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The Ballad of Chris Carter

When word of the Jed Lowrie acquisition reached Twitter, many A’s fans were taken aback by the inclusion of Chris Carter as the centerpiece of the package headed to Houston. Myself included. Weeks…Read More

Better Jed Than Dead: A’s Acquire Jed Lowrie in 5 Player Deal

Well this came out of nowhere.  Just when we all thought the roster was more or less set, the Athletics announced this afternoon that they had acquired SS Jed Lowrie and RP Fernando Rodriguez from the…Read More

How the A’s Stack Up: Heart of the Order

In the second installment of the “How the A’s Stack Up” series, where I compare the A’s in various facets of the game to all of their AL West rivals, we’ll take a look at…Read More

Finding Space For Chris Carter

It’s been a rocky road for the big 1st baseman Chris Carter over the years, he always seemed to have major power potential, but he never seemed to get the opportunity to show that power.  Certainly…Read More

Memo to A’s Fans: This Is Not A Mirage

With the recent run of success by the Oakland Athletics that has brought them all the way to a season high 16 games over the .500 mark at 73-57 many have found themselves questioning what they’ve…Read More

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A’s Continue to Own the Tribe

For the second straight day, and the third game in a row the A’s held the Cleveland Indians to…Read More

Bartolo, Bats Secure Moneyball-esque Victory

In a game that very nearly, and eerily mirrored the 20th game of the remarkable 20 game win streak that…Read More

August Continues to Dog the A’s

Brandon McCarthy was on his way to a pretty solid start that would hopefully lead the A’s to an…Read More

White Sox, Dislocated Shoulders No Match For A’s

Last night the A’s got a little dose of revenge on behalf of the American League (And the Dodgers)…Read More

The A’s Make A Statement in Series Win Vs. Angels

It certainly wasn’t the prettiest victory we’ve ever seen, but the Oakland Athletics made…Read More

A’s Strike Back, Hang 10 on Halos

Jered Weaver delivered a pretty devastating haymaker to the collective jaw of the Oakland Athletics last…Read More

A’s Let the Good Times Roll… Over the Orioles

There are just so many things going the A’s way these days it’s hard to keep track of them.…Read More

A’s Flex Muscle Over O’s

Bob Melvin put down the same names on the lineup card that he did for the A’s 16-0 throttling…Read More

Parker, Doolittle Mystify Yankees, A’s Guarantee Series Win

On Monday night I wrote that these 6 games against the two best teams in the MLB were the most important…Read More

A’s Miss Out On Chances, and Chances, and Chances in Loss

For the first 6 innings of tonight’s game against the Texas Rangers, it looked like Yoenis Cespedes…Read More

Oakland Digs the Longball II: The Sweep Revenge

The number 3 is a magic number indeed, that’s where the A’s find themselves now, 46-43 and…Read More

Oakland Digs the Longball in Win Over Twins

This time last year the thought of the A’s hitting 4 home runs in a series, let alone a single…Read More

A’s Shrug Off 16 K’s in Grand Fashion, Move Above .500

Tonight’s game was a game the Oakland Athletics had absolutely no business winning, but either…Read More

There Is An “A” In Annihilation, Carter Hit’s A’s 7th Walkoff in 11th!

The A’s are back at .500!  There was never any doubt.  Never doubt about the A’s, or about…Read More

A Win That Begins And Ends With Coco

ATHLETICS 3 – RED SOX 2 Tonight was a night of missed opportunities for both squads.  Pitchers…Read More