Sacramento Bee
In one clubhouse few wanted to talk about the kiss...Inge, the former Tigers and current (but injured) Athletics third baseman, did a double take when he saw Al Alburquerque kiss the baseball after the reliever snagged a comebacker before he tossed...
The Bellingham Herald
The Sports Network The Oakland Athletics try to stave off elimination on Tuesday when they play Game 3 of the American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers at the Coliseum. Although Oakland finished six games better than the Tigers in...
Sacramento Bee
It makes sense in a serendipitous sort of way, left-hander Brett Anderson said, that he's taking the mound for the A's today in Game 3 of the American League Division Series. Down 2-0 to the Detroit Tigers and needing to win if they want to keep...
Sacramento Bee
A's right fielder Josh Reddick struck out in six of his first seven plate appearances in the American League Division Series...It appeared that might be the difference until the Detroit Tigers rallied to win 5-4. The A's hit the most home runs in...
SF Gate
Al Alburquerque is a fictional character created to spice up the Tigers- A's playoff series. Only in fiction would a postseason series veer off into a heated debate over whether a man should kiss a baseball. Besides, in real life, does anyone care if...
Los Angeles Times
The Oakland Athletics didn't look or sound on Monday like a team on the verge of elimination. Players on this low-budget, platoon-happy team talked about how they had overcome worse situations on their way to the best-of-five American League division...