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		<description><![CDATA[ List of American League Most Valuable Player award winners after Justin Verlander was named as the 2011 winner on Monday. 2011 - Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers 2010 - Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers 2009 - Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins 2008 - Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox 2007 - Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees 2006 - Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins 2005 - Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees 2004 - Vladimir Guerrero, Anaheim Angels 2003 - Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers 2002 - Miguel Tejada, Oakland Athletics 2001 - Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners 2000 - Jason Giambi, Oakland Athletics 1999 - Ivan Rodriguez, Texas Rangers 1998 - Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers 1997 - Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners 1996 - Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers 1995 - Mo Vaughn, Boston Red Sox 1994 - Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox 1993 - Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox 1992 - Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics 1991 - Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles 1990 - Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics 1989 - Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers 1988 - Jose Canseco, Oakland Athletics 1987 - George Bell, Toronto Blue Jays 1986 - Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox 1985 - Don Mattingly, New York Yankees 1984 - Willie Hernandez, Detroit Tigers 1983 - Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles 1982 - Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers 1981 - Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee Brewers 1980 - George Brett, Kansas City Royals 1979 - Don Baylor, California Angels 1978 - Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox 1977 - Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins 1976 - Thurman Munson, New York Yankees 1975 - Fred Lynn, Boston Red Sox 1974 - Jeff Burroughs, Texas Rangers 1973 - Reggie Jackson, Oakland Athletics 1972 - Richie Allen, Chicago White Sox 1971 - Vida Blue, Oakland Athletics 1970 - Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles 1969 - Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins 1968 - Denny McLain, Detroit Tigers 1967 - Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox 1966 - Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles 1965 - Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota Twins 1964 - Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles 1963 - Elston Howard, New York Yankees 1962 - Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees 1961 - Roger Maris, New York Yankees 1960 - Roger Maris, New York Yankees 1959 - Nellie Fox, Chicago White Sox 1958 - Jackie Jensen, Boston Red Sox 1957 - Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees 1956 - Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees 1955 - Yogi Berra, New York Yankees 1954 - Yogi Berra, New York Yankees 1953 - Al Rosen, Cleveland Indians 1952 - Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia Athletics 1951 - Yogi Berra, New York Yankees 1950 - Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees 1949 - Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox 1948 - Lou Boudreau, Cleveland Indians 1947 - Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees 1946 - Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox 1945 - Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers 1944 - Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers 1943 - Spud Chandler, New York Yankees 1942 - Joe Gordon, New York Yankees 1941 - Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees 1940 - Hank Greenberg, Detoit Tigers 1939 - Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees 1938 - Jimmie Foxx, Boston Red Sox 1937 - Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers 1936 - Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees 1935 - Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers 1934 - Mickey Cochrane, Detroit Tigers 1933 - Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics 1932 - Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics 1931 - Lefty Grove, Philadelphia Athletics   ]]></description>
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<p>List of American League Most Valuable Player award winners after Justin<br />
Verlander was named as the 2011 winner on Monday.</p>
<p> 2011 &#8211; Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers</p>
<p> 2010 &#8211; Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers</p>
<p> 2009 &#8211; Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins</p>
<p> 2008 &#8211; Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox</p>
<p> 2007 &#8211; Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 2006 &#8211; Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins</p>
<p> 2005 &#8211; Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 2004 &#8211; Vladimir Guerrero, Anaheim Angels</p>
<p> 2003 &#8211; Alex Rodriguez, Texas Rangers</p>
<p> 2002 &#8211; Miguel Tejada, Oakland Athletics</p>
<p> 2001 &#8211; Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners</p>
<p> 2000 &#8211; Jason Giambi, Oakland Athletics</p>
<p> 1999 &#8211; Ivan Rodriguez, Texas Rangers</p>
<p> 1998 &#8211; Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers</p>
<p> 1997 &#8211; Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners</p>
<p> 1996 &#8211; Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers</p>
<p> 1995 &#8211; Mo Vaughn, Boston Red Sox</p>
<p> 1994 &#8211; Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox</p>
<p> 1993 &#8211; Frank Thomas, Chicago White Sox</p>
<p> 1992 &#8211; Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics</p>
<p> 1991 &#8211; Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles</p>
<p> 1990 &#8211; Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics</p>
<p> 1989 &#8211; Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers</p>
<p> 1988 &#8211; Jose Canseco, Oakland Athletics</p>
<p> 1987 &#8211; George Bell, Toronto Blue Jays</p>
<p> 1986 &#8211; Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox</p>
<p> 1985 &#8211; Don Mattingly, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1984 &#8211; Willie Hernandez, Detroit Tigers</p>
<p> 1983 &#8211; Cal Ripken, Jr., Baltimore Orioles</p>
<p> 1982 &#8211; Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers</p>
<p> 1981 &#8211; Rollie Fingers, Milwaukee Brewers</p>
<p> 1980 &#8211; George Brett, Kansas City Royals</p>
<p> 1979 &#8211; Don Baylor, California Angels</p>
<p> 1978 &#8211; Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox</p>
<p> 1977 &#8211; Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins</p>
<p> 1976 &#8211; Thurman Munson, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1975 &#8211; Fred Lynn, Boston Red Sox</p>
<p> 1974 &#8211; Jeff Burroughs, Texas Rangers</p>
<p> 1973 &#8211; Reggie Jackson, Oakland Athletics</p>
<p> 1972 &#8211; Richie Allen, Chicago White Sox</p>
<p> 1971 &#8211; Vida Blue, Oakland Athletics</p>
<p> 1970 &#8211; Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles</p>
<p> 1969 &#8211; Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins</p>
