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Giambi Signing: The Prodigal Son Returns
Jason Giambi almost got me arrested. No, I wasn't out partying with the former A's first baseman who once said that his lifestyle was to "party like a rock star and f%@! like a porn star." No t...
How Free Agency Is Cheapening The "Team"
My problem with the Yankees' recent X-Mas shopping is that the team now favored to win the AL East in 2009 isn't really the Yankees; it's a bunch of guys the Yankees added because the team they had bu...
Will The Forgotten Man Be This Winter's Best Bargain?
There is no question that the A's biggest needs are a SS, a hitter, and a veteran starting pitcher. Pretty much the only place the A's feel solid is in their bullpen - yet the bullpen is not quite as ...
All Done Talking about Rafael Furcal
Yes, Rafael Furcal is gone. So the saga officially ends and the A's are left with...well, Bobby Crosby and this: <!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP S...
Should the A's be pursuing Teixeira?
So, this morning's news is that the Slegna have apparently succumbed to temptation, collapsed on their previous reluctance to go above 6 or 7 years, and made an 8-year, $160 million offer to Mark Teix...
Kinzer Announces "Final Four" Without "Mystery Team"
So Rafael Furcal's agent has decided that mystery is overrated and has announced that four teams are still in the mix for Furcal: the A's, the Dodgers, the Blue Jays, and the Royals. A few thoughts if...
Francisco Rodriguez No Longer an Angel, Signs with New York Mets
A's fans, I know we weep today because we will no longer have Francisco Rodriguez to face in an Angels uniform. After setting the single-season record for most saves, Goggle-Rod has officially s...
Open Thread: Winter Meetings - Day 1
And so it begins! For non-stop rosterbators such as myself and none-too-few others here at AN, today marks one of the most exciting weeks of the year: the Winter Meetings! The Tigers and Rangers got t...
Advantage: Beane
The only person who believes there is a big market for Rafael Furcal appears to be Furcal. When seemingly every team was looking for a SS, no team wanted to risk a four-year deal. Then team after team...
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