“Ya Gotta Believe” is one of my favorite moments of being a fan, its what baseball is about.  Its when it crosses from just a sport to some sort of religion.  Though I don’t see Tug McGraw, the coiner of that great phrase, as any kind of zealot, I do think he captured what it [...]

 
So when I saw the headline Ice Cold  A’s Hit for Loss again I immediately thought back to the mood in the Twins clubhouse when Minnesota traded away Luis Castillo last year.  The players believed it was a sign the organization didn’t care about winning, and that the team was in store for a lot of [...]

So the Tampa Bay Rays will stop selling season tickets on Saturday.  They are holding a “Select a Seat’  event from 9am to noon on the 19th, where fans can make their way to Tropicana Field to and pick their seats.  Why would you do that?  Well, they say its to guarantee your ability to [...]

Jim Hendry pulls the focus and the money back on his team.  Rich Harden came for much more Major League ready talent, though Harden’s contract doesn’t expire immediately.  Harden’s injury history makes it a risky deal, but those Hendry traded are spare parts to the Cubs.  Sure Eric Patterson could be better than his brother, [...]

Susan Slusser writes about the A’s “rebuidling” and the decision that is coming pretty soon as to whether they will be buyers or sellers. The players are hoping buyers, the reality is it could be a bit of both.  But because of an interesting discussion about paying for draft picks on the message board, and with the [...]