The Triple A Oakland A’s – A Look At 2012

The new year is supposed to bring people hopes of something new.  The year is supposed to give us reasons to celebrate.  For the past month or so, I have been letting you all know how one Major League Baseball team has nothing to look forward to.  That team is the New York Mets.  Today, I give them a reprieve and look west.  I look all the way to San Jose.  I mean Oakland. In 2011, the Oakland A’s finished in 3rd place in the American League West, with a 74-88 record.  They scored 645 runs as a team and allowed 679.  They also finished dead last in American League attendance, with just under 1.5 million fans attending games at the cavernous Oakland-Alameda Coliseum. The Oakland A’s featured a couple of players while at bat.  Left fielder Josh Willingham led the team with 29 home runs and 98 runs batted in.  Center fielder Coco Crisp had 49 steals.  Veteran Hideki Matsui hit 12 home runs and drove in over 70 runs.  The remaining outfielder, David DeJesus scored 60 runs, hit 10 home r...