Well today’s 12-7 win over the Cleveland Indians certainly wasn’t pretty, but it counts all the same in the standings. By completing the four-game sweep of the Tribe, the A’s have extended their winning streak to six games, are leading the #1 Wild Card spot by a game over Baltimore, and have closed the gap [...]

When the A’s did nothing at the trade deadline, I knew there was still a chance that some waiver trades could be made in August, but one man I thought was staying put at least for the rest of this season was Kurt Suzuki, the team’s longest-tenured player. It seemed that they picked up George [...]