Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: A’s Cut Blackley, Barton; Option Norberto
We knew that as Opening Day drew closer the A’s would be forced to make some difficult decisions when paring down their roster to the requisite 25. Unfortunately you can’t stash everyone…Read More
Jordan Norberto, Numerous Others Latest to be Linked to Biogenesis
Apparently it wasn’t enough for the specter of performance enhancing drugs to be looming over Bartolo Colon, he needed company. According to a report from ESPN’s T.J. Quinn and Mike Fish,…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 down the Athletics to end their magical season. The Oakland Athletics are back, in uniform, and…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
The Logic Behind Looking Into Hideki Okajima
A few days ago Susan Slusser reported that the Oakland Athletics were showing interest in the veteran 37 year old left hander reliever Hideki Okajima, famous for his years with the Boston Red Sox. He…Read More
How the A’s Stack Up: Middle Relievers
They typically get no respect, their spot in the pitching staff is often used as a demotion for ineffective…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
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 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 Sweep Yanks, Prove Success is No Pie in the Sky in 2012
Do we have your attention now? The Oakland Athletics have swept the New York Yankees right out of Oakland,…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 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 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
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
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
A’s Refuse to Defeat Twins, Extend Skid to 6
I had high hopes for this game, and the A’s had the long ball working early off the bats of Josh…Read More
A’s Get Their Freak On, Avoid Sweep
This is what we were waiting for. The “woeful” A’s finally put some “points…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





















