If you’re a baseball fan and you’ve never been to Spring Training, you owe it to yourself to go. Trust me on this, you’ll have the time of your life and wonder why it took you so long to get there. If you’re an Angels fan and you live in Southern California, you can easily [...][...]
Archive for the ‘Oakland Athletics’ Category
January 15th, 2010 - 6:41 am § by True Grich § in AL West, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, General Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers
A fan’s guide to the Cactus League
December 19th, 2009 - 12:18 am § by Justice Is Served § in Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers
Contract dumps: Bad Bradley for bad Silva
Now, the Mariners say they are hopeful Bradley's nuclear temper will chill a bit under the influence of Grade A characters like Ken Griffey Jr. and Chone Figgins, a recent acquisition. They are also counting on a calmer, more sedate Milton Bradley being a productive Milton Bradley.[...]
Billy Beane’s Latest Swindle
It’s days like these which make it hard to be a Cubs fan. Sure, it stings a little when Ryan Dempster gives up a three-run bomb to Manny Ramirez in the NLDS or when Alex Gonzalez boots a routine double-play ball in eight-inning of Game 6 of the NLCS, but it’s those moments which make [.[...]
November 20th, 2009 - 2:46 am § by Hippeaux § in Oakland Athletics
Offseason Prospectus #5: The Oakland Athletics
Last season, Billy Beane, Moneyball icon and godfather of the modern GM, uncharacteristically chased a straight. He attempted to make a run at the postseason by virtue of a strategy completely contrary to that which made him famous. He traded a blue-chip prospect (Carlos Gonzalez) for one season fr[...]
October 31st, 2009 - 4:58 pm § by Polfro § in Detroit Tigers, General Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies
And the Fans Shall Decide!
By C.J. Butterworth Base Ball Writer of the People July 28, 1924 Publishers! Editors! Who needs these blind, bloated buffoons? Followers of this glorious game hunger for freshness and daring in their daily accounts, not stodgy, predictable grammar lessons! Some dark day the newspaper form coul[...]
