Sunday's game did not go as planned, as the Angels were able to outscore the A's seven runs to four.
While it was upsetting and Mazzaro struggled in his second start in a row, it was not horrifying. While he gave up five runs in the game, he was able to last 4.1 innings, which is certainly better than his last outing.
The game made the 23 year old's era jump up to 4.29, which is a respectful number. However, the A's organization did not like this and decided to option the young pitcher down to AAA.
Considering it's September when players get ...
The Oakland Raiders drafted Travis Goethel in the sixth round in this past NFL draft.Goethel made the transition from outside linebacker at Arizona State to Middle Linebacker here in Oakland.The youngster has impressed in his three pre-season games, leading to him making Oakland's roster.However, Travis mysteriously missed Thursday night's game vs. the Seahawks with an undisclosed injury. He then missed the practices on Saturday and Sunday. Today, the media got a brief chance to talk to Travis, who seemed fine and walked with no limp.When asked about his mysterious injury, Goethel responded by saying "I don't know if I can ...
No strangers to controversy, the Oakland Raiders have created some buzz amongst fans and pundits alike with a few unexpected last minute moves that have left us guessing, after an otherwise great and uncanny off-season.
The recent cut of rookie safety Stevie Brown is the only move I've truly hated this off-season.
At the expense of true depth at tight end and fullback, the Raiders cut tight end Tony Stewart and recently cut John Owens, as well as, the very promising blocker Manase Tonga.
Instead, the Raiders have retained linebacker Sam Williams, safety Hiram Eugene, rookie cornerback Jeremy Ware and an extra ...
The AFC West will be a very intriguing division this season. Fans of the Chiefs, Raiders, Chargers, and Broncos think their team has made the necessary changes to get to the playoffs and contend for a NFL title.As a Raider fan, I don't have much love for the other three teams in the division. However, I'll try my best to provide unbiased analysis and predictions for each team. Enjoy.Begin Slideshow
One of my colleagues seemed appalled that the Oakland Raiders have only one fullback. Since the first game of the regular season is with the Tennessee Titans, I did some research on their fullback, Ahmard Hall.It looks like Hall is a bad boy. He is a former U. S. Marine who did a tour of duty in Afghanistan. He helped the Titans rank high in 2008, and he is still on the roster.He seems to be an expert at taking care of players like Chris Johnson. The Oakland Raiders need to toughen up if this man is an example of the bad ...
Al Davis, Tom Cable, and the Oakland Raiders have made their choices and the roster cuts are complete. Some cuts were expected, some were surprises, and some don't make any sense at all.Let's just say, I was worried when I saw the initial cuts, but after seeing the practice squad list, I'm as excited about the upcoming regular season as I was on Friday evening.The team kept more players at some positions than I expected, and less at others. There are seven wide receivers, only two tight ends, and just one fullback on the roster. This puzzles me.The good? The ...
The buzz lately has swirled around the Oakland Raiders and whether the NFL club should acquire newly released veterans such as wideout T.J. Houshmandzadeh and fullback Tony Richardson.
Other intriguing names include tailback Willie Parker, center Justin Hartwig, offensive tackle Kirk Chambers, and nose tackle Jay Alford.
ESPN has also circulated a report by Adam Schefter about interest in released quarterback Matt Leinart, including interest by the Raiders—a report denied by the Raiders.
I would like to see the Raiders sign both Houshmandzadeh and Richardson.
Even though Houshmandzadeh can't run, he can catch. Since 2004, The Housh has always produced more than ...
After a long eight months, the new NFL season is here. The Oakland Raiders had a busy eight months as they made massive changes to the structure of the team.
On defense, there are changes at every position. The Raiders have a new set of starting linebackers, new defensive linemen, and a new starting corner opposite Nnamdi Asomugha.
The D-line has moved Richard Seymour to the inside and put Jay Richardson on the IR after he was waived. The new ends will be second year Matt Shaugnessy and second-round rookie Lamarr Houston. Tommy Kelly is the only starter from last year to ...
Darren McFadden is now under the heat lamp.
He has rushed for 856 yards and 5 touchdowns with a 3.9 average in his first two years in Raider Nation. During that time, McFadden also caught 50 passes for 530 yards.
Those are acceptable rookie totals but those are his first two years we're talking about. Much of his first two years were marred by injury and playing in an ineffective offense.
This is year three for him so he somehow needs to show he can stay healthy and produce.
Otherwise the bust label is coming.
There are many factors involved in where he's been and where he's going.
Turn the page to find out ...
The Raiders practice squad was posted on the team's official site today, and contained little surprises to those who have been following then during pre-season.A number of players cut by the Raiders yesterday cleared waivers and were resigned today. The practice squad has a limit has a limit of eight players, all of who have to be in their first two years in the league, and not have played any more than nine games on a team's active roster.This year's squad comprises of Stevie Brown (S), Manase Tonga(FB), Slade Norris (LB), Kellen Heard (DT), Alex Parsons (OL), Joe Porter (CB), ...