MARK ELLIS NEWS
Ellis -- as he has many times before -- delivers in clutch for A's
OAKLAND -- Mark Ellis has always possessed an ineffable knack for timely hits during his years with the Oakland Athletics. Now that he's back from a two-month injury absence, maybe he can show his light-hitting teammates how to get it.
Ellis hit a two-run homer in his second game...
Plenty of action for Ellis at 2nd
Mark Ellis returned to second base Sunday and he was in the middle of a lot of action. He doubled in his second at-bat, nearly tied the game with a line drive that barely landed foul in the ninth before striking out, and he lost a ball in the sun. He ducked...
Some pressure on Ellis
Forget his .162 batting average during 10 rehab starts in the minors, the A's think they're going to get a spark when Mark Ellis returns from the disabled list today. Ellis represents a defensive upgrade over just about anyone at second base, which should...
Catfish Stew: Mark Ellis To Sign 2-Year Deal
October 19, 2008 by
Catfish Stew
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Mark Ellis will be back, according to ESPN. It's a 2-year deal, with a team option for a third, at about 5 to 6 million/year. That sounds fair to me. It doesn't block their best 2B prospects, Jemile Weeks and Adrian Cardenas, who are both a couple years from being ready. With...
Monday's Minor League Report: Is It Moving Day Yet?
June 16, 2009 by
Athletics Nation
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The short season leagues begin in the coming week and that will probably lead to some roster shuffling among the full season affiliates. This week I’ve decided to try my hand at anticipating some of those moves. Its not just about identifying the guys who are performing...
A's Attempt To Sweep Angels Is A Fundamental Failure
September 27, 2009 by
Athletics Nation
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For all the hoopla over hits and diving catches, baseball often comes down to the details in between. In the bottom of the 1st, Mark Ellis had a Bobby Abreu ground ball glance off his glove into short CF. Both he and Pennington went to 2B to cover, while Rajai Davis just stood...
Big First Inning
September 08, 2009 by
Baseball Musings
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The Oakland Athletics joing the Cubs with a big first inning tonight. Jack Cust and Mark Ellis hit back-to-back home runs to drive in four of the five Oakland runs. The homer raises Cust’s slugging percentage to .413, not what a team wants from it’s designated hitter. It...
White Sox lose on walk-off HR, can't sweep Oakland
August 16, 2009 by
Chicago Tribune
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Mark Ellis wins it with HR off Bobby Jenks in 9th
OAKLAND -- The Oakland Coliseum remains the house of horrors to the White Sox.
Braden returns as Oakland wakes up
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Mark Ellis was asked before Saturday's game if it was time for someone in the A's clubhouse to get mad, start screaming, maybe throw over a table. Anything to fire up a team that seemed to be playing with little energy, emotion and...
Mark Ellis Off the Market; What Now?
October 20, 2008 by
Full of Sports
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Mark Ellis Off the Market; What Now? Looks like Oakland has locked Ellis away for at least a few years, though the terms haven't been announced yet. So now where do the Diamondbacks go from here?
Effort in Sports (Part 1)
August 20, 2009 by
Beyond the Box Score
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by Ben Margot - AP
about 1 month ago:
Oakland Athletics second baseman Mark Ellis, left, can't make the catch on a throw by catcher Kurt Suzuki in effort to prevent Colorado Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki...
Newly Fired Up Comeback Kids Do It Again
July 12, 2009 by
Athletics Nation
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The A's are running hard now, and you had better believe the Rays' bullpen hears footsteps. For the second day in a row, the A's, finally told by their manager that they need to play hard if they want to play, spotted Tampa Bay a lead after 6 innings, waited until the...
Ellis' walkoff homer gives A's thrilling win over White Sox
August 16, 2009 by
Inside Bay Area
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Mark Ellis has been one of the A's hottest hitters of late, and his walkoff homer in the bottom of the ninth gave the A's a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
A's fall to White Sox in 13
The A's Mark Ellis tosses his helmet and gloves to the ground after striking out in the sixth inning.
A's Ellis captures AL weekly honors
August 17, 2009 by
Miami Herald
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Oakland Athletics second baseman Mark Ellis has been named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending August 16.
Ellis, rain help A's win
August 10, 2009 by
Mercury News
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Second baseman Mark Ellis set a career-high with five hits and drove in four runs to highlight a 9-1 victory at Baltimore.
A's Try Strategy Of "Giving Up 12 Unanswered Runs." It Doesn't Work.
August 08, 2009 by
Athletics Nation
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It started well and ended well for Oakland, which scored the game's first 3 runs and the game's last 3 runs. Unfortunately, the 12 runs KC scored in between turned out to be a bit of an issue, win-wise.
Zack Greinke wound up going 7 strong, but early on it looked...
Quick Hits
June 23, 2008 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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Mark Ellis to Reds to shore up second base or possibly shortstop, where Alex Gonzalez is just average. Are the Devil Rays interested in Randy Wolf for some pitching help?
Day off for Ellis, Crosby in; Ortiz was on the 2003 list
From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at Fenway Park
Mark Ellis is getting a day off today, so Bobby Crosby is at third and Adam Kennedy is back at second. With Jon Lester, a lefty, going, manager Bob Geren wanted to get as many right-handed hitters in as possible and he didn...
A's win on Ellis' two-out HR in ninth
BEN MARGOT Associated Press
A's second baseman Mark Ellis is mobbed after homering against Chicago closer Bobby Jenks in the ninth inning.
A's reinstate Ellis; option Barton
June 28, 2009 by
Miami Herald
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The Oakland Athletics reinstated second baseman Mark Ellis from the 60-day disabled list prior to the team's 3-1 loss to Colorado on Sunday.
Ellis, Sweeney homer in A's 7-1 win over Tigers
June 29, 2009 by
Sign on San Diego
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Mark Ellis hit a two-run homer in his second game back from a two-month injury absence, and Ryan Sweeney homered and drove in two runs in the Oakland Athletics' 7-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.
Mark Ellis, Ryan Sweeney homer, A's snap 5-game skid with 7-1 win over Tigers
June 29, 2009 by
Star Tribune
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Big hits, big fun in 6th win in row
Oakland's got a feel-good vibe going as the season winds down, and Saturday brought another win and several personal highlights. Mark Ellis established a home run mark for A's second basemen when he went deep in the first, and the A's went on to bat around in...
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