From CCTimes
The A's have selected left-handed pitcher Bobby Cramer from Triple-A Sacramento, and the 30-year-old will start Monday's game in Kansas City.
Originally signed by Tampa Bay as an undrafted free agent in 2003, Cramer was out of baseball in 2005 and 2006, when he worked as a substitute teacher and as a maintenance technician for Shell Oil Co., and played in a Sunday adult league.
He signed a minor league deal with the A's in 2007 but was released, whereupon he pitched for the Orange County Flyers in the Golden Baseball League in 2008. He rejoined the A's in 2009, where he pitched at all three minor league levels.
This season, he was leased out to Quintana Roo of the Mexican League and posted a 13-3 record with a 2.95 ERA in 22 starts, including three shutouts. He was returned to the A's system Aug. 3, where he went 2-2 with a 1.94 ERA in seven starts at Triple-A Sacramento.
"It's been a long time coming for me," said Cramer.
Original Post