An SB Nation blog for Oakland Athletics fans
After a day off to travel the Fall Classic continues with Game 3 in Los Angeles where the Dodgers will host the Toronto Blue Jays. The series is tied 1-1 and historically the team that wins the Game 3 tends to go on to win it all more often than not. Stakes are only getting […]
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Good morning A’s fans and happy Monday! The 2025 World Series continues tonight after an off day yesterday for travel. The series is now tied 1-1 after the Los Angels Dodgers took Game 2 in Toronto. The underdog Blue Jays needed both of those first two home games and now will be tasked with winning […]
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The late great Joaquin Andujar, he of the 39 starts for Oakland and epic World Series meltdown with St. Louis, once famously said his favorite word to describe baseball was “You never know”. Youneverknow is indeed a terrific word and probably nothing better characterizes baseball. This was in evidence, as Exhibit Umpteenthousand003, in game 1 […]
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We have finally arrived folks. The Fall Classic is back and this time with the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers squaring off for their first battle in the World Series. Both teams were juggernauts during the regular season so it shouldn’t be all that surprising to see these two squads be the final […]
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Happy Friday A’s fans! The 2025 World Series begins tonight in Toronto as the Blue Jays host the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first game of the series. As the #1 seed the Jays get home-field advantage thus getting to host the first two games before the series shifts to LA. Still, let there be […]
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The Silver Slugger finalists across baseball were revealed on Thursday morning and three Athletics saw their names among the contenders for the prestigious award: None of these are a surprise to A’s fans. The trio were the heart of the Athletics order and look like they will be again next year. All three were near-locks […]
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On the eve of the first pitch of the 2025 World Series, two west coast teams have announced their new managerial hires. Former A’s catcher Kurt Suzuki will take the helm of our AL West rival Los Angeles Angels. Suzuki has served as a front office assistant for the team for the past two years. […]
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Morning everyone! The 2025 World Series is officially set, with the American League’s #1 seeded Toronto Blue Jays set to take on the reigning champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers. This should be a great matchup with both teams having a great shot at another title in their histories. For the Blue Jays, a series victory […]
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And then there were two. Unsurprisingly the Los Angeles Dodgers are representing the National League and from a near flatline pulse the Toronto Blue Jays marooned the Mariners en route to their first World Series appearance since 1993. Pundits have quickly dismissed the series as a formality in which the Dodgers will female dog slap […]
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As we all know, the National League Champion was a done deal last week. Some may say even before that, but that’s a different discussion. But last night the two greatest words in baseball were uttered and played out for us all to witness, ‘Game Seven’. There’s nothing like it. And we had a GAME […]
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It’s time. The best two words in sports. Game Seven. The Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays are set to go head-to-head with a trip to the World Series on the line. Buckle up! Toronto has come back twice in this series, from an 0-2 hole and then a 2-3 deficit that they evened yesterday. […]
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Happy Monday everyone! We got an epic evening ahead of us, baseball fans. An epic Game 7. Win or go home. A ticket to the Fall Classic on the line. The stakes don’t get much higher than this. The Toronto Blue Jays lost the first two games of the series (at home!) but rallied back […]
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Here we go. Do or die for Toronto as they’re down 3 games to 2 in this best-of-seven series. The Blue Jays need to win tonight against Seattle if they want to stay alive one more day and force an epic Game 7. And now they’ll be back home with their fans behind them. The […]
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I’m used to it: Art Howe, Ken Macha, Bob Geren, Bob Melvin, and Mark Kotsay have shared one quality and it’s that if you ask AN they don’t know how to manage a bullpen, decide when to bunt, choose whether and when to yank a starting pitcher… Certainly my critiques of Kotsay’s tactical acumen have […]
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All four remaining teams left play tonight but it could be the final time this season as the Los Angeles Dodgers could clinch their series with a win tonight, which would be a sweep of the NL’s #1 seeded Milwaukee Brewers. Meanwhile in the AL the Blue Jays have fought back on unfriendly turf to […]
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Morning A’s fans! While most of the baseball world has rightfully been focused on the playoffs, there has been other baseball being played involving major league players and prospects over in the Arizona Fall League. The AFL, founded back in 1992, offers a chance for players to continue playing baseball after the regular season is […]
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We’re into it now everyone. The League Championship Series in both leagues continue as we get closer and closer to the Fall Classic. First up we will see the Milwaukee Brewers head to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLCS. The Brewers were able to secure the #1 seed […]
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MLB announced today that two Athletics players, outfielder Tyler Soderstrom and starting pitcher Luis Severino have been named 2025 Rawlings Gold Glove Award nominees. The Gold Glove Award recognizes the best defensive players at each position across Major League Baseball. This is extra-impressive considering that Soderstrom didn’t even start the year as the A’s starting […]
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Critical game on tap tonight in Seattle. The Mariners can put their foot on the throat of the Blue Jays with a win tonight to go up 3-0. And with the nearly non-existent history of 0-3 comebacks in baseball history, it’s as good as do-or-die for Toronto tonight. For the road team they’ll hope righty […]
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It’s not rocket science to see why the Dodgers and Mariners are on a collision course to face off in the World Series. Not that the Brewers or Blue Jays have thrown in the towel yet, but both find themselves behind the proverbial eight ball going into game 3. Hitting is important and defense is […]
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Good morning A’s fans! The playoffs are set to continue as we head back to the American League. The Championship series heads to Seattle for the first time in over two decades as the Seattle Mariners are set to play host to the Toronto Blue Jays in a critical Game 3. Our rivals to the […]
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Last night’s Game 1 between the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers was a light-scoring affair but still had plenty of drama throughout the night. From the pitching duel we had early on, to future Hall of Famer Freddie Freeman hitting a solo homer in the sixth to break the tie and […]
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Morning everyone! Rise and shine! Yesterday we were treated to a pair of LCS playoff games and boy was it interesting. The Athletics’ division rivals the Seattle Mariners came out swinging in Toronto, beating the Blue Jays 10-3 and giving themselves a huge 2-0 series lead. Even better for the M’s, they won both games […]
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