Bob Kupbens-Imagn Images Tough way to start the final home stand Oakland came up on the losing side of a pitching matchup, falling in 10 innings to the New York Yankees by a final of 4-2. We had a low-scoring affair tonight on a chilly evening at the Coliseum. New York had their reigning AL Cy Young Award winner and future Hall-of-Famer Gerrit Cole going up against the … [Read more...] about Athletics fall to Yankees in extras 4-2
A’s vs. Yankees game thread
D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images Final series in Oakland begins tonight After a much-needed day off yesterday the Athletics welcome the Evil Empire to the Coliseum for the final time. Lot’s of postseason history between these two clubs and this series promises to be packed all weekend while New York is in town. The A’s will turn to rookie right-hander JT Ginn for tonight’s … [Read more...] about A’s vs. Yankees game thread
Elephant Rumblings: A’s final homestand in Oakland begins tonight
Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images MLB news roundup Happy Friday, Athletics Nation! The end of Oakland Athletics baseball at the Coliseum—and in Oakland, for that matter—is sadly nigh upon us. Tonight, the final series between the Oakland A’s and New York Yankees begins. Nearly half of the top ten hitters in MLB will be on hand for this historic series between two … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: A’s final homestand in Oakland begins tonight
Elephant Rumblings: Miller breaks A’s rookie saves record
Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images MLB news roundup Good morning A’s fans! Yesterday saw the club finish off the Chicago Cubs in the finale to claim the series and finish the road trip on a high note. There was a ton of highlights from this road trip but the biggest had to have been the record-setting performance from yesterday’s win, courtesy of star closer Mason … [Read more...] about Elephant Rumblings: Miller breaks A’s rookie saves record
“Interesting” Base Running Of Late…
“Hang on, let me get that...” | Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images Just a quick midweek post to note how many odd base running blunders have befallen the A’s of late — not that they have literally fallen, but they may as well have... Today’s specials included Tyler Soderstrom going halfway between 1B and 2B on a twisting fly ball into the RF corner of the bat of Tyler … [Read more...] about “Interesting” Base Running Of Late…