A’s Repeat Hard Fought 2-1 Victory Over Royals
The bacon hangovers are all but worn off, and it was back to baseball Saturday as the A’s took on the Royals in game 2 of this weekend series. Much like Friday night’s battle, the A’s…Read More
Triples Fuel Athletics Over Astros in Tight 4-3 Win
The Oakland Athletics had defeated the Houston Astros in each of the 4 games they had played so far this season, and each of them came in rather comfortable fashion. Tonight’s game was the first…Read More
Deja Vu All Over Again and Grant Balfour’s Meniscus
We all remember the first day of full team workouts prior to the 2012 season, Scott Sizemore‘s knee made an audible pop as he attempted to field a ground ball at third base. Everyone hoped for…Read More
ZiP It! The Bullpen Edition
It brings a tear to my eye to be writing the final installment of the ZiP It! series, but all things must pass…. This group of players is often overlooked, but they are essential to any team’s…Read More
Developing Leadership in Oakland
Last season’s success was largely on the shoulders of young talent. That’s not breaking news. The team had a rotation entirely of rookies down the stretch, and had major contributions from…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
Balfour Rages On, Drew’s Future Up In the Air
The Balfour Rage dance, that has made the top of the 9th inning a major event at the Oakland Coliseum,…Read More
Blevins Bails Out Athletics To Avoid Disaster In Anaheim
It’s really difficult to put into words the way this game played out, but it’s my job so…Read More
A’s, Balfour Bend But Don’t Break Vs. Rays
Tonight’s duel with the Tampa Bay Rays had all the makings of a seesaw battle that would not be…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
Tribe No Match For… Josh Donaldson?
The A’s fanbase as a whole let out a collective groan when Brandon Inge went on the DL with his…Read More
Oh THAT Dan Straily; A’s Escape KC With Some Dignity
In his first two starts at the Major League level Dan Straily had looked like anything but the breakout…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 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
AJ Griffin Proves He Fears No Team, Beats Yankees
In late May this game would have been a heartbreaker and we all would be hysterically upset that the…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
A’s and M’s Go Extras, Reddick Sends The A’s To The All-Star Break In Walk-off Fashion
After the Athletics uncontested game against the Mariners yesterday, the Athletics went into today’s…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
This Time Yu Can’t See the A’s
The A’s actually won a game in Arlington! Pop the champagne everyone, the A’s avoided the…Read More





















