Covelli Loyce Crisp (twitter: @Coco_Crisp)

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 1, 1979 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Pierce HS (Los Angeles, CA)
School: Los Angeles Pierce College (Woodland Hills, CA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 7th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 15, 2002 (Age 22)   vs. TBD 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB
Teams (by GP): Indians/RedSox/Athletics/Royals 2002-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 2 yrs/$14M (12-13) & 14 team option (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 9.158, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Steve Comte [*]
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• 5/21 Injury Report: ()
• 5/21 TheLeadoffWalk: Day 50 Observations: Part Two: Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 1 Patrick Corbin: Improving to 7-0, Corbin had far and away his best start of the season. The young...
• 5/21 Swingin' A's: The Duo That Will Save The Green and Gold: The A’s offense is pretty simplistic once you boil it down. It is balanced with righties, lefties, switch hitters, power hitters,...
• 5/20 Baseballhotcorner.com: Michael Choice – Learn To “Bernie Lean”: Start believing the hype on Oakland A’s top prospect center fielder, Michael Choice.  Currently batting .284, with 8 HRs,...
• 5/20 Swingin' A's: Oakland Athletics Emerging From the Darkness: Since their hot start, the A’s have had a rough few weeks.  They were 12-4, and ended up falling as far as two games under...
• 5/19 Swingin' A's: A’s Repeat Hard Fought 2-1 Victory Over Royals: The bacon hangovers are all but worn off, and it was back to baseball Saturday as the A’s took on the Royals in game 2 of...
• 5/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Rangers @ A’s Game 42: Wrap: Texas 6, Oakland 2. A’s 20-22 (2nd Place, 7 games back) A’s drop another series losing to Texas this afternoon....
• 5/17 numberFire: Oakland A's Leave Too Many Runners Stranded: Josh Reddick's .250 slugging percentage is one reason the A's are struggling to drive in baserunners. See More Coco Crisp Josh...
• 5/17 Swingin' A's: 42 Down, 120 To Go: A Look at the Athletics So Far in 2013: The Oakland Athletics, the reigning 2012 AL West Champions, the team that no one thought could contend last year that had expectations...
• 5/15 FFLockerRoom: Oakland Athletics Activate Outfielder Coco Crisp: The Oakland Athletics have activated outfielder Coco Crisp from the 15-day disabled list and will return to batting leadoff and...
• 5/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Coco Returns off Disabled List: Outfielder Coco Crisp is being activated for this afternoon’s game (he will bat leadoff) after spending the bare minimum...
• 5/15 FanSided: Oakland Athletics Activate Coco Crisp From DL; Chris Young This Weekend: Things should get a bit better in the Oakland A’s outfield this week as not only did the Athletics activate Coco Crisp from...
• 5/15 Injury Report: ()
• 5/15 FFLockerRoom: Oakland Athletics Option Michael Taylor To Sacramento: The Oakland Athletics have optioned outfielder Michael Taylor to their Triple-A Sacramento minor league affiliate. He was optioned...
• 5/15 MLB Injury News: "Great chance" A's activate Coco Crisp today: After yesterday's loss to the Texas Rangers dropped the Oakland Athletics back to under .500, questions directed toward manager...
• 5/15 Fire Brand of the American League: Game Review: Hunter Golden Plays Out Of The Park Baseball 2014And his life as he knows it, is probably over. Thanks, game. ...
• 5/14 mlbreports.com : The Athletics Enter The Quarter Pole At .500: Its Better Than It Looks: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday May.14/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): The Athletics will enter game...
• 5/14 Injury Report: ()
• 5/14 MLB Injury News: A's Yoenis Cespedes exits with illness: Oakland Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes exited last night's victory against the Texas Rangers due to a stomach illness,...
• 5/13 Swingin' A's: Josh Reddick Could Go Under the Knife: A tweet this afternoon from MLB.com’s Jane Lee noted that if Josh Reddick was unable to swing in the next week he may consider...
• 5/13 Swingin' A's: The Disastrous Road Trip That Could’ve Been Worse and What’s Next: With the 6-1 loss this afternoon at the hands of the Seattle Mariners, the A’s ended a 3-7 road trip.  It started off quite...
• 5/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Mariners Game 38: Wrap: Oakland 4, Seattle 3. A’s 19-19 (2nd Place, 5 games back) After five straight nights of losing the A’s winning is...
• 5/10 Seattle Sports Daily: Series Preview: Athletics at Mariners: Seattle Sports Daily is giving away FREE tickets to the Sounders match on 5/18. Click here for details.   The Oakland Athletics...
• 5/10 numberFire: Coco Crisp's Injury Hurts Oakland A's the Worst: Yeah, Oakland has some current injury problems. But none hurt as bad as their current centerfielder.See More Brett Anderson Chris...
• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Daily: Kevin Slowey surprising; Encarnacion swatting: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.Taking...
• 5/9 Swingin' A's: Oakland Athletics Can’t Leave Cleveland Fast Enough (And Get Away From Angel Hernandez): I predicted over at Wahoo’s On First prior to this 4 game set between the Oakland Athletics and the Cleveland Indians that...
• 5/8 MLB Injury News: Athletics place Josh Reddick on DL: The Oakland Athletics have placed outfielder Josh Reddick on the 15-day disabled list due to a wrist injury, according to Susan...
• 5/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Series Preview #11: Oakland A’s (18-14) at Cleveland Indians (14-14): Major League Baseball’s top scoring team brings its offensive show on the road to Cleveland, as the Oakland Athletics take on...
• 5/6 MLBTradeRumors: 2014 Free Agents On The DL: Catcher Brian McCann will join the Braves tonight in Cincinnati to make his season debut against the Reds.  The 29-year-old...
• 5/6 fantasyteamadvice.com: Buy Low Candidates – Analyzing BABIP to determine which players have gotten unlucky thus far in 2013: We have not even finished 20% of the fantasy baseball season, and already full on panic is starting to set on in the minds of...
• 5/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Salary Comparison A’s vs. AL West: It is well known that the A’s are one of the more frugal teams in the American League and in baseball as a whole. Only the...
• 5/5 Nolan Writin': Ian Kinsler: Not The Hero We Need, The Hero We Deserve: Alexi Ogando went 6.0+ innings of 1-run ball, Ian Kinsler and Craig Gentry added a home run apiece, and the Texas Rangers defeated...
• 5/5 Swingin' A's: Solving the Athletics Problems Internally: The Oakland Athletics stormed out of the gates to open the 2013 season, leading the pack in the American League with a 12-4 record....
• 5/4 Halo Hangout: Mike Scioscia: Is a Shift in Offensive Strategy Actually Hurting the Angels?: For years the Los Angeles Angels played one brand of baseball.  They played small ball.  In fact, ever since Mike Scioscia took...
• 5/3 numberFire: Is Yoenis Cespedes' Impact on the A's Overestimated?: And other stats-filled observations in our weekly Oakland stat brief from A's columnist Matt Keith.See More Brett Anderson Coco...
• 5/3 Swingin' A's: How Much Rope For Eric Sogard?: Eric Sogard was the darling of the Cactus League for the Oakland Athletics, hovering somewhere around the .500 mark with his batting...
• 5/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Crisp and Anderson Sent to Disabled List: Several times this offseason I remarked that I was concerned about the A’s starting pitching depth. It was impossible for...
• 5/2 Tyler's Think Tank: April All-Stars: I find it ridiculous how MLB opens up its All-Star voting in late April, when some teams are getting snowed out. I understand...
• 5/2 TheFantasyFix.com: Stars on the Shelf: The FantasyFix.com’s week 5 DL Report: Here is your fantasy baseball week 5 update on notable injured players.  The big one this week is Giancarlo Stanton, out for...
• 5/2 FFLockerRoom: Oakland Athletics Purchase Contract of Luke Montz, Other Notes: The Oakland Athletics have purchased the contract of utility infielder Luke Montz from the Triple-A Sacramento squad. He takes...
• 5/2 Mastersball.com: Let's Play Two at Once: If you are old enough, you will know the "Let's Play Two" quote from the great Ernie Banks, who optimistically suggested the...
• 5/2 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today in Tribe History: May 2, 2011: Indians outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is arrested on su**** of driving under the influence in Sheffield Lake, OH. He is already the...
• 5/2 Swingin' A's: The Journey Back to the Show for Luke Montz: Luke Montz was one of the many non-roster invitees in camp with the Athletics during Spring Training this year, and like many...
• 5/1 MLB Injury News: Athletics place Coco Crisp, Brett Anderson on DL: The 19-inning marathon between the Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels has claimed more casualties. While the Angels placed...
• 5/1 Injury Report: ()
• 5/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Daily: Kevin Slowey surprising; Encarnacion swatting: Taking a look around the league, here’s a recap of last night’s action and suggestions for your fantasy baseball team. Mr....
• 5/1 Injury Report: ()
• 5/1 Baseball Musings: Players of the Month: Chris Davis ends April tied for the MLB lead in RBI due to his impressive power. Photo: Joy R. Absalon-USA TODAY Sports Picking...
• 5/1 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Baseball - Unanti**** April's: We are just under 30 games into the MLB and Fantasy Baseball seasons but there are already tons of headlines.  The Boston...
• 5/1 Injury Report: ()

• 4/30 Swingin' A's: How Things Have Changed: A’s Offense Is Carrying Team: The A’s are going to go as far as their young pitching takes them. That statement rang true in the early goings of spring...
• 4/30 Swingin' A's: 19th Inning Repercussions Part 2: Depletion: The A’s exciting win last night was definitely a morale booster especially after the last week and a half of sweeps and near...
• 4/30 Swingin' A's: A Spontaneous Doubleheader: There are times in life where spontaneous decisions turn out to be the best decisions. Such was the case last night. A friend...
• 4/30 Swingin' A's: 19 Innings of Heckling and Baseball: The Aftermath of Josh Hamilton Appreciation Night: I still don’t really believe I witnessed what I did last night at the O.co Coliseum.  A 19 inning affair that truly never...
• 4/30 Injury Report: ()
• 4/30 FFLockerRoom: Fantasy Baseball Strategy: Trading Etiquette and Strategy: “How about Willingham, Moreland and Eduardo Nunez for Miggy?” Is there anything worse in fantasy than seeing you have a trade...
• 4/29 Swingin' A's: A’s Use Trusty Walk-Off, Returning Cespedes to Salvage Win vs. Orioles: It’s been a rough 10 days or so for the men in green-and-gold, after their struggles in Tampa Bay and Boston, and losing...
• 4/28 Swingin' A's: Some Positives in a Storm of Negatives for the Athletics: It seems like so long ago that the A’s had just completed their second sweep of the Houston Astros, and were sitting at...
• 4/27 Swingin' A's: The Athletics’ Terrible Brand of Baseball Continues vs. Orioles: When I wrote a couple days ago that the Oakland Athletics were showing a disturbing trend as they repeatedly came up desperately...
• 4/27 MLB Injury News: Athletics expected to activate Yoenis Cespedes Sunday: The Oakland Athletics are expected to activate outfielder Yoenis Cespedes for Sunday’s series finale against the Baltimore...
• 4/25 mlbreports.com : Mid – Week MLB Reports Around The Horn Rant – April.25th/2013: Like us on Facebook here Thursday Apr.25/2013 By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Welcome to the 1st installment...
• 4/24 BoSox Injection: Sox Win 6-5 Squeaker to Take Series Against The As: It wasn’t pretty but in the end Jon Lester and a quartet of Boston relievers got the job done defensively while a quartet...
• 4/24 Baseball News Source: Oakland A’s Yoenis Cespedes To Start Rehab Assignment: The Oakland A’s, which are ninth in the majors in hitting, could get a key part of their lineup back soon. Yoenis Cespedes,...
• 4/24 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Slumpers: Josh Reddick: Whether your focus is on fantasy baseball or baseball, you’re going to hear something like this an awful lot: It’s...
• 4/24 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/24: After being spanked last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series this afternoon in the rubber game of a three-game...
• 4/24 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Taking Advantage of Every At Bat: Fantasy Sports are so much fun because of the strategy that is involved.  Do you go for the power hitter to dominate the...
• 4/24 Swingin' A's: The Art of Snapping a Losing Streak: A’s Rain 13 Runs Down on Red Sox: I had a thought in the back of my mind after Monday night’s ugly 9-6 loss by the Athletics in Boston versus the Red Sox....
• 4/23 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/23: After winning last night, the Boston Red Sox look to keep the good times going tonight in the second game of a three-game...
• 4/23 Call to the Pen: MLB’s Real Image Problem: Editor’s Note: Alex Pugliese is an unapologetic New Yorker and obsessed Yankee fan who has been a part of our team at Yanks...
• 4/22 Red Sox Life: Napoli's blast helps Sox past A's: For a guy who was supposed to have hip issues.... Mike Napoli's grand slam off Oakland A's starting pitcher A.J. Griffin...
• 4/22 MLB Injury News: A's hopeful Yoenis Cespedes will return Sunday, acquire Casper Wells: Oakland Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes looks to be on track to return from the DL this Sunday as he continues his recovery...
• 4/22 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Oakland AthleticsThe Advanced Scout investigates Oaksterdam's flora and fauna while analyzing the Oakland Athletics...
• 4/22 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/22: After losing two of three over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track tonight in the first game of...
• 4/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Rays Game 18: Wrap: Tampa Bay 1, Oakland 0. A’s 12-6 (1st Place, 1 1/2 games ahead) The A’s lose yet again clinching a loss in this...
• 4/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Rays Game 17: Wrap: Tampa Bay 8, Oakland 3. A’s 12-5 (1st Place, 1 1/2 games ahead) The A’s hit the road for the second time this season...
• 4/20 Rays Colored Glasses: Tampa Bay Rays Follow The Blueprint, Pitching And Defense Key to a 1-0 Win Over the Oakland Athletics: In a season where it has seemed like the Tampa Bay Rays struggled to execute in close games, and were let down by the defense...
• 4/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Astros @ A’s Game 15: Wrap: Oakland 4, Houston 3. A’s 11-4 (1st Place, 1 1/2 games ahead) The A’s keep on rolling against Houston. So many times...
• 4/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Astros @ A’s Game 14: Wrap: Oakland 11, Houston 2. A’s 10-4 (1st Place, 1 1/2 games ahead) Jackie Robinson Day, better known in my neck of the woods...
• 4/19 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 16: Alex Cobb Overcomes Rough Start, Offense Stays Hot in Rays Win: Coming off a brutal road trip where they went 2-7, the Rays needed a positive start to their brief six game home stand. In their...
• 4/19 Billy-Ball.com: Nine to Know: Bernadina, Price, Jackson, CC, Bruce, Austin, Napoli, and more: From the Bill Chuck Files… The Nationals’ Roger Bernadina has made 14 PA this season and has gone 0-for-13 with one...
• 4/19 numberFire: Oakland A's Hitting Comes From Unlikely Sources: Surprisingly, neither Cespedes nor Reddick is carrying Oakland en route to this 12-4 start.See More Josh Reddick Yoenis Cespedes Coco...
• 4/17 Injury Report: ()
• 4/17 TheLeadoffWalk: Astros vs. Athletics: Day 16 Observations: Athletics 4, Astros 3 Eric Sogard: Finishing as the lone Oakland hitter with multiple hits, Sogard had three base...
• 4/17 Swingin' A's: Triples Fuel Athletics Over Astros in Tight 4-3 Win: The Oakland Athletics had defeated the Houston Astros in each of the 4 games they had played so far this season, and each of them...
• 4/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers: Hello Wrigley; scoring woes; bullpen delight: The Texas Rangers are 8-5 after splitting a four game series over the weekend against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. The...
• 4/16 Swingin' A's: A Bittersweet Night for Nate Freiman and the Athletics: Last week the Oakland Athletics were riding high on a 9 game winning streak, the talk of the American League, then came the Detroit...
• 4/16 TheLeadoffWalk: Astros vs. Athletics: Day 15 Observations: Athletics 11, Astros 2 Athletics Bats: It didn’t take long for Oakland’s lineup to put this game out of hand....
• 4/15 Injury Report: ()
• 4/15 Injury Report: ()
• 4/15 Swingin' A's: Oakland Athletics Deemed Inferior by San Francisco Chronicle… Sun Also Rises: It’s not often that anything in the newspaper catches my eye these days, except for the always exceptional work of Athletics...
• 4/15 Sports Out West: Oakland Athletics: Recap of nine-game winning streak: Before running into the Detroit Tigers, the Oakland Athletics pulled off an impressive early-season winning streak with nine-straight...
• 4/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Tigers @ A’s Game 12: Wrap: Detroit 7, Oakland 3. A’s 9-3 (1st Place, 1 game ahead) The A’s were finally stopped. Not a bad run with nine straight...
• 4/14 Injury Report: ()
• 4/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Tigers @ A’s Game 11: Wrap: Oakland 4, Detroit 3 (12 innings). A’s 9-2 (1st Place, 2 games ahead) The A’s just can’t be stopped. Winners...
• 4/14 Injury Report: ()
• 4/14 Baseball News Source: A’s Place Yoenis Cespedes On The DL: The Oakland Athletics placed left fielder Yoenis Cespedes on the DL with a strained muscle in his left hand. An MRI showed...
• 4/14 Injury Report: ()
• 4/13 Baseball Musings: Cespedes Disabled: The Athletics placed Yoenis Cespedes on the disabled list. Cespedes strained a muscle in his left hand yesterday while sliding...
• 4/13 Injury Report: ()
• 4/13 The Sports Critic: Ten-Game “Who’s Hot / Who’s Not” in MLB: As of April 13, most MLB teams have played 10 games. Any 10-game stretch serves as a strong reference for a “Who’s Hot-Who’s...
• 4/13 Injury Report: ()
• 4/13 MLB Injury News: Athletics lose Coco Crisp, Yoenis Cespedes to injury: The Oakland Athletics were able to down the Detroit Tigers in extras last night, but they lost a pair of outfielders – Coco...
• 4/13 Call to the Pen: Oakland Athletics Injury News: Coco Crisp, Yoenis Cespedes: The Oakland Athletics were able to squeak by Max Scherzer, Prince Fielder, and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 thanks to a walkoff home...
• 4/13 Swingin' A's: Bringer of Pie! Donaldson Walk Off Sends Streak to 9: We all knew that the A’s were going to have a tough time with the bats tonight against Detroit Tigers starter Max Scherzer,...
• 4/13 Injury Report: ()
• 4/12 Monkey with a Halo: Another April Fool's for the Angels: Oh God. It’s happening again, isn’t it? The Angel’s have started April with an ongoing fool’s joke....
• 4/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 10: Wrap: Oakland 11, Los Angeles 5. A’s 8-2 (1st Place, 1 game ahead) If baseball had a football schedule one can say that the...
• 4/12 Swingin' A's: Athletics, A.J. Griffin Make a Statement With Dominant Win to Sweep Angels: Tonight the Athletics had a chance to go for the jugular as they attempted to sweep the Los Angeles Angels in their first meeting...
• 4/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 9: Wrap: Oakland 11, Los Angeles 5. A’s 7-2 (1st Place, 1 game ahead) The A’s kept on rolling to their seventh straight win...
• 4/11 TheLeadoffWalk: Athletics vs. Angels: Day Ten Observations: Athletics 11, Angels 5 Coco Crisp: Forgoing his newly-discovered home run stroke, Crisp led off the game with a single...
• 4/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 8: Wrap: Oakland 9, Los Angeles 5. A’s 6-2 (1st Place (tie)) The homer happy A’s kept themselves afloat atop the American...
• 4/10 Baseball News Source: Streaking A’s Win Sixth Straight Behind John Jaso Homer: John Jaso hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning after the A’s had squandered a four run lead to beat the...
• 4/10 TheLeadoffWalk: Athletics vs. Angels: Day Nine Observations: Athletics 9, Angels 5 John Jaso: Jason pinch-hit in the seventh inning and launched a game-winning three-run...
• 4/10 Swingin' A's: A’s Overcome Jarrod Parker, Themselves in Hard Fought Victory Over Angels: As I said last night, this series would be the first true test for the Athletics in 2013, and it did not disappoint.  As the...
• 4/9 WasWatching: The 25 Hottest Batters In Baseball So Far This Season: Rk Player OPS+ PA Year Age Tm G AB R H 2B HR RBI BB BA OBP SLG 1 Justin Upton 340 29 2013 25 ATL 7 26 9 11 2 6 8 2 .423 .448 1.192...
• 4/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Astros Game 7: Wrap: Oakland 9, Houston 3. A’s 5-2 (1st Place, 1/2 game ahead) The A’s completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Astros...
• 4/8 Swingin' A's: The Streakin’ A’s at 5-2, Far From Perfect (Eric Sogard, Josh Donaldson I’m Talking to You): The first two games of this young 2013 season seem like an eternity ago.  When the Athletics could hardly put a few hits on the...
• 4/8 Baseballhotcorner.com: What Did We Learn In Week 1 Of The MLB Season?: Week 1 is in the books, what have we learned? Up until today we learned that pitchers started out hot!  There were 12 games on...
• 4/7 Climbing Tal's Hill: Crisp, Lowrie power Athletics to sweep: Coco Crisp and Jed Lowrie both homered for the second straight day to help the Oakland Athletics finish a 3-game sweep of the...
• 4/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Astros Game 6: Wrap: Oakland 6, Houston 3. A’s 4-2 (1st Place, 1/2 game ahead) Bartolo Colon made his long awaited debut. I am not thrilled...
• 4/7 Swingin' A's: Bartolo Colon Can Still Get it Done; A’s Win 4th Straight: Today marked the first time since last August that the A’s saw Bartolo Colon take the hill for the Athletics after he was...
• 4/6 Injury Report: ()
• 4/6 Injury Report: ()
• 4/6 TheLeadoffWalk: Mariners vs. White Sox, Athletics vs. Astros: Day Five Observations: Mariners 8, White Sox 7 Franklin Gutierrez: Gutierrez led off the game with a home run, his second of the young...
• 4/6 Swingin' A's: Straily, Crisp Lead A’s to Easy 8-3 Victory Over Astros: The Athletics started this evening’s inaugural AL battle with the Houston Astros off with a bang when Coco Crisp led off...
• 4/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Astros Game 5: Wrap: Oakland 8, Houston 3. A’s 3-2 (2nd Place (tie), 1/2 game back) The A’s played their first ever American League game...
• 4/5 mlbreports.com : Nate Freiman: Beane Finds Yet Another Hidden Gem… And The A’s Next 1st Baseman: Like us on Facebook here Friday April 5th, 2013 Jonathan Hacohen  (Lead Baseball Columnist, Oakland A’s Correspondent...
• 4/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Mariners @ A’s Game 3: Wrap: Oakland 6, Seattle 2. A’s 1-2 (4th Place (tie), 1 game back) A’s get their first win of the year. After a very shaky...
• 4/4 TheLeadoffWalk: Day Three Recaps and Observations: Part Five: Athletics 6, Mariners 2 Jed Lowrie: Jed Lowrie had himself a nice day at the plate. He reached base four times, including three...
• 4/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Mariners @ A’s Game 2: Wrap: Seattle 7, Oakland 1. A’s 0-2 (5th Place, 2 games back) The A’s are in fifth place. That hasn’t been said...
• 4/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Mariners @ A’s Game 1: Wrap: Seattle 2, Oakland 0. A’s 0-1 (4th Place (tie), 1 game back) I am sort of ripping off the wrap up style of Astros...
• 4/2 Mariners Latest: Felix Does What Felix Does, Mariners Beat Athletics: A result of my boredom I sincerely doubt I'll make doing a post after every game a habit, but today was Opening Day and...
• 4/2 Indians Baseball Insider: The Nostalgia League: Playoff results: As an experiment, I have assembled 18 Cleveland baseball teams from all eras to compete in a 162 game schedule for the Best Team...
• 4/1 KC Kingdom: Royals Season Preview: What We Know: It’s Opening Day! Not only will we all get a fix of real, meaningful baseball today but we will also feature our last set...
• 4/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from Oakland: March 30/Recap: Giants @ A’s Game 33: A’s made their Oakland debut tonight and won 4-3 against their cross-bay rivals. Grant Balfour will be ready to go and is...
• 4/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from San Francisco: March 29/Recap: A’s @ Giants Game 32: A’s lost 3-1 to Barry Zito and the Giants tonight at AT&T Park. Along with the slew of roster moves today with guys...
• 4/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from San Francisco: March 28/Recap: A’s @ Giants Game 31: The A’s played the Giants in San Francisco at AT&T Park tonight. I get why they do these games. “Rivalry”....

