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Manny Ramirez Will Make Oakland Athletics Debut on May 30

The long awaited return of Manny Ramirez is almost here. The Oakland Athletics announced that Manny Ramirez will make his season debut on his 40th birthday. Manny Ramirez will begin his rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento shortly, and will be recalled on May 30th, the first day he’s eligible to return. Despite all of his antics and suspensions, Manny Ramirez is one of...
Via Rant Sports  |  16 hours ago
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Manny Ramirez set to begin minor league games

Suspended slugger Manny Ramirez is scheduled to begin a 10-game minor league stint with Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday in Albuquerque. Barring rainouts, the designated hitter and outfielder is eligible to be activated by the Oakland Athletics from his 50-game suspension on May 30 - his 40th birthday - for the finale of a weekend series at Minnesota. While the A's could have...
Via AP on Fox  |  17 hours ago
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Billy Beane’s Draft History

Billy Beane’s Draft History After looking at what the Astros fans could expect in the 2012 Draft from new GM Jeff Luhnow, I decided to look at Billy Beane and his history of drafting college players. Beane is known for drafting college players and for his tirade in Moneyball for his team taking Jeremy Bonderman in the 2001 draft. The belief is that college players are closer...
Via 85% Sports  |  19 hours ago
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Brandon Inge’s Second Rare Feat

During the 2011 postseason, I wrote about Brandon Inge and the unusual circumstances of his season with the Detroit Tigers. In post entitled Brandon Inge’s Rare Feat, I explained that: Based on my research, Inge appears to be the only player in the past 10 years with more than five years of major-league service who was designated for assignment, then was recalled by the major...
Via Fangraphs  |  19 hours ago
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Are the A’s This Cheap???

Anyone who has seen Moneyball knows the Oakland A’s budget has been strapped over the years. But really??? Can they be this cheap? The A’s signed Brandon Inge over two weeks ago, and this man still has no luggage. At least, he has no luggage to match his teammates’. After destroying his former team this weekend, Brandon Inge and his Oakland A’s packed up for...
Via Reading Between The Seams  |  2 days ago
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A's name Fuentes as new cloer

Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin has named left-hander Brian Fuentes as his closer on Saturday. "We're closing with Fuentes for now," Melvin said after Saturday's game. "I didn't announce that, but that's the position that we're in right now. We're giving (Grant Balfour) a little bit of a break, and we're going to close with Fuentes...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  2 days ago
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Fister outdueled by A's in impressive outing

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Brandon McCarthy matched a career high with 10 strikeouts after missing his last start with a sore right shoulder, leading the Oakland Athletics past the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday night. The A's opening-day starter scattered four hits in seven innings to quiet fears of another serious injury setback. McCarthy (3-3) had struck out 10 batters only...
Via Fox Sports Detroit  |  3 days ago
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Athletics 3, Tigers 1

Brandon McCarthy matched a career high with 10 strikeouts after missing his last start with a sore right shoulder, leading the Oakland Athletics past the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday night. The A's opening-day starter scattered four hits in seven innings to quiet fears of another serious injury setback. McCarthy (3-3) had struck out 10 batters only twice before. Jonny Gomes...
Via Fox Sports  |  3 days ago
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Brandon McCarthy Expands Desperate Search to Siri For Answers How to Get Out Josh Hamilton

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy knows how good Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton is right now. Hamilton has hit eight home runs in his past five games, including a Major League Baseball record tying four HR game earlier this week in what will go down as perhaps the greatest single game individual performance in American League history. While many players...
Via hardballchat.com  |  3 days ago
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Inge putting up Gehrig-like numbers

Brandon Inge has just done something no one has done since Lou Gehrig in 1931. The A's new third baseman, released by the Tigers late last month, has had four four-RBI games in a five-game span. That Gehrig-matching total includes two games with grand slams, and two games with three-run homers plus RBI singles. The only other A's player to drive in 16 runs in five games...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  4 days ago
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A's bring back Carignan and Cowgill, send down Miller and Taylor

The Oakland A's recalled right-handed pitcher Andrew Carignan and outfielder Collin Cowgill from Class AAA Sacramento and optioned right-handed pitcher Jim Miller and outfielder Michael Taylor to Sacramento, the club announced on Friday. Carignan was on the A's Opening Day roster and posted a 6.23 ERA in five relief appearances before he was optioned to Sacramento on April...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  4 days ago
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The Tigers' Bullpen Is Not to Be Trusted; Also, Brandon Inge Trolls Hard

Currently, the Tigers lead the Oakland A's 10-6 in the bottom of the 8th inning. About half an hour ago, the A's were down 10-2 with two outs in the same inning. Two infield singles and a walk later, Brandon Inge stepped to the plate. Recent history tells us that Brandon should have struck out on a pitch two feet outside with a horrible check swing, but this is clearly not...
Via Detroit4lyfe  |  5 days ago
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Jerry Blevins: One Inning, Pitch by Pitch

Jerry Blevins took the mound with a plan. The lefty reliever entered the game with runners on first and second and none out, his team trailing by two runs. Possessing neither overpowering stuff nor a high ground-ball rate, he was going to rely on scouting reports and location to get out of the inning. Seven pitches later, he did just that. Blevins, who has appeared in 161 games over...
Via Fangraphs  |  7 days ago
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BIG NO-NO

A's Cespedes marvels at first home run

Welcome to the Big Leagues, Yoenis Cespedes. But you better check yourself. Not even being a week into his MLB career, the Oakland A's Cespedes hit a mammoth home run and marveled at his blast by staring at it as he left the box. That’s a big no-no in this league. Cespedes must have been told by teammates or his manager to apologize after the game, because this is...
Via The Victory Formation  |  April 08, 2012
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MAKE IT HAPPEN

Canseco wants to fight Warren Sapp

In defense of Jeremy Shockey, Jose Canseco had an exchange with Warren Sapp on Twitter and challenged Sapp to fight him as a tuneup for his proposed fight with Shaq.

Via Larry Brown Sports  |  March 25, 2012
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