Since roaring into the post-season last week, the Orioles, and particularly the Athletics have been shot right back down to earth. The O’s opened up their division series with the Yankees yesterday, falling 7-2, while Oakland lost 5-4 in Detroit to go…
As of the 3rd of September, the Oakland Athletics have the same record as the New York Yankees, tied for second best in the American League. Whether you’re a dreamer or a gifted predictor, no one would have put the…
It was during the recent Tampa Bay Rays vs Detroit Tigers game that it became obvious that baseball and I should have become acquainted earlier. I think it was the around the seventh inning, maybe part of the traditional seventh-inning…
GM Billy Beane’s tenure at Oakland has resulted in a best-selling book and an Oscar nominated film, but success on the pitch has been hard to come by in the last few years and it appears 2012 will be no…
