A’s manager Bob Melvin gets surprise visit from ‘That Thing You Do’ cast
The 1996 film is one of Melvin's favorites, along with his wife and daughter.
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The Oakland A’s broadcasters are calling a delightful series of “home games” based on submitted footage
Where else do you get Vince Cotroneo describing third base blowing into the pool, or Glen Kuiper giving us a "How 'bout the slow trot around the dinner table?!
Oakland Athletics ending local radio broadcasts is sign of the times, sad end of an era
ESPN’s Mike Petriello disappointed MC Hammer isn’t able ‘to throw his own age’ with first pitch at AL Wild Card Game
"He turned 57 earlier this year, which is a shame- he could've been the first person to throw his own age."
The A’s ran a “Rooted In Oakland” ad in an Australian newspaper, where that translates as “Fucked In Oakland”
"Root: A Kiwi/Australian slang that is used in place of the more commonly used term 'fuck.'"
Yankees-A’s AL Wild Card game delivers a ratings win for TBS
The game was a marked improvement over TBS's numbers for last year's NL Wild Card game, which isn't much of a surprise.
Edwin Encarnacion foul ball annihilates TV camera during A’s-Indians game
Thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the camera lens.
Mark Mulder out as A’s broadcaster, Dallas Braden will work 89 games as “field analyst”/color commentator
Mulder said he had "no clue" what happened, with the team first talking about increasing his workload, then "going in a different direction."
Are non-commercial commercial breaks like A’s Jose Canseco segment effective?
One of the big current trends in broadcasting is trying to alter the format of advertising to keep...
NBC Sports California’s desk got smashed, and Jose Canseco was only looking on
Part of the NBC Sports California A's post-game desk suddenly collapsed Monday.
