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Revisiting The A's Offseason
Many dubbed the Oakland Athletics as a trendy sleeper pick in the American League West after Billy Beane attempted to upgrade his offense during a busy offseason. With a revamped lineup, the A's were expected to score enough runs to remain in contention despite an inexperienced starting ...
Morning Huddle
Morning Huddle
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A Holliday Worth Taking
fangraphs.com — With all the talk about Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee being the belles of the trade deadline... ball, Matt Holliday is suddenly looking like the girl with glasses who lost 15 pounds and got lasik for her birthday. Someone would be wise to pull the baseball ... (more) A Holliday Worth Taking
Tigers Trying to Take a Holliday?
Tigers Trying to Take a Holliday?
blessyouboys.com — More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP Will Matt Holliday finish the season in an Oakland... A's uniform? What would it take to get him in the Tigers' Old English D?  ... (more) Tigers Trying to Take a Holliday?
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Tyler's Take On Sports — ... why the Cards pulled the trigger. The club is 52-46 and has a 52 percent chance of reaching the postseason, according to Baseball Prospectus. So it’s clear that they’re in win-now mode and are going for it. Despite the numerous ink devoted to Holliday’s struggles away from Coors Field, their new acquisition is a fine overall player who offers outstanding defense and base-running. Plus, his production will increase moving away from a pitcher’s park in Oakland. As a I wrote about Holliday yesterday: While Beane will likely send him packing before the July 31 ...

Holliday Trade Good for Cardinals, Great for A’s
Dugout Central — ... Cards pulled the trigger. The club is 52-46 and has a 52 percent chance of reaching the postseason, according to Baseball Prospectus. So it’s clear that they’re in win-now mode and are going for it. Despite all the ink devoted to Holliday’s struggles away from Coors Field, their new acquisition is a fine overall player who offers outstanding defense and base-running. Plus, his production will increase moving away from a pitcher’s park in Oakland. As a I wrote about Holliday yesterday: While Beane will likely send him ...

Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Overbay, Halladay, Peavy, LaRoche
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — ... Roy Halladay but still feels Philadelphia should make the deal. The Fowl Balls says the Mets made the right decision in passing on Roy Halladay. We're The Team To Beat looks at how Jake Peavy's injury is impacting the current trade market, driving up the price for Roy Halladay. SoxSpace dissects what the Adam LaRoche deal means for the Red Sox. Around the Majors takes a look back at Oakland's offseason moves and what went wrong. ...

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Matt Holliday Is St. Louis Bound
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A's move Holliday to St. Louis
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A's Get Value In Holliday Trade
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baysportsjournal.blogspot.com 7/17/2009 — I'm sure Billy Beane and Co. had a much different vision in mind when they dealt a group of solid young players to the Rockies for Matt Holliday over the winter. The former NL batting champion and all-star has had a rough first half in the new league and the Oakland A's are running out of time ...
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dugoutcentral.com 8/3/2009 — Wow. What a shocker. Oakland General Manager Billy Beane traded slugger Matt Holliday to St. Louis for three prospects. The same Matt Holliday (whom by the way had a whopping 400 plate appearances in his storied Oakland career) Beane traded two young ...
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MLB Road Trip: Oakland Athletics, White Sox West
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MLB Trade Rumors Round-Up: July 23rdBleacher Report - MLB 7/23/2009
Today's biggest story looks to be Matt Holliday of the A's. Multiple sources have stated that the St. Louis Cardinals are currently in talks with the A's for a deal that would include Brett Wallace for Matt Holliday. Still fairly ...
Looking Back At Rickey Henderson's Illustrious CareerBleacher Report - MLB 7/23/2009
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