sfgate.com - 5/18/2008
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Now that the blue-gray smoke has cleared and the Giants' ownership transition pyrospectacular is over (God, they'll do anything to make you look at them, won't they?), let us consider for a moment the A's, who: -- Beat Atlanta last night 5-4 to end a stretch of punchless, losing ball (as opposed to the Giants, who have lost in more varied ways). -- Have the third-best record in baseball if you ...
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SF Gate: Ratto: What to make of the A’s
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
SF Gate: Ratto: What to make of the A’s Hey...maybe they’ll let Ratto back on Athletics Nation. “A’s Baseball: Honest to God, we have no idea what to think.” As someone who has jumped to dire consequences with this team more than once (and then not jumping to them last year when they had them coming), your humble typist is even more perplexed by this group than any of the other recent vintages. Anyone can see the surprisingly excellent pitching. Anyone can see the flaws in the Angels and the essential unwatchability of the Rangers and Mariners. There is no earthly reason not ...
Baseball Today: Monday, May 19
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... YOU GOT ME: The season's now one-quarter completed, and the San Francisco Chronicle's Ray Ratto admits he still doesn't know what to make of the A's. ...
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