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The Future is Anything but a Given for the Oakland Athletics

Oct 8, 2018

Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions

The Oakland Athletics improved their record by 22 games and made it to the American League Wild Card Game this season; it was a significant one-year turnaround. But their Wild Card Game loss to the New York Yan...

Can Billy Beane Work His Magic Again?

Adam Piede

Feb 26, 2016

American League West, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions

Last season was a most forgettable one for the Oakland Athletics and general manager Billy Beane. The A’s produced a mere 68 wins, which was the lowest output in Beane’s 18 years at the helm in Oakland. In Octo...

The Lasting Impact of Strat-O-Matic

Gershon Rabinowitz

Feb 12, 2016

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2015 Oakland Athletics: Just One More Run

David N. Wilson

Dec 29, 2015

American League, American League West, Features, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

The 2015 season was not the year of the Oakland Athletics. Between the effects of a veritable deluge of injuries, and the mid-season trades of Ben Zobrist, Scott Kazmir and Tyler Clippard, the team fielded, at ...

Plumbing The Depths Of An Oakland Athletics Fan’s Psych Eval

Gabriel Bogart

Dec 10, 2015

American League, Features, Oakland Athletics

In continuing my series of articles interviewing fans of each Major League Baseabll team, I decided to tap my buddy John for the job of representing those adorable Oakland Athletics' fans. John and I met many y...

Ryan Madson to Oakland: Reaction and Analysis

Joshua Sadlock

Dec 6, 2015

American League, American League West, Features, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions

The Oakland Athletics have ponied up $22 million to sign free-agent reliever Ryan Madson for the next three years. The deal was reported by ESPN's Jerry Krasnick. Ryan Madson has agreed to a 3-yr, $22M deal ...

Oakland Athletics’ Offseason Wishlist

Jesse Foster

Nov 10, 2015

American League, American League West, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Offseason

Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The baseball offseason is here. The time of the year where the leaves are falling and Billy Beane is turning tricks. Famous for his "Moneyball" method, Beane has been one of t...

The one player the Cubs should consider trading Kyle Schwarber for

Joshua Sadlock

Oct 23, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Opinions & Predictions

Kyle Schwarber just wrapped up a historic postseason for the Chicago Cubs. With his five home runs (in just eight games) Schwarber is now the franchise leader for postseason home runs. That's in a career, not j...

The Impossible Dream for Dan Jennings and the Marlins

Gershon Rabinowitz

May 19, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, Miami Marlins, National League, National League East

Everything is not great in the Sunshine State, where uncertainty and distress are at the forefront of change and progressive thought. The Miami Marlins, a franchise riddled with high expectations and renewed op...

Oakland Athletics Opening Day: What We’ve Learned

Idalia Topete

Apr 7, 2015

American League, American League West, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics finally snapped their 10-year long Opening Day losing streak "curse" with an old fashioned beat-down of the Texas Rangers, final score of 8-0. The A's delivered in every facet of the game ...

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