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Join Us and Jeff Francoeur in Celebrating Bacon Friday! Presented by RF 149 and Bacon Tuesday

Friday, May 17, 2013 marks the third edition of the now annual Bacon Tuesday festivities.  In case you haven’t figured it out already, this year’s edition is taking place on Friday night because…Read More

Tonight is Josh Hamilton Appreciation Night

We all recall vividly, game 162 in Oakland, the day the Athletics shocked the world and won the AL West.  It was an incredible week of baseball leading up to that moment.  Having already clinched a spot…Read More

The Time For Talk Is Over, A’s Set Forth on 2013

It’s been a long time coming, October 11th, 2012 really was a long time ago.  That was the last time we got to see the Athletics in a game that truly meant something.  Tomorrow night, the A’s…Read More

The A’s Are A Young Spirit

The A’s are a young, exciting, and rather lively team. Their inexperience does not faze them, but rather motivates them to prove their skeptics that they do belong in the majors.The defending AL…Read More

Yoenis Cespedes and the Stuff of Legend

It’s been a while since I’ve written about the simple fact that the sky is not nearly high enough for the limit to Yoenis Cespedes‘ potential.  As Billy Beane has shuffled things around…Read More

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My Athletics Valentine: Brandon Moss

I’ll be the first to admit that my affection for Brandon Moss strays far from the ranks of rationality.…Read More

While We’re All Watching Super Bowl XLVII…

Baseball season is upon us people.  The Oakland Athletics are about to begin the process of defending…Read More

Bobby Crosby and The Trip to Bizarro Baseball World

Let’s take a trip back in the Athletics time machine shall we?  We are going to go back to the…Read More

Baseball Is Right Around the Corner

As we prepare to say a final goodbye to 2012 and venture into 2013, it seemed appropriate to point out…Read More

2013 New YeAr’s Resolutions: Win The Whole Frickin’ Thing

There really isn’t a more lofty goal than that.  And it’s hardly something you can have…Read More

2013 New YeAr’s Resolutions: #BernieLeanIn13

After the 2012 season none of us will ever see the “Weekend At Bernie’s” movies in…Read More

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Everyone at Swingin’ A’s

Just wanted to pass along a quick well wishes to everyone out there who makes Swingin’ A’s…Read More

Santa’s Oakland A’s Naughty or Nice List: Volume 3

Well as you probably figured out by now, we all survived the apocalypse that was supposed to wipe us…Read More

Santa’s Oakland A’s Naughty or Nice List: Volume 2

Last night I unveiled some unprecedented classified information when I showed you all some of Santa Claus’s…Read More

Santa’s Oakland A’s Naughty or Nice List: Volume 1

It’s well documented that the entire year for children revolves around December 25th, Christmas…Read More

A’s Find Themselves All Over the Gibby Awards

Just when you thought all the postseason awards had been handed out, the nominations for the 2012 Gibby…Read More

Happy Thanksgiving From Swingin’ A’s!

While we all restlessly await Billy Beane’s next move (Hopefully resigning Brandon McCarthy, and…Read More

Every Little Bit Counts, Recognizing the Players Who Contributed Not So Much

During every baseball season, the grind of the 162 game schedule takes its toll on the 25 man roster.…Read More

An A’s Fan’s Guide to the MLB Playoffs

It’s been really difficult to sit back and watch the playoffs carry on while the A’s players…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