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Eye Toward October: Sept. 10

With the playoff chase coming down to the wire, our MLB editor rounds up the five biggest pennant race stories in Eye Toward October.- Oh, What a Night: It's easy to get wrapped up in the daily drama of the pennant races this time of year without stopping to smell the roses. If you didn't have playoff fever before last...

Dan Johnson Didn't Even Have to Unpack

The Rays claimed Dan Johnson off waivers from the A's earlier this week, and from jump street it was a little awkward trying to find him playing time. He was supposed to add depth at first base behind Carlos Pena and Eric Hinske, but once it became apparent that Pena's sore right hamstring wasn't going to keep him out of...

No Trade Too Big to Be a 'Total Fabrication'

Earlier today -- in what was, all around, a pretty sleepy day at the winter meetings -- blog MLB Trade Rumors ran an unsourced rumor from a "trusted New York sportswriter" that was just too crazy for words. Blockbuster, in fact, doesn't really begin to describe the thing: Minnesota has initiated talks for a three-way...

Will Mike Piazza Retire?

As this baseball season comes down the final stretch, Mike Piazza has found himself on the bench more often than not, even though he's healthy. Kurt Suzuki has taken over the catcher spot, and Mike has to share DH duties with Dan Johnson.Piazza is well aware that these last couple of weeks will be his last in an Athletics...

What Are The Athletics Doing To Their Players?

I'm not sure if new manager Bob Geren has a habit of starving and beating his minor-leaguers behind closed doors, or whether Sacramento is just that boring of a city, but Athletics players sure are complaining about the team a lot.It started last week when Brad Halsey openly criticized the organization for passing him up...

DanJohnson News From the Web

05/23/12 Thrilling finale to BriSCA F1 Stock Car action at... Source: Buxton Advertiser - Derbyshire - UK BUXTON Raceway staged an action-packed day of BriSCA F1 Stock Car racing on Sunday, with 18 vehicles in attendance.
05/19/12 Solicitor Dan Johnson to be Inducted into Hall of Fame Source: CBS - WLTX 19 - Columbia SC The Boys and Girls Club of the Midlands will add a new member to their Hall of Fame Saturday night.
05/19/12 East's Johnson is chasing a dream Source: The Bakersfield Californian - Bakersfield CA Maybe you'd think this wasn't what East High senior D.J. Johnson had in mind, when he came back to play high school tennis instead of focusing on the Southern California junior circuit.
05/18/12 Award Winning Ribbers Compete At Wichita Ribfest Source: ABC - KAKE 10 - Wichita KS Professional ribbers from around the country are competing in the first Wichita Ribfest near Intrust Bank Arena.
05/17/12 Sports roundup, Thursday, May 17 Source: Pocono Record - Stroudsburg PA Bria Bittiger scored her second goal of the game three minutes into overtime as Stroudsburg edged Nazareth 2-1 in the opening round of the District 11 Class AAA/AA girls soccer playoffs Wednesday.