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mvn.com - 7/23/2009
Revisiting The A's Offseason
— mvn.com — Many dubbed the Oakland Athletics as a trendy sleeper pick in the American League West after Billy... Beane attempted to upgrade his offense during a busy offseason. With a revamped lineup, the A's were expected to score enough runs to remain in contention despite an inexperienced starting ... (more) Revisiting The A's Offseason

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Graph of the Day: The Worst Teams In Baseball, By Position
beyondtheboxscore.com - 7/21/2009
Graph of the Day: The Worst Teams In Baseball, By Position
— beyondtheboxscore.com — Using Runs Below Average (combining wRAA and UZR), these are the teams that are worst at each... individual position.  To find runs below average, the teams composite production at each position is added up.  These can be found under the Teams tab on FanGraphs, by clicking on each ... (more) Graph of the Day: The Worst Teams In Baseball, By Position

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tylersarticles.blogspot.com - 7/23/2009
Revisiting The A's Offseason
— tylersarticles.blogspot.com — Many dubbed the Oakland Athletics as a trendy sleeper pick in the American League West after Billy... Beane attempted to upgrade his offense during a busy offseason. With a revamped lineup, the A’s were expected to score enough runs to remain in contention despite an inexperienced starting ... (more) Revisiting The A's Offseason

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Stuff To Tune In To And Zone Out On For July 23rd
sportressofblogitude.com - 7/24/2009
Stuff To Tune In To And Zone Out On For July 23rd
— sportressofblogitude.com — Submitted by Weed Against Speed (more) Stuff To Tune In To And Zone Out On For July 23rd

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cnbc.com - 7/24/2009
Matsui, Giambi, Reggie & LeBron Buy A Piece Of Yankee Stadium
— cnbc.com — Posted By: Darren Rovell Over the next week, over 700 items from the old Yankee Stadium will... be sold in a three separate auctions by Steiner Sports. There are tons of items featured from the dugout bat holder to a sign that boasts of the Yankees' ... (more) Matsui, Giambi, Reggie & LeBron Buy A Piece Of Yankee ...

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baseball-reference.com - 7/15/2009
Trivia time: which leaderboard is this?
— baseball-reference.com — Here’s a leaderboard for 2009. Can you figure out what it is? 1 Jason Giambi 2 Chris... Young 3 Ken Griffey 4 Chris Davis 5 Jason Varitek 6 Mike Fontenot 7 Jim Thome 8 Mike Jacobs 9 Joe Crede 10 ... (more) Trivia time: which leaderboard is this?

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mvn.com - 7/23/2009
A's Do Well In Giambi Signing - Around the Majors
— mvn.com — Jason Giambi on Wednesday agreed to a one-year, $5.25-million contract with the Oakland Athletics with a club... option for 2010. Throughout the offseason to this point, it seemed likely that Giambi would return to Oakland, where he won the American ... (more) A's Do Well In Giambi Signing - Around the Majors

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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 7/31/2009
Conte rails at leaks, says baseball should just release names | The Fabulous Forum | Los Angeles ...
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Victor Victor Conte read that the sources who leaked to the New York Times the names of... Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz as performance-enhancing drug users in 2003 were lawyers and immediately suspected his old nemeses were involved."This isn't coming ... (more) Conte rails at leaks, says baseball should just release ...

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Macho Mustache Madness
thesportsgeeks.com - 7/1/2009
Macho Mustache Madness
— thesportsgeeks.com — Editors Note: This post was written by Lucas Walker. He writes at Toronto Sports Blog ( http://tosportsblog.wordpress.com/... ) , but he’ll be contributing here from time to time. If you enjoy this post, be sure to check out his blog and hit him up on Twitter . There are two ways ... (more) Macho Mustache Madness

Comments vote down thesportsgeeks thesportsgeeks posted 7/1/2009posted this
tigerblog.net - 7/1/2009
Twin Blasts Cost Justin Verlander His Ninth Win
— tigerblog.net — The Tigers lost their rubber game this afternoon against the Athletics despite having their ace, Justin Verlander,... on the mound. He was given a quick one run lead but he gave up a pair of blasts to Jack Cust and Jason Giambi in what would eventually be a 5-1 loss. He needed 102 pitches to get ... (more) Twin Blasts Cost Justin Verlander His Ninth Win

