http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/579 Recent articles about Marco Scutaro en-us Gio Gonzalez got his first Major League career start, unfortunately for him and the A's, it was also his first career loss as well. The 22 year old pitcher, just called up from the Sacramento River Cats, pitched 6 innings, letting up 4 earned runs on 4 hits and 2 walks, and 1 home run while striking out 4 batters in the loss. The only problem was the first inning, where he let up a three-run homer to Rod Barajas... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:17:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/302663 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/302663 Monday was not a good day for the A's. Sitting on a six game losing streak and unable to find a way since the All Star break to put a few wins together, they found out that their singular franchise player, Eric Chavez, will need season ending... Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:27:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300991 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/300991 What do these 2 lists of players have in common? Chone Figgins Asdrubal Cabrera Gregor Blanco Luis Castillo Marco Scutaro Austin Kearns Joey Gathright Brian Schneider Shannon Stewart Julio Lugo David Eckstein Ryan Theriot Jason Bartlett Jamey Carroll Carlos Ruiz Juan Pierre Matt Treanor Daric Barton Andruw Jones Cesar IzturisClint Barmes Eric Hinske Corey Hart Miguel Olivo Jose Guillen Alex Rodriguez Evan Longoria Carlos Lee Cody Ross Jermaine Dye Josh Hamilton Alfonso Soriano Ryan Ludwick Chase Utley Ryan Doumit Ryan Braun Dan Uggla Lance Berkman Mike Jacobs Marcus Thames Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:53:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284009 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284009 I saw this jersey in the new outdoor Mets Team Shop. I know the photo is blurry, but I think my mind was jumbled by what I was seeing. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:52:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/239061 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/239061 The gruesome details about Toronto Blue Jays 3B Scott Rolen's finger injury were given today. Kind of weird to be saying gruesome when it comes to a finger but this one is! I'll get into the details in a few moments but first lets talk about the updated time line for his return. Rolen said the pin in his middle finger has to stay in 14 days and "at that point, it would be pretty speculative" to say when he'll be back. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:42:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/220596 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/220596 So much for Toronto Blue Jay's 3B Scott Rolen only missing about the first week or so of the season. The injury is still a non-displaced fracture in the right middle finger, but the bone was broken enough to where surgery was required. Monday afternoon Rolen underwent surgery to insert a screw into the finger and was immediately placed on the disabled list. Here's the time frame for his return to the lineup Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:09:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/216868 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/216868 A visual look at one of baseball's greatest fringe benefits - being able to grab your crotch in front of 40,000 people. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:25:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/42491 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/42491 A very stat-heavy article from Baseball Prospectus that helps determine who were and weren't the best clutch hitters of this past season. It's worth breezing through to see the names that show up on both lists. As you may have guessed, David Ortiz appears on one and Alex Rodriguez appears on the other, but there are a number of others that make unexpected cameos. Sun, 04 Mar 2007 01:40:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/10737 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/10737 Over at The Pastime, I've asked a few of my friends to share their views on five questions I think that are on the minds of A's fans coming into this season. I got a great response, and I think you're going to find what they had to say pretty fascinating. Some of the folks to weigh in were Marc Normandin, Ken Arneson, Jeff Sackmann, and other great A's bloggers and baseball writers. Check it out. I think you're going to enjoy reading what they have to say. The first question I asked of them was this: "In your opinion, what is the key factor that the A's season will hinge on in 2007?" Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:35:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/8923 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/8923 As I was poring over 2006 stats for the A's, something hit me. The lines of numbers that I was looking at weren't really giving me an easy visual comparison. I wanted to know how the hitter's numbers stacked up against his teammates, and the league averages. It wasn't easy to just glance at the numbers and see it right away. So I came up with this system. [follow the link to see the image] UPDATE Here's a new look for the graphic http://thepastime.net/2006/10/statline-graphic-update.html Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:55:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/3675 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/3675 The trio in the booth can't seem to agree on how to pronounce Craig Monroe's last name. Is it MON-roe or mon-ROE? At least Steve Lyons is consistent. He goes with MON-roe, and also refers to the Tigers hometown as DEE-troit. Know what? They should ask the cops who arrested him for stealing that belt how to pronounce it. Eric Chavez forgot to pack his Gold Glove this postseason. Took the lead one instead. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:01:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/3328 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/3328 I'm sure Ryan didn't post this to YB because he thought it was sort of "special interest." I disagree. This was one of the best moments of the entire season and should be appreciated by all but the hardest core Twins fans. This wasn't just the nail in the coffin in yesterday's game. It was a perfect symphony of fans and team, with a masterful solo performance by an Italian virtuoso. Sun, 08 Oct 2006 03:55:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/3123 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/3123