Oakland Athletics | ORGANIZATION

The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1968 to the present, the Athletics have played in McAfee Coliseum.

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Latest News

Padres select three players from Triple-A Portland
— Nov 21 2009 1:50 AM from Sporting News
Padres select three players from Triple-A Portland
— Nov 21 2009 1:46 AM from San Diego Union-Tribune
Raiders extend Coliseum agreement to 2013
— Nov 19 2009 10:37 PM from San Francisco Business Times
O's positioned to be buyers in free agency
— Nov 19 2009 10:07 PM from Baltimore Sun
Tuefel to Lead B-Mets in 2010
— Nov 19 2009 8:57 PM from Minor League Baseball News

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Oakland Athletics' Andrew Bailey, left, smiles beside A's manager Bob Geren during a baseball news conference on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. Bailey was selected as the American League Rookie of the Year on Monday, Nov. 16.

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Oakland Athletics' Andrew Bailey, right, smiles beside A's general manager Billy Beane during a baseball news conference on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. Bailey was selected as the American League Rookie of the Year on Monday, Nov. 16.

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Oakland Athletics' Andrew Bailey smiles during a baseball news conference on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. Bailey was selected as the American League Rookie of the Year on Monday, Nov. 16.

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"We'll look at the medicals and make whatever determination the medical staff feels is appropriate"

Andy MacPhail Nov 19 2009 10:07 PM from Baltimore Sun

"Within every market there will be efficiencies somewhere and that's the same as this market. Somewhere there will be a good contract or two or three. The best position to be in is to have the resources to exploit those values ......"

Mark Shapiro Nov 19 2009 10:07 PM from Baltimore Sun

"It's the fun part of the job. This is the time for us to go up and hit ... Last year, we made a couple of trades, we signed five free agents. We were pretty active. Numerically, I think we'll be more active dollar-wise than we..."

Andy MacPhail Nov 19 2009 10:07 PM from Baltimore Sun

"I think our first goal this winter is, the positions we need to fill, fill them with young guys ... If we get into January and we haven't acquired a young player, then we'll consider a guy to fill in temporarily. The first goal..."

Billy Beane Nov 19 2009 1:33 PM from Sporting News

"Ultimately when you start winning games is when they get really interested. I'm aware of that"

Billy Beane Nov 19 2009 5:47 AM from MLB.com

"We've always been proud of our player development history here ... Really, if you look at when the club has been good, this has been a precursor to many of those good years. This is the fourth [Rookie of the Year] we've had since..."

Billy Beane Nov 19 2009 5:47 AM from MLB.com

"Our long-term goal is to create a team with continuity"

Billy Beane Nov 19 2009 5:47 AM from MLB.com

"The (New York) Yankees won a world championship because they went out and pursued franchise players ... The truth of that matter is you can really do a lot of good things in the draft, and really build your franchises, but in the..."

Scott Boras Nov 19 2009 3:47 AM from USA Today

"It's the same recipe ... It's whether we've got the guts and whether the people who follow the team realize it's the way to do it."

Billy Beane Nov 18 2009 6:09 PM from NevadaAppeal.com