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

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

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) L...

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...

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...

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 tha...

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...

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...

Chris and Julio talk about the Field of Dreams game and the cultural impact the movie has on the game of baseball. Spoiler alert, Julio hasn’t seen it and has terrible taste in movies. (00:00:32) Then they talk about USA Baseball winning the silver metal in the olympics, Barstool Sports possibly doing a MLB broadcast next year and the controversy over the Rockies mascot and a fan being mistakenly...

Chris and Julio kick it off with some American pride! Team USA baseball makes it to the Semi finals to face Korea so they talk about their road to Olympic gold. Then they discuss the contract standoff between the Mets and 1st round pick Kumar Rocker and the heckling the Astros got from the Dodger fans in their series. (00:00:24) Then, they jump into the second move the A’s made over the weekend ac...

Chris and Julio start it off with their reaction to the Starling Marte trade to the A’s for Jesus Luzardo. (00:00:31) After that they talk about the Mariners trading a bull pen piece to the Astros in the middle of a series against them, the new name announcement for the baseball team in Cleveland and the news about Mets 1st round pick Kumar Rocker and why he hasn’t signed with the team yet. (00:23...

Chris and Julio talk about the NL East just being an absolute train wreck this season, recent deadline trades of Joc Pederson and Stephen Vogt (former Oakland great) to the Braves, the heavyweight battle of a series between the two best teams in baseball Giants vs Dodgers and celebrate the first ever MLB all female broadcast. (00:00:32) After that, they jump into the A’s news of a disappointing se...

Chris and Julio talk about the All Star game festivities this past weekend, Ronald Acuna tearing his ACL and MLB committing a large amount of money to the Players Alliance to help grow the game in urban areas in the country. (00:00:28) After that it’s the first ever Group Chat! Alex Espinoza from The Rickey Henderson of Blogs/Podcast and Jason Burke of the Locked On A’s Podcast join to discuss the...

Chris and Julio discuss the aftermath of the Trevor Bauer suspension, celebrate the Brewers impressive run they have been on and discuss the All Star snubs this season. Then, they talk about Matt Olson’s homer run derby selection, why the A’s continue to miss on signing free agents to big contracts and why as well as the Craig Kimbrel trade rumors. After that they play “I’ve Had a Few Beers…” and...

Chris and Julio talk about the recent scandal involving Trevor Bauer and his sexual assault allegations, Kyle Schwarber lighting up the league and Chris celebrates his College World Series pick the Mississippi State Bull Dogs winning the championship. Then, they discuss the A’s finally getting back some bullpen help with JB Wendelken’s return to the team, Tyler Soderstrom making the Future Stars g...

Chris and Julio discuss the new rules MLB has implemented on pitchers using foreign substances to enhance their pitching, the awful run the D-Backs have been on and Chris gives a College World Series preview. Then, they talk about the first round of All Star results, where the A’s players stand in those results, Bob Melvin’s extension and the return of The Laser. After that they try to talk throug...

Chris and Julio talk about the status of Khris Davis and the controversy going around the league on pitchers using foreign substances to enhance their pitching. Then, they talk about the trade rumor of the A’s potentially going after Trevor Story of the Rockies and whether it’s a good move to make or not. Then they celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the greatest Oakland A’s manager of all time B...

This week Chris and Julio talk about the domestic violence arrest from Marcell Ozuna, Team USA Baseball kicking off their pursuit of the Olympics with some familiar names and the controversial racial comments by Arizona Diamondbacks broadcaster Bob Brantley about Marcus Stroman. After that, they celebrate Bob Melvin breaking the A’s all time managerial wins record, more injuries to key players and...

Chris and Julio start off this weeks pod talking about Cardinals Manager Mike Shildt’s controversial comments criticizing MLB for cracking down on certain rules but being lenient on others, the Dodgers and Yankees’s sweeps of top tier teams and Willy Adames being traded to the Brewers. Then, they give an update on Jesus Luzardo’s rehab at AAA Vegas and what him going to the bullpen at first could...

Chris and Julio talk about the over saturation of No-Hitters with two more this week and how it is effecting the popularity of the game, Tony LaRussa’s response to Mercedes hitting a ball deep on 3-0 count to a position player pitching and the Giants amazing run and how they are doing it without their best player healthy. After that it’s more injury news for the A’s with Mitch Moreland landing on...

Chris and Julio start by taking about another no-hitter this season pitched by Wade Miley, Shohei Othani playing the outfield after pitching 7 lights out innings, and the record of 58 straight strikeouts without a walk coming to an end for Corbin Burnes. After that, they talk about James Kaprielian’s amazing first start for the A’s and how his dad went viral rooting for him in the stands. Also, Ch...

Chris and Julio begin reflecting back on future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols’s career with the Angels after the announcement of the team releasing him as well as speculate where he could go next. Then they talk about another No-Hitter this time from the Orioles John Means and the major mistake by Tony La Russa forgetting the extra innings rules. Then, this discuss the Jesus Luzardo injury and talk...

Chris and Julio start off this week’s episode talking about Madison Bumgarner’s 7 inning no-hitter and debate whether it should be counted as an official no-hitter. Then they talk about the issues with the officiating around the league so far this season and how it is effecting the game. After that, they discuss the black eye Matt Olson has from his batting cage injury, the return of Mike Fiers an...

This week Chris and Julio start off the news around the league with Carlos Rondon’s no-hitter against Cleveland, the major viewership bump this season in the league in particular on streaming and the dominant season Corbin Burnes is having. After that, they talk about the A’s amazing 11 game win streak, Matt Olson’s hot streak and how it has helped the teams success and Bob Melvin becoming the A’s...

Chris and Julio start off talking about the No-Hitter thrown by Joe Musgrove, the officiating controversies in the Mets games and 4 Astros being put on IL for violating health and safety protocols. Then, they jump into the A’s news the past week with more and more hurt players being added to the Injured List, Sergio Romo’s big change and the potentially upcoming return of Mike Fiers. After that, t...