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One last review of the A's 2008-2009 offseason moves

05 Apr 2009 05:55:32 PDT

Written by grover
Plan B was only a slight variation on Plan A. Giambi signs to a 1 year deal plus team option and when Andrew Brown gets hurt Beane quickly went out and traded two guys destined for careers in the minors for Michael Wuertz. Springer gets signed and Beane goes shopping for another DiNardo or Saalo...

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Opinion: AN Sits Down With Dallas Braden

17 Mar 2009 20:15:48 PDT

Written by Nico
Nico: Now you're coming off a fairly solid year, you're doing well in spring training, (but) I'm sure there are things you can pinpoint that you're thinking, "I need this to improve going forward." What would those things be that are still between you and your potential, you think?

Original story at Athletics Nation .

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Opinion: A's Halt Ballpark in Fremont Plans

20 Feb 2009 13:14:01 PST

Written by johnjahafanclub
I am dissapointed if this means the A's might leave or stay in their current park, but I am excited if this leads to a move to San Jose. Oakland Athletics officials today asked the City of Fremont to halt the planning process required to build a new stadium and move the team there, saying they wa...

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Opinion: Staturday: Sussing the Short Stop Strategies

15 Nov 2008 14:20:51 PST

Written by PaulThomas
Don't blame me, grover asked me to look him over. McDonald is something of a uniquely bad hitter in that not only does he have no power and little speed, but he's a fly-ball hitter. In Major League Baseball, hitting non-home run flies is not a good strategy. Also not a good strategy: playing John...

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Opinion: The Expectations Game

11 Nov 2008 08:53:46 PST

Written by rachel and alyson oaklandasdays
There was a time in the recent past that we had expectations for the A's. Like it wasn't that long ago that we actually believed that the A's would re-sign Miggy. And even more recently we were TOTALLY blind-sided by the Huddy and Mulder trades. In the few seasons that followed, we have al...

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Opinion: AN Visits with Minor League Expert John Sickels

15 Sep 2008 07:00:04 PDT

Written by Blez
SportsBlogs Nation is really fortunate as we have John Sickels writing the best minor league blog on the Web in Minor League Ball. Sickels does excellent work at that blog and I suggest you make it part of your daily reading. Blez: Finally, who would you rank as the A's best hitter in the syst...

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Opinion: Monday Morning Minors Musings: Is there anyone left to callup? - edition

18 Aug 2008 08:33:38 PDT

Written by Taj Adib
AZL Athletics: 7-10, 7th Place, ARizona Rookie League A's Prospects in the News 1. No A's prospects made it on this week's Baseball America Hot Sheet, however in the notes section of the weekly update both Aaron Cunningham and Chris Carter recieved honorable mentions from the BA staff.

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Opinion: Scouting The Young Starters (Small Sample Edition)

13 Aug 2008 09:48:38 PDT

Written by Nico
SEAN GALLAGHER Don't let his recent woes scare you off, as what you saw was a 22 year old trying to pitch through pain. Gallagher remains one of the A's most exciting young pitchers, with a true "plus fastball" - remember, this is a guy Beane insisted on for months, a guy about whom Cubs fans sai...

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Opinion: Angels not looking past A's

11 Jul 2008 00:10:02 PDT

For the Angels, Jon Garland, who's struggled in his career against the Athletics, will get the start. Garland is 1-2 this season against Oakland with a 5.21 ... Angels barely hang on Los Angeles Times Today in Major League Baseball Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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Opinion: Top o' the Mornin' Monday Minors Musings

30 Jun 2008 08:00:02 PDT

Written by Taj Adib
Don't forget to send some well-wishes to grover while he's off battling wildfires in the nether regions of the Golden State. He's working hard on getting some time to do his own minor league update, but mother nature is not cooperating as of yet!

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Opinion: I Live in a Green and Gold Submarine

25 Jun 2008 12:31:17 PDT

Written by Blez
As for me, I've always loved watching those guys. When Mike Myers was a free agent a couple of seasons ago, I'd hoped that the A's would sign him because he's so tough on lefties. There's just something about having a pitcher who not only isn't likely to give up a multi-run home run, but is ofte...

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Opinion: Monday Midday Minors Musings: Movin' On Up Edition

23 Jun 2008 12:29:52 PDT

Written by Taj Adib
OF Travis Buck: Yeah, THAT Travis Buck. He's struggled at the major league level so far this season, but he's mashing at AAA Sacramento and with Ryan Sweeney performing well for the big club and Cargon improving, Buck might become expendable if another team is willing to overpay for him aft...

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Opinion: Monday Midnight Minors Musings: College Edition

06 May 2008 00:30:05 PDT

Written by Taj Adib
With the major league and minor league seasons well underway (giving the organization a framework for judgng needs and luxuries) and with amateur baseball seasons winding down (providing near-complete sample sizes to judge prospective draftees) let's take a look at where the A's sta...

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Opinion: Offseason Interview: Mychael Urban

05 Nov 2007 10:01:03 PST

Written by Blez
Mychael Urban: The biggest offseason need? How about some sort of guarantee that Eric Chavez, Bobby Crosby, Kiko Calero, Justin Duchscherer, Mark Kotsay, Travis Buck, Huston Street and Rich Harden will stay off the DL for a full season? Get that and you're in serious business.

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Oakland A's Weekend Review: Roster Shake-Ups

29 Apr 2007 21:03:00 PDT

Written by Melissa Lockard
The weekend was a wild one for the Oakland A’s system, as there were two trades and a barrage of player movement throughout the organization. We have a recap of all of the player movement, as well as notes on some of the top player performances from the past weekend.

Original story at Scout.com > OaklandClubhouse.com .

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