July ← 2015 ← FREE KRAUT! ← Page 2

A’s Trade Kazmir for two mediocre prospects 282

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What am I missing? This seems like an entirely light return for a very good, cost effective starter without a long contract that would hurt your team. The return Jacob Nottingham Daniel Mengden Honestly the only thing that I can think of thats great about this deal is calling Nottingham the Sheriff when he cuts ...

96: Also an over-rated position 67

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Sonny Gray ascends the hill. Burns Vogt Zobrist Butler Smolinski Lawrie Phegley Canha and Semien man the spots behind him. Not Butler, of course. He may just be stuck on the grass from his pregame stretches. "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no ...

Game 95: Are the 2015 A’s better than you think? 38

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That oft-cited “record since May 22” stands at 29-21. If they continue at that pace…they’ll be 72-72 on September 14. You don’t get to postseason from 72-72. BP puts their postseason probability at 2.3% for the division and 5.1% for a wild card spot. So the answer is Probably Not, but Billy has nine more ...

Game 94: The Ball is Carrying 35

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On a warm day, the A’s are teeing off against Tomaso Milone. HRs by Phegley, Butler, and Smolinski already. On the other side, Jesse Chavez looking good so far.

Game 93 I am not paying attention either 35

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Twins? White sox? braves? I have no idea

Game 92 Twins and the return of Ken Korach 72

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line ups? don’t care.

Game 91 The end of Ohio for most 39

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A's @ Indians (RH Kluber): Burns CF, Vogt C, Zobrist DH, Reddick RF, Davis 1B, Lawrie 3B, Sogard 2B, Semien SS, Fuld LF; Gray P — Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) July 12, 2015 otero in the pen, only 4 starters. I don’t think “more” is better. but whatever. It looks like a good game on paper. ...

Game 90: Is this thing on? 36

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Almost half way through the game. We are up 1-0. The Hound is certainly making the case to move Kaz quickly. We have a lineup out there. Most of the usual suspects in the usual order. No Canadian, Keebs at 3B. Camelot sure fell apart, didn't it? -Steve McCatty

The Life Changing Magic of a New Grill 396

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I’ve just spent the last 2 weeks practicing The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up.Â One of my big goals after selling my business was to get my house organized.Â After seeing the book on the bestseller list for months, I checked it out and I’ll admit, I’m a full convert to her method.Â It ...

Game 89, the Clevelands 30

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no vogt. Canha v a righty and the A”s already have a run.