Quick Texas League All-Star Game Recap Hot night in Frisco but it was nicer once the sun set. The ballpark was everything I thought it'd be in terms of how it looked. I love it. As noted, lots of RockHounds represented. Chris Carter mashed ten homers during the home run derby, which I almost missed. I'd    more... via Athletics Nation,Jul, 03 2009 By Flashfire   A's beat / Venezuela is focus this year Oakland set an all-time record for biggest international signing bonus last year when the team gave Dominican right-hander Michael Ynoa $4.25 million. That drove up prices in the Dominican Republic this year, and sent the A's looking in Venezuela instead. "It    more... via SFGate Sports: Oakland A's,Jul, 03 2009 By Susan Slusser   A's / Elbow woes prevalent this season Oakland's injuries come, wave after wave, in increasingly distinct groupings. One year, there were a lot of back problems and various broken bones. One year, it seemed to be hips. Oblique strains were ubiquitous for a time. This year, it's elbows. The team's    more... via SFGate Sports: Oakland A's,Jul, 03 2009 By sslusser@sfchronicle.com (Susan Slusser   Locus Of Control For those unfamiliar with this psychobabble psychological term, an "internal locus of control" refers to the belief that you have the ability to impact the events around you, while an "external locus of control" refers to the belief that events are controlled by outside forces -- be they other people,    more... via Athletics Nation,Jul, 02 2009 By Nico   Venezuela is focus this year Oakland set an all-time record for biggest international signing bonus last year when the team gave Dominican right-hander Michael Ynoa $4.25 million. That drove up prices in the Dominican Republic this year, and sent the A's looking in Venezuela instead. "It    more... via SFGate Sports: Oakland A's,Jul, 02 2009 By Susan Slusser   Elbow woes prevalent this season Oakland's injuries come, wave after wave, in increasingly distinct groupings. One year, there were a lot of back problems and various broken bones. One year, it seemed to be hips. Oblique strains were ubiquitous for a time. This year, it's elbows. The team's    more... via SFGate Sports: Oakland A's,Jul, 02 2009 By sslusser@sfchronicle.com (Susan Slusser   Canseco-bashing not merited I confess I was not eagerly watching the mail this summer for an engraved invitation to a 20-year reunion of the 1989 Oakland A's, even though I covered them daily for the Sacramento Bee. But neither was I expecting the waves of Canseco-bashing recently    more... via SFGate Sports: Oakland A's,Jul, 02 2009 By sfornoff@sfchronicle.com (Susan Fornoff   Standout shortstop among Venezuelan signings From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser The A's signed three 16-year-olds from Venezuela on the first day of the international signing period, including highly regarded shortstop Wilfredo Solano. The team also signed Wilman "Junior" Martinez, a third baseman, and outfielder Alfred    more... via SFGate: SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat,Jul, 02 2009 By Susan Slusser   Nummi implications, today's lineup With the news that GM is pulling out of Nummi in Fremont, I asked A's New Ballpark blogger Marine Layer if part of that site could become available for a stadium (it's better for BART access than Pacific Commons was). His response: On the surface it might seem that way.    more... via SFGate: SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat,Jul, 01 2009 By Vlae Kershner   Tommy John for Outman, Buck not in lineup From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at the Coliseum Josh Outman had Tommy John (elbow ligament replacement) surgery on Tuesday and he also had a bone spur removed from his left elbow. He'll be out 12-18 months; based on Outman's MRIs last week, this was the outcome the team was    more... via SFGate: SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat,Jun, 30 2009 By Susan Slusser   Buck is back, that's official - updated From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at the Coliseum UPDATE: Travis Buck is not here but the move is official, he's up and Jack Hannahan is out. I'm told he's not in the lineup, and despite some previous speculating I'm typing over right now, he won't land from Vegas in    more... via SFGate: SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat,Jun, 29 2009 By Susan Slusser   Outman's surgery scheduled, Cust hitting 7th From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at the Coliseum Josh Outman will have elbow surgery in Birmingham, Ala., tomorrow, and while the A's aren't announcing what kind of surgery it will be, there is virtually no doubt that it will be Tommy John (elbow ligament) replacement surgery. That    more... via SFGate: SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat,Jun, 29 2009 By Susan Slusser   Presented By Click on the link above to read the story    more... via SFGate: SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat,Jun, 29 2009   Outman to 60-day DL, Tommy John possible From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at the Coliseum To get Mark Ellis on the 40-man roster, left-hander Josh Outman went on the 60-day DL. That, combined with his visit tomorrow to Dr. James Andrews, signals a severe elbow injury. I'm told Tommy John surgery is considered a    more... via SFGate: SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat,Jun, 28 2009 By Susan Slusser   And more Moneyball movie: the second script From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser Here's a link to a breakdown of the problems with the so-called "second script" of the Moneyball movie, the one that apparently led Sony to pull the plug. Fascinating, though I want to stress I have no idea how verifiable any of this is,    more... via SFGate: SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat,Jun, 26 2009 By Susan Slusser   The 'Moneyball' script: Billy, Paul and the waitress Hollywood Elsewhere has posted this PDF of an early draft of the script from the in-limbo movie version of "Moneyball." The headline scene excerpted at Big League Stew has assistant GM Paul DePodesta showing Billy Beane some calculations on his PC at an Outback Steakhouse in Cleveland, never    more... via SFGate: SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat,Jun, 24 2009 By Vlae Kershner   Canseco responds to Lansford Jose Canseco responded to Carney Lansford's comments in The Chronicle that players from the A's 1989 championship team wouldn't have attended Tuesday's reunion at the Coliseum if Jose Canseco were on hand. Canseco was interviewed by SportsNet Central, which will air the interview on its newscast    more... via SFGate: SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat,Jun, 24 2009 By John Shea   Gio Gonzalez it is for tomorrow night's start From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at the Coliseum This was fairly evident way back when Josh Outman first came out of Friday night's start with a self-described minor flexor-extensor strain, but Gio Gonzalez - who has been lights out lately at Triple-A Sacramento - will start    more... via SFGate: SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat,Jun, 23 2009 By Susan Slusser   Standout shortstop among Venezuelan signings From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser The A's signed three 16-year-olds from Venezuela on the first day of the international signing period, including highly regarded shortstop Wilfredo Solano. The team also signed Wilman "Junior" Martinez, a third baseman, and outfielder Alfred    more... via SFGate: Oakland Athletics : The Drumbeat,Jul, 02 2009 By Susan Slusser

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