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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 ...The 2009 Oakland A’s Starting Pitchers? (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted September 23, 2008 at 7:00 amIt’s been the unlucky 13 for the Oakland Athletics in 2008. The A’s have had 13 different pitchers start at least one game for the A’s this year. You ready for this list? Joe Blanton, Rich Harden, Justin Duchscherer, Gio Gonzalez, Kirk Saarloos, Lenny DiNardo, Chad Gaudin, Dan Meyer, Josh Outman, Sean Gallagher, Dallas Braden, Dana Eveland and Greg Smith.
Some of those guys were traded, …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Status for tonight’s game (Chin Music)
Posted September 2, 2008 at 4:24 pmQuick update from Kansas City. … Tonight’s series opener might be in serious jeopardy. We’re 50 minutes from the scheduled first pitch and there’s a heavy thunderstorm moving through. The tarp is on the field and batting practice was canceled. What few fans are here are gathered up top near the concourses.
With one doubleheader already [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Grizzlies top River Cats by two touchdowns (SacBee -- Sacramento River Cats)
Posted August 31, 2008 at 12:00 amRiver Cats manager Todd Steverson said he didn’t agree but it sure looked like Lenny DiNardo was taking a hard hit (or several, for that matter) Saturday night to save the team’s bullpen from abuse.
Tags: Bullpen, Lenny DiNardo, River Cats (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A’s lose 12-2 (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted August 29, 2008 at 11:05 pmJoe Mauer had five of Minnesota’s season-high 20 hits as the Twins absolutely demolished the A’s 12-2 Friday night at the Coliseum.
Jack Cust provided the lone highlight for the A’s with a two-run homer, his 24th of the season.
Dan Meyer’s error in the second inning meant that only two of the six runs that scored in the top of the second innning were earned, but …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A’s bring up Pennington (Oakland A's Headlines)
Posted August 12, 2008 at 4:19 pmOAKLAND _ The Oakland A’s brought up infielder Cliff Pennington from Triple-A Sacramento and optioned left-handed pitcher Lenny DiNardo to Sacramento on Tuesday.
Tags: Lenny DiNardo (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Limping along (Chin Music)
Posted August 12, 2008 at 4:02 pmGonna be a short one today, because let’s face it, there’s not a whole lot to discuss at this point. The A’s are horrible offensively, and that fact is starting to burden the team’s pitching and defense. To me, the best embodiment of where this team is right now came when Detroit scored its final [...]
Tags: Bobby Crosby, Jerry Blevins, Lenny DiNardo (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Decision 2009: Dan Meyer (Athletic Supporters)
Posted August 11, 2008 at 9:54 amWith the losses piling up, all that is really left for the Oakland A’s in 2008 is to use the remainder of the season to evaluate players for the 2009 campaign. Over the next several weeks, I will take a look at some of the players that the A’s will have to make decisions about [...]
Tags: Bullpen, Dallas Braden, Dan Meyer, Dana Eveland, Greg Smith, Jerry Blevins, Justin Duchscherer, Kirk Saarloos, Lenny DiNardo, River Cats (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Catfish Stew: QuickLink (Catfish Stew)
Posted August 8, 2008 at 2:16 pmLenny DiNardo likes sad songs. Is a losing streak like a sad song? Is Lenny DiNardo enjoying himself?
Tags: Lenny DiNardo (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...It’s Really Not As Bad As We Think (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted August 6, 2008 at 1:02 pmWell, maybe it is. At least right now. But I never really thought the A’s were going to compete for the AL West in 2008. I thought this was a team that Billy Beane was building for the future while hoping it wouldn’t be a complete failure on the field this season. A lot things happened to make the team worse than most thought, …
Tags: AL West, Billy Beane, Carlos Gonzalez, Henry Rodriguez, Kirk Saarloos, Lenny DiNardo, Ryan Sweeney