Word: oaklandã
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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...we’ve all heard about the relative merits of the other Cy Young candidates in the American League, and frankly, they are pretty compelling. Oakland??s Mark Mulder had more wins (21) with a better ERA. He also threw six complete games, four for shutouts; Clemens didn’t go the distance once. Seattle’s Freddy Garcia had an ERA almost half a run lower than Clemens (3.05 to 3.51), while holding opposing hitters to a league-low .225 average. You might even make a case for Clemens’ teammate, Mike Mussina...
...below-average manager and a nice guy who had the good fortune to join the Yankees when the payroll hit $100 million. But then he’ll put Derek Jeter—who had a mediocre season—on the All-Star team ahead of Oakland??s Miguel Tejada, and invite about 80 other undeserving Yankees to the Midsummer Classic, and you’ll remember that he isn’t that hard a guy to dislike. Yeah, you’ve got to love the fact that his brother beat cancer when they...
...year, I’ve looked forward to a rematch. When the A’s began 2-12 to begin the season, most doubted Oakland??s chances. Nevertheless, Art Howe rounded up his troops and made a second-half charge that draws comparison to my column name. The A’s went 64-18 after July 1. All season, the goal has been to return to the playoffs and finally oust the fabled Yankees...
...fondly remember Boston’s Roger Clemens going head-to-head with Oakland??s Dave Stewart in the 1990 ALCS (which the A’s won, of course), yet the Sox fans accept no rivalry that is not against New York. Men, women, and children of all ages stand along Yawkey Way before and after every game, hawking bootleg “Yankees suck” T-shirts. A week ago I went to an Allman Brothers concert at the Tweeter Center—a four-hour lovefest of billowing marijuana smoke and pricey hot dogs?...