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The A's were 43-43 at the All Star Break. They went 51-25 after that, .671 ball, which over a full season would be a 108-54 record.
They got some great stealth performances from part timers who have not come to national notice. Brandon Moss, in 291 plate appearances batted .291/.358/.596 with 21 home runs. Chris Carter had 257 plate appearances and hit .239/.350/.514 with 16 bombs. In 323 plate appearances Jonny Gomes batted.262/.377/.491 with 18 home runs.
Brandon Moss - in his 4th organization and a 28 year old guy who basically bounces around the minors and tries to stick to a roster
Jonny Gomes - in his 4th organization and a washed up part time outfielder, was expected to be let go when Manny Ramirez would be ready for the majors (which never happened, thankfully)
Stephen Drew - released by the Diamondbacks after apparently flaming out at age 27 and having his third severe decline season in a row
Josh Donaldson - a mediocre prospect who was considered a failed 1st round pick by the Cubs, and had bounced around the minors for nearly 6 seasons, just recently converted from catcher
I, for one, am stunned. I also have to give the most credit to Bob Melvin. He's the difference between this team and those from 2000-06; even when he made the most head-scratching decisions this season, they've come up roses.
Miguel Cabrera went 0-for-2, and left the game batting .330. Trout is 2-for-3 after batting in the eighth, now at .326. Looks like Triple Crown for Cabrera.
Angels ended the season on a sour note, a 12-0 drubbing at the hands of the Mariners.
For their Pujols money, Year One of the contract gave them .285/.343/.516 with 30 home runs, 105 RBI and 4.7 WAR.
filihok, I recall when you were writing in justification of the contract's value by projecting the advancing $ value of WAR and projecting Pujols' expected production. I'm guessing year one called for a lot more than 4.7 WAR
Fernando Rodney breaks Dennis Eckersly's ERA record.
Rodney 2012: 2-2 48 saves 0.60 ERA 74.2 IP, 43 hits, 5 ER, 15 BB, 76 K
Eckersly 1990: 4-2 48 saves 0.61 ERA 73.1 IP, 41 hits, 5 ER, 4BB, 73 K
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