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Thursday's Sports In Brief
From sunny San Diego to bleak and blustery Royal Birkdale, the expression on Rocco Mediate's face didn't change.
A's trade Blanton to Phillies for minor leaguers
The Oakland Athletics traded away their second starting pitcher this month, dealing burly right-hander Joe Blanton to the Philadelphia Phillies for three minor leaguers on Thursday.
Duchscherer a pleasant surprise as A's are in contention
Sometime last winter, manager Bob Geren and general manager Billy Beane began discussing the Athletics' starting rotation for this season.
Hot Read: Don't call it a comeback
Cardinals pitcher Mark Mulder lasted just 16 pitches and three batters against Philadelphia on Wednesday before leaving with shoulder pain in his first start since last September. He’s back on the disabled list now, and if the Cardinals were hoping he could provide a spark to their rotation for the stretch run, they can forget about it. The guy was a stud as part of Billy Beane’s “Big Three”, but now he's just got us thinking about some of the more anti-climactic comeback attempts in sports recently.  Cubs acquire pitcher Rich Harden from AthleticsOne day after the Milwaukee Brewers landed an ace, the Chicago Cubs answered. Intent on ending their 100-year drought without a World Series title, the NL Central leaders acquired talented right-hander Rich Harden in a six-player deal with the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.
Dickey: Don't count on A's trades yet
In the last year, there has been frequent speculation that the A’s might trade Joe Blanton or Rich Harden. Now, it seems unlikely that they’ll trade either one, for vastly different reasons. |
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