All posts tagged "Oakland A’s"
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7.6K4MLBBay Area sports year in review: 2016 was a massive tease
It was the crappiest great year, or the greatest crappy year. However you want to remember it, there’s no mistaking that the Bay...
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5.7K13MLBBiggest news from Oakland Raiders’ new lease has nothing to do with their new lease
The Oakland Raiders announced they have signed a one-year lease to stay in Oakland. The lease for the 2016 season also includes...
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9.1K1Sports MediaMark Mulder will do 20 games as Oakland A’s TV analyst (plus an Athletics offseason review)
It’s been a while since we’ve talked about the A’s, mostly because their offseason has been less than eventful. But today there...
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5.6K6Billy BeaneBay Area Santa Guy: Christmas presents for every local pro team’s fans
Even though they haven’t all been good this year, I’m going to play the role of Santa Claus today and slide down...
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2.6K11Barry ZitoMLB talent level at its nadir
Have you ever watched a professional sporting event and been shocked at the level of play from the athletes? That’s nearly a...
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3.7K1Barry ZitoColiseum weekend of warm smiles and cold reality
I was at the Coliseum on Saturday for the Barry Zito vs. Tim Hudson matchup. It was something unlike I’d ever witnessed...
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2.9K2MLBZito vs. Hudson reminds everyone that baseball is very hard
Barry Zito had already allowed four runs, and was pulled after walking Buster Posey to start the third inning. Tim Hudson was...
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2.7K5Barry ZitoZito vs. Hudson gimmick is all we have left …
… but it’s better than nothing. In a season filled with promise on both sides of the bay, the local baseball franchises...
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2.4KMLBBeware the perils of batting practice
A’s catcher Josh Phegley received a concussion after being struck in the head by a bat during batting practice before Oakland’s game...
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3.2K4Barry ZitoBarry Zito is back
Many times in the entertainment world, an actor or singer is denied the opportunity to have one last hurrah. And in sports,...
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4.6K75Barry ZitoBilly Beane needs to get over himself and let Barry Zito start against Tim Hudson
This shouldn’t be all that difficult, but this is Billy Beane we’re talking about. It’s always got to be about him. It...
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3.0K3A.J. GriffinWhat happened to the Oakland A’s rotation?
It’s been a long season in Oakland. Time flies when you’re having fun, but it definitely drags when you’re not. Fans, for...
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3.1K1Billy BeaneBob Melvin extension: good news in a bad season
Yesterday morning I received an e-mail from the A’s which announced that a press conference would be taking place at 3:30 pm...
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3.0K15Lew WolffKephart clown show did more harm than good
Floyd Kephart, a private financial expert, was chosen by the city of Oakland to conjure up an investment plan for Coliseum City,...
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4.2K1Coco CrispA lost season for Coco Crisp
Almost all of us would have to say we had a pretty good year of employment if we earned $11 million. But...
