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more about #oaklandathletics more comments → Barry Lutz: "But it seemed like all the Dominican guys were killing us." And a Venezuelan dude attacked us with a machete and lit us on fire. more » ScientificMapp: second on the Yankees in slugging percentage Jim Leyritz was first. more » Peter Cavan: Jason Giambi is 38? I feel old. And when did he leave the Yankees? Was I asleep for the whole "hot stove league" last winter? more » Matt Sussman: Actually the end of Jason Giambi is his butt. more » Kid Canada: By the looks of that picture, Giambi's next move is probably to reunite the original Smashing Pumpkins. more » Hit Bull Win Steak: The Unhappy Oldster? more » Clarence Rosario: Why Your Stadium Rules: Oakland Coliseum more » Dany Heatley Speedwagon: So the "A" stands for arresting? more » Hatey McLife: A foul ball, a violent arrest, dudes falling down stairs? Two out of three ain't bad! -Harry Reasoner more » the earl of weaver: Jan de Bont couldn't have scripted anything better. more » DirkToberFest: A foul ball, a violent arrest, dudes falling down stairs? Well, some lucky A's fans saw it all in the span of about 30 seconds. They were sitting in t... more » Civil Negligence: The "Dance Cam" picked it up because they thought it was the best rendition of the Electric Slide they ever saw. more » Blast it, Biggs: things got awkward when the Kiss Cam zoomed in. more » ScientificMapp: Overheard from one Oakland cop to another during the Tasering: "You pulled out the right one, right? HA! Made ya look!" more » Weed Against Speed: Billy Beane just traded those cops to the LAPD for a officer on paid administrative leave to be named later. more » -
#mlb
Did Miguel Tejada Tip Pitches In 2001?
The New York Times seems to think he did, only the paper says so in such a mealymouthed and sidelong way that one starts to wonder if something else is going on here.
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#mlb
Is This The End Of Jason Giambi?
The Oakland A's put Jason Giambi on the DL last month, due to major sucking issues, but today they decided, "You know, Jason ... why don't you just go away? Forever." More » -
#sadwhimsy
Tasers And Foul Balls Make For An Eventful Night In Oakland
At most ballgames, you're lucky if one interesting thing happens in your section. A foul ball, a violent arrest, dudes falling down stairs? Well, some lucky A's fans saw it all in the span of about 30 seconds. More » -
#mlb
Moneyball’s Deep: How Baseball Prospectus Is Like The Oakland A’s
Under Billy Beane, the Oakland A's won by scraping together undervalued assets. Since the rest of baseball has started valuing assets properly, the A's are having a harder time. The same thing is happening to baseball's leading propeller-heads.
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#atthemovies
"Moneyball" Casting Department Seeking Undervalued Actors
The cast of Steven Soderbergh's ridiculous Moneyball adaptation is starting to come together and it looks to be about as awesome as a dramatic feature about sabermetrics could possibly be. More » -
#mlb
A's, White Sox Honor Slain Oakland Policemen On Sunday
Ozzie Guillen: "It's a hard day for the Bay Area. If it's police or fireman or military and you take their life away because they're protecting our country, it's a sad thing." [San Francisco Chronicle] -
#mlb
Does No One Want The Oakland A's?
Nothing against the fine folks of Fremont, but if you're a Major League Baseball team and they don't want you, it may be time to reconsider hanging around the San Francisco Bay Area. More » -
#mlb
Fantasy Baseball Just Got 75 Percent Nerdier
Because your child has always wanted to wear a sports coat and tie while playing video games, it's MLB Front Office Manager by 2K Sports! More » -
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#markmcgwire
Canseco's Ego, More Steroids, And The Hardcore Schwarzenegger Routine
More excerpts from Jay McGwire's book proposal, The McGwire Family Secret: The Truth about Steroids, a Slugger, and Ultimate Family Redemption:
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#rickey
Who Said Rickey Was Retired? It Wasn't Rickey!
Thanks for the plaque, Baseball Hall of Fame. But just for the record, Rickey isn't through yet. Anyone need a 50-year-old outfielder? More » -
#mlb
Rickey Would Like To Thank Everyone Who Made This Possible (Especially Rickey)
Rickey Henderson was swept into the Baseball Hall of Fame today with a landslide majority of 511 votes, while others received a few less. More » -
#mlbroundup
The Return Of The Powerful Lip Fur, And Milton Bradley Is A Cub (Hide All Sharp Objects)
• No Way This Ends Badly. Cubs, Milton Bradley agree to sane, very thrifty three-year, $30 million deal, pending physical examination. Hopefully will not include psychological testing. [Chicago Tribune] More » -
#baseballinjapan
Japan Games End, But Opening Day Is Just Beginning
This photo pretty much explains the lunacy of the Red Sox-A's series in Japan. They had all this pageantry before the second game. Each of these teams is pretty much going to have four opening days. You could argue the Red Sox will have five. More » -
#2008divisionpreviews
Your AL West "Preview"
Well, this is kind of cheating, considering the Oakland A's already played this morning, and lost, but we hope that having 1/162 of the season over already won't make you distrust our predictions any more than you already do. More » -
#openingdaykindof
At Last, The Glory Of Youkilis Is Introduced To Japan
Well, it's doesn't feel the start of the baseball season tomorrow morning — jeez, like, 11 hours from now — but it is, in fact, the beginning: The Red Sox and the A's, in the Tokyo Dome, 6 a.m., baseball is here ... kind of. More »
