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Archive for January 19th, 2008
Tony La Russa
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Greg Cadaret
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Greg was drafted by the A’s in the 11th round in June of ‘83. He registered his first win in the majors on July 17 of ‘87, and his first save came on July 31 of ‘88.
Eric Plunk
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Eric picked up his first win in the majors on June 14 of ‘86; he posted his first save on August 25 of ‘87.
Dave Parker
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Dave uses his 6′5″ height and 245 pounds to pound the ball out of the park.
Jim Corsi
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Jim was drafted by the Yankees in the 25th round in June ’82, later got released by the Red Sox twice, and then was picked up by the A’s in ’87. He used a sinking 88-mph fastball to get the hitters out in ‘89.
Gene Nelson
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In 1988 Gene became the first A.L. pitcher to steal a base since ’74. His fastball has lots of movement.
Rick Honeycutt
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Rick, a finesse southpaw, features a nasty slider to go with his sinking fastball.
Todd Burns
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Todd has a herky-jerky delivery, an excellent forkball, and a hard fastball. He won his first five decisions as a rookie in ’88, and went 5-0 at home with a 1.68 era over 64 1/3rd innnings that year.
Dennis Eckersley
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After registering three saves in ‘75 and ‘76, his first two seasons, Dennis went from ‘77 through ‘86 without posting a single save.
Curt Young
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Curt features an overhand curve and changeup; he spots his fastball effectively. Curt led the A’s staff with 13 wins in ’86 after being drafted in the fourth round of the June ‘81 draft.
