Mike Krukow declares ‘Oaklamento Athletics’ official name of wandering baseball team
"We are going to the bottom half of the fourth inning and Oaklamento leads San Francisco 2-1."
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Comcast shoves California sports teams into more expensive cable tier
NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports California will be placed in a higher tier, effective immediately.
A’s GM David Forst refutes Bob Nightengale’s Max Fried reporting
The A's aggressively pursuing Max Fried was merely "untrue."
Buck Showwalter rips ‘Moneyball’ as ‘farce’
"'Moneyball' was proven to be a farce. People in the game know it was just a Hollywood thing."
Scott Van Pelt reacts to Oakland Athletics departure: ‘The worst of what sports can be’
"Have you heard even a single dissenting voice outside of Oakland?"
ESPN MLB insiders Jeff Passan, Buster Olney blast MLB for ‘debacle’ of Athletics leaving Oakland
"John Fisher didn't have to move this team. MLB and its owners didn't need to be complicit in it. This was a choice. A wrong one. History will sneer."
Greg Papa bids emotional farewell to A’s, Oakland Coliseum: ‘Like closing the casket on your mom or dad’
"When I got in the car and drove away, it felt more like a funeral."
Larry Beil on viral rant about Oakland A’s owner: ‘I was just trying to express the frustration’
"That kind of commentary is reserved for pretty rare occasions."
Vince Cotroneo, Ken Korach approach final Oakland Athletics games: ‘It’s hard to say goodbye — for everybody’
Glen Kuiper in search of second chance after using racial slur
Despite acknowledging his mistake and expressing deep regret, Kuiper faces an uphill battle to regain his broadcasting career.
Radio announcer Vince Cotroneo says 2024 will be final season with Oakland A’s
Vince Cotroneo, who has been a radio play-by-play announcer with the Oakland A’s since 2006, says the 2024...
San Francisco Chronicle comes to A’s announcer Jenny Cavnar’s defense amidst social media criticism
"You can’t ignore the fact that your target is the first woman ever working as a full-time major-league baseball play-by-play announcer."
Chris Caray, Chip Caray made history as they each called Monday’s Cardinals-A’s game
In a historic moment for baseball broadcasting, Chip Caray and his son Chris called the same game from opposite booths.
Dallas Braden says A’s are in ‘toughest era,’ but ‘I’m just a broadcaster’
Ron Darling ‘appalled’ by Oakland A’s latest transgressions
"Just appalled at the things that have happened in the past six months with that organization."
Jenny Cavnar named new Oakland Athletics play-by-play broadcaster
The Oakland Athletics have a new, history-making play-by-play announcer.
Sacramento radio host says A’s ‘could temporarily shut down,’ which seems unlikely
"So basically, between 2025 and 2028, Major League Baseball would run with 29 teams."
Legendary A’s broadcaster blasts team ownership for Vegas move
"It’s just, to me, it’s not professional the way they’ve been doing this."
Remembering the magical time and lasting impact of Moneyball and the Oakland A’s
The amazing thing about the Moneyball A's is that the impact of the film and the franchise has gone well beyond anything accomplished during that era.
Enjoy the TV and radio calls of Domingo Germán’s perfect game
"There it is! Perfection for Domingo Germán."
Rob Manfred says sarcastic A’s comments were ‘taken out of context’
"One night doesn’t change a decade of inaction"
Ken Rosenthal slams Rob Manfred after dissing A’s fans: ‘Unbecoming of a commissioner of a sport’
"It's a person of authority, and responsibility and power, kind of looking at the average fan and saying, 'Ha-ha, not good enough, sorry.'"
David Samson still not convinced A’s wind up in Vegas: ‘I’ll be the last holdout’
"There’s nothing that tells me a deal to Vegas is anywhere near complete"