• 3/29 Splash Hit Blog: GIFPost: Tim Lincecum’s Final Tune-Up: Tim Lincecum had his last start of Spring Training, and went 81 pitches across 4.2 innings, and how many earned runs or hits he...
• 3/29 numberFire: Oakland A's 2013 Statistical Preview: Hitting: They surprised last year, but the numbers say Josh Reddick and Co. might be more of an F-150 than a Prius.See More Jed Lowrie Eric...
• 3/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: BBTN Top 500: Athletics Edition: ESPN does a cool thing, the top 500 baseball players in the game ranked 1-thru-500 prior to each season (the link brings you...
• 3/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 27/Recap: Rockies @ A’s Game 30: Last game this spring at Phoenix Muni**** Stadium and the A’s dispatched the Rox 6-5. Adam Rosales‘ expected return...
• 3/28 Swingin' A's: In Conclusion: The Oakland Athletics and the Cactus League: No that’s not the howling wind of a late March rain storm you hear outside.  It’s not even the sound of the Athletics...
• 3/27 A's Farm: A’s, River Cats’ & RockHounds’ Roster Projections: We’re now less than a week away from opening day, and Jemile Weeks has been optioned to Sacramento, Adam Rosales has been placed...
• 3/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 25/Recap: Brewers @ A’s Game 28: A’s skipped by the Brew Crew 9-7 at Phoenix Muni**** Stadium today. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle expects...
• 3/25 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Kyle Lohse Brewers: Fantasy Spin on Pitcher’s SigningKyle Lohse appears ready to sign for the 2013 season. Reports are that he’s staying in the NL Central with More......
• 3/24 mlbreports.com : The New Bash Brothers of Oakland – The A’s State Of The Union 2013 Part 1: The Hitters: Like us on Facebook here Sunday March 24th, 2013 By Bernie Olshansky   and Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner):...
• 3/24 Swingin' A's: Cespedes Takes Lincecum Very, Very Deep as A’s Rout Giants 12-5: For the duration of the last 12 months there has been quite a bit of concern surrounding the performance of the 2-time Cy Young...
• 3/23 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 22/Recap: A’s @ Reds Game 25: The A’s and White Sox drew to a 4-4 tie today at Phoenix Muni**** Stadium at the first night game of the spring at Phoenix...
• 3/23 MLBTradeRumors: Extension Candidate: Josh Reddick: Athletics outfielder Josh Reddick enjoyed a breakout season in 2012, hitting .242/.305/.463 but providing tremendous value to...
• 3/23 Sports Out West: A’s news: Josh Reddick out with sprained ankle: Oakland A’s right fielder Josh Reddick left Friday’s Cactus League Spring Training game at Phoenix Muni**** Stadium against...
• 3/22 Swingin' A's: The Dog Days of March and What’s Left to Determine: Normally as the month of March moves into its 20′s, just about everyone who plays, watches, listens, or pays any attention...
• 3/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 20: Not really news, but a fascinating article on Coco Crisp and his basestealing from Jonah Keri at Grantland. Love the intergration...
• 3/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 19/Recap: A’s @ Dodgers Game 23: A’s crossed town to go to Camelback Ranch where they fell to the Dodgers 7-1. The World Baseball Classic ended today with...
• 3/20 Baseball Musings: Crisp Steals: Jonah Keri uses video to talk steals with Coco Crisp. I like this bit from Coco standing on second: But another thing, too, from...
• 3/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 18/Recap: Mariners @ A’s Game 22: The A’s fell to the Mariners 6-5 at Phoenix Muni today. The A’s released Garrett Olson so he could pursue an opportunity...
• 3/19 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Call Up Report: Aaron HicksWe have a regular column called the “Call Up Report” where we take a good look at a rookie about More......
• 3/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 16/Recaps: Angels @ A’s and A’s @ White Sox Game 20: A’s played two today with split-squad action. They played to a 13-13 tie with the Halos in Phoenix while they fell to the...
• 3/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 15/Recap: A’s @ Diamondbacks Game 19: The A’s played the A’s of yesteryear (the Arizona Diamondbacks) with Brandon McCarthy taking the mound for the opposition...
• 3/15 MetsToday.com: Brewers Extend Carlos Gomez: The Milwaukee Brewers have announced a three-year, $24M extension to the contract of Carlos Gomez, locking up the speedster through...
• 3/13 Justin Jabs: Brewers reportedly about to extend Carlos Gomez: According to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Milwaukee Brewers are on the verge of extending center fielder...
• 3/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 10/Recap: Diamondbacks @ A’s Game 15: A’s won 7-5 against the Arizona Diamondbacks (or A’s of yesteryear). The A’s shipped off some guys to MiLB camp...
• 3/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: March 12/Recap: Royals @ A’s Game 17: A’s were 6-3 winners over the Cactus League leading Kansas City Royals (13-2-1) today. That improved their Cactus League...
• 3/12 Inside the Dodgers: Daily Distractions: Picking a new WBC favorite; Cactus League attendance down; Mike Piazza ads.: I started toying with this mental exercise last night: What if the state of California had a team in the World Baseball Classic?...
• 3/11 Swingin' A's: Medical Maladies That Can Only Happen To The A’s and “House”: With Fox’s House off the air now after eight years of baffling medical mysteries, people only have the Oakland A’s...
• 3/6 Sultan of Squat: 2013 AL West Preview:   My fellow baseball fans. We are almost halfway through the 2013 MLB preview/predictions. If you missed the first two installments,...
• 3/5 Swingin' A's: The Athletics’ Secret Weapon: Seth Smith: Within the Athletics universe there is a select group of players who get the bulk of the glory for the success of the team.  They...
• 3/3 Swingin' A's: Reddick and Moss Drop the Rockies With the Longball: There’s no doubt the A’s have been scuffling a bit thus far in the young Cactus League.  Coming into this afternoon’s...
• 3/2 Roto Think Tank: CBS AL-Only Analyst Auction: And, in case you missed it, here is the American League link for the CBS auction (held Thursday). My write-up is over at Baseball...
• 3/2 Fire Brand of the American League: Know Thy Enemy 2013: Tampa Bay RaysJoe Reilly brings you the 2013 Fire Brand Tampa Bay Rays season preview. ...
• 3/1 MLB Dirt: Interesting Stats: Non-Feared Players - Perhaps these players aren’t the least feared hitters.  After all, Bryce Harper and Adam Jones are...

• 2/28 Swingin' A's: Ranking The AL West Outfields: The AL West figures to be a three team race between the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels, and Oakland A’s in 2013. The...
• 2/28 Swingin' A's: 3 Players Who Will Help Lead The A’s In 2013: There is no question about it, the Oakland A’s will be a young team in 2013. The youthful A’s charged into the post-season...
• 2/27 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Yankees are the 10th grittiest team in baseball: In a feature that has both amused and confounded me, Max Weinstein of Beyond the Boxscore has determined who the grittiest players...
• 2/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: February 25/Recap: Indians @ A’s ST Game 3: The 5-0 Cleveland Indians won 14-10 on an offense filled day at Phoenix Muni. Chris Young is fine from the quad cramp that caused...
• 2/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: February 24/Recap: A’s @ Angels ST Game 2: A’s skip past the Angels 7-5 in Tempe.  A’s lineup for today was: Coco Crisp CF, Chris Young RF, Seth Smith DH, Yoenis...
• 2/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: February 22: Pitchers for tomorrow’s game were announced. Up against the Brew Crew in Maryvale will be Jesse Chavez, Justin Thomas, Bruce...
• 2/25 Swingin' A's: A’s Get Their First Win of 2013, Beat Angels 7-5: Well, it wasn’t exactly the Angels team that shelled out tons of cash this offseason and last that fell to the Oakland Athletics...
• 2/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: AL Preview: Pacific Coast Edition: With Spring Training underway throughout baseball, we will take a look at the offseason moves made by the other American League...
• 2/23 A's Farm: Getting To Know: A’s Top Prospect Addison Russell: Well, last week, we brought you an interview with the A’s top pitching prospect on our Top 10 Prospect List – Dan Straily....
• 2/23 Swingin' A's: Cactus League Opener: Lineup Analysis: In just about 13 hours from the moment I’m typing these words, the Oakland Athletics will take the field and face off against...
• 2/21 Swingin' A's: Arizona Battles: Final Roster Spots: Spring training has arrived and every A’s fan is anxious to get the season started. However, the lead up to the season is just...
• 2/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Update from PHX: February 16: Scott Sizemore is a new father as his wife Brooke gave birth to a baby girl. Congrats to him! Jed Lowrie and Seth Smith arrived...
• 2/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Rundown from PHX: February 11: I’d like try and corral all the day’s spring training news into one resource every day. Do a bulleted list of what...
• 2/17 Mets Merized: Five Moves That Can Happen This Spring: Mets Will Trade For At Least One Starting Outfielder: XtreemIcon just emailed me a link to Jim Bowden’s latest post on ESPN Insider (subscription required). Bowden goes out on...
• 2/15 Swingin' A's: 3 Reasons Why The A’s Will Succeed In 2013: The A’s have spent the off-season retooling and revamping their roster in an effort to defend their AL West crown. General...
• 2/13 Swingin' A's: 2013 State of the Athletics Address: It seemed **** that with President Obama delivering his annual State of the Union address this evening, I would take the opportunity...
• 2/12 Billy-Ball.com: A Hard Look at B.J. Upton: There are a number of folks out there who have simply gone Lady Gaga over the Atlanta Braves outfield, and that’s not Lady-like,...
• 2/12 A's Farm: Spring Has Sprung!: Well, as you may already know, Monday was the big day for A’s pitchers and catchers to report to the team’s spring training...
• 2/7 Swingin' A's: A’s In 2013: The Value In Depth: It’s not easy being on top of an ultra-competitive division in pro baseball. The A’s know this and their fearless...
• 2/4 Swingin' A's: ZiP It! The Outfield Edition: There are many sources one can seek to try to predict the future in baseball, Baseball Prospectus is famous for their annual handbook...

• 1/29 A's Farm: A’s Manager Bob Melvin On The Team’s New SS, Who’ll Start At 2B, And Daric Barton’s Chances Of Making The Roster: As part of A’s FanFest this past weekend, a few members of the A’s staff took some time out to attend a bloggers-only press...
• 1/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today in Tribe History: January 28, 2006: Compiled by Jason Kaminski In a three-team, multi-player trade, the Cleveland Indians send center fielder Coco Crisp, reliever...
• 1/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Playing time plentiful for outfield: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin is not worried about finding playing time for all of his outfielders, saying there will be...[+] plenty to go around for OF's Chris B. Young, Yoenis Cespedes, Seth Smith, Josh Reddick and Coco Crisp. 'There are enough at-bats for everyone,' Melvin said. 'It's how they're allotted that's the difficult part. We're set up for injuries if something were to happen along those lines, but I think it's going to be more of a feel thing.'
• 1/27 Rays Colored Glasses: What Ever Happened to Akinori Iwamura?: With the Rays signing Shelley Duncan over the last few days, Rays fans have been reminded of a name they had all but forgotten,...
• 1/27 MLBTradeRumors: A's Notes: Lineup, Young, Cespedes, Nakajima: The Athletics held their A's Fan Fest today with manager Bob Melvin and GM Billy Beane hosting a Q&A session. Here are the...
• 1/26 Fire Brand of the American League: Remembering Nomar: Remembering my childhood hero's rise to stardom, fall from grace, and re-emergence as a true symbol of what the Boston Red Sox...
• 1/24 Swingin' A's: Roster Review Series: Part 1: This will be a recurring series outlining the different aspects of the A’s roster. I will preview what the outfield, infield,...
• 1/22 That Ball's Outta Here: Phillies Should Make An Offer For Chris Young: Look there, under that rock! It’s another outfielder possibility! Someone kill it, quick!!! As the Phillies continue their...
• 1/22 Mets Merized: ESPN: Mets Could Contend Again In 2015: Jason Martinez of ESPN Insider (subscription required) projects the Mets to optimally contend again in 2015 as he continues posting...
• 1/21 Fire Brand of the American League: Jackie Bradley Jr.: Different, But GoodTo truly appreciate Jackie Bradley Jr., you have to look past traditional "counting" stats....
• 1/18 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: LA Angels Hitting and Pitching Projections: Los Angeles Angels – Predicted Finish: First Place, AL West One thing is clear about the Angels. With their talent, whether...
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Morse, Kubel, M's, Angels, Young: Yesterday, Mariners General Manager Jack Zduriencik told reporters, including MLBTR's Mark Polishuk, that while he liked what...
• 1/17 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Oakland A’s Hitting & Pitching Projections: Oakland Athletics — Predicted Finish: Second Place, AL West Well last season, the A’s out-performed anyone’s wildest...
• 1/16 Mets Merized: Could Coco Crisp Solve Mets Center Field Problem?: As the Mets continue to ponder their outfield situation, one thing is apparent: they still need a right-handed bat. The free agency...
• 1/14 Swingin' A's: Developing Leadership in Oakland: Last season’s success was largely on the shoulders of young talent.  That’s not breaking news.  The team had a rotation...
• 1/13 mlbreports.com : Bartolo Colon: Ready For One More “BIG” Season in Oakland: Like us on Facebook here Sunday January 13th, 2013 Jonathan Hacohen  (Lead Baseball Columnist, Oakland A’s Correspondent...
• 1/12 Braves Journal: Three Trades My Barber Would Make (by Smitty): I just got back from my barber and we were discussing the upcoming season. My barber is still ticked off over the “In-Field...
• 1/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Is draft-pick compensation limiting Michael Bourn market?: No player has been more enigmatic this offseason than free-agent outfielder Michael Bourn. Making the National League All-Star...
• 1/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013 Draft Strategy: The Debate for No. 1: Barring some unforeseen circumstances, the top three players drafted in the overwhelming amount of fantasy drafts this season...
• 1/7 Swingin' A's: Countdown: FanFest: Hey A’s fans, did you really think the holiday season was over? On Sunday, January 27th the Oakland Athletics will hold...
• 1/4 Rising Apple: Punting 2013?: As the days before spring training dwindle (39 and counting), many of us are growing increasingly uncomfortable with the state...

• 12/31 The Daily Fungo: 2012 Top 10 Stories: #2 – Tigers Win the Pennant: Given how the Tigers’ 2012 season went, months of frustration and a division title that came at the 11th hour, a trip to...
• 12/31 Swingin' A's: 2013 New YeAr’s Resolutions: #BernieLeanIn13: After the 2012 season none of us will ever see the “Weekend At Bernie’s” movies in quite the same light.  It...
• 12/31 Swingin' A's: Finding Space For Chris Carter: It’s been a rocky road for the big 1st baseman Chris Carter over the years, he always seemed to have major power potential,...
• 12/30 Tyler's Think Tank: Round Numbers: We love round numbers in baseball. Psychologically, there's a big difference between a .300 hitter and a .296 hitter, a 20 game...
• 12/30 Swingin' A's: 2013 New YeAr’s Resolution: Durability: I understand the 162 game MLB schedule is a grind, it’s not easy, and it’s not supposed to be.  It serves to weed...
• 12/29 MLB Injury News: Mets Rumors: NY Eyeing Athletics’ Coco Crisp; Bullpen Help: While the New York Mets have expressed interest in Oakland Athletics outfielder Coco Crisp, there is a sense that the A’s...
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Howell, LaRoche, Crisp, Marlins: Happy 60th birthday to former Mets third baseman Ray Knight, whose World Series MVP performance in 1986 helped lift the Amazins...
• 12/27 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays History: Kazmir Fans 10 Against Boston, A Sign Of Things To Come In 2008: Former Rays pitcher Scott Kazmir has a second chance at his career with his new minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians....
• 12/26 Rising Apple: Could Nyjer Morgan be a Fit in the Mets Outfield?: Yes, I’m starting to get a little desperate as the Mets continue to search for outfielders since Santa Claus didn’t...
• 12/23 BoSox Injection: Napoli Deal: Time of Death, Today. LaRoche and Swisher in the Wings?: I’m calling this one. The Sox deal with Mike Napoli is dead. Do I have verification? No. Is it official that the deal is...
• 12/23 Swingin' A's: An Athletics Christmas Carol: Do you even have to ask who plays Ebenezer Scrooge?  I didn’t think so.  We all know who’s taken our beloved Athletics...
• 12/22 Rising Apple: Cody Ross To Arizona: Your Move, Sandy: According to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News, Cody Ross has signed a three-year deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks. It...
• 12/22 Swingin' A's: Santa’s Oakland A’s Naughty or Nice List: Volume 2: Last night I unveiled some unprecedented classified information when I showed you all some of Santa Claus’s notes from his...
• 12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Interested in Coco CrispThe New York Mets are interested in Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp, but the feeling is that the Athletics will keep him....[+] The New York Mets are interested in Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp, but the feeling is that the Athletics will keep him.
• 12/17 Kings of Kauffman: Retro Rumors: Barry Bonds and the Royals: After the 2007 season, the Royals had finished last or second to close to it in most significant offensive categories. Second...
• 12/17 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Longoria, Girlfriend Expecting, David Price’s Connection to Tennessee Hometown: Why did Evan Longoria sign his 10-year, 136 million dollar extension with the Rays when he was already signed for the next three...
• 12/16 Tomahawk Take: More Low-End LF Targets: While it’s mid-December and the left field situation is still unresolved in Atlanta, there are plenty of candidates remaining...
• 12/12 MLBRandomFandom: Oakland Athletics Team Page: OAKLAND ATHLETICSMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score 1. Yoenis Cespedes (8)2. Josh Reddick (7.75)3. Coco...
• 12/12 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Reactions: Reds, Choo, D'Backs, Indians: Earlier tonight, the Reds, Indians, and Diamondbacks completed a three-team deal that will change the complexion of all three...
• 12/11 Redlegs Review: Reds Leadoff Man Search Continues; What Would You Do?:    by: Parker Perry @ParkerPerry_ Staff Writer   With Jonathan Broxton re-signed, Ryan Ludwick...
• 12/10 WasWatching: It’s WAR! Curtis Granderson Vs. Coco Crisp In 2012: If you’re a fan of WAR, then these two players had the same value in 2012: Rk Player WAR/pos ▴ Year Age Tm G PA 2 Coco...
• 12/6 Redlegs Review: Ludwick and Reds still talking as Winter Meetings end: Well, Walt Jocketty showed up to baseball's 2012 Winter Meetings, so there's that. Nothing of note really happened at Opryland...
• 12/5 Swingin' A's: Yunel Escobar Will Not Be An Athletic, Fans Rejoice/Complain: We dodged a bullet there.  Ever since July we’ve heard rumors all over the place about the Athletics kicking the tires...
• 12/5 Swingin' A's: A’s Winter Trade Wish List Series Part 2: In honor of the MLB Winter Meetings I have decided to do a series of posts dedicated to possible trade partners the A’s could...
• 12/4 Redlegs Review: Ryan Ludwick could be the next Reds move : by: Parker Perry Staff Writer  After three innings of the baseball winter meetings, the Cincinnati Reds are still...

• 11/28 Swingin' A's: A’s Find Themselves All Over the Gibby Awards: Just when you thought all the postseason awards had been handed out, the nominations for the 2012 Gibby Awards (Greatness in Baseball...
• 11/25 Swingin' A's: If There’s a Wil, There’s A Way?: There has not been much activity lately to set the baseball world ablaze since the Marlins-Blue Jays blockbuster deal of a couple...
• 11/19 Diamond Ring: All Ex-Royals Team: All throughout the playoffs, I watched ex-Royal after ex-Royal contribute to playoff teams. I watched Coco Crisp make up for...
• 11/17 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Toronto Blue Jays: While the Blue Jays have already addressed many of their offseason needs, they're probably not done making changes just yet. Guaranteed...
• 11/16 Redlegs Review: Crasnick says Reds in desperate need of a leadoff hitter: Hamilton is destined to be Cincy's leadoff man in the future, just not yet Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com recently published...
• 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays To Sign Melky Cabrera: The Blue Jays have agreed to sign Melky Cabrera to a two-year, $16MM contract, Enrique Rojas of ESPNdeportes.com reports. ACES...
• 11/14 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Impact of Torii Hunter Signing with Tigers: Torii Hunter will be making his return to the AL Central, only this time he’ll be in a Tigers’ uniform. More...The...
• 11/14 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball Impact of Torii Hunter Signing with Tigers: Torii Hunter will be making his return to the AL Central, only this time he’ll be in a Tigers’ uniform. More...The...
• 11/13 Diamond Ring: The Problem With Advanced Defensive Metrics: The recent Fielding Bible Awards and Gold Glove Awards spawned multiple articles and discussions about advanced fielding metrics....
• 11/12 Blog Red Machine: Reds Trade Rumors: Do You Keep Zack Cozart or Didi Gregorius?: Or both. As is now public knowledge, the Reds might be shopping one of its shortstops. Reds GM Walt Jocketty told FOX Sports Jon...
• 11/11 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Who Can Be Traded?: I take everything the A’s brass says with a grain of salt. Clearly they aren’t going to telegraph their intentions...
• 11/9 Tomahawk Take: Matching Fact With Perception In The Free Agent Market: Everyone sees this game differently; some follow it in depth while others watch from the periphery. Some can tell you who led...
• 11/9 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Could Trade Zack Cozart Or Didi Gregorius: Reds GM Walt Jocketty tells Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports that Cincinnati could move one of their young shortstops (Zack Cozart...
• 11/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Will hold OF depth: Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane said he plans to hand onto the excess of outfielders the team has in OFs Chris B....[+] Young, Yoenis Cespedes, Coco Crisp, Josh Reddick and Seth Smith.
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Sherman's Latest: Pettitte, Athletics, Mets: Here's the latest from Joel Sherman of The New York Post (links go to Twitter)... Andy Pettitte is now represented by Excel...
• 11/6 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Alex Gordon Wins Second Gold Glove: Tonight the gold glove winners are being announced in each league.  During an hour long program on ESPN2, winners in both leagues...
• 11/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Top 20 Moments in Jacobs Field History: Ervin Santana’s No-Hitter: The 2013 season will mark the 20th year of baseball at Progressive (ie Jacobs) Field. It’s been a relatively short history...
• 11/5 Tomahawk Take: Pick Your Braves Outfield Option – The Results: The results are. Fans voting on a player based on stats only to take Michael Bourn’s place in the Braves outfield chose Michael...
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Oakland Athletics: The A’s must address the left side of their infield this offseason. Guaranteed Contracts Yoenis Cespedes, OF: $29.5MM...
• 11/5 mlbreports.com : Analyzing the Oakland A’s Outfield Conundrum: Monday November 5th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto: The A’s now find themselves in a sticky situation with four outfielders who are all...
• 11/3 Braves Journal: Where Do We Go From Here? 2012.1: Filling Center Field: Until the trade for Michael Bourn, center field had been something of a revolving door for the Braves in the post-Andruw Jones...
• 11/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Philadelphia Phillies: The Phillies must acquire at least one outfielder and pursue upgrades at third base. Guaranteed Contracts Cole Hamels,...

