The Oaktown Proverbs

The Oakland A's are rebuilding. So I thought i'd build this site. The Oaktown Proverbs aggregates some of the best Oakland Athletics writing on the web and features original content about the life of an A's fan....

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Aug
20th

Wed

A's pitching staff is showing wear and tear Pitching powered Oakland’s solid first half. When compared with the team’s awful hitting since the break, the A’s pitchers still look pretty good. That outlook might be changing, however. On Tuesday…

A's On Deck TODAY Opponent: At Twins Time: 10:10 a.m. TV: None Pitchers: Braden (3-2) vs. Liriano (3-3) THURSDAY Opponent: At Mariners Time: 7:10 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Smith (5-12) vs. Rowland-Smith FRIDAY…

Devine another option for closing duties On days Brad Ziegler isn’t able to close, manager Bob Geren said Tuesday, he might turn to either Huston Street, the A’s closer most of the past three years - or rookie right-hander Joey Devine….

A's pitching staff showing wearand tear, Gallagher rocked by Twins - Pitching powered Oakland’s solid first half. When compared with the team’s awful hitting since the break, the A’s pitchers still look pretty good. That outlook might be changing, however. On…

A's notes: Devine another option for closing duties On days Brad Ziegler isn’t able to close, manager Bob Geren said on Tuesday, he might turn to either Huston Street, the A’s closer most of the past three years - or rookie right-hander Joey Devine….

Geren mum on backup closer When asked who would be his closer when Brad Ziegler is unavailable, A’s manager Bob Geren basically clammed up.

Aug
19th

Tue

At plate and on mound, A's no match for Twins What has already been a long season for Oakland just keeps getting longer. Kevin Slowey had a career-high 12 strikeouts and Brian Buscher matched his career best with five RBIs in the Minnesota…

Sizemore's 3-run homer helps Indians beat Royals Grady Sizemore hit a three-run homer to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4 on Tuesday night. Sizemore connected on the first pitch he saw from reliever Leo Nunez for his 28th…

Be Very Afraid First of all, not having seen the game (thanks, by the way, for sending a crew all the way to Minnesota to televise only one game), and not having a crystal ball, I can’t say how Sean Gallagher’s…

Gallagher roughed up at Metrodome A’s rookie righty Sean Gallagher was roughed up early and often Tuesday as the host Twins rolled to a 13-2 victory in the second game of a three-game series at the Metrodome.

Damon's misplay in 8th helps Jays edge Yankees 2-1 Johnny Damon allowed two balls to glance off his glove, including an eighth-inning drive by Marco Scutaro that became the go-ahead double in the Toronto Blue Jays’ 2-1 victory over the New York…

Open Thread: Game 125 - A's at Minnesota (cont.)

10-2 Twins going to the 6th. Despite hitting only 88-91 MPH on his fastball all night and giving up 10 runs, the A’s let Gallagher keep pitching.

Open Thread: Game 125 - A's at Minnesota Not to get too greedy, but the A’s are just one win away from a two-game winning streak. Granted, it’s not the 20-game streak Oakland accomplished in August, 2002, but six years later, take off the…

Thomas wants to return to A's in '09 Frank Thomas, who turned 40 in May, believes that the Athletics are closer to contention than they appear, and would like to return the team next season.

Duchscherer could miss next start Having pulled himself from the series opener against the Twins after 2 2/3 shutout innings with pain in his surgically repaired right hip, Justin Duchscherer headed back to the Bay Area to Tuesday to…