Archive for Athletics

His mother always told him not to say anything at all if he didn’t have something nice to say, but Aaron discusses the 2005 Oakland A’s anyway.

Aaron talks partying, typing, and being delusional.

Aaron talks flawed premises, sex and drugs, and the danger of small samples.

Last Saturday, the A’s beat the Angels in a 1-0 pitching duel between Rich Harden and Jerrod Washburn. Studes took notes.

Does the “sophomore slump” really exist? Aaron examines what happens the year after a Rookie of the Year season.

Okay, so they weren’t very good. But they were, almost certainly, the most peculiar team of all time.

Aaron examines what is suddenly baseball’s strongest position.

Mike Cameron goes on the DL, Terry Francona is released from the hospital and the rest of the news around the majors.

We look into our crystal balls for what 2005 holds in store.

It’s been a long, long lonely winter.