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Roster Shakeups: Colon Suspended, Anderson Back, New SS
Posted on 23 Aug 2012 by Josh Muller.
Wow, what a difference a couple of weeks make. I apologize for my recent lack of posting but as I mentioned last time, I recently got married and as you probably could imagine, was a little busy. Everything went great, my wife and I had a blast and everybody was shaking his or her behind on the dance floor. What more could you ask for? (Oh, and the A’s won that day). Now, back to baseball. ...
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A’s Can’t Catch a Break: Brett Anderson gets Tommy John Surgery
Posted on 15 Jul 2011 by Josh Muller.
I swear I'm not trying to exclusively write negative posts, and yet: The A’s announced Thursday that Brett Anderson received Tommy John Reconstructive Elbow Surgery to repair his throwing arm, making him officially unavailable for the rest of the season. When it rains, it pours. The good news, if you can call it good news, about this whole scenario is that Tommy John surgery has become such a...
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Some Good News, Finally and Some Tough Decisions
Posted on 17 Jun 2011 by Josh Muller.
There’s a slight chance I may have overreacted last week when I said that the A’s were pretty much out of it. This may sound familiar, but what a difference a week makes. In early June, the A’s were right in the thick of the AL West race and the offense was starting to heat up. By last week half the A’s starters were on the DL, the A’s fell to last place, Brett Anderson seemed destine...
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FBIW #4: Wounded Warriors
Posted on 9 Mar 2011 by Mo Johnson.
Fantasy sports, particularly baseball, has a bit of a randomness to it. You can do all your homework, analyze players, adjust for risk/reward potentials, be more prepared for the draft and work harder all season long then your co-owners…..and still not win. It’s just the way fantasy sports is. All of the work you do is only to give yourself the best odds of winning. Nothing is guar...
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Brew Crew Acquire Marcum
Posted on 6 Dec 2010 by Scott Johnston.
Often times, the deals that seem the biggest turn into flops and those that fly under the radar can go unnoticed. Then one day you’re sitting in your seat and there’s this new guy on your team and he’s doing really well (or really poorly, but let’s focus on the positive). Where'd he come from? Shawn Marcum is that guy. Unless you really follow baseball (and let’s be honest, you’re ...
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Marcum Deal – Jays Stocking Up for a Run at Greinke?
Posted on 6 Dec 2010 by Ben Fisher.
The first big off-season splash from Alex Anthopoulos and the Blue Jays has brought with it more questions than answers, so let’s get to the analysis. The Trade Toronto sends veteran starter Shaun Marcum to the Milwaukee Brewers for a Canadian prospect, 20-year old second baseman Brett Lawrie. The Analysis This deal has to be approached with two separate frames of mind – as a stand-alone tr...
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Twelve invited to 2011 Spring Training
Posted on 19 Nov 2010 by Christopher Rowe.
The Phillies have invited 12 players to Spring Training as non-roster participants. Only one of these 12 attended 2010 Spring Training and he spent some time with the Major League team. Here are their names and bios from a Phillies press release: Josh Barfield, INF … Barfield, 27, spent last season with triple-A Portland in the San Diego Padres organization where he batted .294 with five ...









