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From Rotoworld: Grant Balfour underwent minor right knee surgery on Thursday and will require 4-6 weeks of recovery time. It doesn't take long for relievers to get geared up physically for...

We are playing a 12-team, standard 5x5 rotisserie scoring, fantasy baseball league, and you are invited to join! It's a completely free league, and I'll definitely come up with an A's-related prize...

For those of you who don't know the stories, and for those of you who lived the stories with us, we'd like to take this Valentine's Day to share what happens when your love for baseball becomes...

Well, we get a bonus week this year. Spring Training games actually start on February 23rd, so no need to wait for March! I'll be live from Spring Training on March 1st, so I'll provide a complete...

Well, I think this is the season to recreate a certain Philadelphia trip that some of us took two years ago, but this time, instead of Philly, it will be Pittsburgh. Let me know if anyone is...

UPDATE: On MLB.com, Hiroyuki Nakajima is decked out in the Astros uniform and background. Perhaps a something to come? - Zonis Well, here's one way to stop thinking about football. <...

From Jane Lee yesterday: After much deliberation, while assuming each of the following players keeps hold of their everyday jobs through camp, I've come up with a lineup -- likely to be opposed...

In case you don't know what the Verducci effect is, I'll direct you to the Sports Illustrated article, as well as an article from our own cuppingmaster in this excellent Q&A. In his article...

Breaking news: The Nationals, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation, sent slugger Michael Morse to the Seattle Mariners in a three-way trade that netted them...

The last week of the regular season and the week of the playoffs in Oakland last year were somewhat of an anomaly--and certainly a different experience for fans than in years past. Gone were the...

From the New York Times: In perhaps the most resounding referendum on the legacy of steroids in baseball, voters for the Hall of Fame rejected the candidacy of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens in...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I just want to thank each and every member of this AN community for making baseball that much more fun to watch, and the A's that much more fun to root for. It will be really,...

So I realized that my husband has been chatting about baseball again this week. This is not unusual; a lot of his conversations revolve around fantasy baseball, with friends all around the world....

So, we may have picked up a shortstop yesterday, but this news broke today: Bobby Crosby, the former Rookie of the Year-winning shortstop who hasn’t played since 2010, is attempting a...

If you haven't yet watched Hiroyuki Nakajima's press conference with Billy Beane, watch it. No seriously, watch it. You know all the things we liked about the 2012 Oakland Athletics? (You know,...

In case you haven't seen the tearjerker, yet warm and fuzzy blog post from Amanda McCarthy, I thought I would call attention to it as we say goodbye to the most interactive baseball couple we've...

Well, it's looking all but official now; Josh Hamilton has left the Texas Rangers for the Los Angeles Angels. On one hand, we had to play against him on an AL West rival somewhere, but really?...

Another baseball-empty month down, as we close November for the upcoming December. A's Spring Training Tickets will go on sale as the season resumes in a mere three months. But until then, let's...

In case you haven't heard this fabulous story, let me recap: The A's players voted to donate an entire playoff share ($34,325.16) to charity. It's not such a noteworthy story if we have a team full...

Good morning, everyone and HAPPY FRIDAY! This is baseballgirl wishing you a happy Thanksgiving holiday week, where we will eat turkey and be thankful for a relevant baseball team. Since it's...

First of all, check this Co-Co Lantern from new AN user, fossizboss, who took my pumpkin carving challenge seriously. Amazing, right? I'm still considering carving pumpkins all year. At least...

I have a gem for you. Seriously, a gem. As in, I couldn't wait to post it, because, um...what? It's Bruce Jenkins. It brings the crazy. It's literally a parody as if the now-defunct FJM had written...

Yes, I'm aware that 99.99% of Athletics Nation is rooting for the Tigers. What's not to root for? It's the American League, it's the team that bested the A's and ended the magical season of 2012,...

So the Giants' 2012 season is hanging by the thread of Barry Zito. Zito, who didn't make it out of the third inning in his game in the NLDS, will try to cool off the Cardinals, who have had...

In an absolutely brilliant move by the A's, they have created pumpkin stencils for us! Check these out! AND they're using my pumpkin-carving trick of a thumbtack instead of a knife. It is an...

It's raining, but they are trying as hard as they can to play it. The Giants/Cardinals are set to take the field now, followed by a potential elimination game for the New York Yankees. That...

With two more game 5's scheduled for today, baseball must go on, despite the broken (but still happy) hearts littered all over the Oakland Coliseum. Believe me, the last thing I want to do is write...

You know what? Game 5's feel a lot better on this side. So much better, in fact; and believe me, I speak from years of experience, that if you are going to lose two out of four games, definitely...

SERIOUSLY. GO NUTS. The A's were all but dead and buried; down 2 runs in the ninth against Papa Grande, and they scored THREE TO WIN. Just plain go nuts! Game 5, YES, THAT GAME 5, the one where WE...

Well, this is IT, it. The A's have to score 2 runs to tie the game before the Tigers get the last three outs. Moss left two runner on in the last inning, so the A's have had chances, if not very...