Underdogs of Baseball

 The Athletics finished first in the American League West with a record of 103-59 in the 2002 season. Nobody believed in the team. The team got rid of three top players before the season started. Billy Beane, the team's general manager, responded with a series of underrated free agent signings. The A's did not have superstars or an amazing roster, but under Billy Beane's brilliance, they ended up having an amazing season. They were the underdogs of baseball at the time. The team won 20 consecutive games that season and they spent the lowest amount of money. There was a movie and book based off of this team and it is called "Money Ball". The signings that Billy Beane made were truly brilliant. He chose in expensive players tat simply knew how to get on base and for the pitchers they knew how to throw strikes. The combination was enough to win the A's some ball games, and they finished with a franchise best 103 victories. The underdog A's 2002 team will go down in history as one of the best teams in baseball without having big deal contracts or huge names. Retrieved from http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Oakland_Athletics_logo_1983_to_1992.png

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