OK, Raider fans. Are you like me? Are you finally fed up with Darren McFadden and his injuries? Do you realize that our defensive secondary is similar to that of a freshman high school team? Are you gripping for a ... (Continue reading)
For many of us, the holiday months of November and December can mean a couple of things: A great time to catch up with family, or a sobering time of reflection on our floundering sports teams. As a Oakland native, transplanted ... (Continue reading)
Ryan Cook, Sean Doolittle and Grant Balfour shut the door on the Texas Rangers in the seventh, eighth and ninth inning.Metallica was blaring and over 12,000 walk-up tickets had been sold.Not one day in first place in the past 161 ... (Continue reading)
On a team that specializes in initialed nicknames (DHB, Run DMC, CJ, etc.), we introduce you to someone you already know: DeMarcus Van Dyke.From this point on, possibly for the rest of his career, we shall refer to him as ... (Continue reading)
With the second preseason game after a long break, the Raiders hope that their injury proneness doesn't escalate.As of August 18th, several high value guys are sidelined for the foreseeable future: WR Louis Murphy (Out for season opener—Hamstring) CB Chris ... (Continue reading)
Oakland departed with my favorite player, Zach Miller, over the off-season, leading many to think Oakland may be heading in the opposite direction from last year. Kevin Boss lets us know that this isn't the case.After watching the first preseason ... (Continue reading)
The NL West was arguably one of the best divisions last season thanks in large part to the Giants bullpen and the Padres' early success.With young talent running deep, the NL West looks to continue its exciting play and eventually ... (Continue reading)
The Texas Rangers made headlines recently with the signing of Adrian Beltre. The next question they have to answer is concerning their former third baseman, Michael Young.Young is not new to big league position changes, however. He's had time at ... (Continue reading)
It’s a known fact for all SF Giant fans: Pitching is not a weak link. But previous to last year's World Series plight, it was undermined by a possible lack of hitting. Oh, how we were wrong. The Giants put ... (Continue reading)
The Phillies have been a hot topic during the offseason of 2010-11. Jayson Werth is out, Cliff Lee is in and people are talking about perhaps witnessing the best pitching rotations in baseball history.Let's not jump the gun, but on ... (Continue reading)