Tag: Oakland Athletics

  • MLB Trading And Signing Frenzy

    I cannot remember a day this active in MLB in my life that wasn’t a trade deadline day or during the MLB Winter Meetings.  Heck, this might have been one of the busiest days even including those days! Hope you have a scorecard and three or four sharpened pencils as we go over December 3,…

  • Josh Donaldson

      Josh Donaldson makes one of the best catches of the year in MLB by diving over the tarp, crashing into the wall and holding on to the ball.  Donaldson has been a major part of the Athletics successful season.  His WAR of 6.1 is just unreal.  If it weren’t for the seasons that Miguel…

  • Yu Darvish curveball

    The Texas Rangers had to pay $51.7 million dollars just to win the right to NEGOTIATE with Yu Darvish.  It then cost another $60M to sign him to a 6 year contract.  $111.7M for 6 years of Yu Darvish.  An incredible gamble to take at the time for the Rangers since Darvish had just played…

  • Rickey Henderson excited and Mascot Race GIF

    Rickey Henderson is very excited Rickey Henderson won the mascot race at the #Athletics game. #MLB 

  • Yoenis Cespedes 2013 Home Run Derby GIF

    Yoenis Cespedes crushes the ball to win the 2013 Home Run Derby Bombs away!

  • Home Run Derby

    Last night was the Home Run Derby during the MLB All Star Game festivities.  Cuban sensation Yoenis Cespedes was the runaway winner and put on an awesome show for the fans in attendance and those watching at home.  The gif of the HR that won it for him has gone viral on the web today.…

  • Brandon McCarthy hit in head by a line drive

                                          Oakland A’s pitcher, Brandon McCarthy, was nailed in the head by a line drive hit by Angels SS, Erik Aybar.  Of course, McCarthy had to leave the game but never lost consciousness.  Hopefully he will be…

  • AL West At A Glance

    The Texas Rangers have been to back to back World Series (lost them both) and experts think they are a smart pick to get back there for a third straight time.  Does this mean that the rest of the American League should lay down and play dead?  Does anyone in the AL West even have…