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The Athletics at Fremont
shysterball.blogspot.com - 11/7/2008
The Athletics at Fremont
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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) strongly opposed the idea; or (b) wanted to ...
athleticsnation.com - 11/10/2008
The Matt Holliday Deal and Its Ramifications
— athleticsnation.com — 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 ... (more) The Matt Holliday Deal and Its Ramifications

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sportsline.com - 11/11/2008
Oakland acquires Holliday from Colorado - CBSSports.com
— sportsline.com — The ever-unpredictable Oakland Athletics have acquired slugger Matt Holliday from Colorado, sources with knowledge of the talks... have confirmed to, CBSSports.com, pending the outfielder's passing a physical examination on Tuesday. The Rockies will ... (more) Oakland acquires Holliday from Colorado - CBSSports.com

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Sense Has Stopped Being Made
rumorsandrants.com - 11/11/2008
Sense Has Stopped Being Made
— rumorsandrants.com — The sporting world appears to have taken David Byrne’s words to heart, because this week things have... officially stopped making sense. We can only hope general managers in oversized suits aren’t far behind. A few noticeable items: - ... (more) Sense Has Stopped Being Made

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This Week's Links (11/3-11/7)
Vegas Watch — Why the college football undefeateds may be in trouble this weekend. Brinson rode with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Really. The "Athletics at Fremont"? Pujols + Francoeur = Teixeira + Hunter. "Phil Rogers Discovers, Abuses Pythagorean Record".

BASEBALL: Holliday On The Road To Fremont
Baseball Crank — ... traffic and public transportation access to the project, for example, has dogged the project. Still, Wolff cited last week's election results in Fremont as a development that broke in his favor. Voters in the city re-elected incumbent Mayor Bob Wasserman, a strong supporter of a plan by the Oakland Athletics to build a $500 million stadium surrounded by 3,150 residential units and enough retail and restaurant space to fill almost nine football fields. The bad news: Wolff would change the team's name to the Athletics at Fremont, and ...

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