weblogs.baltimoresun.com - 11/15/2008
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The Orioles traditionally announce their minor league signings later in the offseason when they unveil the list of players getting major league invites to spring training. Expect former Oakland Athletics utility man Donnie Murphy to be on the list. Murphy’s...
bizofbaseball.com - 11/20/2008
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bizofbaseball.com —
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)
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A’s Inch Closer on Environmental Impact Report for ...
athleticsnation.com - 11/10/2008
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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 ...
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The Matt Holliday Deal and Its Ramifications
bizofbaseball.com - 11/12/2008
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bizofbaseball.com —
Welcome back! Orioles fans will get to see
"Baltimore" back on jerseys, much like this throw-back classic....
The long rumored change to the Orioles uniforms is finally coming. 2009 will mark the return of “Baltimore” to the Orioles road uniforms, part of a minor change that has big ...
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Welcome Back! Orioles to Add "Baltimore" to Road Jerseys
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Odds And Ends: K-Rod, Renteria, Padres
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... and would be open to returning. One of Edgar Renteria's agents thinks that the Cardinals and Giants are good fits for Renteria. Padres GM Kevin Towers would like another team in on the Jake Peavy bidding now that trade talks are back to "square one." Japanese pitcher Kenshin Kawakami is eligible to play baseball in North America. Former Athletic Donnie Murphy agreed to a minor league deal with the Orioles. Mike Berardino writes that the ...
Odds & Ends: Kawakami, Renteria, Johnson, Ohman
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... pick. So despite "mutual interest", don't expect the Cardinals, or anyone, to sign Renteria before the second week of December. Matthew Leach of mlb.com notes there are a lot of free agent shortstop options.
Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle says Giants are finding mutual interest in Rafael Furcal and Bobby Howry.
Utility man Donnie Murphy signed a minor-league deal with the O's - from Peter Schmuck's blog.
John Hicky at The Seattle Post-Intelligencer ...
Cal Ripken In The Washington Post & Blogging About His Trip To Central America
Oriole Post - Baltimore Orioles Analysis & News; The World of Baseball and Beyond —
... Other than that, not much else has happened with the Orioles and the Hot Stove aside from the organization coming to terms on minor league deal with former A's utility man Donnie Murphy. ...
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Orioles sign Donnie Murphy …
tireball.com 11/16/2008 — Donnie Murphy has signed with the Baltimore Orioles on a minor league contract according to his agent.
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 ...
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) ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
All Aboard the Furcal Train!
athleticsnation.com 11/15/2008 — If you want to skip my blathering, please at least vote in the poll at the bottom. 77% of 1,000 ANers are pleased with the Holliday trade. How many of you would be ok with acquiring Furcal at a steep price?
All right, I'm in. Hook, ...
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 ...
Orioles Offseason Preview —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/15/2008
This year the Baltimore Orioles struggled, winning 68 games and losing 93. They had one good pitcher in Jeremy Guthrie, and will definitely have to address that this offseason.
The majority of the Orioles population wants Mark Teixeira back home, ...
The Ballclubs of Philadelphia —
Bleacher Report - MLB 11/15/2008
Now, I’m sure any fan of baseball in the Philadelphia area knows the two baseball teams that graced their presence in Philly. They are the Athletics and Phillies. But did you know there have been others?
They are:
The ...
