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A’s and M’s to get the season started

The 2012 MLB season begins in Japan on 28-29 March

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Cuban Céspedes a Cactus League curiosity

Saturday will be an exciting day for Oakland A’s fans. Their team’s new Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is set to make his Spring Training debut against the Cincinnati Reds at 20.05 GMT

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Crisp, Colon and Smith add some experience to the A’s roster

It turns out that the Oakland A’s are not going to field a team of rookies and MLB youngsters in 2012 after all. Not completely, anyway

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Moneyball on BBC 5 Live this Thursday

As the film of Moneyball heads to cinemas in the UK, there have been a batch of newspaper articles about Billy Beane and the Oakland A’s. Most have focused on whether the analytical approach taken by the A’s and others could be successfully applied to traditional British sports. This theme will be explored in further [...]

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Weekly Hit Ground Ball: Oakland swap one Bob for another

Bob Geren became the first managerial casualty of the 2011 MLB season this past week

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Weekly Hit Ground Ball: Colon’s impressive comeback

Bartolo Colon’s comeback, the A’s ballpark becomes even more uninviting and All-Star voting begins

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2011 MLB Preview: American League West

The American League West may have lost one of the best pitchers in the Majors over the offseason, but there is plenty of talent left in the division

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2010 Season Review: AL West

In the second of our six-part series, we’re staying on the west coast to look at the home of the American League champions

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Oakland A’s make some early moves

Good things come to those who wait, or so the saying goes. So what should I make of the Oakland A’s bursting into life this week?

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Saturday’s early MLB games: Rangers try to clinch, other playoff contenders in action as well

There are six MLB games starting before midnight UK time on Saturday

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