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December - 2007

Happy New Year!
2008 Projections – Position Players
Who's our next Scutaro?
BREAKing News: Mom On 60-Day DL
Ken Korach, I'm Back, Baby!
Putting the "AN" in "Santa"
Happy Holidays!!!
Happy Holidays!!
Will Vlad Selig ever step down? And who will succeed him?
A's-Related Holiday
Sit on Blanton
Wednesday Potpourri and Spring Training Tickets
Beane Having Trouble Getting Fat Off Of Blanton
Billy Beane Hates Me
Location, Location, Location – An Advantage of The Bay Area?
Forget about rebuilding -- will the A's even be <i>building</i>?
Haren To The Diamondbacks - Nico's Thoughts
Breaking News - Poochini Took Steroids!
A Dark Day Ends
A Dark Day Begins
Elite Athletes As Flawed Men: Does The Moral Line Extend To Winning?
Some Bonds Haters Need To Join The 21st Century – Or At Least The 20th
Putting Fandom to the Test
Hot Stove Reports For Sunday
Open non-Bonds roster personnel thread
“Going For It” - The Quest For 87 On Paper
So What Now?
Hot Stove Open Thread & Big Trade
Who Nose What Will Happen? Nostrildamus Speaks
Hound Doggin' It About the Winter Meetings
Is It Too Early To Talk About Spring Training?
Is "blowing up the team" like getting pregnant?

November - 2007

Harden: That Same Glass Is Half Full
Waiting for the Santana Domino to Fall
Top 5 Reasons To Watch The Golden State Warriors This Off-Season
How We React To Tragedy
RIP Mr. Kennedy
It’s Not Just The A’s
Putting the "A" in "OSHA": DL Projections for 2008
The Day After
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Let's Talk Hardware
A Really Bad Week For A Really Bad Guy
Zen and the Art of Scutaro
Marco Scutaro Traded
The Underdog Theory
2007 Cinematic Interlude #1: The Budsucker Proxy
PollyANna Open Thread: Sunshine, Ponies, and Crisply Turned Double Plays
How Convenient
Bonds Indicted
Presenting My MDT (Most Despicable Team)
It's Official: A's Open Season in Japan
The A’s Don’t Have Openings At SS And CF – And That’s The Problem
2007 Unsung Hero
Best and Worst Uniforms in Sports
This is the time for what? For individual achievement.
Warning: Important Post Ahead
What Makes A Great Sportscaster/Analyst?
What Makes A Good Sportswriter?
Stray Thoughts (To Be Euthanized If Not Adopted In 7 Days)
Offseason Interview:  Mychael Urban
If There Was Ever A Football Game to Watch...
2007 Poetic Interlude #19: We Whiff, As a Team, With Men On
Apocalypse-Rod?
Patience Not Always A Virtue In And Of Itself
Thursday Thoughts

October - 2007

Scariest Moment in A's History
Media Rants And Raves (Not In That Order)
Bullish on Oakland 08
Gettin' Ziggy With It - Kaylin has arrived!!
2007 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox
Open World Series Thread - Game 4 - Is This It?
Open World Series Thread: Game 3 - Red Sox at Rockies
What If—How the A’s And Brewers Helped Write World Series History in 2007
Open World Series Thread: Game 2 - Rockies at Red Sox
Open Thread: Red Sox=The New Yankees?
Open Thread: The Rockies vs. The Red Sox - The Baseball Game
World Series Coverage: Game 1 is on!
World Series: Day -1
Can You Zig It? Brad Returns
Open Thread: Quick Note/World Series Predictions
Well, I Think the Rockies Have Added Some Fans
Open Playoff Thread: Unjinxing the Indians
Open Thread: 2007 Playoffs, Day #2007
Joe Torre: A Man Too Good For The Job
Open ALCS Thread: Dovetailing Day
Loving The Playoffs Even Without the A's
Back-To-Back-To...Backs To The Wall
LCS - "And Then There Were 3"
Open Thread: Cuban Allies/Championship Series
Happy Birthday To Me Open Thread
Open Thread: LCS Day 2
Right Divisions, Wrong Choices
We Knew It Was Coming
First Round Wrap Up
Open Thread: Playoffs Day 6
Open Thread: Playoffs Day 5
Open Thread: Playoffs Day 4
What effect did injuries really have on the A's season?
Closed Yarn: 2007 Playons – Night -3
Open Thread: 2007 Playoffs, Day Two
Open Thread: Some Playoff Games That the A’s Weren’t Invited To
RIP Com-Padre
Final Grades 2007
ANtics Episode 3.27: A New Hope

