by Clive Smith | Apr 7, 2022 | Baseball, MLB
The Philadelphia Phillies start their season as home favorites (-170) in a matchup with the Oakland Athletics on Friday at 3:05 PM ET, live on from Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia’s Aaron Nola and Oakland’s Frankie Montas have been named the starters for...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 4, 2020 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on March 4, 2020, by Bryan Zarpentine Image via sfexaminer.com On the heels of back-to-back 97-win seasons and appearances in the Wild Card Game, the Oakland Athletics are hoping to set their sights a little higher in 2020. Of course, the A’s are still a...
by Bryan Smith | Jul 14, 2019 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on July 14, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Image via cbssports.com The Oakland Athletics aren’t going to wait around until the trade deadline to improve their starting rotation. On Sunday, they swung a deal with the Kansas City Royals for starting pitcher...
by Bryan Smith | Jun 21, 2019 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on June 21, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Image via cbssports.com A remarkable first half of the season by young Oakland Athletics ace Frankie Montas has become tainted. Montas was slapped with an 80-game suspension on Friday after testing positive for a banned...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 12, 2019 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, MLB, News
Posted on March 12, 2019, by Bryan Zarpentine Image via sportingnews.com The Oakland Athletics were easily the biggest surprise in baseball last season. With little expected of them before the season, the A’s ended up going 97-65 and playing in the Wild Card Game. Of...