Oakland's opening day starter Joe Blanton is roughed up for eight hits and six runs in two innings and the Milwaukee Brewers cruise to a 7-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the exhibition opener for both clubs. http://www.nbc11.com/sports/15444310/detail.html?rss=bay&psp=news Thu Feb 28 23:44:44 2008 PST NBC 11 Bay Area (http://www.nbc11.com/)
PHOENIX --The start of the 2008 exhibition season was a few hours away and the Milwaukee Brewers were already poised to begin it minus one of their starters due to an injury. Bill Hall refused to let that happen. Hall was injured during pregame practice before the team's exhibition opener against the Oakland Athletics at Maryvale Baseball Park on Thursday and was sent to a local hospital for ... http://madison.com/tct/sports//index.php?ntid=274862 Fri Feb 29 05:58:04 2008 PST The Capital Times (http://www.madison.com/tct/)
PHOENIX -- James Simmons faced two major league hitters for the first time during a recent Oakland Athletics' intrasquad game. Both of them _ Danny Putnam and Mike Sweeney _ hit the... http://www.kvoa.com/global/story.asp?s=7943975 Thu Feb 28 20:33:38 2008 PST KVOA Tucson (http://kvoa.com/)
Fielder, Braun have big days at the plate. PHOENIX (AP) — Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun wasted no time flexing their muscles.Fielder had an RBI double and towering sacrifice fly in his first two at-bats, and Braun crushed a tape-measure home run in his first trip to the plate and the Milwaukee Brewers cruised to a 7-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the exhibition opener for both ... http://wiscnews.com/pdr/sports//index.php?ntid=274834 Thu Feb 28 22:25:33 2008 PST Portage Daily Register (http://www.wiscnews.com/pdr/)
PHOENIX -- The A's got an early sign they might be in for rocky times Thursday in their exhibition opener. Before they even boarded their bus for Maryvale Baseball Park to play the Milwaukee Brewers, three players were scratched from the starting lineup with a contagious bug that is spreading http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_8405009?source=rss Fri Feb 29 03:54:10 2008 PST Contra Costa Times (http://www.contracostatimes.com/)
PHOENIX - The A's had a rocky time even before they were routed 7-1 in their exhibition opener. Before the team boarded the bus for Maryvale Baseball Park to play the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, three players were scratched from the starting lineup because of illness. http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8403783?source=rss Fri Feb 29 02:20:43 2008 PST San Jose Mercury News (http://www.mercurynews.com/)
PHOENIX -- In a perfect world, Eric Chavez's recovery from three offseason surgeries was going to be as smooth as his fielding at third base. The progress was going to be steady and the news encouraging, putting him in the starting lineup March 25 in Tokyo But best-laid plans are often like backs. http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_8407814?source=rss Fri Feb 29 10:14:52 2008 PST Contra Costa Times (http://www.contracostatimes.com/)
Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez will miss at least five days after receiving an injection Friday to help ease inflammation in his lower back. He had corrective surgery in October after missing the final two months of last season with lower back spasms. "He was doing very well but the activity caught up with him," A's head trainer Steve Sayles said. "It's been gradually coming on and it got to ... http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7855760/Chavez-out-at-least-5-days-after-injection?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=49 Fri Feb 29 10:32:02 2008 PST Fox Sports (http://msn.foxsports.com/)
Associated Press - February 29, 2008 8:05 PM ET PHOENIX (AP) - Jack Cust hit a grand slam and a solo homer in his first two at-bats today as the Oakland Athletics beat the Milwaukee Brewers... http://www.wbay.com/global/story.asp?s=7949117 Fri Feb 29 17:14:55 2008 PST WBAY Green Bay (http://www.wbay.com/)
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