OBP: An Oakland Athletics podcast

Chris and Julio begin with the wild opening weekend around the league. They start it off with the news of the All Star game moving from Atlanta to Denver, the bench clearing brawl in Cincinnati and the dueling no-hitters that happened on Saturday in the Brewers vs. Twins game. Then they jump into the depressing start from the A’s. They go through the poor pitching performances, all the injuries on...

Chris and Julio finish off their season preview special with part 3 talking about the West divisions. They bring on Angels fan and host of the “Super Halo Bros Podcast” Jon Firsch to break down the divisions and give their season rankings. After that, they give their A’s predictions for MVP, Best Pitcher, if they will surpass the Sports Book win totals line and predict what their win total will be...

Chris and Julio begin with the announcement of the Opening Day Staring Pitcher, the winner of the backup Catcher spot, if Daulton Jefferies can make a push for the “temporary” 5th Starter spot and the announced Bull Pen roster spots. After that they continue with part 2 of 3 of their MLB season preview with breaking down the Central Divisions and seeing which teams scored best in their ranking sys...

Chris and Julio begin by discussing the battle for the 4th outfielder, or should we say 3rd outfielder… After that they talk about the dominance of the starting rotation in spring training and the offensive showcase “The Matts” are putting on. Finally, they are joined by the Schlatter brothers to do 1 of 3 MLB season preview pods. This week they cover the East divisions. Learn more about your ad c...

Chris and Julio go through the BUSY month of February for the A’s. They break down and analyze ever single trade and free agent signing starting with the big acquisition of Elvis Andrus. After that, The Athletic beat writer for the A’s Alex Coffey joins the guys to talk about the backup catcher competition that will happen in camp, all the new faces in the bullpen, who the A’s new leaders could be...

Chris and Julio talk about the MLB hall of fame inducting NO ONE this year. How if the writers continue to be very exclusive with who gets in how it could hurt the popularity of the game. They give suggestions on how to fix this for the future. After that, they go over ALL the free agency and trade moves made the past month including Nolan Arenado to the Cardinals and George Springer to the Blue J...

Chris and Julio react to the devastating loss of Marcus Semien signing a $18 million 1 year contract with the Blue Jays. They talk about what it means for the team this year, the message it sends to the current stars with contracts coming up, what the front office can do to replace him and La Stella in the middle infield and the very important impact Semien had on the A’s franchise. They finish up...

This week, Chris and Julio start off the episode with talking about the NFL Nickelodeon Playoff broadcast and how the MLB could benefit from doing something similar. They read suggestions from friends and recommended some of their own. Then they talk about the death of Dodgers Hall of Fame Manager Tommy Lasorda and his legacy on the game. Also the passing of Hall of Fame Knuckleball pitcher Phil N...

Chris and Julio are joined this week by Ronny Weyant to talk about the Cleveland Indians changing their name, a potential new start date for the 2021 season and the MLB finally acknowledging the Negro Leagues as part of their history. Is it better late than never? After that, they discuss the new faces in the A’s coaching staff as well as an update on Billy Beane’s purchase of the Red Sox. Then, t...

Chris and Julio kick off this free agency episode discussing the handful of signings made so far including Charlie Morton to the Braves. Then, they go through the trade rumors surrounding Kris Bryant, Theo Epstein stepping down from the Cubs, what this years Hall of Fame ballot looks like and if any first year eligible players have a chance to get in. (00:01:49) Then, they are joined by NBC Sports...

Chris and Julio talk about the regular season awards that were announced the past week as well as the new Manager hirings around the league. They dive deep into the White Sox hiring of Tony LaRussa and how it affects their very young, diverse and outspoken team. Can his coaching style match their team's personality? Then they are joined by their good friend and die hard A's fan Xavier Bejarano to...

Chris and Julio are joined again by the Schlatter brothers (Rich and Robbie) to recap the World Series. They talk about the irresponsible move by Justin Turner to celebrate with his teammates after testing positive for Covid 19 and how poorly the MLB handled it. Then they recap the series to talk about their favorite moments. After that they discuss the legacy of Clayton Kershaw. Finally, they tal...

