[Nick Soulis]

Oakland Athletics

Manager: Connie Mack
Ball Park: Oakland Coliseum

Pitching Staff Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status Starter L Lefty Grove 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested Starter L Vida Blue 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested Starter R Catfish Hunter 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested Starter L Eddie Plank 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested Spot Starter R Chief Bender 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested Middle Reliever R Chief Bender 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested Middle Reliever L Barry Zito 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested Middle Reliever R Tim Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested Setup Reliever R Justin Duchscherer 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested Setup Reliever R Jack Aker 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested Closer R Dennis Eckersley 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested

Catchers # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 2 L Mickey Cochrane C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 36 R Terry Steinbach C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Infielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 3 R Jimmie Foxx 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1 L Eddie Collins 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 14 L Frank Baker 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 25 R Mark McGwire 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 8 R Sal Bando SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 17 L Jason Giambi 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 35 R Jimmie Dykes 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 19 R Bert Campaneris SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Outfielders # B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K .AVG OBP SLG 24 R Rickey Henderson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 32 R Al Simmons CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 9 L Reggie Jackson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 18 R Tony Armas CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 36 R Jose Canseco LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Lineup vs RHP+DH # B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB 1 R Rickey Henderson CF .000 0 0 0 2 L Eddie Collins 2B .000 0 0 0 3 R Jimmie Foxx 1B .000 0 0 0 4 L Reggie Jackson RF .000 0 0 0 5 R Mark McGwire DH .000 0 0 0 6 R Jose Canseco LF .000 0 0 0 7 L Frank Baker 3B .000 0 0 0 8 R Sal Bando SS .000 0 0 0 9 L Mickey Cochrane C .000 0 0 0 Lineup vs LHP+DH # B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB 1 R Rickey Henderson CF .000 0 0 0 2 L Eddie Collins 2B .000 0 0 0 3 R Jimmie Foxx 1B .000 0 0 0 4 L Reggie Jackson RF .000 0 0 0 5 R Mark McGwire DH .000 0 0 0 6 L Mickey Cochrane C .000 0 0 0 7 R Jose Canseco LF .000 0 0 0 8 R Sal Bando SS .000 0 0 0 9 L Frank Baker 3B .000 0 0 0

Strengths
An incredibly talented team the Athletics have it all. Lefty Grove may be the best pitcher of the century and Dennis Eckersley was a dominant closer. More then anything however this team has more power then maybe all the teams combined; Jimmy Foxx, Mark McGwire, and Reggie Jackson are giants with the bat. Of course we also forgot to mention someone named Rickey Henderson.

Weaknesses
The rotation after Grove may not be the most dominant but Vida Blue and Catfish Hunter will prove themselves. Defense also could be spotty in spots.

Expectations
Other then the Yankees everyone is looking at this team as a powerhouse who can win it all. The A's have a great manager, a great history, and a bunch of the alltime best to ever play. Look out for this team.