The Oakland Athletics still aren’t good
Marissa Marshall,
Staff Writer
May 17, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Sports
It’s an ongoing sad story for Oakland’s home squad, the Oakland Athletics. They still are not good. For the past two years the A’s have had a losing record, 69-93 in 2016, 68-94 in 2015, and this year has been no better as their record stands at 17-22 so far. That record is the worst in the W...
Starting pitching hurts Oakland A’s
Erik Khan,
Staff Writer
June 1, 2016
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Sports
The Oakland Athletics’ 2016 season is underway, and they are off to a rather underwhelming start. The team currently sits at 22-29, which is on pace for the sub .500 final record that most analysts predicted they would hold before the season began. While the record isn’t very shocking, it’s h...
Oakland’s Moneyball has worn thin on me
Erik Khan,
Staff Writer
April 7, 2016
Filed under Opinion, Sports
Dear Lew Wolff, I moved to the Bay Area from the Boston suburbs when I was 7 years old. Not long after, my mom took me to a San Francisco Giants game, but it just wasn’t for me: their brand new stadium felt too rich and pretentious for a small town kid like me. I fell in love with your Oakland Athle...
