SDSU Star and Oakland A’s Sixth Round Draft Pick Time Travels Back to 2006

SDSU Star and Oakland A’s Sixth Round Draft Pick Time Travels Back to 2006

What if you could go back in time and give one piece of advice to your 12-year-old self? What would it be? I asked SDSU’s former No. 1 starter and the Oakland A’s sixth round draft pick, Bubba Derby, that question. Now of course, when I asked Bubba what piece of advice he would give his 12-year-old self, I was really looking for a jewel I could give to Lefty and his 12U teammates. I found it. Bubba: If…

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Every Team Wants a Guy Like Matt Long

Every Team Wants a Guy Like Matt Long

“A guy that’s very easy to like on and off the field, …the grinder, Matt Long.”  Taylor Ward Scout.com “Hey Matt, will you take a picture with my son?”  As I shouted those words at the Peoria Sports complex back in March, I was not sure if I would get the photo.  But true to everything I have read about Matt Long, he walked over, put an arm around Lefty and I got this photo….

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