Perfect time for an outage, blogger.

RICHARD (7:10 PDT): Anderson is out of the lineup with "left knee problems". Too bad - he's owned Barry Zito in the past (.352, 1 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR).

JOSH (7:15 PDT): What is up with all the stadium name changes? I used to be able to name every stadium. Now Oakland is in McAfee Stadium? Did it change this year? I actually meant to bring this up when the Angels played the Blue Jays. When did they start playing in the Rogers Center? Is that the SkyDome? Or did they move? Meanwhile, Erstad is walked with two outs, bringing up Vlad, who is almost beaned on the first pitch by Zito. I can't tell you how happy I am that Chris Berman is not announcing this game (he has the Texas-Boston game right now). Vlad just walked.

RICHARD (7:18 PDT): Well, that's what happens when you mine the Silicon Valley for your naming rights deal.

JOSH (7:20 PDT): I think this is the first time I have seen Santana pitch.

RICHARD (7:29) That's a bad Kotchman! No first-pitch swinging! Bad!

JOSH (7:30 PDT): That's one of the reasons I am even more confused by the Toronto one. I loved the name SkyDome, so if they renamed it, that sucks. If they changed stadiums, I never heard about it. ESPN or someone needs to put up a stadium translation table before each season begins (of course it would probably become an Insider article).

RICHARD (7:32): I think they renamed SkyDome when the club bought the stadium for a paltry sum (after taxpayers shelled-out $600 million to build the thing, I might add). And here’s another one that didn’t quite go through.

JOSH (7:42): Is it just me, or does Jay Payton look like an asshole?

RICHARD (7:45): Wow. Snap judgement?

Frankly, he's one of the few A's I don't feel some sort of ill will towards. But give it time. I'll get there...

JOSH (7:48): Well, I was looking just at his face, but I am sure the bleach white pants and dark green shirt don't help his case.

RICHARD (7:54): After nearly nailing Vlad in the first inning, Zito doesn't miss in the the 3rd. You know what that means - Chavez gets one between the numbers.

RICHARD (7:56): BENGIE!

JOSH (7:57): Zito got what he deserved with Clutch Flying Molina's double.

JOSH (7:58): Time to watch The Tick. Be back in 30 minutes.

RICHARD (7:59): That show is still on?

JOSH (8:00): It is reruns of the old cartoon series. Play them on Toon Disney 10 PM here (11 PM Pacific).

RICHARD (8:00): The guys over at Halos Heaven were questioning the inclusion of DaVanon in today's lineup. To which I say:

    Since July 1st:
          AVG  OBP  SLG
DaVanon   .250 .441 .409
Rivera    .208 .279 .390
Guerrero  .252 .307 .480

And his numbers against lefties are even more impressive: .556/.652/.778. Now watch him come through with the bases loaded...

RICHARD (8:02): Ok, maybe not so much...

RICHARD (8:05): Adam Melhuse shows why he's always the first trade I make in MVP Baseball 2005. 2-1 Angels in the bottom of the third.

RICHARD (8:22): The problem with the Angels' bullpen: Francisco Rodriguez has only appeared in 40 games to Brendan Donnelly's 44. That's exactly why I was opposed to labeling Frankie as "the Closer".

JOSH (8:30): I am back now. Erstad is showing great patience at the plate right now.

JOSH (8:40): The Angels have worked Zito up to 103 pitches in 5 innings (if he pitches the 6th, it will likely be his last). This has been on the strength of 6 walks.

RICHARD (8:49): GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLL! Landon Donovan puts the Galaxy up 1-0 over Chivas.

Too much on my sporting plate tonight. (If such a thing is possible.)

RICHARD (8:54): Santana has been incredible tonight. I love the fact that he's just pulling back and ripping that fastball by guys when he gets in trouble.

RICHARD (8:59): Galaxy sweep the season series with Chivas. Anybody notice that the only time the Galaxy can win on the road is when "the road" is at home? No, of course not. Because you're all soccer-hating bastards.

JOSH (9:00): He really has. He has had some minor troubles with balls, but he hasn't let it get to him. I am glad I get to watch him on a good day.

RICHARD (9:11): Tie game. Too bad. Magic deserved better than a no decision.

RICHARD (9:14): Goddamit Jeff. You make it real hard to be your lone defender when you do shit like that.

RICHARD (9:17): More of that $8m defense from Cabbie, right Matt?

RICHARD (9:17): Give that fourth run in equal measure to Shields, DaVanon, and Cabrera. I think I'm going to be sick. 4-2 'Tics after seven.

JOSH (9:20): That was annoying. I didn't agree with the decision to take Santana out before that inning (he had only thrown 92 pitches). Give one part of that to Finley, too, for misplaying that double...excuse me, triple. (Why wasn't that a double with error and the other one an infield single rather than an error?)

JOSH (9:35): Joe Morgan just claimed the A's do not want to see Finley bat this inning. Dude, FINLEY SUCKS!

RICHARD (9:37): Wow. That was a pair of horseshit calls. Not only was the pitch well outside, but Brian Gorman displayed an awfully short trigger in tossing out DaVanon. If throwing your bat were grounds for ejection, A-Rod would never make it past the sixth inning.

RICHARD (9:42): To the ninth. Do or die time against Huston Street.

RICHARD (9:44): Rex just said Finley is in a “little slump.”

JOSH (9:44): HOLY HELL!! Joe Morgan was right!

RICHARD (9:45): Yeah, well, he still sucks. 4-3 'Tics.

JOSH (9:48): Morgan or Finley?

RICHARD (9:49): Both. Morgan especially. But Finley more especially.

RICHARD (9:49): Down to our final out. It's Cabbie's time to redeem himself.

GAME OVER: All knotted up again.

RICHARD (9:56): The next time we see Street, Scioscia needs to say something about his feet coming completely off the rubber during his wind-up. Could be of some value down the stretch.