Many are the times, over the last few years, that while talking to peopple at Nat Bailey Stadium, I was told "you should go talk to Rud – he’s that guy over there, watching from the first base side – he has more stories than anyone. He’s been around this place for decades…"
More often than [...]

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News is slow for the C’s this time of year, but my handy Google alert system just gave me a heads up that the Canadians were mentioned as part of a minor league baseball award ceremony… only, not in the way you’d hope.
 Ask any catcher what’s the toughest hit to get and 99 out of [...]

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According to the San Fran Chronicle today:
Despite talk that the A’s are interested in signing Bonds to a 2007 contract, replacing Frank Thomas as designated hitter, a club source said it probably won’t happen.
…[Asst GM David] Forst said the A’s are "considering" Bonds and added, "He’s probably the best player in the game over the [...]

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There’s been some talk on the street that the A’s might be interested in signing Barroid Bonds as a replacement DH for Frank Thomas, now that the Big Hurt has signed a silly deal to go break his ankle on Toronto’s concrete playing surface for like a gazillion bucks and a truckload of rebar.
Well please [...]

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Ah, sod it.
Of all the coaches in the Oakland Athletics dugout, the one that I have always considered to be the hub of clubhouse unity is Ron Washington. Here’s a guy that has the support of the fans, the players, the press, and by all accounts the front office, so when Ken Macha was [...]

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