Game 70 Recap or Something Something Singles...Something Something False Hope
St. Louis 4, Oakland 3 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)A's Current Record: 33-37Its often said that all stories (books, movies, plays) follow one of seven basic plot structures. For the 2010 A's, it seems...
View ArticleGame 71 Recap or Three Runs Good Enough This Time
Oakland 3, St. Louis 2 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)A's Current Record: 34-37As I noted earlier today, the A's seemingly play only two types of games: low scoring games where they win, and low scoring...
View ArticleWhat's the Matter with Wuertz? Is He a Bum?
Last year Michael Wuertz had a dominating season, putting up an ERA of 2.63 and striking out 102 batters in just 78.2 innings -- a rate of 11.67 K/9, good for fifth among all pitchers with at least 40...
View ArticleGame 72 Recap or Offense, Defense, Bullpen Let Gio Down
Cincinnati 6, Oakland 4 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)A's Current Record: 34-38One of the biggest factors in whether a team wins or loses is the performance of its starting pitcher. It really says a lot...
View ArticleA's trade Fox to O's
Well, the A's managed to get something for Jake Fox, who was designated for assignment earlier this week --- getting cash and minor league pitcher Ross Wolf from the Orioles. Wolf is 27 (only a couple...
View ArticleBelated - Crisp back, Patterson gone
In an effort to avoid writing about how the A's season is effectively over (losing 8 games in the standings in less than two weeks will do that to you), I just wanted to mark the end of the Eric...
View ArticleGames 73 and 74 Recap Or The Hunt for Silver Linings
Tuesday: Cincinnati 4, Oakland 2 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)Wednesday: Cincinnati 3, Oakland 0 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs) A's Current Record: 34-40With this pair of losses, the A's now haven't won a...
View ArticleGame 75 Recap or Well That Was Fun
Oakland 14 , Pittsburgh 4 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)A's Current Record: 35-40Blowouts are rarely fun to watch, but last night was truly an exception to that rule for me. After not scoring more than...
View ArticleA's deal Patterson to Red Sox
Well, I was apparently wrong that no other team would want Eric Patterson, because not only did the Red Sox trade for him, but according to Susan Slusser, a few other teams were interested as well....
View ArticleGame 76 Recap or Cahill Finally K-Hill
Oakland 5, Pittsburgh 0 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)A's Current Record: 36-40I don't think there's a better game to watch for 70's era throwback jerseys than the A's and Pirates. The A's gold jerseys...
View ArticleGame 77 Recap or Thank You, Pirates
Oakland 3, Pittsburgh 2 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)A's Current Record: 37-40Ah, the hapless Pirates, the cure for whatever ails your team. When Pittsburgh arrived in the Bay Area, the A's were in the...
View ArticleBeyond the Box Score Power Rankings
These rankings use advanced statistics in an attempt to create an objective power ranking, measuring the strength of a team thus far and going forward. The good news: The A's rank 11th in baseball....
View ArticleGames 78 & 79 Recap or Two Games, Many Oddities, More Geren Criticism
Tuesday: Oakland 4, Baltimore 2 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)Wednesday: Baltimore 9, Oakland 6 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)A's Current Record: 38-41Unfortunately, I was unable to get to Baltimore for these...
View ArticleGame 80 Recap or A's Prove They Can Hit Minor League Pitching
Oakland 8, Baltimore 1 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)You can't complain too much about an 8-1 win -- and there were a bunch of good things to take away from the game. However, most of the good...
View ArticleBraden scratched, Mortensen to make the start
via SFGate:"The A's have decided on the most sensible course of action and scratched Dallas Braden from tomorrow's start; he'll now get more than two weeks and potentially nearly three to rest his left...
View ArticleGame 81 Recap or Rare and Awesome Play Saves the Day
Oakland 3, Cleveland 0 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)A's Current Record: 40-41An oft used cliche about baseball is that in every game you'll see something you've never seen before. While I'm not sure that...
View ArticleWatson, Carson up, Jackson DLed, Mortensen sent down
Conor Jackson was placed on the 15-day DL and the A's called up two outfielders, Matt Carson, who is up for the third time this season, and old friend Matt Watson, who last played in the majors in...
View ArticleTyson Ross optioned, Ross Wolf in
Just a day after Tyson Ross got an article in the Wall Street Journal (well worth reading, about how he lives at home), the A's made it moot by optioning him to Sacramento. He was a valuable member of...
View ArticleGames 82 and 83 Recap or the A's are probably better than the Indians
Cleveland 5, Oakland 4 (10) (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)Oakland 3, Cleveland 1 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)A's Current record: 41-42Yes, this is basically a week late, and as such, rather than talk...
View ArticleGames 84, 85 and 86 Recap or the A's are definitely worse than the Yankees
New York 3, Oakland 1 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)New York 6, Oakland 1(WPA Graph from Fangraphs)New York 6, Oakland 2 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)A's Current Record: 41-45 I didn't watch any of these...
View ArticleSite News
Obviously this page has been dark for a while and I apologize for the unannounced outage. I recently took a new job and I'm working 90+ hours a week and Adam is similarly busy studying for the bar...
View ArticleGames 90-92 or The Royals Are Who We Thought They Are (And so Are the A's)
Oakland 5, Kansas City 1 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)Oakland 6, Kansas City 5 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)Oakland 9, Kansas City 6 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)A's Current Record: 46-46With the A's five game...
View ArticleRyan Sweeney Out for the Year
It looks like Ryan Sweeney's season is over as he will undergo surgery on one or both of his knees and should be at full strength to start next season. The procedures are not supposed to have long...
View ArticleGames 93-95 Recap or Are the A's as Good as the Red Sox?
Boston 2, Oakland 1 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)Oakland 5, Boston 4 (10) (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)Oakland 6, Boston 4 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)A's Current Record: 48-47The short answer to the question...
View ArticleGames 99-101 Recap or Slim Just Left the Building
Texas 3, Oakland 1 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)Oakland 3, Texas 1 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)Texas 7, Oakland 4 (WPA Graph from Fangraphs)A's Current Record: 51-50Despite playing three close games with...
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