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“Well that was a dome idea.” | Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images For a commissioner who wants to preside over 32 MLB teams, Rob Manfred sure is having difficulty getting beyond 28. Which is quite a feat considering he inherited 30 teams. The A’s The A’s situation is well chronicled here but let’s bring the absurdity to the forefront with a … [Read more...] about Chaos Reigns Supreme In Manfred’s World Of “Expansion”

D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images Where were you for Bielak’s six appearances as an Oakland Athletic? Good morning A’s fans and happy Saturday! Brandon Bielak’s career with the A’s consisted of six appearances and two designations for assignment (three total for 2024). Needless to say his time in the green and gold wasn’t super memorable and Bielak now finds himself to be a … [Read more...] about Athletics 2024 Season In Review: Brandon Bielak

Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images A successful most recent stop for the lefty journeyman Happy Friday A’s fans! Hope you Bay Area natives are keeping dry this weekend. After reminiscing yesterday about the potential of a lefty-starting pitcher, we now take a look back at a successful left-handed reliever on the 2024 Athletics, manager Mark Kotsay’s top lefty option Scott … [Read more...] about Athletics 2024 Season In Review: Scott Alexander

Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images MLB news roundup Happy Friday, Athletics Nation! MLB offseason activities are purring along as expected. The Big Awards were handed out this week, with Chris Sale and Tarik Skubal both earning their first Cy Young Award, and monster mashers Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge taking MVP honors yesterday. Ohtani’s MVP … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: Non-tender deadline today

Photo by Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images Remember his Opening Day win against Shohei Ohtani? Me neither. In what might be the worst of several lackluster tear-down trades, Kyle Muller came to the Athletics on the premise that he’d be at least a middle-of-the-rotation anchor — essentially what JP Sear has been — for years to come. Instead, … [Read more...] about A’s 2024 Season in Review: Kyle Muller