Oakland As

Could A's Move Away From Oakland?

AP | By RONALD BLUM | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Oakland Atheltics Moving, Bud Selig Oakland Athletics, Baseball, Selig Athletics Move, Mlb, Bud Selig, Major League Baseball, Oakland a's, Athletics Move, A's, Oakland Athletics Move, Athletics, Bud Selig Oakland a's, Sports News

NEW YORK -- Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says it's up to Lew Wolff to decide whether to consider additional sites for a new ballpark for the Athlet...

Read Whole Story

Verlander Pulls Tigers Back To .500

AP | JANIE McCAULEY | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Tigers, Baseball, Justin Verlander, Austin Jackson, Miguel Cabrera, Oakland a's, Detroit Sports, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Detroit News

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Justin Verlander struck out eight to win his fourth straight decision and the Detroit Tigers beat the ailing Oakland Athletics 3-1 ...

Read Whole Story

Below .500

AP | ANTONIO GONZALEZ | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Tigers, Jim Leyland, Detroit Tigers Oakland a's, Tigers a's, Tigers Losing Record, Brandon Inge, Oakland a's, Detroit Tigers Losing Record, Detroit Sports, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Video, Detroit News

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Prince Fielder, Miguel Cabrera and the rest of the Detroit Tigers are swinging and missing far too often lately. And for the first...

Read Whole Story

Sudden Slugger Stuns Former Team

AP | ANTONIO GONZALEZ | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Tigers, Video, Tigers Athletics, Baseball, Tigers a's, Brandon Inge Tigers, Brandon Inge, Brandon Inge Athletics, Oakland a's, Detroit Sports, Brandon Inge Grand Slam, Brandon Inge a's, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Detroit News

OAKLAND, Calif. — Brandon McCarthy matched a career high with 10 strikeouts after missing his last start with a sore right shoulder, leading the...

Read Whole Story

Inge's Grand Slam Can't Stop Tigers

AP | JOSH DUBOW | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Video, Tigers a's, Miguel Cabrera, Brandon Inge, Oakland a's, Brandon Inge Grand Slam, Detroit Sports, Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Detroit News

OAKLAND, Calif. — Miguel Cabrera broke out of a slump with two RBI hits in Detroit's eight-run third inning and the Tigers went on to beat the O...

Read Whole Story

Oakland A's Pitcher Condemns 'Kiss Cam' Gay Humor On Twitter

Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Oakland a's, Brandon McCarthy, Baseball Kiss Cam, Slidepollajax, Oakland Athletics, Brandon McCarthy Oakland a's, Kiss Cam, Video, Gay Voices News

Is Brandon McCarthy the latest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community ally? The famed Oakland A's pitcher has spoken out against o...

Read Whole Story

Cuban Defector Hits First Big League Homer As A's Win

AP | JIM ARMSTRONG | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Video, Athletics Mariners, Mariners Japan, Mlb, Oakland a's, Mlb Opener, A's Mariners, Oakland Athletics, Yoenis-Cespedes, Mariners a's, Seattle Mariners, A's Japan, Yoenis-Cespedes Home Run, Sports News

TOKYO — With his first major league home run, Yoenis Cespedes helped the Oakland Athletics gain a split of their season-opening series against t...

Read Whole Story

Ichiro Stars As MLB Season Opens In Japan

AP | JIM ARMSTRONG | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Mlb, Oakland a's, Mlb Opener, MLB Japan, Mariners Athletics Japan, Mlb Opening Day, Athletics, Mlb Schedule, Video, Mariners Japan, Mariners Athletics, Japan, Opening Day, Oakland Athletics, A's Japan, Seattle Mariners, Sports News

TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki looked perfectly at home, putting on the kind of show that made him so popular in Japan. Too bad most fans across America...

