Tag Archives: Oakland A’s
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This Day In Sports History (October 17th) — The Earthquake Series
It was on this day in 1989 that Game 3 of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland A’s was cancelled following the Loma Prieta Earthquake. The earthquake struck the city of San Francisco approximately 30 minutes before game-time, causing massive chaos to ensue at Candlestick Park and around the city. [...]
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Josh Hamilton Error Hands the AL West Crown to the Oakland Athletics (Video)
The Oakland Athletics were 13 games behind the Texas Rangers on June 30. Then they lost three starting pitchers from their rotation in the span of a month, with one of them—Brandon McCarthy—suffering a terrifying, life-threatening injury. So what happened to the A’s after that? They went 17-8 down the home stretch, putting together two [...]
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A’s Pitcher Brandon McCarthy Takes Line Drive To The Head (Video)
There was a terrifying incident during the A’s-Angeles game yesterday in Oakland. Oakland ace Brandon McCarthy was pitching to the Angels’ Erick Aybar with one out and nobody on in the top of the fourth when Aybar scorched a line drive right back up the middle that hit McCarthy in the head. The ball [...]
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Cleveland Closer Chris Perez Confronted His Hecklers In Oakland Over The Weekend (Video)
Everybody knows that the seats near the visitor’s bullpen are a magnet for the biggest loudmouths in baseball. With the close proximity they provide to members of the opposing team, they are heaven for anyone with an expansive knowledge of vulgar expressions, a love of beer, and a willingness to chirp at opposing players for three [...]
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Brandon Inge Dislocated His Shoulder, But Pops It Back In And Goes On To Get The Game-Winning Hit (Video)
When you think of tough athletes, it’s usually football, rugby, or hockey players that come to mind—dudes known for their legendary ability to inflict and play through serious pain. As for baseball players, while they aren’t really considered “soft,” they’re not considered particularly tough, either. However, the reputation of baseball players is going to change [...]
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Saint Bernard at the Oakland A’s Game Tries to Bite Giants Fan (Video)
In recent years, the poor Oakland A’s have been sort of held hostage by the San Francisco Giants. They’re stuck in a terrible stadium located in the crappiest part of the San Francisco Bay Area (sorry Oakland, no offense), and they’ve been trying to move and get a new stadium built in San Jose for [...]
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Crazy Fight Between Giants’ And A’s Fans (Video)
More awesome behavior from the world of baseball, this time completely removed from actual gameplay. It’s a fight between two groups of opposing baseball fans, but the video makes it look more like a poorly choreographed professional wrestling match. According to whoever uploaded the video, this is what went down: “A’s fan touches/pours beer on [...]
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Jeff Francoeur Delivered 20 Pizzas And A Signed Bat To The A’s Bacon Tuesday Fans (Video)
It is athletes like Jeff Francoeur that make being a sports fan worthwhile. Yesterday we told you the story about how the Kansas City Royals’ right fielder donated $100 for “beers and bacon dogs” to the fans in section 149 of the Oakland Coliseum during “Bacon Tuesday” last season. That generous donation made him this [...]
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Jeff Francoeur Sponsored The Second Annual Bacon Tuesday In Oakland (Video)
Last year the fans in section 149 of the Oakland Coliseum held the first ever Bacon Tuesday. During that game, they offered Kansas City Royals’ right fielder Jeff Francoeur a plate of bacon. In return, Francoeur tossed the men a baseball with a $100 bill wrapped around it and told them “beer or bacon dog [...]
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13 Greatest Postseason Upsets In MLB History
The last night of 2011 MLB season was perhaps the most thrilling five hours in the history of professional sports. Consequently, some people may have thought the 2011 MLB Postseason would be a letdown. But not us. We here at Total Pro Sports predicted this year’s playoffs would be thrilling, and so far they have [...]
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Right Fielder Jeff Francoeur Throws Out Michael Taylor At First (Video)
Jogging lackadaisically to first base on a line drive to right field may not be such a big deal in the Minors, but that type of effort simply will not cut it in the Majors. Especially when Jeff Francoeur is manning the green grass in right field. Oakland A’s rookie Michael Taylor learned that lesson [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 9/7/11 — Guillermo Moscoso
For the second time in the last three days, a Major League pitcher took a no-hitter into the eighth innings, and for the second time in three days they couldn’t hold on through the final two innings. However, that didn’t stop us from awarding the White Sox Zach Stewart with “The Stat Line of the [...]
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The Midges Are Back In Cleveland (Video)
The last time we saw the midges in Cleveland take over an Indians game was back in 2007 during Game 2 of the American League Division Series, as they terrorized Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain just enough to cause him to allow the game-tying run in the eighth inning. The midges returned to Progressive Field last [...]
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Watch Victor Martinez Dance Around Kurt Suzuki’s Tag At Home Plate (Video)
Some baseball players prefer to run over the catcher during a close play at the plate. Others would rather avoid all contact by simply hurdling over the catcher. And then there is Victor Martinez of the Detroit Tigers, who has an entirely different technique for dodging tags at home plate. As a catcher himself, one [...]
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Fan Dies After Fatal Fall At Rangers Ballpark In Arlington (Video)
Tragedy struck Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Thursday night as a fan fell over a railing in the left field bleachers while trying to catch a souvenir. After a Conor Jackson foul ball ricocheted off a seat and onto the field, Rangers left fielder Josh Hamilton picked the ball up and tossed it to some fans [...]
