A's Win the West?

Out of all the teams to win the A.L. West this MLB season, its the Oakland Athleticts. They've completed an improbable run which started with losing pitchers Trevor Cahill, Gio Gonzalez, Andrew Bailey, and hitter Josh Willingham. This team reminds me of the 2002 Oakland A's who lost Jason Isringhausen, Jason Giambi, and Johnny Damon. Both of these A's teams had came out of nowhere to win the A.L. West. With a 12-5 win over the Texas Rangers, the A's are crown champions of the A.L. West, and are 2nd seed, behind the New York Yankees. Led by a group of yougstars, rookie Yoenis Cespedes, outfielder Josh Reddick, relief pitcher Grant Balfour, and others who helped the A's complete the 162 game season a top the A.L. West. The 2012 A's have to be the surprise team of this MLB season.