Inkara1
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Rangers claim INF Joe Inglett on waivers
Claimed off waivers from the Blue Jays... hit .281/.347/.348 in 99 plate appearances for the Jays this year while playing right field, left field, and second base... hit .360/.422/.516 in 186 AAA plate appearances.
15 days ago
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Pirates, Dodgers, Braves, A's after Kameron Loe
WHY?!?!?!?!?
"Back in November of '08 the Rangers sold Loe's rights to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, who paid him $900K. He pitched only 27 innings, posting a 6.33 ERA."
17 days ago
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Vizquel to ChiSox for 1 year, $1.375M
1 year, $1.375 million, backup infielder (same job he had here).
26 days ago
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Bailey ROY, Elvis second
by Inkara1 on Nov 16, 2009 2:16 PM EST
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Per Jamey's e-mail and also linked here, A's reliever Andrew Bailey was voted the AL Rookie of the Year and Elvis Andrus was second.
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Quick question about the minor-league playoffs
by Inkara1 on Aug 27, 2009 2:59 AM EDT
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I'm putting this up as a fanpost instead of a fanshot so that people see it and I can get my answer.
As many know, I'm a sports reporter for a small-town newspaper. A kid who graduated from the local high school went to Kansas University for four years and then got drafted by the A's and sent to short-season class A Vancouver. In 29.1 innings over 20 appearances, he allowed zero runs. He just got promoted to Kane County in the Midwest League. Kane County is 69-60 overall and in third place in the division overall (6.0 games behind) , is 28-31 and in fourth place in the division for the second half (8.5 behind) and won the first-half title. There are 11 regular-season games left.
My question: Is Kane County going to the playoffs or are they in contention for the playoffs? I can't find how the playoff teams are decided for the midwest league.
I'm going to do a small write-up for Friday's paper (we're published Wednesday and Friday) with a file photo from his days at Kansas and I wanted to see if he got promoted for a playoff race or if he just got a "cup of coffee" in low-A as a reward for tearing up short-season A.
Thanks in advance.
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A's release Giambi
He'd been on the DL with a strained right quad. He had 11 HR and 40 RBI but only a .193 AVG and .364 SLG.
4 months ago
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Surprise! Ponson DFA'd.
The Royals DFA'd Sir Sidney Ponson with his 1-7 record and 7.36 ERA. I'm shocked -- Shocked! -- that this could happen.
4 months ago
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A's send Cabrera to Twins
by Inkara1 on Jul 31, 2009 1:58 PM EDT
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So the A's are getting SS prospect Tyler Ladendorf and cash in return for Cabrera, who would be a Type A but has it in his contract that the team can't offer him arbitration. He's hitting .280/.318/.365 on the season and is 34.
Think he gets the Twins past the Sox in the AL Central? I really don't know much about LAdendorf, so I don't know if they really gave up a whole lot to get Cabrera. That .683 OPS isn't very impressive for Cabrera but I wonder if playing in the dome will help that any.
I also don't know if this the A's any easier for us to beat. Of course, the problem is if so, it also makes them easier for the Angels to beat.
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How the Angels are doing it, in an LA-area Howard's commercial
by Inkara1 on Jul 25, 2009 7:24 PM EDT
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How the Angels have managed to win all these games is finally revealed. Who would've thought this bombshell would be revealed in a Howard's Appliance and Big Screen Superstores commercial?
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