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In earlier segments of my 2013 Major League Baseball preview I previewed the American League East, the National League East, the American League Central, and the National League Central divisions.

In this segment, I take a look at the American League West.

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Both were surprise playoff teams this year.

And the managers of the Oakland Athletics and Washington Nationals have won their league awards as Manager of the Year.

Bob Melvin of Oakland nosed out Baltimore's Buck Showalter to win the award in the American League.  Under Melvin's tutelage

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In the decisive Game 5 of the ALDS, the Detroit Tigers had the luxury of putting one of baseball's best on the mound in Justin Verlander. The reigning MVP and CY Young winner helped his team close out the feisty Oakland A's, pitching a...

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The baseball playoffs start today with the new format of having two wild-card teams play each other in a one game, loser go home format.

The Baltimore Orioles are in Texas to take on the slumping Rangers tonight

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The Oakland A's never sat atop the AL West during the 2012 season...until today. On the final day of the regular season, the A's routed the Texas Rangers 12-5 to complete an improbable run on their way to an AL West title. Much like they did late in the...

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Just a week after San Francisco's Melky Cabrera received a 50 game suspension for a positive testosterone test, another major leaguer is getting the same ban for the same reason.

Oakland Athletics' righthander Bartolo Colon also

So, let me get this straight: These people pay to go a a ballgame. They pay to park. They pay for transportation. And they pay for refreshments.

But then, they act like total idiots, and risk getting arrested, by getting into a fight?

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Last year, Kansas City Royals outfielder Jeff Francoeur treated some Oakland A’s fans to dinner after giving them a $100 bill and an autographed baseball. The only catch? They had to spend the money on bacon dogs and beer.

Well, Francouer remembered the gesture and decided to top himself.

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Los Angles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols

The 2012 Major League Baseball season is underway, and we're taking your predictions on the outcomes of the respective divisions.

Today, we're taking predictions on the American League western division

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Recently, we learned Abraham Lincoln is a heck of a quarterback. Darth Vader, however, botched his chance to show off his athletic abilities when he one-hopped the first pitch at O.co Coliseum in Oakland before the A’s game against the Tigers on Friday night.

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