Surfing the web while watching A's vs. Giants on TV.

"Jerome Williams looks like he still needs a note from home to pitch in a night game." Ah, it's so nice that Hank Greenwald gave up being a retiree.

Top of the first, Eric Chavez takes Jerome Williams yard.

If Ed Cossette can complain about Sears, then I can proclaim that I'd rather work side by side with the Poopsmith all day than stand in line to return something at Home Depot. Why must they make it so hard?

I didn't want this: a reason to bring my laptop to the game.

Zito walks Snow. His fastballs are up too high. Grissom pops up on a high 3-1 fastball with Bonds on deck. Then Bonds pops up, too. It didn't take Zito long to rediscover his aim.

Williams' sinker looks good tonight. The Chavez blast didn't leave Williams shaken.

Who is this SB Poet person? Isn't that name taken?

"Mohr struck out 106 times last year, and is not unfamiliar with that walk back to the dugout," says Hank.

Things I never considered before and never will again #298: the fine art of avoiding dishes that clank.

Greenwald on Zito's batting: "Some guys would be happy to hit their weight. Barry would be happy to hit his number."

The other Barry, Bonds, rakes a line-drive double to the wall even though he broke his lumber.

Neifi Perez is worth $6.1 million! Statistics now show it!

This explains everything: a good programmer is a poet.

Zito has a new upright position out of the stretch. A's pitching coach Curt Young is on mic and says Zito thinks it puts him closer to the same motion as his windup. The better posture also gives him a much better pickoff move, it helps take pressure off his knee, and just generally makes him look more handsome.

Just to prove Curt Young right, Zito picks off Cody Ransom.

Oh no! What happened to homestarrunner.com?

Zito is mowing guys down. If you were worried about Zito losing it, be calm.

I've wondered why my poetry is so much better than my prose; now I found a tool that shows me the reason.

I don't agree with all of Will's politics, but I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "curiously nattering philosophy of treason."

Today's trivia: "Six players from the 1989 World Series played for both the Giants and the A's. What are their names?":

Says Hank, "The 1989 World Series, isn't that the one where the underdog Giants took the heavily favored A's all the way to four games?"

Of all the things that happen in April, isn't National Poetry Month is the biggest event?

Barry Zito's pitch selection last year: fastball 55.3%, curveball 22.0%, changeup 22.7%.

Bonds pops up to right on a 3-0 two-out fastball. McMillon drops the ball. Santos, on first, wasn't running hard all the way and gets thrown out at the plate.

Zito goes seven scoreless. He was great.

Ugh. Eric Byrnes gets beaned in the helmet by Leo Estrella. He's lying prone on the ground. Blood is flowing down his head.

Byrnes gets carted off. Good news, it seems there's no concussion, just a nasty cut that bled.

Trivia: if you answered, "Dave Henderson, Stan Javier, Bill Bathe, Kelly Downs, Kevin Mitchell, and Ernest Riles", you were right.

Scutaro makes a nice diving catch in the 9th. I'm rooting for him to win the job at second. Mecir closes it out. A's win 4-0, game over, and good night.