Well, the A’s are about to get more interesting. It sounds like Chris Carter is on his way to Seattle to join the A’s tonight, along with infielder Jeff Larish.
Despite the fact that this move is a result of Daric Barton being pulled from yesterday’s game with injury, I am thrilled about this move. Let’s [...]

After getting swept by the Angels this weekend, the A’s are now riding a five-game losing streak and have scored a whopping total of five runs in those five games. That is the lowest total over a five-game span for the A’s since September 8-12, 1979. Those 1979 A’s lost 108 games.
These 2010 A’s are [...]

1. Gio Gonzalez is a very predictable pitcher. Glen Kuiper and Ray Fosse were talking about this on the A’s broadcast, and they were right – he was following a pattern to every batter. With two strikes and fewer than three balls, he’d throw a breaking ball. With a 3-2 count, he’d throw a fastball, [...]

Third base wasn’t supposed to be this big of a hole. I mean, this was the position of the guy we actually signed. And he’s a Gold Glover!
But alas, it is The Big Hole, even with Eric Chavez still employed as an Oakland Athletic. And it’s still The Big Hole, even with top prospect Brett [...]

Overt the last five seasons, the A’s have ranked near the bottom of the league in slugging percentage.
2009: Last in the AL, 25th in MLB with a .397 slugging percentage.
2008: Dead last in all of MLB with a .369 slugging percentage.
2007: 11th in the AL, 23rd in MLB with a .407 slugging percentage.
2006: 13th in [...]