In years three and four, will Steve’s alternative Athletics be able to climb the stairs out of the basement?

Tyler Clippard has one of the best fastballs in the league. What makes it so effective?

The season’s still in its first half, but some late-season-style drama is unfolding in the Valley of the Sun.

Fresh off the DL with a new hitting coach, can he get his season back?

Despite this being a “rebuilding” year, the Diamondbacks are off to a strong start, breathing down the necks of the Giants in the NL West

“I think the American West really attracts me because it’s romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.”- Ang Lee (not Carlos Lee)

On June 15, 1938, Billy Williams was born. This week Richard looks back on his life and career.

Steve is going to Kansas City. Kansas City, here he comes. And he’s asking: What if the Athletics hadn’t been the “major league farm team”?

The latest in the business of baseball.

After years between Triple-A and the majors, Tim Stauffer is finally a full-time starter.