Ryan Madson just finished talking to the Bay Area media a little while ago, and here’s a slice of what he had to say. The A’s other newly signed reliever, John Axford, and general manager David Forst will be talking later in the afternoon, and I’ll have a complete story posted after that:
--On his feelings about joining the A’s and why he chose Oakland:
“I’m very excited. Obviously they came out aggressive and early on, saying the right things. They had a good relationship with my agent, Damon Lapa. … I felt comfortable from the beginning.