Brad Ziegler

Hey, everyone! Sorry this wasn't posted earlier this morning...I've been a little under-the-weather the last few days, and I slept in later than I anticipated...but better late than never, I hope! ...

Hey, everyone! Well, I can honestly say my life has slowed back down a little, and I’ve been able to relax a lot more since I last wrote. I’m getting used to the scheduling, and I’ve been...

Hey, everyone! What an exciting month it’s been since I’ve been in Oakland. It’s been such a whirlwind of emotion, as well as a drastic increase in appointments and other things to do over...

Hey, everyone! I get to do a big league diary! Thank you all for the amazing amount of support you’ve shown since I was called up to Oakland last week. It’s been an absolute whirlwind of a...

Hey, everyone! It’s good to be back up and running on AN! I’ve had a little extended period of time without much Internet access, and now it looks as if I’ll be good to go for virtually the...

The end of spring training is FINALLY in sight for those us still at minor league camp! The grind of repetitious drills and mostly-meaningless games is nearly over, and opening day is...

Hey, everyone! The 2008 season has arrived (for the players, anyway), and I couldn’t be more excited! It was a very eventful off-season, and I’m excited to be back on-board for another season...

She's finally here!!! Kaylin Brooke Ziegler was born on Wednesday, October 24th, at 4:58 PM. She weighed 5 lbs, 7 oz. (yes, she's TINY!!) and was 18 and 1/2 inches long. Both Kaylin and her mama...

RIVER CATS: AAA CHAMPS! AAA Champions! It has a nice ring to it. Even though I don’t believe you can determine a champion in baseball by a 1-game playoff, the t-shirts we got after winning the...

RIVER CATS WIN THE PCL!!! That’s right, we did it! We came back from an 0-2 deficit against Salt Lake City to win the opening series in 5 games. Then we carried that momentum to a 3-game sweep...

Hello again! Our regular season has come to an end, and we are preparing to open up the playoffs tonight in Salt Lake City in the first game of a best-of-5 series. The last couple of weeks, we had...

Hey, everyone! We’re in the midst of the longest road trip of my short pro career – 12 games! We started off the trip sweeping a 4-game set at Las Vegas. We then split a 4-game series in...

Hello again! It’s SO nice to be back in Sacramento after the long road trip. To say the least, our team continued to bond the last 4 days of the trip in the EXTREMELY cozy confines of the...

Hello, everyone! I hope you enjoyed the All-Star break. I definitely did. I was able to fly home to Missouri and spend some time with my family for a couple days. We’re starting a grueling...

Hello, everyone! First of all, let me apologize for not posting in so long. I’ve had a lot going on (on AND off the field), and things are just now starting to return to the normal, hectic state...

Hey, everyone! It’s been a frustrating week-and-a-half for me since I last posted. I’ve faced some serious adversity on the field, having my worst stretch of the season. It all started in...

Gettin' Ziggy With It will be posted on Sunday sometime after the completion of the A's day game vs. St. Louis.

Hey, everyone! It’s been an up-and-down week for the River Cats. After winning the last 3 games of a 4-game series with Albuquerque, we proceeded to lose the first 3 games against Round Rock. But...

Hello from Sacramento! I was ready to post this yesterday, but the Internet service at the hotel wasn’t working properly. I apologize for the delay. ***SPECIAL NOTICE: TOMORROW, JUNE 1, THE RIVER...

In case you haven't seen the diary posted by the colonel, I'm in AAA now! I found out after our game on Thursday night, and I'm extremely excited about the opportunity! We're here in Colorado...

Hey, everyone! Sorry I didn’t post yesterday, but I got to do something no Rockhound had done in 32 days...I enjoyed a day off! After a grueling stretch, we finally had a day without a game, and...

WOW! Amazingly-busy week for the Rockhounds! What an unbelievable 2-game stretch our team had over the weekend. Saturday night, we were down 8-1 to San Antonio after the 3rd inning. It was still...

We’ve had a wild week-and-a-half since my last journal entry. The day I posted (April 26), we lost to Corpus Christi in 18 innings, 7-6. We ended up using 3 different position players to pitch...

Blez asked me to postpone this post til Thursday morning, even though it was ready Tuesday night...blame him! :-) This was an amazing week. Sunday afternoon, I got to experience the coolest moment...

The next installment of Gettin' Ziggy With It will be posted sometime Tuesday or Wednesday. Crazy travel schedule has made it tough the last couple days. Get your questions ready!

Well, since there's no A's game tonight, I'll go ahead and post this in the early evening. We played at 10:30 AM this morning, so it's been a relaxing afternoon. This week has been pretty...

Hello again! First off, let me apologize for the delay in posting this week. It’s been a pretty hectic schedule since we got our season started, most of which has been caused by weather. On...

Just a quick note... We had a 12-inning game tonight in the first game of a double-header...then waited for nearly 45 minutes before the postponed the 2nd game because of rain. So I will post GZWI...

Good evening, everyone! What an exciting time! It’s good to get to the end of spring training healthy, and I’m so excited for the season to start. Today’s been a lot of fun, just sitting back...

Hey! Hope everyone’s had a great week! There has been a lot of player movement in the minor leagues this week, as opening-day rosters are being finalized. We break camp on Sunday, and without...