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Loading ...A’s Offseason 40-man Roster Projections: notsellingjeans™ Edition (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted October 8, 2008 at 9:00 amIs good hitting contagious?
More to the point: Do hitters perform better when they are surrounded by other patient, proficient hitters?
Now if you’ve already decided where you stand on that question, you have probably also decided what you think the A’s should do this winter.
Billy Beane has already mentioned an interest in finding out how much better Jack Cust could be with some …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Monday Morning Minors Musings: Top-20 Lists Edition (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted October 6, 2008 at 7:30 amBoth grover and Taj will be posting their Top-20 prospect lists later on in this posting, however there are a few news tidbits regarding the A’s minor league system that should be addressed first:
- In a move that surprised no one, the A’s announced that Trevor Cahill was tabbed organizational Pitcher of the Year and Chris Carter was named organization Player of the Year …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Is There A Free Agent 1B Out There For Oakland? (Athletic Supporters)
Posted October 3, 2008 at 1:45 pmGoing into the 2009 season, it is clear that the Oakland A’s need a major jolt of offense. But given where they sit in their rebuilding process, it isn’t immediately obvious where that offense should come from. Clearly, the team needs more production from virtually every spot not occupied by Kurt Suzuki or Jack Cust, [...]
Tags: Bobby Crosby, Carlos Delgado, Carlos Gonzalez, CHC, Daric Barton, Daryle Ward, Doug Mientkiewicz, Eric Chavez, Eric Hinske, Frank Thomas, Jack Cust, Jason Giambi, Jim Thome, Kevin Millar, Kurt Suzuki, Mark Ellis, Mark Sweeney, Mark Teixeira, Mike Sweeney, Oakland, Rich Aurilia, Richie Sexson, Scott Hatteberg, Sean Casey, Tony Clark, Travis Buck, Wes Helms (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Staturday: Should the A’s sign Jason Giambi? (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted October 3, 2008 at 8:12 amAnother feature in this increasingly misnamed series.
I have heard “Bring back Jason Giambi” ideas floated around AN a lot recently. What a silly idea.
We already have the exact same player, only better. His name is Jack Cust. Perhaps you’ve heard of him: big guy, strikes out a lot, running for mayor of Oakland in the next election cycle.
Cust is a left-handed hitting DH who won’t …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Grades Are In (Chin Music)
Posted September 29, 2008 at 9:45 amThank goodness it’s over!
That’s about the best thing you can say about the A’s season, especially the second half. It’s been miserable to watch, so I can only imagine how much of a grind it’s been for the players involved. Incidentally, the final numbers: 75 victories (their fewest since 1998); 51 players used, including 24 [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Game, set, match: A’s season ends with 4-3 loss to Mariners (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 28, 2008 at 4:14 pmAnd so it goes. Another season is now in the books and I think I can speak for the community when I say that I’m kind of relieved that the season is finally finished. We can all now just take one collective breath, look at the good and bad parts of this team objectively and over the next few months outline our solutions to the …
Tags: Arizona Fall League, Daric Barton, Jack Cust, Joey Devine, Josh Outman, Seattle, Travis Buck, United States, Washington, wonderful site (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Open Thread: Game 161 - A’s @ Mariners (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 28, 2008 at 12:58 pmThis is it ladies and gentleman! It’s been real, it’s been fun, but I can’t say it’s been real fun. The A’s 2008 season ends today and we are all wishing it ends on an upnote as the A’s attempt to salvage one game of a series against one of the worst teams in major league baseball. Fireballing lefty Josh Outman takes the hill for …
Tags: Baltimore, baseball, Bob Geren, Bobby Crosby, Chris Denorfia, Cliff Pennington, Daric Barton, Ichiro Suzuki, Jack Cust, Jeff Baisley, Jose Lopez, Josh Outman, Kenji Johjima, Kurt Suzuki, Luis Valbuena, Matt Tuiasosopo, Oakland, Oakland Athletics, R.A. Dickey, Raul Ibanez, Rob Johnson, Ryan Sweeney, Seattle, Seattle Mariners, Travis Buck, Wladimir Balentien, Yuniesky Betancourt (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A’s lose 10-8 (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 27, 2008 at 8:49 am(And there it is, folks - the last completely uncreative, 10-hours-late postgame wrap title you’ll see this year. At least I got the gd score right this time).
You don’t expect the A’s to lose a game where they score eight runs. But the flammable combination of shoddy defense and Bad Gallagher on the mound opened the floodgates, as the A’s wasted a great offensive night …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Cust unlikely to earn MLB’s strikeout record (SFGate Sports: Oakland A's)
Posted September 27, 2008 at 12:00 amJack Cust set the American League strikeout record last week, and he continues to add onto it almost every game. He’s unlikely to add the major-league mark to his haul, though - there are two National League players ahead of him this season and they’re…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Open Thread: Game 158 - A’s at Texas (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 24, 2008 at 10:40 amWell, the last Wednesday of the year comes to a close with the A’s trying to win the series against the Rangers, and trying to move themselves into a very very distant second place in the AL West.
This morning, Dana Eveland will take on Matt Harrison (who shut out the A’s earlier this month) in the finale of this series, as the A’s …