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Ofcourse Albert Pujols went deep in Oakland... (Kyle Terada-US PRESSWIRE) The A’s certainly showed Angels how it’s done tonight.  What exactly they showed them probably isn’t what most fans would have liked.  Tonight simply wasn&#...

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...

  Photo Credit: Ron Riesterer, 1986   Tonight, I traversed the short distance from my place of employment in downtown San Francisco to the very heart of enemy territory. Pac Bell Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. I loathe the fact tha...

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...

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 …...

SlammInge! A's walk off courtesy of Brandon Inge. (Kyle Terada-US PRESSWIRE)WinnInge! Brandon Slams Streak to 3! - Swingin' A's - Swingin' A's - An Oakland Athletics Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More...

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...

Random Ramblings For May - Swingin' A's - Swingin' A's - An Oakland Athletics Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More...

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...

Knee-Jerk Reaction: East Bay businesses push to keep A’s, pitch new ownership - Swingin' A's - Swingin' A's - An Oakland Athletics Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More...