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Yanks get all the four runs they need in first to edge A’s 4-3 on Saturday

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The New York Yankees Anthony Rizzo (right) celebrates his home run with the Giancarlo Stanton (48) as Oakland A’s catcher Shea Langeliers stands in the background in the bottom of the first inning at Yankee Stadium on Tue Apr 23, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Jessica Kwong

NEW YORK.—The Oakland Athletics allowed four runs in the first inning by the New York Yankees and were unable to overcome that on Tuesday night, falling 4-3 in the second of the four-game series that is now tied in the Bronx.

Oakland was the first to score – Seth Brown doubled on a line drive to right fielder Juan Soto and Brent Rooker scored, putting them up 1-0.

But the Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton responded by doubling on a sharp line drive to center fielder Esteury Ruiz and Soto and Aaron Judge scored, and New York was up 2-1. Then Anthony Rizzo hit a home run to right center field and Stanton scored, expanding the Yankees’ lead to 4-1.

A’s starting pitcher Paul Blackburn said he felt like he “made two bad pitches all night” and there were “two good hitters that made me pay for it”.

“I feel like we kind of settled in there and we were fighting back, we just kind of ran out of time. It was just one of those outings where you keep your team in it as long as you can,” said Blackburn. “Once you kind of give up four in the first, you’re just trying to go out there and put up as many zeros as you can.”

A’s manager Mark Kotsay felt that Blackburn performed well after the first inning.

“We did have our chances to get a big hit and you know, Paul’s job tonight after the first inning, I mean he put up zeros and gave us a chance to get back in it,” said Kotsay. “And so it was a nice night after that.”

In the second inning, Shea Langeliers answered back with a homer of his own on a fly ball to center field, to cut the Yankees’ lead to 4-2.

Then in the fourth inning, Lawrence Butler hit a home run on a line drive to right center field, putting the A’s within one run of the Yankees. Kotsay called it a “great, great sign”.

“He’s got power to hit it out and swung it the right one that time and it was nice to see a home run from him,” Kotsay said.

Blackburn took his first loss of the season after allowing four earned runs in six innings pitched. After starting their 10-game roadtrip getting swept by the Cleveland Guardians, the series against the Yankees standing at 1-1 is an improvement.

“It’s always nice to obviously win the first game of the series. And then coming in today, just the way that we fought – it was a good pitcher and a good bullpen they have over there – I think It just shows a lot about the guys here,” Blackburn said. “That we’re never going to quit no matter the situation or the score or anything like that.”

The A’s fell to 9-15 this season and are 7-15 in 22 games against the Yankees (16-8) since the beginning of the 2021 season.

Game three of the four-game series at Yankee Stadium continues on Wednesday. A’s right-handed pitcher Joe Boyle will match up against Yankees right-handed pitcher Clarke Schmidt. First pitch is at 4:05 p.m PT.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: A’s wanted to move to Canada; Today’s A’s are in legal trouble

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At one time former Oakland A’s owner Charlie O Finley after moving the A’s from Kansas City to Oakland in 1967 considered moving the team again from Oakland to Toronto in 1970. Finley and the A’s later won three straight World Series from 1972-74 (photo from Instagram)

A’s wanted to move to Canada. Today A’s are in a Legal battle

By Amaury Pi Gonzalez

If you think that under owner John Fisher, this is the first time the A’s planned to move out of Oakland, you are mistaken; in 1970, two years after moving the A’s from Kansas City to Oakland, owner Charlie O Finley talked to Toronto representatives about moving the team to Canada.

A few years later, Finley’s team won three consecutive World Series in Oakland, 1972-73 and 74, a feat only accomplished by only one other franchise in history, the New York Yankees, who are well known for several dynasties on the way to winning an unprecedented 27 World Series today, it seems both sides, the one against the A’s moving out of Oakland and the one in favor of the A’s moving to Las Vegas, are now fighting inside the legal system arena.

Many people would say that this arena usually moves at a much slower pace than the actual game of baseball. Some cases take many years to get to court and then a decision. Schools over Stadiums is not an A’s fanbase group, it’s not made up of Oakland residents, but a political group with grassroots in Nevada that has filed a second legal effort to block Nevada from spending taxpayer funds to build a stadium at the current site of the Tropicana resort on the Las Vegas Strip.

Months ago, the State of Nevada legislature passed the bill, which authorized them to use $380 million in funds towards the A’s new stadium in Las Vegas. Local Oakland fan-based groups have supported Schools Over Stadiums, which they see as an ally in the fight to keep the team in Oakland.

