1st April 1881
After last season's struggles the fans of the Athletics are hoping the team can turn it around and produce some good form this year. The independent league assessors are even more optimistic about the Athletics chances as they see them putting an excellent season together to take the AL title by 1 game.
The MLB has left the schedule alone at 84 games again this season. One interesting piece of news is that the head office of the MLB has released a discussion paper asking for views from all interested parties on a possible expansion of the league to 16 teams.
The front office of the Athletics worked hard all off season to make sure the players were in peak physical condition for the up coming season. They then selected the following 25 players to represent the side on the opening day.
Pitching
Batting
