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Sports Illustrated
May 8, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
An F for the A's Touted as a contender, awful Oakland is in danger of falling out of the playoff picture...   |
Sports Illustrated
May 28, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Reality Check A shakeup aims to give the lumbering A's a jump start... |
Sports Illustrated
January 16, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
One-Shot Deal In Johnny Damon, the A's got what they needed -- for a year, at least... |
Sports Central
July 23, 2012
Ross Lancaster |
The Hottest Team in Baseball One of the teams that may trade for players to help for the stretch run and stands to benefit from the extra wild card is the Oakland Athletics, who are currently baseball's hottest team, posting a 14-2 record in July to go from having the AL's fourth-worst record to its fourth-best. |
Sports Illustrated
October 17, 2001
Tom Verducci |
The sounds of October A's learn the hard way about importance of fundamentals... |
Sports Central
June 13, 2007
Bob Ekstrom |
Can Pitching Really Win the AL Pennant? If the old baseball adage holds, these two teams should be locking horns in the ALCS come October, right? Maybe not. |
Sports Illustrated
March 12, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Little doubt The Boston Red Sox realized their new manager was the perfect fit... |
Sports Illustrated
July 11, 2001
Tom Verducci |
All-Star leftovers The Mariners appear to be intensifying their search for a hitter who can bat second in their lineup, behind Ichiro Suzuki... Phillies general manager Ed Wade knows about the little black book in which manager Larry Bowa is making notations about his players' work habits... etc. |
Salon.com
October 8, 2002
Allen Barra |
What do you say now, Bud Selig? The victories of the Angels, Twins and Cards show how empty the owners' and commissioners' arguments were. |
Sports Illustrated
September 3, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
A's Ablaze The torrid bat of Miguel Tejada has fueled Oakland's red-hot streak. |
Sports Illustrated
August 6, 2003
Albert Chen |
Trading Day Amid a flurry of deals, New York and Boston prepared for a pennant race. |
Sports Illustrated
November 29, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball: Hold 'Em or Deal? Teams are facing agonizing decisions about big-name free-agents-to-be... |
Sports Illustrated
July 26, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Utter anonymity The Angels have quietly become a force in the AL West. |
Sports Illustrated
May 23, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Change of plans Jason Giambi has added more power than patience to the Yankees... |
Sports Illustrated
June 25, 2003
Daniel G. Habib |
The Unbearable Brightness of Beane A best-seller made A's G.M. Billy Beane look like a genius. Will it also make him a pariah? |
Sports Illustrated
September 10, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Boston Blues After a promising start to the season, the high-priced Red Sox have inexplicably fallen out of the playoff race. |
Sports Central
July 29, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Giambi Concerns Loom Over Yankees It's been a long season for New York Yankee slugger Jason Giambi. First, he was mentioned in the steroid scandal and then his strength was sapped by an intestinal parasite. Can the Yankees survive without their cleanup hitter? |
Sports Central
May 7, 2004
Eric Poole |
Beane's Fault Lies Not in Himself, But in His Stars The notion that Beane's teams are equipped to win during the regular season but not in the playoffs has some merit only in the fact that the A's general manager acquires the players he does out of necessity. |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
5 New York Yankee Flops The New York Yankees have made disappointing trades recently. |
Sports Central
June 13, 2005
Bob Ekstrom |
Where Have You Gone, Billy Beane? Now, manager Billy Beane only steps into the limelight in June and July for the amateur draft and trading deadlines. |
Fast Company
November 2003
Keith H. Hammonds |
Beane's Magic Back in May, in "How to Play Beane Ball," we wrote glowingly of general manager Billy Beane and his Oakland A's baseball team which, we predicted, "almost certainly will win a lot more games than it will lose this season." We're exhaling now: At press time, the A's were 90-60. |
Sports Central
September 24, 2007
Phil Backert |
MLB Playoff Chase Down to Final Stretch The last week of the season in Major League Baseball could not be more exciting for fans as the hunt for October hits the final stretch run. |
Sports Central
October 17, 2006
Bob Ekstrom |
A's Far A's They Go Who thought the Oakland Athletics would still be playing baseball through the second week of October? The first week maybe, but not the second. |
Sports Central
July 18, 2013
Ross Lancaster |