Most recently, the Oakland A’s filed a motion to intervene in this case, aiming to halt Schools Over Stadiums’ efforts. The A’s attorney’s job is to propel the A’s entirely out of Oakland (with a temporary 3-year residence in Sacramento) and to set shop permanently in Las Vegas, Nevada, by 2028. Luckily for everybody, the A’s case has no statute of Limitations. You might say so.

However, for those cynical fans who consider moving the team out of Oakland a “crime.” Here is some ‘Law talk’: The statute of limitations sets a deadline for initiating legal proceedings in a dispute. The length of time allowed varies depending on the severity of the offense and the jurisdiction where it is being disputed. Cases involving severe crimes, like murder, typically have no time limit.

Under international law, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide have no statute of limitations. Two Proponents of statutes of limitations believe they are needed because, with time, substantial evidence may be lost, and witnesses’ memories can grow foggy.

Let’s stretch our collective memories and imagine if today MLB had a Commissioner like Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who was elected Baseball’s first Commissioner in 1921.

What would Judge Landis rule on the Athletics relocation? We will never know.

Here is one of Judge Landis’s famous quotes:” Baseball is something more than a game to an American boy; it is his training field for life’s work. Destroy his faith in its squareness and honesty, and you have destroyed something more; you have planted suspicion of all things in his heart”.

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

Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara Mason: A’s Gelof gets two run blast to get win to open series against Yankees

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Oakland A’s Zack Gelof hits a two run home run for all the A’s runs in the top of the ninth inning to give the A’s the lead against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on Mon Apr 22, 2024 (AP News photo)

#1 Oakland A’s Zack Gelof hit a two run home run in the top of the ninth inning that put the A’s over the top for a 2-0 win over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Monday afternoon.

#2 Previous to the Gelof home run Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected from the game. Earlier Boone had come out of the dugout to question plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt whether or not A’s lead off hitter Esteury Ruiz had swung at a pitch that hit Ruiz in the back of the foot. Boone returned the dugout when a fan behind the dugout shouted something and ejected Boone.

#3 Yankees pitcher Carlos Rondon had a great effort today but no run support. Rondon pitching seven innings and giving up just one hit.

#4 A’s starter JP Sears pitched lights out as well going six innings giving up three hits and no runs. He all his pitches working for him.

#5 The A’s will try and see if they can pick up another win against the Yankees on Tuesday the A’s will start Paul Blackburn (2-0 ERA 1.08) for the Yankees Marcus Stroman (1-1 ERA 2.42) both pitchers with decent ERAs how do you see this match up at 4:05pm PDT.

Join Barbara for the Oakland A’s podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Gelof two run home run gets A’s win at Yankee Stadium 2-0; Oakland ends eight game skid

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By Jessica Kwong

NEW YORK–The Oakland Athletics snapped an eight-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium with a 2-0 win over the New York Yankees in the series opener on Monday afternoon.

Both teams were scoreless through eight innings in the matinee. The game started in a dramatic fashion, with Yankees manager Aaron Boone getting ejected only five pitches in over a fan’s remark directed at the home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt.

Boone questioned whether Esteury Ruiz swung at the pitch before being hit on the back foot by Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodón’s slider. After a fan from behind the dugout shouted at Wendelstedt, he ejected Boone.

“In the entirety of my career, I have never ejected a player or a manager for something a fan has said. I understand that’s going to be part of a story or something like that because that’s what Aaron was portraying,” stated Wendelstedt.

“I heard something come from the far end of the dugout, had nothing to do with his area but he’s the manager of the Yankees. So he’s the one that had to go.”

Rodón and Oakland’s starting pitcher JP Sears were both working toward shutouts.

Sears, who pitched six innings, said it was “obviously a good day, feeling good”. Sears said he was “trying to mix it up really well. I think it worked out early on. I was able to get my sinker in there kind of middle of the game to the righty, and I just feel like I used that to the point really well.”

At the top of the ninth inning, the A’s edged their opponent out.

Zack Gelof hit a home run on a fly ball to right center field, allowing Abraham Toro to score and putting Oakland up 2-0. A’s manager Mark Kotsay said he dropped Gelof down the order to try to get him comfortable and relaxed, and the result was great.

“I say Zack’s been grinding and hasn’t had the success he started out with last year but a big day for him,” said Kotsay. “You know he’s had his issues with lefties as well, so to see him go off on a lefty, on a really good lefty, is a good sign.”