September - 2007

A Mostly Lousy Season Ends With A Pretty Great Game
Open Thread: Game 162 - A's vs. Angels
Is the Dallas Braden Experiment over?
Open Thread: Game 161 - A's vs. Angels
Moneyball: The Movie -- the director audition reels
ERA Champ Bests Haren (And Carmona)
Open Thread: Game 160 - A's vs. Angels
Storytime - You Could Call It "A Winters Tale"
Gettin' Ziggy With It (Vol. 25)
So *that's* what a Major League offense looks like
Open Thread: Game 159 - A's at Boston
Baseball Playoffs and TV Show Premieres
A Walk In The Park
Open Thread: Game 158 - A's at Boston
Have I Beane Too Critical?
I Heart Underdogs
Their Celebration, Our Frustration
Open Thread: Game 157 - A's at Cleveland
Countdown to .500 at 6
Open Thread: Game 156 - A's at Cleveland
A Flash in the Pannahan?
Stand And Don't Deliver
Open Thread: Game 155 - A's at Cleveland
Friday Squidwrap (All Out Of Fish Today)
Cult of Personality
Yawns while watching broom sweep by
Open Thread: Game 154 - A's vs. Mariners
A Man, A Plan...A Slam. Crap.
Open Thread: Game 153 - A's vs. Mariners (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 153 - A's vs. Mariners
The Untouchables – Meet The New “Killer B’s”
Offensive
Open Game Thread: Game 152 - Mariners vs. A's
Gettin' Ziggy With It (Vol. 24)
ANtics Episode 3.26: Target Swisher
Ramblings of a Hopeful Man
Just Your Typical Sunday Afternoon at the Ballpark
Open Thread: Game 151 - A's vs. Rangers
A la recherche des jeux victorieux
Open Thread: Game 150 - A's vs. Rangers
The Tragic Number
"The Squeeze Is On!"
Open Thread: Game 149 - A's vs. Rangers (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 149 - A's vs. Rangers
Stray Thoughts From This Stray Dawg
Broken Record
Open Game Thread: Game 148 - A's vs. Rangers
Annoying
Bye, Bye Any Thought of the Cy...
Open Thread: Game 147 - A's at Seattle
Insert Your Own Title Here
All Hit, No Field
Open Thread: Game 146 - A's at Seattle (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 146 - A's at Seattle
Japan Trip: Exciting For The Players, But Not Their Fans
A Grand Victory
Open Game Thread: Game 145 - A's at Seattle
Billy Beane AN Interview September 07 Part II
And if 3 hours of losing wasn't enough...
Open Thread: Game 144 - A's at Texas
You've got to ask yourself a question ...
Open Thread: Game 143 - A's at Texas
2008 A's Roster Dead Pool
#15 Just Can't Get #15
Open Thread: Game 142 - A's at Texas
Fishday Friwrap
Billy Beane AN Interview September 07 Part I
THE A’S WIN A GAME!!!!
Gettin' Ziggy With It (Vol. 23)
Open Thread: Game 141 - A's vs. Ratatouille
A's Let Weaver Off The Hook
Open Thread: Game 140 - A's at Rodentville
Forget "Who's The MVP?" - What's The MVP?
RATS!
Open Game Thread: Game 139 - A's at Anaheim
Open Labor Day Thread: The Two Jacks
ANtics Episode 3.25: Hannahan Hero?
A’s Bullpen: This Win Is OURS!
Open Thread: Game 138 - A's vs. Tigers
Four cards, please
Open Thread: Game 137 - A's vs. Tigers
Semi-Tough

