Oakland Athletics: Halfway Through, They’re Five Games Out; Thank Billy

As the Oakland A’s play their 81st game of the MLB Regular Season against the Boston Red Sox on Monday night, the half-way point of the year, they’re just five games back of the two American League Wild Card spots.

This should be seen by every single A’s fan as an overwhelming success. Who figured the A’s would be within a few games of the .500 mark at this point of the regular season? Not many. How many figured they would-be within an earshot of a playoff berth?

NOBODY.

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