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Will A’s wait for O’Flaherty’s arrival for changes in bullpen?
Jim Johnson had another tough day coming out of the A’s bullpen Saturday. On Friday, Eric O’Flaherty threw an inning of scoreless baseball for Stockton in the California League. On Saturday, Jim...
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A’s bullpen brings Star Wars Darth Vadar’s helmet into fold
Will the force be with the A’s bullpen and it’s Darth Vader helmet? If the A’s bullpen was looking for an identity, it may have found it with a little help from George Lucas, Darth Vader and Co....
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A’s: Doolittle’s numbers say it all; he should be an All-Star
A’s closer Sean Doolittle is on a roll that should land him in the All-Star Game. At his current rate of production, there doesn’t seem much that A’s closer Sean Doolittle can’t do. If you’d like to do...
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A’s: Jim Johnson has teammates’ respect in marathon win
Jim Johnson helped get the A’s a win in 14 innings, even if he couldn’t finish. There is no question that Jim Johnson hasn’t gotten much love in his first three months with the A’s. Except from his...
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A’s: Bullpen is bullying opposing offenses these days
Ryan Cook is on a major roll, unscored upon in his last 18 games, pacing a red-hot a’s bullpen. In the middle of a tight pennant race there’s a tendency to look at the things that should be better than...
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A’s aren’t same as three months ago, but they need to be
Celebrations like this May 27 grand slam from Derek Norris have been hard to come by for the A’s lately The A’s could get Coco Crisp and John Jaso back this weekend and Sean Doolittle back early next...
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A’s need Doolittle badly, but they won’t rush him off DL
Sean Doolittle wants to come back badly, but the A’s won’t rush him, even in a bullpen crisis. How much do the A’s miss closer Sean Doolittle? It’s not just that Oakland has blown one-run leads in the...
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A’s have nothing but respect for new-look Mariners
Felix Hernandez leads a Mariners’ team that is the best it’s been in a decade. Once the A’s prime competition in the American League West came from Southern California. Now with the Angels having...
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Athletics limitless foibles at the plate ruining their season
Jeff Samardzija threw eight shutout innings Wednesday, but it wasn’t good enough for a win. If there isn’t a theoretical limit to the number of times the A’s can tell themselves they’re in good shape...
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Donaldson willing to risk it on defense to cut down run at plate
Third baseman Josh Donaldson decided the risk of throwing to the plate in the eighth inning was worth it. There are consequences to a low-output offensive streak like the one the A’s are going through...
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A’s behind some of Royals’ success heading to World Series
Royals celebrate their AL wild card win over the A’s on Sept. 30. Why is Kansas City the team that’s waiting for the San Francisco Giants in the World Series? You can blame it on (or thank, depending...
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A’s could see all seven of their free agents gone in 2015
Starter Jon Lester is one of seven potential free agents the A’s could see leave this off-season. Now that Madison Bumgarner is going to stop grabbing all the headlines, which should happen any day...
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Clippard favored to close for A’s, but nothing is settled
Tyler Clippard remains likeliest candidate to start season as A’s closer Tyler Clippard thought he’d dodged a bullet when he started talking contract with the Washington Nationals last month, so it...
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