Here is a link to my Tuesday column about the Oakland A's, whoever they are. The full text runs below: OAKLAND I went in search of a player I knew. A’s Media Day. In a fancy club at the not-so-fancy Coliseum. The players mingled. So many new faces. So many [...]

Chili Davis is leaving the A's to become batting coach for the Red Sox. It is a big deal -- a big bad deal for the A's. Chili is a great hitting coach. He works long hours. And he is a great guy. I have a theory why he left [...]

The A's had a 4-run lead going into the bottom of the 8th and lost. This game was a microcosm of their season -- start out fast and fold.

Here is a link to my Thursday column about the latest A's loss. The full text runs below: OAKLAND — Give the Oakland A’s credit. They almost won on Wednesday. Almost winning is almost good. They almost beat the L.A. Angels, losing by the close score of 5-4. They were [...]

Here is a link to my Friday column about the Oakland A's. The full text runs below: OAKLAND That awful smell coming from the Oakland Coliseum is not the stench of sewage. It’s the Oakland A’s. They stink of death. Call it near-death. The A’s are enduring a near-death experience [...]

Here is a link to my column about the A's 2-1 loss to Felix Hernandez and the Mariners. The full text runs below: OAKLAND The A’s can’t hit. Maybe they’ll hit better some time, some place. But they have only 23 games left and they’re in second place and they’d [...]

Here is a link to my column about the A's. The full text runs below: OAKLAND A funny thing happened to the Oakland A’s on their way to a three-game weekend series at home against the rival Angels. The New York Mets happened to the A’s. The Mets are not [...]