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Oakland Athletics: The 4 legends on the franchise’s Mount Rushmore

Beau Adams — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:23:33 +0000

The Oakland Athletics, a team with a rich history and a legacy of success, has seen many legendary players grace their roster over the years. From the early dominance of the 70s to the late 80s era, the A’s have had their fair share of ups and downs. While the team may be best known […]

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5 reasons for MLB owners to vote no on Oakland A’s move to Las Vegas

Jeff Mount — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 16:00:25 +0000

There is a widespread expectation that the relocation of the Oakland A’s to Las Vegas, in the eyes of many, is a done deal, and that the vote of approval from the MLB owners will be a mere formality. Because, after all, no owner will deny another owner the chance to boost his income, because […]

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Oakland Athletics: Jace Peterson, Sam Moll find new homes through trades

Brendan Smith — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 16:45:09 +0000

The Oakland Athletics are currently the worst team in baseball, making them obvious sellers before tonight’s trade deadline. Without much to offer to contending teams, Oakland seems to have settled on trading marginal pieces for lottery ticket minor league prospects. The two trades made on Monday could end up as a coup for Oakland. Recapping […]

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MLB Trade Deadline: AL West roundup with Rangers, Angels, Astros wishlist, A’s and Mariners for sale

Beau Adams — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 20:00:06 +0000

Tuesday, August 1, is a massive day in Major League Baseball as it is the MLB trade deadline. We know who is who this year. Now the winners are buyers, the losers are sellers and it’s the front office’s time to shine. Let’s check in with the AL West, who is being sold, and the […]

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Beane, Forst and the Oakland A’s front office: A mid-term grade for 2023

Bill Felber — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:30:20 +0000

With Billy Beane as team president and David Forst as general manager, the Oakland A’s have one of the most experienced leadership teams in MLB. As fans everywhere know, the A’s also have the game’s worst record, just 21-60 as of their Tuesday night halfway point to the season. Gauging the job done by Beane […]

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Even with Las Vegas move, there is a bright side for Oakland A’s fans

Jeff Mount — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 15:00:26 +0000

People who accuse Oakland A’s owner John Fisher of sabotaging his franchise in order to justify a move to Las Vegas should ask themselves one simple question: Why would he bother? Name the last professional sports owner who put a franchise move to a vote of his fellow owners and got voted down. I’ll wait. […]

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Stock Up, Stock Down: Brewers, Cardinals, Shohei Ohtani and more

Scott Roche — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 16:00:02 +0000

Another week down in the 2023 MLB season and it was another week with more injuries. This time the Houston Astros lost Yordan Alvarez for at least four weeks with a strained oblique, while pitcher Lance McCullers, who has not pitched in a game this season after aggravating a tendon in a bullpen session in […]

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The Oakland Athletics are on pace to make some truly bad history

Bill Felber — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 22:45:22 +0000

Something historic is happening in Oakland. Historically bad, that is. The Oakland A’s entered play Friday in Miami with a record of 12-46, a .207 winning percentage. We’re more than one-third of the way through the season, so records are approaching reliability as predictors. And if you run Oakland’s performance to date across the full […]

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Stock up, stock down: Angels, Dodgers, Yankees, and more

Scott Roche — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:00:03 +0000

Two months down, four to go for the 2023 Major League Baseball season. Now that we are in the month of June, the “dog days’’ of summer are here and things are sure to start heating up. It was another week where there were some good, some bad, and even some strange things that went […]

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What happens to the Las Vegas Aviators once the Oakland A’s arrive?

Nathaniel Sunshine — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:00:11 +0000

The Oakland Athletics are desperately trying to become the Las Vegas Athletics (whether they will succeed is a different article). With one year remaining on their lease, the team will be moving most likely after the 2024 season, and moving into a new Strip-side ballpark in 2027. Early indications show that the team would move […]

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