Well, we survived three games with the Yankees without being swept.
I missed all three games this series, but I saw the triple play highlight on ESPN News last night. That could have been the exclamation point on a horrible series for the A’s, but luckily they pulled out a win on a three-run home run [...]

Leading up this series with the Yankees, everyone knew that this would be the first-place A’s big test. Can they actually play like a first-place team against someone other than the Mariners, Angels, and Orioles?
One test down, and it was a big fat FAIL.
A’s pitchers walked 10 batters – FAIL.
Bases loaded situation in the 7th [...]

Today’s loss against the Orioles is not going to kill the A’s in the standings. They still won the series and are 3-1 on a 10-game homestand.
But both Daric Barton and Cliff Pennington left today’s game due to injuries, and that could be tough to take if either or both are out for any length [...]

Today was the first of many Saturday A’s games that I will miss, thanks to FOX’s Game of the Week. Because it’s a national broadcast, all of mlb.tv’s games are blacked out while that game is airing.
So unfortunately I missed the big walkoff win. However, I was able to watch the final inning once it [...]

Dallas Braden pitched a great game last night as the A’s beat the O’s 4-2. Much of his success came from the fact that he induced a lot of ground balls.
And with an infield defense like the A’s, that is going to produce a lot of outs and some highlight reel plays.
The infield defense, led [...]