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, [...]

Here is a link to my Monday column about Sonny Gray. The full text runs below: OAKLAND -- Sonny Gray, who may or may not be the A's staff ace, beat the Angels on Sunday and that made his record 6-1 — superb — and that made his earned run [...]