Deadspin Up All Night: This One Goes Out To All The A's FansTommy Craggs, deadspin.com Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. We'll have more for you tomorrow. In honor of the A's taking the AL West, I give you Bill fucking King. More » |
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A's Beane earned moment to celebrateOct 3, 2012
Richard Justice, MLB.com Billy Beane allowed himself time to celebrate the A's American League West title on Wednesday, something the general manager shorted himself during five previous playoff berths. |
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Jaffe: A's win the West in a wild oneOct 3, 2012
In a wild, wild finish, the A's won the AL West by rallying past the Rangers 12-5 and capping a comeback that began when they were 13 games back in late June, says Jay Jaffe. |
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Exactly four weeks after taking a line drive to the head that fractured his skull and led to emergency surgery, Brandon McCarthy was in the A's clubhouse handing out beers to teammates and spraying champagne Wednesday to celebrate winning the American L… |
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Reds' Cueto gets nod in Game 1 against GiantsOct 3, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker confirmed Wednesday that right-hander Johnny Cueto will start the opener of the NL Division Series against San Francisco. |
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Holy Shit, The Athletics Just Won The AL WestOct 3, 2012
Jack Dickey, deadspin.com In April, Baseball Prospectus picked the Oakland A's to finish 73-89. In June, we called the team "hopeless," and said they were playing out the string. Today, they beat the Rangers, 12-5, to finish 94-68, one game better than Texas. In first … |
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Giants considering extra righty in bullpenOct 3, 2012
Though manager Bruce Bochy remained mum on whether his Division Series pitching staff will consist of 11 or 12 Giants, he did toss out a few morsels of information. |
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Erik Malinowski, deadspin.com "The Oakland A's have shocked the Rangers and the baseball world!" That's one way to put it mildly. As Dan Brooks of BrooksBaseball.net reminded us all, the A's had less than a 1 percent chance of even making the playoffs back on June 15. That… |
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A's complete improbable run, win AL WestOct 3, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com The Oakland Athletics captured the AL West with another improbable rally in a season full of them, coming back from four runs down and a 13-game division deficit to stun the two-time defending league champion Texas Rangers 12-5 on Wednesday. |
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As No. 2 seed, Reds ready for Giants in NLDSOct 3, 2012
Mark Sheldon, MLB.com The Reds now know who they will face in the National League Division Series. It will be the Giants, with Game 1 of the best-of-five series beginning at 9:37 p.m. ET at AT&T Park in San Francisco. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Oakland coach Dennis Allen grinned as he shook the hand of Denver coach John Fox following the Broncos’ 37-6 beatdown of the Raiders on Sunday, and some Raiders fans have complained that it looked like their coach wasn’t taking the loss as hard as he … |
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A's pound Rangers to finish sweep, win AL WestOct 3, 2012
And the AL West belongs to ... Oakland. Down 13 games in June and five a week ago, the A's beat the Rangers 12-5 to cap an amazing comeback and win the crown on the final day. |
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Evaluation process in full swing for RaidersOct 3, 2012
Steve Corkran, insidebayarea.com Coach Dennis Allen promised a thorough evaluation of his team over the next two weeks. That process will take him and his coaching staff from A to Z, Allen said. As of now, the process is somewhere in the middle, Allen said. Now that the players are off… |
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Raiders in midst of final practice before byeOct 3, 2012
Steve Corkran, insidebayarea.com No surprises, or new faces, on the practice field today, as the Raiders get in one last practice before breaking for four days during the bye week. Cornerback Shawntae Spencer (foot), right offensive tackle Khalif Barnes (groin), defensive tackle Richar… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com There’s only one stadium still in use by teams from both Major League Baseball and the National Football League, but one is all you need to create a scheduling problem. The league could be dealing with one in a couple of weeks. Should the Oakland A’s … |
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Jets' Ryan saw fatigue, 'no quit' vs. 49ersOct 3, 2012
Matt Ehalt, ESPN.com New York Jets coach Rex Ryan disagreed with San Francisco 49ers cornerback Carlos Rogers' claim that the Jets quit during Sunday's 34-0 loss at home. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com 49ers cornerback Carlos Rogers says that the Jets quit during Sunday’s 34-0 thrashing at MetLife Stadium. Jets coach Rex Ryan says that’s not the case. “I think we have a reputation in this league of being a tremendous defense,” Ryan told the me… |
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Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com The San Francisco 49ers dominated the lifeless, reeling New York Jets by a score of 34-0 in Week Four, and for his efforts in the game, Niners linebacker Patrick Willis earned NFC defensive player of the week honors. Willis racked up ten tackles against… |
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Drop stats: 49ers' hands not best I've seenOct 3, 2012
The best hands Jim Harbaugh has ever seen on a wide receiver account for two of the San Francisco 49ers' 11 drops this season. Michael Crabtree, though generally very solid for the 49ers this season, hasn't met the nearly impossible standard his head co… |
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NFL honors Matt PraterOct 3, 2012
Matt Prater didn’t kick a game-winning field goal Sunday. He didn’t need to. His Denver Broncos smoked the Oakland Raiders, 37-6. Still, Prater found a way to contribute in the blowout by dominating every time his foot hit the ball, and that’s why t… |
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Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com Broncos placekicker Matt Prater was awarded AFC special teams player of the week for Week Four after converting all three of his field-goal attempts and four extra points in Denver’s smashing, 37-6 blowout victory over the Oakland Raiders. Prater also p… |
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MossWatch: Why he isn't playing moreOct 3, 2012
The San Francisco 49ers attempted one pass to Randy Moss during their 34-0 victory against the New York Jets. Alex Smith wasn't even the quarterback of record for the play. Moss, 35, has only eight receptions for 88 yards and one touchdown in his first … |
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Blackley silences Rangers as A's pull even in AL West |
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Red-hot A's catch Rangers in AL WestOct 3, 2012
Today's A's-Rangers winner wins the AL West thanks to an absurdly hot run by the A's, says Cliff Corcoran, who discusses the Cards' good fortune, the AL East race and Miguel Cabrera. |
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Darrius Heyward-Bey Back at Raiders PracticeOct 3, 2012
Matt Loede, raidersgab.com Wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey returned to practice Tuesday according to Paul Gutierrez of ComcastSportsNetCalifornia. Heyward-Bey will likely be eased back in with limited practices until he finishes his battery of concussion tests. The Raiders are … |
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Absurdly premature 2012 playoff picture: Week 4Oct 3, 2012
Mjd, yahoo.com Top AFC seeds: Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens Other AFC division champs: Denver Broncos, New England Patriots AFC wild cards: Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers Top NFC seeds: Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers Other NFC division champs: Philad… |
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49ers' Brandon Jacobs getting into shapeOct 3, 2012
49ers' Brandon Jacobs getting into shape Running back Brandon Jacobs was running 60-yard dashes full bore Tuesday in triple-digit heat and, asked about the knee injury he sustained Aug. 18 in Houston, said, I'm ready to play. Jacobs returned to practice… |
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