southsidesox.com - 6/1/2009
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by Tony Gutierrez - AP
Oakland Athletics third baseman Jack Hannahan does his best Brent Lillibridge/airplane impersonation in the fourth inning of the second game of a doubleheader in Arlington, ...
mvn.com - 5/28/2009
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mvn.com —
Oakland Athletics pitching prospect Shawn Haviland is
living his lifelong dream of playing professional baseball. Haviland,...
a 23-year-old right-hander, was selected by the A's in the in the 33rd round (994th overall) of the 2008 draft out of Harvard University. He's ...
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Interview With A's Prospect/Blogger Shawn Haviland
sbnation.com - 6/1/2009
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sbnation.com —
Scouting Report Assets Has a very good pitchers'
frame. Appears to have found his niche as a...
reliever. Is very resilient and can pitch on consecutive games. Flaws Isn't overpowering, so he must rely on his defense a little more than a manager wants ...
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Brad Ziegler Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - ...
thenatsblog.com - 6/3/2009
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thenatsblog.com —
Steve McCatty’s ascension was almost as fast as
his decline. The right-handed starter made his debut for...
the Oakland Athletics in 1977 as a 23 year old. Three years later McCatty was the centerpiece of a pitching staff that claimed to have ‘ Five Aces ” in him, Rick Langford, , Brian ...
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So who exactly is Steve McCatty
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Open Thread: Game 49 - A's (19-29) at ChiSox (24-25)
Athletics Nation —
... defending American League Central champions were particularly impressive in their comeback victory yesterday against Royal stud Zack Greinke, making Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen muy feliz:
"When you're down 3-1 with Greinke pitching, most teams would say, ‘We've already won the series, let's pack it in and go to Chicago.' But we didn't. We battled. That's what we've been doing lately."
If anything, the A's make for a difficult team to figure out, at least according to our sister blog, ...
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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 ...
Preview: Oakland comes to town
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Oakland Athletics' Adam Kennedy (29) slides safely into home to score past Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima in the first inning of a ...
Yes, Im back. Yes, Im sorry. Yes, lets talk A’s Baseball
majorleagueblogging.com 5/9/2009 — How long has it been?
2 Months?
…ya. Sorry, I have no excuse at all other then I have been swamped with school and my golf team. But now the Golf is over, I can talk A’s baseball again! That’s right!
Well, since I have been away a lot of things have happened…
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Lewis on the Athletics
baseballmusings.com 6/1/2009 — Via Deadspin , an interview with Michael Lewis :
Q: We’re six years removed from the publication of “Moneyball.” People are still talking about it, and it would appear that just about every team — to some degree — has adopted its principles. How would you assess its impact today?
A: It’s ...
Holliday explains expectations with A's | oaklandathletics.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 6/3/2009 — By Mychael Urban / MLB.com 06/02/09 7:55 PM ET CHICAGO -- A's outfielder Matt Holliday on Tuesday expressed in a national radio interview his desire to be moved before the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline if Oakland by then hasn't turned around its ...
The Alameda County Arm Killings
seamheads.com 6/1/2009 —
Between his second and third stints as manager of the New York Yankees, Billy Martin spent three seasons at the helm of the Oakland Athletics. In his two seasons in the Bay Area, Martin rode his starting pitchers to the max. In 1980, his rotation completed an unbelievable 94 of their 162 ...
