hardballtimes.com - 6/22/2009
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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 ...
San Jose Kind Of Wants A MLB Team
obsessedwithsports.com 5/13/2009 — Apparently that whole Athletics to San Jose thing isn’t dead after all. Yesterday, the San Jose City Council took the next steps into their pursuit of the Oakland A’s or another MLB franchise to make San Jose their home.
Mayor Chuck Reed pledged that a stadium be privately built. The ...
Game Thread: 6/19, San Diego Padres vs. A's
gaslampball.com 6/20/2009 —
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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
The Alameda County Arm Killings
seamheads.com 6/1/2009 —
Between his second and third stints as manager of the New York Yankees, Billy Martin spent three seasons at the helm of the Oakland Athletics. In his two seasons in the Bay Area, Martin rode his starting pitchers to the max. In 1980, his rotation completed an unbelievable 94 of their 162 ...
Lewis on the Athletics
baseballmusings.com 6/1/2009 — Via Deadspin , an interview with Michael Lewis :
Q: We’re six years removed from the publication of “Moneyball.” People are still talking about it, and it would appear that just about every team — to some degree — has adopted its principles. How would you assess its impact today?
A: It’s ...
Oakland in last now, but building for the future
homeruntrot.blogspot.com 5/24/2009 — Continuing with yesterday's "building for the future" theme, today I present the Oakland Athletics. The A's are 15-25 this season, last in the AL West. Given that Billy Beane is their GM, the whole roster could change between today and the beginning of the 2010 season. Unlike with most other ...
San Jose prepares for the A’s
hardballtimes.com 5/11/2009 — There is still the small matter of getting the Giants and Major League Baseball on-board with allowing the A's to move into San Francisco's territory, but in the meantime, San Jose leaders are laying the groundwork , both procedurally and rhetorically:
Tuesday, for the first time, the San ...
A's end five-game skid to Giants —
Boston.com -- Baseball News 6/23/2009
Bobby Crosby drove in three runs, rookie Trevor Cahill won his third straight decision and the Oakland Athletics ended a five-game losing streak in the Bay Bridge Series with a 5-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night.
