Oakland Tribune: Love of game keeps baseball lifers Murphy, Vucinich going strong

YOU HAVE to love the game. Mike Murphy said that. Mike Murphy lives that."Yes, I love the game,'' Murphy insisted about the National Pastime, about baseball, about his profession. "I've been here for 50 years.''

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Contra Costa Times: From Cy Young to Cy Done?

SAN FRANCISCO - His old pitching coach was in the other dugout. Rick Peterson didn't want to say anything about Barry Zito. "Haven't seen him in five years,'' was Peterson's terse refusal.

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Contra Costa Times: A's help Thomas have a happy birthday

OAKLAND - Nothing stops the A's these days. Not singing gorillas, at least not a girl dressed up as one. Not the sparsest of crowds. Not a minor injury to Frank Thomas. Not a Toronto Blue Jays team which had won five in a row.

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Contra Costa Times: Quieting Red Sox fans is one job A's Duchscherer can finish

OAKLAND -- This is the new world of baseball, the one where if you don't throw a no-hitter you don't pitch nine innings. As Justin Duchscherer found out Saturday night. Along with the rest of us.

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Oakland Tribune: Giants are what we thought they'd be: Bad

SAN FRANCISCO — The reliever said he's at a loss for words. He shouldn't be. There's a great deal to say about this year's Giants. Most of it repetitive. Most of it negative.

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