#Jed Lowrie

The one good thing that can be said of the A's as they go into yet another rebuild is that top baseball men Billy Beane and David Forst have walked this path before. They know the pitfalls, and they know that teams don't take a straight line back to the top. Rather, they get better or worse by fits and starts. The A's enter 2022 without popular and…

Before the season began, I predicted the Oakland Athletics would win 92 games and just miss the playoffs. After two months and a chance to re-evaluate, the odds to win the division are better, but only barely. There's great reason to believe the A's can legitimately compete for the AL West crown. There won't be any come-from-behind surprises this…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Here are the starting lineups for Thursday's series opener between the Guardians and Athletics. Where: Progressive Field, 7:10 p.m. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM 1100 AM, WMMS 100.7 FM and the Guardians Radio Network will carry the game. Teams: Guardians (26-26) vs. Athletics (20-38). Starting pitchers: LHP Konnor…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Here is a preview of the Guardians' three-game series against the Athletics. Where: RingCentral Coliseum, Friday through Sunday. TV/radio: Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM 1100 AM, WMMS 100.7 FM and the Guardians Radio Network will carry all three games. Pitching matchups: RHP Aaron Civale (0-2, 9.58 ERA) vs. RHP Frankie Montas…

The Oakland A's and Philadelphia Phillies are set to get their 2022 MLB seasons underway on Friday. With the new season finally here, even after time at which it looked like it would never arrive, fans are eager to catch the action in one of the first inter-league series' of the year. The Phillies will play host to the Athletics at Citizens Bank…

I want to revisit the deal that brought Edwin Diaz to the Mets as a vehicle to discuss the club's first trade deadline with Billy Eppler as general manager. There are three items to drill down upon: 1. I am not sure if we were always this impatient as a society in general and in sports in specific or if social media/confrontational sports-talk…