Dan Johnson hit his first big-league homer and the A's have a chance tonight, with Barry Zito going against Jamie Moyer, to get out of the basement! Oakland's finally winning the games they should be winning, and they're doing it with decent offense and good pitching, as they should be. They'd have to reel off a preposterous hot streak to get back into the actual race, but if they play like they're capable of for the rest of the season, they'll at least finish with a respectable record.

Who needs Erubiel Durazo and Octavio Dotel anyway?

Ideally, stats updates, plus some thoughts on law school, should be coming.