Nolan Sanburn: Oakland A’s Pitching Prospect Talks Baseball

August 8, 2013 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment

The Oakland Athletics have displayed a knack for producing quality Major League pitching in recent years, with the likes of Tim Hudson, Trevor Cahill, A.J. Griffin and Sean Doolittle just to name a few. Young Nolan Sanburn is hoping he can be one of the next in line to emerge from their system. Sanburn is […]

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Touring The Bases With…John Castino

August 21, 2010 by Dave Heller · Leave a Comment

John Castino was selected co-rookie of the year (with Torontoâ€™s Alfredo Griffin) in the American League for 1979 after batting .285 with eight triples. Due to the tie, the voting process (and point system) was changed in 1980. Castino hit .302 in 1980 and led the American League in triples in 1981, but back problems […]

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