August - 2007

Fine, Do It The Hard Way
Open Thread: Game 136 - A's vs. Tigers
Rebuilding Reminders: A Little Love For Daric And Eric
Go The Distance
'W'hen all is said and done...
Open Thread: Game 135 - A's vs. Blue Jays
Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
Open Thread: Game 134 - A's vs. Blue Jays
ELo And Goodbye?
Wasted
Open Game Thread:  Game 133 - A's vs. Blue Jays (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 133 - A's vs. Blue Jays
The A-wards?
ANtics Episode 3.24: Kurt's Crusade
Ah, the ol' Little League home run
Open Thread: Game 132 - A's at Tampa Bay
Do the A's *have* a core strength?
Saturday Night Dead...
Open Thread: Game 131 - A's at Tampa Bay
2007 Poetic Interlude #17: Vertigo
Oops
Open Thread: Game 130 - A's at Tampa Bay
Friday Fishwrap: The M's And The HBPs
Now THAT'S the Way to Go Over .500
Open Game Thread: Game 129 - A's at Tampa Bay
A Season of Hypotheticals
It's Cust-a-rific!
Open Thread: Game 128 - A's at Toronto, eh?
Haren's 14th Win Not Denied After All
Open Thread: Game 127 - A's at Toronto, eh?
The Courage Of Convictions?
A Bird in the Hannahan
Open Game Thread: Game 126 - A's at Toronto
Buck placed on DL
The 2007 A's Love Wednesdays!
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 22)
Well, Now THAT Was A Pitching Performance
Open Thread: Game 125 - A's vs. Royals
Too bad Harem wasn't pitching
Open Thread: Game 124 - A's vs. Royals
Heckle and Jekyll
Discusting From The Start
Open Thread: Game 123 - A's vs. Royals
The Skill Of The Irish
Where Was This Team Back In April, May, June, and July?!
Open Game Thread: Game 122 - A's vs. White Sox (cont)
Open Game Thread: Game 122 - A's vs. White Sox
You Can Put It On the Board...YES!
Open Game Thread: Game 121 - A's vs. White Sox
Rantings and Ramblings for a Wednesday Morning
Score one for the misfits
Open Thread: Game 120 - A's vs. Chicago (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 120 - A's vs. Chicago
From the Island of Misfit Toys to Jurassic Park
Gaudin Plenty
Open Thread: Game 119 - A's at Detroit
Pet Peeve #258.3: "Running Up The Score" My Arse
ANtics Episode 3.23: Rookie Raves
Well, I Think That Went Well
Open Thread: Game 118 - A's at Detroit
Another nailbiter, indeed
Open Thread: Game 117 - A's at Detroit (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 117 - A's at Detroit
2007 Poetic Interlude #16: Cust in the Win
<rubs eyes> What Just Happened?! What Sport Is This?!
Open Thread: Game 116 - A's at Detroit (cont)
Open Thread: Game 116 - A's at Detroit
Friday Open Thread
August AN Survey: Top Ten Favorite A's Players
"Bowen...Bowen...Gone!"
Open Thread: Game 115 - A's at Texas
Weighing In On My Former Favorite Player
This Team Suck-diddily-ucks! Wait! No They Don’t! Yes They Do.
Open Game Thread: Game 114 - A's at Texas
A Tribute To The Woman Who Gave Me Perspective On The 2007 Season
Dallas Gets Vultured
Open Game Thread: Game 113 - A's at Texas (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 113 - A's at Texas (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 113 - A's at Texas
A Story of Grave Importance
ANtics Episode 3.22: South Dakotan Sensation
Rats!
Open Thread: Game 112 - A's vs. Angels
Thank You!!!
Classic Lineup Success
Open Thread: Game 111 - A's vs. Angels (AN Day IV)
2007 Poetic Interlude #14: ShakespeareAN Sonnet #8
Not-So-Great Scot!
Open Thread: Game 110 - A's vs. Angels (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 110 - A's vs. Angels
The Myth Of The 9 Hattebergs
Vlad the Impaler Awakens
Open Game Thread: Game 109 - A's vs. Angels
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 21)
Who cares? We win!
Open Thread: Game 108 - A's vs. Tigers

