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For the next few months we are hosting a Rotary exchange student from Japan. This past weekend we watched his soccer game. One of the fun things about sports photography is I don’t know what I am going to end up with. When the action happens I just fire off a bunch of shots and hope for some good photos in the end. I thought this pic was particularly fun.
My A’s continue to roll. Milone threw six scoreless innings last night to win his third start in a row. Oakland has won six straight against Cleveland. The A’s now have the third best record in the American League even though non-A’s baseball fans would be hard pressed to name more than two guys on the team.
I can see why Colon would use testosterone. Low sense of well-being is one symptom of low testosterone and Colon certainly isn’t going to win any beauty pageants. One of the benefits of using testosterone is a reduction in weight for the obese. It’s a shame that testosterone didn’t seem to work for Colon yet he still got the ban.
I took today’s photo earlier this month at an Oakland A’s game, two days after Colon threw 8 scoreless innings against Toronto and three days before he allowed zero earned runs in 7 innings versus the Angels.
Why superman? See my prior post, and here is a video of him dislocating his shoulder and then popping it back into place.
Did he get taken out of the game and go on the DL? No, instead Inge put his shoulder back in place all by himself. Then he took a few practice throws and the game continued. Finally, in the top of the 8th inning, with men on first and third, two outs, and the score tied 7-7, Inge delivered what would become the game-winning hit.
On my way home from my road trip to see Iron Maiden I took in my third A’s game of the year. Three games in one year are the most A’s games I’ve attended in a single season since the early 1980s (when I used to go to dozens a year). In fact, I don’t think I saw three A’s games in person in total after 1986 and before 2012.
My Oakland A’s have been crazy good this past month, moving from playing under .500 baseball to the third best record in the American League. They have, by far, the best record in baseball during July. Last night their offense came to life in Toronto, beating the Blue Jays 16-0. Next Saturday I’m going to see them in Oakland against the very same Toronto Blue Jays. I can’t wait.
Today’s photo is of Josh Reddick, who has been one of the few bright spots in Oakland’s offense. I took this back in April in Anaheim. Reddick is currently slugging more than 50 points above his career average, which is saying a lot since he has moved from hitter-friendly Fenway Park to the pitching heaven of Oakland.