You're just wrong. The A's were 9th of the 14 AL terms in runs scored last year, but made the playoffs because they were 3rd in runs allowed. It's true that if the Angels keep this pace up, no one will catch up, but that's kind of obvious, as they have the 2nd best record in the AL. The point is, you can win games without scoring a lot of runs and make the playoffs, as long as your pitching's good enough.

Part of the problem with the A's scoring is that they've had so many injuries this year. They've used 14 outfielders. 14! At one point the only outfielder who was part of the opening day roster was Stewart and he was originaly number 5 or 6 on the depth chart. Part of it is how there roster is put together (guys like Bradley who are injury prone). Chavez just came out and said he's healthy for the first time this year, and he's hit like it in the last week with 4 home runs. And they're winning without their 2 best bullpen arms, and most talented starter. If they are healthy they're a better team than the Angels, but that's a big if with this team.

I don't believe you had to say all because you hate the A's. It's common sense that if you allow less runs than you can score you can win more games than you'll lose. You have to look also at the differential of run scores and runs scored against. I haven't done the math but the A's should be right there in the top four. Anyway, I happen to like low scoring well pitched games than blowouts home run derbys. If I want to see a lot of points scored I'd go to a basketball game.

what i can't understand, is the a's
have have more players on the disabled list in 2 months of play than any other team. could it be different if we were healthly? this
team is finding ways to win without
their team at full strength. they are in a al west division that is very competitive, and still above
500. what does that say about the
other teams that use that as
an excuse as to why they are below
500. the angels are good, the mariners are a surprise, but as usual,the a's are always in it.

A's have had more people on the DL than any other team in baseball. Just the fact that they were able to keep pace with the torrid Angels is a testament to their pitching staff. Once their batters get healthy, as well as some of their pitchers, you can expect their stats to improve.

What really pisses me off is the comment under the picture of Dan Haren saying that the lack of offensive support could cost Haren a Cy Young this year. When are idiot voters goint to realize that judging a pitcher's worth based on an aspect of the game he has no control over is idiotic?
Determining a CY Young effort by W-L record is absurd. Some pitchers have 2-6 records with mid 3 ERAs and last year Becket had how many wins (12+ I think) with an ERA over 5 (again, from memory). Is anyone saying Becket was the better pitcher? That is ludicrous.