Slugging duo hope to contribute soon
Published 7/1/2008 by Mychael Urban at Major League Baseball News
On the same day that the A's welcomed left-handed hitters Eric Chavez and Ryan Sweeney back to their starting lineup, they got visits from a pair of injured veterans whose return to action would probably quiet the recent talk about the need for right-handed reinforcements.
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