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That’s Amaury News and Commentary: A’s Baseball- Do not forget Joe Lacob

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Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob has expressed interest in purchasing the Oakland A’s and has an existing offer on the table to A’s owner John Fisher. Fisher has repeatedly said the A’s are not for sale. (file photo from author)

A’s Baseball — Do not forget Joe Lacob

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By Amaury Pi-González

In this topsy-turvy world of the Oakland A’s regarding their relocation, many things have lingered like floating on air, like a basketball going up thrown by Stephen Curry for a 3-point basket. That is Mr. Joe Lacob, the owner of the Golden State Warriors, an NBA franchise evaluated today at over $8 billion. On July 15, 2010, owner Chris Cohan sold the Warriors to Peter Gruber of Mandalay Entertainment and his partner Joe Lacob for a then-record $450 million.

Mr. Lacob has had a standing offer to buy the Oakland A’s for years. Years ago, Lacob had a deal to buy the A’s, then owned by Stephen Schott, for $180 million. However, Bud Selig, then the commissioner, approved the sale to one of his friends and college fraternity brothers, Lew Wolff and John Fisher, in 2005.

Last week, it was announced that the Oakland A’s had hired Galatioto Sports Partners to track an investor (or several) for the $500 million needed to build the A’s proposed new ballpark in Las Vegas. According to sources familiar with the matter but not authorized to speak publicly, that money could be exchanged for share/part ownership.

I believe that if Mr.Lacob bought the A’s, he would keep them in Oakland and find a way to build a new stadium for the team right here in Oaktown. How long can the “standing offer” to buy the A’s be there for the A’s owner(s) to take or decline?

Considering his steady good management, their success, and Joe Lacob’s community involvement with the Warriors here in the Bay Area, I cannot see anybody more qualified to buy the Oakland Athletics at this time and keep them in Oakland than Mr. Joe Lacob. And I believe that still could happen, maybe faster than you think.

And this is why I say to A’s world, “do not forget about Joe Lacob”.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the lead play by play voice for the Oakland A’s Spanish radio network at 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 1010 KATD Pittsburg and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s gain ground in AL West now 1.5 games back of first place; Defeat Marlins 3-1 at Coliseum; Victory is Oakland’s 5th straight win

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Oakland A’s Brent Rooker (25) is congratulated by Abraham Toro (31) after hitting a two run home run in the bottom of the fourth against the Miami Marlins at the Oakland Coliseum on Fri May 3, 2024 (Oakland A’s X photo)

Friday, May 3, 2024

Miami (9-25).        000 000 001.  1. 7.  1

Athletics (16-17).   002 100 000. 3. 5.  0

Time: 2:20

Attendance: 8,533

By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND–The Oakland Athletics’ drive towards contention continued Friday night when they defeated another resurgent contingent for their fifth straight victory 3-1 over the Miami Marlins. The Marlins came to the Coliseum with a dismal 9-24 balance sheet but fresh from having swept a series for the first time all season, by taking h three straight games from the Colorado Rockies.

The A’s left the park at 16-17, extending their winning streak to five games, Tyler Nevin’s  hitting streak halted at nine.  He went 0-3 with  a hit by pitch.

JP Sears, the lefty who started for the A’s, has wavered between awfulness and excellence. His worst performance was his first, five earned runs on six hits in 3-2/3 inning on March 30. His best came on April 11, when he held the Rangers to one hit in 6-1/3 frames for his first win of the season. 

He was on his game Friday night, allowing four hits and a walk but nary a run, on 95 pitches,  62 for strikes, again over a 6-1/3 frames. He got the well earned win and reduced his ERA to 3.89.

Miami’s starting pitcher, Ryan Weathers, resembles a Marlin; he leaps to considerable heights but also descends into the depths. He ended last season with a six inning, shutout, two hit start against the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Last Sunday, in his most recent start, the 23 year old southpaw also went only four innings but surrendered five hits and three walks but escaped with a no decision against the Nationals.

Entering Friday, he was 2-2, 4.55. After throwing 99 pitches, 30 of them balls, over a span of six innings, he surrendered three runs, all earned, on five hits, including a home run. He struck out five and didn’t walk anyone.

He brought his ERA down a smidgen  to 4.54 eventually was charged with his third loss against two wins. 

