Night game vs. White Sox shakes up A’s schedule
For those of us trying our hands at covering baseball, among the things you can count on is the absolute day-and-night nature of the sport from spring training to the regular season. Tonight, the...
View ArticleA’s catch a break; Reddick not seriously hurt
Oakland got some good news during the A’s 4-all tie with the White Sox Friday night. Josh Reddick came out of the game after suffering a sprained left ankle in the second inning. However, Reddick left...
View ArticleA’s add right-handed first baseman Freiman off waivers from Astros
One of the great things about sports in general and baseball in particular is how quickly things can change. A’s manager Bob Melvin went through a Q-and-A about his first base situation about 45...
View ArticleFreiman an imposing presence in A’s clubhouse
The initial impression brought on by Nate Freiman’s first morning in the A’s camp is that the Warriors missed out on a good bet. This guy has a power forward’s body. It’s yet to be proven if he’s the...
View ArticleOkajima seems destined to begin 2013 in Sacramento
Oakland manager Bob Melvin says he’s determined to get Hideki Okajima into Sunday’s A’s game against the Dodgers. That does not bode well for Okajima, who has not pitched in the last few games....
View ArticleSizemore, Rosales, Sogard battle for one roster spot, increasing likelihood...
After the A’s dispatched the Dodgers 7-4 Sunday, the club sent down second baseman Jemile Weeks and outfielder Shane Peterson. Those were tough cuts, with Peterson hitting .408 and Weeks hitting .370....
View ArticleDemotion end of a bad-luck spring for A’s Weeks
Jemile Weeks has gone from one of the favored few to one of the early exits at the Oakland A’s camp. Weeks and outfielder Shane Peterson both were set to Triple-A Sacramento after Sunday’s game. Both...
View ArticleLoading of the truck spells the beginning of the end of spring training, 2013
It’s moving day at Phoenix Muni, sort of. The A’s don’t fly out to the Bay Area until after Wednesday’s Cactus League finale against the Rockies here. But not everything flies. Much of the gear that...
View ArticleHow Blackley can help A’s second base logjam
Call me crazy. But if the A’s roster situation comes down like this, remember you read it here first. The assumption all along has been that Dan Straily would start Game 5 of the season for Oakland in...
View ArticleRosales injury clears up some A’s second base issues
The A’s second base jumble became a little bit less jumbled Tuesday with the announcement that Adam Rosales was heading to the disabled list. At a minimum, Rosales will be lost for the first seven...
View ArticleIt’s a new era for the media in LA-C-A-LAofA
This is the type of blog item that isn’t strictly about baseball, so if you’re looking for nuts and bolts about the national pastime, you’d better check back later. This is about something that doesn’t...
View ArticleGame 9 wrapup: Donaldson’s subtle game; Milone’s shutdown problems; big...
Josh Donaldson had a couple of hits and drove in a run Wednesday in the A’s 11-5 win over the Angels. He’s hitting just .200 and is still looking for his first home run. There’s nothing of major...
View ArticleGame 14 wrapup: Crisp precautionary exit; Moss hurts lefties; Lowrie a hit...
Coco Crisp was back in the lineup for Monday’s 11-2 win over Houston, but after he went from first to third on Derek Norris’ double in the eighth inning, he was lifted in favor of Seth Smith, who...
View ArticleWells’ stay with A’s has potential to be brief
BOSTON – It’s been a long, tough first few months of the baseball season for Casper Wells. And that doesn’t figure to change any time soon. He started the spring with Seattle, got designated for...
View ArticleGame 23 wrapup: Letting Milone down gnaws at A’s; Cespedes cut down again in...
Tommy Milone walked out of the Oakland clubhouse Tuesday seemingly having put the 1-0 loss to Cleveland behind him. His teammates weren’t so fortunate. They not only didn’t hit behind Milone, the A’s...
View ArticleGray’s debut date with the A’s will have to wait
The news that Brett Anderson will miss another month, and possibly a good deal more time, is the latest indication that Anderson’s health will be an ongoing concern in Oakland. For the short term,...
View ArticleGame 125 wrapup: Deflating night for A’s could have long-term consequences
The A’s lost a game on Tuesday night, and it was an ugly loss. The eighth inning has to rank up there among the worst they’ve played this season. But this is baseball. Teams, even ones who achieve...
View ArticleThe best in AL West? Depends on your point of view
The force in the American League West is clearly either the A’s or the Rangers. The team with the advantage depends on the point of view of the analyst. “They are the team to be,’’ Rangers’ manager Ron...
View ArticleGame 137 wrapup: A’s rethinking having Anderson push for rotation?; Straily...
The plan all along was for the A’s to bring opening day starter Brett Anderson back as an addition to the starting rotation after four month on the disabled list. It’s looking increasing unlikely that...
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