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athleticsnation.com - 12/1/2008
A's Shopping List
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The missus and I are out the door to use my credit card, but since Friday's my front page day, I thought I'd quickly post my A's wish list, in order of priority, in the spirit of the biggest shopping day of the year: 1.  Rafael Furcal - "The Torpedo" lunched with Beane and checked out ...
A's still after Furcal, but may chase Big Unit too
msn.foxsports.com - 12/4/2008
A's still after Furcal, but may chase Big Unit too
— msn.foxsports.com — The A's going after Randy Johnson sounds bizarre, at least until Ken Rosenthal explains why it makes... so much sense. (more) A's still after Furcal, but may chase Big Unit too

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2008 Season Review: AL West
seamheads.com - 11/30/2008
2008 Season Review: AL West
— seamheads.com — For the second season in a row, the AL West became a one-team division. Though the first... half of the season was close between the Angels and the Athletics, it was the Rangers that made a surprising run to inch closer to competitiveness. All the while, the Seattle Mariners had promise with their ... (more) 2008 Season Review: AL West

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Rickey
athleticsnation.com - 11/25/2008
Rickey
— athleticsnation.com — "If you could split him in two, you’d have two Hall-of-Famers." - Bill James, on Rickey Henderson... I ask you, how does one turn down a request like this ?  Short answer: one doesn’t. Long answer: keep reading. Rickey ... (more) Rickey

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AaronGleeman.com — ... is now eligible to be selected in next week's Rule 5 draft and it would be nice to see the Twins recoup some of the value from the Young trade by taking him, but my guess is that Morlan won't make it to them. Even speculating that a specific player will be selected at all in the Rule 5 draft is somewhat pointless because the whole thing is very unpredictable, but Morlan is exactly the type of prospect many teams target and he's featured in all sorts of articles highlighting potential Rule 5 steals. Today is the deadline for teams to ...

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