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Acquired from the Cubs in a six-player deal that sent A's right-hander Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin to Chicago in July of 2008, catcher Josh Donaldson showed enough promise in 47 games at Class A Stockton after the trade to earn an invitation to big league Spring Training this year.

Why didn't the A's go after pitching before last season? Also, are they going to re-sign Adam Kennedy? -- Danny S., Alta Loma, Calif.

The A's made 107 errors in 2003, then made fewer than 100 in each of the next five seasons.

Coming off two seasons in which their offense ranked near the bottom of the American League in virtually every significant category, the A's entered 2009 with high hopes and one of the best on-paper lineups in the league.

When Vicente Padilla is home he often hears stories from his uncles about the day the Sandinistas came to his house in Chinandega, Nicaragua, to recruit him as a boy soldier.

Pac-10 and Big West powers highlight Hawai'i's 2010 baseball schedule. The Rainbows open against 2006 and 2007 College World Series champion Oregon State in a four-game series Feb.

Posting one winning month during a six-month season doesn't usually call for a celebration, and the Oakland Athletics certainly aren't about to break out the champagne.

In addition to batting .297 in September, the second-best mark in the Majors behind the Yankees' .299, the A's led the Major in runs , doubles and stolen bases , ranked second in hits and third in extra-base hits and slugging percentage for the month.

Few polls have unanimous results, but such was the case this week when more than three-quarters of the current A's roster was asked to name the team's Most Valuable Player.

Missed it by THAT much. Actually, I missed it by more than that. Despite yet another attempted Lazarus act in the bottom of the 9th, in which they plated 2 and brought the tying run up in the person of Nomar "Look Back In Ang" Garciaparra, the A's fell to the ALDS-bound Angels , ensuring that they will lose the season series to the LAA.

As their season winds to a quiet close this weekend, the A's are stepping up the attack for their one chance at postseason glory - landing the American League Rookie of the Year Award for their 22-year-old bullpen wonder, Andrew Bailey.

Update 9:51 p.m.: Mariners win 6-4, Hernandez raises his record to 18-5. But David Aardsma made everyone sweat in the ninth, giving up two runs.

Ken Griffey Jr. clubbed a three-run homer and Felix Hernandez pitched into the eighth inning for his 18th win of the season in Seattle's 6-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics.

The A's take comfort knowing that several of this season's core players are locked into the picture for next year as well.

Imagine being a young student, charged with babysitting someone only a few years younger, while also prepping for the SAT.

Jack Cust homered and doubled in the go-ahead run during a six-run eighth inning, Kurt Suzuki and Mark Ellis also went deep, and the Oakland Athletics rallied from a seven-run deficit to beat the Los Angeles Angels 15-10 on Saturday night.

During his time as an ace right-hander for the A's, Jim "Catfish" Hunter was known as someone who carried more than his share of the load.

Rajai Davis started the bottom of the 1st by striking out against Jeremy Sowers , and if Sowers knew how to "sell high" he would have called it a day right there and then.

Kurt Suzuki and Daric Barton drove in two runs apiece, Trevor Cahill won his fourth straight decision and the Oakland Athletics clinched their first winning month in more than a year with an 9-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

Matt Carson was honest with himself. At age 28, he knew that no matter how well he played for Triple-A Sacramento this season, his opportunity to crack the majors might have passed.