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Oakland Athletics Beat Texas Rangers Ace Yu Darvish Again

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Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish hasn’t had many rough outings in his major league career thus far, but he has yet to figure out how to beat the Oakland Athletics. On Tuesday night, Darvish lost to the A’s 6-2, picking up his third loss of the season. Two of those losses have come at [...]

Oakland Athletics Beat Yu Darvish and Distance Themselves from Rangers

John Jaso Oakland Athletics

This was too be a pretty important series for both the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers. The Rangers took the first game and made it clear how big of a swing they could make in the division momentum with a sweep of the A’s. With Yu Darvish going against the Athletics in the second [...]

Oakland Athletics’ Coliseum Flood and How It Connects to The San Jose Lawsuit

O.co Coliseum

On Sunday evening, as the twitterverse exploded with the news that the O.co Coliseum clubhouses had flooded after a pipe had burst, I was admittedly rather unsurprised. It was exactly the kind of nonsense that’s come to be expected from the Oakland Athletics loveable yet wildly outdated home. Then today, the city of San Jose [...]

Oakland Athletics’ Incredible Roster Gets Overshadowed By Lawsuit Against MLB

Oakland Athletics logo

It hasn’t been easy for the Oakland Athletics to stay relevant over the years, but the A’s have been absolutely stellar for the better part of the last decade. With that being said, lack of attendance and overall revenue puts the Oakland franchise in a tight spot. Such a tight spot that the organization actually [...]

Oakland Athletics’ Josh Reddick Awakening From Offensive Slumber

Josh Reddick

After a 4-for-5 effort including a triple, a home run, two RBI and two runs, Josh Reddick is hitting above .200 for the first time in 2013. It would have been hard to predict coming into the Oakland Athletics‘ 2013 season that a player who had been so central to the team’s success in 2012 [...]

Oakland Athletics’ Adam Rosales Needs to Stay Away From Righties

Adam Rosales

With that goofy smile permanently plastered across his face, and his habit of hurtling around the bases every time he hits a home run, it’s hard not to like a guy like the Oakland Athletics‘ Adam Rosales. From everything I can gather, Rosales is one of the most popular players on the club. The only [...]

Oakland A’s, City of Oakland Face Reality of Crumbling Infrastructure

Oakland Athletics Vs. Texas Rangers

  The city of Oakland, California is in the midst of a dire battle against economic uncertainty and crumbling infrastructure which has had all kinds of unexpected effects, most recently, to the home of the Oakland A’s, the 46-year old Oakland – Alameda County Coliseum. Due to plumbing issues within the stadium, raw sewage has [...]

Series Preview: Oakland Athletics Can Make a Statement vs. Texas Rangers

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Tonight, the Oakland Athletics will begin a four-game series against their division rival Texas Rangers in Arlington, and the A’s can make a serious statement about their AL West aspirations with a strong series. Oakland heads into the series hot, at 42-29 and three games ahead of Texas for sole possession of first place in [...]

Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers Pitching Preview

Dan Straily

After battering the Seattle Mariners 10-2 in the final game of the homestand, the Oakland Athletics are off to Arlington, Texas. There, they will meet the division rival Texas Rangers for a four-game set beginning Monday evening at Rangers Ballpark. Entering the series, the Athletics lead the Rangers by three games in the division. The A’s [...]

Oakland Athletics Lose Pitcher’s Duel to Felix Hernandez and Mariners

AJ Griffin Oakland Athletics

The hot Oakland Athletics have been cooled off a little bit by the fourth place Seattle Mariners this weekend. A good performance last night did them in and Saturday they faced Felix Hernandez, the Mariners ace starting pitcher. They lost a close pitching duel 4 – 0 with A.J. Griffin on the mound. You may [...]