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Sluggers add new life to American League
Tim Lincecum thought about the seismic shifts of baseball's offseason, the ones that saw Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder migrate to the American League.
Michael Dwyer Associated Press
Josh Berman, 7, of Framingham, Mass., watches as Red Sox equipment is loaded onto a truck Saturday outside Fenway Park in Boston. Attention shifts to baseball as spring training begins.
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Leading Off: More than a bay separates Giants, A's
The Giants and A's are vastly different organizations, and a great example of that was Tuesday's announcements of deals with starting pitchers.
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A's set to play exhibition at Raley Field
The A's will play an exhibition game against the River Cats, their Triple-A affiliate, at Raley Field on March 31, the team announced Wednesday.
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December 15, 2011
A's Matsui enjoys hot streak after his miserable first half
OAKLAND – The hot streak began innocently enough for Hideki Matsui. He went 1 for 4 on July 15 against the Los Angeles Angels in the A's first game after the All-Star break, raising his average from .209 to .210.
Ben Margot Associated Press
Hideki Matsui's fans cheer their hero last week in Oakland. Matsui has raised his batting from .209 to .263 in the second half.
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August 22, 2011
Hoping for another call-up to A's, ace Godfrey stays on a roll
For most of Saturday, it looked as if River Cats pitcher Graham Godfrey was going to be recalled to the major leagues to start tonight for the A's in Seattle.
Graham Godfrey might have started for the A's tonight in Seattle had Oakland's deal to send Rich Harden to Boston not fallen through last weekend.
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August 02, 2011
A's rally to nip Rays
Conor Jackson hit a two-run double in the seventh inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied from three runs down to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 on Monday night.
Oakland Athletics pitcher Guillermo Moscoso works against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, July 25, 2011.
Tampa Bay Rays' Sean Rodriguez, left, scores past...
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July 26, 2011
A's can't capitalize on Cahill outing
Trevor Cahill made one bad pitch Sunday, and that's one too many to get a win for the Oakland Athletics right now.
Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Andrew Bailey walks off the field after giving up a two-run walk off home run to Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton in a baseball game Saturday, July 9, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers won 7-6.
Oakland Athletics first...
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July 11, 2011
Father, curveball help propel All-Star pitcher Gonzalez
OAKLAND – Max Gonzalez remembers the moment as if it happened last week, not more than a decade ago when his son, A's left-hander Gio Gonzalez, was a ninth-grader in Hialeah, Fla.
Paul J. Bereswill Associated Press file, 2011
Gio Gonzalez made the American League All-Star team in just his second full major league season with the A's.
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July 08, 2011
Leading Off: A's loud uniforms key in winning streak
It wasn't new manager Bob Melvin or ex-River Cats Jemile Weeks or Josh Outman.The real catalyst for the recent six-game winning streak for the A's – yellow jersey tops.
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June 27, 2011
Hit batter ends A's 6-game streak
NEW YORK – Brad Ziegler hit Justin Turner with a pitch with two outs in the 13th inning to force in the winning run, and the New York Mets ended the A's six-game winning streak, 3-2 Wednesday night.
Paul J. Bereswill Associated Press
The New York Mets' Justin Turner, center, is mobbed by teammates after Turner was hit by a pitch, forcing in the winning run.
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June 23, 2011
Melvin fits in as A's manager, strengthened by Bay Area ties
In the 25 months that Bob Melvin was looking for work – after being abruptly relieved of his duties as Arizona Diamondbacks manager on May 7, 2009 – he interviewed with five teams.
New A's manager Bob Melvin, right, talks with Coco Crisp before a recent game. The A's have won five in a row under Melvin, and six of 10 overall since he replaced Bob Geren.
Nam...
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June 21, 2011
Leading Off: Put Giants, A's in same league, division
Talk of realignment in baseball is heating up.Interleague play has spiced up baseball since it began in 1997, but it makes no sense to have 16 teams in the National League and 14 in the American. During interleague play, there's always two N.L. teams that don't participate.
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June 21, 2011
Lincecum's troubles continue against A's
OAKLAND – Josh Willingham hit an RBI double and also scored on a throwing error, and the A's ended their winless streak against San Francisco ace Tim Lincecum with a 5-2 victory over the Giants on Friday night.
Ben Margot Associated Press
Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti talks with Tim Lincecum after the A's scored twice in the third inning Friday night in Oakland...
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June 18, 2011
Crisp, Athletics feel robbed again in 5-4 loss
CHICAGO - Coco Crisp and the Oakland A's just can't catch a break. A day after being robbed of a go-ahead two-run homer, Crisp was called out on a play he appeared to be safe on to seal a 5-4 victory for the Chicago White Sox over the A's on Sunday.
Paul Beaty Associated Press
A's second baseman Jemile Weeks dives for a throw as Chicago's Alexei Ramí...
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June 13, 2011
A's in deep trouble, but denial's sky-high
If it's a little overcast in Baltimore this week, you'll have to forgive the A's. They arrive there today, bringing along their thick cloud of denial.
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June 06, 2011
Everybody hits for A's
OAKLAND – Ryan Sweeney hit a tiebreaking single as part of a three-run sixth inning, and the A's held on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 Friday night.
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May 28, 2011
A's find power, pitching in win
ANAHEIM – David DeJesus hit two homers and drove in four runs, Guillermo Moscoso pitched six scoreless innings to win his first major league start and the A's ended a six-game losing streak with a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.
Chris Carlson Associated Press
David DeJesus' second homer of the game helped the A's end their six-game losing streak.
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May 25, 2011
Marcos Breton: Nondescript A's stuck in limbo in Oakland
Perhaps more than any other team in baseball, the Oakland Athletics are in a state of limbo.
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May 20, 2011
Cahill goes to 6-0 as A's topple Texas
ARLINGTON, Texas – Trevor Cahill is making it so routine to pitch impressively for the A's that manager Bob Geren has come to expect these kind of performances.
Tony Gutierrez Associated Press
A's left fielder Josh Willingham hits a two-run single in the eighth inning Monday. He also hit a three-run homer in the third.
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May 10, 2011
Leading Off: Oakland Coliseum naming rights sold again
Oakland Coliseum name sold again
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April 28, 2011
A's are hobbled by 10 strikeouts
ANAHEIM – Jered Weaver struck out 10 and won his sixth straight start in the Los Angeles Angels' 5-0 victory over the A's on Monday night.
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April 26, 2011
Seattle blanks A's again
SEATTLE Rookie Michael Pineda dazzled again, throwing six shutout innings for his third straight victory, and Adam Kennedy's two-run single was enough offense in the Seattle Mariners' 4-0 win over the A's on Friday night.
A's pitcher Jerry Blevins sits after being yanked in the fifth inning against the Mariners on Friday night. Blevins faced three batters, giving up two walks...
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April 23, 2011
Sloppy play, quiet bats spoil openerMariners pitcher flashes Cy Young form
OAKLAND – Felix Hernández found his Cy Young form in a hurry, pitching a five-hitter for his 14th career complete game and the majors' first this year, and the Seattle Mariners beat the American League West rival A's 6-2 Friday night.
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April 02, 2011
High hopes for Giants, A's
The Giants will start the season in Los Angeles on Thursday and return home next week for their long-awaited, much- anticipated and uniquely San Francisco-ish Big Bang.
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Unlike in past years, no one will write off the Giants after manager Bruce Bochy guided them to the 2010 World Series title.
Mark Duncan Associated Press
The...
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March 30, 2011
Harden shut down for 2 weeks after latest injury
PHOENIX - Rich Harden could only chuckle and shake his head good naturedly at his latest predicament.
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February 18, 2011
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