2012 Oakland A’s Might Just Win the Pennant

In March of this year my nine and 11 year old sons said to me, “Dad, we think the A’s are gonna be pretty good this year.” I smiled at the innocence of youth and thought to myself that the national pundits might know a little more than a couple of kids. 

A mathematician from NJIT used carefully constructed algorithms and thoughtful mathematical theories to predict a 68-94 record. National scribes from ESPN, Sports Illustrated and others predicted no better than a third place finish for the Green and Gold. 

Even as recently as last Monday, the team with the fourth-best record in baseball (76-57) was ranked a lowly 17th in Sports Illustrated’s Power Rankings, b...

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