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Dallas Braden had a stomachache Wednesday night and his shoulder tightened a little in the fourth inning, so he had no compunction about telling manager Bob Geren he was gassed after the seventh. "For the first time, I tried to make an intelligent decision,...
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Via Midwest Sports Fans
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June 12, 2009
Frank Thomas, currently pondering his retirement, is back on the South Side covering the White Sox as part of his new gig with Comcast SportsNet. Whenever Frank does retire, he needs to do so wearing a White Sox #35 jersey as a member once again of the franchise where the vast majority of his Hall of Fame resume was written.
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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June 11, 2009
Here are some updates on the draft as we enter its final day...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the Indians will develop their first round pick, Alex White, as a reliever.
Astros GM Ed Wade told Jose de Jesus Ortiz of the Houston Chronicle that the team's selection of shortstop Jiovanni Mier doesn't mean Miguel Tejada's about to be moved. Mier had...
Via The Hater Nation
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June 10, 2009
One of Jon Wilhite's closest friends is current Oakland A's catcher Kurt Suzuki. Both men were Cal State Fullerton teammates, and fellow walk-ons together in 2004. Suzuki has spearheaded an effort to raise money for Wilhite's rehabilitation with a auction that you can find here.You might notice that Jonathan Papelbon has donated a jersey to auction. So there goes another...
Via SportingNews.com
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June 09, 2009
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Aaron Cunningham walked around Oakland's locker room joking and talking with...
Via SFgate
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June 12, 2009
Suggest to Josh Outman that he was a good hitter as an amateur player and that could help him at the plate in the big leagues, and he has this response: "I guess 'was' is the key word there." Outman, a left-handed hitter, makes his major-league batter's-box...
Via SFgate
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June 12, 2009
A's manager Bob Geren just knew Rajai Davis was going to win the game in the bottom of the ninth. OK, maybe it was more wishfully thinking out loud than giving a sure word of prophecy, but that's all semantics after Davis made Geren's called shot come true in...
Via East Carolina Athletics
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June 11, 2009
Junior Kyle Roller was the fifth player from the 2009 Conference USA Champion East Carolina Pirates to hear his name called when the Oakland Athletics chose him in the 47th round with pick No. 1413 Thursday afternoon during the 2009 Major League Baseball First Year Amateur Player Draft.
Via Inside Bay Area
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June 10, 2009
OAKLAND — The story went that Hall of Fame third baseman Wade Boggs was fanatical about eating chicken before every game.A's first baseman Jason Giambi has his own pregame dietary ritual: yams.
Via Baseball Musings
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June 09, 2009
Anthony Swarzak beaned Aaron Cunningham Monday night resulting in Aaron suffering a concussion:
Twins starter Anthony Swarzak hit Cunningham square in the helmet and knocked it off his head in the fourth inning Monday night. As the ball sailed high in the air, Cunningham dropped to one knee and put his hand to his head. Athletic [...]
Via Arkansas State Athletics Official Web Site
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June 11, 2009
Arkansas State baseball signee Michael Faulkner (Germantown, Tenn.) was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 21st round of the Major League Baseball Draft, which ended today.
Via Sox and Dawgs Inactive
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June 11, 2009
A woman sitting near Pesky’s Pole laughs at New York Yankees RF Nick Swisher after he misses a catch off the bat of Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia last night.
Swisher did make up for it though with a great catch later on in the game.
Thanks to @SoxJetsFan for the picture
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