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Major League Baseball Sends Relief to Japan

Baseball players from Japan are leading a major-league push to send relief to their disaster-ravaged country. After the earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, Japanese players from around Major League Baseball frantically tried to reach family members. Charles Krupa,...

The Dugout: Oakland Athletics Spring Training 2011

The best part about getting in an Oakland A's Dugout is that I get to use the screen name "Oakami," which might be the most literate and perfect joke I've ever made. Jon came up with Mike Hampton's o_captain_mike_hampton, and this is about as close as I'm gonna whiff to that. For those of you who have been sending in...

A's Lineup Puts the 'O' in Oakland

NEW YORK -- You pretty much have to hate your offense to bring your infield in with the score tied 0-0 in the bottom of the second inning and the other team's No. 9 hitter at the plate. But while Bob Geren obviously wouldn't admit to such dramatic motivation, that is what he did Tuesday night against the Yankees. And he...

The Dugout: No League For Old Men

Frank Thomas and Barry Bonds are looking for a home. Will you be the one to provide for them in this time of need? Your support brings food and shelter to men like Frank and Barry for only pennies a day. For only a billion pennies, every day. Today's Dugout deals with that important moment in everybody's life when their...

I'm Pretty Sure the Angels Are Cursed

Another day, another player added to the Angels disabled list.A team starved for offense lost another of its top hitters Wednesday when second baseman Howie Kendrck, who was batting .327, went on the 15-day disabled list because of a broken bone in his left hand.Kendrick, hit by a Chad Gaudin fastball in the seventh...

Oakland Athletics News From the Web

09/16/11 DeJesus provides some power Source: CBSSports.com Josh Willingham hit his 25th home run and drove in four runs to help the Oakland Athletics chase starter Joel Pineiro early again in a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
09/16/11 Suzuki hits first Sept. homer Source: CBSSports.com Jered Weaver went seven innings for his career-best 17th win, Mark Trumbo hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Wednesday.
09/13/11 Willingham putting together nice season Source: CBSSports.com Josh Willingham hit his 25th home run and drove in four runs to help the Oakland Athletics chase starter Joel Pineiro early again in a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
09/07/11 Sizemore drives in two runs with double Source: CBSSports.com Billy Butler homered twice and drove in three runs, Alex Gordon doubled home the go-ahead run and the Kansas City Royals scored five times in the ninth inning to beat the Oakland Athletics 11-6 Monday.
09/06/11 Crisp back in action Source: CBSSports.com Carlos Santana homered and David Huff and four relievers combined to limit the Oakland Athletics to five hits in the Cleveland Indians' 2-1.

Background on Oakland Athletics

The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League.

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