Broadcasting Dollars Level the Playing Field (a Little)
MLB's ESPN deal last week is about to be followed by deals renewing the league's coverage on both FOX and TBS according to John Ourand of the SportsBusiness Journal. The Biz of Baseball's Maury Brown...
View ArticleToxic Situation in Cleveland
Cleveland Indians closer Chris Perez seems to have missed the Indians media training sessions.Perez in May lashed out at his team's fan base after a quick start failed to generate a boost in...
View ArticleRadio Only Games Make No Sense
As this is written, the Tampa Bay Rays are battling the Baltimore Orioles in an absolute gem of a game 14 innings deep. Rays fans must be enjoying watching it right? Nope. If you live in the Tampa...
View ArticleA Few Positives After Some Tough Losses
If baseball is designed to break your heart, then the A's are certainly living up to that expectation of late.The extra-innings loss over the weekend in New York was soul-crushing and bone-rattling. It...
View ArticleFeeling Better?
Last night's victory for the A's was a possible turning point for this road trip from hell. It was the first time on the trip that the A's did not drop the first two games of a series. In both Detroit...
View ArticleThe A's $100 Million Payroll
This past Saturday, the New York Times featured a piece by Tyler Kepner regarding the A's quixotic quest for a new stadium. This passage, thinking long term was interesting:If the A’s knew their...
View ArticleYesterday's Weird Connections
Yesterday was a bizarre "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" sort of day for the A's. The team dropped the last game of a four game set with the Rangers, while the hard-charging Angels lost to the Mariners...
View Article#OccupyTheODotCo
If you weren't at the first two games of this Mariners series, you are missing some amazing baseball. Last night, this catch by Yoenis Cespedes in the eighth inning to rob Jesus Montero alone was...
View ArticleShocking the World
We can shock the world, because it’s been done before. Coming from me, it’s not hearsay. I’ve done it, living proof – 25 dudes in the AL East, and we went to the World Series on a $42 million...
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The World Has Been Shocked.
Here, thanks to MLB, is the call on both the TV and the radio side of last night's playoff clincher for the A's:Your browser does not support iframes.Another amazing game in an amazing season. Too bad...
View ArticleThe Electric Coliseum
Last night's game at the Coliseum was quite an experience. Fans were on their feet the entire game and loud, loud, loud. Brett Anderson's superb pitching combined with flawless defense -- punctuated by...
View ArticleEulogy for an Epic Season
When game five of the American League Division Series concluded last night the Tigers players stormed out to the mound, filled with joy. The A's made their way to the dugout, beginning to come to grips...
View ArticleThinking About the A's as a Regional Asset
As you know, two places in the country aggressively use the moniker "Bay Area" -- here in California and down in the vicinity of Tampa Bay / St. Petersburg. The similarities extend in that both areas...
View Article49ers, A's Different Embraces of South Bay
Yesterday, it was announced that San Francisco has been selected as a finalist to host a future Super Bowl in early 2016/2017. The funny thing is there won't be a team playing inside the city limits at...
View ArticleSan Jose's Minimum Wage Changes Stadium Equation (at Least Marginally)
A's Managing Partner Lew Wolff is also a hotelier. Yesterday when he came out publicly against Measure D in San Jose, a ballot initiative that will raise the minimum wage immediately from $8.00 an hour...
View ArticleAround the League
Eck Rooted for RodneyA's great Dennis Eckersley told the Tampa Bay Times' Marc Topkin that he was rooting for Fernando Rodney of the Rays to beat his ERA reliever record of 0.61 Rodney did so with a...
View ArticleLocation and the A's Economic Benefit
With the Tigers in the World Series, a spotlight has been shined on the city of Detroit. The Toronto Star had a great piece today on the rebirth of the city's downtown.The article by Bill Morris starts...
View ArticleThe A's Battle for Relevancy in a Fog of Orange and Black
When the Giants won the World Series in 2010, they dealt the A's a true body-blow in the fight for relevancy, Before they had won, both teams had been in the playoffs, but no champ had emerged since...
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A's Owners Political Contributions Nationally, Locally
It was recently reported that the ownership of the San Francisco Giants has given a great deal of money to both political parties this election season. The A's ownership, for this purpose limited to...
View ArticleMoneyball and the Marlins
The game of baseball itself is incorruptible. It is a beautiful tapestry that for many truly enlivens life. If you saw any of the A's walkoff victories in 2012 you understand this. I will always hold...
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