That’s another season in the books for the Oakland Athletics. How to describe the A’s season? BFN editor Gavin has already described it as “dismal”, while another A’s fan privately said to me that this article would need to be
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Tag: Rob Manfred
Is the potential move to Las Vegas worth the gamble?
It’s starting look more likely that the Oakland Athletics aren’t going to be in Oakland for much longer; last week, the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s Seaport Planning Advisory Committee voted 5-4-1 against removing port priority use at
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Bored of the lockout yet? Here are 24 of our favourite lockout tweets
In light of the lockout, that letter, and the removal of all player photos from mlb.com, we have compiled our favourite social media offerings. First up, the Commissioner, Rob Manfred, issued the poorly-conceived letter: To our Fans: I first want
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MLB Barstool partnership. It’s genius… honest
When the news broke that MLB is in discussions with sports and pop culture blog, Barstool Sports, to broadcast games, many in the baseball world spat their coffee across the room, while others high-fived, craving the frat boy ‘n’ pickup
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Forever blowing bubbles
The Major League Baseball season is becoming quite counterproductive at the moment. With all these positive tests popping up in several team’s locker rooms, how can MLB keep a competitive schedule? Major League Baseball has a problem on their hands.
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What if there is no baseball until April 2021?
It might sound far-fetched, but maybe we are being sheltered from the true horror. The worst-case scenario sees two-thirds of the US population infected in the epidemic that could last for over a year. Currently, mid-May is the earliest that
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October madness or magic? The great playoff shake up
Rob Manfred is standing in his office, scouring the room for a glimmer, a spark of inspiration. His advisors shuffle awkwardly in their seats, trying not to make eye contact. Exasperated, the commissioner pleads “Someone must have an idea. I
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A Brit Learning Baseball Through Books: Why Baseball Matters
“The game stands up and out in the lowest-common-denominator American culture of distraction, disruption, and interruption. For me, this distinction makes baseball the most intellectually stimulating, emotionally satisfying, and downright glorious pastime ever devised.” – Susan Jacoby It’s not likely
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Episode 76 – Welcome To The Show
Tom gets a short notice call to get his ass up to the bigs, as John is a late notice scratch from the lineup. Without any prep, Tom welcomes back Darius. Tom attempts (Badly) to update Darius on all the baseball
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Yankees, Red Sox Set to Lock Horns in London; Report
Update: 10am, GMT – now includes quotes from Red Sox, Joel Sherman, YES Network video. 4pm, GMT – AP quotes from Aaron Boone, Greg Bird. Late last night the business website Bloomberg broke the latest in a series of mini-scoops
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