The action began just before the first pitch was thrown. Luis Arraez had been announced as the Marlins’ lead off batter. But he was pulled from the lineup at the last moment, and cleanup hitter Dane Myers inserted in his slot, with other changes up and down the lineup.  There had been rumors that Miami and San Diego were working on a trade that would have sent the infielder to the Padres.

This was their consummation. (Shades of. José Canseco learning in the on deck circle that he’d been dealt to Boston)! The Marlins got three prospects and relief pitcher Woo-Sok Go in exchange for the stellar second sacker.

The teams traded goose eggs for three and a half innings until Abraham Toro smacked a one out single to center and trotted home on Brent Rooker’s 440 foot blast over the NBC SportsCalifornia sign in left center for his six home run of the year and a 2-0 Athletics lead.

They added another tally in the bottom of the sixth on Max Schuemann’s two bagger off the right center field wall, which almost subcame to The Curse of the Leadoff Double, except that the speedy Ruíz beat out a two out ground to short that scored Schuemann, who’d been sacrificed to third by Darell Heraiz.

They picked up where they’d left off with Abraham Toro’s leadoff double against the left field fence in the bottom of the sixth. This time, The Curse of the Leadoff Double struck, and that was the only baserunner for the Athletics in that frame.  

Austin Adams got the last two outs for the A’s in the top of the seventh. Miichael Kelly got the first two in the eighth but yielded a single to right to Otto Myers and a base on balls to Bryan de la Cruz. He got an 0-2  count on Josh Bell and then hit with a pitch, clogging the basepaths.  The count went to  2-2 on Tim Anderson before he went down looking at the third strike.

Declan Cronin retired the A’s in order in the bottom of the seventh and eighth.

Lucas Erceg almost shut the fish down in order in the ninth.  With two out, Nick Gordon beat out a grounder to short. in spite of  a beautiful play by Hernaiz. Vidal Bruján then dropped a double into the left field corner that brought Gordon home and narrowed the gap. to 3-1. Then Erceg earned his second save of the season by getting Jesús Sánchez to ground out to third 

Saturday, afternoon, Paul Blackburn (2-1, 3.34) will take the mound for the Athletics while Trevor Rogers (0-4, 4.31) will do the same for Miami first pitch 1:07pm PDT.

Oakland A’s podcast with Augie Mesenburg: Marlins and A’s both coming off winning sweeps in tonight’s battle at Coliseum

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Oakland A’s pitcher JP Sears throws against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Thu Apr 11, 2024. Sears goes tonight Fri May 3, 2024 against the Miami Marlins at the Oakland Coliseum to open the three game series (AP file photo)

Oakland A’s podcast with Augie Mesenburg:

#1 The Oakland A’s are coming off a sweep against the Pittsburgh Pirates and improved their won loss record to 15-17. The A’s come into Friday night’s ball game against the Miami Marlins with a four game win streak.

#2 What a difference it’s been for the A’s they started the season 1-7 and now they come into Friday night’s game with a four game win streak and looking to extend it to five.

#3 The A’s had started out with their success which goes back to their first road trip when they won series in Detroit and Texas and then on their second road trip they split a four game series in New York and won a three game series in Baltimore. The A’s came home to sweep the Pittsburgh Pirates in the last series and host the Miami Marlins tonight at the Coliseum.

#4 The Marlins are coming off a three game sweep of the Colorado Rockies to improve their record to 9-24. The Marlins are last in the AL East and have struggled but once you get a taste of winning like the A’s have a team can catch fire.

#5 Game one of the series underway the Marlins are starting LHP Ryan Weathers (2-2 ERA 4.55) and the A’s JP Sears a lefty (1-2 ERA 4.64) both clubs coming off winning three game sweeps how do you see this one?

Augie Mesenburg is a podcast contributor for http://www.sportsradioservice.com and is a reporter for 103.2 FM KHAI Honolulu

Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s host Marlins tonight at Coliseum; Oakland hopes to extend win streak to five

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Oakland A’s starter Ross Stripling throws to the Pittsburgh Pirates line up, Stripling went six innings of perfect ball against the Pirates on Wed May 1, 2024 at the Oakland Coliseum. (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 The Oakland are on a roll they have won four straight games going into tonight’s game against the Miami Marlins. The A’s have turned heads and have turned a corner having won series road games in April against the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, and split a four game series against the New York Yankees. The A’s just swept the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Oakland Coliseum.

#2 In the A’s last game against the Pirates on Wednesday afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum, Oakland starter Ross Stripling was dealing pitching six innings, no runs, three hits and two strike outs. Stripling and five other pitchers combined in a four hit shutout of the Pirates.

