How Much Rope For Eric Sogard?
Eric Sogard was the darling of the Cactus League for the Oakland Athletics, hovering somewhere around the .500 mark with his batting average and looking like a guy who figured things out finally. I decried…Read More
The Streakin’ A’s at 5-2, Far From Perfect (Eric Sogard, Josh Donaldson I’m Talking to You)
The first two games of this young 2013 season seem like an eternity ago. When the Athletics could hardly put a few hits on the board, let alone any runs. They started the season 0-2, and it appeared…Read More
If I Were Billy Beane…Or How the 25-Man Roster Will Be vs. Should Be
Admit it, it’s one of your favorite things to do. You study the team you love, pick it apart piece by piece, and come up with solutions to solve all of the team’s problems. Because if there’s…Read More
Murky Middle Infield Waters Become a Little Clearer for the Athletics
It’s been an extremely hot topic throughout the Athletics camp in Phoenix. We’ve certainly had no shortage of discussions about it right here. We thought some tough decisions were going…Read More
The Dog Days of March and What’s Left to Determine
Normally as the month of March moves into its 20′s, just about everyone who plays, watches, listens, or pays any attention to Spring Training baseball is desperately ready for it to end. For the…Read More
Josh Donaldson vs. Hiro Nakajima: The Story of a Double Standard
There is no question that Hiroyuki Nakajima has failed to impress in his short time with the Athletics…Read More
Middle Infield Problems, Depth Could Play Important Role Early
Thus far, Hiroyuki Nakajima does not appear to be the “hero” Athletics fans have been waiting…Read More
Measured Responses to Cactus League Games
Spring Training baseball is a tricky thing. The games don’t count for anything, other than players…Read More
A.J. Griffin Shines in Ugly 9-4 Loss to DBacks
There wasn’t a whole lot of positive aspects to today’s Cactus League matchup between the…Read More
Cactus League Opener: Lineup Analysis
In just about 13 hours from the moment I’m typing these words, the Oakland Athletics will take…Read More
Destination Phoenix: Oakland Athletics Pitchers and Catchers Report to Camp
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for since October 11, 2012 when Justin Verlander shut…Read More
ZiP It! Middle Infield Edition
Okay so I lied, I said in the first edition of the ZiP It! series that the second edition would deal…Read More
How the A’s Stack Up: New Faces
Certainly during the regular season, MLB GMs are hard at work attempting to plug holes and address issues…Read More
Holding out for a Hiro
Well, the Oakland Athletics may have found what they were looking for. After many weeks of restless…Read More
“You Can Call Me Hiro” … New SS Makes Great First Impression
“Hi Oakland, my name is Hiroyuki Nakajima, but you can call me Hiro. I am honored to be here today.…Read More
A’s Bring In Nakajima to Save the Day
Our “Hiro” is here! In a rather shocking turn of events the A’s have agreed to terms…Read More
One More Option: Jhonny Could Be an Ahtletic
I’ll preface this by making note of the disappointment of the day at the news that Bill King failed…Read More
Winter Meetings Report: Still In Search of a Shortstop
It’s often thought that the groundwork for deals, and not the deals themselves are the bulk of…Read More
The SS Search Continues, or Who the Heck is Hiroyuki Nakajima?
It has been the focal point of the Oakland Athletics offseason, I know there has been no lack of coverage…Read More




















