Oakland A's starting pitcher Justin Duchscherer speaks to MLB.com during the Home Run Derby www.truveo.com

30 in 30: The Athletics welcome Jason Giambi back, Nomar Garciaparra and Matt Holliday join the team, and the A's are ready for 2009 www.truveo.com

Daily Recap: Travis Buck got the A's on the board first with a solo blast, and Jason Giambi hit his first homer since returning to Oakland video.aol.com

Prior to their home opener Friday night, the Oakland A’s paid tribute to four fallen Oakland police officers who lost their lives in the line of ... video.aol.com

3rd baseman Eric Chavez and starting pitcher Dallas Braden talked about the Oakland A’s opening night loss to the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim. video.aol.com

Tony T Breaks down the Big Major League Baseball TV Games and offers his selections on this edition of Tony T' Sports Bets airing now on http ... www.veoh.com

By rss@youtube.com (zayluv15) None Author: zayluv15 Keywords: Lee Horton Oakland A's Baseball Home Opener TAPS National Anthem Tribute Added: April 12, 2009

Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums has put up a last-inning rally to prevent the A’s from leaving. But the A's are suffering from lower popularity in the ... www.truveo.com

Oakland A's starting pitcher Justin Duchscherer speaks to MLB.com during the Home Run Derby video.aol.com

The calendar said March, so it’s time for another season on baseball. Our first Cactus League game took us to Phoenix Muni to see the Oakland A’s ... www.veoh.com

By rss@youtube.com (JOCKLIFEONLINE) Author: JOCKLIFEONLINE Keywords: Jason Giambi Oakland A's New York Yankees Matt Holliday Orlando Cabrera Nomar Garciaparra Alex Rodriguez Manny Ramirez MLB First base spring training arizona Added: March 10, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (SCKSCat) Note: View in high quality. The place the Diamondbacks are, for at least 2009 and 2010, who are my 2nd favorite team. Video of Tuscon Electric Park, A's vs Diamondbacks, 3/1/09. This is part 2 of 2. This is for those wondering what the Diamondbacks' promotions are, including the bobble head dat...

LA and Oakland play for the division lead video.aol.com

By rss@youtube.com (fcnwebtv) Author: fcnwebtv Keywords: Fremont City Council Meeting Added: February 11, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (fcnwebtv) Author: fcnwebtv Keywords: oppose Oakland A's ballpark stadium Fremont Added: February 4, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (fcnwebtv) Author: fcnwebtv Keywords: No A's Stadium In Warm Springs Fremont Added: January 30, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (VegasScout) Chris hit 45 Homeruns last season and was a part of the Cal League Champion modesto A's. Chris was a part of the Original Wolf Pack and has been with Coach Al Since he was 11. In The off season he still calls Bat-R-Up home! Author: VegasScout Keywords: Baseball Added: January 13, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (MykeFoo) The CBS Sports guys tell you how they feel about the MLB Hall of Fame Class of 2009. Author: MykeFoo Keywords: Major League Baseball MLB Hall of Fame HOF Cooperstown Rickey Henderson Oakland A's As New York Yankees Jim Rice Boston Red Sox American East West AL Added: January 13, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (fcnwebtv) Part 3 of 3, At the May 8, 2007 City Council meeting, the A's co-owner Lew Wolff provided a progress report on the A's conceptual plan for a Ballpark Village. He also presented the City Council with an economic benefits analysis the A's commissioned titled "Economic and Fiscal Revenue Impa...

By rss@youtube.com (TheLifeofElias) Good move by Billy Beane Author: TheLifeofElias Keywords: Matt Holliday Oakland Athletics St. Louis Cardinals Colorado Rockies Ryan Ludwick Billy Beane Added: November 11, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (elliottklarson) A's fan is stoked that they just scored on the Red Sox Author: elliottklarson Keywords: Oakland A's Added: October 27, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (confusionedhobo) Song: I got 5 on it Artist: Luniz Album: Operation Stackola This is the first video that features my signature studio name, Biohazard Productions. In this video you'll see pictures of the Oakland Raiders, Oakland A's, Raider fans, and the Golden State Warriors. Enjoy

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Sean Patrick Gallagher (born December 30, 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Oakland Athletics. Author: excelvir Keywords: Oakland A's Athletics Sean Gallagher Seattle Mariners MLB Baseball Added: October 8, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (ffgtfgtr) A triple play in the game MLB Power Pros 2008. Yeah. This was performed by the Oakland Athletics. Author: ffgtfgtr Keywords: MLB Power Pros 2008 Triple Play awesome ffgtfgtr practice Oakland Athletics A's Added: October 6, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (zorb350) Now that the season is over for the A's, I decided to make a video of their memories of 2008. So please enjoy this is my longest video that I've made so far. Song: Death and All His Friends-Coldplay Keywords: zorb350 2008 Oakland A's coldplay death and all his friends slideshow Athletics Major...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) César Enrique Jiménez (born November 12, 1984 in Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan pitcher who plays in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners. Jiménez bats and throws left-handed. He made his major league debut on September 11, 2006.

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Author: excelvir Keywords: Oakland A's Athletics Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki MLB Baseball イチロー Added: October 4, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Ichiro Suzuki (鈴木 一朗, Suzuki Ichirō?), often known simply as Ichiro (イチロー, Ichirō?), (born October 22, 1973 in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is an outfielder for the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball team. Ichiro moved to the United States in 2001 after playin...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Athletics 7, Rangers 3 Aaron Cunningham's first Major League homer couldn't have come at a more opportune time, as his three-run, eighth-inning blast lifted the A's to victory -- edging them back to within 3 1/2 games of second place in the AL West. Ryan Sweeney added three singles and a pai...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Top of the 7th Nelson Cruz singles on a line drive to left fielder Aaron Cunningham. Michael Young scores. Two out. Author: excelvir Keywords: Oakland A's Athletics Texas Rangers Nelson Cruz MLB Baseball Added: September 23, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Top of the 7th Josh Hamilton strikes out swinging. Michael Young steals (10) 2nd base. One out. Author: excelvir Keywords: Oakland A's Athletics Texas Rangers Josh Hamilton MLB Baseball Added: September 23, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Bottom of the 6th Cliff Pennington walks. Jack Hannahan to 3rd. Rajai Davis to 2nd. One out. Ryan Sweeney singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nelson Cruz. Jack Hannahan scores. Rajai Davis scores. Cliff Pennington to 3rd. One out. Jack Cust grounds into double play, shortstop Michael Young to...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Top of the 6th Injury Delay. Chris Davis strikes out swinging. Two out. Kurt Kiyoshi Suzuki (born October 4, 1983 in Wailuku, Hawaii) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Oakland Athletics. The Athletics drafted him in the second round of the 2004 amateur draft and assigned to the Single...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Bottom of the 5th Aaron Cunningham pops out to shortstop Michael Young. Two out. Bobby Crosby grounds out softly, pitcher Vicente Padilla to first baseman Hank Blalock. Three out. Author: excelvir Keywords: Oakland A's Athletics Aaron Cunningham Bobby Crosby Texas Rangers MLB Baseball

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Bottom of the 5th Kurt Suzuki flies out to center field Josh Hamilton. Ryan Sweeney to 3rd. One out. Author: excelvir Keywords: Oakland A's Athletics Kurt Suzuki Texas Rangers MLB Baseball Added: September 22, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (ikarcuaso) Marcus and Mason watching fireworks from the Oakland Coliseum field after A's game, 9/20/08 Author: ikarcuaso Keywords: fireworks oakland athletics coliseum A's Added: September 20, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Athletics 7, Rangers 1 Josh Outman hurled five innings of one-run ball in his maiden big league start, and Aaron Cunningham and Bobby Crosby combined for five RBIs in the fifth inning as the A's turned the tide on the Rangers after two consecutive losses. Jack Cust added a two-run blast to th...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Brad Gregory Ziegler (born October 10, 1979 in Pratt, Kansas) is the closer for the Oakland Athletics. Author: excelvir Keywords: Oakland A's Athletics Brad Ziegler Texas Rangers MLB Baseball Added: September 20, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Author: excelvir Keywords: Oakland A's Athletics Texas Rangers Warner Madrigal MLB Baseball Added: September 20, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Joseph "Joey" Devine (born September 19, 1983 in Junction City, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. Author: excelvir Keywords: Oakland A's Athletics Texas Rangers Joey Devine MLB Baseball Added: September 20, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Joshua Matthew Rupe (born August 18, 1982 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is a relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers in Major League Baseball. Rupe was acquired by the Rangers in a trade for Carl Everett with the Chicago White Sox. He made his Major League debut on September 16, 2005 in a game against...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Joshua S. Outman (born September 14, 1984 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. He was a former prospect in the Philadelphia Phillies organization, and at one point he was named the 12th best prospect in the Phillies organization in 2007. On July 1...

43 sec - 2008-09-19 Angels hit three solo homers in seventh to hold off the A's

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Rangers 7, Athletics 0 Greg Smith was tagged for six runs over 5 2/3 innings, and the offense was placed on the wrong side of history -- posting just five hits on rookie hurler Matt Harrison as he shut the A's out to nab a Rangers record. With the loss, Oakland watched its second-place aspirati...

2 min - 2008-09-12 Rich Harden pitched six strong innings and Emil Brown's three-run homer led the A's to a 5-1 win over the Red Sox, earning Oakland a split of the season-opening two-game set in Tokyo. MLB - Oakland Athletics - - Emil Brown - Terry Francona

28 sec - 2008-09-12 Kotsay has sixth sense in funny Oakland A's ad. - MLB - Oakland Athletics - Mark Kotsay

6 min - 2008-09-12 Rich Harden vs. Justin Duscherer. A's battled each other in video games for MS fundraiser. Eric Chavez takes the video game a little too seriously. - MLB - Oakland Athletics - Justin Duchscherer - - Huston Street - Eric Chavez - Nick Swisher - Mark Ellis

3 min - 2008-09-12 Pitchers loosening up before game. They would not be used much that day. Oakland walloped the Royals 17-3. - MLB - Oakland Athletics - Joe Blanton - Kiko Calero - Justin Duchscherer - Chad Gaudin - Jay Marshall - Huston Street

By rss@youtube.com (ellabakercenter) Author: ellabakercenter Keywords: Silence The Violence teamed up with Mayor Ron Dellums and the Oakland Athletics for Day A's. Starting Tailgate BBQ Resource fair followed by moment of silence before first pitch we brought issue violence to wider audience. Added: September 10, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Brad Gregory Ziegler (born October 10, 1979 in Pratt, Kansas) is the closer for the Oakland Athletics. Ziegler's streak came to an end at 39 innings when the Tampa Bay Rays scored a run against him in the ninth inning on August 14. Akinori Iwamura scored on a double by B.J. Upton, which was also th...

By rss@youtube.com (IncanTV) Dave Henderson, former Oakland Athletics, greets a fan on an August afternoon on his relica jersey day in Oakland. Ironically, the A's were playing the Chicago White Sox, who won that day,the team in which Hendu got injuried in early '90s.

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Keith Charles Foulke (pronounced as "folk", IPA: /foʊk/) (born October 19, 1972 in Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. Author: excelvir Keywords: Oakland A's Athletics Keith Foulke Minnesota Twins MLB Baseball

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) A's Game Starting Lineup Aaron R. Cunningham (born April 24, 1986 in Anchorage, Alaska) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics. Cunning ham was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the sixth round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft. After two years in the White So...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Alan Duane Embree (born January 23, 1970) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. Previously, Embree played with the Cleveland Indians (1992--1996), Atlanta Braves (1998), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), San Francisco Giants (1999--2001), Chicago White...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Dana James Eveland (born October 29, 1983 in Olympia, Washington) is a left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. Eveland throws a four-seam fastball, slider, changeup, and a curveball. He is 6'1 and weighs 258 pounds.

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Gio Gonzalez (born September 19, 1985 in Hialeah, Florida) is a left-handed pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. Gonzalez attended Hialeah High School in Hialeah, Florida, for the first 3 years of his high school career, where they won two state championships and nearly won a third. After h...

32 sec - 2008-09-04 Texas Rangers - Adam Melhuse and other A's watch as PR guys rip phonebooks on dugout in fan-friendly event.

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Dallas Lee Braden (born August 13, 1983 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a left-handed pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. Author: excelvir Keywords: Oakland A's Athletics Dallas Braden Stockton Minnesota Twins MLB Baseball Added: September 2, 2008

1 min - 2008-09-02 Detroit Tigers - With three run walk off over Oakland A's in ALCS Game 4.

49 sec - 2008-09-02 Oakland Athletics - Bobby Crosby safe in play at the plate. A's win in extras on 4 of July, 2006

39 sec - 2008-09-02 Oakland Athletics - A's FanFest 2007

By rss@youtube.com (prompko) the best in MLB's AL West off the Rangers Mariners Angels A's Author: prompko Keywords: AL All-Stars MLB OneTrueMedia Prompko West Added: September 1, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Kirk Craig Saarloos (born May 23, 1979, in Long Beach, California) is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He has been used both in starting and relief situations. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft i...

48 sec - 2008-08-31 The Athletics rallied to a 3-2 victory over the Twins on Joe Nathan's two-run throwing error in the ninth.

