Mel Queen gave up the outfield and he taught himself to pitch.
\nThrew hard, had twenty wins (for his career…that is the hitch).<\/p>\n
Mike Warren threw a no-no in his first year with the A’s.
\nHe only hung around two years, and then they parted ways.<\/p>\n
Kevin Seitzer had two-hundred hits his rookie year,
\nBecame a batting coach, per fifteen-hundred hit career.<\/p>\n
Jose Vizcaino was an infielder\/ switch-hitter.
\nUnlike keystone mate Offerman did not get psycho bitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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