Mike Lefkow covered the Oakland A’s for the Contra Costa Times during the 90’s. He joins Marty on Right Off The Bat, Sunday at 11:50 AM. Hear the show live thru the A’s website or hear it here on loveofthegameproductions. If you are near a radio in Northern California, you can hear the show on KFRC 610 AM. [Read more →]

With the Rockies hitting .251 as a team, scoring four runs per game, and Mike Hampton starting the season with an 0-3 8.83 ERA mark, the Rockies decided to make the hitting coach, Clint Hurdle the new manager.

Huh? [Read more →]

Nationally known baseball author, Mat Olkin is Marty’s guest on Right Off The Bat at 11:50 AM Pacific Saturday morning. Olkin’s latest book, Baseball Examiner 2002 is a wonderful look at the young players in the game. The show can be heard thru the A’s website or right here in the Bay Area on KFRC 610 AM or on my site, LOTGP.com. [Read more →]

BY ALAN GOLDFARB

INSIDE THE PRESS BOX — WHICH WAY IS UP?

In the immortal words of Mr. Science — that ’70s icon of intelligent thought — Everything You Know is Wrong.

Can it be any other way after picking up the paper the other morning? [Read more →]

Jermaine Dye returns to the A’s line up tonight.

With the big right fielder slated to join the team’s 25 man roster it probably means, utility infielder, Mark Ellis will go back to AAA Sacramento to continue his apprenticeship.

But what about the big bad White Sox? [Read more →]

A’s middle reliever Jeff Tam had another dismal performance last night. Tam told reporters after the game that if he knew his role in the bull pen and had more work, he could get batters out.

Hey, Jeff your role is to come into the game in a meaningful situation, throw strikes, get the first guy you see out, leave the inhertited runners on base, then get ready to do the same thing the next time Art Howe summons you into a game.

How’s that for a definition of your role? [Read more →]

On Wednesday at 5:50 PM Marty is joined by Peter Gammons, ESPN baseball analyst who is in the Bay Area covering the A’s-Yankees series.

On Thursday, April 25th, Yankee starting pitcher Mike Mussina is Marty’s guest. Mussina, who will pitch in the game today, talks about his transition to becoming a Yankee last year and his near misses at No Hit fame. The show starts at 11:20 AM and can be heard thru the A’s website or right here on loveofthegameproductions.com and 610 KFRC in Northern California.

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Once the fans finished giving Jason Giambi his Bronx Cheer greeting last night, a real baseball game broke out.

These two teams have changed dramatically up and down the lineup, but the in the end it was Mariano Rivera against Greg Myers with the game on the line.

Guess how it unfolded? [Read more →]

A’s fans get to see their former MVP, Jason Giambi when he returns to the Coliseum tonight. Do you cheer the player who led the team to the playoffs the last two years or boo the man who spurned the Bay Area for the bright lights of Broadway? [Read more →]

Shooty Babitt, Arizona ‘s major league scout saw the Bronx Bombers first hand during the 2001 World series. He reveals the strategy employed by the Diamondbacks when they toppled the Yanks in the series, on Right Off The Bat heard on KFRC 610 AM or thru the A’s website or right here on LOTGP.com at 5:50 PM Pacific. This should be some night in Oakland. [Read more →]