Chris and Julio preview the up coming World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers with two very special guests the Schlatter brothers.  They start off by talking about the past League Championship Series by celebrating the Astros losing with a segment devoted to just Astros shit talking. Then they reminisce on their favorite past World Series moments and preview the series...

On this week's episode, Chris and Julio discuss the very disappointing loss the A's had to the Astros in the ALDS. They do a brief breakdown of the series and what the results of the games were. Then, they talk about what they think went wrong, why this keeps happening to the A's, how they move forward and what we can expect the team to do in order to bounce back from this and improve. They recap...

Chris and Julio discuss the A's ALDS matchup against the Houston Astros. Talk about the pitching matchups and what the keys to the A's success are going to be to beat the Astros.  Then, they recap the entire MLB Wild Card round, how their predictions turned out and preview the other three series in the Division League Series round.  Finally, they pick an Essential Tailgate Tool of the Week for the...

Chris and Julio celebrate the A's big Wild Card win! They break down the series, talk about the big moments, what their experience was like watching the game and pick a series MVP. Finally, they finish off with talking about what they expect for the remainder of the post season as well as a announcement of a new episode Sunday's A's vs. Astros Preview episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

On this special BONUS episode, Chris and Julio go through all of the playoff matchups for the Wild Card Round of the MLB playoffs. They break down each teams personnel, what we should expect to see in the series and pick winners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Chris and Julio update the playoff standings with 4 games left in the regular season, celebrate the long managerial career of Ron Gardenhire and give injury updates around the league. (00:01:38) After that, they jump into A's News and recapping the previous week. THE A'S ARE THE AL WEST CHAMPS! They also talk about Bob Melvin's amazing career as the A's manager, what playoff matchups co...

On this episode, Chris and Julio discuss the MLB Playoff schedule released and the No-Hitter thrown by Alex Mills that no one saw because of NFL kickoff weekend. Then, they recap the previous week, talk about the dangerous air condition the A's and Mariners played through in Seattle, all the injuries on the A's roster and the "Magic Number" going to 4 games. Playoffs here we come! Then, they intro...

This week, Chris and Julio are joined by Tyler McIlvena to talk about her history as an A's fan. Then they update the AL standings to see where the A's are falling, talk about he Eric Hosmer trade and show respect to the passing of recent legends of the game Tom Seaver and Lou Brock. Then, they discuss the rough series with the Padres and the bounce back series with the Astros.  They update the li...

This week Chris and Julio discuss the aftermath of the MLB trade deadline. They pick winners and losers, go over all the big moves and players, how the league could look after and how this impacts the A's playoff push. Then the discuss the two moves made by the A's at the deadline and how it will impact the team moving forward. Finally, they recap the past week of only two games (a double header a...

This week, Chris and Julio talk briefly about the social justice protests sweeping across all of professional sports, the No-Hitter by Lucas Giolito, and the Astros win streak. Then, they jump into A’s news and last week review with the call up from minor league camp of Catcher Jonah Heim, Ramon Laureano’s slump and the starting rotation all starting to come together. They talk about last weeks Ta...

This week, Chris and Julio discuss the Fernando Tatis Jr. grand slam on a 3-0 pitch controversy and what exactly does an “unwritten rule” mean to the game of baseball. Then, they go through the A’s sweep of the San Francisco Giants, beginning struggles with the Arizona Diamondbacks with a bounce back win in game 3, last weeks Essential Tailgate Tool of the Week, and who their player of the week wa...

On this weeks episode, Chris and Julio bring on their first guest Mason Livingston to talk about the Ramon Laureano brawl, the punishment set by the MLB, how we feel Laureano should handle it as well as the 9 game win streak from last week. Then, they discuss the lawsuit the A’s filed against the California Department of Toxic Substance Control for LACK of pollution regulation against the West Oak...

This week Chris and Julio discuss the COVID outbreak with the Cardinals, Lorenzo Cain and Yoenis Cespedes opting out of the season and Mike Soroka’s injury in the News Around the League. Then, they discuss the past weeks series with the Mariners and the Rangers. The lack of offense then the 11 run boom in game 3 of the Mariners series, Frankie Montas ace caliber outing, the continued dominance of...