Oakland Athletics

By Marine Layer(marinelayer@gmail.com) However, not everything's wine and roses. Listeners in the Berkeley/Oakland hills were left feeling neglected, as KTRB's signal was noticeably poor throughout last season, day or night. When we last left off, KTRB was pursuing a second broadcast site in Sonoma County. Things have change...

By Melissa Lockard The off-season is a time for healing. So how are some of the Oakland A's prospects doing with their recoveries from in-season injuries? We have updates on Andrew Carignan, Sean Doolittle, Dusty Coleman, Jason Christian and more. We also report on another member of the A's organization tak...

By Marine Layer(marinelayer@gmail.com) The Sharks' owners have been pursuing a National Basketball Association franchise for years, too. San Jose Mayor Chuck R. Reed tells FORBES that the arena lease will be amended this month to outline contingencies in case their efforts are successful. The group is also in discussions with t...

By Brock Keeling Oakland A's pitcher Andrew Bailey has been named the American League Rookie of the Year this morning. Bailey is a Gemini who was born in Voorhees, NJ, way back in 1984. He stands at 6'3'' weighing in at 235 lbs and has abnormally large hands, which means, well, you know exactly what that means.

Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan is the National League Rookie of the Year, and Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey is the AL winner.

By Melissa Lockard Starting next week, we will begin our annual ranking of the Oakland A’s top-50 prospects. This ranking will come along with scouting reports on each player. Before we begin the rankings, we thought it would be educational to look back at our past lists. Inside, find out who we ranked among the...

By Taj Adib Carson- nice story and all but he doesn't have much of a future with this team or with MLB baseball. 2 - Duke 5 - Gio 8 - Ziggy 19 - Ellis 20 - Barton Bench 24 - Chavez (DH) 3B - Glaus LF - Cust C - Suzuki 1B - Barton SS - Hardy 2B - Ellis CF - Rajai 2B - Ellis 3B - Glaus C - Suzuki DH - Cust SS - Hardy 1B - Barton

By 67MARQUEZ More and more, the Phillies are reminding me of a certain mustachioed team from the early 1970's, though one of the most glaring differences (I mean, besides mascots) is that the A's liked to make things hard on themselves while the Phillies prefer the foot-to-the-neck approach.

By 67MARQUEZ Scrapbook Memories celebrates the 20th anniversary of Oakland's last World Series triumph. Tonight: Game 2 of the 1989 World Series. If Dave Stewart (complete-game, five-hit shutout) was a "buzz saw" to the Giants in the Series opener, Mike Moore (seven innings, four hits, one run) was a...

By Marine Layer(marinelayer@gmail.com) The move to CSN California may be good for the A's long-term financial security, but they sure have taken a major hit on TV to do it according to Sports Business Journal. Having moved from CSN Bay Area to the sister network, the A's posted a paltry 0.82 rating locally for the season, a drop from 1....

By Flashfire If it's any consolation, the A's DO have the best record of any last-place team and trail their division leader by the least games in comparison to the rest. Put it this way: it took them until game 157 to be assured of last place after how bad things looked earlier in the year. Hey, it's SOMEthin...

By emperor nobody The Athletics' train kept a-rollin' as Gio "Long Time" Gonzalez turned in a most masterful performance, with Michael Wuertz striking out the side in the 8th for an even 100 Ks on the season.  Andrew "The Old" Bailey lowered the gavel on the punchless Halos in the 9th for his 26th (and 21st con...

By Melissa Lockard We finish our three-part conversation with Oakland A's Director of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi with a discussion of the progress of a number of young A's players, including Cliff Pennington, Daric Barton and Landon Powell, as well as the role of Nomar Garciaparra and Zaidi's eval...

By Flashfire Edgar Gonzalez draws the start for Oakland and I hear he's pretty good with stick figures. He's winless in 2009 (at least on the baseball field) with one of his two losses coming to Texas, having allowed five earned runs in five innings. He'll be opposed by Brandon McCarthy, 1-1 this year agai...

