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Oakland has great pitchers, but they’re going up against one of the best offenses in baseball history. The A??€™s also have a tiny problem of choking in the playoffs (witness the last three years) and haven’t won a series since...
Meanwhile, the Sox pitchers have little to worry about since Oakland is ranked eighth in the AL in slugging (.417), ninth in runs scored (768) and 12th in batting average (.254). Against the Sox this year, the A??€™s hit .224 with a .375 slugging percentage...
Little has said that he’s not averse to throwing Pedro in Game 4, meaning the A??€™s have the lovely choice of being swept or facing him twice...
...Oakland Athletics have less talent than the Boston Red Sox. No one can deny that. The A??€™s have a $49 million payroll. The Red Sox spend over twice that much on their players. And since Theo Epstein isn’t a bumbling idiot, the Sox are about twice as good as Oakland...
...past three seasons, Oakland has been the chic pick of baseball experts around the nation. The majority of ESPN analysts last season predicted the A??€™s to win the World Series. A win over the Twins in the first round last year was guaranteed. And for the past three years, Oakland has been sent packing after round...