***Official Minnesota Twins V Oakland A's playoff thread***

[AngusThermopyle]

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hmm. but if the A's win the series it'll be because they got lucky (because by all account they aren't as good a baseball team).

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Now that's funny. It's a bit closer than you imagine.

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From a SJ Merc story:

In the final chapter of ``Moneyball,'' that paean to the A's general manager, author Michael Lewis asks Billy Beane why he was so calm during his team's 2002 postseason flop against the Minnesota Twins.

``My stuff doesn't work in the playoffs,'' Beane replied, albeit more profanely. ``My job is to get us to the playoffs. Whatever happens after that is luck.''