Oakland Athletics

What the A's need is a hitting version of Andrew Bailey, someone to come from virtually nowhere and do for Oakland's lineup what Bailey did for the bullpen. It would be a long shot, but so was Bailey, who won the American League Rookie of the Year Award one...

What the A's need is a hitting version of Andrew Bailey, someone to come from virtually nowhere and do for Oakland's lineup what Bailey did for the bullpen. It would be a long shot, but so was Bailey, who won the American League Rookie of the Year Award one...

John Sickels has an interesting interview with Billy Beane on Minor League Ball. Sounds like Plan A is to get Chris Carter more time in the outfield (probably left) and keep Daric Barton at first. As for Brett Wallace, the A's want his big (though not Pandaesque) body at third. Sickels: It...

With Billy Beane indicating the A's are unlikely to go after major free agents and instead may make trades (possibly for a third baseman) , the rebuilding program will apparently continue in 2010. To sign a couple free agents and have three or four press conferences during the winter...

A's reliever Michael Wuertz is ecstatic over Bailey's being Rookie of the Year, saying it's as if his little brother won the award. "I don't think a lot of people got to see him, being in Oakland, but what he did and where he came from, it's absolutely amazing," Wuertz told The Chron's Susan...

Beane looking to go young in offseason

A's Lieppman wins 'Chief' Bender Award

Patience pays off in honors for Bailey

When the Boston Bruins first ran into injury trouble up front, they immediately looked around the locker room, attempting to find players that would be able to step up their games. One player that was frequently mentioned in the media was Patrice Bergeron. For the first few years of his career, Bergeron typically found his [...]

Without Bogut, Bucks get a pretty lucky win Statistically, the Bucks were outplayed at home by the dreadful Charlotte Bobcats, but the home court advantage, or more specifically, Charlotte’s horrific free throw and 3 pt shooting, helped the Bucks get a narrow win.  Oh, and a huge dose of Brandon Jennings helped.  Here is the WinStats [...]

Without Bogut, Bucks get a pretty lucky win Statistically, the Bucks were outplayed at home by the dreadful Charlotte Bobcats, but the home court advantage, or more specifically, Charlotte’s horrific free throw and 3 pt shooting, helped the Bucks get a narrow win.  Oh, and a huge dose of Brandon Jennings helped.  Here is the WinStats [...]