While most teams played their 81st game in late June or the first weekend of July, the All-Star break is a good time to take stock and assess how each team is doing midway through the season. It would be
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Author: Brett Walker
The Curious Case of Selecting an A’s All-Star – The 2023 edition
On Thursday evening, MLB will be announcing this year’s MLB All Star Game selections. Yet again, the A’s social media channels, along with Dallas Braden, Vince Cotroneo and Johnny Doskow during the A’s game broadcasts on NBC Sports California, have
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The London Series: the BBC’s coverage review
For those who were unable to go down to London for this weekend’s London Series games, we instead had to rely upon the BBC’s coverage of the games, which were shown on iPlayer and the BBC Sport app. I was
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Celebrating Baseball’s Pioneers at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
At the start of May, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) in Kansas City was in the news when Oakland Athletics play-by-play announcer Glen Kuiper appeared to use a racial slur when mentioning his and his broadcast partner Dallas Braden’s
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“It’s too cold for baseball!” Watching the national pastime in Chicago
Recently, I enjoyed a road trip around the Midwest of the United States, ending my trip in one of my favourite cities, Chicago. While there, I watched games at both Wrigley Field and Guaranteed Rate Field, taking in the Padres
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Less shock, more ‘aww’: The A’s finally confirm the move to Las Vegas
At the start of April, I wrote an article calling for the Athletics’ front office to make their stadium plans clear. A couple of weeks ago, they finally seemed to hear the call, announcing that the organisation had entered into
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Stick or Twist? : We’re no closer to knowing if the A’s are leaving for Las Vegas
Last week, I shared my preview of the Oakland Athletics ahead of the 2023 season. However, I didn’t address one very important issue; hanging over the start of yet another season is the continuing uncertainty over where the Athletics will
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Oakland Athletics 2023 season preview: Mediocrity maybe?
Now that the World Baseball Classic has finished, everything is gearing up for the MLB regular season, with Opening Day this Thursday (30 March). When thinking about how the Athletics will do this season, the indications thus far haven’t been
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What can MLB learn from NFL’s growth in the UK?
On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL’s showpiece annual event; the Super Bowl. In recent years, the Super Bowl has become a bigger and bigger deal in the UK – people are having watch
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A’s Offseason Deals yet to Inspire Confidence
Recently, I put together a round-up of the most note-worthy deals to have been struck so far during the offseason. Conspicuous by its absence was any mention of the deals that have been made by the Oakland A’s though. While
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