Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images It’s our final Oakland game against the New York Yankees. I’m praying to the baseball gods to not let it be a sweep. It’s Joey Estes vs. Luis Gil today. Here are the lineups: Today’s lineup pic.twitter.com/MHTX2CwOcl— Oakland A's (@Athletics) September 22, 2024 One more time from The Coliseum. #RepBX … [Read more...] about A’s vs. Yankees game thread
Yankees sweep A’s in final Oakland faceoff
Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images It’s only fitting that the New York Yankees sent off the Oakland Athletics with a clean series sweep. As the franchise that’s delivered the Oakland fanbase more heartbreak than any other over the last 25 years, through regular season and postseason dominance, something about it just felt right. The Moneyball narrative has dominated … [Read more...] about Yankees sweep A’s in final Oakland faceoff
A’s vs. Yankees game thread
Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images A’s look to avoid a series loss to the Bronx Bombers After last night’s extra-inning 4-2 loss, the A’s will look for some revenge tonight in game two over the New York Yankees. In the last Saturday-slated A’s baseball game at the Oakland Coliseum it’s JP Sears of the green and gold taking the ball against Carlos Rodon. On April 22nd, Sears … [Read more...] about A’s vs. Yankees game thread
Yankees shutout the A’s, 10-0
Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images Yankees get the best of Oakland again but this time in much more commanding fashion On April 22nd, JP Sears and Carlos Rodon of the New York Yankees exchanged dominant scoreless outings en-route to a 2-0 A’s win in the Bronx. Tonight, both pitchers met again but the affair went much more one-sided. Sears was shelled by his former team and by … [Read more...] about Yankees shutout the A’s, 10-0
A Blogfather’s Plea To His Fellow Fans To stAy The Course
Pure joy. | Photo by Trinity Machan/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Prologue As I write today, please know that I am profoundly impacted by the A’s departure from the Oakland Coliseum and from Oakland for the foreseeable future. The Coliseum was essentially my “second home” as a young man, peaking with a season in which I attended 60 home games in the left field … [Read more...] about A Blogfather’s Plea To His Fellow Fans To stAy The Course