Oakland Athletics

By Al In the midst of the seemingly hourly updates on a possible Jake Peavy trade (they're getting almost as tiresome as the discussion last year of the deal for Brian Roberts that never happened), I thought it would be useful to post a list of some of Jim Hendry's best deals since he became genera...

By Galvan316 As reported just moments ago on ESPN SportsCenter, Ken Macha is expected to be named the New Brewers manager. Macha of course was the manager of the Oakland A's and lead them to the playoffs a few years back. Macha has a career record of 368-280 in 4 Season as an MLB manager most recently postin...

By MJMars Sellers Dodgers: Joel Sherman of the NY Post has rumored that other GM's believe the Dodgers are a bit down on Russell Martin's makeup. This could be complete garbage, but if there is an ounce of truth to it, Los Angeles could get quite a haul for the 25 year old. Rockies: Chris Iannetta played q...

By Al Yes, I know. In fact, Manny Ramirez said it in the postgame press conference, which I listened to with little enthusiasm on the drive home: it takes three wins, not two, to win, and there have been seven five-game series in the history of MLB postseason play in which a team went down 2-0 and cam...

By Al Today is Oakland A's reunion day, with Athletics exiles Rich Harden and Joe Blanton facing each other for the first time. For the A's fan's take on this, see this FanShot at Athletics Nation. (And note, this was a perfect use of the ...