Throttling the Toronto Blue Jays 16-0 on Wednesday does not necessarily mean the Oakland A's are legitimate playoff contenders. They've been making that case for the past month. If the season ended today, they would be in the top three in ERA, ... (Continue reading)
As the Oakland A’s play their 81st game of the MLB Regular Season against the Boston Red Sox on Monday night, the half-way point of the year, they’re just five games back of the two American League Wild Card spots. ... (Continue reading)
Brandon Moss, though far from a "prospect," has been a welcome surprise to the Oakland A's offense in the past two weeks.The 28-year-old has hit six home runs and 11 RBI in just 11 games with the club, most of ... (Continue reading)
After Minnesota Twins outfielder Josh Willingham blasted a three-run walk-off home run to defeat his former team, the Oakland Athletics, 3-2 on Tuesday, A’s fans were seething. They didn’t need to go on the radio to say it. They didn’t ... (Continue reading)
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh likes to leave the world guessing. He’ll poke, jab and knock on the media’s and fans’ brains because he can, and what comes out of his mouth has people tuning in, tweeting, reading, etc. ... (Continue reading)
The Oakland Athletics have been known for years to have one of the most productive farm systems in MLB. The Sacramento Rivercats, Oakland's Triple-A affiliate, have won four Pacific Coast League titles since 2000 and have seen countless players advance ... (Continue reading)
Who's this Ryan Cook guy and why is he the best relief pitcher in MLB right now?To start, he's a setup man for the Oakland A's and could arguably be the closer at some point this year the way he's ... (Continue reading)
Jarrod Parker has lived up to the hype so far for the Oakland Athletics. The rookie has allowed only six earned runs in 25.2 innings pitched this season with an ERA of 2.10. With a long way to go in ... (Continue reading)
It’s not that Albert Pujols won’t be a significant part of the Los Angeles Angels offense at some point in the 2012 MLB season—he just won’t be that Albert. That is, that Albert who could bash 14 home runs and ... (Continue reading)
It was just last week that the idea of which team may deal for Grant Balfour before the trade deadline was discussed.This week, it's time to figure out who could replace him as the Oakland Athletics' closer. Balfour blew a save ... (Continue reading)