A's rally late but fall to Angels 2009-05-07
OAKLAND The Athletics' front office worked overtime leading up to this season, adding players and transforming a roster that on paper looks like an American League West contender.... more
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Injuries, along with defeats, adding up
OAKLAND TheA's front office worked overtime leading up to this season, adding players and transforming a roster that on paper looked like an American League West contender.... more
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Oakland Athletics Roster Report 2009-05-06
Oakland's off to another record-setting pace for using the disabled list. After using the DL 47 times over the past two years, including a team-record 25 times in 2008, the A's have put seven men on the DL through the first 22 games. At that clip, the tea... more
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Oakland Athletics Inside Pitch 2009-05-06
All spring and throughout the young season, the A's coaching staff has emphasized that the team's inexperienced starters must throw strikes. Those who don't follow that plan aren't around very long. On Tuesday, Dana Eveland became the latest Oakland pitch... more
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Oakland Athletics Notes, Quotes 2009-05-06
--OF Ben Copeland, a Rule 5 draftee, was activated before Tuesday's game with the Angels. Copeland had been on the disabled list since the start of the season after incurring whiplash-like symptoms after running into the wall making a catch during spring ... more
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Hollow sound of another loss to West rival
Tuesday night's game at the Coliseum carried the strange vibe of a late-summer tilt with little on the line. Another small crowd 13,298 came to see the A's tackle their division rivals, theAngels, and the acoustics of a mostly empty ballpark allowed some ... more
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
In less than four seasons as a big league pitching coach Mike Butcher has already made a name for himself, having helped theAngels win consecutive division crowns, a league strikeout title and guiding Francisco Rodriguez to a single-season saves record.... more
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Rangers-Athletics Preview 2009-05-06
After a poor start, the Texas Rangers have begun to hit on the road. That doesn't bode well for the Oakland Athletics and their struggling pitching staff.Winners of a season-high four straight, the Rangers look to continue their recent road success as the... more
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Angels 5, Athletics 3 2009-05-06
Shane Loux had a 5 1/2-year gap between his first two major league victories. He wasn't willing to wait nearly as long for No. 3 with the surging Los Angeles Angels.Gary Matthews Jr. drove in three runs, Loux provided another solid start by Los Angeles' p... more
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Matthews keeps Angels rolling
Gary Matthews Jr. drove in three runs, Shane Loux provided another solid start by Anaheim's patchwork rotation, and the Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Tuesday night for their sixth win in eight games.Chone Figgins had three hits and drove in two... more
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