The 10 Biggest Series For the Second Half As the baseball season moves to the second half, to the trade deadline, into pennant races and the cooler weather of September, there are series that carry added significance for playoff spots. |
Sports Central
April 22, 2004
Mike Round |
Billy Beane: Messiah or Phony? Billy Beane had taken over a team in disarray, with only slightly more fans than the Expos, and transformed them into a perennial contender in the tough AL West. |
Sports Central
February 16, 2006
Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Major League Baseball 2006 Preview NL East: 1. New York Mets... 2. Atlanta Braves... NL Central: 1. St. Louis Cardinals... 2. Milwaukee Brewers... |
Sports Central
February 27, 2006
Isaac Miller |
2006 MLB Preview: American League It was an interesting offseason in the American League. Yet some burning questions still remain. |
Sports Central
December 20, 2004
Dave Golokhov |
Funny-Moneyball Oakland Athletics management has, once again, shipped off two of their prime possessions for aspirations down the road. Well, that is the Moneyball approach, isn't it? Buy low, sell high? But when does tomorrow become today? |
Sports Central
July 23, 2014
Ross Lancaster |
The Era of Having a Chance It struck me that this is a year where there just aren't that many baseball teams that look very strong. |
Sports Central
September 16, 2005
Chris Cornell |
Sox Take a Look in Rearview If the Boston Red Sox thought they could just cruise into the playoffs without getting a fight from the Evil Empire, they'd better think again. |
Sports Illustrated
May 16, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Declining division After years of excellence, NL East is in a malaise... |
Sports Illustrated
September 12, 2002
Stephen Cannella |
Winning ways The A's and Twins have taken different routes to success |
Sports Central
July 14, 2005
Derek Daggett |
MLB Second-Half Predictions Armed with 80+ games of knowledge, here is how the remainder of the 2005 Major League Baseball season should break down, division by glorious division. |
Sports Illustrated
September 12, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Investigating leads Ichiro is among the most exciting players in the game, but I don't think he's even the MVP of his own team... Who will be the major players in the offseason? Also, do you see any rookies or sleepers who could make good leadoff hitters for next season?... |
Sports Central
August 23, 2005
Bob Ekstrom |
AL Pennant: Yanks' For the Taking? Well Beantowners, start your guest lists if you must, but don't set that date for this year's Yankee Elimination Party quite yet. It might not come. The Yanks will be hitting the playoffs in peak form. |
AskMen.com
April 9, 2002
Matthew Ross |
A Preview Of The 2002 MLB Season Now that the baseball season is upon us, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at which teams are the ones to watch for this season... |
Sports Central
June 12, 2004
David Martin |
The AL in Brief Read about all the current highlights in baseball's American League. |
Sports Illustrated
November 5, 2001
Jeff Pearlman |
It's never too soon to forecast Yanks and D-Backs will be very busy this offseason... |
Sports Illustrated
July 16, 2002
Tom Verducci |
September stoppage? A late strike date can only push Baseball's calendar so far. |
Sports Illustrated
August 30, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball It's in the season's final month that the MVP races hit full swing |
Salon.com
April 3, 2002
Allen Barra |
Baseball 2002: The fix isn't in So you think the big-market teams have it all locked up? Then I guess you'll be betting on the Los Angeles Dodgers... |
Sports Illustrated
September 12, 2000
Stephen Cannella |
Inside Baseball The key to the American League playoff chase may not be in the stars |
Sports Central
March 29, 2007
Seth Doria |
2007 MLB Preview: American League Here are a few thoughts about MLB's American League, in order of predicted finish. |
Sports Illustrated
December 18, 2001
Stephen Cannella |
Cold Shoulder The reluctance of baseball teams to bid has cast a big chill on the market for free agents... |
Sports Illustrated
October 9, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Pick an MVP, Any MVP The American League is chock-full of candidates this season... |
Sports Central
July 14, 2008
Kyle Jahner |
Diamonds in the Rough Who are the no-names shaping first-half pennant races? |
Sports Central
March 5, 2009
Mike Round |
Forget Steroids and Recession: Play Ball! Here's a look around MLB's American and National Leagues and predictions for the upcoming season. |
Salon.com
September 17, 2002
King Kaufman |
The Angels-A's race is a dud Thanks to baseball's boneheaded wild-card system, we once again have two great teams playing meaningless games in September. |
Sports Illustrated
June 5, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Seattle's offensive Boone Second baseman's bat has exceeded M's expectations... |
Reason
December 2003
Matt Welch |
Balls The joy of watching ideas win -- a review of Michael Lewis's Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game |
