A's 7, Indians 3

I hope I didn't jinx Fausto by killing the White Sox with him in "The Show". I don't think I did. I hope. Onto my thoughts:

• EIGHT walks!?!?! That's not a good sign. You have to credit the A's for being extremely patient, and not falling for Fausto's tricky movement on his pitches.
• He's going to bounce back from this. This is a guy who used newspaper for shoes and rocks for baseballs while growing up in the Dominican Republic. I have a feeling he's genuinely upset about this.
• When can we stop using the excuse "it's still early, they'll turn it around"? I know it's only 11 games in, but they've had some time go get into some semblence of a groove. I'm gonna change my excuse and say it's because of the cold/wet weather.
• Is it just me, or does Travis Hafner go 1-4 every game? Now there's a guy we might have to start (keep?) worrying about.
• "How You Doin'" went 1-1 to increase his average to .278. I have a deal for him. If he reaches .300, I will start calling him by his real name again. Until he drops back below .300, then it's back to his sweet nickname.

(Note: While out last night, Tommy said I should probably tell everyone that when we're bored/relaxing, our circle of friends tends to speak in Boston acceents. For example, "let's go to the BAH". We also seamlessly integrate bad Italian accents in with it. It's pretty funny, or annoying, depending on who you are.)

Today they are going to turn it around. They have to go into next week with some momentum. And apparently Jake Westbrook is our best pitcher, so I have a good feeling about it.

I'll be home all day, so I should be posting regularly. LAY-TAH (Boston, again).