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A’s @ Tigers 61

@JohnSheaHey 2B Weeks, LF Sweeney, CF Crisp, DH Matsui, 3B Sizemore, RF DeJesus,1B Jackson, C Suzuki, SS Pennington. P Moscoso #Athletics — Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) July 19, 2011

Slegna Slegna 95

#Athletics vs. #Angels, Game 1: Weeks 2b, Crisp cf, Willingham DH, Matsui lf, Sizemore 3b, DeJesus rf, Jackson 1b, Suzuki c, Pennington ss — Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) July 16, 2011 Cahill vs Spicoli

The Slegna, The 50

#Athletics vs. #Angels: Weeks 2b, Crisp cf, Willingham lf, Matsui DH, Sizemore 3b, DeJesus rf, Jackson 1b, Suzuki c, Pennington ss — Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) July 15, 2011 I’m all for maximizing draft position, and having the non-tradeable detritus continue detritting, but kcuf the slegna. Haren vs McCarthy

Artless in Arlington 49

#Athletics vs. #Rangers: Weeks 2B, Crisp CF, Matsui DH, Willingham LF, Sizemore 3B, Jackson RF, Carter 1B, Suzuki C, Pennington SS, Harden P — Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) July 7, 2011 Harden vs Holland Let’s not kid ourselves. This series is pretty much meaningless unless there’s a sweep — and even then, A’s can only present ...

Wombats for Wednesday 144

a gigantic wombat on steroids Discovery of a prehistoric relic in the desert

Independence Day 100

Happy birthday America! And you too, Leona Helmsley George Steinbrenner Meyer Lansky Geraldo Rivera Jose Oquendo Al Davis and Phineas T. Barnum. Sartorial Gods willing, the A’s will choose the home white jerseys to accompany this mandated cap, which ain’t quite as bad as most prior holiday hats: Seven straight vs AL West into the ...

Salmagundi/FKwiz/Smattering of Game Comments 62

Since 1884, only once has the MLB OBP leader posted a figure below .400. 1a. Can you name the decade? 1b. Can you name the year? 1c. Can you name the player? He was the MVP in the year that he did it. 2. Since 2008, two players have held the “active career OBP” record. ...

If I were a Rich fan … 75

… deedle deedle dee. #Athletics reinstate Harden from DL; recall De Los Santos from Sacramento; option Magnuson to Sacramento; designate Cramer for assignment — Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) July 1, 2011 Harden vs Collmenter #Athletics vs. #Dbacks: Weeks 2B, Penn. SS, Crisp CF, Matsui DH, Carter 1B, Sweeney LF, Suzuki C, DeJesus RF, Sizemore 3B, Harden ...

Game 1 of the Post-Ellis Era 44

#Athletics vs. #Marlins: Weeks 2B, Penn. SS, Crisp CF, Matsui LF, Carter DH, Jackson 1B, DeJesus RF, Suzuki C, Rosales 3B, Cahill P — Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) June 30, 2011 Cahill vs Volstad (Act)

Game 81, Nolasco vs. Moscoso, Marlins @ A’s 39

It will be either 37-44 or 36-45 for the first half of the season…but that puts the A’s 5, 6 or 7 games behind Texas. What, it’s not raining in the Bay Area this afternoon?!? #Athletics vs Fla: Weeks 2B, Pennington SS, Coco CF, Matsui DH, Jackson 1B, Sweeney LF, Suzuki C, DeJesus RF, Sizemore ...