| Bobby Crosby Reaches the Point of No Return |
| It's always fascinating for me to see a player seemingly told that his career is in jeopardy with his current team. Bobby Crosby has essentially been told that . It's not just in that blog post, but there is common knowledge everywhere that the A's are pursuing Rafael Furcal. There
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| via Athletics Nation,Fri, Nov 21 2008 , By Blez |
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| Lew Wolff is off the charts |
| At first blanch, Lew Wolff's idea for improving the first round of the baseball playoffs by paring them to one game is charming on three fronts. It does answer the question of shortening the postseason so that it doesn't run into Christmas week. It was
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| via SFGate Sports: Oakland A's,Fri, Nov 21 2008 , By rratto@sfchronicle.com (Ray Ratto |
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| A's examine Furcal's medical reports |
| A's examine Furcal's medical reports
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| via Oakland Athletics News,Thu, Nov 20 2008 , By Mychael Urban |
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| Chavez discusses A's busy offseason |
| Chavez discusses A's busy offseason
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| via Oakland Athletics News,Thu, Nov 20 2008 , By Mychael Urban |
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| A's still pursuing Furcal |
| The A's continue to pursue shortstop Rafael Furcal, in part because Furcal is not a ranked free agent after missing most of the season following back surgery, so he will not cost draft picks to sign. Though the A's have been leery about health issues after
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| via SFGate Sports: Oakland A's,Thu, Nov 20 2008 , By Mychael Urban |
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| Do you have a better suggestion |
| NEW YORK (AP)—Lew Wolff has a way to shorten baseball"s postseason: Make the first round best-of-one. "I"d make it one-game-and-you"re-out for the first series," the Oakland Athletics owner said Wednesday. "It would be exciting. It would be great." Begun in 1995, the division series has been a best-of-five competition. Some
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| via Athletics Nation,Thu, Nov 20 2008 , By baseballgirl |
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| Mussina expected to retire |
| Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina reportedly will retire this week. The 39-year-old, who went 20-9 with a 3.37 ERA last season, would become the first pitcher to quit following a 20-win season since Sandy Koufax in 1966. FoxSports.com, in its report, cited
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| via SFGate Sports: Oakland A's,Thu, Nov 20 2008 , By Susan Slusser |
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| A's sign Schroder, add Webb to roster |
| A's sign Schroder, add Webb
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| via Oakland Athletics News,Wed, Nov 19 2008 , By Mychael Urban |
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| A's happy for Wakamatsu's new job |
| A's happy for Wakamatsu
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| via Oakland Athletics News,Wed, Nov 19 2008 , By Mychael Urban |
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| Chavez expects to be ready for spring |
| Chavez says he'll be ready for spring
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| via Oakland Athletics News,Wed, Nov 19 2008 , By Mychael Urban |
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| Athletic sign RHP Schroder (PA SportsTicker |
| The Oakland Athletics on Wednesday added a piece to their bullpen puzzle by signing former Washington Nationals righthander Chris Schroder
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Wed, Nov 19 2008 , By Mychael Urban |
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| A Lew Wolff idea Giants fans could love |
| Lew Wolff, nutty as ever. He's
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| via SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat,Wed, Nov 19 2008 , By Vlae Kershner |
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| Mariners hire Wakamatsu |
| Don Wakamatsu, who played baseball and football at Hayward High School, is the new manager of the Seattle Mariners, becoming the first manager of Asian American decent in the major leagues. Wakamatsu, 45, got his start coaching in the Seattle system 13
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| via SFGate Sports: Oakland A's,Wed, Nov 19 2008 , By sslusser@sfchronicle.com (Susan Slusser |
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| Oakland owner: Make 1st round of playoffs 1 game (AP |
| Lew Wolff has a way to shorten baseball's postseason: Make the first round best-of-one. "I'd make it one-game-and-you're-out for the first series," the Oakland Athletics owner said Wednesday. "It would be exciting. It would be great." Begun in 1995, the division series has been a best-of-five competition
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Wed, Nov 19 2008 , By sslusser@sfchronicle.com (Susan Slusser |
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| Seattle to name Wakamatsu manager Wednesday (Yahoo! Sports |
| The Seattle Mariners will name Don Wakamatsu their manager Wednesday, completing a three-week search for a
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Wed, Nov 19 2008 , By sslusser@sfchronicle.com (Susan Slusser |
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| Report: M's tab A's bench coach |
| Seattle will name Don Wakamatsu its manager, the Seattle Times is reporting. A news conference is expected today to make the announcement. Wakamatsu, returning a call to The Chronicle on Tuesday, said he was not at liberty to confirm any reports, but he also
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| via SFGate Sports: Oakland A's,Wed, Nov 19 2008 , By sslusser@sfchronicle.com (Susan Slusser |
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| A's make changes in Minors ranks |
| A's make changes in Minors ranks
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| via Oakland Athletics News,Tue, Nov 18 2008 , By Mychael Urban |
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| 2008 Awards - Is The Win Losing Value |
| This is just a short conversation starter about the awards that have been announced so far. Cliff Lee was kind of a no-brainer for AL Cy Young, but it's worth noting that his Indians were out of the race by the All-Star Break so Lee won the award pitching most
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| via Athletics Nation,Tue, Nov 18 2008 , By Nico |
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| Athletics clear stadium hurdle (PA SportsTicker |
| The Oakland Athletics moved a step closer to a new stadium on Tuesday when the city of Fremont presented a Notice of Preparation to affected local, state and federal agencies, and neighboring property owners
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| via Yahoo! Sports,Tue, Nov 18 2008 , By Nico |
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