http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/06/as-pursuing-hideki-matsui-after-pulling-offer-to-adrian-beltre/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sat, 25 May 2013 11:43:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/06/as-pursuing-hideki-matsui-after-pulling-offer-to-adrian-beltre/comment-page-1/#comment-95615 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:36:30 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29660#comment-95615 Most of the better players that have come through the Athletics system could not wait to get out of there, mostly becuase of the reasons listed in the above post.

]]> http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/12/06/as-pursuing-hideki-matsui-after-pulling-offer-to-adrian-beltre/comment-page-1/#comment-95584 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:21:23 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=29660#comment-95584 Ah, reality. You play in a throwback facility that, even with the best groundskeeping, still has yard markers on the field in the fall, has a tiny dressing room, 10,000 people in the stands, and a training room straight out of “Major League”. Add to that an owner group more interested in profit a la Angelos than winning, why would a premium free agent sign in Oakland?

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