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Tag Archives: A’s
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the A's Ballpark Situation
The city of Oakland has taken its proposal for a waterfront ballpark at Victory Court, a key part of its effort to keep the A's in Oakland, off the table. Why? The termination of funding coming through its defunct-as-of-tomorrow redevelopment … Continue reading
Tony La Russa Announces Retirement; Video
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Video: La Russa announces retirement (ESPN) (AP) ST. LOUIS — Tony La Russa retired as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, three days after winning a dramatic, seven-game World Series against the Texas Rangers. The 67-year-old La Russa … Continue reading
Yankees First Team in History to Hit 3 Grand Slams in One Game in 22-9 Rout of A's
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Update 4:43 p.m. Best message post on Athletics Nation: "If this game was a movie it would be 'Showgirls' (AP) The New York Yankees became the first team in major league history to hit three grand slams in a game, … Continue reading
Fan Tumbles to His Death Going After Ball at A's Game in Texas
A camera caught the truly tragic fall — in slow motion, no less — resulting in the death of a fan at the A's-Rangers game last night. A's announcers, who couldn't have known what happened, joked about it a little … Continue reading
Video Preview: Showtime's Reality Series on the Giants
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Showtime's reality show about the Giants will debut on July 13. It's called "The Franchise: A Season With the San Francisco Giants." Here's a preview video: Speaking of reality, the Giants have received a heavy dose of it over the … Continue reading
Watch the New "Moneyball Trailer"
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Finally, the chance to wallow in nostalgia that A's fans, suffering through a horrendous season, have been waiting for: Moneyball! Yay! Who plays who at IMDB.
A's Fire Manager Bob Geren
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(AP) OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland Athletics have fired manager Bob Geren in the midst of a nine-game losing streak that has sent them tumbling to the bottom of the AL West standings. Oakland general manager Billy Beane immediately announced … Continue reading
A's Sign Hideki Matsui to One Year Contract
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Here it is from MLB.com. Buster Olney of ESPN tweets that the deal is worth $4.25 million. Comcast Sportsnet Bay Area will webcast the press conference at 3 p.m., right here. Matsui's career stats from ESPN
The Other Team: An A's Fan Speaks Out
This merits it's own post: Justin Lafferty's Knuckeblog entry titled Why I’m not rooting for the Giants. An excerpt: Giants fans may not see the A’s as your rival, but A’s fans do, in a weird “Oakland is the stepchild … Continue reading
