suzuki Stories - Athletics Nation
A Grand Victory
I'm going to say that if you aren't excited about 2008 after tonight, you don't have a pulse. I know, I'm probably jumping overboard, but a few seasons ago, I interviewed both Kurt Suzuki and Daric Barton on the same day at Stockton. I remember thinking at one point, I bet one of them goes onto...
A Bird in the Hannahan
is worth three in the north. Yes, folks, Jack Hannahan came through early and often tonight with a double and a three-run home run. Congratulations to the young Hannahan. The thing is, it's almost always a pickup like this that seems to work out for the best for Billy Beane. I'm not sure why...
Dare We Dream?
Nah, just kidding. But it was fun for a night. I honestly don't remember seeing an ump with a tighter strike zone. For both sides. I'm not saying that Gaudin was good because he wasn't, but man, that strike zone was miniscule. Gaudin was obviously having a lot of issues. Suzuki would call for...
Monday Musings
I have a bunch of different things I wanted to mention today, so I figured I'd take the Laz...I mean Larry King USA Today way out and bullet point them. First, as we get very close to the trade deadline, I'm starting to think I want to see more of the "names" we've bandied about on AN for quite a...
A New Record
The A's have been in Oakland since 1968. They've had a lot of bad seasons to go along with the four World Championships. But they have never gone 11-straight games scoring three runs or less. Until now. They've also now lost eight in a row. And wouldn't you know that the final opportunity to...
Kendall Traded to the Cubs!
I'm watching the Cubs/Giants game on ESPN and they just announced that the Cubs have traded for Jason Kendall for catcher Rob Bowen and minor league lefty Jerry Blevins. The official AN whipping boy is an Oakland Athletic no longer. Um, not really sure why the Cubbies want Kendall except for the...
Ding Dong, The Streak is Dead
Things didn't look good on paper going into this game. You had to think that the A's were in trouble in the pitching matchup. DiNardo had a couple of rough outings the last few times out. Carmona had been good coming in. But you know what they say about the darkest before the light? The A's had...
Catching a Win
Thanks to the deadly combo of Kurt Suzuki and Jason Kendall, the A's wound up winning the series in Houston. Man, what happened to Kendall? Was it the fact that he's hitting against the National League again? Maybe he just loves the ballpark in Houston? Or he just loves Crawfish? Whatever it...
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