The Oakland Athletics enter Memorial Day weekend with a record of 22-23, five games behind the Texas Rangers for first place in the American League West and just two games back in the premature wild card race. Dan Szymborski wrote an article on ESPN Insider yesterday updating the ZiPS projection system with new data from the first quarter of the season. The A's currently project to finish 75-87, twenty games behind the Texas Rangers for the American League West division title, and eleven games behind the Boston Red Sox for the second wild card spot.Given those steep odds, should the A's ...
Terrell Owens has been everywhere the last few months—except on an NFL field. After sitting out all of the 2011 season with a knee injury and failing to draw interest from the league's 32 teams, Owens has made appearances in GQ, on Dr. Phil and even in the Indoor Football League as a player/minority owner. Owens hopes to change that. It appeared that Owens had successfully received looks from one NFL franchise—the Oakland Raiders. After a throwing-and-catching session with Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer, Owens seemed to be closer to getting back in the league than ever before. Palmer has publicly denounced ...
It came as a shock to many this offseason when the A's announced they were going to officially sign Manny Ramirez. There were always rumors that Oakland may be a potential destination for Ramirez, but the signing came on the heels of the A's inking Yoenis Cespedes to quite a hefty contract.Naturally, questions arose regarding Manny. Would he be a distraction, where were his at-bats going to come from, where's his place in the lineup? Well finally the time has come for these questions, or should I say issues, to be settled.The A's find themselves surprisingly ahead of the Angels ...
The Oakland Raiders signed another quarterback to the roster, undrafted rookie Kyle Newhall-Caballero out of Brown University, on Tuesday, May 22, according to the Raiders' official site, the 6-foot-3, 214-pound player was named second-team All-Ivy League as a redshirt senior after completing 226-of-369 pass attempts for 2,356 yards and 18 touchdowns last year. The Raiders had not surprisingly released Rhett Bomar from the roster last week. I don't think you'd be hard-pressed to find many fans who were excited about his potential with the Silver and Black. Bomar was signed shortly after the 2011 season ended and the unimpressive quarterback had been released by ...
To many, tagging Manny Ramirez as a "mentor" is an absurd suggestion, but at this point in his career, Ramirez can actually be a suitable role model—especially to Yoenis Cespedes.
Cespedes can certainly use one.
The Cuban defector recently moved to the United States to play in Major League Baseball for the first time in his career.
On the small-market Oakland Athletics team, Cespedes is alone in expectations and arguably talent. He could use a veteran of the game to keep him in check before it harms his game.
Cespedes has done well for himself so far.
He's produced decent enough while remaining relatively quiet. ...
The Oakland Raiders are staying quiet about their interest in potential free agents, but that hasn't kept a few players from expressing a desire to play for them.Given the Raiders' salary cap situation, the first order of business will be signing franchise player Tyvon Branch to a long-term deal.There have been no shortage of rumored targets—mostly veterans looking for a team that gives them the most opportunity. The Raiders are an attractive option to those veterans because the new regime in Oakland will be evaluating every position, and few jobs are safe. At this stage of free agency, just about every player ...
Who's this Ryan Cook guy and why is he the best relief pitcher in MLB right now?To start, he's a setup man for the Oakland A's and could arguably be the closer at some point this year the way he's pitching, having allowed only four hits and no runs in 21.2 innings. Here's five reasons why he's the No. 1 reliever in baseball right now.Begin Slideshow
It’s time A’s fans. Manny Ramirez’s long anticipated debut in Oakland is on its heels now as the world-renowned slugger's suspension is up on May 30. It’s time to see if GM Billy Beane made the right decision in signing the disgraced Ramirez after his second suspension for involvement with performance-enhancing drugs. Regardless, it certainly has A’s fans chomping at the bit. And while it might seem inherently obvious, Manny’s return is creating a buzz around the Bay Area that will certainly be reverberated throughout the nation as Ramirez takes his first hacks in over a year next week. A’s fans ...
What a slow and boring past three years it has been for the Oakland Athletics organization regarding its interest in moving to the Silicon Valley.Three bogus years of contrived interest in solving the issue of the Athletics' owner Lew Wolff’s desire to move the team down to San Jose. Three years later, and there’s still no resolution. Not even close. It’s almost as if nothing has happened. In March of 2009, MLB commissioner Bud Selig appointed a committee to explore options for providing the A’s with a new ballpark—be it in Oakland or in the southern part of the San ...
The Oakland A's are beating all expectations this year. With role players like Jemile Weeks, Brandon Inge, and Cliff Pennington contributing stolen bases, grand slams and spectacular plays on the field -- the A's are deeper than most people thought.If you asked the people in the league who would be the top player for the A's one-third of the way into the season, Yoenis Cespedes would have been at the top of the list all by himself. Cespedes was the big bat that the A's spent money on and pinned all their hopes on him of having a ...