Oakland A’s Podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: Giants having tough time hitting homers at AT&T Park; Gossett pitched game of career for A’s Wed night

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San Francisco Giants right fielder Hunter Pence (8) and Oakland catcher Ryan Lavarnway (30) in the seventh inning, during a MLB game between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. Valerie Shoaps/CSM (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)

By Jerry Feitelberg

SAN FRANCISCO–It’s been a very entertaining series the Monday night game between the Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants both teams were in it and the A’s got a grand slam from Marcus Semien off Giants pitcher George Kontos and it put the A’s ahead of the Giants 6-3 and the eventually won that game Monday 8-5.

On Tuesday the Giants had five runs in the first it wasn’t much of a contest at the Coliseum it was 10-4. Then on Wednesday night it was the A’s turn to shine and they had Daniel Gossett pitching what can be termed as the best game of his career going seven innings and they just allowed one run in three hits and was dominate.

Gossett had been throwing up a lot of gopher balls earlier in the season he had given up 11 homers in 47 innings of work which isn’t too terrific but again the Giants just can’t hit home runs in AT&T Park. They did hit three on Tuesday at the Coliseum but they couldn’t hit any on Wednesday night.

The A’s will start Kendall Graveman and the Giants will start Ty Blach catch Jerry with the A’s game recap and Morris Phillips with the Giants recap tonight at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

 

 

Bad home team, poor road team? Meeting of teams in a bad spot goes to the A’s

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Oakland Athletics’ Ryon Healy follows a two-run home run off San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Moore in the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, in San Francisco. The home run was Healy’s 20th of the season. Oakland won the game 6-1. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

By Morris Phillips

The Giants aren’t at home when they’re home.

Nothing demonstrates that issue more succinctly than a 6-1 home loss to the A’s, Major League Baseball’s second-worst road team with a 16-35 record away from the Coliseum, that’s in part due to the inexperience and lack of familiarity with various big league ballparks of the youth-laden Oakland roster.

Oh well to that.

A’s rookie Ryon Healy homered, and fellow rookie Daniel Gossett picked up the win in their AT&T Park debuts. And if home runs are involved, it’s likely the Giants’ opponents are hitting them and the Giants aren’t. That scenario’s surfaced in 55 games this season–last night included–in which the Giants have won just 17.

“I thought we’d come out swinging the bats tonight. We didn’t hit very many balls hard off of (Gossett),” manager Bruce Bochy said. “He pitched a good game. I’ll give him credit.”

A season-high three Giants’ home runs on Tuesday in Oakland–including a five-run first inning–had Bochy and his club optimistic things were improving. But Wednesday was anything but, more like the first four games of the just completed trip, all losses. The lack of hard hit balls Bochy referenced is notable. His club has just two home runs in its last 11 home games, 26 in 52 home games overall. Meanwhile, Giants’ opponents apparently don’t need the fences pulled in. After Healy’s blast, they’ve launched 46 home runs.

Just numbers jumping across the page? Not when the team’s poor home record is taken into account. The Giants are 22-30 at home, the worst such mark in the National League.

Healy’s home run was his first in 24 games, snapping the lengthiest period between home runs in his brief career. But Wednesday provided a clear opportunity for a breakout, any manager with a lineup to compose, and a calculator could see that.

Giants starter Matt Moore had the highest ERA of any qualifying pitcher coming in (5.74) despite a very, encouraging start at Dodgers Stadium his last time out. But the seasong-long view of Moore’s numbers show his struggles with left-handed hitters, and his propensity to issue walks. But the statistical match with Healy jumps off the page: Moore has allowed a major-league worst 50 extra-base hits, and Healy rakes lefties, hitting .372 against them this season.

And the manifestation of all those numbers came in the batting practice fastball from Moore that Healy launched 15 rows into the left field bleachers. Leading 2-0 at the time, Healy’s blast stretched the A’s cushion to 4-0 in the third. Two of the four runs reached base courtesy of Matt Moore’s walks.

