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Elephant Rumblings: Guardians Series Preview
Good morning A’s fans. Happy Friday! The Athletics entered their final road trip of the season riding high after scoring 25 runs and securing both series victories during a six-game homestand last week. The American League-best Tampa Bay Rays halted the Athletics’ momentum by sweeping them in three games for the second time in as […]
Things That Actually Matter: Ryan Lasko
On a day the A’s lost 10-1 you probably don’t much care to discuss the team anyway. We’ll save that for a day, hopefully tomorrow, when the A’s give a glimpse of being good in 2027 and not just flirting with 100 losses in 2026. Baseball matters, but when an injury like Ryan Lasko’s occurs […]
A’s Swept By Rays, Drop Finale 10-1
While the first two games of this three-game series saw the A’s barely lose, there was no doubt who the better team was today in the last game of the set. The Athletics got smacked in the finale on Thursday afternoon, losing to the play0ff-bound Rays 10-1 to wrap up their time in Florida. Just […]
Game #153: A’s at Rays Game Thread
Rise and shine everyone! We got our last early morning game of the year! The A’s have lost the first two games of the series to the Rays but we got a chance to salvage a win today and hopefully we can avoid the sweep. Both of the previous two games have been close so […]
Elephant Rumblings: Potential GM List Continues To Take Shape
Morning A’s fans! The A’s have cast a growing net in their search for their next General Manager. Looking to replace their former long-time GM David Forst with someone capable of getting the A’s back to the playoffs, the first names to emerge were former GM’s James Click and Mike Rizzo, as well as current […]
A’s Comeback Falls Short in 4-3 Loss to the Rays
The Athletics faced the Tampa Bay Rays, looking to even the series and force a rubber match Thursday afternoon. The Rays staved off the A’s comeback attempt, prevailing 4-3 in another tightly contested affair between these two small-market clubs. Rays Strike First A’s left-hander Brady Basso struggled this evening. After recording the first two outs […]
Game #152: Athletics at Rays Game Thread
Yesterday, the Athletics opened their final road-trip of the season with a 2-1 walk-off loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Despite the tough defeat, right-hander Jack Perkins’ quality start gave the team a positive take away heading into today’s middle game of the series. Injury Update Before the game, the A’s received promising news concerning […]
Elephant Rumblings: Additional Barriers to A’s Return to Contention
Yesterday, the Athletics opened their final road-trip of the season with a 2-1 walk-off loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Despite the tough defeat, right-hander Jack Perkins’ quality start gave the team a positive take away. With 11 games remaining, time is running out for the A’s to evaluate certain players before the offseason begins. […]
Rays Walk-off A’s, 2-1, in Series Opener
The Athletics opened a three-game road series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Roberto Clemente Day. The Rays won a 2-1 pitching duel on a walk-off home run by superstar third baseman Junior Caminero. Pitching Duel in Florida The Athletics had trouble generating offense against Rays right-hander Griffin Jax, who opened the game with seven […]
Game #151: Athletics at Rays Game Thread
This past Sunday, Athletics right fielder Lawrence Butler’s walk-off home run ensured a winning record during the team’s penultimate homestand of the season. After a day off Monday, the Athletics begin their final road trip of 2026 tonight with a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. Roster Move Before the game, the A’s made […]
Elephant Rumblings: Two More Names Emerge As GM Candidates for Athletics
Rise and shine A’s fans and welcome to a new day! The team made the decision to fire their long-time GM David Forst a few weeks back, installing Dan Feinstein to temporarily run the ship until a more thorough search for a new voice could take place over the offseason. The first name to emerge […]
A’s Win Series, Beat Mariners 8-7
The A’s beat the Mariners 8-7 on Sunday afternoon in Sacramento. Looks like Seattle will be joining us on the couch this October. We love a walk off! More to come…
Game #150: Mariners at Athletics Game Thread
Let’s…. not talk about last night. Today is a new day! And thanks to their walk off win on Friday night the A’s have a golden chance at another series win. Over a division rival. Who is fighting to stay alive in the playoff hunt. Perfect time for another W, my friends. Taking the ball […]
Injuries Out Of Control, But Why?
