The A’s made their final roster moves as we head into Opening Day on Monday. And there were definitely a few surprises.
Designated Hitter
This was the biggest surprise move as the A’s designated Jack Cust for assignment, passing over him in favor of Eric Chavez as the team’s left-handed DH.
Cust will have to clear waivers (he [...]

It was nice of Orlando Cabrera to hold a hitters-only meeting before last night’s game against the Royals to rally what has been a dreadful offense. And it was nice of the A’s to put eight runs on the board by the end of the second inning, not only for Trevor Cahill’s sake, but for [...]

Well it sure looks like all the A’s needed to get a few good wins was to face a couple of righty pitchers.
Matt Garza and Andy Sonnanstine were the victims of the A’s attack Saturday and Sunday respectively. Southpaw Scott Kazmir on Friday? Not so much, as he limited the A’s two hits and no [...]

At what point do you say, “Let’s shake this up – what we’re doing right now is not working“?
Several guys are not hitting. Jason Giambi went 0-for-6 today, and is now two for his last 26. Yet he’s still be inserted into the third spot in the order every day.
Orlando Cabrera, firmly cemented in the [...]

Well it took 11 innings for the A’s to score a run. Luckily they had already put five up in the first inning – chasing Daisuke Matsuzaka – and their 12th inning run was a game-winner.
I was long gone in dreamland by the time Travis Buck beat out and high, infield chopper with the bases [...]