With both teams stuck in last place and in full-blown 2018 mode, the game played out as a testimonial of which team’s rebuilding plan had a foundation. Throughout, the future of the A’s appeared intriguing, while the Giants’ blueprint looked outdated.

Centerfielder Denard Span, already showing signs of a decline defensively, put himself in position to catch Matt Chapman’s shot of warning track distance in the first inning, but then watched it bounce off the wall and then back toward the infield.

Oakland’s Chad Pinder had a different experience with Hunter Pence’s bid for extra bases in the sixth. Ranging into the gap, Pinder made a nice over-the-shoulder catch that shut the door on the Giant’s comeback hopes from a 4-1 deficit.

The Bay Bridge Series concludes Thursday with Ty Blach matched against Oakland’s Kendall Graveman.

 

 

 

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: Venezuelan players do not want to go back to their country; Tigers Cabrera threaten with death if he goes back

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Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera (24) reacts to fans during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

By Amaury Pi Gonzalez

LOS ANGELES–Venezuela just had a national election, but it was basically an exercise to solidify the current government of Nicolas Maduro. His party changed the Constituion of Venezuela to his favor. He was affiliated with the late Hugo Chavez. Hugo Chavez is the guy that was a huge fan of Cuba’s communist dictator, the late Fidel Castro. So we all know where this is going. You do not need a Political Science degree from Yale to know that Venezuela has turn to the “left”but not just a little bit…they are going down the path of Cuba.

In other words, expect Venezuela to become another Cuba. The government will ruin everything, and the average citizen will have little say on what happens Venezuela has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. Lago Maracaibo (Maracaibo Lake) is one of the richest oil producing areas in the world. But those riches are no good for the average citizen of Venezuela, if the country continues to be mismanaged.

One of the most famous Venezuelan players is Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera, whom some day after he retires will be enshrined at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Cabrera also was begging the Venezuelan government not to hurt his family and saying he was told by pro-government people he would be killed if he returned to the country. Cabrera has posted in social media his feelings against the Nicolas Maduro government, as well as Francisco Cervelli, Carlos Gonzalez and many other Venezuelan players here in the major leagues.A recent study showed that nearly 75 percent of the population lost an average of 19 pounds, for shortages of food.

They are killing Flaming and Anteaters and God knows what else, to stave off hunger. Venezuelans suffer shortages of the most basic goods, from food to medicine, amid triple-digit inflation and a nearly 80 percent currency collapse in the last year. This is the result of Socialism,Communism.and maybe our colleges and universities here in thre US, should talk about that and tell our young people what does that system of government means for the people who basically lose all their rights to a centralized government. I think that will be much more important that the “Gender Studies”taught today in our school.

I hope and pray for the people of Venezuela. By the way (since somebody asked me recently) all the Venezuelan players are here in the United States legally as residents, who play in the major leagues and used to return to Venezuela in the winter to play ball, some others just to spend the off-season with their families. Others have become US Naturalized citizens.So as far as immigration they could always offer “exile”to the Venezuelan players here in the United States if they wish not to return to their homeland.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the Spanish TV voice for the Angels, the Spanish radio voice for the A’s, and does News and Commentary each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s Wednesday game wrap: Daniel Gossett has the best start of his career as the A’s down the Giants 6-1

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Oakland Athletics second baseman Jed Lowrie (8) hitting a tick in the eighth inning, during a MLB game between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. Valerie Shoaps/CSM (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)

by Jerry Feitelberg

SAN FRANCISCO– The scene shifted to San Francisco for game three of the four-game series. Daniel Gossett started for Oakland, and the Giants countered with lefty Matt Moore. Moore was hoping to have a good outing as he entered the game with a record of 3-10 and has had a disappointing season so far this year. Gossett, on the other hand, also had a slow start in his first year with the A’s. He was hoping to improve on his record of 2-6. Gossett had allowed eleven homers in 47 innings of work. Gossett accomplished both goals as he was superb Wednesday night in San Francisco, Gossett went seven innings and allowed just three hits and one run. His effort had to please Bob Melvin as the A’s won 6-1.

