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Athletics Nation: mrfox: Your 2008 Oakland Athletics - A Visual History

As Peter Frame gets totally uprooted!

A couple of weeks ago phastphill wrote an excellent piece on where this year’s players came from. Feeling inspired I thought I’d try to go one better and present the bigger picture…

June 1984 - Drafting Mark McGwire eventually led to Jack Hannahan…

Thanks to rockin’ Rob Neyer.

Repoz Posted: May 30, 2008 at 02:38 PM | 8 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Dr Love Posted: May 30, 2008 at 03:09 PM (#2799568)

There's gotta be an easier way to illustrate that.

2. Hang down your head, Tom Foley Posted: May 30, 2008 at 03:13 PM (#2799572)

The White Sox drafting Harold Baines in 1977 led to the two minor league pitchers they got for Aardsma.

3. Shooty: Applying to be Fearless Leader

Posted: May 30, 2008 at 03:18 PM (#2799581)

Holy powerpoint Batman!

4. Elvis Posted: May 30, 2008 at 03:50 PM (#2799622)

This was a really good entry, one well-worth RTFA.

I just did a piece for FBG where I tried to see the longest chain in history. I'm sure I didn't get the biggest one, but I traced one from 1957-1995. It went Milt Pappas-Frank Robinson-Doyle Alexander-Rudy May-Don Stanhouse-Ken Dixon-Mike Morgan-Mike Devereaux.

Another one I like is Tim McCarver-Dick Allen-Ted Sizemore-Willie Crawford-Dave Rader-Jerry Morales-Bob Sykes-Willie McGee-Felix Jose-Gregg Jefferies.

5. The Piehole of David Wells, Depends Salesman

Posted: May 30, 2008 at 04:46 PM (#2799707)

very cool. took me a few minutes to figure out how to read it, but it's pretty obvious if you spend a little time. i would love to see someone do this for all of mlb history. :)

6. zack Posted: May 30, 2008 at 05:46 PM (#2799799)

The Mets are pretty boring (which makes sense given that they've taken to signing free agents, and trading prospects before they make the majors). The only noteworthy chain is for Wright and Heilman, who both go back to Ray Knight. And even that is only through compensation picks.

7. Kyle S at work Posted: May 30, 2008 at 06:07 PM (#2799823)

I just did a piece for FBG where I tried to see the longest chain in history. I'm sure I didn't get the biggest one, but I traced one from 1957-1995. It went Milt Pappas-Frank Robinson-Doyle Alexander-Rudy May-Don Stanhouse-Ken Dixon-Mike Morgan-Mike Devereaux.

The Braves must have a longer one than that, right? We got Smoltz by giving up Alexander.

EDIT: Actually not. The Braves signed Alexander as a free agent the same season he was traded for Smoltz, so you can't jump back the chain (at least the way I understand this to work).

8. Hang down your head, Tom Foley Posted: May 30, 2008 at 06:30 PM (#2799857)

The longest chain involving a current major leaguer I've seen is Brad Ausmus- Roger Cedeno- Derek Bell- Steve Finley- Glenn Davis. Davis was signed on 1-13-81.

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