MINNEAPOLIS -- A's catcher Stephen Vogt thought his chances of being named to a second consecutive All-Star team were so remote that he made other plans for the All-Star break. Vogt and his brother Danny arranged to rent a cabin near Fresno for their families.
So when A's manager Bob Melvin called Vogt into his office Tuesday to tell him he had been named an American League reserve, a stunned Vogt called his brother with a question."I said, 'Hey, what's the cancellation policy on the cabin? We're going to turn south and drive a little further (to San Diego),' " Vogt said.