The A’s scored twice in the second inning. Ryon Healy led off with a walk. Matt Moore walked Chad Pinder to put men on at first and second with no out. Matt Chapman followed with a booming double to deep center field that hit off the wall. Healy and Pinder held up as they weren’t sure that the ball would be caught. As a result, only Healy scored. Moore then walked Matt Joyce to load the bases. Ryan Lavarnway hit into a double play and Pinder scored on the play. Moore struck out Gossett to end the inning.

In the third inning, with two out, Moore walked Jed Lowrie. A’s first baseman, Ryon Healy, hit his 20th homer of the season into the seat in left field. There was no doubt about it when it left Healy’s bat. The A’s lead 4-0 midway through the third inning.

The Giants got on the board in the bottom of the fifth. Brandon Crawford started the rally by working Gossett for a free pass. Hunter Pence followed with a double down the left field line to advance Crawford to third. With one out, Gorkys Hernandez hit a sacrifice fly to right field to drive in Crawford with San Francisco’s first run of the game.

The A’s plated two more runs in the seventh inning, Marcus Semien led off with a single, and he scored on a Jed Lowrie double that went into the gap in left-center field. For Lowrie, it was his second double of the game and 32nd of the season. Lowrie advanced to third on a ground out and scored the A’s sixth run when Chad Pinder singled.

The A’s bullpen did the job to preserve the win for Oakland. The A’s used Ryan Dull and Daniel Coulombe in the eighth and Santiago Casilla, the former closer for the Giants, finished the job in the ninth. He retired the first two hitters but then issued a walk to Brandon Crawford. With the A’s fans chanting ” let’s go Oakland” and the remaining Giants’ fans in the stands chanting “let’s go Giants,” Santiago struck out his former teammate Hunter Pence to end the game. Final score 6-1 in favor of Oakland.

Game notes- The A’s improved to 48-60 and the Giants dropped to 41-68. The Giants lost a golden opportunity to pick a game on the Dodgers as LA lost to Atlanta 5-3. The Giants remain 35 games behind LA.

Jed Lowrie and Ryon Healy were the hitting stars for the A’s. Healy had a single and a homer while Lowrie came through with two doubles. The Giants had four singles and a double in the loss.

On a more serious note, the Giants lost a member of their family yesterday when they announced the passing of longtime clubhouse assistant  Daniel Lowenstein. Lowenstein was just 60 years old. He was a very popular figure in the clubhouse, and he will be missed.

The A’s and Giants conclude the four-game series Thursday night at AT&T park Thursday night. Game time is at 7:15 pm.

The A’s Kendall Graveman will start for Oakland. Graveman was on the 10-day DL and will be making his first start since May 19th. The Giants will counter with lefty Ty Blach.

Time of game was two hours and forty-one minutes and the two teams played the third game in a row before a big crowd. Attendance was 40,635.

NFL Podcast with David Zizmor: With a positive 99% CTE rate players thinking futures over; Novato High School varsity team can’t pool together a team

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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TEXAS INSTRUMENTS – Baltimore Ravens lineman and math scholar John Urschel teaches a STEM lesson at Dundalk High School to launch Texas Instruments’ STEM Behind Cool Careers series on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Baltimore. The fun, free activities show students how a solid understanding of STEM subjects is vital for any career, even careers students least expect. (Steve Ruark/AP Images for Texas Instruments)

On the NFL Podcast with David:

1 The recent report of CTE concussion syndrome has many players concerned and though one of the Ravens players John Urschel says he’s quitting football because he wants to go back to working on his doctorate in mathematics. While Urschel requested privacy many have stated he might be resigning after three years in the NFL because he wanted to protect his brain from the hits of the NFL especially after the CTE results showing 11o players out of 111 get CTE after they finish their playing careers.

