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03-10-2010 A's Notes OAKLAND ATHLETICS Game Information Oakland Athletics Baseball Company h 7000 Coliseum Way h Oakland, CA 94621 510-638-4900 h Public Relations Facsimile 510-562-1633 h www.oaklandathletics.com YESTERDAY OAKLANDC ATHLETICS (2-3-1) VS. CHICAGO WHITE SOX (2-3-1) C The A’s had a loss and a tie in a WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2010 – PHOENIX MUNICIPAL STADIUM – 1:05 P.M. split squad…lost to Kansas City at Surprise, 11-10…Corey Brown was 3 for 4 with two RBI, Jack Cust hit ABOUT THE A’s a two-run home run and Eric ABOUT THE A’S: Have two losses and a tie over the last three games after winning two of the first three Sogard was 2 for 4 with a triple and contests…are 2-1-1 at home after going 11-5-1 at Phoenix Municipal Stadium last spring…are 23-8-2 three RBI…Vin Mazzaro started for (.727) at Phoenix over the last three years…lead the Cactus League with nine home runs and rank fourth the A’s (3.0 ip, 1 h, 1 bb) and with a .483 slugging percentage…have the second highest ERA (6.84)…this is the A’s 42nd Spring Fernando Hernandez had a th Training in Arizona and their 29P P consecutive spring in Phoenix…trained in Mesa from 1969-78, moved to scoreless inning of relief…Sam Scottsdale in 1979 and have been in Phoenix since 1982…with the rainout on Sunday, the A’s are now Demel allowed two runs in the scheduled to play 32 games this spring, including 29 in Arizona before returning to the Bay Area for three bottom of the ninth for the loss…in games with the Giants on April 1 and 2 in San Francisco and April 3 in Oakland…the A’s went 17-18-2 last Phoenix, the A’s and Rangers spring and finished with a losing record for the first time since 2006 (15-17)…the 18 losses tied an played to an 8-8 tie…Kevin Oakland spring record set in 1993 and matched in 2005…however, the 37 games played were an Oakland Kouzmanoff had a three-run home record, topping the previous high of 34 in 1993 and 2004. run and Max Stassi hit a solo shot…Trevor Cahill started (2.0 ip, A’s TOP PROSPECTS: Eight of the A’s top 10 prospects according to Baseball America are in camp this 4 h, 3 r, 3 er, 1 bb, 3 so) and the spring…the list includes two players already on the A’s 40-man roster in Chris Carter (#1) and Pedro A’s received a scoreless inning of Figueroa (#5)…six are non-roster invitees including Michael Taylor (#2), Grant Green (#3), Max Stassi relief from Marcus McBeth, Pedro (#4), Tyson Ross (#6), Jemile Weeks (#7) and Adrian Cardenas (#8)…the other two are Grant Desme Figueroa and Henry Rodriguez. (#8), who retired to become a priest, and Sean Doolittle (#10)…three of the A’s top 10 appear on Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospect List including Carter (#28), Taylor (#29) and Green (#52). A’s vs. WHITE SOX OFF-SEASON MOVES: The A’s signed RHP Ben Sheets as a free agent Jan. 26 and he brings with him This is the first of two meetings 221 career starts in eight years of service…last year, the five pitchers in the A’s starting rotation at the between the A’s and White Sox this beginning of the season combined for just 63 starts…other off-season additions to the 40-man roster spring…meet again in Glendale, include IF Jake Fox (trade with Cubs, Dec. 3), RHP Bobby Cassevah (Rule 5 draft, Dec. 10), OF Coco March 30…last spring, A’s lost two Crisp (free agent, Dec. 23), 3B Kevin Kouzmanoff (trade with Padres, Jan. 16), IF Adam Rosales (trade of three to the White Sox…lost the with Reds, Feb. 1), OF Gabe Gross (free agent, Feb. 1) and IF Steve Tolleson (waivers from Twins, Feb. only game in Glendale and split 1)…in addition, RHP Justin Duchscherer and OF Jack Cust both became free agents before re-signing two contests in Phoenix…the A’s with the A’s. are 8-1-1 against the White Sox over their last 10 games in MEDIA INFORMATION: The A’s clubhouse is open to members of the media with proper credentials Phoenix. beginning at 8:00 am…the clubhouse may be closed at certain times for team meetings, etc…please do not lounge or conduct interviews in the weight room/exercise area…once the game begins, the clubhouse IN CAMP is open only to those media who need access to players who have completed their work for the day…A’s manager Bob Geren will be available to the media each morning in the first base dugout at 9:15 The A’s have a total of 63 players am…Geren will also be available on the field following the conclusion of the game…at Phoenix Municipal in camp, which includes 40 players Stadium, members of the media will be allowed in the dugout area and foul territory behind home plate on the 40-man