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<title><![CDATA[Grading the AL teams through May]]></title>
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New York Yankees (29-23)  For all the dithering and complaining that's been going on in the Bronx, the Yankees have the second-best record in the Am...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 31, 2011 10:11:09 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rays don't need a new home, but ...]]></title>
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Tony Lee asks which team most needs a new stadium, and doesn't have much trouble coming up with the answer. Lee's big finish: All but eight of the 30...]]></description>
<pubDate>December 27, 2010 13:39:19 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A's blog joins SweetSpot Network]]></title>
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This is a good day.  Of course, I don't generally have much to complain about, so most of them are good days.  This is a particularly good day, th...]]></description>
<pubDate>December 15, 2010 12:01:35 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A's bringing coal to Newcastle]]></title>
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Shouldn't the Yankees have been in on this? Or have they just been too traumatized by their Japanese pitchers ... The Oakland Athletics have won the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>November 08, 2010 11:57:29 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What's to be done about the umpires?]]></title>
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Well, at least they're going to talk. That's a first step. You just wonder if there's going to be a second step anytime soon. Amy K. Nelson:  Multipl...]]></description>
<pubDate>October 08, 2010 11:15:56 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Asking Rob]]></title>
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Dipping into the mailbag and learning some things ...  Bob, I disagree that George Steinbrenner's massive plaque is outrageous. While he had many fau...]]></description>
<pubDate>September 23, 2010 07:39:48 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rob Neyer, MLB]]></title>
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Rob Neyer reacts to Dallas Braden's perfect game in Oakland.]]></description>
<pubDate>May 10, 2010 04:09:05 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What's really wrong with baseball]]></title>
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If I were Bud Selig, this would be the most important essay I read all spring ... One night last month while I watched the Oakland Athletics pitchers...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 04, 2010 11:42:48 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Baseball Today: 4/13]]></title>
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Eric Karabell talks to Rob Neyer about the Astros, Giants and Phillies before answering e-mails on David Ortiz, electronic strike zones and Oakland.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 13, 2010 06:18:47 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A year later, A's still in limbo]]></title>
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Did you hear the news about the possible relocation of the Athletics? If not, don't worry; the news isn't new:  Baseball commissioner Bud Selig met w...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 23, 2010 17:28:03 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A's go the distance for utility infielder]]></title>
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It's February and the carousel just keeps spinning:  The Cincinnati Reds acquired infielder Aaron Miles in a trade with the Oakland Athletics, swappi...]]></description>
<pubDate>February 01, 2010 15:14:31 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[We'll miss you, Dallas McPherson]]></title>
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Well, the Oakland A's just got a little better (or will, if everyone passes their physicals). So why am I not happier about it?  After coming up shor...]]></description>
<pubDate>January 16, 2010 01:49:53 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Finding a home for the A's]]></title>
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Well, it&#x26;#39;s (semi-)Official: San Jose wants the A&#x26;#39;s and the A&#x26;#39;s want San Jose. From Bloomberg: Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff said he'd...]]></description>
<pubDate>September 03, 2009 14:28:16 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Losing faith in the A's]]></title>
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At some point in these last three seasons, as I&#x26;#39;ve watched the Oakland Athletics lose game after game, as I&#x26;#39;ve seen move after move backfire -...]]></description>
<pubDate>July 24, 2009 12:33:52 PDT</pubDate>
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If I could post just one blog entry per week -- and wouldn&#x26;#39;t that be one fantastic blog! -- I would have blogged this week about this: Ron Garden...]]></description>
<pubDate>July 22, 2009 09:36:01 PDT</pubDate>
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