One Oakland A’s fan’s “I’m very disappointed!” in the bottom of the fifth inning spoke for many at Oakland’s tough game on Thursday night as they lost to the Baltimore Orioles at o.Co Coliseum 10-2. Baltimore’s messy second inning gave Oakland an early lead thanks to a double from Josh Donaldson that scored what would end up being the only more »
A’s Outlast Toronto In Second 15 Inning Victory of the Week
For 8 2/3 innings tonight it looked like Dan Straily was going to get the victory in his major league debut. Unfortunately for Straily a 3 run home run by Jeff Mathis in the top of the ninth inning turned this game into a marathon. But for the second time in a week the A’s went 15 innings before winning more »
A’s Dominated By James Shields in Ugly Loss
In James Shields last start against the Athletics last July he had one of the worst starts of his career when he gave up 10 runs on 12 hits in only four innings. Tonight, he was a little bit better. Shields pitched a three hit complete game shutout, needing only 98 pitches to do so. Shields was absolutely dominate and more »
An Open Letter to Bud Selig Regarding the Oakland Athletics’ Stadium Issue
Dear Mr. Selig, It has just come to my attention that Mr. Lew Wolff and the Oakland Athletics would like to move the team into the city of San Jose and build a new stadium, but Mr. Larry Baer and the San Francisco Giants are claiming the territorial rights to San Jose, and therefore blocking the move. They have turned more »
Oakland Athletics: Next Two Weeks Will Determine Their Fate
As Comcast’s Ray Ratto pointed out, the next two weeks will help determine the A’s fate this season. “TWTFWNYTATTAB,” as Ratto put it, will be among the toughest stretchs of the A’s remaining schedule: two with Texas, four with New York, three at Toronto, three at Baltimore. Those are the series that the A’s will play during the next two more »
Oakland Athletics: Is Justin Upton a Trade Target?
Believe it or not, the Oakland Athletics may actually be looking to be buyers at this year’s trade deadline. With a win in Minnesota today, they will be three games over .500 and within 1.5 games of the second wild card spot. Buster Olney of ESPN tweeted that the A’s could trade some starting pitching to fill some “other needs”. more »
Oakland Athletics First Half Grades: Pitching, Hitting, and Fielding
The fact that the Oakland Athletics are at .500 (43-43) at the All-Star break and are just 2.5 games out of a playoff spot is nothing short of a miracle. A team that was expected to be in the basement of the AL West instead finds themselves in the midst of fighting for a playoff spot, and they are getting more »
Can Chris Carter Finally Get it Going in Oakland?
It looks like Chris Carter will get another chance. The Oakland A’s recalled the first baseman from Sacramento on Friday, and sent struggling pitcher Tyson Ross down to Triple A in return. They have always been stuck between a rock and a hard place when making a decision with Carter – call him up and have him struggle with the more »
Manny Ramirez Released by Oakland Athletics
Manny Ramirez was released by the Oakland Athletics on Friday at the slugger’s request. The A’s signed Ramirez to a low-risk deal before the season, but he had to serve a 50-game suspension for violating MLB’s drug policy before he could start playing. He would have made $500,000 if he was added Oakland’s big league roster. Ramirez was eligible to more »
Sean Doolittle’s Amazing Rise to Oakland
A year ago Sean Doolittle was looking at the end of a career that never got started. Knee and wrist injuries had stalled the once promising first baseman’s hitting career. It was then that Doolittle decided it was time for a change. In 2007, the A’s made Doolittle the 41st overall pick in the draft. The big left hander had more »
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