A’s beat the red sox 5-4 in 11 innings thanks to bobby kielty’s RBI single and his steal that helped him score on frank thomas’ single for the winning run!

FYI: this was kielty’s first steal since july 5, 2005. haha. and thank GOD for that extra run he scored because we needed it!

great pitching by the A’s bullpen! great way to start off the second half! let’s keep the momentum going, fellas!!

this was a strange play and an even stranger picture!

chad gaudin, jason kendall and nick swisher all going for the same ball. gaudin ended up catching but not before knocking swisher to the ground!

milton bradley is coming back tomorrow and that means somebody on the team will be sent down to the minor league and that unlucky person is dan johnson! he REALLY struggled for the first two months of the season but he started to heat up the last few weeks.

but i DO prefer swisher at first base over dj.

update: from susan slusser’s sf chronicle article …

To make room for him, the A’s demoted first baseman Dan
Johnson after the game, but he could be back soon. According to a team
source, the team might be looking to move outfielder Jay Payton, who
was acquired by Oakland in a trade with the Red Sox exactly one year
ago Thursday.

aaah, it’s officially hot stove time for the A’s!

the second half of the season has officially begun!! GOOOOO A’s!!

best of luck to all thirty teams!