The Jim Johnson Experience

Game #8: Chavez, Otero and Norris Hailed As Heroes

It certainly has been the strangest start to a season that I've ever seen, as the A's turned a simple, fast, all-but-guaranteed win into a nightmare for their fans, their announcers, the replay team in New York, the umpire staff, the morale of their starting pitching staff, and this recapper, but when all of the dust finally cleared, the A's have their third win in a row, and fifth on the early season.

Whine & Boos With Jim Johnson

The main point of this post is my "eyeball report" on Johnson. I don't think the big issue for him is going to be infield defense -- what concerns me about Johnson is that I see a pitcher with a razor-thin margin for error with his location.

First Impressions Through Series #1

The Jim Johnson Game Plan

How will the A's — and their defensively iffy middle infield — deal with Jim Johnson's ground ball-inducing tendencies?

Jim Johnson Conspiracy Theories

Why did the A's wish to acquire and pay for Jim Johnson's full salary? A thought.

Jim Johnson To Nico: "That's A Bad Question!"

Granted he laughed as he said it, but it's still kind of cool to have a professional athlete start his answer to your question with, "That's a bad question!"

Arbitration Roundup: Jaso, Johnson, Exchange Day

This is the current A’s arbitration situation.

Colon & Balfour: So it wasn't about the money?

Billy Beane let Bartolo Colon and Grant Balfour walk as free agents and replaced them with Scott Kazmir and Jim Johnson, who are both more expensive than their predecessors. Why?

Thursday Podcast: Oakland's new players

Alex Hall goes on the Phil Naessens Show to talk A's baseball.

For better or for worse? Judging Oakland's moves

In the span of two days, Billy Beane replaced several outgoing players. Did the team get better or worse with each move?

Oakland Swaps Jemile Weeks, PTBNL for Jim Johnson

The A's Hot Stove has gone from 0 degrees to broil today