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| Oakland
Athletics Star
Kurt Suzuki Returns to Sports Gallery! |
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| On
August 5th, Oakland A's Catcher and Fan Favorite Kurt Suzuki returned to Sports
Gallery for a very special signing appearance at Sports Gallery Walnut Creek. |
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| Kurt
Suzuki, born in Wailuku, is the A's man behind the plate. The A's drafted him
in the second round of the 2004 amateur draft. He joined the major league club
on June 9, 2007 and made his debut three days later as a pinch hitter in a game
against the Houston Astros. Kurt played at Cal State Fullerton, where he captured
the 2004 College World Series championship, thanks to Suzuki's two-out RBI single
in the bottom of the seventh inning, giving the Titans a 3-2 win over the Texas
Longhorns (whose closer, Huston Street, was also drafted by the A's in 2004).
His time at Fullerton earned him the nickname "Kurt
Klutch." He won the Johnny Bench Award as the country's top collegiate
catcher in 2004. He was also selected All-American by two publications, Baseball
America and Collegiate Baseball. And he's been one of the A's most steady, and
popular, players since coming to Oakland. EVERYONE
loves Kurt! |
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| | Signing
for over an hour, it is clear Kurt is HUGELY popular with A's fans. And why not?
He's a REALLY good catcher and baseball player and is a super nice guy...probably
one of the nicest athletes we've had for a signing. |
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| Check
out our photos from this special event below. And please visit sportsgalleryweb.com
in the future for information on upcoming
in-store
appearances and signings. |
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| Thanks
very much to Kurt for a very entertaining evening in downtown Walnut Creek. And,
as always, thanks to all the great Athletics fans that made this such a popular
event. Go A's! |
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| Proudly
Sponsored by
Sports Gallery
Thomas A. Kelley Investments
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