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1 hr ago | Athletics Nation

Rosales/Lowrie...Is It Damon/Long All Over Again?

Short answer: No. But remember in 2001 when the A's tanked out of the gate with Johnny Damon in LF and Terrence Long in CF, and then finally, in May, switched them -- and the team just took off and never looked back? In 2013, Oakland went with Jed Lowrie at SS for 6 weeks as Lowrie accumulated 5 errors and defensive zone ratings ranking somewhere ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Terrence Long, Matt Harrison, Alexi Ogando, Ryan Cook, Major League Baseball

5 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times

Oakland A's complete sweep of Kansas City Royals

Yoenis Cespedes has been playing in the big leagues for less than a season and a half, but his eight years' worth of experience playing in Cuba before that helped engineer the A's 4-3 win Sunday over Kansas City, completing a three-game sweep of the Royals.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League West, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, David Lough, Kansas City Royals, Yoenis Cespedes, Derek Norris

7 hrs ago | Call to the Pen

Oakland A's Designate Daric Barton, Chris Resop for Assignment

Daric Barton has been DFA's by the A's for the second time this season. This time to make room for Chris Young.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Daric Barton, Chris Young, Mark Mulder

11 hrs ago | Athletics Nation

Game #44: Deja Vu; A's Win 2-1 Behind Timely Offense and Milone's Gutsy Start

For the second night in a row, the A's collect a 2-1 win behind a strong starting pitching performance and timely hitting.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Tommy Milone, Billy Butler, Alex Gordon, Major League Baseball

15 hrs ago | BaySportsNet.com

Tommy Milone, A's Beat Royals 2-1, Celebrate With Fireworks

On an evening in which a sellout crowd at the O.co Coliseum was treated to post-game fireworks, the Oakland A's treated their fans to even more reason to celebrate by defeating the Kansas City Royals 2-1 for the second consecutive night.

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Related Topix: Sports, Tommy Milone, Major League Baseball

19 hrs ago | Athletics Nation

A's DFA Daric Barton, Activate Chris Young

Short trip for Barton, as scarcely 8 games later, Daric is DFA'd for the second time by the A's. Barton played 8 games for the A's, filling in at 1B and allowing the A's to shift Brandon Moss to the OF.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball

23 hrs ago | The Kansas City Star

Punchless attack sinks Royals in another 2-1 loss to A's

The possibility of winning a record Powerball jackpot was a big draw Saturday for area stores selling lottery tickets.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Salvador Perez, Billy Butler, Major League Baseball, Eric Sogard

Sat May 18, 2013

Athletics Nation

Before they were stars: A's scouting reports

Barry Zito was compared to Bill "Spaceman" Lee, it took a lot of money to sign Mark McGwire because his dad was a dentist, Eric Chavez was only a fair student in high school ... and other insights gleaned from old scouting reports.

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Related Topix: Sports, Mark McGwire, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball

The Wichita Eagle

Royals again offer little support for Shields in 2-1 loss to A's

James Shields continues to pitch like the No. 1 guy the Royals expected when they acquired him in that big off-season deal from Tampa Bay.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Eric Hosmer, David Lough, Major League Baseball, Jarrod Parker, Billy Butler, Alcides Escobar

Motor City Bengals

Looking Back At The 2003 Detroit Tigers-Week 7

The 2003 Detroit Tigers , the team that quite possibly turned around the fortunes of the franchise , actually rode into the seventh week of the season on a high note.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Detroit Tigers, American League West, Baseball Players, Brandon Inge

Swingin' A's

First Signs of a Roster Shakeup: Athletics DFA Chris Resop, Select Hideki Okajima

In a move that really will surprise nobody, the Oakland Athletics have designated reliever Chris Resop for assignment, and replaced him with veteran lefty Hideki Okajima .

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Hideki Okajima, Major League Baseball

Swingin' A's

Bottom of the Lineup Struggles

The A's had an amazing 2012 season culminating in an AL West Crown. Their recipe was simple yet executed to simplistic perfection; pitching, defense, and clutch hits from the entire lineup, 1-9. Fast forward to this season.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League West, American League, Major League Baseball, Derek Norris, Baseball Players, Eric Sogard, Seattle Mariners, Adam Rosales

BleacherReport

Oakland A's Pitcher Brett Anderson out at Least a Month with a Fractured Foot

The Oakland A's received some bad news Friday about the ace of their pitching staff, Brett Anderson .

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball

Athletics Nation

Game #43: Winner Winner! Homeruns By Donaldson, Rosales Back Parker's Strong Start

Well, well. It's amazing what a little motivation can do as the A's turn a 1-0 deficit into a dramatic 2-1 win as their excellent pitching is helped by two solo homeruns; just enough offense to win the game.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League West, American League, Major League Baseball, Jarrod Parker, Baseball Players, David Lough

Fri May 17, 2013

Fox Sports

A's Anderson out up to six weeks

Oakland Athletics left-hander Brett Anderson could miss up to six weeks after he was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Brett Anderson, Baseball Players

RecordNET

Ports pitcher has strong bounce-back performance

Sergio Perez, hoping to revive his career with the Oakland A's organization, rebounded from a disastrous outing with four solid innings in the Ports' 14-4 victory over the Bakersfield Blaze on Thursday at Stockton Ballpark.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Houston Astros

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Kansas City Royals

James Shields has put together plenty of strong outings this season for the Kansas City Royals, but victories have still been hard to come by.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jarrod Dyson, Salvador Perez, James Shields, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Billy Butler

BleacherReport

Oakland Athletics: 5 Key Takeaways from Series vs. Texas Rangers

Back on April 17th , the Oakland Athletics were sitting pretty atop the American League West, sporting a gaudy 12-4 record.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League West, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Sean Doolittle, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Ryan Cook

Swingin' A's

Deconstructing the Need For Change Part 2

Stop right there. I know. Brandon Moss is the uncontested first baseman of the Oakland Athletics.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Daric Barton

Oakland Athletics

Is it time to shake up A's roster?

Do you think it's time to shake up the A's roster? Clearly the guys on it now aren't getting the job done, so why wait any longer to make some moves? -- Brock H., Martinez, Calif.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Daric Barton, Nate Freiman, Shane Peterson, Major League Baseball