With the Oakland Athletics operating under a $55 million budget and losing two of their top starters, Trevor Cahill and Gio Gonzalez, they've been adamant about moving to a new stadium, using the Cleveland Indians as a blueprint.Until now, they haven't been able to set things in motion because MLB hadn't approved a move to San Jose, the Athletics' desired destination.Well, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today on Saturday, the Athletics will be granted permission by February to move.The Athletics went 74-88 last season, ending up 22 games behind the AL West champions, the Texas Rangers.In 1994, when the ...
Last season everyone was talking about the Kansas City Royals. All you have to do is look at Baseball America's list of top 10 prospects for 2011 and you'll know why: That was one deep farm system.But over the course of 2011, the farm diminished. Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Aaron Crow and Lorenzo Cain all saw a lot of time at the major league level. Kansas City still boasts a deep system, but four of their top prospects are moving on (with Hosmer and Moustakas being two of their best).As we head in to 2012, it is time for another ...
The Oakland Raiders currently sit at 7-7 and are in great danger of missing the playoffs. But there is still hope that the Raiders can put something magical together. In order to win the AFC West, the Raiders need to win their final two games against the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Diego Chargers. They also need help in the form of Kansas City beating the Denver Broncos in Week 17. The Raiders still also have an outside shot at making it to the playoffs with a wild-card berth. In order for that to happen, the Raiders still need ...
The last time they faced the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oakland Raiders were thoroughly demolished at home, to the tune of a 28-0 scalping.To make matters more embarrassing, the Raiders donated six interceptions to the Chiefs’ defense—two of which were returned for touchdowns. It was quite a debacle at the Coliseum. What made that particular game so significant to the Raiders season, however, was the fact that it was Carson Palmer’s debut with the Silver and Black. The semi-retired quarterback had just been acquired during that week—after starter Jason Campbell broke his collarbone during the previous game.The team was at ...
The Oakland Raiders are now heading to Kansas City for a huge game against the division rival Chiefs. Last week, the Raiders lost a big game with a lot on the line to the Detroit Lions, taking air out of Raider Nation's sails.This week, believe it or not, there is still plenty on the line for the Raiders out in Kansas City.Turn the page to see what. Begin Slideshow
The final countdown is on—just a few dozen hours left for holiday shopping. For those of you who celebrate Christmas, there are only a couple more days to go to find those last-second items on your loved ones’ wish lists. In the waning moments of the shopping hustle, most people will concede that it’s not easy to pinpoint among the myriad of malls and holiday sales anything in particular to get your friends and families. Do you provide a gift you know someone will love based upon his or her expressed interest? Or do you offer a more unfrequented present ...
Year after year, the Super Bowl is filled with huge plays. It is the proving ground for the NFL's greatest players, and many of the league's all-time greats have played in and won Super Bowls. To get to a Super Bowl is hard enough, but to win one is nearly impossible.Each player on this countdown was a key component to their team's Super Bowl success, and their runs have been cemented in history as some of the greatest Super Bowl plays of all time. Without further ado, here are the top five Super Bowl runs of all time.Begin Slideshow
It was a nauseating Oakland Raiders loss to the Detroit Lions last Sunday, turning my stomach a million times over. It was horrifyingly grotesque, making me want to look away from the full-steam-ahead train crash. It was utterly depressing, like watching the end of Old Yeller.You knew it would happen. And it was abysmally saddening. And yet the Raiders have to trot themselves back out there, one week later, come down from off the ledge, strap on their big-boy pants and play as if nothing happened.Sure, it’d be understandable to see players, staff and fans trembling with self-loathing. Who could ...
The Oakland Raiders' speed and athleticism is unmatched by nearly every other team. Any one person that touches the ball or is in coverage can run with anyone.However, injuries have decimated a team that looked promising early.If the Raiders want to be successful, they must first be able to utilize a number of guys more effectively.Let's take a look at who they are.Begin Slideshow
Since the 1960s, the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs have had a bitter rivalry.The bad blood between the two franchises had to have been the result of the late Chiefs' owner Lamarr Hunt brokering the AFL-NFL merger behind the late Raiders' owner Al Davis' back.The rivalry has fizzled some since the '60s as the teams have rarely played for something big since that time. However, the blood remains bad as the rivalry has produced plenty of fights and just plain good football games.As slim as the Raiders' playoff hopes are, they're still playing for something, and it will be against ...