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Bob Melvin : Master of Communication

On Monday night, CSN Bay Area aired their annual season preview for your Oakland Athletics. The special was comprehensive and engaging featuring player interviews, highlights from 2012, and insight from…Read More

In the Mix with Mike Gallego

During the events of Sunday’s FanFest, Sean Davis and I had the great fortune of participating in the annual Blogfest with select members of the Athletics blogosphere. Situated deep in the underground…Read More

A Few Moments With the Best Manager in the American League

As was noted yesterday in the brief recap of Sunday’s FanFest event, myself and Devin Pangaro were invited to sit in on a little media session with Athletics Manager Bob Melvin, Assistant GM David…Read More

A’s Tack On 2 More Years of BoMel

It seems fitting since I just wrote about leadership on the Athletics.  I was talking about within the players, but no one is more important than A’s skipper Bob Melvin.  For fans of Melvin (which…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 all from existence today, so that means I have the privilege of completing the Santa’s Oakland…Read More

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Bob Melvin Justly Named AL Manager of the Year

The mighty East Coast bias that was expected to hand Orioles manager Buck Showalter the Manager of the…Read More

Bob Melvin For American League Manager Of The Year

The Manager of the Year awards will be announced this Tuesday. There are three finalists. In the American…Read More

Swingin’ A’s Visit O.co For Blog Day

Prior to the first game of the home series against the Baltimore Orioles, myself and Staff Writer Kevin…Read More

Straily Struggles as A’s Taken Down In Series Finale

It would have been nice to write about how the A’s swept the Baltimore Orioles today and put themselves…Read More

Expect the Expected, A’s Lose in Texas

I don’t know what to blame tonight’s loss on, was it the horrific inability of Tyson Ross…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.…Read More

It’s the A’s vs. the World, and the World Wins

There isn’t a lot that can be said about today’s game.  The A’s managed a single base…Read More

Offense Can’t Bail Out Horrific Pitching in Loss to Giants

Well, it certainly didn’t turn out like we had hoped, but at least the A’s managed to make…Read More

It’s The A’s vs. the World

That has to be the way many A’s fans feel these days, and have felt for quite some time.  How…Read More

Is MLB Impacting Beane’s Latest Rebuild Effort?

With the 2012 season officially underway, all eyes—especially mine—will be focused on Billy Beane…Read More

How Well Do Oakland’s Arms Stack Up In AL West?

Apr 26, 2011; Anaheim, CA, USA; Oakland Athletics starter Brandon McCarthy (32) pitches against the…Read More

Grading The A’s Offseason

The A’s will certainly not enter spring as contenders for the American League West crown, but…Read More

What Is In A Projection – Part 1 – Hitters

This is the first part of a two-part series in which we look at the 2012 season for the Athletics. Today…Read More

A’s 2011 In Review: The Good

There wasn’t a whole lot to celebrate this season if you were an A’s fan. Sure, the team…Read More

A’s 2011 In Review: Unorthodox Management

The A’s entered the 2011 season with a renewed sense of optimism after posting an encouraging…Read More