Manny Ramirez might still be progressing through the minors in his haul back into the Major Leagues, but he'll be in the A's lineup soon enough. Along with his power hitting and much needed boost in the heart of the Oakland batting order, Manny also brings with him his signature dreadlocks and headband which are among the most recognizable in the league.The A's have a rich history of outstanding hairstyles, and Manny's return calls for a brief review of some of the more notable dos in the franchise's history.Begin Slideshow
Well, what do you know? The Oakland A's are able to score some runs. Scoring more than four runs for the first time since May 20th, the A's used a four-run fifth inning and a three-run eighth inning to snap their nine-game losing streak with a 9-3 victory over Kansas City. The A's had 10 hits for only the third time since May 17th.Brandon McCarthy got his fourth win of the season in his return from the disabled list. He scattered eight hits and two walks over six innings, allowing two runs. The big hit was provided by Josh Reddick ...
This is becoming an awful habit in the 2012 season for the Oakland A's. Another solid pitching performance goes to waste as the offense is shutout for the 10th time in 52 games, by far the most in baseball.The loss is Oakland's ninth in a row, as the Royals took the series opener 2-0 at Kauffman Stadium. Bartolo Colon was again solid in defeat. Although he allowed eight hits in seven innings, he only allowed two earned runs and kept the A's in contention.The problem on this night was the pitching of Royals' starter Felipe Paulino. He allowed only three hits ...
Last week, I named some possible candidates to represent the San Francisco Giants in the 2012 MLB All-Star Game. Today, I will do the same with their East Bay rivals, the Oakland Athletics.The A's have gotten off to a pretty solid start, considering the modest expectations that were set before the season began. They are hanging around the .500 mark with several of their key players on the DL (Yeonis Cespedes, Brandon Inge, Brett Anderson).Josh Reddick, Ryan Cook and Tommy Millone are not exactly household names, but since each team is required to have at least one All-Star, one lucky player ...
After Minnesota Twins outfielder Josh Willingham blasted a three-run walk-off home run to defeat his former team, the Oakland Athletics, 3-2 on Tuesday, A’s fans were seething. They didn’t need to go on the radio to say it. They didn’t need to go on Facebook or Twitter, because there wasn’t any other way to feel after losing a ballgame Oakland should have won so easily. It’s easy to say Brian Fuentes was at fault because he is the closer, down to one final out to close out the game but he couldn’t make it stick, but that's too easy. The ...
The lack of punch in the Oakland lineup has recently caught up with the A's.Currently on an eight-game slide, the A's went from plucky early season surprise to seemingly the also-ran they were expected to be. The only problem with that assessment is that the A's have not had their full assortment of weapons deployed at one time. That will begin to change in as soon as 27 or so hours.With players returning from the disabled list, suspension or perhaps even just an early-season malaise, the A's lineup has the potential to look a lot different than it has over ...
In 2011, American League teams were shut out 11 times on average. That’s roughly one every 15 games. The Oakland Athletics were slightly above the median, however—15 times the team could not muster a single run. This season, the Oakland Athletics are in pursuit of eclipsing that mark—by the All-Star break. By putting up another bagel in yesterday’s 4-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins, the A’s have now been shut out an amazing nine times through 51 games. Oakland’s offense is on pace to put up 28 bagels for the entire season.The MLB record for most games being shut out ...
It was a similar script from much of this 2012 season as the A's were shut out and mustered only three hits in a 4-0 defeat to the Twins at Target Field.The three-game sweep by the Twins stretches the current losing streak to eight games. Tyson Ross took the loss, allowing four runs on six hits and three walks in five innings. The big damage came again from Josh Willingham, as the former A's slugger continues to torment Oakland with his 10th home run and three total RBI.In contrast, Francisco Liriano looked like the dominant pitcher from 2006, not the ...
The Oakland A's are certainly in need of any help that they can get at this point.They have been dreadful since Yoenis Cespedes went on the DL, losing 14 of 21 games and seven in a row.The help they need will return over the weekend, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. Cespedes will return on Friday and Brandon McCarthy will start on Saturday against the Kansas City Royals:
Melvin says the plan with Cespedes is still to have him join the team Friday. #Athletics— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) May 30, 2012
Slusser also tweeted, "McCarthy came out of bullpen session well, is a go for Saturday."The news ...
The Oakland Athletics have been known for years to have one of the most productive farm systems in MLB. The Sacramento Rivercats, Oakland's Triple-A affiliate, have won four Pacific Coast League titles since 2000 and have seen countless players advance to play in the majors either in Oakland or elsewhere.Current A's second baseman Jemile Weeks was a Rivercat in 2011 before being called up to replaced an injured Mark Ellis midway through the season, and performed so well that he forced Oakland general manager Billy Beane to trade the veteran Ellis to make a permanent spot for Weeks.Here's a look ...