2 Case in point this could be the tip of the ice berg:  Novato High School’s football team can’t field enough players for their varsity team. Novato has a winning tradition and a number of championships but the recent drop off of players can very well be a result of the CTE report that has parents scared and they will not let their kids play high school football. It might be only a matter of time that the college ranks might suffer in personnel if parents are nervous about their kids getting CTE.

David Zizmor does the NFL podcast each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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That’s Amaury’s Podcast, News, and Commentary: Stephen Curry tuning up for Web.com PGA Tour; A’s can be dealing again real soon

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FILE – In this Oct. 12, 2016, file photo, Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry follows his shot from the 14th fairway of the Silverado Resort North Course during the pro-am event of the Safeway Open PGA golf tournament, in Napa, Calif. Two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry is set to test his golf game against the pros. The Web.com Tour announced Wednesday, June 28, 2017, that Curry, who recently won his second NBA championship with the Golden State Warriors, will play in the Ellie Mae Classic. The event at TPC Stonebrae runs from Aug. 3-6.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

On That’s Amaury’s Podcast:

1 Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry is all the rage but this time on the golf course rather than the basketball court. Curry heads up the Ellie Mae Classic Web.com Tour in Hayward starting this Thursday through Sunday

2 Curry knows that playing in the Ellie Mae he will be swinging with some of the PGA’s best golfers in the world. Curry states that those players are just one step away from going to the next level on the PGA Tour

3 The Oakland A’s  still have Yonder Alonso and Jed Lowrie it’s a question if they should keep their bags packed as it’s August which is an wavier month. The A’s have said that both players are vital towards the end of the season but in this business anyone could be traded

4 The injury to San Francisco Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto is a lot less serious than his injury that Cueto had when he pitched in Cincinnati two seasons back. Cueto this time is suffering from forearm tightness and is expected to be back in a week. He will miss this Saturday’s start against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the Spanish TV talent for the Angels, the Spanish radio talent for the A’s, and does News and Commentary each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

San Francisco Giants Podcast with Michael Duca: Giants need is in their bullpen; still looking for more offense

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AP File Photo: San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto before a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Friday, July 14, 2017, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

On the Giants podcast with Michael:

1 The Giants got a win that they so desperately needed on Tuesday after getting swept in L.A. and dropping the first game of the Bay Bridge series on Monday

2 The Giants Hunter Pence was clutch with his sixth inning three run home run against the A’s the on Tuesday night in the Giants 10-4 win

3 The Giants offense which had been absent in the previous four games came through with three home runs Tuesday night

4  Giant pitcher Johnny Cueto will be missing a start on Saturday due to a forearm tightness. Cueto will be laying off throwing until next week Saturday

5 The A’s will start Gossett and the Giants will start Matt Moore for tonight’s game at AT&T Park Michael talks about the match up for tonight

Michael Duca does the San Francisco Giants podcasts each week  at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

San Francisco Giants Tuesday game wrap: Samardzija goes eight in win 10-4

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San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija works in the first inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

By Jeremy Kahn

OAKLAND-Jeff Samardzija gave the San Francisco Giants bullpen a much-deserved rest, and he dominated his former team, the Oakland A’s.

It was a great night on the hill for Samardzija, as he went eight innings, allowing four runs on six hits, walking just two and striking out five and the Giants defeated the A’s 10-4 before a crowd of 38,871 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

“It’s great to see. It’s who we think we are on a consistent basis,” Samardzija said. “That’s the Giants team we know we are. We’ll keep going at it and keep working. We’ve got a handful of games here along the way to get better and really see what we’re made of.”

Kelby Tomlinson got the ball rolling on the score board, as he singled to right field to score Gorkys Hernandez for the first of the five runs that the Giants would score in the inning.

After Brandon Belt reached on a Yonder Alonso fielding error, the flood gates opened for the Giants, as Buster Posey singled to right field to score Tomlinson and Belt advanced to third base.