Easiest, when half the roster sits on the IL relegated to rooting from the dugout, is to blame the training and Strength & Conditioning staff. Yet this is a bit of a simplistic and knee-jerk reaction. Which trainer is to blame for Jamie Arnold taking a line drive to the face? The flurry of injuries […]
A’s Lose To Mariners 19-1
Nasty result tonight. The A’s had their butts handed to them in this one, dropping the middle game of the series to the Seattle Mariners 19-1. Nothing went right on either side of the ball. Still have a chance at the series win tomorrow. More to come…
Game #149: Mariners at A’s Game Thread
The A’s won on some fireworks last night thanks to a late extra-inning blast from Donovan Walton. That gave the A’s the first win of the weekend series against the Mariners, who are desperate for wins right now. The postseason is slipping away from them and the A’s are doing their part dragging them away […]
Walk Off! Walton’s Blast Lifts A’s Over Mariners
Wow. It took an extra inning for it to be decided but the A’s came out on top thanks to some late-game heroics from an unexpected hero. The Athletics took the first game of the series against the Mariners, walking them off en route to a 6-5 victory. Seattle’s playoff hopes are on life support. […]
Game #148: Mariners at Athletics Game Thread
After a day off at home in Sacramento the A’s should be rested up and ready for another series win. Spoiler hats on people. Our division rivals, the Seattle Mariners, are fighting to remain relevant in the playoff race but are seeing their hopes fade fast. They sit in third place in the AL West […]
Elephant Rumblings: Mariners In Sacramento This Weekend
Welcome to Thursday A’s fans! We got a brand new series on tap as the A’s welcome division rival Seattle Mariners to town for three games. Seattle is falling in the standings fast and has to be in panic and desperation mode right now. They can’t afford to drop a single game to the Athletics […]
Elephant Rumblings: De Vries Out 8 Months, Arnold Hit By Combacker
Good morning A’s fans! The A’s got hit with more bad injury news recently concerning two of the team’s top two prospects. Young infielder Leo De Vries is set to undergo the knife and be down longer than people expected, possibly as long as eight months: The surgery isn’t the surprise, it’s the time he’ll […]
2027 Infield Landscape Ever Changing
At one time, Leo De Vries was on such a fast track that it seemed inevitable that he would be a big factor by the 2027 season. One torn labrum later (shoulder surgery scheduled this weekend) and he won’t even be back on a minor league field until mid-May. So the presumptive starters along side […]
A’s Shut Out Blue Jays 2-0 to Win Series
The Athletics prevailed in the rubber match, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 in what was one of the pitching staff’s best performances of the season. The bullpen combined to shut out the Blue Jays, while center fielder Henry Bolte continued to provide the fireworks at the plate. Opener Strategy Works for Both Teams The […]
Game #147: A’s vs Blue Jays Game Thread
This afternoon, the Athletics have a chance to win their second straight series if they can capture the rubber game against the Toronto Blue Jays, who remain in the race for the final American League wild-card slot. The A’s are once again rolling with the opener strategy today, a move necessitated by the numerous injuries […]
Elephant Rumblings: A’s Season Nearing Completion
Happy Wednesday A’s fans, Last night, the Blue Jays evened this three-game series with a 4-2 victory, setting up this afternoon’s rubber match. With 15 games remaining in the regular season, the A’s main mission should be to avoid 100 losses while continuing to develop players ahead of what is hopefully a more competitive 2027 […]
Blue Jays Win 4-2 to Even Series
The Athletics faced the Toronto Blue Jays in the second game of their three-game series. The Green and Gold mustered only a pair of solo home runs against Blue Jays starter José Soriano, whose gem carried the visitors to a series-evening 4-2 victory. A’s Waste Early Scoring Chance A’s center fielder Henry Bolte led off […]
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