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Games 11-14: Welcome back to the Coliseum 239

Apr

18

2022

Your Oakland Athletics, just one game out in the AL West race and in a tie for the final wild card spot if the season ended following yesterday’s games (searches frantically for the tiebreaker rules) host the 3-6 Baltimore Orioles in what promises to be an exciting a competitive four-game series at the Coliseum. Opening ...

Games 8-10, north of the border and over the moon 173

Apr

15

2022

And over .500, who would have thunk that with the 10-game road trip to start the season. At least when we want to go back and look up some statistical detail about the 2022 season on B-R we won’t see the dreaded The Blue Jays are off to a fairly cool start with the bats. ...

Our Floridian Cousin, games 4-7 162

Apr

11

2022

The A’s visit Tampa for four against the Rays, the younger sexier more successful version of us. Makes for a fun game of would you trade: • Our 40-man roster for theirs? Yes. I’d trade our roster for Wander Franco alone. • Our player development and scouting departments for theirs? Easy yes. I’m not convinced ...

Series Thread 1: So this is really happening? A’s-Phils Games 1-3 174

Apr

8

2022

So the A’s are opening the season in Philadelphia for the 1st time since 1954. A lot has changed since then. Back in ’54 the A’s were a team with serious payroll issues and possibly under the threat of moving… It’s OPENING DAY ACES-BE HAPPY! Here is your A’s Opening Day lineup: pic.twitter.com/MR8BG8WzEN — Jessica ...

10 days: The roster scramble grill 212

Mar

29

2022

I expect the April 8 Opening Day roster will include 3 or 4 guys not in the A’s organization at this writing. There will likely be some out-of-options players available via waivers who are better than #25-28 on the A’s roster right now. That’s even without taking into account the Manaea and/or Montas (and Laureano?) ...

Matty Boys 8

Mar

17

2022

Oh Matty Boys, the Jays, the Braves are calling From deck to deck and down Mt. Davis’ side The Gold Gloves gone and all our hopes are falling Tis you, tis you must go and we must bide But come ye back in July and September And when the Coli’s flushed with green and gold ...

March Sadness Grill 248

Mar

16

2022

There was a time, not so very long ago, when this was my absolute favorite time on the sports calendar. Spring training underway, with bat cracks and green grass after dreary months without, and the NCAA hoops tournament, with wall-to-wall drama and socially acceptable wagering. In both cases, for me, often with actual real hopes ...

Front Row Seats 2022 113

Mar

14

2022

In case you didn’t see it hidden in the comments, there is a sign-up sheet for the front row seats for the 2022 season here. Add your name to one of the requester columns for all dates you want – even if someone else already has – since this will be a 2-step process, first ...

Cactus Free Grill 262

Mar

2

2022

By now we’d all be tired of Spring Training games and angry about the good players being gone anyway.

Groundhog Day grill: Rob Manfred sees his shadow 255

Feb

2

2022

It means there will be six more weeks of lockout (at least). Actually that is about my (wild) guess. Players report to spring training on March 15, season opens on April 15, lost games are just wiped out rather than rescheduled (so the A’s would lose 7 at home, 4 LAA and 3 DET, and ...