Quade Guy

A's first base coach Mike Quade was reassigned in the A's organization...which is sort of like the player to be named later scenario. Who knows what's going on? Quade could end up in Sacramento or he could be pushing papers around on a desk until the end of his contract.

Mr. Smith Goes to Oakland

The A's acquired Roy Smith, all 6-6 240 of him, for cash considerations yesterday. Smith looks to be a Jeff Tam replacement and could provide a solid long relief to set up role guy. Smith gave up all of two homeruns in 70 innings pitched last year in AAA. A converted starter, Smith might be one of those sleeper guys that nobody notices until he is lights out and Billy Beane gets another thorn in his crown.

Sooner, rather than later, teams will stop trading with the A's. Eventually, people will realize that Beane is one of the best ever at "mine'n and your'n".


That's an old, old football saying. A mine'n your'n guy can take his players and beat yours then turn around and take your plaers and beat you with his players.


The Smith deal looks like another attempt by the A's to start a basketball team. A few years ago when they had 6-6 Mark Acre, 6-5 Mark McGwire, 6-6 Billy Taylor and a few other 6-4 players it was thought that the Warriors were going to fold and the A's were going to double dip into the NBA.

The Warriors probably should have considered the idea. We can't think of a more pointless franchise in the NBA, a league from top to bottom full of pointless franchises.