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If You're Hardcore: Sweeney and Big Hurt returning

By Will Harris
Special to ESPN.com

Thursday, June 12, 2008

With Ryan Sweeney scheduled to come off the disabled list Friday and Frank Thomas targeting a June 20 return to the designated hitter role, the Oakland outfield is about to become crowded. Jack Cust's strong May has thus far carried over into June; he's hit better than .300 since April and is entrenched as an everyday player for now. Travis Buck is still hitting just .160 on the year thanks to a rotten April and a 19 percent hit rate, but since his recall on May 30 he's shown the power and on-b ...

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