The Oakland Athletics have been famous over the past decade or two for being able to spend frugally while finding good players who can perform where others might not have realized it. The formula has gotten them to the postseason many times, although the team never appears truly great. Well,...
(16-11, 2.83). Philadelphia lost the series to the New York Giants 4-1, a bitter pill to swallow since it was Giant manager John McGraw who had disparagingly labeled the Athletics as "White Elephants" when they were formed, a less-than-generous evaluation of the team and Mack's ability...
Oakland Athletics, also called Oakland A's, American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California, that plays in the American League (AL). The Athletics—who are often simply referred to as the “A's”—have wonnine World Series championshipsand 15 AL pennants. ...
Moneyball, the movie that was based on Michael Lewis’ bestselling book of the same name, chronicled the success of the 2002 Oakland Athletics baseball team. It centered around General Manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) and his assistant Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) trying to take on the juggernauts...
The Oakland Coliseum is a legendary sports venue that has been the home of the Oakland Athletics baseball team and the Oakland Raiders football team for decades. Catching a game at this iconic stadium is a must for sports fans visiting Oakland. ...
located right near Oakland’s famous Jack London Square. And to the southwest, there’sAlameda, an island in the bay that’s got adorable little stucco duplexes, some attractive Spanish California style single family homes, and some spectacular waterfront palaces with remarkable views across the ...
in which the Bell brothers, a little older and wiser now, try to reconcile their foreshortened dreams with the national preoccupation with muscles, manhood, heroism, athletics, competitiveness, victory, and what Chris Bell sees as an “explosion of ass-kicking in America” while he and his bro...
(1988–90), winning a Bay Area showdown in 1989 over the now San Francisco Giants. The late 1990s saw the Athletics turn to a new management strategy that focused on acquiring cheaper, less-known players by giving added weight to in-depth statistical analysis (such analysis is referred to ...