Ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Tom Milone appeared to have an easy first out on a Nelson Cruz grounder to third. Instead, it became the start of a five-run fifth inning as Brandon Inge could not make a play on the ball.The Rangers would ultimately score two runs on Ian Kinsler's single, and then the big moment was Josh Hamilton's 23rd home run, making the score 6-2. Texas would go on to win 7-2, now one game away from a four-game sweep in the series. The A's continued to see promise from Chris Carter, who went 2-for-4, ...
Understand, I am a bit biased about this topic, but it is time for GM Billy Beane to decide once and for all if Chris Carter is a viable option at first base for the Oakland A's.There is no point in having a guy with Carter's power languish in the minors any more. He will be 26 in December, so the idea of time is definitely not one in the A's favor. Quite simply, Carter can either show he is capable of a full-time stint with the A's, or it is time to cut ties. A total of 39 games is ...
Craig Gentry's two out, go ahead three-run triple climaxed a four-run eighth inning as Texas rallied to beat the A's 4-3.After cruising through sixth with the sore at 2-0, the A's turned to Grant Balfour as a bridge to Ryan Cook in the eighth inning. Unfortunately, Balfour could not hold the lead as three walks and a single chased him after two-thirds of an inning. Cook induced what seemed to be a playable fly ball to left center field but Yoenis Cespedes took a bad angle to the ball and it went over his head, allowing all three runs to ...
The Oakland Raiders 2012 season begins in just 73 days. A new era in Raiders football will soon be underway, and with Reggie McKenzie as general manager and Dennis Allen as the new head coach, it truly feels like a positive change is in the air.Many feel the Raiders will be on top of the AFC West by the end of the season, and there is no doubt that there is a lot to look forward to this year.Many fans living outside of the Bay Area are making plans and travel arrangements to be in Oakland for as many games ...
The Raiders rookie class was one of only two in the entire league to lack a first and second round pick, so getting early contributions from their draft picks isn't a given. It sounds like head coach Dennis Allen is expecting something out of fifth-round defensive end Jack Crawford, but is it out of necessity?Paul Gutierrez of CSNBayArea reports that Crawford "did not stand out much" at OTAs and mini camp sessions open to the media, but according to Gutierrez, Allen still sees Crawford getting on the field:"He’s big, athletic, runs really well... and he’s had some production, and so ...
General manager Reggie McKenzie began the transformation in Oakland, but it has been very limited by the team's salary cap situation.In order to bridge the divide between the old era and the new era, McKenzie brought in several players on one-year contracts. McKenzie will need to either re-sign those players next offseason or replace them through the draft.McKenzie has stated many times that he believes in building through the draft, and the Raiders' new college scouting staff should already be examining the 2013 crop of college players.Let's take a look at five players the Raiders should already be scouting.Begin Slideshow
It has been the theme of the season for the 2012 Oakland Athletics: situational hitting, or lack thereof.Failing to plate the tying run at third base with one out in the ninth, the A's fell to first-place Texas 7-6 Thursday night in a nearly four-hour game. Tyson Ross took the loss as the Rangers rallied in the fifth inning to score four and take the lead for good. The game started promising as Josh Reddick smashed his team-leading 18th home run off of Texas starter Scott Feldman in the first inning. The Rangers immediately responded as Josh Hamilton knocked in Ian ...
The obstacles Darren McFadden must overcome to have the best season of his career are not very mighty. Up to this point, the best season of his career came two years ago when he rushed for 1,157 yards and seven touchdowns while averaging a nice 5.2 yards per carry. Besides that, McFadden has failed to crack 650 yards rushing or four TDs in his other three seasons. McFadden hasn’t exactly set a high bar for the 2012-13 NFL season. That being said, Darren McFadden is a very talented professional running back. He has been plagued by injuries throughout his four-year ...
The firing of Hue Jackson after a near-playoff berth in 2011 may have been suspect, but the Raiders were going for a complete overhaul after the death of NFL legend Al Davis.Former Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen represents this renewed commitment to excellence.As much as Al Davis was loved, his control over everything wasn't helping the Raiders. Davis' oversight wasn't just over front-office decisions, but included, as safety Michael Huff said, his "hands all over the defense (per the Contra Costa Times).According to Len Pasquarelli of The Sports Xchange, the hiring of Allen was not a decision backed by John ...
An attorney who filed a lawsuit alleging that a former University of Alabama football star had a history of "criminal activity" has himself been arrested for threatening to kill a man.Allan L. Armstrong, along with Birmingham lawyer Darrell Cartwright, represented a UA student who alleged that former Crimson Tide star Rolando McClain struck him with a vehicle in 2008 in Tuscaloosa. McClain and plaintiff Matthew Mangham reached a settlement in April, and attorneys from both sides declined to say if McClain paid Mangham as part of the agreement.McClain, now a linebacker with the Oakland Raiders, recently was convicted of assault and ...