Dave Stewart Hopes To Leave Impact On Staff

A's great Dave Stewart accompanied the club's young pitchers on the field during Wednesday's first official spring workout. A familiar intensity remains, his mere presence often speaking louder than his gentle voice.

Oakland Official Site

Ahead Of The Count: Production & The Draft

The 2010 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft begins tonight, presumably commencing with the Washington Nationals calling the name of Bryce Harper. The draft will be televised for the fourth year in a row, thanks to increasing fan interest.

Baseball Prospectus

Dave Duncan Proves Over Three Decades That He Is The 'Complete Pitching Coach'

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer stepped onto the field on a sunny Oakland morning nearly four decades ago and heard the crack of the bat.

Palm Beach Post

The Earthquake Series....20 Years Later

I can’t believe it has been 20 years… sometimes it seems like it was yesterday… sometimes it seems like it was 100 years ago.

Sully Baseball

Florida State League Hall Of Fame Introduction Ceremony Planned

Final Plans are underway for the 2009 Florida State League Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

MiLB

Florida State League Establishes Hall Of Fame

The Florida State League is announcing the establishment of the Hall of Fame and is releasing the names of the first inductees to be accepted and awarded this prestigious honor. The induction ceremony will take place on November 9, 2009 at the Plaza Resort and Spa Hotel in Daytona Beach, Fla.

MiLB

For Tony LaRussa, It's Always About The Winning - Still

Twenty years later, Tony La Russa still has a unique connection with the 1989 A's.

SF Gate

You Could Look It Up: Inglorious Bastards

In the following pitcher capsules, the numbers in parentheses show the pitcher's career Support-Neutral Lineup-adjusted Value Above Replacement (SNLVAR) or his WXRL if he was a reliever, followed by his peak SNLVAR or WXRL along with the corresponding year. The last 50 starting pitchers to win the Cy Young Award have averaged an SNLVAR of 8.2 in their winning campaigns.

Baseball Prospectus

Culprit Uno (1982-2008)

Two senryus ago, I started investigating the teams who, minus their pitcher who was at least five games under .500, would have managed a better record than the pennant/division winner that year. This one wraps up in a slightly different fashion, because of a few things:

The Hardball Times