Hiatus explained, and who the hell are these guys??

So it's been over two weeks since I've posted on here. No need to worry; I haven't abandoned the A's. I've just been in the process of a move from Colorado to Wisconsin.

Right now I'm staying at a hotel with crappy internet so I still can't stream video to watch MLB.tv games or highlights. So I'm quite crippled as far as A's access goes. I guess you could say I'm on the DL.

I guess if that's the case, I hanging out on the bench with Rich Harden and Milton Bradley (no surprise) and what? Is that Mike Piazza over there? Crap, it is. He's out until at least mid-June.

The last game I watched was Dallas Braden's debut in Baltimore. This was the game in which Nick Swisher got hurt running the bases, and Marco Scutaro played right field. Yikes.

I'm glad to see Swisher has made his way back and with a vengeance, clubbing some big home runs in the past couple games. And, in the wake of the injuries and outfield depletion, we've got a couple of a new guys - one hitting .333 with a home run (Jack Cust) and another who has gotten a hit and scored a run in each game he has played wearing green and gold (Chris Snelling).

With all the DL action and new guys in the clubhouse, you wouldn't expect this team to be over .500 - but they are! This motley crew sits at 16-15 and in first place in the AL West going into tonight's game with the Royals.

We've seen worse Aprils and Mays than these with everyone healthy. There is no need to fear for the A's; they're hanging in there just fine.