I enjoyed reading this article, it brought back memories from the 2000 & 2002 runs. Tim Hudson is a lot stronger Hall of Fame candidate than people realize. It’s a bummer the ballot is still so crowded though. I’d vote for Huddy in a heartbeat

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Shooty Babitt's Wikipedia page is full of inaccuracies but the most interesting (clever?) thing in it is a line about him starring in the animated feature Who Framed Shooty Babitt. The reference link literally goes to the IMDb page for Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

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Oakland native and lifelong A's fan Matt Vasgersian is taking over play-by-play duties for Angels broadcasts this year on Bally Sports West. A missed opportunity for the Athletics?

Came across this article which compares Tim Hudson to Mark Buehrle, Mike Mussina, CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte & few others in a variety of categories. I’ll be interested to see how Huddy does in Hall of Fame voting. I doubt he’ll come close to election on the first ballot but I think he belongs in the Hall.

My younger son and I are ready.

Ramon 6 game suspension. Cintron 20 game suspension. Also, this quote: Laureano said, catcher Dustin Garneau, who tackled Laureano before he reached Cintron, "was protecting me 100% the whole time. I really feel the respect. He's one of the best teammates I've ever had. He protected me. We were down on the pile. He said to me, 'You good?' I said, 'Thank you, thank you.' He said, 'Don't worry.' "

As a fun activity to pass the time while waiting for real baseball to return, my daughter and I performed Casey at the Bat. Hopefully it'll brighten your day a little!

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