A’s righthander Tim Hudson, who is hosting a charity golf tournament on August 15th in the Bay Area is my guest Wednesday on Right Off The Bat beginning at 2:50 PM right here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site, and 610 AM KFRC in Northern California. [Read more →]

A’s firstbaseman Scott Hatteberg knows about playing in Fenway Park firsthand from his days with the Red Sox. Scott gives some interesting views of Fenway on the show Tuesday at 2:50 PM right here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site, and 610 AM KFRC in Northern California. [Read more →]

George W. Case, Jr., former major league basestealing champion took 8mm COLOR home movies during his major league baseball career. This rare look at life in the big leagues features behind the scenes footage of major league baseball during the “war years.”

Please click “Read More” and find out how to obtain a copy of this wonderful video (Marty Lurie)
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We finally made it to the Dog Days of August where the pitchers now move to the head of the class.

If a team has five good starters watch out, four plus a decent bull pen and it’s OK, three starters and some question marks, and I’ll see you later.

The August schedule shows stretches of six to twenty games without a day off for most teams. Couple the schedule with some hot weather back East and you can see why a deep staff is a necessity for success.

With that in mind let’s see who will benefit from the first tough fortnight (two weeks) in what is the stepping stone to September baseball.

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While the hot pennant races and struggling labor talks have taken the front seat of the baseball talk these days, the reality of steroid induced players will never leave.

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By Amaury Pi-González

The Athletics have two league MVP

candidates this year, one is Barry Zito

who is signed and secured by Oakland,

the other one plays everyday; Miguel

Tejada and he is not signed and secured

for the future here.

(Note) The best pitchers win the Cy Young

Award, therefore there is no doubt Tejada

will be the MVP of the A’S and even maybe

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The A’s had a strong pitching rotation in the early 1980’s. Billy Martin allowed the pitchers to go deep in the game. Steve McCatty, now pitching coach for Detroit, was one of the big four of those staffs. He is Shooty Babitt’s guest on Right Off The Bat Saturday at 11:50 AM Pacific right here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site, and 610 AM KFRC in Northern California [Read more →]

Mark Redman has emerged as one of the top lefthanders in the league this season. He is my guest on Right Off The Bat Friday beginning at 5:50 PM Pacific right here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site, or 610 AM KFRC in Northern California. [Read more →]