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Elephant Rumblings: Playoffs Full of Former A’s
Good morning A’s fans! Yesterday, the 2026 MLB playoffs began with four opening games in the best-of-three Wild Card series. The victorious Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees and San Diego Padres moved one step closer to the Division Series. There, the rested Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay […]
MLB Wild Card Round Day One Game Thread
The 2026 MLB regular season ended this past weekend, meaning it is now time for playoff baseball. The defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers are in pursuit of a historic three-peat, while the rest of the postseason field hopes this is the year they win the World Series. The best-of-three Wild Card round gets underway today, […]
Elephant Rumblings: Playoff Baseball Begins Today
Good morning A’s fans! Ready for playoff baseball today? We got four games this fine Tuesday, starting with a battle between two NL East teams. The Philadelphia Phillies arrive in Atlanta to take on their division rivals, the Braves, for the first of the best-of-three series. We have a prime pitching matchup to start the […]
Elephant Rumblings: The Offseason Begins
Welcome to the first week of the long winter offseason A’s fans. Don’t worry though, before we know it it’ll be time for pitchers and catchers to report. We don’t have an exact date that they’ll report but this year it was 10 days before the first exhibition game. The first spring game next year […]
A’s Lose Final Game Of The Year To Astros 9-0
And that’s a wrap on the season, everyone. The A’s end their year on a losing note by dropping the final game of the year to the Houston Astros. That punched Houston’s ticket to October baseball as they’ll finish the season 81-81, which is good enough for the AL West but also the first time […]
Game #162: Astros at Athletics Game Thread
We made it folks! The final game of the season is upon us. The A’s are set to suit up one final time this season, taking on the Astros to wrap up the year. The A’s stand at 64-97, sitting in fourth place in the AL West and with the second-worst record in the American […]
Astros Blowout A’s 13-2
The Athletics faced the Houston Astros in the penultimate game of the 2026 MLB season. In a season full of blowout losses, how fitting that the A’s suffered another lopsided defeat, falling 13-2 as the team’s league-worst pitching staff once again failed to keep the ball in the ballpark. Astros In Control Early A’s starter […]
Game #161: Astros at A’s Game Thread
We’re down to our final two games of Athletics baseball this year! After the first couple months of the season, it seemed like the A’s had the ability to remain competitive in the American League (AL) West. However, injuries coupled with a league-worst pitching staff resulted in the team’s second consecutive midseason collapse and fifth […]
2026: Year Of The “Didn’t See That Coming!”
I missed that one in the Chinese New Year list of animals. I remembered the sheep, rabbit, and snake, and then completely overlooked the “didn’t see that one coming” creature (possibly symbolized by a dead chicken in the road who crossed not noticing the approaching Toyota). When anyone refers to baseball as “the most unpredictable […]
A’s Bounce Back, Take Second Game From Astros 6-5
The A’s managed to take the second game of their four-game set with the Houston Astros on Friday night, squeaking by their division rivals 6-5 in convincing fashion to even this series up. Thanks to the Rangers’ loss the Astros still remain tied for first place in the AL West. All that means is that […]
Game #160: Astros at A’s Game Thread
Well, the A’s dropped the first game of this four-game set with the Astros last night. The final series of the season continues this evening as the weekend gets underway with a nightcap against Houston. The Athletics’ loss paired with the Angels’ win yesterday means that Los Angeles still has a chance to pass our […]
Elephant Rumblings: Takeaways from 2026
Welcome to Friday A’s fans! With just three games remaining in the regular season, this seems like an appropriate time to reflect on an Athletics season that began with promise before a rash of injuries and a league-worst pitching staff contributed to another summer collapse. Making matters worse is the fact that the 2026 American […]
Astros Outpower A’s 7-5 to Win Series Opener
Fighting for the division title and a playoff spot, the Houston Astros tallied five home runs, three from rookie outfielder Lucas Spence, to defeat the spoiler-minded Athletics 7-5 in a back-and-forth opener to their season-ending four-game series. Astros In Front Early Both starting pitchers, Mason Barnett and Peter Lambert, tossed scoreless first innings. A’s center […]
Game #159: Astros at Athletics Game Thread
Earlier this week, the Athletics opened the final week and homestand of the season by sweeping the Los Angeles Angels in a brief two-game series. Now that the A’s are no longer at risk of losing 100 games, they can turn their attention to keeping the Houston Astros out of the playoffs by winning this […]
Elephant Rumblings: Last Series Of The Season!