42 sec - 2008-08-28 Athletics jump out to fast lead, hold on vs. Angels

By rss@youtube.com (Latoose) Stomper at the A's game in Oakland Giggin Author: Latoose Keywords: Stomper Oakland Athletics A's Game Added: August 25, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Javier Carlos Vázquez (born July 25, 1976 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is a right-handed starting pitcher who has played for the Chicago White Sox since 2006. Previously, he pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005), New York Yankees (2004) and Montreal Expos (1998-2003). He was nicknamed "...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Daniel Livingston Meyer (born July 3, 1981 in Woodbury, New Jersey) is a left-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. Meyer played high school baseball at Kingsway Regional High School in Swedesboro, New Jersey. A touted prospect out of Jam...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Joseph "Joey" Devine (born September 19, 1983 in Junction City, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. Devine was the Braves' first selection (27th overall) in the first round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft out of North Carolina State University,...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Gregory Thomas Smith (born December 22, 1983 in Alexandria, Louisiana) is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. He attended Louisiana State University and was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the sixth round in the 2005 amateur draft. On December 14...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) 9th Inning Nick Swisher grounds out, first baseman Daric Barton to pitcher Huston Street. One out. Author: excelvir Keywords: Oakland A's Athletics Nick Swisher Chicago White Sox MLB Baseball Added: August 18, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Huston Lowell Street (pronounced /ˈçʲustən/, born August 2, 1983, in Austin, Texas) is a closing pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, currently best known for winning the 2005 American League Rookie of the Year. His father is former University of Texas quarterback James Street.

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Octavio Eduardo Dotel (born November 25, 1973 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. He throws and bats Right. On June 24, 2004, Dotel was traded to the Oakland Athletics in a three-team trade that brought slugger Carlos Beltran to the Astros, minor le...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Jerry Richard Blevins (born September 6, 1983 in Johnson City, Tennessee) is left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. Author: excelvir Keywords: Oakland A's Athletics Jerry Blevins Chicago White Sox MLB Baseball Added: August 18, 2008

Oakland A's & their mule Unknown length - 2008-08-18 Broadcasted for the Oakland A's for a year and the Mule Story

40 sec - 2008-08-18 The Sports Professor Rick Horrow reports from Fremont, California, the future home of the Oakland A's. Hear how Cisco Field will incorporate groundbreaking technology into the stadium.

4 min - 2008-08-18 The Oakland A's new ballpark in Fremont, California, should be called The Stadium of the Future. Rick Horrow takes you on a virtual tour of Cisco Field.

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Dallas Lee Braden (born August 13, 1983 in Phoenix, Arizona) is a left-handed pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. He was drafted out of Texas Tech University in the ninth round of the June, 2004 draft by the Athletics. Before playing for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Braden posted a combined re...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Nicholas Thompson Swisher (born November 25, 1980) is a Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Chicago White Sox. Swisher is a switch hitter who throws left-handed. He is the son of former Major League catcher Steve Swisher, who played for various National League base...

By rss@youtube.com (mobiqa) ABC News 10 covers the launch of mobi-tickets for the Major League Baseball side: the Oakland Athletics. Author: mobiqa Keywords: mobile ticketing sports MLB Major League Baseball Added: August 5, 2008

By pacificcoasthellway Oakland A’s Diabetic Sugar High, Cheech and Chong’s Golden Years Tour, ‘Bama Dog Mayor, 18 Babies and Air Guitarist Loses a Toe. These are the Things I Learned This Week - brought to you by 1800PetMeds.com coupon code “WEEK” - save 10% on any purchase. Ranked 0.0 / 5 | 19 views | 0 comments

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Royals 4, Athletics 3 Huston Street allowed a run in the 10th as the A's were swept in a three-game set by the Royals. Bobby Crosby had two RBI singles, and Brad Ziegler extended his Major League record to 30 innings without allowing a run to start his career.

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Leonard Edward (Lenny) DiNardo (born September 19, 1979 in Miami, Florida) is a starting pitcher who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics. On February 14th, 2007, the Oakland Athletics claimed DiNardo off of waivers from the Boston Red Sox. DiNardo has since joined the A's starting...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Andrew Aaron Brown (born February 17, 1981 in Chardon, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. Brown was originally drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the sixth round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft. On November 8, 2006, he was traded from Cleveland...

Unknown length - 2008-07-24 Torii Hunter of the LA Angels of Anaheim hits a first inning triple against the Oakland A's at a spring training game at Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Arizona 3/3/2008.

Unknown length - 2008-07-22 The Sharks hit the cages and take batting practice at an Oakland A's game.

Unknown length - 2008-07-22 Jonathan Cheechoo and Ryan Clowe at the Oakland A's game chat about the power of TV.

Unknown length - 2008-07-22 Watch past and present players play golf to raise money for the Oakland A's Community Fund.

Unknown length - 2008-07-21 The Oakland A's Single "A" affiliate, the Vancouver Canadians. play their Home games in Nat Bailey Stadium, located in scenic Queen Elizabeth Park.

By rss@youtube.com (smelmooo) Possibly the last time that I will ever go to the "Old" Stadium. Author: smelmooo Keywords: yankees oakland Added: July 20, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (playauzy) White Sox whoop the A's at US Cellular Field in Chitown. Author: playauzy Keywords: Chicago White Sox Baseball MLB U.S. Cellular Field Oakland A's Added: July 17, 2008

Unknown length - 2008-07-18 Three-inning game between Oakland and Minnesota on MLB Power Pros (PS2). I left the announcer on to demonstrate how annoying he can be.

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) After giving up the lead and then loading the bases with one out in the ninth, the A's couldn't push across the tying run. Justin Duchscherer was in line for his 11th win with a strong, 7 2/3-inning effort, but Huston Street couldn't close it out.

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Justin Craig Duchscherer [duke-SHUR] (born November 19, 1977 in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is a right-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics (since 2003). Previously, he played with the Texas Rangers (2001). Duchscherer (nickname "The Duke Of Hurl") wa...

48 sec - 2008-07-14 LA scored one in the 8th and two in the 9th to defeat Oakland, 4-3

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) The A's welcomed newly acquired starter Sean Gallagher to Oakland by batting around in the third inning and also saw new outfielder Matt Murton make a pair of great catches. Gallagher allowed only two hits as the Athletics took the opener.

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) A's Game Push-up Challenge Author: excelvir Keywords: Oakland A's Athletics LA Angels Perfect Push-up Added: July 12, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Don't miss your chance to meet A's players Daric Barton and Ryan Sweeney Friday, July 11th at City Center Plaza at Broadway and 12th Street in Downtown Oakland. Daric and Ryan will be there from noon to 1 p.m. to sign autographs courtesy of City Center Dental Spa, the Preferred Dentist of the Oa...

By rss@youtube.com (excelvir) Brad Gregory Ziegler (born October 10, 1979 in Pratt, Kansas) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. Ziegler received his first call-up to the major leagues on May 30, 2008, when the Athletics purchased his contract from the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. In 19 rel...

By rss@youtube.com (cencalyanksfan) Live video from June 12th, 2008 in Oakland, Ca. The New York Yankees vs. the Oakland A's. Hideki Matsui hits a grand slam off of Joe Blanton on his 34th birthday. Filmed from section 112, row 32 in the Oakland Coliseum Keywords: Hideki Matsui Yankees MLB baseball grand slam home run birthday

By rss@youtube.com (adroq77) This dude got down at an Oakland A's game. Author: adroq77 Keywords: Oakland A's dancing funny baseball game blooper fan Added: June 8, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (geoffjays) Seattle Times baseball writer Geoff Baker takes you on a quick tour of McAfee Coliseum prior to a Seattle Mariners-Oakland A's game. Footage shot on April 16, 2008. Packaged on April 17, 2008. See the view from the field and from high above the center field bleachers in the "Mount Davis" secti...

By rss@youtube.com (gaslampball) Brooks Conrad of the A's hits a three run home run on 3/15 vs. the San Diego Padres in a Spring Training game in Peoria Stadium. He had 5 RBI's in a 9-2 win. Author: gaslampball Keywords: Brooks Conrad Home Run Oakland Athletics Spring Training Padres Peoria Stadium Added: March 17, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (allen85255) This is the life: sunny afternoon, A's hosting the Diamondbacks in front of a full house at Phoenix Muhi. Doug Davis (the most deliberate pitcher on earth) facing Dana Eveland whom the A's got from the D-backs in the Haren deal. The A's won 2-1 in a well-played effort that is typical of the late...

By rss@youtube.com (royalsfan7) Author: royalsfan7 Keywords: MLB The Show 08 2008 Triple Play Lenny Dinardo Ryan Garko Oakland Athletics A's Cleveland Indians Noob Added: March 6, 2008

By rss@youtube.com (ronboitube) This five part series illustrates the playoffs from Oakland A's fans. These motivated and entertaining fans give us their perspectives and points of view from the 2002 baseball season as well as from the playoffs against the Minnesota Twins (twinkies). The music videos were cut out of the...

By rss@youtube.com (farmsystem) Aaron Cunningham singles in a summer 2007 California League meeting between the Visalia Oaks and the Lake Elsinore Storm. At the time, Cunningham played in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. In late December of 2007, he was dealt to the Oakland A's along with Carlos Gonzalez, Chris C...

By rss@youtube.com (ronboitube) Ronn Carter and Chey throw out the first pitches at Comcast Day at the Park. Ronn threw a perfect strike under that kind of pressure...not fast but accurate. Took place in 2005 when Mulder, Hudson, Zito, Chavez, and Tajada were still in Oakland. Giambi was just traded to NY.

By rss@youtube.com (victorialau95) am I starting to make a little too many of such videos...?) Yes, this song has been used for other nanoha fan openings, but none of them (at least I never got to see it) are of A's, so I deceided to make one. And yes, this is the second opening song of Mai - Otome (nice show!)

By rss@youtube.com (diablovista) Vlad with a HR against the A's in Oakland. Author: diablovista Keywords: vladimir guerrero home run angels Added: August 22, 2007

By rss@youtube.com (genefoto) Derek Jeter at bat in the 8th inning of the A's vs Yankees baseball game. Author: genefoto Keywords: New York Yankees Derek Jeter Oakland Athletics Added: June 30, 2007

By rss@youtube.com (InfinityBlade) Song: Eternal Blaze This is a fan-made opening for Savers, set to the opening to Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's. Mainly, I just took the general pattern of everything in the OP and tried to apply it to Savers. This doesn't necessarily mean that I'm saying that every character here is suppose...

By rss@youtube.com (marcuswai) A mix of cheers and boos. Barry Zito is introduced as starting pitcher for the first time as an SF Giant against his former team the Oakland A's int he first game of the Bay Bridge Series 2007 Author: marcuswai Keywords: Barry Zito A's Giants Added: May 19, 2007

By rss@youtube.com (Eyeslam) Happy Mother's Day to all Oakland A's fans! What a game!!! Author: Eyeslam Keywords: Jack Cust Oakland Athletics A's Mother's Day Baseball Added: May 15, 2007

By rss@youtube.com (silentsensei) warms up before pitching against the Oakland A's on April 29, 2007 at McAfee Coliseum. Author: silentsensei Keywords: Scott Kazmir TampaBay DevilRays Oakland baseball Added: May 13, 2007

By rss@youtube.com (Padukem) Pregame tossin' and twistin'. The Oakland Athletics pitchers had themselves a fun little workout before the team took on the Kansas City Royals at KC's Kauffman Stadium May 10, 2007. The A's ended up beating the Royals by a score of 17-3 that day. Seen here in this all-smiles workout are Husto...

By rss@youtube.com (yesnetwork) Mariano Rivera discusses his blown save against the A's. Author: yesnetwork Keywords: New York Yankees MLB YES Network Baseball Andy Pettitte Mariano Rivera Oakland A's Added: April 16, 2007

By rss@youtube.com (yesnetwork) Kyle Farnsworth was disappointed with his performance against Oakland Author: yesnetwork Keywords: New York Yankees MLB YES Network Baseball Derek Jeter Kyle Farnsworth Oakland A's Added: April 14, 2007

By rss@youtube.com (SamuelYLam) Samuel Lam and Ruby Aday and their crazy adventure with their favorite teams. Eric Chavez grounds out to Derek Jeter. Author: SamuelYLam Keywords: Oakland A's New York Yankees MLB Baseball Added: April 14, 2007

By rss@youtube.com (StevieHimself) I unearthed this 1-minute video taken on October 15, 2004 @ the now-defunct A's Sport Cafe in Bergenfield, NJ. This was my band's first show and, aside from a few blunders, I'd like to think we kicked ass on this night! Here's the song "Thunderfunk", taken from my 2nd cd ALL WIRED UP. Forgive th...

By rss@youtube.com (Blondi2550) Mike Piazza, Milton Bradley, and Nick Swisher of the Oakland A's all sit down with Sports Sunday on NBC 11 for the first interviews to come out of Spring Training 2007 Author: Blondi2550 Keywords: Oakland Athletics Mike Piazza Milton Bradley Nick Swisher Added: February 28, 2007

By rss@youtube.com (ytrobcoop) Testing out my in-game video capturing techniques. I plan on posting more in-game sporting event footage later. Author: ytrobcoop Keywords: MLB 2K7 2K6 Added: February 26, 2007

By info@grouper.com (P.Pancake) These fans don't take well to the idea of moving the A's to Freemont. Shared by : P.Pancake On: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Views: 9182 Tags: ghostrider Freemont oaklandas funny don fans idea moving comedy baseball sports oakland 

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 Staff After much deliberation, we are releasing our 2010 Oakland A’s top-50 prospects list. Inside, subscribers get a sneak preview of the list, which we will unveil to the general public at the end of December. Over the next five weeks, subscribers will also receive in-depth scouting reports o...

By Mychael Urban Keith Lieppman, who turns 61 in January, has been named the recipient of the second annual Sheldon "Chief" Bender Award, presented by Minor League Baseball. A's Lieppman wins 'Chief' Bender Award

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 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane sees Andrew Bailey's rookie of the year award as reinforcement that a youth movement is the way to go.

