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May - 2008

AN Day V - Deciding on a Weekend
2008 Poetic Interlude #5: Driver-in 8
Good Problems to Have - Part I
Of Good Browns and Bad Browns, and Ellis' Return
Open Thread: Game 36 - A's vs. Orioles (cont)
Open Thread: Game 36 - A's vs. Orioles  (cont)
Open Thread: Game 36 - A's vs. Orioles
Justin Credible
Open Thread: Game 35 - A's vs. Orioles (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 35 - A's vs. Orioles
Smith and Eveland: A Comparative Look
Monday Midnight Minors Musings: College Edition
A Minor League Make-over in May?
Emil Brown Is God; A's Win 2-1 in 10 Innings
Open Game Thread: Game 34 - Orioles vs. A's (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 34 - Orioles vs. A's (cont.)
Jack Cust Named AL Player of the Week
A throwback game ... to yesterday and Friday: A's score 3
Open Game Thread - Game 33: A's vs. Rangers (cont.)
Falling Behind Early? Never a Good Strategy
Open Game Thread - Game 32: A's vs. Rangers (continued)
Staturday: Lucky or good?
A's lose opener to Texas, 4-3
Open Game Thread: Game 31 - A's vs. Rangers (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 31 - A's vs. Rangers
Why Bobby Crosby is about to start sucking again ... if he hasn't already
Our 15-Run, 20-Hit Roller Coaster Ride
Open Thread: Game 30 - A's at Angels (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 30 - A's at Angels (cont.)
A Thank You from Ken Korach
Southern California Has Beaches, and the A's lose
Open Thread: Game 29 - A's at Angels (cont)
Open Thread: Game 29 - A's at Angels (cont)

April - 2008

Two-Touchdown Curse Fells A's
Open Thread: Game 28 - A's at Angels (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 28 - A's at Angels
The Outfield Defense: Tick…Tick…
Monday Midnight Minors Musings 2.0: Trip to the Ballpark
Frank Thomas Hit a TRIPLE! Oh and the A's Also Win Big
Open Game Thread: Game 27 - A's at Anaheim (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 27 - A's at Anaheim (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 27 - A's at Anaheim (cont.)
Gettin' Ziggy With It (Season 2, Vol. 3)
Good runs! Good runs! A's 4, Mariners 2
Open Game Thread: Game 26 - A's at Mariners (cont.)
Final: Mariners 5, A's 3 - Game 25 Wrap
Open Game Thread - Game 25 Continued, M's 3, A's 0
Staturday: Pitch, Blease: Fastballs and Cutters ... Mostly Fastballs, though ...
A's top Mariners, 4-3
Open Thread: Game 23 - A's at Mariners (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 23 - A's vs. Mariners
The Super Lineup
Murphy's Law: Play Me!
Open Game Thread: A's vs. Twins
Our Anonymous League-Best Pitching Staff
Sorry About the Down Time
A's WIN!!!!!!
AN Day V - Coming Soon!
Two Bloops Bite A's In The End
Open Thread: Game 21 - A's vs. Twins (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 21 - A's vs. Twins
Why Do Pitchers Keep Letting 'Em Pull A Fast One?
Monday's Minute to Midnight Minor League Mojo Manuscript
Buying Bonds and Getting Hurt
We get our walks the old-fashioned way -- we *earn* them: A's 7, Royals 1
Open Game Thread: Game 20 - A's vs. Royals (cont.)
A's Show Some Toughness, Win 6-5
Staturday: Clutch
A's Stomp Royals, 13-2
Open Game Thread: Game 18 - A's vs. Royals (cont'd.)
Open Game Thread: Game 18 - A's vs. Royals
Dan Johnson, Tampa Bay Ray
One Can Be The Loneliest Number
Open Game Thread: Game 17 - A's vs. Mariners (cont)
How Do You Help Convert the Casual Fan?
No Mulligans
Open Thread: Game 16 - A's vs. Mariners
Monday Minors Musings: 1.0 (delayed)
A's Fail To Show Up In Day Game
Open Game Thread: Game 15 - A's at Chicago (cont)
White Sox in a Coma
Open Game Thread: Game 14 - A's at Chicago (cont.)
Fernando Hernandez DFA, Cap'n Kirk recalled
A Wet Blanket
Shouldn't have been that close: Indians 7, A's 1
Open Game Thread: Game 13 - A's vs. Indians (cont.)
Game 12 Wrap: Only 2 Doubles...yet the A's still win: 7-3
Open Game Thread: Game 12 (cont.)
Staturday: Have a Nice Day
Winning pretty ... then ugly ... then pretty again: A's 9, Indians 7, AccuWeather 1
Open Game Thread: Game 11 - A's vs. Indians (cont'd.)
Open Game Thread: Game 11 - A's vs. Indians (cont'd.)
Open Game Thread: Game 11 - A's vs. Indians
Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results
Travis Buck and Company Secure Series Sweep
Open Thread: Game 10 - A's vs. Toronto (cont)
Open Thread: Game 10 - A's vs. Toronto (cont)
Slusser: Devine up? Harden to DL?
Doug Davis: Get Well Soon
Crosby, Ellis, Overshadow Smith in Tense A's Win
Open Thread: Game 9 - A's at Blue Jays (Cont.)
2008 Poetic Interlude #4: Richard Harden’s a Goner, Y’All
Greg Smith to Make MLB Debut vs. Jays Tonight
All's Well That Ends Well(s)
Open Thread: Game 8 - A's at Blue Jays (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 8 - A's at Blue Jays
Susan Slusser Visits AN 2008 Edition
... and the offense falls off a cliff: Indians 2, A's 1
Final: A's 6 - Indians 1
Staturday: Pitch, Blease: A Multi-Volume Profile on Pitches and the Pitchers who Throw Them
Four-run fifth sparks 6-3 win for A's
Open Thread: Game 5 - A's vs. Indians (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 5 - A's vs. Indians
Evaluating Closers: A Staturday Challenge
Minor League Opening Day (Wrap) - A's 1, Rest of the League 2
Inside the Mind of an Angels' Fan (thoughts on the AL West)
If You Can’t Score A Single Run, Pitching Doesn’t Matter
Open Thread: Game 4 - A's vs. Red Sox (cont)
A's First Dice-d, Then Smeared By Paps
Open Thread: Game 3 - A's vs. Red Sox (cont).

