Jamie Newberg has a must-read report about how Ron Washington became the top dog in Texas. If everything Newberg reports is true, makes you wonder why the heck Billy Beane would ever let Washington slip through his fingers.

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Darwin the Hawk was out there again this morning as I walked to work, so I took a picture of him with my cell phone.

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Vlae Kershner has a formula for whether you are for or against the move to Fremont.

I guess I qualify as "for". I'm happy as long as the A's stay in the Bay Area, even if the move inconveninces me personally. Even though I live closer to Oakland than Fremont, I grew up near Fremont, so I have a positive view of the area.

I drive to A's games now, but that's mostly because the nearest BART stations to my home have no parking. And if I took a bus to the BART station, my trip would take an hour each way, when I can just drive to the Coliseum in 15 minutes. And if I drove to the nearest BART station that does have parking (Fruitvale), I'd already be 90% of the way to the Coliseum anyway.

For the Fremont ballpark, though, I'd drive to Fruitvale and take BART, if the extension were built. If I had to take a bus from the Fremont BART station, however, I'd probably drive, especially if I have kids with me.