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This Time Yu Can’t See the A’s

The A’s actually won a game in Arlington!  Pop the champagne everyone, the A’s avoided the sweep at the hands of the best team in baseball!  I figured this game was the biggest mismatch of…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 to keep runs off the board, was it the refusal of the A’s to hit any home runs with runners on…Read More

Milone Conquers Road Woes, A’s Shut Out M’s

Pardon me if my words don’t make sense in this recap, I’m still a little groggy after falling asleep watching this game.  Needless to say if you wanted to convert a non baseball fan into a…Read More

Milone Raises Home ERA with Complete Game Win

It’s amazing what success a pitcher can have when he simply pounds the strike zone, and that is exactly what the new king of the O.co Coliseum Tommy Milone did tonight.  He held the Los Angeles…Read More

Milone’s Road Woes Continue, A’s Bats Rock the Outman

So perhaps what the A’s are doing is making sure they savor the full experience of playing in Coors Field since they most likely won’t return for a number of years. In a game that was very…Read More

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A’s Bats Ignore the Humidor

Tonight’s victory was the prototypical game at lively Coors Field in Denver.  The preeminent hitters…Read More

Brian Fuentes Strikes Again… A’s Lose Heartbreaker

I was preparing to write a recap for a game where the A’s offense kept the A’s in this game,…Read More

Role Reversal: Parker, A’s Dominate Rangers

On a night where an 8 run 2nd inning, and Seth Smith‘s quest for a cycle were back page news, Jarrod…Read More

Injuries and the A’s: Somebody put the Voodoo Doll Away

    As May comes to a close, the A’s continue to suffer through a myriad of injuries.…Read More

Yankees (Not) Shockingly Sweep A’s

It would be a lie if I told you I was shocked by this result.  Even when the Yankees don’t batter…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

It’s the A’s vs. the World, and the World Wins

There isn’t a lot that can be said about today’s game.  The A’s managed a single base…Read More

Ervin Regains Magic, Shuts Down A’s

The A’s have found themselves in a bizarre pattern the last few games.  They win in relatively…Read More

Ross Clips Angels’ Wings, A’s Win 5-0

Tyson Ross continued to be a different pitcher at Angels Stadium as opposed to pretty much anywhere else…Read More

Tigers Return Favor, Drop Rivercats 3-1 (I mean…)

When I first saw the lineup the A’s were trotting out at the Coliseum today against the Detroit…Read More

Reddick + Inge + (Milone @ O.co) = Victory!

Now this is fun to watch!  In front of a crowded (for us) O.co Coliseum, the A’s finally put…Read More

Gomes is Where the Heart is

The 2012 Oakland A’s have displayed a hustle and resiliency that has been sorely lacking since…well…Read More

Prognostications From the Swingin’ A’s Crew

  No doubt about it the A’s are in a major transition phase in the franchise’s history.…Read More

Yay or Nay? The Curious Case of Mark Reynolds

When Danny Knobler of CBS Sports reported that the Orioles were shopping 3B Mark Reynolds, my ears…Read More

A’s Sign Cuban Star Yoenis Cespedes

That just happened. The Oakland A’s have landed Cuban star outfielder Yoenis Cespedes with a four-year…Read More