OBP: An Oakland Athletics podcast

Chris and Julio recap the two League Championship Series and how the Astros and Braves were able to pull out the win and advance. Then they preview the upcoming World Series, what we should expect to see, what are each team has the edge on the other and make their final predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Okt 202152min

Chris and Julio preview the the League Championship Series coming up between the Red Sox vs Astros and the Dodgers vs Braves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Okt 202135min

Chris and Julio talk about Devin Williams big mistake days before the start of the playoffs, the NL MVP race tightening up with 3 players not on playoff teams and the crazy wild card race. (00:00:25) After that, they talk about what went wrong this season with the A’s, where do they go from here, what they think of the key players and if they think they will be A’s or not next season. (00:33:33) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Okt 20211h 24min

Chris and Julio talk about the Cardinals 12 game win streak that has shot them up the NL Wild Card race, Kevin Kiermaier’s sneaky play that caused a riff amongst the Rays and Blue Jays and the crazy playoff scenario the Giants and Dodgers have gotten themselves into which could make for a very interesting first round. (00:00:25) Then they talk about the return of Chris Bassitt, ANOTHER roster move by the A’s for some bullpen pitching and the devastating series sweep by the Mariners. Is the season over? (00:32:17) After that, Bryan “The King Pin” Johansen joins the show to talk with Julio about the A’s season ticket changes next season, why he thinks they made the change/price increase and how it will effect the fans in Oakland. (00:45:51) Finally, they finish it off with previewing the coming schedule, giving their players of the week and their Essential Tailgate Tool of the Week. (01:22:07) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Sep 20211h 38min

Chris and Julio celebrate the milestone of 3000 strikeouts by future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer, the Brew Crew continuing to roll though the NL Central and the Giants and Dodgers being the first teams to clinch playoff births. (00:00:23) After that, they talk about the recent roster moves made by the A’s, Tony Kemp being honored by the league for his work off the field, Matt Chapman’s minor injury and Bob Melvin commenting on his use of catchers and matching them with pitchers. (00:25:06) Then they introduce a new segment called “Our Happy Place”. With things being stressful lately the guys talk about the things about the team that are keeping them happy and that the A’s need to continue to do to finish this playoff push strong. (00:43:56) Finally, they finish it off with previewing the coming schedule, picking players of the week and picking their Essential Tailgate Tool of the week. (01:04:04) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Sep 20211h 24min

Chris and Julio talk about Salvador Perez potentially making history, the Hall of Fame induction ceremony and the epic final series of the season for the Dodgers vs Giants. (00:00:23) Then, they discuss the rumors of Billy Beane making a move, AJ Put being optioned to the Aviators and what the pitching staff can do to get out of this slump. (00:31:40) After that they talk about the train wreck that is the AL Wild Card race, the strength of schedule for the 5 teams in the race, who the key player is for those teams to be successful and predictions on who will be in the win or go home game in October. (00:53:42) Finally, they finish it off with previewing the coming schedule, pick their player of the week and their Essential Tailgate Tool of the week. (01:19:39) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Sep 20211h 35min

Chris and Julio talk about Miguel Cabrera joining the 500 home run club, the drug scandal inside of the Angels front office and MLB players union proposing a $100 million payroll minimum. (00:00:25) After that they vent about the downward spiral the A’s have gone in the past 15 games. They share some stats that explain what might be the issue with the team during this losing run and how they think they can fix it. (00:21:10) Then, Robbie Schlatter from the 4 Train Savages Podcast joins the guys to talk about the Yankees, what they have improved on that has led to this 11 game win streak, what players A’s fans should keep an eye out for in this coming series and preview the coming series this weekend. (00:41:04) Finally they finish it off with previewing the coming schedule, picking players of the week and Essential Tailgate Tools of the week and updating the polls. (01:18:22) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Aug 20211h 35min

Chris and Julio talk about Tyler Gilbert throwing a no-hitter in his MLB debut start, how the Red Sox, Padres and Mets have been crashing hard since the All Star break and the impact the Field of Dreams game had on baseball and pop culture. (00:00:32) After that, they discuss the Chris Bassitt accident in the White Sox game. How will the team continue with his absence? And what does this mean for the starting rotation? (00:36:11) Then they talk about how the return of Chad Pinder can help the team spark the offense back up and how it helps the lineup. (00:59:56) They finish it off with previewing the coming schedule, pick a player of the week, pick their Essential Tailgate Tool of the week and finally Chris shares a story of when he met Zumbi from Zion I in remembrance of him passing away this past week. (01:06:39) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Aug 20211h 22min