Read Whole Story

Oakland Is Fine for the A's - If the Owners Would Try

Stephen Kaus | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: San Francisco, Oakland a's, Coliseum, Baseball, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Oakland, Oakland Athletics, Oakland Coliseum, Sports News

Owner Lew Wolff has made a career of saying that baseball cannot succeed in the Coliseum. This, along with the failure of the ownership to invest in the plant, has been a self-fulfilling prophecy. Such gloom is wrong -- here are 4 myths and 4 solvable problems.

Read Post

Cuban Defector Makes First Appearance At Spring Training

AP | ARNIE STAPLETON | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Yoennis Cespedes, Video, Baseball, Mlb, Oakland a's, Yoennis Cespedes Oakland, Oakland Athletics, Yoennis Cespedes Athletics, Yoennis Cespedes Oakland Athletics, Sports News

PHOENIX — After watching the YouTube promotional video of the five-tool outfielder with a sculpted body and freakish athleticism, the Oakland At...

Read Whole Story

Manny Expected To Join Team On Friday

AP | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Oakland a's, Manny Ramirez, A's Spring Training, Mlb, Oakland Athletics, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics Spring Training, Sports News

PHOENIX -- Manny Ramirez is expected to join Oakland at its spring training facility on Friday, yet another part of the Athletics' offseason overhaul....

Read Whole Story

The Return Of Manny

AP | JANIE McCAULEY | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Manny Ramirez Oakland Athletics, Manny Ramirez, Video, Baseball, Mlb, Manny Ramirez a's, Manny Ramirez Oakland a's, Oakland a's, Manny Ramirez Contract, Manny Ramirez Oakland, Oakland Athletics, Manny Ramirez Athletics, Sports News

PHOENIX — Manny Ramirez found a taker in Oakland – at a bargain price. The suspended slugger agreed on a minor league contract Monday wit...

Read Whole Story

Red Sox Trade For All-Star Closer

AP | HOWARD ULMAN | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Ryan Sweeney, Ryan Sweeney Trade, Andrew Bailey Trade Red Sox, Josh Reddick Trade, Mlb, Mlb Trade, Josh Reddick, Andrew Bailey Trade, Andrew Bailey, Oakland a's, Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Sports News

BOSTON — For Andrew Bailey, coming in from the bullpen at Fenway Park is a special feeling. He'll experience that a lot more next season....

Read Whole Story

Nationals Make Major Trade

AP | JANIE McCAULEY | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Mlb, Athletics Nats Trade, Oakland a's, Nationals Athletics Trade, A's Nats Trade, Athletics, Oakland As, Gio Gonzalez Nationals, Nats Athletics Trade, Gio Gonzalez, Washington Nationals, Athletics Nationals Trade, Gio Gonzalez Trade, Oakland Athletics, Gio Gonzalez Traded, Gio Gonzalez Athletcis, Sports News

OAKLAND, Calif. — All-Star pitcher Gio Gonzalez said Thursday the Oakland Athletics have agreed to trade him to the Washington Nationals, and th...

Read Whole Story

Oakland Fights To Keep The A's In Town

AP | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Oakland Athletics Moving, Oakland as Moving, Oakland Athletics San Jose Move, Oakland Athletics San Jose, Oakland as San Jose Move, Jean Quan Oakland As, Oakland Athletics Ballpark, Oakland Athletics, Oakland as Ballpark, Jean Quan Oakland Athletics, Oakland as San Jose, Oakland As, San Francisco News

By JANIE McCAULEY, Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)--Oakland leaders are making a last-ditch effort to keep the Athletics from leaving the Eas...

Read Whole Story

Anti-A's Ballpark Group Sues San Jose

Robin Wilkey | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: San Jose a's Lawsuit, A's Move, Oakland a's, Stand Up San Jose, Athletics San Jose, A's, A's San Jose, San Jose a's Stadium, Oakland Athletics, Stand Up San Jose a's, San Francisco News

By Janie McCauley, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The coalition group “Stand for San Jose,” which is opposed to the Oakland Athletics m...

