The A's and Jonny Gomes finalized a $1 million, one-year contract Thursday after reaching a preliminary agreement last week. Gomes already has a nice fan base in the Bay Area. He grew up in nearby Petaluma, where he is loved.
Via Larry Brown Sports
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January 26, 2012
Oakland A’s pitcher Dallas Braden really got a tattoo on his arm of Rollie Fingers riding a dolphin jumping over a rainbow. The photo was shared on the A’s Facebook page, and they say Braden got the tattoo after doing a commercial shoot with Rollie.
Braden has always been a silly dude, so we can’t say we expected anything less. I guess that’s how they roll...
RIDING THE DOLPHIN
Via The Daily Rival
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January 26, 2012
Yes, you are seeing that correctly. That is Hall of Fame pitcher Rollie Fingers in all of his mustachioed glory, riding a dolphin in front of a rainbow, engraved in ink on Oakland A’s pitcher Dallas Braden’s left upper arm.
Okay, okay, I have serious doubts this is real. For one, its gleam in light reminds me of those temporary tattoos kids can get at Chuck E. Cheese...
Via Pro Sports Daily
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January 26, 2012
Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff said he is open to the idea of signing slugger Manny Ramirez.
Wolff told the San Francisco Chronicle that he could not see any "non-baseball" reason for bringing in Ramirez.
"I wouldn't want to not have a player because he made a mistake and paid the price for it, but that's really up to (general manager) Billy (Beane),"...
Via Razzball
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January 27, 2012
Brad Peacock isn’t even ranked in the top 150 starters for CBS. Then again they have Javier Vazquez ranked 47th overall and he retired, so there’s that. Here’s what I said when he was traded to the A’s, “Peacock had a great season in Double- and Triple-A last year, putting up a 2.39 ERA and a 177/47 K/BB line. The A’s basically got Gio Gonzalez...
Via Miami Herald
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January 26, 2012
The Athletics have agreed to terms on a one- year contract with outfielder Jonny Gomes.
Hot News for P Bartolo Colon
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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January 26, 2012
The Athletics announced that they designated infielder Adrian Cardenas for assignment. The move creates 40-man roster space for Bay Area native Jonny Gomes, whose signing is now official.
Cardenas, 24, spent the 2011 season with Oakland's Triple-A affiliate, where he posted a .314/.374/.418 line in 545 plate appearances and played left field, shortstop, second and third....
Via dallasnews.com
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January 26, 2012
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January 25, 2012
OAKLAND—Having only won one playoff series this millennium and unlikely to qualify for MLB’s playoffs, much less advance to and win a World Series, the Oakland A’s and GM Billy Beane have taken solace in the fact that they may at least win an Academy Award, as they have been nominated for six Oscars for their role in Moneyball.
“Obviously,” said Beane...
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