#3 The A’s hit two home runs Wednesday afternoon Abraham Toro and Tyler Nevin that helped them beat the Pirates 4-0 it was the A’s first season sweep.

#4 Stripling had been struggling previous to the win on Wednesday he had a combined ten loses over this season with the A’s and last season with the San Francisco Giants. At least for Wednesday’s game he found himself on the winning side of a shutout in Oakland.

#5 The A’s host the Marlins tonight at the Coliseum. Starting for Miami LHP Ryan Weathers (2-2 ERA 4.55) for the A’s LHP JP Sears (1-2 ERA 4.64) first pitch 6:40 pm PDT. The Marlins have been struggling and are last in the NL East at 9-24.

Join Jeremiah for the A’s podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s Relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum: A’s hope LA firm can find investors who can come up with $500 million for Vegas ballpark

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Rendering of the Sydney style Opera House ballpark that would take up nine acres at the old Tropicana Hotel and Casino location at Tropicana and Las Vegas Blvd. Construction is scheduled to start in April 2025 (Renderings from the Oakland A’s)

On the Oakland A’s Relocation podcast with Daniel:

#1 The Oakland A’s have hired Los Angeles investor Galatioto Sports Partners to help look for one or more private investors. The investors are trying to help raise $500 million of A’s owner John Fisher’s share of he construction costs for the Las Vegas ballpark.

#2 Daniel, the plan is to have the ballpark sit on nine acres of the 35 acres at the Tropicana. Fisher needs to come up with $500 million of $1.5 billion for his share of he costs and the A’s are counting on Galatioto Sports Partners to find enough investors to make those payments. If that happens 42% of the team’s ownership costs will be financially bought up closing in on half of he value of the team.

#3 Galatioto Sports Partners has helped over 100 sports financing deals and that includes the sale of the Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno in 2004 who bought the team from Walt Disney Co., Broadcom co-founder Henry Samueli and his wife who own the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in 2005 also had help from the partnership. While their reputation is solid some minority partners might come in saying they’ll invest only if they have say in running the club. That might not be acceptable for Fisher under those circumstances.

#4 The Tropicana Hotel and Casino who closed for business in March is set for demolishment in April 2025. Fisher wants to make certain that the $500 million of the $1.5 billion towards stadium construction costs will be paid by investors who could very well own up to 42% of the club.

#5 Written into the agreement is Flip Tax that would require Fisher to pay 20% tax on the full price of the team in the event Fisher decides to sell the club before 2028.

Daniel Dullum does the Oakland A’s Relocation podcasts Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: When the A’s brought The Beatles Interview with Nancy Finley

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Beatles ticket from concert scheduled Thursday September 17, 1964 8:00pm at Municipal Stadium Kanas City (photo from Nancy Finley)

When the A’s brought The Beatles –Interview with Nancy Finley–

That’s Amaury News and Commentary–

By Amaury Pi Gonzalez

When most baseball fans think about Charlie O. Finley, owner of the Kansas City and then the Oakland A’s, they return to the three consecutive World Series he won for the Swinging A’s in 1972,73,74. By winning three consecutive World Series, Finley’s A’s became only the second team to date that accomplished such a feat. During their dynasties, the New York Yankees were the only other team.

Reggie Jackson, the centerpiece for those winning teams, said of Charlie O. Finley, “He was great for baseball, years ahead of his time,” Reginaldo Martínez Jackson, a Hall of Fame outfielder, played for the A’s from 1967 to 1975. Charlie O.

Finley’s innovations in baseball are legendary, from Charlie O, the mascot Mule of the team, to pioneering the idea of night games in the Postseason play/World Series to many other ideas that baseball adopted, innovations, including all sorts of promotions.

During the Kansas City years, Mr.Finley had one of the most significant music bands in history, The Beatles, who performed in Kansas City as part of one of many Charlie O.Finley promotions. Time Magazine included the Beatles in its list of 100 most influential people in the 20th century.

I interviewed Nancy Finley who tells me that Charlie (her uncle) sent her the 45 LP “I Wanna Hold Your Hand”, while her mother repeatedly played that song in the house. She tells me, “Dad (Carl Finley), the minority owner and General Manager, and Charlie were sitting with the group in a conference room waiting for performance time.

