Before they were stars: A's scouting reports
Barry Zito was compared to Bill "Spaceman" Lee, it took a lot of money to sign Mark McGwire because his dad was a dentist, Eric Chavez was only a fair student in high school ... and other insights gleaned from old scouting reports.
A's DFA Daric Barton, Activate Chris Young
Short trip for Barton.Short trip for Barton, as scarcely 8 games later, Daric is DFA'd for the second time by the A's.
Royals Series Preview: Q&A with Royals Review
In keeping with new tradition, I had some questions for the guys from Royals Review. Jeff Zimmerman was kind enough to provide me with some answers about the Royals before they visit the Coliseum starting today.
Game #44: Deja Vu; A's Win 2-1...Again
Why hello there, Miss .500. Don't you look particularly fetching tonight. We certainly have missed you. It wasn't as pretty and flashy as last night's start, but Tommy Milone's gritty, gutsy and...
Before they were stars: A's scouting reports
Barry Zito was compared to Bill "Spaceman" Lee, it took a lot of money to sign Mark McGwire because his dad was a dentist, Eric Chavez was only a fair student in high school ... and other insights gleaned from old scouting reports.
A's DFA Daric Barton, Activate Chris Young
Short trip for Barton.Short trip for Barton, as scarcely 8 games later, Daric is DFA'd for the second time by the A's.
Royals Series Preview: Q&A with Royals Review
In keeping with new tradition, I had some questions for the guys from Royals Review. Jeff Zimmerman was kind enough to provide me with some answers about the Royals before they visit the Coliseum starting today.
| Final - 5.18.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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499Game Thread #44: Athletics vs. Royals
Well, if you didn't read the A's news today, you will notice that the A's brought up Chris Young, who will be in the lineup today. They have DFA'd Daric Barton again for the roster space. Tommy...
Game #43: Parker Shines, Donaldson, Rosales Homer
For six innings tonight, it looked for all the world that Jarrod Parker would end up the hard-luck loser in yet another 1-0 game, despite a brilliant start, as the A's offense was stymied by James...
Podcast & Links: S.O.S. - Save Oakland's Starters
Alex Hall goes on the Phil Naessens Show to talk A's baseball, including the starting rotation, Jesse Chavez, Jed Lowrie, and Adam Rosales.
Brett Anderson Reevaluated in a Month
From 95.7 The Game: The A's have announced that SP Brett Anderson has been diagnosed with a navicular stress fracture of his right foot. He will be reevaluated in FOUR weeks. Your reaction? O...
Okajima selected from Sacramento; Resop DFAed
A mini bullpen shakeup has been announced for the A's
Before Jason Collins, There was Glenn Burke
As the first openly homosexual baseball player, Oakland-born Glenn Burke was about 35 years ahead of the times.
An update on SB Nation site performance
The SB Nation team provides an update on the performance issues around the network.
Brandon Moss: Plate Discipline and Outcomes
Brandon Moss was an unknown last year, and many called him a fluke. Here, we take a look at his plate discipline stats in order to see how his approach has changed since last year (if at all).
A look at opposition pitching
What kind of pitching have the A's faced during their recent cold streak? I take a look at it in this article.
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Donaldson's BABIP: Hot Streak or new David Wright?
In a recent post on The Hardball Times, a Mets fan author discusses whether Moneyball really has changed, as many have claimed. While that would be a fun topic to discuss, what I'm more interested...
Rangers Series Preview: Q&A with Lone Star Ball
With the Texas Rangers coming to town for a 3-game series, I asked Adam J Morris of Lone Star Ball three burning questions about the team's new cast of characters. Four. Four questions. Here is what he had to say!
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A's MOD #2: 1st Round Choice, 2nd Round Discussion
ok, so just a tentative "board" for targets 1) Chris Anderson: Was a top 10 guy at one point, just needs to not be overworked like he was at Jacksonville (according to Keith Law, who even said...
Down On The Farm: Top Prospects On The Rise
Over the past week or two, some of the A's top prospects have really been on the rise. Choice and Gray have been coming into their own at Sacramento. And members of last year's draft class like Russell, Robertson and Olson have been heating up too.
It's Time To Shake Up The Roster
With six weeks of baseball in the books, we've had time to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the roster. Mid-May is a good time to start tweaking things on the margins, by removing under-performing players in favor of more promising ones.
Can't Buy Me Wins...
The 2013 season has been, to this point, a remarkable referendum on the belief that a team can parlay success out of big spending.
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Times they are a'Changin': Parker's Struggles
Editors' Note: This is another in a series of FanPosts from those AN members looking towards a weekly front page writing gig. This note will appear above every FanPost for this purpose....
A's still reeling from 19-inning marathon
The A's are 3-7 since beating the Angels in dramatic fashion.
