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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 ...

As the playoffs unfold it is a good time to look at the type of player it takes to be successful over the course of the 162 game-season. A good starting point is to recall the players the A's have had on the ...

They elected to revamp in December, continued with the out-with-the-old theme during the season - and those efforts will continue until the club is back on track.

A look at the A's keys heading into the off-season: GET HEALTHY: Once again, the A's have their fingers crossed with key players on the mend such as third baseman Eric Chavez and All-Star pitcher Justin ...

A's General Manager Billy Beane played things typically close to the vest in his end-of-the-season media briefing Monday at the Oakland Coliseum.

Longtime Oakland equipment manager Steve Vucinich hobbled around on a bum knee late in the Athletics' season.

A glance at the A's starting infield Saturday in Seattle showed Jeff Baisley, Bobby Crosby, Cliff Pennington and Daric Barton playing left to right.

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Shortstop Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the second inning on last night, helping the Marlins become the second major-league team to have three infielders with 30 homers.

Huston Street apologized to Bob Geren, coaches and players for his shouting match with the A's manager.

Hanley Ramirez was one swing away from reaching a milestone with the Florida Marlins last year.

A's fans might get their first look at the team's possible third baseman of the future Thursday when Oakland opens a four-game series against Texas.

Yet another rookie began familiarizing himself with the A's clubhouse Tuesday, as third baseman Jeff Baisley was promoted from Triple-A Sacramento to test the major league waters.

After Sunday's 3-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, the focus is firmly on things such as home run history and making life miserable for the two teams they figured to be competing with for the ...

With 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.

Three years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Rangers manager Ron Washington's hometown of New Orleans is being threatened once again.

Second baseman Mark Ellis is a knowledgeable student of Oakland A's history, so the honor he received Thursday fully registered with him .

The Boston Red Sox placed World Series MVP Mike Lowell on the 15-day disabled list yesterday with a strained left oblique muscle.

The slide has been rough. Within sight of the first-place Angels in the AL West at the All-Star break, the A's have taken a turn in the opposite direction over the last month, dropping 22 of 27 games entering ...

We don't see it so much now, do we? The late '80s were a hot time to take sides and brag.