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Elephant Rumblings: A’s Midseason Grades
Happy Wednesday A’s fans, This past weekend, the MLB Draft introduced the stars of tomorrow. One of the most thrilling Home Run Derbies in recent years followed the next day, leading into last night’s “Midsummer Classic,” which showcased many of the game’s brightest stars. Athletics’ catcher Shea Langeliers singled and walked in the American League’s […]
The American League takes the Midsummer Classic 4-0 in the ‘City of Brotherly Love’
Major League Baseball’s night to celebrate its own has finally arrived. The 96th Midsummer Classic took place tonight at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. This is the fifth time an All-Star Game has been held in Philly, but the first time at Citizens Bank Park. The A’s were represented by two deserving All-stars, Shea Langeliers […]
2026 MLB All-Star Game Thread
Major League Baseball’s night to celebrate its own has finally arrived. The 96th Midsummer Classic begins at 8 p.m. EDT (5 p.m. PDT) tonight at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. This is the fifth time an All-Star Game has been held in Philly, but the first time at Citizens Bank Park. The A’s are represented […]
Elephant Rumblings: A’s Fire Pitching Coach Scott Emerson
Welcome to Tuesday A’s fans! It’s All-Star Game Day! But before we get to the game, the Athletics made a move yesterday afternoon, letting go of pitching coach Scott Emerson and promoting bullpen coach Dan Hubbs to take over for the rest of the year: The move couldn’t come soon enough. The team is currently […]
A’s Add Next Wave of Prospects in 2026 Draft
This past weekend, the Athletics added 21 players to the organization through the 20-round MLB Draft, which kicked off this week’s All-Star festivities in Philadelphia. Of the A’s 21 selections, 11 were pitchers, and all but two played college baseball. The majority of MLB teams drafted high school players in the first few rounds and […]
Home Run Derby Thread
No A’s game today but we still got something fun to watch tonight. It’s Derby time as eight of the best sluggers in the sport will attempt to win the title this year. No Athletic in this one but it’s still always fun to watch these guys and they usually put on a show. This […]
Elephant Rumblings: Break Time
Welcome to another week A’s fans! The first half is officially in the books. The Athletics’ season began well enough as the club was in first place as late as May. Unfortunately a rough June and July has seemingly sunk the A’s playoff hopes as the club’s nine-game losing streak has dropped them to 41-55, […]
Injuries Providing Cover For Some Inconvenient Truths
“It’s the injuries” is a common excuse for why the A’s, once 38-38 and in the thick of a weak AL West race, have cratered, fallen, and can’t get up. “Wait until we’re back at full strength” is a commonly heard game plan for letting a season in which 2 games over .500 gets you […]
A’s Drop 9th Straight, Lose To White Sox 9-1
The A’s couldn’t manage to escape the South Side with a win, getting swept by the White Sox 9-1 to wrap up the first half. Righty J.T. Ginn was off today. After the A’s gave him a quick lead in the first he coughed that right back, allowing six runs in the first inning to […]
MLB Draft Day 2 Thread
The A’s came away with a healthy haul yesterday with the first four+ rounds of the MLB Draft. Now they’ll finish things off this afternoon with the final 16 rounds of this draft and hopefully find some studs and stars in these later rounds. Let’s begin, shall we?
