Athletic Supporters

Is There A Free Agent 1B Out There For Oakland?

Going into the 2009 season, it is clear that the Oakland A’s need a major jolt of offense. But given where they sit in their rebuilding process, it isn’t immediately obvious where that...

40-Man Roster Musings

Throughout the months of October and November, the Oakland A’s (and the rest of the major league teams) will be making numerous changes to their 40-man roster as they try to create room for...

The Race For Second Place

It is hard to keep a team and a fanbase interested in the final weeks of a losing season, especially when one losing team is facing another one, so it isn’t surprising that both the A’s...

A’s 2009 Outfield Could Excite

We have discussed the A’s crowded outfield situation to some degree before, but as Aaron Cunningham and Ryan Sweeney continue to rake and Travis Buck starts to look like his old self, things in...

Decision 2009: Rajai Davis

With the losses piling up, all that is really left for the Oakland A’s in 2008 is to use the remainder of the season to evaluate players for the 2009 campaign. Over the next several weeks, I will...

Decision 2009: Justin Duchscherer

With the losses piling up, all that is really left for the Oakland A’s in 2008 is to use the remainder of the season to evaluate players for the 2009 campaign. Over the next several weeks, I will...

September Quirks

I’m certainly not the first person to ruminate on this topic, nor do I expect to be the last, but with the calendar now turned to September, it reminds me how odd it is that Major League...

Try As They Might, A’s Can’t Sustain Losing Streak

The A’s did almost everything they could to lose the rubbergame of their three game set in Anaheim on Wednesday, but somehow they managed to win and snap their seemingly endless streak of not...

Decision 2009: Dallas Braden

With the losses piling up, all that is really left for the Oakland A’s in 2008 is to use the remainder of the season to evaluate players for the 2009 campaign. Over the next several weeks, I will...

Decision 2009: Mark Ellis

With the losses piling up, all that is really left for the Oakland A’s in 2008 is to use the remainder of the season to evaluate players for the 2009 campaign. Over the next several weeks, I will...