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Scouting the Oakland A’s
rightoffrussell.com - 6/5/2009
Scouting the Oakland A’s
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Thanks to Donald Marquez from Athletics Nation for answering some questions about the A’s. Hopefully, you might find this insightful going into the weekend series. Currently the A’s are in last place, 9.5 games back of the Rangers in the AL West. Was this expected? Not ...
Brad Ziegler Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - Oakland Athletics - MLB
sbnation.com - 6/1/2009
Brad Ziegler Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - Oakland Athletics - MLB
— sbnation.com — Scouting Report Assets Has a very good pitchers' frame. Appears to have found his niche as a... reliever. Is very resilient and can pitch on consecutive games. Flaws Isn't overpowering, so he must rely on his defense a little more than a manager wants ... (more) Brad Ziegler Profile, Blog Posts, Stats, Photos - ...

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Oakland Still Sitting In Last Place
baseballreflections.com - 6/7/2009
Oakland Still Sitting In Last Place
— baseballreflections.com — Although they were originally looked at as the number one contender to knock off the two time... reigning American League West champions, the Oakland Athletics find themselves ten games under .500 and in last place in the division. General Manager Billy Beane deviated from his usual plan this ... (more) Oakland Still Sitting In Last Place

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So who exactly is Steve McCatty
thenatsblog.com - 6/3/2009
So who exactly is Steve McCatty
— thenatsblog.com — Steve McCatty’s ascension was almost as fast as his decline. The right-handed starter made his debut for... the Oakland Athletics in 1977 as a 23 year old. Three years later McCatty was the centerpiece of a pitching staff that claimed to have ‘ Five Aces ” in him, Rick Langford, , Brian ... (more) So who exactly is Steve McCatty

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