<p> 1968 &#8211; Denny McLain, Detroit Tigers</p>
<p> 1967 &#8211; Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox</p>
<p> 1966 &#8211; Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles</p>
<p> 1965 &#8211; Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota Twins</p>
<p> 1964 &#8211; Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles</p>
<p> 1963 &#8211; Elston Howard, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1962 &#8211; Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1961 &#8211; Roger Maris, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1960 &#8211; Roger Maris, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1959 &#8211; Nellie Fox, Chicago White Sox</p>
<p> 1958 &#8211; Jackie Jensen, Boston Red Sox</p>
<p> 1957 &#8211; Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1956 &#8211; Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1955 &#8211; Yogi Berra, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1954 &#8211; Yogi Berra, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1953 &#8211; Al Rosen, Cleveland Indians</p>
<p> 1952 &#8211; Bobby Shantz, Philadelphia Athletics</p>
<p> 1951 &#8211; Yogi Berra, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1950 &#8211; Phil Rizzuto, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1949 &#8211; Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox</p>
<p> 1948 &#8211; Lou Boudreau, Cleveland Indians</p>
<p> 1947 &#8211; Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1946 &#8211; Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox</p>
<p> 1945 &#8211; Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers</p>
<p> 1944 &#8211; Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers</p>
<p> 1943 &#8211; Spud Chandler, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1942 &#8211; Joe Gordon, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1941 &#8211; Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1940 &#8211; Hank Greenberg, Detoit Tigers</p>
<p> 1939 &#8211; Joe DiMaggio, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1938 &#8211; Jimmie Foxx, Boston Red Sox</p>
<p> 1937 &#8211; Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers</p>
<p> 1936 &#8211; Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees</p>
<p> 1935 &#8211; Hank Greenberg, Detroit Tigers</p>
<p> 1934 &#8211; Mickey Cochrane, Detroit Tigers</p>
<p> 1933 &#8211; Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics</p>
<p> 1932 &#8211; Jimmie Foxx, Philadelphia Athletics</p>
<p> 1931 &#8211; Lefty Grove, Philadelphia Athletics</p>
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		<title>Gonzalez wins 14th for A&#8217;s</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ OAKLAND -- Athletics' left-hander Gio Gonzalez threw only nine first-pitch strikes, struggled with his control and worked with runners on base in almost every inning. Earning his 14th win of the season sure didn't come easily for Gonzalez]]></description>
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<div readability="156"><span fd-type="start" fd-id="default"/>OAKLAND &#8212; Athletics&#8217; left-hander Gio Gonzalez threw only nine first-pitch strikes, struggled with his control and worked with runners on base in almost every inning.
<p>Earning his 14th win of the season sure didn&#8217;t come easily for Gonzalez. Then again, not much has this season. Not for A&#8217;s or their All-Star left-hander.</p>
<p>&#8220;Maybe he didn&#8217;t have his best stuff and he got behind hitters but he made pitches when he had to,&#8221; manager Bob Melvin said following </p>
<p>Oakland&#8217;s 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. &#8220;I&#8217;m surprised he got us through seven, but that&#8217;s what good pitchers do. They make it work even without their best stuff.&#8221;</p>
<p>Gonzalez allowed eight hits over seven innings, struck out four and walked two while improving to 5-1 over his past six starts.</p>
<p>He got plenty of help from Oakland&#8217;s defense error-prone defense, which turned three double plays while holding Detroit scoreless for the first five innings.</p>
<p>&#8220;The defense played unbelievable,&#8221; Gonzalez said. &#8220;I felt like I was around the zone. They were swinging the bats, being aggressive so we tried to take advantage of that.&#8221;</p>
<p>Coco Crisp drove in the deciding run with an RBI single over the head of shortstop Jhonny Peralta in the second inning while Josh Willingham singled twice and scored for Oakland.</p>
<p>The A&#8217;s won for only the second time in five games, both coming in this series with the Tigers.</p>
<p>Detroit still had the tying run at the plate in the ninth following Don Kelly&#8217;s pinch-hit </p>
<p>two-run double off Bailey.
<p>Oakland&#8217;s two-time All-Star closer, who missed 53 games earlier this year with a strained forearm, got out of it by striking out pinch-hitter Alex Avila and Austin Jackson.</p>
<p>No one could blame the Tigers for being a little off after toasting their first division title in nearly a quarter-century with a champagne-and-cigar celebration in the tiny visitor&#8217;s clubhouse at the Oakland Coliseum.</p>
<p>Magglio Ordonez had three hits and scored a run for Detroit, who had men on base most of the afternoon but failed to capitalize.</p>
<p>Gonzalez limited the damage to beat Detroit for the first time in five career starts. He did it despite twisting his ankle trying to make a pickoff throw to second base in the first inning.</p>
<p>After Ordonez and Ryan Raburn hit back-to-back one-out singles, Gonzalez (14-12) tried to catch Ordonez straying off second base. He turned to throw, but slipped on the mound and appeared to roll his left ankle.</p>
<p>Gonzalez walked around behind the mound to test his foot, threw one warmup pitch then returned to the mound. He got out of the inning when Miguel Cabrera flew out to right fielder David De Jesus, who doubled up Ordonez at second.</p>
<p>Detroit was stymied by Gonzalez in the third and fourth and only managed one run after loading the bases with one out in the sixth. Peralta hit a sacrifice fly to score Ordonez, but that was all the Tigers could get off Gonzalez.</p>
<p>&#8220;It was a good win, a good step in the right direction for us,&#8221; Gonzalez said. &#8220;We did our job.&#8221;</p>
<p>Grant Balfour pitched a scoreless eighth inning and Andrew Bailey worked the ninth for Oakland.</p>
<p>The Tigers had plenty of opportunities &#8212; they had at least two runners on base in five innings &#8212; but stranded seven runners and lost for only the third time this month.</p>
<p>Right-hander Rick Porcello took the loss, allowing three runs over seven innings. Porcello (14-9) struck out four and walked three but was denied in his first attempt to become the second-youngest player in franchise history to reach 39 career wins before his 23rd birthday.</p>
<p>Raburn went 2 for 4 while Victor Martinez singled twice to raise his batting average this month to .349.</p>
<p>The A&#8217;s stranded a pair of runners in the first then took a 2-0 lead in the second on RBI singles by Scott Sizemore and Crisp.</p>
<p>Oakland loaded the bases against Porcello with no outs the following inning, but Detroit&#8217;s right-hander allowed only a sacrifice fly to Kurt Suzuki then got Sizemore to ground out to end the inning.</p>
<p>Jemile Weeks singled in Suzuki in the eighth to make it 4-1 and Crisp followed with his second RBI single.</p>
