tommy.mlblogs.com - 10/16/2008
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I have seen many great home runs of great importance, but I have never seen anything like Kirk Gibson's home run in the first game of the 1988 Fall Classic. The drama that was attached to that home run was tremendous, and yesterday was the 20th anniversary of that historic ...
The Matt Holliday Deal and Its Ramifications
athleticsnation.com 11/10/2008 — So the A's have acquired a big bat in the Rockies Matt Holliday . And he's right-handed. And he's young. The A's haven't acquired someone like this since they landed Jermaine Dye and they had Giambi and Dye powering them towards ...
A’s Inch Closer on Environmental Impact Report for Ballpark Development
bizofbaseball.com 11/20/2008 — Over a year and a half in the making, the A's have finally seen some movement on the long-awaited Environmental Impact Report process for the proposed 32,000 seat facility located on 226-acres of land in the Pacific Commons area in Fremont. (see details and computer renderings of Cisco Field)
The Athletics at Fremont
shysterball.blogspot.com 11/7/2008 — There's still some counting to do, but it looks like Fremont, California Mayor Bob Wasserman is surviving his reelection bid . This is significant because Wasserman has been all about the A's new ballpark village, while his two challengers either (a) ...
Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat :
sfgate.com 11/24/2008 — SFGate.com Quick Search Home | News | Sports | Business | Entertainment | Food | Living | Travel Classifieds | Jobs | Homes | Cars SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat Main | About | Bios | Contact Subscribe Athletics Newsletter Categories 3-Blog ...
It May Be Time To Bid Lowe
athleticsnation.com 11/12/2008 — As wretched as the A's offense has been lately and as solid as the pitching has been for years, it is counter-intuitive to think that if the A's plan to contend in 2009 they most urgently need to use their resources to add a starting pitcher, not ...
Economy to Stall Fremont A’s Plans?
baseballprospectus.com 11/24/2008 — Matt Holliday had better love Mount Davis : The San Jose Mercury News reports this morning that the ongoing economic cataclysm could put the kibosh on the Oakland A’s plans for a new stadium in Fremont, at least for now.
As I reported for ...
A's, KTRB Announce Radio Partnership
bizofbaseball.com 1/6/2009 — The Oakland Athletics and KTRB Radio 860 AM have agreed to terms on a one-year contract for the station to serve as flagship of the A’s Radio Network for the upcoming 2009 season. Financial terms were not released. KTRB, a San Francisco-based station featuring a daily talk format, will ...
A's Shopping List
athleticsnation.com 12/1/2008 — 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 ...
Can you pay the way to San Jose?
hardballtimes.com 12/11/2008 — As was mentioned the other day , the A's still might move to San Jose, but if they do, they'd better not be expecting any handouts :
Amid all the talk this week that new challenges in Fremont could be thawing San Jose's long-frozen hopes for landing a showpiece A's stadium, city officials ...
Oakland Athletics off Season Report
baseballreflections.com 12/12/2008 — Season Wrap Up It seems that general manager Billy Beane has no problem finding pitching for his team and even when he trades away his best pitchers, he always has some waiting in the wings. The problem for Beane is finding proven hitting that can produce on a daily basis without needing ...