Game #96: A’s at White Sox Game Thread
The first half wraps up today! And not a moment too soon. The Athletics have dropped eight straight, which has cratered their playoff hopes. It would be nice to end the first half with a win and have some positive mojo heading into the break. The starter today will be J.T. Ginn. He’ll be looking […]
A’s Select Jacob Dudan With 83rd Pick, Roman Martin With 111th Pick
The Athletics rounded out the first day of the 2026 MLB draft by selecting right-handed pitcher Jacob Dudan with the 83rd overall pick and shortstop Roman Martin with #111: First, Dudan is a long-term investment since he’s recently undergone Tommy John surgery and won’t pitch this year. That said, the right-hander, who moved to the […]
Athletics Select Gabe Gaeckle With 73rd Overall Pick
The A’s took their second straight pitcher in the draft, selecting Arkansas right-hander Gabe Gaeckle with their Competitive Balance B pick: The righty had one of the best fastballs in college this past season but has battled control issues with every pitch in his repertoire, which include an above-average slider, as well as a curveball […]
A’s Offensive Woes Continue in 1-0 Loss to White Sox
The Athletics took on the Chicago White Sox, looking to even up this series and force a rubber match tomorrow. The White Sox prevailed 1-0 in a tightly contested game, securing the series victory. The A’s had multiple chances to score in this matchup, but failed countless times to get the big hit the club […]
Athletics Select Left-hander Mason Edwards With 47th Overall Pick
With their second round pick this afternoon, the A’s took USC left-handed pitcher Mason Edwards, the 47th pick in the 2026 MLB Draft: The organization is adding a second college prospect this afternoon, another that looks like he could move through the system rather quickly. The lefty (who turns 21 on Tuesday) has quality control […]
Athletics Select Outfielder Drew Burress With 8th Overall Pick
With the 8th overall pick in this year’s MLB Draft, the A’s went the college route yet again and selected Georgia Tech outfielder Drew Burress: The first few picks have featured a couple of surprises and the Athletics benefit by having their pick of some of the top prospects in the draft that fell. Burress, […]
Game #95, Athletics at White Sox Game Thread
On this beautiful day, the Athletics’ attention will be split. While the team’s front office and scouting department begin selecting the next class of future A’s talent in the MLB Draft, the current roster takes on the Chicago White Sox in the second game of the club’s final series before the All-Star break. For the […]
Athletics MLB Draft Thread
UPDATE 3: The Athletics selected Arkansas right-hander Gabe Gaeckle with the 73rd pick. UPDATE 2: The Athletics selected USC left-hander Mason Edwards with the 47th pick. UPDATE 1: The Athletics selected Georgia Tech outfielder Drew Burress with the 8th pick. This summer, as America celebrates its 250th anniversary, it is only fitting that Major League […]
A’s get trounced by the White Sox 14-1
The 41-52 Athletics took on the 47-45 Chicago White Sox at Rate Field in Chicago today. While the A’s are struggling, the Southsiders are amid the most dramatic turn-around from last season. Jacob Lopez took the mound as today’s opener, going up against 26-year-old righty Sean Burke for the White Sox. Lopez took on the […]
Game #94, Athletics vs. White Sox Game Thread
The 41-52 Athletics take on the 47-45 Chicago White Sox at Rate Field in Chicago today. The Southsiders are in the midst of the most dramatic turn-around from last season, currently sitting in first place in the American League (AL) Central, while the visiting A’s are mired in a six-game losing streak and open the […]
A’s roster moves: Gelof back to IL, Meneses recalled
The A’s are down a man again. After suffering an injury sliding into the wall making a catch in left field last night, Zack Gelof finds himself heading back to the injured list with what’s being called a right knee laceration. Infielder Joey Meneses is being recalled to take his spot on the active roster: […]
Elephant Rumblings: MLB Draft Tomorrow!
Happy Friday A’s fans! The first half officially wraps up on Sunday for the mid-season All-Star Break. The Athletics were one of three teams to have three starters selected for Tuesday’s All-Star Game, along with the Atlanta Braves (2) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (3). Pretty awesome considering how things have gone for the Green […]
A’s Lose Again, Fall To Tigers 4-1
The squad just can’t seem to get their feet right. The losing ways continued on Thursday afternoon in Detroit as the Athletics dropped their sixth straight game, falling to Detroit 4-1 and dropping their record to 41-52, which is the third-worst record in the American League. Weren’t we just in first place? How did it […]
Game #93: A’s at Tigers Game Thread
Okay, so the first two games haven’t gone our way and the club is now riding a 5-game losing streak. That just means it’s time for a win to get us back in the win column and rolling again. It’s time. The A’s will be going with an opener/bulk pitcher strategy today, giving left-handed reliever […]
Elephant Rumblings: Looking Ahead
As the A’s June-Swoon evolves into a deeper July collapse (the Athletics won on July 1 and have not tasted victory since then) it would make sense to think about salvaging the season and looking forward to 2027. Three major MLB events will take place in the next thirty days, two of which will have […]
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