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2009 bash brothers in Holliday and Giambi ?!?

1/8/2009 7:30:27 PM

Where is Billy Beane getting all this money from?

I mean they will only get Holliday for a year but Giambi could be better out of NY.

1/9/2009 12:07:32 AM

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3946501
another interesting signing.... not a typical offseason for us.

cabrera!

3/2/2009 5:54:00 PM

There aren't enough A's fans in the world to even fill up those huge in-play foul zones.

3/2/2009 6:35:58 PM

i used to dig the A's back in the day before i understood what allegiances where.

and i'd be surprised if giambi regains his old form. i think he's washed out at this point

3/2/2009 6:50:52 PM

all he has to do is hit like .240 and he'll be better than jack cust

3/2/2009 8:19:35 PM

maybe chavvy will be healthy this year

3/2/2009 9:44:32 PM

NOOOMAAAR!

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3949116

3/3/2009 6:19:38 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/preview09/columns/story?columnist=kurkjian_tim&id=4018271


http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/preview09/team?team=oak

UNCHECKED OPTIMISM

4/3/2009 2:09:32 PM

I loved the A's as a kid for some reason, Mark McGwire was my favorite player (way before St. Louis and the HR thing).

So the A's have one great player in his prime, and have added 3 stars past there prime, but if those 3 guys can find some past glory this season it could be pretty cool. But, their pitching is less that spectacular isn't it?

Hasn't there been a hell of a lot of rumors about the A's leaving Oakland some time soon? So could be there last year in Oakland, maybe something crazy will happen.

4/3/2009 2:33:06 PM

^they're talking about moving to fremont, which is closer to oakland than if the canes moved to greensboro

[Edited on April 3, 2009 at 2:38 PM. Reason : clarity]

4/3/2009 2:37:43 PM

I think the Fremont plan is dead, the new stadium ain't happening.

4/3/2009 2:39:00 PM

yeah, they are talking about San Jose now.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/03/selig-jumps-int.html

Selig has appointed a special MLB task force to help them leave Oakland and yes - NC - is a possibility.

4/3/2009 2:45:14 PM

added some good free agent bats this year

however your ace Duchsherer is out for a couple months

4/3/2009 4:11:28 PM

yeah I know he is down to start the season, but he was hurt two seasons ago coming out of the bullpen and came back last year as a pretty solid solid starter ....

Keith Law thinks we win the AL West.... I think some of our rookie starting pitchers are going to be fantasy sleepers though, its just tough to tell which ones will actually find their groove..
http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4044354&name=law_keith

4/5/2009 9:36:00 PM