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ANtics Extra: Bob Geren In the Hot Seat
It's not easy being an Oakland A's manager. You don't get credit when things go well, the GM does. You don't get the players other managers get. You don't get the stadium other managers get. The commissioner of your sport doesn't even want to acknowledge you exist. Your predecessor had the...
ANtics Episode 3.27: A New Hope
By the end of 2007, the A's heroes weren't guys named Crosby, Chavez, Kendall and Kotsay. Instead, a ragtag bunch, including Suzuki, Barton, Cust, and Hannahan, helped the A's to their fair share of dramatic victories amid way too many losses. While injuries took their toll on this year's A's club...
ANtics Episode 3.26: Target Swisher
Hit a home run. Get hit by a pitch. Repeat... Nick Swisher has seen more than his fair share of balls thrown his way this season. Take a look at some of the evasive moves he's picked up to keep the bruising to a minimum in this week's ANtics. Click to See Larger Comic All Comics | Submit an Idea...
ANtics Episode 3.25: Hannahan Hero?
Newcomer Jack Hannahan is fast-becoming the king of walk-off hits for these rebuilding, refocused, A's. Both Sunday and Wednesday saw the A's new third baseman come up with big hits that sent the team home with a victory - while in between, Jack is sporting a .500+ slugging percentage and a .400...
ANtics Episode 3.24: Kurt's Crusade
Kurt Suzuki's 3 hits, including a long bomb, against the Devil Rays, were one of the few highlights in an ugly weekend. But his rookie season, thrust into the role of starting catcher for the A's, is hardly a walk in the park - every day providing a new challenge. Click to See Larger Comic All...
ANtics Episode 3.22: South Dakotan Sensation
The old adage of "good field, no hit" is antiquated in this age when second basemen and shortstops are expected to provide power and slugging alongside the muscle-bound first basemen and outfielders. The A's, not well known for their middle infield's hitting prowess, have received significant...
ANtics Episode 3.23: Rookie Raves
Their names were scarcely known to casual A's fans before the season, and now players like Travis Buck, Donnie Murphy and Kurt Suzuki represent the A's future, giving us some exciting developing stories through the second half of the year. Does it fill you with hope for 2008 and beyond? Click to...
ANtics Episode 3.21: Heroes to Zeros
Were you at that game where the A's got shut out? What? You want to know which one? Trust me, we know how you feel. And it looks like the players are feeling the strain of being a very average team with some quite below-average players. Jettisoning Kendall was a start, but the ANtics show there's...
ANtics Episode 3.20: Opposite Day
I never truly saw this coming - the resurgence in offense from Bobby Crosby and Jason Kendall, the quick return to health of Mike Piazza and Rich Harden, and Mike Piazza's race to the Hall of Fame. What an incredible run this team has been on! Have you purchased your postseason tickets yet? Click...
ANtics Episode 3.19: Reality Bites
Oh the All-Star Break. A great time to relax and bask in the wonder of baseball... most years. But this year, as the A's slumped into the break like an underage wannabe frat boy with a fake ID returning to the dorms after his first bender, the shine has seemingly come off this team. As the team...
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