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Enter Our Raffle To Win A Visit And Home-Cooked Meal From Drew Magary

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Tom Ley

Oakland Athletics v Kansas City Royals

At Least The A’s Know How To Pull Off A Logistically Efficient Trade

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Ray Ratto

ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 05: Atlanta Braves c celebrating following their World Series Parade at Truist Park on November 5, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta Braves won the World Series in six games against the Houston Astros winning their first championship since 1995. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Atlanta Braves World Series Parade

The Stove Is Back On And It’s Hot As Hell

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 21: Matt Olson #28 and Matt Chapman #26 of the Oakland Athletics celebrate after Olson hit a solo home run against the Seattle Mariners in the bottom of the first inning at RingCentral Coliseum on September 21, 2021 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Seattle Mariners v Oakland Athletics

The A’s Have Made A Science Of Giving Up

ANAHEIM, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: Manager Bob Melvin #6 of the Oakland Athletics argues with umpire Mark Carlson #6 after a call was reversed during the seventh inning against Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on September 18, 2021 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Oakland Athletics v Los Angeles Angels

Bob Melvin Is Full Of Surprises

Oakland Athletics v Seattle Mariners

Cole Irvin Perfects The Art Of Apologizing For Something Nobody Remembers

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 06: A general view of play between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on August 06, 2020 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

Texas Rangers v Oakland Athletics

Mount Davis Is An Insult And MLB Is Too Stupid To Realize Or Too Greedy To Care

Shohei Ohtani Finally Let Loose

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrates hitting a homer against the Boston Red Sox.

Toronto Blue Jays v Boston Red Sox

The Dream Of A Postseason Without The Yankees And Red Sox Is Still Alive

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - JULY 25: A general view of the Oakland Athletics playing against the Los Angeles Angels in an empty stadium at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on July 25, 2020 in Oakland, California. The 2020 season had been postponed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Angels v Oakland Athletics

The A’s Get No Respect In Oakland, And Deserve None Either

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Lauren Theisen

Chicago Cubs  v Cincinnati Reds

This Is So Stupid

Is Today Aaron Harang’s Birthday? An Investigation

Oakland Athletics team president Dave Kaval waving his team's flag during the 2020 playoffs.

The Oakland Athletics Take Trolling Back Twenty Years

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 04: A general view of RingCentral Coliseum during the game between the Oakland Athletics and the Houston Astros at RingCentral Coliseum on April 04, 2021 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)

Houston Astros v Oakland Athletics

The A’s Are Playing The Same Tired Old Dirge

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 18: Mitch Moreland #18 of the Oakland Athletics is mobbed by teammates after hitting into a fielding error to score teammate Matt Olson #28 and win the game against the Detroit Tigers in the bottom of the ninth inning at RingCentral Coliseum on April 18, 2021 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

Detroit Tigers v Oakland Athletics

The Oakland A’s Are Not Oakland Ass And So I Am Forced To Eat Shit

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 05: Will Smith #16 of the Los Angeles Dodgers runs to third base after colliding with Matt Chapman #26 of the Oakland Athletics in the top of the eighth inning at RingCentral Coliseum on April 05, 2021 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Dodgers v Oakland Athletics

The Oakland A’s Are Oakland Ass

&lt;&gt; at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 2, 2019 in Oakland, California.

Wild Card Round – Tampa Bay Rays v Oakland Athletics

Billy Beane Finally Gets What He Wanted: Out Of Baseball

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Patrick Redford

Baker looks on at Murphy's mighty dinger.

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Defector Up All Night

Dusty Baker Gets Mic’d Up Just In Time To Marvel At An A’s Dinger

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 01: Tommy La Stella #3 of the Oakland Athletics makes a great catch on a ball hit by Adam Engel #15 of the Chicago White Sox as Ramon Laureano #22 and Mark Canha #20 watch him in the fifth inning of Game Three of the American League wild card series at RingCentral Coliseum on October 01, 2020 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Wild Card Round – Chicago White Sox v Oakland Athletics – Game Three

The Oakland A’s Overcame A Monstrous Dinger, Wildfire Smoke, And Being The Oakland A’s To Finally Win A Damn Series

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Ramon Laureano Blesses Dumb In-Game Interview With Immediate Profanity

SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 14: Wildfire smoke fills the air during the second game of a doubleheader between the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics at T-Mobile Park on September 14, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 9-0. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images)

Oakland Athletics v Seattle Mariners – Game Two

MLB Comes Around To The Idea That Games Shouldn’t Be Played In Poisonous Death Clouds

Nobody should have to wear an N-95 during a baseball game!

Oakland Athletics v Seattle Mariners – Game One

Maybe Don’t Play A Doubleheader In A Poisonous Cloud Of Smoke

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