Category Archives: Pro Baseball
Athletics Notes: 9/16/25
By Tim Byrnes May 18th was the last time the A’s weren’t occupying the basement of the American League West. The team mixed a little old school small ball, and patience at the plate, with 10 home runs to dominate and sweep the Cincinnati Reds.
Dodgers Notes: 9/12/25
By Those Deferred BenchWarmers At this point, we should not be surprised. Just when it seemed all was lost, the Dodgers bounced back in a big way. After losing five in a row, the Dodgers have bounced back with 4 straight wins and have increased their lead in the NL West to 2.5 games.
Athletics Notes: 9/12/25
By Tim Byrnes The uninspiring feel of the previous finale against the Angels, a 4-3 loss, leaked over into the series versus the Boston Red Sox.
Athletics Notes: 9/8/25
By Tim Byrnes A’s batters made a decision to see some pitches for a change, and the transformation was immediate! The A’s drew 16 walks in the series against the Angels and scored 30 runs to take 2-of-3 games.
Athletics Notes:9/5/25
By Tim Byrnes Deja Vu? Nah, deja vu can be a good thing. More like flashbacks!
MLB Round Up: Dodgers & A’s
The Dodgers and Athletics reports are combined. Click on and read what Those Deferred BenchWarmers & The Great Time Byrnes have to say about these franchises.
MLB Round Up: Dodgers & A’s
The Great Tim Byrnes and Those Deferred BenchWarmers are combined this week. Before to click on and see what is going on with the Los Angeles Dodgers and soon-to-be Las Vegas A’s.
Dodgers Notes: 8/25/2025
By Those Deferred Benchwarmers Well, the sky is falling again. Oh wait, hang on, we are getting reports that the Dodgers won Sunday, so now everything is good! Either the Dodgers will lose in the playoffs and all the worriers will be like “Yeah, we knew it” or the Dodgers will win the World Series […]
Athletics Notes: 8/25/2025
By Tim Byrnes Athletics Notes: The A’s concluded a fine 4-2 road trip on a bad note, getting pounded by the Seattle Mariners 11-4. In the finale Seattle’s Cal Raleigh put the Athletics on the wrong side of history when he hit home runs 48 and 49 on the year, to set an MLB record […]
Athletics Notes: 8/22/2025
By Tim Byrnes When the A’s took their divisional trip through Texas just under a month ago, it wasn’t a pretty start. The Texas Rangers swept the team and they were looking at a quick business flight over to Houston, where the AL West powerhouse Astros waited for a 4-game series. It didn’t look promising.
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