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Josh Donaldson On Settling In

Found June 18, 2013 on Fangraphs:
PLAYERS: Josh Donaldson,  Adrian Beltre,  John Jaso,  Derek Norris
TEAMS: Oakland Athletics,  Texas Rangers
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“Nothing has ever come easy for me, especially the first time around,” — Oakland third baseman Josh Donaldson Josh Donaldson played baseball for two high schools. Add to that college, two minor league sytems, and the pros, and he’s had to start over in a new place often over the course of his ca...
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San Jose sues MLB over A's

Via Fangraphs  |  June 18, 2013

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Via Baseball Hot Corner  |  June 17, 2013
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Manny Ramirez’s Taiwan career comes to a close

Via The Victory Formation  |  June 19, 2013
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Oakland A’s sweep Yankees, struggle with Seattle

Via Football Extra Points  |  June 17, 2013
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A's And M's Play Through The Stink In Oakland

Via Online Sports Guys  |  June 16, 2013
((HT: CSN California/KGO-TV)) A sewage problem with the 47-year-old Oakland Coliseum caused a backup that made the A's and Mariners dress in the same clubhouse, made Mariners manager Eric Wedge hold his presser in the hall instead of a foot of water in his office, and this apparently happens even when the team is on the road. Too many people made trips to the bathroom during...

MLB sued over A's proposed move

Via Fox Sports  |  June 18, 2013
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Oakland A’s: Possible Starting Pitching Trade Deadline Targets

Via BaySportsNet  |  June 19, 2013
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Lew Wolff, Billy Beane on A’s sewage back-up: It’s happened before

Via Minus Twenty-Two  |  June 17, 2013
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Bats Back Jarrod Parker’s Strong Start as A’s Beat Rangers 6-2

Via BaySportsNet  |  June 18, 2013
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Straily Struggles, A’s Drop Opener to Rangers 8-7

Via BaySportsNet  |  June 17, 2013
The A’s opened a pivotal four-game series in Arlington against the Rangers on Monday with an 8-7 loss. Both starting pitchers were shaky on the night, as Dan Straily and Nick Tepesch were hit around and ultimately earned no decisions for their efforts. A.J. Pierzynski banged a two-run home run off the foul pole in the second against Straily, putting Texas up 2-0. The next inning...

Athletics-Rangers Preview

Via Fox Sports  |  June 17, 2013
The Oakland Athletics have taken control of the AL West in part because of the Texas Rangers' struggles on their longest homestand of the season. The A's will try to add to those woes while padding their advantage in a four-game series that begins Monday night. Oakland trailed by one game in the division after Texas won the opener of an 11-game homestand last Monday. The...

Hitter Volatility Through Mid-June

Via Fangraphs  |  June 17, 2013
Last year I reintroduced VOL, a custom metric that attempts to measure the relative volatility of a hitter’s day to day performance. It is far from a perfect metric, but at the moment it’s what we have. If you recall, a lower VOL value is better in the sense that it indicates a hitter has been more consistent offensively. However, both good and bad hitters can be consistent,...
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