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By Mark Travis, on September 25th, 2009

A fan at an Oakland Athletic’s game caught rookie outfielder Matt Carson’s first career home run ball. Most of the time, the fan that caught the ball will ask for a bat or the autograph of a more famous teammate in return, but this time, the fan asked for a $10,000 check. That’s a [...]

Jack Cust Slams the Mitchell Report

By Mark Travis, on August 19th, 2009

Oakland Athletics slugger Jack Cust decided to voice the opinions of every baseball fan outside out Boston yesterday when he called the Mitchell Report a “joke.” Continue reading…

Oakland the Only Loser When It Comes to Matt Holliday

By Mark Travis, on August 19th, 2009

Matt Holliday has been the most valuable player in the National League since he landed in St. Louis, we know this. However, up until the last couple of days, the pieces the Colorado Rockies stole from the Oakland Athletics had yet to show if the trade that was made in the off-season was merely a wash for both sides.

While this should not be the case because Huston Street, who came over in that trade, has been one of the best – if not the best – closers in baseball this season (30 for 31 in save opportunities with a 3-1 record and a 3.12 ERA). It is because now everyone is starting to notice just how good Carlos Gonzalez is.

Headed To Oakland:

By Mark Travis, on August 14th, 2009

We’re on our way to Oakland to the see the White Sox and A’s. We’ll be tweeting and scouting.

Forget a Salary Cap in Baseball, Just Switch Up the Divisions

By Mark Travis, on August 10th, 2009

As The Big Lead has pointed out many times this season, the big market teams are destroying the standings right now. Of the top seven teams salary wise, only the New York Mets are not realistically in their division or wild card race. Here is how the rest of those teams stack up:

1. [...]

Rangers’ Neftali Feliz Has Brilliant Debut

By Mark Travis, on August 4th, 2009

Though the Rangers lost to the Oakland Athletics last night when CJ Wilson blew a two-run lead in the ninth inning, they got a very pleasant surprise out of rookie Neftali Feliz (seen to the right carrying a Dora the Explorer backpack), who made his major league debut out of the bullpen.

Feliz, a [...]

The Trade Deadline Turned Out to Be a Holliday for the St. Louis Cardinals

By Mark Travis, on August 3rd, 2009

Though they did not make a move on July 31st, the St. Louis Cardinals received a gift at the Trade Deadline this season when they acquired Matt Holliday from the Oakland Athletics.

Holliday was one of the best hitters in the league in 2007 when he was with the Rockies. His .340 average, 36 [...]

Your Team to Watch For the Second Half? The Giants.

By Mark Travis, on July 16th, 2009

If you are looking for a team to make a strong push into and during the playoffs this season, it has to be the San Fransisco Giants. They have no chance of catching the Dodgers for the NL West division lead, but if they can maintain their current winning percentage, they should beat out [...]

Albert Pujols Tops All Voter Getters On All-Star Ballots

By Mark Travis, on July 6th, 2009

The vote for your favorite MLB players is over and the starters for both the American and National League are set.

To no one’s surprise , Albert Pujols registered the most votes, while playing for the team that will host the game. He collected 5,397,374 votes, the second highest total in MLB history behind [...]

St. Louis Cardinals Strongly Pursuing Matt Holliday

By Mark Travis, on June 27th, 2009

The St. Louis Cardinals smell blood in the water. The Chicago Cubs have lost five of their last six and the Milwaukee Brewers’ pitching staff will likely fall apart at some point if they do not get some help.

Right now, St. Louis is half a game back of the Brewers for first place [...]