Bob Geren walked out of the Oakland dugout the other day and headed to the mound, unsure of what decision he would make, weighing short-term and long-term considerations, thinking about how to best help one of the Athletics' young pitchers grow. Brett Anderson, 21 years old, left-handed and talented, had thrown 105 pitches one out into the seventh inning, and his results in the seventh against Boston might have been viewed as evidence of a tiring pitcher. With Oakland trailing 2-0, Jason Bay do ...

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