sfgate.com - 8/22/2008
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Beane knew there would be a lot of growing pains, however, when he decided to embark on a rebuilding process last December. He's not varying from the initial plan, and he hopes A's followers don't jump ship because of a rough second half, because he sees good, even great, things down the road. "Listen, the performance lately has been a little rougher than anyone would like to go through," ...
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Billy Beane Wants You To Be Patient
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... Beane knows this, and though he realizes it's tough to watch at times, he doesn't want Athletics fans to abandon ship just yet. Land will be ho some day, he promises. ...
The Week In Quotes: August 18-24 by Alex Carnevale
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WE'RE TRYING AS HARD AS WE CAN: WE'RE JUST FAILING REALLY BADLY "I'd respond that that's nonsense. Look at the payroll. If you split the big-city markets with two teams [New York, Los Angeles, Chicago], Seattle is the 18 th -biggest market in the league. The payroll as of the All-Star break was sixth or seventh. That's commitment of ownership."— Mariners ...
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Frank Menechino's playing days may officially be kaput, but the whole retirement-from-the-baseball-world stint is very much temporary. Menechino, dubbed Big Bank Frank for his hustling ways as a player with the A's, is ready to begin a coaching career.
