The Oakland Athletics’ long-expected move to Las Vegas took another step closer last week with the owners of all MLB teams voting unanimously in favour of the A’s relocation to Sin City. In addition to our A’s contributor Brett Walker’s
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No more bets: The A’s relocation to Las Vegas finally approved
Finally, the inevitable has been confirmed – last Thursday (16 November), MLB announced that its owners have voted unanimously in favour of the Oakland A’s relocation to Las Vegas. I would say that this brings to a close an issue
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2023 Season Review: Oakland Athletics
Last night saw the end of the 2023 regular season, and so, now is as good a time as any to review the performance of those teams that have not made the playoffs. Over the next few days, several Bat
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MLB Rivalries: Oakland Athletics vs San Francisco Giants
In this edition of our series focusing on the rivalries of MLB, we’ll be looking at a geographic rivalry; the annual Bay Bridge Series between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants. I, along with Bat Flips & Nerds
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Only the possum comes to every game now – Oakland A’s 2023 Mid-Season Report
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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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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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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Episode 313 – Oakland No More and Early Overreactions
John, Rob and Ben talk about two of the biggest stories of the week: the Oakland A’s long-awaited announcement of their departure for Las Vegas and Madison Bumgarner’s release from the Diamondbacks. They then dive into some early season overreactions
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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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