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  The Power of 3: Kielty, Mohr, & Cuddyer
Kielty is the most polished hitter of the trio and is also quite versatile.
Kielty, however, insists there is no secret to his heroics, "It's so hard coming off the bench," the 26 year old commented.
Kielty, on the other hand, is a married man. "I don't go out much; I like to stay in," the California native said.
www.angelfire.com /va3/cuddyer/article53.html   (1316 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- A's, outfielder Kielty agree to one-year deal
OAKLAND – Outfielder Bobby Kielty agreed to a $1.85 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics on Monday, avoiding salary arbitration.
Kielty, who has spent parts of five seasons in the big leagues, struggled in his first season with the A's in 2004 and appeared in only 83 games.
The 29-year-old Kielty batted.263 – his highest average since his first full year in the majors in 2002 with Minnesota – with 10 home runs and matched his career high with 57 RBIs in 116 games.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/baseball/20060109-1704-bba-athletics-kielty.html   (499 words)

  
 White Cleats: Kielty's close to returning from his injury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Bobby Kielty would rather be healthy than try to rush back into the lineup.
Kielty, among several candidates to start in the outfield with the Oakland Athletics, has yet to appear in a spring training game because of a strained right calf.
Kielty, a switch hitter who hit.259 right-handed and.172 left-handed, is among several players who are in line to take over one of the outfield spots vacated when right fielder Jermaine Dye signed with the Chicago White Sox as a free agent.
www.whitecleats.org /article.php?story=20050310101007671&mode=print   (449 words)

  
 Bobby Kielty News
Bobby Kielty's tie-breaking single drove in Jason Kendall in the 11th inning and the Athletics started the second half of the season with a 5-4 win over the Red Sox.
Joe Blanton pitched into the ninth, Bobby Kielty hit a two-run triple and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Sunday for their season-best 10th straight win."> KARSAY CALLS IT QUITS Steve...
Joe Blanton pitched into the ninth, Bobby Kielty hit a two-run triple and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday for their 10th straight win.
www.topix.net /baseball-players/bobby-kielty   (630 words)

  
 A's Extend Win Streak in Extra Innings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Wednesday, August 31, 2005; 1:30 AM ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Bobby Kielty homered leading off the 11th inning Tuesday night to carry Oakland to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels and run the Athletics' winning streak to seven.
Kielty's eighth homer, over the wall in right off Francisco Rodriguez (2-4), helped the A's move a season-high two games ahead of the Angels in the AL West.
A's RHP Rich Harden, who missed his previous start because of a strained muscle in his right side and was penciled in to start Thursday against the Angels, had to cut his bullpen session short on Tuesday after about 15 pitches.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/31/AR2005083100274_pf.html   (469 words)

  
 Bobby sock-ser wins it for A's / Oakland dances after Kielty's blast in 14th
Kielty wasn't playing at the time, but Chavez told him he would eventually win the game for the A's.
Kielty smacked a majestic home run in the 14th inning -- left-handed -- to lift Oakland to a 5-4 victory over the Rangers.
It was a rare display for Kielty, a switch hitter who was batting only.228 left-handed at the time (and.353 right-handed).
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/07/18/AS.TMP&type=printable   (616 words)

  
 Scout.com: Spring Training Updates: Report From Arizona
Bobby Kielty have been posting very impressive and comparable numbers thus far in the spring, while impressing both fans and coaches with their dedication.
Bobby Kielty finished the day today hitting.379 this spring, with 11 hits in 29 at bats while posting 4 RBIs.
Bobby Crosby has eased the panic in Oakland a little this spring by showing up at spring training and tearing the cover off the ball.
athletics.scout.com /2/244516.html   (1299 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
But the Oakland A's will take it, considering it ended when Bobby Kielty homered to lead off the bottom of the 14th and give the A's a 5-4 win over the Texas Rangers in front of what remained of 25,330 at McAfee Coliseum.
When Kielty connected, his teammates went crazy, streaming out of the dugout to begin a home-plate celebration.
Kielty's blast gave the A's three of four in the series and pulled them within one-half game of the Rangers in the American League West.
www.timesheraldonline.com /portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=2868011   (678 words)

  
 Welcome to FOX 9 - Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ Outfielder Bobby Kielty agreed to a $1.85 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics on Monday, avoiding salary arbitration.
The 29-year-old Kielty batted.263 _ his highest average since his first full year in the majors in 2002 with Minnesota _ with 10 home runs and matched his career high with 57 RBIs in 116 games.
Kielty batted just.214 with seven homers and 31 RBIs in 278 plate appearances, making only 59 starts _ just 36 in the A's final 123 games.
www.kmsp.com /sports/story.asp?1651344   (582 words)

  
 KOMO : Mariners Bullpen Can't Handle Oakland Bats
Kielty and Mark Kotsay homered in a four-run eighth inning, sending Oakland to a 6-2 victory Monday night over the Seattle Mariners.
A switch-hitter who owns a.387 average against left-handers, Kielty broke an eighth-inning tie by hitting a leadoff homer against lefty Ron Villone (2-3) for his first home run since May 30.
All 11 of Kielty's homers since he came over from Toronto in a trade before last season have either tied the game or put the A's ahead.
www.komotv.com /news/printstory.asp?id=37536   (768 words)

