Oakland Athletics Shine with Top AL Record Post-All-Star

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00:00And, ironically enough, you know who isn't mailing it in, the team across the bay, across

00:09the bridge, is the Oakland Athletics.

00:12The Athletics guys actually have the second best record in the American League since the

00:18All-Star break, which would blow people's minds.

00:21They're 31-22 coming into tonight in their last 53 baseball games.

00:27I saw this firsthand, guys.

00:29I was there in Montreal for the last homestands, the last this, the last that, and there's

00:38something to it, right?

00:39The fact of the matter is, the players get caught up with the fans, the players aren't

00:43overly excited about going to Sacramento and playing in a minor league park for the next

00:48couple of years.

00:49They also know that the team isn't going to spend any money playing in this little stadium.

00:53So they're not, you know, remember earlier in the year, the players were wearing t-shirts

00:57saying, you know, save the team and all that type of stuff.

01:00They get into it, right?

01:02So you talked about it, Brady.

01:05Some teams, the Giants, more of a veteran team, it's done, right?

01:09They're planning golf trips right now and filling out football pools like we are.