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Korea's Win in Pool A Highlights Weekend of Upsets in WBC

During the inaugural World Baseball Classic three years ago, one of the biggest problems I had with the tournament was the near-complete lack of upsets in the early rounds of the tournament. Korea winning the first two rounds of pool play over Japan was mildly surprising, but since the Japanese kept advancing it didn't...

Billy Beane Grows Impatient

Things aren't going terribly well for the Athletics right now. They continue to lose players to the disabled list, and they've lost 12 of their last 16 games as they keep falling further and further away from the division leading Angels.All of which makes you wonder if Billy Beane is getting ready to be a deadline seller...

A's Trade Milton Bradley to Kansas City

Billy Beane really knows how to kick a guy when he's down. A day after designating Milton Bradley for assignment, the Athletics traded the board game loving outfielder. So where do you trade a disgrunteld player who's unhappy with his playing time? Why to Kansas City of course.The Oakland Athletics traded outfielder...

Ryan Langerhans Accrues Some Frequent Flyer Miles

At about this point, I would say that Ryan Langerhans has a complex. For the second time in a week, Langerhans was traded ... this time, back to the National League East with the Washington Nationals.Outfielder Ryan Langerhans was traded Wednesday night for the second time in a week, going from the Oakland Athletics to the...

Nationals Defeat Marlins in Epic

It all seemed so unlikely. And really, so unnecessary. The Nationals were cruising with a 5-0 lead over the Marlins after five innings.Then the comeback began. First, it was a two run home run by Aaron Boone, which was undoubtedly the most important home run he's ever hit (all right, maybe not). Then it was another two run...