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With the exception of a ballplayer's parents, wife and youth coaches, no one sweats the ups and downs of his career more than the scout who signed him to his first professional contract.

Had things worked out differently, Ryan Cook might be zipping around in a stock car instead of zinging fastballs past American League hitters.

Casey Pratt, Comcast Sports Net's A's insider joined Jason to talk about the Oakland Athletics.

Once the St. Louis Cardinals had completed one of the most improbable comebacks in baseball history and won the 2011 World Series, a fuse was lit in Oakland: What was to follow, in quick and stunning succession, was the roster being completely and unapologetically blown up.

Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane continues to build mediocre teams that aren't good enough to contend for the playoffs but aren't bad enough to put the team in position to pick at the top of the draft.

San Francisco 's Brian Wilson sputtered before succumbing to season-ending Tommy John surgery in April and Javy Guerra of the Dodgers was removed from the closer's role after blowing consecutive games to go along with a 1-3, 5.84 ERA record.

The Boston Red Sox entered the 2012 season with a renewed sense of confidence after a dismal September doomed their chances of a postseason berth last year.

For the majority of the baseball media, both MSM and more saber-friendly, the A's were predicted to be a horrible team.

The Jays were 5-5 vs. the A's last season, 3-3 at the Rogers Centre and 2-2 in Oakland.

When concocting a gourmet roster, a closing pitcher is often seen as a key ingredient.

Blue Jays 8, Rangers 7 : A We hear a lot about Bryce Harper, but Brett Lawrie is a more fully formed version of "young, confident dude who can be a difference maker." A Toronto fought back from an early 5-0 deficit, took the lead, then blew the lead beforeA Lawrie hit a leadoff homer that just barely cleared the wall to walk things off in the ... (more)

Jarrod Parker hopes to follow up an impressive Oakland debut this evening when the Athletics continue a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Bartolo Colon has been a big, beautiful, strike-throwing machine in his first month in green and gold.

Tommy Milone. You've heard of him, right? That unassuming 25-year-old lefty on the Oakland Athletics .

Nationals right-hander Jordan Zimmermann had his way with the D-backs last season, and he will try to continue his success against Arizona at home on Tuesday.