

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Gavin "Cluster-Fuck" Floyd

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team Mully & Hanley
team Meatpants

(this one I got on my own)

Actually, I might give him credit for putting some of their games on ONTV for a season fee .... if he had the idea that is.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Oh, so that's where the "..... in loving memory of Ursula" gimmick comes from ....

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Isn't ironic that so many guys who start for the A's were drafted by the Sox when Beane is so superior to Kenny?

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Wow! Pretty cool. Had a feeling he was gonna end it there.

Good for him.

Fun game to watch.

Awesome way to get your first HR.

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Winning Batter Jordan Danks!

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Carter, McCarthy,....?

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That was just yesterday. He's had Gonzales, Sweeney, and others as well. How can every guy be good only when he plays for Beane?

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don