<p>Weeks finished 3 for 5 while Crisp and Sizemore added two hits apiece.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[ OAKLAND, Calif. -- Colby Lewis and four relievers combined on a five-hitter and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 on Saturday. Ian Kinsler had two hits and three RBI for Texas, which increased its AL West lead to three games over the Los Angeles Angels. ]]></description>
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<p>      OAKLAND, Calif. &#8212; Colby Lewis and four relievers combined on a       five-hitter and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 on       Saturday.    </p>
<p>      Ian Kinsler had two hits and three RBI for Texas, which increased its AL       West lead to three games over the Los Angeles Angels. Mike Napoli and       Elvis Andrus hit run-scoring doubles off A&#8217;s starter Trevor Cahill as       the Rangers (68-52) moved a season-best 16 games over .500 with their       seventh consecutive victory over Oakland.    </p>
<p>      Jemile Weeks singled, doubled and tripled for Oakland, which committed       four errors, had two wild pitches and lost for the seventh time in 11       games.    </p>
<p>      Lewis (11-8) has been hurt by home runs all season long but he       handcuffed the A&#8217;s all afternoon, allowing one run and three hits over 6       1/3 innings while striking out eight. He did not walk a batter while       beating his former team for the third time this season.    </p>
<p>      The right-hander, who pitched for Oakland in 2007, was dominant after       surrendering a triple to Weeks on his first pitch of the game. Lewis       retired the next 17 hitters in order, including five consecutive       strikeouts during one stretch.    </p>
<p>      Weeks ended Lewis&#8217; streak with a two-out double in the sixth but Scott       Sizemore struck out to end the inning. <b> Full       Story </b>    </p>
<p>      <b> Indians 3, Twins 1 </b>    </p>
<p>      CLEVELAND &#8212; Asdrubal Cabrera hit a three-run homer and Josh Tomlin       pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, leading the Cleveland       Indians to a win over the Minnesota Twins.    </p>
<p>      Cabrera connected in the third, driving a 1-0 pitch from Brian Duensing       (8-11) over the wall in left for his 20th homer. Shin-Soo Choo hit a       leadoff single and Jason Donald walked before Cabrera went deep.    </p>
<p>      Tomlin (12-5) and four relievers combined for a five-hitter, with Chris       Perez pitching a perfect ninth for his 25th save in 28 chances.    </p>
<p>      Tomlin moved to 1-1 in five starts since losing 7-5 at Minnesota on July       20. The right-hander was charged with one run and four hits in 6 1/3       innings, leaving with Twins on first and second after issuing his only       walk, to Jim Thome.    </p>
<p>      <b> Phillies 11, Nationals 3 </b>    </p>
<p>      PHILADELPHIA &#8212; Ryan Howard homered and drove in four runs and Roy       Oswalt pitched seven solid innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to       a victory over the mistake-prone Washington Nationals.    </p>
<p>      Oswalt (5-7), making his second start since coming off the 15-day DL       Aug. 6 with a back injury, gave up three runs on six hits in seven       innings. He also earned the victory in his last start despite tying his       career high by allowing 12 hits in a 3-1 win at San Francisco Aug. 7.    </p>
<p>      The Nationals committed three costly errors that led to seven runs.    </p>
<p>      John Lannan (8-8) surrendered seven runs, but just one earned run, in       three innings on four hits while walking five and striking out one. He       did not come out to pitch the fourth due to a possible injury.    </p>
<p>      <b> Diamondbacks 6, Mets 4 </b>    </p>
<p>      PHOENIX &#8212; Ryan Roberts hit a three-run homer and the Arizona       Diamondbacks came from behind to win for the 33rd time this season with       a victory over the New York Mets.    </p>
<p>      Daniel Hudson (12-8) allowed four runs, two earned, on eight hits in       eight innings as the Diamondbacks won their fifth straight to remain two       games ahead of second-place San Francisco in the NL West. Hudson also       had a run-scoring single, his 13th RBI of the year.    </p>
<p>      J.J. Putz pitched a scoreless ninth for his 29th save in 33 attempts.    </p>
<p>      Mets starter Mike Pelfrey was hit by a line drive off the bat of Gerardo       Parra leading off the fifth inning and had to leave the game with a       bruised right elbow.    </p>
<p>      <b> Tigers 6, Orioles 5 </b>    </p>
<p>      BALTIMORE &#8212; Miguel Cabrera homered in a five-run sixth inning that       featured six consecutive two-out hits, and the Detroit Tigers rallied to       beat the Baltimore Orioles.    </p>
<p>      Detroit trailed 5-0 in the second before mounting its biggest comeback       of the season. The Tigers had previously battled back from a trio of       three-run deficits.    </p>
<p>      Cabrera finished with three RBI to help first-place Detroit maintain its       three-game edge over Cleveland in the AL Central. The Tigers&#8217; last eight       wins have all been by one run, a club record.    </p>
<p>      Baltimore&#8217;s Jeremy Guthrie (5-16) took a two-hitter and a 5-1 lead into       the sixth. He retired the first two batters before Magglio Ordonez       doubled and Cabrera hit the next pitch over the right-field wall. Victor       Martinez and Jhonny Peralta followed with singles, and Alex Avila hit a       ground-rule double on a 3-0 pitch to cut the deficit to 5-4.    </p>
<p>      <b> Rockies 6, Cardinals 1 </b>    </p>
<p>      ST. LOUIS &#8212; Carlos Gonzalez hit a three-run homer, Jason Hammel pitched       into the seventh inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis       Cardinals.    </p>
<p>      Gonzalez also doubled in a run in the ninth to help the Rockies snap a       three-game slide. Colorado also had dropped their last five games in St.       Louis by a combined 22-3 score.    </p>
<p>      Left-hander Jaime Garcia had a rare off night at home as St. Louis fell       five games behind first-place Milwaukee in the NL Central.    </p>
<p>      Gonzalez went deep in the third inning, sending an 0-2 pitch over the       wall in right for his 18th homer. He also became the first lefty batter       to connect against Garcia since Philadelphia slugger Ryan Howard       accomplished the feat on July 21, 2010.    </p>
<p>      <b> White Sox 5, Royals 4 </b>    </p>
<p>      CHICAGO &#8212; Paul Konerko hit a two-run homer and Tyler Flowers added his       first home run in the majors to lead the Chicago White Sox to a win over       the Kansas City Royals.    </p>
<p>      Konerko went deep in the third and Flowers added a solo shot in the       fifth to help the White Sox snap a seven-game home losing streak.       Flowers also had a single and a walk.    </p>
<p>      Juan Pierre had three singles and scored two runs for Chicago.    </p>
<p>      Jesse Crain (7-3) got the win in relief after pitching out of starter       Jake Peavy&#8217;s jam in the seventh and his own in the eighth. Chris Sale       got the last three outs, earning his fourth save.    </p>
<p>      <b> Dodgers 6, Astros 1 </b>    </p>
