metsfever.blogspot.com - 7/3/2009
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In his mailbag as the A's writer for MLB, Mychael Urban takes a look at some of the players the A's may make available prior to the trade deadline. I'll believe a trade when I see it between these two GMs I think they both think the other is trying to be too shrewd and while they've been ...
Scrapbook Memories 1989, Chapter 5
athleticsnation.com 7/6/2009 — Scrapbook Memories celebrates the 20th anniversary of Oakland's last World Series triumph. We near the halfway point of the season with the still-hurting A's clinging ever so precariously to the top spot in the dangerous American League West.
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A's First Game of B.B. Series
baysportsjournal.blogspot.com 6/23/2009 — For a few years in the middle of the decade there, the Giants absolutely could not figure out the A's in inter-league play, but they're hoping to get even this year. After getting swept by the Giants in San Francisco earlier in the month, the A's beat the Giants in the first of a 3-game set in ...
A's Rumors: Adam Kennedy, Orlando Cabrera
mlbtraderumors.com 7/31/2009 — Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle has a few hot stove notes on the A's this morning.
Despite interest, the A's do not intend to trade infielder Adam Kennedy . They might even try to re-sign him for 2010 eventually. The 33 year-old ...
Revisiting The A's Offseason
tylersarticles.blogspot.com 7/23/2009 — 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 ...
Revisiting The A's Offseason
mvn.com 7/23/2009 —
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 ...
Moneyball: A Retrospective
ampsportsduo.blogspot.com 7/14/2009 — It has been seven years since the fateful 2002 season of the Oakland Athletics was chronicled by Michael Lewis in the now famous bestseller Moneyball . I was fully aware of the concepts of the book but had never actually read it. About a month ago it was plopped into my lap at the cost of 50 ...
Game #83: Homestand Ends at 3-6 Following 5-2 Loss to A’s
indiansconfidential.com 7/5/2009 —
In the final home game of the unofficial first half of the season at Progressive Field, the Indians whimpered out to a pitcher they had never heard of, and once again provided their ace, Cliff Lee, with little offense and a severe lack of run support in the teams latest setback - 5-2.
Lee ...
Scouting the Oakland A’s
rightoffrussell.com 6/5/2009 —
Thanks to Donald Marquez from Athletics Nation for answering some questions about the A’s. Hopefully, you might find this insightful going into the weekend series.
Currently the A’s are in last place, 9.5 games back of the Rangers in the AL West. Was this expected?
Not ...
Put A Sock In It, John Franco! —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
If there's one thing Met fans know about their fandom, it's this: it takes some thick skin to root for this team. We have to contend with the constant noise from Yankee fans who glory in tearing down our 'little brother' of a team, while ...
Friday night's lineup —
Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 7/3/2009
Here's the lineup that will face Rodrigo Lopez on Friday night as the Mets, as hard as it may be to believe, can catch the Phillies in the NL East standings:
Cora, ss
Murphy, 1b
Wright, 3b
Sheffield, rf
Church, cf
Tatis, 2b
Evans, lf ...