  
 Kielty's average, hair reaching the heights
Bobby Kielty's orange-red thatch is so vivid, his daughter, Haley, who is not yet 1, can pick him out on television.
It was a miserable time for Kielty, who wound up on the bench after being penciled in as a starter at the beginning of the season.
With Kielty firmly in the order and Byrnes hitting.362 over the past 15 games, Swisher might find it hard to get back in full-time when he is ready to return from a rehab assignment, something that could happen later this week.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/24/SPG4MCTIC21.DTL   (747 words)

  
 Kielty wins one for Athletics (printable version)
Kielty led off the 14th inning with a solo shot to right field, sending the surging A’s to a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
And when he reached his enthralled teammates waiting at home plate, Kielty shed his batting helmet before everybody ran their fingers upward through his long, thick mess of bright-red hair.
Kielty, who entered the game as a pinch-runner in the ninth, finally did it against Kameron Loe (3-2), ending both teams’ longest outing of the season.
www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=104336   (638 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Trio of Twins' hitters pound Tigers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
By John F. Martin, AP Bobby Kielty went 4-for-4 as the Twins routed the Tigers on Saturday.
Kielty, playing center field in place of a suspended Hunter, went 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple and three RBI to lead the Minnesota Twins over the Detroit Tigers 14-4 Saturday night.
Kielty was a double short of hitting for the cycle, and he was thinking about it.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/games02/07/20-twins-tigers.htm   (640 words)

  
 Information Blues. » Blog Archive » Bobby Kielty contra Ted Lilly
Bobby Kielty has been disappointing this year to date, but I still like him.
But finally, Bobby Kielty is an underdog, on a team of mostly underdogs.
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 cbs4boston.com - In Extra Innings Again, Red Sox Fall To Oakland
(AP) BOSTON Bobby Kielty's tie-breaking single drove in Jason Kendall in the 11th inning on Thursday night and the Oakland Athletics started the second half of the season with a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Kielty stole second and scored on Frank Thomas' single off Julian Tavarez (1-3) to send Boston to its first home loss in 10 games since June 11.
Kielty hit a hard liner off the scoreboard of the Green Monster, and Kendall scored easily.
cbs4boston.com /topstories/local_story_194234756.html   (448 words)

  
 Northwest Herald - Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
OAKLAND, Calif. – Bobby Kielty hit a two-run home run in the 12th inning Tuesday night, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 6-4 victory against the White Sox.
Eric Chavez and Bobby Crosby also drove in runs for the A's, who snapped a three-game losing streak with their sixth consecutive win at home.
On Crosby's hit, Kielty was caught in a rundown between third and home and eventually was tagged out by catcher Miguel Olivo.
www.nwherald.com /print/291203406572672.php   (495 words)

  
 ABC News: A's Work Overtime to Beat Angels Again   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Oakland Athletics' Bobby Kielty reacts in the dugout after hitting the go-ahead homer against the Los Angeles Angels during the 11th inning Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
ANAHEIM, Calif. Aug 31, 2005 (AP)— Bobby Kielty's homer leading off the 11th inning carried the Oakland Athletics to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night, extending the A's winning streak to seven.
Kielty's swing, off reliever Francisco Rodriguez, proved the difference in a taut game that featured masterful performances by both teams' aces, Barry Zito of Oakland and Bartolo Colon of Los Angeles.
abcnews.go.com /Sports/wireStory?id=1083640&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (446 words)

  
 A's outlast Red Sox in 11 innings - Baseball - MSNBC.com
Oakland's Bobby Kielty watches his RBI single that went off the Green Monster against Boston in the 11 inning.
The Red Sox second baseman missed Bobby Kielty’s easy grounder and allowed an unearned, game-tying run to score on Thursday night as the Oakland Athletics rallied to send the game into extra innings and beat Boston 5-4 in the 11th.
Oakland SS Bobby Crosby singled in the 10th to break an 0-for-21 slump.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/13850394   (799 words)

  
 Athletics trade Lilly to Jays for Kielty (printable version)
Toronto right fielder Bobby Kielty is the newest member of the Oakland Athletics.
Kielty hit.244 with 13 homers and 57 RBIs last season with Toronto and Minnesota.
Kielty has 27 home runs, 117 RBIs and a.367 on-base percentage in three major league seasons — and he’s exactly the type of disciplined hitter favored by the A’s.
www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=57079   (355 words)

  
 SportingNews.com - MLB - A's, outfielder Kielty come to terms
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Outfielder Bobby Kielty agreed to a $1.85 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics on Monday, avoiding salary arbitration.
The 29-year-old Kielty batted.263 -- his highest average since his first full year in the majors in 2002 with Minnesota -- with 10 home runs and matched his career high with 57 RBIs in 116 games.
Kielty batted just.214 with seven homers and 31 RBIs in 278 plate appearances, making only 59 starts -- just 36 in the A's final 123 games.
www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=51928   (557 words)

