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Alright, don’t lie. You have to admit that trading Nick Swisher bummed you almost as much as losing Eric Byrnes a couple of years ago. The two are starting in new locations, but it’s Swisher that makes his Oakland debut today…as a White Sox player. No, the A’s haven’t found a way to get the fan-favorite Swisher back in green and gold, but the White Sox come into town for the 7:05pm PST start of their three game series and hopefully, the start of some winning for the Athletics...Alright, don’t lie. You have to admit that trading Nick Swisher bummed you... more
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Well it had to happen sooner or later, the preferred would’ve been sooner, but anyone wearing green and gold will have to be happy that it wasn’t any later than Friday night. It was a night of positives for a team in much need of anything that would change the negativity the team has struggled through since the beginning of the second half. Dallas Braden had his longest stint of the season, Brad Ziegler tied the Oakland Athletics longest scoreless streak, and Emil Brown along with Rajai Davis powered the A’s to a win over another struggling franchise, the Detroit Tigers...Well it had to happen sooner or later, the preferred would’ve been sooner, but... more
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Something has gotta’ give, right? The A’s can’t remain as icy cold as they have since the end of the All Star break could they? When they’ve gotten stellar performances from their pitching, they’ve still managed to be outscored by the opposing team. When they’ve gotten some hitting, the opposition seems to have outpitched the A’s pitchers. On a day when the Oakland Athletics ace, Justin Duchscherer, was pitching, you’d expect the latter wouldn’t be the case in a loss, but on Thursday night it was...Something has gotta’ give, right? The A’s can’t remain as icy cold... more
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The A’s are going to have to figure out a way to energize their starting lineup with a little power in the bats that they’re using. Scoring two runs a game will get you by for a short stretch or a little longer when you have superior pitching, but nobody can do it for a full season...The A’s are going to have to figure out a way to energize their starting lineup... more
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Once again a former Athletic did damage to a struggling A’s team that can’t seem to get on track since the All Star break ended. The A’s who have only won twice since the break, got the type of pitching that they desired over the weekend but Zack Greinke (8-7) tallied up 11 strike outs in 7 1/3 innings allowing only 1 walk and 2 earned runs to lead the Royals past the A’s 4-2...Once again a former Athletic did damage to a struggling A’s team that... more
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