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Nate Freiman AKA Brandon Moss 2.0
The A’s claimed first baseman Nate Freiman from the Astros this week in an attempt to build depth at the first base position behind Brandon Moss. Freiman was originally drafted by San Diego in the 8th…Read More
Medical Maladies That Can Only Happen To The A’s and “House”
With Fox’s House off the air now after eight years of baffling medical mysteries, people only have the Oakland A’s to turn to for their fix of strange medical maladies. The latest baffling…Read More
Three Reasons Why The A’s Can’t Trust Brandon Moss
Last year the A’s clinched the AL West in part because of their strong pitching depth, but also because their manager Bob Melvin was a master when it came to the art of player platooning. The A’s…Read More
The A’s Are A Young Spirit
The A’s are a young, exciting, and rather lively team. Their inexperience does not faze them, but rather motivates them to prove their skeptics that they do belong in the majors.The defending AL…Read More
Three Things That Could Go Wrong In 2013
As much as we try to focus on the positive, we find it incredibly difficult, at times anyway, to completely block out the negative ions that surround us in the world. The world of baseball, in my opinion,…Read More
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Final Chance: Daric Barton’s Struggle to Return to Oakland
Earlier today Daric Barton spoke to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle today about a variety…Read More
An Old Friend Reborn?
I recently reviewed some of the battles going on in A’s camp in Arizona this spring. One of the biggest…Read More
Ranking The AL West Outfields
The AL West figures to be a three team race between the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels, and Oakland…Read More
3 Players Who Will Help Lead The A’s In 2013
There is no question about it, the Oakland A’s will be a young team in 2013. The youthful A’s…Read More
Is the A’s Rotation Depth Lacking?
The A’s seem deep at nearly every position going into this 2013 season. They have four starting caliber…Read More
Michael Taylor’s Wild Ride
Michael Taylor has had a wild run in professional baseball, and he has not even played twenty games…Read More
How Many A’s Are There In River Cats?
Over the past few seasons the A’s have been bit by the injury bug a little too much. They also have…Read More
A Grant Green Spring
Grant Green may not be well known yet to fans around Major League Baseball, but to A’s fans he is…Read More
Arizona Battles: Final Roster Spots
Spring training has arrived and every A’s fan is anxious to get the season started. However, the lead…Read More
Settled Dust: Jed Lowrie Reaction
Now that the dust has settled around the Jed Lowrie trade we can reflect and begin to see what the A’s…Read More
3 Reasons Why The A’s Will Succeed In 2013
The A’s have spent the off-season retooling and revamping their roster in an effort to defend…Read More
Forgiving Bartolo Colon
Last spring I had the distinction of writing a long-winded article here at the Swingin’ A’s,…Read More
Why This Spring Will Be Different
Spring training his finally here and the A’s are looking forward to another trip into the post-season. Yes,…Read More
A’s In 2013: Where Will Jemile Weeks Be?
The A’s are gearing up for a follow-up to their remarkable 2012 season and the team will be banking…Read More
A’s In 2013: The Value In Depth
It’s not easy being on top of an ultra-competitive division in pro baseball. The A’s know…Read More
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