OBP: An Oakland Athletics podcast

The Oakland Athletics put on an otherworldly display of offense and power over the course of July, led by prospective Players of the Month, Brent Rooker and Lawrence Butler. Many of the offensive feats accomplished by the A's hadn't been seen in years, if not decades. The surge in production led the team to their first winning month since 2021.Sitting 12 games back with two months to play, in baseball's weakest division, the insane sad little A's fan inside of us can't help but wonder... is there a chance?

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Dan and Cory discuss the final week of the first half, as well as the happenings from the All Star break, and look ahead to the second half. The major highlight was an eight home run outburst to take a series win against Philadelphia, with three coming from Lawrence Butler alone. Additionally Mason Miller showed his stuff in the All-Star game by striking out Shohei Ohtani during a scoreless inning of work.

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Dan and Cory recap the last three weeks of Oakland A's baseball, which saw the team go 8-12, highlighted by a 19 run outburst vs. the Orioles, a sweep of the Angels, and a complete game shutout by Joey Estes.

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Things are getting ugly quick for the Oakland A's. They've now lost six series in a row after losing 2 of 3 to the Blue Jays and getting swept by the Padres. The frustrating part is their starting pitching is keeping them in virtually every game. Luckily Tyler Soderstrom has provided one of the few bright spots by getting hot at the plate.

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Dan and Cory discuss the recent A's vs Braves series where the good guys managed to rough up Chris Sale, who has otherwise been untouchable this year. Now back home, the Green and Gold are working on getting back on track against the Mariners. Joey Estes was up for the task on Wednesday night, delivering 6 perfect innings, leading to a 2-1 victory over Seattle.

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At long last the 8 game winning streak ended with a series victory over the Rockies at home. It was the lone bright spot during an otherwise tumultuous two weeks for the Green and Gold. They lost every other series they played, but some of the games ended in tight, dramatic fashion. There is hope yet as perhaps the new guy, Miguel Andujar, can spark a winning month of June.

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May has been very gray to the A's. Just when things were looking up, fresh off of a 6 game win streak, the wheels have come off. Pitchers are going down with injuries left and right, the defense has forgotten how to make fundamental plays, and to add to the frustration, the offense has finally found life.

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The team starts off the week staying hot with a series win over the Marlins before heading to Texas and dropping three of four to the Rangers in a hard-fought series. The boys discuss who has been performing well on offense and who could be playing better on defense (and pitching better), as well as looking forward to a week of travel up to Seattle to face the Mariners and then back to Texas to face the Astros for four.

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Don't let them get hot, they said. Well don't look now, but the A's are hot. The offense is starting to generate some runs while the pitching continues to hold up their end of the bargain. Winners of 6 of their last 7, including games against the titans of the AL East, and clean sweep of the Pirates, the boys will look to keep it rolling against the Marlins this weekend.

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Dan and Cory recap the action after the A's got swept in Cleveland and managed a gutsy series split of a four game set in the Bronx. They recall how Zack Gelof and Mason Miller came through in clutch moments in New York, and discuss ways the team has both excelled and disappointed thus far.

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