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The Old Rivalry posted by Greg L Johnson on 04/23/2008
For much of my life as a Minnesota Twins fan, the team's biggest rivalry was with the Oakland Athletics. Oakland had established themselves with a series of World series wins in the seventies, then when Tom Kelly became manager of the twins and Tony LaRussa took over the A's things really heated up. kelly and LaRussa were the... [more]
Don't get too excited. . .but the Boston Red Sox open the season, 3-1 posted by Skip Maloney on 04/03/2008
If you’re a baseball fan (any team), you know better than to get excited about the results of any single series of games. If you’ve been a Boston Red S... [more]
Breakfast With The Bo Sox posted by michael moschella on 03/25/2008
If your going to wait nearly 5 months for opening day, and have to get up at 6am to watch Dice K turn into Nuke LaLoosh, you better win the game. Well, thanks to the Manny/Moss combo, the Boston Red sox eked out a 6-5 win over the Oakland Athletics. Considering that Dice K was the Japanes... [more]
An attack of the 'warm and fuzzies' authored by the Boston Red Sox posted by Skip Maloney on 03/20/2008
It’s hard to assess the true nature of the events that transpired prior to the start of yesterday’s pre-season game against the Toronto Blue Jays, bec... [more]
MLB 2008 Season Preview: American League West posted by Joe Sauer on 03/17/2008
For the latest installment of my preview of the 2008 Major League Baseball season, I’ll take a look at the American League West.Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimWill Torii Hunter be able to provide another big bat to help Vladimir Guerrero carry the load?Last season the Angels were four... [more]
Preview IV: AL West posted by Jeff Dufour on 03/13/2008
Moving away from the National League we will turn our attention to the much better American League. We will start out west which a division that should be a great two horse race. The Rangers are still struggling; the A’s are now re-building which leaves us with the... [more]
Bold MLB 2008 Season Predictions & Preview: Mets don't win division? posted by Andrew Neiman on 03/04/2008
There's nothing quite like it. Cheap ticket prices, amazing warm weather, the smell of hot dogs & freshly cut grass on the baseball diamond in February and early March. It's that time of the year again with Spring Training rolling around and getting us all excited for the upcoming 2008 MLB season. It'... [more]
No Clemens: Just Stupid Deals posted by Nicholas O'Malley on 02/09/2008
I would love to have a nice piece about Roger Clemens right here. A nice, satirical gut-shot at Major League Baseball. The only problem is, I already wrote it, and stipulation from The Daily Collegian (www.dailycollegian.com Search: Boys will be boys) prevent me from putting it here.So instead, let's look at one of... [more]
Sreet, Blanton sign; Is stability on the horizon? posted by StomperSays on 01/19/2008
To be an A's fan means that one absolutely must expect the unexpected - with a lot of blind faith. Got a young switch-hitting outfielder whose adored by fans on the roster? And he's at the beginning of a big contract? Unload him. What's that? One of your arms is a strikeout machine who started the All-Star game la... [more]
Kotsay, we'll miss you! posted by StomperSays on 01/15/2008
One of the most underrated outfielders in baseball is no longer a member of the Oakland Athletics. Mark Kotsay was traded to the Atlanta Braves for a couple of young arms, in a move that will ensures that Travis Buck will have the most experience in the outfield next season barring a return from Shannon Stewart.Besides... [more]
Pledging Allegiance posted by StomperSays on 01/11/2008
To be an Athletics fan, one has to understand why Billy Beane makes the decisions that he does, that until Cisco Field in Fremont is built, the Elephants will be a small market, low revenue team that is constantly in the position of being unable to sign our big name free agents to extensions and coax others to move to the Eas... [more]
The Duke Signs On For Another Year posted by StomperSays on 01/10/2008
Reliever Justin Duchscherer avoided arbitration, agreeing to a $1.2 million, one-year deal with the Oakland Athletics, according to the Associated Press.This is excellent news for both the team, as well as Duke. The A's get to hang on to one of their top pitchers from the last few years - Justin made the ... [more]
Welcome A's Fans! posted by StomperSays on 01/09/2008
There's a special feeling you get when you walk into the Coliseum and you here the ultra smooth voice of Roy Steele, aka The Voice of God, utter the words, "Welcome A's Fans!"We'll be hearing those words sooner than later, as The Cactus League gets underway in March, and pitchers and catcher... [more]
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The Rangers placed right-handed pitcher Kevin Millwood on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right groin on Sunday before Texas' game against the Oakland Athletics.The Rangers called up right-hander Doug Mathis from Triple-A Oklahoma to take Millwood's roster spot. Mathis is 5-0 with a 3.55 ERA in seven starts for Oklahoma, but will pitch in relief for Texas. [read full article]
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