By Melissa Lockard From non-roster invitee to American League Rookie of the Year. It was quite a meteoric rise for Oakland A's closer Andrew Bailey, who went from being known only by the closest followers of the A's system to a household name among baseball fans in one short year. Bailey, who saved 26 games and p...

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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 Mychael Urban A's reliever Andrew Bailey, who posted an Oakland rookie-record 26 saves and a 6-3 record with a 1.84 ERA, was named the American League Rookie of the Year on Monday. Bailey takes AL rookie award

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By Melissa Lockard One of the biggest surprises in the Oakland A’s system in 2009 was the rise of reliever Mickey Storey, who went from being an unknown mired in extended spring training to one of the organization’s brightest relief prospects. Storey’s outstanding season has continued into the Arizona Fal...

By Mychael Urban Andrew Bailey's rise from Minor League obscurity to Major League limelight is a story that won't soon be forgotten. It'll turn historic if the A's closer upsets Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus when the AL Rookie of the Year Award is handed out on Monday. Bailey hopes to pull ROY upset

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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 Melissa Lockard With the winter season reaching November, more and more players with big league experience are debuting in their respective leagues. Two Oakland A's relievers made their debut recently. We have those details, as well as other action around the winter leagues, inside...

By Melissa Lockard Over the past few weeks, the Oakland A’s have made a number of adjustments to their 40-man roster, designating players for assignment to make room for prospects who have to be added to the team’s 40-man roster to be protected from this December’s Rule 5 draft. In advance of this activity, we...

By OaklandClubhouse.com The 2009 Major League baseball season might be over, but the off-season is just ramping up. Join us at 11:30am PST on Friday, November 6th for a live chat to discuss the Oakland A's, their minor league system and anything else baseball-related that is on your mind...

By Staff Reports We have news on Oakland A's prospects participating in winter and fall league ball and more inside...

By Melissa Lockard The off-season for all but two teams in baseball is fully in swing and Billy Owens and the rest of the Oakland A’s front office are busy assessing the 2009 season and putting together plans for 2010. We caught-up with Owens, the A’s Director of Player Personnel, in Arizona just after the conc...

By Marine Layer(marinelayer@gmail.com) Speaking of turning out, I've been told that the A's/Quakes are now members of the powerhouse Silicon Valley Leadership Group. Sure enough, they are. Then again, so are the San Jose Giants. A new pro-move site has been launched called Pro Baseball for San Jose.

By Mychael Urban Rickey Henderson recently spent three days at Oakland's Minor League complex working with Jemile Weeks, whom the A's selected in the first round in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. Henderson working with A's prospect

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 Melissa Lockard Since its founding in 1992, the Arizona Fall League has developed a reputation for being a breeding ground for future major leaguers. But do players participating in the AFL really end up in the majors? Inside, we take a look at the 109 players the Oakland A’s have sent to the AFL to see whethe...

By Melissa Lockard The Oakland A's Instructional League season concluded earlier this month. Before the end of camp, the A's handed out awards for the top participating players and some of the youngest players took home the awards. We have those details, plus information on why Chris Carter has been missing...

By Flashfire Philadelphia Phillies Joe Blanton:  0-0, 4.50 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 1 HR New York Yankees Nick Swisher:  3-for-20 (.150), .150 SLG, .292 OBP, .442 OPS, 2 R, 3 BB, 7 SO Chad Gaudin:  0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR

By Staff With three of four Oakland A’s full-season minor league affiliates making the post-season, it isn’t a surprise that there were some impressive individual performances among A’s minor leaguers. With so many good choices for our annual Player and Pitcher of the Year awards, we decided to...

By Marine Layer(marinelayer@gmail.com) A team's move to LA is being pitched as an overall revenue generator for the league, much like an A's move from Oakland to San Jose. Supposedly, this new revenue would more than offset a TV revenue loss. The NFL has spent $14 million "studying" SoCal.

By Mychael Urban Making the Grade is a four-part series analyzing the performances of various units of the 2009 Oakland A's. Today: Offense. Making the grade: Offense

By Melissa Lockard The Oakland A's system hasn't exactly been known for producing power hitters in recent years, but that has been changing over the past couple of seasons. A few of those power-hitting prospects are putting their strength on display in fall and winter league action...

By 67MARQUEZ By process of elimination, the Philadelphia Phillies were an easy pick, at least for me.  But the more I watch them, the more I actually like them.  And no, I won't be abandoning my A's anytime soon. Not now, not ever. Here's hoping history will be kinder to Philadelphia should they manage to wi...

By Melissa Lockard The Oakland A’s spent last off-season adding veteran players, but they wound-up with a rookie-filled roster for much of the season. Seventeen rookies appeared in games for the A’s this season. We analyze the seasons of all 17 rookies and assess what their future might hold in 2010.

By Melissa Lockard Friday marks the start of the minor league free agency period. Players who have been playing baseball professionally for six years or who were playing under one-year minor league contracts are eligible to file for free agency. We have the official list of the Oakland A’s minor league free a...

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 Melissa Lockard The Arizona Fall League is officially underway, with two games already in the books. We update the progress on the A's prospects playing in the league, as well as A's prospects participating in winter ball around the world.

By Mychael Urban Though unannounced, it was clear heading into the 2009 season that Phase I of the rebuilding project, to which A's general manager Billy Beane has publicly committed, focused on pitching. Making the grade: Starting pitching

By 67MARQUEZ Luckily we have the A's and Dave Stewart to make it all better. Stew was terrific. Just terrific. And he picked an awesome time to pitch his first shutout of the season. Meanwhile it didn't take long for me to tap into my inner hatred for the Giants. I'll let Rose tell it: I love beating the Giants.

By Oakland A's Hot News for Mgr. Bob Geren

By Melissa Lockard The Oakland A's 2009 Instructional League camp is in its final week. We recently caught-up with A's Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman to find out how it was going...

By Flashfire Huston Street crashes and burns, twice. Phillies vs. Rockies:  Phillies in 4 Yankees vs. Twins:  Yankees in 3 Angels vs. Red Sox:  Angels in 3 New York Yankees Philadelphia Phillies Huston Street:  0-2, 1 SV, 1 BS, 13.50 ERA, 3.38 WHIP, 2.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 SO

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 Melissa Lockard It might be fall baseball in the United States, but the winter has begun in the Caribbean with the start of the winter league seasons in Venezuela and Mexico. We have an update on the Oakland A’s farmhands participating in the winter leagues inside…

By 67MARQUEZ Scrapbook Memories celebrates the 20th anniversary of Oakland's last World Series triumph.  In this segment, we look back at a closer-than-it-looked American League Championship Series. Hard to imagine where the A's would have been without the addition of Rickey Henderson.  Playoff...

By Marine Layer(marinelayer@gmail.com) Taking the 50,000-foot view, it appears that any of the obstacles described above are equally likely to trip up any deal to bring the Kings to San Jose. At this point, whatever the chances are of bringing the A's south, the prospects for doing the same for the Kings have to be somewhat less pro...

By Nico Apparently the Angels and Red Sox do, so here's an early thread to go with the pancakes, waffles, or eggs with holland-A's sauce you are enjoying in bed while splitting your attention between the Sunday funnies (Oh Dagwood, you di'int just say that to Mr. Dithers!), the ballgame, the cat th...

By Staff The Oakland A's made their first off-season moves on Friday, outrighting four players off the 40-man roster.

By Melissa Lockard In Part Two of our two-part interview with Oakland A's minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson, we discuss the rest of the pitchers participating in the Instructional League, including a young Dominican right-hander with dynamic stuff.

By Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP)-The Oakland A's have squashed speculation that assistant general manager David Forst is in the mix to become the next general manager of the San Diego Padres

The Oakland A's have squashed speculation that assistant general manager David Forst is in the mix to become the next general manager of the San Diego Padres

By Melissa Lockard The Oakland A's 2009 Instructional League camp is in its final two weeks. On Monday, we caught-up with A's minor league pitching coordinator Gil Patterson to discuss the pitchers who are participating in camp. Patterson gives us some rehab updates, as well as progress reports on the attem...

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The Oakland A's have squashed speculation that assistant general manager David Forst is in the mix to become the next general manager of the San Diego Padres.

By Associated Press OAKLAND - Mike Napoli homered, Joe Saunders pitched five strong innings and the Los Angeles Angels closed out an impressive regular season with a 5-3 victory over the A's on Sunday.

By Melissa Lockard Jeremy Barfield might only be 21 years old, but he is a grizzled veteran compared to many of his “camp-mates” at the Oakland A’s Instructional League camp in Phoenix, Arizona. Barfield is in his second tour of duty at Instructs, having also participated in the camp last fall. We caught up wit...

By Mychael Urban In looking forward to 2010, GM Billy Beane looks back at '09, resisting the temptation to put too much stock in early-fall frivolity. A's have plenty to be optimistic about

By Cecile Nguyen On Sunday, the A's presented the third-annual Bill King Scholarship to Justin Riray, a senior at San Jose State who is studying broadcast journalism. A's award Bill King Scholarship

By Nico On May 3rd, the A's and Mariners battled overtime until the A's scored 3 in the top of the 13th, only to see the M's come back with 3 in the bottom of the 13th. When Seattle hung a heartbreaking loss on the already wobbling A's in the 15th, I felt -- with the certainty only a fan can feel, even if a 2-g...

By Nico After 5 innings, one team is playing good defense and one isn't. Hence the score: 4-2 Angels.

By Mychael Urban Manager Bob Geren decided to make Sunday's season finale a bullpen day. Rather than start Edgar Gonzalez as planned, Brad Kilby got the nod. A's give ball to bullpen to close season

By Nico Los Angeles AngelsOakland AthleticsChone Figgins - 3BRajai Davis - CFBobby Abreu - DHMark Ellis - 2BTorii Hunter - CFKurt Suzuki - CJuan Rivera - LFNomar Garciaparra - DHKendry Morales - 1BBobby Crosby - 3BHowie Kendrick - 2BDaric Barton - 1BGary Matthews - RFMatt Carson - RFMike Napol...

By Mychael Urban Scott Kazmir cruised through five quick innings in his final tuneup for the postseason on Saturday, helping the Angels to a 4-2 victory over the A's. A's skid hits season-high six games

By Nico If won/loss percentage told you anything about a manager, we would know that Bob Geren wasn't very good but day-am was he consistent. In Geren's first season, the 2007 A's were 76-86. In 2008, 75-86. In 2009, the A's have achieved 86ness again, 75-86 with one to play.

By Nico Down 4-0 going to the bottom of the 8th, the A's have started the teAse an inning early. Now 4-2 going to the 9th...

By Nico This game doesn't have quite the drama of Game 161 5 years ago, when the A's hopes for catching the Angels in the season's final weekend banged off the wall Erstad vs. Rincon style and Oakland had to watch the Angels celebrate the end of the Oakland "regular season dynasty."

By Mychael Urban After weeks of looking like a young team finding its footing, the A's have gone back to looking like the last-place team that they are. A's offense remains stalled

By emperor nobody Despite yet another attempted Lazarus act in the bottom of the 9th, in which they plated 2 and brought the tying run up in the person of Nomar "Look Back In Ang" Garciaparra, the A's fell to the ALDS-bound Angels, ensuring that they will lose the season series to the LAA.  It was an evening of de...

By emperor nobody Hey, wait, this is like, 35% baseball at most. It's 5-0 Angels as we start the 9th, and the stills from the game indicate just how intense the A's offensive attack has been tonight.

By emperor nobody Hello again, RISP-lets of the GDParadigm, and welcome one and all to the final homestand of 2009, as the Athletics, fresh from getting their asses kicked through the goalposts of Hell in Seattle, return home for One More Red Nightmare against the AL West Champion (getting sick of saying t...

By 67MARQUEZ In a season that has been part "Bad Inning Is Gonna Get You" and part "Mariners Revenge: The Sequel", both themes were prevalent on this last Thursday of the Athletics' season. For the second time in three years, Seattle has taken 14 out of 19 games from the A's, this on the heels of that magica...

By 67MARQUEZ But a not-so-funny thing happened on the way to Redemption City.  The A's began the '89 campaign sans the services of reigning MVP Jose Canseco, who would miss the team's first 88 games.  Fellow Rookies-of-the-Year Mark McGwire and Walt Weiss also spent considerable time on the disabled l...

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE (AP) -- Ken Griffey Jr. hit a three-run homer and Brandon Morrow allowed one hit over eight impressive innings, sending the Seattle Mariners to a 7-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.

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By baseballgirl Oakland AthleticsSeattle MarinersAdam Kennedy - 3BIchiro Suzuki - RFRajai Davis - CFFranklin Gutierrez - CFKurt Suzuki - CJose Lopez - 2BJack Cust - DHKen Griffey Jr. - DHDaric Barton - 1BAdrian Beltre - 3BMark Ellis - 2BKenji Johjima - CEric Patterson - LFJack Hannahan - 1BTravis Buck -...

By baseballgirl Will probably be too high profile for the A's, but the 30-year-old has all of the running numbers that the A's (might) be playing for in their recent shift. Again, he's a true Angel, but the A's could do a lot worse at third base. Although his power has dropped considerably over the last few year...

By Staff With the 2009 minor league season finally in the books, it is time for us to bestow our awards on the best individual performances for 2009. In the first of our series, we hand out the awards for the top players and pitchers for the Oakland A's Double-A and Triple-A affiliates.

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 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE (AP) -- Ken Griffey Jr. started what might be his final homestand with career homer No. 628, and Felix Hernandez added another strong effort to his AL Cy Young Award resume in the Seattle Mariners' 6-4 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.

