2020 ← FREE KRAUT!

The Reason for the Season 285

Dec

25

2020

As our gift to you, elcroata and I have created a crossword puzzle in honor of today’s holiday. Here is the Reason for the Season (FK edition). Enjoy! (There is also a version for a more general audience, with the same theme entries but less FK-specific fill and cluing, that we intend to submit for ...

Full Grill Ahead 139

Dec

17

2020

Bob Melvin says Matt Chapman “is full speed ahead,” will be a full go for spring training. — Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) December 17, 2020 Fill it up!

So you want to be Ascertained? 347

Nov

24

2020

Reality is the new fiction, they say. College basketball starts tomorrow and promises to test my resolve. It was easy to eschew college football, because I never cared that much and knew that UNC was sure to disappoint (unlike Cincinnati!). So it was easy to proclaim college football as a monstrous affront to public safety ...

Transition to Grilling 328

Nov

9

2020

A leader who everyone knows is on his way out, but is still in charge for some reason? That’s the A’s front office for you! Drop some links off, if you would. Bonus points if they are announcements of the acquisition of a middle infielder, a top reliever, or an environmental impact report.

The most important election, until the next one 355

Nov

3

2020

I figure this will not only pile up quite a few comments but also extend at least through late Wednesday, so we might as well have a dedicated November 3-4, 2020 thread. I’m approaching it like I approach the A’s postseason, hoping for the best but deep in my heart knowing crushing defeat is close ...

Rosterbaiting Grill 194

Oct

28

2020

So the offseason is upon us, I figure a new grill would be appropriate. What I have seen in limited Twitter scrolling is that Kolton Wong and Corey Kluber have had options declined. Speculation is that the market will be saturated. what that means to me is that clubs that are in the hunt for ...

The last World Series, until the next one 249

Oct

20

2020

Probably deserves a game thread. The winner could be MLB’s last champ under free America. We’ll see what the host serves at their White House visit. There’s almost no red in either of these teams color palates. "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of ...

Offseason 2020 part 2: A grill 244

Oct

9

2020

We already had an offseason once this year. Things weren’t smooth then, I don’t expect them to be smooth now. In case you missed it, we are now all going to die This interview with a sitting sheriff in Michigan is absolutely wild. pic.twitter.com/h7WKsrAqCZ — Ross Jones (@rossjonesWXYZ) October 9, 2020 It's dead, they've killed ...

DS Game 4: No clever title; just FKing win 178

Oct

8

2020

Montas leads the A’s against the *. Really need him to get past 5 today. LaStella is in the lineup.

DS Game 3: Play like a #2 seed, not like #2 238

Oct

7

2020

Maybe playing as the visiting team at Dodger Stadium will put the A’s more in their element. We have an earlier start today at 12:35 so the shadows shouldn’t be in play until the 8th or 9th inning. If the A’s had a lead that might set up well for Hendriks. We know that a ...