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FREMONT, CA - NOVEMBER 14: Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane during a press conference announcing the building of a new ballpark in Fremont, California, on land owned by Cisco Systems, at their headquarters on November 14, 2006 in San Jose, California. The Oakland A's will purchase the land from Cisco and have sold the naming rights for the new ballpark to Cisco Systems Inc. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

Bily Beane Is Always Keen to a Bargain for The Oakland Athletics

by Jimmy Bradshaw

Billy Beane, Oakland Athletics general manager, relishes the challenge that his team faces in the effort to field a competitive '25' each campaign...

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He took a gamble with money trading for a Cincinnati prospect... dumping Tavares...

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New Article: Beane Is Always Keen To A Bargain For The Oakland Athletics

published by Jimmy Bradshaw

Billy Beane, Oakland Athletics' G.M., relishes the challenge that his team faces in the effort to field a competitive '25' each campaign...

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New Article: Another Year Of Questions For A's Fans

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Heading into the 2010 season, the Oakland A's appear to have the look of a team struggling to find an identity. It's a far different look than they had at this time last year. They can only hope the results are different as well...

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jerry staley commented on Nomar Garciaparra Juiced: No Doubt About It

Below is an excerpt from a Peter Gammons ESPN.com article defending Garciaparra. Gee do I believe Peter Gammons or a Bleacher Report article? "If a player...

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Tyson C commented on Is Andrew Bailey a Top Five Closer in 2010?

You never know if he will duplicate the season he had last year. Until he has done it for 3-4 years, you can't say he's a...

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  Lidge was definitely a top 5 guy until he blew up last year. It really depends...
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  Billy Wagner is also an interesting guy to watch. He's done it forever, but it remains...
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New Article: Andrew Bailey: Top-5 Closer in 2010?

published by Ben Pavlovic

Let's take another look at the reigning AL ROY award-winner, Oakland's Andrew Bailey. Now I completely agree that there will be some regression here, but is there any good reason why Bailey can't be a Top-10 closer in 2010...

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Crisp is the 2nd coming of Alex Sanchez.

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