Travis Buck News

I'm hearing that Coco Crisp was having a tough time getting from his home near Palm Springs to Phoenix for his physical because of a flight delay, so any announcement is on hold for the time being.

I think Billy Beane is an excellent GM, and I agree with most of his moves. But it's been reported that the A's are close to a 1-year deal with free agent outfielder Coco Crisp, and while I think Crisp is a fine player, such a move leaves me scratching my head as to what Beane is doing.

In the midst of a full-blown rebuilding of their big league club, the A's are going young more than ever before.

In addition to batting .297 in September, the second-best mark in the Majors behind the Yankees' .299, the A's led the Major in runs , doubles and stolen bases , ranked second in hits and third in extra-base hits and slugging percentage for the month.

Davis beat out that grounder, barely arriving at first ahead of the throw from shortstop Josh Wilson in the fourth.

Manager Bob Geren said that tomorrow's start might go to the bullpen, with either Brad Kilby or Jerry Blevins most likely to take the ball first.

A's outfielder Ryan Sweeney, nursing sore knees, was held out of the starting lineup Wednesday for the second game of a three-game series against the host Mariners at Safeco Field.

A's right fielder Travis Buck picked a heck of a time to work his way back into the lineup.

The A's needed to win each of their final six games to remain at .500 for the season, and they had to sweep Seattle to have a shot at third place, but Trevor Cahill had his first real off night in seven weeks in Oakland's 6-4 loss to the Mariners and Cy Young Award candidate Felix Hernandez.

Texas Top 8th - Craig Gentry is Pinch-Running for Marlon Byrd. - Marlon Byrd was hit-by-pitch. Bases loaded with one out and Hank Blalock due up.

Scott Hairston's list of injuries is growing, and the frustration bothers him just as much as the pain.

Mark Ellis established a home run mark for A's second basemen when he went deep in the first, and the A's went on to bat around in the inning.

The Oakland Athletics have recalled outfielder Travis Buck and pitchers Henry Rodriguez and John Meloan from the minors.

There was no time for the River Cats to build momentum, generate excitement or even let their fans settle in and enjoy that first $1 hot dog Friday night at Raley Field.

I love Kurt Suzuki's arm and his bat, but I don't understand why he gets so much credit for his game calling.

The A's try to finish the season series with the White Sox at 6-3 with this lineup: Kennedy 3B, Davis CF, Sweeney RF, Hairston LF, Suzuki C, Cust DH, Ellis 2B, Barton 1B, Pennington SS and get Ozzie Guillen to expand on his mea culpa.

A ball lies on the grass at Raley Field on Thursday, Aug. 6 prior to the Sacramento River Cats competing against the Oklahoma RedHawks.

Continuing what I began a week or so ago in looking at possible pitching callups for the A's, I'm taking a look at outfielders who could get a big league look come roster expansion on Sept.

The A's limited their Sept. 1 callups to three left-handed pitchers -- Dana Eveland, Jerry Blevins and Brad Kilby.

With a young starting rotation and a bullpen that has thrown the fourth-most innings in the Major Leagues, the A's are looking for some pitching reinforcement come Tuesday, the day Major League rosters expand.