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Paul Cady Blackburn was born December 4th, 1993, in Antioch, California in the Bay Area. He attended high school in Brentwood, California & pitched a no hitter in his senior year. In 2012 the six-foot one right hander was a first-round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs. In July 2016 he was traded to the Mariners organization & the at the end of the year he landed in Oakland in a trade for Danny Valencia. The Bay area native was an A's home-grown talent in their final years at Oakland. MLB Career: On July 1st, 2017 Blackburn made his debut, giving the A's six innings while allowing just one run getting a no decision loss at Atlanta.  In his second start he pitched into the 8th inning at Seattle, giving up just a run to earn his first career win. Blackburn was 3-1 with a 3.22 ERA into late August. On August 22nd he left the game with a contusion & ended up on the DL missing the rest of the season. In 2018 he landed on the DL twice & made just six starts going 2-3. ...

Timothy John Foli was born on December 6, 1950, in Culver City California. Foli was a star high school baseball & football player in the Los Angeles area in the late sixties. Foli turned down a football offer from USC to play baseball instead. "Crazy Horse": The fiery, passionate shortstop with the quick temper was nicknamed “Crazy Horse” by his fellow teammates. They said he keeps wandering up & down the dugout like an Indian on the warpath.  Anger Issues: The shy mild looking Foli was notorious for getting into fights with opposing players, umpires & his own team mates as well. Early on he would throw temper tantrums & cause trouble if the situation wasn't right. But he was a fierce competitor & hardnosed player that gave it his all. Ed Kranepool noted that Foli was so hyper, he brought his bat back to the hotel room with him. Foli was the number one overall draft pick in the 1968 draft, chosen by the New York Mets. Although he w...

Ronald Wayne Garrett was born on December 3, 1947, in Brooksville, Florida. The Red headed; five-foot eleven infielder was known as “Red” & Huckleberry Finn. Garrett was a left-handed hitter that threw right-handed. He played baseball at Sarasota High School, getting selected by the Milwaukee Braves, in the sixth round of the 1966 draft. Family: His two brothers; Henry Adrian Garrett & Charles James Garrett were also signed to the major leagues. Charles was the only one who did not make it to the big leagues. Trivia: All the Garrett brothers were known by their middle names. Wayne played in the Florida State League right in his hometown at Sarasota, Florida. In 1968 the Braves left him unprotected & he was picked up by the New York Mets as a Rule V player for $ 25,000. It was the only off-season deal, the Mets made going into 1969. Although Bud Harrelson was the main stay at short stop, he was recovering from knee surgery & they wanted...