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Games (4)20 – *: This is what space smells like 27

Apr

18

2024

The A’s head east for a 10-game road trip starting Friday, visiting the Vogts for 3, the Yankees for 4 and then the Orioles for 3. Fisher may get a chance to see Aaron Judge hit some exciting home runs. Judge is at .183/.330/.380 through his first 88 PA of the season so he might ...

Spring training 2024, wherein Fisher and Kaval sit on a cactus 247

Feb

23

2024

The A’s open a 33-game preseason schedule on Saturday in Mesa when they take on the Colorado Rockies. That’s the first of 29 in Arizona; there are also pairs at Las Vegas Ballpark against the Brewers on March 8-9 and the usual home-and-home with the Giants on March 25-26, before Stephen Vogt brings the Guardians ...

Grilling some lame duck for a holiday feast 133

Nov

19

2023

It’s about time to take the World Series off the top headline. I don’t know how much more baseball talk there will be on FK. College football is just about over for this season so those who aren’t interested won’t have to read many more of my complaints about Justin Wilcox and Cal. There’s the ...

2023 World Series: The Battle Along the Southern Border 189

Oct

27

2023

It’s the Ted Cruzes vs. the Kyrsten Sinemas fighting it out for the right to raise that nice trophy. The Diamondbacks would be the classic example of “do what we have to do to get into the postseason and see if we can do something special once we get there”. I’ve been down on baseball ...

Trip #12, to the end of the road 87

Sep

26

2023

The A’s get a trip to Minneapolis before closing out the season in Anaheim. The Twins have clinched the AL Central and are 5 games behind the Rangers for the #2 AL Division Champions slot (with its first-round bye) so realistically they don’t have anything to play for in this series. The Angels would probably ...

Road trip #11, Southeast of Disorder 83

Sep

8

2023

Three in Arlington vs. the sagging Rangers, then a trip down I-45 for three against the Astros. Those two opponents just played three against each other at Globe Life Field, with the Astros pummeling the Rangers by a total score of 39-10. The A’s would need to win four games of the six to stave ...

The Bo Derek homestand: Orioles and Royals 148

Aug

18

2023

(starts whistling Ravel’s “Bolero”) Yeah, I can analyze whatever the A’s latest roster moves might be, or just close my eyes and think about Bo’s boobs. Hmmm. Two night games (Jerry Garcia Night tonight and 6:07 Saturday with a drone show) and a day game vs. the Orioles, then also two night and a day ...

Road trip 8: A bunch of off days with a few games in between 169

Jul

25

2023

The A’s take a tour of the NL West with two vs. the Giants including a “Unite the Bay” and “Sell the Team” night tonight, then three at Coors Field and three more at Dodger Stadium. After yesterday’s off day, there is an off day between each series, one after the end of the road ...

Homestand 8: Play the prospects 144

Jul

14

2023

The 70-game slog to the finish line begins with a 10-game homestand vs. the Twins, Red Sox and Astros. The Rangers’ magic number to eliminate the A’s from the AL West title is 44, and the Blue Jays and Astros, tied for the 2 and 3 wild card spots, eliminate the A’s with magic numbers ...

Road trip Deep Six: Cleveland and Toronto 76

Jun

19

2023

Yeah yeah I know the A’s are off today, but that last thread had too FKing much minutiae about the workings of the Nevada Legislature. The A’s head to Cleveland with an odd juxtaposition of a five-game road winning streak but a five-game losing streak. Two night games and a day game against the Guardians, ...