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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Coco Crisp makes the Oakland Athletics go from the top of the order, and figures to be doing so again in 2014. The As exercised their $7.5 million club option for the centre fielder Friday, though general manager Billy Beane announced it as soon as the season ended with a five-game division series loss to the Detroit Tigers for the second straight year. A switch-hitter and speedy leadoff man, Crisp hit a career-high 22 home runs in the leadoff spot for his most homers since he hit 16 with Cleveland in 2005. Even Crisp himself was surprised by the power surge. "Luck of the draw for me. I have, I guess, enough power to do since Ive done it," Crisp said late in the year. "But thats not my game. Its part of it, a little bit but 20 home runs, 20-plus home runs has kind of caught me off guard. I think it caught a lot of people off guard, especially having more home runs than stolen bases. "Ill take it. Next year it might go back to normal where I hit 10 to 15 and steal more bases. I hope thats what it is. Its just one of those years Im grateful for." Oakland also exercised its $8 million option on left-hander Brett Anderson as planned and declined an $8.5 million option on catcher Kurt Suzuki and an $11 million option outfielder Chris Young. Young gets a $1.5 million buyout and Suzuki $650,000. Beane envisions Anderson back in the rotation in 2014 after a late-season stint as a reliever following an injury-shortened season. Anderson has a $12 million option for 2015. The As still must decide whether to re-sign 18-game winner Bartolo Colon, though the club seemed hopeful last month. Colon and closer Grant Balfour became free agents Thursday. Crisp, who turned 34 Friday, just concluded his fourth season with the As and a $14 million, two-year contract and helped Oakland win back-to-back AL West titles. He hasnt played more than 136 games in a season since arriving in the Bay Area, limited to 75 in 2010 and 120 last year. He batted .261 with the 22 homers, 66 RBIs and 21 stolen bases in 131 games this year. Former Tigers manager Jim Leyland considered containing Crisp the biggest key for Detroit to beat the As in the division series for the second straight season. Crisp is a career .278 hitter in 30 post-season games for Boston and Oakland. "I think everybody feeds off of Coco here, not necessarily just experience, just how good he is," manager Bob Melvin said before the playoffs. "Ive said often when were playing well, hes playing well. He sets the tone for us, and youve seen hes taken his game to a whole new level this year as far as the power dynamic goes, but still has the ability to steal bases. 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Stephen Curry Warriors Jersey . -- Tri-Citys Brendan Shinnimin has scored a lot of goals this season, but none bigger than the game-winner Wednesday night in Game 7 against the Spokane Chiefs.DENVER -- Al Harrington doesnt want to sit out with a sore right knee when the Denver Nuggets are very much in the thick of the playoff chase. So, the teams top reserve plans to play through a torn meniscus Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Harrington hurt the knee in a win over the Orlando Magic on April 1 and has been fighting through the persistent pain ever since. He will wear a protective brace when the Nuggets face Kevin Love and the Timberwolves. After the morning practice, Harrington said the knee will limit his explosiveness and he may not be able to box out and rebound with the same energy he typically does. But he wants to give it a go, especially since the Nuggets are clinging to the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. "Aint no time (to be hurt)," said Harrington, whos averaging 14.5 points a game and 6.2 rebounds. Still, hes going to be smart about his balky knee, chatting with team doctors just to make sure he can hold off on potential surgery until the off-season. "My biggest concern is making sure I cant make myself worse from this, put myself in danger to hurt something else," Harrington said. "Thats the biggest thing Im going to through with the doctors, to make sure I can continue to play at a high level without putting myself at a risk." The Nuggets have come to rely on Harrington not only for his offensive contributions, but his leadership on the floor as well. Although Harrington enters the game off the bench, he still averages nearly 28 minutes a game, which is on par with the starters. Hes certainly earned the respect of coach George Karl, who counts on him, along with Arron Afflalo and Ty Lawson, to keep the Nuggets running smoothly in an injury-plagued season. "Doesnt Al get some votes this year?" Karl said of the teams MVP race. "I think he does. Ty, Arron and Al would probably be the threee guys you throw onto the list of votes.dddddddddddd They sound like three guys Id go for." Harrington has played four games on his sore knee since the ailment first surfaced. The discomfort is something he can handle -- for the most part. "If I can keep playing, I want to keep playing," Harrington said. "I want to finish this thing out. I think weve had a good season. This is the best part of the season, when youre in the hunt like this. I really dont want to leave the guys hanging." Karl said he will keep a close watch on Harrington. "Some games maybe we extend him, some games maybe we sit him," Karl explained. Given Harringtons fickle knee, Karl could be leaning on rookie Kenneth Faried even more. Faried, whose nickname is "Manimal," is coming off a monster night in a 123-84 win over Golden State on Monday. He finished with 27 points and 17 boards. "We all thought he was going to be a good player," Karl said of the Morehead State standout. "To get him playing at this level and be as important and responsible to how successful we are, I dont think anyone couldve expected that." The health of Harrington is the latest setback the Nuggets have had to deal with this season. Forward Wilson Chandler remains questionable with a hip straied him for the last five games. However, Danilo Gallinari was back in the lineup Monday after sitting out 10 games because of a broken left thumb. He played 30 minutes and scored 15 points. "Injuries are a difficult area for any coach. It becomes very frustrating when weve had a lot of them," Karl said. "I get kind of annoyed because I listen to all these other games and everybody talks about their injuries. It seems like they (broadcasters) never talk about our injuries. "I dont think were underachieving this year. 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