By Marine Layer(marinelayer@gmail.com) As currently situated, the San Francisco Giants control 2/3 of the Bay Area market and are located just 12 miles away from the A's. If the new baseball stadium were to be built in Oakland, it would replicate this imbalance; if it were built in San Jose, 50 miles away from the Giants stadium, th...

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By Nico Memo to Bob Geren: Ryan Sweeney against a LHP, and Orlando Cabrera against a RHP, do not belong at the top of the batting order. Jack Cust, meanwhile, continues to do what Jack Cust always does and that is get on base. Also, since the Mariners do not have a left-handed reliever in their bullpen,...

By grover Plan B was only a slight variation on Plan A. Giambi signs to a 1 year deal plus team option and when Andrew Brown gets hurt Beane quickly went out and traded two guys destined for careers in the minors for Michael Wuertz. Springer gets signed and Beane goes shopping for another DiNardo or Saalo...

By Nico Nico: Now you're coming off a fairly solid year, you're doing well in spring training, (but) I'm sure there are things you can pinpoint that you're thinking, "I need this to improve going forward." What would those things be that are still between you and your potential, you think?

By johnjahafanclub I am dissapointed if this means the A's might leave or stay in their current park, but I am excited if this leads to a move to San Jose. Oakland Athletics officials today asked the City of Fremont to halt the planning process required to build a new stadium and move the team there, saying they wa...

By Taj Adib Based upon these stereotypes, Billy Beane was, again - rightfully or not, more highly regarded than Sabean by many in the baseball world as he seemed to be more creative, progressive and efficient than his Giants counterpart. But as of Winter 2008, that dynamic has begun to change.

INSIDE PITCH A's general manager Billy Beane said he planned to add a big bat to the lineup this winter, and he wound up doing so in splashy fashion early in the offseason. Beane acquired three-time All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday in exchange for right-handed reliever Huston Street, le...

By PaulThomas Don't blame me, grover asked me to look him over. McDonald is something of a uniquely bad hitter in that not only does he have no power and little speed, but he's a fly-ball hitter. In Major League Baseball, hitting non-home run flies is not a good strategy. Also not a good strategy: playing John...

By rachel and alyson oaklandasdays There was a time in the recent past that we had expectations for the A's.  Like it wasn't that long ago that we actually believed that the A's would re-sign Miggy.  And even more recently we were TOTALLY blind-sided by the Huddy and Mulder trades.  In the few seasons that followed, we have al...

By noreply@blogger.com (Marine Layer) Towards the end of Susan Slusser's Chronicle article about the A's hiring Mike Gallego as third base coach is a blurb about the A's opting out of their current deal with KICU. This appears to be another step towards the rumored deal with Comcast SportsNet California (formerly CSN West). KIC...

By Taj Adib 2. Now that the minor league season has ended, do you think Beane did well with his trades? Obviously, the Haren deal was a big win-win for both teams, but what the about the Harden deal specifically…? 8. What’s your opinion about Jason Giambi possibly coming back to Oakland in 2009?

By Blez SportsBlogs Nation is really fortunate as we have John Sickels writing the best minor league blog on the Web in Minor League Ball.  Sickels does excellent work at that blog and I suggest you make it part of your daily reading. Blez:  Finally, who would you rank as the A's best hitter in the syst...

By noreply@blogger.com (Marine Layer) The A's begin construction of Cisco Field by the end of 2010.Cisco Field fully signals the Raiders and the Coliseum to fully pursue an extension. Let's start off the the good ole' Coliseum the way it looks now (courtesy Google Maps, pic taken prior to a Stones concert?):

By Blez The A's actually outhit the Tigers 13-12 but A's pitching wound up giving up a lot of extra base hits as well as walking five batters and hitting three.  It's just one of those games where the A's offense actually showed up but the pitching wasn't in sync.  

By Taj Adib AZL Athletics: 7-10, 7th Place, ARizona Rookie League A's Prospects in the News 1. No A's prospects made it on this week's Baseball America Hot Sheet, however in the notes section of the weekly update both Aaron Cunningham and Chris Carter recieved honorable mentions from the BA staff.

