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The PED Cloud Hangs Over Oakland Once Again
It’s happened again, as the Miami New Times reported today, another list of prominent baseball players have been outed as having an alledged connection to a PED distributor. What the story uncovered…Read More
Forever Young
Last offseason, brought the return of pitching coach Curt Young back to the Athletics after a brief and tumultuous year tending to the beer swilling, fried-chicken loving. underachieving staff…Read More
The End of the Kurt Suzuki Era
As we eagerly await the Major League debut of stud prospect Dan Straily tonight against the Toronto Blue Jays, news has broken that Kurt Suzuki has been dealt to the Washington Nationals in exchange for…Read More
One Month Review: The Gio Gonzalez Trade
Each month, Swingin’ A’s will revisit three of the biggest trades that the A’s made this past offseason. We’ll continue by reexamining the deal that sent All-Star Gio Gonzalez…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 and the rest of the Athletics’ management as the team enters yet another rebuilding phase. The…Read More
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Spring Notes: Straight A’s For Milone
Spring training is in full-swing and fans couldn’t be happier. The spring brings back baseball…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
A’s 2012 Top 10 Prospects, #9: Derek Norris
Oct. 27, 2010; Mesa, AZ, USA; Scottsdale Scorpions catcher Derek Norris prior to the game against…Read More
Low Risk In Signing Jonny Gomes
The A’s have made quite a few moves this offseason, with the trades of Gio Gonzalez and Trevor…Read More
What’s An A’s Fan To Do?
Prince Fielder just signed with the Detroit Tigers. What have the A’s done lately? Oh, nothing…Read More
Should Coco Crisp Have Resigned With Oakland?
Wow! Did Coco Crisp just resign with the Oakland A’s? Well, yeah it look like he will be…Read More
Crystal Ball: What Will Oakland’s 2012 Rotation Look Like?
Every Friday, Swingin’ A’s will make a prediction about the A’s 2012 season with the…Read More
A Closer Look: Miles Head
Over the next couple of days Swingin’ A’s will take a closer look at some of the prospects the…Read More
Did Oakland Just Spend $14 Million on Coco Crisp?
According to recent report on the San Francisco Chronicle, the A’s are going to retain their outfielder…Read More
A’s 2012 Diagnosis: More Rebuilding, More Frustration
I’ll just say it. The Oakland Athletics have absolutely no shot at competing next year in the…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, Beane Embracing Newest Youth-Movement
The A’s have been rebuilding since 2007, but throughout the last few years they’ve been…Read More
Soon To Be The San Jose A’s?
Well, it looks like Athletics might actually get the necessary approval from MLB to build a new ballpark…Read More
A’s Trade Gio Gonzalez To Nationals
It finally happened. The Oakland A’s finally dealt their All-Star lefty Gio Gonzalez on Thursday…Read More
Gio Gonzalez Trade Rumors
With the Texas Rangers winning the rights to negotiate with Yu Darvish, teams in search for starting…Read More
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