Swingin' A's » Oakland Athletics 2011 http://swinginas.com An Oakland Athletics Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 25 May 2013 06:37:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 A’s Will Finish Season With Winning Record…At Home http://swinginas.com/2011/09/22/as-will-finish-season-with-winning-record-at-home/ http://swinginas.com/2011/09/22/as-will-finish-season-with-winning-record-at-home/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:29:32 +0000 Joseph Lopez http://swinginas.com/?p=3106 While the A’s won’t finish the season with a winning record, the team did manage to play well at home this season, posting a 43-38 record at home. The remainder of the season is going to consist of stops in Anaheim against the Angels, and one stop in Seattle against the last-place Mariners. With six [...]

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]]> While the A’s won’t finish the season with a winning record, the team did manage to play well at home this season, posting a 43-38 record at home. The remainder of the season is going to consist of stops in Anaheim against the Angels, and one stop in Seattle against the last-place Mariners. With six games remaining, the Athletics will look to improve upon their miserable 27-48 road record.

Overall, the Athletics currently stand at 70-86, and barring any ground-breaking setbacks, should finish the season in third place in the AL West. Projected as heavy favorites to win the division prior to the start of the season, the A’s playoff dreams were derailed by inconsistencies on offense as well as a few injuries to some of their starting pitchers during the first-half.

Good teams know how to win ballgames both at home and on the road. Oakland played decent ball in the comfy confines of the O.co Coliseum, but when removed from the bay, the A’s had a tough time winning games. The A’s finished their season at home with a team slash line of .250/.322/.374 with 49 HR and 331 runs. (more…)

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