Though only through 16 games of the 2013 season, the Oakland A's have stormed out to their best start since 1990 (12-4). That team ended up advancing to the World Series.This year's A's has taken advantage of playing the Houston Astros six times, winning all six by a margin of 45-19. One of the axioms to being a great team is to beat the teams you are supposed to. So far, so good. That said, there are more than just wins against a bottom feeder that have solidified the A's as a top-tier team. As a matter of fact, a couple ...
Bartolo Colon made his third start of the season as the Oakland A's completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros. In the game, he went six innings, allowing one run while striking out three.On the season, Colon has two wins, a 3.32 ERA and is yet to have a losing decision. Colon has also not allowed a walk through his first three starts of 2013.Colon had questions surrounding him throughout the offseason following his 50-game suspension for taking extra testosterone. He finished off the suspension by sitting out the first week of the 2013 regular season, opening the door ...
The Oakland Athletics finished off the Houston Astros in Wednesday’s matinee, completing a three-game sweep with a 7-5 victory. The A’s scored six runs in the first inning and held on the rest of the way. Oakland has now won six straight games against the American League West newbies, including this week’s home sweep, where the A’s outscored the Astros by a combined 22-10 score. Oakland beat up its weakling divisional rivals again, elevating the A’s to a league-best 12-4 record. The three-game pummeling didn’t prove to be too much of a surprise. After all, Oakland is really good, and ...
The 2013 NFL draft is just one week away, and Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie and his staff should have a pretty good idea of the prospects they will look to target. The team’s top needs include pass rush, defensive back and offensive line. With a likely draft strategy of selecting the best prospect available at a position of need, we can expect them to act accordingly. As all Raiders fans likely hope for, a first-round trade down remains an option, but the complexities of such simply cannot be forecast. As such, any pre-draft predictions work under the assumption ...
If the Oakland Athletics put together a dream team of the best player they've ever had at each position, who would start on that team? Some of the answers might surprise you.
The Athletics have called Oakland home since 1968. In the last 45 years, this franchise has won four World Series titles and finished at the top of their division 15 times. A total of 12 men who have played in Oakland are now in the Hall of Fame. The A's retired the numbers of five of those 12 men.
The organization is rich with history.
It's difficult to put a list ...
The Oakland Raiders need help at a lot of positions on the roster, but there are plenty of prospects to be had in the 2013 NFL Draft to address many of those needs. At this point, especially after having added QB Matt Flynn via trade, it would make the most sense for the Raiders to address the defensive side of the ball in the first round. As such, the majority of the following prospects are those who are projected to come off the board anywhere from the mid-late rounds, while some front seven defensive players represent candidates for the Raiders’ ...
The Oakland Raiders will have many competitions to fill out roster spots as we approach the 2013 regular season. From quarterback to cornerback, offensive right tackle to defensive tackle, and just about everywhere in between, the Raiders are not yet sure who will start at many positions when the season begins.The Raiders are set in stone at one skill position on offense at least, and that position is running back, where Darren McFadden will be the unquestioned starter. The Raiders made it clear that McFadden was the guy when they replaced Greg Knapp and his zone-blocking scheme with McFadden's preferred ...
In 2012, the Oakland A's were noticeably different with and without their superstar in left field, Yoenis Cespedes. When Cespedes was inactive last year, the A's went 12-22. It is just about safe to say that the A's would not have been a playoff team in 2012 without Cespedes and what he brings to the game. Cespedes is the A's clear-cut clean-up hitter when he is in the lineup. Cespedes had a great rookie season and would have been the A.L. Rookie of the Year if it weren't for Mike Trout of the Angels. Cespedes hit .292 with 23 home runs ...
Sunday afternoon was a tough day for the Oakland Athletics and starting pitcher Jarrod Parker. The Detroit Tigers won the series rubber game, 10-1, one day after dominating the A’s in a 7-3 Saturday victory. Heading into the three-game set at home against the defending American League champion Tigers, the A’s looked impenetrable, ranking in the top two in the league in both runs scored and team ERA, creating an unbeatable formula that requires no Moneyball mathematics: Score the most runs and allow the fewest, and you should always win. With the A’s completely red-hot, the next big question was ...
Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie needs to get things right in the 2013 NFL draft. That's because McKenzie is building the Raiders in a different way than they were used to under late owner Al Davis.Sports Illustrated's Peter King quoted McKenzie clearly describing his team-building philosophy:Yes, and we've talked about that. Remember -- the way I was raised in football, in Green Bay, was not as a big spender in free agency. I hope we continue to draft well, and I hope we can sign our own players, because that's the way I believe you win in this league. ...