Tag Archives: OAKLAND A’S

BY STEVEN LUKE Forget April Fool’s day. Forget Easter. Sunday, April 1, 2018 in Oakland was Shohei Ohtani day at the expense of the Athletics. The right hander made his Major League pitching debut and lived up to the hype reaching 99mph on the gun repeatedly and making Oakland Athletics …

BY STEVEN LUKE When your starter doesn’t have his best stuff you’ve got to battle to win, and that’s what both the A’s and Los Angeles Angels did on Thursday in Oakland. It wasn’t the Opening Day sell out you get at most stadiums, but the 27,764 fans in attendance …

BY STEVEN LUKE Expectations are low for the Oakland Athletics entering the 2018 season after back-to-back last place finishes, but a few key additions in the offseason and a young core could surprise the league. The 2017 season was not one that will be remembered for many Athletics fans, but …

BY RYAN LEONG It hasn’t been a memorable season for baseball in the Bay Area but the A’s saved their best for last. Mark Canha delivered a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to give Oakland a 6-5 win over the Mariners in the final home game …

BY RYAN LEONG The A’s might not be going to the playoffs but the next best thing is to play spoiler to those who want to play baseball in October. After years of beating up on the Astros when the Athletics were headed to three straight postseason appearances including division …

BY RYAN LEONG The Oakland A’s have always been known for having colorful uniforms since moving to the East Bay in 1968. This past weekend represented an homage, not only to the A’s but the Astros and Pirates of the 1970s. This was Players’ Weekend where all thirty teams wore …

BY RYAN LEONG It’s been a long season for the A’s and although more games have been lost than won, the 2017 squad has at least made it entertaining. On Wednesday, after leading by a run in the third, the A’s came back from a 5-2 deficit, but in the …

BY RYAN LEONG The A’s are rebuilding for the future again because they’re not in contention. But still, the Athletics are an exciting ballclub because of their young talent with rookies like Matt Chapman and Franklin Barreto. While he’s rumored to be on the trading block, Yonder Alonso for the …

BY RYAN LEONG With the A’s record at the bottom of the American League standings as proof that the team isn’t going to the playoffs this year, the best course of action is to look towards the future. And the Athletics have done exactly that the past month by waiving …

BY RYAN LEONG It’s only the second day of summer but when you’re buried in last place like the A’s are, it already feels like late August. Their just completed four game sweep of the Yankees now seems like a mirage because the Athletics got a cruel dose of reality …