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By Flashfire Oakland AthleticsSeattle MarinersAdam Kennedy - 3BIchiro Suzuki - RFRajai Davis - CFFranklin Gutierrez - CFRyan Sweeney - RFJose Lopez - 2BKurt Suzuki - CKen Griffey Jr. - DHJack Cust - DHAdrian Beltre - 3BDaric Barton - 1BMike Carp - 1BMark Ellis - 2BBill Hall - LFEric Patterson - LFRob J...

By Melissa Lockard With their 22nd round pick in the 2009 draft, the Oakland A’s selected a strong-armed lefty from Northeastern University, Ryan Quigley. Quigley recently completed his first professional season, which he spent in the Arizona Rookie League, and he is now participating in the A’s Instruc...

By notsellingjeans Again, those are just the principal names; you could make that infinitely more complex by adding quality major league relievers from the A's end to fuel the Rays' need to win now, and/or the A's taking on Burrell's salary to bring him back to the Bay Area and split OF/DH with Cust, the A's rec...

By Rhett Bollinger After winning five of seven against Rangers and taking two out of three from the Angels over the past two weeks, the A's head to Seattle. A's switch focus to Mariners

By Rhett Bollinger After erasing a seven-run deficit in a win against the Angels on Saturday, the A's nearly came back from five runs down on Sunday. Athletics run out of magic

By Lyle Spencer By staving off the A's rally for a 7-4 victory on Sunday, the Angels put themselves in position to wrap up the AL West title on Monday. Halos tee up title clincher

By Nico For all the hoopla over hits and diving catches, baseball often comes down to the details in between. In the bottom of the 1st, Mark Ellis had a Bobby Abreu ground ball glance off his glove into short CF. Both he and Pennington went to 2B to cover, while Rajai Davis just stood there like he though...

By Nico Oakland AthleticsLos Angeles AngelsRajai Davis - CFChone Figgins - 3BDaric Barton - 1BBobby Abreu - RFMark Ellis - 2BTorii Hunter - CFNomar Garciaparra - DHVladimir Guerrero - DHBobby Crosby - 3BKendry Morales - 1BMatt Carson - RFJuan Rivera - LFLandon Powell - CMaicer Izturis - 2BEri...

By Lyle Spencer The Angels roared to seven-run lead with John Lackey on the mound, but the A's stunningly rallied in a big way to hand the Halos a season-worst fourth straight setback. Seven-run lead evaporates in loss to A's

By Rhett Bollinger Down seven runs in the fourth inning, the A's stormed all the way back and more, with Kurt Suzuki, Jack Cust and Mark Ellis homering for a stunning win over the Angels. A's storm back from seven down

By Nico It doesn't take a f***ing molecular biologist to know you don't throw an 0-2 fastball down the middle but...10-9 Angels after 7 bizarre innings.

By Nico Put that up against Eveland's 6.50 ERA and his 57 hits (plus 22 BB) in 36 IP, and on paper it looks like a mismatch. But...The A's are 15-4 in their last 19 games, playing the best baseball they've played all year. Maybe the A's can get to Lackey luckey. Lineup Oakland Athletics @ Los Angeles Angels

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 Lyle Spencer The A's handcuffed the Angels and Jered Weaver lost a third straight start for the first time this season. Magic number still four as A's win

By emperor nobody Thusfar it's Kennedy, not Kendrick or Kendry, taking the helm -- Adam is taking it to his former team on both sides of the ball and despite the best CF efforts of Torii Hunter, gatherer (and with a niiiice two-out knock from Daric Barton) we're 2-0 A's with Gio sailing beautifully along thro...

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Rookie Gio Gonzalez outpitched Jered Weaver and the Oakland Athletics beat Los Angeles 3-0 on Friday night, keeping the Angels' magic number at four for clinching their fifth AL West title in six years.

By emperor nobody Salutations faithful parishioners of the Church of Latter-Day OPS, it's me!  Your host the emp of hemp, welcoming you to the opener of the final Athletics roadie of 2009, beginning deep in the heart of Orange County against those hated Halos of Helltown.  The A's (73-80) are among the hott...

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By Melissa Lockard Every year, players come and go out of the Oakland A's organization. We like to check-in with former A's farmhands on a periodic basis to see how they are faring. Inside, we take a look at the 2009 seasons for a number of former A's prospects...

By Marine Layer(marinelayer@gmail.com) I'd like to thank Lew Wolff and the A's. It's Lew's vision that makes it possible for us to build a ballpark in San Jose."I was then, and remain now, thoroughly shocked. Not shocked about the quote, as I figured it was coming sooner or later. I am shocked that it elicited zero response in the commen...

Jack Cust homered to help rookie Brett Anderson win his fourth straight start, Cliff Pennington hit a two-run triple and the Oakland Athletics salvaged a split of their four-game series against the Texas Rangers with a 12-3 rout Thursday.

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By baseballgirl Brett Anderson collects his 11th win of the year to push his record over .500, and with his 1ER, he has now dropped his ERA to 4.12 and his WHIP to 1.28. He has been as good as the A's could have dreamed of in his last several starts, and looks like a successful major league pitcher right now.

By baseballgirl Anderson, who is 7-3 with a 3.10 ERA over his past 10 starts, credits the advanced workout environment of the Majors for keeping him strong throughout the grind of his longest professional season. He's thrown 164 2/3 innings, up from 105 in two Minor League stops last year.

By baseballgirl Wuertz and Bailey kept the Rangers off the board in the eighth and ninth; Bailey with yet another perfect inning with two strikeouts. His ERA is now 1.93, and as Korach said,  "If Andrew Bailey isn’t the best rookie pitcher in baseball, I don’t know who is." Forget rookie pitcher; Bailey is one...

By Marine Layer(marinelayer@gmail.com) The state raid will not derail some of the agency's highest-profile efforts, Mavrogenes said. Land acquisitions for a proposed ballpark near the Diridon train station to lure Major League Baseball's A's is to come from land sale proceeds, a separate money pot that Mavrogenes said will n...

By Mychael Urban The Rangers got a big night from Hank Blalock on the way to a 9-8 victory over the A's at the Coliseum on Wednesday. A's drop shootout with Rangers

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Jack Cust homered to help rookie Brett Anderson win his fourth straight start, Cliff Pennington hit a two-run triple and the Oakland Athletics salvaged a split of their four-game series against the Texas Rangers with a 12-3 rout Thursday.

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By baseballgirl Texas RangersOakland AthleticsJulio Borbon - DHAdam Kennedy - 3BElvis Andrus - SSRajai Davis - CFDavid Murphy - LFRyan Sweeney - RFMarlon Byrd - CFKurt Suzuki - CHank Blalock - 1BJack Cust - DHNelson Cruz - RFMark Ellis - 2BChris Davis - 3BDaric Barton - 1BIvan Rodriguez - CCliff Penning...

By Melissa Lockard We continue our review of the 2009 season for the Oakland A's organization by concluding our look at the 2009 draft. In Part Two of our draft review, we check the performances of the A's picks in rounds 16 through 50.

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By baseballgirl I picked the Athletics to win the West this season. They're going to finish last. Nevertheless, their recent solid play does make me feel a bit better about my prediction ... Maybe I was just a few months off! Poll What do you think? A's will compete in 2010. A's will not compete in 2010.   575 votes | Re...

By T.R. Sullivan Trevor Cahill won his second straight start over the Rangers as the Athletics came away with a 9-1 victory on Tuesday night at the Coliseum. Cahill takes down Texas

By Flashfire More photos » by Ben Margot - AP In play, run(s)! Browse more photos » Cahill, presumably on a pitch count, is done and the A's take a 3-1 lead to the seventh. Barton likes September.

By Flashfire Oakland now needs to go 10-2 to finish the season at .500 and last night was a reminder of why it will be tough. After all, Edgar Gonzalez will probably get two more starts and that's enough to reduce the odds right there. Remember, Dana Eveland will probably get a couple more starts as well.

By Mychael Urban Edgar Gonzalez gave up six runs over 3 1/3 innings on Monday, and that was more than enough for the Rangers to snap the A's winning streak. Rangers end A's streak

By 67MARQUEZ In short, he wasn't anything like Brad Kilby, who continued to impress with an impeccable 2.2 innings in relief of Gonzalez, while striking out three Rangers. Matt Carson gave the A's one tiny thrill in the ninth when he stroked his first Major League homerun in the home half of the ninth.  By t...

By Melissa Lockard As part of our continuing review of the 2009 season for the Oakland A's organization, we take a look at this year's draft. In Part One, we review the A's picks in rounds one through 15.

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By Staff Before the season, we made five predictions about what would happen within the Oakland A's system during the 2009 campaign. Now that the 2009 minor league season is in the books, we take a look back at those predictions to see how we fared.

By Rick Eymer The Athletics are on a roll as the Texas Rangers come into town looking for some revenge after getting swept by Oakland last week. A's expect tough series from Rangers

By Rick Eymer Adam Kennedy had three hits and drove in three runs, two on his 11th home run of the season in the sixth inning, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians, 11-4, on Sunday to sweep the series. A's sweep Tribe with rain of hits

By Rick Eymer It was Andrew Bailey T-shirt day at the Oakland Coliseum on Sunday and the Oakland Athletics took the opportunity to promote their All-Star for American League Rookie of the Year. A's shine a light on rookie Bailey

By Nico Given Eveland's propensity lately to go about as deep into games as Daric Barton goes into swimming pools, I'm thinking there's a decent chance Henry Rodriguez could get his major league debut today. That would be cool, if a little scary for everyone.

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Adam Kennedy had three hits and drove in three runs to help the Oakland A's match their season high seven-game win streak, defeating the Cleveland Indians 11-4 on Sunday.

By Nico Did he say Matt Carson? That's right -- Carson got his first big league hit today, shortly before getting his second one. And on the same day, Brad Kilby earned his first major league win. That's because Gio Gonzalez, on his 24th birthday, could not get through a 4th inning that featured a key e...

By Eric Gilmore Mark Ellis and Kurt Suzuki hit solo homers, and the A's won their sixth straight game Saturday afternoon, hammering the Cleveland Indians 8-4 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Surging A's wallop Tribe, take series

The Oakland Athletics have recalled outfielder Travis Buck and pitchers Henry Rodriguez and John Meloan from the minors.

By Nico Happy birthday, Gio Gonzalez -- you get to pitch on your sweet 24th. May this year bring you better command. It's dueling lefties today, with Jeremy Sowers going for Cleveland as the A's try to win their 6th in a row. Ryan Sweeney rests his aching knees for another day, Ed Crosby is seething that...

By baseballgirl New Guy Matt Carson went 0-3 with 2 K's, but he wasn't alone. Rajai had 2 hits, Nomar had 2 hits, Ellis had 2 hits, and Suzuki had one, but that was the extent of the A's offense. It's a small consolation, but a good sign for the future; the A's have now evened their record at the Coliseum.

By Marine Layer(marinelayer@gmail.com) 10/3/09 - A's-Angels @ 1:05, Sharks-Kings @ 7:30. No conflict.4/6/10 - A's-M's TBD (7:05), Sharks-Flames @ 6:30, Spurs-Kings @ 7:00. Use of the Plus channel will be required.4/8/10 - A's-M's TBD (12:35), Canucks-Sharks @ 7:30 on CSNCA-HD, Clippers-Kings @ 7:00. Probably no A's conflict.4/...

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Brett Anderson pitched six shutout innings and had a career-high 10 strikeouts, Nomar Garciaparra added two hits and an RBI and the Oakland Athletics stayed hot with a 2-1 win over the slumping Cleveland Indians on Friday night.

By baseballgirl For a special Friday night treat, 28 year old Matt Carson was called up to the A's today, as Mazzaro was placed on the 60 day DL. Carson was a huge asset to the Rivercats; he led the team in homeruns and RBI's. He's in the starting lineup tonight for the A's. His whole family is driving up from SoCal t...

By emperor nobody The Swingin', Pitchin', Runnin', Streakin' A's undressed Cleveland starter Justin "from my hand to your bat" Masterson in a 4-run 3rd, punctuated by a Kurt Suzuki three-run HR.  And Thursday makes Four in a row for Oakland, quietly putting together another more-than-respectable seco...

By Eric Gilmore Rookie Clayton Mortensen allowed just two runs Thursday night over five innings and catcher Kurt Suzuki slugged a three-run homer as the A's beat Cleveland, 5-2, at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Suzuki, Kennedy power A's to victory

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 emperor nobody Shalom WHIP-lets, and please join me in welcoming your 2009 Athletics back to the Coliseum, fresh from ruining the summers of the White Sox, Twins and Texas Rangers, who were in the race when we arrived but are now a combined 2,188 games back and 2,186 1/3 in the Wild Card.  I am your host tonig...

By Eric Gilmore Rookie pitcher Vin Mazzaro's season is over and veteran starter Brett Tomko has probably thrown his last pitch this year, as well, A's manager Bob Geren said before Thursday night's game against Cleveland. Shoulder tendinitis ends Mazzaro's year

By Melissa Lockard In part two of our three-part conversation with Oakland A's Director of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi, we discuss the Matt Holliday trade, the development of Chris Carter and Adrian Cardenas, the definition of a "one-level-a-year" player, negotiating with Scott Boras draftees a...

By Staff The Midland Rockhounds used a comeback to even their Texas League finals series, but the Sacramento River Cats once again found themselves on the losing end of a one-run game to fall into an 0-2 hole.

Trevor Cahill limited Texas to one hit over seven innings and the last-place Oakland Athletics completed a three-game series sweep, their first in more than three months, with a 4-0 victory Wednesday night.

