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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...
A's Manager Geren Says All The Right Things - And Backs It Up
Over the two seasons Bob Geren has served as A's manager, I have actually come to conclude that by and large he really has the right ideas both on the macro ("general philosophies") and micro ("tactitian") levels.Fans, of course, will always remember the blunders. I didn't like the anointing of...
A Mistake by the Lake
The A's should've won this game. Ron Flores should not have pitched to Jason Michaels. Flores has gone into a deep funk on the road trip and has been smacked around and if you look at Flores' stats, he is much better against lefties than righties. Even still, he would've given up the lead to...
Stealing a Good First Impression
Every year, many A’s fans decry the fact that the A’s aren’t aggressive on the basepaths and every spring training it would seem like reporters would almost always ask A’s manager Ken Macha the same question: "Are you planning on being more aggressive on the bases this year?" And Macha would...
Observations
The season is seven games old and we've already learned a few things about the Oakland A's. I know, I know one of the mantras of AN is small sample size, but we can make a few observations, can't we? First and foremost, being the "ace" of the staff isn't always necessarily a good thing. In...
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