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A’s demolish Phillies behind big bats and Ginn’s arm, 12-1!
The Athletics finished off the three game series in a big way with the Philadelphia Phillies this afternoon before packing up to head to Baltimore to finish up this road trip. Now that’s the kind of first inning we were hoping for. A walk, a bomb, a walk, another bomb and before the Philly fans […]
Game # 37, Athletics vs. Phillies Game Thread
The Athletics will finish off the three game series with the Philadelphia Phillies this afternoon before continuing this road trip in Baltimore. The A’s squandered a (lower case) quality start by Jeffrey Springs yesterday to add to a 1-4 last five games at home and on the road. But they hope to turn that around […]
A’s roster moves: Langeliers reinstated, Wynns DFA’d
The A’s made a roster move on Thursday morning before their series finale against the Phillies. The team has activated starting catcher Shea Langeliers from the paternity list and designating backup Austin Wynns for assignment to make room for his return: The return of Langeliers should provide the A’s with a critical bat back in […]
May Roster Shuffle Could Help The A’s — But They’d Have To Want It
Last season the A’s endured a baffling 1-20 stretch that turned a team that was 2 games over .500 into one that, by early June, was buried in the AL West. In the post-mortem, A’s GM David Forst expressed regret that the A’s had waited so long to address the bullpen (a huge part of […]
Elephant Rumblings-A Few A’s Bats Coming Alive
Despite dropping four out of five games to start the month of May, the A’s still have some names hovering atop the hitting leaderboards. In fact, at this point, thirty-six games into the season, they have at least one player in the top five of five of eight hitting categories in the American League. Here’s […]
A’s Blow Late Lead, Fall To Phillies 6-3
This one stings. The Athletics had the lead for the majority of the game in Philadelphia this evening but a late-inning rally by the Phillies sunk the A’s as they dropped their second straight contest and their third in the last four games. Now back at .500 the team has got to get a win […]
Game #36: A’s at Phillies Game Thread
The A’s got smacked last night in the first game of the series last night. They now get another chance to get a win in Philadelphia and set up a potential series-deciding contest for Thursday evening. It’ll be left-handed Jeffrey Springs on the mound tonight. He recently got through a rough patch that included a […]
Elephant Rumblings: First Place, But Plenty to Fix
Happy Wednesday A’s Fans. Through 35 games, the Athletics have held their own, with an 18-17 record that has kept them in first place in the American League West for the moment. The team has maintained a slightly above .500 record despite several members of its pitching staff not performing well. For example, right-hander Luis […]
To Belabor The Obvious…Because Apparently It’s Not Obvious Enough
We hold these truths to be self evident and yet certain members of the front office, coaching team, and players’ unit don’t appear to grasp them. So here I come, the reluctant hero once again, to impart pearls of deep wisdom to the surely eager green and gold wearing humanoids. And AI bots if any […]
A’s drop one to Phillies 9-1
The Athletics were back in the City of Brotherly Love today to start a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizen Bank Park. Luis Severino took the mound for the A’s this afternoon against Cristopher Sánchez for Philadelphia. Severino worked his way in and out of trouble in the first two innings but escaped […]
Game # 35, Athletics vs. Phillies Game Thread
The Athletics head back to the City of Brotherly Love today to start a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizen Bank Park. Less than a week ago You’d say these two teams were headed in opposite directions with the A’s leading the American League West, and the Phillies at the bottom of the […]
Elephant Rumblings: Phillies Up Next For the Athletics
Welcome to Tuesday everyone! The A’s had their off day yesterday and now it’s time to get ready for game action to resume. The team is on the road and on the East Coast yet again, their third trip to the other side of the country already. Not a fun travel schedule to open the […]
Elephant Rumblings: Leo De Vries Getting Third Base Reps
Morning everyone! The A’s have an off day today as they head to the East Coast for the third time this year. That’s a lot of miles that the team is running up in the early going. On the bright side they’re getting those games out of the way early. The only other times the […]
