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Cust hit .240 with 25 homers and 70 RBIs last season but struck out 195 times, becoming the first player to lead in the AL in three straight seasons since Minnesota's Bobby Darwin from 1972-74. Cust whiffed 164 times in 2007 and 197 times in 2008.

Let's be honest; Moneyball hasn't quite worked out over the last few years. The Oakland Athletics had gone 457-353 under Billy Beane's leadership when Moneyball was published after the 2002 season.

That's what my friend told me one day during an Oakland A's game in August. And although for the most part that's a valid point, the A's did improve slightly in the second half of this season.

Juan Rivera hit his 25th home run to help Jered Weaver end a three-start losing streak as the Angels sent the Athletics to their fifth straight loss, 5-2, Friday night.

It was another frustrating season for the Oakland Athletics, but New London's Rajai Davis is one player who gives general manager Billy Beane some hope for the future.

General manager Billy Beane offered a vote of confidence for manager Bob Geren on Monday, saying the skipper deserves credit for his creativity and patience with a beat-up roster.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my baseballdad! Love you! AN General Consensus on 2010 starting pitching: Weed out the best starters from this season and call it a rotation.

Erick Aybar had three hits and scored twice in his return to the Angels lineup and Juan Rivera added a pair of hits before being lifted in the fifth inning when Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia substituted liberally to rest his starters for the postseason.

Oakland Athletics center fielder Rajai Davis catches a fly ball hit by Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki as left fielder Eric Patterson gets out of the way in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Oct.

On a night the Mariners went wild at the plate, the spotlight was on right-hander Brandon Morrow.

Omar Vizquel wants to extend his term as the oldest position player in the major leagues.

Holla. The Athletics ' train kept a-rollin' as Gio "Long Time" Gonzalez turned in a most masterful performance, with Michael Wuertz striking out the side in the 8th for an even 100 Ks on the season.

The A's are not just a September flash. They're 34-30 since the All- Star break, and entered Monday's play ranked fourth in the AL in runs per game during that time.

Adam Kennedy's three hits and three RBI Sunday boosted the Oakland Athletics to an 11-4 rout of Cleveland, capping a four-game sweep.

Not that long ago, the A's were a team that played it safe on the bases, waiting for the three-run homer.

It is often amazing to see the players that deliver huge fantasy numbers down the stretch, because it is frequently not the usual suspects.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, The Oakland A's Light at the End of the Tunnel: Run, Rajai, Run "Everyone I know, everywhere I go/People need some reason to believe/I don't know about anyone but me." - Jackson Browne If the Oakland Athletics' season were compressed into a single game, this would be point that is often affectionately referred to as ...

Rajai Davis scored the first run then matched a career best with four RBIs for the Oakland Athletics, who delivered another blow to the Texas Rangers' playoff chances with a 6-1 victory Tuesday night.

Rajai Davis went 3-for-5 with a two-run single, helping the Oakland Athletics rally for a 4-3 win over the Angels in the third installment of a four-game series.

Brett Anderson hurled seven solid innings and a pair of fifth-inning sacrifice flys helped lift Oakland to a 4-2 win over Minnesota at the Metrodome.