Time to assess the first half of the baseball season and no better person to do that with than the SF Chronicle’s Glenn Dickey. Join us at 11:50 AM Pacific right here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site or KFRC 610 AM in Northern California. [Read more →]

By Amaury Pi-Gonzalez

Who said life is nothing but a series of

ramdon events? Was that Bud Selig

or Donald Fehr ?

We are getting close to the eighth work

stoppage in Major League Baseball

history. Who is to blame ? [Read more →]

In one of Billy Beane’s classic three cornered trades, the A’s sent Carlos Pena, Franklyn German, and a player to be named later to the Tigers for Jeff Weaver. The A’s then shipped Weaver to the Yanks for lefty Ted Lilly and two minor leaguers.

Once the A’s load the barrel, they pull the trigger on trades. Somehow, this trade feels like just the prelude to two or more trades by the A’s.

Here’s what I think so far. [Read more →]

Charlie Silvera played on six World Championship teams with the New York Yankees from 1949 thru 1956. After his playing days were over, Charlie was one of Billy Martin’s coaches in Minnesota, Detroit, and Texas. Charlie tells some great stories on Right Off The Bat Saturday at 11:50 AM Pacific. My friend, Joe Salvatore sits in for me as host, hear the show on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site, and KFRC 610 AM in Northern California. [Read more →]

When I was growing up in the fifties in Brooklyn, the baseball writers pointed out that the teams leading the league (no divisions back then) would be the ones to win the pennant that October.

This year the axiom looks like it will hold true as I don’t see many second half surprises on the horizon.

Can the Mets get back in the race? How about the Angels, can they beat Seattle? What about the A’s,Giants, Astros, and White Sox?

Let’s see which July Fourth leaders are most secure.

Click “read more” [Read more →]

Dick Williams won pennants with the Red Sox, A’s, and Padres during his big league managerial career. Williams is my guest on Right Off The Bat, Thursday, July 4th at 5:20 PM Pacific, right here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site, or 610 AM KFRC in Northern California. [Read more →]

You can expect more fireworks today as middle relievers will be called to the mound to bail out stumbling starting pitchers.

The five man rotations are heading into their third full week without an off day, so only the strongest pitchers are getting the job done for 6 or more innings.

Once a team uses its middle relief two or three days in a row, unless the next starter comes up big, it gets ugly.

Ergo, yesterday 62 home runs, the most in a single day in major league history.

What’s up today? [Read more →]

Tom Adza calls the shots now on the Fox broadcasts in the Bay Area of the Oakland A’s games, but back in 1991 Adza handled the third base camera during the World Series. Adza describes some of the memorable World Series moments he caught on camera, during his appearence Wednesday on Right Off The Bat. The show starts at 5:50 PM Pacific right here on loveofthegameproductions, the A’s web site. or 610 AM KFRC in Northern California. [Read more →]

Interleague play is over for the year. I was looking forward to it when it started and I’m thrilled it is over.

Baseball should have one week of interleague play matching the traditional or geographic rivals. Eighteen games is just too much. It takes too much of a bite out of the schedule.

Now the races can begin again.

Much to the chagrin of their pursuers, Atlanta, St.Louis, Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Seattle and others can have big weeks before the break.

Here’s why. [Read more →]

Ryan Gives us another unique look at the Giants and the A’s in his Voice of the Fan article.

Is Dusty a genius? How about the Twins? Can the A’s cool off the AL Central leaders? Will this be the week from hell for the Giants pitching staff?

Ryan answers all your questions and poses some you might not have considered in his entertaining article.

Just click “read more” and find the answers. [Read more →]