Out to the Ballgame

[sanjosefuji]

On Saturday, I went to my second A's game of this season with my friend and watched them take on the Toronto Blue Jays.

We arrived three hours early to ensure we secured our Hello Kittybobbleheads. This year she donned her catcher's gear and even though I'm not a HKfan, I've got to admit it's a pretty sweet bobble:

They opened the gates a little earlier than normal, so we were able to walk around the Coliseum, grab some grub, and catch somePokemon:

Okay... I should clarify something. I don't playPokemon Go... but I helped my friend catch this Venonat. I guess the O.Co is a Pokemonhotspot, so there were a bunch of fans with their phones out catching Pokemon. Talk about a smart marketing ploy.

The game itself was close. Sonny Graycontinued to struggle on the mound. The Blue Jays reached base safely or scored a run in each of the six innings against Gray. Thankfully Khris Davis and rookieRyon Healy provided enough run support to notch Gray his 4th win of the season. Last season, it took him only six games to reach his 4th win. This year? Seventeen.

Speaking of Mr. Healy... his first MLB hit was a home run, which came in the bottom of the 2nd against 2012 NL Cy Young AwardwinnerR.A. Dickey. Healy was featured on his very own Topps Now card, but I just couldn't get myself to pay the $9.99price tag... although maybe I'll eventually pick one up on eBay.

Justin Smoak made things really interesting in the 9th, when he hit a leadoff home run off of Ryan Madson.

Thankfully he didn't suffer his 6th blown save of the year... and I was able to relive one of my favorite childhood pastimes and listen to Kool and the Gang at the end of the game.

By the way... I'm not sure if anyone out there watches MLS... but later that night the Earthquakes played Toronto FC and played with only 9 players for the better part of the second half. However they somehow managed to keep the score close and in the 70th minute...

Simon Dawkins scored what turned out to be the game winning goal. Very... very cool. Talk about an exciting day for Bay Areasports.

I hope all of you have a great week. Happy Monday and sayonara!

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