By Mychael Urban The A's are rebuilding with youth, but every team needs at least a handful of veterans along for the ride, and Mark Ellis fills that role nicely. Youthful A's following Ellis' lead

By Mychael Urban Formerly colleagues on the A's coaching staff, Bob Geren touted now Rangers skipper Ron Washington for AL Manager of the Year on Wednesday. Geren touts Washington for top skipper

By Melissa Lockard With the minor league regular season in the books and the major league season winding down, now is as good a time as any to assess the 2009 Oakland A's season. We recently caught-up with A's Director of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi for a lengthy and in-depth discussion on the A's 2009 cam...

Rajai Davis scored the first run then matched a career best with four RBI for the Oakland Athletics, who delivered another blow to the Texas Rangers' playoff chances with a 6-1 victory Tuesday night.

By Mychael Urban Since scaling the wall to rob Ian Kinsler of a home run April 30, Ryan Sweeney has made spectacular catches the norm when the A's come to Texas. Sweeney leaving mark at Rangers Ballpark

By Mychael Urban The A's open the 2010 season at home against the Seattle Mariners, whom they'll face seven times in their first 10 games. A's to open '10 slate at home

By Mychael Urban A's veteran Bobby Crosby is filling a utility role for the first time after playing exclusively at shortstop his entire career. Crosby thriving in unfamiliar role

Brett Tomko pitched a five-hitter for his 100th major league win and the Oakland Athletics dealt a blow to Texas' playoff hopes, routing the Rangers 9-0 on Monday night.

By Melissa Lockard Although the minor league regular season has come to an end, September is a very important month in the area of player development around baseball. The annual Instructional Leagues begin mid-month, and it is a time for many young prospects to get a lot of personal coaching instruction. The...

By Tyler Mason Gio Gonzalez allowed seven runs on eight hits in three-plus innings as the A's dropped the series finale to the Twins, 8-0, on Sunday at the Metrodome. Gio finds Twins hard to figure out

By Tyler Mason The A's used five homers to beat the Twins on Friday. The ball never left the park Saturday, but the end result was the same for the A's, who topped the Twins, 4-2. Anderson leads A's past Twins

Brett Anderson threw seven sharp innings and Cliff Pennington had three hits with an RBI as the Oakland Athletics won for the fifth time in six games, beating the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Saturday.

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By Tyler Mason Five A's home runs and 17 hits helped rookie pitcher Clayton Mortensen earn his first big league win in his third career start, as Oakland topped Minnesota 12-5 in Friday's series opener. A's beat Twins with five homers

By Melissa Lockard In Part Two of our lengthy, season-end conversation with Oakland A's Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman, we discuss the progress of some 2009 draft picks, the fall plans for Michael Ynoa, Fautino De Los Santos and Sean Doolittle, some surprising performances, and more...

By 67MARQUEZ The Swaggerin' A's included (from l-r) Captain Sal Bando, Reggie Jackson, and Joe Rudi. The All-California World Series in 1974 was the first of its kind. Long live the king: Rollie Fingers receives royal treatment at the A's victory parade.

By Melissa Lockard With the 2009 minor league regular season in the books, we thought it would be a good time to catch-up with Oakland A’s Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman to find out his thoughts on the progress of many of the A’s prospects, and the system as a whole, this season. In Part One of our c...

By Melissa Lockard The Sacramento River Cats and the Midland Rockhounds earned Game One wins, but they went about it in two very different ways. The Kane County Cougars faltered, however, in their first playoff game, and now they will need a win in Game Two to stay alive.

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By Melissa Lockard If there was a “Comeback Player of the Year” vote for Oakland A’s minor leaguers, Steve Kleen would be near the top of that list for 2009. After missing all of last season with injury, Kleen bounced back with a vengeance, appearing in all 140 games and hitting .312 with 15 homers, 85 RBIs and an 8...

By David Malamut Oakland A's 2009 11th round pick Michael Spina came to the A's organization with a reputation of being a power hitter, and he hasn't disappointed in his first professional season. The third baseman hit seven homers in 190 at-bats and posted a .432 SLG. David Malamut spoke with Spina over the w...

Ichiro's 2,000th hit was overshadowed by the go-ahead grand slam Scott Hairston hit in the seventh inning to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 5-2 Sunday.

By baseballgirl Coined "The Spoiler Express" by our announcers tonight, the Oakland A's continue to frustrate the Texas Rangers with dazzling starting pitching and late offensive explosions. Meanwhile, the A's ran all over the bases, got timely hits, and scored four runs to complete the road trip at 6-...

John Lackey pitched eight innings of five-hit ball for his 100th victory, Torii Hunter and Kendry Morales hit three-run homers, and the Angels salvaged a split of their series with the last-place Athletics in a 9-1 victory Sunday.

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By Tommy Craggs More significant in the eyes of some of the players was an incident in the second game of the series. Tejada did not get to an easy ground ball Batista hit off reliever Mark Guthrie with the Athletics leading, 8-2. When the inning was over, A's players fumed on the bench.

Kendry Morales went 5 for 5 with two homers and six RBI, and the Los Angeles Angels used a seven-run surge in the seventh inning to rally past the Oakland Athletics 11-7 on Friday.

By rachel and alyson oaklandasdays 1.  The great A's breast cancer commercial with Rajai and Sweeney. 2.  That the Giants lost last night. 4.  That by beating the Angels the A's helped Ronnie Wash just a little bit. 5.  That every day gets us closer to next season when the A's have to be better.

Rookie Trevor Cahill and two relievers combined on a three-hitter and Ryan Sweeney came within a double of hitting for the cycle, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.

Six-time Gold Glover Eric Chavez says his rehabilitation from his latest back surgery is going well and that he will try to return to play third base again for the Oakland Athletics next spring training.

Defensive replacement Ryan Langerhans hit a home run off Craig Breslow with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to send the Seattle Mariners to a 4-2 victory against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.

The Colorado Rockies have signed former AL MVP Jason Giambi to a minor league contract.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -Justin Duchscherer's agent says the Oakland Athletics right-hander won't pitch this season so he can concentrate on his treatment for depression.

By By TYLER KEPNER The Oakland Athletics sold 35,067 tickets Wednesday, the fans filling almost every seat beneath the giant tarpaulins that ring the third deck of the 42-year-old Coliseum. It was a good atmosphere for a last-place team like the A's, a lot of whistling and sign-waving, but much more intens...

By baseballgirl Guess who leads the big leagues in stolen bases since the All-Star break? Yes, the running A's. Rajai Davis stole his 37th bag of the season Tuesday, giving Oakland 66 in the second half. It's the most it's stolen in the second half since the 1992 team had 68. ... With 120 stolen bases on the season, t...

Derek Jeter had his third straight three-hit game and also knocked in the go-ahead run to help CC Sabathia win for the first time in six years in Oakland in the New York Yankees’ 7-2 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night.

Brett Tomko pitched five scoreless innings to beat the New York Yankees less than a month after being released by them, winning his debut with the Oakland Athletics, 3-0 on Monday night.

Brett Tomko pitched five scoreless innings to beat the Yankees less than a month after being released by them, winning his debut with the Athletics 3-0 Monday.

Mark Ellis lined a homer just over the left-field wall with two outs in the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics avoided a three-game sweep with a 3-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.

By Marine Layer(marinelayer@gmail.com) The Oakland A's aren't moving," Gordon said. "Mr. Wolff is a man of his word, and he isn't going to be playing city against city or nation against city."Mayor Gordon touts his good relationship with Lew Wolff, and I have no reason to doubt that. Still, interest from a private party may have been j...

Landon Powell homered in Oakland's four-run fourth inning, and the Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Wednesday to win a third straight series for the first time since April 2008.

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Sunday's AL roundup: Bobby Crosby homered twice and Ryan Sweeney hit a three-run shot, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 6-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

The Oakland Athletics promoted left-hander Jay Marshall from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday and sent down righty Clayton Mortensen.

Saturday's MLB news briefs: The Oakland Athletics have placed left-hander Dallas Braden on the 15-day disabled list with a rash on his left foot.

By Dashiell Bennett Now he stinks again. So will he again find some miracle tonic to rejuvenate his 38-year-old body, or will he slink into the twilight of baseball card shows and Viagra commercials? Only his unlicensed Dominican "barber" knows for sure. A's release Jason Giambi [San Jose Mercury News]

Jason Giambi was released by the Oakland Athletics on Friday, cutting short the struggling slugger's second stint with his first major league club.

The Oakland Athletics have selected right-handed pitcher Jeff Gray from Triple-A Sacramento and optioned right-hander Chad Reineke to the team's top minor league club.

By Dashiell Bennett Of course, on super lucky fan got it all on tape. This was allegedly shot at the A's-Rangers game at the Coliseum last night, and here's the play-by-play for those of you who are tube-blocked at work. It begins with Oakland police trying to remove some old belligerent man from his lower-deck s...

Pinch hitter Rajai Davis tripled down the right field line to drive in two runs and lift the Oakland Athletics to a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night.

The Minnesota Twins acquired shortstop Orlando Cabrera from the Oakland Athletics on Friday, as reported earlier for Scott Miller of CBSSports.com.

Rajai Davis singled home Mark Ellis in the ninth to send the game into extra innings, then did it again in the 11th on Tuesday night and the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 9-8.

By Flashfire Daric Barton, moments after asking Elvis Andrus what the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow is. Elvis did not answer correctly, therefore Elvis has left the basepath. Well, we made it to a new thread. It's been a long and mostly unexciting game but the A's lead 6-1 after seven and Rajai D...

By rachel and alyson oaklandasdays In our ongoing effort to enjoy the A's, we're going to focus on several positives from the series at Yankee Stadium.  Sure, it's not fun to lose 3 of 4.  But there were some things we really enjoyed about the series.  In our ongoing effort to enjoy the A's, we're going to focus on several positive...

Derek Jeter hit a go-ahead single, Mariano Rivera earned a four-out save and the New York Yankees capped a stellar homestand with a 7-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.

Derek Jeter hit a go-ahead single, Mariano Rivera earned a four-out save and the New York Yankees capped a stellar homestand with a 7-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.

Gio Gonzalez worked out of trouble when Andy Pettitte could not, and a key decision by Yankees manager Joe Girardi went awry in the Oakland Athletics' 6-4 victory Saturday that snapped New York's eight-game winning streak.

By rachel and alyson oaklandasdays Well, we all knew this day would come.  Farewell, Matt Holliday.  It was short and it wasn't as exciting as we had wanted it to be.  We hope the same isn't true for G-Force.  Anyway, Matt Holiday, it was nice having you and your big hairless arms in Oakland while it lasted.        Go A's!

By rachel and alyson oaklandasdays 7.  Rajai's amazing A's flair socks 8.  Rajai's amazing offense 10. Trevor Cahill getting back on track 11. Edgar Gonzalez preserving the 15 run lead, despite walking too many dudes 12. Another edition of Live Dot Racing 13. A pretty big, spirited crowd 16. Bring on the Yankees!

Rajai Davis drove in four runs, Scott Hairston hit a three-run homer and the Oakland Athletics jumped all over Minnesota starter Glen Perkins to beat the Twins 16-1 Wednesday in their highest scoring game in nearly two years.

By rachel and alyson oaklandasdays Although we knew it wasn't likely, we had hoped that last night's game would have some of the magic of Monday.  It didn't really.  There were 12,028 people there.  Braden pitched pretty well.  The offense didn't really do too much.  Joe Nathan mowed down the A's in the 10th.  And some dope brought...

By rachel and alyson oaklandasdays Dear Loyal OAD Readers, We can't even pretend.  We were not watching last night's game.  Sure, we have seen the highlights and read the recaps.  But instead of watching what was probably one of the best A's games ever, we were watching The Bachelorette: The Men Tell All.  There is no excuse.  Th...

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...

Michael Cuddyer fumed after being called out, sure that he had scored the tying run on a wild pitch. Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire thought so, too. Cuddyer came crashing into home and Oakland pitcher Michael Wuertz reached out and did all he could to make a play -- then got the favorable ca...

Matt Holliday hit a tying grand slam in the seventh inning and Jack Cust followed with another shot, helping the Oakland Athletics rally from a 10-run deficit to beat the Minnesota Twins 14-13 in a slugfest Monday night that featured eight home runs.

Struggling slugger Jason Giambi has been placed on the Athletics' disabled list with a strained right quadriceps muscle.

By rachel and alyson oaklandasdays This weekend had high points (Anderson on Sunday) and low points (error buffet on Saturday).  This article about Rickey was a definite high point for us.  We love all the Rickey retrospectives.  And for some reason, this quote from the A's current third base coach might be our fave:

Erick Aybar drove in a career-high four runs, and Chone Figgins hit a leadoff homer while reaching base four times in the Los Angeles Angels' 11-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.

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By rachel and alyson oaklandasdays 1.  Rickey Henderson retrospectives 6.  Andrew Bailey random All-Star 1.  The A's being super-totally-way-dead last 2.  Geren 3.  Beane making excuses for Geren 4.  Giambi 5.  Beane making excuses for Giambi 8.  The Giants being fun and exciting

Sunday's AL roundup: Orlando Cabrera hit a tiebreaking RBI single in Oakland's four-run seventh, leading the Athletics to a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

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The Oakland Athletics have optioned left-hander Dana Eveland to Triple-A Sacramento.

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Thursday's MLB news briefs: The A's will retire Rickey Henderson's No. 24 jersey during a pregame ceremony Aug. 1, deemed 'Rickey Henderson Day' by the club in tribute of the career leader in runs scored and stolen bases.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson is getting his due from the Oakland Athletics.

