Jonny Gomes

That has to be the way many A’s fans feel these days, and have felt for quite some time.  How many times have I been the target of sarcastic remarks by some random Giants fan on the street, at work, literally anywhere while I’m simply mi...

Manny Ramirez is eligible to rejoin the Oakland Athletics on May 30 after he’s served his 50-game suspension.  A’s general manager Billy Beane recently laid out the path Ramirez will travel through the minors before he makes his Oakland debut. &...

This week has been a pretty good week if you play for the A’s, and your name is Brandon.  Today it wasn’t another instance of “Ingesanity” but perhaps the birth of “McCarthyism” that got the A’s the W.  The...

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...

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The 2012 Oakland A’s have displayed a hustle and resiliency that has been sorely lacking since…well let’s say 2006. Take for example, Saturdays extra inning victory in Tampa Bay. Facing a Rays team who have been near unbeatable at t...

Over the weekend, our own Sean Newell asked if Jonny Gomes, the Oakland A's outfielder and designated Rob Deer, was "the biggest douchebag in baseball." His apparent crime was admiring a go-ahead home run. Here are some things to know about Jonny Gom...

The Tampa Bay Rays had lost a single home game in 2012 heading into this weekend’s series against the Oakland Athletics.  Most would assume that would doom the A’s to a best case scenario of maybe salvaging 1 game of the 3 and avoiding a...

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The scene: May 5, 2012. The 13-14 Oakland Athletics and the 19-8 Tampa Bay Rays are all tied up in the 10th inning in Tampa when Jonny Gomes steps to the plate. Gomes would give the Athletics the lead when he hit a baseball the smallest distance poss...

My balance has been way off kilter for the last 12 hours or so, can’t walk straight, can’t see straight.  No, it’s not due to over indulgence of adult beverages at the O.co Coliseum last night.  I sat behind home plate and was sub...

  No doubt about it the A’s are in a major transition phase in the franchise’s history.  It’s no secret the A’s are in a quagmire of bureaucracy and politics that has put the fate of the franchise in flux.  But when it...