<p>      LOS ANGELES &#8212; Clayton Kershaw earned his career-high 14th victory and       drove in a run with a safety squeeze, Matt Kemp ended an 11-game home       run drought, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 6-1 on       Saturday night.    </p>
<p>      Kershaw (14-5) won for the sixth time in his last seven starts, allowing       a run and six hits over eight innings. The All-Star left-hander struck       out nine and walked one.    </p>
<p>      Houston&#8217;s Wandy Rodriguez (8-9) was charged with five runs, two earned,       and six hits in six innings.    </p>
<p>      The left-hander is 2-6 with a 4.50 ERA over his last eight starts, after       going 3-1 with a 1.80 ERA in June &#8212; including a 7-0 win at Dodger       Stadium in which he pitched six innings.    </p>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The first time I heard anything about what Coco Crisp(notes) had going on his neck was early last week when the Oakland Athletics played the Detroit Tigers. Tigers blogger Samara Pearlstein spotted what looked like a piercing and posted her observation on Twitter. ]]></description>
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<p>The first time I heard anything about what <span>Coco Crisp(notes)</span> had going on his neck was early last week when the Oakland Athletics played the Detroit Tigers. Tigers blogger Samara Pearlstein spotted what looked like a piercing and posted her observation on Twitter.</p>
<p>Since then, others have taken notice. <em>It&#8217;s a tattoo! It&#8217;s a piercing! It&#8217;s both!</em> Larry Brown Sports noticed it on Friday while the A&#8217;s were playing the New York Yankees. And of course, any time something happens within the Yankees&#8217; big spotlight, it tends to draw more notice.</p>
<p>So we have what appears to be a piercing — or more specifically, as Sam noted, a surface piercing — in the middle of a neck tattoo. The question everyone is asking upon noticing is whether or not Crisp should be allowed to play with that thing in his neck.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not something that would cause a distraction to opposing pitchers. Heck, Barry Bonds&#8217; dangling cross earring arguably drew more attention back in its day. </p>
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<p>But what about safety? What if Crisp slides across grass or dirt, coming into contact with that area? What about a glove when a tag is being applied? Or how about just the normal sweat and dirt that results from playing baseball?</p>
<p>Not to mention (based on my minutes of Internet research) that the skin tends to reject surface piercings, pushing out what it perceives as a foreign object, much like what would happen with a splinter. As Pounded Ink points out, even a simple bump can kickstart the rejection process.</p>
<p>One would assume that the A&#8217;s front office and training staff has seen Crisp&#8217;s piercing and signed off on it. (There has been no comment from the team or Crisp himself.) Or they — along with MLB — figure Crisp is an adult and can do whatever he wants, as long as he&#8217;s aware of the possible repercussions. Surface piercings tend to be a temporary accessory anyway, due to the piercing eventually growing out.</p>
<p>Is this just a phase for Crisp, as his bountiful Afro was just three months ago?</p>
<p><em>Follow Ian on Twitter — @iancass — and engage The Stew on Facebook</em></p>
<p>Related: Coco Crisp, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, BallMedia, injuries, Ballpark Mischief, Blown Calls</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The Oakland Athletics look to split their two-game series against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday without their most explosive player. Jemile Weeks fouled a pitch off his right foot on Tuesday and is still feeling a bit sore. However, he did state he would be available off the bench if needed. Eric Sogard will get the start at second base in place of Weeks. This is the first game Weeks will have missed since he was called up in early June.</p>
<p>The A’s will send out Brandon McCarthy to face recently recalled Duane Below who is making his major league debut. Below underwent Tommy John surgery in 2009 shortly after his promotion to Double-A and has finally worked his way back. In 18 starts at Triple-A Toledo, Below was 9-4 with a 3.13 <span>ERA</span> and 83 strikeouts in 115 innings. The A’s will look to figure out a way to get some offense going against the new starter.</p>
<p><strong><u>Oakland Athletics</u></strong><br />1. Coco Crisp CF<br />2. Cliff Pennington SS<br />3. Josh Willingham LF<br />4. Hideki Matsui DH<br />5. Conor Jackson 3B<br />6. Kurt Suzuki C<br />7. David DeJesus RF<br />8. Landon Powell 1B<br />9. Eric Sogard 2B</p>
<p><strong><u>Detroit Tigers</u></strong><br />1. Austin Jackson CF<br />2. Brennan Boesch LF<br />3. Magglio Ordonez RF<br />4. Miguel Cabrera 1B<br />5. Victor Martinez DH<br />6. Carlos Guillen 2B<br />7. Alex Avila C<br />8. Don Kelly 3B<br />9. Ramon Santiago SS</p>
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<p>The Oakland Athletics look to split their two-game series against the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday without their most explosive player. Jemile Weeks fouled a pitch off his right foot on Tuesday and is still feeling a bit sore. However, he did state he would be available off the bench if needed. Eric Sogard will get the start at second base in place of Weeks. This is the first game Weeks will have missed since he was called up in early June.</p>
<p>The A’s will send out Brandon McCarthy to face recently recalled Duane Below who is making his major league debut. Below underwent Tommy John surgery in 2009 shortly after his promotion to Double-A and has finally worked his way back. In 18 starts at Triple-A Toledo, Below was 9-4 with a 3.13 <span>ERA</span> and 83 strikeouts in 115 innings. The A’s will look to figure out a way to get some offense going against the new starter.</p>
<p><strong><u>Oakland Athletics</u></strong><br />1. Coco Crisp CF<br />2. Cliff Pennington SS<br />3. Josh Willingham LF<br />4. Hideki Matsui DH<br />5. Conor Jackson 3B<br />6. Kurt Suzuki C<br />7. David DeJesus RF<br />8. Landon Powell 1B<br />9. Eric Sogard 2B</p>
<p><strong><u>Detroit Tigers</u></strong><br />1. Austin Jackson CF<br />2. Brennan Boesch LF<br />3. Magglio Ordonez RF<br />4. Miguel Cabrera 1B<br />5. Victor Martinez DH<br />6. Carlos Guillen 2B<br />7. Alex Avila C<br />8. Don Kelly 3B<br />9. Ramon Santiago SS</p>
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<p>DETROIT (AP)—<span>Guillermo Moscoso’s(notes)</span> worst inning as a starter led to another<br />
loss for the Oakland Athletics.</p>
<p>Moscoso yielded two-run homers by <span>Miguel Cabrera(notes)</span> and <span>Carlos Guillen(notes)</span> during<br />
Detroit’s six-run fifth inning, and Oakland lost 8-3 to the Tigers on Tuesday<br />
night.</p>
<p>“It is kind of frustrating, because we played very good baseball, and I<br />
lost the game in one inning,” Moscoso said. “It was really just three<br />
mistakes, but they did damage on all of them. You can’t leave fastballs up when<br />
you are trying to get out of a jam.”</p>
<p>Moscoso (3-5) hadn’t allowed more than four earned runs in a game this<br />
season, his first as a starter. He allowed six in 4 2-3 innings Tuesday.</p>
<p>The Tigers trailed 3-1 before they grabbed control in the fifth.</p>
