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...crucial series: Toronto-Boston last weekend, with brilliant, battered Roger Clemens appearing - to pitch the Sox to a tangy win. Early autumn abounds in such epiphanies. But then what? The survivors, already winded like nicotine addicts in a marathon, will have to consider a more daunting task: facing the Oakland Athletics...
When you come to bat, dare to swing against Oakland native Dave Stewart, the game's most feral competitor, whose "death stare" would spook Cyclops. Or face Bob Welch, the first American League pitcher since 1968 to win 26 games in a season. Try hitting a grounder through the A's stingy infield. And if you hope to rally, ponder the presence of ace reliever Dennis Eckersley, who has issued only seven bases on balls in two years. You can run but you can't walk...
Brawny, brainy and wondrously balanced, Oakland is a team for all seasons: spring, summer and post. The A's motored through summer 1990 as if it were one long exhibition series; at one point down the stretch, they were a full 10 games ahead of the next best team in either league. With the brute precision of Caesar's army, the A's secured a third consecutive A.L. West title and are odds-on favorites to win their second straight World Series. Make way for the Harvard Business School of sports teams: Dynasty Inc. "If, as seems likely...
...Francisco Oakland...
...Mets over Oakland...