Dad said they were “a group of polite young men.” Spoken like a High School Principal. Charlie O.Finley left his mark in baseball and in American history, truly an innovator who brought the A’s the Gold and Green uniforms, the first team to let the players have facial hair, the Ball Girls, he was strong proponent of Inter league Play, decades before MLB adopted it in 1997.

Also, there is Night Playoff baseball, plus the Designated Hitter and Runner. He suggested the “alert ball,” also called the orange ball, to make it easier for the fans to follow the baseball because white was not that easy to see, and although that was never adopted, it was talked about.

I do not believe Mr.Finley would like any clock ruling in the game, the “free runner” at second base when a game spins into extra-innings, and some other radical changes during the last few years. Undoubtedly, when A’s Charlie O. Finley brought The Beatles, he left his mark on US pop culture forever. He was a visionary a showman and a man for the ages.

Quote: Dagoberto Blanco (Campy) Campaneris, who played more games than any other Athletics player, (1,795 games) a great shortstop born in Cuba, told me years ago talking about Charlie O. Finley ” Charlie no era solo dueño del equipo, pero hablaba y conocía de baseball” -Trans: “Charlie was not only the owner of the team, but he could talk and was knowledgable of the game of baseball”.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the lead play by play announcer on the Oakland A’s Spanish radio network at 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 990 KATD Pittsburg and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s female TV play by play announcer Cavnar getting support after fans pushing petition to get rid of her

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Oakland A’s lead TV play by play announcer Jenny Cavnar of NBC Sports California has received support after it was learned a petition was being circulated in an effort to have her fired for what some say poor announcing. (photo from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and @NBCSAthletics)

By Jerry Feitelberg

Oakland A’s and Major League Baseball’s first full time lead TV play by play female announcer Jenny Cavnar is under an avalanche of scrutiny from viewers of A’s televised games as announced by Cavnar. A petition is being circulated that as of Tuesday had over 620 signatures that demand the Oakland A’s fire Cavnar forthwith.

Some of the signers cite that she has no emotion in her home run calls, that she’s not a voice for baseball, that she went against former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf because Schaaf didn’t do anything to get a ballpark built in Oakland for the A’s at the time Schaaf was mayor.

Others who wrote on Awful Announcing’s X platform quoting RichDT “She really is not good. She needs more experience somewhere else. She hardly starts conversations during the game. Her calls of HR’s for the A’s are not good. Chris Caray does a better job in my opinion and comes from a legendary broadcasting family.” also JWP303 wrote, “No excuse for outright misogyny but she’s always been a tough listen as a broadcaster. As a reporter, calling games, in the studio… never was a fan in CO. Doris Burke, she is not.”

Those who criticize Cavnar showed one video one of her calling an RBI double hit by he A’s Abraham Toro that went over Orioles centerfielder’s Ryan McKenna’s head in Baltimore scoring Brent Rooker from second and her saying “over his head it goes and coming in home, how about we have ourselves and even up game.”

Cavnar who is in the broadcasting wing of the MLB Hall of Fame in Cooperstown for becoming the first lead full time play by play announcer in MLB history just completed her first month of announcing in that role. Cavnar has been defended by other media outlets namely the San Francisco Chronicle who said basically it’s Cavnar’s first year as a full time announcer in the lead role maybe she needs some time to review and improve on some her calls.

From all appearances some say Cavnar is being criticized because she is a woman, she doesn’t know how to make the right calls on home runs and that she has no emotion and some said she was just awful. The Chronicle would argue regarding Mayor Schaaf was what the criticism of Schaaf was at the time when anything on an Oakland ballpark seemed stalled and that Cavnar’s home run calls are fairly standard.

To have a petition now after her first month of work is premature take a look at her work after the entire regular season has been completed. Fans demanding that she should be fired doesn’t seem really fair. She’s in a new job, a new market, and yes maybe she made some tough calls at the mic but Cavnar should be given the chance to work on some things rather than blow it up now.

There are some rough patches but if Cavnar puts her shoulder into it she can make the necessary improvements. Also there is no way that team president David Kaval or owner John Fisher will let go of Cavnar they stand behind her and are proud to have a pioneer like her who represents the team in the Hall of Fame.

