Podcast Episodes

WINNING ISN’T ENOUGH: Fans Don’t Buy “WAR”—They Buy Jerseys

Episode 462

In this raw, emotional roundtable, Booney welcomes Salty Tom and Aaron Cameron for a brutally honest discussion about the A’s attendance crisis and what really drove fans away. The crew revisits the …

Published on 17 hours ago

MACIVER CLAIMED: Who's Catching Behind Shea Now?

Episode 463

In this episode of Locked On A’s, we dive head-first into the seismic roster moves the A’s made as the 2025 season ends and the 2026 campaign looms. We’ll break down the departures of catcher Willie …

Published on 1 day, 17 hours ago

PROSPECTS RISING: Jesse Goldberg-Strassler on the A’s Next Wave

Episode 461

The A’s future is looking brighter than ever, and today, Booney brings in a familiar voice who’s seen it all firsthand—Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, the voice of the High-A Lansing Lugnuts. Together, the…

Published on 2 days, 17 hours ago

UNDERSTANDING THE WATERFALL: Why the A's Stadium Won't Cost You a Dime - The Waterfall Breakdown

Episode 460

The A’s are turning the desert into an economic engine, and the secret is the “waterfall” tax system—a financial model that lets the stadium pay for itself. In this episode, Booney dives deep into ho…

Published on 3 days, 17 hours ago

KE'BRYAN HAYES TO THE A'S?: Here's Why It Makes Too Much Sense

Episode 459

The A’s have a hole at third base the size of the Strip, and Booney says the solution isn’t in free agency—it’s in Cincinnati. In this episode, Booney makes the full-throated case for why the A’s sho…

Published on 4 days, 17 hours ago

A'S OFFSEASON EQUATION: Solving Baseball's Toughest Math Problem

Episode 458

This episode of Locked On A’s is a full-blown offseason experiment — part front office meeting, part math class, and part therapy session. Booney rolls up his sleeves, grabs the calculator, and gets …

Published on 1 week ago

CAN THE A'S LAND AN ACE?: PABLO LOPEZ OR HUNTER GREENE

Episode 456

The Locked On A’s 2025 Report Card Series keeps rolling, and this time it’s chaos in the classroom. Aaron Cameron graded. Salty Tom ranted. And now A’s Day host Joe Grotto joins Booney to challenge t…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

WHEN WINNING WASNT ENOUGH: The A's 2000-2006 Mystery

Episode 457

From 2000 to 2006, the A’s were everything baseball pretends to celebrate—smart, scrappy, efficient, and flat-out dominant. They racked up 94 wins per year, second only to the Yankees, with a payroll…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

A'S YOUTH REVOLUTION: The Rise of Morales, Lopez, and Soderstrom

Episode 455

A'S YOUTH REVOLUTION: The Rise of Morales, Lopez, and Soderstrom

This episode of Locked On A’s dives deep into the 2025 report card—where breakout bats and surprise arms defined the season. Tyler Sode…

Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

WOULD YOU DO IT AGAIN?: Revisiting the A's Most Polarizing Trades

Episode 454

Tonight on Locked On A’s, we’re cracking open the trade vault and reliving the most polarizing deals in A’s history — the ones that made fans cheer, curse, or both in the same breath. From the Mulder…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago