Oakland Athletics right-hander Bartolo Colon was suspended 50 games today for a positive Performance Enhancing Drug test. According to Jeff Passan at Yahoo Sports, Colon was using a synthetic testosterone, which seems to be the PED du jour after Melky Cabrera's suspension.This author is stunned by today's news. More specifically, stunned that Colon did not test positive sooner.Can anyone honestly say this is surprising? After his Cy Young Award winning season of 2005, he was unable to throw 100 innings. In fact he was so injured at the end of the 2005 Division Series that he was removed from the ...
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher and former Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colon issued a statement following MLB's announcement that he had been suspended for 50 games after testing positive for elevated levels of testosterone.In a statement released through the Major League Baseball Players Union, Colon said:"I apologize to the fans, to my teammates and to the Oakland A's. I accept responsibility for my actions and I will serve my suspension as required by the Joint Drug Program."Wait...is that all?How about saying something like "I'm only sorry I got caught?"That's really what all players should say when they're suspended, because ...
Earlier today, CBSSports.com senior insider Jon Heyman broke the news that A's starting pitcher Bartolo Colon failed an MLB drug test and is subject to a 50-game suspension. In a statement released from by the MLB Players Association, Colon said, "I apologize to the fans, to my teammates and to the Oakland A's. I accept responsibility for my actions and I will serve my suspension as required by the joint drug program."Arguably the ace of one of the more surprising pitching staffs in baseball, Colon will miss the final 40 games of the 2012 regular season and up to 10 games ...
The Oakland Athletics were one of the biggest surprises in the playoff race this season, but they recently received a very unpleasant surprise. ESPN has reported that Bartolo Colon has tested positive for testosterone and that he will be suspended for 50 games.Even though Colon is not the ace that he used to be, this still shakes up a few American League playoff races. Colon was having a very good year for the Athletics, going 10-9 with a 3.43 ERA.Oakland recently acquired Stephen Drew to try to improve their playoff chances, but this news almost certainly cancels that move out.The ...
Michael Lewis is famous for his awe-inspiring "how the improbable became possible" literature, and his 2003 tale Moneyball shed light on just how the 2002 Oakland Athletics were able to compete with baseball’s best, despite their bottom-feeder status on the baseball market. Using advanced metrics and analytics, the A’s were able to field a team full of undervalued but talented misfits and were able to steal the AL West division that season. A decade later, not much has changed in Oakland.The team still fields a bargain-basement roster full of players that, at first glace, might seem like cronies but are ...
In the fifth inning of their 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins, the Oakland A's pulled off the rare 5-4-3 triple play. It's the 21st triple play in Athletics franchise history and the eighth in Oakland history.Read more Oakland Athletics news on BleacherReport.com
In a division that features a team that has appeared in the past two World Series and a team that made two of the biggest splashes during free agency last offseason, few could have predicted that the Oakland Athletics would find themselves in second place in the AL West this late in the season. But that’s not even the best part for the A’s. One look at the American League wild card standings and it becomes clear that, despite trading away two members of their starting rotation during the offseason, and having a payroll that is the lowest in ...
The Oakland Athletics are just a half game back in the wild-card standings, but if they want to secure a postseason spot and stay longer than the first round, they'll need key guys to step up, rivals to falter and even a little luck along the way. The A's have shocked many. No one truly expected this team to be in the thick of playoff contention deep into August. In order to prove their wonderful July stretch of 19-5 wasn't a fluke, the A's will need to keep playing quality baseball and finish the season strong enough to earn a ...
According to the Arizona Diamondbacks Twitter page, the team has traded Stephen Drew to the Oakland A's for minor league shortstop Sean Jamieson.Billy Beane was unable to swing a deal for Drew or any other shortstops at the deadline, but three weeks later, he got his man. While Drew has struggled this season, Beane is betting on Drew's tools and track record to shine over the final six weeks of the season.It's a smart bet to make and one that will likely pay dividends.Drew, who can become a free agent at the end of the season, has struggled mightily since ...
The Oakland Athletics have not been to the American League playoffs since 2006 and it might take a one-game playoff to break that drought in 2012. The A’s are the epitome of an anomaly. Fielding a roster of relatively unknown players, Oakland has remained a front-runner for a Wild Card playoff spot. Overcoming a nine-game losing streak early in the season, the A’s registered the best performance in the month of July (19-5) in franchise history. Now a winner of four games in a row, including a sweep of the Cleveland Indians this weekend, Oakland is poised to play ...