Jerry Fetielberg is an Oakland A’s beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s Complete 3 Game Sweep Against Pirates In 4-0 Win at Coliseum; Oakland now 2.5 games back of first place

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Oakland A’s pitcher Ross Stripling works on the Pittsburgh Pirates line up in the top of the sixth inning at the Oakland Coliseum on Wed May 1, 2024 (AP News photo)

Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

By Troy Ewers

In the final game of the series, the Oakland Athletics with Ross Stripling on the mound against the Pittsburgh Pirates with Quinn Preister on the mound. The A’s took the final game of the series defeating the Pirates in a shutout in front of 4679 fans at the Oakland Coliseum. This was Oakland’s fourth consecutive win a streak that started on Sunday in Baltimore.

Oakland won the game 4-0 and Stripling got his first win since 2022. Stripling broke a 10 game losing streak with six shutout innings. Two strikeouts and only giving up three hits, Stripling survived his outing to hold off the Pirates. With the win the A’s now are 2.5 games behind first place Seattle in the AL West. The Mariners lost Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves 5-2.

The A’s had two solo home runs off Preister to put them on the board first. Abraham Toro in the second inning, his third of the season and Tyler Nevin in the third inning, with his fourth of the season, that put the A’s up 2-0 early. Nevin continued his nine game hitting streak and the A’s in this series against Pittsburgh hit five home runs. 

Toro was up again with the bases loaded and when a routine play at shortstop to end the inning resulted in an error, not only did Toro get to first safely, but a run was scored as well, 3-0 A’s.

An RBI single from Kyle McCann put the A’s up 4-0 in the eighth. McCann single drove in Esteury Ruiz, who had a stolen base while pinch-running for Toro, who got a walk to lead off the inning.

Mason Miller came in for a non-save situation and retired the Pirates in order with one strikeout, capping the series where Oakland pitching gave up three runs and 11 hits in three games. 

Next game for the A’s will be against the Miami Marlins for a three game series in Oakland. Probable pitchers for the first game on Friday, May 3rd will be JP Sears (1-2, 4.64) for Oakland and Ryan Weathers (2-2, 4.55) for Miami first pitch at the Oakland Coliseum 6:40pm PDT.

Bleday goes deep twice as A’s win third straight game beat Pirates 5-2 at Coliseum

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The Oakland A’s Abraham Toro (right) scores in the in front of Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Joey Bart (right) in the bottom of the second inning at Oakland Coliseum on Tue Apr 30, 2024 (AP News photo)

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Pittsburgh (14-17). 100 100 000. 2. 5. 0

Athletics (13-17). 020 010 020. 5. 8. 0

Time: 2:02

Attendance: 3,876

By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND–Tuesday night’s come from behind 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates was their third straight triumphed and their fifth win in their last six games. Rookie Taylor Nevin continued to amaze with his hitting, and JJ Bleday was responsible for 60% of the A’s scoring. And let’s not forget the phenomenal mound mastery of Mason Miller, the relief revelation of the young season.

The A’s chose as their starting pitcher 10 year veteran Alex Wood, who spent the last three seasons toiling for the Giants as they descended from 107 games winners to mediocrity. Whoever writes the Athletics’ game notes has a sense of humor, because they gave the title of “Qualifications” to this summary of the lefty’s record: “Has compiled a 6.59 ERQ … which is sixth highest in the majors among pitchers with at least 25 innings pitched … using the same minimum, he has the highest opponents OPS (1.018), on-base percentage (.444), and slugging percentage (.574) and third most pitches per inning (19.2).

Wood lived down to his numbers tonight. He escaped with a no decision that shaved 0.27 runs from his ERA, lowering it to 6.32. He threw 93 pitches in just four innings of work and allowed two runs, both earned, on four hits, one a home run, on four walks. He also struck out four.

Mitch Keller, the Pirates’ starting pitcher, had a better 2023 than Wood. He pitched in the all-star game and also set the Pittsburgh franchise record for strikeouts by a right handed pitcher, with 210. He wound up the year with a record of 13-9, 4.21 and came to work tonight at 2-2, 5.14.

He ended his stint after throwing 96 pitches, 59 for for strikes, over five mediocre frames, in which he gave up 3 runs, all earned, on five hits and two walks. He took the loss and now is 2-2, 5.18.

The Pirates wasted no time in jumping to an early lead. Connor Joe, batting third, drove a 2-2, 91 mph sinker over the left field scoreboard for his third home run of the year. Like on Monday night, the A’s trailed 1-0 before their first turn at bat.

