Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
Evan is the owner and sole contributor of Thompson Talks, a website discussing the Big Four North American Pro Sports as well as soccer. As of Spring Training 2025, he will cover the Athletics. He also is our National Writer. His first and biggest love is baseball.
Evan lives in Gilbert, Arizona and loves history, especially of sports. He is a member of the Hemond Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). He released his first book, Volume I of A Complete History of the Major League Baseball Playoffs, in October of 2021. His second book, Volume II of A Complete History of the Major League Baseball Playoffs (1977–1984) came out September 2024.
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Athletics 10, Angels 4 A seven-run third inning powered the Athletics to a 10–4 win over the Los Angeles Angels Friday night in Anaheim, erasing an early deficit and snapping a two-game skid. After the Angels jumped ahead 4–2 in the first, the Athletics offense erupted in the third, sending 13 men to the plate […]
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New Reliever Scott McGough “Excited” to Help Athletics Any Way He Can ST. LOUIS (Sept 1) — When the rosters expanded Monday, the Athletics added Max Schuemann as their 14th position player and right-handed reliever Scott McGough as the 14th pitcher. This is McGough’s first trip back to the majors since the Arizona Diamondbacks optioned […]
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Cardinals 5, Athletics 1 ST. LOUIS (Sept. 3) — Four RBI from Willson Contreras on a pair of hits that were lost in the lights powered the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5–1 win over the Athletics Wednesday night. Jeffrey Springs took a tough loss for the Athletics after six rather strong innings went for […]
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Cardinals 2, Athletics 1 ST. LOUIS (Sept. 2) — A two-run sixth-inning homer by Ivan Herrera gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 2–1 victory over the Athletics in an hour and 55 minutes Tuesday night at Busch Stadium. One day after the Athletics won an 11–3 blowout, Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas kept the Athletics almost […]
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Athletics 11, Cardinals 3 ST. LOUIS (Sept. 1) — JJ Bleday went 2-for-5 with two homers, three RBI, and three runs scored to lead the visiting Athletics to an 11–3 rout over the St. Louis Cardinals Monday afternoon. The Athletics teed off on Cardinals starter Sonny Gray, tagging him with seven earned runs on ten […]
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Athletics 7, Tigers 0 The Athletics shut out the Detroit Tigers, 7–0, Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California. Nick Kurtz, Brett Harris, and Zack Gelof — Gelof with a double, a homer, and four RBI — all notched multiple hits to give the Athletics their 21st win in their past 31 […]
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Trio of Former Diamondbacks Reunites with Astros HOUSTON — Although changing teams is part of baseball, as Free Agency and especially the Trade Deadline reminds us of every season — it’s never “good bye.” It’s “I’ll see you later.” One example is happening with the Houston Astros, as a trio of former Arizona Diamondbacks has […]
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