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A's Decline Arb offers to Embree, Thomas
According to mlbtraderumors.com, via Mychael Urban, the A's have declined to offer arbitration to both of their Type B free agents. Embree might've eventually yielded a top-50 draft pick in the '09 draft if he had been offered and signed with another team. But the team eschewed the gamble that...
Was Picking Up Frank Thomas a Mistake?
I know, I know, people hate it when there is premature speculation (isn't there a pill for that these days?). But I'm wondering if the A's might've made a mistake in picking up Frank Thomas. The reason? I'm thinking that Mike Sweeney is just a better hitter right now and Thomas' presence has put...
Frank Thomas Hit a TRIPLE! Oh and the A's Also Win Big
For all the close games the A's and Angels have played over the last few years, tonight was the rare exception. The A's blasted the hated Angels 14-2 with Emil Brown and Daric Barton leading the way with home runs and three RBIs a piece. Frank Thomas also was a home run short of the cycle. Chad...
Murphy's Law: Play Me!
Note from baseballgirl: Bonus double-recap day, as we thought we'd reward the AN faithful with not just one look at the game, but TWO! Enjoy!!!! Blez says: The day was all about Frank Thomas returning to the green and gold, and the A's seemed invigorated by having the Big Hurt back where he...
Wednesday morning stuff
Another day, another crappy Rangers loss. This is getting old. The DMN's game story leads off thusly : With each day, it gets a little quieter in the Rangers' clubhouse. It becomes tougher to find the words to describe another discouraging loss. It becomes harder to explain why three weeks...
Buying Bonds and Getting Hurt
So I'm sitting here watching the Red Sox and Rangers and listening to Ken Macha do the color for the broadcast because Jerry Remy, the Sox usual color guy, is out ill. Let me just tell you, Ken Macha is one uninteresting guy. Holy mackerel. Any way, Scott Ostler of the Chronicle published a...
Frank Thomas released
The Blue Jays have released Frank Thomas, who learned yesterday that he was going to be sitting quite a bit, and was none to pleased about that. Thomas was a mild disappointment for the Jays last season, posting a .277/.377/.480 line with a .288 EQA, and had a .167/.306/.333 line this season...
Game 5/6 Recap: Two Pissed Off.
courtesy of www.fangraphs.com courtesy of www.fangraphs.com I forgot how much harder these are to write when we lose, after the positive-fest that was Game 4. Sure, we had missed opportunities, but we cashed in later, and Jon Lester was pretty good. Not going to gloss anything...
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