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Waking up from a New York Nightmare
Sunday’s series win over the New York Yankees, represented a rarity for the Athletics. The city that never sleeps, has historically left the A’s deprived of much more than forty winks. As…Read More
The Trouble with Angels
My apologies to the Hayley Mills aficionado, who may have inadvertently been directed to this page by the way of a Google search. This article will pay no mind to the 1965 boarding school caper, and will…Read More
The Perception of Roster Depth
In the words of the late, great Douglas Adams: Don’t Panic. During the course of a 162 game season, it’s a known certainty that any given club will face a myriad of injuries through the course…Read More
The Loss of a Legend: Stan Musial 1920-2013
Sometimes the death of a Hall of Fame player like Stan Musial resonates throughout the baseball world. It happened with Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, and Ted Williams, along with many others over the…Read More
Bigger than the Game: Thoughts on Brandon McCarthy
When a line drive rocketed off the bat of the Angels Erick Aybar during Wednesday’s game, I was completely unaware of the ramifications of it’s plight. As the Dominican shortstop made…Read More
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Jump on the Swingin’ A’s Bandwagon
We here at Swingin’ A’s are having a ball writing about our boys in green and gold as they…Read More
Trader Billy And The Deals That Nearly Came To Be
Well, here we are in mid July and your Oakland A’s have clawed and scratched their way back into…Read More
All That Glitters is Gold: A Retrospective Look At the Alternate Uniforms of the Oakland A’s
In the late fall of 2010, rumors arose that the A’s would be changing the look of their…Read More
My Appreciation for Mark Ellis
Each year, the Oakland Athletics participate in the ever popular “Turn Back the…Read More
Become Part of the Swingin’ A’s Crew
If you consider yourself a die hard A’s fan, if you follow the team religiously, if you think you’d…Read More
A’s Video Link
The A’s enter this season as huge underdogs in the stacked AL West, but there was a time when the…Read More
Help Wanted: Join Swingin’ A’s Today!
Hey all you A’s fans! Here at Swingin’ A’s we’re looking to add a few positive,…Read More
Video Of The Week: “Moneyball” Scores Big With Soundtrack
Perhaps one of the best things about Brad Pitt’s movie adaptation of Michael Lewis’ best-selling…Read More
FanSided Names AL Manager of the Year
The votes are in! The baseball side of the FanSided Sports Network voted for AL Manager of the Year,…Read More
Are You Rooting For Chavez This Year?
This past winter the Oakland A’s cut ties with Eric Chavez by declining to pick up his $12.5 million…Read More
Report: Coco Crisp Arrested For DUI
According to the A’s official team site, Athletics’ outfielder Coco Crisp was arrested on…Read More
A’s Brad Ziegler To Speak At Event
Oakland A’s RP Brad Ziegler will be one of a variety of speakers at the 2nd annual Wounded…Read More
2011 Preseason Fantasy All-Division Dream Team
With spring training just weeks away, the FanSided Network has decided to put together a challenge that…Read More
Ex-A’s Pitcher Duchscherer Finds Work In Baltimore
The A’s saw one of their former players sign elsewhere this weekend, as pitcher Justin Duchscherer…Read More
A’s New Year’s Resolution: Stay Healthy
The A’s will enter the new year as an upgraded team thanks to a series of additions this offseason,…Read More
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