<p>After <span>Magglio Ordonez(notes)</span> brought Detroit to within a run with a sacrifice fly,<br />
Cabrera hit his 20th homer of the season, putting the Tigers ahead to stay.<br />
Cabrera’s drive went an estimated 422 feet to left and gave him 600 career<br />
extra-base hits.</p>
<p><span>Victor Martinez(notes)</span> followed with a double, and <span>Jhonny Peralta’s(notes)</span> RBI single made<br />
it 5-3.</p>
<p>Guillen then hit a two-run shot of his own. It was his first homer since<br />
Aug. 14—shortly before his 2010 season ended because of a left knee injury.<br />
Guillen didn’t return to the lineup until Saturday. He reached base four times<br />
Tuesday.</p>
<p>“It stretches out your lineup any time you get another hitter going in<br />
there,” Detroit manager Jim Leyland said. “Especially a switch hitter like<br />
Carlos and a proven hitter.”</p>
<p>Detroit’s <span>Rick Porcello(notes)</span> (9-6) allowed three runs and eight hits in six<br />
innings.</p>
<p><span>Brennan Boesch(notes)</span> hit his second double of the game in the sixth, driving in<br />
another run to make it 8-3.</p>
<p>The Tigers might have figured this was their night after Martinez showed<br />
impressive agility while scoring in the fourth inning.</p>
<p>“Great feet, you know,” Cabrera said. “He can play soccer.”</p>
<p>Martinez was on first with two out when Guillen hit a hard grounder that<br />
handcuffed first baseman <span>Conor Jackson(notes)</span> for an error. The ball bounced over into<br />
foul territory down the right-field line, and Martinez tried to come all the way<br />
around.</p>
<p><span>David DeJesus’(notes)</span> throw was in plenty of time but a bit wide of home to the<br />
first-base side. Suzuki caught it and dove back to tag Martinez, but the runner<br />
wasn’t there yet.</p>
<p>Rather than slide, Martinez sidestepped the plate entirely. When Suzuki,<br />
almost on all fours at the plate, reached out again to make the tag, Martinez<br />
reached back with his left arm and touched home.</p>
<p>“That was a very acrobatic—I guess, to say the least—slide,” Leyland<br />
said. “But he got in there and he was safe. It was a big play for us.”</p>
<p>Oakland manager Bob Melvin came out and argued the safe call to no avail. It<br />
was 1-0 Tigers.</p>
<p>“Martinez started running around, and your instinct is to go after him<br />
instead of making him come to you,” Melvin said. “He went for the tag and<br />
Martinez got his hand in.”</p>
<p>Oakland answered back immediately with three runs in the fifth. <span>Ryan Sweeney(notes)</span><br />
singled in a run, and <span>Hideki Matsui(notes)</span> hit a two-run single.</p>
<p>Oakland third baseman <span>Scott Sizemore(notes)</span> left in the fourth after being hit on<br />
the left side of his jaw by a pitch. Sizemore was squaring to bunt when he was<br />
beaned. X-rays were negative, and he is day to day.</p>
<p>The A’s had the bases loaded with nobody out after Sizemore was hit, but<br />
they didn’t score. DeJesus grounded into a force play at the plate, and Jackson<br />
hit into a double play.</p>
<p>NOTES: Guillen’s homer was upheld after a review. Replays showed the ball<br />
hit a fan above the wall in right-center. … The Tigers agreed to terms with OF<br />
Tyler Collins, a sixth-round draft pick. … Detroit CF <span>Austin Jackson(notes)</span> (sore<br />
left wrist) played for the first time since the All-Star break. He had two hits<br />
and scored twice. … Boesch had three hits, as did Oakland’s <span>Cliff Pennington(notes).</span></p>
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<p>DETROIT (CBS / AP) — Miguel Cabrera and Carlos Guillen each hit a two-run homer in Detroit’s six-run fifth inning, and the Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-3 on Tuesday night.</p>
<p>The Tigers trailed 3-1 before they grabbed control in the fifth against Guillermo Moscoso (3-5).</p>
<p>After Magglio Ordonez brought Detroit to within a run with a sacrifice fly, Cabrera hit his 20th homer of the season, putting the Tigers ahead to stay. It was his 600th career extra-base hit.</p>
<p>Detroit’s Rick Porcello (9-6) allowed three runs and eight hits in six innings.<br/>Moscoso (3-5) allowed six earned runs in 4 2-3 innings.</p>
<p>Detroit’s Victor Martinez scored the first run of the game on a wacky play at home, sidestepping Kurt Suzuki’s tag and then reaching back with his arm to touch the plate.</p>
<p>Moscoso hadn’t allowed more than four earned runs in a game all season, but the middle of Detroit’s batting order was more than he could handle in the fifth. Cabrera’s homer went an estimated 422 feet over the left-field fence. Martinez followed with a double, and Jhonny Peralta’s RBI single made it 5-3.</p>
<p>Guillen then hit his first home run since Aug. 14 — shortly before his 2010 season ended because of a left knee injury. Guillen didn’t return to the lineup until Saturday. He reached base four times Tuesday.</p>
<p>Brennan Boesch hit his second double of the game in the sixth, driving in another run to make it 8-3.</p>
<p>The Tigers might have figured this was their night after Martinez showed impressive agility to score in the fourth inning. He was on first with two out when Guillen hit a hard grounder that handcuffed first baseman Conor Jackson for an error. The ball bounced over into foul territory down the right-field line, and Martinez tried to come all the way around.</p>
<p>David DeJesus’ throw was in plenty of time but a bit wide of the plate on the first-base side. Suzuki caught it and dove back to tag Martinez, but the runner wasn’t there yet.</p>
<p>Rather than slide, Martinez sidestepped the plate entirely. When Suzuki, almost on all fours at the plate, reached out again to make the tag, Martinez reached back with his left arm and touched home.</p>
<p>Oakland manager Bob Melvin came out to argue the safe call to no avail. It was 1-0 Tigers.</p>
<p>Oakland answered back immediately with three runs in the fifth. Ryan Sweeney hit an RBI single, and Hideki Matsui hit a two-run single.</p>
<p>NOTES: Guillen’s homer was upheld after a review. Replays showed the ball hit a fan above the wall in right-center. … The Tigers agreed to terms with OF Tyler Collins, a sixth-round draft pick. … Oakland 3B Scott Sizemore left in the fourth after being hit in the left jaw by a pitch. Sizemore was squaring to bunt when he was beaned. X-rays were negative, and he is day to day. … Detroit CF Austin Jackson (sore left wrist) played for the first time since the All-Star break. He had two hits and scored twice. … Boesch had three hits, as did Oakland’s Cliff Pennington.</p>
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<p>The Oakland Athletics have designated left-hander Jerry Blevins for assignment and recalled right-hander Guillermo Moscoso from Triple-A Sacramento to start against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.</p>
<p>Moscoso makes his ninth start of the season. He&#8217;s 3-4 with a 2.16 ERA. He was sent to Sacramento on July 7 because the A&#8217;s didn&#8217;t need a fifth starter for the time being because of the All-Star break.</p>
<p>Blevins was recalled from Sacramento following the first game of a doubleheader Saturday and pitched Sunday. He is 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA in 16 games with the A&#8217;s this year.</p>
<p>The A&#8217;s said Blevins remains on their 40-man roster.</p>