• 10/30 Swingin' A's: Would the A’s Trade Yoenis Cespedes?: With the A’s boasting an excess in outfield help, would Billy Beane and the front office ever think about trading Yoenis...
• 10/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Carrera Could Fill Void that Has Been Left Field: After a disappointing 2012 Cleveland Indians season the organization is at a crossroads to decide how to progress with the organization,...
• 10/28 WahoosOnFirst: This Week on Wahoo’s on First: Judging Shapiro and Managerial Candidates: We celebrated a big anniversary at Wahoo’s on First this week, but that’s not the only interesting thing that’s...
• 10/27 Tomahawk Take: Potential CF Targets: Coming into this season, the Braves knew that the CF situation could be in flux for 2013.  With Michael Bourn‘s strong...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cincinnati Reds: The Reds will look for an outfielder who can bat leadoff this coming offseason. Guaranteed Contracts Joey Votto, 1B:...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Farrell, Hamilton, Lohse: On this date in 1998, Mike Piazza signed what was then the most lucrative contract in baseball history. The backstop inked a...
• 10/26 WahoosOnFirst: An Indians Fan’s Guide to the 2012 World Series: Well, we’re two games into the 2012 World Series, and so far it’s been an exciting one. Pablo Sandoval put on a show...
• 10/25 WahoosOnFirst: Judging Mark Shapiro’s GM Tenure: Low-Profile Trades: We’re now more than two full years removed from Mark Shapiro’s promotion to Cleveland Indians team president and GM Chris...
• 10/24 Swingin' A's: Jerry Blevins: The Bullpen Magician: Since being acquired as one of two pieces from the Chicago Cubs in the deal that ended Jason Kendall‘s time in Oakland,...
• 10/23 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Acquire Chris Young from DBacks: The A’s pulled off a surprising trade today as they sent longtime shortstop Cliff Pennington and shortstop prospect Yordy...
• 10/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Want to keep Coco Crisp: Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane said he wants to keep OF Coco Crisp on roster despite trading for OF Chris B. Young....[+] 'I really like our outfield,' Beane said. 'Everybody knows how important this guy is to this team and also has the benefit of being a personal favorite of mine.'
• 10/22 WahoosOnFirst: Could Cleveland Indians Trade For Coco Crisp?: The first trade salvo of the offseason was fired on Saturday as the Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks and Oakland A’s...
• 10/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Several teams could be interested in Coco Crisp: The Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays could be interested in Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp...[+] if the team decides to trade him.
• 10/21 Climbing Tal's Hill: Hot stove heating up early: Even though the National League representative for the World Series has yet to be determined, baseball’s hot stove is already...
• 10/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Hot Stove Gets Revved Up, Roster Moves, Rays to Add New Hitting Coach?: The offseason is not officially here, with the St. Louis Cardinals leading the San Francisco Giants 3-2 in the NLCS with the winner...
• 10/21 Rising Apple: Heath Bell Heads to Arizona; D-Backs Trade Young to Oakland: There one big trade that made noise this weekend, having an effect on the Mets and their off-season plan. It was a three-team...
• 10/21 Baseball Press: Hot Stove: A's, DBacks, and Marlins Swap Players: Chris Young heads to Oakland in a three team deal. (US Presswire)On the National League Championship Series travel day, three...
• 10/20 Call to the Pen: Miami Sends Bell to Arizona in Three-Team Trade: Much of the past week the baseball world has braced for an active start to the hot stove season, particularly with all of the...
• 10/20 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Notes: Gomes, Crisp, Young: Earlier tonight, Athletics General Manager Billy Beane spoke with reporters to discuss the three-team deal that brought Chris...
• 10/20 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Athletics, Marlins, and Diamondbacks Get Early Start On Hot Stove: We are at least one game away from knowing who the combatants are going to be in the 2012 World Series. But just that...
• 10/20 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Reactions: Bell, D'Backs, A's, Young, Marlins: The Diamondbacks bolstered their bullpen today with the acquisition of Heath Bell and they may not be done, tweets Jack Magruder...
• 10/20 Kings of Kauffman: Dayton Moore’s Itchy Trigger Finger: Earlier today, the Oakland A’s, Arizona Diamondbacks and Miami Marlins agreed to a deal that moved outfielder Chris Young...
• 10/20 Baseball News Source: D’Backs, Marlins, A’s Complete 3 Way Trade – Bell To D’Backs – Young To A’s: Bell, Young, Cabrera and Pennington have been traded The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired RHP Heath Bell and cash considerations...
• 10/19 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Oakland Athletics: Raise your hand if you predicted that the Oakland Athletics would win the AL West before the season began? Look around the room....
• 10/17 The Beanball: How Are the Oakland Athletics Winning?: The Oakland Athletics were not supposed to be good in 2012. During the off-season, the A’s traded three-forths of their...
• 10/16 Swingin' A's: Bigger and Better Things: It took a few days. A few days of reflection, of pain, of gratitude. A few days to step back and process the sad reality that...
• 10/12 The Flagrant Fan: Strikeouts came back to bite Athletics: Back in early September, the one worry presented in this space for the Cinderella Oakland Athletics was their prestigious...
• 10/12 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 4 Fantasy Baseball Players Out of a Job by Season’s End Revisited: In February we ran a series of predictive posts as a Countdown to the 2012 fantasy baseball season. Those predictions have come...
• 10/11 Motor City Bengals: Justin Verlander Legend Can Grow Tonight: Unfortunately for all of us, and the Tigers, Jose Valverde was unable to take care of business last night leading to a series...
• 10/11 Call to the Pen: Playoffs Packed With Drama: Is it possible to go directly from the bench to a monument at Yankee Stadium? Well, Raul Ibanez just did it. Home run in the bottom...
• 10/11 Motor City Bengals: Jose Valverde Blows Save, Detroit Tigers Now Face Elimination: Athletics 4, Tigers 3 (box score) For eight and a half innings the game went nearly as well as the Tigers could have scripted....
• 10/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Jose Valverde implodes in ALDS Game 4: Detroit Tigers CL Jose Valverde blew a 3-1 lead when he allowed a game-tying double to Oakland Athletics OF Seth Smith and a game-winning...[+] single to OF Coco Crisp. The Tigers lost 4-3, evening the American League Division Series at two games apiece and forcing a fifth and deciding game.
• 10/11 Baseball Jerks: Detroit Tigers’ Jose Valverde: Jerk of the Day: The Detroit Tigers lost game 4 of the ALDS Wednesday in Oakland, and there’s no one else to blame besides Jose Valverde....
• 10/11 Baseball News Source: Oakland Storms Back to Beat Tigers: Oakland walkoff  victory sends series to game five The Oakland Athletics rallied in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the...
• 10/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Former Indians Take the Postseason Stage: By Christian Petrila For many Indians and Indians alumni, October is a time to reflect on the season that was. However, for some...
• 10/10 Swingin' A's: There Will Be Baseball In Oakland Tomorrow: The last 6 games of the regular season saw quite the phenomenon take place.  As the Oakland Athletics ran the table to take the...
• 10/10 Baseball Jerks: ALDS Game 3: Detroit Tigers’ Bats Purring in Oakland: The Detroit Tigers dropped Game 3 of the ALDS tonight at the hands of the Oakland Athletics pitching staff feat. Brett Anderson....
• 10/10 Baseball News Source: Brett Anderson Leads A’s Over Tigers in Game 3: Anderson held the Tigers in check for six innings The Oakland Athletics used three old friends, pitching defense and timely hitting,...
• 10/10 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Can’t Close Out A’s, Drop ALDS Game Three In Oakland: Athletics 2, Tigers 0 (box score) A funny thing happens when a team doesn’t get any hits: they don’t get any runs. That was...
• 10/9 Swingin' A's: Athletics Hope to Avoid a Parallel Postseason Nightmare: The more things change, the more they stay the same. With the A’s making their first postseason appearance in six years,...
• 10/9 Swingin' A's: A’s Defensive Woes Should Not Be Ignored: There’s no question quality defense is an important factor in winning regular season games and making a deep run in the playoffs....
• 10/9 Motor City Bengals: Random Thoughts: ALDS Off-Day: A few things to cloud your mind, as we Tigers fans sit and wait patiently for Game 3 of the ALDS… The Tigers did their job...
• 10/8 Yankees Fans Unite: Travel Day: A ridiculous format, everything that’s wrong with MLB, a costly error, a costly injury, Tito to the Tribe, and there is...
• 10/8 Swingin' A's: What the A’s Need to do to Advance to the ALCS: The A’s have had a tough time against the Detroit Tigers over the past few years. This became de ja vu as the Green and Gold...
• 10/8 Motor City Bengals: What Oakland’s Saying About Detroit’s 2-0 Series Lead: The Detroit Tigers won a wild Sunday afternoon ballgame to go up two games to none on the Oakland Athletics who will now have...
• 10/7 Baseball Jerks: ALDS Game 2: Don Kelly and the Tigers win Battle of Ineptitudes: The Oakland Athletics tried to give the game away, but the Detroit Tigers kept trying to give it back. Today’s jerk turned...
• 10/7 High Heat Stats: Talk about the LDS: Quadruple-header Sunday!: Eye-opening play at the plate to limit Oakland’s damage in the 3rd: Rookie RF Avisail Garcia needed a perfect throw to...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Bullpen Misses and Hits: The Oakland bullpen pitched a strange game as they lose to the Tigers 5-4, Detroit taking a 2-0 lead in the ALDS. The pen was...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Power Against Power: Oakland has men on first and third with two out in the top of the ninth. Coco Crisp raced down to first on a grounder to prevent...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Crisp Fried: Miguel Cabrera comes up with two on and two out in the bottom of the seventh inning against Sean Doolittle. Doolittle gets Miguel...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Cabrera Giveth, and Cabrera Taketh Away: Miguel Cabrera doubled in his first at bat against Oakland Sunday afternoon, but was left on base. In the top of the third, he...
• 10/7 Swingin' A's: A’s Drop Game 1 As Verlander K’s 11, Pat Neshek Rises Above It All: Frankly it’s difficult to be too upset about the A’s dropping game 1 when they were facing off against one of the...
• 10/7 BoSox Injection: BSI Postseason Recap: On Night Of Aces, Verlander Stands Out: As is typical in the first game of a playoff series, each team had their ace pitching for them. The Reds had Johnny Cueto (19-9,...
• 10/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Tigers Game One ALDS: The Tigers beat the A’s 3-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the best of five division series. Justin Verlander was outstanding as...
• 10/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp provides only offense: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp went 1-for-4 with a solo home run to lead off the game in Game 1 of the American League Division...[+] Series against the Detroit Tigers Saturday, Oct. 6. It was the only offense for the A's in a 3-1 setback.
• 10/6 Baseball Jerks: ALDS Game 1: Oakland Swings and Misses: Yeah, yeah, Verlander Shmerlader. We get it. He’s lights out, but tonight’s Oakland lineup made themselves ripe for...
• 10/6 Baseball News Source: Tigers, Verlander Take Game One in ALDS: Verlander dominated the A’s in Game 1 Justin Verlander gave up a leadoff home run to Oakland A’s outfielder Coco Crisp,...
• 10/6 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Ride Justin Verlander to ALDS Lead: Tigers 3, Athletics 0 (box score) It’s a relief to have game one go more or less according to plan for the Tigers. We count...
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: Power Tigers: The Tigers pitchers took the pressure off the Detroit defense by striking out 14 Athletics batters, limiting the balls in play...
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: Avila Goes Deep: Alex Avila homers in bottom of the fifth inning for Detroit. The solo shot gives the Tigers a 3-1 lead over the Athletics. Avila...
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: Crisp Start: Coco Crisp gets the Athletics off to a good start, hitting a 95-MPH Justin Verlander fastball down the rightfield line for a home...
• 10/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Long Term Front Office Success Has Been Overshadowed by Short Term Failures: After a disappointing 2012 Cleveland Indians season the organization is at a crossroads to decide how to progress with the organization,...
• 10/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Detroit Tigers vs Oakland Athletics—ALDS Preview and Predictions: Oakland Athletics (94-68; 1st place, AL West) vs Detroit Tigers (88-74, 1st place, AL Central) Keys for the Athletics: Get depth...
• 10/5 Kings of Kauffman: The Fall Guy: I understand why Kevin Seitzer will no longer be the team’s hitting coach, and really, I’m okay with it. He was unable...
• 10/5 WahoosOnFirst: An Indians Fan’s Guide to the Playoffs: Wild Card, ALDS, and NLDS: The 2012 MLB playoffs start today, and the Cleveland Indians are one of the 20 teams to have been eliminated after 162 games....
• 10/3 High Heat Stats: Wednesday game notes (such sweet sorrow edition): @Athletics 12, Rangers 5: The turnabout’s complete. Call it comeback or collapse, the AL West is draped in gold and green....
• 10/3 Swingin' A's: The Wild Wild West: The A’s are crowned division champs: The underdog is officially on top. In a season which has defied expectations, the A’s are alive and well and headed to the...
• 10/3 Baseball Musings: Crooked Numbers: The Rangers and Athletics are playing a wild game. It looked like Texas was going to dominate as shoddy Oakland defense helped...
• 10/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Rangers @ A’s Game 160: With tonight’s 4-3 win over the Rangers the A’s have clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2006 and move...
• 10/2 Baseball News Source: A’s Secure Wild Card – Set Sights on AL West Title: A’s are now setting their sights on the American League West title Their spot in the postseason now secured with a win over...
• 10/2 Swingin' A's: The Oakland Athletics Are Playoff Bound: It was not supposed to happen, the A’s were supposed to lose 100 games and be the laughing stock of the American League....
• 10/1 Mariners Latest: Seattle Almost Wins Two Games, But Then Hand Them to Bullpen: Yeah, it was about like thatThe Seattle Mariners played a game on Saturday.  After the bullpen coughed up the lead and...

• 9/30 Swingin' A's: The Magic Formula Prevails In Dramatic Win: Athletics 7 – Mariners 4 (10 innings) I’d be lying if I said I was completely shocked by Brandon Moss‘ walk...
• 9/30 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: Orioles Tie for AL East Lead, Athletics Walk Off to Move Towards Clinching: Saturday was a terrible day for the Tampa Bay Rays. They won big versus the Chicago White Sox, with Matt Moore giving them 5.1...
• 9/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Mariners @ A’s Game 157: The Angels defeated the Rangers tonight. More importantly the A’s defeated the Mariners meaning they gained a game on the...
• 9/29 High Heat Stats: Saturday game notes (long division edition): Tigers 6, @Twins 4 / Rays 10, @White Sox 4: Each Central challenger had their ace on the hill for the last time in the regular...
• 9/29 Kings of Kauffman: Eric Hosmer Has Slight Rotator Cuff Tear: While diving for a ball on Thursday, Eric Hosmer came up with pain in his right shoulder. The injury kept him out of games Friday...
• 9/29 Swingin' A's: Anatomy of An A’s Killer: Jason Vargas: After last night’s very nice 8-2 win for the Athletics against the Seattle Mariners the A’s have reduced their magic...
• 9/29 Mariners Latest: A Baseball Game Recap That Isn't: I chose this picture for no other reason than it's kind of funny.  The attack of the Trayvon Robinson with the security...
• 9/29 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: Rays Slide Back As Orioles, A’s, Angels Win: The Rays 3-1 loss at the hands of the Chicago White Sox was difficult enough. Combined with the three teams they are chasing in...
• 9/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp returnsOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eye) returned to the starting lineup Friday, Sept. 28, against the Seattle Mariners....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eye) returned to the starting lineup Friday, Sept. 28, against the Seattle Mariners.
• 9/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp could return Friday: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eyes) is hitting in the cages Thursday, Sept. 27, and manager Bob Melvin is hoping Crisp can...[+] return Friday, Sept. 28.
• 9/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp not playing Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eyes) is not in the starting lineup Wednesday, Sept. 26....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eyes) is not in the starting lineup Wednesday, Sept. 26.
• 9/26 Swingin' A's: A’s Finally Win An Extra Inning Game: No doubt about it as tonight’s game moved along into the latter innings, deadlocked at 2, many A’s fans had to have...
• 9/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp enters as pinch runner: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eyes) entered the game as a pinch runner Tuesday, Sept. 25, and stole second base. He didn't...[+] start the game for the seventh straight contest.
• 9/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp hittingOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eyes) hit in the cages and will take batting practice on the field Tuesday, Sept. 25....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eyes) hit in the cages and will take batting practice on the field Tuesday, Sept. 25.
• 9/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp outOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eyes) is out of the lineup again Tuesday, Sept. 25. Also, OF Josh Reddick is resting....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eyes) is out of the lineup again Tuesday, Sept. 25. Also, OF Josh Reddick is resting.
• 9/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp feeling better: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eyes) felt better after taking batting practice Monday, Sept. 24. He's missed seven of the team's...[+] last eight games while dealing with allergic conjunctivitis.
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp not playingOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eyes) is not in the starting lineup Monday, Sept. 24....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eyes) is not in the starting lineup Monday, Sept. 24.
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp not improving: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp's (eyes) conjunctivitis has not shown any improvement, and manager Bob Melvin sounded more pessimistic...[+] than optimistic on Crisp's condition in the last few days.
• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp visits eye doctor Sunday: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eye) visited a doctor in New York Sunday, Sept. 23. His eyes were dilated and it is unlikely...[+] that he'll be available to play against the New York Yankees.
• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp out again Saturday: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eye allergy) did not play again Saturday, Sept. 22, and speculation is he may not play at all...[+] this weekend.
• 9/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees Win Sixth In A Row With A Walk Off Against the A’s: CC Sabathia had not looked good in his previous four starts coming into tonight’s start. Many people were wondering which...
• 9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp remains sidelined: Updating a previous report, Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eye) remained sidelined Friday, Sept. 21, against the New York Yankees....[+]
• 9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp unlikely to play: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eyes) is feeling better Friday, Sept. 21, but manager Bob Melvin said Crisp is unlikely to play....[+]
• 9/20 A's Farm: Mr. Melvin Meets The Bloggers: With Oakland right in the thick of a heated pennant race, A’s manager Bob Melvin took some time out just prior to a mid-September...
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp could return this weekend: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eyes) is improving from his pinkeye infection, and he could return to the lineup Friday, Sept....[+] 21, against the New York Yankees.
• 9/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp could return tomorrowOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (allergy) has improved and could play Friday, Sept. 21....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (allergy) has improved and could play Friday, Sept. 21.
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp slightly better: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (illness) is 'maybe slightly better' in his battle with conjunctivitis, according to manager Bob...[+] Melvin. He was held out of the game Wednesday, Sept. 19, against the Detroit Tigers. He is not considered contagious.
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp day-to-dayOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eye) is still considered day-to-day with an eye infection....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eye) is still considered day-to-day with an eye infection.
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp out: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eye) is out of the lineup again Wednesday, Sept. 19, with pinkeye. His eyes were very swollen...[+] after leaving the game early Tuesday, Sept. 18.
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp leaves game: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (illness) left the game Tuesday, Sept. 18, against the Detroit Tigers due to a recurrence of conjunctivitis....[+]
• 9/18 Baseball News Source: Detroit’s Scherzer departs after two innings: Max Scherzer pulled after two innings because of shoulder fatigue Fighting to remain in the American League Central race, the...
• 9/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp returns: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (eye) is back in the lineup Tuesday, Sept. 18, after missing the game with pinkeye Sunday, Sept....[+] 16.
• 9/17 Swingin' A's: The Coco Crisp Effect: Coco Crisp was re-signed by the A’s after last season to a two year contract worth $14 million. This move was seen as a stop...
• 9/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Orioles @ A’s Game 146: The A’s could not sweep the O’s and for a second straight series dropped the final game when going for a sweep. This...
• 9/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Orioles @ A’s Game 145: All the A’s scoring in this one came in the third inning. All the Orioles scoring was split between the second and the third...
• 9/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Angels @ A’s Game 136: Not a good game for A’s fans. There is the obvious, the A’s lost 7-1 meaning the Angels have swept the now 76-60 A’s...
• 9/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Orioles @ A’s Game 145: All the A’s scoring in this one came in the third inning. All the Orioles scoring was split between the second and the third...
• 9/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp not in lineup Sunday: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin said OF Coco Crisp (eye) is not in the starting lineup against the Baltimore Orioles Sunday,...[+] Sept. 16, because of allergic conjunctivitis. It is uncertain if he will be available off the bench.
• 9/16 Swingin' A's: Jarrod Parker Seals Another Series For the A’s: People keep waiting on the A’s to fail, to fade out of contention, but it just doesn’t seem to want to happen.  Tonight...
• 9/15 Kings of Kauffman: Never Too Soon to Call the Royals Next Year’s Sleeper: I remember back in  2009, the season hadn’t started yet, the Royals had just traded for power-hitting Mike Jacobs and a...
• 9/13 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- A’s Starting Pitching Shuts Down Angels Hitting Again: For all of the good that come out of the hot streak coming into this series against the A’s, all those good vibes are now...
• 9/12 High Heat Stats: Tuesday game notes: Athletics 6, @Angels 5: A 9th-inning roller-coaster left the Halos queasy and their fans downright nauseous. After the visitors...
• 9/12 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Angels Comeback Falls Just Short: Missed it by that much. The Angels comeback attempt fell just short as the Athletics beat the Angels 6-5.  These next two games...
• 9/11 Call to the Pen: Oakland A’s New Feel Good Team: With the boneheaded management move by Washington Nationals leaders benching Stephen Strasburg for the duration, the new flavor-of-the-month...
• 9/11 Baseball Musings: Playoff Race Roundup: The White Sox put some distance between themselves and the Tigers with a 6-1 win Monday night. Jose Quintana pitched against type,...
• 9/10 Swingin' A's: Billy Beane’s New Offense-Minded Stance: The Athletics have been known as a pitching first franchise for the better part of the last two decades. Of course the A’s have...
• 9/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Angels Game 136: Not a good game for A’s fans. There is the obvious, the A’s lost 7-1 meaning the Angels have swept the now 76-60 A’s...
• 9/7 Baseball News Source: Rookie Nick Maronde Gives Angels Bullpen a Gift: Nick Maronde opened the 2012 season at advanced Single-A Inland Empire and appeared in just seven Double-A games before getting...
• 9/7 The Beanball: How Are the Oakland Athletics Winning?: The Oakland Athletics were not supposed to be good in 2012. During the off-season, the A’s traded three-forths of their...
• 9/6 Swingin' A's: Redoing an MLB Outfield on a Budget in One Offseason: Creating a major league outfield has never been an easy thing to do. You have to weigh a player’s defensive range and arm strength...
• 9/6 Halo Hangout: Link Hangout: If you knew nothing about Nick Maronde before his last two appearances, you’re going to learn a bit about him today. Also,...
• 9/5 Swingin' A's: McCarthy Suffers Scary Injury as A’s Get Swept: It’s safe to say the A’s were emphatically outclassed by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during this 3 game series...
• 9/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Red Sox @ A’s Game 133: A’s sweep the Red Sox and extend their win streak to nine and also meaning that on September 2nd, yes September 2nd the...
• 9/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Red Sox @ A’s Game 132: The A’s are shockingly trailing by just three games the AL West leading Rangers following tonight’s 7-1 win over the...
• 9/2 BoSox Injection: A’s Rout Red Sox Again In 6-2 Loss: This was a terrible game that concluded a terrible series for the Red Sox. Things looked bleak heading into the game with a matchup...
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Mediocrity - 9/2: The last time the Boston Red Sox were 10 games under .500, Bill Clinton was seven months into his second term as President of...
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Mediocrity - 9/2: The last time the Boston Red Sox were 10 games under .500, Bill Clinton was seven months into his second term as President of...
• 9/2 High Heat Stats: Saturday AL Summary: A quick rundown of games from today’s AL action involving the leading teams. Tigers 5, White Sox 1 – Detroit closed...
• 9/2 Red Sox Life: Sox Drop Another, 7-1: Coco Crisp, with 10 home runs this year and 85 in his 11-year career, took Felix Doubront deep to lead off the bottom of the first.A's...
• 9/2 BoSox Injection: Doubront Rocked In 7-1 Loss As Skid Extends To Five: The disappointment just continues for Red Sox fans as their losing streak extended to five after a miserable loss last night....
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Mediocrity - 9/1: After being embarrassed last night 20-2, the Boston Red Sox look to keep their dignity tonight in the second game of a three-game...
• 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/1: The last time the Boston Red Sox were in Oakland, David Ortiz hit his 400th homer but his team couldn't put up any offense...
• 9/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Indians Game 130: The A’s sweep a four game set in Cleveland as they continue to win, win, win. Six straight now for Oakland as Cleveland...
• 9/1 SOX & Dawgs: Saturday Red Sox Mediocrity - 9/1: After being embarrassed last night 20-2, the Boston Red Sox look to keep their dignity tonight in the second game of a three-game...
• 9/1 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/1: The last time the Boston Red Sox were in Oakland, David Ortiz hit his 400th homer but his team couldn't put up any offense...
• 9/1 Swingin' A's: A’s Squeak Out 20-2 Victory Over Red Sox: Okay so maybe “squeak out” isn’t the proper term to describe this game, the A’s flat out embarrassed the...

• 8/31 SOX & Dawgs: Friday Red Sox Mediocrity - 8/31: After being swept in Anaheim, the Boston Red Sox head north tonight to continue their nine-game road trip. They'll look to break...
• 8/31 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Oakland AthleticsThe Advanced Scout mainlines caffeine as he analyzes the Oakland Athletics...
• 8/31 Swingin' A's: Memo to A’s Fans: This Is Not A Mirage: With the recent run of success by the Oakland Athletics that has brought them all the way to a season high 16 games over the .500...
• 8/31 WahoosOnFirst: Athletics Clobber Justin Masterson 12-7 to Complete Series Sweep: The Indians’ bats finally woke up Thursday afternoon, but they couldn’t keep up with the Athletics’ as Justin...
• 8/30 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Streaking Orioles Beat White Sox: Chicago 3 – Baltimore 5 -  Zach Britton struck out 10 over eight innings of work and allowed just one earned run and...
• 8/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Poor Start Too Much For Tribe To Fight Back; Athletics 12, Indians 7: By Craig Gifford The Indians offense, little more than a rumor most of the season’s second half, proved to be a reality...
• 8/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Indians Game 129: 14,142 quiet people were on hand to watch the A’s and Indians play last night. The Indians who have drawn better than the...
• 8/30 WahoosOnFirst: Athletics Beat Up on Bullpen as Indians Fall 8-4: The Indians actually managed to put some runs on the board Wednesday night after being shut out twice in a row, but it wasn’t...
• 8/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp returnsOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (foot) is back in the starting lineup Wednesday, Aug. 29....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (foot) is back in the starting lineup Wednesday, Aug. 29.
• 8/28 Swingin' A's: Jemile Weeks: Cornerstone?: A’s second baseman Jemile Weeks was sent back down to Triple-A Sacramento last week after a season that saw him struggle to...
• 8/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp sitting outOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (foot) is taking the day off Tuesday, Aug. 28....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (foot) is taking the day off Tuesday, Aug. 28.
• 8/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp fouls ball off foot: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (foot) was hobbling after he fouled a ball off his foot Monday, Aug. 27, and he was seen icing...[+] his foot after the game.
• 8/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp has X-raysOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp's (foot) X-rays showed no fracture in his right foot. He's being listed as day-to-day....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp's (foot) X-rays showed no fracture in his right foot. He's being listed as day-to-day.
• 8/28 WahoosOnFirst: Roberto Hernandez Injured as Athletics Shut Out Indians 3-0: Brett Anderson shut down Cleveland’s bats and Roberto Hernandez struggled and left the game with an injury Monday night...
• 8/28 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Bad Decisions, Bad Luck: Sean Rodriguez was swinging the bat well at Triple-A Durham and had a chance to receive quite a bit of playing time for the Rays...
• 8/27 WahoosOnFirst: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Oakland Athletics: Despite the fact that the Indians lost two of three this weekend against the Yankees, there’s still reason to be optimistic heading...
• 8/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Rays Game 126: The Republican National Convention comes to Tampa this week (as does potentially a hurricane) so the A’s played the final...
• 8/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Twins @ A’s Game 123: Bartolo Colon was suspended this morning but that didn’t rattle the A’s and Tommy Milone who cruised to victory 5-1...
• 8/25 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 127: Homers Down Hellickson as Rays Lose Series to A’s: In his last two starts, Jeremy Hellickson has now struck out 11 while walking 1 in 12 innings. But the difference this time around...
• 8/25 Baseball Musings: Crisper Power: Coco Crisp collected three hits, including two doubles, as the Athletics take two out of three from Rays, winning 4-2 Saturday...
• 8/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe’s Past Haunts them Again, Drops Ninth Straight; Yankees 3, Indians 1: By Steve Eby With old friends like the Indians have, who needs enemies? Last Saturday, Bartolo Colon bested his old team by giving...
• 8/24 Baseball News Source: South Atlantic League Prospects – Stealing Bases Making Comeback: Billy Hamilton is a source of excitement for baseball purists who covet the stolen base as an instrumental part of the game. If...
• 8/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 124: Alex Cobb Twirls Shutout as Rays Take Opener Vs. A’s: The beauty of the Rays rotation: on any given night, any starter could shut down the opposition and toss a shutout. On Thursday...
• 8/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp homers, doubles, scores three times: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp homered, doubled and scored three runs Wednesday, Aug. 22, in a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Twins....[+]
• 8/22 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Rangers crush Orioles behind Beltre’s three home run night: Baltimore 3 – Texas 12 - Adrian Beltre hit three home runs, two of them in a nine run fourth inning for the Rangers and...
• 8/22 mlbreports.com : Stephen Drew: Another Great Move by Billy Beane: Thursday August 23rd, 2012 Bernie Olshansky:  Before the trading deadline, it was thought that the Oakland A’s were going...
• 8/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Twins @ A’s Game 122: Wow. What a night. The long anti**** Brett Anderson return was all that we wanted as A’s fans and then some. The A’s...
• 8/22 MLB Dirt: Fantasy Baseball: September Studs: With a little over six weeks to go in the 2012 Major League Baseball season, I want to take a look at five players that you can...
• 8/20 High Heat Stats: Game notes from Sunday action: Rays 8, @Angels 3: For the first time in their 52-year history, the Angels were swept in a 4-game series while allowing 7+ runs...
• 8/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #122: Cleveland Indians (54-67) at Seattle Mariners (58-64): By Mike Brandyberry Sunday the Cleveland Indians were swept out of Oakland when Coco Crisp hit a three run home run to help the...
• 8/20 WahoosOnFirst: A’s Shut Out Indians 7-0 as Cleveland Drops Fifth Straight: Justin Masterson had another rough outing and the Tribe’s bats couldn’t get anything going against Jarrod Parker Sunday...
• 8/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp knocks in fiveOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp homered and drove in five runs Sunday, Aug. 19....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp homered and drove in five runs Sunday, Aug. 19.
• 8/19 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Rays Finish Four-Game Sweep of Angels: Tampa Bay 8 – Los Angeles 3 – the Tampa Bay rays completed a four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with an 8-3...
• 8/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Crisp’s Big Game Helps Oakland Sweep Tribe; Athletics 7, Indians 0: By Ryan Hohman For the second time in less than 24 hours, a former Indian helped the A’s bury the Tribe. Last night it...
• 8/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Could the Indians Retool Instead of Rebuild?: by Bob Toth Manny Acta made some headlines earlier this week when, as a guest with ESPN’s Jim Bowden on “Inside Pitch”...
• 8/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Colon Buries Tribe Early, Late-Inning Rally Not Enough; Athletics 8, Indians 5: By Mike Brandyberry A decade ago Bartolo Colon used an overpowering fastball as a Cleveland Indian to dominate the American League....
• 8/19 Swingin' A's: Bartolo, Bats Secure Moneyball-esque Victory: In a game that very nearly, and eerily mirrored the 20th game of the remarkable 20 game win streak that was being celebrated today...
• 8/19 WahoosOnFirst: Indians Fall To A’s 8-5 As Bartolo Colon Silences Bats: The inability to finish off innings cost the Indians and their road woes continued  as they were dfeated by the Oakland Athletics...
• 8/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Indians @ A’s Game 119: The A’s win again to clinch a series win against the visiting Indians as they roll by them 8-5. The game really was not...
• 8/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Royals Game 117: A’s salvage a win in the three game set in Kansas City downing the Royals 3-0 behind Dan Straily‘s first MLB win....
• 8/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Royals Game 115: Seldom does a team win a game when they manage a mere three hits. That is exactly what happened tonight as the A’s were...
• 8/17 High Heat Stats: Thursday game notes: It ain’t easy keeping up with the Joneses…. @Braves 6, Padres 0: It’s still hard to believe he’s retiring,...
• 8/14 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Trade Kelly Shoppach to Mets: Clearing a spot for 25-year-old top prospect Ryan Lavarnway to get more playing time behind the plate, the Red Sox traded veteran...
• 8/14 Full Spectrum Baseball: Moneyballing in the AL? Not so Much: Despite the proliferation of sabermatricians, Moneyball enthusiasts, and bean counters in baseball front offices, I find great...
• 8/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ White Sox Game 113: I have pulled virtually every muscle in my body. I have broken bones, torn/stretched/strained ligaments, had surgery, tweaks everything....
• 8/11 Baseball News Source: Reds Prospect Billy Hamilton Chasing Stolen Base Record: Gradually, the art of the stolen base has seemed to fade from baseball. Cincinnati Reds shortstop prospect Billy Hamilton appears...
• 8/9 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Pitching Falters as Angels Lose Two Out of Three in Oakland: There’s been a common theme lately to Angels games. A good amount of hitting and not a pitching. This continued yesterday...
• 8/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Angels @ A’s Game 111: Another series win for the A’s this time over the Angels. This was a rough outing the second time out for A’s starter...
• 8/8 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Swinging A’s Shell Wilson: C.J. Wilson was brought in to be a co-ace with Jered Weaver. Right now he’s not that. Wilson game up six runs in five innings...
• 8/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp getting day off SaturdayOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp is getting a scheduled day off against the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday, Aug. 4....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp is getting a scheduled day off against the Toronto Blue Jays Saturday, Aug. 4.
• 8/4 Baseball News Source: Straily Strong in Debut – A’s Walk Off Winners Again: Oakland’s Daniel Straily‘s turned in a strong performance in his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays....
• 8/3 StanGraphs: Guys You Forgot Were Cardinals: Over the years, some really weird non-Cardinal sounding players have worn the famed birds on the bat. Some (Larry Walker comes...
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp making progress: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (hamstring) is making good progress Wednesday, Aug. 1, and is close to returning to the lineup....[+] He has missed four straight games.

• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | One sits, one returns: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (hamstring) sat out Sunday, July 29, with a tight left hamstring. OF Josh Reddick (back) returned...[+] to the lineup after missing a day with a bruised back.
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Jemile Weeks bats leadoff: Oakland Athletics 2B Jemile Weeks hit in the leadoff spot Sunday, July 29, while OF Coco Crisp (hamstring) was out of the lineup....[+]
• 7/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Orioles Game 100: The A’s win again and now hold a half game lead over the Angels for the home field advantage in the wild card play-in game....
• 7/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Do The Indians Have a 60-Game Surge Like Seven Years Ago?: By Bob Toth The Cleveland Indians’ struggles continue as Major League Baseball approaches the July 31st trade deadline. The...
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp leaves early: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (hamstring) left the game Saturday, July 28, against the Baltimore Orioles due to tightness in...[+] his hamstring.
• 7/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Orioles Game 99: I am not a fan of high scoring games, so 14-9 games just aren’t my thing. But this one was any A’s fan’s thing....
• 7/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp hits two outOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp hit two homers Wednesday, July 25....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp hit two homers Wednesday, July 25.
• 7/26 Baseball Musings: A Pounding: The Oakland Athletics beat the Blue Jays 16-0 Thursday night. It was about as perfect a pounding of another team as it could be....
• 7/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Melvin’s Error in Setting the Lineup: I have not been a fan of the top of the A’s order. Coco Crisp (.248/.309/.331) and Jemile Weeks (.216/.301/.297) have been...
• 7/24 The Baseball Page: Use of the All-Star Break: OK friends, it’s time to shake off the All-Star Game hangover. Much...
• 7/23 Yanks Go Yard: Deep Breath Yankees Fans, the Team Will Survive: A heartbreaking blown save and with it, Yankees fans are getting a taste of what life is like without a super reliable closer...
• 7/23 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Use of the All-Star Break: OK friends, it’s time to shake off the All-Star Game hangover. Much like the players that take advantage of the physical rest...
• 7/23 High Heat Stats: Sunday game notes: Belated additions above the line: Dodgers 8, @Mets 3 (12): “LITROD” — Luck is the residue of design. Ramon...
• 7/23 Yanks Go Yard: Different Path: Yankees find themselves vulnerable after being swept by Athletics: The New York Yankees arrived in Oakland on an express path to the postseason. The march took a detour over the weekend, running...
• 7/22 My Pinstripes: A's Flunk Yankees - How Low Can You Go?: Coco Crisp ruins my afternoon - courtesy of sfgate.com It appeared the Yankees would salvage the finale of the four game...
• 7/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: A’s walk-off in extras, sweep Yankees: I just invested four hours of my Sunday watching the Yankees stop scoring runs after the fourth inning so I’ll keep this...
• 7/22 Baseball Musings: New York Long Losses: The Mets and the Yankees both fall in 12 innings Sunday afternoon. The Mets came back with a run in the bottom of the ninth to...
• 7/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Yankees @ A’s Game 94: The A’s have struggled mightily against the Yankees so it is exciting to see them do really well and tonight’s 2-1...
• 7/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Exploring the Indians Trade Deadline Offensive Upgrade Possibilities: By Bob Toth The July 31st trade deadline is fast approaching and with each passing day, the Indians’ weaknesses are becoming...
• 7/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: A'S STAY COMFORTABLE IN OAKLAND AS YANKEES LOSE AGAIN: At game time, the 70 degree, cool, clear air in Oakland Coliseum finished the job on the already cooling Yankee offense. The...
• 7/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Yankees @ A’s Game 93: The A’s have struggled with the Yankees for years now but tonight made it two straight against the Bronx Bombers as they...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: A's, Haren, Santana, Upton: A look at the latest out of the AL and NL West.. With the trade deadline rapidly approaching, A's manager Bob Melvin says...
• 7/18 Baseball Musings: Finding Power: The Oakland Athletics hit two home runs, one for their first run and one for a walk-off win as they beat the Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday...
• 7/18 Blog Red Machine: Verducci: ‘Names Kicked Around by the Reds’: The information highway that is the internet will often feed us many stories. Some are true. Some are fictitious. Some are speculative....
• 7/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp in lineup: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (shoulder) is in the starting lineup Wednesday, July 18. He has missed the last three game because...[+] of a shoulder injury.
• 7/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Cowgill Activated and Optioned: Collin Cowgill, sidelined with a sprained ankle, was activated off of the disabled list today and optioned to Triple-A Sacramento....
• 7/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp not expected to hit DL: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (shoulder) remained out of the starting lineup Tuesday, July 17, but he isn't expected to need...[+] a stint on the 15-day disabled list. He had his left shoulder examined and there is no structural damage, according to manager Bob Melvin. Crisp is doing some baseball activities, and he might return as soon as Wednesday, July 18.
• 7/17 Nolan Writin': Series Preview: Texas Rangers (54-35) @ Oakland Athletics (46-43): First of all, on a personal note, I want to apologize for the lack of content from myself in particular. If you don’t know,...
• 7/17 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Kevin Youkilis, Roy Halladay, Jeremy Lin:   The hottest topics for the week of July 15, 2012 … Thanks, Bud: The National League whomped the American League in...
• 7/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp to visit doctor Monday: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (shoulder) is listed as day-to-day with a sore left shoulder. He will visit a doctor Monday, July...[+] 16.
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp nursing shoulder injury: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (shoulder) was not in the starting lineup Saturday, July 14, against the Minnesota Twins due to...[+] a left shoulder injury. Crisp was seen wearing a huge wrap on his left shoulder in the clubhouse. Manager Bob Melvin said it would be a game-time decision whether Crisp is available even as a pinch runner.
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Collin Cowgill plays nine innings in rehab: Oakland Athletics OF Collin Cowgill (ankle) was able to play nine innings in a minor-league rehab game for Triple-A Sacramento...[+] Friday, July 13. Cowgill has just one hit in eight at-bats during his rehab assignment, but he is ready if OF Coco Crisp (shoulder) needs a stint on the 15-day disabled list.
• 7/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | New-look OF with pair sitting: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin used OFs Brandon Moss in right field with Josh Reddick in center field with both OFs Yoenis...[+] Cespedes (thumb) serving as the designated hitter and Coco Crisp (shoulder) out. OF Chris Carter was used at first base.
• 7/13 Puckett's Pond: Twins Back In Action Against Athletics: Rested and refreshed, the Minnesota Twins resume their 2012 season tonight against the Oakland Athletics. Like the Twins, the...
• 7/13 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Reds, Cardinals, Baker, Astros: Links out of the NL Central.. The Reds need a leadoff hitter, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports writes. Denard Span, Shane ...
• 7/11 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: All Star Repost: How to Panic Well in a Snake Draft: During the Baseball All-Star break we’ll be reposting some of our “All-Star” articles. This is a repost written...
• 7/10 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Outfielders: Teams willing to trade everyday outfielders this summer won’t have a shortage of interest. The Reds, Pirates, Indians, Dodgers,...
• 7/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Mariners @ A’s Game 85: The Mariners don’t pack much punch but they did Saturday night defeating the A’s 7-1. Likewise, the Astros don’t...
• 7/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Red Sox @ A’s Game 83: Today I was at the Bakersfield Blaze game against the Stockton Ports. It was really an awful baseball game if you are a non-partisan...
• 7/6 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Go Yard Podcast Series Preview: Yankees at Red Sox (7/6-7/8): While the New York Yankees are coming off a tough series in Tampa Bay, they were able to avoid  a sweep with a huge comeback...
• 7/5 Call to the Pen: MLB Scoreboard: David Ortiz Reaches Milestone As Oakland Athletics Top Boston Red Sox: AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 2 The Boston Red Sox lost this game to the Oakland Athletics, but their designated...
• 7/5 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/5: I've got some good news and some bad news folks. The good news is that the Boston Red Sox didn't lose on a walkoff yesterday....
• 7/5 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/5: I've got some good news and some bad news folks. The good news is that the Boston Red Sox didn't lose on a walkoff yesterday....
• 7/5 SOX & Dawgs: Fourth of July Red Sox Delight: After falling 3-2 last night in a walkoff loss, the Boston Red Sox look to salvage the finale of a three-game set with the Oakland...
• 7/4 SOX & Dawgs: Fourth of July Red Sox Delight: After falling 3-2 last night in a walkoff loss, the Boston Red Sox look to salvage the finale of a three-game set with the Oakland...
• 7/4 BoSox Injection: Breaking Bad: Sox Lose to As 3-2 In Another Walk Off Loss: In the wake of yet another Daisuke Matsuzaka monumental meltdown, a likely trip to the DL and an offensive sleepwalk resulting...
• 7/4 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 7/3: After falling 6-1 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to even up their three-game set tonight with the Oakland Athletics at...
• 7/4 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/3: The left coast isn't proving to be to kind to the Boston Red Sox as last night it was two former members of the organization...
• 7/4 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 7/2: After splitting the four-game set with the Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox travel down the left coast to finish up their...
• 7/3 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 7/3: After falling 6-1 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to even up their three-game set tonight with the Oakland Athletics at...
• 7/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Mariners Game 76: The A’s had two hits and that was enough. The Mariners had four hits and that was two few. And so goes another offensively...
• 7/3 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/3: The left coast isn't proving to be to kind to the Boston Red Sox as last night it was two former members of the organization...
• 7/2 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 7/2: After splitting the four-game set with the Seattle Mariners, the Boston Red Sox travel down the left coast to finish up their...
• 7/2 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Oakland AthleticsAfter visiting Oaksterdam the Advanced Scout... uh... oh yeah, analyzes the Oakland Athletics...

• 6/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Giants @ A’s Game 73: A.J. Griffin made his Major League debut, but it was an MLB first home run off the bat of Derek Norris that won this one for Oakland...
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp ejected: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp was ejected Saturday, June 23, against the San Francisco Giants for arguing balls and strikes....[+]
• 6/23 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Dodgers @ A’s Game 70: The A’s completed a sweep of the National League’s best team today in Oakland. With the loss the Dodgers fall to 42-28...
• 6/21 Lasorda's Lair: Cespedes Walk-Off Blast Seals Dodger’s Fate: Dodgers 1 3 0 Athletics 4 5 0 WP-Cook-2-1 LP-Lindblom-2-1 HR-Cespedes-7   Boy the Dodgers really suck right now. What else...
• 6/21 Baseball Musings: Matching Starters: Occasional major league pitcher Travis Blackley matched Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw Thursday afternoon as the Dodgers battled...
• 6/21 Lasorda's Lair: Tommy Milone Completely in Control as A’s Take Series Win: Dodgers 1 3 0 Athletics 4 8 1 WP- Milone (7-5) LP- Eovaldi (0-3) HR- Moss (7) I’m starting to think that Nathan Eovaldi...
• 6/20 Red Sox Maineiacs: The Market for Kevin Youkilis: I have chosen June 15th for this article on a possible landing place for the oft-rumored trade candidate, Kevin Youkilis....
• 6/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Dodgers @ A’s Game 68: The Dodgers came to Oakland this evening. Leading the National League West, they looked to have a more 1988 World Series type...
• 6/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Padres @ A’s Game 67: The A’s offense which had been playing out of its mind for a few days, came back to the dependable .226/.302/.364 team we’ve...
• 6/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Padres @ A’s Game 66: A’s won their fifth straight with a win over the hapless now 23-43 Padres at the Coliseum. Some timely hitting helped to...
• 6/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Padres @ A’s Game 65: A’s and Padres take each other on in yet another meaningless interleague series. For Oakland, Travis Blackley takes the...
• 6/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rockies Game 64: The A’s and Rockies take each other on today at Coors Field in Denver for an afternoon matchup. Jarrod Parker is pitching...
• 6/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A: The A’s and Rockies take each other on today at Coors Field in Denver for an afternoon matchup. Jarrod Parker is pitching...
• 6/14 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: How to Rank Hitting Statistics: Whether you’re ranking players before a draft, trying to make a trade, or deciding what players to pick up in free agency,...
• 6/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rockies Game 62: The A’s travel to Denver today to take on the Colorado Rockies, both teams looking pretty miserable with the Rockies entering...
• 6/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Rangers @ A’s Game 58: A’s win a series against Texas. Big win today as the A’s roll past Texas 7-1. This game was in the bag early as the...
• 6/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Rangers @ A’s Game 57: A’s take a lead in the series with the Rangers with a 2-0 win tonight. Nice to see Oakland keeping up with the big boys,...
• 6/7 High Heat Stats: Thursday roundup (pocket edition): @Athletics 7, Rangers 1: The walks are starting to catch up with Yu Darvish. He walked 6 today, including 3 (plus a HBP) in a...
• 6/7 Baseball Musings: Crisply Played Game: The Oakland Athletics take just 2:31 to beat the Rangers 7-1 Thursday afternoon. Brandon McCarthy worked crisply, using just 88...
• 6/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp has big day: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp homered and hit a triple in a winning effort Thursday, June 7. He had just two doubles and six...[+] RBIs in 114 at-bats before the effort, and he ended a 40-game homerless stretch. Crisp went 2-for-4 with a run scored, four RBIs, a walk and his eighth stolen base of the year.
• 6/3 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Red Sox, Morneau, Broxton, Lee: The Red Sox could be in the enviable position of being both buyers and sellers at the deadline, writes Nick Cafardo of the Boston...
• 6/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 53: Brandon McCarthy takes the hill for Oakland looking to get back on track this 2012 season. For the Royals they send Luke Hochevar...
• 6/1 Junkball: Fast Forwarding Through June: Sizing up what’s on the horizon for the guys in white shoes as the calendar turns to June. * One nice thing about turning the...
• 6/1 Fanspeak.com: Sellers Market: Minnesota Twins:   Fanspeak will begin taking a look at what teams might be sellers come July, and first up on our list is the Minnesota Twins....

• 5/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Tyson Ross Optioned: Tyson Ross was optioned to Sacramento today, so no off day in Kansas City enjoying barbeque or visiting the Negro Leagues Baseball...
• 5/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Twins Game 51: Two bad pitchers square off against each other. Can the two anemic offenses manage a few runs? Tyson Ross is up for the A’s,...
• 5/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Twins Game 50: The A’s skid hits seven straight as they fall to 22-28 on the year and plunge closer to the AL West basement with a 3-2...
• 5/30 FanSided: Oakland Athletics Injury Updates: Yoenis CespedesThere are two bits of good news coming from the Oakland Athletics on the injury front, and both involve impending D......
• 5/29 Baseball Musings: Limiting Strikeouts: Rob Neyer uses Ernesto Frieri as an example of why he believes MLB will eventually try to limit strikeouts: I’ve written...
• 5/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Twins Game 49: The offensively hapless A’s traveled to Minneapolis to take on the all-round hapless Twins for a Memorial Day afternoon...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp could move to center: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp could be moving to center field, even when OF Yoenis Cespedes (hand) returns. Cespedes played...[+] left field in a rehab game at Triple-A Sacramento. 'We're keeping our options open,' manager Bob Melvin said.
• 5/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Yankees @ A’s Game 48: The A’s were facing Hiroki Kuroda, who entered today’s game having a career worst year since moving over the American...
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp stealing successfully: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp stole two bags Sunday, May 27, and has stolen 29 consecutive bags successfully. That broke the...[+] team's franchise record.
• 5/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Yankees @ A’s Game 47: The A’s and Yankees continue their series with Vallejo native C.C. Sabathia taking the mound against his former teammate...
• 5/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 46: Some Big Pitchers: The Yankees are sending out CC Sabathia to face off against the A’s and ex-Yankee Bartolo Colon. Between these two guys,...
• 5/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees go deep three times, beat Oakland 6-3: It has seemed at times this year as though the Yankees just can't catch a break when someone makes a mistake on defense, with...
• 5/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees top A’s 6-3 behind solid outing from Nova: The Yankees began their West Coast trip in Oakland against the Athletics, with Ivan Nova squaring off against Tyson Ross.  Nova...
• 5/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Angels @ A’s Game 45: Afternoon extra-inning baseball results in a 3-1 loss for the A’s who slump to 22-23 and continue to hover around .500 but...
• 5/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Angels @ A’s Game 43: Following two trips by the A’s to Anaheim, the San Juan Capistrano Angels of Seal Beach came up to Oakland finally. Still...
• 5/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Subtraction by Addition: Crisp Activated; Sogard Demoted: Coco Crisp, sidelined by an inner ear infection plus what seemed like issue after issue, has been reinstated off of the disabled...
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp activated from DL: The Oakland Athletics have activated OF Coco Crisp (ear) from the 15-day disabled list. In a corresponding move, the team optioned...[+] 3B Eric Sogard to Triple-A Sacramento.
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Earliest Coco Crisp will return is MondayOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (ear) could come off the 15-day disabled list as early as Monday, May 21....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (ear) could come off the 15-day disabled list as early as Monday, May 21.
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp could return Sunday: Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (ear) did baseball activities and took batting practice Friday, May...[+] 18. He is expected to do more Saturday, May 19, and could be activated from the disabled list as soon as Sunday, May 20.
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Team uncertain if Coco Crisp will need rehab assignment: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin will talk to OF Coco Crisp (ear) after the game Saturday, May 19, to determine if he needs...[+] to do a minor league rehab assignment before being activated from the disabled list.
• 5/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Manny Ramirez to Make Season Debut for Sacramento: This evening the River Cats will be playing the Albuquerque Isotopes in New Mexico. Starting for the River Cats at designated...
• 5/18 Fire Brand of the American League: Cafardo Mailbag: The Let’s Play A-Gon in CF Edition: Middlebrooks to shortstop? Dice-K has better control than Bard? Someone mentions trading A-Gon? What is wrong with this world?...
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp on the mendUpdating previous reports, Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (ear) could return early next week....[+] Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (ear) could return early next week.
• 5/17 A's Farm: A’s Farm Exclusive: A’s Assistant GM David Forst Gives the Lowdown on Off-Season Acquisitions and A’s Top Prospects – Part 1: Now that we’re almost a month and a half into the season, it seems like a good time to reflect on the A’s big off-season moves...
• 5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp's status unclear: It's unknown if Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (ear) will come off the disabled list when eligible Friday, May 18. He could go...[+] on a minor league rehab assignment before returning.
• 5/15 Fragile Freddy's: The Big Question (or Why Cory Snyder Is On My Mind): Let’s face facts, the big news around the Red Sox right now is “what will happen with Will Middlebrooks when Kevin Youkilis...
• 5/7 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: May 7, 2012: Johnny Damon $22. Other bids: $17, $13, $10, $10, $4, $1.Damon is OF eligible in this league; in leagues where he's still...
• 5/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Cespedes Has One Month: As talented as Yoenis Cespedes clearly is, that talent is raw. He’s increasingly become a feast or famine hitter with trouble...
• 5/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Taylor Recalled; Coco to DL: A week ago Michael Taylor got a free flight to Baltimore in case the A’s might decide, maybe, to put Coco Crisp on the DL....
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp to DL: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (ear) was placed on the 15-day disabled list with an inner-ear infection. OF Michael Taylor was...[+] recalled from Triple-A Sacramento.
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp likely headed to DL: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (ear), who is dealing with illness and inner-ear issues, is likely headed to the 15-day disabled...[+] list on Friday, May 4. OF Michael Taylor texted that he was en route to join the team in Tampa Bay, meaning he will likely be called up to replace Crisp.
• 5/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Red Sox Game 26: A’s look to win a series in Boston behind their ace Brandon McCarthy who comes in with a 3.23 ERA and 3.66 FIP backed by...
• 5/2 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/2: After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to pick up the series win tonight in the rubber game of a three-game set with...
• 5/2 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/2: After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to pick up the series win tonight in the rubber game of a three-game set with...
• 5/2 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today in Tribe History: May 2, 2011: Compiled by Jason Kaminski Indians outfielder Shin Soo Choo is  arrested on su**** of driving under the influence in Sheffield...
• 5/2 Fire Brand of the American League: Bobby V’s Slow HookChip examines Buchholz's ugly seventh inning, and assesses where blame should be placed....
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp has sinus infection: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (sinuses) has come down with a sinus infection, and he's out of the lineup Tuesday, May 1. It's...[+] not expected to be serious, and he could return Wednesday, May 2.
• 5/1 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/1: 9-1 lead 10 days ago. 11-1 last night. In the 9-1 lead, it was the bullpen who failed the Boston Red Sox. Last night, it was...
• 5/1 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/30: After taking three-of-four games on the  south side of the Windy City, the Boston Red Sox return home to the friendly confines...
• 5/1 Fragile Freddy's: Game 22 Recap: OAK – 010 000 500 – 6 – 11 – 2BOS – 042 050 00x – 11 – 11 – 1 The Sox notched a terrifying 11-6 victory over the...
• 5/1 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/1: 9-1 lead 10 days ago. 11-1 last night. In the 9-1 lead, it was the bullpen who failed the Boston Red Sox. Last night, it was...

• 4/30 Baseball Musings: Now Sox Better than Ex Sox: Current Athletics and former Red Sox players Coco Crisp and Josh Reddick combined to go four for nine with five RBI, but the current...
• 4/30 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Oakland AthleticsThe Advanced Scout grabs a steaming cup o' chowdah and analyzes the Oakland Athletics....
• 4/30 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/30: After taking three-of-four games on the  south side of the Windy City, the Boston Red Sox return home to the friendly confines...
• 4/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Orioles Game 23: The 13-8 and in first place Baltimore Orioles, take on the 11-11 and in second place Oakland A’s this afternoon at Oriole...
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp stealing efficientlyOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp stole his 26th consecutive base Friday, April 27....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp stole his 26th consecutive base Friday, April 27.
• 4/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Orioles Game 21: The A’s take on the O’s at Oriole Park at Camden Yards tonight. The surprising first place Orioles will throw Jake...
• 4/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Thompson Outrighted; Taylor a Special Guest: Rich Thompson cleared waivers and was outrighted to Sacramento. I’m happy with this news as I think he is someone who could...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp in lineup Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (ear) is back in the starting lineup Friday, April 27....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (ear) is back in the starting lineup Friday, April 27.
• 4/27 Roto Think Tank: A.L. Gearing Up: April 30 - May 6: Rising UpPedro Strop (0% owned last week, 11% owned this week)Why do sleeper lists annoy me? It's because guys like Erick...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Michael Taylor traveling with team: Oakland Athletics OF Michael Taylor traveled with the team to Baltimore in case OF Coco Crisp (ear) has to go on the disabled...[+] list.
• 4/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Taylor In? If So… Who is Out?: A little while ago Joe Stiglich of the Contra Costa Times tweeted this: “Michael Taylor is in Baltimore with #Athletics, so...
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp returns to lineup: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (illness) returned to the lineup after missing five games with the flu and inner-ear problems....[+]
• 4/23 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: White Sox @ A’s Game 18: Bartolo Colon takes on Jake Peavy and the White Sox. Peavy is off to a great start, 2.75 ERA even better 1.92 FIP backed by his...
• 4/23 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidate: Grant Balfour: The Athletics are playing respectably right now, but if the season unfolds as expected and the Rangers and Angels distance themselves...
• 4/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Indians @ A’s Game 17: Tyson Ross takes the hill today on his 25th birthday for the A’s in his second start of the year. He is countered by Justin...
• 4/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Indians @ A’s Game 16: If the baseball season were the length of a football season today would be the A’s last game and an attempt to salvage a...
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp out again with fluOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (illness) missed his second straight game Thursday, April 19, due to the flu....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (illness) missed his second straight game Thursday, April 19, due to the flu.
• 4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp recovering from flu: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (flu) is not in the lineup Wednesday, April 18, against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as he...[+] continues to recover from the flu. Manager Bob Melvin said he doesn't want to push Crisp.
• 4/18 FanSided: If Kevin Youkilis Continues to Struggle, What Options Do The Red Sox Have? : [caption id="attachment_14324" align="alignright" width="213" caption="Apr 11, 2012; Toronto, ON, Canada; Boston Red Sox third...
• 4/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Dreams of a Crisp Trade and the 25-Man: On MLBTradeRumors.com there was talk of Coco Crisp being a potential fit for the Boston Red Sox given that Jacoby Ellsbury is...
• 4/16 Call to the Pen: Red Sox Rumors: Boston “Actively Exploring” Outfield Market: Yesterday we heard rumors that the Boston Red Sox may be starting to look outside of the organization to find a replacement for...
• 4/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners Game 10: Today is confusion day as everyone wears #42 to honor Jackie Robinson. Today is also my birthday so here is hoping the A’s...
• 4/15 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Actively Exploring Outfield Market: The Red Sox are “actively” exploring the market for available outfielders, a major league source told Alex Speier of WEEI.com. ...
• 4/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Applying Moneyball to the 2012 A’s: There are a lot of misconceptions to what Moneyball was about. If you search on Google, “moneyball and on base”...
• 4/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners Game 9: The A’s take on the Mariners and they get to see some new pitchers on both sides as Hector Noesi will take the hill for...
• 4/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners Game 8: Though the A’s have been very much so on the road, this is their first real road game as the A’s travel to beautiful...
• 4/14 MLBTradeRumors: East Links: Podsednik, Carroll, Thomas, Izzy, A-Rod: AL MVP runner-up Jacoby Ellsbury sublexed his shoulder in yesterday's game and there is no timetable for his return (Twitter...
• 4/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Josh Reddick leaves game: Oakland Athletics OF Josh Reddick (shoulder) left the game early Wednesday, April 11, after being hit by a pitch near the right...[+] shoulder. OF Coco Crisp replaced him in the game.
• 4/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Royals @ A’s Game 5: The A’s take on the Royals today at the Coliseum. The lineup again features Yoenis Cespedes in the cleanup spoot, with Daric...
• 4/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Mariners @ A’s Game 4: Bartolo Colon squares off against Felix Hernandez today in the last game of the series which creates a rare Sunday off day for...
• 4/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners Game 4: Bartolo Colon squares off against Felix Hernandez today in the last game of the series which creates a rare Sunday off day for...
• 4/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Mariners @ A’s Game 3: A’s take on the Mariners as baseball resumes for the green and gold in Oakland. It is a rematch of sorts of the opener with...
• 4/4 Phillies Nation: Ranking the Offenses: 30-1: With Opening Night minutes away and the first slate of games set for a glorious Thursday afternoon, now is a good time to rank...
• 4/3 Full Spectrum Baseball: Stealing One: For many fantasy league owners, the stolen base category represents somewhat of an afterthought.  Maybe you draft 1 speedy outfielder...
• 4/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ River Cats Exhibition: The A’s went to Sacramento for an exhibition game with their Triple-A affiliate River Cats at Raley Field. It would be inexcusable...

