ATHLETICS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Oakland A’s sweep Yankees, struggle with Seattle
The Oakland Athletics have become a hot item in the AL West, as they have emerged into first place in the division. Oakland fans have been doing their trademark “Bernie Lean” with a bit more enthusiasm since the A’s three game sweep of the Yankees last week; however the Seattle Mariners might be the team to slow their roll.
The A’s have been flaunting their talented pitching...
Oakland Athletics owner on condition of stadium: 'It stinks'
Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff believes the venue his team plays in is crap.The A's and Seattle Mariners found themselves in an extremely gross and odd situation Sunday afternoon when raw sewage flooded into the clubhouse and forced the two teams to shower together in the other unaffected clubhouse. It was yet another example of how the facilities at O.co Coliseum aren'...
Oakland Athletics Prospect Grant Green – Mr. Utility
Grant Green is doing everything he can to get a call-up to the major leagues. Originally drafted as a shortstop in the first round (13th overall) in the 2009 MLB Draft out of USC by the Oakland A’s, Green has made position changes throughout his minor league career, moving from shortstop to centerfield, and now more recently playing second base. In his one and a half season’s...
A Look Into Bartolo Colon's Success
Bartolo Colon has had surprising success this season in Oakland. (Photo credit)
Remember in Little League when your team would face a pipsqueak on the mound who threw only fastballs right over the plate, but for some reason your entire team had trouble getting on base? Each hitter after the next would continue to increase the ferocity of their swing, while they continued to hit...
Otero called up from minors to help A's pitching
The Oakland Athletics have purchased the contract of pitcher Dan Otero from Triple-A Sacramento on Friday and optioned left-hander Hideki Okajima to the minors.
The moves come one day after the A's needed to go deep in their bullpen in an 18-inning win over the New York Yankees.
Otero was 1-0 with a 0.99 ERA with the River Cats and was 15 for 15 in save opportunities. The 28...
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A's sign first-round pick
The Oakland Athletics have agreed to terms with first-round pick Billy McKinney on a deal that includes a $1.8 million bonus.
McKinney, the 24th player selected overall, took batting practice at the Oakland Coliseum before Friday night's game between the A's and Seattle Mariners.
A center fielder at Plano West High School in Plano, Texas, McKinney batted .372 with four...
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Athletics’ Josh Donaldson exits with sore hamstring
Oakland Athletics third baseman Josh Donaldson exited last
night’s marathon contest against the New York Yankees with soreness in his
right hamstring, according to Jane Lee of MLB.com.
The game lasted 18 innings, and Donaldson told reporters
that he began experiencing discomfort in his hamstring during the 15th
frame. He experienced the soreness while he was in the...
COUNTING'S HARD
Umpire rings up A's batter after strike two
Your browser does not support iframes. In another inexcusable case of a major league umpire losing count of balls and strikes behind home plate, CB Bucknor accidentally rang up Oakland A's batter Seth Smith on strike two during extra innings of Thursday's marathon game at the O.co Coliseum. It happened in the bottom of the 11th as Bucknor made the emphatic "strike...
Oakland A’s security guard took a baseball off his well-protected head
In the bottom of the 3rd inning of Wednesday’s A’s-Yankees game, Oakland catcher John Jaso ripped a foul ball down the right field line that caromed off the base of the wall and nailed an Oakland Coliseum security guard right off the head. Lucky for him MLB instituted a rule that all on-field personnel are required to wear a helmet, otherwise that security guard would have spent...
GREAT STORY
Ill teen throws out pitch from 1,800 miles away
13-year-old Nick LeGrande is battling severe aplastic anemia in Kansas City. Last night Nick threw out the first pitch of the Yankees / Oakland A's game in California -- 1800 miles away from... Full story at Bob's Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com
Kansas City teen throws 1st pitch via telerobot
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) From some 1,800 miles away in Kansas City, Mo., 13-year-old Nick LeGrande threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Yankees-Athletics game Wednesday night.
Into the glove of A's reliever Ryan Cook, in Oakland. It was all made possible by a telerobotic pitching machine, and is believed to be a baseball first when it comes to ceremonial first pitches...
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Yankees: Cheaters never win except if you are Bartolo Colon
Bartolo Colón (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Yankee fans know Bartolo Colon as the chubby pitcher who donned the Yankee pinstripes back in 2011.
Colon was on the hill in Oakland last night, and threw six full innings allowing just three hits eventually leading his Athletics to a 6-4 beating of New York. For his part, Colon performance was as solid as can be.
The 40-year old righty has...
Josh Donaldson Bringing The Swing Back To The Swinging A`s
There is a third baseman in the American league right now that is playing superb baseball. His glove is gold material, his bat is hot, and he plays the game like he is still in the sandlot. No, I am not talking about Miguel Cabrera, I’m talking about the Athletics sophomore Josh Donaldson.
It`s unfortunate that this young man won`t be going to the all-star game this year. It is...
Jose Canseco cleared in sexual assault case, still remains a d-bag
Former juiced up MLB outfielder has been cleared of any criminal charges stemming from a sexual assault claim by a Las Vegas woman last month, but was sad to learn that his exoneration did absolutely nothing for his public image.
The still d-bag said the woman “alleged I drugged her and raped her,” Canseco said in a telephone interview, via USA Today Sports. “It was an outright...
LUCKY SHOT
A's player makes improbable HR into net
Josh Donaldson has been the A’s best offensive player this season and putting up all-star-caliber numbers. But in batting practice on Friday, he accomplished what could quite possibly end up his greatest triumph of the season. Donaldson was talking his pre-game cuts in the cage just like any other day. But this day was special. This was the day he’d hit a home run into a net...
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