Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Oakland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 CLEVELAND 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 X 4 9 1 W: Aaron Laffey (2-2), L: Greg Smith (2-3) S: Masa Kobayashi (2) HR: CLE: Jhonny Peralta (7) Aaron Laffey gave up an unearned run in seven innings, and Masa Kobayashi bailed out Rafael Betancourt, as the Cleveland Indians completed their sweep of the Oakland A’s with an impressive 4-2 victory in...
Scatterbox by Steven Silvers (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
"Playboy is good entertainment while you are on the can. They have jokes and good stories." ... Army Private First Class Greg Smith, 21, on why he doesn't support proposed legislation that would ban the sale of "milder" adult magazines...
Baseball America (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Lefthander Greg Smith's poise has been obvious since he first put on an Oakland uniform this season. He throws in the high 80s and relies on location and changing speeds, yet he had faced down big league hitters with no appearance of fear.
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Friday, May 9th Game Preview Oakland Athletics (22-14) vs. Texas Rangers (16-20) Greg Smith (2-1, 2.54 ERA) vs. Scott Feldman (0-1, 5.40 ERA) 7:05 PM CST in Arlington, Texas (Rangers Ballpark in Arlington) TV: FSNSW-HD | Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 180 Athletics Rangers Pos. Player Pos. Player C Kurt Suzuki 2B Ian Kinsler 1B Daric Barton SS Michael Young LF Jack Cust CF Josh Hamilton DH Frank...
Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
A return home to face the hated Oakland A's... Scott Feldman goes up against crafty lefty finesser Greg Smith, who is the type of pitcher who gives the Rangers fits, so we better hope for a low-scoring game... Go Rangers...
The Plural Life (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
The second panel consisted of service providers who serve the polygamous communities. They included Elaine Tyler of the Hope Organization; Gary Arnold of Arizona Department of Economic Security; Greg Smith of the Mohave County Sheriff’s Department; Michelle Benward of New Frontiers for Families; Shannon Price of the Diversity Foundation; and Donnalee Sarda of Defenders of Children. Here...
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
The Transaction Guy uses Pitchf/x data to take a up-close-and-personal look at rookie lefty Greg Smith .
Baseball Musings (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
A nice PITCHf/x article shows the reasons for Greg Smith's early success. I really like the way this data shows how his changeup looks just like his fastball, and how he doesn't give away the pitch with his release point....
Roto Authority Fantasy Baseball (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
I could've never predicted the current AL ERA leaderboard: Cliff Lee - 0.96 Zack Greinke - 1.47 Ervin Santana - 2.02 Daisuke Matsuzaka - 2.43 Greg Smith - 2.54 Today, let's take a look at 24 year-old Oakland southpaw Greg...
Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 05/04/2008
Going for the sweep... Feldman, from across the hall, against Greg Smith, a rookie finesse lefty who will no doubt give the Rangers fits... Go Rangers...
Athletic Supporters (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Yesterday's post on what the Oakland A’s might do with Greg Smith if/when Rich Harden returns has sparked some interesting suggestions in the comments section of the post. I thought I’d take the opportunity to explore some of those suggestions further. 1) atomopawn suggests that the A’s move Justin Duchscherer back to the bullpen as a [...]
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Oakland GM Billy Beane must be a magician. After dealing away future All-Star Dan Haren for Dana Eveland and Greg Smith, the A's have no business rubbing shoulders with the Angels for the AL West, Scott Miller says.
Athletic Supporters (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Of course, it may never happen because Rich Harden needs to make two rehab starts without re-injuring himself for it to occur, but the Oakland A’s are potentially facing a tough predicament on May 11: namely, what to do with Greg Smith when Harden returns from the DL? As of today, Smith is currently sitting ninth in the [...]
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Joe Saunders outpitched Greg Smith to remain undefeated in six starts, and the Los Angeles Angels beat Oakland 2-0 on Tuesday night to climb back into a first-place tie with the Athletics in the AL West.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Joe Saunders outpitched Greg Smith to remain undefeated in six starts, and the Los Angeles Angels beat Oakland 2-0 on Tuesday night to climb back into a first-place tie with the Athletics in the AL West. Saunders (5-0) combined with Francisco Rodriguez on the...
