http://www.oaklandathleticstickets.org Just another GreatSeats Blogs weblog Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:15:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Bud L. Ellis The Oakland Athletics spent the offseason looking to make up the difference between a second-place finish in the AL West and the defending American League champions. The A’s were that second-place team last season, going 81-81 in a respectable season. Nine games in front of them ... /2011/03/24/as-seek-to-close-gap-in-al-west/ The Oakland Athletics continued their bullpen makeover by signing left-handed reliever Brian Fuentes. Fuentes said he was told that Andrew Bailey would remain the closer and that he was fine with that arrangement. However, the A's certainly aren't upset that they now essentially have two closers in their bullpen. Should anything ever happen ... /2011/01/20/as-sign-fuentes/ The Oakland Athletics added another top hitter to their lineup, signing Hideki Matsui to a one-year contract worth $4.25 million. He is expected to serve as the team's designated hitter and was pleased by how strongly Oakland wanted him to be a part of their team. The team is hopeful that Matsui's ... /2010/12/16/athletics-ink-matsui/ Oakland Athletics pitcher Ben Sheets has been placed on the disabled list because of an injury to his right elbow.   This is the same elbow that Sheets had to have surgery on back in 2009, causing him to miss an entire baseball season.   The injury is being termed an elbow strain, and ... /2010/07/25/sheets-shelved-with-elbow-injury/ The Oakland Athletics could not have gotten the second half of their season off to a better start. On the strength of three home runs, the A's out-slugged the host Kansas City Royals, 9-6, to finish off a three-game sweep. Adam Rosales, Kevin Kouzmanoff and Jack Cust all went yard, giving ... /2010/07/18/as-finish-sweep-of-royals/ The Oakland Athletics have overcome injuries to their starting pitchers to hang around in the American League West race.   Scoring runs is still a challenge for Oakland, but they continue to get good pitching out of their starters and bullpen.   Dallas Braden has led the charge in the starting rotation, with his ... /2010/07/06/oakland-athletics-midseason-review/ Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Dallas Braden threw a perfect game in a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.   He threw 109 pitches, 77 for strikes, while striking out six batters.   The feat was especially heartfelt and special for Braden because he accomplished it on Mother's Day.   Braden could be seen after the game ... /2010/05/10/braden-tosses-perfect-game/ By Bud L. Ellis The best way to describe the first month of the season for the Oakland A’s? Streaky. Four times in the first month of the season, the A’s put together four streaks of at least three games in a row. At the end of the month, ... /2010/05/02/streaky-as-finish-first-month-at-12-12/ Center fielder Coco Crisp will be out for 1-2 months after breaking his left pinkie finger in a spring training game on Saturday. Crisp, whom Oakland considered a key offseason acquisition, was enjoying a great spring before suffering the injury. He was batting .432 with two home runs and eight RBI, ... /2010/04/04/crisp-out-1-2-months-with-broken-finger/ Oakland Athletics third baseman Eric Chavez is going to get plenty of time over at first base in spring training.   Chavez was once one of the game's emerging stars, but a number of injuries have derailed his career.   His back problems have been notorious, but the Athletics are hopeful a position change ... /2010/02/26/chavez-works-out-at-first-base/