For the Oakland Athletics, it was a second consecutive disappointing last place finish in 2016. The club finished 69-93, just a game better than last year’s result in the American League West Division.The A’s did have a couple of offensive players who produced strong numbers in some areas. Left Fielder Khris Davis bashed 42 home runs with 137 … Continue reading Athletics 2016 POY: Kendall Graveman
Ty Cobb ends his career in Philadelphia
Ty Cobb is one of the greatest players in baseball history, but few are aware that the Hall of Fame legend finished up his long career as a member of the Philadelphia A’s, the franchise that would later relocate to become the Oakland Athletics.Cobb is rightly remembered as a Detroit Tigers superstar. He played for 24 … Continue reading Ty Cobb ends his career in Philadelphia
Can Oakland A’s get back into contention quickly?
The Oakland Athletics have fallen to the bottom of the American League West and look to get back to regular contending status.In 2016 the Oakland Athletics finished 69-93 and in last place in the American League West Division, 26 games out of first place and 20 behind an AL Wild Card playoff spot.This was a second consecutive … Continue reading Can Oakland A’s get back into contention quickly?
Diehards: Why Fans Care So Much About Sports
If you are a baseball fan like me, you enjoy all aspects of the game. Not just the more analytical, statistics-based evaluations of recent years, or the classic excitement of a dramatic game, series, or season, but the whole enchilada. The history of the game and the background stories of the players and other individuals … Continue reading Diehards: Why Fans Care So Much About Sports
MLB 2016 predictions: AL West Division
Our annual process of polling the staff at TBOH as to their predictions for the coming season has been completed, and so we’re rolling out those picks in a series of pieces.The TBOH staff will reveal our cumulative staff choice, as well as our individual picks, for the order of finish in each of Major League … Continue reading MLB 2016 predictions: AL West Division
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