By R.B. FALLSTROM AP Sports Writer
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By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer
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OAKLAND, Calif. – Away from the madness of a cigar party for a moment, Jim Leyland nearly cried.
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Tony La Russa took advantage of the Game 6 postponement to hit the movie theater. Maybe the popcorn was satisfying. But, boy, was he disappointed in “Moneyball.” The St. Louis Cardinals manager has long been a critic of the ever-mushrooming trend of relying on advanced statistics in baseball, and seized on an opening to poke fun at the sabremetrics crowd earlier in the postseason.
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer
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Rain prompts MLB to postpone Game 6, making Cardinals ace Carpenter available for a potential Game 7 against Rangers.
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The list of MLB free agents is growing by the day, and it is clear that this will be a buyer’s market with a number of discounted players available. Teams looking for a new closer will have a very easy task of finding someone, especially with some of the big names that have…
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The Oakland Athletics have released right-handed reliever Michael Wuertz and claimed right-hander Evan Scribner and outfielder Cedric Hunter off waivers from the San Diego Padres. The 32-year-old Wuertz went 0-0 with a 6.68 ERA in 39 relief appearances for the A’s last season, which he started on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring.
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Frank Thomas has 521 home runs, 2,468 hits, and a .301 career batting average on his resume so the guy must know…
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Bob Melvin is bringing back a familiar face to guide the Athletics’ pitchers. Pitching coach Curt Young is leaving the Boston Red Sox to return to Oakland and work under Melvin, who received a three-year deal in September to be the club’s permanent manager. The A’s announced Friday that Young had signed a one-year deal to rejoin the club that originally drafted him in the fourth round…
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