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2015 Oakland Athletics: Just One More Run

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 ...

Top 5 Rule 5 Draft Picks from the 2015 Season

James E. Clark

Nov 21, 2015

American League, Features, Major League Baseball, National League, Offseason

Credit: KC Alfred/ AP Photo The Major League Baseball Rule 5 Draft will be taking place at the Winter Meetings as it does every year. In case you are not familiar the Rule 5 Draft is where any Major League ...

Daily Fantasy Sports Help: April 11

Paul Mammino

Apr 11, 2015

Fantasy, Features

Hoping to assist players of Daily Fantasy leagues, I look at DraftKings and Fanduel and try to evaluate some guys other than the typical big names who could have good games and could help make you so money. ...

Rookie Mark Canha Off to a Historic Start in A’s 11-0 Win

Idalia Topete

Apr 10, 2015

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

The old cold concrete walls of the O.co Coliseum were filled to the brim on Friday night with fans who showed up for the Sonny Gray replica jersey giveaway. Along with the jersey, fans got to witness a historic...

Tim Lincecum Battles and Flashes Brilliance in Latest Spring Start

Chris Roth

Mar 27, 2015

Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League West, Opinions & Predictions, San Francisco Giants

There was once a day where San Francisco pitcher Tim Lincecum was one of the brightest stars in the Major Leagues, using his unorthodox windup to throw mid-90s fastballs and knee-buckling off-speed pitches past...

Big Names Change teams in the Rule 5 Draft

Shaun P Kernahan

Dec 11, 2014

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Offseason

The Rule 5 draft is complete and 14 players were selected in the MLB portion, including one that was almost immediately traded. The Houston Astros lost three players with Delino DeShields Jr. heading upstate to...

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