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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
On Thursday night, the Oakland Athletics made an early statement for the season—They may be a fun team, but they need to be taken seriously. By completing a three-game sweep of the supposedly dangerous Los Angeles Angels, the A’s have made it clear that 2012’s magical division title was not as much fortuitous as it was for real. The A’s beat the Angels thrice on the road, extending their win streak to eight games. Yes, it’s still early in the year, but one thing’s for certain—Oakland is as good of a team as any right now in the American League. ...
The Oakland A's have a young and talented roster built for years of success - if they stick around.
A's management - specifically the one played by Brad Pitt in movies - is not one to shy away from trades. Fans should be used to seeing their favorites get shipped out (see Hudson, Tim) or big-name free agents leave for more money (seemingly all of the 2001 free agents).
But fear not A's fans. Youth and affordability, mixed with talent, are the keys to what will keep the majority of this team together in 2014.
Unless this team does poorly enough to invoke a ...
Riding an early winning streak, the A's look every bit the team GM Billy Beane envisioned. They have ridden to more than just good starting pitching and depth in their outfield and middle infield to jump out faster than they have in a decade.That said, injuries to Josh Reddick and Scott Sizemore have only further emphasized the need to have a deep team from spots 1 to 25. More specifically, with the position players, having guys that can fill gaps will only serve to increase the strength of the team overall, even as some parts may not seem to help ...
Entering the second week of the Major League Baseball season, the Oakland Athletics find themselves in a comfortable spot.Sitting atop the American League West, the A's continue their road trip against the formidable Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. This marks another early-season test for the Athletics: how will they fare against a team who many believe to be the prohibitive division favorites.Particularly after an offseason spending spree that saw the Angels land the heaviest of free agent bats for the second year in a row.But Oakland will look to prove for the umpteenth time that its frugal version of team ...
The second series of the Oakland Athletics' season came and went this past weekend. The A’s introduced themselves to the Houston Astros—the new members of the American League West—or rather, got reacquainted with one another.This trio of games was a reunion for several members of these two organizations. The A’s and Astros were involved in a five-player deal this past offseason, with Oakland sending three players, Chris Carter, Brad Peacock and Max Stassi to Houston in exchange for Jed Lowrie and Fernando Rodriguez. Additionally, Houston obtained Travis Blackley from the A’s in a trade on April 4.All in all, the series ...