Read Whole Story

Oakland A's Consider Making A Big Move

AP | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: Billy Beane, Oakland a's Moving, Oakland a's, Oakland Athletics San Jose, Oakland Athletics Move, Oakland Athletics, Oakland a's San Jose, Oakland Athletics Moving San Jose, San Francisco News

By Janie McCauley, Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)--Athletics general manager Billy Beane says he expects to hear “very soon” from Commis...

Read Whole Story

Movie Review: Moneyball

Marshall Fine | Posted 11.19.2011

Michael Lewis' book, Moneyball, was a sports thriller disguised as a nonfiction volume about statistics wonks. And Bennett Miller's film of Thomas' bo...

Read Post

Indians Egde A's In 16 Innings

AP | TOM WITHERS | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Basebal, Indians, Mlb, Oakland a's, Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Athletics, Athletics Indians, Sports News

CLEVELAND — Somehow, some way, they've scrapped, clawed and limped their way into contention. And now that September's here, the Cleveland India...

Read Whole Story

Brad Pitt's Obsession: How It Happened

Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Billy Beane, Brad Pitt Billy Beane, Moneyball, Corrections, Moneyball Trailer, Oakland a's, Brad Pitt Oakland a's, Brad Pitt Moneyball Trailer, Brad Pitt, Brad Pitt Moneyball, Billy Beane Brad Pitt, Entertainment News, Video, Entertainment News

There are legions of films that are stopped mid-stream production each year in Hollywood, some offered the chance retool and some sentenced to have th...

Read Whole Story

One Stop Closer To 600

AP | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Jim Thome 597, Twins, Jim Thome, Mlb, Jim Thome 59t7th Home Run, Oakland a's, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, Jim Thome Home Runs, Twins Athletics, Jim Thome Home Run, Sports News

OAKLAND, Calif. — These days, Jim Thome practically moves up the career charts every time he steps into the batter's box. He's more concerned wi...

Read Whole Story

Brad Pitt's New Drama

Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Brad Pitt Moneyball Trailer, Billy Beane, Brad Pitt Billy Beane, Brad Pitt, Moneyball, Moneyball Trailer, Brad Pitt Moneyball, Billy Beane Brad Pitt, Oakland a's, Brad Pitt Oakland a's, Entertainment News, Video, Entertainment News

One might call Billy Beane the Brad Pitt of the baseball world. Think about it: he's a tall, solid, handsome man who has aged incredibly well; his ...

Read Whole Story

Hall Of Fame MLB Manager Dies At 82

AP | JOSH DUBOW | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Dick Williams Athletics, Baseball, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Dick Williams Dead, Oakland a's, Dick Williams Dies, Dick Williams Oakland, Dick Williams, Oakland Athletics, Oakland As, Athletics, Sports News

By taking over a ninth-place team and leading it to the pennant in his first year as a big-league manager in Boston, Dick Williams earned the reputati...

Read Whole Story

Rockies Pick Up Ellis From A's

AP | PAT GRAHAM | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Mark Ellis Oakland, Colorado Rockies, Colo Rockies, Oakland a's, Denver Colo, Mark Ellis Colorado, Denver Colorado, Oakland Athletics, Denver News, Rockies Athletics, Mark Ellis, Denver News

DENVER — The Colorado Rockies bolstered their infield by acquiring veteran second baseman Mark Ellis from the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. Th...

Read Whole Story

Brad Pitt Becoming A Legend In Real Life Story

Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Billy Beane, Brad Pitt Moneyball Trailer, Brad Pitt Billy Beane, Video, Brad Pitt, Moneyball, Moneyball Trailer, Brad Pitt Moneyball, Billy Beane Brad Pitt, Oakland a's, Brad Pitt Oakland a's, Entertainment News

The mantra is get on base. The first look screams homerun. Billy Beane was a first round burnout, a baseball player who never fully realized his p...

Read Whole Story