COMIC RELIEF The A's pen is loaded with characters who need no warmup act. The AL's fourth-best bullpen ERA through May, Oakland's mostly young and mostly anonymous relief corps has been the key to the club's surprising first-half success. Asked to introduce his 'mates, Alan Embree, a 15-year vet who describes himself as "the highest-paid babysitter in the world," offers a scouting report. Is this thing on? Huston Street, RHP, 24 (12 saves in 14 chances) "I compare him to another great athle ...

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