July - 2007

May The Best Ace Win
Open Thread: Game 107 - A's vs. Tigers
If No Deal, A's "To-Do" List For The Rest Of The Season, And The Off-Season
Adios Joe?
Open Game Thread: Game 106 - A's vs. Tigers
Open Trade Thread: Trading Deadline 2007
2 Innings of Pleasure, 7 of Pain
Open Game Thread: Game 105 - A's at Seattle (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 105 - A's at Seattle
Optimistically Defying Logic
What Type of Pitcher *Can't* Succeed Against the A's?
Open Game Thread: Game 104 - A's at Seattle
2007 Poetic Interlude #11: ShakespeareAN Sonnet #6
Hairy Chamberpotter and the Lousy Pitching Matchup
Open Game Thread: Game 103 - A's at Seattle (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 103 - A's at Seattle
What Has Beane Done *Right* This Year? Part 1
A Swisher Sighting
Open Game Thread: Game 102 - A's at Seattle (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 102 - A's at Seattle
Mourning the Loss of Crosby?
The Law of Descending Pitchers In Order Of Their Non-Suckiness
Open Thread: Game 101 - A's at Angels (cont)
Open Thread: Game 101 - A's at Angels
Buck Giveth AND Buck Taketh Away
Open Thread: Game 100 - A's at Angels (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 100 - A's at Angels (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 100 - A's at Angels
A Prospect Meyered In Ambiguity
Dare We Dream?
Open Game Thread: Game 99 - A's at Anaheim (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 99 - A's at Anaheim
Monday Musings
ANtics Episode 3.21: Heroes to Zeros
Same Old Story, Same Old Song
Open Thread: Game 98 - A's vs. O's
The Pedagogy of the Unimpressed
Open Thread: Game 97 - A's vs. O's (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 97 - A's vs. Orioles
Back to the Future
Erik With A "K"
Open Thread: Game 96 - A's vs. O's (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 96 - A's vs. Orioles
How The A's Make Hitting More Difficult Than It Needs To Be
Who Should Go?
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 20)
BREAKING NEWS: THE A’S WIN A BASEBALL GAME!!!!
Open Thread: Game 95 - A's vs. Rangers (cont)
Open Thread: Game 95 - A's vs. Rangers
4 Score! And 7 Years Ago, The A's Last Won A Baseball Game
Open Thread: Game 94 - A's vs. Rangers (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 94 - A's vs. Rangers
It's...Billy Beane's Flying Circus!
A New Record
Open Game Thread: Game 93 - A's vs. Rangers (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 93 - A's vs. Rangers
Kendall Traded to the Cubs!
Crossing the River
ANtics Episode 3.20: Opposite Day
Was There Something You Wanted Me To Say?
Open Thread: Game 92 - A's at Minnesota
A winning formula
Open Thread: Game 91 - A's at Minnesota
2007 Polemical Interlude #1: The Crisis
When You're (Going) Bad...
Open Thread: Game 90 - A's at Minnesota (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 90 - A's at Minnesota
Youneverknow
Sometimes You're Gaudin, Sometimes You're Not So Gaudin
Open Game Thread: Game 89 - A's at Minnesota
Second Half Run?
Baseball Off-Day Open Thread
AL 5, NL 4, Ichiro Very Fast
Open Thread: All-Star Game 1 - AL at NL
Hindsight Is 20/20—But Sometimes So Is Foresight
Open Thread: A's Half Season and Home Run Derby
ANtics Episode 3.19: Reality Bites
I visited Oakland!
Well, If You Can’t Beat Them At Baseball...
Open Thread: Game 88 - A's vs. Mariners (cont)
Open Thread: Game 88 - A's vs. Mariners
If it quacks like a canard ...
Open Thread: Game 87 - A's vs. Mariners
The Offense at Midseason
Bats In The Beltre
Open Thread: Game 86 - A's vs. Mariners
Rotation No Longer Has To Be A JoKe
Changing Approach
Open Game Thread: Game 85 - A's vs. Mariners (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 85 - A's vs. Mariners
Jumping the Gun?
Happy Fourth of July – Hope Fireworks Are Better Than The Game
Open Thread: Game 84 - A's vs. Blue Jays
Blanton Comes Up Big
Open Thread: Game 83 - A's vs. Blue Jays
The A's Problem: Just Too Many Ways To Lose
A's Are Offensive
Open Game Thread: Game 82 - A's vs. Blue Jays (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 82 - A's vs. Blue Jays
Grading the A's: First Half 2007
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 19)
All's Well That Ends Relatively OKish
Open Thread: Game 81 - A's at Yankees (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 81 - A's at Yankees

