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morehardball.blogspot.com - 4/16/2009

Amusing Athletics

— morehardball.blogspot.com — Sometimes it is unavoidable for certain names to trigger literal images in one's mind. For the Oakland... Athletics, there are four players whose names meet this criteria. The A's are celebrating Matt Holliday this season. This stellar slugger has hit over .300 in the last four seasons (he hit ... (more) Amusing Athletics

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sportscracklepop.com - 4/22/2009

You Should Bat Cleanup for The Oakland A’s

— sportscracklepop.com — This is a ridiculous stat that may not have gotten as much play as it should so... far this season. Through 13 games, here is the list of people tied for third in homeruns for the Oakland A’s: Jason Giambi, Matt Holliday, Eric Chavez, Orlando Cabrera, Dana Eveland, Mark McGwire, ... (more) You Should Bat Cleanup for The Oakland A’s

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walkoffwalk.com - 4/21/2009

Entire Oakland Athletics Team Shamed By Diminuitive Venezuelan

— walkoffwalk.com — The Oakland Athletics have scored an American League low 47 runs through their first four twelve games.... True, it's the bottom of the barrel in the AL but at almost 4 runs per game, it's not historically bad nor is the low total a reason to panic. ... (more) Entire Oakland Athletics Team Shamed By Diminuitive ...

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Report: A's Closer Devine Out For Season
FanHouse — by Ed Price Filed under: Athletics, MLB InjuriesThe worst-case scenario for Oakland's Joey Devine came true Tuesday when he underwent season-ending elbow surgery. Short-term, the immediate consequence is that Brad Ziegler keeps the closer's job indefinitely. And although Ziegler went into Tuesday's game with a 2.57 ERA and gained fame last year by beginning his career with a 39-inning scoreless streak, he's not quite closer material. A scout who saw Oakland recently said the A's bullpen "is not the same without Devine. I don't think Ziegler's a closer. He's a good trick guy for short ...

A's Joey Devine Undergoes Tommy John Surgery
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog — A's reliever Joey Devine will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. ...

Wednesday's Frosty Mug
Brew Crew Ball — ... innings. Maybe some of these fans will buy a Coffey jersey: The Brewers announced yesterday they've sold 2 million tickets this season. It's the earliest they've reached that milestone in team history, but the pace may be slowing a bit - they've been well ahead of last year's pace for most of the offseason, but are only three days ahead now. Elsewhere around baseball: Angels: Placed reliever Kevin Jepsen on the DL with back spasms. A's: Reliever Joey Devine underwent Tonny John surgery and will miss the rest of 2009. ...