Gelof, who came in 3-for-19 against left-handed pitchers, said “it’s something that I focused on in the offseason”.

Mason Miller earned his fifth save this season after striking out three batters and pitching a scoreless ninth inning. It was his first time tossing at Yankee Stadium.

“Walking around before the game, it’s got a different air about it, for sure,” said Miller.

The A’s (9-14) are 1-3 to start their 10-game road trip. They are 7-14 in 21 games against the Yankees (15-8) since the beginning of the 2021 season.

A crowd of 30,366 was in attendance at Yankee Stadium for the first in the four-game series.

Starting pitchers for game two for Tuesday at Yankee Stadium for the A’s Paul Blackburn (2-0 ERA 1.08) for the Yankees Marcus Stroman (1-1 ERA 2.42) both pitchers with decent ERAs first pitch is at 4:05 p.m PDT.

A’s Offense Falls Short – Guardians Sweep Oakland Winning Series 6-2

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Oakland A’s runner Zack Gelof (20) gets a jump on the throw as the Cleveland Guardians Brayan Rocchio (left) anticipates the late throw in the top of the second inning at Progressive Field in Cleveland (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The Oakland A’s(8-14) fell to the Cleveland Guardians (16-6) in the third game of their series getting swept. It was a forgettable game with problems on the mound as well as not being able to muster much offense.

They did get hits but they could not string them together leaving runners stranded. The Guardians however delivered some clutch hits as well as putting some very good pitching on the mound for the 6-2 win. Cleveland is not the best team in baseball at the moment for no reason. They are having their best start in 25 years.

Game recap: The Guardians took it to the A’s from the get go scoring runs in the 2nd and third innings taking a 2-0 lead going into the fourth inning. Cleveland’s Will Brennan got the game underway for Cleveland with a home run in the second inning, a solo shot.

The Guardians added another run in the third inning when Andres Gimenez singled Brayan Rocchio home and Cleveland showed no signs of letting their foot off the peda in this series intent on sweeping Oakland.

In the fourth inning Oakland did get on the board via a Brent Rooker home run, a solo shot but the Guardians answered right back in the same inning. Gabriel Arias singled and Will Brennan scored giving Cleveland a 3-1 lead.

Oakland almost made a game of it in the sixth inning when they pulled to within one run 3-2. Lawrence Butler singled Ryan Noda home and we had a ball game. Unfortunately Cleveland broke this game open in the seventh inning.

The A’s had relieved starting pitcher Ross Stripling who had allowed five hits and three runs through five innings. Oakland trailed by a single run into the seventh inning but it all went haywire in the bottom of the seventh.

A’s Relief pitcher Mitch Spence got through the sixth inning very well but had a rough time in the seventh allowing a double and hitting Brayan Rocchio. With two Cleveland runners on base and only one out, T.J. McFarland relieved Spence looking to clean up the mess but only added to it.

Spence hit Gimenez and allowed a double that brought in three runners giving the Guardians a 6-2 lead. Josh Naylor doubled to bring in those three runners. He was making life pretty miserable for Oakland the entire series in fact the entire Cleveland offense had been on point the entire series. The final was 6-2.

This has been the best start for Cleveland since 1999 as they handed the A’s their second sweep of the season. The Guardians stepped up in clutch situations in the game and they delivered every time. On the other side, the A’s struggled offensively unable to string hits together although each team finished with seven hits apiece.

The timing of those hits were clearly on Cleveland’s side. Oakland could not muster much offense in clutch situations in this game. The Guardian relief pitching held the A’s scoreless over the final 3 1/2 innings.

Oakland now has lost seven games in a row in Cleveland. They also have nine players on the injured list so when it rains it pours. It does not get any easier for the A’s as they head to New York for a four-game series with the Yankees that starts Monday.

Game notes: Sunday afternoon, the A’s finished up their series in at Progressive Field against the Guardians with a sweep and a 6-2 win. Oakland was tried to avoid the sweep but in order to do that, they had to battle through one of the best offenses and defenses in MLB today.

The Guardians are relentless at the plate and the A’s had to be pretty much perfect on the mound. Oakland starter Ross Stripling got touched up for five hits and three runs Guardians. The A’s themselves needed hitting, start stringing hits together and stop leaving runners stranded. Far easier said than done.

