A's have done it once again

Best records in baseball since the All-Star break:

Oakland Athletics: 45-21

Minnesota Twins: 45-24

New York Yankees: 41-25


The A's are likely to clinch a playoff berth tonight or tomorrow, especially since their current series opponents, the Seattle Mariners, haven't beaten the A's in their last 15 tries. Once again, their playoff berth will be due to a scorching second half, just as it was in 2000-2003.

Also, there has been more and more talk of Frank Thomas for MVP, and then there was even this.