Undaunted, the A’s pulled ahead in the bottom of the second. Shea Langeliers defied The Curse of the Leadoff Double by scoring on Abraham Toro’s game tying single to right. Toro then went to second on single to right by Darell Hernaiz and scored when Tyler Nevin extended his consecutive game hitting streak to eight with a Texas League single that dropped safely in front of Edward Oliveras in right. It now was 2-1 in favor of the resurgent Athletics.

But not for long. Leading off in the top of the fourth, Jared Triolo singled to center and advanced to second when Wood walked Michael A. Taylor. Alika Williams moved both runners up on a sacrifice bunt to third that was originally called a hit. But the A’s challenged first base umpire Tony Randazzo’s safe call, and the ruling his decision was overturned on video review. A sacrifice fly to right by Ke’Bryan Hayes knotted the score at two all.

Mitch Spence relieved Wood to start the next, fifth, inning, and allowed only an infield single. That meant that JJ Bleday’s second four bagger of 2024, a 399 foot blast to right, returned the lead to the A’s, 3-2. The shot came off an 84 mph sweeper.

Luis Ortiz hurled a scoreless sixth for Pittsburgh in spite of a double by Toro. Josh Fleming, who replaced him for the seventh, wasn’t as successful. Bleday slammed a 417 foot shot to center for his second homer of the evening, making this his first career multi-homer game. Nick Allen, running for Nevins, who had singled, was on base. That meant that Bleday’s shot made the score 5-2 and that Bleday had driven in three of the Athletics’ five runs.

Lucas Erceg protected that three run margin by striking out the three Pirates he faced in the eighth, setting the stage for Mason Miller to earn his eighth save in as any opportunities by setting the side down on three straight Ks.

The Athletics will go for the sweep tomorrow, Wednesday, afternoon at 12:37. Ross Stripling, who’s lost five games, will be looking for his first win of the season and to lower his ERA of 4.98. He’ll go against the Bucos’ righting Quinn Priester ((0-1, 3.48)

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Petition going around to fire first full time woman announcer at A’s; LA investment banker to secure $500 million for A’s Vegas stadium costs

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Oakland A’s announcers Jenny Cavnar (left) and Dallas Braden (right) during a broadcast on NBC Sports California in March 2024 during a Cleveland Guardians and Oakland A’s game. Cavnar is the target for a petition drive to get her fired. (photo by Michael Zagaris Oakland A’s photographer)

On That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 Amaury, there is a petition going around that already has over 600 signatures demanding that the Oakland A’s fire the first woman full time lead play by play announcer in MLB history Jenny Cavnar. Reasons given by the fans petition, “extremely poor job announcing”, also Cavnar said while working another announcing job that former Oakland Mayor Libby Schaff was responsible for not building a ballpark in Oakland, and Cavnar is “not a baseball voice..” Sources say the Oakland A’s stand behind her and that she’s not going anywhere anytime soon.

#2 Los Angeles sports investment banker Sal Galatioto has been retained by the Oakland A’s owner John Fisher to invest in the A’s Las Vegas ballpark at the Tropicana Hotel and Resort location. Fisher’s share of the construction costs is $500 million and has been trying to drum up investment support in the Las Vegas casino community or business community. Since Galatioto has stepped forward this might have answered the question where Fisher was going to the money for his share of the Vegas ballpark construction costs.

#3 In spite of he Oakland A’s defeating the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday over the weekend the Orioles have hit seven home runs.

#4 The Orioles are if not one of the best teams in the American League they have 41 home runs in 27 games considering that kind of offense it was impressive the A’s even came away with two wins out of three to take the three game series?

#5 Another impressive run fact the A’s are playing .500 ball over the last few weeks. On the road they won in Detroit and Texas on their first road trip of the season and this last road trip they split with the Yankees and won the series against the Orioles after starting the season at 1-7.

#6 A large part of the A’s wins has been lent to closer Mason Miller whose 103 MPH fast ball has been impossible to hit. He’s throwing shades of relief pitchers like the Minnesota Twins Jhoan Duran who clocks in from 100-104 MPH or the Cleveland Guardians Eammanuel Chase who can throw at 99 MPH.

#7 Pittsburgh Pirates and A’s get after it tonight at the Oakland Coliseum in game 2 of the three game series. The Pirates will start RHP Mitch Keller (2-2 ERA 5.14) he’ll be opposed by A’s starter Alex Wood (1-2 ERA 6.59). Amaury if Wood could get his ERA down and cut his runs against total he can pick up some wins?

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the lead play by play voice on the Oakland A’s Spanish radio network at 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 990 KATD Pittsburg and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com