March - 2008

Random Thoughts on (the American soil) Opening Night Eve
Open Thread: FINAL Spring Training Game - A's at Giants
Breaking News - CarGon to AAA
Open Thread: Exhibition Game 25(27) - A's vs. Giants
Staturday: Will injuries cost the Angels the AL West?
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 24 - A's at Giants
Bring On The First Gonzalez
Gettin' Ziggy With It (Season 2, Vol. 2)
The Hypothetical Also Rises
Live From Japan
Harden Stifles the Red Sox as Brown Atones For Yesterday
Open Thread: Game 2 - A's vs. Red Sox (cont)
Open Thread: Game 2 - A's vs. Red Sox (cont)
Open Thread: Game 2 - A's vs. Red Sox (cont)
Open Thread: Game 2 - A's vs. Red Sox
"Right Idea" Blunders Are Livable
Street And Brown Ruin Multiple Chances for A's To Win
Open Thread; Game 1 - A's vs. Red Sox (cont)
Open Thread; Game 1 - A's vs. Red Sox (cont)
Open Thread; Game 1 - A's vs. Red Sox (cont)
Open Thread; Game 1 - A's vs. Red Sox (cont)
Open Thread; Game 1 - A's vs. Red Sox
A Sports Weekend to Die For (and reminder about tonight)
Official AN MLB 2008 Prediction Thread
A's 10, Hanshin Tigers 2
Open Thread: A's vs. Hanshin Tigers (cont.)
Open Thread: A's vs. Hanshin Tigers
Staturday Presents: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Statistical Scouting
Who Is Watching The Game Live?
Spring Training Spurt Spurs Starry-Eyed Optimism
Final Spring Results: The A's Won and Lost
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 22 and 23 - A's vs. Angels, A's at Cubs
Notes From Spring Training
Mythconceptions
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 21 - A's vs. Rangers
Eveland Strong, Gaudin Storms the Hill
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 20 - A's vs. Royals
Streaking
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 17? 17.5? 18? 19? - A's vs. Rangers
Lackey Hurt - Is It A "Whole New BallGame" In The West?
Open Thread: Game 16 - A's vs. Gidres & Podants
Staturday: Jack & Ichiro: Two of a Kind
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 15 - A's vs. White Sox
At What Point Do They Stop Being "Former A's"?
The A's First $100 Million Dollar Man
Good News, Bad News, and Country Music
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 14 - A's  vs. Diamondbacks
Five Reasons The A’s Will Be Better Than You Thought In 2008
Open Thread: Game 13 - A's vs. Cubs
A's Lose 5-4; Barton Goes Yard
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 12 - A's at Angels
11 Games Left, Exciting Times
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 11 - A's vs. Brewers
Lindy!!!
Open Thread: Game 10 - A's vs. Cubs
Staturday: Small sample size
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 9 - A's vs. Giants
Better to Be Lucky, or Better to Be Good?
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 8 - A's vs. Cubs
Feast or Famine - Run Support
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 7 - A's vs. Padres
It's Opening Day (Virtually)
Too Many Good Hitters? (Waits For Laughter To Die Down)
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 6 - A's vs. M's
A's Lose 6-1; Crosby Hurt Again
Open Game Thread: Spring Training Game 5 - A's vs. Angels
Spring Training: What We've Learned So Far
Open Game Thread: Spring Training Game 4 - A's vs. Rockies
Open Game Thread: Spring Training Game 3 - A's vs. Giants
Staturday: Defensive Metrics (Courtesy of grover)

