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Odds And Ends On A Cloudy Thursday

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Where you are it may or may not be cloudy and for that matter it may or may not be Thursday. But I’m not here to discuss the weather — I am, however, here to discuss the Oakland A’s.

A couple random notes from the Eyeball Scout before the A’s try for a series sweep in Cincinnati...

Corners Too Deep?

As the Houston Astros were making the leap from bottom feeders to perennial division winners, a change was seen not just in the standings (or heard near the garbage can lids). Right handed batters were hitting to right fielders who were playing shallower and cutting off a lot of potential hits in front of them.