A's, KTRB Announce Radio Partnership
bizofbaseball.com 1/6/2009 — The Oakland Athletics and KTRB Radio 860 AM have agreed to terms on a one-year contract for the station to serve as flagship of the A’s Radio Network for the upcoming 2009 season. Financial terms were not released. KTRB, a San Francisco-based station featuring a daily talk format, will ...

With Furcal out of the picture, A's might turn back to Crosby
sfgate.com 12/17/2008 — An A's source said that Oakland does not have interest in free agent Orlando Cabrera unless Cabrera can be had for a bargain late in the process. The A's might consider dealing for a shortstop, but they won't easily part with top pitching prospects ...

Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat :
sfgate.com 11/24/2008 — SFGate.com Quick Search Home | News | Sports | Business | Entertainment | Food | Living | Travel Classifieds | Jobs | Homes | Cars SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat Main | About | Bios | Contact Subscribe Athletics Newsletter Categories 3-Blog ...

mercurynews.com 2/23/2009 — Following thunderous community opposition, the owner of the Oakland A's has moved to the brink of abandoning plans for a new stadium in Fremont, leaving at least one San Jose councilman hopeful that the major league baseball team will turn to his ...

A’s Inch Closer on Environmental Impact Report for Ballpark Development
bizofbaseball.com 11/20/2008 — Over a year and a half in the making, the A's have finally seen some movement on the long-awaited Environmental Impact Report process for the proposed 32,000 seat facility located on 226-acres of land in the Pacific Commons area in Fremont. (see details and computer renderings of Cisco Field)

The Matt Holliday Deal and Its Ramifications
athleticsnation.com 11/10/2008 — So the A's have acquired a big bat in the Rockies Matt Holliday .  And he's right-handed.  And he's young.  The A's haven't acquired someone like this since they landed Jermaine Dye and they had Giambi and Dye powering them towards ...

The A's Aren't Moving to Fremont
mlb.fanhouse.com 2/24/2009 — by Tom Fornelli The Oakland Athletics have had plans on moving about a half hours drive south on I-880 to Fremont for quite a while now. After being unable to get a new stadium in Oakland, the team was prepared to make the move and play in the Bay ...

Will the Athletics Compete With Jason Giambi?
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 1/7/2009 — Yesterday, multiple sources reported that the Athletics were close to signing Jason Giambi to a 1 year deal to hit behind Matt Holliday. Giambi is expected to DH for the Athletics, who are coming off a terrible season in which they finished 11 games under .500. So will the Athletics be ...

A's halt plans for ballpark village in Fremont
sfgate.com 2/20/2009 — "At this time we have decided to no longer pursue the Fremont project," said A's spokesman Bob Rose. "We are regrouping and will have discussions internally about our future options." The team asked the city of Fremont this week to halt the planning ...

Oakland Athletics off Season Report
baseballreflections.com 12/12/2008 — Season Wrap Up It seems that general manager Billy Beane has no problem finding pitching for his team and even when he trades away his best pitchers, he always has some waiting in the wings. The problem for Beane is finding proven hitting that can produce on a daily basis without needing ...

Gonzalez red-hot in Venezuelan league — Major League Baseball News 12/20/2008
Carlos Gonzalez, a Rockies outfield prospect who could turn out the be the key to the trade that sent Matt Holliday to the Athletics, knocked two home runs and drove in five runs for Zulia in a 9-2 victory over Caracas in Venezuelan Winter League play.

Relive Gibson's '88 World Series heroics — Major League Baseball News 12/20/2008
The scrappy Los Angeles Dodgers seemingly had no chance against the powerful Bash Brothers-led Oakland Athletics in the 1988 World Series until Kirk Gibson's improbable homer in the ninth inning. Relive the entire game on MLB.com Live.

Giambi could return to the Bay in 2009 — Major League Baseball News 12/20/2008
According to a San Francisco Chronicle report, Jason Giambi's agent, Arn Tellem, and Oakland's general manager Billy Beane have been discussing a potential return to the Bay for the slugger.

The Giambino Headed to Oakland? — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/21/2008
(Zell's Pinstripe Blog) Jason Giambi might get a second opportunity to play in Oakland , where it all began for him. Rumors are going around saying that Oakland will begin serious negotiations with Giambi soon. GM Billy Beane spoke with ...

Jason Giambi Could Be Headed Back to Oakland — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/21/2008
According to a San Francisco Chronicle report published on Saturday, Giambi's agent, Arn Tellem, and Oakland's general manager, Billy Beane, have been discussing a potential return to the Bay for Giambi. Specific contractual terms could be a part ...