San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
The A's sent pitchers Edgar Gonzalez, Dan Giese and Kevin Cameron and catcher Eric Munson to Sacramento, clearing space on the 40-man roster. Gonzalez, the most prominent, should have enough service time to become a free agent. He was the sixth starter in September, but didn't do much to deserve...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
The Oakland Athletics outrighted pitchers Edgar Gonzalez, Kevin Cameron, Dan Giese and catcher Eric Munson to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
I'm going to list two groups of players, and all you have to do is go ahead and look them over: Group A: Corey Patterson Eric Munson Luis Montanez Dewon Brazelton Christopher Gruler Kyle Sleeth Philip Humber Jeff Clement Evan Longoria Josh Vitters Group B: Dave Kelton Brian Sanches Bobby Hill Jon Switzer Joey Votto Jay Sborz Matthew Durkin Ivan DeJesus Jr. Joshua Butler Jordan Zimmerman Yeah, this...
The Crawfish Boxes (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
More photos » by Dave Einsel - AP Browse more photos » As most of you settle in for a long day of college pigskin with a desert of Astros baseball, here are some tasty treats to keep you satiated before Brian Moehler takes the mound: By far the most interesting of the links, Richard Justice's run down of Astros notes provides two juicy morsles to consider as we head into the hot stove season:...
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Some links to look through on the day Eric Munson returns to the big leagues... Joel Sherman of The NY Post wonders if a Luis Castillo for Jeremy Bonderman or Nate Robertson deal makes sense. Placido Polanco will be a free agent after the season, and both pitchers are expendable to Detroit. Castillo is owed $12MM over the next two years, while Bonderman and Robertson will take in $12.5MM and $10MM,...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
JOE BARRENTINE (Tacoma, Wash.) News Tribune Chris Carter is congratulated TACOMA, Wash. – It had been nearly decade since the Tacoma Rainiers celebrated a playoff victory at home. A solid pitching effort by Garrett Olson, combined with a Mike Wilson home run, helped put an end to the drought as Tacoma evened its best-of-five Pacific Coast League Pacific Conference series with a 5-1 victory over...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
Turning point: With one out and runners on first and second in the bottom of the ninth inning, the River Cats' Brett Wallace singled to right field. Fresno's Ben Copeland bobbled the ball, allowing Aaron Cunningham to score the winning run from second base. Take a bow: The River Cats finished their home season 45-27. Who's hot: Wallace went 2 for 5 and was 7 for 21 in the series. Who's not: Fresno...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Eric Munson wonders what might have happened had he not been moved from catcher to first base and third base in his career. Eric Munson considers himself a catcher at heart. He played there for his Dad in Little League, stayed behind the plate for much of high school and excelled at the position during his college days at USC. At 31, he's still having fun wearing a mask, chest protector and shin guards...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Turning point: The River Cats took a 10-9 lead in the seventh inning when Jeff Baisley scored on Chris Denorfia's ground ball to shortstop Andy Gonzalez, who dropped the ball while attempting to step on second base en route to a potential inning-ending double play. Take a bow: Matt Carson, Eric Patterson and Eric Munson homered for the River Cats. Who's hot: Carson has 11 hits in his last 24 at-bats...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
Turning point: Matt Carson's three-run home run to right field in the sixth inning gave the River Cats an 11-4 lead. Take a bow: The River Cats' Eric Patterson had two hits, scored three runs and stole two bases, giving him 38 stolen bases for the season, one shy of the club record set by Bo Porter in 2000. Who's hot: Carson had three hits and five RBIs. Chris Denorfia extended his hitting streak...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
Turning point: Following Aaron Cunningham's single, Eric Munson broke a 2-2 tie in the ninth with his 11th home run of the season. Homers piling up: The River Cats hit 31 home runs in the July. They hit 30 in June. Good month, not great: The River Cats were 17-11 for the month of July. They were a season-best 20-9 in May. He can pitch, too: Former River Cats outfielder Danny Putnam, dealt by the A's...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/01/2009
Turning point: The Bees parlayed four singles, two wild pitches, one walk, a hit batter, and sacrifice fly into a five-run eighth inning that built a 7-2 cushion. Take a bow: Salt Lake starter Brad Knox allowed five hits but just one run in six innings, striking out four and walking two. Who's hot: River Cats catcher Eric Munson went 3 for 4 with a home run and two singles. Who's not: Sacramento first...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009
Tony DeFrancesco, left, coaching third base and talking with Daric Barton two weeks ago, is in his sixth season as River Cats manager. Tony DeFrancesco didn't make it to the major leagues as a player, his eight-year minor league career stalling a step shy of his dream at the Triple-A level. So when the River Cats manager gets a chance to tell one of his players they're going to Oakland, he tries to...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009
Eric Munson and Chris Denorfia delivered consecutive doubles into the right-field corner to highlight a three-run sixth inning as the River Cats beat the Salt Lake Bees 4-2 Wednesday night at Raley Field. Sacramento starter Shawn Chacon (4-3) retired 17 of the last 18 batters he faced. He allowed five hits and two runs and struck out six in seven innings. Denorfia, Cliff Pennington and Matt Carson...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
RIVER CATS OUTSLUG RAINIERS Take a bow: Eric Munson hit two home runs in a game that featured seven – four by Sacramento. Travis Buck and Aaron Cunningham each had three hits for the River Cats. This fan's always there: In Section K, Row 1, Seat 1 at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Wash., there is a statue of Ben Cheney, for whom the stadium is named. Cheney was a Tacoma lumber dealer who instituted...
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