The Pastime

Something I’ve wondered for a while is what type of pitcher is more effective at getting outs? A strikeout heavy pitcher, or a groundball pitcher? If you have a neutral defense behind them, that is.
A good strikeout pitcher will strike out about 9 to 10 batters a game, on average. That leaves 17-18 outs to […]

The signing of Esteban Loaiza marked the first time the A’s have signed a free agent EVER! Ok, that’s actually completely false, but it feels like it. The last time the A’s signed someone that cost them a draft pick was Mike Magnante in 2000, I believe. Magnante was past his prime at that point, […]

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I wanted to take this opportunity to share my thoughts on Wrigley Field. Two summers ago, thanks to the wonder of interleague play, the A’s of Oakland traveled to Chicago not to play the White Sox in their concrete cavern The Cell, but to play the Cubs in the friendly confines of old Wrigley. Not […]