Tigers vs. Athletics: Is Starting on the Road Affecting A’s Young Roster?

The Oakland A's were quite good in the second half of the 2012 season. So good, in fact, that they had us all asking the same question every time they actually lost a game:

"Wait a second, how the heck did that just happen?"

Here we are on this Saturday night asking this question after Oakland's 3-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. What the heck kind of person/thing/ominous force sucked the life out of this A's team?

It was mostly Justin Verlander's doing, of course. He was better than we've ever seen him in the postseason, as he pitched seven innings and struck out 11 while allowing only three hits. ...

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