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Sunday, February 10, 2008

MLB: A’s ink Mike Sweeney to Minor League deal

The Sweeney...everybody’s target today.

It’s official. Mike Sweeney’s days with the Kansas City Royals are over. On Sunday, he agreed to a Minor League contract with the Oakland A’s.

Sweeney said he’d report to the A’s Major League camp on Wednesday with pitchers and catchers.

“They want me to play first base and DH and be a veteran presence for the younger guys,” Sweeney said from his San Diego home. “I’m excited about the opportunity and it’s close to home.”

Repoz Posted: February 10, 2008 at 06:27 PM | 25 comment(s)
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1. Dan Posted: February 10, 2008 at 06:39 PM (#2687785)

At least he'll be cheaper than Piazza was.

2. Eddieot Posted: February 10, 2008 at 07:10 PM (#2687813)

Great signing.

3. Alex_Lewis Posted: February 10, 2008 at 07:18 PM (#2687818)

Chances on Mike Sweeney coming up with a big hit in September? I'd say, pretty good.

4. Gold Star 4 Robot Boy Posted: February 10, 2008 at 07:24 PM (#2687821)

In other Sweeney news, Mark is close to re-signing with the Dodgers.

EDIT: Whoops. Looks like we already have a post devoted to this news.

5. Ivan Grushenko of Hong Kong Posted: February 10, 2008 at 07:41 PM (#2687831)

First the DMB division title and now this! What a weekend!

6. 1k5v3L, Useless

Posted: February 10, 2008 at 07:50 PM (#2687838)

Casey, Clark, Sweeney 1 and Sweeney 2 disappear off the market in about a week. Yet Bonds remains unemployed. Baseball moves in mysterious ways.

7. Alex_Lewis Posted: February 10, 2008 at 08:12 PM (#2687857)

Well, there is a chance that Bonds will be in jail come springtime... Tied up in legal issues... Etc, etc... I'm a Bonds fan, but I can understand MLB's reticence in handing him a contract.

8. Dayton Moore is a Big Fat Idiot (AG#1F) Posted: February 10, 2008 at 10:29 PM (#2687910)

Farewell Mike. I don't think he has all that much left in the tank, but its worth it for Oakland to find out. They did resurrect John Jaha's career.

Is Dan Johnson going to be dealt?

9. Zooooooook (jonathan) Posted: February 10, 2008 at 10:40 PM (#2687917)

I guess we needed someone to fill the third bobblehead day.(Interesting.....Buck and Suzuki are slated for bobblehead days 1 and 2, while 3 and 4 are still left open. No Joe Blanton, though.....)

10. Dan Posted: February 10, 2008 at 10:46 PM (#2687920)

The lack of Blanton or Street bobbleheads seems foreboding.

11. Dayton Moore is a Big Fat Idiot (AG#1F) Posted: February 10, 2008 at 11:01 PM (#2687926)

The lack of Blanton or Street bobbleheads seems foreboding.

Or Mark Ellis or Eric Chavez.

12. Zooooooook (jonathan) Posted: February 10, 2008 at 11:27 PM (#2687933)

Naw. Street and Ellis have had one. Chavez has had two. Blanton, you figure, would only be natural to have one on a team that in general doesn't have many established players to still make one for.

(I think I sound way more serious than I mean to be)

13. Ivan Grushenko of Hong Kong Posted: February 10, 2008 at 11:29 PM (#2687934)

There's no Barton bobblehead either.

14. BourbonSamurai Posted: February 10, 2008 at 11:31 PM (#2687938)

Oh, I didn't realize he was a righty. Ok, good pick-up.

There's no Beane bobblehead either. Dun dun dun.

15. Dayton Moore is a Big Fat Idiot (AG#1F) Posted: February 11, 2008 at 12:02 AM (#2687954)

What about a Jack Cust bobblehead? < insert steroids joke here >

16. JMM Posted: February 11, 2008 at 12:06 AM (#2687957)

while (bobblehead days) 3 and 4 are still left open.

3) Ken Korach
4) Lon Simmons

17. Crispix Attacks is in the best shape of his life. Posted: February 11, 2008 at 12:08 AM (#2687959)

They should take up both days with Blanton. One with a bobble-head, and one with a bobble-belly.

18. JMM Posted: February 11, 2008 at 12:14 AM (#2687961)

Or given that they are celebrating the 40th anniverary all year

3) Dick Williams (since he's going into the HoF)
4) Charlie O (the mule, not Finley).

19. Zooooooook (jonathan) Posted: February 11, 2008 at 12:16 AM (#2687963)

Honestly I'm pulling for a Geronimo Berroa retro bobblehead.

20. Rich Rifkin I Posted: February 11, 2008 at 01:54 AM (#2687977)

He led his team to the World Series. Let's have a Wayne Gross bobblehead day. Sure, it was the Little League WS. And he was just the coach. But it is something. Give Wayne a break. He never murdered anyone.

21. KevinHess (SARM leader) Posted: February 11, 2008 at 02:05 AM (#2687979)

This news kind of saddens me. I had hoped he would retire a Royal.

22. Walt Davis Posted: February 11, 2008 at 02:12 AM (#2687981)

Nothing will ever top Jason Tyner bobblehead.

23. Wheelhouse Posted: February 11, 2008 at 03:51 AM (#2688000)

Nothing will ever top Jason Tyner bobblehead.

I was at the Rays Fan Day when they announced that promotion. Couldn't wait for it, either. An actual memento of a player that lousy fits my sense of oddball humor. Alas, Tyner was released early in the season and the bobbleheads never left the warehouse. Pity.

24. Jason Kendall's #6,530,420,771 fan (AS) Posted: February 11, 2008 at 05:51 AM (#2688006)

Wow, this is all Sweeney could get? A NRI? Nice signing.

25. Crispix Attacks is in the best shape of his life. Posted: February 11, 2008 at 07:41 PM (#2688435)

This makes Sweeney the 1,500,801st player in the last 30 years to sign with the A's for a brief soon-to-be-forgotten stint at the end of his career.

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