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Ok, the A's and Tigers are both stupid in terms of their series rotation. A's are going Zito, Loaiza, Haren, Harden; Tigers are going Robertson, Verlander, Rogers, Bonderman. Bad for the A's because this means Harden will only be able to pitch one game, a game in which he will probably rusty because he hasn't pitched since the last day of the regular season.
Bad for the Tigers because if they would start Verlander, Rogers and Bonderman the first three games, they'd all be on regular rest and Rogers would get to pitch in Oakland Coliseum where he has dominated throughout his career. Robertson would get too much rest but he's the worst of their starters anyway.
They should've gone with:
1: Zito vs. Verlander
2: Loaiza vs. Rogers
3: Harden vs. Bonderman
4: Haren vs. Robertson
5: Zito vs. Verlander
6: Loaiza vs. Rogers
7: Harden vs. Bonderman
Harden vs. Bonderman should be cool though, they were once the top 2 A's prospects.
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