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		<title>Athletics vs. Tigers: Josh Willingham Out Of&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 02:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Read More: Ryan Sweeney (RF - OAK), Coco Crisp (CF - OAK), Josh Willingham (LF - OAK), Guillermo Moscoso (P - OAK), Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers The Oakland Athletics will face off with the Detroit Tigers Tuesday afternoon at 4:00pm pacific looking to build on the momentum of their series victory over the Los Angeles Angels. The matchup features Guillermo Moscoso taking on Rick Porcello as the Tigers will look to hang steady behind the AL Central-leading Cleveland Indians. In an interesting twist, the A’s have sat outfielder Josh Willingham for the series opener, instead going with Ryan Sweeney in left field and placing Coco Crisp in the three spot in the lineup]]></description>
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<p>The Oakland Athletics will face off with the Detroit Tigers Tuesday afternoon at 4:00pm pacific looking to build on the momentum of their series victory over the Los Angeles Angels. The matchup features Guillermo Moscoso taking on Rick Porcello as the Tigers will look to hang steady behind the AL Central-leading Cleveland Indians.</p>
<p>In an interesting twist, the A’s have sat outfielder Josh Willingham for the series opener, instead going with Ryan Sweeney in left field and placing Coco Crisp in the three spot in the lineup. More than likely this is simply the A’s looking to get some quality matchups given Sweeney’s success against right handed batters. At the same time, it’s an interesting decision if the team is in fact shopping Willingham in advance of the trade deadline. One would think the A’s would want to showcase the outfielder, but there is also the idea of actually trying to win games.</p>
<p>First pitch is scheduled for 4:05pm pacific on <span>CSN</span> California.</p>
<p><strong><u>Oakland Athletics</u></strong><br />1. Jemile Weeks 2B<br />2. Ryan Sweeney LF<br />3. Coco Crisp CF<br />4. Hideki Matsui DH<br />5. Scott Sizemore 3B<br />6. David DeJesus RF<br />7. Conor Jackson 1B<br />8. Kurt Suzuki C<br />9. Cliff Pennington SS</p>
<p><strong><u>Detroit Tigers</u></strong><br />1. Austin Jackson CF<br />2. Brennan Boesch LF<br />3. Magglio Ordonez RF<br />4. Miguel Cabrera 1B<br />5. Victor Martinez DH<br />6. Jhonny Peralta SS<br />7. Carlos Guillen 2B<br />8. Alex Avila C<br />9. Brandon Inge 3B</p>
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		<title>Athletics Activate INF Rosales, Recall Sizemore</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics activated infielder Adam Rosales from the 60-day disabled list Monday and recalled infielder Scott Sizemore from Triple-A Sacramento.Both moves were made before the slumping A's faced the Baltimore Orioles.To make room for Rosales and Sizemore, the A's optioned third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff and right-hander Fautino De Los Santos to Sacramento.Also Monday, the Athletics sent left-hander Brett Anderson (3-6) back to Oakland to have his arm examined by team orthopedist Will Workman.Anderson allowed five runs in five innings against Boston on Sunday. In his previous start, he gave up nine earned runs over 5 1-3 innings against the New York Yankees.Manager Bob Geren wouldn't discuss specifics about Anderson's arm, or whether he might miss a start."It's just an all-around good idea to have him checked out]]></description>
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<div readability="88.174183156926"><!--startindex--><strong>OAKLAND, Calif. &#8212; </strong>The Oakland Athletics activated infielder Adam Rosales from the 60-day disabled list Monday and recalled infielder Scott Sizemore from Triple-A Sacramento.Both moves were made before the slumping A&#8217;s faced the Baltimore Orioles.To make room for Rosales and Sizemore, the A&#8217;s optioned third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff and right-hander Fautino De Los Santos to Sacramento.Also Monday, the Athletics sent left-hander Brett Anderson (3-6) back to Oakland to have his arm examined by team orthopedist Will Workman.Anderson allowed five runs in five innings against Boston on Sunday. In his previous start, he gave up nine earned runs over 5 1-3 innings against the New York Yankees.Manager Bob Geren wouldn&#8217;t discuss specifics about Anderson&#8217;s arm, or whether he might miss a start.&#8221;It&#8217;s just an all-around good idea to have him checked out. Nothing real specific,&#8221; Geren said.Rosales, who missed all of spring training with a fractured right foot, batted seventh as Oakland&#8217;s starting third baseman on Monday night.&#8221;Rosales is a good player, an exciting player,&#8221; Geren said. &#8220;He brings a lot of energy to the team and plays a lot of different positions.&#8221;Sizemore was acquired from the Detroit Tigers on May 27 for left-hander David Purcey. He hit .222 with 10 walks in 17 games with Detroit.In nine games with Sacramento, Sizemore hit .267 with 12 walks and 11 runs scored.Kouzmanoff was hitting .221 with four home runs and 17 RBIs in 46 games. He also had nine errors. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t see it coming,&#8221; Kouzmanoff said. &#8220;Obviously, as everybody well knows, I started off slow on both sides of the ball, and I did not play to my potential. All I can do is go down and get my work in and get my reps and try to work my way back.&#8221;Geren said, &#8220;Kouzmanoff has had a rough start for us both offensively and defensively and he hasn&#8217;t played up to what he can do. He will go down to Triple-A and work on his game.&#8221;De Los Santos joined Oakland on Friday in Boston and made his big league debut Saturday.<!--stopindex-->
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ BALTIMORE -- The Oakland Athletics activated infielder Adam Rosales from the 60-day disabled list Monday and recalled infielder Scott Sizemore from Triple-A Sacramento. Both moves were made before the slumping A's faced the Baltimore Orioles]]></description>
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<p>      BALTIMORE &#8212; The Oakland Athletics activated       infielder Adam Rosales from the 60-day       disabled list Monday and recalled infielder Scott       Sizemore from Triple-A Sacramento.    </p>
<p>      Both moves were made before the slumping A&#8217;s faced the Baltimore Orioles.    </p>
<p>      To make room for Rosales and Sizemore, the A&#8217;s optioned third baseman Kevin       Kouzmanoff and right-hander Fautino De       Los Santos to Sacramento.    </p>
<p>      Also Monday, the Athletics sent left-hander Brett       Anderson (3-6) back to Oakland to have his arm examined by team       orthopedist Will Workman.    </p>
<p>      Anderson allowed five runs in five innings against Boston on Sunday. In       his previous start, he gave up nine earned runs over 5 1/3 innings       against the New York Yankees.    </p>
<p>      Manager Bob Geren wouldn&#8217;t discuss specifics about Anderson&#8217;s arm, or       whether he might miss a start.    </p>
<p>      &#8220;It&#8217;s just an all-around good idea to have him checked out. Nothing real       specific,&#8221; Geren said.    </p>
