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The Athletics’ Terrible Brand of Baseball Continues vs. Orioles

When I wrote a couple days ago that the Oakland Athletics were showing a disturbing trend as they repeatedly came up desperately short versus “quality” MLB teams this year, some took it as…Read More

The Art of Snapping a Losing Streak: A’s Rain 13 Runs Down on Red Sox

I had a thought in the back of my mind after Monday night’s ugly 9-6 loss by the Athletics in Boston versus the Red Sox.  That thought was that the A’s needed to vent some of the frustration…Read More

Athletics, A.J. Griffin Make a Statement With Dominant Win to Sweep Angels

Tonight the Athletics had a chance to go for the jugular as they attempted to sweep the Los Angeles Angels in their first meeting of 2013.  That’s exactly what they did.  In the 8-1 victory, probably…Read More

Bartolo Colon Can Still Get it Done; A’s Win 4th Straight

Today marked the first time since last August that the A’s saw Bartolo Colon take the hill for the Athletics after he was suspended for using synthetic testosterone.  There have been questions throughout…Read More

The Opening Day Hangover: Felix Hernandez is a Bad Man

Well, the Seattle Mariners did make Felix Hernandez the highest paid pitcher ever (Until Justin Verlander overtook him a few days ago) when he signed the 7 year/ $175 Million deal that will keep him in…Read More

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The Athletics’ Secret Weapon: Seth Smith

Within the Athletics universe there is a select group of players who get the bulk of the glory for the…Read More

A’s Bats Come to Life in 11-6 Win Over Friars

The top of the first inning started off rather ugly for Dan Straily as he made his first appearance of…Read More

ZiP It! The Outfield Edition

There are many sources one can seek to try to predict the future in baseball, Baseball Prospectus is…Read More

More Arbitration Goings On: A’s Sign Jaso and Smith

Just as quickly as the Athletics acquired John Jaso from the Mariners yesterday, they have agreed to…Read More

Arbitration Goings On: Kottaras Signs and Blevins, Moss, and Smith File

It’s the elephant in the room, and I don’t mean Stomper.  It’s the point in every…Read More

A’s Rock Valverde’s World, Force Game 5 on Earth Shaking Walk Off

During the bottom of the 9th inning Ken Korach remarked that he could feel the O.co Coliseum shaking.…Read More

There Will Be Baseball In Oakland Tomorrow

The last 6 games of the regular season saw quite the phenomenon take place.  As the Oakland Athletics…Read More

A’s Steady the Wagon, Take Game 1 Over Jays

As the A’s fans whirled themselves into a fit over the last few days as the A’s lost 2 straight…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 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 II: The Sweep Revenge

The number 3 is a magic number indeed, that’s where the A’s find themselves now, 46-43 and…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

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

Jarrod Parker and the A’s Roll Dice-K

This has been a frustrating couple of days for right fielder Josh Reddick, he declined to comment on…Read More