http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/151 Recent articles about Bobby Crosby en-us If the Oakland Athletics are to salvage anything from this season, they are going to have to start producing runs and get consistent pitching. Winning is the main goal that the team has, but a positive finish to a very topsy-turvy season would go a long ways into solidifying a fighting chance to make waves next season... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:05:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/308138 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/308138 Something has gotta' give, right? The A's can't remain as icy cold as they have since the end of the All Star break could they? When they've gotten stellar performances from their pitching, they've still managed to be outscored by the opposing team. When they've gotten some hitting, the opposition seems to have outpitched the A's pitchers. On a day when the Oakland Athletics ace, Justin Duchscherer, was pitching, you'd expect the latter wouldn't be the case in a loss, but on Thursday night it was.... Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:59:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/303143 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/303143 Gio Gonzalez got his first Major League career start, unfortunately for him and the A's, it was also his first career loss as well. The 22 year old pitcher, just called up from the Sacramento River Cats, pitched 6 innings, letting up 4 earned runs on 4 hits and 2 walks, and 1 home run while striking out 4 batters in the loss. The only problem was the first inning, where he let up a three-run homer to Rod Barajas... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:17:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/302663 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/302663 Monday was not a good day for the A's. Sitting on a six game losing streak and unable to find a way since the All Star break to put a few wins together, they found out that their singular franchise player, Eric Chavez, will need season ending... Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:27:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300991 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300991 The A's are going to have to figure out a way to energize their starting lineup with a little power in the bats that they're using. Scoring two runs a game will get you by for a short stretch or a little longer when you have superior pitching, but nobody can do it for a full season... Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:46:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300812 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300812 So the trade deadline has come and gone and many veteran A's players have probably taken the time to breathe a long sigh of relief. Even though it would be exciting to be part of a pennant chase elsewhere, many inside the clubhouse still believe that this team can make the playoffs. It's unknown if Billy Beane really believes that, or Bob Geren for that matter, but as long as the leaders in the clubhouse still believe it, then it must be true... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:57:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298910 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298910 Even when things seem to go right for the A's lately, something goes terribly wrong and they add to their mounting deficit of games that they trail the Angels and the Red Sox. Records were broken and tied Wednesday, reports about Frank Thomas coming back this week along with Keith Foulke's eminent return would seem to bode well for this struggling team, but it turns out to be all for naught…at least on Wednesday... Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:05:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298363 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298363 When are the Oakland A's going to field a team that can hit? It seems like they'll never have a team that can consistently score four or more runs in a game. When the Kansas City Royals are outplaying you, it's time to do a little self reflection. Rather than reflect, recently the A's have been deflecting trade rumors. Hopefully, after the trade deadline, some of the players who have tightened up will be more comfortable and able to break out of this obnoxious and demoralizing hitting slump that has led them to only 2 wins over the past 11 games... Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:37:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298036 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/298036 We've had 20 days to digest the beginning of the sell-off in Oakland, and in that time the A's have gone from seven games over .500 and six games out of first, second in the A.L. West, to two games over .500, 11 games back and in third... Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:21:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/297088 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/297088 In 101 years of major league play, nobody has done what rookie Brad Ziegler has accomplished since being called up this season. The submarine ball thrower pitched two innings Sunday letting up two hits and getting three K's while doing what he's ALWAYS done as a major leaguer, shut down the offense... Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:48:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296645 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296645 After starting the game in Duchscherer fashion by facing only three batters in the first inning, the seams became undone in the second, and the game was never in reach after the Rangers bashed him in the fifth and finally chased him in the seventh. The Athletics needed a strong performance by their lone All Star, but instead Duchscherer did not have his best stuff causing the A's to suffer their 9th loss out of their last 10 games... Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:10:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296309 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296309 Why Sidney Ponson and Franklyn German can't be trusted any further than you can throw them; the Texas Rangers struggle to turn the early-season home turnstiles; touching base with the farm contingent. Mon, 12 May 2008 13:08:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266091 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266091 Thomas will step in as the A's full-time DH replacing the Jack Cust/Ryan Sweeney platoon they had been using. The new A's lineup will look something like this: C- Kurt Suzuki 1B - Daric Barton/Mike Sweeney 2B - Mark Ellis 3B - Jack Hannahan/Donnie Murphy SS - Bobby Crosby LF - Jack Cust CF - Ryan Sweeney RF - Emil Brown DH - Frank Thomas Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:09:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/257263 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/257263 We look around baseball at some of the most added players in fantasy and see if they are worth a look, or someone to avoid. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:13:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/253452 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/253452 We go around this weekend's baseball action and highlight the important stuff you need to know. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:58:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/252392 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/252392