• 3/31 Red Sox Beacon: Saying it Without Saying it: The Boston Red Sox came into the 2006 season a hopeful bunch. They had qualified for the postseason in 2005 but failed to win...
• 3/30 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Riding the Pine in Head-to-Head Leagues: Head to head leagues are a completely different monster when it comes to building a fantasy baseball team, and requires you to...
• 3/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Mariners @ A’s Game 1: It is time for Major League Baseball! It is three in the morning, so it really isn’t time for anything but this is exciting...
• 3/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ (Yomiuri) Giants Japanese Exhibition Game 1: I want to get into this game, but first I want to issue a complaint to Major League Baseball. I don’t know if Major League...
• 3/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Arrive in Japan, Take Batting Practice of the Ages: The A’s arrived in Japan with a welcome fit for a king, or pope, or a team that isn’t destined to fall well short...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Cubs @ A’s ST Game 20: A’s and Cubs met today at Phoenix Muni**** Stadium where a late bottom of the ninth comeback helped the A’s to their...
• 3/20 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Spring Training Watch: Rookies: Is Yoenis Cespedes the real deal? For all the talk of how HUGE Cuban free agent Yoenis Cespedes will be, it seemed like most people...
• 3/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Parker Optioned and Coco Has Second-Thoughts: Yesterday Jarrod Parker had a rough outing walking seven Dbacks in his three and two-thirds innings of work. Subsequently, the...
• 3/19 The Baseball Page: Season Preview Oakland AthleticsSeason Preview Oakland Athletics...
• 3/19 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Crisp, Martin, Kuo, Luetge: Mike Napoli could bring a bit of added intensity to the plate when he faces C.J. Wilson this season.  Wilson recently posted...
• 3/19 PaulLebowitz.com: Yoenis Cespedes To Play Center Field; Coco Crisp To Play Left: Athletics’ manager Bob Melvin announced his intention of playing Cuban defector and inexplicable Athletics’ free agent...
• 3/17 22gigantes.com: Giants 7, A’s 2: Ryan Theriot has some pretty big guns. And today he got a chance to prove they’re used for more than just good looks. With...
• 3/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Oakland Athletics: The Athletics restocked their farm system and restored outfield depth this offseason, but their future in Oakland remains unresolved. Major...
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: San Francisco Giants: The Giants traded for a pair of starting outfielders and spent their free agent money on left-handed relievers. Major League...
• 3/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: A’s @ Rockies ST Game 9: The Rockies didn’t want to let the A’s use a designated hitter. Never got the way this works. It’s a spring...
• 3/10 PaulLebowitz.com: Billy Beane—2012 Baseball Guide Excerpt: I’m sure some of those who are familiar with me, what I do and how strongly I feel about the farcical nature of Moneyball the...
• 3/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Angels @ A’s ST Game 4: This game is noteworthy to most of baseball as the debut of Albert Pujols playing first base for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim....
• 3/8 The Baseball Page: Fantasy Baseball 2012: Why you shouldn’t draft Yoenis CespedesWhy you shouldn’t draft Yoenis Cespedes...
• 3/6 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: How to Panic Well in a Snake Draft: SCENE: You, shoulders relaxed, with your computer on your lap and your feet propped up on the table. You’re confident. You...
• 3/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Angels @ A’s ST Game 4: This game is noteworthy to most of baseball as the debut of Albert Pujols playing first base for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim....
• 3/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Mariners @ A’s ST Game 1: This year I am going to do things a little differently on days I recap. Last year I’d write it up as a sort of narrative...
• 3/6 Obstructed View: Spring Training Game 1: A’s @ Cubs: Rodrigo Lopez gets the first Cactus League start today at 2:05 pm. Starters generally pitch a couple innings their first start...

• 2/28 Baseball Musings: Objective PMR, Centerfielders: The series on objective probabilistic model of range (PMR) continues by looking at centerfielders. I’ll show teams as a...
• 2/24 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Yoenis Ce-who-dis?: So YOUR Oakland A’s picked up the coveted Yoenis Cespedes, and then brought in the not so coveted Manny Ramirez. How do you...
• 2/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Is There Any Way Cowgill Makes This Team?: Today we recorded a new episode of TarpTalk: An Oakland A’s Podcast that is yet to be published (and never will be as the...
• 2/24 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Kelly Shoppach Happy To Be Back Where He Got Started: Some people may have forgotten but Kelly Shoppach got his start with the Boston Red Sox. He was drafted by them in 2001 in the...
• 2/23 Baseball Musings: Changes, Oakland Athletics: The Athletics hope Bartolo Colon can repeat his success with the Yankees. Photo: John Cordes/Icon SMI The Oakland Athletics finished...
• 2/23 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Braun, Molina, Crisp, Gimenez: Considerable uncertainty surrounds the Brewers, who don't yet know whether Ryan Braun will miss 50 games after a positive test...
• 2/22 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Kelly Shoppach Happy To Be Back Where He Got Started: Some people may have forgotten but Kelly Shoppach got his start with the Boston Red Sox. He was drafted by them in 2001 in the...
• 2/20 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Kinsler, Ramirez, Abreu: We've already looked at the NL West tonight, so let's stay on the left side of the map to check in on the latest from the AL West... Ian...
• 2/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Offseason: Was There Really a Plan?: I’ve read countless commentaries regarding the A’s offseason. I’ve agreed with some, and I’ve disagreed...
• 2/17 Baseball Reality Tour: A Brief Moment in 'Why?': A few curiosities on this Thursday lunch hour:Why is Coco Crisp being considered for Left Field? If his defense has deteriorated...
• 2/15 Yankees Fans Unite: Previewing the 2012 Athletics | Interview Series: Over the course of the next month or two, we will be previewing the Yankees’ competition in the American League. To do this,...
• 2/15 Release Points: Cespedes’ Contract is NOT a Big Gamble: Well, it’s official – or at least it will be following the requisite physical – and, quite honestly, no one saw this coming:...
• 2/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Demigods, Ramirez and the Out of Options 1Bers:   Yoenis Cespedes’ signing has given the A’s quite the logjam in the outfield. Cespedes, who has been a center-fielder,...
• 2/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: What’s Next Post-Cespedes Signing?:   This morning’s big news has finally begun to settle. First off, as a reader corrected me, this isn’t the biggest...
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Notes: Manny, Cespedes: The A's made a splash Monday, signing Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to a four-year, $36MM contract that allows him to reach...
• 2/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp prefers center: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp said he prefers to play center field. Crisp may be moved to left field after the signing of OF...[+] Yoenis Cespedes.
• 2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Cespedes signs with Athletics: MLB Trade Rumors reported at 11:12 AM CST that the Oakland A’s won the bidding for 26-year-old, Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes....
• 2/13 PaulLebowitz.com: From the People Who Brought You Michael Ynoa…: Michael Ynoa is a right-handed pitcher from the Dominican Republic who signed with the Athletics for a then-A’s record signing...
• 2/13 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics To Sign Yoenis Cespedes: The Athletics continued their offseason stockpiling of young talent with the ultimate free agent addition, signing 26-year-old...
• 2/7 Roto Think Tank: He's worth WHAT?!?!?: As a pricer, it's not uncommon for me to see questions or comments along these lines:Wait, Marco Scutaro earned $15 last year?...
• 2/2 Swingin' A's: Enough of the hot stove, bring on spring training: Taking a moment to look back, look ahead, and fire off some random observations as I turn the page on the calendar to February....
• 2/1 Swingin' A's: Minor League Minute: Cardenas, Parker, & More!!: Sep 26, 2011; Seattle, WA, USA; Oakland Athletics first baseman Chris Carter (22) waits for the pitch during the game against...

• 1/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Call PG&E There’s A Power Outage in Oakland: Let me tell you something you already know the A’s haven’t hit many home runs lately. And the members of their current...
• 1/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Jemile Weeks likely to hit leadoff: Oakland Athletics 2B Jemile Weeks is likely to hit leadoff in manager Bob Melvin's batting order this year. OF Coco Crisp is a...[+] candidate to hit third, with SS Cliff Pennington hitting second.
• 1/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Call PG&E There’s A Power Outage in Oakland: Let me tell you something you already know the A’s haven’t hit many home runs lately. And the members of their current...
• 1/25 Tyler's Think Tank: My Least Favorite Red Sox: To view my list of favorite players, go here. Carl Everett-Probably the most unlikable Red Sox player in my lifetime. ...
• 1/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Billy Beane’s House of Lies and Simplified Math: Another defense of Billy Beane and his “strategy” for 2012 is presented by Richard Justice MLB.com—link. Let’s deal...
• 1/20 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics To Sign Jonny Gomes: The Athletics have agreed to sign Jonny Gomes, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports tweets. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle...
• 1/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Allen Being Shopped, Gomes Being Bought: Today we learn from Jerry Crasnick of ESPN that the A’s are looking to shop first baseman Brandon Allen whom the club acquired...
• 1/19 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics, Jonny Gomes Nearing Deal: The A's are nearing a deal with free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A deal...
• 1/17 The Biz of Baseball: Rockies Sign and Deal Seth Smith Kicking Off Arbitration Season: Sign and trade deals are more common to the NBA where a long-standing collective bargaining agreement provision enables the...
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Acquire Seth Smith: The Athletics acquired outfielder Seth Smith from the Rockies for righty Guillermo Moscoso and lefty Josh Outman, according...
• 1/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dodgers | Ned Colletti claims team wasn't interested in Coco Crisp: Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti denied the team ever had interest in OF Coco Crisp, a free agent who eventually...[+] re-signed with the Oakland Athletics. 'Never had a conversation,' Colletti said.
• 1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Soriano, Pedro, Indians, Crisp, Tigers: The first few items of this post concern Alfonso Soriano, Pedro Martinez and Manny Ramirez.  Are we sure it's 2012?  As...
• 1/11 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Should the A’s Put a Claim on Fernando Martinez?: I strongly opposed the Coco Crisp signing. I felt that Oakland was better off investing in 4A type players who could fill the...
• 1/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Michael Taylor’s Time Just Got Tougher:   Michael Taylor seems destined for a significant role on the 2012 A’s. I have frequently commented that this is a...
• 1/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Ball is in Powell’s Court: The holiday season apparently gave several uncounted days in the ten days that the A’s had to make a decision when they...
• 1/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Salary Floors, Coco and Other Moves:   Buster Olney of ESPN speculated that there exists an unwritten salary floor in MLB and he suspected it to be about $40M....
• 1/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Crisp to Sign, Miller Dealt: The past two days I have featured two posts surrounding why I didn’t think that the A’s should sign Cody Ross. My...
• 1/8 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/1/12 - 1/7/12: Lots of transactions this week... let's run down the major ones along with the week's top rumors here: The Angels and Howie...
• 1/8 Swingin' A's: Are The A’s Interested In Ryan Ludwick?: Oakland's Next Outfielder? Could the A's make a run at OF Ryan Ludwick? (Photo Credit: AP) There are reports circulating...
• 1/6 Brotherly Glove: Factoring In Parks: With the offseason at one of its slower points — yeah, we’re at the point where the Pirates search for a utility infielder...
• 1/6 Crashburn Alley: Looking at Miami and Atlanta’s Off-Seasons: The Phillies’ off-season so far has been a mixture of incredible anxiety and tedium. Questions asked in early November...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Zambrano, Quentin, Garza: On this date in 2006, the Diamondbacks came to terms with Justin Upton after making him the first overall pick in the 2005 draft....
• 1/5 Swingin' A's: A Closer Look: Collin Cowgill: Fourth Option: Is Collin Cowgill an upgrade in Oakland's thin outfield? (Photo Credit: FutureBacks.com) Over the next couple...
• 1/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Ball is in Powell’s Court: The holiday season apparently gave several uncounted days in the ten days that the A’s had to make a decision when they...
• 1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp deal officialOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp's two-year deal became official Thursday, Jan. 5....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp's two-year deal became official Thursday, Jan. 5.
• 1/5 Call to the Pen: Oakland Athletics sign Coco Crisp: This deal is one of the most difficult deals to analyze in this offseason because of the context of this deal. Center fielder...
• 1/5 Call to the Pen: Has Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane Gone Coco?: 2011 was a big year for Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane. Unfortunately, it has absolutely nothing to do with his...
• 1/4 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Made Serious Play For Coco Crisp: The Oakland A’s made a big move yesterday, re-signing outfielder Coco Crisp to a two year, $14 million deal. News like this...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Crisp, Silva, Soler, Chavez: Four of the five American League East teams could use starting pitching depth and though the Rays have enviable rotation depth,...
• 1/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Were interested in Coco CrispThe Tampa Bay Rays were heavily involved in trying to sign OF Coco Crisp before he re-signed with the Oakland Athletics....[+] The Tampa Bay Rays were heavily involved in trying to sign OF Coco Crisp before he re-signed with the Oakland Athletics.
• 1/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Salary Floors, Coco and Other Moves:   Buster Olney of ESPN speculated that there exists an unwritten salary floor in MLB and he suspected it to be about $40M....
• 1/4 High Heat Stats: Does the Coco Crisp contract make sense?: Oakland's fascinating off-season continued with a reported two-year, $14 million contract for Coco Crisp. My gut reaction is...
• 1/4 Brotherly Glove: Unlikely Destinations For Quentin and Crisp: The Phillies have been linked to a wide array of outfielders this offseason as they s**** up the roster prior to spring training....
• 1/4 PaulLebowitz.com: Coco Crisp Takes His Talents Back To Oakland: When MLB Trade Rumors published the posting that Coco Crisp had made his decision as to which club he wanted to sign with, many...
• 1/4 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Still Interested In Ludwick, Ross, Jackson: The Athletics recently committed $14MM to retain center fielder Coco Crisp, but they'll continue to talk to free agent outfielders...
• 1/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Crisp to Sign, Miller Dealt: The past two days I have featured two posts surrounding why I didn’t think that the A’s should sign Cody Ross. My...
• 1/3 Baseball Musings: Crisp Stays Put: Reports indicate Coco Crisp decided to stay with the Oakland Athletics, agreeing to a two-year deal. The A’s pitchers will...
• 1/3 MLBTradeRumors: A's To Sign Coco Crisp: The A's have agreed to sign Coco Crisp to a two-year, $14MM deal that includes a club option for 2014, according to ESPN.com's...
• 1/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp can make bonusOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp will earn a one-time bonus of $250,000 if he is traded away....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp will earn a one-time bonus of $250,000 if he is traded away.
• 1/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp re-signs: The Oakland Athletics re-signed OF Coco Crisp to a two-year, $14 million deal Tuesday, Jan. 3. Crisp will make $6 million next...[+] year and $7 million in 2013. The team holds an option for $7.5 million in 2014, which includes a $1 million buyout.
• 1/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Still looking for outfielder: The Baltimore Orioles are still in search for another outfielder, but they will not be signing free-agent OF Coco Crisp (Athletics)....[+]
• 1/3 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Braun, Aoki, Kuroda, Nationals: Links for Monday night, as we await word on Coco Crisp’s next team... Brewers GM Doug Melvin told Adam McCalvy of MLB.com...
• 1/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Close to re-signing Coco CrispUpdating previous reports, the Oakland Athletics are close to re-signing OF Coco Crisp....[+] Updating previous reports, the Oakland Athletics are close to re-signing OF Coco Crisp.
• 1/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Shifting from leadoff search: The Baltimore Orioles were looking for a leadoff hitter, but it sounds like they have shifted their focus from free-agent OF Coco...[+] Crisp (Athletics).
• 1/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Coco Crisp reportedly decides on team: The agent for free-agent OF Coco Crisp (Athletics), Steve Comte, confirmed that Crisp has decided where he will play this season....[+] 'Covelli has made up his mind,' said Comte, using Crisp's given name. 'Basically, we just have to let that team know.' The Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers were among the teams reportedly interested.
• 1/2 Baseball Musings: I’ve Got a SecretCoco Crisp knows where he will be playing next year, but hasn’t let the team know yet. ...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Coco Crisp Decides Where To Sign : 8:55pm: The Orioles have been talking to Crisp in recent days and they’re interested in signing him, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com...

• 12/30 District On Deck: Addressing Center Field: Part 2 – The Free Agent Market: This is Part 2 of our look at the potential options available that could help address the center field need currently facing the...
• 12/27 Fragile Freddy's: Random Stuff: After the Christmas break (hope Santa was good to you and yours) just a few random thoughts of no particular import;- I am amused...
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Destinations For The Ten Best Remaining Free Agents: Baseball executives A.J. Hinch and Kenny Williams each batted around .219 in their big league careers.  That may help you...
• 12/24 Redbird Rants: Analysis: Did the St. Louis Cardinals Spend Too Much on Carlos Beltran?: Carlos Beltran is the newest member of the St. Louis Cardinals, signing a very generous two-year/$26 million deal with a full...
• 12/24 Fungoes.net: Beltran best of Cardinals’ offseason news: In an offseason heretofore filled with news of the team’s best player departing and of the signings of supporting cast...
• 12/21 Redbird Rants: Should the St. Louis Cardinals Be Looking at First Base?: No, I’m not going there. Prince Fielder, as far as St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak is concerned, is not...
• 12/21 El Maquino: CARDS CAN’T LOSE IN THE OUTFIELD: >The Cardinals have been after Carlos Beltran over the past couple weeks, and he has decided to make up his mind between five...
• 12/21 El Maquino: COCO AND THE FIELDER CONSPIRACY: > Carlos Beltran he is not, but the Cards are, according to Steve Henson of Yahoo!, “in discussions to sign Coco Crisp...
• 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: Carlos Beltran Decision Expected This Week: As Yahoo's Tim Brown reported yesterday, one club involved in the Carlos Beltran derby should expect a Christmas gift before...
• 12/20 STLCardinalBaseball: The case for Coco Crisp: With the losses of Albert Pujols, Octavio Dotel, Gerald Laird, Nick Punto, and most likely Arthur Rhodes, Ryan Theriot, and Edwin...
• 12/20 Redbird Rants: Which Lance Berkman Surfaces for the St. Louis Cardinals in 2012?: The few discussions surrounding the St. Louis Cardinals these days revolve around getting an impact bat for the outfield. Marilyn...
• 12/20 Redbird Rants: Can We Get An Impact Bat and World Series DVD Set Winner:   Since the dearly departed Albert Pujols left the Cardinals for the sand, surf, and sites of Los Angeles, the number one...
• 12/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Several teams interested in Coco Crisp: Free-agent OF Coco Crisp (Athletics) isn't locked into signing with a team on the West Coast, and the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis...[+] Cardinals remain involved.
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals, Coco Crisp Discussing Deal: 9:12pm: Multiple teams remain interested and Crisp's agent declined to characterize discussions, according to Derrick Goold of...
• 12/18 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: Here's a look back at the original reporting and analysis produced by our writing staff this week.. MLBTR learned that the...
• 12/18 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 12/11/11 - 12/17/11: Plenty of news to recap from this past week.. The Reds weren't afraid to part with a great deal of talent in order to get...
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Maintain Strong Interest In Beltran: The Cardinals won't be able to replace all the offense they lost when Albert Pujols left for the Angels, but there are ways to...
• 12/15 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers' news - Loney stays, Coco Crisp, non-roster invitees: The Dodgers tendered James Loney a contract on Monday, to no surprise. The light-hitting first baseman is scheduled to make somewhere...
• 12/15 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Latest Rumor du Jour: Coco Crisp?: Now it seems the Dodgers are interested in Coco Crisp and… well, look. I like Coco Crisp. Quite a bit, actually. Despite...
• 12/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Two teams interested in Coco Crisp: The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers have been in discussions with free-agent OF Coco Crisp (Athletics) to play left field....[+] Crisp has not played left regularly since 2005 with the Cleveland Indians.
• 12/14 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs, Dodgers Interested In Coco Crisp: The Cubs and Dodgers have been in discussions with Coco Crisp to play left field, MLBTR has learned.  The 32-year-old hasn't...
• 12/13 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Sign Kelly Shoppach; Arrivederci Varitek?: When former Boston Red Sox and current Baltimore Orioles general manager Dan Duquette stole Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe for...
• 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox To Sign Kelly Shoppach : The Red Sox have agreed to sign Kelly Shoppach to a one-year, $1.35MM deal, according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick (on Twitter)....
• 12/12 Swingin' A's: Will Michael Taylor Get A Shot In 2012?: Future Is Now: Will Michael Taylor claim his spot in Oakland's Outfield in 2012? (Photo Credit: Chris Lockard/Scout.com) Oakland...
• 12/7 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On A's-Red Sox Andrew Bailey Talks: 8:49am:  The talks are not that far along and the A's have not asked for Middlebrooks, tweets ESPN's Buster Olney.  The A's...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Rumors: Crisp, Buehrle, Strieby: The latest Tigers info... The Tigers would like to add a leadoff hitter, but they're unsure free agent Coco Crisp is the...
• 12/4 MLBTradeRumors: Winter Meetings Notes: Giants, Beltran, Astros: With the Winter Meetings just around the corner, here's the latest on what we can expect to take place.. An executive told...
• 12/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Could Re-Sign Coco Crisp: This morning Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com had a few interesting notes in the “Around the Horn” section of his column...
• 12/1 Swingin' A's: Is Jermaine Mitc**** A Fit In Oakland?: Heading into the 2012 season, the A’s will probably feature an entirely different outfield. Fans should embrace the fact...
• 12/1 Motor City Bengals: Huh? The Tigers Are Interested In Coco Crisp?: It’s really hard to second guess a guy in GM David Dombrowski who had such a successful 2011 season. However, as a writer...

• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Notes: Cespedes, Royals, Cuddyer: The Tigers, who agreed to sign Ramon Santiago to a two-year deal today, have interest in Coco Crisp. Here are the latest updates...
• 11/30 Swingin' A's: A’s In 2012: Replacing Runs: (Photo Credit: David Fung, http://FUNGraphs.tumblr.com) With the A’s set to lose a few players to free agency, GM Billy...
• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Interested In Coco Crisp, Pitching: The Tigers are interested in free agent outfielder Coco Crisp, according to Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com (all Twitter links)....
• 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Interested in Coco CrispThe Detroit Tigers are interested in signing free-agent OF Coco Crisp (Athletics)....[+] The Detroit Tigers are interested in signing free-agent OF Coco Crisp (Athletics).
• 11/29 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Ryan Braun, Mariano Rivera, Miley Cyrus:   The hottest topics for the week of November 27, 2011 … MVP, LOL: The Brewers’ Ryan Braun beat out the Dodgers’...
• 11/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Could Re-Sign Coco Crisp: This morning Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com had a few interesting notes in the “Around the Horn” section of his column...
• 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Votto, Alonso, Rangers, Soriano: The Reds’ owners continue engaging in friendly debate with one another about Joey Votto’s future with the team, according...
• 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Interested in retaining Coco Crisp: The Oakland Athletics are interested in re-signing OF Coco Crisp. Crisp's agent, Steve Comte, has said that Crisp would like to...[+] remain on the West Coast, and preferably play for a contender.
• 11/26 NY Baseball Digest: Angel Pagan Dilemma: Angel Pagan is one of the more difficult decisions the Mets have. On one hand, you have a player that has shown the potential...
• 11/20 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Oakland Athletics: 74-88, 3rd place, 22 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the Oakland Athletics.  Each day (except...
• 11/19 Swingin' A's: A’s 2012 Outfield Projections: Will Jai Miller Power His Way Into Oakland's 2012 Outfield? (Photo Credit: Chris Lockard/Scout.com) The offseason is officially...
• 11/19 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Soler, Sizemore, Yankees, Red Sox: The Red Sox traded Coco Crisp to the Royals for Ramon Ramirez three years ago today, and four years prior to that the Nationals...
• 11/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Baltimore Orioles 2012 lineup preview: The 2011 Baltimore Orioles were an average offense. The team finished in the middle of the pack in runs scored and team OPS. But...
• 11/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: MiLB Free Agent Outfield Solutions?:   The A’s have a serious outfield problem in 2012. Somewhere on Twitter highlighted how funny the A’s “depth...
• 11/8 Mets360.com: Six reasons Angel Pagan should NOT be non-tendered: 1. For starters, 2009 & 2010 were better than you remember In 239 games during the 2009 & 2010 seasons, Pagan hit .296/.344/.448...
• 11/7 FanSided: So Brian Sabean Goes Black Friday Shopping For Melky Cabreras: I can’t say I hate the Melky trade, but, I can’t say I like it. It’s like going to Target at 4 AM on Black Friday....
• 11/7 AroundTheFoghorn: So Brian Sabean Goes Black Friday Shopping For Melky Cabreras: I can’t say I hate the Melky trade, but, I can’t say I like it. It’s like going to Target at 4 AM on Black Friday....
• 11/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Magnuson Moves, Timmons Re-ups and Weeks is Untouchable: There were three pieces of A’s news today. Trystan Magnuson who was recently DFA’d by the A’s was traded to...
• 11/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Will be open to trades: The Oakland Athletics are unlikely to re-sign OFs Josh Willingham, Coco Crisp and David DeJesus, which means they are likely to...[+] listen to all trade offers this winter. 2B Jemile Weeks is likely untouchable, however. The A's aren't currently shopping anyone, but they will listen on SPs Gio Gonzalez and Trevor Cahill and possibly even C Kurt Suzuki.
• 11/4 obsessivegiantscompulsive: On Your Mark: 2011 Free Agent Season: With the World Series over, after a inspiring Cards win, showing you should never give up (or an agonizing Rangers loss, coming...
• 11/4 Giants Nirvana: Giants unlikely to pursue Jose Reyes, Jimmy Rollins: Jose Reyes has been out of the offseason picture for quite some time now, as he simply doesn’t fit within the Giants’...
• 11/3 Swingin' A's: A’s Spending On Hold?: Show Me The Money: The A's are putting their spending on hold until a stadium decision is made (Photo Credit: www.jimvesting.com)...
• 11/3 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Texas Rangers: The two-time defending American League champions will focus on acquiring pitching this offseason. Guaranteed Contracts Adrian...
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mets | Interested in center fielders: The New York Mets are interested in bringing in a new center fielder next season. Free-agent OFs Grady Sizemore (Indians) and...[+] Coco Crisp (Athletics) are options. Tampa Bay Rays OF B.J. Upton could come into play if the Rays choose to non tender him. Crisp's agent said he wants to remain on the West coast, though.
• 11/3 MLBTradeRumors: A’s Notes: Willingham, Crisp, Matsui, DeJesus: All three of the Athletics’ starting outfielders hit free agency this offseason and with so much uncertainty surrounding the...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: NL West Notes: Padres, Giants, Blanco: The Dodgers will soon be up for sale, since owner Frank McCourt has agreed to part with the club. Click here for details on the...
• 11/1 Baseball Reality Tour: All Free Agent Team: It's that time of year again. Warming up the hot stove, it's time for the All Free Agent Team. Since the end of the World...
• 11/1 Fragile Freddy's: Free Agents - Outfielders & Catchers: The Sox are well-suited to head into 2012 as contenders.  Obviously they will not sign every player I listed here but from...

• 10/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Five Athletics File for Free Agency: 148 players filed for free agency yesterday and among those 148 are five members of the Oakland A’s: Coco Crisp, David DeJesus,...
• 10/29 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For Center Fielders: The Athletics, Marlins, Mets, Nationals, and Giants are the key teams likely to seek center field help this offseason, and they'll...
• 10/28 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cleveland Indians: The Indians face major decisions in center field and in the rotation this offseason. GM Chris Antonetti begins the winter with...
• 10/27 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: San Francisco Giants: The Giants want to determine the long-term futures of their top starting pitchers, and support them in 2012 with improved offense...
• 10/25 Giants Nirvana: Grady Sizemore: Free Agent Target?: Over at the Chronicle, John Shea brings up the idea of signing Grady Sizemore, suggesting that “it could be worthwhile for...
• 10/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Shea It Ain’t So: A Baffling Oakland A’s Target: John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle had an article yesterday discussing the various free-agents who could be headed for...
• 10/21 Through The Fence Baseball: Red Sox need to restore fan faith: Despite a decade of athletic dominance, Boston fans have been rudely reminded of the feelings of betrayal that preceded that decade....
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: San Diego Padres: Prepare for another offseason of short-term free agent deals from the Padres in their attempt to stop the bleeding on a perennially...
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Oakland Athletics: As the Athletics await resolution on their stadium situation, they’ll look to restore outfield depth and improve their weak...
• 10/10 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Washington Nationals: The Nationals aim to add an outfield bat and a starting pitcher this offseason, which might be enough to vault them into contention...
• 10/7 FanSided: San Francisco Giants Arbitration 2011 – Cody Ross And Andres Torres: This is not going to end pretty. Both Ross and Torres hold very special places in the hearts of many that bleed black and orange,...
• 10/7 AroundTheFoghorn: San Francisco Giants Arbitration 2011 – Cody Ross And Andres Torres: This is not going to end pretty. Both Ross and Torres hold very special places in the hearts of many that bleed black and orange,...
• 10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Florida Marlins: Prepare for the most exciting Marlins offseason in recent memory.  With new manager Ozzie Guillen's arrival and the opening of...
• 10/3 22gigantes.com: Monday morning links — Oct. 3, 2011: Today marks the 60th anniversary of New York Giants manager Leo Durocher’s “signs stolen ’round the Polo Grounds.”...
• 10/2 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2012 Giants: Born A Ramblin' Man: Now that the season is over, with the Giants ending up 86-76, I thought I would just get my thoughts and info out on the Giants...
• 10/2 Mets360.com: Where do Mets spend money if Jose Reyes leaves?: All Mets fans are hoping the club brings back Jose Reyes for 2012 and the rest of his career. At the same time no one should feel...
• 10/1 Bay City Ball: Shopping list (and predictions) for next year’s team: The Giants will enter 2012 with something to prove after failing to make the playoffs this season. Getting Buster Posey back —...

• 9/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Imagining a Rebuild: John Shea and Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle had some interesting tweets today from the press conference featuring...
• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Giants Notes: Pujols, Cain, Lincecum, Zito: Giants GM Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy discussed the 2011 season at a year-in-review press conference today and Henry...
• 9/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners Game 162:   8:51PM PDT: Gio Gonzalez strikes out the side. He is looking good now after a shaky start and with that he hits the 200...
• 9/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Soon to be Free Agent Decisions: We are beginning to get the daily who is not going to return type articles from the A’s beat reporters. Yesterday Joe Stiglich...
• 9/27 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Rumors: Crisp, DeJesus, Harden: The Athletics currently project for the ninth pick in next year's draft, though that could change by the end of Wednesday.  The...
• 9/26 B-R Blog: Recapping Sunday 9/25/11: SOX WIN!!! (a game … at last): -- Red Sox 7, Yankees 4 (2nd game): The ominous words from Michael Kay -- "Scott Proctor has not pitched well for the Yankees"...
• 9/25 Baseball Musings: Opposite Angels: The Angels failed to take advantage of the Red Sox game one loss despite a great start by Joel Pineiro. He held the Athletics...
• 9/23 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Crisp, Patton, Yankees, Indians: On this date in 1983, Steve Carlton of the Phillies won the 300th game of his career. The Phillies don't have any 300 game winners...
• 9/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Watch Another Team Clinch – Again: Last year, the Texas Rangers clinched their American League West crown at the Coliseum. This year the A’s got to watch the...
• 9/15 Roto Think Tank: You Might Have a Bad Owner in Your League If...: Yesterday I talked about a clear and obvious sign that your Rotisserie league might have an ownership problem. But besides...
• 9/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Tigers @ A’s Game 150: 7:32PM PDT: David DeJesus belts a home run to right center. A’s take a 3-0 lead. Phew. Was worried with how many men were...
• 9/15 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Clippard, Storen, Ellsbury, Braves: B.J. Upton, Evan Longoria and Casey Kotchman all homered for the Rays tonight as Tampa Bay defeated Boston, 9-2, in the opener...
• 9/6 Swingin' A's: Possible Contract Extensions: Willingham, Matsui, Crisp, & Gonzalez: The Oakland Athletics have a few areas of concern heading into the final stretch of the season, with player extensions being an...
• 9/6 Through The Fence Baseball: Starting pitchers strike back: Complete games, not complete pansies: Pampered. Coddled. Eased in. Shut down. These are the sorts of terms and phrases we’ve become comfortable associating with starting...
• 9/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Gio and A’s Bats Avoid Sweep: Gio Gonzalez who right now if not statistically the team’s ace (that honor goes to Brandon McCarthy) at least psychologically...

• 8/31 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Santana Swats Tribe Past Oakland; Indians 6, Athletics 2: By Cody Gunselman In a matchup of two teams with sputtering offenses, the Tribe bats came alive tonight, pounding out six runs...
• 8/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Cahill Struggles Continue; Billings Outrighted: Trevor Cahill has not had a good year. Coming off a breakthrough campaign in 2010 that earned him a five-year $30.5M contract...
• 8/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Oakland (60-74) vs. Cleveland (66-65):   By Matt Van Wormer The Indians were finally able to make up some ground in the Central Division race last night as they...
• 8/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Huff Puffs And Blows Away Oakland; Indians 2, Athletics 1:   By Matt Van Wormer Pitching has been the strongest aspect of this Indians team all season long. Monday night was no different...
• 8/29 MLBTradeRumors: Players Claimed And Pulled Back: A player who is claimed on waivers can be pulled back by his original team, and it happens regularly.  It could be that the...
• 8/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A Win, Two Losses and a Hurricane: I am on vacation this week, so the posts will be more infrequent than usual. I will try to recap games as often as possible but...
• 8/27 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 8/27: After taking game one earlier this afternoon, the Boston Red Sox look to sweep the day and take the series in the rubber game...
• 8/27 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 8/27: After getting s**** last night in the series opener, the Boston Red Sox look to rebound in the first game of a day/night doubleheader...
• 8/27 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/27: Unfortunately for the Boston Red Sox and Tim Wakefield, he's going to have to wait until his next start to try again for his...
• 8/26 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/26: After taking three-of-four from the Texas Rangers in Arlington, TX, the Boston Red Sox return home to Historic Fenway Park for...
• 8/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 128: Athletics 9, Yankees 22: After a delayed start due to rain, the Yankees and Athletics took the field Thursday afternoon.  Phil Hughes struggled early...
• 8/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY ARE THE YANKEES LOSING TO THE 3RD PLACE A'S?: Rafael Soriano has been great since coming back from the DL and you put him up against Coco Crisp and is anyone really betting...
• 8/25 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Athletics Game 128 -2011: Starting Lineups Oakland Athletics Jemile Weeks 2B Coco Crisp CF Hideki Matsui DH Josh Willingham LF Brandon Allen 1B David DeJesus...
• 8/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 127: Athletics 6, Yankees 4 (10 innings): For the second night in a row the Yankees' stranded base runners came back to haunt them.  The Yankees and Athletics both...
• 8/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/25: Coming into last night's game, Josh Beckett was getting 3.73 runs of support per game from the Boston Red Sox offense. Before...
• 8/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Standing Up for Rafael Soriano After a Tough Loss: Last night’s loss wasn’t a pretty one for Rafael Soriano and when you look at his season numbers, 2-2 with a...
• 8/25 My Pinstripes: Yankees Get Burnt To A Crisp: The first rule of Baseball Club is that you DO discuss Baseball Club. The second rule is you don't give up home runs to Coco...
• 8/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Athletics vs. Yankees, 8/25/2011 (1:05PM EST on YES): [Update 8/25/11 - 2:30PM]: Apparently the tarp is being removed.  The game should start fairly shortly. [Update 8/25/11 - 1:33PM]:...
• 8/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Crisp, Sizemore beat Yankees 6-4 in extras as Yanks lose first series at home since early June: First we had an earthquake in New York City. Then all sorts of panic about a possible hurricane this weekend. And now, following...
• 8/25 B-R Blog: Wednesday game notes: -- Mark Teixeira drilled a solo HR that tied the game in the 8th. It's the first of his 35 HRs this year that tied the game or...
• 8/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY ARE THE YANKS LOSING TO THE 4TH PLACE A's?: Rafael Soriano has been great since coming back from the DL and you put him up against Coco Crisp and is anyone really betting...
• 8/24 Yankees Daily: Yankees get burnt by Crisp in 10th and lose to A’s 6-4: NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Crisp homered twice and drove in five runs, going 4 for 4 with a three-run shot in the 10th inning that...
• 8/24 Baseball Musings: Crispy Fried Yankees: Coco Crisp records the second multi-homer game of his career, and the first in which he goes deep from both sides of the plate....
• 8/24 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Athletics Game 127 -2011: Starting Lineups Oakland Athletics Jemile Weeks 2B Coco Crisp CF Hideki Matsui DH Josh Willingham LF Brandon Allen 1B Conor Jackson...
• 8/24 Fragile Freddy's: Our Own Little Yugo: With the Red Sox on pace to win 99 games (their most since 1978 if it happens) there is not a lot to complain about.  If...
• 8/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Yankees Game 129: 7:48PM EDT: Sizemore with a great double over the head of Swisher in the gap in right-center – why he is batting ninth against...
• 8/24 The Captain's Blog: Better to Be Lucky? A Look at the Yankees’ Best and Worst Games by Individual Offensive WPA: After falling behind 6-0 to the Oakland Athletics in last night’s game, the Yankees mounted a furious comeback attempt that...
• 8/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Better to Be Lucky? A Look at the Yankees’ Best and Worst Games by Individual Offensive WPA: (The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog). After falling behind 6-0 to the Oakland Athletics in last night’s...
• 8/24 My Pinstripes: Missed It By That Much: No one appreciates the post walk-off pie in the face more the Yankees' Nick Swisher. The Yankees entertaining right fielder...
• 8/23 Yankees Daily: Yankees lose to A’s 6-5 as Comeback falls short in Ninth: NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Allen hit two tape-measure homers, Eric Sogard connected for one that barely cleared the wall and the...
• 8/23 Baseball Musings: A Few Feet Short: The Athletics took a 6-0 advantage over the Yankees into the bottom of the eighth. Bartolo Colon gave up two home runs and five...
• 8/23 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Athletics Game 126 -2011: Starting Lineups Oakland Athletics Jemile Weeks 2B Coco Crisp CF Hideki Matsui DH Josh Willingham LF Brandon Allen 1B David DeJesus...
• 8/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees vs. A’s III: Thank you, MLB schedule-makers: I don’t know who the Yankees have to thank, but after three games against the Royals and four against the Twins, the Bombers...
• 8/22 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: Weaver, Mariners, Athletics : The Angels extended Jered Weaver yesterday and it didn’t take long for some initial reactions to surface. Here are more reactions...
• 8/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Blue Jays @ A’s Game 127:   3:40PM PDT: Game over. Luis Perez and Casey Janssen share a one-hitter and the Blue Jays win. Not much else to say there...
• 8/21 Baseball Reality Tour: Prepping the Stove: Cubs fans have basically been stuck in Hot Stove forever, having not gone to the World Series in the past sixty-five years. As...
• 8/21 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/14/11 - 8/20/11: A look back at the week that was here at MLBTR ... Monday's deadline to sign selections from June's draft came and went,...
• 8/20 Through The Fence Baseball: 2B Reborn: the dawn of an exciting new era at the keystone: It would hardly be unique to call 2011, “the year of the rookie.” It seems that almost every season is branded with this moniker...
• 8/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Blue Jays @ A’s Game 124:   8:36PM PDT: J.P. Arencibia with a single to left field on another pitch up, and Cahill is being dispatched from this game...
• 8/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Swisher leaving no doubt: Since he came to the Yankees late in 2008, most of us have had a soft spot for Nick Swisher. We thought the trade was a steal...
• 8/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Orioles @ A’s Game 123:   12:53PM PDT: A’s need to take advantage of this opportunity here with Jemile Weeks on via a leadoff single followed...
• 8/15 MLBTradeRumors: Athletics Place Harden, Crisp, Breslow On Waivers: A trio of Athletics were placed on waivers recently, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports: starter Rich Harden, center fielder...
• 8/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Blue Jays Game 115: 7:30PM EDT: “Former Athletic” Edwin Encarnacion who came into the at-bat 0-for-8 with six strikeouts against Harden,...
• 8/9 NY Baseball Digest: Angel Pagan: What Does the Future Hold?: You could argue that Angel Pagan has been the biggest disappointment on the 2011 Mets. Since staying healthy and playing full...
• 8/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: The WAR over Brandon McCarthy: There are people who have issues with advanced stats and at times it can be understandable. Rickey Henderson stole 1,406 bases....
• 8/6 Rays Colored Glasses: McCarthy Dominant, Cobb Plagued by Discomfort in Hand: After winning three consecutive games, the hot streak is over after the Rays were shut out by the Oakland A’s tonight by...
• 8/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rays Game 113: 7:54PM PDT: 22 pitches, 18 strikes for McCarthy (again unreal percentage in the zone) as he K’s Robinson Chirinos for this...
• 8/4 Tyler's Think Tank: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Jacoby Ellsbury: Jacoby Ellsbury burst onto the scene as a 24 year-old September call-up back in 2007.  Coco Crisp was marred in the midst...
• 8/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners Game 111:   3:39PM PDT: Sweeney grounds out. A’s are swept, fall to 2-5 at Safeco Field this year and 4-9 versus the Mariners...
• 8/2 Tomahawk Talk: Frank Wren is a Genius: Braves Set to Make Run: The emotional roller-coaster ride for the two week or so leading up to the MLB trade deadline was nauseating. Rumors were running...
• 8/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners Game 110: 8:50PM PDT: Hernandez gets out of another jam here in the sixth. His pitch count has gone up to 101 now at the inning’s...
• 8/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners Game 109: 8:54PM PDT: Noberto throws a wild pitch – sort of what we have been led to expect – Smoak scores from third. Mariners...

• 7/31 22gigantes.com: Giants zooming in on Coco Crisp?: Have the Giants turned their attention to Crisp? (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) The additions of Carlos Beltran and Orlando...
• 7/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Twins @ A’s Game 108: 3:58PM PDT: A’s win! Everyone else loses (or the M’s will at least down 8-1 to the Rays late). Good day! 3:51PM PDT:...
• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Willingham, Crisp Expected To Stay: Athletics outfielders Josh Willingham and Coco Crisp will not be traded, hears SI's Jon Heyman.  As free agents after the season...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On Braves' Outfield Targets: The Braves offered a four-player package to the Astros for Hunter Pence, tweets ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.  However, Ken Rosenthal...
• 7/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: What If the A’s Aren’t Sellers and Beane Holds?: In her recap for yesterday’s victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle while talking...
• 7/27 MLBTradeRumors: Beane Not Impressed By Offers Yet: GM Billy Beane "believes that two months' more service from the A's pending free agents, plus any potential draft compensation...
• 7/25 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Rays @ A’s Game 102: 8:50PM PDT: Upton is making sure the scouts took note of that. Triple over the head of Coco Crisp (who has a nasty collision with...
• 7/25 mlbcoverage.com: Around the League: 7-19-11: Notes and news of July 19, 2011: - After last night’s loss to the Yankees, Andrew Friedman and the Rays promoted Matt Moore...
• 7/24 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 7/17/11 - 7/23/11: A look back at the busy week that was here at MLBTR ... The Giants acquired infielder Jeff Keppinger from the Astros. The...
• 7/24 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Athletics game 99 -2011: Starting Lineups Oakland Athletics Jemile Weeks 2B Coco Crisp CF Hideki Matsui DH Josh Willingham LF David DeJesus RF Conor Jackson...
• 7/23 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Let’s Make A Deal: Willingham Willingness?: By Mike Brandyberry The Cleveland Indians and Oakland Athletics have been rumored in trade talks for several days. The Indians...
• 7/23 mlbcoverage.com: Around the League: 07/19/11: News and Notes of July 19, 2011: - After last night’s loss to the Yankees, Andrew Friedman and the Rays promoted Matt Moore...
• 7/22 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Athletics game 97 -2011: Starting lineups Oakland Athletics Jemile Weeks 2B Coco Crisp CF Josh Willingham DH Hideki Matsui LF Scott Sizemore 3B David DeJesus...
• 7/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Athletics vs. Yankees, 7/22/2011 (7:05PM EST on MY9): Hurray for Fridays, the Yankees not being in Canada or Tampa any longer, non-artifical surfaces in general, upcoming weaker...
• 7/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Heyman on Athletics on the Move and on Athletics Staying Put: In his “Daily Scoop” piece at SportsIllustrated.com, Jon Heyman reiterates some rumors we’ve heard before and...
• 7/21 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Notes: Indians, Tigers, Twins, Avila: The Indians called up top prospect Jason Kipnis today, hoping that his .281/.363/.485 batting line in Triple-A will provide a...
• 7/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Coco Crisp and David DeJesus Could be Dealt and the DH Market:   While it would not be surprising if either Coco Crisp or David DeJesus were dealt today we have more rumors for the former...
• 7/21 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Eyeing Coco Crisp : The Indians traded for Coco Crisp nine years ago and, with Grady Sizemore and Shin-Soo Choo on the disabled list, they're eyeing...
• 7/20 B-R Blog: 3+ walks in 0 innings: In Detroit Wednesday, David Purcey came on in the top of the 7th to face his former team and walked the only 3 batters he faced....
• 7/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Reds Are Interested in Coco Crisp: The Cincinnati Reds apparently are interested in Coco Crisp. The Reds who have a deep farm system are apparently interested in...
• 7/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Tigers Game 97:   10:18PM EDT: Make it three straight as Coco Crisp goes down on a ball in the dirt, throw to first gets him game over. The...
• 7/19 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Eyeing Wandy, Figgins, Crisp: Danny Knobler of CBS Sports has three new names on the Reds' radar: Astros lefty Wandy Rodriguez, Mariners third baseman Chone...
• 7/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Angels @ A’s Game 96:   3:44PM PDT: Game over! A’s win! Good to see the A’s take 3-of-4 from the Angels. Always nice to beat your rivals....
• 7/17 Wahoo's Warriors: Trade options for the Indians: If the Indians are going to win the AL Central, it’s safe to say they’ll need to upgrade the offense, most likely...
• 7/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Angels @ A’s Game 95: 8:11PM PDT: Sizemore hits it into the gap in right-center. Game over as Pennington scores the winning run. A’s win 4-3!...
• 7/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Examining the Trade Values of Oakland’s Trade Chips:   This post is entirely inspired by a solid piece on USS Mariner where their team investigated the Mariners’ trade...
• 7/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rangers Game 92:     4:29PM CDT: Pinch-hitter Hideki Matsui grounds out to end the game. Sweep is complete. A’s fall to twelve...
• 7/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Rangers Game 91:   9:52PM CDT: That is why you don’t want to pitch to Josh Hamilton. Home run right field. Walk off winner. A’s...
• 7/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: “Live Blogging”: Mariners @ A’s Game 88: 2:48PM PDT: Andrew Bailey ends this one gets the save and salvages at least a win in this series. Mariners put up an Oaklandesque...
• 7/12 PaulLebowitz.com: Trade Targets For National League Contenders: Let’s have a look at the National League contenders, what they need to improve and whom they should target. The word “contender”...
• 7/12 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidates Who Are Currently Playing Well: Players who have performed well this month are more likely to intrigue buyers for at least two reasons. First of all, strong performance...
• 7/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Homer Happy A’s Win Series:   The A’s did something yesterday afternoon that they have not done before this year. Hit two home runs in one inning....
• 7/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Marlins Turnaround Their Season with Series Win in Oakland: The Marlins came to Oakland reeling. They left winning two of three on the road. There was once a time when West Coast road trips...
• 7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Deadline Plans For AL Teams: ESPN's Buster Olney outlined plans for National League teams heading into the trade deadline yesterday, and today he follows up...

• 6/30 Baseball Musings: By the Skin of their Teeth: The Marlins squeak by the Athletics 5-4 Thursday afternoon to win their fifth game in June and avoid the worst record in the month...
• 6/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Midway Point Marks: So the A’s have played half their schedule. The one take away? These guys can’t hit. Their offense as a whole has...
• 6/29 MLBTradeRumors: Contenders In Need Of A Center Field Upgrade: As many as five contenders might be seeking a center fielder by the trade deadline: White Sox:  Alex Rios, who is signed...
• 6/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Phillies Game 79:   1:52PM EDT: A’s trade a run for the double play. So Howard is out, bases are cleared but a run (Polanco) comes in...
• 6/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Gold Jerseys Return as Does Winning: The A’s backed by their gold jerseys and great pitching from Trevor Cahill snapped a three game losing streak Saturday evening...
• 6/26 Brotherly Glove: Same Old Story: Win-Loss records are not a useful proxy for evaluating pitchers, especially on a game by game basis. However, when a pitcher routinely...
• 6/23 B-R Blog: It’s a mystery: Only 2 MLB games going on tonight. Let's have a little parlor game. What do these players have in common? For the 2 groups listed...
• 6/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: “Live Blogging”: Giants @ A’s Game 73: 3:23PM PDT: SWEEP! Fuentes K’s Cody Ross and this game is over. Landon Powell is the big hero for the A’s. Fantastic...
• 6/20 Call to the Pen: Kevin Youkilis has it coming: In the first inning Dewayne Staats talked about how much respect the Red Sox had for the Rays when Dustin Pedroia tried to bunt...
• 6/20 22gigantes.com: Series preview: SF (39-30) at OAK (30-40): The Oakland A's -- the only team the San Francisco Giants haven't lost to this year -- will host the defending World Series champions...
• 6/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Giants @ A’s Game 71:   9:51PM PDT: In the gold the A’s do it again! Andrew Bailey gets the save, Godfrey with his first career win. Good...
• 6/17 22gigantes.com: Series preview: SF (39-30) at OAK (30-40): The Oakland A's -- the only team the San Francisco Giants haven't lost to this year -- will host the defending World Series champions...
• 6/16 The Process Report: Daily Process: Price Hits Youkilis: The aspects I hate about baseball tend to be sore spots because of sabermetric angst or rage against half-brained tradition—like...
• 6/13 MLBTradeRumors: If The Athletics Become Sellers: Having lost 12 of their last 13 games, the A's are eight games back in the AL West.  It's time to discuss their potential trade...
• 6/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Bartolo Colon: Return of the living dead: After the World Series has been played and the season is officially over, all teams change their focus toward how to win more...
• 6/11 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Willingham, Upton, Reds, Twins: It's the middle of June and Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (video link) says that teams aren't sure if they'll be buying or selling...
• 6/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ White Sox Game 64: 7:45PM CDT: Good news is Cahill is fine (or so it seems). 7:44PM CDT: Cahill dives and goes for the player at home (Adam Dunn)....
• 6/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Are the 2011 A’s Broken Beyond Repair?: There was a really interesting post on Athletics Nation that I enjoyed titled “A 7-Step Plan to Fix the A’s” and...
• 6/5 SOX & Dawgs: Late Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/5: After a 14th inning walkoff win yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to complete the sweep of the Oakland A's in the finale of...
• 6/5 SOX & Dawgs: Late Morning Red Sox Delight - 6/5: After a 14th inning walkoff win yesterday, the Boston Red Sox look to complete the sweep of the Oakland A's in the finale of...
• 6/4 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/3: After enjoying a day off, the Boston Red Sox will look to put an end to their four-game losing streak in the first game of a...
• 6/3 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/3: After enjoying a day off, the Boston Red Sox will look to put an end to their four-game losing streak in the first game of a...
• 6/3 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Oakland Athletics: Pitchers:Friday – Clay Buchholz (4-3, 3.41) vs. Josh Outman (1-0, 2.08)Saturday – Josh Beckett (4-2, 1.80) vs. Guillermo...
• 6/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 54: Yankees 4, Athletics 2: New York entered Wednesday afternoon’s game with brooms on their mind, as they tried to sweep the Oakland A’s on the road. ...
• 6/2 My Pinstripes: The Road Well Traveled: Thanks to the pitching of A.J. Burnett and the bat of Nick Swisher, the Yankees finished off a three game sweep of the Oakland...
• 6/1 Stealing First Base: NY amplía dominio sobre Oakland: Yanquis 4, Atléticos 2: OAKLAND, California, EE.UU. (AP) – A.J. Burnett recuperó el control tras un pronto vuelacercas y Nick Swisher pegó de...
• 6/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Sweep-n-Sweep: This past weekend the A’s swept the Orioles in a three game set, this afternoon the Yankees returned the favor to Oakland...
• 6/1 Stealing First Base: Nick Swisher helps Yankees sweep Athletics 4-2: By JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. – A.J. Burnett settled down after an early homer to snap an 11-start winless...
• 6/1 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Athletics Game 54 -2011: A.J. Burnett, RHP 5-3, 3.99 ERA Burnett ran out of steam after needing 97 pitches to grind through five innings against the Mariners...
• 6/1 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 53: Yankees 10, Athletics 3: The Bombers improved their win streak to three Tuesday night, as they hit early and often while Freddy Garcia gave the Yankees...

