I watched just about every minute of every game of the A’s road trip through Toronto and Baltimore, thanks to optimal start times and no extra inning marathons. Winning all the time sure is nice, but a 4-2 road trip is never something to complain about. Overall I feel good with the way the weekend [...]

Last night, I went to bed with the news that the A’s were aggressively pursuing trading for Hanley Ramirez. And this morning I woke up to the news that the Dodgers got him, and didn’t have to give up much. I’m bummed. Now I know there are a lot of A’s fans that are happy [...]

Minutes after Coco Crisp lined a single to right field in the 12th inning of Sunday’s game, driving in Derek Norris with the winning run to complete the four-game sweep of the Yankees, I said this to my brother: Dare I say, that not counting playoffs, this is the best stretch of great A’s baseball [...]

I haven’t written about the A’s in awhile, but that’s summer for you. You just go along watching some games here and there and going about life and the next thing you know the A’s are 47-44, tied for a Wild Card spot and 8-2 in their last 10 games. I actually got to see [...]