I admit that if the Athletics had lost this game, I would probably have fallen into the crowd that says "well this is just spring training and doesn't matter, we'll get them in the regular season." Thankfully, the A's took care of business (and the Giants) today behind a solid pitching performance and plenty of support from the lineup beating the World Champion Giants, 6-0.In his three innings of work, Brett Anderson gave up only one hit and one walk while striking out five. Anderson was followed by a scoreless inning from Joey Devine, two scoreless innings from Fernando Cabrera, ...
Earlier this week, it was rumored that right guard Cooper Carlisle was not expected to return with the Oakland Raiders next season. After watching the 34-year-old get pushed back constantly, all I could do was jump up and down in excitement.
On Thursday, it was announced that left guard Robert Gallery was not returning to Oakland either. As a fan of Gallery, I was slightly disappointed. I loved his long and messy hair, this tattoo-filled arms, his "Raider Swagger" attitude. However, I continued to read the article and realized that his appearance was not worth what he was asking.
Gallery, a ...
Just how much "purple drank" and full length fur coats do you have to buy to squander over $38 million and go broke?
TMZ.com reported earlier today that Russell's $2.4 million Oakland hills mansion has fallen into foreclosure proceedings after JaMarcus failed to make close to $200,000 in past due mortgage payments on the property.
JaMarcus now has three months to pay the past due balance and all current payments to save the house from an auction date.
The home was purchased in 2007 before Russell ever even signed his contract with the Raiders. It is a 5,800-square-foot mansion with six bedrooms, six ...
So far this offseason, Al Davis has committed a pretty large chunk of money to some potential free agents.
Stanford Routt and John Henderson got new deals. Kamerion Wimbley will get paid over $11 million with his franchise designation. Zach Miller and Michael Bush just got first- and third-round tenders. The price tag that comes with the tenders they got is pretty high.
With all this money being spent, you have to wonder if Davis' pockets are deep enough to get Nnamdi Asomugha under contract. He was due to make over $17 million before his contract was voided.
Davis made it ...
Heading into the 2011 offseason, the Oakland Raiders had a long list of potential free agents. So far the Raiders have re-signed a few of their guys, such as Kamerion Wimbley, John Henderson and Stanford Rout. The Raiders still have to sign guys like Michael Bush, Zach Miller, Michael Huff and Nnamdi Asomugha. Obviously, we can't keep everybody. Robert Gallery has already been shown the door. The Raiders offered Gallery $2.5 million for next season, but the veteran guard wouldn't budge on his demands of an $8 million dollar salary. If Michael Bush demands a starters pay, he might be the next ...
Oakland Athletics General Maneger Billy Beane’s unconventional management methods were the focus of Michael Lewis’ 2003 blockbuster book Moneyball. By focusing on on-base percentage and other sabermetric tools, Beane was able to build a successful ball club with one of the lowest payrolls in baseball.
Beane has continued his excellent work at the helm of the A’s, bringing in players like Hideki Matsui and Josh Willingham to help bolster the offense, while adding Grant Balfour and Brian Fuentes to help Andrew Bailey and the bullpen close out games.
Perhaps the team’s starting rotation is the best example of Beane’s work, as it ...
Let's just say that I got lucky and discovered an article on women in the NFL. Once again, the uniqueness and even greatness of the Oakland Raiders is obvious. The Oakland Raiders' franchise is led, in part, by a woman who is smart and who worked her way up the ranks in the NFL.
Of course, someone had to hire her. Someone had to have a vision and foresight. Guess who that visionary is? Al Davis, of course.
Now, if the NFL would come up with an accolade to celebrate the historical move of placing Amy Trask as an NFL CEO, then ...
The 2011 NFL Scouting Combine is now a wrap and the Oakland Raiders' draft picture seems to be a bit clearer. The Raiders have always known who's big but they also now know who's strong, who's fast, who's agile and who's mobile. They'll find out who's hostile when they open camp this summer. The Raiders don't have a first-round pick this year and they won't be at the top of each round either. So it was also important to get an idea of who will and won't be available when they pick as well. Al Davis has his needs and his wants in this year's ...
The 2010 campaign marked the first non-losing season out of the last four years for the Oakland A's.The A’s can argue that their teams have underachieved the past few seasons due to injuries, but the reality is the past few teams were constructed largely of patch-work, while the front office and player development departments continued to work towards their ultimate goal of seeing through the rebuild they started several years ago. Beginning with the trades that broke up the Big Three of Mark Mulder, Tim Hudson and Barry Zito, Billy Beane has continually rebuilt the A’s roster in an attempt ...
I know it sounds crazy, but is it that crazy? An article released today in the San Francisco Chronicle cited various internal sources that said the San Francisco Giants are prepared to release Barry Zito or attempt to buy out his contract before Opening Day. While the Giants are on the hook for the $64.5 million still remaining on his deal, would it be such a bad thing to bring him back to Oakland? Certainly not at full price, but if the A's offered a potential fifth starter, let's say Brandon McCarthy or Josh Outman, in exchange for Zito. If ...