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Week two of Spring Training Games is coming to a close and The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is finally underway. Game One took place last night (10pm EST) with Chinese Taipei against Australia. There are just two games today but the schedule hits high gear on Friday with a slate of eight games including Team […]
7 days ago | 1 read
Third base, the gig for March 27th and beyond, has no shortage of candidates. It’s the A’s handling of the positional battle that is puzzling. To wit: Max Muncy Muncy appears, as best one can tell, to be the front runner and yet his spring training showing (at least on radio where admittedly my eyes […]
8 days ago | 3 reads
The Athletics fell short for the first time this week, suffering a 3-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Following three straight days in which the A’s scored more than five runs, Diamondbacks pitchers shut the A’s offense down today, limiting a lineup full of starters to only one run. A’s starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs pitched […]
8 days ago | 3 reads
Following yesterday’s break from Cactus League action to play an exhibition against Team Brazil, the Athletics return to traditional spring training action this afternoon against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Left-hander Jeffrey Springs will be making the start for the A’s today. He is looking for an improved performance this afternoon after giving up for runs in […]
8 days ago | 1 read
Happy Wednesday A’s fans. Following a slow start to spring training, the Athletics have started to gain momentum as spring training enters its second week. The team’s offense has erupted, while its pitching has stabilized as players continue tinkering with their approaches in preparation for Opening Day later this month. Everyone from regulars to top […]
8 days ago | 1 read
In my game threads post I suggested that a fifteen run route of Team Brazil was one I very much desired. Fourteen runs later, the A’s walk away with a win, one run short of my predicted run total but just as offensively sweet. Let’s get into it… Aaron Civale took the bump today, for […]
9 days ago | 3 reads
Unless I’m mistaken, today’s matchup against Team Brazil is the first time the ball club has ever competed against a World Baseball Classic team?? Can anyone fact check that? Google has really taken a dive and I’m having a difficult time locating any type of database that says otherwise. Although I want to say I […]
9 days ago | 1 read
*In an effort to make the nomination voting easier for everyone, I will comment, “NOMINATIONS”, and you may reply to that with your picks and upvote the player you’d like to see on the next nominee list. We’ve officially finished the top-20 prospects in the Athletics system. This was where we were planning to end this […]
9 days ago | 2 reads
Yesterday I got to watch my first televised A’s game of 2026! Thank you MLB.TV’s free game of the day special as well as the fine commentators behind the mic for the San Diego Padres. I mean, imagine getting to watch your favorite team play a spring training game? Imagine getting to know your rising […]
9 days ago | 2 reads
Spring Training entered week two as the Athletics took on the San Diego Padres at Peoria Stadium in Arizona today, the Padres Spring Training Facility. Right-hander Mason Barnett got the start for the A’s today. He made five starts for the Athletics in 2025. logging 22+ innings. Righty Michael King got the nod for the […]
10 days ago | 3 reads
Spring Training enters week two as the Athletics take on the San Diego Padres at Peoria Stadium in Peoria, AZ today. The A’s have started the spring with an unattractive 2-6 start, but the Friars are not much better coming into today’s matchup with a 4-6 record. Both teams will be starting many of their […]
10 days ago | 3 reads
The Athletics ensured a good start to March, putting together their best team-wide spring training performance to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 12-4. J.T Ginn started on the mound, picking up where he left off in his last outing. The A’s right-hander pitched three scoreless innings, continuing his impressive start to spring training. In the third […]
11 days ago | 2 reads
The Athletics have had a rough start to spring training, going 1-6 in their first seven preseason games. However, a new month means a fresh start and a sign that the start of the regular season is inching closer. With the calendar shifting to March, it is time for the A’s to start playing better […]
11 days ago | 2 reads
We have another spring exhibition game this afternoon as the A’s play host to the San Francisco Giants. The A’s are just 1-5 so far this spring but what better time to get back into the win column than against these guys? Right-hander Luis Morales will be getting the ball for today’s start. Though it […]
12 days ago | 3 reads
Poor fundamentals are a pet peeve of mine simply because they are among the few skills all players can master whether they are the single most or least talented athlete on the roster. Nonetheless so many players and so many teams struggle to execute correctly basics they have been taught and have been working on […]
12 days ago | 2 reads
The A’s can’t seem to get many wins this spring but luckily these games don’t count just yet. Still would be nice to see another win sometime soon as the Athletics dropped another game on Friday afternoon, losing to the Royals 7-6 and dropping their meaningless record to 1-5. The A’s jumped out to an […]
13 days ago | 4 reads
The Athletics nabbed their first win of the 2026 season yesterday in a 7-3 win over the Rangers. They scored more runs in the first few frames alone than they had in the previous four games combined, so maybe the bats are finally starting to wake up. Who’s ready for the second win now? The […]
13 days ago | 3 reads
*In an effort to make the nomination voting easier for everyone, I will comment, “NOMINATIONS”, and you may reply to that with your picks and upvote the player you’d like to see on the next nominee list. We’re rolling right along here with our CPL. This round’s winner is shortstop Joshua Kuroda-Grauer, a contact-oriented hitter in […]
13 days ago | 3 reads
Morning A’s fans and happy Friday! Ready for a relaxing weekend with some A’s baseball? The front office has been busy in recent months working out long-term extensions with key members of this core. First beginning with Brent Rooker’s 5-year, $60 million contract in January 2025, the team then turned to outfielder Lawrence Butler and […]
13 days ago | 2 reads
Vibes were high at Hohokam Stadium today. After four straight losses and an off day, the A’s came out of the gate hot, scoring six of their seven runs in the just the first two innings! On the pitching side, Jack Perkins was a standout. His two innings to start the game were perfect. No […]
14 days ago | 3 reads
With their being no A’s baseball yesterday, my afternoon was spent cranking out all four episodes of FX’s Love Story. Not sure if any of you are tuning in to the dramatized retelling of JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette’s relationship, but I must admit – – not terrible. Definitely not great by any means, but […]
14 days ago | 6 reads
The phrase ‘hope springs eternal’ was first published in 1732 by Alexander Pope in his poem “An Essay on Man”; more than one hundred years before the New York Knickerbockers played in the first professional baseball game in 1846. But in my mind, this phrase always comes to mind as major league baseball teams take […]
14 days ago | 0 reads
*In an effort to make the nomination voting easier for everyone, I will comment, “NOMINATIONS”, and you may reply to that with your picks and upvote the player you’d like to see on the next nominee list. Taking the 18th spot on our annual Community Prospect List is speedy and powerful outfielder Junior Perez. Always one […]
15 days ago | 0 reads
Happy Wednesday, A’s fans. There is no Athletics baseball today, as the team has a day off to right the ship and regroup. The A’s have been outscored 33-4 through their first four spring games — all losses by sizable margins. Last season, the A’s offense was one of the best in the league, yet […]
15 days ago | 1 read
In the event of a miracle and my plane doesn’t crash, I will touch down in Arizona March 13th ready to conduct a few interviews on the 14th. Hopefully by then the A’s will have put a win on the board. Many considerations go into who I sit down with. Some players might not even […]
15 days ago | 2 reads