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April and May Showers Brought A’s June Offensive Power, What’s In The Forecast For July?

The Oakland Athletics began the season just like everyone expected.  They did not give A’s fans much to hope for by starting the season with a 10-12 record during the month of April, an 11-16 record…Read More

Will The A’s Say Goodbye To Kurt Suzuki?

The time has come. The A’s and Kurt Suzuki need to finally part ways with each other. Oakland’s catcher hasn’t produced much this year and he’s had plenty of time to step up and…Read More

Poll Question: Will The A’s Score Some Runs Already?

Thanks to a current eight game skid, the Athletics find themselves in last place in the AL West. Tied with Seattle, the A’s sit 9.0 games back of the first-place Rangers, a team that can actually…Read More

Finding Reasons To Smile During May

What a month that was, right? The A’s closed out the month of May with an eight game losing streak. Way to finish the month strong, guys. It was definitely a trying month for many A’s fans…Read More

May Rewind

If I had a limited amount of space to work with here I’d sum up May in just a few words: Well, that sucked. But since I have plenty of room to write I’ll stick to the usual routine and take a moment…Read More

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Injuries and the A’s: Somebody put the Voodoo Doll Away

    As May comes to a close, the A’s continue to suffer through a myriad of injuries.…Read More

Can Brandon Inge Provide Consistency At Third?

Can Brandon Inge bring some consistency to third-base? Photo: Kyle Terada-US PRESSWIRE The A’s…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…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 ……Read More

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

A’s Yoenis Cespedes Deserving Of All-Star Nod

The A’s may not generate much buzz around the league, but Yoenis Cespedes is definitely a buzz-worthy…Read More

Swingin’ A’s Weekly Recap: April 21st-28th

The A’s are off to a decent start this year and even have a legitimate shot at a winning record…Read More

A’s Get Pounded By Baltimore

The A’s have been pretty good this year in the pitching department, but you wouldn’t know…Read More

A’s Rise Above .500; Can They Stay There?

The A’s have done it. At 11-10, they’re over the .500 mark for the first time since May…Read More

Jarrod Parker Impresses; What Did You Think?

The A’s may not end up winning very many games this season, but they are off to a solid start.…Read More

When Will Billy Beane Start Selling?

The season is young, but A’s general manager Billy Beane could be sitting in his office thinking…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

Crazy 8′s: 8 Observations From the A’s First 8 Games

Following the team’s 4-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night, the A’s reached…Read More