By andrew As the 2008 season grinds toward it's merciful end, the A's had another poor week, going 2-4 against the Rays and White Sox. Sure, there were a couple bright spots, but there were too many low points. 3) Ziegler (Director's Cut) from Joe Posnanski. (h/t to Gregg)

By Nico SEAN GALLAGHER Don't let his recent woes scare you off, as what you saw was a 22 year old trying to pitch through pain. Gallagher remains one of the A's most exciting young pitchers, with a true "plus fastball" - remember, this is a guy Beane insisted on for months, a guy about whom Cubs fans sai...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) A woeful offense has brought the Oakland A's back down to earth and made them the "kings of the one-run loss,'' sports editor Glenn Schwarz and beat writer Susan Slusser report in this...

By Taj Adib Don't forget to send some well-wishes to grover while he's off battling wildfires in the nether regions of the Golden State. He's working hard on getting some time to do his own minor league update, but mother nature is not cooperating as of yet!

By Blez As for me, I've always loved watching those guys.  When Mike Myers was a free agent a couple of seasons ago, I'd hoped that the A's would sign him because he's so tough on lefties.  There's just something about having a pitcher who not only isn't likely to give up a multi-run home run, but is ofte...

By Taj Adib OF Travis Buck: Yeah, THAT Travis Buck. He's struggled at the major league level so far this season, but he's mashing at AAA Sacramento and with Ryan Sweeney performing well for the big club and Cargon improving, Buck might become expendable if another team is willing to overpay for him aft...

By notsellingjeans The names of those three relief pitchers - Foulke, Calero, and Embree - could be swapped into either deal, depending on the preference of the Tigers and Yankees, of course.  Clearly Calero is valued less than the other two. What all three have in common, though, is that they aren't a part of th...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) The hot Oakland A's are baseball's biggest surprise this season, led by a pitching staff that tops the majors in team ERA. But as the A's continue to contend for a playoff spot, will GM ...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) The Oakland A's started strong, but cooled off during a 2-7 road trip. Yet those are the kinds of ups and downs fans should expect from a young team, beat writer Susan Slusser reports in...

By Taj Adib With the major league and minor league seasons well underway (giving the organization a framework for judgng needs and luxuries) and with amateur baseball seasons winding down (providing near-complete sample sizes to judge prospective draftees) let's take a look at where the A's sta...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) Susan Slusser , The Chronicle's A's beat writer, and Sports Editor Glenn Schwarz podcast on how the Oakland A's have built one of the best records in the majors during the first month of...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) The Oakland A's are off to a fast start in 2008, which may come as a surprise to many baseball observers. But beat writer Susan Slusser says the players aren't that surprised and reports...

By Fleerfan The Oakland A's take the prize for the highest number of City / Logo Patch variations with 6. The earliest patch had a logo with a green baseball, followed by 2 patches with white baseballs. The variation between the 2 white baseball ...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) Susan Slusser , The Chronicle's A's beat writer, and Sports Editor Glenn Schwarz , begin their third season of podcasts on the Oakland A's with a report on how the future looks for the...

By Marine Layer As expected, Owens didn't challenge Wolff much, preferring to follow up when callers gave their questions. One caller in particular asked Wolff why the A's would leave Oakland for Fremont if they were clearly getting a better stadium deal in Oakland. Wolff replied that the team would in fa...

By Jim McLennan Dayn Perry, FoxSports.com - "The Arizona Diamondbacks are now, without question, the power team in the National League. After pulling off a trade with the Oakland A's for right-hander Dan Haren, the Snakes are now clearly the best club in the senior circuit. Keep in mind that last season Ari...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) Susan Slusser , The Chronicle's A's beat writer, and Sports Editor Glenn Schwarz do their post-season wrap on a once-promising but ultimately disappointing year for the Oakland A's . ...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) Even though the Oakland A's fell out of playoff contention long ago, beat writer Susan Slusser , says there is no shortage of interesting players and stories to cover. For instance,...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) It's been a while, but the A's are finally back to .500 and beat writer Susan Slusser is back with a podcast that may cause A's fans to gasp . With the team out of contention this year,...

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Benny Evangelista) Danny Haren of the Oakland A's has a good chance to be the American League's starting pitcher in the All Star Game in San Francisco, beat writer Susan Slusser says in her weekly...