Susan Slusser , The Chronicle’s A’s beat writer, and Sports Editor Glenn Schwarz podcast on how the Oakland A’s have built one of the best records in the majors during the first month of…
am i the only one perplexed here? they’re pushing a guy who hasn’t played since the ice age (ok, slight stretch there… ) but not the blonde mop of curls who got his own bobblehead recently and actually started the…
Tags: BullpenSomewhat shocking to see Emil Brown …
Of course, it may never happen because Rich Harden needs to make two rehab starts without re-injuring himself for it to occur, but the Oakland A’s are potentially facing a tough predicament on May 11: namely, what to do with Greg Smith when Harden returns from the DL?
As of today, Smith is currently sitting ninth in the [...]
Sorry folks, but due to some sort of recurring glitch, the last two times I’ve written a recap for Tuesday’s games, they’ve disappeared. I just don’t have time to spend another hour-and-a-half re-writing it for a third time. Again, my apologies.
Everything should be sorted out by tomorrow, so the recaps will be back then. Actually, [...]
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Gut-Check-Time-Can-you-name-these-baseball-bell?urn=mlb,79693This is really funny. See if you can guess the baseball gut. …
No tag for this post.I continue to be more and more impressed with left-hander Greg Smith. He lost last night to Joe Saunders and the Angels, but he’ll win most of the time if he pitches the way he did. I’m not sure he throws any two pitches the exact same speed, and he mixes his stuff like he’s [...]
Tags: Angels, Greg SmithTodd Steverson didn’t paint it pretty. The River Cats’ manager called Tuesday night’s loss exactly as he saw it, or at least in terms acceptable for print.
Tags: River CatsJoe Saunders outpitched Greg Smith to remain undefeated in six starts, and the defending AL West champion Los Angeles Angels beat Oakland 2-0 on Tuesday night to climb back into a first-place tie with the A’s for the division lead.
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A’s starter Greg Smith reacts after the Angels’ Brandon Wood scored on a wild pitch in the third …
Only looking at the major leaguers traded this offseason:
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