<p>      Rosales, who missed all of spring training with a fractured right foot,       batted seventh as Oakland&#8217;s starting third baseman on Monday night.    </p>
<p>      &#8220;Rosales is a good player, an exciting player,&#8221; Geren said. &#8220;He brings a       lot of energy to the team and plays a lot of different positions.&#8221;    </p>
<p>      Sizemore was acquired from the Detroit Tigers on May 27 for left-hander David       Purcey. He hit .222 with 10 walks in 17 games with Detroit.    </p>
<p>      In nine games with Sacramento, Sizemore hit .267 with 12 walks and 11       runs scored.    </p>
<p>      Kouzmanoff was hitting .221 with four home runs and 17 RBI in 46 games.       He also had nine errors.    </p>
<p>      &#8220;I didn&#8217;t see it coming,&#8221; Kouzmanoff said. &#8220;Obviously, as everybody well       knows, I started off slow on both sides of the ball, and I did not play       to my potential. All I can do is go down and get my work in and get my       reps and try to work my way back.&#8221;    </p>
<p>      Geren said, &#8220;Kouzmanoff has had a rough start for us both offensively       and defensively and he hasn&#8217;t played up to what he can do. He will go       down to Triple-A and work on his game.&#8221;    </p>
<p>      De Los Santos joined Oakland on Friday in Boston and made his big league       debut Saturday.    </p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 06:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Associated Press Posted: May 27, 2011 9:41 PM ET Last Updated: May 27, 2011 9:41 PM ET   With two-time All-Star reliever Andrew Bailey set to return from the disabled list any day, the Oakland Athletics made room in their bullpen by sending left-hander David Purcey to the Detroit Tigers on Friday. In return, the Tigers sent infielder Scott Sizemore to the A's. Sizemore was batting .222 in 17 games with Detroit and is expected to report to Oakland's Triple-A team in Sacramento. ]]></description>
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<p>With two-time All-Star reliever Andrew Bailey set to return from the disabled list any day, the Oakland Athletics made room in their bullpen by sending left-hander David Purcey to the Detroit Tigers on Friday.</p>
<p>In return, the Tigers sent infielder Scott Sizemore to the A&#8217;s. Sizemore was batting .222 in 17 games with Detroit and is expected to report to Oakland&#8217;s Triple-A team in Sacramento.</p>
<p>Bailey, who has been on the disabled list since March 30 with a strained right forearm, was scheduled to make his fourth and possibly final rehab appearance for Sacramento on Friday night. A&#8217;s manager Bob Geren said earlier Friday that the 2009 AL Rookie of the Year could rejoin the A&#8217;s sometime during the current homestand.</p>
<p>Purcey had a 2.13 ERA in nine games with Oakland after being acquired in a trade from Toronto on April 18.</p>
<p>To take Purcey&#8217;s place on the 25-man roster, the A&#8217;s called up left-hander Bobby Cramer from Sacramento. Cramer was on Oakland&#8217;s opening day roster but was sent down to the minors on April 25 and later went on the disabled list with a strained oblique.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 03:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Updated May 27, 2011 8:51 PM ET DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Tigers traded second baseman Scott Sizemore to the Oakland Athletics for left-handed reliever David Purcey on Friday. Sizemore was supposed to replace Placido Polanco as Detroit's second baseman, but was never able to hang onto the job]]></description>
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	The Detroit Tigers traded second baseman Scott Sizemore to the Oakland Athletics for left-handed reliever David Purcey on Friday.</p>
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	Sizemore was supposed to replace Placido Polanco as Detroit&#8217;s second baseman, but was never able to hang onto the job. After losing his roster spot to Will Rhymes out of spring training, he was recalled from Triple-A Toledo but hit just .222 in 17 games.</p>
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	Purcey started the season with the Blue Jays, but was designated for assignment with an 11.57 ERA in five games. He was then traded to Oakland, where he pitched nine games with a 2.13 ERA.</p>
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	The Tigers recalled second baseman Danny Worth from Toledo to fill Sizemore&#8217;s spot, but held off announcing a move to open one for Purcey, since he will not arrive until at least Saturday.</p>
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		<title>2011 Oakland Athletics Schedule</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>April 1 Seattle, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>April 2 Seattle, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>April 3 Seattle, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>April 5 at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.</p>
<p>April 6 at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.</p>
<p>April 7 at Toronto, 12:37 p.m.</p>
<p>April 8 at Minnesota, 4:10 p.m.</p>
<p>April 9 at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.</p>
<p>April 10 at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m.</p>
<p>April 11 at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.</p>
<p>April 12 at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.</p>
<p>April 13 at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.</p>
<p>April 14 Detroit, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>April 15 Detroit, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>April 16 Detroit, TBA</p>
<p>April 17 Detroit, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>April 19 Boston, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>April 20 Boston, 3:37 p.m.</p>
<p>April 21 at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.</p>
<p>April 22 at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.</p>
<p>April 23 at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.</p>
<p>April 24 at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.</p>
<p>April 25 at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.</p>
<p>April 26 at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.</p>
<p>April 27 at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.</p>
<p>April 29 Texas, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>April 30 Texas, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>May 1 Texas, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>May 2 Texas, 3:37 p.m.</p>
<p>May 3 Cleveland, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>May 4 Cleveland, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>May 5 Cleveland, 3:37 p.m.</p>
<p>May 6 at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.</p>
<p>May 7 at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.</p>
<p>May 8 at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.</p>
<p>May 9 at Texas, 8:05 p.m.</p>
<p>May 10 at Texas, 8:05 p.m.</p>
<p>May 11 at Texas, 2:05 p.m.</p>
<p>May 13 Chicago White Sox, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>May 14 Chicago White Sox, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>May 15 Chicago White Sox, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>May 16 L.A. Angels, 3:37 p.m.</p>
