SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420 » oakland A’s http://espn1420.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:10:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 2013 MLB Predictions: AL West http://espn1420.com/2013-mlb-predictions-al-west/ http://espn1420.com/2013-mlb-predictions-al-west/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:21:24 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=142574 In earlier segments of my 2013 Major League Baseball preview I previewed the American League East, the National League East, the American League Central, and the National League Central divisions.

In this segment, I take a look at the American League West.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/2013-mlb-predictions-al-west/feed/ 0 (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Johnson, Melvin Named Managers of the Year http://espn1420.com/johnson-melvin-named-managers-of-the-year/ http://espn1420.com/johnson-melvin-named-managers-of-the-year/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 02:33:12 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=109170 Both were surprise playoff teams this year.

And the managers of the Oakland Athletics and Washington Nationals have won their league awards as Manager of the Year.

Bob Melvin of Oakland nosed out Baltimore's Buck Showalter to win the award in the American League.  Under Melvin's tutelage

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]]> http://espn1420.com/johnson-melvin-named-managers-of-the-year/feed/ 0 patrick mcdermott/getty images sport Tigers Eliminate A's Behind Verlander's Pitching Gem http://espn1420.com/tigers-eliminate-as-behind-verlanders-pitching-gem/ http://espn1420.com/tigers-eliminate-as-behind-verlanders-pitching-gem/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:09:16 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=98927 In the decisive Game 5 of the ALDS, the Detroit Tigers had the luxury of putting one of baseball's best on the mound in Justin Verlander. The reigning MVP and CY Young winner helped his team close out the feisty Oakland A's, pitching a...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/tigers-eliminate-as-behind-verlanders-pitching-gem/feed/ 0 Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Let the Playoffs Begin http://espn1420.com/let-the-playoffs-begin/ http://espn1420.com/let-the-playoffs-begin/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:11:01 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=96885 The baseball playoffs start today with the new format of having two wild-card teams play each other in a one game, loser go home format.

The Baltimore Orioles are in Texas to take on the slumping Rangers tonight

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]]> http://espn1420.com/let-the-playoffs-begin/feed/ 0 J. Meric/Getty Images Sport A's Beat Rangers, Win AL West With Improbable Run http://espn1420.com/as-beat-rangers-win-al-west-with-improbable-run/ http://espn1420.com/as-beat-rangers-win-al-west-with-improbable-run/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:39:05 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=96411 The Oakland A's never sat atop the AL West during the 2012 season...until today. On the final day of the regular season, the A's routed the Texas Rangers 12-5 to complete an improbable run on their way to an AL West title. Much like they did late in the...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/as-beat-rangers-win-al-west-with-improbable-run/feed/ 0 (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Oakland A's Colon Gets 50-Game Ban For Performance Enhancing Drugs http://espn1420.com/as-colon-gets-50-game-ban-for-peds/ http://espn1420.com/as-colon-gets-50-game-ban-for-peds/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:32:46 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=86893 Just a week after San Francisco's Melky Cabrera received a 50 game suspension for a positive testosterone test, another major leaguer is getting the same ban for the same reason.

Oakland Athletics' righthander Bartolo Colon also

]]> http://espn1420.com/as-colon-gets-50-game-ban-for-peds/feed/ 0 (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) Fight Between Giants/A's Fans – VIDEO http://espn1420.com/fight-between-giantsas-fans-video/ http://espn1420.com/fight-between-giantsas-fans-video/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:37:36 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=77442 So, let me get this straight: These people pay to go a a ballgame. They pay to park. They pay for transportation. And they pay for refreshments.

But then, they act like total idiots, and risk getting arrested, by getting into a fight?

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]]> http://espn1420.com/fight-between-giantsas-fans-video/feed/ 0 Kansas City Royals Outfielder Jeff Francouer Hits Home Run with Oakland A's Fans By Buying Them 20 Personal Pizzas http://espn1420.com/jeff-francouer-oakland-as-fans-20-personal-pizzas/ http://espn1420.com/jeff-francouer-oakland-as-fans-20-personal-pizzas/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:04:16 +0000 Danny Groner http://tsminteractive.com/?p=88429 Last year, Kansas City Royals outfielder Jeff Francoeur treated some Oakland A’s fans to dinner after giving them a $100 bill and an autographed baseball. The only catch? They had to spend the money on bacon dogs and beer.

Well, Francouer remembered the gesture and decided to top himself.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/jeff-francouer-oakland-as-fans-20-personal-pizzas/feed/ 0 Ezra Shaw, Getty Images Who Is Going To Win The AL West? http://espn1420.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/who-is-going-to-win-the-al-west/ http://espn1420.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/who-is-going-to-win-the-al-west/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:30:56 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://loyalty.production.townsquaresites.com/?post_type=loyalty_qa_poll&p=28772 Los Angles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols

The 2012 Major League Baseball season is underway, and we're taking your predictions on the outcomes of the respective divisions.

Today, we're taking predictions on the American League western division

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]]> http://espn1420.com/vip/q-and-a/polls/who-is-going-to-win-the-al-west/feed/ 0 (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) Darth Vader Throws First Pitch at Oakland A's Game [VIDEO] http://espn1420.com/darth-vader-first-pitch-oakland-as-video/ http://espn1420.com/darth-vader-first-pitch-oakland-as-video/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:10:00 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=36568 Recently, we learned Abraham Lincoln is a heck of a quarterback. Darth Vader, however, botched his chance to show off his athletic abilities when he one-hopped the first pitch at O.co Coliseum in Oakland before the A’s game against the Tigers on Friday night.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/darth-vader-first-pitch-oakland-as-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Rangers Pay $5 Million To 16 Year Old http://espn1420.com/rangers-pay-5-million-to-16-year-old/ http://espn1420.com/rangers-pay-5-million-to-16-year-old/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:11:37 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=11759 The Texas Rangers paid a record $5 million bonus to 16-year-old Latin American prospect Nomar Mazara. Mazara is from the Dominican Republic, and was not eligible for the MLB draft.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/rangers-pay-5-million-to-16-year-old/feed/ 0 Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images Oakland A's Fire Manager Bob Geren http://espn1420.com/oakland-as-fire-manager-bob-geren/ http://espn1420.com/oakland-as-fire-manager-bob-geren/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:47:01 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=10329 The Oakland Athletics, mired in an eight game losing streak, have fired manager Bob Geren.

Former Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin has been named interim skipper.

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