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Ross Clips Angels’ Wings, A’s Win 5-0

Tyson Ross continued to be a different pitcher at Angels Stadium as opposed to pretty much anywhere else in the Major Leagues.  There doesn’t seem to be any logical explanation to Ross’s success…Read More

Gomes is Where the Heart is

The 2012 Oakland A’s have displayed a hustle and resiliency that has been sorely lacking since…well let’s say 2006. Take for example, Saturdays extra inning victory in Tampa Bay. Facing…Read More

WinnInge! Brandon Slams Streak to 3!

Well, that was fun wasn’t it? Some might call it, Inge-oyable!  I’ll stop the puns there before I make everyone’s eyes roll back in their heads.  The A’s managed to grab victory…Read More

Random Ramblings For May

All the odds and ends that were too odd to end up in the monthly Rewind and Fast Forwarding posts. COLD BATS AT THE HOT CORNER * Now that we’re a few games into the Brandon Inge Era at third base we…Read More

Knee-Jerk Reaction: East Bay businesses push to keep A’s, pitch new ownership

There are special moments for thoughtful reflection about new developments with the Oakland A’s … and then there are moments like these where I only have time for a quick post. If you’re an A’s…Read More

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Yoenis and Me, A Love Story

It has been a couple weeks since I’ve made my presence felt here on Swingin’ A’s.…Read More

Fast Forwarding Through May

Sizing up what’s on the horizon for the guys in white shoes as the calendar turns to May. * May looks…Read More

April Rewind

Taking a moment to look back at a month in the land of green and gold. HIGHLIGHTS * Yoenis Cespedes.…Read More

Brandon Moss: Hitting Machine

While the A’s spent much of last Thursday enjoying a cross country flight to Baltimore as they…Read More

Triple Play: Sizing up the trade bait

Welcome to Swingin’ A’s Triple Play where we field one subject and turn it into three possible outcomes.…Read More

The Need for Organizational Depth at Third Base

  With the A’s returning home fresh off a triumphant series win in Anaheim against the Angels, The issues of Josh Donaldson‘s offensive and defensive struggles have stood out like a sore…Read More

Score Athletics Tickets With FanSided And Tiqiq

The 2012 season is here and our ticket partners at TiqIQ are here to make sure you’re getting the best deals every day on A’s games.  You can see every deal for every game here:  http://tiqiq.us/AQC In…Read More

Trying to look at San Jose and the A’s from the Giants’ point of view

  The A’s unresolved ballpark situation/quixotic quest for San Jose continues to drag along at a snail’s pace and what currently appears to be a road to nowhere is littered with minor annoyances…Read More

Where in the World is Fautino De Los Santos?

  With a weeks worth of games now in the books, our hometown heroes head to Seattle to start their first road trip of the young season. As the state of the bullpen seems to be solidifying with the…Read More

The Alienation Of A Fanbase: 95.7 The Game

It’s no secret that the A’s have been the nomads of the Bay Area radio market for as long as we can remember.  Seemingly switching from flagship station to flagship station as every season…Read More

Bruce Chen Pitch F/X and Scouting Report

Bruce Chen gets the nod for the visitig Royals in the final game of a three-game series, as the A’s look to avoid the sweep. Let’s take a look at Chen and put together a plan of attack. Basics 6’2″…Read More

Bidding adieu to Brandon Allen

      Last week, I boldly stated in Sean Davis’s Prognostications from the Swingin’ A’s Crew, that Brandon Allen would be a key to the A’s success in 2012. Today,…Read More

2012 Opening Night: A Night of Unusuals

My balance has been way off kilter for the last 12 hours or so, can’t walk straight, can’t see straight.  No, it’s not due to over indulgence of adult beverages at the O.co Coliseum…Read More

Coco Crisp honored in Chia, Don Zimmer as a stuffed bear … A celebration of ballpark promotions

If you made it out to the ballpark tonight for the A’s home opener you came away a little disappointed after witnessing what promises to be one of many losses for the guys in green and gold in 2012.…Read More

Prognostications From the Swingin’ A’s Crew

  No doubt about it the A’s are in a major transition phase in the franchise’s history.  It’s no secret the A’s are in a quagmire of bureaucracy and politics that has put…Read More

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