June - 2007

Happy Birthday, FSU and GNGG ... and ds! And Lena Horne!
Open Game Thread: Game 80 - A's at New York (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 80 - A's at New York
The audition
Open Game Thread: Game 79 - A's at New York
Roster moves: Buck DL'ed, Murphy and Brown up
What’s the likeliest solution to the team’s current needs?
Padres acquire Milton Bradley
A Mistake by the Lake
Open Game Thread: Game 78 - A's at Cleveland
Ding Dong, The Streak is Dead
Open Game Thread: Game 77 - A's at Cleveland (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 77 - A's at Cleveland
The Understudy
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me
Open Game Thread: Game 76 - A's at Cleveland (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 76 - A's at Cleveland
Team Meeting: 5 p.m.
An Early Decision
Open Game Thread: Game 75 - A's at Cleveland
Daric Barton's time is now... or not?
ANtics Episode 3.18: Joe Blanton, Enigma
Shea It Ain't So
Open Thread: Game 74 - A's vs. Mets
The kind of game the A's are designed to < flip a coin >
Open Thread: Game 73 - A's vs. Mets (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 73 - A's vs. Mets
Is hitting contagious? Notes on an epidemiology of offense
Not A Game For the Archives
Open Thread: Game 72 - A's vs. Mets
Bradley Stories with Beane Quotes
"Overloaded wtih Outfielders"
Milton Bradley: DFA
Dodging a Big Financial Bullet
Racking Up The Wins For Haren
Open Thread: Game 71 - A's vs. Reds
This Homer You Odyssey
Open Thread: Game 70 - A's vs. Redlegs
Privately, Piazza Can't Like What He's Hearing...
Nice Win, Bitches
Open Game Thread: Game 69 - A's vs. Reds
Beane on the Biz of Baseball
ANtics Episode 3.17: Word Association
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 18)
The A’s Pitching Staff Better Have Bought Their Dads Very Nice Ties
Open Thread: Game 68 - A's vs. Cardinals
Leggo My Lugo
Open Thread: Game 67 - A's vs. Cardinals
In The Big Inning
Open Thread: Game 66 - A's vs. Cardinals
Ongoing Debate: Is The Catcher Important To A Pitcher's Success?
Catching a Win
Open Game Thread: Game 65 - A's at Houston (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 65 - A's at Houston (cont.)
Open Game Thread:  Game 65 - A's at Houston
A quick note...
Jason Kendall Déjà Vu!
Open Thread: Game 64 - A's at Houston
Surprisingly Stellar Pitching (And Open Thread)
Merry Ausmus
Open Thread: Game 63 - A's at Houston (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 63 - A's at Houston (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 63 - A's at Houston
The Truth About Eric Chavez
Open Thread:  Sopranos Discussion
ANtics Episode 3.16: Summer Surge
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!
Open Thread: Game 62 - A's vs. Giants (cont)
Open Thread: Game 62 - A's at Giants
Melhuse dealt to the Rangers for cash
Shhhh! Ixnay on the Ycay!
Open Thread: Game 61 - A's at Giants
Just Another Night At The Ol' Ballyard!
Open Thread: Game 60 - A's at Giants (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 60 - A's at Gigantes
Warning: Don't Mess Up And Root Incorrectly!
I Love Shannon
Open Game Thread: Game 59 - A's vs. Red Sox (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 59 - A's vs. Red Sox
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 17)
Sorry Boston, But THIS Is Beane Town
Open Thread: Game 58 - A's vs. Red Sox (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 58 - A's vs. Red Sox
AN Day 4 - Deadline Approaching!
The Common, Everyday Variety of the 3-hit Shutout
Open Thread: Game 57 - A's vs. Red Sox (cont)
Open Thread: Game 57 - A's vs. Red Sox
Adversity Has Allowed Geren To Show His Tactician Skills
Wow
Open Game Thread: Game 56 - A's vs. Red Sox (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 56 - A's vs. Red Sox (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 56 - A's vs. Red Sox
ANtics Episode 3.15: Breaking the 2 Hour Barrier
Gaudin + Flores + Casilla – Jairo + Marshall + Calero + Embree > Santana
Open Thread: Game 55 - A's vs. Twins (cont)
Open Thread: Game 55 - A's vs. Twins
Icin' Joe Blanton
Open Thread: Game 54 - A's vs. Twins
Current Bullpen Is A No Win Situation
Open Thread: Game 53 - A's vs. Twins
Welcome Back Kotsay--But You're Not The Main Focus