• 5/31 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Athletics Game 53 -2011: Freddy Garcia RHP 3-4, 3.26 ERA Garcia looks to string together back-to-back wins after defeating the Blue Jays with 6 1/3 innings...
• 5/31 The Process Report: James Shields Day: The Games: Invented by Bill James, the statistic known as “game score” is a quick and easy way to see how well a pitcher performed on...
• 5/30 Stealing First Base: Colon pitches shutout as Yankees beat Athletics 5-0: By JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Bartolo Colon pitched a four-hitter for his first shutout in nearly...
• 5/30 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Athletics Game 52 -2011: Bartolo Colon, RHP 2-3, 3.77 ERA Against the Blue Jays, Colon pitched five strong innings but faltered in the sixth. A five-run...
• 5/30 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Yankees @ A’s Game 55: 4:52PM PDT: 95 mph fastball gets Coco Crisp. So through three innings now Colon is dealing, allowing just the double by Josh Willingham...
• 5/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Athletics I: A 16-3 record over the last two seasons says the Yanks can stomp all over your mound as much as they please: Hope you’re all enjoying the Memorial Day holiday! Though you may be off from work, the Yankees are not, as they continue...
• 5/29 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Orioles @ A’s Game 54: 1:46PM PDT: Conor Jackson put himself into great position to get to that ball and then the momentum should’ve helped him...
• 5/28 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Orioles @ A’s Game 53: 7:57PM PDT: Single to left by Adam Jones scores Craig Tatum – walk comes back to haunt Oakland. Bad throw from Josh Willingham,...
• 5/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 51: 2:58PM PDT: Hisanori Takahashi is in for the Halos. He has not allowed a run, and just one hit this year. In the crazy 14-0 A’s...
• 5/25 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 50: 7:43PM PDT: Great attempt by Cliff Pennington but the throw draws Daric Barton off the bag so Bourjos is safe and Conger scores....
• 5/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 49: 7:54PM PDT: Guillermo Moscoso isn’t so bad at that run over to first, he’s done a good job on some pretty fast guys...
• 5/24 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Reyes, Crisp, Braves: The latest from ESPN's Buster Olney... The Mets must avoid diminishing or marginalizing GM Sandy Alderson, writes Olney. ...
• 5/23 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 48: 6:55PM PDT: So Conor Jackson is getting the start at third base tonight, and Andy LaRoche is getting the start at second…...
• 5/22 Raising Matt Cain: Just another walk-off winner: Nate Schierholtz saved the day in the 8th and The Bullets won it in the 11th. Darren Ford and Emmanuel Burriss put on a show...
• 5/22 22gigantes.com: Home Sweep Home (Part III): Emmanuel Burriss delivered a clutch RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the San Francisco Giants a(nother) dramatic...
• 5/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Giants Game 47: 1:43PM PDT: Glen Kuiper and Ray Fosse are having an interesting conversation regarding pitch count. I agree with them, that the...
• 5/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: “Live Blogging”: A’s @ Giants Game 46: 6:30PM PDT: 133rd pitch (highest pitch total in MLB this season) is a strike to set down Ryan Sweeney. Bob Geren is outmanaged...
• 5/21 Giants Nirvana: Game Recap: Giants 3, A's 0: Not much to say about this one. Andres Torres drew a walk to lead off the bottom of the 1st, and quickly came around to score...
• 5/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Bob Geren and the Rapture: Today at 6pm an earthquake is to begin in New Zealand and eventually roll across the earth as saved Christians (both dead and...
• 5/21 MLB Fantasy Recon: Sit or Start Week 8 Recommendations @ The Fix: Think about sitting Cole Hamels?James Bryce and J.J. Omar bring us another edition of Sit Em, Start Em - one of our favorite regular...
• 5/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s@ Giants Game 45: 7:58PM PDT: He had the green light, ground out to second base. 7:57PM PDT: Trevor Cahill due up, in spring training they wouldn’t...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp back: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp returned to the lineup Thursday, May 19, after taking Wednesday, May 18, off because of a personal...[+] matter.
• 5/19 Yankees Daily: Pierre’s Start May Be a Sign of Things to Come: I will be the first to admit that I am not a big Juan Pierre fan. I have never draft him in fantasy leagues and his arm rivals...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp outOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp was out of the lineup Wednesday, May 18, due to a family matter....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp was out of the lineup Wednesday, May 18, due to a family matter.
• 5/17 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Angels @ A’s Game 42: 6:58PM PDT: The A’s have their Opening Day starting lineup in, Gio Gonzalez on the mound, and another rain delay. The...
• 5/17 Red Sox Beacon: Game 41: The Improbable Has Happened: You may recall a game four seasons ago against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway at roughly this time of year. It was all Baltimore...
• 5/16 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Angels @ A’s Game 41: 7:28PM PDT:  Love the dude wearing a Raiders jacket. Can’t have a groundskeeping squad uniform? I hope that cost savings...
• 5/15 Wahoo's Warriors: DH batting 9th: You’ve probably already heard about the controversy in New York, with Jorge Posada taking himself out of the game after...
• 5/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Can’t Steal A Win: The A’s took on the Chicago White Sox last night at the Coliseum and if you missed the top of the second or the bottom of...
• 5/14 Mastersball.com: Organized Chaos - May 14: Organized Chaos – Rants, Ramblings and Ruminations from the Mind of a So-Called Expert I did not want to do this until I was...
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp backOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp is back in the starting lineup Wednesday, May 11....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp is back in the starting lineup Wednesday, May 11.
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Oakland Athletics: The Athletics are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series.  Here's what the team faces after the 2011 season: Eligible For...
• 5/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Lineup notes: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp is not in the starting lineup Tuesday, May 10. OF Josh Willingham will start after appealing his...[+] one-game suspension. OF David DeJesus will bat leadoff.
• 5/8 The Biz of Baseball: While a Worthwhile Notion, Don’t Expect MLB DUI Policy Anytime Soon: The reason Miguel Cabrera is smiling in this DUI mugshot? He has a serious drinking  problem but will avoid MLB suspension....
• 5/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 35: 2:34PM CDT: And that is not the way to get to the bullpen early as the A’s let Francis get a six-pitch inning in the top...
• 5/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 34: 7:08PM CDT: Eric Hosmer gets his first MLB hit (and another standing ovation) and that breaks up Brandon McCarthy‘s perfect...
• 5/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Royals Game 33: 7:24PM CDT: Opposite field home run for Alex Gordon – his third on the campaign – gives the Royals a 1-0 lead. See...
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Hideki Matsui, Coco Crisp sick: Oakland Athletics DH Hideki Matsui and OF Coco Crisp were not in the starting lineup Thursday, May 5, but are completely healthy....[+] 3B Andy LaRoche made his fifth straight start over 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff at third base.
• 5/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Blog en vivo: Indios @ Atléticos Juego 32: 1:30PM PDT: Ryan Sweeney with a single because chicks dig the single in front of the center fielder. 1:24PM PDT: Brett Anderson...
• 5/4 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Indians @ A’s Game 31: 7:25PM PDT: The A’s employ the shift and Travis Hafner hits into it with Mark Ellis playing a shallow right field basically....
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp backOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (quadriceps) returned to action Tuesday, May 3, and is in the lineup again Wednesday, May 4....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (quadriceps) returned to action Tuesday, May 3, and is in the lineup again Wednesday, May 4.
• 5/3 Call to the Pen: Indians Choo Charged with DUI: The Cleveland Indians have announced that outfielder Shin-Soo Choo was arrested early Monday morning under su**** of driving under...
• 5/2 Through The Fence Baseball: MLB’s reaction to the death of Osama bin Laden: On May 1, 2011, President Barrack Obama announced that Osama bin Laden, the long-hunted mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks...
• 5/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: “Live Blogging”: Rangers @ A’s Game 29: 12:44PM PDT: Mark Ellis is leading off for the A’s but manages a double over the head of Julio Borbon in center. Strange...
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp still out: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (quadriceps) remained out of the starting lineup Monday, May 2, but the move was more of a precaution....[+] He thinks he will be available to play off the bench.
• 5/2 Nolan Writin': Texas Rangers (16-12) at Oakland Athletics (14-14) Finale Preview: Matt Harrison had an awful outing yet again and left before he could even complete two innings for the Rangers. Obviously, the...
• 5/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Rangers @ A’s Game 28: 1:28PM PDT: Basehit to left by Kurt Suzuki scores CoJax. I like the Suzuki hitting ahead of Matsui, its a nice look for the lineup,...
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp sits out Saturday's game: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (quadriceps) sat out his third consecutive game Saturday, April 30, but did some running before...[+] the game.
• 5/1 Nolan Writin': Texas Rangers (16-11) at Oakland Athletics (13-14) Game 3 Preview: The Rangers won their second game in six Saturday with 14 combined hits for a score of 11-2 snapping their three game losing streak...

• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp out, Josh Willingham returning: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (quadriceps) remains out of the lineup Friday, April 29. OFs Josh Willingham (back), David DeJesus...[+] and Conor Jackson are patrolling the OF.
• 4/29 Nolan Writin': Texas Rangers (15-10) at Oakland Athletics (12-13) Game 1 Preview: After suffering a series loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Rangers will head to Oakland in hopes of gaining back their momentum...
• 4/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 24: 5:25PM PDT: Another three up-three down inning for Tyson Ross as he gets Hank Conger to strike out swinging to end the fifth....
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp day-to-dayOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (quadriceps) is day-to-day and will not require a trip to the disabled list....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (quadriceps) is day-to-day and will not require a trip to the disabled list.
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp sittingOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp is not in the lineup Wednesday, April 27....[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp is not in the lineup Wednesday, April 27.
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp leaves with tight quadriceps: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (quadriceps) was forced to leave the game Tuesday, April 26, due to tightness in his left quadriceps....[+]
• 4/26 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 23: 7:28PM PDT: All-Star balloting begins today at all 30 MLB ballparks. Can’t say I’d vote for any of the A’s at...
• 4/25 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Angels Game 23: 7:20PM PDT: Michael Wuertz was activated today – which was anti**** – and Bobby Cramer was optioned to Sacramento...
• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp has good game: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp had three hits, scored three runs and stole a base Sunday, April 24, The Associated Press reports....[+]
• 4/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners Game 22: 1:21PM PDT: Hideki Matsui drives in Coco Crisp from second and the A’s lead 1-0. Good to see the A’s get on the board...
• 4/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Offense Arrives in Seattle: Like some luggage misplaced by the airline, the A’s offense finally showed up two days after the club’s arrival in...
• 4/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Mariners Game 19: 7:12PM PDT: Last time the A’s faced King Felix, the A’s to a degree beat themselves swinging really early in the count...
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Clay Buchholz picks up victory: Boston Red Sox SP Clay Buchholz allowed a leadoff home run to Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp in 5 1/3 innings to pick up his...[+] first victory of the season Wednesday, April 20, according to The Associated Press. He gave up 10 runs in five innings in two starts against the Athletics last year. Buchholz struck out two and walked four in the game.
• 4/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Red Sox @ A’s Game 18: 1:19PM PDT: In his last start Gio Gonzalez got in a lot of trouble with walks (six in total). He just issued his first base on...
• 4/18 It's About the Money (Stupid): Tax Avoidance: You’ve probably heard that the Red Sox have signed three-time all start Adrian Gonzalez to a 7-year $154 million mega-contract...
• 4/16 Motor City Bengals: Brennan Boesch, Miguel Cabrera Lead Tigers to Offensive Awakening Late: I could write three posts dedicated to how well Rick Porcello pitched last night. He found himself in trouble on multiple occasions...
• 4/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Tigers @ A’s Game 14: 7:28PM PDT: Ouch. Hideki Matsui grounds it straight to Ramon Santiago who then throws on to Miguel Cabrera to complete the 6-3...
• 4/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp back in the lineup: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (back) returned to the starting lineup Thursday, April 14, against the Detroit Tigers, reports...[+] John Shea, of the San Francisco Chronicle. Crisp was hitless in four at-bats with a strikeout.
• 4/14 MLB Fantasy Recon: Free Agent Speedsters from COSFBA: Martin offers power and speedPicking up steals on your fantasy team isn't always as easy as finding players with the talent to...
• 4/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Tigers @ A’s Game 13: 7:18PM PDT: Coco Crisp‘s new hair… wow. Is that gonna slow him down on the basepaths? 7:15PM PDT: Gio’s control...
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp wins game with pinch-hit single: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (back) had the go-ahead pinch-hit single to help beat the Chicago White Sox in 10 innings Wednesday,...[+] April 13, according to The Associated Press. Crisp was in a 3-for-22 slump entering the game.
• 4/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ White Sox Game 12: 1:01PM CDT: Brett Anderson and John Danks, two big lefties in the rubber match of the series. The two games have been heartbreakers,...
• 4/13 COSFBA: Where Can I Find: Stolen Bases: I know it's just a couple weeks into the season but now is the time to evaluate your roster to see if you may have overlooked...
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp out, Cliff Pennington back: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (back) was held out of the lineup Wednesday, April 13, with lower back tightness, according to...[+] the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser. 1B Daric Barton also sat out of the lineup to rest up. 3B Andy LaRoche started at first base and has now started at every infield position in the first 12 games. SS Cliff Pennington (arm) is back in the lineup after having his infected sweat gland drained.
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp leaves with tight back: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (back) was forced to leave a game Tuesday, April 12, due to tightness in his lower back, reports...[+] Susan Slusser, of the San Francisco Chronicle. Crisp is '50-50' to play Wednesday, April 13.
• 4/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ White Sox Game 11: 7:26PM CDT: Omar Vizquel gets a bloop single into center, hit number 2,802 of his career. Vizquel is the only player left who...
• 4/11 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ White Sox Game 10: 8:24PM CDT: It is interesting having Mark Ellis hit fifth and Hideki Matsui sixth. I suppose it is because Matsui is a lefty against...
• 4/11 Through The Fence Baseball: Don’t panic: Early-season fantasy pickups (AL edition): If there’s one thing common among most baseball fans, media and fantasy owners, it’s the overwhelming tendency to overstate...
• 4/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp back in lineup: As expected, Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp is returning to the lineup and batting leadoff Monday, April 11, according to Susan...[+] Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
• 4/11 MLB Fantasy Recon: Top Waiver Wire pickups from the Fix: Crisp can be productive when healthyThe Fantasy Fix takes a look at players owned in under 50% of Yahoo leagues that shouldn't...
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp gets scheduled day off: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren said OF Coco Crisp was getting a day off Sunday, April 10, reports Susan Slusser, of the San...[+] Francisco Chronicle. Crisp is not dealing with any type of injury and is expected to return to the lineup Monday, April 11, against the Chicago White Sox.
• 4/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Ryan Sweeney to play soon: Oakland Athletics OF Ryan Sweeney will soon receive playing time and give either OF Coco Crisp or OF Josh Willingham a day off,...[+] according to Jane Lee of MLB.com.
• 4/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Twins Game 7: 3:23PM CDT: Wow, Barton was really almost picked off there. Pavano threw that just a little too far down the third base line....
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp steals two bases: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp stole two bases in a winning effort Thursday, April 7, but also struck out three times in the...[+] game.
• 4/7 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Blue Jays Game 6: 3:13PM EDT: So the A’s hold on. Great come from behind win. Way to claw it out against a very impressive pitcher in Ricky...
• 4/7 Baseball Musings: Another Small Ball Win: Like the in the Indians win over the Red Sox, the Oakland Athletics used one-run tactics defeat the Blue Jays, this time by a...
• 4/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Blue Jays Game 5: 8:27PM EDT: Strange misplay by David DeJesus. This play isn’t an error but still represents the poor defense that has thus...
• 4/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Blue Jays Game 4: 7:28PM EDT: I love seeing Kevin Kouzmanoff be selective at the plate. I think it ought to pay dividends to him in the Long-run...
• 4/5 Cut Four: 2011 Projections: Oakland Athletics: When Billy Beane wrote the book Moneyball, the OBP cat was out of the bag. All a team had to do was acquire some fat sluggers...
• 4/3 Baseball Musings: Setting the Table with Cereal: Coco Crisp missed the cycle by a homer today, which given his speed and lack of home run power isn’t surprising. In three...
• 4/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Mariners @ A’s Game 3: 1:39PM PDT: Inning over as Mark Ellis grounds out but to go back Matsui wasn’t particularly smart testing Ichiro’s...
• 4/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Mariners @ A’s Game 2: 9:08PM PDT: Game over. Mariners win 5-2. Another poor performance from the bullpen. Another poor performance at working counts....

• 3/28 Call to the Pen: Nyjer Morgan, Cutter Dykstra, and Sabermetric Orthodoxies: Yesterday, the Nationals sent outfielder Nyjer Morgan to Milwaukee for minor league infielder Cutter Dykstra. It certainly wasn't...
• 3/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Rockies @ A’s ST Game 30: 9:23PM PDT: Jackson gets a double. He is really hitting a lot better as of late. I still maintain he will have a decent year and...
• 3/25 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL West – Oakland Athletics: Athletics staff ace, Brett Anderson Oakland Athletics (2010 record: 81-81) The Oakland Athletics finished last season with a .500...
• 3/25 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Fantasy Baseball Busts - Players to Avoid: Message Board Edition.  Doing today's Reconing and I stumbled upon this message board post at http://milliondollarsleeper.com/2011/march/the-untouchables.html...
• 3/25 Baseball Press: Breakout Seasons and Spring Training Slugging: Bautista's 2010 spring training slugging percentage indicated a breakout. (Getty)In early February, I wrote an article discussing...
• 3/24 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Cubs Pitching Shuts Down A’s Sluggers: Gio Gonzalez making his second to last start of the spring had a decent appearance, though it fell far short of his electric outings...
• 3/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp returns: Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (hamstring) returned to the lineup Tuesday, March 22, the San Francisco...[+] Chronicle's Susan Slusser reports.
• 3/22 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Oakland Athletics: Hideki Matsui should help improve the Oakland OBP in 2011. Photo: Icon SMI The series on team offense continues with the Oakland...
• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp might return Tuesday: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (hamstring) was expected to get another day off Monday, March 21, before the game was washed out...[+] due to rain, reports Susan Slusser, of the San Francisco Chronicle. Crisp might be able to return Tuesday, March 22.
• 3/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp remains sidelined Sunday: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (hamstring) remained sidelined Sunday, March 20, and he is considered day-to-day, reports Susan...[+] Slusser, of the San Francisco Chronicle.
• 3/20 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Sweeney Homers and CoJax Has Two-Hit Day: A night after the A’s fell 18-1 as the White Sox took batting practice at Camelback Ranch off A’s pitching, the A’s...
• 3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp suffers hamstring injury: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (hamstring) left the Cactus League game Friday, March 18, due to tightness in his left hamstring,...[+] reports Susan Slusser, of the San Francisco Chronicle. Crisp said he might be able to return as soon as Saturday, March 19.
• 3/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ White Sox ST Game 22: 5:20PM PDT: Tightness in the right hamstring causes Coco Crisp to leave the game… fingers crossed… 4:54PM PDT: Coming...
• 3/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Today's lineup resembles opening lineup: The Oakland Athletics are fielding a lineup Thursday, March 17, that resembles what it may look like Opening Day, the San Francisco...[+] Chronicle's Susan Slusser reports. OF Coco Crisp is leading off, followed by 1B Daric Barton, OF David DeJesus, OF Josh Willingham, DH Hideki Matsui, C Kurt Suzuki, 2B Mark Ellis, 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff and SS Cliff Pennington.
• 3/15 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: One Day, Two Losses, But One Big Win: Brett Anderson took the mound today for the A’s against the Cubs at Phoenix Muni allowing two runs (one earned) which is...
• 3/15 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: Outfield Sleepers - Going Deep: We've looked at a couple different Outfield Sleeper Lists here already at the Recon, most are generally the same.  Alex...
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp raking: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp is hitting .478 this spring and is unaffected by his recent arrest for driving under the influence,...[+] according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. 'I always want to do my best, no matter what happens,' said Crisp. 'Coming to the field clears your mind. . .I'm trying to deal with the off-field stuff, and when I'm here, I focus on baseball. As soon as I walk on the field, I forget about everything off the field.'
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp's spring average above .500: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp raised his average to .519 with three hits in the A's 9-4 win over the Colorado Rockies Sunday,...[+] March 13, according to The Associated Press.
• 3/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Rockies @ A’s ST Game 17: 1:23PM PDT: Wow! Scoring from first base on a hit down the left field line is Crisp. Incredible. Hopefully a healthy full year...
• 3/12 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Split Squads, Split Results: The A’s had two split-squad games today winning their match in Phoenix against the Dodgers 9-2 and falling to the Brewers...
• 3/11 Mastersball.com: Cactus League Notes (3/10): Wil Myers Appears: {jcomments on}The bad part of the Royals split squad appearing at Phoenix Muni**** Stadium on Thursday was Mike Moustakas was...
• 3/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: In the End It Is a Draw: If you follow Nippon Professional Baseball you’re aware that after the twelfth inning is played if the two teams remain...
• 3/8 MLBTradeRumors: March Trading: March trading typically involves out of options players, former top prospects, and spare parts, but these players can have a major...
• 3/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: A look at the 2011 Oakland Athletics: Note: For previous Yankee Analyst 2011 team previews, click here. The 2010 Oakland Athletics (81-81, 2nd place in the AL West)...
• 3/6 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Padres ST Game 7.5:   1:21PM MDT: Despite the lack of visuals (Padres online boards say the game is being televised live if you are in San Diego,...
• 3/6 Mastersball.com: Cactus League Notes (3/5): Under a beautiful sky of sun, with a gentle breeze, the Bay Area teams--that would be the Giants and the Athletics--squared off...
• 3/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Giants @ A’s ST Game 7: 1:16PM MDT: Andy LaRoche is up, haven’t been able to gauge his ability yet at short, but so far this spring you gotta be...
• 3/4 The Biz of Baseball: Attendance Watch 2011: The Oakland Athletics: As David continues to look forward to possible attendance trends he's wound his way through the AL East (see the Yankees - Red...
• 3/3 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Launch Pad Maryvale: Got to catch most of the game today while in the car including the end – a Brew Crew walk off home run by (bonus points...
• 3/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp apologizes: One day after being arrested for DUI, Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp apologized Thursday, March 3, according to Barry M. Bloom...[+] of MLB.com. 'The main feeling is embarrassment,' said Crisp. 'I'm sorry and that sorry is genuine. A lot of people look up to me and obviously this was not the right decision.'
• 3/3 The Captain's Blog: Does MLB Have an Alcohol Problem? Admission Must Come Before Cure: The first step to addressing a problem is admitting you have it. After a fourth major league baseball player was charged with...
• 3/2 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Say it Ain’t So Coco: Coco Crisp was arrested by Scottsdale Police early this morning on su**** of driving under the influence of alcohol. In response...
• 3/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp arrested for DUI, released: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp was arrested, detained and then released after being suspected of driving under the influence...[+] of alcohol Tuesday, March 1, reports Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.

• 2/28 Baseball Press: Fantasy Prep 2011: Outfield Options on Draft Day: The J-Hey Kid will be a must-pick for years to come. (Getty)Public Service Announcement:Today's entry continues a series of...
• 2/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp hits grand slam Sunday: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp had a grand slam in a Cactus League game Sunday, Feb. 27, against the Chicago Cubs, reports Carrie...[+] Muskat, of MLB.com. Crisp hit the homer off Cubs SP Matt Garza, who he is 1-for-13 lifetime during the regular season.
• 2/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Billy Beane not disappointed with development of young outfielders: Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane said he hasn't necessarily expected OFs Chris Carter and Michael Taylor to be further...[+] along in their development at this point, according to Joe Stiglich of The Mercury News. 'I think, quite frankly, Chris has moved very quickly, given where he was when we acquired him and where he is now. In Michael's case, he finished (the 2009 season) in Triple-A and did quite well. So we know he's capable of playing at that level. The fact of the matter is, they're both right there, and they're really just a phone call away.' Although this season's outfield situation appears crowded, none of the currently projected starting outfielders (Josh Willingham, David DeJesus and Coco Crisp) are signed beyond 2011.
• 2/24 Call to the Pen: 30 Teams, 30 Questions: Pt. 3: Continuing to ask all these questions. I’m feeling like the anti-Alex Trebek here. With today’s landing in the American...
• 2/24 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Oakland Athletics: The Athletics are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Brian Fuentes, RP: two years, $10.5MM. ...
• 2/23 Baseball Musings: Five-Year PMR, Centerfielders: The five year look at fielding using an objective probabilistic model of range continues with centerfielders. As always, we start...
• 2/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Are the A’s Built to Last? Looking Past This Year: First off let’s just say, there is a chance we were built to contend even this year, it was just this time last year that...
• 2/17 Baseball Press: Dr. Lineup: The 2011 Oakland Athletics: Coco Crisp will lead off for Oakland in 2011 (Getty)Dr. Lineup dissects the batting orders of various major league teams and...
• 2/14 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: How Should the 2011 A’s Bat?: Much is made of batting order and much is made of how little batting order makes a difference. Today Susan Slusser had an A’s...
• 2/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: How Should the 2010 A’s Bat?: Much is made of batting order and much is made of how little batting order makes a difference. Today Susan Slusser had an A’s...
• 2/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Daric Barton is Better than your First Baseman: Daric Barton is better than Ryan Howard and Mark Teixeira, or so says ESPN’s Evan Brunell. I was surprised that ESPN, or...

