Scrapbook Memories 1989, Chapter 5
athleticsnation.com 7/6/2009 — Scrapbook Memories celebrates the 20th anniversary of Oakland's last World Series triumph.  We near the halfway point of the season with the still-hurting A's clinging ever so precariously to the top spot in the dangerous American League West.  ...

Promotion of the Week - 6/22/09-6/28/09: Oakland A’s Beer Fest
thejaunt.com 6/22/2009 — The Jaunt considers the many promotions and giveaways at sporting events throughout the season, and hand-picks the best of the week. MLB - Oakland Athletics - Oakland Coliseum Saturday, June 27 vs Colorado Rockies, 4:05-6:05 p.m. - 2009 Oakland A’s Beer Festival Enjoy over 30 ...

A's First Game of B.B. Series
baysportsjournal.blogspot.com 6/23/2009 — For a few years in the middle of the decade there, the Giants absolutely could not figure out the A's in inter-league play, but they're hoping to get even this year. After getting swept by the Giants in San Francisco earlier in the month, the A's beat the Giants in the first of a 3-game set in ...

Scott Hairston Traded to Oakland A's for Two Minor League Pitchers and a PTBNL
athleticsnation.com 7/7/2009 — The A's always seem to try and get a jump on the trading deadline.  Today is no different .  The A's decided to acquire Scott Hairston from the San Diego Padres today for Ryan Webb , Craig Italiano and a PTBNL. I like this deal a ...

Moneyball: A Retrospective
ampsportsduo.blogspot.com 7/14/2009 — It has been seven years since the fateful 2002 season of the Oakland Athletics was chronicled by Michael Lewis in the now famous bestseller Moneyball . I was fully aware of the concepts of the book but had never actually read it. About a month ago it was plopped into my lap at the cost of 50 ...

Game Thread: 6/19, San Diego Padres vs. A's
gaslampball.com 6/20/2009 — More photos » by Lenny Ignelzi - AP Browse more photos » I'm not asking for much out of this season.  I don't care nothing about the Series.  Just sweep the Oakland A's and I'll be ...

Wilhite going to the big leagues
fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com 7/16/2009 — It was an emotional moment recently when Jon Wilhite — the lone survivor of the April 9 crash that killed Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart and Henry Pearson — threw out the first pitch at an Orange County Flyers game, on his former college ...

San Jose punts the A’s for another year
hardballtimes.com 6/22/2009 — Given the territorial rights issue, the A's moving to San Jose stands to be a tough sell to begin with, but it's growing even tougher : San Jose officials have decided not to seek voter approval of a new A's baseball stadium in November, after the team's co-owner said he'd rather wait for ...

ROCKIES 3, A'S 1 / Loss only part of bad news
sfgate.com 6/29/2009 — The Rockies scored twice in the second against Vin Mazzaro, virtually assuring victory given the zombie state of the A's lineup, and Colorado ticked off a 3-1 win and left town with a three-game sweep, the Rockies' first ever against Oakland. The A's ...

MLB Road Trip: Oakland Athletics, White Sox West
thesportsbank.net 8/13/2009 — By Paul M. Banks Thou shall not be a sports bigamist- that is one of the ten sports fan commandments. You got one team and you stick with them. But I often bend this rule. Sure, whenever my Chicago White Sox play anybody, the Sox are the good guys and the other team, they’re the bad guys. ...

A'S ON DECK — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 7/3/2009
Today at Indians 4:05 p.m., CSNCA Cahill (5-6) vs. Huff (3-3) Saturday at Indians 4:05 p.m., CSNCA Mazzaro (2-3) vs. Pavano (6-7) Sunday at Indians 10:05 a.m., CSNCA Anderson (4-7) vs. Lee (4-7)...

A's beat / Venezuela is focus this year — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 7/3/2009
Oakland set an all-time record for biggest international signing bonus last year when the team gave Dominican right-hander Michael Ynoa $4.25 million. That drove up prices in the Dominican Republic this year, and sent the A's looking in Venezuela ...

A'S LEADING OFF — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 7/3/2009
TRIPLE-A ALL-STARS: Infielder Eric Patterson, catcher Eric Munson and left-hander Jay Marshall will represent Sacramento at the Triple-A All-Star Game on July 15th at PGE Park in Portland, Ore. River Cats hitting coach Brian McArn also was selected to ...

A's / Elbow woes prevalent this season — SFGate: Top Sports Stories 7/3/2009
Oakland's injuries come, wave after wave, in increasingly distinct groupings. One year, there were a lot of back problems and various broken bones. One year, it seemed to be hips. Oblique strains were ubiquitous for a time. This year, it's elbows. The ...

Choo homers twice as Tribe routs A's — Major League Baseball News 7/4/2009
Shin-Soo Choo led the way as the Indians banged their way out of a five-game losing streak on Friday night, topping the Athletics, 15-3, in the opener of a three-game holiday-weekend series at Progressive Field.