2008 A's Postseason Guide
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2008 A’s POSTSEASON GUIDE Table of Contents Bob Geren Bio ....................................................2 Day-By-Day ......................................................88 Coaches Bios Wild Card Day-By-Day ....................................91 Tony DeFrancesco.........................................3 Chronology .......................................................92 Ron Romanick ..............................................3 Club Statistics ................................................. 116 Ty Van Burkleo .............................................3 Miscellaneous Stats ......................................... 116 Don Wakamatsu ............................................4 Highs and Lows .............................................. 117 Tye Waller .....................................................4 At A Glance ..................................................... 118 Curt Young ....................................................5 Designated Hitting .......................................... 118 Player Bios Pinch Hitting ................................................... 118 Jeff Baisley ....................................................6 Batting with Runners in Scoring Position ....... 119 Daric Barton ..................................................7 Batting with the Bases Loaded ....................... 119 Jerry Blevins .................................................8 Starting Lineups ..............................................120 Rob Bowen..................................................10 Transactions ....................................................121 Dallas Braden .............................................. 11 How the A’s Were Built ...................................123 Andrew Brown ............................................13 Before the All-Star Break ................................124 Emil Brown .................................................14 After the All-Star Break ..................................125 Travis Buck .................................................16 April ................................................................126 Santiago Casilla ..........................................17 May .................................................................127 Eric Chavez .................................................19 June .................................................................128 Bobby Crosby .............................................21 July ..................................................................129 Aaron Cunningham .....................................23 August .............................................................130 Jack Cust .....................................................24 September .......................................................131 Rajai Davis ..................................................26 Home ...............................................................132 Chris Denorfia .............................................28 Road ................................................................133 Joey Devine .................................................30 Day ..................................................................134 Justin Duchscherer ......................................31 Night ...............................................................135 Mark Ellis ....................................................34 Left ..................................................................136 Alan Embree ...............................................36 Right ................................................................137 Dana Eveland ..............................................38 Grass ...............................................................138 Keith Foulke ................................................40 Turf ..................................................................139 Sean Gallagher ............................................42 Standings .........................................................140 Carlos Gonzalez ..........................................44 Attendance ......................................................141 Gio Gonzalez ..............................................46 American League Team Leaders .....................142 Jeff Gray ......................................................48 American League Batting Leaders ..................144 Jack Hannahan ............................................49 American League Pitching Leaders ................146 Dan Meyer ..................................................50 American League Rookie Leaders ..................148 Donnie Murphy ...........................................52 National League Team Leaders .......................150 Josh Outman................................................54 National League Batting Leaders ....................152 Eric Patterson ..............................................55 National League Pitching Leaders ..................154 Cliff Pennington ..........................................57 National League Rookie Leaders ....................156 Kirk Saarloos ..............................................58 Sacramento Recap ...........................................158 Greg Smith ..................................................60 Midland Recap ................................................159 Huston Street ...............................................62 Stockton Recap ...............................................161 Kurt Suzuki .................................................64 Kane County Recap ........................................162 Ryan Sweeney .............................................66 Vancouver Recap ............................................164 Frank Thomas .............................................67 Arizona Recap .................................................165 Brad Ziegler ................................................70 Organizational Standings ................................166 Additional Players .............................................72 Organizational Leaders ...................................167 Team Notes .......................................................80 Draft Picks ......................................................169 Final Batting and Pitching Statistics .................86 Roster ..............................................................170 Final Fielding Statistics.....................................87 2008 Oakland A’s Postseason Guide 1 17 BOB GEREN MGR Named as A’s bullpen coach, November 13, 2002 Named as A’s manager, November 17, 2006 Birthdate: September 22, 1961 Birthplace/Resides: San Diego, CA / Danville, CA Bob Geren completed his second season as the A’s manager in 2008. He was named the 28th manager in franchise history and the 17th in Oakland history on November 17, 2006. Geren guided the A’s to a 75-86 record last year after compiling a 76-86 record in his first season as manager in 2007. After using an Oakland-record 54 players and tying the club record by using the disabled list 22 times in 2007, the A’s used 51 players in 2008 and set a new Oakland record by using the DL 25 times in 2008. Geren’s two-year major league managerial record now stands at 151-172. Geren has been a member of the A’s coaching staff for the last five seasons, serving as the club’s bench coach in 2006 after spending the previous three seasons as bullpen coach. He joined the A’s organization in 1999 as manager of Single-A Modesto and spent the next three seasons (2000-02) at the helm of the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats. He also managed in the Boston Red Sox farm system for three seasons, guiding Utica of the New York-Penn League in 1995, the Red Sox Gulf Coast League team in 1996 and Sarasota of the Florida State League in 1998. His seven-year managerial record on the minor league level is 452-390, including a 319-253 record in the A’s system. He gained further managerial experience in the 2005 off-season, leading Escogido in the Dominican Winter League. Geren was named the California League’s Manager of the Year in 1999 after his Modesto club finished 88-52 and won both halves in the Northern Division of the California League. He then led Triple-A Sacramento to consecutive first place finishes in the Southern Division of the Pacific Coast League, as the River Cats posted a 90-54 record in 2000 and 75-69 in 2001. A former catcher, Geren’s professional playing career spanned 15 seasons, including five years in the Major Leagues with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. Originally a first round pick of the Padres in 1979, Geren was traded to the St. Louis organization prior to making his Major League debut with the Yankees in 1988. He played four seasons with New York from 1988-91 and enjoyed his best season in 1989 when he batted .288 and hit a career high nine home runs. After spending the 1992 season in Boston’s minor league system, Geren finished his playing career with San Diego in 1993. He owns a .233 career batting average in 307 Major League games. A native of San Diego, Geren attended Clairemont High School. Bob and his wife Pam, reside in Danville with their sons, Brett and Bobby. MANAGERIAL RECORD Year CLUB LEAGUE CLASS W-L POS 1995 Utica New York-Penn Rookie 33-40 5th / Pickney 1996 GCL Red Sox Gulf Coast Rookie 24-36 4th / Western 1998 Sarasota Florida State Single-A 76-61 3rd / Western 1999 Modesto California Single-A 88-52 1st / North 2000 Sacramento Pacific Coast Triple-A 90-54 1st / Southern 2001 Sacramento Pacific Coast Triple-A 75-69 1st / Southern 2002 Sacramento Pacific