The latest news from Scout.com. The Scout.com Network covers college, NFL, MLB, high school, recruiting, and much more http://www.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://www.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2013 Scout.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Sun, 19 May 2013 21:20:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > Lou Merloni Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB4) 60 We recently caught-up with Oakland A's Director of Player Development Keith Lieppman, who is currently over-seeing the A's Instructional League season. We spoke with Lieppman about A's prospects who are participating in the Instructional League and in winter league baseball, as well as the progress of some of the A's top prospects. This is part two of a two-part interview. http://athletics.scout.com/2/688587.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/688587.html Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:11:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Looking to add an exclamation mark to their dream 2007 season, the Sacramento River Cats cruised to a 7-1 victory over the Richmond Braves in the Bricktown Showdown. With the victory, Sacramento has earned the 2007 Triple-A championship title. http://athletics.scout.com/2/681371.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/681371.html Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:22:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics On Friday evening, the Sacramento River Cats captured their third PCL title in five years. We have the photos from Sacramento's 4-3, title-clinching win over New Orleans inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/680208.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/680208.html Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:16:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics METAIRIE, La. – The Sacramento River Cats moved out to a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five PCL Championship Series with a thrilling ninth inning comeback. Steve Holley was at Zephyr Field, and he gives a full report on the River Cats stunning win. http://athletics.scout.com/2/679137.html 2047 Steve Holley http://athletics.scout.com/2/679137.html Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:47:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Despite losing their top hitter to a major league promotion, the now red-hot Sacramento River Cats continued their post-season roll, beating the New Orleans Zephyrs by a score of 5-3. Starter Shane Komine threw six strong innings and Nick Blasi had another big game on offense in the River Cats’ Game One win. http://athletics.scout.com/2/678720.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/678720.html Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:59:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics Down two games to none in their best-of-five playoff series, the Sacramento River Cats came home and took three straight games from the Salt Lake Bees. With a big win on Sunday, the River Cats advanced to the PCL Championship series, their first appearance in the PCL finals since 2004. Daric Barton was the offensive hero on Sunday, while Shawn Kohn and Jerry Blevins starred on the mound. http://athletics.scout.com/2/677758.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/677758.html Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:27:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics With their backs against the wall, the Sacramento River Cats came out fighting on Friday night in front of a loud home crowd. Sacramento fought back from an early 3-1 deficit to beat the Salt Lake Bees and force a Game Four by a score of 7-4. http://athletics.scout.com/2/677160.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/677160.html Sat, 08 Sep 2007 07:08:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Sacramento River Cats mounted a big and late comeback to send Game One of the Pacific Divisional Playoffs into extra innings. Sacramento even took the lead in the top of the 10th. However, Salt Lake charged back with a rally of their own and the Bees took Game One by a score of 9-8. http://athletics.scout.com/2/676365.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/676365.html Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:11:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics After missing nearly four months with fractures in his right-hand, outfielder Brian Stavisky is healthy again. We caught-up with Stavisky in Stockton last Sunday to talk about his rehab, his time with Sacramento this season and more… http://athletics.scout.com/2/671768.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/671768.html Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:01:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics SACRAMENTO - Pitching was all the rage on Sunday in Sacramento, as the River Cats and the Salt Lake Bees battled in the 96 degree heat. Sacramento starter Colby Lewis was perfect in five innings of work, as the River Cats bested Ervin Santana and the Bees 1-0 in a nail-biter. We have photos and details from the game inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/660690.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/660690.html Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:08:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics With a myriad of injuries both in Sacramento and in Oakland, the Sacramento River Cats have had to piece together a make-shift roster for much of the season. Despite losing on Saturday, the River Cats are defying the odds with a winning record. We spoke to the River Cats’ manager about the impact of the injuries, the progress of Dan Meyer, the production of Nick Blasi and Jason Perry and more... http://athletics.scout.com/2/652302.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/652302.html Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:51:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Second baseman Kevin Melillo is off to a strong start as the lead-off hitter for the Sacramento River Cats. Melillo has scored 21 runs and has driven-in 21 in 30 games and he has a .376 on-base percentage. We spoke to Melillo this past weekend about his first month at Triple-A, his thoughts on the lead-off spot and more. http://athletics.scout.com/2/642566.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/642566.html Wed, 09 May 2007 05:31:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The Sacramento River Cats got their 2007 season off to a good start with a win on Thursday. We take a look at the guys on the Opening Day roster for the River Cats. http://athletics.scout.com/2/633366.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/633366.html Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:30:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics Less than 48 hours before the start of their 2006 season, the Oakland A's made a series of moves in anticipation of setting their Opening Day roster. http://athletics.scout.com/2/631567.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/631567.html Sun, 01 Apr 2007 01:21:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics The weather outside might still be frightful, but spring is just around the corner and that means only one thing: baseball! Every year, we preview the spring training roster battles that will take place during major league camp. While these battles may change based on a late off-season move, most of these scenarios will still hold true. We continue our series with a look at the 3B/1B/DH battle. http://athletics.scout.com/2/612089.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/612089.html Tue, 23 Jan 2007 06:38:00 GMT 1 304 Oakland athletics The Oakland A's added another arbitration-eligible player to the "signed" list on Monday and added another veteran player to the non-roster invitee list for spring training. We have the details of those two moves and more inside... http://athletics.scout.com/2/607863.html 2047 Melissa Lockard http://athletics.scout.com/2/607863.html Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:46:00 GMT 0 304 Oakland athletics