Greetings from Papago Park
Lots of A’s — pitchers, catchers, position players — have been working out at the team’s Papago Park facilities in Phoenix even though pitchers/catchers don’t have to officially report until tomorrow....
View ArticleUpdate on Duchscherer
4:00 p.m.: Justin Duchscherer’s scheduled nerve ablation procedure for noon today has been delayed until tomorrow at 11:30am, according to Bob Geren — who couldn’t say why it was moved back. The A’s...
View ArticlePostgame quick hits
Notes from today’s intrasquad game (which ended with a 5-3 score, but who’s keeping track?): Coco Crisp, as expected, filled the DH role today. After the game, manager Bob Geren said Crisp won’t be...
View ArticleDuke news, plus postgame notes and more
All the postgame talk Saturday was preceded by an interesting pregame session with manager Bob Geren, who, when asked about the likelihood of Justin Duchscherer being ready for Opening Day, responded:...
View ArticleWednesday postgame notes
When speaking to manager Bob Geren following the A’s 6-1 loss to the Giants today, I learned that Rajai Davis’ injury isn’t actually quad-related, as the team originally announced, but rather tied to...
View ArticleThursday postgame notes
Manager Bob Geren described left-handed starter Gio Gonzalez as “unhittable” during the first three innings of Thursday’s game against the visiting D-backs, who drew a sold-out crowd of over 9,000....
View ArticleThursday pregame notes: Ellis back in lineup
First, your starting lineup against the host Giants here at Scottsdale Stadium: Davis CF, Barton 1B, Sweeney RF, Kouzmanoff 3B, Suzuki C, Ellis 2B, Buck LF, Pennington SS, Jennings SP We’ll also see...
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