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Looking to hang out with other A's freaks in San Diego for the wild card game. Anyone wanna meet up or do you have suggestions for a Bay Area-ish bar? I haven't been able to find one. I'm near SDSU but can go anywhere in SD.

Hello,

I just wanted to invite any AN community members, posters or lurkers that might be located in the NY area to our Wild Card watch party. Last year we had about 40 A's fans, this year we would love to see that many or more, and hopefully this time we all leave happy.

Anyways we will again be at Jack Demsey's (36 w 33rd st, in Manhattan NY) Wednesday 8pm Eastern Time. I'm told they will have drink specials for anyone wearing Green and Gold. For more information check out our social media pages below. Читать дальше...

We were born, born to be Wild!!

The Oakland A’s are in the postseason. They clinched a Wild Card game for the second year in a row, and after Saturday’s nailbiter, they secured home-field for Wednesday’s game against the Rays.

Nothing better than embracing the champagne burn!

The only thing yet to be decided is, who will the A’s have on the mound next week? Last season, we were wondering the same thing, but sung to a different tune. Читать дальше...

Only three teams got higher approvals from their fans.

Welcome to SB Nation FanPulse, a survey of fans across MLB. Each week, we send 30 polls to plugged in fans from each team. A’s fans, click HERE to learn more and join FanPulse.

A’s fans were asked last week if they have confidence in the direction of the team, and the result was a resounding “Yes!” The final tally was 93% approval, the same as the previous week.

This survey was taken last Monday, after the A’s wrapped up their final homestand of the season... Читать дальше...

Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports

A’s Coverage:

• Gallegos: Fiers or Manaea - who starts WC Game for A’s?
• Coffey: If the A’s can’t find their bats, the postseason party in Oakland won’t last long... ($$$)
• Slusser: A’s Stephen Piscotty plays in finale; on bubble for wild-card game... ($)
• Slusser: No announcements yet on A’s wild-card starter or roster... ($)
• Gallegos: What’s ahead? A’s postseason FAQ...
• Kawakami: Once again, the A’s have a generational group of players ... Читать дальше...

So here are my grades and comments for our players this season. Qualification - 50PAs or 10IP.

The regular season is over, and now we have seen it all from all of Oakland's pitchers. I think it is clear the top 3 are Manaea, Fiers, and Bailey. The remaining 4th is up to Anderson or Roark. Personally, I am leaning towards Brett right now due to his last couple of starts and groundballs. But what does AN think?

I originally posted this in the Sunday game thread.

This was a fun one, folks. I can only speak for myself, but I’m guessing that most of us probably did not have super high hopes for this year. Sure, the A’s have a lot of young talent, and I certainly didn’t expect us to finish in last place or anything, but man, that starting rotation looked awfully thin. Like, were we really expecting Mike Fiers and Brett Anderson to anchor this thing? Oh wait, it turns out that both of them were pretty freaking great. Читать дальше...

Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

The Game Thread

Thank goodness for the A’s. For millions of baseball fans everywhere, that daily comfort of watching their team give their all disappears today. The playoffs offer a means to stop a person from quitting baseball completely cold turkey, but they just aren’t nearly as satisfying if you don’t have any skin in the game. For all of the ups and downs of this franchise, the team has wound up playing October baseball more than 26 other teams over the last couple decades... Читать дальше...