May - 2007

Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 16)
AN Interviews A's Manager Bob Geren
The Cavalry Is Coming!
Open Thread: Game 52 - A's vs. Rangers
WhiteWashed
Open Thread: Game 51 - A's vs. Rangers
Help Coming At the 1/3 Mark
Redemption
Open Game Thread: Game 50 - A's vs. Rangers (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 50 - A's vs. Rangers
The Cavalry is Coming
ANtics Episode 3.14: Conspiracy on the DL
Melhuse, You Got It Only Half Right...
Open Thread: Game 49 - A's at Baltimore
What Can You Say?
Open Thread: Game 48 - A's at Baltimore
Hello from Colorado Springs!
On A Scale of Puppies to Monsters, That Was A Scary Save
Open Thread: Game 47 - A's at Baltimore
46 Games In: Sizing Up The AL West
ANers, Step Up to Interview Bob Geren
Now, THAT'S Pitching To Win!
Open Thread: Game 46 - A's at Chicago
Bradley to DL
AN Biography: Jack Cust, Jr.
Bad Luck + Bad Skill: Bad Situation
Open Thread: Game 45 - A's at Chicago
Duchscherer to DL
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 15)
Storytime: Schoolmarms At The Coliseum
White Sox 8 - Nick Swisher 5
Open Game Thread: Game 44 - A's at Chicago (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 44 - A's at Chicago
The Kendall Dilemma
ANtics Episode 3.13: Yell It Out
Win The Series, Win The War
Open Thread: Game 43 - A's vs. Giants
Cust 3, Zombies 1 ... Giants 2
Open Thread: Game 42 - A's vs. Giants
Dead But Not Barryed
Open Thread: Game 41 - A's vs. Giants (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 41 - A's vs. Giants
Beane's Quandry: "Street Out 10 Days To 18 Months"
Land of Opportunity
Open Game Thread: Game 40 - A's vs. Royals
Desperately Seeking Closure
Open Thread: Game 39 - A's vs. Royals (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 39 - A's vs. Royals
The Importance of Wins (and Potential Open Thread)
A Duct Tape Victory
POST GAME WRAP THREAD - A little early
Open Thread: Game 38 - A's vs. Royals (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 38 - A's vs. Royals
Huston Street on DL
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 14)
What is it about Number 15?
Open Game Thread: Game 37 - A's vs. Royals (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 37 - A's vs. Royals
We Don't Know Jack
ANtics Episode 3.12: A Cust Above
HOLY *&*^*%**$(%^*%$&$#*@!!!!!
Open Thread: Game 36 - A's vs. Indians
Reverting to Form
Open Thread: Game 35 - A's vs. Indians (continued)
Open Thread: Game 35 - A's vs. Indians
Your New Murderer's Row
Open Thread: Game 34 - A's vs. Indians
The "1/5 Mark": It's Now Early-ish
Hey Mr. DJ, Put on a Record
Open Game Thread: Game 33 - A's at Kansas City (cont.)
Open Game Thread:  Game 33 - A's at Kansas City
Well, This Is Something New and Different
Open Thread: Game 32 - A's vs. Royals (cont)
Open Thread: Game 32 - A's at Kansas City
Wednesday Open Thread: Are We Sticking With Doyle?
Back On The Sunny Side
Open Thread: Game 31 - A's at Kansas City (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 31 - A's at Kansas City
Hey Wait--I Know These Guys!
Stathead's Dream Team
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 13)
ANtics Episode 3.11: Lineup Shuffle
Awww, Billy, Can We Keep The New Guys?
Open Thread: game 30 - A's vs. Rays (Cont)
Open Thread: Game 30 - A's at Tampa Bay
The Season in a Nutshell
Open Thread: Game 29 - A's at Tampa Bay (cont)
Open Thread: Game 29 - A's at Tampa Bay
Clutch And Clutcher
Open Thread: Game 28 - A's at Tampa Bay
No Fire Sale Coming; Fire Search Continuing
Open Thread: Thursday Thoughts
DE-FENSE! (Clap! Clap!) DE-FEN... Uhoh.
Open Thread: Game 27 - A's at Red Sox (cont)
Open Thread: Game 27 - A's at Red Sox
Are We Missing More Than Offense?
Are you SURE this is May?!
Open Thread: Game 26 - A's at Red Sox (cont)
Open Thread: Game 26 - A's at Red Sox
Out Of Position No Langer

