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A Clockwork Oakland: What the Heck Happened to the Once Great A’s?
At the end of play on July 30, the Oakland A’s led the AL West by 2.5 games. They owned the best record in baseball, at 66-41. They also boasted the top run differential, outscoring opponents by an...
View ArticleBase Desires: Brett Lawrie’s Wild Weekend and the Shameful Thrill of Bad...
Sports are supposed to be unscripted entertainment — a reality show. And like all reality TV, sports are at their most entertaining when emotions run high and there’s a tangible sense of tension. It’s...
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Flashy Nihilism and the State of the Oakland Athletics
Heading into this season, I wondered out loud how Oakland GM Billy Beane manages to stay sane. He runs a front office that’s as informed, creative, and meticulous as any in North American sports, and...
View ArticleMicrowave Hot Take: The Oakland-Houston Scott Kazmir Trade Is Great for Everyone
It’s a buyer’s market for starting pitchers nowadays, as evidenced by the seemingly incessant front-office posturing in the media over as many as a dozen players. This has been going on nonstop for...
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2015 MLB Trade Deadline Winners and Losers: The Blue Jays Win the Week While...
Now that the last deals of the day have trickled in and a wild, high-volume trade deadline has come to a close, let’s take a look back at the past week-and-change and figure out which teams got the...
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Yes, the 2015 MLB Trade Deadline Was As Insane As It Seemed. Here’s Proof.
MLB general managers earned their unlimited mobile plans last month. If we count a small, lopsided-sounding deal between the Diamondbacks and Phillies — two minor leaguers and future considerations to...
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So, Uh, What Happened to the Astros?
For most of this season, the Houston Astros looked like one of the most unlikely success stories in recent MLB history. The team that averaged 108 losses a season from 2011 through 2013 — and...
View ArticleChase Utley Sparks a Scandal, the Astros Move Closer to the ALCS, and More...
There are FOUR PLAYOFF GAMES today! That’s a [reggaeton horn] and [Inception noise] of [10-hour loop of Epic Sax Guy]! And if you think that’s a lot, there was even more baseball over the weekend!...
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