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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 d...
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 br...
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...
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 ...
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. ...
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 stori...
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 wi...
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. Wh...
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 returni...
ANtics Episode 3.18: Joe Blanton, Enigma
There wasn't much to celebrate with the most recent series against the Mets. But on Saturday, Joe Blanton put up eight scoreless innings in yet another remarkable pitching effort by him this season. T...
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