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Think Juuuust A Bit Outside the Box, the A’s Play Major League

By: Swingin' A's

24May2012

A little more than a month ago I wrote a very critical article about how 95.7 The Game was making a mockery of the Oakland Athletics, when they should be promoting the team.  One of the examples I cited was the promo likening the A’s to the mo...

Yoenis Cespedes Not Ready to Return from DL

By: Call to the Pen

23May2012

Yoenis Cespedes was eligible to rejoin the Oakland Athletics yesterday after spending 15 days on the team’s disabled list.  Unfortunately for Cespedes and the A’s, the Cuban slugger isn’t ready and Jane Lee of MLB.com reports that there is no...

Offense Can’t Bail Out Horrific Pitching in Loss to Giants

By: Swingin A's

19May2012

Well, it certainly didn’t turn out like we had hoped, but at least the A’s managed to make a game of it.  It was a big night from the most unlikely source, 3B Josh Donaldson went 3-4 with a HR, 2 doubles, and 5 RBI and pretty much accoun...

Brandon Inge Hits DL; A’s Recall Adam Rosales

By: Call to the Pen

18May2012

Brandon Inge has been placed on the Oakland A’s 15-day disabled list with a strained right groin.  Inge’s transaction has been backdated to May 13, and the third baseman is eligible to return for the A’s on May 28.  To replace Inge on their r...

Yoenis Cespedes Injury Update

By: Call to the Pen

16May2012

Yoenis Cespedes was placed on the Oakland Athletics disabled list this weekend with a strained left hand.  Yesterday, A’s manager Bob Melvin updated reporters, including Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, telling them that Cespedes has...

Billy Beane Talks Manny Ramirez

By: Call to the Pen

14May2012

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. &...

All About Brandon, A’s Drop Tigers 3-1

By: Swingin A's

13May2012

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...

Yoenis Cespedes to DL; A’s Recall Michael Taylor

By: Call to the Pen

13May2012

Yoenis Cespedes has been placed on the Oakland Athletics 15-day disabled list with a strained left hand.  Cespedes has been dealing with the strain for the past week and it caused him to miss several games.  The A’s replaced Cespedes on their ros...

Oakland A's Yoenis Cespedes re-injures hand, Kila Ka'aihue scratched vs. Detroit Tigers

By: mlive Detroit Tigers

12May2012

Yoenis Cespedes is a late scratch from tonight's game after he reportedly re-injured his hand during batting practice Saturday afternoon. AP PhotoOakland Athletics center fielder Yoenis Cespedes, left, celebrates wi...

Reddick + Inge + (Milone @ O.co) = Victory!

By: Swingin' A's

12May2012

Josh Reddick has certainly endeared himself to A's fans and teammates. (Kim Klement-US PRESSWIRE)Reddick + Inge + (Milone @ O.co) = Victory! - Swingin' A's - Swingin' A's - An Oakland Athletics Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion...

Detroit Tigers get firsthand look at former target Yoenis Cespedes

By: mlive Detroit Tigers

12May2012

It is Yoenis Cespedes' first game against the Detroit Tigers since they had expressed serious interest in him this past offseason. AP PhotoOakland Athletics' Yoenis Cespedes, of Cuba, swings during a baseball game...

Colon Gets Detroit Rocked, A’s Fall to .500

By: Swingin A's

11May2012

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 .

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