Spring Training 2008: Oakland A's host Milwaukee Brewers

The calendar said March, so it's time for another season on baseball. Our first Cactus League game took us to Phoenix Muni to see the Oakland A's host the Milwaukee Brewers. Both teams started some of their regulars, but the game quickly turned into a showcase for the group of players hoping to make the final, 40-man roster.
These clearly are teams going in opposite directions: the A's are totally rebuilding while the Brew Crew are hoping to win the National League Central. Featured in this video are a handful of players including Ryan Braun, Matt Parra (Brewers pitching hopeful), Carlos Gonzalez (who came from the D-backs in the trade for Dan Haren), personal favorite Huston Street and former (emphasis on former) great closer Eric Gagne. To say Gagne looked awful is an understatement.
Jack Cust, a one-dimensional slugger on the A's hit two homers. Interesting in light of the fact he was mentioned in the steroids report.

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[captaino16]

@Treborsohood haha. Hahahahaha. Idiot. The Cactus League is a Spring Training league for the MLB based in Arizona.

[Treborsohood]

cactus league is like AA or AAA baseball

[alevanderwoodsen]

Carlos Gonzalez is great. He's proving how good he is in the bigs =) Go OAKLAND

[MrDaBBaS]

Go OAKlAND

[MrDaBBaS]

take a good look at them they suck...but the A's are currently the best team in all the american league :D

[brewersbaseball8]

nice video but in the desciption it says matt parra but its manny 5/5 though

[JacktheRipper414]

Go BREWERS!!!

I can't wait to see them at miller park!

[MikeMath9]

Great video, you obviously know a great deal about the prospects of the game.

One thing though, it's Hernan Iribarren not Herman.

[farmsystem]

The commentary was great as always. I hope the A's give Carlos Gonzalez a full year of development at Triple-A. I don't think feel he's quite ready for full-time duty in the bigs. He's exciting to watch though. Has one hell of an arm in right.