A’s correction
My apologies. The A's do have balls, strikes and outs on the big board. I simply could not find the location. My fault entirely.
A’s scoreboard redux
The A's new scoreboard is handsome. I guess it's state of the art. But it's not state of baseball. The batter's count and number of outs do not appear on the big scoreboard. Very bad. They appear somewhere else, on the ribbon board above the lower deck. To attend an [...]
A’s win opener. Sonny Gray is gold
Here is the link to my column about the A's home opener. The full text runs below: OAKLAND — The old Coliseum started coming alive at 3 p.m. The grounds crew was watering the infield before batting practice, and A’s radio announcer Vince Cotroneo was sitting in the dugout saying, [...]
A’s preview
Here is a link to my Oakland A's preview, plus some bonus stuff my editor put together. The full text runs below: Now playing left field for the Oakland A’s, Whatsisname. Now playing shortstop for the Oakland A’s, Whatsisface. The A’s in 2015 are a combination of Whatsisnames and Whatsisfaces [...]
Face of the A’s or not
Here is a link to my Sunday column about the A's. The full text runs below: MESA, Ariz. — Picture Sonny Gray standing at his locker in the brand-new clubhouse of the A’s brand-new spring ballpark. I go up to him. I say: “A bunch of writers last night had [...]
Face of the A’s franchise
On Friday I will write a column about the A's. I'm interested in your opinion. I can phrase the question two ways and you can address either option. 1) Which player is the face of the A's franchise? 2) Who is the face of the A's franchise? Feel free to [...]
Brett Lawrie vs. Josh Donaldson, etc.
IN TODAY'S column I wrote about the new A's third baseman Brett Lawrie who replaces the old third baseman Josh Donaldson. Here is a comparison of key stats the past two seasons for both of them. Games played: Donaldson in 2014, 158 games; in 2013, 158 games. Lawrie in 2014, [...]
Brett Lawrie appears and he talks
Here is a link to my Thursday column about Brett Lawrie. The full text runs below: MESA, Ariz. — Brett Lawrie talks really really fast. He is a verbal fastball. And he runs his words together justlikethis. You’re standing there with him on a Wednesday morning at the Oakland A’s [...]
Oakland A’s in Mesa, an appreciation. And Giants notes
The A's, as you know, moved to Mesa this year after long being in Phoenix. Their new stadium used to be the Cubs' place, but is all spruced up. The field and stands and the whole ballpark are state of the art and beautiful. A few blocks away, they have [...]
Oakland A’s on a Wednesday
Spent Wednesday morning with the Oakland A's at their new ballpark in Mesa and their new training facility a few minutes away. Both brand new and first class. I interviewed in order -- Sonny Gray, Eric Sogard, Brett Lawrie and AJ Griffin. All were terrific. The A's are known for [...]
