fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com - 7/16/2009
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It was an emotional moment recently when Jon Wilhite — the lone survivor of the April 9 crash that killed Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart and Henry Pearson — threw out the first pitch at an Orange County Flyers game, on his former college field.
Wilhite will be taking it to the big ...
bizofbaseball.com - 7/10/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
The Oakland Athletics announced Thursday they will pay
tribute to all-time runs scored and stolen base leader...
Rickey Henderson by officially retiring his No. 24 jersey in pre-game ceremonies during Rickey Henderson Day Saturday, Aug. 1. On-field festivities will honor Henderson prior to the ...
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Oakland Athletics to Retire Rickey Henderson's No. 24 Jersey
bigurb.mlblogs.com - 7/14/2009
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bigurb.mlblogs.com —
ST. LOUIS, July 12, 2009 (Second post of
the day)OK, so they got seven innings in here...
at the Futures Game -- after a FOUR-HOUR rain delay. No worries. Gave me time to cruise the concourses here at "new" Busch...
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And then there was baseball ...
ampsportsduo.blogspot.com - 7/14/2009
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ampsportsduo.blogspot.com —
It has been seven years since the fateful
2002 season of the Oakland Athletics was chronicled by...
Michael Lewis in the now famous bestseller Moneyball . I was fully aware of the concepts of the book but had never actually read it. About a month ago it was plopped into my lap at the cost of 50 ...
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Moneyball: A Retrospective
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... Up next for Angels: Thursday at Oakland - Los Angeles Times Ervin Santana vs. Dallas Braden
Wilhite going to the big leagues - Bill Plunkett - OCRegister.com It was an emotional moment recently when Jon Wilhite — the lone survivor of the April 9 crash that killed Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart and Henry Pearson — threw out the first pitch at an Orange County Flyers game, on his former college field.
Nice story, too bad the Angels didn't do it first.
Despite many lows, Angels on ...
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