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Phillies vs Braves: April 5,7,8
This past October before the World Series, I wrote an article on the Phillies and Rays' players, and looked through their splits to introduce everyone to the detailed skills of the two teams facing each other. It was a sort of advanced scouting by statistics experiment, and people seemed to get a...
Rosenthal: A's Interested in Jason Bay
Here's an odd one: The A's continue to talk with the Pirates about left fielder Jason Bay, but a trade remains unlikely — the Pirates want more than the A's are willing to give. The A's are trying to build a long-term contender as they prepare for the opening of their new ballpark in 2012....
A's Trade Joe Blanton to Phillies
The A's have traded Joe Blanton to the Phillies for three minor leaguers: second baseman Adrian Cardenas, pitcher Josh Outman and outfielder Matthew Spencer. I like Cardenas a lot--he's young for the Florida State League but has been very good there, and he's a former first round pick. But the...
Buying Bonds and Getting Hurt
So I'm sitting here watching the Red Sox and Rangers and listening to Ken Macha do the color for the broadcast because Jerry Remy, the Sox usual color guy, is out ill. Let me just tell you, Ken Macha is one uninteresting guy. Holy mackerel. Any way, Scott Ostler of the Chronicle published a...
The Hypothetical Also Rises
Rich Harden was pretty freaking brilliant today. Blanton was good yesterday, albeit not Harden good, but he doesn't have Harden's stuff. Now I'm well aware of small sample sizes and the fact that Harden started four games last year, so he hasn't proven anything yet. So I putting the proverbial...
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 22 and 23 - A's vs. Angels, A's at Cubs
Rich Harden will be taking on the Angels at Phoenix Muni. A's killer Ervin Santana is the opposing starter. Joe Blanton draws travel time to go to face the Cubs. This is their last respective starts before the green and gold board a plane and head out to Japan. It's hard to believe, but the...
Open Thread: Game 131 - A's at Tampa Bay
Tonight is the A's eighth Saturday night away game of the 2007 season, and the team is still searching for their first win. This task is made ever more daunting by the fact the occasionally soft-hitting club will be going up against the frequently strong-throwing Scott Kazmir, who brings a 9-8...
ANtics Episode 3.19: Reality Bites
Oh the All-Star Break. A great time to relax and bask in the wonder of baseball... most years. But this year, as the A's slumped into the break like an underage wannabe frat boy with a fake ID returning to the dorms after his first bender, the shine has seemingly come off this team. As the team...
ANtics Episode 3.18: Joe Blanton, Enigma
There wasn't much to celebrate with the most recent series against the Mets. But on Saturday, Joe Blanton put up eight scoreless innings in yet another remarkable pitching effort by him this season. The only problem? The A's hitters matched him zero for zero. Why does this keep happening? We...
ANtics Episode 3.16: Summer Surge
For some reason, the A's of the last few seasons have always saved their best efforts until after May was over. With that ugly month behind us, the team has surged forward, taking 3 of 4 from the challenging Red Sox and SWEEPING the Giants. It's a story we've seen before... Click to See Larger...
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