<p>May 17 L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>May 18 Minnesota, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>May 19 Minnesota, 3:37 p.m.</p>
<p>May 20 at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.</p>
<p>May 21 at San Francisco, 7:10 p.m.</p>
<p>May 22 at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.</p>
<p>May 23 at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.</p>
<p>May 24 at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.</p>
<p>May 25 at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.</p>
<p>May 26 at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.</p>
<p>May 27 Baltimore, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>May 28 Baltimore, TBA</p>
<p>May 29 Baltimore, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>May 30 N.Y. Yankees, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>May 31 N.Y. Yankees, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>June 1 N.Y. Yankees, 3:37 p.m.</p>
<p>June 3 at Boston, 7:10 p.m.</p>
<p>June 4 at Boston, 7:10 p.m.</p>
<p>June 5 at Boston, 1:35 p.m.</p>
<p>June 6 at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.</p>
<p>June 6 at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.</p>
<p>June 8 at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.</p>
<p>June 9 at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.</p>
<p>June 10 at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.</p>
<p>June 11 at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m.</p>
<p>June 12 at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.</p>
<p>June 14 Kansas City, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>June 15 Kansas City, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>June 16 Kansas City, 3:37 p.m.</p>
<p>June 17 San Francisco, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>June 18 San Francisco, 9:07 p.m.</p>
<p>June 19 San Francisco, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>June 21 at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.</p>
<p>June 22 at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.</p>
<p>June 23 at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.</p>
<p>June 24 at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.</p>
<p>June 25 at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.</p>
<p>June 26 at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.</p>
<p>June 28 Florida, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>June 29 Florida, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>June 30 Florida, 3:37 p.m.</p>
<p>July 1 Arizona, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>July 2 Arizona, 9:07 p.m.</p>
<p>July 3 Arizona, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>July 4 Seattle, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>July 5 Seattle, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>July 6 Seattle, 3:37 p.m.</p>
<p>July 8 at Texas, 8:05 p.m.</p>
<p>July 9 at Texas, 8:05 p.m.</p>
<p>July 10 at Texas, 3:05 p.m.</p>
<p>July 14 L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>July 15 L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>July 16 L.A. Angels, 4:10 p.m.</p>
<p>July 17 L.A. Angels, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>July 19 at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.</p>
<p>July 20 at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.</p>
<p>July 22 at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.</p>
<p>July 23 at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.</p>
<p>July 24 at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.</p>
<p>July 25 Tampa Bay, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>July 26 Tampa Bay, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>July 27 Tampa Bay, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>July 28 Tampa Bay, 3:37 p.m.</p>
<p>July 29 Minnesota, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>July 30 Minnesota, 9:07 p.m.</p>
<p>July 31 Minnesota, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 1 at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 2 at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 3 at Seattle, 3:40 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 5 at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 6 at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 7 at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 9 at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 10 at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 11 at Toronto, 12:37 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 12 Texas, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 13 Texas, 4:10 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 14 Texas, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 15 Baltimore, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 16 Baltimore, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 17 Baltimore, 3:37 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 18 Toronto, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 19 Toronto, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 20 Toronto, 9:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 21 Toronto, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 23 at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 24 at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 25 at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 26 at Boston, 7:10 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 27 at Boston, 1:10 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 28 at Boston, 1:35 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 29 at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 30 at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.</p>
<p>Aug. 31 at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 1 at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 2 Seattle, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 3 Seattle, TBA</p>
<p>Sept. 4 Seattle, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 5 Kansas City, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 6 Kansas City, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 7 Kansas City, 3:37 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 9 at Texas, 8:05 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 10 at Texas, 8:05 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 11 at Texas, 3:05 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 12 L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 13 L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 14 L.A. Angels, 3:37 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 15 Detroit, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 16 Detroit, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 17 Detroit, TBA</p>
<p>Sept. 18 Detroit, 4:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 20 Texas, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 21 Texas, 10:07 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 22 Texas, 3:37 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 23 at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 24 at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 25 at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 26 at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 27 at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.</p>
<p>Sept. 28 at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.</p>
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