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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NFL Names, Numbers and Stuff

By Tim Byrnes

Every franchise approaches preseason differently. It’s more evaluation than competitive for most while some coaches trying to build a winning culture, may play starters longer than others. After Week 2 of preseason, teams are starting to finalize depth charts and make roster cuts and while just preseason, losses still make coaches angry.

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