April - 2007

The Beauty of Team
ANtics Episode 3.10: It's Not Easy Being Green
Same Old Story, Same Old Song
Open Thread: Game 25 - A's vs. Devil Rays
-Strike through- called!
Open Thread: Game 24 - A's vs. Devil Rays
Another Offensive Performance
Open Thread: Game 23 - "Double A's vs. Devil Rays"
Reality Check: A Harden Fast Rule
Offense MIA, But Pen Has Been Biggest Surprise
Open Game Thread: Game 22 - A's vs. Seattle (cont.)
Open Game Thread: Game 22 - A's vs. Mariners
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 12)
Washburned Away
Open Thread: Game 21 - A's vs. Seattle (continued)
Open Thread: Game 21 - A's vs. Seattle
AN Day 4 - Still Accepting Reservations
Stewart, Putnam, And Scutaro For Crying Out Loud!
Open Thread: Game 20 - A's at Orioles (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 20 - A's at Baltimore
GZWI - delay
Phew <wipes profusely sweating brow>
Open Thread: Game 19 - A's at Baltimore (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 19 - A's at Baltimore
This Week on Dallas: Who shot Brad Halsey?
AN Day 4 - Now Accepting Reservations!
ANtics 2007: The Board Game
Will Everyone Please Stop Grabbing Their Hammies?
Open Thread: Game 18 - A's vs. Texas
Another One-Night Stand
Open Thread: Game 17 - A's at Texas (cont'd)
Open Thread: Game 17 - A's at Texas
Eight Is Enough, And Eight More Is Plenty
Open Thread: Game 16 - A's at Texas (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 16 - A's at Texas
Friday Fishwrap (Hold The Fish)
untitled story
Stealing a Good First Impression
Bring out the (mini) brooms!
Open Thread: Game 15 - A's vs. Angels (cont)
Open Thread: Game 15 - A's vs. Angels
Necessity: Mother Of Invention
Open Thread: Game 14 - A's vs. Angels (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 14 - A's vs. The Vladless Angels of Anaheim
As Is, The A's Offense Will Be Fine
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 11)
RISP RIP CONT.
ANtics Episode 3.09: A Yankee Trilogy
MARCO!
Open Thread: Game 13 - A's vs. Yankees (cont)
Open Thread: Game 13 - A's vs. Yankees
The Big Picture
Open Thread: Game 12 - A's vs. Yankees (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 12 - A's vs. Yankees
Buck The Fronx Fombers!
Open Thread: Game 11 - A's vs. Yankees (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 11 - A's vs. Yankees (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 11 - A's vs. Yankees
When Is The 'Pen Mightier Than The Starter?
Athletics Nation Day at the Coliseum 2007
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 10)
If You Can’t Score In More Than One Inning, You Aren’t Going To Win A Lot of Games
Open Thread: Game 10 - A's vs. White Sox (cont)
Open Thread: Game 10 - A’s vs. White Sox
May The Best Manager Win
Open Thread: Game 9 - A's vs. White Sox (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 9 - A's vs. White Sox
Beauty and the Beast
Open Thread: Game 8 - A's vs. White Sox (cont.)
RE: Gettin' Ziggy With It - delay
Open Game Thread: Game 8 - A's vs. White Sox
Observations
ANtics Episode 3.08: Kendall Knievel
I'd Like To Challenge the Angels To A Bullpen Duel
Open Thread - Game 7 - A’s at Angels (cont)
Open Thread - Game 7 - A’s at Angels
Open Thread: Game 6 - A's at Angels (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 6 - A's at Angels
Base Open, Jay
Open Thread: Game 5 - A's at Angels (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 5 - A's at Angels
Player vs. Team: What's In A Number?
Piiiiiiiiiaaaaaazzzzzzaaaaa!!!!
Open Thread: Game 4 - A's at Anaheim (cont.)
Open Thread: Game 4 - A's at Anaheim
New Season Resolutions
Well Now, That's a Little Bit Better!
Open Thread - Game 3 (cont)
Open Thread - Game 3
Are you one of the 5,000?
A Game Decided During The 7th Inning Stretch?
Open Thread: Game 2 - A's at Seattle (cont.)
Open Thread - Game 2
Operation "End The Radio Delay" - PLEASE PARTICIPATE!
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 9)
New Season, New Story (sort of)
Open Thread: Game One - A's at Seattle (cont.)
Open Thread - Game 1
2007 Predictions
No Fooling: The Next Game Counts!
Open Thread - Bay Bridge Series 3
Travis Bucks The Odds