Josh Beckett became Boston's second 10-game winner, fellow All-Star Jason Bay hit his 20th homer and the Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Tuesday night.

Rookie Brett Anderson threw Oakland’s first complete game since last July 8 and outpitched 21-year veteran John Smoltz to lead the Athletics to a 6-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.

Rookie Brett Anderson threw Oakland's first complete game since last July 8 and outpitched 21-year veteran John Smoltz to lead the Athletics to a 6-0 victory over the Red Sox on Monday.

The San Diego Padres have traded outfielder Scott Hairston to the Oakland Athletics for two minor league pitchers and a player to be named.

By rachel and alyson oaklandasdays It was also great to see both the Angels and the Giants lose in dramatic walk-off fashion. Final great thing we will mention today:  It is great that the A's are going to play a crappy team right now. We're hoping they can build a little momentum.  

By emperor nobody This game, which through five innings went by faster than Kanye West's career, really turned on the first of the Ryan Sweeney two-baggers, where the relay had a chance to nail Adam Kennedy at the plate but Elvis Andrus, no doubt distracted by the strains of Are You Lonesome Tonight wafting...

Aaron Cook took a shutout into the ninth inning and won his fifth consecutive start as the Rockies defeated the Athletics 3-1 Sunday.

By emperor nobody Thanks to the Rangers' SS (pictured in an archive photo above) bobbling a relay on a Ryan Sweeney RBI double to extend the 6th, and an encore double from the very same Sweeney to clear the bases in the 7th (when the A's batted around), we are 7-0 A's as we stretch... doing our best to drive a stake de...

Orlando Hudson homered, pinch-hitter Mark Loretta drove in the go-ahead run and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Thursday night as Joe Torre passed Sparky Anderson for fifth on the career list.

Eric Chavez is headed for another back surgery and won't return in 2009 for the Oakland Athletics.

Tim Lincecum pitched a seven-hitter for his third career complete game and first this season, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 3-0 on Friday night to win the first meeting of the Bay Bridge Series.

Rajai Davis slapped a single to right to drive in the winning run in the ninth, and the Oakland Athletics rallied from a late three-run deficit for a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.

Jack Cust hit a go-ahead solo home run, Jack Hannahan tied the game with a three-run double and the Athletics extended their best winning streak in three years to seven games with a 4-3 victory over the Twins on Monday.

By Josh Levin Under Billy Beane, the Oakland A's won by scraping together undervalued assets. Since the rest of baseball has started valuing assets properly, the A's are having a harder time. The same thing is happening to baseball's leading propeller-heads.

Jason Giambi hit a three-run homer and Brett Anderson pitched seven impressive innings, sending the Oakland Athletics to a 7-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.

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By Melissa Lockard The youthful Oakland A's pitching staff will get even younger on Tuesday with the debut of 22-year-old top pitching prospect Vince Mazzaro. Mazzaro, who is currently fourth in the Pacific Coast League in ERA with a 2.38 mark, will get the Chicago White Sox in his first major league start.

By Melissa Lockard The next 10 days are going to be busy ones for front offices around baseball, as the 2009 amateur draft draws closer. Farhan Zaidi, Oakland A's Director of Baseball Operations, took time out of that preparation period to discuss the 2009 draft with us...

Saturday's AL roundup: Brandon McCarthy recovered from a rocky first inning to pitch six strong innings, Hank Blalock and Marlon Byrd hit back-to-back homers, and the Texas Rangers routed the Oakland Athletics 14-1

By Joe Stiglich ARLINGTON, Texas — The A's already were light on position players Friday, and injuries to Jack Cust and Travis Buck left them even lighter. Cust departed the opener of a doubleheader against Texas after just one at-bat when his lower ...

  USA Two myths about the Oakland A's: (1) They're a small-market team. No, they have small-thinking ownership in a very large market. (2) They're never in position to spend much money. Not if you focus on Charlie Finley or Lew Wolff, but on the set of ...

By Daniel Paulling / MLB.com ARLINGTON -- Tommy Hunter provided 5 1/3 much-needed innings as the Rangers defeated the A's, 6-3, in the first game of Friday's doubleheader. Hunter made the emergency start when Matt Harrison was placed on the disabled ...

  USA The Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland A's, is averaging 8462 people a game. That's down 12 percent from the team's average during the first 24 games in 2008. River Cats executives are trying to lure fans to Raley Field with ...

By Mychael Urban / MLB.com OAKLAND -- Faced with a similar set of circumstances, other people might call what Bobby Crosby of the A's has been through in the past seven months a nightmare. Nothing -- absolutely nothing -- that relates to the 2004 ...

By Melissa Lockard The 2009 MLB Amateur Draft is only two weeks away. After picking in the number 12 slot in the first round last season, the Oakland A’s will be selecting at pick number 13 this year. What kind of talent should we expect to be available to the A’s at that slot? We take a look at the last 10 number 13 pic...

  USA 05-27) 23:10 PDT OAKLAND -- You can understand a guy going to Yale and majoring in molecular biophysics. And you can't blame a guy for majoring in biochemistry. But earning a degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry? That's just showing off. ...

By Melissa Lockard The offense was minimal, but there were a number of outstanding pitching performances from Oakland A's prospects on Wednesday night.

Adenhart died in surgery at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center hours after pitching six scoreless innings against the Oakland A's in his season debut. Pearson and Stewart were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, according to ...

By Curtis Pashelka Seattle Mariners' Endy Chavez, left, scores on a double by Franklin Gutierrez as Oakland Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki looks on in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Seattle won 6-1. ...

  USA With the middle months of the season looming, Matt Holliday's status will become a primary topic around A's land. It might be too soon to say if Oakland will move its biggest offseason acquisition, especially with no one dominating the AL West. ...

 CA The Oakland A's came from behind to beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 Tuesday night at the Coliseum. Jason Giambi singled home two runs as part of a four-run rally in the eighth inning. The San Francisco Giants shut out the Atlanta Braves 4-0. ... Johnson wins his 299th game San Jose Mercury News

  USA Fentons is filled with kids in soccer uniforms on the weekend, and a discount is given to patrons who wear Oakland A's colors on game day. It's hard to describe Fentons exact role in "Up" without giving minor plot points away. ...

So much for Bob Geren's hope that Garciaparra might be available to DH whenever the A's face left-handed starters. Geren had said before the game that he'd like it if that could be the case. Oakland is 4-11 in games started by opposing left-handers and ...

  USA By Carl Steward For the first time in club history, all 162 A's games are being broadcast in Spanish this year. But the intriguing twist is that all 162 broadcasts emanate from the Oakland Coliseum even when the team isn't playing there. ...

By David Malamut GENEVA, IL - In 2008, Jose Guzman was one of the Northwest League's top closers. The right-hander saved 15 games for the short-season Vancouver Canadians. In 2009, Guzman got off to a fast start, saving four games and posting a 0.00 ERA during the month of April, before a back injury in May slow...

Anderson (2-4) has allowed just three earned runs over his past 12 innings, continuing the recent trend of improved starting pitching for Oakland. "I think he's been impressive all year," A's Manager Bob Geren said. Anderson gave up six hits Monday and ...

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  USA Kennedy started the season toiling for the Tampa Bay Rays' Triple-A team after being released by the St. Louis Cardinals. The A's, looking for a fill-in at second base with Mark Ellis on the disabled list, acquired Kennedy from the Rays for a player to ...

Jack Hannahan had two hits and drove in a run as the A's scored six or more in three straight for the first time this season. Hannahan's double also scored a run in the second, as Oakland responded to Seattle's lone run. Buck hit a home run leading off ...

By Rick Eymer / Special to MLB.com OAKLAND -- There were more than a few Oakland Athletics interested in the results of the NCAA baseball selection committee's picks for the 64-team tournament that were announced Monday. Arizona State alum Travis Buck ...

 CA With Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, and Barry Zito a distant memory and Rich Harden and Dan Haren gone as well, Oakland looked to Justin Duchscherer and a group of young starters to serve as the backbone to the new-look Athletics. By Memorial Day the A's ...

 CA by Steven Resnick (Senior Writer) Lew Wolff, owner of the Oakland A's, now is time to get off your ass and do something about the sorry state of the A's under the direction of manager Bob Geren. The A's are the worst team in baseball. ...

By Melissa Lockard The movement within the Oakland A's system has continued this week. We detail some recent moves, including one involving a top relief prospect and another involving one of the A's top infield prospects...

by Steven Resnick (Senior Writer) There's one word that can describe the tenure of Oakland A's manager Bob Geren. That word is failure. That's the best word too describe Geren and the A's season keeps on getting more frustrating under his direction. ...

Pinch-hitter Ben Zobrist tied the game with a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth and Carl Crawford then won it with an RBI single in the Rays' 6-5 victory over the Athletics on Thursday.

Brett Anderson pitched into the seventh inning to pick up his first major league win, and Orlando Cabrera was one of six Oakland Athletics players to drive in at least a run in a 7-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.

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The Oakland Athletics claimed left-hander Craig Breslow off waivers from the Minnesota Twins and transferred second baseman Mark Ellis to the 60-day disabled list.

By Melissa Lockard Without a lefty in their bullpen since Jerry Blevins was sent back to Triple-A Sacramento, the Oakland A's claimed left-handed specialist Craig Breslow off of waivers from the Minnesota Twins. We have the details of this move and a few minor league moves inside...

By Melissa Lockard Tuesday was another big day of movement throughout the Oakland A's system. In addition to the six moves we detailed earlier, the A's made a number of other moves throughout their system.

Oakland Athletics third baseman Eric Chavez has a herniated disk and could be facing career-ending surgery if he injuries his back again.

By Melissa Lockard Once one of the top prospects in the Oakland A's system, outfielder Javier Herrera is now no longer part of the organization. The A's released the oft-injured, but talented, outfielder on Tuesday as part of a slew of roster moves.

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By Melissa Lockard After a long recovery from off-season hernia surgery, right-hander Henry Rodriguez is finally ready to make his 2009 regular season debut on the mound. We have the details of where he is headed, plus more news from extended spring training and around the Oakland A's system inside...

They're buried at the bottom of the American League in several offensive categories, and rest second-to-last in a few more. The current road trip has done nothing but add to the nightmare, as Oakland pitchers allowed 34 runs over the opening three ...

Jason Bartlett drove in a career-high five runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the struggling Oakland Athletics 13-4 Monday night for a season-best four-game winning streak.

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Seattle Post Intelligencer Shortstop Orlando Cabrera homered to left field in the third inning, and Cust clocked a 390-footer good for two runs in the eighth. The A's other run came on a Jason Giambi sacrifice in the first inning. As Oakland continued to flail away at the ...

By Melissa Lockard There are a number of players working on hot streaks both at the plate and on the mound in the Oakland A's system. We take a look at some of those players inside...

 FL Their pitching, despite a young rotation given the absence of injured Justin Duchscherer, ranks fourth in the AL. Rookie reliever Andrew Bailey has 28 strikeouts in 231/3 innings. Key stat: Six of seven A's starters were under age 26; the seven had a ...

By Michael Castiglione, MLB Contributing Editor (Sports Network) - When it comes to close games, the Oakland Athletics have seldom been able to get that one key out or clutch hit. In fact, the A's are 2-7 in one-run games, the worst such mark in the ...

By Melissa Lockard Travis Banwart is looking a lot like the 2008 version of Vince Mazzaro for the 2009 Midland Rockhounds right now. Banwart put together another strong outing on Wednesday and moved to 4-1. We have details of his game and the other action around the Oakland A's system inside...

By Melissa Lockard In what is shaping up to being a successful 2008 draft class for the Oakland A’s, 14th round pick David Thomas has been one of the most pleasant surprises. An outfielder from little-known Catawba College, Thomas has looked like a draft pick from a top Division I program. We spoke to Thomas ove...

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...

Wolff: "We're always at the mercy of MLB. MLB has to tell us what our next move is and they'll tell us sometime. ... All I want is a ballpark." When asked if there was a renewed effort to stay in Oakland after the team's plans to build a ballpark in ...

Tim Lincecum allowed four hits over seven innings and Bengie Molina hit a three-run homer for the Giants. San Francisco continues its road trip Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies. The Oakland A's have dropped three in a row as they fell to the Los ...

 - Doug Miller By Doug Miller / MLB.com SEATTLE -- Brad Ziegler is a 6-foot-4 drink of water with an optimal playing weight of "around 208," so when the A's closer checked into the Oakland clubhouse on Sunday morning for the first time in four days and tipped the ...

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Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics placed third baseman Eric Chavez on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 25, with a strained right forearm on Friday, and recalled infielder Gregorio Petit from Triple-A Sacramento to fill ...

In SF, Zennie Abraham noted Oakland City Attorney John Russo in the city's Legal Briefs newsletter has written "what is without a doubt the strongest attack on the Oakland Athletics attempts to leave Oakland by [an] Oakland City Official. ...

Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - The injury-plagued Oakland Athletics placed infielders Nomar Garciaparra and Mark Ellis on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday and transferred expected staff ace Justin Duchscherer to the 60-day DL. ... Ellis: strained left calf San Francisco Chronicle

DevilRays.com Getty) By Rick Eymer / Special to MLB.com After playing nine games in 10 days to open the season, the Oakland Athletics play seven over the next 10 days. The A's have another off-day Monday before opening a 13-game, 13-day stretch that includes trips ...

Seattle Post Intelligencer  FL He has faced five of their hitters: Orlando Cabrera (1-for-3), Eric Chavez (0-for-2), Mark Ellis (0-for-3), Jason Giambi (0-for-4) and Ryan Sweeney (1-for-2). Dallas bull: A's starter Dallas Braden is 1-1, 5.23 in two starts against the Rays, ...

