Climbing Tal's Hill » American League West http://climbingtalshill.com A Houston Astros Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 23 May 2013 19:42:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 The Oakland Athletics are Awesome! http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/10/03/the-oakland-athletics-are-awesome/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/10/03/the-oakland-athletics-are-awesome/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 23:44:57 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=4749 The Oakland Athletics finished a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers today to capture the American League West crown. Reminiscent of Game 6 of the 2011 World Series, the Rangers never knew what hit them. Josh Hamilton‘s misplay on a fly ball opened the flood gates and the A’s went on to score a 12-5 [...]

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]]> The Oakland Athletics finished a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers today to capture the American League West crown. Reminiscent of Game 6 of the 2011 World Series, the Rangers never knew what hit them. Josh Hamilton‘s misplay on a fly ball opened the flood gates and the A’s went on to score a 12-5 win. The entire city of Dallas is stunned. Needing to win only one game in the three-game series and leading today’s game 5-1, the Rangers flat-out choked.

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]]> http://climbingtalshill.com/2012/10/03/the-oakland-athletics-are-awesome/feed/ 0 Much like the Astros, Oakland has entered full rebuild mode http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/12/28/much-like-the-astros-oakland-has-entered-full-rebuild-mode/ http://climbingtalshill.com/2011/12/28/much-like-the-astros-oakland-has-entered-full-rebuild-mode/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:25:13 +0000 Greg Thurston http://climbingtalshill.com/?p=2925 When the Astros launch their voyage into the American League West in 2013 they will have a hard time keeping up with the Angels and Rangers. But there is one team in the division that could prove to be an even match for the rebuilding Astros- the Oakland Athletics. By that time they could be [...]

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]]> When the Astros launch their voyage into the American League West in 2013 they will have a hard time keeping up with the Angels and Rangers. But there is one team in the division that could prove to be an even match for the rebuilding Astros- the Oakland Athletics. By that time they could be the San Jose Athletics. The Oakland franchise is currently in a state of upheaval, something Astros fans can relate to. The A’s traded closer Andrew Bailey and outfielder Ryan Sweeney to Boston today in exchange for outfielder Josh Reddick and a pair of prospects. Young closer to Boston, that has a familiar ring to it.

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