OAKLAND — A’s general manager Billy Beane doesn’t seem to be buying into former pitcher Dallas Braden’s claim of widespread doctoring of baseballs during his time with Oakland.
“I didn’t see the quote, but I have no idea what Dallas is talking about,” Beane said a day after Braden detailed his method of doctoring balls on ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight.”
“We would have camp and in spring training, we would have different stations where you’re learning,” Braden said. “You’ve got your horn series signs, pickoffs, bunt defense, run down responsibilities.
“And then we had a little station that was the application station.