Oaktown Boys

Spring has sprung and another A's baseball season is upon us! Dan and Cory share exciting news about joining FFSN, discuss the many intriguing performances from Spring Training, and dive deep into what the opening day roster will look like. Despite what many pundits around the league might say, there are glimmers of hope for A's fans this year.

The A's wrap up the season with a sweep of Slegna. The weekend was an eventful one with the retiring of Kurt Suzuki and Stephen Vogt, and possibly the last game as an Athletic for Chad Pinder. Vogt made it a memorable day with one last magical homerun.

With the season winding down, Cory and Dan lament over what went wrong throughout the year. However they manage to find some bright spots too. The last question remains, will they lose 100 games? Find out next time on Oaktown Boys!

Cory and Dan give Stephen Vogt his dues, in light of another big moment and what could be his last month as an Oakland Athletic "ballplayer". Then they discuss a nearly two decades of A's trade history, highlighting some wins and some near misses. A look ahead to the future includes a predicted pitching staff and some possible additions to make from the free agent market.

Dan and Cory recap the highlights of July's hot streak followed by the regression to the mean of more losing in August. Longtime favorites, Stephen Piscotty, Jed Lowrie, and Elvis Andrus have been let go. In their place Shea Langeliers, JP Sears, Nick Allen, Cal Stevenson, and other rookies look to step up for the future of the Athletics. The boys finish the pod by discussing what to watch for in the final month of the season.

Dan and Cory discuss the atrocity that was June, and the rough July so far, turning to the minor leagues to look at any possible silver linings. The boys also talk about the future of Frankie Montas in Oakland, the recent good news pertaining to Howard Terminal, and hearken back to better days by focusing on the greatness of Jermaine Dye.

Dan and Cory welcome their longtime friend, Tanner, who shares how he fell in love with the Oakland Athletics. The boys discuss All-Star possibilities for Blackburn and Bethancourt who are shining, despite overall team woes. They reminisce on the epic seasons Brandon Moss had with the team and look ahead on the season to come with as much optimism as one can have these days.

Dan and Cory are ready to admit this may not be Oakland's season. The boys discuss the state of the team at the quarter season mark, the good, the bad, and the ugly. They take a stab at analyzing how Kotsay has done so far and try to predict how the rest of the season will go.

The boys were scuffling, so Dan and Cory tried to wait out the storm until the next podcast, but the storm lasted too long. It was a sad fortnight indeed. However after nine losses in a row the team got it going again to take the first two out of three from the equally stinky Tigers, providing a glimmer of hope.