How Oakland Athletics Match Up Against Every Potential AL/NL Playoff Opponent

In hopes of avoiding a jinx, there's a strong indication that when it comes to the Oakland Athletics and the 2013 postseason, it's a matter of when and not if.

If the season ended today, the team would be the AL West champions for the second consecutive season.

And if it weren't enough to repeat, they'd be playing the Detroit Tigers in the first round yet again. But based on the fact they played out all five games of last year's ALDS and look to be even stronger this year, we're going to challenge the jinx further by examining potential matchups throughout the playoffs.

After all, why stop at the ALDS? The sky's the limit here, and in this case the proverbial sky would be...

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