Special K: Rays starter Scott Kazmir has pitched extremely well against the A's, going 6-2, 2.70 in 11 starts. And he's been pretty good in Oakland, going 3-2, 3.40 in seven games. SS Orlando Cabrera is 2-for-14 off him, and DH Jason Giambi 2-for-19 ... VENUE: mcafee Coliseum CBSSports.com

Cabrera, signed as a free agent during Spring Training, has never been an All-Star. Nor have any of the other five Oakland players on the new ballot: third baseman Eric Chavez, second baseman Mark Ellis, catcher Kurt Suzuki and outfielders Ryan Sweeney ...

 NY A scout who saw Oakland recently said the A's bullpen "is not the same without Devine. I don't think Ziegler's a closer. He's a good trick guy for short stretches." Ziegler's sidearm delivery makes him tough on right-handed hitters, but lefties have a ...

Chicago Tribune  NY Susan Slusser has been the Oakland A's beat writer for the San Francisco Chronicle for more than a decade, along with providing occasional hockey coverage and appearing regularly on ESPN2's "First Take" and Comcast SportsNet California. ...

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 baseballgirl The A's are trying to turn back the clock to 1999, when righthander Tim Hudson made his major league debut, followed by lefty starters Mark Mulder and Barry Zito the next season. Oakland finished second in the division in '99, then made the playoffs in each of the next four seasons, winning m...

THE BUDDY SYSTEM: Selig and Wolff were fraternity brothers at the Univ. of Wisconsin, and in Oakland, Monte Poole writes Selig's decision to form a committee for the A's ballpark search "feels less like a magnanimous gesture than like one friend trying ...

By Nico Good thing Spring Training records mean nothing, because before they lost yesterday the Angels were a rather gawdy 21-4. Honestly, that's pretty impressive no matter how you slice it. Anyway, I'm feeling magnanimous right now because as GAK!!! as the A's rotation looks right now the Ange...

By 67MARQUEZ I am wondering if I jinxed Dana Eveland with yesteray's headline. The Tribe tacked on two two-out runs in the sixth inning against Edgar Gonzalez, courtesy of a triple by Ryan Garko and a single off the bat of Kelly Shoppach (which plated pinch-runner Tony Graffanino). 

By Flashfire Sean Gallagher was scheduled to take the hill for the Green and Gold but was scratched because of what he called a "crud" virus. I'm sure most of us know what that's like.  Gio Gonzalez will start instead while the Friars will send out Josh Geer to oppose him. San Diego is coming off a 13-11 loss to...

By Nico One thing I have loved about recent A's teams is the "never give up" mentality even the most mediocre A's groups have had. Today was no exception, as at least Oakland got up off the deck from a woeful first six innings of futility and actually brought the go-ahead run to the plate as early as the...

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 Nico Cust - DH               Cust - LF Holliday - LF           Holliday - RF Giambi - 1B            Giambi - DH Chavez - 3B           Chavez - 3B Suzuki - C              Suzuki - C Sweeney - CF        Barton - 1B Ellis - 2B                 Ellis - 2B Shortstop                Shortstop

Hometown: Oakland California Where do you now live?: Brooklyn New York Where would you most like to live?: Towards the equator Who was your first "hero" in life?: Unkl Bill What is your favorite thing to do on your day off from work?: Drink & walk.

By notsellingjeans Assuming that Crosby gets traded for a low-level non-roster player, and that Herrera/Robnett are traded for Johnson, these moves would put the A's roster at 40 entering Spring Training.  I'm also assuming that Embree gets offered arbitration, declines, and eventually signs with anot...

By Marine Layer(noreply@blogger.com) It's time again for our seasonal progress report. Does it feel like the A's are treading water, while everyone else is passing them by? In a sense, other teams are. The greatest solace A's fans can take from the Cisco Field effort comes from the way they're pursuing the ballpark. The three park...

INSIDE PITCH Faced with the possibility of losing left fielder Matt Holliday as a free agent after next season and unable to sign him to a long-term deal, the Rockies traded Holliday to the A's for outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, right-handed reliever Huston Street and left-hander Greg Smi...

INSIDE PITCH New general manager Jack Zduriencik spent a week interviewing the seven men who are on his short list to be the next Mariners manager. None of the seven Red Sox bench coach Brad Mills, White Sox bench coach Joey Cora, Diamondbacks third base coach Chip Hale, A's bench coach Don W...

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 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 Taj Adib Baseball America's A's correspondent Casey Tefertiler did a brief profile of Ryan Sweeney in which he mentioned how the young outfielder played through pain all of last season.  A's brass seems to think that when you combine that type of toughness with Sweeney's obvious talent, you have...

By Ken Rosenthal DANA POINT, Calif. - A's general manager Billy Beane chuckles when you ask him if he has a lot of money to spend this offseason. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says he always gets nervous when he is praised for a trade, knowing the deal easily could turn out the other way.

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 Marine Layer(noreply@blogger.com) Sports Business Journal reported earlier in the week that MLB's ratings slipped compared to last year. The hit was taken for both national and local broadcasts. Some of this can be attributed to the Yankees' on-field performance. Typically, they're a massive ratings grabber that pulls th...

By louismg Los Angeles Angels @ Oakland Athletics 09/17/08 7:05 PM PDT Los Angeles AngelsOakland AthleticsErick Aybar - SSTravis Buck - RFGarret Anderson - LFAaron Cunningham - LFMark Teixeira - 1BRyan Sweeney - CFKendry Morales - DHJack Cust - DHRobb Quinlan - 3BKurt Suzuki - CGary Matthews - CF...

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 Taj Adib I am none too sure about this, but I've got to be believe that the A's are nearing some sort of all-time major league record for the number of left-handed starters used during a single-season. The club will try a new one today (lucky number 7 by my reckoning) in the form of Josh Outman. Josh, as yo...

By notsellingjeans Texas Rangers @ Oakland Athletics The A's are in their final homestand of the season.  This is your second-to-last weekend to catch them; the team's final home date is Sunday the 21st against Seattle.  Will you go to see them one last time in '09?

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 Travis Buck: Buck seems to finally be emerging from his season-long slump and was a key contributor to the RiverCats' PCL 1st round playoff series win this past week. If he can get some major league at-bats this month and regain the form that he showed at the major league level last season (.85...

By noreply@blogger.com (Marine Layer) An article in today's Fremont Bulletin (Wes Bowers) notes that on Wednesday, Wolff Urban Development Sr. VP Paul Menaker spoke at length at the Fremont Rotary Club about the state of the Cisco Field and ballpark village project. Most of the news relates to traffic and parking management. Th...

By notsellingjeans D. Span rf0000000.308N. Punto ss0000000.293J. Mauer c0000000.317J. Morneau 1b0000000.308J. Kubel dh0000000.273D. Young lf0000000.282B. Harris 3b0000000.260A. Casilla 2b0000000.296C. Gomez cf0000000.253 Totals0000000   Oakland ABRHRBIBBKLOBSeason Avg R. Davis cf0000000.276B. Crosby ss0...

By Matt Sussman I'm still loving how Oakland traded Joe Blanton — a below average, not-at-all-dominating righthanded pitcher — away for three prospects. In fact, with Blanton and Rich Harden gone, look at the A's rotation. No, look at it. I don't recognize one of those five guys. Did Billy Beane play his MLB 2...

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 Taj Adib Chicago White Sox @ Oakland Athletics 08/17/08 1:05 PM PDT Chicago White SoxOakland AthleticsOrlando Cabrera - SSEric Patterson - 2BAJ Pierzynski - CKurt Suzuki - CCarlos Quentin - LFFrank Thomas - DHJermaine Dye - RFJack Cust - LFJim Thome - DHCarlos Gonzalez - CFPaul Konerko - 1BEmil...

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 Taj Adib Jeff Baisley, really the only near major-league ready 3rd base prospect in the A's system, has appeared in two games so far for the AZL Athletics as he rehabs from a stress frcture in his foot. Jeff was on the verge of a major league callup after putting up an .866 OPS for Sacramento when he went d...

By notsellingjeans I'm sure it was a miserable time for their fans - similar to what many A's fans are feeling right now.  But the Spurs ending up receiving the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, and fortunately, that was a great year year to have the No. 1 overall, because there was a consensus No. 1 overall pick that yea...

By Taj Adib As we all continue to endure the train wreck that is the 2008 Oakland Athletics, I thought it would be best to start of this minor league report with some very good news: AZL (Rookie League) Athletics - 3-4, 5th Place, 3 games behind (2nd half of season standings) A's Prospects in the News

By monkeyball sal·vage [sal-vij]: noun, verb, -vaged, -vag·ing. 1. the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas. 2. the property so saved. 3. compensation given to those who voluntarily save a ship or its cargo. 4. the act of saving anything from fire, danger, etc. 5. what the Oakland Athletics ballc...

The Cubs bolstered an already deep starting rotation by acquiring Rich Harden from the A's. Oakland also sent relief pitcher Chad Gaudin to Chicago and received pitcher Sean Gallagher, outfielder Matt Murton, infielder Eric Patterson and catcher Josh Donaldson in return.

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 monkeyball For Bob Geren's sake, I hope that Wes Bankston dove head-first into the shallow end of the Yankee Stadium visitors' clubhouse jacuzzi in the top of the 12th inning. Because that's the only thing that would have explained pinch-hitting Emil Brown with Mark Ellis on first and 2 outs -- with no...

By Blez Blez:  What do you think of the A's draft this year?  Blez:  How quickly do you think the A's rotation will turn over from what it is now to something more like Anderson, Cahill, Gonzalez, Rodriguez and Inoa?  Are we looking at when the team moves into the new ballpark in 2012 or sooner?

By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) Finally: deserved props to Dustin Moseley, who pitched well in an emergency callup (Jose Arredondo got the win in relief, though), and a big raspberry (from both sides, no doubt) to home plate umpire C.B. Bucknor, who as usual called one of the most inconsistent strike zones in the majors. Th...

By Taj Adib I'm not sure that there was anything that could have made this game more reflective of how differing the A's and Angels' seasons have gone thus far and are going from here. In this last, thriller-of-a-game before the All Star Break, all the elements that have made the Angels one of the league...

By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) Santana Beats Up On Oakland Again: Angels 4, A's 1 I was out at the John Anson Ford Theater watching TAIKOPROJECT bang out that rhythm on the drums, so I missed a great outing by Ervin Santana against Oakland on the road; he's typically done well there, so I wasn't too worried about him. No, it w...

For the Angels, Jon Garland, who's struggled in his career against the Athletics, will get the start. Garland is 1-2 this season against Oakland with a 5.21 ... Angels barely hang on Los Angeles Times Today in Major League Baseball Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

By Taj Adib The Latest on the Newest Oakland Athletic Re-Examining the First Fremont Team Bullpen: Carignan/Demel/Henry Rodriguez 2B - Weeks SS - ? 3B - ? RF - Cargon SS Nino Leyja - AZL Athletics - .333 average, 6-7 BB-K ratio, 7 RBIs A's Prospects in the News

By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) Hokie Joe wasn't at his best, but he was good enough, barely (in that the bats waited around until the bottom of the sixth to help him out). The Angels gave Joe an early 2-0 lead after two, the first run coming on a Dana Eveland wild pitch and the second on a scoring fielder's choice. But he gave up a...

By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) Holliday, according to Tracy Ringolsby of the Rocky Mountain News and FOXSports.com, is drawing interest from the Angels, Dodgers, Rays, Cardinals and Royals. Roster Notes The A's have disabled Eric Chavez with more shoulder problems. Frank Thomas won't be returning from the DL as early...

By notsellingjeans With a ML contract, Inoa's team would have to use an option year on him immediately, and he'd have to stick in the major leagues for good by age 20 to avoid being exposed to the 29 other teams.  It's incredibly rare for a 20-year-old to be major-league ready; there are only two in the league righ...

By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) Scot Shields then gave up what appeared for the world to be the winning run in the top of the seventh on a monster solo shot by Mark Ellis that landed in the second bullpen. I mean, really — Mark Ellis? But I suppose he's got eight homers before this game, so some respect is called for. Yet aside fro...

By Nico Having scored only two runs since Wednesday, the Angels are probably not thrilled about facing Rich Harden tonight. But while a healthy Harden seemingly owns everyone, historically Ervin Santana has owned the A's to no lesser a degree. Santana is 8-1 with a 1.38 ERA in his career against Oak...

By Rob(noreply@blogger.com) While we're looking at team statistics, here's one for you: the Angels are tied for 12th in the league with Seattle with an aggregate team .256 batting average. For a team as dependent on batting average as the Angels, that's just not good enough, and it's hardly a wonder they're not scoring r...

By Blez All in all, this is a great win and sets the A's up for the rest of this series.  Even though the A's have Harden going tomorrow, the Angels are putting A's killer Ervin Santana out on the hill, so you have to figure the A's will struggle to score runs.  Santana just owns our A's.  But it's most defin...

By Blez Starting pitching standouts:  Rich Harden, Justin Duchscherer, Dana Eveland, Greg Smith So there you have it.  My first half grades for our Oakland Athletics in 2008.  What grades would you give and why?  Who has been a disppointment so far and who has been a standout?

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 Jim McLennan Thanks to the Angels’ Dodgers' own troubles, we are still hanging in there in the AL NL West, 3.5 4.5 games out up, but it’s no secret that the A’s D-backs are still at least one key element away from being a competitive team; they have flashes of talent, and a couple of good, young players who wil...