A’s starting pitcher Sean Manaea finally was able to record an out, as he got Brandon Crawford to ground into a force play that scored Belt from third base.

It was a short night for Manaea, who went just three innings, allowing six runs (two of them earned) on nine hits, walking one and striking out one.

Nick Hundley drove in the final two runs of the inning, as he slammed a two-run home run into the left field bleachers to give the Giants their most runs in the first inning since the 2014 season.

In all, Manaea threw 40 pitches in that fateful first inning that saw the Giants bat around, as they scored five runs on five hits.

“It was nice. I can’t tell you the last time we scored five in the first,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “(Things) haven’t gone well, but the offense has really done a pretty good job.”

Alonso got the A’s on the board in the bottom of the first inning, as he singled to centerfield to score Marcus Semien. It could have been more, but Matt Joyce was thrown out at third base by Hundley after he doubled to lead off the inning against Samardzija.

Posey picked up his second hit in as many at-bats in the second inning, as he doubled to left field to score Belt, who singled with one out in the inning.

The A’s narrowed the lead down to 6-2 in the bottom of the second inning, as Matt Chapman walked, went to third on a Samardzija throwing error and then scored on a Joyce sacrifice fly.

Belt led off the top of the fourth inning with his 17th home run of the season, just one shy of his career high of 18 that was set during the 2015 season.

Joyce got some sort of redemption in the bottom of the fifth inning, as he hit a two-run home run. It was the 14th home run of the season for Joyce.

That would be the closest that the A’s would get, as Hunter Pence hit his eighth home run of the season, a three-run shot off of A’s reliever Michael Brady. It was the eighth home run of the season away from AT&T Park.

NOTES: With the Bay Bridge Series moving to San Francisco, the Giants will send Matt Moore to the mound, while the A’s will send Daniel Gossett to the mound.

The 35 games that the Giants trail the Los Angeles Dodgers is the largest deficit that the Giants have trailed a first-place team since they trailed the 1946 St. Louis Cardinals.

Mark Melancon started for Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday, and pitched one inning and threw 15 pitches, including a walk and induced an inning-ending double play. Johnny Cueto was forced to leave his rehab start for San Jose to a tight right forearm. Prior to leaving the game, Cueto went three innings and threw 34 pitches.

Oakland A’s Tuesday game wrap: The Giants score early and often, crush the A’s 10-4

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San Francisco Giants’ Hunter Pence, right, is greeted by Buster Posey after hitting a three-run home run off Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Michael Brady during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

by Jerry Feitelberg

OAKLAND- The San Francisco Giants snapped a four-game losing streak as the downed the A’s by a score of 10-4. The A’s starter, Sean Manaea, just didn’t have it as he gave up six runs and nine hits in just three innings of work. The A’s manager Bob Melvin removed Manaea after the third inning. Michael Brady pitched the last six innings of the game, and he was roughed up for four runs and five hits. The Giants’ Jeff Samardzija, a former Oakland Athletic, won his sixth game of the year. He pitched eight innings and four runs, one of which was unearned, and allowed just six hits. He walked two and struck out five. His record is now 6-11 for the year and Manaea’s drops to 8-6. The game summary follows below.

The Giants jumped all over Sean Manaea in the first inning. The Giants scored five runs ( only one was earned) on five hits and one big error by Yonder Alonso. Gorkys Hernandez led off with a double to left. Kelby Tomlinson followed with a soft single to right field that plated Hernandez. Brandon Belt hit a grounder to first that Alonso usually handles with ease. However, he committed the error, and that opened the floodgates. Buster Posey singled to drive in Tomlinson with the second run. Brandon Crawford hit into a 3-6 fielder’s choice, and Belt scored on the play. The next hitter, Nick Hundley homered with Crawford aboard to give the Giants a 5-0 advantage.

