One more pat on the back for Jonny Gomes as he takes his clubhouse presence from Oakland to Boston. Playoff and World Series shares for players were announced Monday -American League-champion Detroit will receive $284,000 plus per Tiger- and the Athletics were slated to receive $34,325 (nice to know there was an extra 16 cents piled on). But at Jonny Gomes' request, the players agreed to donate one full share to charity. Baseball players, even the mediocre ones, get played big bucks at the big-league level, but it's simply a nice gesture and spearheaded by probably one of the most quality human beings who has suited up for the Athletics in recent seasons. And hopefully the Tigers and World Series-winning Giants (with a record $377,002.64 headed 2012 playoff hero Aubrey Huff's way) will follow suit and be as generous as the A's players were.
Either way, best of luck, Jonny Gomes.
One more quick note: Brandon Hicks became the second middle infielder who played collegiately at Texas A&M to be traded by the A's during hot stove days. Hicks joins Cliff Pennington as former Athletics and was sold for cash considerations to the New York Mets. Hicks was mostly unremarkable during a 22-game big-league stint in Oakland. He hit three home runs, topped of course by this walk-off blast (below) against Texas in July, one of 15 such victories -including one final theatre of the surreal in the postseason)- during 2012.
Hicks' deal is further proof the A's must have someone in mind to be the team's everyday shortstop. Not that Hicks had shown much consistency to merit getting the job full-time in 2013. Stephen Drew looks like the frontrunner to be re-signed, but with his agent Scott Boras as the middle man with Billy Beane waving his checkbook, it might not be an easy process.
Either way, best of luck, Jonny Gomes.
One more quick note: Brandon Hicks became the second middle infielder who played collegiately at Texas A&M to be traded by the A's during hot stove days. Hicks joins Cliff Pennington as former Athletics and was sold for cash considerations to the New York Mets. Hicks was mostly unremarkable during a 22-game big-league stint in Oakland. He hit three home runs, topped of course by this walk-off blast (below) against Texas in July, one of 15 such victories -including one final theatre of the surreal in the postseason)- during 2012.
Hicks' deal is further proof the A's must have someone in mind to be the team's everyday shortstop. Not that Hicks had shown much consistency to merit getting the job full-time in 2013. Stephen Drew looks like the frontrunner to be re-signed, but with his agent Scott Boras as the middle man with Billy Beane waving his checkbook, it might not be an easy process.
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