By Jim McLennan Games like tonight, however, are a reminder of how ephemeral both success and failure are in baseball. There can't be many other sports where a team can go from being a Gurgling Vortex of Suck [TM] to an Irresistible Force of Good so quickly, or with such startling results. After Haren got out...

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 Blez Frank Thomas:  Even though I said that signing Frank might've been a mistake, I gotta admit that I love seeing rebar man waiting in the on deck circle.  2006 was such a fun season as an A's fan and Thomas feels like he should've always been an A. I love you, 2008 Oakland A's.

By andrew Biggest Outliers (Win Shares Above Baseline - Oakland) Justin Duchscherer and Jack Cust have 4 WSAB Frank Thomas and Rich Harden have 3 WSAB Donnie Murphy, Rajai Davis, Travis Buck, Lenny Dinardo and Fernando Hernandez each have (-1) WSAB

 CA - Jun 10, 2008 The A's have allowed just 3.25 R/G in Oakland and opposing hitters are batting just .222/.294/.323 at McAfee Coliseum this year. On the road, the A's are a ...

By noreply@blogger.com (obsessivegiantscompulsive) Posey and Beckham would be nice additions to any team but won't be a difference maker, in my mind, for the Giants, whereas Wallace and Alonso would be, particularly if Wallace could stay at 3B, but that is no sure thing and seems not probable. Then again, the A's had Mark McGwire at 3B to start h...

By louismg Well look who came crawling back. No... not Frank Thomas. That guy doesn't crawl. He swings hard, and if he's running, get out of his way. But look, Mom, ANtics! Yes, apologies for the hiatus. We were just so stunned the A's are doing so well with all these new players... but good thing the A's could keep pl...

By Blez Blez:  A’s fans have had that same frustration with Eric Chavez for quite a while. Beane:  Exactly, you’d win a lot of games.  Beane:  He’d jump on the first pitch or something? Beane:  Do I believe in clutch hitting? Beane:  I know people are trying to.

Seattle Post Intelligencer The A's, who were 2-7 on a recent trip, have won four consecutive games. Or just ask the Red Sox, who had won seven straight before arriving in Oakland and ... Athletics 6 Red Sox 3 Hartford Courant San Francisco Chronicle - International Herald Tribune

Lester gave up seven hits total and four of Oakland's runs in the A's 6-3 victory over the Red Sox. That completed a three-game sweep of the world champs, ... Red Sox-Athletics Preview USA Today Duchscherer masterful on mound as A's one-hit BoSox Sports Network

By monkeyball The pitching (both Blanton and the 'pen) and D were both outstanding today (especially, regarding the latter, a couple sterling plays by Ellis on a swirling popup and on the game-ending DP) -- and those really contrasted with the indifferent play of the Red Sox.

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 noreply@blogger.com (Marine Layer) In November 2005, Gwen Knapp wrote what many called a tongue-in-cheek article about the A's trading Barry Zito to the Giants for the territorial rights to San Jose. How ironic it must be now that the Giants, facing dwindling attendance and sizable debt loads (one of which is Zito), may very...

By noreply@blogger.com (Marine Layer) What we have right now is a waiting game. The A's are waiting out the EIR process in Fremont. They're waiting out the end of their CSNBA contract to make a move on their own. The NBA and the Maloofs are waiting out this new arena in Sin City and political dealings in Sacramento to determine the King...

By Nico Unless you're Billy Beane, you get to have one irrational wish, and mine is for the A's to sign Justin Duchscherer to a long-term deal. I don't think the A's probably should, given that Duke is 30, has a history of breaking down, and is flanked by a cavalcade of talented young pitching prospec...

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 R.J. Anderson So much for rebuilding, the Oakland Athletics weren’t supposed to be competing this year, but a month into the season they sit in second place behind some stellar pitching. Did Billy Beane pull a fast one on the masses with the trades, or are they simply streaking up early before fading back...

By (Damon Tarver/Cal Sport Media) May 4, 2008: Oakland Athletics' Mark Ellis #14 makes contact during the MLB game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers on throw back uniform day at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland CA. The A's won the game 3-1 © Damon ...

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 Rob This kind of mayhem is pretty damned unusual. In fact, the A's have not beaten the Angels by 12 or more runs since an 18-2 shellacking at Anaheim Stadium on June 27, 1996 that included a very functional Jason Giambi, pre-Cardinals Mark McGwire, Scott Brosius before the Yankees polluted him...

By Marine Layer The A's experienced an 11% jump, from $292 million to $323 million. They continue to ride the revenue sharing gravy train, as local revenue pales in comparison to most of their brethren. The welfare check should only become bigger next season as early attendance figures from the first two w...

By Taj Adib Injury News: The "Harden of the A's Minor League System" Javier Herrera has still not seen any game action in Midland so far as he remains in extended Spring Training rehabbing a recurring hamstring problem. The clock is ticking, Javy!

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 louismg As has been much discussed today, the A's made a roster move to bring Smith on the the major league team, designating the occasionally popular and occasionally frustrating Dan Johnson for assignment. Your 2008 Oakland Athletics 3. Barton (1B) 4. Cust (DH) Their 2008 Toronto Blue Jays

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 baseballgirl If we can get the Red Sox out of town with a split, I will consider Opening Series 2008 a rousing success. Lineups: Boston Red Sox: Your 2008 Oakland Athletics: Ellis, 2B Barton, 1B Sweeney, M, DH Cust, LF Brown, E, RF Crosby, SS Suzuki, C Hannahan, 3B Denorfia, CF

By Taj Adib As per Ken Korach on the radio broadcast, Carlos Gonzalez, Jeff Fiorentino and Dallas Braden were just optioned to Triple-A Sacramento! That should put those rumors to rest. And oh yeah, the A's just beat the Giants 6-2 on the strength of a strong starting performance by Justin Duchschere...

By devo ou’ll recall that all projections for the A’s to this point are mildly conservative in one respect – they project zero playing time for Rich Harden. What could have been if he was added in?  What if Rich Harden could manage 140 innings? All of a sudden the AL West is transformed from a poor divi...

By recipes Garlic Fries from the Oakland A's Ballpark. Posted by Cookin Dad at recipegoldmine.com May 3, 2001. Source: Posted by Oat. First, many thanks to Oat for posting the original recipe. And thanks to Bean for forwarding Oat's recipe to me ...

I know this is all so cynical to say.  And it doesn't necessarily feel like me.  But maybe it's because I want to just enjoy the game in blissful ignorance.  The A's reported to camp yesterday.   I want to look forward to reading stories about how Rich Harden is finally going to give the A's hope an...

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...

So, now, five and a half years later, looking back at this "Moneyball" draft, we can see that only Nick Swisher, Joe Blanton, and Mark Teahen became big league players of worth. And, only Blanton remains with the A's - and the moving van may be heading in his direction soon as well.

By Marine Layer Not that the A's are performing well ratings-wise against Dr. Phil, but this would certainly explain why KRON wouldn't pursue a lengthy deal with the A's. KTVU could be in serious trouble if they lose FOX, as they'd become just another independent station with few prospects (yes, I'm inclu...

By Marine Layer Apparently the Giants have also been messing around with TV. Last week the Giants bought a sizable stake in FSN Bay Area, which will put them in excellent financial shape for the next 25 years. The details: Let's say the A's wanted to start their own cable sports network. There a couple rules th...

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 Eric Simon Mets send Jose Reyes, Kevin Mulvey, and Hector Pellot to A's A's send Bobby Crosby and Dan Johnson to Mets A's send Dan Haren to Twins Twins send Johan Santana to Mets Mets get Johan Santana, Bobby Crosby and Dan Johnson A's get Jose Reyes and Kevin Mulvey Twins get Dan Haren and Hector Pellot

Billy Beane has been in the baseball business long enough to know how all the offseason speculation fuels the sport until spring training rolls around. From whether Alex Rodriguez would head West or stay put in Yankee pinstripes to where Twins ace Johan Santana might land for 2008, it's al...

By Marine Layer Opposition has to come from somewhere, and its most consistent form appears to be former Fremont mayor Gus Morrison, who wrote a letter to the Fremont City Council criticizing the A's Community Specific Plan. In this round he assesses the A's parking plan as inadequate, citing the A's as h...

By Pirate Blues Rickey's type of revelation led to events over the years like analysis of the Moneyball Effect, to teams hiring sabermetric notables (Red Sox, Bill James; A's, Gary Huckabay; Indians, Keith Woolner) or even a NASA biomathematician/scientist (Cards, Sig Mejdal). Lately, the new craze...

By Marine Layer A survey of 400 registered voters in Fremont conducted by the A's shows that a majority of residents want the A's in town. Results: 60% of residents favor construction of the ballpark village69% of residents have a favorable opinion of the A's18% have an unfavorable opinion of the A's

The Boston Red Sox will open their World Series title defense in Tokyo. Following months of negotiations, the Red Sox agreed to a two-game series against the Oakland Athletics in Japan on March 25-26, and the commissioner's office announced the trip early Wednesday.

By Marine Layer There's been an ongoing dialogue between the A's and FUSD, with both at different ends of the negotiations. In today's report from the Fremont Bulletin by Wes Bowers, the district revealed more about their projections for a new school that would service ~3,000 new homes:

By Marine Layer A combination of low operations costs and revenue sharing make the A's a reasonably profitable franchise. That $140 million figure looks tantalizingly large, but don't be mislead. Lew Wolff has held close to a "guideline" that dictates teams should spend no more than 55% of revenue on pay...

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 skeets I, for one, look forward to the day Oakland A's mascot Stomper is voted into the Mascot Hall of Fame. Between "getting hyphy" with the fans, breaking like a member of the Rock Steady Crew, and now this ... that elephant's gonna have one hell of an induction ceremony!

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 mattwelch As the A's have fallen out of contention over the past couple months, they have quickly rid themselves of veteran players whenever possible to free up cash and clear the path for promising youngsters. Jason Kendall? Move over for Kurt Suzuki. Esteban Loaiza? Meet Dallas Braden and Dan Meye...

By Ian Casselberry Dallas Braden gets another start against the Tigers, thanks to the A's giving Esteban Loaiza away to the Dodgers earlier this week.  But Braden certainly earned a shot after striking out 17 batters in a complete game three-hitter in his last minor league start.  It's worth noting, however...

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,...

The Hunt for Red October: The Hunt for Red October was released in March 1990, just as Major League Baseball was entering spring training. Lou Pinella and the rest of the Cincinnati Reds used this movie all season for motivation and swept the Oakland A's in the World Series that October.

By podcasts@sfgate.com (Chronicle Podcasts) With the club in the unusual position of being a probable seller rather than a buyer in the trade market, A's beat writer Susan Slusser says Jason Kendall may not be the last player to leave...

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...

By Melissa Lockard The weekend was a wild one for the Oakland A’s system, as there were two trades and a barrage of player movement throughout the organization. We have a recap of all of the player movement, as well as notes on some of the top player performances from the past weekend.

By Nico Now things tend to sort themselves out, and if Dan Johnson starts seeing triple, or if Milton Bradley gets his first owie mid-March, the A's may only wish they had dilemmas. But just in case everyone is healthy and looking good (and playing well), here are some creative, outside-the-box id...

Relief pitcher Justin Duchscherer and the Oakland Athletics avoided arbitration, agreeing Monday to a US$1,187,500, one-year contract. The right-hander was 2-1 with a 2.91 ERA and a career-best nine saves in 53 appearances last season, when he made $344,500. He issued only nine walks in...

By louismg Disclaimer: I don't want to come off sounding like an old-school baseball traditionalist, or a technophobe, but while we all may be looking forward to the A's debut at Cisco Field in Fremont by the end of the decade, the stadium won't have a significant impact on the way we enjoy the game, ev...

By Blez Milton Bradley:  DDR Remix - Yes, Dance Dance Revolution is where he and Nick Swisher plan on choreographing their new home run celebration. Danny Haren:  A humidor - No, he's not a cigar smoker.  Rather if it can lower the home run production at Coors Field, why not have it help Haren cut down...

By Barry M. Bloom With the A's ballpark situation being addressed 3,000 miles away on Tuesday, Major League Baseball's focus has now turned to securing a new home for the Marlins, the sport's No. 2 official said during a break in a morning meeting among the general managers. MLB wants to keep Marlins in Flori...

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A's relievers Kiko Calero (10.40 strikeouts per nine innings), Huston Street (8.53), Justin Duchscherer (8.25) and Joe Kennedy (7.46) are relievers who can get ... A's vs. Twins in 2006 San Francisco Chronicle A capsule look at the Athletics-Twins playoff series Rhinelander Daily News

By Leitch But nevertheless, it's the Twins, a team that hasn't had its fair share of postseason success in recent years, against the A's, who REALLY haven't had much postseason success. We still think Frank Thomas looks odd in an A's uniform, even though he's having one of the best years of his life. An...

By Mychael Urban Putting on the kind of show the A's hoped to see on a far more regular basis when they traded for him, Milton Bradley was sensational in his return from the disabled list Friday as Oakland rolled to a 15-3 victory over the Red Sox at Fenway Park.A's dominate Red Sox in blowout

By Nico Eric Chavez, Bobby Crosby, Dan Johnson, and the list goes on and on--with the A's hitters, and with hitters on teams all around the major leagues. It goes something like this: Hitter tries to pull everything, hitter makes lots of outs, coaches try to get hitter to "go the other way more," hit...

 Boston - Nixon at a game in 2003. Nixon hit a game winning home run in the 11th inning against the Oakland A's in the divisional playoffs. ...

Baltimore at Oakland  Costa Rica - Oakland spent the offseason rebuilding after finishing a disappointing 76-86 in 2007. General manager Billy Beane traded away the A's top pitcher - Dan ...