The Giants batted around as they sent ten men to the plate in the inning. The A’s responded by getting on the board in their half of the first. Matt Joyce doubled to right leading off. Joyce, much to the dismay of A’s fans, made a base running blunder. With Marcus Semien at bat, the ball bounced in the dirt and appeared to get by Buster Posey. Posey spotted Joyce on the move and nailed him at third for the first out. Semien singled, and Khris Davis walked to put men on at first and second. Alonso singled to drive in Semien with the A’s first run. The A’s trail 5-1.

The Giants tacked on another run in the second on doubles by Belt and Posey. The A’s got the run back when Samardzija walked Bruce Maxwell. Maxwell went to third when Samardzija made a throwing error on a ball hit by Jaycob Brugman. Joyce hit a sacrifice fly to left. The Giants lead 6-2 after two.

The Giants increased the lead in the fourth. Michael Brady replaced Sean Manaea on the hill for Oakland. The first batter he faced, Brandon Belt, greeted him with a blast into the seats in right field. The A’s, to their credit, tallied two in the bottom of the fifth. Jaycob Brugman led off with a single and scored when Matt Joyce hit his 14th homer of the year. The A’s trail 7-4 heading into the sixth.

The Giants appear to have broken open the game. In the sixth, Kelby Tomlinson led off with a triple to right field. Brady retired Belt for the first out. The A’s gave walked Posey intentionally, but the strategy backfired as Hunter Pence slammed his eighth home run of the season to give the Giants a commanding 10-4 advantage.

Jeff Samardzija did not allow another run, and he left after the eighth inning. Josh Osich pitched the ninth for the Giants. Giants win 10-4.

Game Notes- The Giants’ Kelby Tomlinson, Gorkys Hernandez, Buster Posey, Brandon Belt, Hunter Pence, and Nick Hundley all had key hits in the game. The A’s one bright spot was a two-run dinger off the bat of Matt Joyce. Belt, Hundley, and Pence all homered for the Giants, and it was the first time since June 22nd at Atlanta when the Giants had three homers in a game.

The A’s are finished the five-game homestand with a record of 3-2. The scene shifts to AT&T Park for the next two games between the Bay Area Rivals

There was another big crowd on hand to watch the game. Attendance was announced at 38,891.

The pitchers for Wednesday’s game will be between the A’s Daniel Gossett (2-6, 5.74 ERA) and Matt Moore (3-10, 5.74 ERA). Both pitchers are struggling and should be interesting to see if one or both can have a good game. The game in San Francisco will start at 7:15 pm and since it will be in a National League park there will be no designated hitter.

Oakland A’s Podcast with Charlie O: Gray says he’s happy being on the biggest stage; Rosales will be a big help for D-Backs

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AP photo: New York Yankees starter Sonny Gray met with the media on Tuesday and said he was happy to be on baseball’s biggest stage. Gray is schedule to make his first start for the Yankees on Thursday.

On the A’s podcast with Charlie O:

1 Adam Rosales expected to provide some depth and hitting for the Arizona Diamondbacks and he should break out anytime as the Diamondbacks chase for a spot in post season play. The A’s get right hand pitcher Jefferson Meija and it’s the A’s hopes that Meija can help the pitching staff out.

2 The New York Yankees Sonny Gray says he’s happy to be on the big stage and that he hopes to contribute to the Yankees and their post season hopes. Gray has the stuff to be a 20 game winner. Like almost everyone says if you get too good on the Oakland A’s chances are your not going to stay long.

3 With the A’s dealing Gray, Rosales, also Ryan Madson and Sean Doolittle the two veterans who could go during the waiver deadline is Jed Lowrie and Yonder Alsono

4 Outside the A’s story is baseball’s biggest story Pete Rose who has recently been accused of having a young girl back in 1973 at the age of 14 to be trafficked to his Cincinnati home. The woman now identified as Jane Doe said Rose had sex with her and has retained John Dowd a Washington lawyer who also led a previous investigation against Rose in his gambling on baseball. The statute of limitations for rape and sexual battery cases is 25 years. For DNA evidence an additional five years. In this case the statute of limitations has run out.

Charlie O does the Oakland A’s podcast each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com