February - 2008

Open Game Thread: Spring Game 2 - A's vs. Brewers
Open Game Thread: Spring Game 1 - A's vs. Brewers
Oakland Marginally On Fantasy Radar
SS - Not Just Driving The A's Crazy
Gettin' Ziggy With It (Season 2, Vol. 1)
Let's Talk Outfield
Staturday: What will be, What w/could have been, and What the heck happened? PT was right!
A Call For More Runs - Are You A More Run?
New Season, New Additions
baseballgirl Asks 50 Questions
Your 2008 Oakland Athletics: “Buyers” In July?
2008 Poetic Interlude #3: Duke (Looks Like a "Maybe")
The True X Factor?
Last Hurrah For Harden
An Open Letter/Marketing Survey to Billy and Lew: Open the Coliseum for the Japan Games!
Governmental Interventions
Harden Calls Out A's Medical Staff
New Season, New Platform
Baseball Is Complicated - Why Always Look For A Simple Answer?
Staturday: Pays your dues and takes your chances
Annual CGV Report – Facts, Clarifications, And Just A Little Commentary
Dr. Joey Fever
AN Finds And Interviews A Philadelphia Athletics Fan
A Call For True Democracy!
Perfection
Super Bowl Sunday!
Staturday: And Then There Were Three ...
Waiting For "Gonzo Time!"

January - 2008

The Best Announcers in Sports
Baseball Isn't Fair
Athletics Nation Interviews Andrew Bailey
GotGreen's FUN Day at FanFest! (with pictures, of course!)
Cross-Blogging With The New York Mets
The A’s Can, And Will, Win The Division…IF These 5 Things Happen
Will the Team Compete in 08?
So Am I Wrong About Bobby Crosby?
Russian Players A Concern?
2008 Poetic Interlude #1: From a Buck 6
Open Thread: Football Playoffs
An Inconvenient (Lack Of) Truth
Brad Ziegler is Fine; And Still Gettin' Ziggy with It
A's sign Street for 1 Year: No Long-Term Deal?
Thursday Thoughts
I Am A(n) __________ A’s Fan
"Zoom In" And The A's Absoutely WILL Contend In 2008
Kotsay trade finalized
A Bigger Issue?
So What DO You Want From AN recaps?
Cinematic Interlude: There Will Be Trades
DSL: Dead Service Line
Brand New AN Coming Soon
Is It March Yet? Is It March Yet? Is It March Yet?
Buying Bonds
AN's New Fan Favorite
Can't tell the prospects without <s>a scorecard</s> nicknames
"Gettin' Zoney With It"
Sickels on the A's Deals
SWISHER TRADED
Snap Judgments/Oakland Ink
2008 Projections – Pitchers
Happy Rebuilding Year!


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