oakland.athletics.mlb.com - 4/15/2008
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CHICAGO -- Kirk Saarloos filled a variety of roles on Oakland's pitching staff during his three years with the team from 2004-06, from starting to long relief to closing on occasion. On Monday, Saarloos was called up from Triple-A, catching a 7 a.m. PT flight from Sacramento to join the team for the opener of a two-game series against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field. And A's manager Bob ...
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American League News & Notes - 4/15
SOX & Dawgs —
Three members of the Red Sox will don Jackie Robinson’s #42 tonight.
Howie Kendrick sat out Monday’s game for the Angels with a strained hamstring.
The A’s called up Kirk Saarloos on Monday.
Scott Rolen took batting practice with the Blue Jays but won’t return until sometime in May.
Indians closer Joe Borowski may be heading to the DL after his latest outing.
The Mariners made four roster moves on Monday to help out their pitching staff.
The Orioles bullpen has pitched well to start the season.
The Rangers called up Wes Littleton to help our their beleaguered ...
4.15.2008 notes
The Bullpen Baker —
just a few notes today: smell ya later, mr. rule 5, fernando hernandez. welcome back, kirk saarloos! make room on your shelf for the travis buck bobblehead. ski mask not included. hint to ken pries and the oakland a's front office: erin seemed to enjoy herself at the dodgers' blogger day. i have a strange feeling a's bloggers would, too. but not for the dodgers, for the a's!
Catfish Stew: Forget Rebuilding, Win Now
Baseball Toaster —
It's absurd, really. The Oakland Athletics have the best record in the American League, half a game ahead of Kansas City and Baltimore . Who'da thunk that before the season started? Who thinks the standings will look anything like this at the end of the year? Well, apparently, the A's do. Remember Billy Beane's old idea that you take the first two months of the season to evaluate where you are, two months to fix your problems, and then go for it in the last two months? Well, throw that out the window. Two months? Try two weeks. The A's are going for it now. They think they can win this year . Yesterday, they DFA'd Rule 5 pick Fernando Hernandez ...
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NYT > Baseball 4/15/2008
CHICAGO (AP) -- Greg Smith outpitched Mark Buehrle for his first major league win, and Kurt Suzuki went 4-for-4 as the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 Monday night for their eighth victory in 10 games.