Welcome to Thursday A’s fans! The team wrapped up its series with the Los Angeles Angels last night, finishing their rivals off with a convincing 7-3 win. That gave the club 63 wins on the year and we’ll avoid the worst-case scenario of a 100-loss season. We’re three games up on the Angels with four […]
A’s Beat Angels 7-3
The Athletics managed to finish off the Angels in convincing fashion on Wednesday evening. They beat their division rivals 7-3 to clinch their 63rd win of the year. That means no matter what happens over the final four games, the A’s will avoid 100 losses this season. Plus, with tonight’s win and the overall series […]
Game #158: Angels at Athletics Game Thread
Our last game against Los Angeles for the year. The A’s have won seven of their 12 games against the Angels this year and that’s been the difference between the fourth place in the AL West, or last in the division and the entire American League. Another win tonight guarantees the Athletics won’t lose 100 […]
Elephant Rumblings: End-of-Season Musings and Offseason Look Ahead
Good morning A’s fans! Last night, the Athletics erased the bad taste of their winless road trip with a wild late-game comeback, overcoming a six-run deficit to defeat the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of their season-ending homestand. With just five games remaining in the regular season, time is running out for A’s players […]
A’s Rally Late for Dramatic 9-7 Victory Over the Angels
After falling behind 6-0, the A’s stormed back with nine unanswered runs from the sixth through the eighth innings before holding on for a 9-7 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Angels in the first game of the two-game series. With the win, the Green and Gold remain out of the division cellar and now […]
Game #157: A’s vs Angels Game Thread
The Athletics’ spoiler magic ran out last week, as the team dropped all six games of its final road trip against the first-place Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays. Tonight, the A’s open the last week of the season with the first of two matchups against the Los Angeles Angels, with both teams trying to […]
Elephant Rumblings: The Final Home Stand Begins Tonight
Good morning A’s fans! The A’s are back home in Sacramento for their final games of the 2026 season. Overall it’s been a tough year for our guys on the field and in the medical staff’s office but the team can still finish strong and hopefully ride some good vibes heading into the long offseason. […]
A’s Can’t Escape With A Win, Fall To Guardians In Finale
The A’s couldn’t escae Cleveland with a win. They dropped the finale 1-0, ending the road season on a losing note. At least the team is finally back home. Righty Jack Perkins got the call today, looking to build onto something heading into the offseason. He managed to do just that today, holding Cleveland to […]
Game #156: A’s at Guardians Game Thread
UPDATE: 1st pitch is scheduled for 12:45pm following about a 2-hour rain delay. -Nico Here we go. The last road game of the year for our boys. Can we avoid the sweep at the hands of a playoff contender? It’s Jack Perkins on the mound today for our A’s. He’s had his ups and plenty […]
A’s Fall To Guardians 12-6
Things weren’t great today at the park for the Athletics. They dropped their middle game of the series in Cleveland 12-6, dropping their second straight to the Guardians. They’re now staring down the barrel of another sweep. At least the final road game of the season is tomorrow. The A’s struck first in this one. […]
Game #155: Athletics at Guardians Game Thread
The season continues to wind down as the Athletics now have just a week left until the end of the regular season. For a lot of guys that end can’t come soon enough but the A’s still need for finish strong here in the final games of the 2026 season. Today’s starter will be left-hander […]
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