March - 2007

Erubiel Durazo Released
After Today's Game: Debriefing The A's
Open Thread: Bay Bridge Series Game 2
Yay!!! Both Teams Get To Win!!!
Open Thread: Bay Bridge Series Game 1
Standards For Game Threatiquette
Things Have Gone A Little Haywire
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 29
baseballgirl’s notes on the game:
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 28
Update on the Charity Ticket Drive
What's In A Cactus League Number?
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 27
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 8)
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 26
ANtics Episode 3.07: Buck Mania!
Quick thoughts from the game
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 25
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 24
Et Tu, Chavy?
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 23 (again)
Rethinking the Market
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 23
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 22 (cont)
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 22
I KNEW I loved iN Demand!
Rotation Left Still Waiting For Gaudin
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 21
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 7)
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 20
ANtics Episode 3.06: A Rite of Passage
Open Thread - Spring Training Games 18 & 19
Open Thread - Spring Training: Game 17
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 16
Can This Lineup Give Us The Runs?
On the Move
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 15/AN Charity Ticket Drive Reopened
Has it started yet!? Has it started yet!? Has it started yet!?
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 14 (cont.)
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 14
Can Another One Buck The Odds?
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 6)
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 13
ANtics Episode 3.05: Safety First
Good A's, Bad A's, Average A's?
Open Thread: Spring Training Games 11 & 12
One Athletic May Be Having His "Breakout Season"
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 10
Mark My Words...
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 9
KDF in Full Swing
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 8
Number of Outfielders - Down By One
JFK + SP = #ERROR?
Open Thread - Spring Training Game 7
"Rule 5": Is This The Year To Keep 'Em Both?
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 5)
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 5
ANtics Episode 3.04: Growing Up Geren
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 4
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 3
Open Thread: Spring Training Game 2
Spring Hopes Eternal
The Windsor of Change
Open Game Thread: Spring Training Game 1
Smoaking Splits

February - 2007

A Player to be Named Later
Disdain for Ownership?
Ticket Donations 2007?
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 4)
I'm Sick of the "IF" Word
Creative Solutions To Nice Problems
RISP-y Business
Bob Geren Visits AN: Part III
Bob Geren Visits AN: Part II
Bob Geren Visits AN: Part I
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 3)
Ziggy Coming Soon; Geren and Frick This Week
ANtics Episode 3.03: Pitchers and Catchers Report
Spring Training - Pre-Season Fun, Nothing But A Warm-up, or A Season of Its Own?
Now THAT'S Leadership
Official AN Fantasy League! Are You In?
Open Thread: Camp Opening
Damn Angels!
Gettin' Ziggy With It (vol. 2)
ANtics Episode 3.02: Hair-Raising Adventures
Fantasy Baseball - Enhancer or Detractor of The Game?
"Arizona Hold 'Em"
Handicapping Wash's Wacky Rangers: Hmm...
Incentives
Marco! ...Oh NO!
AN and the Upcoming Season
THANKS EVERYONE!
Open Thread - Super Bowl Commercials
Working The Plate (Not In A Blanton Way)
The Wonderful Ambiguity Of The Outside Corner

January - 2007

Billy Beane AN Interview January 07 Edition Part III
Billy Beane AN Interview January 07 Edition Part II
Billy Beane AN Interview January 07 Edition Part I
Are we going to be able to watch some baseball?
Suggested Rule Changes--And This Time I'm Serious
Unpopular Opinions: Chavez Had His "Breakout Year" In 2006
I'm Back, Baby
As A's Foundation is Chipped, Do We Remain Whole?
Wherefore A Bullpen Prospect For Saarloos?
Rule Changes That Could Enhance The Game
A's, Duchscherer Agree On Contract To Avoid Arbitration
At Cisco Field, Don't Expect Flying Cars
Middle Infield: Hope for the best, Prepared for the worst?
<Your Requested Topic Here>
Dynasties And Mass Mediocrity: The Search For A Happy Medium (i.e., A Satisfied Psychic)
Playoff Format - What Could Change, and What Would You Change?
An Address to Athletics Nation
What Can You Get For Poor Man's Versions Of A Coveted Commodity?
I just threw up, a little, in my mouth
Are The A's About To Make A Darin Move?
A Little Hoarse?
baseballgirl on baseball
Monkeying Around
Tuesday Thoughts: Bash Brothers Rejection Edition
AN Visits with Susan Slusser
The Most Ridiculous Argument in Baseball
To Joel Piñeiro's Mom: Please Do Not Read This
Will the real Joe Blanton please stand up?
Know A's Enemy
Zito: Top Pitcher in the Game?
Tuesday Thoughts
Happy New Year, AN!!!

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