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LATEST ARTICLES ( 248 )

• Random Thoughts and Rollie Fingers Riding a Dolphin.

  

  Just a few random thoughts……The A’s bullpen has stunk this season. The Jim Johnson fiasco and Luke Gregerson’s 7 blown saves has given a crap team like the... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Slump!!!!

  

  Here I am again, sitting by the poolside with a screwdriver, one of my favorite adult beverages. You may think that I’m trying to be a braggart, but L.A. summer... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Incomparable Coco Crisp

  

  Joe from the Shlabotnik Report made this custom “baseball card” just for The Fro! Thanks, Joe. You can check out his site here…http://shlabotnikreport.wordpress. Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Message to the Rest of the Baseball World Regarding the Shit That Goes on in...

  

  “We tend to think of true fandom as a virtue and of bandwagon jumping as a vice. But why? What’s so great about pulling for a team even when it does poorly?... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Brandon Moss, the Underdog.

  

  “In the end, each life is no more than the sum of contingent facts, a chronicle of chance intersections, of flukes, of random events that divulge nothing... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Time Sometimes Hurts

  

  I’m surrounded by Dodgers fans! That’s me on the far right with the A’s cap and Mr. Castro in the middle.The last couple of days have been pretty rough for me. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Time Travel….1910

  

  During the first decade of the 20th Century cartoon ads from Underoof Bourbon and Rye Whiskey appeared regularly in Chicago newspapers. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Interview with Bob Lacey

  

  1978 Topps 1) 1979 was obviously a horrible year for you and the Athletics as you had bursitis in the heel and the A’s lost 109 games. How did you deal with... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Sean Doolittle and the Hesher.

  

  Q: “Hey, what’s up?” A: “Oh, ya know, ripping apart, severing flesh, gouging eyes, tearing limb from limb.”Q: “Hey, why won’t the red light change? A: “Hmm, god... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Shrink Logic

  

  HELP!“The tears I shed yesterday have become rain.”–Marlon BrandoA psychiatrist analyzes Billy Martin: He acts out our own anger. The athlete in America is a... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Brad “Dolla Dolla Bill” Mills

  

  By now every Oakland A’s fan has heard of the acquisition of Brad Mills from the Milwaukee Brewers for one dollar. Mills supposedly had a contract with the... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Jason Kendall and His New Book, “Throwback.”

  

  1) Let’s start off by promoting your new book, “Throwback.” (I read it…and it is definitely one of my favorite baseball books of all time.) Talk a bit about... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Matt Chapman Will Now Buy Lunch for His Future Teammates That Will Make...

  

  The Athletics newest “bonus baby.”I usually don’t pay much attention to the MLB draft. By the time most of these guys even sniff the Majors I will probably be... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Bonus Baby

  

  The Oakland A’s took Billy McKinney with the 24th overall pick in the 2013 draft making the then–18 year old an instant millionaire. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• This Topic Has Been Beatin’ to Death

  

  I had no idea Dock Ellis played for the Athletics. Of course, it was before my time; and I’m sure a lot of other nerds didn’t know as well since Doc only spent... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Heat Finally Got Me.

  

  “1986 Topps”I am trapped in my own thoughts–trapped in a no man’s land between feeling and articulation. The air is stale and dry. Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Hallelujah! Daric Barton Now Selling Churros in Sacramento.

  

  It is hot in Los Angeles right now. I mean hot! My house is from the 1930′s or 40′s era, so there is no air conditioning. The dog is miserable, and... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Haters Gonna Hate.

  

  This post is just a reminder of all the “fun” that some readers are missing on the Facebook page of this distinguished blog! These are just a few of the nasty... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Daric Barton Selling Churros at the Oakland Swap Meet.

  

  Daric Barton is the player every Athletics fan loves to hate. He was put on waivers TWICE in one week and not ONE team claimed him! (not even the Mets) Welcome... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Mitchell Page R.I.P. (1951-2011)

  

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  Posted on 28 April 2014