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Moneyball Highlights 2002 Oakland A's 20 Game Winning Streak: Which Team Achieved a Similar Feat? (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:47:00 PST
The wonderful film, " Moneyball ," is up for several Academy Awards, including best picture, lead actor, supporting actor and adapted screenplay. The movie highlights the 2002 Oakland Athletics and their incredible 20 game winning streak.
Athletics Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:38:46 PST

Manager Bob Melvin knows that the A's will have less experience going into the 2012 season than they did last year. He'll have a lot of young pitchers, and the lineup, with two weeks to go until camp, is lacking in power.

However, Melvin told reporters at the team's recent FanFest that he does not like the term "rebuilding" and he does not plan to use it. Melvin said that he believes that all big-league teams have one job to do: win. He plans to prepare his club to do just that.

With the A's in a suddenly much fiercer division?the beefed up Angels figure to challenge the two-time AL champion Rangers?Oakland's players are also aware that they are not going to be picked as potential favorites, unlike last year.

The A's, however, plan to embrace the underdog...
Arizona Diamondbacks CEO Derrick Hall won't let his cancer change the best workplace in sports (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:11:00 PST
A candidate to succeed Bud Selig as MLB commissioner, Hall is feeling better two months after his prostate was removed.
Fan's Look at the Oakland A's 1972 World Series Champs: Vida Blue, Gene Tenace and Joe Rudi (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:03:00 PST
The Oakland Athletics are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their 1972 World Series championship this year, and brought several of the famed players from the team to 2012 FanFest on Sunday, January 29, including Joe Rudi, Vida Blue and Gene Tenace.
A's remain open to signing Ramirez (AP)
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:13:01 PST
The Oakland Athletics are open to signing slugger Manny Ramirez but the team is not actively pursuing the free agent. That was the message Sunday from assistant general manager David Forst, who talked during A's Fanfest held at the Oakland Arena, next door to the Coliseum. A's owner Lew Wolff had suggested the move last week.