http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/21657 Recent articles about Kurt Suzuki en-us More photos » by Alex Brandon - AP Jesus Flores- The Lone Rule 5 Survivor Browse more photos » In the absence of any big moves, the Rays have two glaring needs to address in the off-season, the catcher position andthe bullpen. Over the next two weeks, we will take a look at some potential Rule 5 diamonds in the rough that could perhaps help out in 2009 be hidden behindthe abundance of versatile d... Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:00:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Catching_Up_on_Rule_5_Catchers/1635145 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Catching_Up_on_Rule_5_Catchers/1635145 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Catching_Up_on_Rule_5_Catchers/1635145 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/9/295b0249aa3b21959fc3d64c4b4e73ede0d7ee60/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_13_28db.jpg Rajai Davis started the bottom of the 1st by striking out against Jeremy Sowers, and if Sowers knew how to "sell high" he would have called it a day right there and then. Mark Ellis followed with a HR, then Kurt Suzuki followed that with a double and the next four batters singled. By the time Sowers exited with nobody out in the 2nd, he had allowed 9 hits and a walk, and would be charged with 6 runs. Leading Oakland's 16-hit attack were Suzuki (single, double, HR), along wi... Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:31:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/As_Sweet_On_Sowers_Suzuki_Leads_16_hit_Barrage_As_Carson_Kilby_Get_Firsts/1204171 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/As_Sweet_On_Sowers_Suzuki_Leads_16_hit_Barrage_As_Carson_Kilby_Get_Firsts/1204171 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/As_Sweet_On_Sowers_Suzuki_Leads_16_hit_Barrage_As_Carson_Kilby_Get_Firsts/1204171 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/5/a5ce13616384e1ea4adfb798dc1ef26e45284d92/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_04_caa9.jpg After three full innings, the A's lead 5-1 over the Angels, on the back of a 2-run home run by Scott Hairston, a 2-run single through the infield by Kurt Suzuki, and a sacrifice fly by Mr. Jack Cust. Meanwhile, Brett Tomko gave up his alloted solo home run, and is hoping to keep his streak going as a member of the green and gold. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:08:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Open_Thread_Game_128_As_at_Angels_Cont/1075986 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Open_Thread_Game_128_As_at_Angels_Cont/1075986 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Open_Thread_Game_128_As_at_Angels_Cont/1075986 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/5/e558e70f8dea77f1db2ae70f1ac8d5ced43f5254/small/holliday.jpg It just isn't AN Day without a walk-off. Three years ago came the epic Kotsay at-bat followed by Milton Bradley's 3-run HR off of B.J. Ryan; tonight, in front of dozens of AN fans -- most of them completely insane, I might add -- and apparently about 26,000 other people (we didn't much notice), Kurt Suzuki's liner to left-field off of Zach Miner sank in front of a diving Ryan Raburn as Adam Kennedy sped around from 2nd. Raburn made a rather remarkable play short-hopping it... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:56:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Suzukis_Walk_Off_Hit_Helps_Contribute_To_The_Delinquency_Of_A_Miner/1030569 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Suzukis_Walk_Off_Hit_Helps_Contribute_To_The_Delinquency_Of_A_Miner/1030569 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Suzukis_Walk_Off_Hit_Helps_Contribute_To_The_Delinquency_Of_A_Miner/1030569 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c050e5c8691045b250b87cc18d7509d93991d2d1/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_07_9db6.jpg Kurt Suzuki hit an RBI single with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Oakland Athletics past the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Saturday night. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:29:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Suzukis_walk_off_single_lifts_Athletics_over_Tigers/1030381 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Suzukis_walk_off_single_lifts_Athletics_over_Tigers/1030381 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Suzukis_walk_off_single_lifts_Athletics_over_Tigers/1030381 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c050e5c8691045b250b87cc18d7509d93991d2d1/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_07_9db6.jpg Kurt Suzuki hit an RBI single with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Oakland Athletics past the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Saturday night. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:03:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/As_top_Tigers_behind_Suzuki_end_3_game_slide/1030332 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/As_top_Tigers_behind_Suzuki_end_3_game_slide/1030332 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/As_top_Tigers_behind_Suzuki_end_3_game_slide/1030332 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/5/a5ce13616384e1ea4adfb798dc1ef26e45284d92/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_04_caa9.jpg More photos » by ED ZURGA - AP Kurt Suzuki and Jack Cust rush over to get a peek at Ryan Sweeney's ass. "Day-um!" says Cust. Browse more photos » Raj is running, Brett Anderson is dealing, Sweeney and Crosby are HRing (as usual). 4-0 A's after 5... Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:41:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Open_Thread_Game_111_As_at_Kansas_City_cont/958516 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Open_Thread_Game_111_As_at_Kansas_City_cont/958516 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Open_Thread_Game_111_As_at_Kansas_City_cont/958516 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/c/7cb21c2e4883343b65f84af89265f1ceef9d6731/small/MLB_June_11_5083.jpg More photos » by Ben Margot - AP about 16 hours ago: Oakland Athletics' Kurt Suzuki, left, exchanges words with Texas Rangers catcher Taylor Teagarden after Suzuki was hit in the back by a pitch thrown by Vicente Padilla in the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) Browse more photos » Go Rangers... Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:30:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Game_107_Game_Day_Thread/943941 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Game_107_Game_Day_Thread/943941 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Game_107_Game_Day_Thread/943941 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/5/a5ce13616384e1ea4adfb798dc1ef26e45284d92/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_04_caa9.jpg More photos » by David Richard - AP about 1 hour ago: Oakland Athletics' Kurt Suzuki hits an RBI-single, scoring teammate Adam Kennedy, in the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, on Sunday, July 5, 2009, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Richard) Browse more photos » Wonderful effort by Gio Gonzalez today, allowing two runs in six innings of work,... Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:20:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Thread_Moves_On_As_Up_3_2_After_7/772580 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Thread_Moves_On_As_Up_3_2_After_7/772580 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Thread_Moves_On_As_Up_3_2_After_7/772580 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/5/a5ce13616384e1ea4adfb798dc1ef26e45284d92/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_04_caa9.jpg There were at least three true "crossroads moments" in tonight's game, which was both interesting and - in a delightful departure from recent wins and losses - well played by the A's. The first "crossroads moment" came in the bottom of the 3rd with Brett Anderson cruising, leading 2-0 and having retired six in a row, when he hit Will Venable to leadoff and then served up his first hit to the opposing pitcher Walt Silva. A walk and two RBI singles later, Anders... Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:32:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/You_Really_Wanna_Pitch_To_Kurt_Suzuki_Be_My_Guest/724703 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/You_Really_Wanna_Pitch_To_Kurt_Suzuki_Be_My_Guest/724703 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/You_Really_Wanna_Pitch_To_Kurt_Suzuki_Be_My_Guest/724703 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/5/a5ce13616384e1ea4adfb798dc1ef26e45284d92/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_04_caa9.jpg A word in the San Jose Mercury-News that Oakland catcher and ex-CSUF Titan Kurt Suzuki is raising funds to help with Jon Wilhite's rehab: Catcher Kurt Suzuki got to visit his former Cal State-Fullerton teammate Jon Wilhite, the lone survivor from the April 9 car crash that killed Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others. Wilhite underwent brain surgery shortly after the accident and is gradually recovering. "You want to see him get better, as a friend," Suzuki said. "T... Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:36:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/As_Catcher_Kurt_Suzuki_Raising_Funds_For_Fellow_Ex_Titan_Jon_Wilhite/717787 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/As_Catcher_Kurt_Suzuki_Raising_Funds_For_Fellow_Ex_Titan_Jon_Wilhite/717787 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/As_Catcher_Kurt_Suzuki_Raising_Funds_For_Fellow_Ex_Titan_Jon_Wilhite/717787 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c050e5c8691045b250b87cc18d7509d93991d2d1/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_07_9db6.jpg More photos » by Jeff Chiu - AP Even baseballs love Kurt Suzuki! A class act all the way. Browse more photos » As AN tries to raise money for the Jon Wilhite Recovery Fund, I got the nicest email from Kurt & Renee Suzuki and wanted to pass it along for all to see. Here's what the Suzukis sent along Tuesday evening: To Tyler, Nico, Staff & Readers, My wife and I want to express our deepest a... Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:07:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/A_Note_Of_Gratitude_From_Kurt_amp_Renee_Suzuki/693696 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/A_Note_Of_Gratitude_From_Kurt_amp_Renee_Suzuki/693696 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/A_Note_Of_Gratitude_From_Kurt_amp_Renee_Suzuki/693696 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/0/c050e5c8691045b250b87cc18d7509d93991d2d1/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_07_9db6.jpg 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 one of the players we love to hate turning out to be a good guy. Papelbon played at Goodwin Field as a member o... Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:28:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Vote_for_Suzuki/686295 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Vote_for_Suzuki/686295 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Vote_for_Suzuki/686295 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/5/a5ce13616384e1ea4adfb798dc1ef26e45284d92/small/PicImg_MLB_APR_04_caa9.jpg C: Kurt Suzuki, Oakland- The 25 year old is hot so far to start the season. He hit his first  homer on wednesday, but he has been hitting well all year. Owned in less than 10 percent of leagues, Suzuki is hitting .328 with a .361 OBP. His backup Landon Powell  played first base earlier [...] Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:47:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Waiver_Wire_Lineup_30/605935 http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/Waiver_Wire_Lineup_30/605935