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Colorado 14, Oakland 7: Rox win fourth straight, improve to 4-7.
Although the hunch was already there, it's probably now officially safe to say that the Rockies bats are awake (cue jinx). In today's 14-7 win over the A's (now 7-6 in Cactus League play), the Rox had five players register a multi-hit game, and collected 14 hits overall. The offensive firepower...
Sunday Rockpile: Tulowitzki Recovers, Embree still on the radar
Troy Tulowitzki's leg appears to be finally fully recovered after his early season quadriceps tear according to an update from Troy E. Renck. While Renck mentions how important this is for Tulo's offense, his defense also suffered pretty badly and the Rockies need both sides to be at full strength...
Bay, Lowrie lead Sox in 2-1 extras win
I think he likes Boston. (via d.yimg.com) I love this team. Just watching Jason Bay and Jed Lowrie jumping around after winning the game made me so happy. This is a team that wants to play baseball and wants to win. That was obvious in the later innings. But after Bay crossed the plate for the...
A's Lose 5-4; Barton Goes Yard
The A's are now 0-2 against the hated Halos this spring. Today was courtesy of Alan Embree who was the gasoline on the Angels comeback fire today. It's interesting that Foulke didn't get in the game today. I didn't hear that there was anything wrong on the web cast, but I might have missed it...
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me
Just about the only thing that comes to mind is Tony's sig line: "I'll try not to swear." Unlike many recent games, the A's much-maligned offense managed to score just enough to win today's ballgame. Early in the contest, every Cleveland run would seemingly be answered by a bomb from the A's. A...
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