Every team in Major League Baseball has at least one guy we Oakland Athletics fans cringe at the sight of. There's a multitude of reasons behind our displeasure in seeing particular opposing players. Some crush our spirits by continually dominating our favorite team. It's daunting to have to face them because they're just plain great. Then there are the players we hate because, well, in our opinions, they're jerks. Sadly, we hate seeing a few of them because when we do, it breaks our hearts. Here is a look at one guy from each team A's fans can't stand seeing:Begin ...
Speaking of former performance-enhancing drug users and the Oakland Athletics... No, not Manny Ramirez, the recently signed designated hitter. No, not Jose Canseco, who lobbied earlier this offseason for A’s general manager Billy Beane to give him a call. The latest desperate housed-baseball-player to want into the Oakland clubhouse is former Athletic Miguel Tejada, according to ESPN.com. Tejada, the 2002 American League MVP while with the A’s, is looking for a job after being released by the cross-Bay San Francisco Giants last offseason. “Tell Billy to give me a call,” said Tejada. “I don’t want big money. I just want ...
Football season is over, the NBA is going Linsane and hockey is doing its thing. Meanwhile, baseball is ready waiting in the on-deck circle. Pitchers, catchers and position players have arrived to their respective camps in Arizona and Florida by now. Spring training is always an exciting time of the year, a symbol of blossoming new growth where anything and anybody can get a fresh start to their baseball careers. No team exudes the essence of springtime more than the Oakland Athletics, a franchise that has almost completely re-harvested its roster over the past few months. Out with last year’s ...
"Thank God, I already made my money. I'm here, like I said, because I love the game, I love to compete. It doesn't matter how much money you make. If you love the game, it doesn't matter. What you want is a chance to prove to people that you still can do it. So for me, it was not about the money, I could have gone someplace else." - Manny Ramirez, 2011Ramirez made that statement shortly after signing with the Tampa Bay Rays last offseason. This year, after arriving at Oakland A's camp last week, Ramirez said, "I'm happy I ...
A quick glance at the A's depth chart will tell you all you need to know about the impact Scott Sizemore's season ending ACL injury will have on this season. The A's were hoping Sizemore would build on the promising work he put in learning the position, after the A's acquired him in a trade last season and converted him from a second baseman. They were so high on him, in fact, that they did not pursue any available third basemen this offseason, a position they have spent the last few off seasons chasing top talent. What is the result ...
Hearing complaints that the movie "Moneyball" wasn't exactly the way things went down is becoming nauseating. I get it—the movie didn't talk about the "Big Three" (Hudson, Zito and Mulder) and Miguel Tejada, the league MVP in 2002, was basically breezed over. Former A's Gold Glove award winner Eric Chavez recently complained that the movie didn't tell the entire story. Chavez was more or less left out of the whole book and movie equation as well.Baseball fans already know about the contributions made by Billy Beane's stable of pitchers, and they are well aware of the parts that Chavez and Tejada ...
Manny Ramirez officially joined the Oakland Athletics Friday, even participating in a batting practice session in which he hit numerous home runs. A's manager Bob Melvin is excited about the addition and teammates look forward to seeing what the 39-year-old has left in the tank. “He can be a great example with his work ethic,” Melvin said. “We have some young kids and, who knows, maybe something will rub off.”"I think the guys are excited to see what Manny Ramirez is all about."Fans, on the other hand, remain somewhere between lukewarm and cautiously optimistic about the signing. Ramirez, a career .312 hitter with ...
Since Manny Ramirez got called up to the Cleveland Indians in 1993, we have seen him become one of the greatest batters in MLB history.Ramirez's career has generated over 500 career home runs, two World Series titles and a dynamic personality that has brought an extra layer of color to baseball.Yet all of these highlights have been overshadowed with the news that Ramirez tested positive for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a women's fertility drug that is used by steroid users to restart their body's natural testosterone production as they come off a steroid cycle. It was also reported that Ramirez also ...
The Oakland A's offseason has been a bit of a soap opera.Since what looked like a full blown fire sale by shipping off three good young pitchers (Cahill, Gonzalez and Bailey), things have taken a different turn. Billy Beane pulled the trigger on Yoenis Cespedes, the hot prospect from Cuba, telling A's fans that he is willing to spend some money to go along with the youth in Oakland. Although, don't forget about the huge contract he gave Cahill last year, as we know all too well with Beane, he is very impatient when he spends big bucks. DramaManny Ramirez is bringing ...
“No matter how cold the winter, there’s a spring time ahead…” – Pearl JamFootball season is over, the NBA is going Linsane and hockey is doing its thing. Meanwhile, baseball is ready, waiting in the on-deck circle. Pitchers and catchers have arrived to their respective camps in Arizona and Florida, with most position players due to report this upcoming weekend. Spring training is always an exciting time of the year, a symbol of blossoming new growth, where anything and anybody can get a fresh start to their baseball careers. No team exudes the essence of springtime more than the Oakland ...