Bartolo Colon

This is what we were waiting for.  The “woeful” A’s finally put some “points on the board” and managed to occupy the win column at AT&T Park.  Atleast that’s how a fan donning the orange and black might descr...

Not Even House Can Solve Oakland's Injury Problems. The A's announced that Brandon McCarthy would join the growing list of A's players on the DL. (Photo Credit: FOX/David Shore) Well, the A’s may be out of luck. The team has been bi...

There isn’t a lot that can be said about today’s game.  The A’s managed a single base hit from Seth Smith and a couple of walks against the Giants combination of Ryan Vogelsong, Javier Lopez, and Clay Hensley.  Another blown call...

The A’s have found themselves in a bizarre pattern the last few games.  They win in relatively impressive fashion, then get beaten the next game in pretty much the same impressive fashion.  Saturday they beat the Tigers 3-1 behind ace …...

Tyson Ross continued to be a different pitcher at Angels Stadium as opposed to pretty much anywhere else in the Major Leagues.  There doesn’t seem to be any logical explanation to Ross’s success in Los Angeles of Anaheim, but so …...

I predicted yesterday that this game would be either “an intriguing pitcher’s duel, or a total slugfest” and ultimately I was proven correct.  Bartolo … [visit site to read more]Colon Gets Detroit Rocked, A’s Fall to .

Well, that walk off grand slam from Brandon Inge less than 24 hours ago sure seems far away now.  The anemic, incapable Oakland Athletics offense returned this afternoon much to the chagrin of the Athletics faithful.  They seemed … [visit sit...

Have you seen Bartolo Colon pitch? He is worth seeing. Last year, it was amusing to watch the portly ex-Cy Young winner's return to adequacy, in his late 30s, after missing an entire season. It was a funny little joke about the vagaries of sports, or...

Who has had enough of Phil Hughes? Hughes proved once again, vs. Rangers, to be a liability on the mound. But this doesn’t seem to faze skipper Joe Girardi as he told Mark Feinstein of the NY Daily News this after the game:Well, the New York Yankee...

Neil Keefe exchanges emails with Sweeny Murti to talk about the state of the Yankees and address the growing concerns with the starting rotation.

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An amazing week of pitching has just wrapped up. Phillip Humber threw the 21st perfect game in MLB history. Cliff Lee and Matt Cain had one of the greatest pitching duels of the past decade and Bartolo Colon turned in an improbable performance Wedne...