Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports The Cactus League season gets underway today! Good morning Athletics Nation! The offseason is officially over! The Oakland Athletics will take the field for the first time officially later this afternoon when they face the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Cactus League opener at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Arizona. JP Sears will get the start … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: Spring opener on tap, sleeper candidates and more
Archives for February 2023
New Rules Give A’s An Opportunity To “Moneyball”
With runners on base, Paul has just enough time to throw 4 “and 20” Blackburns. | Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images If you watched the movie, you learned that “Moneyball” is about how the A’s took a grouchy manager, and a GM who looks like Brad Pitt, and won 20 games in a row because they drafted some really good players a few years ago. But in the book version that the … [Read more...] about New Rules Give A’s An Opportunity To “Moneyball”
Blues Can Accelerate Rebuild by Adding Timo Meier
As the team continues to struggle, general manager Doug Armstrong’s vision for the future of the St. Louis Blues has become unquestionably clear: it’s time to refresh the roster around… … [Read more...] about Blues Can Accelerate Rebuild by Adding Timo Meier
Patrick Marleau’s Top 5 Moments as a San Jose Shark
The San Jose Sharks will retire Patrick Marleau’s jersey tonight, making him the first player in franchise history to receive the honor. He played the vast majority of his career… … [Read more...] about Patrick Marleau’s Top 5 Moments as a San Jose Shark
Golden Nuggets: With only one hour to study, what would you get on the Wonderlic?
Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Saturday, February 25th, 2023 Was Brock Purdy’s emergence predictable? S2 Cognition test has pointed to NFL success (paywall) “According to Ally, the 49ers quarterback did particularly well in three areas. One of them was spatial awareness, which translates in several aspects of the game, including how well a quarterback can assess a … [Read more...] about Golden Nuggets: With only one hour to study, what would you get on the Wonderlic?