  
 Oakland Athletics : News : Oakland Athletics News
Bobby Kielty is back from the Minors, but he has no guarantee of playing time.
Kielty was optioned to Sacramento on April 1, victimized by a weather-induced numbers crunch as the A's brain trust -- headed by general manager Billy Beane and manager Ken Macha -- decided to keep an extra arm in the event of rainouts that never came, and he wasn't all that pleased about it.
Macha on Friday said Kielty's playing time will be largely dictated by matchups, and he wouldn't commit to how long the A's will stick with an 11-man pitching staff.
oakland.athletics.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060414&content_id=1400706&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak   (902 words)

  
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Kielty's leadoff homer in the bottom of the 14th inning gave the Athletics their 16th win in 20 games, a 5-4 triumph over the Texas Rangers.
While both teams squandered scoring chances in extra innings, the Rangers were denied a golden opportunity by Kielty in the 14th.
As soon as I hit it, I knew it was gone." Of Kielty's 13 blasts as a member of the Athletics, 12 have either tied the game or put the team ahead.
www.covers.com /pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/mlb/results/2005/recap278123.html   (844 words)

  
 Bobby Kielty - Statistics - The Baseball Cube   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Bobby Kielty - Statistics - The Baseball Cube
The order of teams does not reflect the order of teams played during a season for the Bobby Kielty.
Its important to note that the report is based on the same statistics displayed on the TBC web site and so players with incomplete statistics will have an incomplete teammates report.
www.thebaseballcube.com /players/K/bobby-kielty.shtml   (1078 words)

  
 Oakland Athletics : News : Oakland Athletics News
Kielty felt something in his left oblique muscle while taking batting practice on Friday, and he immediately stopped.
Kielty missed most of Spring Training and a portion of the regular season after suffering a left oblique muscle strain during last year's camp.
Kielty, who is in the mix of backup outfielders for the A's, still played 116 games for Oakland in 2005, producing career highs in hits (99), runs scored (55) and doubles (20).
mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060311&content_id=1345384&vkey=spt2006news&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak&partnered=rss_oak   (667 words)

  
 Seattle Mariners : News : Seattle Mariners News
OAKLAND -- For the first time in almost eight years, when they were college teammates at Riverside (Calif.) Junior College, buddies Greg Dobbs and Bobby Kielty had base hits in the same game.
Kielty, 28, is spending his second full season in the Major Leagues and second with the Athletics.
Kielty says Dobbs eventually will become an everyday position player at the big-league level.
seattle.mariners.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050501&content_id=1034924&vkey=news_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea   (1132 words)

  
 TSN.ca - Print Story - Canada's Sports Leader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Kielty hit a two-run homer in the 12th inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.
Chavez and Bobby Crosby also drove in runs for the A's, who snapped a three-game losing streak with their sixth straight win at home.
On Crosby's hit, Kielty was caught in a rundown between third and home and was eventually tagged out by Olivo.
www.tsn.ca /tools/print_story.asp?id=86094   (717 words)

  
 Chicago White Sox : Game Wrapup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
However, Bobby Kielty's 12th inning jack sunk Chicago's hopes for a win.
Bobby Kielty (right) is chased toward third base by Miguel Olivo in the second inning.
Mark Redman tossed six innings, allowing one run, and Bobby Kielty smacked the game-winning home run in the bottom of the 12th as Justin Duchscherer picked up the win.
chicago.whitesox.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/wrapup.jsp?ymd=20040602&content_id=758878&vkey=wrapup2004&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws   (369 words)

  
 The Transaction Guy: A's Re-Sign Kielty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
I don’t see a spot for Kielty in the A’s lineup this year — the Milton Bradley signing moved a lot of people around.
With Bradley in right, Nick Swisher moves to first, which means Dan Johnson moves to DH, which means Kielty moves to the bench.
At most, he’s on the short side of the DH platoon, and if the A’s end up signing Frank Thomas or Mike Piazza, he’ll be nothing but a fourth outfielder, filling in when Jay Payton is hurt or Bradley is suspended.
www.all-baseball.com /transactionguy/archives/021530.html   (185 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Bobby Kielty has hit safely in 20 of the last 21 games.
Kielty, B doubled to right field, RBI (2-2); Cochet, A.J. scored.
Kielty, B advanced to third on a wild pitch.
olemisssports.cstv.com /sports/m-basebl/stats/florida1.htm   (1361 words)

  
 Straight A's: Ahoy Choi?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
As an added bonus, it would give the A’s the opportunity to get rid of Bobby Kielty, since Jay Payton is around and can do the only thing Kielty does well: hit left-handed pitchers.
As with Terrence Long, Beane won’t admit until it’s three years too late that Kielty is not good enough to get as much playing time as he does.
You're right: Kielty is better at what he does, but he does it less often.
www.all-baseball.com /straightas/archives/022140.html   (452 words)

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