37-8! A's resembling the '84 Tigers

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Back in 1984 the Tigers (eventual WS Champs) started 35-5... Oakland has been blistering the second halves of recent seasons...ironically this is the 3rd time in recent years Oakland has went 37-8 over a 45 game strech! Crazy!

Just amazing what this team has been able to do...all while losing Mulder and Hudson...

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If the trend continues they'll go down in the first round of the playoffs.

 

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I thought they would hang around for the entire year but not like this!!!!!!!! I thought this team would win a bunch of 3-1 4-2 type games. Where did all this offense come from?


BCN is a scum book!!!!!!!! They knew they had been had.

100 to 1. Can I have some of that please?

 

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Belch One said:

If the trend continues they'll go down in the first round of the playoffs.

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to the red sox...

 

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That 35-5 start by the Tigers was nuts.

If I remember correct, they got swept by seattle after going 35-5, making them 35-8 at that point.

This run by the A's tops that.:monsters-

 

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A's certainly gave it a complete turnaround. Never hurts to play the Royals either.

 

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An incredible run for sure. Keep in mind though this amazing run has only got them back in the race. Can they keep this pace up to win the division? I say no.

 

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I hope not too, chuck for obvious reasons :sad3:

 

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Reminds me more of the A's run from 2002 when they won 20 in a row! I hit 13 of the last 20 games in a row with them too, that was one HELL of a run. Just amazing, winning every single game like they did.They lost to the Twins in the playoffs when they stupidly only started Zito one time...

 

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That 35-5 start by the Tigers was nuts.

If I remember correct, they got swept by seattle after going 35-5, making them 35-8 at that point.

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Yup what else is amazing is they played just .500 the rest of the year...till the playoffs.

 

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after the 35-5 start Detroit finished 104-58 (69-53)

 

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More on Oakland-

they finished 2001 on a 34-8 streak. (ended season)
they finished 2002, on a 35-8 streak. (ended season)
they finished 2003 on a 27-10 streak, (before losing final 3 games)
they had a 30-10 streak in 2004

 

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Journey beat me to it, they went 7-1 in the playoffs so 76-54 even after that amazing start.

They went wire to wire, what a year.:drink:

 

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More on Oakland-

they finished 2001 on a 34-8 streak. (ended season)
they finished 2002, on a 35-8 streak. (ended season)
they finished 2003 on a 27-10 streak, (before losing final 3 games)
they had a 30-10 streak in 2004


Basically the A's play .750+ ball over a 40-45 game stretch every season...