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When, How Much To Shuffle Rotations?
Pitchers like to stay on routine and managers don't like to overemphasize July series, so you can understand that teams would be reluctant to manipulate their rotations for a pre All-Star Break series. That being said, only the A's stand between the Angels and a sure division crown, and from Oakland's point of view, the best chance to tighten a fairly-tight-but-not-neck-and-neck race comes ...
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Brew Crew Ball — ... I'm not really in the mood to write anything this morning, but I do have a small stockpile of links bookmarked, so I figured I'd dump them here for your clicking pleasure. BR Box Score FanGraphs Win Probability Chart Two Fisted Slopper: What Went Wrong (shorter list than "what went right!") Mark Mulder is back, sent to the Cardinals bullpen. An A's fan is being a jerk, as related by Nico at AN: How pathetic is the fan who caught Carlos Gonzalez' first major league ...

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