The Grant Napear Show - July 6, 2012
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Oakland Athletics minor league coach Todd Steverson has been banned from the dugout for a year by the California League for instructing his pitchers to intentionally balk players to help end an extra-inning game last month.
When Sean Doolittle started to throw bullpen sessions last summer to distract him from the frustration of another injury that derailed a once-promising career as a slugging first baseman, he never believed the transition from slugger to pitcher would go this smoothly.
Rookie Jarrod Parker held Texas hitless until the eighth inning and Brandon Inge drove in four runs in Oakland's eight-run second inning as the A's beat the Rangers 12-1 on Monday.
The Oakland Athletics drafted Florida high school infielder Addison Russell with the 11th pick of the first-year player draft on Monday.
Felipe Paulino sliced through the Oakland lineup with cruel efficiency, and the Kansas City bullpen handled the final three innings, dooming the A's to a 2-0 defeat and their ninth straight loss.
The Oakland Athletics reinstated outfielder Yoenis Cespedes from the disabled list Friday while slugger Manny Ramirez remained at Triple-A Sacramento.
Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin says there is a "50-50" chance suspended slugger Manny Ramirez will join the team when his 50-game drug ban expires Wednesday.
Manny Ramirez might not be ready to play for the Oakland Athletics by May 30 when his suspension ends.
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says it's up to Oakland owner Lew Wolff to decide whether to consider additional sites for a new ballpark for the Athletics, leaving open the possibility of a move outside the Bay Area.
Baseball icon Manny Ramirez will play 10 games with the Sacramento River Cats prior to rejoining the Oakland A's for his 50-game drug suspension.
