Game Thread: Oakland Raiders @ Seattle Seahawks: The "Please Don't Get Hurt" Game

by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on Aug 29, 2008 8:00 AM PDT

When the Oakland Raiders take on the Seattle Seahawks in Seattle, tonight, I will be at the Coliseum in hopes that Frank Thomas can pass Willie Mac and Ted Williams with one powerful swing and also celebrating Brad Ziegler's record setting performance on the night that the A's have chosen to honor him. If any of you will also be there, then come on by Left Field and say "Hi".

With that being said, I will not be able to Live Blog the game and am wondering if one or a group of you will volunteer to Live Blog it.

Lane Kiffin has already stated that he will NOT be playing any of his regulars tonight, so this game may only be important to a few players "on the fringe" who can show that they will be a force if given 20-30 snaps a game.

Trevor Scott, Jay Richardson and William Joseph are the players that I'd be watching tonight. Each has their own skillset and one of them may NOT make this squad.

Rashard Baker and Hiram Eugene may still be battling for one roster spot as well.

All in all there will be some battles, but, in the long run, tonight's game is nothing more than an EXTRA game and the real news will come out tomorrow when the rosters are cut down.

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My wife just walked in a few minutes ago

and told me she had a great idea, we are going to SF tonight to walk around, and have fun. She is so lucky this is a meaningless exhibition game and that the A’s are out of contention, otherwise I would have a very unhappy wife on my hands. As it is, I smiled happily and told her that I thought it was also a great idea, ( I lied of course). I will set my tape up for the Raider game so that I can do a little scouting later when we get back.
The things I have learned from the mistakes of my last marriage, in the old days, I would have have given the wife the “you must be out of your mind look” which I did many times which I guess is why she now lives in Auburn in a very expensive house I bought for her, indirectly of course. As it is now Saint, you will have to scout the young A’s for me. Why is Emil Brown still playing? Sorry, wrong blog.

by Laoren on Aug 29, 2008 4:13 PM PDT reply actions