Fiers off the soapbox, back on the mound
By Art Spander
For Maven Sports
MESA, Ariz. — The guy at the center of the controversy, the one who spoke out, got off his figurative soapbox on Sunday and back on the mound.
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A’s have everything (including weather) going their way
By Art Spander
For Maven Sports
OAKLAND, Calif. — This is way things are going for the Oakland A’s: The guy (Robbie Grossman) they signed as a free agent six weeks ago had two hits, scored a run and made a great catch.
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Melvin on A’s 17-5 loss: ‘No one wants to get beat like that’
By Art Spander
For Maven Sports
MESA, Ariz. — The oft-repeated idea is that the final score of spring training games is irrelevant. The late Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver said what happens in Florida in March — where the Orioles played their exhibition games — didn’t mean anything at Fenway Park in July.
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