Oakland A’s starter James Kaprielian was the starting pitcher against the New York Yankees on Thu Aug 25, 2022 at the Oakland Coliseum. Here he is pitching against the Seattle Mariners on Sat Aug 20, 2022. (AP file photo)

On the A’s podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 Major League Baseball has gone to a face team format starting next season and they have the A’s opening up their regular season in Oakland against the LA Angels on Thu Mar 29.

#2 New York Mets manager Buck Showalter said that it’s great for the game and that it beats playing the same people all the time.

#3 The high profile rival games have been cut down from 47% to 32% which featured teams like the Giants-Dodgers, Cubs-Cardinals, and Yankees-Red Sox. Seeing that the A’s are not part of those rivalries that might make things interesting for them seeing different clubs.

#4 The A’s are a huge draw when hosting the New York Yankees such as tonight’s first of four game series. The A’s next season will be hosting the Yanks on Jun 27, 28, and 29th.

#5 The Yankees did not announced a starting pitcher before tonight’s game in Oakland. New York manager Aaron Boone did not announce starting pitchers for the four game series will he surprise the A’s for each game with a bullpen starter or a starter. The A’s went with James Kaprielian (3-7, 4.29) on Thursday night.

Jeremiah Salmonson does the A’s podcasts Thursdays or Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com