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Yankee moves dont guarantee championship
New York Yankee signings and trades over the last eight years (Mike Mussina, Jason Giambi, Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, etc.) have not yet led to a single World Championship. That’s right – these “impact” players, as t...
To Coach Or Not To Coach Should Never Be A Question
I coached youth sports a few years back. I was living in Orlando and decided to volunteer some of my spare time at the downtown YMCA. I coached boys 11-13 years old and can say without hesitation, it was one of the most rewarding experien...
Notes on Mark Ellis and Daric Barton
Baseball Prospectus' Marc Normandin has a great write-up on what to expect from Mark Ellis and Daric Barton for 2009. Correctly estimating what these two might do in 2009 is essential to determining what the A's need to do to increase their offensiv...
Oakland should have been coo coo for CoCo Puffs
The Royals acquired Coco Crisp today for Ramon Ramirez, a deal the A's should have made (acquiring Crisp, that is). The A's have basically the same player as Ramirez in Santiago Casilla, who is probably the A's third best right handed reliever....
Can the As re-sign Holliday
Most people presume that the A's won't re-sign Matt Holliday after this season and will only have his services for one season at most. This is consistent with the A's behavior in the past as they've allowed almost all of their free agents walk ...
Its the AL Wests Turn
This will be my last division wrap-up, just not going to do the National League division by division. I'll mention who I feel should win the NL awards in a post with my AL wrap up. Also, if you're wondering where the Orioles-related posts have ...

