Either Ryan Vogelsong is secretly a comic book superhero, or he just may be the beneficiary of one of the more favorable calls of the 2012 MLB season. An apparent foul off of Vogelsong's bat was ruled a hit by pitch and it triggered a four-run seventh inning as the Giants beat the A's 4-0 to take the first two games of the Bay Bridge series in San Francisco.Tyson Ross wriggled out of jams in the first six innings but took the loss after being charged with two earned runs in 6+ innings.Ryan Vogelsong's pitching was definitely legitimate as he ...
After trailing by as many as seven runs in the first game of their three-game series with the San Francisco Giants, the Oakland A's put the tying run on and had a chance to come all the way back.However, it was not to be tonight as the Giants won 8-6 at AT&T Park.Oakland's offensive star was Josh Donaldson, who reached base in every at-bat and drove in five of their six runs. Included in his barrage was his first major league home run in the third inning. A's starter Jarrod Parker struggled from the beginning and was chased in the third ...
Once the St. Louis Cardinals had completed one of the most improbable comebacks in baseball history and won the 2011 World Series, a fuse was lit in Oakland: What was to follow, in quick and stunning succession, was the roster being completely and unapologetically blown up. Much like the dark days of December 2005 when two of Oakland’s three aces were traded within days of each other, Billy Beane dealt three former All-Star pitchers in the span of just three weeks. Gio Gonzalez, Trevor Cahill and Andrew Bailey were gone, and it appeared the A’s were heading into full-on rebuild ...
Chances are, a few Oakland Raiders will have to step up in a major way in Rolando McClain's absence this season.The team's starting middle linebacker was sentenced to jail for 180 days after being found guilty on charges of third-degree assault, menacing, reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm. Although his attorney filed an appeal and a request for a jury trial, one has to expect NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to suspend McClain for a good portion of the 2012 campaign. Tank Johnson was initially given an eight-game suspension that was later reduced to six games after the defensive lineman served 60 days of ...
In the case of Oakland Raiders linebacker Rolando McClain, who was sentenced to 180 days in jail Thursday after being found guilty on a number of charges (according to The Decatur Daily), the NFL shouldn't allow any tip-toeing around when McClain eventually does the time. But if the sentence does not require McClain to serve time during the NFL season—which, through appeals and other processes, is very common for athletes in trouble with the law—commissioner Roger Goodell should suspend McClain for the better part of the 2012 season. First, let's backtrack to the events that landed McClain in court in the first place. According ...
Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane continues to build mediocre teams that aren't good enough to contend for the playoffs but aren't bad enough to put the team in position to pick at the top of the draft. This year, with a record of 20-19 so far, is no exception.Instead of being able to draft franchise changing prospects like Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg, the A's have been stuck with less heralded draft prospects like Jemile Weeks and Grant Green. On the other hand, the Washington Nationals and Tampa Bay Rays were able to bolster their rebirths by selecting at ...
The Oakland A's appeared to have struck gold with their acquisition of Brandon Inge earlier this season. Unfortunately it was too good to be true, at least for the time being.According to MLB.com, Inge had to be placed on the disabled list Thursday due to a groin strain. The DL stint is retroactive to May 13 and he will be eligible to return on May 28.Inge only had two hits as a member of the Detroit Tigers this season but was having a great start in Oakland. He had four home runs and 17 RBI in 11 games with the A's before hitting ...
Oakland Raiders middle linebacker Rolando McClain has been found guilty on four charges stemming from an altercation in Decatur, Alabama last year, according to The Decatur Daily.The paper notes that McClain was sentenced to "180 days in jail and fined $2,000 on charges of third-degree assault, menacing, reckless endangerment and wrongful discharge of a firearm."McClain's lawyer will appeal the decision and the process will start all over again with the case being presented in front of a jury.The NFL will review the matter under the league's personal conduct policy, and commissioner Roger Goodell could decide to suspend McClain now or ...
The Oakland A's let a 3-0 lead get away from them only to rally from a 4-3 deficit to force extra innings against the Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon.The A's took the lead in the 10th inning when Kila Ka'aihue singled in the eventual winning run on Thursday.Oakland starter Brandon McCarthy did not factor in the decision as he pitched 5.1 innings allowing four earned runs while striking out four.The victory for the A's keeps them in second place and four games behind the Rangers in the AL West.The A's are showing that they are capable of playing with the elite ...
Justice was delayed, but in the end, it was served in Texas. Kila Ka'aihue singled in the game-winning run in the 10th inning and the A's split their short series with the first-place Texas Rangers in a 5-4 win this afternoon. The A's had to rally after home plate umpire Laz Diaz missed Brandon McCarthy's apparent catch on a bunt attempt and double play in the sixth inning. Instead of the score remaining tied at that point, it was 4-3 Rangers and manager Bob Melvin was ejected for angrily arguing the call.However, the A's would rally to tie the score ...