jorgesaysno.blogspot.com - 1/7/2009
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Yesterday, multiple sources reported that the Athletics were close to signing Jason Giambi to a 1 year deal to hit behind Matt Holliday. Giambi is expected to DH for the Athletics, who are coming off a terrible season in which they finished 11 games under .500. So will the Athletics be ...
Source: A's closing in on Giambi | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 1/6/2009 — OAKLAND -- The Rays agreed to terms with free-agent outfielder Pat Burrell on Monday, dramatically increasing the likelihood of free-agent first baseman Jason Giambi returning to the A's. An industry source told MLB.com on Monday afternoon that ...
AN Visits with MLB.com's Mychael Urban Part I
athleticsnation.com 1/26/2009 — Mychael Urban is the beat reporter for oaklandathletics.com . He's been a good friend of AN for quite a while despite some of the beatings he takes from members here. I like to check in with the A's beat reporters from time to time and I ...
A's turn eyes toward Giambi / Crosby offered up for nothing
sfgate.com 12/20/2008 — The A's are poised to begin talks with free-agent designated hitter Jason Giambi, who was named the American League MVP while playing in Oakland in 2001. General manager Billy Beane chatted with Giambi's agent, Arn Tellem, this week, and the sides ...
Giambi, A's ready to give it another go
sfgate.com 1/8/2009 — A's general manager Billy Beane certainly has turned the page. After raving for several minutes about Giambi, the former Oakland star, at a Wednesday news conference, Beane said with a grin, "I feel like I'm marrying my ex-wife." After a pause, ...
The Matt Holliday Deal and Its Ramifications
athleticsnation.com 11/10/2008 — 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 ...
Adding Cabrera Worth It For A's
mvn.com 3/3/2009 — The Oakland Athletics signed free-agent shortstop Orlando Cabrera to a one-year, $4-M contract on Monday. Similar
to several other players who were forced to take pay cuts this winter,
Cabrera was hurt by the draft pick baggage that he carried as a Type A
free agent and the poor economy; in ...
AN Visits with MLB.com's Mychael Urban Part II
athleticsnation.com 2/2/2009 — Last week Mychael Urban caused a bit of uproar around here with the first part of his interview with AN . This is the second part of my interview with the Oakland Athletics reporter for MLB.com. But before we get to that, Mychael wanted ...
Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat :
sfgate.com 11/24/2008 — SFGate.com Quick Search Home | News | Sports | Business | Entertainment | Food | Living | Travel Classifieds | Jobs | Homes | Cars SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat Main | About | Bios | Contact Subscribe Athletics Newsletter Categories 3-Blog ...
mercurynews.com 2/23/2009 — Following thunderous community opposition, the owner of the Oakland A's has moved to the brink of abandoning plans for a new stadium in Fremont, leaving at least one San Jose councilman hopeful that the major league baseball team will turn to his ...
Jason Giambi: Back Where He Belongs —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/7/2009
You can finally start growing your hair out again, Giambi.
The Oakland Athletics are expected to announce the signing of former fan-favorite Jason Giambi back to the Bay Area.
It's a long time coming, really. Despite putting up some decent ...
Jason "Gee, I Am Bad" Giambi and the A's: Don't Hate the Playa, Hate the Game —
Bleacher Report - MLB 1/7/2009
His career, like many of his contemporaries, has not followed the script that he, his father, or his agent imagined. There have been glitzy signings, heroic appearances on late-night TV, accusations, mea culpas, public demotions, unusual contract ...