There was about a month at the beginning of the season where reporters were dogging Chipper Jones about whether he might retire at the end of the season.  It went on for weeks, because Jones had been the cornerstone of the Atlanta Braves for so long, and the only manager he had ever known was [...]

So it came to my attention yesterday, that those who haven’t been following closely may not understand how a guy who was traded from the Reds to the A’s a little more than two weeks ago, could suddenly be looking to sign with another team.  Let me break it down for you.
The Reds needed to [...]

OK, this piece isn’t really about Money ball, just about the A’s.  But, isn’t in interesting that the team that is most closely associated with the term “money ball” and veered away from non-productive outs, such as the failed stolen base, now seems to be building a team that can steal bases?
Since the steroid era [...]

By the time you are reading this, you have already seen the names of the Rookies of the Year and probably uttered the words “Who?”  In hearing the numbers for Chris Coghlan ( which is a little like a NY sport talking head, Craig Coughlan), I agree he has to be the Rookie of the [...]

David Waldstein writes an interesting piece about the suspected case of Miguel Tejada tipping pitches when he was with the A’s in 2001.  The piece talks to many of Tejada’s teammates about a meeting that took place when the suspicians came to a head. Waldstein draws no conclusions, and ends the piece with words from [...]

Today was a great day to be in Cooperstown.  It was surprisingly quiet, I expected a bigger crowd, as I believe so did the Hall of Fame.  There were a fair amount of Red Sox fans there to support Jim Rice, but there were also quite a few Athletics fans sporting their golden yellow and [...]