30 Sep, 2009
A night after being assured of finishing in fourth place in the four-team American League West, the A's on Wednesday looked the part in a 7-0 loss to the host Mariners in the second game of a three-game series at Safeco Field.
30 Sep, 2009
Ryan Sweeney, nursing sore knees, was held out of the starting lineup Wednesday for the second game of a three-game series against the host Mariners at Safeco Field. Sweeney probably won't be in the lineup for the series finale Thursday, either.
30 Sep, 2009
The A's brought back Bob Alejo for a second stint as their strength and conditioning coach in part to stem the tide of injuries that had washed away any hope of contention in 2007 and '08.
29 Sep, 2009
Rookie right-hander Trevor Cahill got roughed up in his final start of the season Tuesday, and Felix Hernandez gave American League Cy Young Award voters a little more to think about while leading the host Mariners to a 6-4 victory over the A's.
29 Sep, 2009
With the 2009 minor league season finally in the books, it is time for us to bestow our awards on the best individual performances for 2009. In the first of our series, we hand out the awards for the top players and pitchers for the Oakland A's Double-A and Triple-A affiliates.
29 Sep, 2009
The past few months have been a head-spinning experience for A's right-hander Clayton Mortensen, but you'd never know it from observing his clubhouse interactions.
29 Sep, 2009
A's setup man Michael Wuertz entered the three-game series that opened Tuesday at Safeco Field three appearances shy of matching his career high of 75, but he's already passed his personal high in innings pitched as a big leaguer.
28 Sep, 2009
The kids in Oakland's starting staff that Kurt Suzuki's been handling are a collection that's been, in various forms, the youngest rotation in the bigs.
