Dwayne Murphy

"I'm not going to be a company man anymore," says A's Outfielder Dwayne Murphy, who was talked into cutting down his swing in spring training in what proved to be an unsuccessful attempt to raise his average. "I've...

Snaring a foul ball is among a baseball fan's fondest dreams. From the 8-year-old who holds up his mitt and implores each batter to "hit one over here," to the businessman in the three-piece suit whose season box is...

After an anemic 1984, Oakland's Mike Davis is wielding a healthy bat

"It's easy, I know, for a manager to sound optimistic in the spring," A's boss Jackie Moore said almost apologetically, "but I'll be honest with you. I'm really excited this time around." Moore needn't have been so...