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Rand Paul Volunteer Stomper a Goon, but Not Exactly a Taliban Enforcer

OPINION (Oct. 27) -- Another outlandish Taliban parallel? University of Michigan professor and popular Middle East blogger Juan Cole is stretching in his latest post in which he compares Rand Paul volunteer Tim Proffit, who stomped a supine anti-Paul protester, Lauren Valle, on the head, to the Taliban. Cole posts...

Under the Gun: Eric Chavez

"Under The Gun" takes a look at one player from each team who will bear all the pressure for the upcoming '08 season.The Athletics may be amidst a brand new rebuilding process after trading Dan Haren, Nick Swisher, Mark Kotsay, Stomper, and Billy Beane's first edition of Moneyball signed by Michael Lewis this offseason for...

Stomper the Beatboxing Elephant

I've said it before and I'll say it again: the A's really do have the coolest mascot in all of sports. When he's not getting hyphy with the fans or winning dance-off competitions, he's traveling across the country to liven up his friends birthday parties. (And it's a good thing, because Raymond's parties look kind of...

Huston Street Is Romantic

Seeing as how Huston Street isn't able to pitch right now thanks to his right elbow, he's got a lot of extra time on his hands. On Thursday night he used all that free time to sit in with Glen Kuiper and Ray Fosse in the broadcast booth during Oakland's 3-2 victory over the Mariners.Street spent about four innings in the...

Why's Everyone Always Picking on Stomper?

That's Stomper, the Oakland A's mascot, getting ambushed by the visiting Kansas City Royals. Stomper is quickly becoming my favorite major league mascot -- perhaps because he's not too cool to mingle with the fans -- but he seems to have his share of enemies, from bad baseball players to that punk Lou the Seal and his...