Baltimore/Oakland September 6 rainout canceled Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - The September 6 rainout between the Oakland
Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles will not by played, Baltimore announced on
Monday.
The game was originally part of a day/night doubleheader, but the day portion
was postponed due to heavy rain. The contest was originally scheduled for
September 7.
Major League Baseball determined that the contest would not be played.... More...
Updating an earlier story, Justin Duchscherer said that the surgery on his hip to remove torn cartilage when as expected, according to MLB.com. "Everything went well," Duchscherer said. "I just had some torn cartilage cleaned out. I'll be fine in two months."
Joey Devine, who ended the season with a 0.59 the second lowest in baseball history for a hurler with 40 innings pitched, Buck O'Brien had a 0.38 mark in 1911, may or may not end up as the A's closer in 2009, according to the The Mercury News. "The idea that you have three guys that can pitch the ninth inning and that at some point all three might, I actually think that's a great way to run a bullpen," GM Billy Beane said.
