Listen as Marty interviews:

Barry Zito

David Justice

Mark Mulder

Ray Durham

Ray Fosse

Tim Hudson

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Check out newly posted pictures of Marty and friends at the A’s fantasy camp in Arizona.

Thanks to Dave Jemes and Margie Kahn for many of the pictures.

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Jerry Feitelberg is a great baseball fan. I’ve known him for the past six years and his passion for the game is unmatched. 2002 was a very trying year for Jerry and his wife Jerilyn and their family, baseball played a role in helping the family overcome major challenges. One night in particular stands out. Take a minute and click below to read a story of life and baseball and tell me what you think. In my opinion, Jerry’s story is why I love the game. Baseball’s impact on everyone associated with it is profound.

Thanks Jerry, you made my day,

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It was bound to happen.

The Venezuelan Professional Baseball

League has decided to cancel the

remainder of the 2002-2003 season

after more than a month of suspended

games due to the national strike

aimed at forcing the resignation

of President Hugo Chávez.

By Amaury Pi-González [Read more →]

Happy New Year !

Not in Venezuela, where since

early December the Venezuelan

Winter League is “out of business”

because of the political chaos

in that country.

By Amaury Pi-González [Read more →]

Bruce Markusen is one of the leading historians of Oakland A’s baseball. His research has been very helpful over the years and he has updated his marvelous book about the A’s Dynasty in the early 70’s.

Click “Read More” to learn about the update and how to purchase the book.

Thanks, Bruce, for another fine work.

Marty Lurie [Read more →]

The U.S State Department

issued a travel advisory

suggesting Americans

avoid travel to Venezuela.

The Venezuelan Winter

Leagues stopped their games

because of the turmoil

in the country.

By Amaury Pi-González [Read more →]

So, we are days away from Christmas ’02

and the A’S and Giants Santa Claus are

working on some “gifts”for their

respective clubs. But the big question

is: Can a small budget give you a

World Series ?

By Amaury Pi-González [Read more →]

Money, money, money that is the word that drives 95% of the transactions the Athletics make. Billy Koch showed that he could lead a bull pen that won the AL West, his upside is tremendous, he had just scratched the surface of big time closing, but he is sent packing to the White Sox.

Why?

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ELDEN AUKER INTERVIEW

June 20, 2002

L: Tell me about the first night you got called into a game at Yankee Stadium, with Art Fletcher and Babe Ruth.

A: When I first came up with Detroit, it was my first trip to New York. Bucky Harris was our manager, and the first time I was ever in New York, and certainly to Yankee Stadium, and Bucky put me down in the bullpen. The third inning, we had a pitcher name of Carl Fisher, he got into trouble and got some men on base, and Bucky called me in to relieve. The first hitter up was Babe Ruth. I threw four pitches and struck him out. Of course, I have to preface it with the fact that I was an underhand pitcher, submariner, I threw directly underhand, which was unusual, but not for me. [Read more →]