JP Sears (1-1 ERA 4.35) will get the start for Oakland Monday in New York and Carlos Rodon (1-1 ERA 3.66) will take the mound for the Yankees. First pitch is scheduled for 10:05AM PDT in an early game for Oakland. It will all come down to what the A’s can produce at the plate and solid pitching will be a must. These guys will be sorely challenged in yet another rough series for Oakland.

Oakland A’s podcast with Augie Mesenburg: A’s try to avoid sweep in Cleveland today at Progressive Field

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Cleveland Guardians hitter Josh Naylor celebrated his home run off the Oakland A’s starter Alex Wood in the bottom of the fifth inning by hitting himself in the helmet with his bat. (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Augie:

#1 Augie, the Cleveland Guardians Josh Naylor hit a home run on Saturday that he took the bat and hit himself in the head with the bat to celebrate. The Guardians took the second game of the three game series from the A’s 6-3 at Progressive Field.

#2 A’s pitcher Alex Wood was touched up for eight hits and four earned runs over five innings. He just had a tough time trying to get tracked against the Guardians line up.

#3 The A’s will have to go out and face Naylor again who been hitting like Ted Williams this opening month of the season swinging for a .429 average with five homers and 11 RBIs scoring eight runs in eight games.

#4 On the other hand the A’s are not just hurting in getting some good starting pitching in the series but also they need runs badly and the hitting production is off.

#5 First pitch in game three Sunday is scheduled for 10:40 AM. Ross Stripling (0-4 ERA 5.32) will get the start for Oakland and Tanner Bibee (1-0 ERA 4.82) will take the mound for the Guardians.

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

A’s Struggle With Guardians Pitching Losing Game Two 6-3

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Oakland A’s Max Schuemann slugs a top of the fifth inning home run off of the Cleveland Guardians pitcher Logan Allen at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Sat Apr 20, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The Oakland A’s (8-13) were a lot more competitive than they were in Friday’s game although coming up short losing to the Cleveland Guardians (15-6) 6-3. The Cleveland pitching is a tough nut to crack, one of the reasons that they are the best team in baseball right now.

Game recap: Unlike the game Friday, it was the Guardians first up on the board in the first inning taking a 2-0 lead. Jose Ramirez doubled and David Fry scored for the early 1-0 lead. Cleveland would add to their lead in the first off the bat of Ramon Laureano driving Ramirez home for a 2-0 tally.

Neither team would score in the second, third nor fourth innings. Oakland tied up this game in the fifth inning when both Ryan Noda and Max Schuemann hit back-to-back solo home runs. This was Schuemann’s first MLB hit and it was a dandy, in fact he came very close to a home run in his first at bat in this game.

This tie game was short-lived. In the bottom of the fifth inning the Guardians broke the tie taking a 4-2 lead. Josh Naylor homered with Steven Kwan on base and Cleveland had a 2-run lead 4-2.

Oakland pitcher Alex Wood went five innings before being relieved by Michael Kelly. He allowed 8 hits, four runs with 4 strikeouts. It was a challenging game for Wood on the mound. Kelly pitched one inning allowing one hit, no runs with 2 strikeouts.

In the sixth inning, the A’s Abraham Toro tripled and Oakland was threatening to tie up this game. The A’s were unable to tie up the game but Shea Langeliers hit a sacrifice, Toro scored and Oakland trailed by a single run 4-3 in this highly competitive contest. The question now, could the A’s remain competitive.

Oakland’s Austin Adams relieved Kelly on the mound in the seventh inning. The Guardians added another run in the inning taking a 5-3 lead with one out and runners on first and second. Josh Naylor singled Steven Kwan home for the 5-3 tally.

Cleveland would strike again in the seventh when Tyler Freeman singled and David Fry scored for a 6-3 Guardian lead. Through seven innings the A’s had five hits while Cleveland had 13. There was some lop-sided offense going on in this game. Again it was the Guardian pitching that was giving Oakland a lot of trouble.

In the top of the eighth inning, the A’s tried to put something together. They had a runner, Zach Gelof on base on a walk with one out and Abraham Toro at the plate. Toro struck out and Shea Langeliers came to the plate and pop flied out and the A’s were unable to add to their score continuing to trail by the score of 6-3.

Oakland was running out of innings. In the bottom of the eighth inning there was a pitching change for the A’s as TJ McFarland took over on mound. He faced Steven Kwan who had been on fire the entire series.

Kwan singled with two outs after already having 4 hits and two runs. David Fry struck out looking for the third out and the A’s had the ninth inning to make any sort of move. Cleveland closer Emmanuel Clase got the job done striking out the A’s Lawrence Butler for the final out and that was the ballgame 6-3.

