Oakland starting pitcher Bartolo Colon tested positive for testosterone and will be suspended 50 games without pay, effective immediately. He is the first Athletic player to be suspended under the MLB’s drug prevention and treatment program and the second bay area player this week following Melky Cabrera’s suspension last Wednesday. The Athletics released this statment early today: “The Oakland Athletics are more »
Josh Reddick’s 13th Inning Double Breaks Up Pitching Dual, Pushes A’s Back to .500
The Oakland A’s and Seattle Mariners turned back the clock to 1955 Sunday afternoon when the two teams faced off in the first half finale at the Oakland Coliseum. Fans were treated to a 1955 Oakland Oaks cap and a rendition of the National Anthem by an Elvis impersonator before they watched the A’s and Mariners battle it out on more »
Oakland A’s Activate Bartolo Colon, Designate Brian Fuentes for Assignment
Welcome back Bartolo Colon, so long and nice to know you Brian Fuentes. This was the decision the A’s reached as they decided how to clear a spot on their 25 man roster for Colon to return from the 15-day disabled list. Colon had been sidelined with a strained right oblique muscle. He was placed on the disabled list June more »
Oakland Athletics: Colon, Cowgill Place on DL; Ross, Hicks Called Up
The Oakland Athletics made a few moves on Saturday before they began the second game of a three-game series against their Bay Area rival San Francisco Giants. Pitcher Bartolo Colon and outfielder Collin Cowgill were placed on the 15-day DL, and Tyson Ross and Brandon Hicks were both called up from AAA-Sacramento and are in the starting lineup for the more »
A’s Ninth Inning Rally Folds as Padres Avoid Sweep at Coliseum 2-1
Despite outhitting San Diego six to five and having multiple chances, the A’s could not rally as former Oakland closer Huston Street struck out Jemile Weeks with runners on the corners to preserve a 2-1 victory. San Diego avoided the sweep while ending the A’s five game winning streak. Bartolo Colon took the loss, allowing a run on a [...]
A’s Erase Early Deficit with Six Run Third Inning and Tap the Rockies 8-5
The A’s came back from a four run first inning and played long ball en route to an 8-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The longest and largest of the four home runs the A’s hit was by Brandon Moss, who hit a third deck shot estimated at 461 feet in the third inning to give [...]
Bartolo Colon Razor Sharp as A’s Shutout Texas 2-0
For one start, Bartolo Colon flashed back to the way he began the season for the A’s. Spotting his fastball beautifully all game, Colon used a key double play to settle in and three eight shutout innings as the A’s took the third game of this four game series 2-0 over Texas. Brian Fuentes pitched [...]
A’s Colon Roughed Up in Loss to Yankees, Cespedes Likely Set For Rehab Assignment
Bartolo Colon’s first game against his former team of a year ago, the New York Yankees, did not go as well as I’m sure he would have liked. Colon gave up six runs on nine hits in six innings pitched on Saturday, as the Athletics lost to the Yankees for the second day in a row, 9-2. “We would have more »
A’s Pitching Staff Deserves Better Run-Support; Can Chris Carter Fill the Offensive Void?
Following a disappointing series against the Los Angeles Angels in which the A’s only managed to score a total of three runs while being held to just 10 hits in the three game series, the A’s need to address their struggling offense. The A’s are currently managing to hang onto second place in the American League West, a position they more »
Oakland A’s: Will Reinforcements Arrive in Time Before Injuries Ruin Surprising Start?
As the Oakland Athletics continue their series against the division-rival Los Angeles Angels, the standings seem to be a bit reversed from how many baseball analysts forecast them at the beginning of the season. Forty-three games into the year the A’s are four games ahead of the Angels in the standings and firmly in second place just four games behind more »
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