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Will Brad Ziegler Ever Allow a Run?
Will Brad Ziegler Ever Allow a Run?
On May 30th, the Oakland Athletics called up relief pitcher Brad Ziegler from their Triple-A affiliate Sacramento River Cats. He was brought up to the team just to give a new look from the right side of the bullpen thanks to his side-armed delivery, and hopefully get a few outs as well. I'm pretty sure it's safe to say nobody within the Oakland organization was expecting to get what Ziegler ...
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Will Brad Ziegler Ever Allow a Run?
Foul Balls — ... from their Triple-A affiliate Sacramento River Cats. He was brought up to the team just to give a new look from the right side of the bullpen thanks to his side-armed delivery, and hopefully get a few outs as well. I'm pretty sure it's safe to say nobody within the Oakland organization was expecting to get what Ziegler has given them so far... Continue reading at FanHouse

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