Oakland Athletics

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Seattle Mariners' Doug Fister pitches to the Oakland Athletics during the second inning of a baseball game in Seattle Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

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Chicago White Sox general manager Kenny Williams, left, and manager Ozzie Guillen share a laugh after they both spoke to reporters about acquiring right-handed pitcher Edwin Jackson from the Arizona Diamondbacks before a baseball game between the White Sox and Oakland Athletics Friday, July 30, 2010 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Oakland Athletics' Daric Barton, bottom, is out at second as Baltimore Orioles second baseman Scott Moore completes the double play on a ground ball hit by Kevin Kouzmanoff in the third inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 1, 2010, in Baltimore.

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Oakland Athletics Coco Crisp is safe on a steal as Baltimore Orioles shortsop Cesar Izturis applies the tag in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in Baltimore.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Oakland Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki tags out Baltimore Orioles Luke Scott after Scott tagged up from third on a fly ball hit by Adam Jones in the second inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 29, 2010 in Baltimore.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Oakland Athletics' Trevor Cahill, right, is visited on the mound by A's pitching coach Curt Young, center, and catcher Jake Fox (50) during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins Saturday, June 5, 2010, in Oakland, Calif.