The next few posts will take a look at the players comprising your 2009 Oakland A's. They're still playing at Papago Park, so clearly some battles are yet to be won. Some positions, however, don't need to be fought over this year.

Catcher is one of these; go ahead… Read full post »

This blog derailed near the time the A's season did. Hope springs eternal, of course, particularly in spring. So, let's quickly recap the last 8 months.

July 8 

Rich Harden traded. Sure, he's fragile. But Gallagher has some promise, I hear. Murton I've heard of. Still,… Read full post »

Fox presents the 2008 All Star Game tonight. With Fox, you expect a certain amount of overproduction, but tonight's pre-game show surpassed those expectations by leaps and bounds.

One by one, Joe Buck introduces EVERY living Hall of Fame member, positioned appropriately around the field. Brooks, B… Read full post »

On to the 10th. Emil Brown walked to lead off the bottom of the 9th, and Ryan Sweeney promptly bunts Brown to second. Really! Okay, so Sweeney, a fringe major leaguer, is swinging a .267/.325/.320. But he's not a guaranteed out. He's no Jack Cust (whom was replaced, wisely,/… Read full post »

I missed the entire game yesterday, catching only five minutes of the post-game interview with Bob Geren. Long enough to learn that the A's had lost, 6-1, relinquishing control of the AL West to the Angels. Ah well.

 Lots of things on my mind today, such as the all-righty… Read full post »

It is with great anticipation that I await coverage of last night's A's/Angels on Fire Joe Morgan. Fans of FJM surely know where Ken Tremendous and Junior stand on the oft-uddered phrase "clogging the bases." And so I fully expect the most exciting moment of last night's game,/… Read full post »