• 1/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s and M’s Talking About Swapping 3Bs: Joe Stiglich of the Contra Costa Times says that the Mariners and Athletics are in talks about swapping third basemen Chone Figgins...
• 1/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Josh Willingham to split up lefties: The Oakland Athletics would like to use OF Josh Willingham to split up the lefties in their batting order, the Contra Costa Times'...[+] Joe Stiglich reports. Manager Bob Geren said he hasn't decided on his batting order, but it could start with OF Coco Crisp, 1B Daric Barton, OF David DeJesus, Willingham and DH Hideki Matsui.
• 1/27 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Rumors: Carmona, Sizemore, Free Agents: On this date five years ago, the Indians sent Arthur Rhodes to the Phillies for Jason Michaels and traded Josh Bard, Coco ...
• 1/19 COSFBA: Finding Keepers: Oakland Athletics: The 2010 Oakland Athletics were a team with a highly-effective pitching staff (lowest team ERA in the AL) and that was reflected...
• 1/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: What Additional Bullpen Depth Means for the A’s Trading Abilities: The A’s are close to signing Brian Fuentes report numerous sources. While bullpen depth is always great to have, especially...
• 1/11 Baseball Press: Low Book Value and High Return - Home Runs: Smoak is talented and will see a full season worth of at-bats in Seattle. (AP) Fantasy owners will always try to draft a...
• 1/10 Baseball Press: Low Book Value and High Return - Stolen Bases: Davis had 11 steals and a .363 OBP during the last month of play in 2010. (Getty) Fantasy owners will always try to draft...

• 12/22 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Spending Details By Team: MLB teams have made over $1.2 billion in salary commitments so far this offseason, according to data compiled by MLBTR. The seven...
• 12/16 The UpperCard Network: Athletics Acquire Josh Willingham: The Athletics continue to reshape their outfield for 2011. The A’s and Nationals agreed on a deal today that will send Josh...
• 12/16 MLBTradeRumors: A's To Acquire Josh Willingham: The A's and Nationals have agreed to a deal that will send Josh Willingham to Oakland, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney (on...
• 12/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Talking Josh Willingham: The Oakland Athletics are in serious talks for a trade for Washington Nationals OF Josh Willingham, according to FOXSports.com's...[+] Ken Rosenthal. The Nationals would receive two minor leaguers in return for Willingham. The Athletics could use Willingham in left field, OF Coco Crisp in center and OF David DeJesus in right. OFs Ryan Sweeney and Conor Jackson could serve as the reserve outfielders.

• 11/17 Baseball Daily Digest: For A Few Dollars More: AL West: The water has not yet begun to boil on baseball’s hot stove, but the blogosphere is already burning with speculation with regard...
• 11/11 B-R Blog: 2010 Productive But Not Full-Time Batters: How many batters last season had between 200 and 350 PA and had more than zero batting wins? Here's the answer - Rk Player BtWins...
• 11/10 MLBTradeRumors: A's Acquire DeJesus For Mazzaro, Marks: The A’s acquired David DeJesus from the Royals for right-hander Vin Mazzaro and left-hander Justin Marks, the teams announced...
• 11/7 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 10/31/10 - 11/6/10: Free agency officially began this week, which makes for some busy times around MLBTR. Let's take a look back at the last seven...
• 11/5 WalkOff Walk: This Tweet in Baseball: Makin' Plans for the Offseason: Welcome to the offseason, a veritable wonderland of nonsense for professional baseball players. Some folks head to Arizona to...
• 11/3 MLBTradeRumors: A's Exercise Ellis' Option; Decline On Chavez: The Athletics exercised Mark Ellis' 2011 option, and declined their option for Eric Chavez, according to the team. The A's chose...
• 11/3 The UpperCard Network: A’s Exercise Crisp’s 2011 Option: The Athletics have picked up the $5.75 million 2011 option for Coco Crisp. Crisp announced the decision via his Twitter yesterday....
• 11/3 MLBTradeRumors: A's Exercise Coco Crisp's 2011 Option: The A's exercised Coco Crisp's 2011 option, according to the outfielder's Twitter account. Oakland will pay Crisp $5.75MM next...
• 11/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp's option exercisedThe Oakland Athletics exercised OF Coco Crisp's $5.25 million option for 2011, Crisp revealed on his Twitter page. ...[+] The Oakland Athletics exercised OF Coco Crisp's $5.25 million option for 2011, Crisp revealed on his Twitter page.
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Not Quite Non-Tender Candidates: 85 players made our list of non-tender candidates, but a few fell short of our subjective 25% chance cutoff.  These are guys...
• 11/1 MLBTradeRumors: Remaining Club Or Player Options: Option decisions have been rolling in lately, and with the World Series set to end this week we can expect plenty more.  The...

• 10/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp, Mark Ellis expected to return: The Oakland Athletics are expected to pick up the 2011 options for OF Coco Crisp and 2B Mark Ellis, according to ESPN's Buster...[+] Olney.
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Offseason, Athletics, Red Sox: ESPN's Buster Olney dishes hot stove opinions and rumors... In today's blog, Olney says some folks see the fairly expensive...
• 10/26 Cubs Stats: Kosuke **** Trade Bait?: This offseason, as with every other one, Cubs fans have begun to knock on Jim Hendry's door, toting their list of demands. As...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Market For Center Fielders: After Coco Crisp and Jayson Werth, the free agent market for center fielders is barren.  The Royals, Braves, Marlins, Nationals,...
• 10/21 Braves Journal: Where Do We Go From Here 2010.4: Trades: So, as mentioned, the Braves prefer to make major player acquisitions through trades. Given that, we need to figure out who the...
• 10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Ahtletics Notes: Payroll, Barton, Stadium: Let's discuss the latest on the Athletics, with some help from Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle... The A's haven't...

• 9/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: American League Postseason Preview: Baserunning and Situational Hitting: Last week we took a look at how the AL playoff field's offenses, starting pitchers and bullpens stacked up, and today we'll take...
• 9/28 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Justin Duchscherer: The Athletics' last offseason was a risky one, with the team committing over $17MM to Ben Sheets, Coco Crisp, and Justin Duchscherer...
• 9/26 Baseball Moves: Wavier Mavens 26: 9 Ideas for the Last 7 Days of Baseball: Week 26 Waiver Mavens Well everyone it’s been fun doing this column for the past 25 weeks (I started this after week 1)....
• 9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp expected to return: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp is expected to return to the team next season, according to the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan...[+] Slusser. The team holds a $5.75 million option on Crisp for the 2011 season. 'I've had a lot of fun,' Crisp said. 'I love these guys. The fans have treated me well. I took the option because I wanted to come here. But it's up to them to make the decisions they feel will help the team.'
• 9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp likely out for seasonOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (finger) is likely out for the season, MLB.com's Alex Espinoza reports. ...[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (finger) is likely out for the season, MLB.com's Alex Espinoza reports.
• 9/20 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: D'Backs GM, Torre, Crisp: Links for Monday night, as Brandon Beachy pitches against the Phillies in the biggest game of his life.... Ed Price of...
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp has broken left pinkie: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (pinkie) was held out of the lineup against the Minnesota Twins Sunday, Sept. 19, after breaking...[+] his left pinkie in the previous day's game, according to The Associated Press. Manager Bob Geren said he would visit a hand specialist within the next few days to determine his long-term status. OF Rajai Davis started in center field Sunday, with OF Matt Carson playing in right field.
• 9/14 Baseball Moves: AL/NL POTW 9/6 – 9/12: AL Hitter Coco Crisp OAK OF (ESPN 62.3%) This week: 8/18, 6 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 7 SB, .444 AVG, 1.323 OPS. Extrapolated out, Coco...
• 9/14 Call to the Pen: Notable Numerals: Paul Konerko, Feliz Hernandez and More: As we wind down closer and closer to the end of the 2010 regular season, the playoff picture begins to come into focus. Most teams...
• 9/12 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/12: The Boston Red Sox will look to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Oakland A's this afternoon at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. This...
• 9/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp has stolen 20 consecutive bases: Entering play Sunday, Sept. 12, Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp had stolen 20 consecutive bases, according to The Associated Press....[+] It marks the longest streak by an Oakland player since Stan Javier stole 28 bases in a row.
• 9/12 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 9/12: The Boston Red Sox will look to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Oakland A's this afternoon at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. This...
• 9/12 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens 24… 7 Pickup Ideas to Gain that Edge: Position Players Coco Crisp, Oakland Athletics (CF, OF) owned in 30% of Yahoo! Leagues. Crisp is 27 for 29 in steals this season,...
• 9/12 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 9/10: After a day off on Thursday, the Boston Red Sox are on the west coast for the final time this season as they take on the Oakland...
• 9/12 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 9/11: With their playoff odds sitting at just 1.5%, the Boston Red Sox will look to stay relevant in the AL Wild Card race in game...
• 9/11 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 9/11: With their playoff odds sitting at just 1.5%, the Boston Red Sox will look to stay relevant in the AL Wild Card race in game...
• 9/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp steals three bases Friday: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp matched his career high with three stolen bases against the Boston Red Sox Friday, Sept. 10, according...[+] to The Associated Press. At the plate, he went 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.
• 9/11 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Towers, Phillies, Cubs: Some links to check out before the race for the NL West crown resumes... ESPN's Buster Olney says the Diamondbacks aren't...
• 9/10 SOX & Dawgs: Evening Red Sox Delight - 9/10: After a day off on Thursday, the Boston Red Sox are on the west coast for the final time this season as they take on the Oakland...
• 9/10 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 8: Home Run of the Day: Coco Crisp, Oakland Athletics (Trot Time: 19.93 seconds) [video] If I had any kind of positive feelings...
• 9/10 Baseball Moves: Video of the Day 9/9/10: A line drive home run off from Coco Crisp proves to be more than this fan had bargained for at the Oakland Coliseum.  Everyone...
• 9/9 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 8: Home Run of the Day: Coco Crisp, Oakland Athletics (Trot Time: 19.93 seconds) [video] If I had any kind of positive feelings...
• 9/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp continues playing well: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp homered and drove in three runs Wednesday, Sept. 8, The Associated Press reports. He also stole...[+] his 16th consecutive base.
• 9/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp sits: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (knee) was out of the lineup with a sore left knee Tuesday, Sept. 7, The Associated Press reports....[+] He drove in two with a pinch-hit single, though.
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Likely to rotate outfielders: Oakland Athletics OFs Jack Cust, Gabe Gross, Matt Carson and Jeff Larish are likely to rotate playing time in the outfield for...[+] the rest of the year, according to MLB.com's Jane Lee. OFs Rajai Davis and Coco Crisp are the mainstays in the outfield.

• 8/29 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens – Week 22: These Guys Are Probably Owned Gaby Sanchez, Florida Marlins (1B, CI) owned in 40% of Yahoo! Leagues. Sanchy is making his case...
• 8/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp on fire: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp went 3-for-5 with a home run Tuesday, Aug. 24, The Associated Press reports. He's hitting .391...[+] over his last 16 games.
• 8/24 Baseball Musings: Snap, Crackle, Pop: Coco Crisp stands three for four on the night against the Indians with a single, double and solo home run. He just needs the triple...
• 8/24 Baseball Moves: POTW (8/16 – 8/22): AL Hitter: Robinson Cano NYY 2B (ESPN 100.0%) This week: 9/27, 7 R, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 5 BB, 5 K, .333 AVG, .438 OBP, .815 SLG, 1.252...
• 8/24 Call to the Pen: Notable Numerals: Joe Mauer, Clay Buchholz and More: While doing some research for last week’s AL Central themed Notable Numerals, I came across some interesting statistics related...
• 8/22 MLBTradeRumors: Crawford And Pena Talk Oakland: With the Athletics hosting Tampa Bay this weekend, the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser spoke with both Carl Crawford and...
• 8/22 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 21): Coco Crisp is healthy and fast. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar fantasy players for...
• 8/22 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens – Week 20: I write this article enroute to Beantown where I’m making my first pilgrimage to Fenway Park, one of the first iron grandstands...
• 8/19 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Cubs, Simmons, Crisp, Royals: On a night when Brian Matusz stifled the AL West leaders, here are some news items... ESPNChicago.com's Bruce Levine looks...
• 8/19 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 18: Home Run of the Day: Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins (Trot Time: 20.65 seconds) [video] It should not be forgotten that Joe Mauer...
• 8/19 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 18: Home Run of the Day: Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins (Trot Time: 20.65 seconds) [video] It should not be forgotten that Joe Mauer...
• 8/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp goes deep Wednesday: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp hit a home run, drove in two runs and had two doubles in a winning effort Wednesday, Aug. 18,...[+] according to The Associated Press.
• 8/15 Baseball Musings: Slow to Get a Hit: Kevin Slowey is coming out for the sixth inning against the Athletics with a no-hitter intact. He’s walked two and faced...
• 8/11 MLBTradeRumors: The Athletics' 2011 Offense: The Athletics' pitching staff is second in the AL with a 3.65 ERA, but their offense ranks 11th with 4.08 runs scored per game. ...
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp, Kurt Suzuki given Sunday's game off: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp and C Kurt Suzuki were given the day off against the Chicago White Sox Sunday, Aug. 1, according...[+] to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.

• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Players Not Traded At The Deadline: Even with all of the moves that occurred prior to this afternoon's non-waiver trade deadline, there are still plenty of players...
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp unlikely to be movedThe Oakland Athletics are not expected to trade OF Coco Crisp before the deadline, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney....[+] The Oakland Athletics are not expected to trade OF Coco Crisp before the deadline, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney.
• 7/25 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – July 25: Position Players: ss Yunel Escobar – Doubleheader 1b Lyle Overbay – Doubleheader 3b Edwin Encarnacion – Doubleheader of...
• 7/24 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 17): Ride the Starlin Castro power streak. (Chicago Tribune) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar...
• 7/24 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – July 24: That was a nice day yesterday, other than picking two Blue Jays and then seeing their game postponed. Both Cubs did some damage,...
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp dropped in order: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp was dropped to the ninth spot in the order Wednesday, July 21, but manager Bob Geren said the...[+] move is only temporary, according to MLB.com's Jane Lee. Crisp entered the game Wednesday 7-for-54 (.130) in his last 14 games. SS Cliff Pennington returned to the leadoff spot to take the place of Crisp. Pennington is hitting .367 (18-for-49) in July. OF Matt Watson received his second start in left field Wednesday with OF Gabe Gross resting.
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp snaps slump: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp snapped an 0-for-18 slump Tuesday, July 20, the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser reports....[+]
• 7/19 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Iannetta, Athletics, Bautista: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports kicks off his latest column with a look at Alex Rodriguez's $30MM worth of home run incentives. ...
• 7/19 The UpperCard Network: Red Sox Interested In Iannetta, Adam Dunn Talk: Some trade news and notes from the latest column by Ken Rosenthal on FOX Sports.Com: The Red Sox are said to have interest in...
• 7/15 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Outfielders: The market for outfielders includes some highly-priced veterans, some highly productive bats and a trio of Kansas City Royals....
• 7/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp drives in four runs Saturday: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp went 2-for-4 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Saturday, July 10, with a home run and...[+] four RBIs, according to The Associated Press.
• 7/11 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 10: Home Run of the Day: Jose Lopez, Seattle Mariners (Trot Time: 22.97 seconds) [video] The Mariners weren't able to manage...
• 7/11 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 10: Home Run of the Day: Jose Lopez, Seattle Mariners (Trot Time: 22.97 seconds) [video] The Mariners weren't able to manage...
• 7/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp drives in four runs: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp had four RBIs Saturday, July 10, in a 15-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, according...[+] to The Associated Press.
• 7/9 Darn this Gold Glove: Games 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...
• 7/9 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Second Half Hitters: Relocation for DeJesus would boost his value. (AP) Each week Baseball Press has provided some Under the Radar fantasy...
• 7/8 PaulLebowitz.com: Something's Got To Give: All-out leads to a blowout: Anyone with a basic knowledge of human anatomy and pitching mechanics could've seen that this was...
• 7/6 My Pinstripes: Vazquez Gets West Coast Trip Off On Right Foot: Javier Vazquez remembers back in April when the boos outweighed his fastball. But since then Vazquez has pitched at an All-Star...
• 7/6 PaulLebowitz.com: Marketing Genius Is Still Genius: The Kevin Trudeau of baseball: I think I've finally figured Billy Beane out. The appellation of Beane as a "genius"...
• 7/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp leaves Sunday's game with hamstring injury: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (hamstring) left the game against the Cleveland Indians Sunday, July 4, due to tightness in the...[+] upper portion of his left hamstring, according to MLB.com's Jane Lee.
• 7/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp returns to lineup Friday: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (legs) was 0-for-5 with three strikeouts and a run scored in his return to the lineup against...[+] the Cleveland Indians Friday, July 2, according to The Associated Press.
• 7/3 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Crisp, Molina, Fielder, Pena, D-Backs: Some links to check out while we wait for that tantalizing Stephen Strasburg-R.A. **** matchup this afternoon... ESPN's...
• 7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp sits: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (soreness) was out of the lineup Thursday, July 1, due to leg soreness, MLB.com's Jeff Seidel...[+] reports.
• 7/2 Darn this Gold Glove: Games 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...
• 7/1 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – July 1: They really need to cut it out with these early start times. 11:05 Central?! Anyway, here are some good picks for today. I...
• 7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp goes yard WednesdayOakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp hit a home run in a losing effort Wednesday, June 30, according to The Associated Press. ...[+] Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp hit a home run in a losing effort Wednesday, June 30, according to The Associated Press.

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp continues crisp hitting: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp had three hits, stole two bases and scored twice Tuesday, June 29, according to The Associated...[+] Press. Since returning from the disabled list a week ago, Crisp is 10-for-22 (.455) with nine runs scored in six games.
• 6/29 Baseball Musings: In Vin Veritas: Vin Mazzaro stepped in for Dallas Braden and pitched decently as the Athletics defeat the Orioles 4-2. Mazzaro lasted six innings...
• 6/29 Baseball Musings: Games of the Day: Cliff Lee visits New York with the Mariners as he takes on Phil Hughes and the New York Yankees. Some rumors have this as Lee’s...
• 6/29 Darn this Gold Glove: Game 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...
• 6/27 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 6/20/10 - 6/26/10: Do you know what time it is?  If you said "game time", I'll award you partial credit.  It's Sunday night, which means it's time...
• 6/27 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 13): Morrow is a K machine with 2 starts this week.(AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar fantasy...
• 6/26 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Have Inquired About Available Outfielders: With injuries decimating their outfield corps, the Red Sox have contacted multiple teams around the league to gauge the availability...
• 6/25 PaulLebowitz.com: Trying To Control Their Little World: You have all these rules and you think they'll save you: Without getting into a Tony Robbins-style course in positive thinking...
• 6/25 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 22: Home Run of the Day: Russell Branyan, Cleveland Indians (Trot Time: 26.75 seconds) [video] Branyan, unsurprisingly, comes in...
• 6/25 MLBTradeRumors: A’s Won't Trade Young Players: The A’s aren’t looking to make major changes this summer, but they won’t deal their young players even if they do make trades,...
• 6/24 Call to the Pen: Athletics/Orioles Trade Analysis: Jake Fox for Ross Wolf: The Oakland A’s made their second trade of June earlier this week, sending previously DFA’d utilityman Jake Fox to...
• 6/23 Call to the Pen: Roster Moves (6/22): Chris Tillman to Triple-A, Takashi Saito returns: During the course of June 22nd, 15 teams made some sort of roster move.  The day also saw two minor trades, a top prospect got...
• 6/23 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 22: Home Run of the Day: Russell Branyan, Cleveland Indians (Trot Time: 26.75 seconds) [video] Branyan, unsurprisingly, comes in...
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp returns from DL: The Oakland Athletics activated OF Coco Crisp (rib cage) from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, June 22, according to The Mercury...[+] News' Joe Stiglich. Crisp hit a two-run home run in his first game back.
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp could be trade chip: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp, who just came back from the disabled list, could be a trade chip this summer, according to FOXSports.com's...[+] Ken Rosenthal.
• 6/22 MLBTradeRumors: A's May Hold Onto Ben Sheets, Deal Coco Crisp?: When Ben Sheets signed a one-year, $10MM contract with Oakland in January, it was widely assumed that the A's would try to flip...
• 6/22 MLBTradeRumors: Oakland Designates Eric Patterson For Assignment: Outfielder Eric Patterson has been designated for assignment by the Athletics, according to the team's official Twitter page. ...
• 6/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp on fire during rehab assignment: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (rib cage) is 13-for-22 on his rehab assignment, the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser reports....[+]
• 6/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp to rehab Thursday: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (rib cage) is scheduled to play his third rehab game with Triple-A Sacramento Thursday, June 17,...[+] according to MLB.com's Jane Lee. Crisp played five innings Tuesday, June 15, and Wednesday, June 16, going a combined 3-for-5. Manager Bob Geren said Crisp will likely play seven innings for the next two days before taking a day off and returning to play at least three full games. If everything goes well, he could be back in the lineup during the team's next homestand.
• 6/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp has two hits in first rehab start: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (chest) had his first rehab assignment at Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, June 15, and he went...[+] 2-for-3. According to The Associated Press, Crisp is on a 10-day rehab program and will not be activated on the current roadtrip, manager Bob Geren said.
• 6/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Rajai Davis could lose playing time: Oakland Athletics OF Rajai Davis could lose some playing time with the addition of OF Conor Jackson and the return of OF Coco...[+] Crisp (rib cage) from the disabled list, according to the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser.
• 6/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp to begin rehab assignment: Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (rib cage, flu) will begin his rehab assignment at Triple-A Sacramento...[+] Tuesday, June 15, the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser reports.
• 6/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp to rehab at Sacramento: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (rib cage, flu) will begin his minor league rehab assignment for Triple-A Sacramento when he has...[+] recovered from the flu, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
• 6/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp to rehab Monday: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (rib cage) is scheduled to play in an intrasquad game in Arizona Monday, June 14, according to...[+] The Mercury News' Curtis Pashelka.
• 6/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp begins hitting off tee: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (chest), who is on the disabled list for the second time this season, has begun hitting off a...[+] tee in his recovery from a strained chest muscle. The Associated Press reports he will take batting practice in the coming days.
• 6/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp won't return on time: Updating previous reports, Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (rib) won't be ready to return when he's eligible Monday, June 7, the...[+] San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser reports.
• 6/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp will need rehab assignment: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (rib cage) is inching closer to returning to baseball activities but will need to go on a rehab...[+] assignment before returning to the team, according to MLB.com's Mike Petraglia. Crisp is eligible to come off of the disabled list Tuesday, June 8.

• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp has intercostal injury: Updating a previous report, Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (rib cage) is dealing with an intercostal injury in his rib cage near...[+] the right side of his chest, according to The Mercury News' Joe Stiglich. 'I thought I'd be able to go run down some balls in the outfield, but I was short of breath,' Crisp said.
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp to DL: The Oakland Athletics placed OF Coco Crisp (rib cage) on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, May 26, according to The Sports Network....[+]
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp likely headed to DL: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (rib cage) is likely headed to the disabled list with a rib cage injury that may have been caused...[+] by a cough, according to the San Francisco Chronicle's Scott Ostler.
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp out of the lineup Tuesday: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (chest) was a late scratch Tuesday, May 25, due to a strained chest muscle. It was the second...[+] straight game he missed, according to The Associated Press.
• 5/25 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 8): Alcides in the 2 hole means he's roster worthy (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar...
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp out with chest strain: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (chest) was out of the lineup Sunday, May 23, due to a strained chest muscle, The Associated Press...[+] reports. He hopes to return in a couple of days.
• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp collects two hits in season debut Friday: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (pinkie) went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored against the San Francisco Giants Friday,...[+] May 21, according to The Associated Press.
• 5/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp, Mark Ellis could return this weekend: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (pinkie) and 2B Mark Ellis (hamstring) both continued their rehab assignments with Single-A Stockton...[+] Wednesday, May 19, and will join Triple-A Sacrament Friday, May 21, according to MLB.com's Jane Lee. Ellis went 0-for-2 with an RBI and a walk while playing second base Tuesday, May 18. Crisp went 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in a start in center field Tuesday.
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp update: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (finger) took batting practice for the first time Tuesday, May 11, the San Jose Mercury News'...[+] Joe Stiglich reports. He and 2B Mark Ellis (hamstring) are scheduled to begin rehab assignments at Single-A Stockton next week.
• 5/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp close to beginning rehab assignment: Oakland Athletics manager Bob Geren said OF Coco Crisp (pinkie) is approximately one to two weeks away from going on a minor league...[+] rehab assignment, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
• 5/7 MLBTradeRumors: Reds Unlikely To Trade For Leadoff Hitter: Reds' leadoff hitters have a league worst .237 OBP, but John Fay of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that any help is going to...
• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp update: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (finger) will have his left pinkie X-rayed to determine his next course of action, according to...[+] The Associated Press.

• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp to undergo more X-rays: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (finger) will undergo more X-rays on his fractured left pinkie finger Friday, May 7, according...[+] to the Oakland Tribune's Joe Stiglich. Crisp estimates that he is between 10 days and two weeks from returning to full baseball activity.
• 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Athletics | Coco Crisp update: Oakland Athletics OF Coco Crisp (finger) is set to begin baseball activities in two weeks, according to The Associated Press....[+]
• 4/25 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Posey, Crisp, Angels: Sunday night linkage.. Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times likes the Ben Zobrist contract extension for both parties. ...