Inspired By an Orange October By Casey Pratt Surrounded by madness blocks from my workplace, Comcast Sportsnet Headquarters, I can’t help but stare directly into the face of “Orange October” and feel inspired. Facing that sea of obnoxious orange, and Just For Men inspired facial hair, while Giants fans scream “Yes we Cain,” I’m thinking [...]
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Inspired By An Orange October
Posted by Athletics After Dark on October 21st, 2010
The Road to Oakland
Posted by Athletics After Dark on October 15th, 2010
Scout.com’s Melissa Lockard has the pulse of the Oakland A’s minor league system. Covering the organization since 2004, she chronicles the journey of each prospect on their way to Oakland. The Road to Oakland, hosted by Melissa and Dale, is a quarterly segment on AthleticsAfterDark.com. In this podcast, Melissa talks the Arizona Fall League, Michael [...]
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No Comments »The A’s Report: Season in Review
Posted by Athletics After Dark on October 7th, 2010
A’s beat writer for MLB.com Jane Lee joins Dale Tafoya on The A’s Report.
Posted in Athletics After Dark, TPSRCast Tags: athletics, Baseball, Dale Tafoya, mlb, oakland a's No Comments »Remembering Rickey
Posted by Athletics After Dark on September 21st, 2010
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Posted in Athletics After Dark, TPSRCast Tags: athletics, Baseball, billy, Dale Tafoya, mlb, Monte Poole, new york, oakland, oakland a's, Oakland Tribune, power No Comments »The A’s Report
Posted by Athletics After Dark on September 18th, 2010
David Feldman is widely regarded as the Oakland A’s historian. Join him every month for The A’s Report on AthleticsAfterDark.com.
Posted in Athletics After Dark, TPSRCast Tags: athletics, Baseball, David Feldman, mlb, oakland a's No Comments »Remembering the Big Three
Posted by Athletics After Dark on September 15th, 2010
Perhaps one of the most dominant trios of starting pitchers in franchise history, Mark Mulder, Tim Hudson and Barry Zito hurled the A’s to four consecutive playoff appearances, beginning in 2000. The driving force behind the Moneyball A’s of the early millennium, the Big Three brought playoff fever back to Oakland for the first time [...]
Posted in Athletics After Dark, TPSRCast Tags: ACES, athletics, Baseball, Baseball Insider Mychael Urban, Big Three, billy, Dale Tafoya, Mark Mulder, mlb, oakland, oakland a's, Tim Hudson No Comments »Remembering Dave Kingman
Posted by Athletics After Dark on September 11th, 2010
At 6-foot-6, Dave Kingman, nicknamed “Kong,” could hit titanic home runs with the best of them. With seven teams in sixteen seasons, he clubbed 442 career home runs, sixteen of which were grand slams. After playing three seasons with the New York Mets, from 1981 to 1983, he signed with the A’s in 1984. When he arrived [...]
Posted in Athletics After Dark, TPSRCast Tags: athletics, Baseball, billy, Carl Steward, Dale Tafoya, Dave Kingman, media, mlb, New York Mets, oakland, oakland a's, Oakland Tribune, power No Comments »Field of Dreams
Posted by Athletics After Dark on September 8th, 2010
Art Ortiz is not only portraying Eric Chavez in the upcoming movie, Moneyball, he’s also living his dream. Check out his interview with Dale Tafoya.
Posted in Athletics After Dark, TPSRCast Tags: Art Ortiz, athletics, Baseball, Dale Tafoya, Eric Chavez, mlb, oakland a's No Comments »Remembering Billy Ball
Posted by Athletics After Dark on September 6th, 2010
Long-time San Francisco Chronicle columnist Bruce Jenkins covered the Billy Ball era in the early 1980s, and relives those magical moments.
Posted in Athletics After Dark, TPSRCast Tags: athletics, Baseball, billy, Billy Ball, Bruce Jenkins, mlb, oakland, oakland a's, San Francisco Chronicle No Comments »Home Sweet Groan
Posted by Athletics After Dark on September 3rd, 2010
CSNBayArea.com’s Ray Ratto talks Billy Beane, San Jose, and why Bill King deserves the Ford C. Frick Award.
Posted in Athletics After Dark, TPSRCast Tags: athletics, Baseball, Bill King, Billy Beane, mlb, oakland a's No Comments »The Road to Oakland
Posted by Athletics After Dark on September 1st, 2010
Scout.com’s Melissa Lockard has the pulse of the Oakland A’s minor league system. Covering the organization since 2004, she chronicles the journey of each prospect on their way to Oakland. The Road to Oakland, hosted by Melissa and Dale, will be a monthly segment on AthleticsAfterDark.com. Our next podcast will be on Friday, October 1, [...]
Posted in Athletics After Dark, TPSRCast Tags: athletics, Baseball, billy, Melissa Lockard, mlb, oakland, oakland a's, podcast No Comments »A’s Surging Rotation Invades the Bronx
Posted by Athletics After Dark on August 30th, 2010
The A’s (65-64), having won two consecutive road series, start a four-game one in New York tonight. The Yankees are tied with the Rays (80-50) with the best record in the majors, and also lead the American League in runs scored. Contrastingly, A’s pitchers have the lowest ERA (3.48) in the A.L, and have allowed [...]
Posted in Athletics After Dark, TPSRCast Tags: Alex Rodriguez, American League, Besides Rodriguez, derek jeter, ERA, new york, playoffs, Rangers, Trevor Cahill, Yankee Stadium No Comments »A’s Fans Fire Back at F.P. Santangelo
Posted by Athletics After Dark on August 26th, 2010
It was engaging radio this morning on KNBR 680, the San Francisco Giants’ flagship station. F.P. Santangelo, who finished his career with the A’s in 2001, was filling in for vacationing Gary Radnich. During the show, Santangelo said “A’s fans dress up as green seats,” referring to the sections of empty seats scattered throughout the [...]
Posted in Athletics After Dark, TPSRCast Tags: Game Four, Gary Radnich, knbr, Oakland Coliseum, radio, San Francisco Giants No Comments »Brett Anderson Enjoying Cleveland’s Nightlife
Posted by Athletics After Dark on August 26th, 2010
A’s pitcher Brett Anderson, the team’s most active Tweeter, tweeted this photo at 3:00 a.m. EST. The A’s have allowed one run over two games against the Indians, and lead the American League with a stingy 3.51 ERA, so hey, why not!? Anderson is scheduled to pitch in Texas on Friday.
The New Big Three?
Posted by Athletics After Dark on August 25th, 2010
In1999, the A’s called up a gutsy, 23-year-old right-hander named Tim Hudson, who went 11-2 with a 3.23 ERA that season. The following year, a pair of 22-year-old lefties emerged, Barry Zito and Mark Mulder, both of which didn’t post the dazzling numbers as Hudson, but showed promise. The trio, later called the “Big Three,” [...]
Posted in Athletics After Dark, TPSRCast Tags: 24, Brett Anderson, Dallas Braden, Gio Gonzalez, hour, injuries, Mark Mulder, Tim Hudson, Trevor Cahill No Comments »
