The Yankees' troubles at Tropicana Field are no secret, but add Oakland Coliseum to the list as the new baseball horror house for New York. The recent series sweep by the A's was ugly.
The Yankees continue their 11-day, 10-game West Coast trip with a three game set in Oakland. New York comes off a successful series in Seattle having won three of four, including the last game in which Felix Hernandez pitched (no-decision for Hernandez). Oakland, meanwhile, comes off a four-game series split with the White Sox. Here is a Yanks-Athletics series preview.
Don't challenge WWE superstar Daniel Bryan to a beard-off, because you will lose. Just ask Oakland A's outfielder Josh Reddick. The beard-off between Reddick and Bryan wasn't Reddick's idea, as the entire thing began with Bryan issuing the challenge over Twitter, but Reddick foolishly accepted...
The Yankees won another series in Toronto and now head to Tampa Bay for three games. The Rays, fresh off a three-game sweep of the Athletics in which they outscored Oakland 17-4, are riding high. Here is a preview of the upcoming series between the 2nd place Yanks and 4th place Rays in terms of the AL East division.
The MLB Commissioner's Office has announced this afternoon that Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Bartolo Colon has been suspended 50 games for a positive drug test, which showed an elevated level of testosterone. The suspension is effective immediately, which means he will miss the remainder of the regular season.
Frustrated after consecutive losses to the Oakland Athletics, the New York Yankees looked to get back on track on Saturday night. An uncharacteristically anemic offense prevented them from doing so as they were defeated 2-1 in a highly entertaining pitchers’ duel...
The Yankees looked to rebound from a series opening loss at the hands of the Oakland Athletics last night. They were unable to do so, losing in walk off fashion, 3-2.
It was recently revealed that Oakland Athletics pitcher Bartolo Colon enjoys listening to Adele's hit song "Set Fire To The Rain" before every start, while Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Drew Hutchison likes entering a game to Carly Rae Jepsen's song "Call Me Maybe...
The Major League Baseball season will begin as many of us are sleeping or just waking up.
The Seattle Mariners and Oakland A's throw the first pitch of the 2012 season Wednesday morning (6:10 a.m), in Toyko, Japan.
Schenectady native Casper Wells might not be in the opening day lineup, but he will certainly play some this season for the Mariners, as he is the fourth or fifth outfielder...
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Every now and then you stumble across some wacky baseball in-game promotion. We all have witnessed these crazy promotions that occur at minor league baseball parks or at minor league pro sport games across the country. This one was definitely interesting though held some meaning.
Take a look to see the first ever baseball marathon.
Oakland outfielder Coco Crisp went 4 for 4 with two homeruns, including a three-run shot in the 10th inning that led the Athletics to a 6-4 victory Wednesday night against the Yankees.