Few things are scarier in terms of pitching injuries than seeing your two-time All-Star closer grab his pitching elbow following the release of a pitch.
This was the case on Monday with A's closer Andrew Bailey. Following the delivery of a pitch in his outing to the Cleveland Indians, Bailey jumped up grimacing and holding his right elbow. He was immediately led off the field by the A's head trainer.
As we saw earlier this spring with the Cardinals' Adam Wainwright, any injury to a pitcher's elbow can be devastating to his season, and even ...
During the past couple of weeks, I've reiterated that the Oakland Raiders have had the most productive offseason of all 32 NFL teams.
Raider Nation, think of this offseason as an act. A show, at your favorite Casino.
Oakland has drawn you in by signing Stanford Routt, Kamerion Wimbley, Richard Seymour, John Henderson, Rock Cartwright, Michael Bennet, Daniel Loper, Hiram Eugene, and others.
Good show, right?
But every great show needs that Grand Finale.
We hope that this Grand Finale will involve signing someone by the name of Nnamdi Asomugha. Please, Raiders, get that done.
And now to the article.
So, about a week ago I wrote ...
It seems as though every time a big-name free agent hits the market, the Oakland Raiders are inevitably thrown around as a potential suitor. This is even truer when the free agent in question has any drama surrounding him.
It is not surprising considering the fact that Raiders owner Al Davis is more than willing to open up his checkbook for free agents. However, that often appears to be the only thought process going into claims that the Raiders are interested in these free agents.
When Tiki Barber announced that he would be coming out of retirement after spending the past few ...
The fifth starter competition is now officially without its original favorite.
Over the weekend manager Bob Geren declared Rich Harden officially out of the competition, stating that there was not enough time left in spring training for him to compete with other starters Brandon McCarthy, Josh Outman, Tyson Ross and Bobby Cramer.
"Yeah, there is not time for that," Geren said regarding Harden continuing to compete for the fifth starter spot.
Harden had hoped to return to the mound and resume his throwing program on Tuesday, March 15 in hopes of earning a spot in the A's bullpen and continuing to stretch himself ...
There was a man with the voice like a herald during the Trojan War, a man who had a voice as loud as 50 men—these are descriptions of John Thomas Ralph Augustine James Facenda (August 8, 1913 – September 26, 1984).
The narrator of many of the historical NFL films is the sonorous voice of John Facenda. His nickname was "The Voice of God."
Facenda's career as an NFL film narrator got started as one of those "right place at the right time" events.
Facenda was in a local bar watching an NFL film. The founder of the film company, Ed Sabol, just happened to be at the ...
It sounds weird, but there is an air of finality about the start of the Oakland A’s 2011 season. The franchise is now in its third edition of the Billy Beane spin cycle (draft, develop, trade, repeat), and neither the GM nor the fans can bear another trip down rebuild road. If 2011 is once again injury plagued and poorly attended, it could not only spell the end for Beane’s run in Oakland, it could also be the final bit of ammunition ownership needs to force the franchise out of the East Bay and into San Jose, Las Vegas or ...
In all the uncertainty with the NFL officially going into lock down mode, one thing is certain: We still will see an NFL Draft. I can still remember how great I felt after the 2010 draft, which arguably was the Raiders' best overall draft of the decade.Finally we could see that the Raiders had a plan to build a foundation through the draft which would better the franchise over time. Rather than previous years when they overpaid for free agents that only put a band-aid over the much bigger problems. Now the Raiders look to do the same in 2011. ...
Some folks say things are in the stars. Some say there is a destiny that is within grasp if we just believe.
For some reason I started charting a map to see what connections, both strong and weak, that I may have to NFL players. The findings are interesting.
As I sat in a classroom and started writing this article, I looked over at one student who knows Mean Joe Greene, who frequently visits the University of North Texas. She saw Mean Joe Greene in the fall semester of 2009.
Then, during another class session on Tuesday night, Aug. 3, I discovered that one student from Robstown, ...
There is a plethora of ways that the Oakland Raiders can put together the right ingredients to cook up for 2011. I have written plenty of articles on what the Raiders could and should shop for to make the right mix.
Since there are so many ways to do it, I will write plenty more on what could be done. This article is yet another shopping list the Raiders can take for their recipe to cook up a contender.
Some of these ingredients are the same but there are some that are different.
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The Oakland Raiders have made some very impressive signings.
Signing CB Rod Woodson to head the CB core is a great move for the Silver and Black; hiring coaches Hue Jackson, Chuck Bresnahan, Steve Wiszniewski and Greg Biekert—this is a list of greats.
Then was the re-signing of Richard Seymour. Yes, very impressive moves by the Oakland Raiders.
However, with the recent signings, the Oakland Raiders will be looking to release players that have not contributed.
Sadly, the first player I would have mentioned was recently signed and that was QB Kyle "OMG! He is gonna throw the ball!" Boller—the master of interceptions. But ...