Can the A's get any luckier?

[YESWECAN]

Let's see....do the A's have a .150 DH?........does their GM sign 41 year olds?

[Taylor]

Pomeranz's ERA is 0.94, but his FIP is 3.15. He's been getting lucky.

[Hollyw00d]

There are not so lucky in the playoffs, just a waste of a playoff spot

I love the self-liked posts!

F*** the A's.

[Chuck]

I love the self-liked posts!

F*** the A's.

+1

[FabulousFabregas]

I'll bet the A's had that magician doctor who fixed Colon fix Kazmir.

[Reveille1984]

Based on their run differential their XWL is actually 33-13 instead of 30-16.  So yeah, they're actually playing even better than their already MLB leading record.

 

Feels like its going to be one of those years where we win 94-95 games and the A's win 100.  Even though its super early, pretty much anything could happen over the next 120 games.

Edited May 22, 2014 by Reveille1984

[tomsred]

The A's have great roster construction, no superstars but they are very complimentary of each others skill sets.

[Brent Maguire]

They also took 7 walks. Not saying that their offense was great or anything but being on base 8 times can generally lead to a run or 2.

[BleedRed]

Remember when we made fun of billy beane?

[Inside Pitch]

He failed because they called him up to pitch at Coors Field in his first year of professional baseball. Dude wasn't ready.

 

Preach it...

 

Rockies were extremely careless, even stupid with how they brought him up.  Beyond that, he may just have been one of those guys who wasn't made to pitch in Coors.  His minor league peripherals predicted much much more than he showed as a MLB player, including his time in that other launching pad at Colorado Springs.  

 

A's deserve a lot of credit for seeing a guy who needed to get out of Co., and pouncing.

[Inside Pitch]

Whatever they're doing sure seems to work. And it's extremely frustrating. But good for them.

 

Look at the bright side, the last time the Angels went on a massive winning streak only to lose ground to the A's as they won 20 in a row things turned out okay....

[The Dude]

Its frustrating as hell that they keep finding ways to win. It sure would be nice to pick up a game or two in the standings while the Angels are hot. Let's take it to them them in the next series! If the Angels want to gain ground they are going to have to do it themselves.

[Butcher'd]

Norris and Moss are beasts.

 

Jaso, Lowire, Crisp, and Cespedes are quality players.

 

Their bullpen is sick.

 

Even without their top two pitchers going into the year (Parker and Griffin), they're still getting great performances from starting pitchers.

 

They're a good team. At this point I think it's foolish to call them lucky. Beane just does an amazing job with that team year in and year out.

[Blarg]

Boy the Rays suck. They should fire Maddon, his methods are just not working anymore.

[Inside Pitch]

 

They're a good team. At this point I think it's foolish to call them lucky. Beane just does an amazing job with that team year in and year out.

 

Except for the 5 years between 2007 and 2011 when they failed to post a winning record..   The low payroll narrative makes it easier to spend 5 years reloading without the constant criticism other teams endure.

[Inside Pitch]

Boy the Rays suck. They should fire Maddon, his methods are just not working anymore.

 

They need to fire their pitching coach too.  He failed to turn Heath Bell into Fernando Rodney.  

[Hollyw00d]

Boy the Rays suck. They should fire Maddon, his methods are just not working anymore.

they're having some injury issues themselves, and that bullpen is not super good. Balfour is looking like Ball Four.

what's surprising is they just aren't hitting.

[Hollyw00d]

Except for the 5 years between 2007 and 2011 when they failed to post a winning record.. The low payroll narrative makes it easier to spend 5 years reloading without the constant criticism other teams endure.

this true. You still gotta draft smart and develop the farm system though and not mess up guys development. The royals, pirates (til now), orioles, Rockies, padres, etc have sucked for years and picked high in the draft every season and still dont have anything to show for it.

[arch stanton]

The Rockies have twice been a playoff team and the Orioles just 2 years ago. The Royals and Pirates are just lame.

[Broad Street]

Man. I really really dislike the A's. They might have some of the best scouts in the game, and Beane does a great job bringing in pieces.

That being said, we're not too shabby ourselves and CAN AND WILL beat them.

Eff the A's.