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    A's Acquire Adam Dunn

    For a minor league pitcher. Lineup has been missing some punch since Cespedes was traded away.

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    80 hits. 132 strikeouts. .220 batting average. But oh wait he has 20 homers.

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    Better than what they have now

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    The lineup will still be missing some punch. I bet they wish they still had Chris Carter right now.

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    I think that could help him might be able to smack a homer once in a while

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    might be just what they need to get their heads back in it

    then again could be a complete bust you give up nothing you usually get nothing

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    Adam Dunn will be retiring after the season.

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    A's are a trainwreck

    scott kazmir got pounded back to back starts and they cant hit

    if seattle wasnt slumping they would miss playoffs

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    Reminds me of Rob Deer

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bostongambler View Post
    Reminds me of Rob Deer
    Reminds me of Danny Kater.

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    Why retire at 460 HRs???? Play a few more seasons get 500!

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    Most overrated GM in sports, at least Jerry Jones can look back at SBs from the 90s.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CDUBB_CW View Post
    Most overrated GM in sports, at least Jerry Jones can look back at SBs from the 90s.
    This guy is their savior ??? Are you serious ????

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    Motto of the year for them "one and dunn"

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    Quote Originally Posted by innovation View Post
    Motto of the year for them "one and dunn"
    Nicely put.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CWD View Post
    might be just what they need to get their heads back in it

    then again could be a complete bust you give up nothing you usually get nothing
    I like the pickup , really gave up nothing

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    Should get them some k's and an occasional hr.

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    Quote Originally Posted by broadway6 View Post
    80 hits. 132 strikeouts. .220 batting average. But oh wait he has 20 homers.
    The 20 HRs is probably all they care about. A's know what they are getting and they gave up nothing for it so why not.

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    bad move

    White Sox fans are happy though

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    nothin like a trade out of pure desperation due to bad choices made in other trades

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    Worth a shot. Not like Cespedes was hitting 300 either. Dunn still can hit some Jacks and he walks quite a bit

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    Only thing he has in common with Cespedes is he can occasionally homer, that's it. Probably harder to get his homers against better pitching in the playoffs. He's likely to retire after the season although A's didn't give up much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CDUBB_CW View Post
    Most overrated GM in sports, at least Jerry Jones can look back at SBs from the 90s.
    This

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    He strikes out a lot but if he is better than what they have now give it a shot. Sometimes guys like this can put a short term streak

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wrigley View Post
    I like the pickup , really gave up nothing
    think it was a good p/u. still don't think that it is going to change much for them

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    Quote Originally Posted by Otters27 View Post
    He strikes out a lot but if he is better than what they have now give it a shot. Sometimes guys like this can put a short term streak
    Well, a strikeout is better than hitting into double plays.

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    Dunn came up big today!

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    will he make the a's a contender again? dunn dunn dunn

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    Beane reaching high & low for a bat. Not gonna replace Cespedes production.

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    Dunn with a game winning HR, not bad so far

    Sometimes all you need is a little motivation in a playoff race

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rich Boy View Post
    Dunn with a game winning HR, not bad so far

    Sometimes all you need is a little motivation in a playoff race
    in a few days he'll be talking about possibly retiring again

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    Always liked Dunn. Hope he can keep it up

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    The A's front office is active this year. However, I'm not too big on their chances of actually getting to the World Series. The A's are a good regular season team. For reasons unknown, they don't seem to have a collective skill level that carries over well into the playoffs.

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    Willyback said it perfectly.

    I just don't get it.
    Billy Beane seems like a maniac

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    Three bills of pure power.

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