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By Trevor, Section MLB
by Trevor Freeman I believe in signs. I do. I firmly believe in karma as well. I am one of those nutjobs who honestly thinks that if I screw somebody over it will come back to not only haunt me but quite possibly my beloved Oakland A's. Well yesterday morning, I held the door open in an elevator so that somebody who was beaded with sweat could run in. Not only that, but I chipped in three dollars to my co-worker's March of Dimes fundraiser. You do little things like that not thinking there is going to be a payoff and then it happens. As I was eating lunch at my desk with the radio quietly blaring "Tonight" by the Smashing Pumpkins, I logged onto yahoo.com. And there it was. Staring me right in the eye. "Thomas agrees to contract with the Oakland A's"
Giddy, I turned up the radio just in time for Billy Corgan to sing the verse "Do you believe there's not a chance tonight?" Fellow A's fans, there is a chance and that is because Frank Thomas returned home for the major league minimum. "The Big Hurt" is back in Oakland and the A's blossoming postseason hopes got a shot in the arm that only a legend could provide. (2 comments, 1061 words in story) Full Story By Trevor, Section MLB
By Trevor Freeman I am pretty sure that I approached this baseball season the same way every Oakland A's fan did. Hopeful that our youngsters would be better than expected and that we would avoid the AL West cellar. Maybe it was because I approached the season with low expectations that I have all of the sudden been jolted by a 5-1 road trip and an 8-5 start to the season. If somebody had told me before the season that we would be 8-5 after playing Boston, Toronto and Cleveland twice, I would have told that person they need to dial back the amount of herbs they have been purchasing in the Humboldt County area.
It was after Saturday's game against Cleveland that I got an energetic phone call from a friend who asked a million dollar question that I never even thought of. The question was, "Do you think we would sign Barry Bonds if we are in the mix in June?" (2 comments, 1215 words in story) Full Story By BostonMac, Section MLB
Maybe it's because they took it hard to the franchise of evil incarnate, the New York Yankees, the vaunted "Murderer's Row and Cano" that was supposedly going to mash its way through the 2006 playoffs en route to a coronation in the Bronx for a 27th World Series title. (10 comments, 1014 words in story) Full Story By Trevor, Section MLB
By Trevor Freeman
There are certain truths that are engrained in the minds of the Bay Area sports fan. They range from knowing that the Golden State Warriors will suck year in and year out to knowing that Ray Ratto is unstoppable at Sizzler's $9.99 "All You Can Eat" buffet. When it comes to Oakland A's baseball there is an undeniable truth and it will hold up again this year. After the All-Star break, Oakland will get hot and runaway with the American League West. (950 words in story) Full Story All trademarks and copyrights are owned by their respective leagues and associations. The Rest © Sportscolumn.com / Cow Hollow Media, LLC. Please read our Terms of Service. Sportscolumn.com is powered by Scoop.
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