After the first two games in this series it is easy to see why Cleveland has one of the best records in MLB. They now have a 15-6 record with the Yankees right on their heels. They have extraordinary starters and an excellent bullpen.

These were a couple of tough games for the Oakland A’s. They had six hits while the Cleveland Guardians finished with 14 hits. Oakland did have two home runs in the game but both were solo. The highlight of this game for A’s fans in attendance was the home run coming off the bat of Schuemann his first career hit, which turned out to be his first career home run.

His first big-league hit was his first big-league homer, a very special moment for Schuemann and his family and friends in the stands supporting him. This was Oakland’s 6th game with 2+ home runs.

Game notes: Friday, the A’s took a beating at the hands of the Guardians in game one of this series at Progressive Field. The A’s hit solo home runs in the first and the ninth innings but the Guardians scored ten runs in innings two through nine for the 10-2 win. Cleveland was relentless and the A’s had a lot of trouble offensively. Cleveland had an excellent game on the mound and Saturday’s game was no exception either as the won again beating Oakland by three runs 6-3.

Oakland will try to salvage the series Sunday and avoid the sweep in game three of this series before moving on to New York and a four-game series with the Yankees on Monday. First pitch in game three Sunday is scheduled for 10:40 AM. Ross Stripling (0-4 ERA 5.32) will get the start for Oakland and Tanner Bibee (1-0 ERA 4.82) will take the mound for the Guardians.

A’s Get Pummeled By Guardians 10-2

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Oakland A’s who opened a three game series against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on Fri Apr 19, 2024 were shelled 10-2 (Oakland A’s X photo)

By Barbara Mason

It was matching bookends for the Oakland A’s (8-12) Friday night as they took on the Cleveland Guardians (14-6). They opened the game with an Abraham Toro home run and added a Brent Rooker home run in the ninth inning. The only problem, the Guardians piled a bunch of runs throughout the rest of the game for a 10-2 win.

Game recap: Oakland got this game going in the first inning with an Abraham Toro home run taking the early 1-0 lead. The Guardians answered in the bottom of the second inning with a homer of their own. Tyler Freeman hit a 2-run homer with Will Brennan on base taking a 2-1 lead.

The Guardians broke this game wide open in the bottom of the fifth inning scoring five runs. Steven Kwan got the flurry of hits going with a double driving both Bo Naylor and Esteven Florial home for a 4-1 lead. Cleveland was just getting started.

Andres Gimenez singled driving two more runners home, Brayan Rocchio and Steven Kwan, extending Cleveland’s lead to 6-1. The Guardians scored one more run in the fifth inning when Jose Ramirez singled Gimenez home for a 7-1 lead.

The inning mercifully came to an end for the A’s. They were facing an uphill battle through the next four innings. The hits were not showing up for Oakland struggling against Cleveland pitcher Triston McKenzie. McKenzie pitched through five innings allowing 3 hits and one run with 6 strikeouts. Tim Herrin relieved him in the 6th inning allowing no hits, no runs with 2 strikeouts.

The Guardians Tyler Beede took the mound to start the 7th inning pitching two back-to-back strikeouts and a ground-out to retire the A’s. Oakland pitcher Kyle Muller took over on the mound in the bottom of the 7th inning. Muller got through the inning allowing only one hit as Cleveland continued to lead 7-1.

Seth Brown left JJ Bleday, who had singled, stranded in the 8th inning when he grounded out to first and this game went into the bottom of the eighth. The A’s allowed their 11th home run of the season off the bat of Josh Naylor for an 8-1 Cleveland lead.

An outfield error from Seth Brown, his first of the season, allowed Tyler Freeman to score for an 9-1 lead. Next at bat for the Guardians Esteven Florial singled Bo Naylor home and the Guardians had built a 10-1 lead going into the ninth inning.

The A’s were able to add another run in the ninth inning, a home run, off the bat of Brent Rooker for a final score of 10-2. The A’s finished this game with 6 hits to the 9 hits from Cleveland.

Game notes: After avoiding a sweep Wednesday, the A’s who beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 in the first series of this road trip at Busch Stadium in St Louis. Friday night Oakland got clobbered by the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field in Cleveland 10-2. The A’s faced some hitters against Cleveland, to start the three game series, which will be followed by a four game series starting Monday against the Yankees. Oakland will be challenged in both of these matchups, in fact, they have a slew of tough games coming up the pike. Oakland’s Joe Boyle took the mound in this game and lasted six innings giving up five hits on seven earned runs. Triston McKenzie started for the Guardians went five innings giving up three hits and one earned run.

