http://www.athleticscast.com Two die-hard Oakland Athletics fans discuss everything related to the A's in this popular podcast and blog Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:35:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jack from San Francisco writes: Let me be the first to start the Trade-Matt-Holliday-Before-It's-Too-Late group.  How long will the A's front office wait until they dump off Holliday to another team that thinks he will be of benefit to them? In 66 ABs this year, Holliday has only 16 hits (.242 ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uuZ-aYa6n2aqPdhO1Yy6QV4_Q6w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uuZ-aYa6n2aqPdhO1Yy6QV4_Q6w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uuZ-aYa6n2aqPdhO1Yy6QV4_Q6w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uuZ-aYa6n2aqPdhO1Yy6QV4_Q6w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~4/w4sP1F9EBA0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~3/w4sP1F9EBA0/ http://www.athleticscast.com/blog/2009/04/29/this-is-a-great-e-mail-from-the-athleticscast-mailbag/ Hey A's fans, its Jordan here and I will not be able to bring you a show today due to the fact that I have a bad neck injury and can't get to a studio. Therefore, I will bring you a blog post for now, and hopefully be able to ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TRzukvu0v8hONp6GWBX7S8K6OXY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TRzukvu0v8hONp6GWBX7S8K6OXY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TRzukvu0v8hONp6GWBX7S8K6OXY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TRzukvu0v8hONp6GWBX7S8K6OXY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~4/h-o0NruNK_A" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~3/h-o0NruNK_A/ http://www.athleticscast.com/blog/2009/04/19/as-drop-2-of-3-in-toronto/ Stay up to date with the A's through our twitter account. We'll give game scores and baseball news of the day, so "follow" us! http://twitter.com/Athleticscast87 <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6uaDXA6FxKCQXl7P5U5D1XMcSEc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6uaDXA6FxKCQXl7P5U5D1XMcSEc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6uaDXA6FxKCQXl7P5U5D1XMcSEc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6uaDXA6FxKCQXl7P5U5D1XMcSEc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~4/d4gJLIlO9EY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~3/d4gJLIlO9EY/ http://www.athleticscast.com/blog/2009/04/08/twitter/   Warning: There is some Chalk here... number range=predicted number of wins, *=playoff teams AL West: *A’s: 88-92 wins Angels: 87-90 Rangers: 75-80 Mariners: 50-65   AL Central: *Tigers: 82-86 Indians:80-84  Twins: 80-84 Royals:75-81 White Sox:75-81   AL East: *Red Sox: 95-100 *Yankees:90-97 Rays:88-93 Blue Jays:78-81 Orioles:50-65   AL Wild Card: *Yankees Angels   AL MVP: Matt Holliday AL CY Young: CC Sabathia   NL West: *D-Backs: 85-92 *Dodgers:85-90 Giants: 81-85 Rockies:70-75 Padres: 40-60   NL Central: *Cubs: 95-105 Cardinals:80-85 Brewers:80-85 Astros: 70-75 Pirates: 60-70   NL East: *Mets:87-93 Phillies:85-90 Braves:85-90 Marlins:81-85 Nationals:50-65   NL Wild Card: *Dodgers Phillies Braves   NL MVP: Manny Ramirez NL Cy ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eo-bwznL6tfH7_r_L0KO4sB-kJ0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eo-bwznL6tfH7_r_L0KO4sB-kJ0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eo-bwznL6tfH7_r_L0KO4sB-kJ0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eo-bwznL6tfH7_r_L0KO4sB-kJ0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~4/72F3J6HQytg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~3/72F3J6HQytg/ http://www.athleticscast.com/blog/2009/04/06/big-boy-picks/ Hey there A's fans, it's Jordan here, hope all is well. It was announced earlier today by A's manager Bob Geren that Justin Duchscherer is recommended to have arthroscopic surgery on his elbow, but that the team has yet to decide whether or not the 2008 All-Star will have the ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LQ41tVfghm45O9qIDawxtyR2DR0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LQ41tVfghm45O9qIDawxtyR2DR0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LQ41tVfghm45O9qIDawxtyR2DR0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/LQ41tVfghm45O9qIDawxtyR2DR0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~4/7Veyx7YmRg8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~3/7Veyx7YmRg8/ http://www.athleticscast.com/blog/2009/03/27/our-fears-about-the-duke-seem-to-be-true/ Hey everyone, it's Jordan again, and I thought I would give those cheesy headlines a shot. Now that that is out of my system, I am pleased to inform you that Nomar Garciaparra is an Athletic. Last night I mentioned that this was a possibility, and here we are just ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6J7hR9U_8RtTcywsD94p5-cIg5Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6J7hR9U_8RtTcywsD94p5-cIg5Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6J7hR9U_8RtTcywsD94p5-cIg5Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6J7hR9U_8RtTcywsD94p5-cIg5Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~4/zIZTZAnD8jw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~3/zIZTZAnD8jw/ http://www.athleticscast.com/blog/2009/03/03/no-mar-speculation/ Hey A's fans, its Jordan here and I hope all is well with everyone. News broke today that the rumors we have been hearing for quite some time about the talks with Orlando Cabrera were definitely true. ESPN's Buster Olney was the first to report that a one ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/joGbrA9u-00qFFRbTBcdbbdZz8Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/joGbrA9u-00qFFRbTBcdbbdZz8Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/joGbrA9u-00qFFRbTBcdbbdZz8Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/joGbrA9u-00qFFRbTBcdbbdZz8Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~4/zWj--k1zQa0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~3/zWj--k1zQa0/ http://www.athleticscast.com/blog/2009/03/02/as-reportedly-reach-deal-with-shortstop-orlando-cabrera/ After a long and illustrious career, Rickey Henderson was elected to the baseball Hall Of Fame with 94.8 percent in his first year of eligibility. After delving into his career it’s mind boggling to think that 5.2 percent of the Hall of Fame voters did not feel that Henderson was ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DvU1oxwu0CChM35Z9Us1__D-qms/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DvU1oxwu0CChM35Z9Us1__D-qms/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DvU1oxwu0CChM35Z9Us1__D-qms/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DvU1oxwu0CChM35Z9Us1__D-qms/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~4/i5Gmg5d6ZPg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~3/i5Gmg5d6ZPg/ http://www.athleticscast.com/blog/2009/01/16/rickey/ Hey there A's fans, it's Jordan here. The Oakland A's have been rather quiet since that whole Rafael Furcal fiasco, but it seems like the time is coming for some more moves to be made with this roster. Multiple sources are reporting that a one year deal with former Athletic ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k0LxgCW6oq9gWoGlZbF7vbNqZVU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k0LxgCW6oq9gWoGlZbF7vbNqZVU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k0LxgCW6oq9gWoGlZbF7vbNqZVU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k0LxgCW6oq9gWoGlZbF7vbNqZVU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~4/RocddCk_M4E" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~3/RocddCk_M4E/ http://www.athleticscast.com/blog/2009/01/06/a-quiet-winter-so-far-may-start-to-get-a-little-louder/ I wanted to wait and make absolutely sure that Rafael Furcal really had his mind made up this time, and it appears that he will absolutely be back in the blue and white of the Los Angeles Dodgers. What a ride it has been with Furcal, who quite frankly rubbed ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t_PzHsOWkV-lQSZybJfr_Q13DJw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t_PzHsOWkV-lQSZybJfr_Q13DJw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t_PzHsOWkV-lQSZybJfr_Q13DJw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/t_PzHsOWkV-lQSZybJfr_Q13DJw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~4/7PUHCQXnI2U" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/athleticscastblog/~3/7PUHCQXnI2U/ http://www.athleticscast.com/blog/2008/12/19/furcal-agrees-with-dodgers/