I watched the first couple innings. Announcers kept saying Kluber was struggling to find his landing. Most og Corey pitches were high. Hope Nieber has better luck.

Tonight is going much better. We lead 3-0 in third. EE and Lonnie with solo HR AND Lonnie also RBI single.

Now 4-0 on bloop by JK.

Now 4-1, end of 3.

Stretch time, 5-1.

Wow, Ramirez and Perez have stepped it up to the next level!

Maybe having a Ramirez and a Perez on the team already made Neil and Oliver feel comfortable

Now that's 2 less roles we have to go for in a trade (which is a slam dunk to happen).

I think that was the plan, see what we could do internally first. Done - now add a reliever or 2 and be very patient with Miller.

The Central Division affords that luxury - even if it's painful to watch for us fans!

Central Division affords that luxury - even if it's painful to watch

We get to see a lot of wins, but the opposition is so tame it doesn't really prefer us for the post-season.

Apparently it IS possible to hit the ball in Oakland on a Saturday afternoon in the summer.
After two perfect innings by both pitchers, Lindor leads off the 4th inning with a home run.

And Ramirez follows up after Brantley flies out.

Lindor and Ramirez are quite a pair!

Absolutely special. As long as we have those 2 this team will always be a factor.

would anyone have guessed that they'd be sluggers? we're not quite half way through the season and Ramirez has 24 homeruns, second most in the majors, and Lindor has 20.
We expected terrific defense from Frankie and good defense from Ramirez. Jose looked like he could be a 300 hitter with hopefully line drive power. Lindor's offensive ceiling was uncertain.
We have wound up with two of the best infielders in the team's 109-year history.

JoeZ expected a lot from Ramirez but not this much, I imagine!