It was a rough outing for Oakland to start this road trip. The A’s will take on the Guardians Saturday in game two of their series with first pitch at 3:10 PM. Alex Wood (0-1 ERA 8.10) will take the mound for Oakland and Logan Allen (2-0 ERA 5.05) will get the nod for the Guardians.

Oakland A’s Relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum: Are there any comparisons between the Coyotes move to the A’s relocation?

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The Arizona Coyotes of the NHL will soon make their new home at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City for the 2024-25 NHL season as they played their last game in Tempe Arizona on Thu Apr 17, 2024. The relocation was immediate as opposed to the Oakland A’s who will finish (photo by the Utah Jazz)

On the Oakland A’s Relocation podcast with Daniel:

#1 Daniel, you covered the NHL Arizona Coyotes for years and they’re final game was on Wednesday night in a 5-2 in at Mullet Arena in Tempe which was the final and last game for the Coyotes as they will now move to Salt Lake City. It was a heartbreaking scene how foretelling is this when the Oakland A’s finally play their final game at Oakland Coliseum later this season?

#2 Daniel, You take a look at the fans in Arizona they didn’t have plans to do anything as this deal was floated by the NHL and the owner of the Utah Jazz Ryan Smith wasted no time and took the opportunity to purchase and move the Coyotes with little hesitation.

#3 Daniel, in the Coyotes move they did it a week’s time or less with very little warning. Giving Coyotes fans no time to protest, no time for a reverse boycott, and after the game they basically backed up the truck and called it a day. The feeling for the Coyotes fans that their team was relocating was something of a shock and a lot of heartbreak.

#4 The NHL team in Salt Lake City will be called Utah and no nickname has been discussed yet. They’re last team they had was a minor league AHL team called the Golden Eagles. The Eagles name in the AHL is now the Colorado Eagles. This won’t be a problem for the A’s as the A’s will be known as the A’s in Sacramento and Las Vegas.

#5 The shock value is the thing that everybody is talking about in Arizona that this could happen so fast that a team can relocate that quickly with almost little notice. For the Oakland A’s fans, employees, front office, media and even the players there is a percentage of them will not be going to Sacramento with the A’s when they make the trip north. But as opposed to the Coyotes staff and employees the A’s personnel and contractors have this season to get ready for the layoff and move to Sacramento by season’s end.

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

Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: Ruiz welcomed back to the Show after 2 run blast

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Oakland A’s outfielder found himself demoted in the minor leagues after the first week of the season even though he was hitting above .400. Here he’s wearing a Last Dive Bar wrist band who are promoting that A’s owner John Fisher should sell the team. The Last Dive Bar has indicated that the A’s were offended by Ruiz wearing the wristband and that was the real reason he was demoted. All is forgiven as Ruiz is back up with the big club and hit a big fly against the St Louis Cardinals on Wed Apr 17, 2024 at the Oakland Coliseum. (photo from The Dive Bar on X)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry F:

#1 Jerry, when the Oakland A’s demoted outfielder Esteury Ruiz to triple A affiliate Las Vegas. At the time of the demotion Ruiz was hitting over .400 and last season led the A’s and American League in stolen bases. So the demotion had people scratching their head.

#2 Without complaining Ruiz took the demotion and in one of his at bats slugged a ball that hit the back of the bleachers at Las Vegas ball park. Ruiz cannot be denied and his production strong was promoted back to the big club Wednesday.

#3 The Last Dive Bar an A’s fan club who had been involved in the Summer of Sell, boycotts and reverse boycotts drives with the Oakland 68s had Last Dive Bar wristbands with their name on it and Ruiz and teammate Brent Rooker had been photographed with the wristbands on. Hence Rooker has not played much this season and is on the 10 day IL and has been hitting and Ruiz was sent down shortly after the photos were made public.

#4 All is forgiven now as Ruiz who the A’s brass can’t deny is back in the show and was in the line up yesterday slugged a two run home run which was key in the A’s win over the visiting St Louis Cardinals at the Coliseum.

#5 The A’s open a three game series to open their road trip on Friday night in Cleveland. For the A’s Joe Boyle (1-2 ERA 6.23) he’ll be opposed by the Cleveland Guardians Tristen McKenzie (1-2 ERA 6.23) first pitch 4:10pm PDT.

Join Jerry Feitelberg for the Oakland A’s podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com