Comments vote down brianbor brianbor posted 7/1/2009posted this
Comment of the Day
hardballtimes.com - 7/8/2009
Comment of the Day
— hardballtimes.com — It's like a family secret around here, the embarrassing aunt who wets her pants in public that... nobody will talk about. -- Longtime commenter and A's fan, APBA Guy, on the curious silence of the Bay Area sporting press regarding Jason Giambi's slide into .195/.331/.371 oblivion. Click here ... (more) Comment of the Day

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sportsofboston.com - 7/9/2009
Papi Power Pushes Sox to Victory
— sportsofboston.com — On Wednesday night, the Red Sox did the little things right, which is usually all it takes... when the big things go your way. A botched pickoff here and fortunate double play there made all the difference for Boston as they beat the Oakland A’s 5-4 to take the series and maintain a one-game ... (more) Papi Power Pushes Sox to Victory

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The 2009 Mid-Season Mendoza Line Candidates
mlbnotebook.com - 7/16/2009
The 2009 Mid-Season Mendoza Line Candidates
— mlbnotebook.com — Picked up this bit from the Baseball Reference blog about hitters qualifying for the batting title yet... are hitting under .200, the Mendoza Line. It hasn't been done since 1991 by Rob Deer who hit .179 with a OPS of .700. This year, there are two players batting under .200 and qualify for the ... (more) The 2009 Mid-Season Mendoza Line Candidates

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Yankees & Celebrities taking pieces of old Yankee Stadium
nyyankeesrumors.com - 7/16/2009
Yankees & Celebrities taking pieces of old Yankee Stadium
— nyyankeesrumors.com — Many current and former Yankee players, celebrities, and players from around the league have inquired about purchasing... things from old Yankee Stadium. Former Yankee, Jason Giambi bought his locker from the stadium for $50,000. You would think he would get some sort of discount, but I guess not. ... (more) Yankees & Celebrities taking pieces of old Yankee Stadium

Comments vote down bobruffolo bobruffolo posted 7/16/2009posted this
The A’s Should Keep Holliday
thesportsgeeks.com - 7/16/2009
The A’s Should Keep Holliday
— thesportsgeeks.com — Last week I wrote that the Blue Jays should trade Roy Halladay to the highest bidder. He... deserves it after all he has done for that team and city. This week, I am taking a look at another big name player and soon to be free agent: Matt Holliday. Billy Beane made one of the biggest ... (more) The A’s Should Keep Holliday

Comments vote down thesportsgeeks thesportsgeeks posted 7/16/2009posted this
Home Runs by month
baseballindepth.com - 7/19/2009
Home Runs by month
— baseballindepth.com — Since the beginning of 2004, here are the leaders in home runs by month: 2004 April -... Miguel Cabrera (Marlins) 9 May - Ken Griffey Jr. (Reds) 10 June - Jim Thome (Phillies) 15 July - Jim Edmonds (Cardinals), Carlos Lee (White Sox), Mark Teixeira (Rangers) 13 August - Adrian Beltre (Dodgers) 13 ... (more) Home Runs by month

Comments vote down btempl btempl posted 7/19/2009posted this
A’s place Giambi on DL
digitalsportsdaily.com - 7/20/2009
A’s place Giambi on DL
— digitalsportsdaily.com — The Oakland Athletics have placed Jason Giambi on the 15-day DL with a strained right quadriceps muscle.... In 83 games this season Giambi has had 269 AB’s with 11 home runs, 40 RBI and a .193 batting average. (more) A’s place Giambi on DL

Comments vote down Digital Sports Daily Digital Sports Daily posted 7/20/2009posted this
"Let's Move On"
fackyouk.blogspot.com - 7/31/2009
"Let's Move On"
— fackyouk.blogspot.com — Yesterday, I dropped the sentence above at the very end of the Manny and Ortiz post .... It was met with some friendly disagreement in the comments so I just wanted to take a moment to clarify the point. The overriding sentiment from the commenters was that the Sox fans had their fun with all ... (more) "Let's Move On"

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