It looks like Ziegler and Rajai will be signing autographs and meeting fans tomorrow after the parade in Walnut Creek. Who's going??? Talk about two super nice guys...from the few times I've said hi to Rajai and Brad, both guys seem to be two of the nicer guys on the team. Also, I've been to the Holiday Parade and tree lighting a bunch of times and it's very cool!

 

http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/oak/fan_forum/caravan_info.jsp

Calling all Yanks fans who live in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you're going to the Yankees - Oakland A's series August 17th - 19th in Oakland, let me know and we can try to get a pre-game tailgate going in the parking lot. I know there's dollar dog Wednesday, but looking to tailgate for either Monday or Tuesday's game in Oakland. Let's hope we can sweep the A's and stay in first. Go Yanks!

With the team playing sub .500 ball, and the inevitable deadline deals awaiting, what keeps us, the fans, coming out to A's games? As a fan-base what do we want from the A's organization to keep fans interested and coming out to the Coliseum during the second half of 2009? I've got some thoughts of my own, but wanted to see what other AN readers had in mind....all ideas, no matter how out there, are welcome..

Everyone's favorite's rock-n-roll man, Michael Zagaris (Z-Man), has posted a new blog entry on his personal blog, http://asthruz.mlblogs.com/. It shows some sweet shots of Rickey clowning around having a good time (just like he was back in his playing days), Jemile Weeks coming to Oakland, and Z's new favorite, Carlos getting ready.

Additionally there's some cool shots of the A's magazine shoots with Ryan Sweeney and The Duke.

Check it out!

http://asthruz.mlblogs.com/

 

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Check out these new photos of Car-Go....this guy is gonna be awesome for years....gotta love the first words of the entry: 

"An Emerging Star

A major theme of this blog is the emerging star in his infancy with the ballclub, and that is Carlos Gonzalez."

 

This guy has got the future makings of being better than a Carlos Beltran....Haren was good, but I think this guy is gonna be better...

http://asthruz.mlblogs.com/

 

 

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Check out Braden's new do! Also super sweet shot of the three DHs sitting together (Cust, Big Frank, and KC Mike)...a lot of power between those three big dudes...but I think the Braden shot has got to be the best...he could slip right into a "night at the roxbury" or "disco fever"...also check out the new shots of Zagaris shooting the magazine shot for A's mag for the upcoming issue…Z is crazy, but the man can shoot…

http://asthruz.mlblogs.com/

 

 

Michael Zagaris's new blog entry shows a really cool look into the A's clubhouse....

www.onehundredpercentbaseball.com or

http://asthruz.mlblogs.com/

 

it s starts with:

Clubhouse Hijinx + Celebrity Guests The A's have always been known for having a very open clubhouse, with a very warm, fun feel to it.

Every clubhouse is unique, but the A's, for any number of reasons, have always have one of the better clubhouse environments in baseball--and this year is no exception.