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• Carney Lansford, the Universe and Random Thoughts.

  

  After the earth dies, some 5 billion years from now, after it’s burned to a crisp by the sun; there will be worlds, stars, galaxies coming into being, and they... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• “Campy” Campaneris Proves That So Called Reality Isn’t Always Truth.

  

  When people try to figure out what to believe and explain why they do, they don’t spend much time thinking about the fundamental nature of truth, knowledge, or... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2016 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Happy Holidays!

  

  Hope you experience a most pleasant celebration of your planet’s winter solstice…and a most logical New Year. –Mr. SpockI have post-capitalist ennui, but it... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Where in the World is Bobby Crosby?

  

  For the readers of this blog that don’t follow the Athletics closely–Bobby Crosby was a super-stud prospect who was called up to the big club, won Rookie of... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Brett Lawrie, I Bid You Adieu.

  

  In the news: Donald Trump and his xenophobic rhetoric and unrealistic, infantile threats of massive bombing have been dominating the attention span of talking... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Philadelphia Athletics and Their Hunchbacked Mascot.

  

  Louis Van ZelstLouis Van Zelst was born in 1895 and was disfigured, the result of an early childhood fall. However, while Van Zelst grew to have a humpback, he... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• She Don’t Lie, She Don’t Lie, She Don’t lie….Cocaine

  

  4 time All Star loved the yayo.Juaquin Andujar, who famously supplied fellow teammates Lonnie Smith and Keith Hernandez with copious amounts of cocaine in the... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Dumpster Fire Known as the 2015 Season.

  

  The ‘Fro agrees with this fans assessment of the “split caps.”Baseball doesn’t always follow a Hollywood script and neither do baseball seasons. Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Puzzling Relationship Between Reggie Jackson and His Adoring Public.

  

  PALM SPRINGS, March 23rd 1985 — Reggie Jackson and Brian Downing were involved in an altercation with an unidentified man following the Angels’ 8-1 exhibition... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The ‘Fro Takes in a Minor League Game.

  

  Get off my mound! I’m zipping at 80 MPH down the I-5 freeway from Sacramento to Stockton on a 2 lane asphalt road littered with tomatoes and dead possum. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Coco is Back!!!

  

  Forgive me for acting the role of a withered old man and opening this conversation by talking about the weather, but the days are getting noticeably cooler and... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• A Story About Another Humid Summer Night.

  

  “Look at everything. Don’t close your eyes to the world around you. Look and become curious and interested in what you see.” –John CageChris “Hound” Bassitt is... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Ben Zobrist We Hardly Knew Ye.

  

  Oh, how A’s fans are tossed violently by the storms of life; by stupidity, by cruelty, by the miserable human condition and by the one thing that most people... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• More Fictional Adventures from Baseball Scout Bob Hale!

  

  The 5 tool prospect I was looking for was a disembodied spirit who lived in the clouds of my imagination. Those fluffy clouds have taken me from the deadlands o... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• The Namesake of This Blog Has Lost His Position.

  

  A retro,”custom” card that I made with updated stats as of June 17th. As much as we here at The ‘Fro enjoy Coco Crisp and his exciting style of play, it seems a... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Baseball Cards That Make You Go…”hmmmmm.”

  

  50 Years Ago Yesterday . . . Major League Baseball holds its first Free Agent Amateur Draft (now known as the First Year Player Draft). Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• 40 Years Ago This month…Reggie Gets His Ass Kicked.

  

  Reggie Jackson had always gotten along with Bill North, and publicly praised the young center fielder several times for his fielding prowess. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Bob Locker and the Seagull.

  

  During the 1972 season Oakland A’s pitcher Bob Locker followed the philosophies professed in a book, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, that he also encouraged... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• What the Fuck is Going On!?

  

  “The fact is, we’re not going to blow teams away right now playing short,” Beane said. “It’s more frustrating when you’re losing and you can’t explain it, but w... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS

• Joe DiMaggio Wears the Kelly Green and Gold.

  

  Joe D. on the far right.When Charles Finley brought the A’s to Oakland, he hired Joe DiMaggio as Executive Vice President, coach, and public relations man. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2015 BASEBALL, SPORTS