Civale and Soderstrom lead Athletics to a Sunday Victory
Following two-straight losses to open the series, the Athletics sought to win the series finale and prevent the Cleveland Guardians from completing their first series sweep of the season. They did just that, defeating the Guardians 7-1 in front of a sold-out Sunday afternoon crowd to salvage the final game and remain in first place […]
Game #34: Guardians at A’s Game Thread
Over the past several seasons, the Athletics have had trouble defeating the Cleveland Guardians, a pattern that has continued this weekend. After losing the first two games of the series, the A’s must win today to prevent a Guardians’ sweep. The A’s fell apart last May, suffering a long losing streak that doomed any hopes […]
A’s Drop Second Straight To Guardians 14-6
Another tough day at the ballpark. The A’s dropped the second game of their weekend series against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday afternoon, falling 14-6 and setting themselves up for a possible home sweep tomorrow in the finale. Gotta brush these past two off and take tomorrow’s contest. A’s take quick lead The A’s offense […]
Game#33: Guardians at A’s Game Thread
Last night wasn’t fun, but the Athletics have a chance to flip the script this afternoon in Game 2 of this weekend series against the Cleveland Guardians. The A’s are still in first place even after last night’s loss but we got the Mariners hot on our heels so let’s keep them at bay with […]
A Walk In The Park Is Nice…To A Point
Crumpet and Lobo love walks. Unfortunately, so do opposing batters and my dogs only wish they could get walked at the rate A’s pitchers are offering. It’s been an issue all season and not only does it continue to be a major barrier to success, it is a widespread phenomenon across all types and levels […]
A’s Drop Series Opener To Guardians 8-5
May has officially begun, and the A’s begin the month with a series-opening loss to the Cleveland Guardians, falling to their AL Central foes in a high-scoring 8-5 contest. The starting pitching wasn’t great, the bullpen allowed three runners to cross home plate, and while the offense provided five runs they left 10 on base […]
Game #32: Guardians at Athletics Game Thread
Ready for a brand new month and a brand new series? The team finished the month of April with a 17-14 record, and now thankfully the A’s don’t have to go anywhere as they swap out their opponents from the Royals to the Guardians, their second straight AL Central to visit Sacramento. Old friend Stephen […]
Three Things To Watch For The Athletics In May
The Athletics are out to a better-than-expected start as they sit atop the division with a 17-14 record and a one-and-a-half game lead over the Seattle Mariners. It’s only the first month of the season but April went about as good as you could hope for the A’s as they have the third-best record in […]
Elephant Rumblings: So Long Andy Ibáñez
Morning A’s fans and welcome to another Friday morning. The Athletics’ pre-spring acquisition of infielder/outfielder Andy Ibáñez was meant to provide manager Mark Kotsay with a versatile, vs. left-handed pitching option for third base. Remember, entering camp the A’s were holding a competition between Max Muncy, Darell Hernaiz, and Brett Harris for the starting gig […]
A’s Hold off Royals to Win Series Finale
The Athletics and Kansas City Royals battled in the rubber game of their three-game series Thursday afternoon in West Sacramento. After exchanging early blows, the Athletics took the lead and never gave it back, fending off several Royals comeback attempts to win 6-3. The Royals scored first against A’s starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs. The first […]
Game #31: Athletics vs. Royals Game Thread
This afternoon, the Athletics will take on the Kansas City Royals in the rubber match of their three-game series. After letting the series-opener slip through their fingers in an extra-inning defeat, the A’s rebounded last night, defeating the Royals 5-2 to force this series-deciding finale. Luis Severino shone on the mound, pitching seven innings of […]
Game #31: Royals at Athletics Game Thread
The A’s and Royals have split the first two games of this mid-week three-game set. Now we have a rubber match this afternoon that’ll determine who takes the series, and who heads into Friday on a losing note. And with a slim one-game lead in the division over the Mariners, the A’s could really use […]
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