Despite having an overall winning record of 18-17, the A’s are actually just 7-16 against teams not named the Houston Astros or Los Angeles Angels and are struggling against the bulk of their American League counterparts. With an entire starting outfield on the disabled list (Coco Crisp, Chris Young and now Josh Reddick), an ace starting pitcher in Brett Anderson more »
A’s Stacked With Talent At Triple-A Sacramento
With all the focus being placed on the depth the Oakland A’s added to their Major League roster this off season, the fact that they have a deep minor league system stacked with Major League ready talent has been slightly overlooked. To illustrate that fact, Shane Peterson is making his Major League debut tonight for the Oakland Athletics and playing more »
Athletics Acquire Stephen Drew, Option Weeks to Triple-A
The A’s announced during last nights game that they acquired Stephen Drew from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for minor league infielder Sean Jamieson. To make room on the roster the A’s optioned second baseman Jemile Weeks to Sacramento. Oddly enough, A’s players found out about the acquisition the same way the fans did, via an announcement from the P.A. more »
With Grant Green Waiting, How Much Longer is Leash for Weeks & Pennington?
Allow me to begin with an apology. I’m sorry for bringing a negative attitude to an otherwise optimistic Oakland A’s 2012 season. With every at bat given to their up-the-middle combination of underachieving infielders, the A’s are wasting solid pitching and hurting their chances to make the post season this year. Wait, did I just [...]
Oakland A’s Get 12th Walk-Off in 15 Inning-Win Over Rays
It took 15 innings, but the style of game was still all too familiar to A’s fans on Monday night: Hit a game-tying home run, then win it on a walk-off. The A’s were walk-off winners for the 12th time on Monday night, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in front of the sparse fans that stuck around to watch 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: Coco Crisp Providing Veteran Leadership at Right Time
With a relatively young ball club, you need a veteran presence to stabilize the team and keep things together. To an extent, this would be the responsibility of the manager. Oakland A’s skipper Bob Melvin has done a nice job of keeping a young team debilitated with injuries stay right in the thick of things in the American League. What more »
Cespedes 3-Run Walkoff Home Run Completes Sweep for A’s over Dodgers
Welcome back indeed. Yoenis Cespedes hit a line drive three run home run in the bottom of the ninth and the Oakland A’s completed an improbable sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 4-1 victory Wednesday afternoon. The home run capped a rally the A’s offense made off of Dodgers reliever Josh Lindblom, who took the [...]
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 [...]
Oakland A’s End 9 Game Skid With Offensive Explosion in Brandon McCarthy’s Return from DL
The losses seemed to be coming in bunches, I suppose it is only fitting that as the A’s break their nine-game losing streak the runs also come in bunches. Oakland scored nine runs in a 9-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals Saturday afternoon to give Brandon McCarthy his fourth win of the season in his return from the disabled more »
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