Celebrating Inactivity
2013 is fast approaching. The last day of the year, gives way to a new year at the stroke of midnight. With this new year comes promises of change. Resolutions are cleverly devised and sworn upon, only…Read More
Calling for A-Cab
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. There lies an obtainable All-Star shortstop on the market, that would look great in green and gold in 2013. His name is Asdrubal Cabrera, and he has come…Read More
Billy Beane Holds Cards as Trade Deadline Passes
Stephen Drew is not an Athletic, neither is Yunel Escobar or Jimmy Rollins. Same goes for Rafael Betancourt. Billy Beane didn’t give in to the Padres high demands for Chase Headley. All the…Read More
A’s Trying To Maintain Momentum Through Road Trip
Over the last 3 1/2 weeks everything has been going fantasically for the Oakland Athletics. The team is hitting, pitching, fielding and doing every little thing it takes to win games. Certainly luck…Read More
The Chemistry Conundrum
As the non-waiver trade deadline nears, just mere hours more than 1 week away teams are beginning to see the writing on the wall, other are seeing visions of magical playoff and World Series runs. In…Read More
Trader Billy And The Deals That Nearly Came To Be
Well, here we are in mid July and your Oakland A’s have clawed and scratched their way back into…Read More
One Month Review: The Trevor Cahill/Craig Breslow Trade
Each month, Swingin’ A’s will revisit three of the biggest trades that the A’s made this past…Read More
When Will Billy Beane Start Selling?
The season is young, but A’s general manager Billy Beane could be sitting in his office thinking…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 Putting Gio Gonzalez On the Trade Block?
Somewhere listed on ESPN.com’s MLB Rumor mill is the suggestion that the A’s are…Read More
A’s 2011 Report Card: Offense
The grades are in! Swingin’ A’s hands out grades to the 2011 Oakland Athletics. This is part…Read More
A’s Trade Mark Ellis To Rockies
Mark Ellis is no longer an Oakland Athletic. Instead, he’s a member of the Colorado Rockies. The…Read More
Will The A’s Trade Mark Ellis?
The Oakland Athletics are expected to activate 2B Mark Ellis on Wednesday, but the team faces a tough…Read More
A’s Notes: Jerry Blevins DFA’d & Outman Recalled
The A’s remained relatively active on Monday, as the team announced that reliever Jerry Blevins…Read More
Carlos Beltran On Oakland’s Radar?
Could Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran be wearing green-and-gold this summer? Well according to a recent…Read More
Will The A’s Consider Trades To Compete?
Friday night, I was at the A’s and Rangers game. This was the first time going to many games…Read More
A’s Notes: Beltre, Berkman, Roster Notes & More!
Okay, the A’s missed out on Adam Dunn’s services, but the team has enough time left to really…Read More
A’s Review: Ryan Sweeney
Before reading on about Ryan Sweeney’s performance for the 2010 season, please take a look back…Read More
A’s Ben Sheets Done For Season
That’s all folks. You know, $10 million doesn’t go as far as it used to. The A’s…Read More
A’s Trade Rumors: Ellis Available?
Never count out Billy Beane, not for a second. The guy is crazy, especially when it comes to dealing…Read More











