by Amaury Pi Gonzalez

MIAMI–It seems the Oakland Athletics, who today have the best record in baseball with 51 wins, cannot do much wrong this season. Case in point, they just brought up from Sacramento Nate Freiman, who flew all night from Sacramento, California, to Miami, Florida and on Sunday, with just a few hours of sleep, hits a 3-run home run, which proves to be the decisive blow in their 4-3 victory and a sweep over the Miami Marlins.

How many teams today, could lose two of their five starting pitchers on their rotation (the A’s lost pitchers Jarrod Parker and A.J Griffin) plus their closer Jim Johnson, who during the past two seasons saved 101 games for the Orioles in relief, and still have this record?(Johnson is not hurt, but early lost his job as closer)
Baseball is a funny game.

The way this season has developed so far(and I say so far, because the Giants were also flying high and just lost a 9.5. game lead to the Dodgers in the past 21 days). Definitely it looks like there is some celestial influence going on here.

Now, I do not mean to take away any credit from A’s manager Bob Melvin, who could win his second Manager of the Year honors with the Athletics, and his third overall, but let’s get real here.

The A’s have been playing with three catchers, Norris behind the plate, Vogt in right field and Jaso as the DH and still winning, their the only team today that has used three catchers regularly in the same lineups.

The A’s open a three game series in Detroit Monday, the last time they will play the Tigers during the regular season, and a very possible preview of what it could be another clash between these two teams during this postseason.

Here is a surprise to a lot of people. When people think about the Oakland Athletics, they think of a team filled with rookies. Well, did you know the A’s are the only team in the majors this season that to this date they have not used a rookie on their roster?

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the Spanish radio voice for A’s baseball and does News and Commentary each week for http://www.sportsradioservice.com