roster and 23 non- extending down to (but not past) first and third base until the batting cage is removed from the field of roster invitees...the breakdown play…at that point, all media members must leave the field…the A’s dugout will remain accessible to the includes 30 pitchers, six catchers, media until 45 minutes before game time…still photographers and television camera crews with proper 17 infielders and 10 outfielders. credentials must stay in assigned areas at all times…no roving is permitted…still photographers or television camera crews are not allowed in the clubhouse, training room or weight room…lunch is available MINOR LEAGUE DATES to members of the media with proper credentials in the patio area in the right field corner of Phoenix Municipal Stadium…the A’s are able to provide complimentary lunches to beat writers, play-by-play Pitchers and catchers have broadcasters and designated team officials only. reported to minor league training camp at Papago Park…position TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets for A’s spring training home games are available at the Phoenix players report Friday, March 12 Municipal Stadium Box Office, on-line at oaklandathletics.com/spring or by calling (877) 493-BALL with the first workout scheduled for (2255)…the box office hours of operations are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the same day…minor league on Saturday, and during all home games…tickets for all A’s regular season home games can be spring games begin March 19 and purchased at all the usual ticket outlets, including the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Box Office, run through April 3…extended online at oaklandathletics.com and all Tickets.com outlets, or over the phone by calling (877) 493- Spring Training will begin April 8. BALL…season, group and luxury suite tickets can be purchased by calling (510) 638-GoA’s (4627). A’s ON THE AIR ATHLETICS BATTING NOTES The A’s radio network will broadcast 13 games from Arizona Corey Brown had the A’s first three-hit game of the spring yesterday against Kansas City…Adrian this spring and all three games in Cardenas had two hits and two RBI yesterday after going 0 for 5 over his first four games…is one of four the Bay Area…games can be players to play in every possible game this spring…Chris Carter has three hits this spring, all for extra heard in the Bay Area on XTRA bases (two doubles, one home run)…is one of four players to play in every possible game this Sports 860 AM…Ken Korach spring…Eric Chavez has hit safely in each of his two games, both starts at first base…has made just one th returns for his 15P P year in the A’s regular season appearance at first base (August 21, 2001 vs. Cleveland)…Coco Crisp has hit safely in broadcast booth and will be joined each of his three games this spring, all starts at designated hitter batting leadoff…Jack Cust hit his first th by Vince Cotroneo (5 ) and Ray home run of the spring yesterday against Kansas City…has appeared in two games at designated hitter th Fosse, who enters his 25P P season and one in left field…Rajai Davis has appeared in three games in left field and one in center field…has in the booth…Robert Buan will batted leadoff three times and second in the only game he and Crisp were both in the starting webcast all other games in Arizona lineup…Mark Ellis has reached base safely via hit or walk in each of his three games…Jake Fox has on oaklandathletics.com…four A’s appeared in two games at catcher, one at third base, one in left field and one in right field…he is hitless in games from Arizona will be nine at bats…Kevin Kouzmanoff hit his first home run of the spring yesterday, a three-run shot in the third televised this spring, including one inning…has appeared in three games, all batting cleanup…Eric Patterson is one of four players to appear on Comcast SportsNet California -- in every possible game this spring (three in center field, two at second base, one in left field)…Cliff March 24 against the Dodgers Pennington has walked at least once in all three of his games and is tied for the Cactus League in walks (7:35 pm) and one on Comcast (4)…Adam Rosales has reached base safely in each of his four games this spring…has appeared in three SportsNet Bay Area – March 25 games at shortstop, one at second base and one in right field…Kurt Suzuki has batted third in each of his against the Giants (7:05 pm)…MLB two starts this spring…Michael Taylor is one of four players to appear in all every possible game this Network will air games on March 7 spring.
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